On 13 November 1944, it jumped off in an attack northeast, forcing a passage through the Vosges Mountains east of Leintrey to Dossenheim, took Avricourt, 17 November, and pushed on to liberate Strasbourg, along with the 2d French Armored Division. The soldiers reacted in shock and disbelief to the evidence of Nazi atrocities. 9TH FIELD ARTILLERY BN BATRY B-HQ & HQ BATRY 10TH FA BN . 20TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-OFF REGT L HQ 21ST FA REGT. web pages Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Co. 1st Infantry Regiment. News of Dachau's liberation spread swiftly. Operation Nordwind: US Army's 42nd Infantry Division Stood its Ground During World War II. The 42nd Infantry Division was created in August 1917, just months after the United States entered World War I, and was sent overseas to France in November. 23RD BOMB SQ 5TH COMPOSITE LUKE FLD- 28TH BOMB SQ NICHOLAS FLD R.I. 28TH BOMB SQ AC NICHOLS FLD P.I- 22ND BOMB SQ 119TH BOMP GP LUKE FLD T.H, 72ND BOMB SQ AC LUKE FLD T.H- 10 CADET SQ CP DICK TEXAS, 11TH CADET SQ CP DICK TEXAS- 2ND OBSERVATION SQ AC, 2ND OBSERVATION SQ AC FT MILLS P.I. web pages 2ND BN TRENCH MORTAR BTRY C- BTRY CAC 8TH T.M, 9TH TRENCH MORTAR CAC- BTRY 59TH 111TH T.M. SQ AC MAXWELL- 8TH ATTACK GP FORT CROCKETT TEXAS, 8TH ATTACK SQ 3RD ATTACK FT CROCKETT TEX- 90TH ATTACK SQ FT CROCKETT TEX, 90TH ATTACK SQ AC CROCKETT TEX- 1ST BOMB AF MITCHELL FLD. American Expeditionary Forces. This page has been viewed 6,755 times (208 via redirect). The division headquarters is a unit of the New . 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NG CO L - CO A 12TH NY INF NG, 63TH FIELD ART CAC BTRY C - SERV BTRY 64TH CA, 14TH INF N.Y. NG FLD STAFF - CO L 15TH INF N.Y. NG, 15TH INF N.Y. NG CO M - SAN DET 47TH INF N.Y. NG, 47TH INF N.Y. NG MACH GUN CO - CO C 69TH INF N.Y. NG, 69TH INF N.Y. NG CO C- CO K 71ST INF N.Y. NG, 71ST INF N.Y. NG CO E- CO H 74TH INF N.Y. NG, 74TH INF N.Y. NG CO I- HQ ARTY SEC A N.Y. NG, SMALL ARMS SEC AMM TR- FLD STAFF 1ST INF N CAROLINA NG, 1ST INF N. CAROLINA NG HQ CO- CO K. 2ND INF N.C. NG, 2ND INF REGT CO L N.C. NG -MISC DET INF UNASGD N.C. 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NG, 2ND INF S.C NG CO F - CO B 4TH INF S.D. 318TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT HQ CO-BTRY B 319TH FA REGT , 319TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY B-VET DET 321TH FA REGT. A. Mann commanding. Digging through the rosters of every regiment of the division and having the list beside me of all "T7399" laundry number owners I had a match within the 242nd IR in M-Company. For information about the World War II History Center, click here. This article contains an inventory of the microfilm/digital folders found in a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. NY Guardsman learns high angle shooting in Africa. POST N.C.S FT WOOD-DET PORT OF ANTWERP, BELGIUM. 15TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-16 FA SUPPLY CO. 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-18TH FA BTRY A, 18TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY C-BTRY F 18TH FA REGT. 168th Infantry Company E, rosters, 1919-1972 Box 45. Defending a 31-mile sector along the Rhine, north and south of Strasbourg, the Task Force repulsed a number of enemy counterattacks, at Hatten and elsewhere. 