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Report date: 9 October 1943 – 18 May 1945 

Title: After Action Report of the United States Army 14 th Tank 

Battalion of the 9 th Armored Division 

Abstract: U.S. Army 14 th Tank Battalion After Action Report, 9 October 

1943-18 May 1945 to include History of the 14 th Tank Battalion 

of the 9 th Armored Division and recipients of the Distinguished 

Service Cross, Silver Star and Bronze Star 

Number of pages: 42 

Notes: From the MCoE Armor Research Library’s documents collection located at 

the MCoE HQ Donovan Research Library, Fort Benning, GA. 

Document#: 814 TB 101-A 

Classification: Unclassified; Approved for public release

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14ht Tafl n 

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The ]14th Tunk sattzdoa of t&t'rh cru4 vsinwt ona 

,atooear 1(A3 wVawa the 14tki ,snord c"eisant was rflfr'&6OOpurauaat 

to ;trwrA rders $usr~er £1.4, $4eadquarter& osert Trdlnine ;eater dt" 

26 etnr,194.3 and Aistttir, ftoad uarturs 9th4 :trnpreod 2vsi dated 

.. stouor 1943. Tht reogcniotk A. f v14th Aranred 4igitntinto 

the 14th Tank Iattolitn vwas aeoepttsad at Caap Ibis, neair Naodles, 

>4Xo rnia. 

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servioet ba;zin 

Atj t4ntnc Qoapaoy 4 62 

Jat Batt&aon, 14th ,,rmored ielginnt: 

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C~qanow" 

2nd battalion, 14th ArfmWItod iaegi.4"nt; 

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By order of U. colonel (Aen F. j~oorm awding, the foflowing 

BattaJ"Ui tafaft 4toers wore anmounoed by General tzdens flumter 1, Wj 

14th tan, 3att-4iporwn, ad 9V .ctobser, 194s1 

B ?nmutive Qffio~r 

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At the time of the rcorean .sation tt 14Wth Xmrwd No6zittft W 

ocMncd.nd.4by L, 1%. oloacl. sUnn ?. Rogtro*,Cavalry ,# 4% C182 J66p who 

via 44&gxAttd w)oost m lng fficer cal"tkio14th T atettalt1on by jor 

onsLLJohn q4. Leonard ccni4rv iwsU9th r:trfifd i.vis-ion. 

Tne 14th Tank Battalion was formed large4y frcn t.*i 2nd uatt4Jonm 

l4AiArmored ~g. LIntact; ;oa13j, litjtt&U-on, 14th .rtnored ieglint, 

intact; a portion of H, & II Cmao, lot 2att4.ion, 14th snore4 agiawnt; 

adptcrsonntX from Vtu vrovisional LBatt4U~on, 14th t art4 teaw t ten 

personal were In st W~tA ntfolon; 

Erovioiorwd :attalio9n, 4t i1 'wred kgnt 

1 

46 

339 

22 

uajor Cyril C. Gut vr, C IL42 

332 

Capt Aubrey I. H=t 0 335 

Capt JneMa . )bnlgw 0 Gil 

14et Max j .L&iciun a01 

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C~p'y oit~K~s fcopanies as Iicted e odeedbyLtCone 

vmruS aeas folos; - LA ?- 

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?k U.ComanyCap rrzM~~ 4.ns, Jr., 0 407 738 

~*ti0 Cmpnylot ±X?rnce . Yge±,424699 

M company, ,AI 

Capt itter?.Ztok, 0 424 903 

CWLI "Be33 apt John t.. Co*4*r, 0 35183 

CWW "i" apt Viment TraaIa . 

0 354 780 

Can~n 'C"Capt HaroD"G *;right, 0 456 W* 

Comes at the €te otthe rtr Oioa of a ngtoh 

organztion as provieid by Table of Urgaantioa 17-25 dated 15 *pt 1 3, 

the t e of orgai eation and acta strezivh in of floor and onXistod 

pertionnel vma s "follows: 

(Sficors a trrn% ; sa Lts a rant -4;~1tn 

LXi.ttS HOn ", 8 29 8 29 

flq Co aq5 

serrvieco 

CGpny "Aff 

NC 

43 

5 

5 

210 

4 

117 

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117 

9 

9 

11 

10 

4 

1* 37 

.167 

172 

170- 

172 

ona ""92 

id Data22ent a 

9 169 

Ttoe £4tia iwted tvedmknt was activated an 15July, lf942 at tort Aley# 

wa#ptur4;itnt , to .*nmral y'orders Uwtter 1 ., 9th A rwmi i Ax, dated 15 

July 192. The 14UtI ,; cet kegimntw. rafo d from the 14th ,va2.ry 

,,egiment of the 2nd avalry :)ivision -w a Cadre from the th rwd Div* r 

4 

To the 14th Qavlry oe4xnt a th1-e sadre fros tthe 9t.h.Irmdt 4w g 

the roota of tb uAth Tank $t*Alton. tr 14th Cavalry wa5 coqmed zsot1,y 

of regular anq a aw nadened seleotivo servic.can whtoware fresn from 

border patrol a"eignmenta In Arizome. Thew 1th V"ua8ry had prvviou.4.y 

at earlier dates. an service In the rhilipplne. at te diffarent periods, 

the Maxan pe ts of 1916 and had sorved at a cdlifferect flatiowwin 

the United .tatee and fostered the famous Gencra tcficerg TerryAllen. 

