DET 131ST CO CAC GUILFORD CONN. REDES 2ND CO CAC-10TH CO CAC L.I.S. NY Guardsman learns high angle shooting in Africa. 2NDFIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-BTRY C 2ND FA REGT BASE SEC #1, 6TH FA REGT BTRY C-DET BTRY 6TH FA REGT FT CROCKETT TEX. United States. 8TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY C-BTRY E 8TH FA. CO A PROV REPL BN ARMY SCH AE-CAS ANTI AIRCRAFT ARTY SCH CAC FT DESTAINS FR. The 41st Infantry Division arrived in Australia, 7 April 1942, and underwent intensive training. View the list of all donors. The 816 surviving prisoners were taken to barracks within the camp. . 328TH MACH GUN BN, 329TH MACHINE GUN BN HQ - CO C 332ND MACH GUN BN, 332ND MACHINE GUN BN CO C - CO B 336TH MACH GUN BN, 336TH MACHINE GUN BN CO B - CO D 340TH MACH GUN BN, 340TH MACHINE GUN BN CO C - CO B 344TH MACH GUN BN, 344TH MACHINE GUN BN CO B - HQ DET 347TH MACH GUN BN, 348TH MACHINE GUN BN HQ DET - CO D 3RD MACH GUN UNITS, 83RD MACHINE GUN FORWARDING BN - MED DET 6TH AAC MG BN, 6TH ANTI AIRCRAFT MG BN - CO 24TH TDD MGTC, 72 CO MTD MGTC CP HANCOCK - CO 6 S.A.T.C UNIV OF ILL, HQ S.A.T.C IOWA STATE - CO B UNIV OF MICH TRAN DET, S.A.T.C 1ST CO UNIV OF MICH - S.A.T.C. Responsibility [Edited and compiled by Lieut. In the town of Dachau, German opponents of the regime, including a few escaped concentration camp prisoners, took over the town hall, but the local SS put down the small rebellion and executed those among the insurgents whom they caught. HQ 2ND INF BRIADE-VET FIELD 7TH INF BRIG. The soldiers reacted in shock and disbelief to the evidence of Nazi atrocities. The 165th Infantry was inducted into federal service at New York, NY and assigned to the 27th Division on October 15th 1941. . 346TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-BTRY C 347TH FA . 13TH BN DET CO A FT MCPHERSON GA-CO D 28TH BN FT MCPHERSON GA. 28TH BN USG CO B-US LEQUIDATION MISSION IN ENGLAND. April 29, 1945, was a cold, sunny Sunday afternoon as Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 42nd Infantry Division came face to face with the worst of Nazi Germany at the notorious Dachau Concentration . The 42nd Division had remained in almost constant contact with the enemy for 174 days. 42d Infantry Division "Rainbow Division" In 1917 men were selected from various units of the national Guard of 26 states and the District of Columbia to form a truly representative division with a view towards "bringing the war home" to the people. N.C.S QMC APARRI CAGAYAN-DET FIN DEPT CHANUTE FLD. German soldiers advance in the Belgium-Luxembourg sector during the Battle of the Bulge. 82ND FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-83RD FA HQ CO. 101ST FIELD ARTILLERY REGT DET-103 FA BTRY A, 103RD FIELD ARTILLERY REGTBTRY A-104TH FA BTRY F, 104TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY F-106TH FA BTRY C, 106TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY D-108TH FA SUPPLY, 109TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY F-111TH FA REGT, 111TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY D-113TH FA BTRY C, 113TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY C-115TH FA BTRY B, 115TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-117TH FA BTRY A, 117TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-119TH FA SUPPLY CO, 119TH FIELD ARTILLERY SUPPLY CO-120TH FA RECT, 121ST FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-122TH FA BTRY B, 123RD FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-SANITARY DET 124TH