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D-Day on Omaha Beach

29th Infantry Division

 

 

Order of battle on Omaha Beach

 

Commanding General

Assistant Commanding

G-1

G-2

G-3

G-4

G-5

Chaplain

Surgeon

Major General Charles H. Gerhardt

Brigadier General Normand D. Cota

Lieutenant Colonel Cooper B. Rhodes

Major Paul W. Krznarich

Lieutenant Colonel William J. Witte

Lieutenant Colonel Louis M. Gosom

Captain Asa B. Gardiner

 

 

 

115th Infantry Reg.

Hq Company

1st Battalion

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A Company

B Company

C Company

D Company

2nd Battalion

Hq Company

E Company

F Company

G Company

H Company

3rd Battalion

Hq Company

I Company

K Company

L Company

M Company

Colonel Eugene N. Slappey

1st Lieutenant Frank D. Bergstein

Lieutenant Colonel Richard C. Blatt

Captain David F. Mentzer, Jr

Captain John M. Ryan

Captain Leroy Weddle

Captain Frank Bowen

Captain George B. Nabb, Jr

Lieutenant Colonel William E. Warfield

Captain Richard P. Scott

Captain Waldo E. Schmitt

Captain Robert J. Kaiser

1st Lieutenant Livingston Eaddy

Captain Angelo W. Onder

Major Victor Gillespie

Captain Jacobs L. Jones

Captain William L. Spry

Captain Louis I. Hille

Captain Arthur D. Lawson

Captain Arthur George B. Fowler

 

 

116th Infantry Reg.

Hq Company

1st Battalion

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A Company

B Company

C Company

D Company

2nd Battalion

Hq Company

E Company

F Company

G Company

H Company

3rd Battalion

Hq Company

I Company

K Company

L Company

M Company

Colonel Charles D. Canham

Captain Joseph A. Rice

Lieutenant Colonel John A. Metcalfe

Captain Thomas J. Callahan

Captain Taylor Fellers (KIA 6 June 44)

Captain Ettore V. Zappacosta (KIA 6 June 44)

Captain Berthier B. Hawks

Captain Walter O. Shilling

Major Sidney V. Bingham, Jr

Captain Charles R. Cawthon

Captain Lawrence A. Madill (KIA 6 June 44)

Captain William Callahan

Captain Eccles Scott

Captain George Boyd

Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence E. Meeks

Captain Archibald A. Sproul

Captain Jack Flora

Captain William G. Pingley, Jr

Captain Charles W. East

Captain Charles Kidd

 

175th Infantry Reg.

Hq Company

1st Battalion

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A Company

B Company

C Company

D Company

2nd Battalion

Hq Company

E Company

F Company

G Company

H Company

3rd Battalion

Hq Company

I Company

K Company

L Company

M Company

Colonel Paul R. Goode

Captain Henry J. Reed

Lieutenant Colonel Roger S. Whiteford

Captain Guy G. Griffin, Jr

Captain Joseph E. Mueller

Captain Jack Brashears

Captain Alexander Pouska, Jr

Captain Miles C. Shorey, Jr

Lieutenant Colonel Millar G. Bowen

Captain Louis J. Curl, Jr

Captain Lawrence E. Maddox

Captain Robert M. Miller

Captain Kearney Slingluff

Captain Edward A. Gill

Lieutenant Colonel Edward A. Gill

Captain Paul T. Freund

Captain Frank J. McKenna

Captain John T. King III

Captain Alvin W. Hobbs

1st Lieutenant Thomas C. Emlo

 

 

121st Engineer Combat Bn.

Hq Company

A Company

B Company

C Company

Lieutenant Colonel Robert P. Ploger

Captain Henry E. Lewis

Captain Christian L. Martin

Captain Edward L. Humphrey

Captain Svend A. Holmstrup (KIA 6 June 44)

 

104th Medical Bn.

A Company

B Company

C Company

Lieutenant Colonel Arthur N. Ericksen

Captain Raymond F. Conway

Captain Lester L. Kolman

Captain John S. William

 

29th Division Artillery

Brigadier General William H. Sands

 

110th Field Artillery Bn

Hq Company

A Battery

B Battery

C Battery

Lieutenant Colonel Purley  Cooper

Captain James R. McCarthy

Captain William H. Beeler

Captain Charles C. Cole

Captain Arthur L. Flinner

 

111th Field Artillery Bn

Hq Company

A Battery

B Battery

C Battery

Lieutenant Colonel Thornton L. Mullins (KIA 6 June 44)

Captain William L. Decamps

Captain Jack R. Wilson

Captain John Hodges

Captain Louis A. Shufford

 

224th Field Artillery Bn

Hq Company

A Battery

B Battery

C Battery

Lieutenant Colonel Clinton E. Thruston, Jr

Captain Harry J. Mathews

Captain Arnold J. Young, Jr

Captain Delos H. Mathiesen

Captain Harry Ostler

 

227th Field Artillery Bn

Hq Company

A Battery

B Battery

C Battery

Lieutenant Colonel Neal W. Harper

Captain Robert M. Gobder

Captain Doyle E. Conrad

Captain George F. Weidl

Captain Walter J. Rakow

 

29th Military Police Pl.

 

29th Signal Company

 

29th Reconnaissance Troop

 

Major Vern E. Johnson

 

Captain Arba G. Williamson

 

Captain William H. Puntenney

 

 

Never Forget

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