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28th US Infantry Division "Keystone"
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Divisional information
Divisional troops
Attachments
Assignments
Detachments
Command Posts
| Divisional information |
History
| Inducted | 17.02.1941 |
| Arrived ETO | 18.10.1943 |
| Arrived Continent (D+48) | 24.07.1944 |
| Entered Combat (First Elements) | 22.07.1944 |
| Entered Combat (Entire Division) | 27.07.1944 |
Statistic
| Days in Combat | 196 |
| Prisoners of War Taken | 8661 |
Casualties (Tentative)
| Killed | 1901 |
| Wouded | 9157 |
| Missing | 2599 |
| Captured | 2247 |
| Battle Casualties | 15904 |
| Non Battle Casualties | 8936 |
| Total Casualties | 24840 |
| Percent of T/O Strength | 176.3% |
| Distinguished Service Cross | 16 |
| Legion of Merit | 4 |
| Silver Star | 258 |
| Soldiers Medal | 16 |
| Bronze Star | 2029 |
| Air Medal | 92 |
| Normandy | in WWII |
| Northern France | in WWII |
| Rhineland | in WWII |
| Ardennes-Alsace | in WWII |
| Central Europe | in WWII |
Commanding General (CG)
| 18.10.1943 | Maj.-Gen. Lloyd D. Brown |
| 13.08.1944 | Brig.-Gen. James E. Wharton |
| 14.08.1944 | Brig.-Gen. Norman D. Cota |
| 26.09.1944 | Maj.-Gen. Norman D. Cota |
Assistant Division Commander
| 18.10.1943 | Brig.-Gen. Kenneth Buchanan |
| 31.08.1944 | Brig.-Gen. George A. Davis |
| 01.03.1945 | Brig.-Gen. Edmund B. Sebree |
Artillery Commander
| 18.03.1943 | Brig.-Gen. Basil H. Perry |
Chief of Staff
| 18.10.1943 | Col. Charles H. Valentine |
| 07.12.1944 | Col. Jesse L. Gibney |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-1
| 15.12.1943 | Lt.-Col. Forrest Caraway |
| 14.04.1945 | Lt.-Col. Lauren W. Merriam |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-2
| 15.12.1943 | Lt.-Col. Harry S. Messec |
| 17.04.1945 | Maj. David Y. Hurwitz |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-3
| 15.12.1943 | Lt.-Col. Thomas E. Briggs |
| 01.11.1944 | Lt.-Col. Benjamin J. Tarpani |
| 01.12.1944 | Lt.-Col. Thomas E. Briggs |
| 27.12.1944 | Maj. Carl W. Plitt |
| 07.03.1945 | Lt.-Col. Carl W. Plitt |
| 07.05.1945 | Lt.-Col. William F. Train |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-4
| 15.12.1943 | Lt.-Col. John C. Davis |
| 01.11.1943 | Maj. Harry S. Manry |
| 31.08.1944 | Lt.-Col. Harry S. Manry |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-5
| 31.05.1944 | Maj. John M. Gregory |
| 15.06.1944 | Maj. Norman R.S. Thompson |
| 07.03.1945 | Lt.-Col. Norman R.S. Thompson |
Adjutant General
| 15.12.1943 | Lt.-Col. Paul M. Kienzie |
Other information
| Call sign | Holiday |
| Divisional troops |
Infantry
| 109th Infantry Regiment | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 110th Infantry Regiment | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 112th Infantry Regiment | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
Field Artillery (FA)
| 107th FA Battalion (105mm Howizter) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 109th FA Battalion (105mm Howizter) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 229th FA Battalion (105mm Howizter) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 108th FA Battalion (155mm Howizter) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
Other troops