FA, 124TH FIELD ARTILLERY MED DET-GTRY F 125TH FA, 126TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-SAN DET 128TH FA, 26TH FIELD ARTILLERY ORD DET CO-DET OF PNTS 129TH FA, 129TH FIELD ARTILLERY DETS CO-BTRY E 131ST FA, 131ST FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-BTRY C 133 RD FA, 133RD FIELD ARTILLERY BTRYC-BTRY A 134 FA, 136TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-SUPPLY 138 FA, 138TH FIELD ARTILLERY SUPPLY-BTRY A 140 FA, 140TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-MED DETS 142 FA, 142TH FIELD ARTILLERY ENL ORD-BTRY E 143RD FA, 143RD FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-BTRY F 145TH FA, 145TH FIELD ARTILLERY DET-BTRY D 147TH FA, 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-HQ CO 149TH FA, 149TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-BTRY B 150TH FA, 150TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-BTRY F 151ST FA, 151ST FIELD ARTILLERY DET-BTRY B 302ND FA, 302ND FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-HQ CO 304TH FA, 304TH FIELD ARTILLERY MED SAN-BTRY D 305TH FA, 305TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-SUP CO 307TH FA, 307TH FIELD ARTILLERY MED SUP-BTRY E 308TH FA, 308TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-BTRY B 310TH FA, 310TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-ORD DET 312TH FA, 312TH FIELD ARTILLERY ORD DET-DET 79 312TH FA, 313TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-BTRY D 314TH FA, 314TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY E-BTRY F 315TH FAREGT, 315TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY F-HQ CO 318TH FA REGT. 492 p. D805.A2.H65. HQ CO PACIFIC SECTOR-HQ MIL POLICE CO PANAMA, DET MED CORPS DORD-DET QM CORPS PIG POINT. -- Army -- Infantry Division, 42nd, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Baton Rouge, LA : Army & Navy Publishing Company, 42ndRainbowInfantryDivisionACombatHistoryOfWorldWarIi, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, United States. Redburn, Melvin Wilcox 559th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, Tenth Air Force 836 . On the 25th, the 42d captured Donauworth on the Danube, and on the 29th liberated some 30,000 inmates at Dachau, most notorious of the Nazi concentration camps. 38TH CO CAC FTSAM HOUSTON TX REDES 1ST CO CAC -15TH CO CAC LOS ANGELES CAL. Throughout those 103 years, the 42nd has served in World War I, World War II, at Ground Zero during . Folder 1. . DET QM CORPS PIG POINT-NEW ORLEANS QM DEPOT. 23RD BOMB SQ 5TH COMPOSITE LUKE FLD- 28TH BOMB SQ NICHOLAS FLD R.I. 28TH BOMB SQ AC NICHOLS FLD P.I- 22ND BOMB SQ 119TH BOMP GP LUKE FLD T.H, 72ND BOMB SQ AC LUKE FLD T.H- 10 CADET SQ CP DICK TEXAS, 11TH CADET SQ CP DICK TEXAS- 2ND OBSERVATION SQ AC, 2ND OBSERVATION SQ AC FT MILLS P.I. USMA BAND FIELD MUSIC-USMA DET OFSIGNAL CORPS. DET FIN DEPT JEFFERSON-DET SURPLUS NON CCM. 2ND HV MOBILE ORD REP SHOP-39TH REGT,CO B. Richard J. Tallman , born 1925 in Honesdale, PA. 12.31.1932, 1st Infantry Regiment, Co. B., Ft. Francis E. Warren, Wyo. DET ORD DEPT, FT BROWN-DET ORD DEPT, FT DE LESSEPs, CZ, DET ORD DEPT, FT DE LESSEPs, CZ-DET ORD DEPT FT HAYES, ORDNANCE DEPT, FT SAM HOUSTON,- ORD DEPT COAST DEFENCES OF OAHU, ORDNANCE DEPT, FT lawton wash,- ORD DET,FT MC INTOSH TEXAS, ORD DET,FT MC INTOSH TEXAS ,DET ORD DEPT FT MONROE VA, DET ORD DEPT FT MONROE VA,-DET ORD DEPT FT PORTER NY, DET ORD DEPT FT PORTER,-DET ORD DEPT FT SCREVEN, DET ORD DEPT, FT SCREVEN-DET ORD DEPT,-DET ORD DEPT STOTSENBURG, DET ORD DEPT, FT