flom the of fleer and enlisted cadre from the 8th mre Pi£vidon, the 

at tort Enx, r eacky ea tb' t~ohnisc4] advice ant ape~rience wnioh, otposd 

with the offo end nan of toe 14th Ca ry soon fused together to form 

per~ontwt to ste the 14th Tan Battalion. A~ of th t officer dnd unListed 

personal tic seve i the 14th Armored egimnit, who owae or4aly from 

the 1L4th avlry aglant and the oadrv tram tn. 8th ;wmwed A/viaion are . 

present todaj in the .14th TanXk 3attaI±C' 

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Prior to the reorgoniaration of tzk.-.4tnnni ' rr er .ettLient, the regLwnt 

on 8 Jun, 1943 rmvod to Cap &q L , near Nemle Gatornia AUf vrtw4to 

nt otxert43, e K 9th .rrciivhtiwn ited 3 June, I4). for ULie 

pp*ooe of Aet Lantuvers. 

ThoeAgtmat departed frow.A &uj Ibi for sesert ,%mwuvers in that 

vicinty on 6 *pte:4ber 1943. iL 27 ,*ptomar 1943 the 9th Arzwrecl Avision 

was ordered to return to Camp i ibis, $alifornia to it t:r-e rcorgviza An 

or tLQ9tit Arr4Advi~ion aru tht 414th Arnoread ~ ~t 

ifrth rvsorjwaiation of t c4t h n rzaored isgiment into te14th 

rnk ?a.tt4±on an. th 7lt h Tank ixtat, p, tn 14th Tat .tDt- Io 

remained h4 Cap Ibi, alifornia, oinw ytout the nve6spry adjustmont 

and traird necessary for to iw organisation, 

on 11 tober 1943 the tTatt&lion recoived orders to move with the 9th 

xraored AviiAon to Camp i wiu s,, pur:,ant to movement order Mamber 

10, H j9th 4A A v., dcted 8 wctouer £943- A &aamdetail of 6 offiors 

an 12 enlsted oen w r aut to ;aap ?'oJk, white an ad4afwe detail o 

7 officors d 65u en sted own as sent to Camp A.rklq to take over vehicle. 

The Battalion was to Leave Cp Ibisj, caifornia on or about 1k,cwtotr, 1943. 

The U3attt lion iwvectiIn two trains as reie 

lst Trains 

2nd Traiw 

Qmm~dby Lt 3on1aZnc F. khs.o 

PerIsoonels 

liq& Iiq Coe& 

Service C'ne 

Onqny A" 

Med ieahiMnt 

TOTAL 

by ajor CGyrf Cwtngr 

COIf O "C" 

(; tat 

ed iotacknnt 

The tras traveled (a ol.;M 

ML-ttob r143, S) hours. 

Otober (M 1943, 09MK hours. 

-3- 

TAL 

i 

4 

Arrived_ Cam Polk 

19 utaoer 1943, hours. 

20 (LUber 1943s 0320 hours. 

11 

1 158 4 ,# 

*VIRAN

Thi te aetk" noiuartor ai in Odth'OiAp ik, toulziana, -when it 

twok wour mdclsa slnd uipaen, -p repared to 4r ltsef forLtt 

Louifia& Ltneuvr. 

TheBa UaIode r for Louia cns on 22 Ionaber 1943 and 

nnned on a f turdeu minLsion to 5W0v0 its rawnesa for the defeat O its 

ocutries esnieie. The folloidr is the table showing the dates covered by 

ther~wveteUooM3 

~t d ~ istarees ,,taretedj 

Caw F.lk, La, 22 NW 43 2 swa of Fuvil!h, Th asP s 514e 

rruve , Na, x.29 NMw 43 3eii o01IleLs t eas 29 ie-Ms 

flneland, Ta, JUxNmm 43 3w4WIsof Pinand, 0Tens9 Vee 

flrLarA, ?fl, 3 £)eO43 3. 4 L Mof Japfws Twa.26 d ae 

Japer, Tea, t Doe43 Vicity of Broo" jdTe 

ivou""d near elig, Te, 6 D 43 

.Aa, Tau, 8 8.!, 43 4,iSouth of Yellow ine, Tex 

rolow !-,i a, 1 ie 43 Zi si of av onTexas 

$mon, Ten, s lb Df43 &d Mof Lee4srI, L. 

LosvflLa, 19 ;in. 43 iAt OfHaia, La.4 014 Miles 

sticksLa, 20 Dee 43 2*4v WOf iJsapnao A 

,si)pso #LaLAW f43 Vioofflurtbwn4#La. 

Kurthwod, LA, 22 *o 43 5a net of uowt m i i s La 

mout camel, La, 29 ic 43 P*&an, La . 

Peason, La.,#3CXADo43 vioof Karthmwo ,La. 

Kurtitwd, La.,# 31 dec 43 *kA ~ of Larthaille,# Is. 