222nd Infantry, newsletter, . -- Army. direct and indirect speech past tense exercises; tarantula sling not moving; . When US troops arrived in Dachau on April 29, they found 2,310 additional corpses on the train. 504TH AERO SQ CONSTR - 624TH AERO SQ SUPP, 648TH AERO SQ AVN SEC - 676TH AERO SQ SUPP SQ, 677TH AERO SQ AVN SUPPLY - 814TH AERO SQ SILVER CO, 867TH AERO SQ SC - HQ 1ST AIR BASE CHQ AF, BASE HQ 1ST AIR BASE LANGLEY FLD VA- BASE HQ 4TH AIR BASE SQ MARCH FLD CAL, 4TH A.B. Passing through Munich, 30 April, it cut across the Austrian border north of Salzburg, 5 May, as the war in Europe ended. DET QM CORPS QMD FT RENO-QM AT LARGE DET CAMP NORMOYLE TX, QMC DET CP NORMOYLE TX-PROV GUARD CO CP CUSTER MICH. PROVOST GUARD CO DEVENS MASS-OFFICE CO B 3D BN US GUARD CP DEVENS MASS. 346TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-BTRY C 347TH FA . During World War II the 165th contained 12 companies, all of which were recruited solely from New York City. SIG CORPS NO ROLLS 10464-SIG CORPS NO ROLLS 11799. 859TH CO TRANS CORPS - CP ROBINSON AMER MISSION RES M.T.D.. 407TH MOTOR SUP TR HQ DET -RUSSIAN EXPED TC APO#717 CP, HQ DET TRANS CORPS AT LARGE CP-DET MED DEPT USAT CABLESHIP DELLWOOD CP. Find topics of interest and explore encyclopedia content related to those topics, Find articles, photos, maps, films, and more listed alphabetically, Recommended resources and topics if you have limited time to teach about the Holocaust, Explore the ID Cards to learn more about personal experiences during the Holocaust. German soldiers advance in the Belgium-Luxembourg sector during the Battle of the Bulge. POST N.C.S PLATTSBURG-FIN DET POST SAN JUAN. CO E - CO B 29TH ENGRS TOP, 29TH ENGR REGT N.A. This is a history of the combat infantry, of the artillery, the reconnaissance troop, the medical and engineer battalions, the signal, ordnance and quartermaster companies and of the division headquarters personnel." 77TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-80TH FA HQ REGT. 2NDFIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-BTRY C 2ND FA REGT BASE SEC #1, 6TH FA REGT BTRY C-DET BTRY 6TH FA REGT FT CROCKETT TEX. St. Paul, MN: Print Craft, 2004. Publication date 1917] Topics United States. These cars were an assortment of odd boxcars, some of which were locked, and some were coal-car type. Ashcraft, Delbert - Submitted by Richard Womack (cousin). 8th Div MM TR DET-16TH DIV AMM TR HQ DET. Forty-second, 42nd Division ( National Guard) Source No. It had left Buchenwald four weeks earlier on April 7 filled with more than 5,000 prisoners. 335TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY D-BTRY F 336TH FA REGT. "This history of the Rainbow is a record of the accomplishments of every man who served in the Division. That unit had been formed by the amalgamation of regular army units. United States. Casualty figures for the 42nd Infantry Division, European theater of operations: The nickname of the 42nd Infantry Division, the "Rainbow" division, reflects the composition of the division during World War I. CO A SEC B WASH NIV ST LOUIS, S.A.T.C SEC B WASH UNIV ST LOUIS - S.A.T.C. 10TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT HQ BTRY- BATRY A 10TH FA REGT . 