STOTSEN-DET ORD DEPT,FT WORDEN, DET ORD DEPT,FT WORDEN,-DET ORD DEPT ALCATRAZ CALIF, DET ORD DEPT ALCATRAZ CALIF-ORD DET, HARLINGER, TEXAS, DET ORD DEPT hARTFORD WI-ORD DET, MANILA,PI. 322ND FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY B-BTRY B 324TH FA REGT. The 42d Infantry Division has served in World War I, World War II and the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). U.S.A.T WRIGHT. However, everyone at . A period of patrolling and training followed while elements of the . There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to. 41ST FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B- BTRY C 57TH FA REGT, 57TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY D-68TH FA REGT BTRY B, 68TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-76TH FA HQ BTRY. Defending a 31-mile sector along the Rhine, north and south of Strasbourg, the Task Force repulsed a number of enemy counterattacks, at Hatten and elsewhere. 10TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT HQ BTRY- BATRY A 10TH FA REGT . Army. 29TH CO CAC LOS ANGELES CALF -1ST CO CAC MANILA BAY, DET 86TH CO CAC REDES -8TH CO CAC FT MILLS, 10TH CO CAC MILITARY SURVEY OF LUZON-12TH CO CAC RCT DEPOT FT MILLS, 12TH CO CAC QUARTEL OF MANILA-111TH CO CAC, 111TH CO CAC REDES 15-20TH CO CAC MANILA BAY, 20TH CO CAC MANILA BAY-1ST CO CAC NARRAGANSETT BAY, 1ST CO CAC NARRAGANSETT BAY-5TH CO CAC NARRAGANSETT BAY, 5TH CO CAC NARRAGANSETT BAY-3RD CO CAC FT GREBLE, 117TH CO CAC FT DU PONT-52ND CAC FT RODMAN, 52ND CO CAC FT MONROE-4TH CAC JACKSON BKS, 75TH CO CAC FT McDOWELL-5TH CO CAC OAHU FT KAMEHAM, 6TH CO CAC FT KAMEHAMETHA-55TH CO CAC FT RUGER, 55TH CO CAC FT RUGER-159TH MOTOR CO CAC FT RUGER, 159TH CO CAC FT THOMAS-163RD CO CAC FT SHERIDAN, 22ND CO CAC -3RD CO CAC PORTLAND ME FT WILLIAMS, 3RD CO CAC PORTLAND ME CAC FT WILLIAMS-51ST CO CAC, 51ST CO CAC-21ST CO PORTLAND CA TRP FT PREBLE ME. 168th Infantry Company E, rosters, 1919-1972 Box 45. Next, we located the series World War II Operations Reports, 1940-1948 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917 - 1985 (Record Group 407) that includes records of the 242nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry DIvision during WWII. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 During World War II the 165th contained 12 companies, all of which were recruited solely from New York City. 819TH CO TRANS CORPS-858TH CO TRANS CORPS. 15TH FIELD ARTILLERYHQ BAND- BTRY B 15TH FA REGT. 17TH ENGR REGT BASE SEC 1 CO E - 1ST BN CO A DET 19TH ENGRS RWY, 19TH ENGR RWY CO B - 1ST BN CO A 20TH ENGR FORESTRY, 20TH ENGR FORESTRY CO A - CO B 20 ENGRS 5TH BN, 20TH ENGR REGT 5TH BN CO C - HQ DET 10TH BN 20TH ENGRS FORESTERY, 20TH ENGR REGT DET MED DEPT 10 BN - 27TH CO 20TH ENGRS REGT, 20TH ENGR MED DET 27TH CO - 7TH ENGRS SV CO FORESTERY, 2OTH ENGR REGT 7TH ENGT SV CO MED DET - CO B 21ST ENGR REGT, 21ST ENGR REGT CO B - CO E 22ND ENGR REGT, 23RD ENGR REGTOF ENGR TRX CO 7 - DET 23RD ENGR RECT, 24TH ENGR REGTHQ DET - CO C 25TH ENGR REGT, 25TH ENGR REGT CO C - CO E 26TH ENGR REGT, 26TH ENGR REGT CO E - CO D 28TH ENGR REGT, 28TH ENGR REGT N.A. To check the negative implications of this competition and . 16TH DIV AMM TR Horsed BN-101st AMM TR CO-D, 101st AMM TR 5TH CO, 26th D,-103rd AMM TR CO D, 103rd AMM TRAIN CO D-105TH AMM TR Wagon Co, 105TH AMM TR Co G-107TH AMM TR DET of PNTS GH. In March 1945, the 42nd drove into Germany and crossed the Rhine River by the end of the month. POST N.C.S FT WOOD-DET PORT OF ANTWERP, BELGIUM. 11TH COMP 7TH BN P.S.