Division. "Train, No. [39] The division had great difficulty moving across the rivers and through the mountainous terrain, and the advance was slow. A non-commissioned officer, Sergeant Horace T. West, 33 years old, later confessed to the crimes in the first incident and was found guilty. [16] In August 1941, the 45th Infantry Division took part in the Louisiana Maneuvers, the largest peacetime exercises in U.S. military history. [47] On 4 June the 45th Division crossed the Tiber River below Rome, and entered the city along with other VI Corps troops. They worked their way up the East coast in their quest to reach Messina. Thank you so much!Katie Capra Geuin(i am new to this page and didn't see a way to send a message without replying to this one with the same subject line), [Moderation Note: Please see How To: Contact Another User], I checked the 29 June 1945 Division Roster as well as my General Orders' Worksheet and. The 45th Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit by the US Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1985. [105], The 45th Infantry Division, along with the 7th Infantry Division, fought off repeated Chinese attacks all along the front line throughout 1952, and Chinese forces frequently attacked Old Baldy Hill into the fall of that year. Circumstance may have prevented that. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW The 45th, in turn, was under constant artillery and mortar attack. When the three units arrived at Dachau, they discovered more than 30,000 prisoners in the overcrowded camp. 103rd Infantry Division, 15.08.1944-30.09.1944 & 06.10.1944-26.10.1944 In March 1945, the "Thunderbird" division crossed the Rhine River and headed southward. Re: Seeking roster for 45th Infantry Division Dave Kerr Nov 30, 2022 12:50 PM ( in response to Katie Geuin ) Katie, I checked the 29 June 1945 Division Roster as well as my General Orders' Worksheet and did not find your dad's name. (155mm Howitzer), 925th FA Battalion, 100th Infantry To access these records for the 1940s, you will need to either make an appointment to visit the, For more information about these records, please contact the National Archives at St. Louis (RL-SL) at, You may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgment as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RL-SL. I have two rosters of the 45th Division plus several Excel worksheets of men who served in the division. The division remained a National Guard formation until its downsizing in 1968. On 16 June, the 45th Division withdrew for rest in preparation for other operations. A Company), A Company, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, C Company, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, B Company, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, D Company, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, 3rd Chemical Mortar Battalion (less [94][98] Following its arrival, the division moved to the front line to replace the 1st Cavalry Division, who were then delegated to the Far East reserve, having suffered over 16,000 casualties in less than 18 months of fighting. Please type your message and try again. At the time, the 45th Infantry Division was comprised overwhelmingly of high school students or recent graduates and only about 60 percent of its divisional troops had conducted training and drills with the division for a year or more. . These pages are built and maintained by the World War II Recreation Association with membership in Northern Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Please check NARAs web page about COVID-19 updates for the latest information. I came on this site hoping to find a clue to Dad's whereabouts in Germany after crossing the Rhine, but I have to say I don't appreciate him being dismissed as every Tom, Dick, and Harry. [117] One soldier from the division, Charles George, was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving in Korea. 42nd Infantry Division - "The Rainbow Division" 43rd Infantry Division "Winged Victory Division" 44th Infantry Division 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird" 63rd Infantry Division "Blood and fire" 65th Infantry Division - "The Battle-Axe Division" 66th Infantry Division -"Black Panther Division" In later interviews with Charles Brandt, he divided such massacres into four categories: During World War II, the 45th Division fought in 511 days of combat. You may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgment as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RL-SL. Anyways if you see this his name was Clarence LaHayne and he was enlisted. No record of Clarence E. LaHayne in the June 1945 Roster of the 45th Infantry Division nor. [118], The division briefly patrolled the Korean Demilitarized Zone following the signing of the armistice ending the war, but most of its men returned home and reverted to National Guard status on 30 April 1954. That's the most information, all in one place, nailing things down to a specific place and time, that I've seen on Dad. These forts had been designed by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1893 to block access to the plain of Alsace. Up till now everything was basically small scattered pieces to the puzzle. 