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JOUR-J - UNITES 1st Infantry Division (Omaha Beach)
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A day later, on 7 December 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and, four days later, Germany declared war on the United States, thus bringing the United States into the conflict. The division was ordered to Camp Blanding, Florida, as quickly as trains could be gathered and winter weather permitted, and arrived on 21 February 1942. The division, now under Major General Donald C. CUBBISON, was there reorganized and refurbished with new equipment, being re-designated as the 1st Infantry Division on 15 May 1942. Within a week, the division was returned to its former post at Fort Benning, Georgia, from where it was expedited on 21 June 1942 to Indiantown Gap Military Reservation for wartime overseas deployment final preparation. The division, now under the command of Major General Terry ALLEN, a distinguished World War I veteran, departed the New York Port of Embarkation on 1 August 1942, arrived in Beaminster in south-west England about a week later, and departed 22 October 1942 for the combat amphibious assault of North Africa. As part of II Corps, the division landed in Oran, Algeria on 8 November 1942, and in July 1943, the division took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily. On 7 August 1943, Major General ALLEN was relieved of his command by Lieutenant General Omar BRADLEY, then commanding the II Corps. ALLEN was replaced by Major General Clarence R. HUEBNER who was, like ALLEN, a decorated veteran of World War I who had served with the 1st Infantry Division throughout the war. When that campaign was over, the division returned to England, arriving there on 5 November 1943 to prepare for the eventual invasion of Normandy. The division was assigned to V Corps of the U.S. First Army. The 1st Infantry Division and one regimental combat team from the 29th Infantry Division comprised the first wave of troops that assaulted German Army defenses on Omaha Beach on D-Day. |
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 Commanding General: Major General Clarence R. Huebner [voir le dossier] |
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| Assistant Commanding: Brigadier General Willard G. Wyman [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G-1: Lt. Colonel Charles S. Ware [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G-2: Lt. Colonel Robert F. Evans [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G-3: Lt. Colonel Frederick W. Gibb [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G-4: Lt. Colonel Clarence M. Eymer [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G-5: Lt. Colonel John M. Rogers, Jr [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaplain: Lt. Colonel Edward R. Waters [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16th Infantry Regiment: Colonel George A. Taylor [voir le dossier] |
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| Hq Company: Captain Stephen V. Ralph [voir le dossier] |
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| 1st Battalion: Lt. Colonel Edmund F. Driscoll [voir le dossier] |
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| Company A: Captain James L. Pence [voir le dossier] |
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| Company B: Captain Thomas N. Merendino [voir le dossier] |
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| Company C: Captain Victor Briggs [voir le dossier] |
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| Company D: Captain Polydore Dion [voir le dossier] |
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| 2nd Battalion: Lt. Colonel Herbert C. Hicks, Jr [voir le dossier] |
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| X.O.: Major William R. Washington [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hq Company: Captain Lawrence J. Bour [voir le dossier] |
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| Company E: Captain Edward F. Wozenski [voir le dossier] |
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| Company F: Captain John G. Finke [voir le dossier] |
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| Company G: Captain Joseph T. Dawson [voir le dossier] |
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| Company H: Captain Robert Irvine [voir le dossier] |
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| 3rd Battalion: Lt. Colonel Charles T. Homer, Jr [voir le dossier] |
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| X.O.: Major Eston T. White [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hq Company: Captain Alan R. Morehouse [voir le dossier] |
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| Company I: Captain Kimball R. Richmond [voir le dossier] |
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| Company K: Captain Anthony Prucnal [voir le dossier] |
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| Company L: Captain John R. Armellino [view folder] (WIA 6 June 44) |
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| Company M: Captain Emil V. Edmond [voir le dossier] |
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| 18th Infantry Regiment: Colonel George A. Smith, Jr [voir le dossier] |
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| 1st Battalion: Lt. Colonel Robert H. York [voir le dossier] |
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| 2nd Battalion: Lt. Colonel John Williamson [voir le dossier] |
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| X.O.: Major Elisha O. Peckham [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Company E: Captain Charles A. Penick, Jr [voir le dossier] |
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| Company F: Captain Orin W. Rosenberg [voir le dossier] |
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| Company G: Captain Gordon Jeffrey [voir le dossier] |