-16TH CO 5TH BN P.S. Joseph P. LeVeille) DJIBOUTI-- A New York Army National Guard Soldier attached to Task Force Wolfhound participates in high angle shooting training in Djibouti Africa on Feb. 13 2023. The division headquarters is a unit of the New . CP HQS CP DODGE IOWA-HQS CO CP HILL NEWPORT VA. DET 2ND DIV TRAINS CP HILL NEWPORT NEWS VA-2ND BILL &SUP DET (1) CP LEE VA. 2ND BILLETING &SUPPLY DETDEMB GP CP LEE VA-HQ CO PERM DET, HQ CO PERM DET CP MERRITT NJ-HQ CAS DET CP Z TAYLOR KY. CP HQ DEPT CP TAYLOR-FIN DET FT BARRANCAS. by Allyn Vannoy 8/31/2006. United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters - FamilySearch Historical Records, United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=United_States,_Enlisted_and_Officer_Muster_Rolls_and_Rosters,_Enlisted_Muster_Rolls_-Inventory&oldid=4516716, FamilySearch Historical Records Inventory, United States FamilySearch Historical Records. CO A SEC B WASH NIV ST LOUIS, S.A.T.C SEC B WASH UNIV ST LOUIS - S.A.T.C. 336TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY F-BTRY A 339TH FA REGT. This page has been viewed 6,755 times (208 via redirect). "The "Rainbow' Division: A Condensed History of the 42. nd. American Expeditionary Forces. On 14 February 1945, the Division entered combat as a whole, taking up defensive positions near Haguenau in the Hardt Mountains. By mid-December, the "Rainbow" division had advanced into Alsace, closing in on the Strasbourg area. Infantry Division, 42nd. nd Rainbow Division Prisoners of War: Personal Accounts From American Soldiers in World War I and World War II. Digging through the rosters of every regiment of the division and having the list beside me of all "T7399" laundry number owners I had a match within the 242nd IR in M-Company. Moving across the Rhine, 31 March, the 42d captured Wertheim, 1 April, and Wurzburg, 2-6 April, after a fierce battle. 6TH FIELD ARTILLERY BRIG HQ-HQ 64TH FA BRIG. In 1943, the "Rainbow" division was reactivated for duty and deployed to Europe in December 1944, when it landed in the French port of Marseille. Walking through the camp, they discovered more than 30,000 prisoners in overcrowded, horrific conditions. The 32d Infantry Division in World War II by Blakeley, Harold Whittle, 1893-1966. HQ CO 21ST FIELD ARTILLERY REGT-HQ&HQ BTRY 24TH FA REGT . Find topics of interest and explore encyclopedia content related to those topics, Find articles, photos, maps, films, and more listed alphabetically, Recommended resources and topics if you have limited time to teach about the Holocaust, Explore the ID Cards to learn more about personal experiences during the Holocaust. The 42nd Infantry ( Rainbow) Division's history as a unit began with America's entry into World War I. Amidst the rush by America to mobilize, individual states competed with each other for the honor to be the first to send their National Guard units to fight in the trenches of Europe. -- Army -- Infantry Division, 42nd, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States, World War II, United States. Schweinfurt fell next after hand-to-hand engagements, 9-12 April. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 More complete information on this collection and instructions on how to use it can be found in United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters - FamilySearch Historical Records DET ENL MEN OFF CHIEF OF FA-ARMY SERV DET QM DET, USMA DET CAV WEST POINT-USMA DET OF ENGRS WEST POINT. The 42nd and 45th Infantry Divisions and the 20th Armored Division liberated Dachu, however there were many s ubcamps and soldiers with our unit, the 36th Infantry Division, often related in the stories they told to their families that they liberated Dachu, when technically it was a subcamp called Kaufring II in Landsburg. "This history of the Rainbow is a record of the accomplishments of every man who served in the Division. Schweinfurt fell next after hand-to-hand engagements, 9-12 April. This table describes the content of the digital folders of enlisted muster rolls, 1 Jan 1916-31 Dec 1939 in the collection United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939. The delegations of journalists and congressmen who had been viewing the Buchenwald concentration camp were quickly diverted to Dachau to see the camp. 20TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-OFF REGT L HQ 21ST FA REGT. History. Joyce, Raymond F., Jr. "Stretch Like a Rainbow." Army Digest (Oct 1970): pp. 504TH AERO SQ CONSTR - 624TH AERO SQ SUPP, 648TH AERO SQ AVN SEC - 676TH AERO SQ SUPP SQ, 677TH AERO SQ AVN SUPPLY - 814TH AERO SQ SILVER CO, 867TH AERO SQ SC - HQ 1ST AIR BASE CHQ AF, BASE HQ 1ST AIR BASE LANGLEY FLD VA- BASE HQ 4TH AIR BASE SQ MARCH FLD CAL, 4TH A.B. Roster of the Rainbow division (forty-second) Major General Wm. Division, 42nd, World War, 1914-1918 -- Registers Publisher New York, Eaton & Gettinger, inc., printers Collection cdl; americana Digitizing sponsor MSN . Posters, Reunion, 1976 Box 112 . The 163d Regiment entered the struggle for the defense of Port Moresby, New Guinea, at Dobadura, 2 January 1943, and fought continuously along the Sanananda track until the 22d. ORGN PARK QMC BASE SEC #1 RECP PARK AEF APO, DET MED DEPT BS #2 CP INF CP ST SULPIEC FR. 339TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-BTRY E 340TH FA . Redburn, Howard Ralph US Navy 837 . 19TH COMP 5TH BN P.S.-23TH CO 6TH BN P.S. warriors: come out to play board game; be quiet dark rock pro 4 vs noctua nh-d15; ridgeview road house cursed items; pan seared yellowfin tuna recipes 134TH CO CAC FT WRIGHT NY REDES 1ST CO CAC -DET 38TH CO CAC FT BAKER CAL. Uploaded by 21ST CO CAC FT PREBLE-5TH CO DC OF S. N.Y. CO CAC PLATTSBUG N.Y.-1ST CO FT CONSTITION, 1ST CO CAC PORTSMOUTH NH-6TH CO CAC POTOMAC MD, 7TH CO CAC POTOMAC MD-63RD CO CAC REDES TO 3RD CO CAC PUGET SOUND, 3RD CO CAC PUGET SOUND-5TH CO CAC RESERVIST, 5TH CO CAC PUGET SOUND-9TH CO CAC PUGET SOUND, 10TH CO CAC PUGET SOUND-13TH CO CAC PUGET SOUND, 13TH CO CAC PUGET SOUND-16TH CO CAC PUGET SOUND, 16TH CO CAC 1ST CO FORT WARD-115TH CO CAC FT WINGATE NM, 115TH CO COAST ARTILLERY CORPS-76TH CO COAST ARTILLERY CORPS, 76TH CO COC REDES TO 2ND CO CAC FORT WADSWORTH NY-4TH CO COC FT HANCOCK NJ, 4TH CO CAC FT HANCOCK NJ-HQ CACSAN FRANCISCO, 147TH CO CAC 1ST CO CAC FT WM SCOTT CALIF, 60TH CO CAC FT WINFIELD SCOTT CALIF-4TH CO SAN FRANCISCO AT FT WINFIELD SCOTT CALIF, 158TH CO CAC FT WINFIELD SCOTT CALIF-7TH CO SAN FRANCISCO AT FT WINFIELD SCOTT CALIF, 64TH CO CAC FT WINFIELD SCOTT CALIF-29TH CO FT MC DOWELL, 29TH CO CAC DEL MONTE CALIF-32ND CO FT MADSON CALIF, 32ND CO CAC FT TOTTEN NY-66TH CO FT BARRY CALIF, 66TH CO CAC FT SHERIDAN ILL-18TH CO C.D SAN FRANCISCO CALIF, 25TH CO CAC FT MILEY CALIF-38TH CO CAC SAN FRANCISCO CALIF, 39TH CO CAC SAN FRANCISCO CALIF-3RD CO CAC SAVANNAH GA, 74TH CO CAC FT SCREVIN GAF-1ST CO CAC FT HAMILTON, 3RD CO CAC FT HAMILTON NY-1ST CO CAC FT WADSWORTH NY, 1ST CO CAC FT HOWARD MD-15TH CO CAC SOUTHERN NY, 162ND CO CAC FT MONROE-1ST ARMY ARTILLERY TRK CO, TRUCK CO D ARMY ARTILIARY-CO C, 