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42nd US Infantry Division "Rainbow"
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Divisional information
Divisional troops
Attachments
Assignments
Detachments
Command Posts
History
| Activated |
14.07.1943 |
| Arrived ETO |
18.01.1945 (first elements: 09.12.1944) |
| Arrived Continent (D+156) |
18.01.1945 |
| Entered Combat (First Elements) |
24.12.1944 |
| Entered Combat (Entire Division) |
17.02.1945 |
Statistic
| Days in Combat |
106 |
| Prisoners of War Taken |
59.128 |
Casualties (Tentative)
| Killed |
333 |
| Wouded |
1.800 |
| Missing |
1.459 |
| Captured |
6 |
| Battle Casualties |
3.598 |
| Non Battle Casualties |
2.351 |
| Total Casualties |
5.949 |
| Percent of T/O Strength |
42.2% |
Individual Awards
Campaigns
Commanding General (CG)
| 00.00.1943-00.00.1946 |
Maj.-Gen. Harry J. Collins |
Assistant Division Commander
| 00.00.1944-00.00.1945 |
Brig.-Gen. Henning Linden |
Artillery Commander
| 24.12.1944 |
Col. Giles R. Carpenter |
Chief of Staff
| 24.12.1944 |
Col. Burns Beal |
| 29.04.1945 |
Lt.-Col. Robert G. Sherrard |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-1
| 24.12.1944 |
Lt.-Col. Roy N. Walker |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-2
| 24.12.1944 |
Lt.-Col. John C. F. Tillson, III |
| 09.03.1945 |
Lt.-Col Edwin Rusteberg |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-3
| 24.12.1944 |
Lt.-Col. Frederick W. Coleman |
| 08.04.1945 |
Lt.-Col. Robert G. Sherrard |
| 29.04.1945 |
Lt.-Col. Frederick W. Coleman (acting) |
| 03.05.1945 |
Lt.-Col. Frederick W. Coleman |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-4
| 24.12.1944 |
Lt.-Col. Robert G. Sherrard |
| 08.03.1945 |
Maj. Donald Swihart |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-5
| 03.02.1945 |
Maj. James F. X. O'Connell |
Adjutant General
| 24.12.1944 |
Lt.-Col. James D. Tanner |
Infantry
Field Artillery (FA)
| Divisional Artillery |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 232nd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer) |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 292nd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer) |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 402nd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer) |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 542nd Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer) |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
Special Troops
| Special Troops Headquarters |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 42nd Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 42nd Quartermaster Company |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 132nd Signal Company |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 742nd Ordnance Light Maintenance Company |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Military Police Platoon |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
Other Units
| 142nd Engineer Combat Battalion |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 122nd Medical Battalion |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Band |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Headquarters Company |
00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)
| 431st AAA AW Battalion (Mobile) |
16.03.1945-27.03.1945 |
| 431st AAA AW Battalion (Mobile) |
22.04.1945-05.07.1945 |
Armor
| 191st Tank Battalion |
17.02.1945-04.03.1945 |
| B & D Companies, 48th Tank Battalion, 14th Armored Division |
04.03.1945-12.03.1945 |
| 48th Tank Battalion (less D Company) |
12.03.1945-25.03.1945 |
| 749th Tank Battalion |
26.03.1945-28.03.1945 |
| CC A, 12th Armored Division |
07.04.1945-14.04.1945 |
| 27th Tank Battalion, 20th Armored Division |
24.04.1945-28.04.1945 & 30.04.1945-10.05.1945 |
Cavalry
| 117th Cavalry Recon Squad |
13.03.1945-24.03.1945 |
Chemical
| 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion (less A, B & C Companies) |
17.02.1945-20.02.1945 |
| C Company, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion |
17.02.1945-04.03.1945 |
| A Company, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion |
04.03.1945-25.03.1945 |
| 168th Chemical SG Company |
23.03.1945-24.03.1945 |
| 1 Platoon, 168th Chemical SG Company |
23.03.1945-14.05.1945 |
| 163rd Chemical SG Company |
03.04.1945-09.04.1945 |
| 99th Chemical Mortar Battalion |
03.04.1945-19.04.1945 |
| A Company, 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion |
22.04.1945-end of war |
| 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion (less) |
06.05.1945-end of war |
| B Company, 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion |
09.05.1945-end of war |
Field Artillery (FA)
| 69th Armored FA Battalion |
16.02.1945-25.03.1945 |
| 969th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) |
02.04.1945-21.04.1945 |
| 693rd FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) |
20.04.1945-29.04.1945 |
| 414th Armored FA Battalion, 20th Armored Division |
24.04.1945-28.04.1945 |
| 283rd FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) |
01.05.1945-05.05.1945 |
| 250th FA Battalion (105mm Howizter) |
02.05.1945-05.05.1945 |
Tank Destroyer (TD)
| 645th TD Battalion (SP) (less A Company) |
17.02.1945-04.03.1945 |
| 510th TD Battalion |
12.03.1945-16.03.1945 |
| 692nd TD Battalion (SP) |
15.03.1945-29.03.1945 & 31.03.1945-12.07.1945 |
| Date |
Assigned to Corps |
Assigned to Army |
Attached to Army |
Assigned to Army Group |
Attached to Army Group |
| 24.12.1944 |
Strasbourg |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
| 26.12.1944 |
Koenigshoffen |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
| 06.01.1945 |
Hagenau |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
| 24.01.1945 |
Hochfelden |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
| 29.01.1945 |
Vic-sur-Seille |
Moselle |
France |
| * All the above dates: Task Force Linden (composed of three regiments and detachment of Division Headquarters of 42nd Infantry Division became operational prior to arrival in European Theater of Operations of entire division). |
| 06.02.1945 |
Vic-sur-Seille |
Moselle |
France |
| * Command Post of entire division. Task Force Linden dissolved this date. |
| 17.02.1945 |
La Petite Pierre (Lutzelstein) |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
| 15.03.1945 |
Wimmenau |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
| 18.03.1945 |
Barenthal |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
| 19.03.1945 |
Phillipsbourg |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
| 22.03.1945 |
Obersteinbach |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
| 25.03.1945 |
Dahn |
Pfalz |
Germany |
| 01.04.1945 |
Klein Heubach |
Baden |
Germany |
| 04.04.1945 |
Remlingen |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 06.04.1945 |
Wurzburg |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 10.04.1945 |
Kurnach |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 11.04.1945 |
Stettbach |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 16.04.1945 |
Scheinfeld |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 17.04.1945 |
Neustadt |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 18.04.1945 |
Langenzenn |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 20.04.1945 |
Burgfarrnbach |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 22.04.1945 |
Veitsaurach |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 23.04.1945 |
Winsbach |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 24.04.1945 |
Gunzenhausen |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 25.04.1945 |
Wemding |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 26.04.1945 |
Buchdorf |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 28.04.1945 |
Rain |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 29.04.1945 |
Unter Barr |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 30.04.1945 |
Rossbach |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 01.05.1945 |
Ober Menzing |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 02.05.1945 |
Munich |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 03.05.1945 |
Pfammern |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 04.05.1945 |
Asling |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 05.05.1945 |
Obing |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 06.05.1945 |
Palling |
Bavaria |
Germany |