The Regimental, Command Post was moved into Dachau and training began. Division (105mm Howitzer), 01.12.1944-03.12.1944 & 20.01.1945-07.02.1945, 12.03.1945-20.03.1945 & 30.03.1945-01.04.1945, 06.11.1944-09.11.1944 & 28.11.1944-05.12.1944, 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry [87][88], Initially, the division was used to provide a pool of reinforcements for the divisions which had been sent to the Korean War theater, and in January 1951 it provided 650 enlisted fillers for overseas service. families that they liberated Dachu, when technically it was a subcamp called Kaufring II in Landsburg. It's like a window back in time. A non-commissioned officer, Sergeant Horace T. West, 33 years old, later confessed to the crimes in the first incident and was found guilty. [104], The division remained as a unit of the Oklahoma National Guard, and participated in no major actions throughout the rest of the 1950s save regular weekend and summer training exercises. [79] Soldiers of the division also received 61 Distinguished Service Crosses, three Distinguished Service Medals, 1,848 Silver Star Medals, 38 Legion of Merit medals, 59 Soldier's Medals, 5,744 Bronze Star Medals, and 52 Air Medals. Check out the people who helped make it possible! Some of those photos match the area where Operation Dragoon was executed. [31] After initially encountering resistance from armor of the Hermann Goering Division, the division advanced, supported by paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Regimental Combat Team, part of the 82nd Airborne Division, who landed inland on 11 July. [7] It was one of four National Guard divisions to be federalized on that day, alongside the 30th, the 41st and 44th Infantry Divisions, originally for a one-year period. 45th Infantry Division. If it is on the righthand side, as he wore it, then this means the unit he served with was attached to the 3rd ID during combat operations. The number of POWs taken by the 45th Division during its almost two years of fighting totalled 124,840 men. His name was William C. Dennard, enlisted in Houston, TX in October of '42. When describing his first murder for organized crime, Sheeran recalled: "It was just like when an officer would tell you to take a couple of German prisoners back behind the line and for you to 'hurry back'. [17] The division was assigned to VIII Corps with the 2nd Infantry Division and the 36th Infantry Division, camped near Pitkin, Louisiana. Campaigns of the 45th Infantry Division: Rome-Arno. [39] It would remain in the area for a month waiting for other units to catch up before crossing the Mortagne River on 23 October. These were the 7th Infantry Division, the 1st Cavalry Division, the 24th Infantry Division, and the 25th Infantry Division, which were all under the control of the Eighth United States Army. I think that means he would have been in one of the artillery units for the 45th Infantry Division, but I don't know where to find a roster to check. These small-unit actions made up the majority of the division's combat in Korea. Nora Drewry wrote on January 10, 2014. [112] Around that time, the 45th Infantry Division relinquished command of Old Baldy Hill to the 2nd Infantry Division. The following year, on 10 September 1946, the 45th Infantry Division was reconstituted as a National Guard unit. As the 45th Infantry Division completed its drive on Munich, the unit was ordered to liberate the Dachau concentration camp. B Company), 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion (less Sheeran explained that by then, he "had no hesitation in doing what I had to do. [80] Instead of comprising units from several states, the post-war 45th was an all-Oklahoma organization. Does anyone in the family have his discharge papers that confirm he was a member. Ray, John F Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 482. [94] The involvement of the National Guard in the fighting in Korea was further expanded when the 40th Infantry Division of the California Army National Guard received warning orders for deployment as well. Battles & Campaigns of World War II Combat load of Infantry SoldierSicily After landing in France during Operation Dragoon, they joined the 1945 drive into Germany that ended the War in Europe. Then the Wehrmacht mule drivers were given shovels and ordered to "dig their own shallow graves". Send Email To NORA DREWRY. In addition to burying the dead, the Allied forces attempted to help and comfort the survivors with food, clothing and medical assistance. [102] Additionally, in an effort to reduce the burden on the National Guard,[n 2] troops from the division were often replaced by enlisted and drafted soldiers from the active duty force. You did what you had to do.". The 45th Infantry was originally a National Guard unit drawn from Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. [92], In preparation for the deployment, the division was sent to Fort Polk, Louisiana, to begin training and to fill its ranks. [37][40], On 3 November it crossed the Volturno River and took Venafro. [24] Also assigned to the division were the 158th, 160th, 171st, and 189th Field