The battalion participated in combat operations throughout northern Europe until V-E Day. The cities are difficult to make out but hopefully you can figure most of them comparing them to a more detailed map. 1.) John G. C. Brown (11/4/45), Campaign Credits: Tunisia.Nov. 17, to May 13, 1943, Naples - FoggiaSep. 9, 1943 to Jan. 21, 1944, Rome Arno.Jan. 22,to Sept. 9, 1944, RhinelandSept. 15, 1944 toMar. [29], The 9th Infantry Division as well as other units pressed across the Rhine into the bridgehead gradually expanded their perimeter until German resistance collapsed on 25 March. Courtesy of Carol Davis Gamble (*) NOTE: MAY ISSUE IS A LARGE FILE May, 19899 Pages April, 19908 Pages (*) June, 1994..9 Pages (*) Feb, 1995..10 Pages Dec, 20008 Pages (*). The battalion participated in combat operations throughout northern Europe until V-E Day. A jeep and trailer driving pass two knocked out Type 89Bs. Starting bid: US $4.99 [ 0 bids] Shipping: $0.80 Standard . Association for it's members. Details consisting of personnel from A and B companies provided security for San Pablo airfield. The other 2 tanks continued down the road but on their return trip they were knocked out, one by the battalion supply detail and the other by Pfc. Ultimately, the 746th supported the 9th Division's crossing of the Roer in the 1st Infantry Division sector at Winden on 26 February, and attacked the German flank by advancing south toward Nideggen and Thum. 714th Airborne Tank Battalion 82nd Airborne Division (1950 - 1954) The M29 probably belonging to the 17th Infantry Regiment. 5th Squadron, 73d Cavalry Regiment(Airborne Thunder) Constituted 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as Headquarters Company, 76th Tank Battalion. One of those 36 officers was . October 21: [13][14] On 11 June, the battalion was relieved from the 4th Infantry Division and attached to the 90th Infantry Division. [3][17] After the tactical situation had been restored, the battalion was once again given a brief opportunity to rest and refit. (national service with the 575th Marine Battalion and Army HQ), and a Johns Hopkins University graduate. 11.) M4A1 #28 Man O War advancing through the village of Julita with a Filipino civilian guide was with the armored column which captured the San Pablo Airfield. It was relieved of attachment to the Division on May 7 and moved to Pont du Cheliff, Algeria under control of I Armored Corps. The tanks and crews were probably transferred to other tank battalions and the battalion was then deactivated with the remaining personnel transferred to other units. awards & promotions)(*). November 1: 6 as indicated in this AAR entry. Military Catalog, Sales, Discounts & more. 5.) would you prefer to make some invite posts on my weblog? Did you proudly serve in 76TH TANK BATTALION 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION? Damulaan, and a platoon of 767th Tank Battalion light tanks at Damulaan was the only. We raced volkswagens on our time off and we'd go to the range and shoot all day. Film: Allied Newsreel MacArthur Lands at Leyte, Philippines 1944. Note the chains on the jeep tires. Thanks for making it possible!" During WWI, Japan occupied the Marshall Islands which in 1920 were combined with other former German territories to form the South Pacific Mandate. In the meantime, the division received orders reattaching them to VII Corps and ordering them east to catch up with the advancing front and the medium tank companies had to move out without benefit of refitting. Only Company D was able to move to a centralized assembly area, and ten of its tanks dropped out of the road march en route. November 3: Company: 313th Field Artillery Battalion: 76th Infantry Division: 313th Infantry Regiment: 772nd Tank Battalion: 314th Field Artillery Battalion: 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion: 314th Infantry Regiment . TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. During the period from May 11, 1944 to June 10 the Battalion was attached no less than eleven times, each one for combat. The San Pablo airfield was secured on December 7. 4.) Harbor Defenses Christmas 1941 Menu - A 20 page mainly pictorial document reviewing the military units stationed around the San Fransico, California area. Have not found any information if this tank was ever or will be restored. The Battalion continued in close support of the 34th Division until February 22, when it was relieved after having suffered heavy casualties in personnel and tanks. Sign up to receive our newsletter regarding Veterans, Reunions, Military, Veteran Benefits, Military Pictures, Jokes, Military History, By 29 July, although German resistance in the sector began to crumble, the battalion had suffered another 55 casualties and was pulled from the line to refit. These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. The 756th Tank Battalion was attached to the 3d Infantry Division at Qualiano, near Naples on June 19, as the Division was preparing for its part in the invasion of southern France. [12], The companies reverted