Divisional information
Divisional troops
Attachments
Assignments
Detachments
Command Posts

Divisional information

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Specials

[read more]	Read more about the structure of an US Armored Division in 1942.
[read more]	Read more about the structure of an US Armored Division in 1943.

History

Activated	15.07.1943
Arrived ETO	11.02.1945
Arrived Continent (D+250)	11.02.1945
Entered Combat (First Elements)	28.04.1945
Entered Combat (Entire Division)	05.05.1945

Statistic

Days in Combat	3
Prisoners of War Taken	26283

Casualties (Tentative)

Killed	0
Wouded	12
Missing	0
Captured	0
Battle Casualties	12
Non Battle Casualties	231
Total Casualties	243
Percent of T/O Strength	2.3%

Individual Awards

Distinguished Service Cross	1
Silver Star	2
Soldiers Medal	1
Bronze Star	85
Air Medal	1

Campaigns

Central Europe

in WWII

Commanding General (CG)

Artillery Commander

11.02.1945

Col. Barksdale Hamlett

Chief of Staff

11.02.1945	Col. Thomas V. Webb
21.03.1945	Col. Edwin C. Greiner (acting)
04.04.1945	Col. Edwin C. Greiner

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1

11.02.1945

Lt.-Col. Ralph W. Gontrum

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2

11.02.1945	Maj. George T. Rolan
06.03.1945	Lt.-Col. Everett G. Hahney

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3

11.02.1945	Lt.-Col. Shelby F. Williams
21.03.1945	Lt.-Col. James M. Worthington

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4

11.02.1945	Lt.-Col. Elbert M. Sleeker
14.03.1945	Lt.-Col. Philip L. Elliott

Assistant Chief of Staff G-5

21.03.1945

Maj. Julian P. Anderson

Adjutant General

11.02.1945

Lt.-Col. Leo E. Schulten (Jr.)

Commanding Officer, Combat Command A

11.02.1945	Col. William T. Hamilton
23.03.1945	Lt.-Col. Thoss B. Beck (acting)
23.04.1945	Lt.-Col. Shelby F. Williams

Commanding Officer, Combat Command B

11.02.1945

Col. Charles H. Noble

Commanding Officer Combat Command R(eserve)

11.02.1945	Col. Charles F. Howard
04.04.1945	Lt.-Col. Shelby F. Williams
23.04.1945	Lt.-Col. Thoss B. Beck

Divisional troops

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Armor

5th Tank Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
16th Tank Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
26th Tank Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Field Artillery (FA)
 

393rd Armored FA Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
396th Armored FA Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
397th Armored FA Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Infantry
 

18th Armored Infantry Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
64th Armored Infantry Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
69th Armored Infantry Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Other troops
 

Division Hq & Hq Company	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
Hq & Hq Battery, Division Artillery	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
Hq & Hq Company, Division Trains	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
Hq & Hq Company, Combat Command A (CCA)	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
Hq & Hq Company, Combat Command B (CCB)	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
Hq & Hq Company, Combat Command R (CCR)	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
156th Armored Signal Company	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
216th Armored Engineer Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
23rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
137th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
216th Armored Medical Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
Military Police Platoon	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
Band	00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Attachments

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Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)
 

571st AAA AW Battalion (SP)

20.04.1945-19.05.1945

Engineer
 

1 Platoon, 994th Engineer Treadway Bridge Company

06.05.1945-10.05.1945

Field Artillery (FA)