Artillery Battalions, the 45th Signal Company, the 700th Ordnance Company, the 45th Quartermaster Company, the 45th Reconnaissance Troop, the 120th Engineer Combat Battalion, and the 120th Medical Battalion. Due to drastic reductions in U.S. military spending following the end of World War II, these divisions were equipped with worn-out or obsolete weaponry and suffered from a shortage of anti-armor weapons capable of penetrating the hulls of the North Korean T-34 tanks. [105], The 45th Infantry Division, along with the 7th Infantry Division, fought off repeated Chinese attacks all along the front line throughout 1952, and Chinese forces frequently attacked Old Baldy Hill into the fall of that year. I know it is old but thought Id try to reach out. WW2 Order of Battle Medical Units. If you provide your dad's name, I can check it. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW last revision document.write(document.lastModified). Casualty figures for the 45th Infantry Division, European theater of operations: The 45th Infantry Division gained its nickname, "Thunderbird" division, from the gold thunderbird. I also examined the lists of names in the History of the Third Infantry Division without success. One possible method of researching his assignments is to start with the morning resorts for the last unit to which he was assigned, which would be the HQ & HQ Company 290 Infantry Regiment. Raymer, Joe US Navy 419. Click the image to view the campaign. The following month, the division landed in Sicily, where it engaged Axis troops in combat. [62] The cremation ovens, which were still in operation when the soldiers arrived, contained bodies and skeletons as well. The 45th Infantry Division, Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico National Guards, the Thunderbirds, were a group of citizen soldiers who fought long and hard during World War II (Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe Campaigns), and still do today, as a Seperate Infantry Brigade. Campaigns of the 45th Infantry Division: Naples-Foggia. 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division | American Battle Monuments Commission Cemeteries & Memorials Burial Search Education About Us News Data Multimedia Contact Us 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division Home 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division Legacy ID 27959 Legacy Alias A Company), A Company, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, C Company, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, B Company, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, D Company, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, 3rd Chemical Mortar Battalion (less . [64] Some veterans of the 45th Infantry Division have said that only 30 to 50 German soldiers were killed and that very few were killed trying to surrender, while others have admitted to killing or refusing to treat wounded German guards.[65]. It arrived on December 2, 1920 and redesignated as a Philippine Scout regiment the next day. The terrain was difficult and the weather was poor in the region. Primarily I'm looking for a roster of the 45th Division, but also interested in the same for the 3rd Division. Please complete a GSA Standard Form 180 and mail it to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002. [26] Nine soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during their service with the 45th Infantry Division: Van T. Barfoot,[72] Ernest Childers,[73] Almond E. Fisher,[74] William J. Johnston,[75] Salvador J. Lara,[76] Jack C. Montgomery,[77] James D. Slaton,[73] Jack Treadwell,[78] and Edward G. In the 45th Division Bill Mauldin 45th Division NewsAngelo Casertano UnknownWilson Kale UnknownHerb Alexander 120th QuartermasterEloy Bacca C/ 120th EngineersErnesto Padilla F/ 120th EngineersAllan Osbourne Sr UnknownHistory B Company 120th Medical Bn. [39] The 45th Infantry Division landed its 157th and 180th regimental combat teams and captured the heights of the Chaines de Mar before meeting with the 1st Special Service Force. [6] The division was formed and federally recognized as a National Guard unit on 3 August 1923 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. . 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird" 1939 and before 1939 - present The 45th Infantry Division served for 511 days in Combat in the European African Middle Eastern Theater; during this time they served in the campaigns of SICILY , NAPLES-FOGGIA , ANZIO , ROME-ARNO , SOUTHERN FRANCE , RHINELAND , ARDENNES-ALSACE, and CENTRAL EUROPE. After the North Korean People's Army invaded the Republic of Korea, four understrength U.S. divisions on occupation duty in Japan were rushed to South Korea to stand alongside the Republic of Korea Army. Originally organized in the continental U.S. in 1917, this organization sailed to the Philippines with all of its records and colors. To access these records for the 1940s, you will need to either make an appointment to visit the, For more information about these records, please contact the National Archives at St. Louis (RL-SL) at, You may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgment as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RL-SL. In retaliation, the 245th Tank Battalion sent nine tanks to raid Agok. Dad's photo or name is not in the book. [55] The 45th Infantry Division, now commanded by Major General Robert T. Frederick, who had previously commanded the 1st Special Service Force, was reassigned to VI Corps on New Year's Day. [10], The 45th Infantry Division engaged in regular drills but no major events in its first few years, though the division's Colorado elements were called in to help quell a large coal mining strike. These offensives were conducted largely in order to secure a better position during the ongoing truce negotiations. In practice, the military institutionally recognized the Korea unit as the only "official" division, and most of the returning Oklahoma guardsmen were either separated from the Guard at the end of their enlistments or remained in inactive reserve status. Veterans and next of kin of deceased veterans also may use eVetRecs to request records. Veterans and next of kin of deceased veterans also may use eVetRecs to request records. B Company, 325th Engineer Combat Assignments [14] The new insignia featured the Thunderbird, another Native American symbol, and was approved in 1939. The reenacting unit attends living history displays and tactical events throughout the region. Their bodies were left behind in various locations throughout Germany. The female cooks were first allowed to leave unmolested, then Sheeran and his fellow GIs "ate what we wanted and soiled the rest with our waste". The 45th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army, most associated with the Oklahoma Army National Guard, from 1920 to 1968. [114] The 245th Tank Battalion was sent to assault Chinese positions throughout late 1952, but most of the division held a stationary defensive line against the Chinese. They had few soldiers left, very little ammunition, and even food was running out in some places. [2] Also activated from division assets were the 45th Field Artillery Group, later redesignated the 45th Fires Brigade, and the 90th Troop Command. I have his army serial # as well if that would help. Please type your message and try again. Anyways if you see this his name was Clarence LaHayne and he was enlisted. As we visited Dachau we saw on a railroad sidetrack paralleling the main highway, and close to the gates of the prison camp, a train of cars which had been used to bring additional civilian prisoners to this camp. After Action Reports. By the time the 45th Infantry Division made it into Germany, the German army was in bad shape. Inside this website you will find over 100 pages of Maps History and Photographs of the World War Two Thunderbirds. Headquartered for most of its history in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the guardsmen fought in both World War II and the Korean War. In conjunction with the reenacting unit is a Venturing Crew of the Boy Scouts of America, allowing members of the unit who are under 18 years of age to participate in events. I have been trying to find out more about my grandfathers service and think he might have been a part of the 45th and was hoping you might see this and be able to check for me. They worked their way up the East coast in their quest to reach Messina. In many cases where personnel records were destroyed in the, , proof of service can be provided from other records such as morning reports, payrolls, and military orders, and a certificate of military service will be issued. Based in Oklahoma City and one of the first National Guard units to be activated for World War II, from the shores of France and all the way to Berlin liberating Dachau along the way, they later served in the brutal Korean War. But the mule drivers were shot and buried in the holes they had dug. [39] The division was then reassigned to V Corps, under the command of Major General Leonard T. Gerow, for its next advance. [28], The division was subsequently assigned a lead role in the amphibious assault on Sicily, coming ashore on 10 July. [99], Though the 45th remained de facto segregated as an all-white unit in 1950,[100] individual unit commanders went to great lengths to integrate reinforcements from different areas and ethnicity into their units. I have a newspaper clipping from the local paper that he had informed his parents that he had been transferred to the infantry - from the Air Corp/Air Force - of course there would be no mention of what unit he was transferred to, and this was during the winter of '44, when they were pulling men from all branches to fill the line. This explains the book he had on the 180th Regiment. The following month, the division landed in Sicily, where it engaged Axis troops in combat. [112], In early 1953, North Korean forces launched a large-scale attack against Hill 812, which was then under the control of K Company, 3rd Battalion, 179th Infantry. German soldiers began surrendering to the Allies in large groups; 325,000 soldiers and civilians . Almost immediately the Chinese launched a concentrated attack on the hill, overrunning the U.S. . Some