Krtaville, sa, Jan 44 North of ft Jeusp, LA. S tAe. 

Ftt Jessup,La. 1 6 Jzn 44 Vicini4 of -IaPO~ oI. 

t+Ampsma, L. 12 Jan 44 Viclnity of aseeeo La. 

aaoo, La., 18 Jan 44 64 4OUth of Jasper, Te&s 

Jaepr,~, s3 Ja44 4*5tiNL of NOwtcnTex" 27 456 tes 

, TM, 2 Jan 4 Vicinity of Camp Polk, La. Al5 75 

lasiaa Macmuvers end 

on I FObtutI7 1944, the 4th t aleft 

camp yvoLouisiman wrttesIMof K"!to 

Us between 2nd a third seets in orth camp P o, 

ivoiz nnr North 

the riattalions' w 

Louiia. 

w M7ach 1944, Lt C lMoN l oelw F. aop.rs m orderd am tofr te 

"ta n to prc or rad a nf esrve ornaasMsnant. olw 

hojrs, left the Battalion, a beloved a by both officer a4 enlisted 

person l le 1 of e ba.ttm4c. At ths dAt the ommnd of the 

bAttLon ma ake over Lv the capable And of aot yril C Ouar, 

the forint satuio *aeoutve i£ffiser. M ior tliver t.. Oits then 

became flttai uzecutit. uffiosr by order of Majo CO atinet. And 

so t ter te Capt John +. chaals, the formsr o o Zag ofzoer 

of Capn $B*, became the Patalioc.,-3. Capt Plip a. rita then beain 

the oaniad n uffer ofP compay "B", 14th Tack Battalon. 

ow4s

The Battalion prooeded on regular grison dutes and oonentratsd 

training until 17 M!ay 1944, at which time (apt Ptpsr P. g£Lilok vh o was 

oor'alnding Company "A", 14th an: ttalion, was sent to a general hospital 

for physical disability, at which time let Lt fleorge Fte Soumas, 01Ol 011 148, 

Irnf, asimd command of 0 "A", 14th Tank Rn, 

Following this date, the Rattalion oontinued its rigorous training 

prograr- in preparation for a hoid overseas-saovemnrt 

The Tattalior had now seo much ohange In personnel from the origimal 

81 oftriore ,c 1038 enlisted men as of 9Oatober 1943. The Nt..wlior 

stror.th as ol" 1 June 1944 was as follows: 

Oftfoere Snlisted men - 

Battalion Hq 8 31 

Hq xpany 

"ervi oe Jomany 

Q=pany %Y 

Cortpany "B" 

ompany "0" 

)otM'fly 

Ned tataac nt 

5 

7 

5 

5 

694 

2 

n" 

110 

116 

116S 

117 

117 

20 

On 17-July 1944, an advance u dtaoxent was snt forward by the 

battalion to pave the way for overseas s&iipmet, The detaohrrv'nt ras 

oosed oi' 3Of'ioers and 5 Enlisted Mven. TheN were as followas 

S - I -- let Lt 0. oLau'hlin 

S- 4 -- w O Breokan J. arcing 

tainterraoe Offioer-- tpt Ceil ;. Tobefls 

S- 1Qerk--Teo5I ymndj.qantsor 

S -o4 Clerk.-- Tee 5 IAillian E Knisely 

laintenanoe Clerk-- Tea 5 Paul J, Bouda 

iai.ntenanoe Sergeant e- w/sgt inthony R. Ziegler 

lersonnel lerk -- Tee 4 enry J. Urban 

Tho, Battalion advance detachment left Camp Polk, Louisiana on 16 July 

1944 vith the rest of the Division advanoe detaohment whioh was commanded 

by Briadier 1oneral tibrn. Th detail arrived at Pbrt Hamilton at the 

>ew York! -ort of 4mb!rkition on 19 July 1944. At Port Hamilton the detail 

as rnpared Vor overseas shipment and loaded or the Queen tiary for an 

unknown destination. The detacirvent sailed from New York iarbor 23 July 

1944 and arrived in Lnrlund on 28 July 1944. The detac ment was billotted 

at Ticvorth arraoks, Tictorth 'zglarxi a. proceeded to draw supplies an 

equiipaunt',anu to prep.re billets for the main body, 

On 341 ,July. 1944 Major Cyril C. Oumbinger, V.ho had been previouoely 

hospitalized, was. transferred and relieved from command, Major C31ver 14 

Sohants then assried omnd at' the battalom. 

The batalion continued its plans and preparation for ovras 

moven rat. 

wa w

4' 

Oa y mtp. 14 KMajor Leona 34. msin ts aesed at took ent 

of *0 Ba 0O. MaJor 01Ivro Wats again be... battal on muttey 

Ottleor and Major Jshns 3g oanler o vas prmoted to Major on VJuly 7 194 

rmained ap Battalim 8o. 

t talon dopartsd ts flp Polk Louisiana on 6 Aust 1944, by 

Strain fr a peren- t chage ofttation. The battalion arrived at (hp 

113AOv (staging area) at tiw New brk Port of Ibrkati o n 11 Aupst 144. 

al* at 0" [imer the Battalion ompleted tl'm pr rato and oheoks 

under (hap [timer personnel. 