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| Company H: Captain Robert E. Murphy [voir le dossier] |
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| 3rd Battalion: Lt. Colonel Joseph W. Sisson, Jr [voir le dossier] |
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| X.O.: Major Frank Colacicco [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Company I: Captin Robert C. Hess [voir le dossier] |
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| Company L: Captain Frank N. Fitch, Jr [voir le dossier] |
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| 26th Infantry Regiment: Colonel John F. Seitz [voir le dossier] |
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| 1st Battalion: Lt. Colonel Francis J. Murdoch, Jr [voir le dossier] |
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| Company A: Captain Thomas W. Anderson [voir le dossier] |
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| Company D: Captain Robert Bridges [voir le dossier] |
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| 2nd Battalion: Lt. Colonel Derrill M. Daniel [voir le dossier] |
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| Company E: Captain Ozell L. Smooth [voir le dossier] |
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| Company F: Captain John J. Kelly, Jr [voir le dossier] |
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| Company G: Captain Albert G. Preston, Jr [voir le dossier] |
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| Company H: Captain James M. Libby [voir le dossier] |
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| 3rd Battalion: Lt. Colonel John T. Corley [voir le dossier] |
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| X.O.: Major James B. Carvey [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Company I: Captain John M. Semanchyk [voir le dossier] |
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| Company K: Captain Kendall Moultrap [voir le dossier] (WIA 6 June 44) |
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| Company L: Captain Billing [voir le dossier] |
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| Company M: Captain Uffner [voir le dossier] |
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| 1st Engineer Combat Bn.: Lt. Colonel William B. Gara [voir le dossier] |
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| X.O.: Major Thomas T. Crowley [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A Company: Captain Charles E. Murphy [voir le dossier] |
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| C Company: Captain Dave E. Stokley (WIA 9 June 44) [voir le dossier] |
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| 1st Medical Bn.: Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Blechfeld [voir le dossier] |
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| Company A: Captain Paul D. Hahn [voir le dossier] |
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| 1st Division Artillery: Brigadier General Clift Andrus [voir le dossier] |
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| 5th Field Artillery Bn.: Lt. Colonel Robert N. Tyson [voir le dossier] |
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| 7th Field Artillery Bn.: Lt. Colonel George W. Gibb [voir le dossier] |
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| Battery A: Captain Lemuel D. Thomas, Jr [voir le dossier] |
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| 32nd Field Artillery Bn.: Lt. Colonel Edward S. Bechtold [voir le dossier] |
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| Major Ralph L. Paddock [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Battery A: Captain David C. Haight [voir le dossier] |
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| Battery B: Captain Francis E. Silva, Jr [voir le dossier] |
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| Battery C: Captain Harry E. Barratt [voir le dossier] |
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| 33rd Field Artillery Bn.: Lt. Colonel Walter J. Bryde [voir le dossier] |
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| 1st Military Police Pl.: Major Thomas F. Lancer [voir le dossier] |
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| 1st Signal Company: Captain Herbert H. Wiggins [voir le dossier] |
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| 1st Reconnaissance Troop: Captain William Blake [voir le dossier] |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment - Journal |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, Headquarters Company - After Action Report |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, Cannon Company - After Action Report |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Headquarters Company - After Action Report |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Anti-Tank Platoon - After Action Report |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, A Company - Account |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, B Company - Account |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, D Company - Account |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Headquarters Company - Account |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, F Company - After Action Report |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, F Company - Account |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, G Company - After Action Report |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, G Company - Account |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, H Company - Account |
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| 16th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, L Company - Account |
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| 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion - Journal |
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| 1st Medical Battalion, A Company - After Action Report |
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