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Herbert Kriger 29th Infantry Division 115th Infantry Regiment Cannon Company
James Lockhart 29th Infantry Division 115th Infantry Regiment Company B
Richard J. Ford 29th Infantry Division 115th Infantry Regiment Company K
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D-Day on Omaha Beach 29th Infantry Division
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Activated: 3 February 1941. Overseas: 5 October 1942. Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe. Days of combat: 242. Distinguished Unit Citations: 4. Awards: MH-2 ; DSC-44 ; DSM-1 ; SS-854 ; LM-17; SM-24 ; BSM-6,308 ; AM-176. Commanders: Maj. Gen. Milton A.
Reckord (February 1941-January 1942) Returned to U. S.: 4 January 1946. Inactivated: 17 January 1946.
Combat Chronicle The 29th Infantry Division trained in Scotland and England for the crosschannel invasion, October 1942-June 1944. Teamed with the 1st Division, a regiment of the 29th (116th Infantry) was in the first assault wave to hit the beaches at Normandy on D-day, 6 June 1944. Landing on Omaha Beach on the same day in the face of intense enemy fire, the Division soon secured the bluff tops and occupied Isigny, 9 June. The Division cut across the Elle River and advanced slowly toward St. Lo, fighting bitterly in the Normandy hedge rows. After taking St. Lo, 18 July 1944, the Division joined in the battle for Vire, capturing that strongly held city, 7 August. Turning west, the 29th took part in the assault on Brest, 25 August-18 September 1944. After a short rest, the Division moved to defensive positions along the Teveren-Geilenkirchen line in Germany and maintained those positions through October. (In mid-October the 116th Infantry took part in the fighting at the Aachen Gap.) On 16 November the Division began its drive to the Roer, blasting its way through Siersdorf, Setterich, Durboslar, and Bettendorf, and reaching the Roer by the end of the month. Heavy fighting reduced Julich Sportplatz and the Hasenfeld Gut, 8 December. From 8 December 1944 to 23 February 1945, the Division held defensive positions along the Roer and prepared for the offensive. The attack jumped off across the Roer, 23 February, and carried the Division through Julich, Broich, Immerath, and Titz, to Munchen-Gladbach, 1 March 1945. The Division was out of combat in March. In early April the 116th Infantry helped mop up in the Ruhr area. On 19 April 1945 the Division pushed to the Elbe and held defensive positions until 4 May. Meanwhile, the 175th Infantry cleared the Klotze Forest. After VE-day, the Division was on military government duty in the Bremen enclave.
Assignments in the ETO: 22 October 1943: V Corps, First Army.
(The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950) |
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D-Day on Omaha Beach - After Action Report |
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29th Infantry Division - Headquarters Company 29th Infantry Division - 29th Signal Company 29th Infantry Division - 29th MP Platoon 29th Infantry Division - 29th Cavalry Rec. Troop 29th Infantry Division - 29th Quatermaster Company 29th Infantry Division - 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division - 175th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division - 121st Engineer Combat Battalion 29th Infantry Division - 104th Medical Battalion 29th Infantry Division - 110th Field Artillery Battalion 29th Infantry Division - 111th Field Artillery Battalion 29th Infantry Division - 224th Field Artillery Battalion 29th Infantry Division - 227th Field Artillery Battalion |
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Group Critique Notes, prepared by Lt. Col. S.L.A. Marshall (War Department, G.S.) - The D-Day experience of 29th Infantry Division on Omaha Beach: |
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29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Command Group 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Headquarters Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, A Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, B Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, C Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, D Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Command Group 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Headquarters Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, E Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, F Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, G Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, H Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Headquarters Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, I Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, K Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, L Company 29th Infantry Division - 116th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, M Company | |
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