65TH FIELD ARTILLERY BRIG HQ-HQ CO, 1ST INF BRIG. N.C.S QMC APARRI CAGAYAN-DET FIN DEPT CHANUTE FLD. More complete information on this collection and instructions on how to use it can be found in United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters - FamilySearch Historical Records AVI SEC NO 1800-CO 9 3RD ROTC PROV, 7TH PROV TR REGT 1ST ROTC-CO 9 10TH PROV TR 1ST ROTC, 10TH PROV TR REGT 1ST ROTC-CO 4 15TH PROV TR, 15TH PROV TR REGT 1ST ROTC CO 5-2ND ROTC BTRY 1TO 5, COMPANY 8 E ROTC (Nat'l Guard), Camp Lee, Virginia, 2.28.1918-5TH Co ROTC, Ft. Olgethorpe, Georgia, 2.28.1918, 1ST CAS CO, 2ND PRCV REGT OTC CP-STU CO #4 SCH OFF QMC 157 DEPOY BRIG CP, STU CO #4 QMC REG ARMY-2ND STUDENT OFF TNG CO CP MEIGS, DET NG CA FORT MONROE-CAV TRNG SCH CPSTANLEY TX, CENTRAL CAV TRNG SCH CP STANLEY TX-49TH TR BTRY PA C O T S CP, ALABAMA POLY INST OR ROTC-UNIV CF CALIF OF M.S.T, POMOA COLLEGE ROTC-DET JR ROTC HIGH SCHOOL, DET ROTC JR HIGH SAN FRANCISCO-DET AT HOWARD UNIV, ROTC GEORGETOWN UNIV-GAMIR ACAD COLLEGE PARK, ROTC ST. MARYS COLLEGE-ROTC ROSE POLY INST, ROTC CONCORDIA COLLEGE-ROTC BANGOR HIGH SCH, ROTC UNIVERSITY OF MAIN-ROTC NEW BEDFORD HIGH SCH, ROTC HIGH SCHOOL WAKEFIELD MASS-ROTC MISS A M COLLEGE, GULF COAST MIT ACAD ROTC-MONTANA STATE COLLEGE, CORNWALL UNIV ROTC-A-T COLLEGE GREENSBORO NC, AGRI COLLEGE FARGO ND-OHIO STATE UNIV ROTC, ROTC UNIT HIGH SCHOOL HAMTON OHIO-GETTSBURG COLLEGE PA ROTC, ROTCGETTSBURG COLLEGE ROTC-ROTC THE CITADEL CHARLESTON SC, ROTC THE CITADEL-ROTC DET CASTLE HEIGHTS MIL ACAD, ROTC DET CASTLE HEIGHTS MIL ACAD-US SV DET ROTC NORWICH UNIV, US SV DET ROTC NORWICH UNIV-ROTC DL VA MIL INST, ROTC DL VA MIL INST-DEPT OF MILITARY SCIENCE & TACTICS ROTC, ROTC HQ UNIV OF WISCONSIN-ENLISTED DET DEPT OF MILITARY SCIENCE & ARTS ROTC, 1ST PHIL ENGR PROV CAMP EL-DRIDGE-CO K 1ST PHIL INF, 1ST PHIL ENGR PROV CO K-CO E 3RD PHIL INF, 3RD PHIL ENGR PROV CO F-MISC 4TH PHIL INF, 5TH INFANTRY P.N.G MACHINE GUN CO 20-2ND CO 1ST BN PS. USMA DET OF ENGRS DEML WEST POINT-USMA DET OF FA WEST POINT. Army. . The first Rainbow Division was composed of National Guard units from 27 states and it was this collection of men which inspired General Douglas MacArthur, its most famous member, to declare. ORD DET SAN JUAN, P.R.-ENG DIV ENL ORD CORPS, CONS DET ENL,Wash DC-DET QMC,SPRINGFIELD, MASS, DET QMC,SPRINGFIELD-HQ ORD DETS,BENICIA, CALIF, HQ ORD DETS,BENICIA, CALIF-ENL ORD, EDGEWOOD, ARS. ORD DET B, EDGEWOOD PA-DET MED DEPT, DOVER, N.J, ORD DET B, DOVER N.J.-DET ORD CORP,ROCK ISLAND, ILL, DET ORD CORP,ROCK ISLAND, ILL-DET MD WATERTOWN, MASS, GEN ORD, WATERTOWN, MASS-DET QMC WATERVLIET,NY, DET ORD, CAROZAL,C.Z-103 RD MOBILE ORD,28TH DIV. 19TH COMP 5TH BN P.S.-23TH CO 6TH BN P.S. The 165th Infantry was inducted into federal service at New York, NY and assigned to the 27th Division on October 15th 1941. Redburn, Alfred LeRoy 42nd Infantry Division 835. POST N.C. STAFF, FT DADE-DET FIN DEPT FT EUSTIS. SIG CORPS NO ROLLS 9340-SIG CORPS NO ROLLS 10461. The division presently includes Army National Guard units from . Army, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental Histories -- United States, United States. ORGN PARK QMC BASE SEC #1 RECP PARK AEF APO, DET MED DEPT BS #2 CP INF CP ST SULPIEC FR. nd Rainbow Division Prisoners of War: Personal Accounts From American Soldiers in World War I and World War II. Assigned to VI Corps, Seventh Army, the Task Force entered combat in the vicinity of Strasbourg, relieving elements of the 36th Infantry Division, 24 December 1944. DET QM CORPS PIG POINT-NEW ORLEANS QM DEPOT. DET CO E 340TH FIELD ARTILLERY-BTRY C 342ND FA . Be the first one to. On April 29, 1945, the 42nd Infantry Division entered the Dachau concentration camp, the earliest and longest-functioning SS-controlled camp in Nazi Germany. Folder 2. 339TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-BTRY E 340TH FA . There are no reviews yet. April 29, 1945, was a cold, sunny Sunday afternoon as Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 42nd Infantry Division came face to face with the worst of Nazi Germany at the notorious Dachau Concentration . Washington, DC 20024-2126 13TH BN DET CO A FT MCPHERSON GA-CO D 28TH BN FT MCPHERSON GA. 28TH BN USG CO B-US LEQUIDATION MISSION IN ENGLAND. The 42nd Division had been formed by taking National Guard units from 26 states and combining them into a division that stretched across the country, "like a rainbow," in the words of the. Richard J. Tallman , born 1925 in Honesdale, PA. 336TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY F-BTRY A 339TH FA REGT. We saw many dead bodies on the ground. 22-25. Folder 13. HQ CO 21ST FIELD ARTILLERY REGT-HQ&HQ BTRY 24TH FA REGT . Box 107. HQ DET 1ST MOTOR REPAIR BN-DETS 2ND MOTOR REPAIR BN. 6th prov, 1st Co-10th ORDNANCE,Maint Co , 10th ORDNANCE,Maint Co ,-15TH Ordnance Co(Maint). 321TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT ENL ORD-BTRY B 322ND FA REGT. by Allyn Vannoy 8/31/2006. 329TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY F-HQ CO 332ND FA REGT. THE QNC SCH SCHUYLKILL ARSENAL PA-SIG SCH DET FT MONMOUTH NJ. Bibliographic information. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 This page was last edited on 2 July 2021, at 08:21. The proximity of the US Army gave hope to the prisoners in the camp and to anti-Nazis outside it. The 42nd Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit by the US Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1985. Walking through the camp, they discovered more than 30,000 prisoners in overcrowded, horrific conditions. on November 3, 2012. FIN DET POST SAN JUAN-DET FIN DEPT TIENTSIN CHINA, HQ DET A.F. 12TH FA 1ST BN BTRY F-13TH FA HQ AND TRAIN. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. RA RCTS 13. DET FIN DEPT JEFFERSON-DET SURPLUS NON CCM. ORD ARMAMENT SCH-PHOTOGRAPHIC DET TECH SCH. Infantry Division." National . 347TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY D-DET OF PNTS 349TH FA RECRUIT DEPOT. The 222nd Infantry Regiment, 232nd Infantry Regiment, and the 242nd Infantry Regiment were activated and included recruits from all 48 states. The 42nd and 45th Infantry Divisions and the 20th Armored Division liberated Dachu, however there were many s ubcamps and soldiers with our unit, the 36th Infantry Division, often related in the stories they told to their families that they liberated Dachu, when technically it was a subcamp called Kaufring II in Landsburg. 8TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY C-BTRY E 8TH FA. 350TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-BTRY C 350ST FA, 351ST FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY C-HQ BTRY OBSN BN, 1ST OBSN BN BTRY A- BTRY B 2ND TRENCH MORTAR. BN CO C, 308TH F FIELD SIG BN CO C-312TH FLD SIG BN DET, 313TH FIELD SIG BN HQ C-316TH FLD SIG BN CO B, 316TH FIELD SIG BN CO C-321ST FLD SIG BN CO B, 321ST FIELD SIG BN CO C-325TH FLD SIG BN DETS, 325TH FIELD SIG BN CP DETS-7TH TELEG BN CO E, 407TH TELEG BN S.C. CO E-CO E 413TH TELEG BN, SIGNAL CORPS DEPOT CO H-FLD CO I SIG CORPS, DET DEPOT CO L SIG CORPS SAN FRAN-CO M SIG CORPS USAT, USAT SIGNAL CORPS CO M-DET 2 SV SIG CORPS USAT, 3RD SERVICE SIGNAL CORPS-CAS DET 4TH SV SIG CORPS USAT, 4TH SERVICE SIGNAL CORPS-DET 5TH SV SIG CORPS, 5TH SERVICE SIGNAL CORPS-DET 6TH SV SIG CORPS. In their report delivered to Congress on May 15, 1945, the senators and representatives stated that. CO C 3RD BN US GURAD-CO D 13TH BN CP DIX NJ. Harold Stanley Johnson. Immediately after Dachau's liberation, US Army authorities and other Allied representatives began treating the sick prisoners, implementing health and sanitary measures to curb the typhus epidemic, and bringing in tons of food to feed the starving prisoners. POST N.C.S STAFF FT SUMTER-POST HQ DET FT FRANCIS. On April 29, 1945, Texans serving among the 42nd Infantry Division entered the Dachau concentration camp, the earliest and longest-functioning SS-controlled camp in Nazi Germany. Search the history of over 797 billion 3rd NZ Division in the Pacific WWII . Uploaded by 442nd Regimental Combat Team, also called Purple Heart Battalion, United States infantry unit made up almost entirely of Nisei (second-generation) Japanese American volunteers, formed in 1943 during World War II and active from 1944 until 1946. The division is currently headquartered at the Glenmore Road Armory in Troy, New York. 314TH TRENCH MORTAR CAC-FA BOARD FT BRAGG, 9TH REGT F.A.R.D BTRY F-HQ CO 7TH BN F.A.R.D, 7TH BN F.A.R.D BTRY A-BTRY C 15TH BN F.A.R.D, 16TH BN F.A.R.D BTRY A-HQ CO 55TH BN F.A.R.D, 2nd FIELD BN SC CO B-CO C 6TH FIELD BN SC, 9TH FIELD BN SC CO C-CO A 103RD FLD BN SC, 103RD FIELD BN SC CO B-CO B 107TH FLD SIG BN, 107TH FIELD SIG SC CO C-MED SAN 112TH FLD SIG BN, 112TH FIELD SIG SC CO A-CO C 116TH FLD SIG BN, DET 116TH FIELD SIG BN-CO A 302ND FLD SIG BN, HQ CO F.A.R.D. The 42nd Infantry ( Rainbow) Division's history as a unit began with America's entry into World War I. Amidst the rush by America to mobilize, individual states competed with each other for the honor to be the first to send their National Guard units to fight in the trenches of Europe. By war's end, it had completed its drive into Bavaria and had entered Austria. The division was drawn from the National Guards of 26 states and the District of Columbia. 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division: a combat history of World War II. Our officials advised us that many of the others who had survived the trip had died since in the camp, and many more, although still alive, were starved beyond redemption. 