| 728th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 28th Quartermaster Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 103rd Engineer Combat Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 103rd Medical Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 28th Signal Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 726th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Band | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Headquarters Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Military Police Platoon | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Attachments |
Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)
| 447th AAA AW Battalion (Mobile) | 27.07.1944-30.07.1944 & 26.08.1944-30.09.1944 & 19.01.1945-04.07.1945 |
| 18th AAA Group | 28.07.1944-25.08.1944 |
| 321st AAA Group | 18.04.1945-22.04.1945 |
| 446th AAA AW Battalion (Mobile) | 18.04.1945-22.04.1945 |
| 744th Tank Battalion | 30.07.1944-27.08.1944 |
| 707th Tank Battalion | 06.10.1944-08.01.1945 |
| CC B, 9th Armored Division | 09.01.1945-10.01.1945 |
| 2 Platoons, B Company, 709th Tank Battalion | 01.02.1945-03.02.1945 |
| 777th Tank Battalion | 28.02.1945-26.03.1945 |
| 113th Cavalry Group | 29.07.1944-02.08.1944 & 02.08.1944-04.08.1944 |
| 85th Cavalry Recon Squadron, 5th Armored Division | 07.09.1944-09.09.1944 |
| 32nd Cavalry Recon Squadron | 19.11.1944-10.12.1944 |
| D Company, 87th Chemical Battalion | 26.10.1944-04.11.1944 |
| C Company, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion | 28.10.1944-15.11.1944 |
| 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion (less C Company) | 28.10.1944-19.11.1944 |
| A Company, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion | 01.03.1945-14.03.1945 |
| 20th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1171st Engineer Combat Group | 24.10.1944-19.11.1944 |
| 1340th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1171st Engineer Combat Group | 24.10.1944-19.11.1944 |
| 146th Engineer Combat Battalion (less B Company) | 30.10.1944-19.11.1944 |
| 44th Engineer Combat Battalion | 17.12.1944-22.12.1944 |
| 209th Engineer Combat Battalion | 20.01.1945-05.02.1945 |
| 1282nd Engineer Combat Battalion | 27.04.1945-20.05.1945 |
| 1158th Engineer Combat Battalion | 28.04.1945-20.05.1945 |
| 288th Engineer Combat Battalion | 28.04.1945-20.05.1945 |
| 1286th Engineer Combat Battalion | 28.04.1945-20.05.1945 |
Field Artillery (FA)
| 18th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) | 01.08.1944-06.08.1944 |
| 187th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 30.08.1944-03.09.1944 |
| A Battery, 987th FA Battalion (155mm Gun) | 07.10.1944-09.11.1944 |
| 76th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) | 28.10.1944-19.11.1944 |
| 687th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) | 19.11.1944-01.01.1945 |
| 58th Armored FA Battalion | 17.12.1944-23.12.1944 |
| 770th FA Battalion (4.5inch Gun) | 24.12.1944-29.12.1944 |
| 73rd Armored FA Battalion, 9th Armored Division | 24.12.1944-29.12.1944 |
| 20th Mule Company (French) | 20.01.1945-01.02.1945 |
| 14th Mule Company (French) | 20.01.1945-07.02.1945 |
| 283rd FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) | 28.01.1945-11.02.1945 |
| 494th Armored FA Battalion, 12th Armored Division | 04.02.1945-09.02.1945 |
| 495th Armored FA Battalion, 12th Armored Division | 07.02.1945-10.02.1945 |
| 773rd FA Battalion (4.5inch Gun) | 12.02.1945-17.02.1945 |
| 253rd Armored FA Battalion | 19.03.1945-21.04.1945 |
| 658th FA Battalion (8inch Howitzer) | 18.04.1945-22.04.1945 |