2ND CORPS ARTY PARK, CO C 2ND CORPS ARTY PARK-DET N.C.S CAC FT CASWELL, DET N.C.S CAC FT CASWELL-DET N.C.S CAC FT HOWARD, DET N.C.S CAC FT LEONARD-DET N.C.S CAC FT WINFIELD, DET N.C.S CAC FT WINFIELD SCOTT-DET N.C.S CAC COLUMBIA, DET N.C.S CAC COLUMBIA OREGON-H AND S CO 3RD AA, MED DET 3RD AA SECTOR - USA TRANSPORTS WARREN MERRITT, PENN STATE COLLEGE TNG DET - SATC WEST TENN STATE MEMPHIS TENN, SATC UNIT EAST TENN -SATC STOUT INST MENOMONIW WIS, HQ DET 1ST MACHINE GUN -CO B 1ST MACH GUN BN, HQ DET 2ND MACHINE GUN -CO C 5TH MACH GUN BN, 12TH MACHINE GUN CO B - 15TH CO B MACH GUN BN, 15TH MACHINE GUN CO G - 19TH CO A MACH GUN BN, 19TH MACHINE GUN CO B - 24TH CO C MACH GUN BN, 24TH MACHINE GUN CO D - 41ST MACH GUN BN CO A, 41ST MACHINE GUN BN CO B - DET 102ND MACH GUN BN, 103RD MACHINE GUN BNHQ 52ND BRIGADE - CO C 106TH MACH GUN BN, 106RTH MACHINE GUN BNCO C-CO A 110TH MACH GUN BN, 110TH MACHINE GUN BN CO B-113TH MACH GUN BN CO C, 113TH MACHINE GUN BN CO D-118TH MACH GUN BN, 118TH MACHINE GUN BN CO B-ORD PERS 122ND MACH GUN BN, 122ND MACHINE GUN BN ORD PERS-ORD DET 126TH MACH GUN BN, CO A 126TH MACHINE GUN BN -HQ DET 130TH MACH GUN BN, 130TH MACHINE GUN BN -CO A 133TH MACH GUN BN, 133TH MACHINE GUN BN CO A -CO A 137TH MACH GUN BN, 137TH MACHINE GUN BN CO A -MED DET 142ND MACH GUN BN, 142TH MACHINE GUN BN ENLORD CORPS -CO A 146TH MACH GUN BN, 146TH MACHINE GUN BN CO A -CO C 149TH MACH GUN BN, 149TH MACHINE GUN BN CO D -CO B 302ND MACH GUN BN, 302ND MACHINE GUN BN CO B -CO B 306TH MACH GUN BN, 306ND MACHINE GUN BN CO B -310TH MACH GUN BN, 310ND MACHINE GUN BN CO B - CO C 313TH MACH GUN BN, 313TH MACHINE GUN BN CO C - CO A 317TH MACH GUN BN, 317TH MACHINE GUN BN CO A - CO D 320TH MACH GUN BN, 320TH MACHINE GUN BN - CO A 324TH MACH GUN BN, 324TH MACHINE GUN BN CO A - E.OC.M.A. On Aug. 14, 2020, the 42nd Infantry Division marks 103 years of exemplary service to the nation. 314th AMM TR, 4th MTR-316th AMM TR, Co E . CO B - CO A 31TH ENGRS TOP, 31ST ENGR REGT CO B - DET MED DEPT 33RD ENGRS REGT, 33RD ENGR REGT DET RAD DEPT - CO F 34TH ENGRS, 35TH ENGR REGT CO G - SAN DET 39TH ENGR REGT, 39TH ENGR REGT CO A - DET CO C 43RD ENGR REGT, 43TH ENGR REGT CO D - CO B 55TH ENGR REGT, 55TH ENGR REGT CO B - TEMP SEARCHLIGHT DEPOT 56TH ENGR REGT, 57TH ENGR REGT MED & SAN DET - CO C 70TH ENGR REGT, 71ST ENGR REGT HQ - DET 101ST ENGR REGT LANGRES FRANCE, 101ST ENGR REGT BAGGAGE DETAIL - CO C 103RD ENGR REGT, 103RD ENGR REGT CO C - CO A 105TH ENGR REGT CP JACKSON SC, 105TH ENGR REGT CO B - CO D 106TH ENGR REGT, 106TH ENGR REGT CO D - ORD DET 108TH ENGR REGT CP GRANT ILL, 108TH ENGR REGT CO A - CO D 109TH ENGR REGT, 109TH ENGR REGT CO D - CO B 111TH ENGR REGT CP BOWIE TEXAS, 111TH ENGR REGT CO B - CO E 112TH ENGR REGT, 112TH ENGR REGT CO E - CO C 114TH ENGR REGT, 114TH ENGR REGT CO D - DETS 115TH ENGR REGT, 117TH ENGR REGT HQ 1ST BN - 117TH ENGR REGT OVERSEAAS CAS DET, 118TH ENGR REGT HQ CO - CO C 130TH ENGR REGT, GUECELARD DET 131ST ENGR REGT - CO B 219TH ENGR REGT, 219TH ENGR REGT CO C - CO C 302ND ENGR REGT, 302ND ENGR REGT CO D - CO F 303RD ENGR REGT, 303RD ENGR REGT CO F - CO C 305TH ENGR REGT, 305TH ENGR REGT CO D - HQ CO 307TH ENGR REGT, 307TH ENGR REGT MED & SAN DETS - CO D 308TH ENGR REGT, 308TH ENGR REGT CO D - CO F 309TH ENGR REGT, 309TH ENGR REGT CO F - CO D 311TH ENGR REGT, 311TH ENGR REGT CO D - CO A 313TH ENGR REGT, 313TH ENGR REGT CO A - CO B 315TH ENGR REGT, 315TH ENGR REGT CO B - CO E 316TH ENGR REGT, 316TH ENGR REGT CO F - CO E 318TH ENGR REGT, 318TH ENGR REGT CO E - DEPOT DET 413TH ENGR