Doparbure by rail fr Oamp [lner for the New York Prn of flbarkttion 

ws aesmliheod om 14 a^pst 1944, All personne were loadd e the 

transportqWeesma Nary whh sailed from New York Harbor on 30 Aust 1944. 

[fing , the oyap the battalion acted as the military polio. for the 

'm litary preemoel tfveltng about the Queen Nar.T 

on 2 4 Auust 1944 the battalion landed at Gresoch, Sotlan, and 

departed b train for Atworth Barralks, 8 August 1944 foun the cutre 

battali at Tidorth Barracks gettn settlod in a new home in. friendly 

but strag ooun.x 

W prows of dratng nev vobeles and etoer nc, r eupplios to 

equip the battalion for omb~t servio as rushed by all persesel, The 

stale of all personnel as 'high W and on 39 Sept 1*44 the attalion left 

Tibrtl h braeks fe p fDlef te maralling aream, miles nuth of 

Porohester, Ilfad. At thiS ea marfsallng of persom*el and vehioles 

Into ea-t leeds as-accmplidhed and the baottlion left a p DO for tim 

Uba Utem leplatia Park at PortlaNd Hrbor cn 30 Septeter 1944. 

"pm, arrival at fortland Harbor the battmalon,'as loaded on Landing 

Ships Tak, ad ladingrafte Tank, and sailed from the Portland Harbor 

on 30 sptter 19 4for the destinatotn of'ta h eech, Fraeo, The 

oroesing of the ngllh Ohannol was a cmpliOhd without midap as the 

@hVl as a im md eaomtt was at va with aw eW, veecel or airplam, 

CaOoer 1944 the battalion u en Utah eah, ramne and 

prwoeded to the Division Mrshalling area at Saint 

end 

Mari tDufont 

the 

Frano. 

pre--ed to biuaoa-at'sInt me (1)male inr of Vierville0 

Pranc. The Battalunrem d f in thi arefa smtins furthor rs until 

I5 october 1944. At this da"toh Beafttion as ordered to ymc formar under 

the amend of Divisom ArtilleryH 

Luaeebourg. 

Sadquartere *to the vtini of er ehe, 

Deptur*, frm Voirvlle, Franoo e sde at 1250 hours, 1* Ocber 144 

All pereouscl were in good spi its and rea to see in torritory. Os follag 

is the table showing the dates e mored by the noe, n the bivouacs9 and the 

distanoes, maroeds 

14 October 1944 Two () Miles Past Deaville, Pane 0? Miles 

15 October 1*44 Two (3t) Miles Est Livrvlle, Prano SO Ifilos 

*go

DIStl 

LEFT ANPTYW BVOUA C ATMAIGI 

.1 oeC L 194K Four (4)miles Restota r Prone a 

11 October V944 OW (1)1120"oft lt flts. Fra Nile 

Is, oe0 bsr I*44 For (4) uesoeut of Lengy, Fuse 57 Mles 

1 Ootober *44 1T (2) Ml. Sousth f of Ettlebnok La. VMiles Y 

the eBttlion remned in the viointiy of tttlebru*, Luzemburg 

trom 19Otober 1044 to 5 Oobor 1944. iDuring this period aintemne 

of vehiles and peremal equipemnt we s noplished while all porsomnl 

awaitedUwnomtio ato the ission of the ttalieo. uMbs eft 

reononmuter for possiblemnmnnt ad noml trips were ode tothe 

front lines by Bttallon Staff Promwl In the bivoua a for the 

firet time personnel heardthe sod o one artllery firing and beard 

alld ar jry firing in return All pernnmel dug slit trnohes nd fox 

holes ith an ethusiasm whisehAy had mor before s btd i sue on operatio 

0n33 Oetober 1944 the Battalion heard its first 'Base mb'. It passed 

directly overhead but we too high to be sea 

Moent from the voieint of Ittflebuak to bivoua to wiles west' f 

Longler, Belgium me aoeomplishoed on 35 O1etber, 2*44. 

gas 88 miles. 

the distane o orhoed 

T nibvoua area ws a plUted pim forost in eolgtmo Pm this 

position both Allied and om ablm. g and artlley oct1d be heart wrv 

plinlUy. P s*s and slit trenhes wero dug by all personnel without the 

iosae of an *ore ba shlltire sounded oepwially loud and paln, al 

slit t te Isediatoly were Sevled don a Iw more Itnd*s 

ko is this bvomoa, orders were reeeived to sent tetank platoons 

into tiring positims to tire indireot fire Stthe *th Fild Artillor 

to re tiring In suport of the th Inatntry Divisaon aullery. On 5 

Ootobe r the M p lobes of -pon 'e' tose p latoo leader was nd Lt,, 

Sidnqi Le esbevts, aud the 3 plats of 0. 3' oe platoon leader mas 

St Li Ionic 4. Itmilm, mowed into firig position just west of 

the first romu of m tmioa timored b h1thTan4 Tnk k Dttlis 0tst 

the owyVm s-fired at 050 hiours, SO :th. 144, "by Lt. MoehsewUts 

pAtoon The Tank that tired the first round we ',0"A' Tank #7p U*S.A. 

jI .5l00lS, and we the 1st tnk of the 1n platoOn oft o A'.*A e ow 

of the fa wore as followeg 

US Li. SiodW Lo Mosbvits a Platooa Lmder ad Tank Ondor 

0I t S. bark,. k66l4 - nmero 

Toe 4 franpr V, nbetso5 40 Driver. 