305th AMM TR, 4th Motor TRK-307th AMM TR,2nd caison. Baton Rouge, LA : Army & Navy Publishing Company, 42ndRainbowInfantryDivisionACombatHistoryOfWorldWarIi, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, United States. NG, 4TH INF S.D NG CO B - MACH GUN CO 1ST INF TENN NG, 1ST INF S.D NG MACH GUN CO - DET OF CO A 2ND INF TENN NG, 2ND INFTENN NG CO A - CO M 3RD INF TENN NG, 3RD INFTENN NG CO G - SAN DET CAC TEXAS NG, 2ND INF TEXAS NG CO C - DET 2ND INF TEXAS NG, DET 2ND INF TEXAS NG - CO K 3RD INF TEXAS NG, 3RD INF TEXAS NG CO K- CO D 4TH INF TEXAS NG, 4TH INF CO D TEXAS NG -SUPPLY CO 6TH INF TEX NG, 6TH INF CO A TEXAS NG -BTRY E 1ST FA UTAH NG, 1ST FIELD ARTILERY BTRY F UTAH-INDIV ROLLS 1ST INF VT NG, HQ 1ST BRIGADE VIRGINIA NG-HQ CO 1ST INF VA NG, MED & SAN DET 1ST INF VA NG-CO M 1ST INF VA NG, 4TH INF CO VA NG-DET SAN DET 2ND REGT INF WASH NG, 2ND INF MED &SAN DET HOSP CORPS WASH NG-CO A 1ST INF W VA NG, 1ST INF W. VA NG CO B-CO F 2ND INF W. VA NG, 2ND INF W. VA NG CO F-BTRY C 1ST FA WIS NG, 1ST FIELD ART WIS NG BTRY C- CO A 2ND INF WIS NG, 2ND INFANTRY WIS NG CO B.- CO B 3RD INF WIS NG, 3RD Infantry Wisconsin National Guard G Co B.- Co G 5TH Infantry Wisconsin National Guard, 5TH INFANTRY WIS NG CO H.- CO C 3RD INF WIS National Guard, 3RD INFANTRY WYOMING NG CO C- INDIV OFF ROLLS WYO NG, 1ST BOMB BRIGADE -1ST TR PROV REC DET LINE 99, 1ST TR PROV REC REGT DET LINE 100 -1ST TR BRIG 9TH DET, ST TR BRIGADE 9TH DET -CAS DET 2ND TR BRIG, CASUAL DET 2ND TRAINING BRIG -1ST M.N.R.S.C CO#2, 1ST M.N.R.S.C CO #11-2ND M.N.R.S.C CO #12, 2ND M.N.R.S.C CO #13-3RD M.N.R.S.C CO #13, 2ND BOM GROUP HQ DET- HQ 4TH COMPOSITE GR, 5TH COMPOSITE GROUP HQ DET- HQ 2ND COMPOSITE GR, 12TH AERO SQ MED CORPS EML - 25TH AERO SQ, 36TH AERO SQ DET MED CORPS - DET ASSC UNASGD 52ND AERO SQ, 414TH AERO SQ AVN SEC - 434TH AERO SQ CONSTR. The 332nd Infantry Regiment, formed at Camp Sherman, was the only U.S. Army unit to serve on the Italian Front. Army Publisher Baton Rouge, LA : Army & Navy Publishing Company Collection wwIIarchive; additional_collections Language English Browse related items. Also called the Purple Heart Battalion, the unit is the most-decorated in United States military history for its size and length of service. In 1943, the "Rainbow" division was reactivated for duty and deployed to Europe in December 1944, when it landed in the French port of Marseille. On August 5, 1917, the War Department created the 42nd Division comprised of National Guard units from 26 states and the District of Columbia, and selected the 165th as one of its four infantry regiments. When the 42nd Infantry Division was activated on 14 July 1943, three new infantry regiments were created to fill the division up because all of the regiments that had formed the division during World War I were serving elsewhere. CP HQS CP DODGE IOWA-HQS CO CP HILL NEWPORT VA. DET 2ND DIV TRAINS CP HILL NEWPORT NEWS VA-2ND BILL &SUP DET (1) CP LEE VA. 2ND BILLETING &SUPPLY DETDEMB GP CP LEE VA-HQ CO PERM DET, HQ CO PERM DET CP MERRITT NJ-HQ CAS DET CP Z TAYLOR KY. CP HQ DEPT CP TAYLOR-FIN DET FT BARRANCAS. Formation of the "Rainbow" division was authorized on August 1, 1917, less than two months after creation of the AEF's first operational division, the 1st US Infantry Division, "the Big Red One.". Activated 14 Jul 1943 Entered Combat 24 Dec 1944 Days of Combat 106 Casualties 3,971, Maj. Gen. Henry J. Collins (Jun 43 - Jul 46), Rhineland(15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)Central Europe(22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45). FINANCE DET FT BARRANCAS-DET FINANCE DEPT FT BROWN TEX. Schweinfurt fell next after hand-to-hand engagements, 9-12 April. Be the first one to, Roster of the Rainbow division (forty-second) Major General Wm. Digitized by the Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library, US Army Combined Arms Center. A. Mann commanding by Johnson, Harold Stanley. Redburn, Howard Ralph US Navy 837 . DET 157TH CO CAC FT JAY NY REDES 15TH CO CAC L.I.S.