REGT CP ZACHARY TAYLOR KE, 143TH ENGR REGT DEPOT DET CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR KY - MOTORCYCLE CO 463RD TRK CO EMTS, 464TH ENGR REGT PONTOON TR - MED DET 502ND ENGR SV BN BASE HOSP #8, 502TH ENGR REGT SV BN -CO B 504TH ENGR BN, 504TH ENGR REGT SV BN CO C-DET MED DEPT CO A 507TH ENGR BN, 507TH ENGR REGT SV BN CO A-CO A 510TH ENGR BN, 510TH ENGR REGT SV BN CO A-CO D 512TH ENGR BN, 512TH ENGR CO D-DET 4TH CASUAL CO 514TH ENGR BN, 524TH ENGR SV BN CO C- CO C 528TH ENGR SV BN, 528TH ENGR SV BN CO D- CO C 532ND ENGR SV BN, 532ND ENGR SV BN CO D- CO A 536TH ENGR SV BN, 536TH ENGR SV BN CO B- CO A 542ND ENGR SV BN, 542ND ENGR SV BN CO B- CO C 601ST ENGR BN, 606TH ENGR REGT CO E - CO G 1ST REPL REGT ENGR BN, 1ST REPL REGT ENGR BN CO H-CO A 3RD ENGR TNG REGT, 3RD ENGINEER TR REGT CO A-CO D 4TH ENGR TR REGT, 4TH ENGINEER TR REGT CO D-CO 1ST ENGR NATL ARMY REDES 11TH ENGRS, 1ST ENGINEER NATL ARMY REDES-2ND ENGR TRN, 3RD ENGINEER BN CO I- CO C 3RD PROV ENGR BN MP, 3RD ENGINEER BN MP DET- CASUAL CO #3 ENGR, CASUAL CO #5-6 DIV ENGRS- ENGRS RETL DET #1 MED DEPT, ENGINEER DET UNASGD FT HAMILTON -CO A 3RD QM REGT, 58TH QM REGIMENT CO B-CO 1&4BS 1 MED DET 301ST STEVEDORE REGT. 350TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-BTRY C 350ST FA, 351ST FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY C-HQ BTRY OBSN BN, 1ST OBSN BN BTRY A- BTRY B 2ND TRENCH MORTAR. 2d, BN., 1st Infantry Regiment, Camp Jackson, S.C., 12.31.1939, 373rd-384th-1st Pioneer Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Regiment, Field Machine Gun Troop, 7th Cavalry, Regt DET-8th Cavalry HQ Troop. BN CO C, 308TH F FIELD SIG BN CO C-312TH FLD SIG BN DET, 313TH FIELD SIG BN HQ C-316TH FLD SIG BN CO B, 316TH FIELD SIG BN CO C-321ST FLD SIG BN CO B, 321ST FIELD SIG BN CO C-325TH FLD SIG BN DETS, 325TH FIELD SIG BN CP DETS-7TH TELEG BN CO E, 407TH TELEG BN S.C. CO E-CO E 413TH TELEG BN, SIGNAL CORPS DEPOT CO H-FLD CO I SIG CORPS, DET DEPOT CO L SIG CORPS SAN FRAN-CO M SIG CORPS USAT, USAT SIGNAL CORPS CO M-DET 2 SV SIG CORPS USAT, 3RD SERVICE SIGNAL CORPS-CAS DET 4TH SV SIG CORPS USAT, 4TH SERVICE SIGNAL CORPS-DET 5TH SV SIG CORPS, 5TH SERVICE SIGNAL CORPS-DET 6TH SV SIG CORPS. With few provisions, almost 2,000 inmates died on the circuitous route that took them from Thuringia through Saxony to Czechoslovakia and into Bavaria. web pages Washington, DC 20024-2126 80TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT ENL-82ND FA MED DET. 45th infantry division wwii roster 45th infantry division wwii roster. Passing through Munich . It earned . ANTI AIRCRAFT ARTY SCH FT DESTAINS FR-HQ DET 2ND CORP0S AERO SCH. 77TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-80TH FA HQ REGT. 36TH FIELD ARTILLERYMED & SAN DET- BTRY A 41ST FA REGT. When US troops arrived in Dachau on April 29, they found 2,310 additional corpses on the train. 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division: a combat history of World War II. The 42nd Infantry ( Rainbow) Division's history as a unit began with America's entry into World War I. Amidst the rush by America to mobilize, individual states competed with each other for the honor to be the first to send their National Guard units to fight in the trenches of Europe. The 42nd Infantry (RAINBOW) Division received the name "Rainbow Division" in 1917 during its organization at Camp Mills, Long Island, New York. 435TH AERO SQ CONSTR - 455TH AERO SQ P.D. We saw many dead bodies on the ground. HQ 3RD CORPS AREA -DET DEML ORGN RES HQ 317TH INF 3RD CORPS AREA. That unit had been formed by the amalgamation of regular army units. The series also contains records of the 42nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 242nd Engineer Battalion . ORD DET B, EDGEWOOD PA-DET MED DEPT, DOVER, N.J, ORD DET B, DOVER N.J.