Fvt Fred tsvelys,8665803 

The other g~u :in th nid. platon8 0e '' wee registered on 35 October 19)44 

a nd aloe those of the End plateon of' (Maps.? ''. 

.7. 

J -

The znst of the httalio rainsed in the bivous area until 

27 Oetebor 1944 sat tbieh dab hf Sq. ad Sq Co ed 2 miles north to 

the town of soniede Jaumbourg. There ho Battalion Hesdquarters wnd Into 

to rimer hone o F. Delna a stiv of Luuombourg and a unrohant of 

piekireh, Labourg. Eq AN billeted in th eadjoinig houses. 

area aroid the hifHq .t quarters in the Wilding seemed quite 

lumrious a r living In pap tlents on tin grout, 

ON 39 Oetobr 1944, OmpaSios A, B. ad D moved to nw bivoutos, 

ompanies a and moved vet of iusinmeh, Lusedboung aw took up 

firing poetlens. Tiny w joined by thotr eoond .platooans Both 

eapanies snimned e to reitoreo tie tiro ethe 18th Field Artillery o 

aere supporting the artillery of the Sth In-ntry Dlvies, 

CompeayPD" moved int we bivouao area appe tely 500 yas 

north west of 'their old bivouase position. thero th oq ay headquarters 

* mam moved into a house,: The remainer of tin oopaq bivuaood in the 

pine woods netar by 

Also on 9 Oetober 194% servios Cempaq woved into billets in the 

town of Deyeoldt. elgiua throe miles north of the old bivouae area Theo 

the entire ospan ,.as billeted in houses 

mpaq 0ca moved into a new biveo pesitm 400 yards west of the 

roes roads at .eqerhardt, Lanabourg, o a30 Oetober 1944. Tin mpaq 

eadqnuartsrs, Msos, and all but one plto.n of the sempa ovd lat, a 

house, 

The Battalion Assalt go platoon eomanded by It L. Walter P. laos, 

on I woveubr 1944, ed into firing position about 400 yaxds north wet 

of YeiEsnpaeho Lunsourg. Thre the platoon reioreed the tire of the 

16th Field Artillery. 

After empames had empleted their moves all-personnel bega to make 

thaselv oomfortable for the winter. Log uts and undround houses are 

built by those personol Sw are not quartered in houses. 

Fzeeptfhr -c1maies '*A" atd r, who were continuing to fire In support 

of the artillery, the dutieso f persoel settled down to routine duties 

similar to grrison life even though the battalion was in the field and 

rtially eogaged agains the neMq 

Tank Infantry traini was scheduled for tin medium tasnk empsnies of 

the 14th Tank Wattalion and tie rifle edupanioe of t o 27th Armored Infantry 

*attalion which vas bil.loted neary in the ton of ldingen, Ltebourg. 

This trbinirg as initiated aftsr Brigadier Geeral itrn* u transferrod 

fra Q"CeC 9flh Armorod Division to a new assigmaent. BriLdier Unoral 

Hoeo then took seat or 00 Or' 

M DuiAng this period ti bettalion seat men on pass to the. (hatea De 

Konarh boeation -:erter Arnon, Belgium. a movie as shorn to th sompapes 

every two days. The morale was high and the ensand a s i seellent health,

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the last of Ofoher sW the all oming in very sle. All. personnal 

noted a tenets. in the mall reeived, There was apparently nothing that 

oould be don* by either the battalion or the Division to inorease the flow 

of mail, as all the mall that the Division reoivod was distributed. -In 

the middle of Novembr, chrieaz packaps began to arrive and all personnel 

beuw oonvineed that the Ghritms paeokxgs mrselv lng tho regular mal 

thanksgiving day was eslobratod by tho battalion vth business as 

usual. A ration of tarhey ith all the frills that could be provided 

foatuxed the neon Thanksgiving meal. 

on SN ovember, 1944cmpansad aa cohanged positions* ny 0 

joined 00mpaq U is tiring with tho 16th FIeld Artillery while m A 

med into the orwr billets of Omp&z Co 

The battalion tablo of organisation had been ehangpd in ealisted strength, 

the Battalion T/b ant aetual strwngth as of 27 November 1944 was as followss 

AU PAL 

on /Wo. a ow ow = 

Kead aartrs 

Sq --3 

s8.l* 

omps 

00 

"A' 

00umea"U" 

S0 

4 

50 

0 

5 

0 

It Xesdquart~rs 

0I sNq* aq 

113 

S108 srvi 

CW.P 1. 'A' 

143l 0nmpaq l" 

SI0so 

5 

4 

6 

0 

5 

0 

0 

0 

100 

111 

12 

ampssy"r 

Qqn 4 D' 

Modedd 

* 

5 

£0S 

a 

0o 

us m q *(1 

Fq D" 

Dot 

5, 

5 

3019 

0 

0 

109 

89 

2rom Drawebr 

Luxembourg. 

