2nd Infantry Division

2nd US Infantry Division "Indianhead"

Divisional information
Divisional troops
Attachments
Assignments
Detachments

Divisional information
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History

Activated 18.11.1917

Campaigns

Normandy in WWII

Northern France in WWII

Ardennes-Alsace in WWII

Rhineland in WWII

Central Europe in WWII

Commanding General (CG)

19.10.1943	Maj.-Gen. Walter M. Robertson
22.11.1943	Brig.-Gen. Thomas L. Martin
02.12.1943	Maj.-Gen. Walter M. Robertson

Assistant Division Commander

19.10.1943	Brig.-Gen. Thomas L. Martin
04.07.1944	Col. James A. Van Fleet
01.08.1944	Brig.-Gen. James A. Van Fleet
05.09.1944	Col. John H. Stokes (Jr.) (acting)
21.03.1945	Brig.-Gen. John H. Stokes (Jr.)

Artillery Commander

19.10.1943	Brig.-Gen. George P. Hays
12.11.1944	Col. Richard Sears
14.11.1944	Brig.-Gen. John H. Hinds

Chief of Staff

19.10.1943	Col. John H. Stokes (Jr.)
15.10.1944	Col. Ralph W. Zwicker (acting)
18.11.1944	Col. Ralph W. Zwicker

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1

19.10.1943	Lt. Col. Reuben N. Hansen
05.04.1944	Maj. Arthur M. Sherwood III
21.07.1944	Lt. Col. Arthur M. Sherwood III

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2

19.10.1943

Lt. Col. Donald P. Christensen

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3

19.10.1943	Lt. Col. Jay B. Loveless
04.12.1943	Lt. Col. John H. Chiles
13.12.1944	Maj. Daniel Webster
26.01.1945	Lt. Col. Daniel Webster

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4

19.10.1943

Lt. Col. Homer S. Reese

Assistant Chief of Staff G-5

31.05.1944

Lt. Col. Ellis O. Keller

Adjutant General

19.10.1943

Lt. Col. Morris Braveman

Other information

Call sign

Ivanhoe

Divisional troops

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Infantry

9th Infantry Regiment 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

23rd Infantry Regiment 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

38th Infantry Regiment 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Field Artillery (FA)

12th FA Battalion (155mm) 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

15th FA Battalion (105mm) 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

37th FA Battalion (105mm) 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

38th FA Battalion (105mm) 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Other troops

2nd Medical Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

2nd Engineer Combat Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

2nd Infantry Division Hq Company 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

2nd Quartermaster Company 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

2nd Signal Company 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

702nd Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

2nd Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

2nd MP Platoon 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

2nd Divisional Band 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Attachments
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Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)

462nd AAA Battalion (Mobile) 17.06.1944-17.08.1944 & 03.10.1944-08.05.1945

A Battery, 116th AAA Gun Battalion (Mobile) 30.07.1944-04.08.1944

Headquarters, 18th AAA Group 20.12.1944-21.12.1944

A Battery, 367th AAA Battalion (Mobile) 18.02.1945-22.02.1945

Armor

B Company, 747th Tank Battalion 08.06.1944-15.06.1944

D Company, 747th Tank Battalion 11.06.1944-15.06.1944

741st Tank Battalion 15.06.1944-17.08.1944 & 08.10.1944-08.05.1945

759th Tank Battalion 18.06.1944-28.06.1944 & 27.07.1944-05.08.1944

Headquarters, 3rd Armored Group 17.07.1944-29.07.1944

744th Tank Battalion 18.07.1944-29.07.1944

D Company, 709th Tank Battalion 22.08.1944-21.09.1944

C Company, 746th Tank Battalion 08.02.1945-12.02.1945

2 Platoons, 746th Tank Battalion 08.02.1945-12.02.1945

1 Platoon, A Company, 661st Tank Battalion (SP) 18.04.1945-19.04.1945

A Company, 777th Tank Battalion 18.04.1945-19.04.1945

Cavalry

102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad (less C Troop) 11.06.1944-29.07.1944

C Troop, 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad 14.06.1944-29.07.1944

102nd Cavalry Group 16.07.1944-29.07.1944 & 02.08.1944-05.08.1944 & 09.08.1944-14.08.1944

38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad (less B Troop) 16.07.1944-29.07.1944

