The 45th Division next crossed the Zintzel River before pushing through the Maginot Line defenses. So he might have actually meant one of the subcamps which would increase the number of possible units. The 45th Infantry Museum honors not just their service, but that of all Oklahomans. [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. You may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgment as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RL-SL. Please turn JavaScript back on and reload this page. [36] The 45th Division spent a few days in that city, but on 1 August, the division was withdrawn from the front line for rest and rear-guard patrol duty,[26] after which the division was assigned to Major General Ernest J. Dawley's VI Corps, part of the U.S. Fifth Army, under Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, in preparation for the invasion of mainland Italy. [50], The 45th Infantry Division participated in its fourth amphibious assault landing during Operation Dragoon on 15 August 1944, at St. Maxime, in Southern France. Jive Software Version: 9.13.0.0 , revision: 20220815205735.50e1b0c.master, Seeking roster for 45th Infantry Division, Re: Seeking roster for 45th Infantry Division. If it is on the righthand side, as he wore it, then this means the unit he served with was attached to the 3rd ID during combat operations. In March 1945, the "Thunderbird" division crossed the Rhine River and headed southward. Please check NARAs web page about, The U.S. [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 local townspeople were brought in to give the dead prisoners a proper burial. In some of these cars there were more than enough to cover the floors. [29][30] Landing near Scoglitti, the southernmost U.S. objective on the island, the division advanced north on the U.S. force's eastern flank. 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. [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. They took part in intense fighting during the invasion of Sicily and the attack on Salerno in the 1943 Italian Campaign. Lucas sent famed U.S. Army Ranger leader Colonel William Orlando Darby to assume command of the 157th Infantry, and the Germans were repulsed. Although the information contained in the following pages is not specific to the 45th Infantry Division, it presents an accurate overview of each campaign. To access these records for the 1940s, you will need to either make an appointment to visit the National Archives at St. Louis or hire a researcher. Please type your message and try again. No record of Clarence E. LaHayne in the June 1945 Roster of the 45th Infantry Division nor. The scene near the entrance to the confinement area numbed my senses. [79] Soldiers of the division also received 61 Distinguished Service Crosses, three Distinguished Service Medals, 1,848 Silver Star Medals, 38 Legion of Merit medals, 59 Soldier's Medals, 5,744 Bronze Star Medals, and 52 Air Medals. [41] Until 9 January 1944, the division, now under Major General William W. Eagles (replacing Major General Middleton who, struck down with arthritis, was sent to England to command VIII Corps in the Normandy invasion), inched forward into the mountains reaching St. Elia, north of Monte Cassino, before moving to a rest area. 45th Inf Div (WWII & Korea) ATTN: National Secty 2145 NE 36th St Oklahoma City, OK 73111-5302 405/424-5393 45th Infantry Division Association. History. [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. Best of luck with your family research! The division received seven distinguished unit citations and eight campaign streamers during the conflict. The 45th participated in its fourth assault landing, 15 August 1944, at St. Maxime in Southern France. In Section 1, Item 1, where it asks which items you are requesting, please check Other and specify that you want the entire file. Screen shot attached. For more information see, Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests, Please be aware that NPRC is prioritizing the requests for separation documents needed by veterans and their dependents to prove eligibility for a variety of benefits. For more information about these records, please contact the National Archives at St. Louis (RL-SL) at stl.archives@nara.gov. The division remained a National Guard formation until its downsizing in 1968. Campaigns of the 45th Infantry Division: Naples-Foggia. [39] The division was then slated to move to the Pacific theater of operations to participate in the invasion of mainland Japan on the island of Honshu, but these plans were scrubbed before the division could depart after the surrender of Japan, on V-J Day. Documents. [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. The 45th Infantry Division guardsmen saw . Armored Division, 409th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry [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. They took part in intense fighting during the invasion of Sicily and the attack on Salerno in the 1943 Italian Campaign. Each car was loaded with emaciated human corpses . The 45th Infantry Division, Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico National Guards, the Thunderbirds, were a group of citizen soldiers who fought long and hard during World War II (Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe Campaigns), and still do today, as a Seperate Infantry Brigade. After linking up with the British Eighth Army, which had advanced from the south, the combined force, under the 15th Army Group, commanded by British General Sir Harold Alexander, was stalled when it reached the Gustav Line. The U.S. [125], As of 1 August 1950, the division consisted of 698. [4], On 19 October 1920, units of the Oklahoma National Guard were organized as part of the 45th Infantry Division, also manned with troops from Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. This Native American symbol became the division's insignia in 1939. The 45th Infantry Division was formed in 1924 from National Guard units in the southwestern United States. Up till now everything was basically small scattered pieces to the puzzle. Dante's Inferno seemed pale compared to the real hell of Dachau. [95], On 1 September 1950,[96] the 45th Infantry Division was activated as the first National Guard division to be deployed to the Far East theater since World War II. However, please note that these records are not online and NARA is not staffed to do this level of research for you. However, everyone at that time had heard of Dachu so it is what stuck in people's minds. [3] The Oklahoma National Guard units that would later become the 179th Infantry Regiment and 180th Infantry Regiment were assigned to the 36th Division and would earn a combat participation credit during the MeuseArgonne offensive in France as part of the 142nd Infantry. [38] On 10 September, elements of the division conducted its second landing at Agropoli and Paestum with the 36th Infantry Division, on the southernmost beaches of the attack. 