14%the Battalion Vmined in the Vi elnltv of 0hmed, 

on 1 oeember 1944 Major Leonard3. l 

aln renaimed In eu of the battalion. 

n was promoted to Lt. oClonul 

Te battalio was alerted for movement, em 11 Deceter 1944 and together 

with ierest o f 0 3*B Ot Arwred Divsios was attached to the nd It% flr 

Division. Tho mission was parttipatton in an attok in the DreiboemUre with 

the ultimate mision of ether destroying or eapturing dae on the eROT river, 

The bttalion motVd from Sehiede, sL ewourg on 13 Dqoember 1944 and 

maroled a distane of 24 miles to a bivouao area one (1) mile north east of 

LignuvIlle. Beolgiu map reforenoo, Oentral Eupe, ,sheot fi 1, soale 1/I00,000 

From 15 lesebur to lb Deoomber 1944. the battalon mained in the viciniy 

of, Li euvilloe Delgium making nap studios and reonnaitsnno for the batliton' 

proposed part in the attok. Six ot fiors from the Battalion were attaohed to V* 

2nd infantry Division as observers. 

At 02W0 hours 17 Deoeeber 1944, the battalion was alerted for immediteb 

owmeit.At 55017 Deember 1944, the battlief awed from Lignevlle, Belgia 

to ara a oe () mle east of Breitfld, Belgium marehing a distance of 41 

miles. Rap reernces Osrny sheet *70:8. scale 1/56.000. The Battalion 

aSd 00 '3' were attaehed to the 106th lntautuy Division. 

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te tttallin took up posltions east ofritfoldo the Asosalt gon platon 

ROved Into position to mpsot the tires of the o* Arored P1.ed AWllerY 

Bttai on. At 120 houfle 17 Dooember 1944, the first platoon of Cbapsy A, 

14th Tauk f s as oo watted to support an attt* ,of the 27Ut-.m3otod Infti 

blttlion towards Eloeiath. let Lt John Grimball, 01015847, the platoon leader 

of this nlntoot lead his platoom on aurving read. loading up-a ridgo. Upon 

rousig a aw his ta k, the leading tank in the plan, was hit by a 

basooka round in the right front final drive, The turret Joined sad the tuok 

was romndesrod ipoerative. Lt Griuball and his w dieunted from the tank with 

their shoulder wapon, and in front of and leading the other tanks in the 

platoon advmeod lab the draw to the left front. the battle 87 prisoners 

were oapturod and two tanks from the platoon wore knocked out. Tho plateo leader 

ns rnnMdd for the Silver Star. 

At 1500 hours, 17 Does r 0 m ps*iis A (Lees first platoon) 5, ad 0 left 

the oasoembly area for an attoek on WnterspolC wit line of departure on high 

pound south of Stonbruok. This attaek na oesellod at 152$ prior to the arriva l 

of the loading om a t t1o line of departure t capsuis returned to the 

assembly area. 

At 1600 the position of the lst plato= 0M A, 14* Tank Wass isolaMd 

by tin wi tnval of th S2th Arwed antry Battalion and the platoonu s 

recalled to the asembly areo be bat allon' position was outposted and a 

perts. tor defonso for he night was set up. 

During this, tn bservies 0ompay of the battalion vas in CC 4 5 U 9t 

AnoredDivision trains park in the vielniy of Lignuille. DeioI . At 

about 1400 hours 17 Deember 19", warni reased Ienee panytv tot 

menssn that enq els wore wo to tree kiloeters frn Llguville an 

approehtng fro t torth and eat. Small ants firing Ismeiately foll 1W 

larger oa bre enw task wpons oeured within -ten miautes af the warning 

nas reeoived. This aMpany while beeoming engapd ins atire fiht with thi 

one, vt*drov to Wand Sart, #Belgium This withdranl nas eemplittsd through 

otioetive rear guard-sto by a bulldo.sertank fin . *asmy olo 101h Yak ., 

whieh knooked ot 4 enf teaks and probably dstr d - I)on mk 

the smbers of the tank ow were reeo udd fe r the binge star. ThisW 

aotedentirely 

hon tr own initiative 3d their anps-eoted aet n had a lar 

jsre in the saving of the battalion Wtain. Lost in this action were the following: 

one bulldoser tank; o-efel and lube aip trailers o eapary hoadqartereearg 

trailer alith resorts, so Sipples, and personal be lgngss one wa 

nitnttfltl eoargo trailer emta ng supplies; one eompa kito an k 

trailer of oompaa a o disabled 106m Assault-gun ot E q 0MPWO 

on 18 Deember 1944, ths.talion CPows movs d to ureitteld. Beigis. 