| 761st FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 18.04.1945-22.04.1945 |
| 790th FA Battalion (8inch Howitzer) | 18.04.1945-22.04.1945 |
Infantry
| 12th CT, 4th Infantry Division | 06.11.1944-10.11.1944 |
| - 42nd FA Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer) | 06.11.1944-10.11.1944 |
| - 1st Platoon, B Company, 4th Engineer Combat Battalion, 4th Infantry Division | 06.11.1944-10.11.1944 |
| - A Company, 801st TD Battalion (SP) | 06.11.1944-10.11.1944 |
| 2nd Ranger Infantry Battalion | 14.11.1944-19.11.1944 |
| 2nd Battalion, 2nd Military Region (French) | 02.01.1945-16.01.1945 |
| 4th Battalion, 2nd Military Region (French) | 02.01.1945-16.01.1945 |
| 6th Battalion, 2nd Military Region (French) | 02.01.1945-16.01.1945 |
| 8th Battalion, 2nd Military Region (French) | 02.01.1945-16.01.1945 |
| 9th Battalion, 2nd Military Region (French) | 02.01.1945-16.01.1945 |
| 4th Battalion, 20th Military Region (French) | 02.01.1945-16.01.1945 |
| 5th Battalion, 20th Military Region (French) | 02.01.1945-16.01.1945 |
| 14th Battalion, 20th Military Region (French) | 02.01.1945-16.01.1945 |
| 106th Infantry Company, 3rd Battalion (French) | 02.01.1945-16.01.1945 |
| 302nd CT, 94th Infantry Division | 08.01.1945-10.01.1945 |
| - 356th FA Battalion, 94th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer) | 08.01.1945-10.01.1945 |
| - 1 Platoon, B Company, 319th Engineer Combat Battalion, 94th Infantry Division | 08.01.1945-10.01.1945 |
| 2nd Battalion, 13th Limburg Battalion (Dutch) | 11.04.1945-18.04.1945 |
| 2nd Company, 22nd Fusilliers Battalion (Belgian) | 18.04.1945-22.04.1945 |
| 4th Company, 22nd Fusilliers Battalion (Belgian) | 18.04.1945-22.04.1945 |
| 146th Infantry Regiment (French) | 05.05.1945-00.07.1945 |
| 630th TD Battalion (T) | 20.07.1944-30.09.1944 & 19.01.1945-13.03.1945 |
| 803rd TD Battalion (SP) | 02.08.1944-04.08.1944 |
| 629th TD Battalion (SP) | 16.09.1944-30.09.1944 |
| 741st TD Battalion | 19.09.1944-30.09.1944 |
| 893rd TD Battalion (SP) (less A Company) | 29.10.1944-19.11.1944 |
| 602nd TD Battalion (SP) (reduced) | 24.12.1944-31.12.1944 |
| 7th TD Group (reduced) | 27.12.1944-30.12.1944 |
| B Company, 612th TD Battalion (SP) | 02.03.1945-05.03.1945 |
| A Company, 661st TD Battalion (SP) | 05.03.1945-16.03.1945 |
| B Company, 607th TD Battalion (T) | 18.03.1945-21.03.1945 |
| 630th TD Battalion (T) | 03.04.1945-08.04.1945 & 24.04.1945-04.07.1945 |
| Assignments |
| Date | Assigned to Corps | Assigned to Army | Attached to Army | Assigned to Army Group | Attached to Army Group |
| Detachments |
| Unit | Attached to |
| 28th Recon Troop | First Army | 07.04.1945-22.04.1945 |
| 1 Platoon, B Company, 103rd Engineer Combat Battalion | 2nd Infantry Division | 08.03.1945-10.03.1945 |
| 229th FA Battalion | 30th Infantry Division | 05.12.1944-11.01.1945 |
| 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment | 29th Infantry Division | 31.07.1944-31.07.1944 |
| 112th CT | 5th Armored Division | 13.09.1944-26.09.1944 |
| A Company, 110th Infantry Regiment | V Corps | 05.10.1944-15.10.1944 |
| 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment (less A Company) | 102nd Cavalry Group | 07.10.1944-18.10.1944 |
| 2nd Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment | 5th Armored Division | 15.10.1944-26.10.1944 |
| 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment (less A Company) | 1st Infantry Division | 18.10.1944-23.10.1944 |