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. [28], The division was subsequently assigned a lead role in the amphibious assault on Sicily, coming ashore on 10 July. Platoon, D Company), 47th Tank Battalion, 14th Armored Division, 47th Tank Battalion, 14th Armored Division (less Airborne Anti-Aircraft Artillery Armored Division Army's 1st - 15th Army Air Corps Artillery Band Cavalry Chaplain Corps Chemical Coast Artillery Corps Engineers Finance Corps General Staff Infantry Division Inspector General Department Intelligence Corps Judge Advocate General Corps Medical Corps Military . Also in that collection are two Army Air Corps patches - he started out in the Air Corps - and one USSTAF patch, which the Air Corps evolved into sometime prior to the crossing of the Rhine. With few provisions, almost 2,000 inmates died during the circuitous route that took them from Thuringia through Saxony to Czechoslovakia and into Bavaria. On April 29, 1945, three US Army divisions converged on the camp: the 42nd Infantry, the 45th Infantry, and the 20th Armored. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 Hometown - Argyle. [47] On 4 June the 45th Division crossed the Tiber River below Rome, and entered the city along with other VI Corps troops. & 1st Platoon, Recon Company). [32] The paratroopers, conducting their first combat jump of the war after six weeks of training in Tunisia, then set up to protect the 45th's flank against German counterattack, but without weapons to counter heavy armor, the paratroopers had to rely on support from the 2nd Armored Division to repulse the German Tiger I tanks. The 45th Infantry was originally a National Guard unit drawn from Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. 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. [35] After this, the division was allocated to drive towards Messina, being ordered by the Seventh Army commander to cover the distance as quickly as possible. PFC Donald E. Thompson, member of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 180th Infantry Regiment, per the 29 June 1945 Roster of the. Seventh Army, along with Free French forces, were able to advance north quickly. & 01.11.1944-10.11.1944 & 01.12.1944-14.02.1945 & 05.03.1945-22.03.1945 [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. 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. When the three units arrived at Dachau, they discovered more than 30,000 prisoners in the overcrowded camp. Under this Headquarters, the Regimental CP became the, George Fisher, in his superb "The Story of the 180th Infantry Regiment,", states "On June 9th, our Regiment was relieved of its mission of guarding, the Dachau Concentration Camp by the 72nd AAA Battalion. The first major German counterattack came in early February, was against the British 1st Division. [39] The division had great difficulty moving across the rivers and through the mountainous terrain, and the advance was slow. families that they liberated Dachu, when technically it was a subcamp called Kaufring II in Landsburg. 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 I always felt there was more than a random reason he would have that, though his name\photo is not in the book. [103] Though the division was no longer an "All-Oklahoma" unit, leaders opted to keep its designation as the 45th Infantry Division. View the list of all donors. Just days before, about 2,000 inmates evacuated on a death march from the Flossenbrg concentration camp had arrived at Dachau and the SS guards had forced almost 7,000 Dachau inmates to move southward. [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. the 45th infantry division, oklahoma, colorado, arizona and new mexico national guards, the thunderbirds, were a group of citizen soldiers who fought long and hard during world war ii (sicily, naples-foggia, anzio, rome-arno, southern france, rhineland, ardennes-alsace, and central europe campaigns), and still do today, as a seperate infantry Rosters. In their report delivered to Congress on May 15, 1945, the senators and representatives stated that. 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. [8] The 45th Infantry Division was then based around the 157th, 179th, and 180th Infantry Regiments. The Seventh Army was being disbanded and Patton had been appointed Military Governor of Bavaria, placing the matter in his hands. The female cooks were first allowed to leave unmolested, then Sheeran and his fellow GIs "ate what we wanted and soiled the rest with our waste". [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. I found that book on the 180th Regiment by George Fisher on line. [39] The division crossed the Danube River on 27 April, and liberated 32,000 captives of the Dachau concentration camp on 29 April 1945. On April 28, the day before liberation, a train bearing about 40 or so railway cars arrived at the camp. These offensives were conducted largely in order to secure a better position during the ongoing truce negotiations. [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. Error: You don't have JavaScript enabled. [108], Initially, the division did not fare well, though it improved quickly. You did what you had to do.". His discharge papers list him as part of HQ & HQ Company 290 Infantry, which, if I'm right was part of the 75th Division, but they were farther to the north, involved in the Bulge. At the end of World War II, it contained 89 divisions, but by 1950, there were just 10 active divisions in the force, along with a few reserve divisions such as the 45th Infantry Division which were combat-ineffective. [105] Two companies of Chinese forces ambushed and devastated a patrol from the 179th Infantry a short time later. The thunderbird is a symbol of the Southwestern Indians meaning sacred bearer of unlimited happiness. [48] Men of the 45th Division were