to battalion control on 910 June. It was used by the IJA and IJN Special Naval Landing Force. B Company 776 Tank Destroyer Battalion In Combat, by James A. Montgomery - A detailed history with crew photos (including ID's, location and date), a company photo/roster, commendation letters and additional photos. December 4: C Company personnel left for a work detail at Yellow Beach #1 south of Dulag. The 9th Infantry Division and with it the 746th Tank Battalion came out of the line on 15 November to become First Army reserve. Battled German Nordwind offensive around Rimling, France, in January 1945, where they claimed first Jagdtiger destroyed on Western front. Operations Instructions - Documents from the NARA. 13.) Roster) (*), Dec. 1-31, 194433 Pages (Journal - Pt. They were attempting to follow up on the penetration to the second belt of the Western Wall made in the vicinity of Schevenhtte in which Company A participated. At this point, the 9th Infantry Division was pulled from this headlong eastward advance and attached to III Corps to move north to prevent an expected German breakout from the eastern perimeter of the Ruhr pocket in the vicinity of Winterburg.[29][30]. Its training stations were Camp Chaffee, Ark., Louisiana Maneuvers, the Mojave Desert, and Camp Cooke, CA. In 1944, the 767th Tank Battalion supported the US 7th Infantry Division during two campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO). 1st platoon at Dulag waiting transportation to Baybay, west coast of Leyte. AFAIK, the 767th TB was not a segregated tank battalion. https://web.archive.org/web/20090811141647/http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/p672_1.pdf, "World War II Divisional Combat Chronicles 9th Infantry Division", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=746th_Tank_Battalion_(United_States)&oldid=1122376714, Armor battalions of the United States Army, Tank battalions of the United States Army, Military units and formations established in 1942, Military units and formations disestablished in 1945, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Each company consisted of a headquarters section which, along with a small headquarters staff also included two tanks for the company commander and executive officer; three five-tank platoons; and, in the medium tank companies, a single 105 mm assault gun. Tank C-44 had a really bad day. It arrived in New York on 25 October. Equipment 12.85: 6900 men, 24 BMD 1979/1, 8 BMD 1981/2, 243 BMD-1, 30 122mm D-30. The tankers had found the first days in combat in France very trying. The attack was blunted within a day, but fighting continued until the German leadership called off the attack on 11 August. Transferred to southern France in SeptemberOctober 1944, during which they drew M36's. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. Issued M10's while still in the States. After an experimental period, the 104th Parachute Regiment of 76th Airborne Division became the first Russian Ground Forces regiment that was fully composed of professional soldiers . During the Battle for Leyte Gulf (October 23-26), Dulag was used as an emergency airfield for stranded US naval planes due to out of fuel, battle damage or their carrier was put out of action. It served primarily as an attachment to the 9th Infantry Division, but fought alongside numerous other units as well. It then moved in March 1944 to Castlemartin Range, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, where it conducted live fire and maneuver training at the company level and below. The M5 Stuart tanks of Company D were considered too light to be able to operate independently in the heavily compartmented bocage in Normandy, so the battalion commander decided to break the company up and attach one platoon from Company D to each of the medium tank companies, ostensibly as flank security. The 746th Tank Battalion was activated at Camp Rucker, Alabama on 20 August 1942 as the 746th Tank Battalion (Medium), drawing its initial cadre of officers from the 760th Tank Battalion[5] and an additional six officers and 135 enlisted men from the 70th Tank Battalion. Become a co-author and You can: add information; edit sections; . D Company HQ section (2 light tanks) reported to San Pablo for security. [13] In operations with the 90th Infantry Division, the tankers noted the hesitation in the division leadership and high casualties suffered by the infantry that they were supporting. [24], The 746th was organized to support an attack by the 9th Infantry Division on 17 December to consolidate their positions west of the Roer River. During this period, a platoon of Company B was tasked to dash to the western coast of the peninsula and on 18 June, upon reaching the west coast at Barneville-Carteret, cut off all German forces on the peninsula. Military Police Platoon. 