D-DAY
ORDER OF BATTLE
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        Provisional Ranger Group
          2nd Ranger Battalion
          5th Ranger Battalion
        3rd Armored Tank Group
          741st Tank Battalion
          743rd Tank Battalion
          745th Tank Battalion
          747th Tank Battalion
        Special Engineer Task Force
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          299th Engineer Cbt. Bn.
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            336th Engineer Cbt. Bn.
            348th Engineer Cbt. Bn.
            61st Medical Battalion
            210th MP Company
            294th J.A.S.C.O.
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            7th Naval Beach Battalion
            147th Engineer Cbt. Bn.
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            203rd Engineer Cbt. Bn.
            60th Medical Battalion
            214th MP Company
            293rd J.A.S.C.O.
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        58th Field Arty Battalion
        62nd Field Arty Battalion
        81st Chemical Battalion
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          Pathfinders
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        6th Armored Group
          70th Tank Battalion
          746th Tank Battalion
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          24th Cavalry Sq.
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          531st Engineer Shore Rgt
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          449th MP Company
          286th J.A.S.C.O.
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          Operation Tonga
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OMAHA BEACH - 1st Infantry Division

D-Day - Order of battle
Commanding General: Major General Clarence R. Huebner

Clarence R. Huebner

Willard G. Wyman

George A. Taylor

Edmund F. Driscoll

Victor Briggs

Hicks Herbert C., Jr

Edward F. Wozenski

Joseph Dawson

Charles T. Homer, Jr

Kimball Richmond

John R. Armellino

William B. Gara

Clift Andrus

George W. Gibb
Assistant Commanding: Brigadier General Willard G. Wyman
G-1 : Lt. Colonel Charles S. Ware
G-2: Lt. Colonel Robert F. Evans
G-3: Lt. Colonel Frederick W. Gibb
G-4: Lt. Colonel Clarence M. Eymer
G-5: Lt. Colonel John M. Rogers, Jr
Chaplain: Lt. Colonel Edward R. Waters
Surgeon:
   
  16th Infantry Regiment: Colonel George A. Taylor
      Hq Company:
    1st Battalion: Lt. Colonel Edmund F. Driscoll
      Hq Company:
      A Company: Captain James Pence
      B Company: Captain Thomas Merendino
      C Company: Captain Victor Briggs
      D Company: Captain Polydore Dion
    2nd Battalion: Lt. Colonel Herbert C. Hicks, Jr
      Hq Company:
      E Company: Captain Edward F. Wozenski
      F Company: Captain John Finke
      G Company: Captain Joseph Dawson
      H Company: Captain Robert Irvine
    3rd Battalion: Lt. Colonel Charles T. Homer, Jr
      Hq Company:
      I Company: Captain Kimball Richmond
      K Company: Captain Anthony Prucnal
      L Company: Captain John R. Armellino (WIA 6 June 44)
      M Company: Captain Everitt L. Booth (WIA 6 June 44)
   
  18th Infantry Regiment: Colonel George A. Smith, Jr
      Hq Company:
    1st Battalion: Lt. Colonel Robert H. York
      Hq Company:
      A Company:
      B Company:
      C Company:
      D Company:
    2nd Battalion: Lt. Colonel John Williamson
      Hq Company:
      E Company:
      F Company: Captain Orin W. Rosenberg
      G Company: Captain Gordon Jeffrey
      H Company: Captain Robert E. Murphy
    3rd Battalion: Lt. Colonel Courtney P. Brown
      Hq Company:
      I Company:
      K Company:
      L Company:
      M Company:
   
  26th Infantry Regiment: Colonel John F. Seitz
      Hq Company:
    1st Battalion: Lt. Colonel Francis J. Murdoch, Jr
      Hq Company:
      A Company:
      B Company:
      C Company:
      D Company: Captain Robert Bridges
    2nd Battalion: Lt. Colonel Derrill M. Daniel
      Hq Company:
      E Company:
      F Company:
      G Company:
      H Company:
    3rd Battalion: Lt. Colonel John T. Corley
      Hq Company:
      I Company: Captain Semanchyk
      K Company: Captain Moultrap (WIA 6 June 44)
      L Company: Captain Billing
      M Company: Captain Uffner
   
  1st Engineer Combat Bn.: Lt. Colonel William B. Gara
      Hq Company:
      A Company:
      B Company:
      C Company: Captain Dave E. Stokley (WIA 9 June 44)
   
  1st Medical Bn.: Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Blechfeld
      Hq Company:
      A Company:
      B Company:
      C Company:
   
  1st Division Artillery: Brigadier General Clift Andrus
    5th Field Artillery Bn.: Lt. Colonel Robert N. Tyson
      Hq Company:
      A Battery:
      B Battery:
      C Battery:
    7th Field Artillery Bn.: Lt. Colonel George W. Gibb
      Hq Company:
      A Battery:
      B Battery:
      C Battery:
    32nd Field Artillery Bn.: Lt. Colonel Edward S. Bechtold
      Hq Company:
      A Battery:
      B Battery:
      C Battery:
    33rd Field Artillery Bn.: Lt. Colonel Walter J. Bryde
      Hq Company:
      A Battery:
      B Battery:
      C Battery:
   
  1st Military Police Pl.: Major Thomas F. Lancer
  1st Signal Company:
  1st Reconnaissance Troop: Captain William Blake