The 76th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army, which was formed in November 1941 and served during the Second World War. The Hotel will provide complimentary shuttle to and from Dulles Airport which is just 2 miles away. I first contacted the Association at the end of 1998. AN OCCASION WE EXPECTED BUT STILL DREADED. Our last Reunion will be held in Washington, DC from the period of 25-28 October 2007. After receiving his doctorate in electrical engineering from This information is too valuable to forget. & 09.08.1944-14.08.1944, 38th Cavalry Reconnaissance WebBelow are pdfs of the 36th Infantry Division Roster as found in the back of The Pictorial History of the 36th Infantry TexasDivision published in 1946 by the 36th Infantry Kindly indicate your banquet preferences and any seating preferences on the coupon marked "Dues and Reunion Tickets Slip". [3][5][6] These divisions were largely static, lacking mobility and also divisional assets such as artillery, engineers and reconnaissance forces. Squad Leader Detachments, 17.06.1944-17.08.1944 & 03.10.1944-08.05.1945, A Battery, 116th AAA Gun Battalion (Mobile), 15.06.1944-17.08.1944 & 08.10.1944-08.05.1945, 18.06.1944-28.06.1944 & 27.07.1944-05.08.1944, 1 Platoon, A Company, 661st Tank Battalion A note from LTC (Ret) Robert M. Donahoe about upcoming reunion. WebThis roster includes Division Headquarters, Division Artillery Headquarters, 736th Ordnance Company, 36th Signal Company, 36th Quartermaster Company, 36th Cavalry Recon Troop, MP Troop, Band, and the entirety of the 141st Infantry Regiment Squad (less B Troop), 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance The rosters are searchable using the search function, however, they are not perfect due to the current quality of the scans. GERALD BROWN, Webmaster We will use the Crowne Plaza at Dulles Airport as Headquarters. Private, First Class. Gun), A Battery, 987th FA Battalion (155mm There is always the possibility that a soldier who served with them is not listed. [23][b] The soldiers were given five weeks of additional training at the section, platoon and company level, before undertaking a final three-day exercise. for the family. WebAssistant Division Commander Artillery Commander Chief of Staff Assistant Chief of Staff G-1 05.11.1943 Lt. Col. Charles S. Ware Assistant Chief of Staff G-2 Assistant Chief of Staff G-3 Assistant Chief of Staff G-4 Assistant Chief of Staff G-5 Adjutant General Other information Call sign Danger Divisional troops Top Infantry Field Artillery (FA) THE 62ND AND LAST REUNION OF THE 76TH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION WAS ENJOYED BY ALL AS THE LAST HOUR OF THE LAST DAY OF THE FINAL REUNION GREW CLOSER. With the arrival of winter in late 1941, the threat of invasion subsided. colors of the field, the device, and the chief are the national colors. I am trying to find out any info on my Uncle who was killed in action on & 04.02.1945-23.02.1945, 08.07.1944-13.07.1944 & 09.03.1945-14.03.1945, 30.07.1944-05.08.1944 & 12.12.1944-18.12.1944 This roster was done in the summer of 1945 by clerks from the 36th and German clerks in their employ. [14] Major-General William Ozanne, who had commanded the Norfolk County Division since its inception, retained command of the division. This and similar errors led the British to understand the capability of the Germans to intercept wireless communications in the United Kingdom. The annual Banquet will be held on Saturday Evening in the hotel ballroom where we anticipate some special entertainment that Ray Gill is working on. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. [1][19] These three divisions were supplemented by a fourth training formation, the 80th Infantry (Reserve) Division, which was raised on 1 January 1943. Reconnaissance Squad, 9th Armored Division, C Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 11.06.1944-01.08.1944 & 09.08.1944-16.08.1944, A Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion, B Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 05.07.1944-05.08.1944 & 09.08.1944-16.08.1944, D Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion, C Company, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, 22.08.1944-19.09.1944 & 12.12.1944-13.01.1945 The official Department of the Army Heraldic Description is: 'A shield with a 1/8 inch green border 2 3/4 inches in width and 2 9/16 inches in height overall blazoned: per fess enhanced azure and gules a barrulet enhanced vert, in chief a label, a symbol of cadency, denoted that the division was one of the first National-Army Divisions.'" WebThe 4th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army that earned distinction while spearheading General Patton's Third Army in the European theater of & 01.03.1945-28.04.1945, D Company, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, B Company, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion. WebAssociation: 76th Infantry Division Association, 6 South Calvert Street, Baltimore 2, Md., Brig. The cut-off date is Thursday, October 11 but we hope you will make your reservations as soon as possible. is the alert cry of the Chippewa Indians, in whose hunting grounds the 76th Crowne Plaza at Dulles Airport as Headquarters. WebGeneral der Infanterie Erich Abraham, 1 April 1943 Generalleutnant Otto-Hermann Brcker, July 1944 General der Infanterie Erich Abraham, August 1944 Generalleutnant Siegfried von Rekowski, 17 October 1944 Oberst Dr. Wilhelm-Moritz Freiherr von Bissing, 8 February 1945 Generalmajor Erhard-Heinrich Berner, 14 February 1945 References [ edit] [19][20] On 20 December, the division was renamed the 76th Infantry (Reserve) Division, becoming a training formation in the process. We will visit the World War II Memorial in Washington on Saturday as well as visit other well known Washington sights culminating with laying a wreath at Arlington Cemetery on Saturday Afternoon. Squad Leader (SP), 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance For the 76th, this was the 47th Division. Having entered military service, a recruit was assigned to the. I AM MOST GRATEFUL THAT THE SITE FOUND 76TH VETERANS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WHO NEVER KNEW OF THE REUNIONS. 