102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad 02.08.1944-05.08.1944

38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad 02.08.1944-05.08.1944 & 09.08.1944-15.08.1944

102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad (less A Troop) 09.08.1944-14.08.1944 & 10.03.1945-13.03.1945

A Troop, 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad 09.08.1944-15.08.1944 & 09.03.1945-13.03.1945

18th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad 22.10.1944-11.12.1944

D Troop, 89th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad, 9th Armored Division 28.10.1944-08.11.1944

99th Recon Troop, 99th Division 13.12.1944-22.12.1944

Chemical

C Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion 11.06.1944-01.08.1944 & 09.08.1944-16.08.1944

A Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion 11.06.1944-05.08.1944

B Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion 05.07.1944-05.08.1944 & 09.08.1944-16.08.1944

D Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion 01.08.1944-05.08.1944

C Company, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion 22.08.1944-19.09.1944 & 12.12.1944-13.01.1945 & 01.03.1945-28.04.1945

D Company, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion 27.01.1945-16.02.1945

B Company, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion 01.03.1945-14.03.1945

Engineers

1340th Engineers (C) Battalion 13.06.1944-14.06.1944

112th Engineers (C) Battalion 08.07.1944-13.07.1944

454th Engineers (C) Battalion 17.07.1944-28.07.1944

2 Platoons, B Company, 9th Armored Engineers Battalion, 9th Armored Div. 29.10.1944-04.11.1944

1 Platoon, A Company, 15th Engineers (C) Battalion, 9th Division 08.02.1945-12.02.1945 & 18.02.1945-22.02.1945

1 Platoon, B Company, 103rd Engineers (C) Battalion, 28th Armored Div. 08.03.1945-10.03.1945

1 Platoon, A Company, 269th Engineers (C) Battalion, 69th Division 18.04.1945-19.04.1945

Field Artillery (FA)

953rd FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) 13.06.1944-05.07.1944 & 29.07.1944-05.08.1944 & 04.02.1945-23.02.1945

62nd Armored FA Battalion 08.07.1944-13.07.1944 & 09.03.1945-14.03.1945

65th Armored FA Battalion 08.07.1944-13.07.1944

196th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) 30.07.1944-05.08.1944 & 12.12.1944-18.12.1944 & 08.02.1945-12.02.1945

76th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) 15.08.1944-17.08.1944

687th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) 21.08.1944-11.09.1944

275th Armored FA Battalion 23.10.1944-11.12.1944

16th Armored FA Battalion, 9th Armored Division 12.12.1944-16.12.1944

18th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) 12.12.1944-18.12.1944

C Battery, 987th FA Battalion (155mm Gun) 12.12.1944-19.12.1944

A Battery, 987th FA Battalion (155mm Gun) 16.12.1944-19.12.1944

1 Battery, 987th FA Battalion (155mm Gun) 27.01.1945-04.02.1945 & 23.04.1945-28.04.1945

76th FA Battalion (25 pounders) 27.01.1945-12.02.1945

187th FA Group 04.02.1945-23.02.1945 & 23.04.1945-28.04.1945

187th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) 04.02.1945-23.02.1945 & 28.03.1945-28.04.1945

A Battery, 285th FA Obsn Battalion (155mm Gun) 04.02.1945-23.02.1945

34th FA Battalion, 9th Division (155mm Howitzer) 08.02.1945-12.02.1945

26th FA Battalion, 9th Division (105mm Howitzer) 08.02.1945-12.02.1945 & 17.02.1945-22.02.1945

26th FA Battalion, 9th Division (105mm Howitzer) 08.02.1945-12.02.1945 & 18.02.1945-22.02.1945

879th FA Battalion, 69th Division (105mm Howitzer) 18.04.1945-19.04.1945

76th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) 23.02.1945-09.03.1945

955th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) 23.02.1945-13.03.1945

190th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) 23.04.1945-28.04.1945

A Battery, 953rd FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) 23.04.1945-28.04.1945

17th FA Obsn Battalion 23.04.1945-28.04.1945

Infantry

A, C & E Companies, 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion 29.08.1944-04.09.1944

27th Armored Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division 26.10.1944-08.11.1944

99th Division 18.12.1944-07.01.1945

39th CT, 9th Division 08.02.1945-12.02.1945 & 18.02.1945-22.02.1945

271st CT, 69th Division 18.04.1945-19.04.1945

Tank Destroyer (TD)