124th Tank Battalion; 175th Reconnaissance Battalion; 656th Sapper Engineer Battalion; 728th Signals Battalion; 1682nd Material Support Battalion; Thank you for every other informative blog. These missions quickly became the routine and the battalion transitioned from war to peace, which became official on 8 May 1945. Japanese had twin 127mm guns on each end of the island plus 80mm guns on the ocean and lagoon sides. German resistance, however, had so completely collapsed that the tankers mission was to assist the infantry in collecting bypassed German troops moving east, identify and guard key installations in the southern Harz Mountains, and to control civilians, displaced persons, and freed Allied prisoners of war. After 30 mininutes on Carlson, one tank was out of action due to a mechanical failure. An hour later, one of the tanks returned and it was knocked out. Watched the one video in color about Kwajalein. At the time the 746th went into action at Normandy, the assault gun platoon was still equipped with standard M4 Sherman tanks. October 24: The 761st Black Panthers was the African-American TB which fought in the ETO. Photo 2: Albert A. Liegel (HQ Co.) is shown kneeling, fifth from right in the front row. The 6th Armored Division was created February 15, 1942 at Fort Knox, Kentucky and was made up almost entirely of citizen draftee soldiers. [8][36] The 746th Tank Battalion was inactivated at Camp Shanks, New York, on 26 October 1945. Revamped August 20th, 2021. Note the track grousers and the top section of the wading trunk laid flat across the engine deck. Several techniques were experimented with to reduce the German bunkers, with combined infantry-armor attacks behind smoke screens showing the most success. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 Contact us. Personal Narratives - These were written by a former veteran of the 776th, during the 1970's, in response to questions he recieved from the author doing research for an upcoming book on U. S. tank destroyer forces. 2, Incl. Hey Mike. Tho tank companies oleo did i''.ght driving and pro.cticed steep hill climbing in preparation for the perrline op erations. Sep. 26-Oct. 31, 19439 Pages (Includes casualty report), Oct. 31-Nov. 30, 19438 Pages (Includes casualty report), Nov. 1-28, 1943.15 Pages (Messages only), Nov. 1-30, 1943.31 Pages (Journal - includes casualties & messages)(*), Dec. 3-31, 1943..16 Pages (Journal - includes casualties & messages)(*), Jan. 1-31, 1944.4 Pages (Includes casualty list), Jan. 1-31, 194423 Pages (Journal - includes casualties & messages)(*), Feb. 1-29, 1944..23 Pages (Journal - includes casualties & messages)(*), Mar. An Informal History of the 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion. Initially the 9th Infantry Division made good progress, covering 10 miles in two days (an advance unheard of in the bocage),[16] but German efforts to restore stability to their front caused resistance to stiffen. Appears to have been taken after the war in Germany or Austria. Debarked vicinity of Cappaci, Italy, beginning 19 September, 1943. A lot of times its tough to get that perfect balance between usability and appearance. Ended war in Ehrwald, Austria. The large number of track grousers were definitely required on Leyte. Accompanied by Filipino troops, the division supported by the 767 tank battalion was fiercely opposed by elements of the Japanese 20th Infantry Regiment,16th Infantry Division. The 1944 US invasion of the Marshall Islands was the first US assault on actual Japanese territory during WWII. Posted with permission from Tom Montgomery, son of James Montgomery who served as a radio operator in a platoon command half-track. "After Action Report, 746th Tank Battalion June December 1944". Note barely visible in the background is probably a D Company M3A1 or M5A1 Stuart tank. Although the 767th battalion did not knock out any of these tanks, they must have drove past them along the Dulag -Burauen road after they left their bivouac area later that morning. When the attack began, the 767th battalion probably did not send any tanks to aid the infantry due to no orders or requests and it would have been risky at night with trigger happy GIs firing at anything that moved. 1-31, 1944..16 Pages (Journal)(*), Apr. [31] Initially, the tank companies supported the infantry regiments in reducing the Harz Pocket, and the tankers reported resistance ranging from light small arms fire to heavy concentrations of tank gun and artillery fire, depending on the situation. [25] By 18 December the division's advance toward the Roer was halted in order to respond to the German offensive. Arrived Casablanca, Morocco, 25 January, 1943. The battalion headquarters remained attached to the 4th Infantry Division. October 26: 2nd platoon and Maintenance section of D company left Baybay at 0730 hours and proceeded north along the coast to Damulaan where bivouac was made. 2nd platoon and Maintenance section of D company left Burauen at 0500 hours for Baybay on the southwest coast of Leyte where they were attached to the 32nd infantry regiment, 7th Infantry Division camp at 1200 hours. By 1944, these tanks were obsolete and only had been used as tractors to clear and roll the airstrips. The battalion suffered relatively light casualties from the short bombs which landed among the American troops, and moved out immediately after the bombing, with the medium tank companies attached to the three regimental combat teams of the 9th Infantry Division. However, even in that role, the light tanks were considered ineffective. They did not receive the 105 mm assault gun equipped tanks until the first week of July 1944. 