45th Infantry Division WWII Veteran Cap Black 5.0 (1) $2695 $7.49 delivery Fri, Dec 23 Arrives before Christmas 45th Infantry Division/Brigade 1 inch Enamel Pin $999 Save 15% when you buy $40.00 of select items FREE delivery Dec 22 - 28 Small Business 45th Infantry Division in the Sicilian Campaign, Part 2 by U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division Your relative might have been told at the time that his unit was liberating a Dachu camp and it just stuck that it was "the" Dachu camp instead of one of its many sub camps. By mid-February, the 45th was positioned astride the "Via Anziate," the road leading to Rome. One possible method of researching his assignments is to start with the morning resorts for the last unit to which he was assigned, which would be the HQ & HQ Company 290 Infantry Regiment. They took part in intense fighting during the invasion of Sicily and the attack on Salerno in the 1943 Italian Campaign. The first major German counterattack came in early February, was against the British 1st Division. [115] The ensuing Battle of Hill Eerie was one of a series of larger attacks by Chinese and North Korean forces which produced heavier fighting than the previous year had seen. The 45th Infantry Division guardsmen saw no major action until they became one of the first National Guard units activated in World War II in 1941. [84] Regardless, by mid-1950 the division had only 8,413 troops, less than 45 percent[n 1] of its full-strength authorization. [22] The division, now commanded by Major General Troy H. Middleton, a Regular Army soldier and highly distinguished World War I veteran, moved to the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation's Camp Patrick Henry to await combat loading on the transports. [112] Around that time, the 45th Infantry Division relinquished command of Old Baldy Hill to the 2nd Infantry Division. Raymond B Company, 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion 382. History. I'm trying to find information on my great grandfather's service in WWII. They returned home at the end of the war, which occurred on Armistice with Germany. After investigating the incident, the Army considered court-martialling several officers involved, but Patton successfully intervened. Washington, DC 20024-2126 [39], Allied forces conducted a frontal assault on the Gustav Line stronghold at Monte Cassino, and VI Corps, under Major General John P. Lucas from 20 September, was assigned to Operation Shingle, detached from the 15th Army Group to land behind enemy lines at Anzio on 22 January 1944. [55] The 45th Infantry Division, now commanded by Major General Robert T. Frederick, who had previously commanded the 1st Special Service Force, was reassigned to VI Corps on New Year's Day. [102] Additionally, in an effort to reduce the burden on the National Guard,[n 2] troops from the division were often replaced by enlisted and drafted soldiers from the active duty force. We would like to thank Crown Family Philanthropies and the Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation for supporting the ongoing work to create content and resources for the Holocaust Encyclopedia. 1st Cavalry . Division (less 3rd Battalion), 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Allied intelligence estimated that the island was defended by approximately 230,000 troops, the majority of which were drawn mostly from weak Italian formations and two German divisions which had been reconstituted after being destroyed earlier. Then the Wehrmacht mule drivers were given shovels and ordered to "dig their own shallow graves". The 42nd and 45th Infantry Divisions and the 20th Armored Division liberated Dachu, however there were many subcamps 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. & 02.11.1944 & 05.12.1944-28.12.1944, Hq & Hq Battery, 938th FA Battalion He also talked about some time in Italy and to the best of my knowledge (granted I am no expert) the 42nd was never in Italy. Slowly advancing through Italy, they fought in Anzio and the Beachhead breakout to the capture of Rome. Check out the people who helped make it possible! 