Opates A ad a Ong the Reonnaisan e Pla too were soent on otters of tho 

ri n11ing Geiral, CC * 3% to St. 11th to meet a Gorman thrst from 

Nrtheast. 0mpafli moved i o . tVih with oparv C leading. The enaw 

AIrod ool n was .o4tmAtd abot 500 yards nertho&t of st. Titho. Ses 

enm taks including one Wanlpk TI tsmkwere doesto~ed. Noe to the obseare 

stuation on the flanks apanieo A atd C were unable to oiploit their sseoss. 

rel ieved by the 'Vt aArared Diviio at about 1700, ISeosber 1944 at whit 

time the ospansno retarned to ti ssembly area. 

0 10-

(hpt ? SnhlA teIn" sdin 

cvauatedwhen ff ottr 

his tank vas ht alndisabld of 

by 

pmnya 

o basook was fjuean riro in this 

toe. lst Lt. Willlm DeLaMater, 01 010 078 then aetx d aa of 

the (=npwow* 

At QUO IS Dooember 1944, the mortar platoon as sent to the hilt guad 

euth et of Dreibutten to observe the proess of an attaok by aw foes 

aginst..te SnMret 3t Infantryf tttalion, The platoon observed throughout 

the day reportig observations to the CoP. by ,d. The platoon retarned to 

the battalion assembly irea .at 1730 ours, 16 Deeubor 1944 

At 10O-hours 18 Doember 1944, Ompa Do 14th tnk Bn was orde to 

make a mad reeonuaissanoe orCthe reeds north ndet of st. Viths BelgiM It 

tin vtflnlof Sehlierbah, Bolgium where og "w report en G conontration 

a had ordered that they be dovloped by road patrols. Oqay D oontaobod 

the Seq at hSlierba* Delgium lost one tank, reosived orders to wiUdew, 

returmd to the area 6 0yurds east of Broettld# bivoiaeed for the night and 

oovrd the Brittold o Sohlterbash road by cimounted outposts. 

At about 16W hours, IS Do6e0r 1944 the 10th Amorod Field Artillery 

Battalion, whiob hsA ben oeupyng a position to the Inodito rear of tin 

Ralftie dimpla cd further to the rear .and the asult gin platoon rejoined 

the 14th t usk h. C aOma r3 14th Tank hi oocupsed t b h g roumi 71649e 

8068.j At 173 hu the eam day the battallon Ices flpaq D asemb led Jn 

thn origial am, About 2 hours later, an overly uas eocived in the battal io 

a.p. frm the 37th Arord Iafanry Sattalin Aving that the Infantry had 

esbabli lines to the a h w* east about 500 t. nO0 yards frm the tanks. 

An inestgaticim as mde# ad it was toumd that the Inuaw7 vas in realiw 

in positions directly around the ta strong security noetros wer tnhrefbre 

inuossry. -Daring the at h of 1819 Deeero4 te soud et eq vehicles oould 

plainly bs heard fro the position of Conpu 3. 4 

At 19W#, 18 December 1944, orders nrrecewived froMThe O.manain seralM 

00 'BI 9th rmr Division, t h -t Ombat imand would defoend t. Vith 

from it present postions gainst attaeks f e the out and by making onta t 

vith the T* Armor Divisio near Dreitfold. Dispositions #for a defense.is 

dopth or a1oemplished during thehours of darlise. 

At 0060 1 fOlmbor 194 the orvice trains ware moVd to a position just 

north off aeres 0mpan rod farther beck west the r idge into doftla 

tiring position*. ompanyo mIed ito position to defend fro* the southvot, 

ompany A and the assault gn platoon ore vithdrawn at the saw tine to reser 

positions bomen0 iescubash a St. Vith where they oauld support the action. 

Tho mortar pkA toon went in to tiring positions 50 yards north of Ompaq B 

The Rattalon C.. moved to eroitfel. ompany D remained isaposition to 

oower the a.'proaches Crma":,ohlierbaoh. 

The text day at 0840, ompany B reported Ifantry 800 to I000 yards to 

ther front bet as the 27*h Armored Infantry Batt:alion us reported to be it 

that poesitom fire was wthheld. Combat (buand '3' riperted 10 onn tanks 

in the viol nt of Lsersiiler and Infantry ja Vole nprteC era y ror 

movitie Lsumersuiller towards. £*lerbaoh along the defile tumning northest 

trmstoinbiuck. . 

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an 

Bnd platonof q was then st t rotforoe b0 D .ain 

possible en e ansm o t the o vinity of Sohliorbaohe 

Capany B and the Battalion OP worc both shelled at about 1000, 19 

Doembor 1%44. After the artillery fire bpaqi spotted .n eley tak to 

their 4ireot front, knooked out the tank and ot the noods on fire. About oe 

hour later Ompamy B roooved a hoavr en artillery shelling Ompny B 

than cay another say ta on the ride oto the south front othe tank was hit 

and the ninq tank crew abandoned their tank. At this ti .. th onot position 

of the 27th Anerad Infantry Battalion in ftut ofbmpany was both unknows 

and unobtanabloo 1st Lt. ligos the platoon leader of the ateault un platen 

on forard to the Oapan 3 position to Set asebsrver for his platoon, 

registered his platoon in the area to te treat of opaq 3, and prepared to 

give dioot fire support to that ecpany. 

mpanyl s&pin oam uder eemy artillery fire at 1128 hours. The fire 

was evidently fro high velocity flat trajectory weapons, asnson. of the rounds 

passed over uapa n 3 position, landod in Ompany A position to the tear oasi 

oasulties in uapamy A. 