-DET ORD CORP,ROCK ISLAND, ILL, DET ORD CORP,ROCK ISLAND, ILL-DET MD WATERTOWN, MASS, GEN ORD, WATERTOWN, MASS-DET QMC WATERVLIET,NY, DET ORD, CAROZAL,C.Z-103 RD MOBILE ORD,28TH DIV. 347TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY D-DET OF PNTS 349TH FA RECRUIT DEPOT. This page was last edited on 2 July 2021, at 08:21. 344TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-DET OF PNTS 345TH FA . AIR SEC FLYING SCH-DET MED DEPT, ARMY VET. Activated 14 Jul 1943 Entered Combat 24 Dec 1944 Days of Combat 106 Casualties 3,971, Maj. Gen. Henry J. Collins (Jun 43 - Jul 46), Rhineland(15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)Central Europe(22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45). SQ BASE HQ MARCH FLD- 13 AIR BASE SQ MAXWELL FLD ALA, 13TH A.B. 318TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT HQ CO-BTRY B 319TH FA REGT , 319TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY B-VET DET 321TH FA REGT. Each set of digital images is assigned a DGS number for identification purposes. POST N.C.S STAFF FT SUMTER-POST HQ DET FT FRANCIS. Passing through Munich, 30 April, it cut across the Austrian border north of Salzburg, 5 May, as the war in Europe ended. February 27, 2023 Operation Nordwind: US Army's 42nd Infantry Division Stood its Ground During World War II. on March 18, 2008, There are no reviews yet. During its time in France, the 42nd Division incurred one-out-of-sixteen casualties suffered by the American Army during the war. AVI SEC NO 1800-CO 9 3RD ROTC PROV, 7TH PROV TR REGT 1ST ROTC-CO 9 10TH PROV TR 1ST ROTC, 10TH PROV TR REGT 1ST ROTC-CO 4 15TH PROV TR, 15TH PROV TR REGT 1ST ROTC CO 5-2ND ROTC BTRY 1TO 5, COMPANY 8 E ROTC (Nat'l Guard), Camp Lee, Virginia, 2.28.1918-5TH Co ROTC, Ft. Olgethorpe, Georgia, 2.28.1918, 1ST CAS CO, 2ND PRCV REGT OTC CP-STU CO #4 SCH OFF QMC 157 DEPOY BRIG CP, STU CO #4 QMC REG ARMY-2ND STUDENT OFF TNG CO CP MEIGS, DET NG CA FORT MONROE-CAV TRNG SCH CPSTANLEY TX, CENTRAL CAV TRNG SCH CP STANLEY TX-49TH TR BTRY PA C O T S CP, ALABAMA POLY INST OR ROTC-UNIV CF CALIF OF M.S.T, POMOA COLLEGE ROTC-DET JR ROTC HIGH SCHOOL, DET ROTC JR HIGH SAN FRANCISCO-DET AT HOWARD UNIV, ROTC GEORGETOWN UNIV-GAMIR ACAD COLLEGE PARK, ROTC ST. MARYS COLLEGE-ROTC ROSE POLY INST, ROTC CONCORDIA COLLEGE-ROTC BANGOR HIGH SCH, ROTC UNIVERSITY OF MAIN-ROTC NEW BEDFORD HIGH SCH, ROTC HIGH SCHOOL WAKEFIELD MASS-ROTC MISS A M COLLEGE, GULF COAST MIT ACAD ROTC-MONTANA STATE COLLEGE, CORNWALL UNIV ROTC-A-T COLLEGE GREENSBORO NC, AGRI COLLEGE FARGO ND-OHIO STATE UNIV ROTC, ROTC UNIT HIGH SCHOOL HAMTON OHIO-GETTSBURG COLLEGE PA ROTC, ROTCGETTSBURG COLLEGE ROTC-ROTC THE CITADEL CHARLESTON SC, ROTC THE CITADEL-ROTC DET CASTLE HEIGHTS MIL ACAD, ROTC DET CASTLE HEIGHTS MIL ACAD-US SV DET ROTC NORWICH UNIV, US SV DET ROTC NORWICH UNIV-ROTC DL VA MIL INST, ROTC DL VA MIL INST-DEPT OF MILITARY SCIENCE & TACTICS ROTC, ROTC HQ UNIV OF WISCONSIN-ENLISTED DET DEPT OF MILITARY SCIENCE & ARTS ROTC, 1ST PHIL ENGR PROV CAMP EL-DRIDGE-CO K 1ST PHIL INF, 1ST PHIL ENGR PROV CO K-CO E 3RD PHIL INF, 3RD PHIL ENGR PROV CO F-MISC 4TH PHIL INF, 5TH INFANTRY P.N.G MACHINE GUN CO 20-2ND CO 1ST BN PS. 242Nd Engineer Battalion 15th 1941. 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