79th Infantry Division, 03.01.1945-17.01.1945 & 22.01.1945-29.01.1945, 19th Armored Infantry Battalion, 14th [80] Its colors were returned to Oklahoma on 25 September of that year, formally ending the division's presence in Korea. The thunderbird is a symbol of the Southwestern Indians meaning sacred bearer of unlimited happiness. The 45th Infantry Division took the strongly defended city of Epinal on 24 September. Over the course of its history, the 45th Infantry Division sustained over 25,000 battle casualties, and its men were awarded ten Medals of Honor, twelve campaign streamers, the Croix de Guerre and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. If you see this and check out your roster I would love to know what you find. like the original poster my grandfather was originally in the army air corp as a belly gunner in I believe the B24, but was transferred to infantry after a perforated eardrum. [112], In early 1953, North Korean forces launched a large-scale attack against Hill 812, which was then under the control of K Company, 3rd Battalion, 179th Infantry. 9, commanded by Major Kirk A. Meaders, and carrying personnel of, our Third Battalion and five Officers and 95 Enlisted Men of the 120th, When I have time, Jon, I will look through the General Orders of the 180th. Does anyone in the family have his discharge papers that confirm he was a member. [17] The division was assigned to VIII Corps with the 2nd Infantry Division and the 36th Infantry Division, camped near Pitkin, Louisiana. Battalion. [34] Italian and German forces resisted fiercely at Motta Hill on 26 July, however, and for four days the 45th Division was held up there. Attachments [33] For most of the first two weeks while the division moved slowly north, it encountered only light resistance from Italian forces fighting delaying actions. The 45th Infantry Museum honors not just their service, but that of all Oklahomans. [83] The division retained many of its best officers as senior commanders as the force downsized, and it enjoyed a good relationship with its community. In 1963, the formation was reorganized in accordance with the Reorganization Objective Army Divisions plan, which saw the establishment of a 1st, 2nd and 3rd Brigade within the division. We saw many dead bodies on the ground. & 05.03.1945-15.03.1945 & 20.03.1945-25.03.1945 & 11.04.1945-10.05.1945, 1st Platoon, A Battery, 353rd AAA SL Battalion, 15.08.1944-25.08.1944 & 30.08.1944-09.11.1944 Headquartered mostly in Oklahoma City, the guardsmen fought in both World War II and the Korean War. Hoping to occupy as much of the country as humanly possible before the German Army could react, the U.S. Fifth Army prepared to attack Salerno. [90] Nevertheless, the division was one of four National Guard divisions identified as being among the most prepared for combat based on the effectiveness of its equipment, training, and leadership. [107] The division suffered its first casualty on 11 December 1951. [citation needed]. For more information, please refer to, Onsite Operations at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, We searched the National Archives Catalog and located, for Army units that may include morning reports of the component units of the 45th Infantry Division and the 3rd Infantry Division, as well as the 290 Infantry Regiment. Markham. Just that, no other details. I have been trying to find out more about my grandfathers service and think he might have been a part of the 45th and was hoping you might see this and be able to check for me. I have his army serial # as well if that would help. [86], At the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, the U.S. Army looked to expand its force again to prepare for major conflict. The following year, on 10 September 1946, the 45th Infantry Division was reconstituted as a National Guard unit. Cutting across the country, the unit was sent to southern France in August 1944. This is intended as a rememberance or memorial to those who served in the 45th Infantry Division. The 45th in this time was regarded as one of the better-trained National Guard divisions. I also examined the lists of names in the History of the Third Infantry Division without success. I had to show them his records, with our unit to prove that he was nowhere near Normandy in June 1944. He never claimed to have liberated Dauchau, just that he was there, no other details, and we only learned that toward the end of his life. Assignments The 45th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army, most associated with the Oklahoma Army National Guard, from 1920 to 1968. Group, 21.10.1944-24.10.1944 & 01.11.1944-11.11.1944, 15.08.1944-18.08.1944 & 19.09.1944-27.10.1944 Company Morning Reports. Sheeran claimed to have participated in numerous massacres and summary executions of German POWs, acts which violated the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 and the 1929 Geneva Convention on POWs. Army Unit Rosters and Unit Photos. [125], As of 1 August 