of the German troops were camp guards; the others were sick and wounded troops from a nearby hospital. Dad was not given to bragging about his three years in Europe. [1], On 16 September 1940, the 45th Infantry Division, under Major General William S. Key, was federalized from state control. Allied intelligence estimated that the island was defended by approximately 230,000 troops, the majority of which were drawn mostly from weak Italian formations and two German divisions which had been reconstituted after being destroyed earlier. Armored Division, 409th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry He also talked about some time in Italy and to the best of my knowledge (granted I am no expert) the 42nd was never in Italy. One story I often share to illustrate how we have to look at the stories left by soldiers and their families helps illustrate the problem. [59][60][61], In a third incident, the Army considered court-martialling several officers of the 157th Infantry Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Felix L. Sparks after servicemen were accused of massacring German soldiers who were surrendering at the Dachau concentration camp in 1945. The Dachau massacre and other reprisal killings of concentration camp guards and trustee inmates. According to the regimental After Action Report of May 1945. the 1st and 2nd Battalions were assigned to guard duty at KZ Dachau. The 179th Infantry and a tank battalion of CCA tried to recapture Aprilia but were repulsed. The Division fought defensively along the German border, withdrawing to the Moder River. Two regiments of the 45th (the 179th and 157th Infantry) were sent to the Aprilia sector to reinforce the British. [24], The 45th Division sailed from the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation for the Mediterranean region on 8 June 1943, combat loaded aboard thirteen attack transports and five cargo attack vessels as convoy UGF-9 headed by the communications ship USSAncon. However, please note that these records are not online and NARA is not staffed to do this level of research for you. Rosters for units serving in World War II from 1944 - 1946 were destroyed in accordance with Army disposition authorities. At the time, the 45th Infantry Division was comprised overwhelmingly of high school students or recent graduates and only about 60 percent of its divisional troops had conducted training and drills with the division for a year or more. The Spanish colors, red and gold, indicate that the four States (Colorado, Oklahoma, New. & 05.03.1945-15.03.1945 & 20.03.1945-25.03.1945 & 11.04.1945-10.05.1945, 1st Platoon, A Battery, 353rd AAA SL Battalion, 15.08.1944-25.08.1944 & 30.08.1944-09.11.1944 The division remained a National Guard formation until its downsizing in 1968. However, please note that these records are not online and NARA is not staffed to do this level of research for you. It had left Buchenwald four weeks earlier on April 7 filled with more than 5,000 prisoners. [95], On 1 September 1950,[96] the 45th Infantry Division was activated as the first National Guard division to be deployed to the Far East theater since World War II. Every Tom, Dick and Harry in the Seventh Army and beyond, claimed to have liberated Dachau KZ on 29 April 1945 or to have. A row of small cement structures near the prison entrance contained a coal-fired crematorium, a gas chamber, and rooms piled high with naked and emaciated human corpses. Following Sicily the division landed at Salerno and Anzio, as part of the forces in the taking of Italy. [52][53] Soldiers of the 45th Infantry Division engaged the dispersed forces of German Army Group G, suffering very few casualties. Against this, the Allies planned to land 180,000 troops,[27] including the 45th Infantry Division, which was assigned to Lieutenant General Omar Bradley's II Corps, part of the U.S. Our History Department collects Veteran information for this website and the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. It is curious that his draft card (Ancestry.com) has an annotated discharge date of 31 March 1946. We have every reason to believe him, because he was not the kind to tell stories just to make himself look good. NPRC expects to eliminate this portion of the backlog by fall 2022, and restore their pre-pandemic response times of under ten days for these requests later this fall. The majority of the 45th ID GIs who returned in September 1945 were discharge Nov. - Dec. 1945. [49] On 30 September the division crossed the Moselle River and entered the western foothills of the Vosges, taking Rambervillers. Courtesy of the 45th Infantry Division Museum. I came on this site hoping to find a clue to Dad's whereabouts in Germany after crossing the Rhine, but I have to say I don't appreciate him being dismissed as every Tom, Dick, and Harry. While Sheeran's unit was climbing the Harz Mountains, they came upon a Wehrmacht mule train carrying food and drink up the mountainside. [39] The division crossed the Danube River on 27 April, and liberated 32,000 captives of the Dachau concentration camp on 29 April 1945. Group, 21.10.1944-24.10.1944 & 