the first Allied troops to reach the Vatican. Rosters for units serving in World War II from 1944 - 1946 were destroyed in accordance with Army disposition authorities. On Sunday, April 29th, 1945, the 3rd Battalion of the 157th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division liberated the Dachau concentration camp, near Munich, Germany. By mid-February, the 45th was positioned astride the "Via Anziate," the road leading to Rome. Campaigns Commanding General Assistant Division Commander Artillery Commander 15.08.1944 Almost immediately the Chinese launched a concentrated attack on the hill, overrunning the U.S. [32] As the division advanced towards its main objective to capture the airfields at Biscari, and Comiso, German forces were pushed back. They assumed he meant the more well known D-Day in Northern France in June 1944, but what he was actually talking about was the D-Day in Southern France in August 1944. It had left Buchenwald four weeks earlier on April 7 filled with more than 5,000 prisoners. [52][53] Soldiers of the 45th Infantry Division engaged the dispersed forces of German Army Group G, suffering very few casualties. The 45th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts, was an element of the Philippine Division, U.S. Army, based at Ft. McKinley. 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. 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. It arrived on December 2, 1920 and redesignated as a Philippine Scout regiment the next day. [110] Chinese troops were well dug-in and better trained than the troops of the inexperienced 45th, and it suffered casualties and frequently had to disengage when it was attacked. He died in 1966. Please check NARAs web page about COVID-19 updates for the latest information. [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. Anzio - Operation Shingle, 22 January- 24 May, 1944: The 45th began landing at Anzio on 22 January, 1944, with the 179th Regiment seeing the Division's first action of the campaign at Aprilia, also known as "the factory" on 27 January. Malnutrition and disease were rampant, and corpses lay unburied. 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. It is curious that his draft card (Ancestry.com) has an annotated discharge date of 31 March 1946. Keywords: Korean War, 45th Infantry Division, Thunderbirds. Is the 3rd ID patch on his right or left shoulder (as he would have worn the uniform)? On 30 January 1944, when VI Corps advanced from the beaches, it encountered heavy resistance and took heavy casualties. For more information, please refer to Onsite Operations at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. Campaigns of the 45th Infantry Division: Central Europe. 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. Due to drastic reductions in U.S. military spending following the end of World War II, these divisions were equipped with worn-out or obsolete weaponry and suffered from a shortage of anti-armor weapons capable of penetrating the hulls of the North Korean T-34 tanks. His discharge of course just general information, various theaters served in, listing him attached to HQ CO 290 INF, 75th DIV, but that didn't explain the 3rd DIV patch on his uniform. [24], The 45th Division sailed from the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation for the Mediterranean region on 8 June 1943, combat loaded aboard thirteen attack transports and five cargo attack vessels as convoy UGF-9 headed by the communications ship USSAncon. [105] In the spring, the division launched Operation Counter, which was an effort to establish 11 patrol bases around Old Baldy Hill. 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. 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. & 01.04.1945-10.05.1945, 636th TD Battalion (SP) (less C Company Veterans and next of kin of deceased veterans also may use eVetRecs to request records. [37][40], On 3 November it crossed the Volturno River and took Venafro. Calculated attempts to dehumanize and degrade German POWs. Send Email To NORA DREWRY. The division was organized as a full Armored Division in May and June 1942 under the command of . Sheeran told Brandt that, when a German soldier had just killed his close friends and then tried to surrender, he would often "send him to hell, too". [107] The division suffered its first casualty on 11 December 1951. So the stories that came down through the family where all about dad or grandpa's taking part in the D-Day landings on Normandy because they'd never heard about the ones in Southern France. [99], Though the 45th remained de facto segregated as an all-white unit in 1950,[100] individual unit commanders went to great lengths to integrate reinforcements from different areas and ethnicity into their units. If you havent already done so, we suggest that you request a copy of his, . Markham. [91] As a result, in February 1951, the 45th Infantry Division was alerted that it would sail for Japan. 79th Infantry Division, 03.01.1945-17.01.1945 & 22.01.1945-29.01.1945, 19th Armored Infantry Battalion, 14th On 23 May, VI Corps, now commanded by Major General Lucian Truscott, went on the offensive, breaking out of the beachhead to the northeast, with the 45th Division forming the left half of the attack. These small-unit actions made up the majority of the division's combat in Korea. Will order it. [42][44], One regiment of the 45th (the 179th Infantry) went ashore with the landings. For more information see Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests. [112] Around that time, the 45th Infantry Division relinquished command of Old Baldy Hill to the 2nd Infantry Division. Originally organized in the continental U.S. in 1917, this organization sailed to the Philippines with all of its records and colors. [citation needed]. 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division | American Battle Monuments Commission Cemeteries & Memorials Burial Search Education About Us News Data Multimedia Contact Us 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division Home 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division Legacy ID 27959 Legacy Alias The 45th landed at Anzio, 22 January 1944, and for 4 months stood its ground against violent assaults. [62] The cremation ovens, which were still in operation when the soldiers arrived, contained bodies and skeletons as well. 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