Provided courtesy of Beth Wilkinson.Ħ.) Early Battalion History - Covers activation of unit until they moved to Camp Rucker, AL, on Feb. He was the former S-3 (Operations Officer) for the unit and, as a Major, was the Acting Commander of the unit on V-E Day. Provided courtesy of Jim Moore.ĥ.) Unit History - Written by Patrick Emmanuel shortly after returning home from the war. German Identification Narrative, July 19, 1945.3 PagesĤ.) Operational Report for The Battle of the Bulge - Covers period Dec. Period Report, Medical Detachment, J.3 Pages Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, Abilene, Kansas. 31, 1945.5 Pagesģ.) Miscellaneous Documents - from the Dwight D. 3 Pages (**)Ģ.) Operations Reports - from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, Abilene, Kansas (**). 22, to May 11, 1945Īwards: Distinguished Unit Citation - 16-24 Dec 44, WD GO 63-47, Co C onlyġ.) Unit Reports - from the Combined Arms Research Library of the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and the Dwight D. Mieding (following end of combat)Ĭampaign Credits: Normandy.Jun. Used by permission.Ĭombat Equipment: 7/44 - Towed 3" Gun 4/45 - M36.Ĭommanding Officers: Lt. History text from the book The Tank Killers by Harry Yeide. Attached to: 17th Airborne Division 13th Armored Division 28th Infantry Division. Took up occupation duties at Zweibrücken on 28 April. Participated in the elimination of the Ruhr Pocket in April. Returned north in mid-February only to redeploy south to the Saar region in mid-March, after which the battalion converted to the M36. Shifted south to Colmar area in January 1945, where the 28th Infantry Division operated under French control. Shifted to the Ardennes sector with the 28th Infantry Division in late November, still located there at start of German offensive in December. Operated in the Hürtgen Forest in November. Supported operations against the Siegfried Line in September–October. Advanced across France with the 28th Infantry Division to Luxembourg. Disembarked in France from England on 24 July, 1944, with towed guns and entered the line near Colombieres. Unit History: Activated 15 December, 1941, at Ft.
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