01.11.1944-11.11.1944, 15.08.1944-18.08.1944 & 19.09.1944-27.10.1944 Hey Dave, Im new to this site and stumbled across this thread. I checked the 1944 and 1945 Division rosters (45th Div. [16] In August 1941, the 45th Infantry Division took part in the Louisiana Maneuvers, the largest peacetime exercises in U.S. military history. His name was Donald E. Thompson, PFC. Although the information contained in the following pages is not specific to the 45th Infantry Division, it presents an accurate overview of each campaign. That's the most information, all in one place, nailing things down to a specific place and time, that I've seen on Dad. I'm trying to find information on my great grandfather's service in WWII. He also claimed to have been at Dachau and talked about it to some detail when I was younger. I found that book on the 180th Regiment by George Fisher on line. 103rd Infantry Division, 15.08.1944-30.09.1944 & 06.10.1944-26.10.1944 [118], The division briefly patrolled the Korean Demilitarized Zone following the signing of the armistice ending the war, but most of its men returned home and reverted to National Guard status on 30 April 1954. Holocaust Memorial Museum provides information about which units liberated which camps on their Recognition of U.S. Liberating Army Units website. [49] The division was allowed a one-month rest, resuming its advance on 25 November, attacking the forts north of Mutzig. It replaced another previously used Native American symbol, a swastika, that was withdrawn when it became closely associated with the Nazi Party. Divisional troops Raymond, Allen D. 1st Battalion, 272nd Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry Division 200. The 45th Division was deployed on the southeastern side of the beachhead, along the lower Mussolini Canal.[45]. The 45th Infantry Division guardsmen saw no major action until they became one of the first National Guard units activated in World War II in 1941. [37], On 3 September 1943, Italy surrendered to the Allied powers. To search PDF documents, download and open in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Adobe is unable to convert all 75 year old text to searchable text. In 1940, the "Thunderbird" division was reactivated and deployed in late June 1943 to North Africa. The thunderbird is a symbol of the Southwestern Indians meaning sacred bearer of unlimited happiness. The 45th Infantry Museum honors not just their service, but that of all Oklahomans. A Company), B & C Companies, 2nd Chemical [38] On 10 September, elements of the division conducted its second landing at Agropoli and Paestum with the 36th Infantry Division, on the southernmost beaches of the attack. 45th Infantry Division. Division, 2nd Battalion, 411th Infantry Regiment, Keywords: Korean War, 45th Infantry Division, Thunderbirds. They took part in intense fighting during the invasion of Sicily and the attack on Salerno in the 1943 Italian Campaign. Cutting across the country, the unit was sent to southern France in August 1944. [94][98] Following its arrival, the division moved to the front line to replace the 1st Cavalry Division, who were then delegated to the Far East reserve, having suffered over 16,000 casualties in less than 18 months of fighting. [39] At this time, VI Corps was attached to the Seventh Army, under Lieutenant General Alexander Patch, itself part of the Sixth United States Army Group under Lieutenant General Jacob L. Over the course of its history, the 45th Infantry Division sustained over 25,000 battle casualties, and its men were awarded ten Medals of Honor, twelve campaign streamers, the Croix de Guerre and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. [86], At the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, the U.S. Army looked to expand its force again to prepare for major conflict. [120] In its place, the independent 45th Infantry Brigade (Separate) was established. In Section 1, Item 1, where it asks which items you are requesting, please check Other and specify that you want the entire file. His photos included a lot of concentration camp images. Dad told us he was at Dachau. Each car was loaded with emaciated human corpses . These units were assigned to the 40th Division, and deployed to France where the division was used as a "depot" unit to process and provide replacements for front-line units. [51] The German Army, reeling from the Battle of Normandy, in which it had suffered a major defeat, pulled back after a short fight, part of an overall German withdrawal to the east following the landings. I know that the 45th, the 42nd, and the 3rd Divisions swept down through that area. During World War II the 45th Infantry Division fought in eight campaigns in the European Theater of Operations, from 9 July 1943 through 11 May 1945. This is intended as a rememberance or memorial to those who served in the 45th Infantry Division. [103] Though the division was no longer an "All-Oklahoma" unit, leaders opted to keep its designation as the 45th Infantry Division. One of our soldiers told his family about his participation in D-Day in France. 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