1950, the division consisted of 698. To search PDF documents, download and open in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Adobe is unable to convert all 75 year old text to searchable text. I've always guessed that was possibly for convenience of shipping home. After entering the camp, the soldiers found boxcars filled with dead bodies of prisoners who had succumbed to starvation or last-minute executions, and in rooms adjacent to gas chambers they found naked bodies piled from the floor to the ceiling. Sheeran explained that by then, he "had no hesitation in doing what I had to do. When describing his first murder for organized crime, Sheeran recalled: "It was just like when an officer would tell you to take a couple of German prisoners back behind the line and for you to 'hurry back'. NPRC expects to eliminate this portion of the backlog by fall 2022, and restore their pre-pandemic response times of under ten days for these requests later this fall. In World War II, following stateside training at Camp Barkley, Fort Sill, Camp Devens, the 45th Infantry Division landed in Sicily on 10 July 1943. Mortar Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Division, 2nd Battalion, 411th Infantry Regiment, When it arrived in Korea, only half the division's manpower were National Guard troops, and over 4,500 guardsmen left between May and July 1952, continually replaced by more active duty troops, including an increasing number of African Americans. Some of those photos match the area where Operation Dragoon was executed. [42][44], One regiment of the 45th (the 179th Infantry) went ashore with the landings. Two regiments of the 45th (the 179th and 157th Infantry) were sent to the Aprilia sector to reinforce the British. After landing in France during Operation Dragoon, they joined the 1945 drive into Germany that ended the War in Europe. [43] Landing on schedule, VI Corps surprised the Germans, but Major General Lucas's decision to consolidate the beachhead instead of attacking gave the Germans time to bring the LXXVI Panzer Corps forward to oppose the landings. His name was William C. Dennard, enlisted in Houston, TX in October of '42. Rosters. After the North Korean People's Army invaded the Republic of Korea, four understrength U.S. divisions on occupation duty in Japan were rushed to South Korea to stand alongside the Republic of Korea Army. Headquartered for most of its history in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the guardsmen fought in both World War II and the Korean War. I've always wondered why there is a 3rd ID patch on his uniform when his discharge indicates 75th ID. ", This page was last edited on 9 January 2023, at 02:37. [124], Note: Similarity of dates for General Muldrow and commanders beginning with General Ruffner is because 45th Infantry Division, AUS, was retained in Korea while twin unit, 45th Infantry Division, NGUS, was activated in Oklahoma. The 45th Infantry Division was formed in 1924 from National Guard units in the southwestern United States. I know that the 45th, the 42nd, and the 3rd Divisions swept down through that area. [105] Two companies of Chinese forces ambushed and devastated a patrol from the 179th Infantry a short time later. [49] The 45th moved north to the Sarreguemines area and smashed through the Siegfried Line, on 17 March taking Homburg on the 21st and crossing the Rhine between Worms and Hamm on the 26th. [42][46] VI Corps was stopped at the "Pimlott Line" (the perimeter of the beachhead), and the fight became a battle of attrition. [104], The division remained as a unit of the Oklahoma National Guard, and participated in no major actions throughout the rest of the 1950s save regular weekend and summer training exercises. [37] Against stiff resistance, the 45th pushed to the Calore River after a week of heavy fighting. Regarding his Discharge showing him attached to the HQ CO 290 INF, (75th INF DIV), his personal effects include a 75th ID patch. Please type your message and try again. [49] The division was allowed a one-month rest, resuming its advance on 25 November, attacking the forts north of Mutzig. Headquartered for most of its history in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the guardsmen fought in both World War II and the Korean War. In retaliation, the 245th Tank Battalion sent nine tanks to raid Agok. It arrived on December 2, 1920 and redesignated as a Philippine Scout regiment the next day. In 1940, the "Thunderbird" division was reactivated and deployed in late June 1943 to North Africa. Some of the German troops were camp guards; the others were sick and wounded troops from a nearby hospital. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience as we balance mission-critical work and the safety of our staff during the pandemic. [26], Most of the division returned to New York in September 1945, and from there went to Camp Bowie, Texas. [94] The involvement of the National Guard in the fighting in Korea was further expanded when the 40th Infantry Division of the California Army National Guard received warning orders for deployment as well. [26] Nine soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during their service with the 45th Infantry Division: Van T. Barfoot,[72] Ernest Childers,[73] Almond E. Fisher,[74] William J. Johnston,[75] Salvador J. Lara,[76] Jack C. Montgomery,[77] James D. Slaton,[73] Jack Treadwell,[78] and Edward G. [63] Accounts conflict over what happened and over how many German troops were killed. [49] From 2 January 1945, the division fought defensively along the German border, withdrawing to the Moder River. Yeah, I've heard of that fire in 1973. For more information about these records, please contact the National Archives at St. Louis (RL-SL) at stl.archives@nara.gov. Malnutrition and disease were rampant, and corpses lay unburied. So he might have actually meant one of the subcamps which would increase the number of possible units. The 45th Infantry was originally a National Guard unit drawn from Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Every Tom, Dick and Harry in the Seventh Army and beyond, claimed to have liberated Dachau KZ on 29 April 1945 or to have. The division received seven distinguished unit citations and eight campaign streamers during the conflict. Men from the state militias of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma made up the division. [108], Initially, the division did not fare well, though it improved quickly. [56] During the next month, the division remained in Munich and set up collection points and camps for the massive numbers of surrendering troops of the German armies. The main goals of the World War II Recreation Association, 45th Infantry Division reenactors are to honor the veterans who served the United States Armed Forces in World War Two so that their legacy may live on, and to educate all within our reach about the history of our nation and our Armed Forces. [2] Also activated from division assets were the 45th Field Artillery Group, later redesignated the 45th Fires Brigade, and the 90th Troop Command. [45] For the next few months the 45th Infantry Division was mostly stuck in place, holding its ground during repeated German counterattacks, and subjected to bombardment from aircraft and artillery.[39]. "On 20 May, the Regiment was incorporated under the Dachau Area, Command. The 45th Infantry Division of the United States Army was a major formation of the Oklahoma Army National Guard from 1920 to 1968. Wilkin. Dad told us he was at Dachau. The division was organized as a full Armored Division in May and June 1942 under the command of . Keywords: Korean War, 45th Infantry Division, Thunderbirds. [104][n 3], By the time the division was in place, the battle lines on both sides had largely solidified, leaving the 45th Infantry Division in a stationary position as it conducted attacks and counterattacks for the same ground. If you havent already done so, we suggest that you request a copy of his, . Once this rest period was complete, the division was assigned to XV Corps for the final push into German territory. & 01.01.1945-16.02.1945 & 04.03.1945-09.05.1945, 191st Tank Battalion (less A Company & 3rd The 3rd Division was not directly involved in the liberation of Dachau, but Dad, if he was with the 3rd Division, could have been sent over to see the camp. [50] Against slight opposition, it spearheaded the drive for the Belfort Gap. I have to wonder why he would have that particular book. Lucas sent famed U.S. Army Ranger leader Colonel William Orlando Darby to assume command of the 157th Infantry, and the Germans were repulsed. Later that month, it was given 4,006 new recruits for its three infantry regiments and artillery assets, and each unit created a 14-week training program to prepare these new soldiers for combat. Please complete a GSA Standard Form 180 and mail it to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002. . It is curious that his draft card (Ancestry.com) has an annotated discharge date of 31 March 1946. He also claimed to have been at Dachau and talked about it to some detail when I was younger. [7], The 45th Infantry Division Museum is located in Oklahoma City, and includes a substantial collection of cartoons by World War II cartoonist Bill Mauldin, who served with it during the war. Dante's Inferno seemed pale compared to the real hell of Dachau. Please check NARAs web page about, The U.S. [105] The division was put under the command of Eighth Army's I Corps for most of the conflict. [39] During this time much of the division's artillery