A Company, 635th TD Battalion (T) 08.06.1944-17.06.1944

803rd TD Battalion (SP) 13.06.1944-14.06.1944

612th TD Battalion (SP) 14.06.1944-09.05.1945

893rd TD Battalion (SP) 17.07.1944-05.08.1944

893rd TD Battalion (SP) (less B Company) 13.08.1944-17.08.1944

B Company, 705th TD Battalion (SP) 23.08.1944-19.09.1944

629th TD Battalion (SP) 30.10.1944-02.12.1944

644th TD Battalion (SP) 12.12.1944-27.01.1945

B Company, 801st TD Battalion (SP) 05.01.1945-03.02.1945

A Company, 899th TD Battalion (SP) 08.02.1945-12.02.1945 & 18.02.1945-22.02.1945

Assignments
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25.09.1943 V Corps

22.10.1943 1st Army ETOUSA

24.12.1943 XV Corps 1st Army

02.01.1944 XV Corps 1st Army

14.04.1944 V Corps 1st Army

01.08.1944 V Corps 1st Army 12th Army Group

17.08.1944 XIX Corps 1st Army 12th Army Group

18.08.1944 VIII Corps 1st Army 12th Army Group

05.09.1944 VIII Corps 9th Army 12th Army Group

22.10.1944 VIII Corps 1st Army 12th Army Group

11.12.1944 V Corps 1st Army 12th Army Group

20.12.1944 V Corps 1st Army 12th Army Group

18.01.1945 V Corps 1st Army 12th Army Group

28.04.1945 VII Corps 1st Army 12th Army Group

01.05.1945 V Corps 1st Army 12th Army Group

06.05.1945 3rd Army 12th Army Group

Detachments
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Unit Attached to

2nd Reconnaissance Troop 99th Division 11.12.1944-13.12.1944

B Company, 2nd Engineers (C) Battalion 1st Infantry Division 14.01.1945-24.01.1945

38th FA Battalion 9th Armored Division 02.04.1945-05.04.1945

38th CT VIII Corps 21.08.1944-30.08.1944

38th FA Battalion VIII Corps 21.08.1944-30.08.1944

C Company, 2nd Engineers (C) Battalion VIII Corps 21.08.1944-30.08.1944

2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment Com Z 27.09.1944-13.11.1944

1st & 3rd Battalions, 23rd Infantry Regiment 99th Division 16.12.1944-18.12.1944

23rd CT 1st Infantry Division 13.01.1945-24.01.1945

37th FA Battalion 1st Infantry Division 13.01.1945-24.01.1945

2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment 9th Division 12.02.1945

38th CT 78th Division 08.03.1945

38th FA Battalion 78th Division 08.03.1945

C Company, 2nd Engineers (C) Battalion 78th Division 08.03.1945

38th CT 9th Armored Division 25.03.1945-05.04.1945

C Company, 2nd Engineers (C) Battalion 9th Armored Division 23.03.1945-05.04.1945

1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment 9th Armored Division 02.04.1945-05.04.1945

3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment 9th Armored Division 09.04.1945-21.04.1945

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Normandy	in WWII
Northern France	in WWII
Ardennes-Alsace	in WWII
Rhineland	in WWII
Central Europe	in WWII

9th Infantry Regiment	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
23rd Infantry Regiment	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
38th Infantry Regiment	00.00.0000-00.00.0000

12th FA Battalion (155mm)	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
15th FA Battalion (105mm)	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
37th FA Battalion (105mm)	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
38th FA Battalion (105mm)	00.00.0000-00.00.0000

2nd Medical Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
2nd Engineer Combat Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
2nd Infantry Division Hq Company	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
2nd Quartermaster Company	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
2nd Signal Company	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
702nd Ordnance Light Maintenance Company	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
2nd Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
2nd MP Platoon	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
2nd Divisional Band	00.00.0000-00.00.0000

462nd AAA Battalion (Mobile)	17.06.1944-17.08.1944 & 03.10.1944-08.05.1945
A Battery, 116th AAA Gun Battalion (Mobile)	30.07.1944-04.08.1944
Headquarters, 18th AAA Group	20.12.1944-21.12.1944
A Battery, 367th AAA Battalion (Mobile)	18.02.1945-22.02.1945