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion Unit History: On 21 December, 1941, a provisional antitank battalion of the 76th Field Artillery Brigade was activated as the 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion. U.S. 107, Headquarters Fifth Army, dated December 15, 1943. Field and March Orders - Various orders issued between October 1943 and December 1944. If you served in B Company, 76th Tank Battalion (90mm), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. The foliage around the islands were mostly destroyed by the massive aerial bombing and pre-invasion naval bombardment. Company C, supporting the 39th Infantry Regiment in division reserve did not cross until 10 March. The battle of Leyte was the beginning of Operation Musketeer, General MacArthurs Liberation of the Philippines Islands. Not all the pages in the AAR are legible and it also contained a lot of entries pertaining to equipment statuses, personnel promotions, transfers and GIs reporting to the hospital. December 20: 12.) NOTE - THESE FILES ARE LARGE, Unit History Part 1 - Pages 1 to 52 (Distinctive Unit Insignia on Cover, Memoriam and photos), Unit History Part 2 - Pages 52 to 106 (Includes photos, campaign list, citations, awards, station list, roster and maps). The medium tank companies were equipped with. Courtesy of Tom Hubred. It is a circular port for ejecting spent shell casings and it is missing the plug or cover. 22.) Activated 31.10.68 in Brest, Brest Oblast, as a mobilisation division, to replace the 30th Guards Motorised Rifle Division, which was transferred to Czechoslovakia.. [7][8] Upon arrival in Great Britain, it shipped by train to Fairford, England. 23.) Fort Drum has served as a major training center for reserve component forces, and units of the New York Army National Guard rank among the post's most . ". The document also includes the menu for their Christmas dinner and a roster of men of the 56th Coast Artillery, which is where James A. Montgomery was stationed at the time. "I was a medic with the 76th Armored Medical Battalion, 6th . For a view of the war from a TD veterans perspective, you can order a hardbound copy of the book for $20.00 (including U.S. postage) from: Thomas A. Montgomery, 515 Vinnedge Ct., Fairfield, OH 45014. Find D Company, 76th Tank Battalion (90mm) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. Pyramidal tents were setup in the battalion areas in Burauen. The Headquarters Company included the battalion headquarters staff, both officers and enlisted men; an assault gun platoon, consisting of three Sherman tank variants armed with a 105 mm assault gun; a mortar platoon, equipped with three half-track mounted 81 mm mortars; a reconnaissance platoon with five quarter-ton peeps (jeeps); and the headquarters tank section consisting of two tanks for the battalion commander and operations officer. Africa/Italy Route Map Europe Route Map. C Company M4A1 #58 Lucky Tiger and is followed by Miss Dinah on Ebeye on February 4. 1st platoon Company D left Dulag by water transportation (LCM) for Baybay. Various issues include a mix of group and individual photos, reunion minutes, financials, letters from 776th members, unit news and a bit of unit history. We were stationed in Germany in 1975 through 1978. [7], The 746th embarked in New York on 29 January 1944 aboard the RMS Aquitania and arrived at Gourock, Scotland on 9 February 1944. While attempting to land on the muddy landing strip at Dulag, 8 out of 40 naval planes crashed. These were written by a former veteran of the 776th, during the 1970's, in response to questions he recieved from the author doing research for an upcoming book on U. S. tank destroyer forces. This is my ad free non-profit blog of my research notes on military history since April 2018. After conducting reconnaissance, the battalion supported the division's assault following the axis Jngersdorf-Dren. Fought in area of Maknassy and Ferryville, Tunisia. [25] Company A joined the 47th Infantry Regiment when it was detached from the division and attached directly to V Corps to reinforce the northern shoulder of the American lines. Tank battalions KWAJALEIN ATOLL 1944, Operation Flintlock. Courtesy of Tom Hubred. As a result, 15 of the Shermans fell out due to track and suspension failure during the 250km road march to Nordhausen on 1314 April. December 10: Unit History:On 21 December, 1941, a provisional antitank battalion of the 76th Field Artillery Brigade was activated as the 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion. Now it appears they were settling in for the duration. Supported French 2d Armored Division advance to Strasbourg in November. 