assets were attached to the 44th Infantry Division to provide additional support. & 01.11.1944-10.11.1944 & 01.12.1944-14.02.1945 & 05.03.1945-22.03.1945 45th Infantry Division. He died in 1966. [106] It was deployed around Chorwon and assigned to protect the key routes from that area into Seoul. [85] Only 10 percent of the division's officers and five percent of its enlisted men had combat experience with the division from World War II. These were the 7th Infantry Division, the 1st Cavalry Division, the 24th Infantry Division, and the 25th Infantry Division, which were all under the control of the Eighth United States Army. The 42nd and 45th Infantry Divisions and the 20th Armored Division liberated Dachu, however there were many subcamps 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. [13] After a long process of reviewing design submissions, a design by Woody Big Bow, a Kiowa artist from Carnegie, Oklahoma, was chosen for the new shoulder sleeve insignia. . [93][97] Nevertheless, it was not deployed to Korea until December 1951, when its advanced training was complete. Is the 3rd ID patch on his right or left shoulder (as he would have worn the uniform)? The 45th landed at Anzio, 22 January 1944, and for 4 months stood its ground against violent assaults. Campaigns of the 45th Infantry Division: Southern France, Campaigns of the 45th Infantry Division: Rhineland. 1912 - 1946 for Army units that may include morning reports of the component units of the 45th Infantry Division and the 3rd Infantry Division, as well as the 290 Infantry Regiment. Documents. [39] The 45th Infantry Division landed its 157th and 180th regimental combat teams and captured the heights of the Chaines de Mar before meeting with the 1st Special Service Force. and see if I can find a CIB for your dad. On April 20, it captured the city of Nuremberg and on April 30, Munich. On 16 February, a major German attack struck the 45th, and nearly broke through the 179th Infantry on 18 February. Our officials advised us that many of the others who had survived the trip had died since in the camp, and many more, although still alive, were starved beyond redemption. I've often thought he may have been attached to the 75th after they were sent south to the Colmar Pocket, and when that was over, and the 75th went back north, Dad was transferred out to - my best guess at the time - the 3rd Division. They took part in intense fighting during the invasion of Sicily and the attack on Salerno in the 1943 Italian Campaign. [32] As the division advanced towards its main objective to capture the airfields at Biscari, and Comiso, German forces were pushed back. The delegations of journalists and congressmen who had been viewing the Buchenwald concentration camp were quickly diverted to Dachau to see the camp. Rosters. As we visited Dachau we saw on a railroad sidetrack paralleling the main highway, and close to the gates of the prison camp, a train of cars which had been used to bring additional civilian prisoners to this camp. The terrain was difficult and the weather was poor in the region. If there is any information requested by the form that you do not know, you may omit it or provide estimates (such as for dates), but the more information you provide, the easier it will be to locate the correct file if it survived the fire. Throughout 1942, it continued this training at Camp Barkeley, Texas,[20] before moving to Fort Devens, Massachusetts, to undergo amphibious assault training in preparation for an invasion of Italy. AAA Group, 31.08.1944-10.11.1944 & 23.11.1944 &18.02.1945 The proximity of the US Army gave hope to the prisoners in the camp and to anti-Nazis outside it. Read more about the division insignia and there nickname. The following month, the division landed in Sicily, where it engaged Axis troops in combat. The 45th participated in its fourth assault landing, 15 August 1944, at St. Maxime in Southern France. The division was organized in 1923, and Oklahoma members camped together for the first time at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 1924. The 45th Infantry Division World War II in Germany. WW2 Order of Battle Medical Units. It will take considerably longer to eliminate the backlog on other types of requests, such as genealogical requests for complete copies of records. This tool uses JavaScript and much of it will not work correctly without it enabled. Please turn JavaScript back on and reload this page. Their bodies were left behind in various locations throughout Germany. The scene near the entrance to the confinement area numbed my senses. Lucas then moved the rest of the 45th Division to the left-center of the perimeter, at Aprilia and along the west branch of the Mussolini Canal. 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