B Company, 747th Tank Battalion	08.06.1944-15.06.1944
D Company, 747th Tank Battalion	11.06.1944-15.06.1944
741st Tank Battalion	15.06.1944-17.08.1944 & 08.10.1944-08.05.1945
759th Tank Battalion	18.06.1944-28.06.1944 & 27.07.1944-05.08.1944
Headquarters, 3rd Armored Group	17.07.1944-29.07.1944
744th Tank Battalion	18.07.1944-29.07.1944
D Company, 709th Tank Battalion	22.08.1944-21.09.1944
C Company, 746th Tank Battalion	08.02.1945-12.02.1945
2 Platoons, 746th Tank Battalion	08.02.1945-12.02.1945
1 Platoon, A Company, 661st Tank Battalion (SP)	18.04.1945-19.04.1945
A Company, 777th Tank Battalion	18.04.1945-19.04.1945

102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad (less C Troop)	11.06.1944-29.07.1944
C Troop, 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad	14.06.1944-29.07.1944
102nd Cavalry Group	16.07.1944-29.07.1944 & 02.08.1944-05.08.1944 & 09.08.1944-14.08.1944
38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad (less B Troop)	16.07.1944-29.07.1944
102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad	02.08.1944-05.08.1944
38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad	02.08.1944-05.08.1944 & 09.08.1944-15.08.1944
102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad (less A Troop)	09.08.1944-14.08.1944 & 10.03.1945-13.03.1945
A Troop, 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad	09.08.1944-15.08.1944 & 09.03.1945-13.03.1945
18th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad	22.10.1944-11.12.1944
D Troop, 89th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad, 9th Armored Division	28.10.1944-08.11.1944
99th Recon Troop, 99th Division	13.12.1944-22.12.1944

C Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion	11.06.1944-01.08.1944 & 09.08.1944-16.08.1944
A Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion	11.06.1944-05.08.1944
B Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion	05.07.1944-05.08.1944 & 09.08.1944-16.08.1944
D Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion	01.08.1944-05.08.1944
C Company, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion	22.08.1944-19.09.1944 & 12.12.1944-13.01.1945 & 01.03.1945-28.04.1945
D Company, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion	27.01.1945-16.02.1945
B Company, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion	01.03.1945-14.03.1945

1340th Engineers (C) Battalion	13.06.1944-14.06.1944
112th Engineers (C) Battalion	08.07.1944-13.07.1944
454th Engineers (C) Battalion	17.07.1944-28.07.1944
2 Platoons, B Company, 9th Armored Engineers Battalion, 9th Armored Div.	29.10.1944-04.11.1944
1 Platoon, A Company, 15th Engineers (C) Battalion, 9th Division	08.02.1945-12.02.1945 & 18.02.1945-22.02.1945
1 Platoon, B Company, 103rd Engineers (C) Battalion, 28th Armored Div.	08.03.1945-10.03.1945
1 Platoon, A Company, 269th Engineers (C) Battalion, 69th Division	18.04.1945-19.04.1945

953rd FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer)	13.06.1944-05.07.1944 & 29.07.1944-05.08.1944 & 04.02.1945-23.02.1945
62nd Armored FA Battalion	08.07.1944-13.07.1944 & 09.03.1945-14.03.1945
65th Armored FA Battalion	08.07.1944-13.07.1944
196th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer)	30.07.1944-05.08.1944 & 12.12.1944-18.12.1944 & 08.02.1945-12.02.1945
76th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer)	15.08.1944-17.08.1944
687th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer)	21.08.1944-11.09.1944
275th Armored FA Battalion	23.10.1944-11.12.1944
16th Armored FA Battalion, 9th Armored Division	12.12.1944-16.12.1944
18th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer)	12.12.1944-18.12.1944
C Battery, 987th FA Battalion (155mm Gun)	12.12.1944-19.12.1944
A Battery, 987th FA Battalion (155mm Gun)	16.12.1944-19.12.1944
1 Battery, 987th FA Battalion (155mm Gun)	27.01.1945-04.02.1945 & 23.04.1945-28.04.1945
76th FA Battalion (25 pounders)	27.01.1945-12.02.1945
187th FA Group	04.02.1945-23.02.1945 & 23.04.1945-28.04.1945
187th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer)	04.02.1945-23.02.1945 & 28.03.1945-28.04.1945
A Battery, 285th FA Obsn Battalion (155mm Gun)	04.02.1945-23.02.1945
34th FA Battalion, 9th Division (155mm Howitzer)	08.02.1945-12.02.1945
26th FA Battalion, 9th Division (105mm Howitzer)	08.02.1945-12.02.1945 & 17.02.1945-22.02.1945
26th FA Battalion, 9th Division (105mm Howitzer)	08.02.1945-12.02.1945 & 18.02.1945-22.02.1945
879th FA Battalion, 69th Division (105mm Howitzer)	18.04.1945-19.04.1945
76th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer)	23.02.1945-09.03.1945
955th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer)	23.02.1945-13.03.1945
190th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer)	23.04.1945-28.04.1945
A Battery, 953rd FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer)	23.04.1945-28.04.1945
17th FA Obsn Battalion	23.04.1945-28.04.1945