69th Tank Battalion. The hole on the side of the turret is not a shell hole which knocked out the tank. Video: Type 89 Otsu Tank at Aberdeen Ordnance Museum. HERES HOW YOU CAN HELP WITH THE RESEARCH! Courtesy of Tom Hubred. The Battalion supported the 34th Division on the first and second attempts at crossing the Rapido River, the second of which, on January 29, was successful. Provided courtesy of Tom Hubred. We talked on the phone several times in the last few years, and finally we were able to meet in El Paso, TX for a short visit. HQ Co Merit Svc Unit Plaque & auth personnel, Medical Detachment History, June 30, 1945. Except for two brief periods with the 103rd Infantry Division, the 756th remained with the 3d Division for the rest of the war. A platoon from the 7th Reconnaissance Troop patrolled the road between Baybay and Damulaan and a platoon of 767th Tank Battalion Stuart tanks at Damulaan were the only US armor on the west coast of Leyte at that time. U.S. This M4A1 is equipped with T48 Chevron tracks. addyede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143 = addyede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143 + 'tankdestroyer' + '.' + 'net'; The battalion headquarters was attached to the 9th Infantry Division on 17 June. Thank you for signing up for the VetFriends Newsletter! Two D company M3A1 Stuart tanks landed on Beach White 2 on Ennylobegan Island (Carlos). Fought in area of Maknassy and Ferryville, Tunisia. Note the number 3 on the M10 turret. Part 1.15 Pages Part 2.14 Pages. Your email address will not be published. It first joined the 3d Infantry Division after it left Fort Lewis on August 4, 1942, at Fort Ord, California, at it was there it took its first amphibious training. 1st platoon on west coast of Leyte. A disabled M4A1 on the Dulag-Burauen Road (3,000 yards west of Julita). "Vandal Scandal" - Newsletter published by the unit in Dec, 1942, while they were stationed at Camp Hood, Texas. Courtesy of Tom Montgomery. 1-30, 1944..34 Pages (Journal - includes casualties & messages)(*), Jul. The albums are so large that they needed to be divided into sections for easier download. Based on some of the photos this may not be true or it is a segregated tank battalion. In their close cooperation with the infantry, the tankers now demonstrated they were an experienced veteran combat unit. The scout car was probably a Kurogane Type 95 belonging the commander and armed only with a MG. Articles for tag: 69th Tank Battalion. A pair of M3A1s watching each other backs. The 17th Infantry supported by the 767th was moving north along the Burauen Dagami road while the 382nd Infantry, US 96th Infantry Division was approaching from the east on the road between Dagami and Tanauan. [13] This initial relationship with the 9th Infantry Division was to become a habitual relationship, and the battalion would maintain a close operating relationship with it for most of the remainder of the war in Europe. General Orders - Issued by the 63rd and 103rd Infantry Divisions for awards to unit personnel. Tank Destroyer . [4], Breaking through the first band of the Western Wall by late September 1944, the 9th Infantry Division, and along with it the 746th Tank Battalion, were the first of numerous American units to find themselves in the dark, disorienting woods and hilly terrain of the Hrtgen Forest. Some pages are difficult to read. All rights reserved. December 7: Company D, along with the reconnaissance and mortar platoons and selected support elements landed ashore in the early morning hours of 7 June. Mitsubishi developed an air-cooled diesel engine and built the new model Type 89B Otsu which went into production in 1933. Larger versions of the individual images are available by request. Aided capture of Mannheim, Heidelberg, and Ulm, Germany, and crossed Danube in April 1945. The battalion received its first training at Fort Lewis as part of the IX Corps. I must say you have done a very good job with this. Lessons were learned the hard way as infantry and armor worked together against tough German resistance. The tanks were rearmed and maintenance performed while the crews got some chow and then sleep (if possible). In April 1980, B Company, 76th Engineer Battalion (Combat Heavy) was reassigned here from Fort Meade, Md. No content can be used unless consent has been given by TankDestroyer.net. Volume Two has been released as of December 6th (2022). The 3rd Battalion, 73rd Armored Regiment was first constituted on 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as the 76th Tank Battalion. Published at the end of the war by the men of the unit and printed by Anton Pustet in Salzburg, Austria. Note that tank #13 in the background has a white star on the lower front hull. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. B Company 776 Tank Destroyer Battalion In Combat, by James A. Montgomery - A detailed history with crew photos (including ID's, location and date), a company photo/roster, commendation letters and additional photos. [23], On 57 December, the battalion supported the 9th Infantry Division's move back into the line to relieve the 1st Infantry Division in the vicinity of Eschweiler-Nothberg. Company B remained with the 60th Infantry Regiment as they were attached to the 104th Infantry Division to hold the hard-won ground around Eschweiler and Dren. I called the number ans wow he was blown away when he found out who I was. Some sources state that the colors were red/white. This M4A1 was probably HQ tank No. The book is large so it is provided in two parts. EM in this AAR segment stands for Enlisted Men. In other words, the tank crews were doing busy work and were assigned guard duty. Recon Company Personnel - Photo showing small group of Recon Company personnel. This unit was redesignated on 8 May 1941 as the 756th Tank . Four D company M3A1s landed on Beach Yellow 2 on Enubuj Island (Carlson). This battalion was the first unit to employ the M10 Tank Destroyer in combat in the PTO on Kwajalein Island and later . One plane load of paratroopers were lost when the paratroopers jumped their anchor line failed causing their parachutes not to deploy. (*). Route Maps - A set of two maps showing the route the 776th took while in Africa/Italy and then Europe. The gun was probably a Type 38, 90 or 95 75mm field gun. US armor on the west coast of Leyte at that time. Film: WW2 Philippine Operations, Leyte, 20 October 1944. [19], As they crossed into Germany, the 746th encountered its first organized resistance since breaking out of Normandy when they began to probe the Western Wall (Siegfried Line). Decal Sheet containing #28 Man O War: youve an ideal blog here! The vests look very much like dark blue and white. On 5 November 1943, the 767th was attached to the US 7th Infantry Division consisting of the 17th, 32nd and 184th Infantry Regiments and then began training with the infantry. In January 1944 it moved from Camp Pickett to the embarkation point at Camp Shanks, New York for deployment to Europe. 16.) Lt Col Bedford Hayne Forrest. Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 (1982). Also courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. Five L-5 Sentinel light reconnaissance planes and one C-47 transport on the airfield were destroyed. The remainder of the battalion went to Fort Dix, New Jersey on November 28, 1942, for further staging. The US 11th Airborne Division relieved the 7th Infantry Division, minus the 17th Infantry. During the night, most of the Ki-57 transports were shot down enroute. Later it became a major base and staging area for B-24 equipped 11th Bombardment Group, 30th Bombardment Group and the F-5 (P-38 Lightning) equipped 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron. The first combat commitment of the 756th was at Paestum on September 17, attached to the 45th Infantry Division. B Company supporting the 184th Infantry Regiment landed on Red Beach 1 while A Company supporting the 32nd Infantry Regiment landed on Red Beach 2. I'm the first to ever contact him. Posted with permission from Tom Montgomery, son of James Montgomery who served as a radio operator in a platoon command half-track. For the invasion of the Kwajalein atoll (January 31 to February 4), the US Marines landed on Roi and Namur islands on the north side of the atoll. The 7th Infantry Division was ordered to relocate to Baybay for the advance north to Ormoc. A Japanese scout car then sped down the road and its passengers killed 2 GIs and wounded 3 others. 18.) Find B Company, 76th Tank Battalion (90mm) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. [35] By 18 September 1945, the battalion was relieved of its occupation duties and prepared to return to the United States. 20 th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade Division - Volgograd - (The unit was converted into a division in December 2021) Volumes Three and Four are still being written. Teishin Shudan (Raiding Group) was a Japanese special forces/airborne unit during WWII. Where The ID panels were discontinued after this invasion. Are you looking for someone who is or was in 76TH TANK BATTALION 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION? The After its capture a few days earlier, US engineers began to improve and widen the runway which later became a major base with revetments and taxiways on the sides of the landing strip. 21.) [19] The battalion supported the division as it continued to moved first north in support of the encirclement of Mons, crossing into Belgium on 2 September between Fourmies and Chimay. Issued M10's while still in the States. I went over this website and I think you have a lot of excellent info , saved to favorites (:. Decal Sheets containing #58 Lucky Tiger: 1/35: Bison Decals 35070 US M4A1 Sherman in the Pacific, 1/35: ToRo Model 35D57 PTO Sherman tanks vol.2, 1/48: ToRo Model 48D22 PTO Sherman tanks vol.2, 1/72: ToRo Model 72D45 PTO Sherman tanks vol.1. If you can help us identify any of the men in the photos, please contact us at: This email address is being protected from spambots.

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