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Tour of the WWII Memorial + various sites in DC Attachments Richard Schappel / France Cook / Richard Dawley / Harold Lindberg Veterans of G Company, 304th Infantry Regiment 6:50 pm - 8:00 pm Banquet served Please note: the rosters provided by the Camp Butner Society are only as accurate as the source document. I WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THIS SITE I CREATED IN HONOR OF MY UNCLE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, TO REMIND EVERYONE OF A GREAT DIVISION AND OF THE GREAT PEOPLE WHO MADE IT THAT WAY. Courtesy of "Order of Battle, U.S. Army World War II" E.T.O. ), died early Monday morning at Country Rehab & Nursing Center in Newburyport. 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Special Program & Socializing. It is also dedicated to the men of G Company, 304th Infantry Regiment who served with him, and became his extended family. And most of all, to the entire 76th Infantry Division, heroes one and all. They all have the "Spirit of 76" in their hearts. With courage and conviction, they faced the enemy and never waivered. This roster includes Division Headquarters, Division Artillery Headquarters, 736th Ordnance Company, 36th Signal Company, 36th Quartermaster Company, 36th Cavalry Recon Troop, MP Troop, Band, and the entirety of the 141st Infantry Regiment, This section includes the entirety of the 142nd Infantry Regiment and the first part of the 143rd Infantry Regiment Headquarters, This section includes the rest of the 143rd Infantry Regiment, This section includes the 131st Field Artillery Battalion, 132nd Field Artillery Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Battalion, 155th Field Artillery Battalion, 111th Engineer Battalion, and 111th Medical Battalion, 2022 by The T-Patch Archive. 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Assemble at assigned tables - Happy Hour The combined [31], R Force, the Fortitude deception staff, seized upon this opportunity to retain the division as a phantom unit. National Army to be drawn from civilian ranks through the draft, hence the insignia The Sixtieth (60) (and sadly the last) Annual Reunion of the 76th Infantry Division Association will be held from 25-28 October 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport Hotel right outside of Washington, DC. [25][c] The remaining 21,255 men were considered ineligible for service abroad, due to a variety of reasons, ranging from medical, not being considered fully fit or not yet fully trained. While the deception effort was not a complete success, it managed to divert German attention to the northern flank for the remainder of the war. The division insignia is an escutcheon which has a red field and a blue chief, Sergeant. (105mm Howitzer), A Battery, 953rd FA Battalion (155mm HE IS MY PERSONAL HERO, NOW ONE OF MANY. 66th Infantry division Roster KIA 66th Infantry Division Roster of men Alabama to Kentucky 66th Infantry Division Roster of men Louisiana to New Mexico The reforms intended to address this, with many of the newly raised battalions being "converted to other arms, particularly artillery and armour". The phantom division was part of the notional British Fourth Army, to be used for the fictitious Operation Trolleycar. Over the following six months, up to 75 per cent of these men would be deployed to reinforce the 21st Army Group, following the completion of their training and having met the required fitness levels. [13] That day, the division was assigned artillery, an anti-tank regiment, engineers and signallers; reconnaissance troops joined the division in January 1942. The large intake of men into the army had considerably increased the infantry arm. We made this decision at our September reunion in Charleston, WV. In the early stages of the Second World War following the Battle of France in 1940, the United Kingdom was under threat of invasion from Germany but during the summer, the Battle of Britain dampened this threat. They all have the "Spirit of 76" in their hearts. Publication: We Ripened Fast, The Unofficial ( The room rate will be $84/night. In 1944, the 76th ID was involved in heavy fighting with Soviet troops in the Ukraine and eastern Romania. Back to all Infantry Divisions. FRANCE Q. COOK, G-304, AND MOST RECENTLY, LTC JAY M. HAMILTON, I-304. Web76th Infantry Divisional Engineers, Royal Engineers 591st (Antrim) Field Company (until December 1941) 757th Field Company (from November 1941, until February 1942) 556th 2 Platoons, B Company, 9th Armored Born in Cleveland, Ohio, June 15, 1920, he We have a block of rooms reserved at the Crowne Plaza at a group rate of $84.00 per night plus a 9% tax which equals $91.56 per night. The division was organized as a full Armored As a Regular Army Officer, he served Eisenhower wanted as many as possible to witness the camps. Squad (less C Troop), C Troop, 102nd Cavalry WebABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 [18][22] Soldiers who had completed their corps training, were sent to these training divisions. TO ALL: ONAWAY!! And most of all, to the entire 76th Infantry Division, heroes one and all. They all have the "Spirit of 76" in their hearts. With courage and conviction, they faced the enemy and never waivered. In June 1942, the Reconnaissance Corps universally adopted cavalry nomenclature. Private, First Class. Below are pdfs of the 36th Infantry Division Roster as found in the back of The Pictorial History of the 36th Infantry TexasDivision published in 1946 by the 36th Infantry Division Association. The cut-off date is Thursday, October 11 but we hope you will make your reservations as soon as possible. [34] The deception effort was kept up until 1945, being wound down in January. In September and October 1944, the 76th ID was again refreshed with new troops before surrendering in 1945 in Slovakia. It was meant for publication in the book they were putting together about the units wartime experiences and is not an official military document and errors and omissions do occur. Armored Division. 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Return to Hotel (from Ft. McHenry) (C) Battalion, 9th Division, 08.02.1945-12.02.1945 & 18.02.1945-22.02.1945. 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