A, C & E Companies, 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion	29.08.1944-04.09.1944
27th Armored Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division	26.10.1944-08.11.1944
99th Division	18.12.1944-07.01.1945
39th CT, 9th Division	08.02.1945-12.02.1945 & 18.02.1945-22.02.1945
271st CT, 69th Division	18.04.1945-19.04.1945

A Company, 635th TD Battalion (T)	08.06.1944-17.06.1944
803rd TD Battalion (SP)	13.06.1944-14.06.1944
612th TD Battalion (SP)	14.06.1944-09.05.1945
893rd TD Battalion (SP)	17.07.1944-05.08.1944
893rd TD Battalion (SP) (less B Company)	13.08.1944-17.08.1944
B Company, 705th TD Battalion (SP)	23.08.1944-19.09.1944
629th TD Battalion (SP)	30.10.1944-02.12.1944
644th TD Battalion (SP)	12.12.1944-27.01.1945
B Company, 801st TD Battalion (SP)	05.01.1945-03.02.1945
A Company, 899th TD Battalion (SP)	08.02.1945-12.02.1945 & 18.02.1945-22.02.1945

25.09.1943	V Corps
22.10.1943		1st Army	ETOUSA
24.12.1943	XV Corps	1st Army
02.01.1944	XV Corps	1st Army
14.04.1944	V Corps	1st Army
01.08.1944	V Corps	1st Army	12th Army Group
17.08.1944	XIX Corps	1st Army	12th Army Group
18.08.1944	VIII Corps	1st Army	12th Army Group
05.09.1944	VIII Corps	9th Army	12th Army Group
22.10.1944	VIII Corps	1st Army	12th Army Group
11.12.1944	V Corps	1st Army	12th Army Group
20.12.1944	V Corps	1st Army	12th Army Group
18.01.1945	V Corps	1st Army	12th Army Group
28.04.1945	VII Corps	1st Army	12th Army Group
01.05.1945	V Corps	1st Army	12th Army Group
06.05.1945		3rd Army	12th Army Group

2nd Reconnaissance Troop	99th Division	11.12.1944-13.12.1944
B Company, 2nd Engineers (C) Battalion	1st Infantry Division	14.01.1945-24.01.1945
38th FA Battalion	9th Armored Division	02.04.1945-05.04.1945
38th CT	VIII Corps	21.08.1944-30.08.1944
38th FA Battalion	VIII Corps	21.08.1944-30.08.1944
C Company, 2nd Engineers (C) Battalion	VIII Corps	21.08.1944-30.08.1944
2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment	Com Z	27.09.1944-13.11.1944
1st & 3rd Battalions, 23rd Infantry Regiment	99th Division	16.12.1944-18.12.1944
23rd CT	1st Infantry Division	13.01.1945-24.01.1945
37th FA Battalion	1st Infantry Division	13.01.1945-24.01.1945
2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment	9th Division	12.02.1945
38th CT	78th Division	08.03.1945
38th FA Battalion	78th Division	08.03.1945
C Company, 2nd Engineers (C) Battalion	78th Division	08.03.1945
38th CT	9th Armored Division	25.03.1945-05.04.1945
C Company, 2nd Engineers (C) Battalion	9th Armored Division	23.03.1945-05.04.1945
1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment	9th Armored Division	02.04.1945-05.04.1945
3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment	9th Armored Division	09.04.1945-21.04.1945