-DET A CAC L.I.S. The division saw more days of combat than any other American division during the Great War and suffered a total of 14,683 casualties. CP ZACHARY TAYLOR-BTRY C 16TH BN F.A.R.D, 302ND FIELD SIG BN CO B-DET 305TH FLD SIG BN, 306TH F S BN HQ & SUP DET-308TH F.S. (Getty Images) . 7TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ&HQ BTRY & CT 1ST BN-BTRY B 7TH FA, 7TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT DET REPL BN 3-HQ BTRY BN 8TH FA REGT. Folder 1. . Moving across the Rhine, 31 March, the 42d captured Wertheim, 1 April, and Wurzburg, 2-6 April, after a fierce battle. The 42nd Division had remained in almost constant contact with the enemy for 174 days. Compartilhar isto . 314th AMM TR, 4th MTR-316th AMM TR, Co E . A. Mann commanding, New York, Eaton & Gettinger, inc., printers, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, United States. 149th, 150th, 151st Artillery (Art.) on the Internet. During its time in France, the 42nd Division incurred one-out-of-sixteen casualties suffered by the American Army during the war. On Aug. 14, 2020, the 42nd Infantry Division marks 103 years of exemplary service to the nation. ORD DET, PIG POINT,VA-ORD DET SAN JUAN, P.R. The series also contains records of the 42nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 242nd Engineer Battalion . Army. Bowyer, Herbert Allen - 276th Engineer Combat Battalion - Submitted by Deborah Bowyer (daughter). PROV MOTORCYCLE CI#1 MOTOR TRANSPORT-10TH MOTOR TRANSPORT . World War, 1914-1918 > Registers. 15TH FIELD ARTILLERYHQ BAND- BTRY B 15TH FA REGT. FINANCE DET FT BROWN-POST N.C. STAFF, FT DADE. Throughout those 103 years, the 42nd has served in World War I, World War II, at Ground Zero during . 1st Infantry Regiment Field Staff,1912-1916 - Serv. "The 42nd Infantry Division stretches like a Rainbow from one end of America to the other." Major General Harry J. Collins, then Brigadier General, recalled the words of General MacArthur on that . It earned . Per. -- Army -- Infantry Division, 42nd, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). 38TH CO CAC FTSAM HOUSTON TX REDES 1ST CO CAC -15TH CO CAC LOS ANGELES CAL. Each set of digital images is assigned a DGS number for identification purposes. 2: 42nd Division - Most of the Middle and far Western States. In addition to burying the dead, the Allied forces attempted to help and comfort the survivors with food, clothing and medical assistance. The 42nd Infantry Division (42ID) ("Rainbow" [1]) is a division of the United States Army National Guard. The 41st Infantry Division arrived in Australia, 7 April 1942, and underwent intensive training. 328TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT HQ CO-BTRY F 329TH FA REGT. 10TH CO CAC L.I.S.-DET 100TH CO CAC JEFFERSON BKS MO REDES 4TH CO CAC L.I.S. DET 131ST CO CAC GUILFORD CONN. 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