| 112th CT | 8th Infantry Division | 15.11.1944-19.11.1944 |
| 112th CT | 106th Infantry Division | 19.12.1944-23.12.1944 |
| 109th Infantry Regiment | 9th Armored Division | 20.12.1944-22.12.1944 |
| 3rd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment | 82nd Airborne Division | 23.12.1944-25.12.1944 |
| 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment | 75th Infantry Division | 28.12.1944-04.01.1945 |
| 112th CT | 30th Infantry Division | 05.01.1945-11.01.1945 |
| 112th Infantry Division | 78th Infantry Division | 19.04.1945-25.04.1945 |
| Command Posts |
| Date | Town | Region | Country |
| 19.10.1943 | Tenby (Hotel Belgrave) | Pembrokeshire | England |
| 15.04.1944 | Chiseldon | Wiltshire | England |
| 24.07.1944 | Omaha Beach | Manche | France |
| 24.07.1944 | Treveries (3 mile SW) | Manche | France |
| 29.07.1944 | Agneau (½ mile W) | Manche | France |
| 31.07.1944 | La Denisiere (1½ mile NE) | Manche | France |
| 02.08.1944 | La Tilandiere (¼ mile NW) | Manche | France |
| 03.08.1944 | Margueray (½ mile NE) | Manche | France |
| 04.08.1944 | Courson (1½ mile NE) | Calvados | France |
| 06.08.1944 | St-Sever Calvados (3 mile SE) | Calvados | France |
| 10.08.1944 | Champ du Boult (1 mile E) | Calvados | France |
| 12.08.1944 | Gathemo (1 mile N) | Manche | France |
| 14.08.1944 | Sourdeval (1½ mile S) | Manche | France |
| 15.08.1944 | Ger (1 mile SE) | Manche | France |
| 21.08.1944 | Barre (¼ mile NW) | Manche | France |
| 22.08.1944 | Beauche | Eure-et-Loire | France |
| 23.08.1944 | Damville | Eure | France |
| 24.08.1944 | Quittebeuf | Eure | France |
| 27.08.1944 | Houdan | Seine-et-Oise | France |
| 28.08.1944 | Versailles | Seine-et-Oise | France |
| 29.08.1944 | Paris | Seine | France |
| 29.08.1944 | St-Denis | Seine | France |
| 30.08.1944 | Chatenay-en-France | Seine-et-Oise | France |
| 31.08.1944 | Raray (1 mile W) | Oise | France |
| 03.09.1944 | Marest | Oise | France |
| 04.09.1944 | Nizy-le-Compte | Aisne | France |
| 05.09.1944 | Wagnon (1 mile SW) | Ardennes | France |
| 06.09.1944 | Boulzicourt (1 mile E) | Ardennes | France |
| 07.09.1944 | Douzy (1 mile E) | Ardennes | France |
| 08.09.1944 | Florenville | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 10.09.1944 | Habay La Neuve (3 mile NE) | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 11.09.1944 | Trois Vierges (2 mile NE) | Luxembourg | |
| 04.10.1944 | Elsenborn (1 mile NW) | Liege | Belgium |
| 25.10.1944 | Rott | Rhineland | Germany |
| 19.11.1944 | Wiltz | Rhineland | Luxembg |
| 19.12.1944 | Sibret | Liege | Belgium |
| 21.12.1944 | Vaux Les Rosieres | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 22.12.1944 | Neufchateau | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 02.01.1945 | Charleville | Ardennes | France |
| 17.01.1945 | Ste-Marie-aux-Mines | Haut-Rhin | France |
| 01.02.1945 | Kayserberg | Haut-Rhin | France |
| 04.02.1945 | Colmar | Haut-Rhin | France |
| 08.02.1945 | Rouffach | Haut-Rhin | France |
| 14.02.1945 | Toul | Meurthe-et-Moselle | France |
| 19.02.1945 | Sprimont | Liege | Belgium |
| 21.02.1945 | Wahlerscheid | Rhineland | Germany |
| 08.03.1945 | Mulheim | Rhineland | Germany |
| 17.03.1945 | Niedermendig | Rhineland | Germany |
| 29.03.1945 | Frickhofen | Nassau | Germany |
| 10.04.1945 | Herzogenrath | Rhineland | Germany |
| 23.04.1945 | Kaiserlautern | Rhineland | Germany |
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