At 1237 hours9 19 Deoember 1944, ew mortar fire from tho southeast was 

aeosrately layad on the road Juncton 00 yards from tho ttalioun CPe in 

Breitteld. Thereo re n oasualties as a result of this fires 

Another eq tnk was nokod out b pmy2 3 at 153 h ,urs on the 

ridnoto the enpaq's dirot front. the tank was sot on fire, and was believed 

to be an mwnrican Shrma Tank in enm ihat AtlO hours, (kupsqm 8was 

again nwAdreraw artillery fire. Omp&vaq I then t ired on enemy yersonel who 

were ocoentrating in a oods about 100 yards to the ompaWf's direot front. 

The fire asi belevd l to be very effootivo flps I than fired on another 

enem tank, vhich retirod behd a building, making It Impossiblo to detsrmki 

the probable dango. At U hours, apony 3 reoeivedt &heavy artillery 

ooncontration from mod oalibre guns. This fir, was-tha shifted to the 

Battalion W0s althoufht thefire was aonmtely adjust"d, neither personnel 

or vohicles wer duapd 

At IM oonre5* m nfatry started advancingC through the draw to the 

east of the 09mp S positin. This nfanry was observed the wn 

offioer of (bpm z DI 1st Lt Stanler J DAwidok, 0101699 the platoon loader 

of the 2nd platon. pa 01 ad b*d Lt H uh R. Morrison, 0101lflf, the 

platoon leader of the 3rd plato, popeq C. the semr as fired upon by 

Ompar yD and l st Lt Doildoukard his medim tack platoon plus Sn Lt orrisen 

awd his medium tk platoon eshe rg d d overrn th w in the deaw. The 

onemay as mowd down atclose range intltotng heavy esualties and breaking 

up the emy ataok. As t enm retreated into the noods heavy mortar fire 

was brought to, boar on tham b the batalion mortar platoon infliotinK farther 

oasualties and adding t the disorganisatlon ofthe ense At 1750 hours, the 

3,rd platoon of Ompaq C retarned to its original position vth npen o. 

Orders were received at 1815 hours from the Cessonding General, CC '3e 

to prepare for a wtthdral under cover of darkness to postions west of St. Yi~i. 

mpaqr A was mnd to a position on the high grotnd vieiniW of laihauson to 

cover the souths ad east. the balauie of the batetao startd wthdrawing atd 

closed in the vioinity of Graftlingo at 2045 hours, 19 oomnber 1944. 

012.

Drtng this poriod the em as i denied &amn to Sto Vth trm the South, 

east. 

The renais m an piflat& was sent out to reoonotter the ruto rufflingua 

Nubruok hnsklOuee.3mmb sapp et to oontaet troop D, ta Useo sisnf 

Squadron whiea aos also patroling roads In this viointp. The mission w bloesed 

by Impassable iodSo 

At 0600 20 Dooomber 1944, # mpY Sas U alrted by order of rtheWm nn 

General, O 3d ad startd towas t. Vth. the oompa ywas released byO C 'B0 

at 0810 nd was sent to a position in tho vioinity of the south aMd of anflnn 

to protoot against a rmored threats from the viSinit of Culer. 

The s3rd platoon of 0mpaq C at 0850 was sent out to blook any armored 

throat frt them 

c WD "e reorted eneq aetivitr in the area south east of Gufflingen. 

Osmnprr D was dispabod at 088 wit* thea mission of otsting Troop D of the 

89th X&valryE eooOmassnoe Squedron and making a reooennissanee in toroe of the 

roads awl trails to the south oatt of ruttliugon. *Ontoet with the ss was 

nade 2 ils auth east of Grufflingen by the let platoon lead bylst Lt Paul 

M. Fisher, 010115fO . At te tim of omtaot it was bolived tha the eno 

ounistod of approimately100 dimusod ma, em. light tenk andm e owd 

and4tek gin. At this posiim a lIe was formed. owr a trout of about 

37 yards with pA A of the 27th Armored Isfaitr Battalion on tho oompaq's 

left flask and eleents of the 424th Intnatry of the 10Ith Infantr Division 

on the rit flank. Ii Lt Robert L. Traer, 01015151* the platoon leder ot tho 

flu Platson sqW ws a wounded by all as fire in tho eosulting aftion and 

0gapa 0 U eo St platoon we disposed on the high gron north east 

of Onifflingen for seuriWy. 

ae a in Itish Omawn D was engaged was densely wooded aking 

dewlojamats of the sittation very slow for tWk. At 1026 an emV AT gn 

wse disoovered to the tront and the engines of eemy whioles oould be heardo 

ALoraUt obesives was dispatohod to apany Do 

At 1150 hours, Cmny B oe under t r fr m flat trajeotory artillery 

from the south of south wost. This fire oontimue throughout the day ard 

appeared to be direst fire bit the gums oould not be loeated 

The a u oinander of Eq o, Cpt Prank K. GsOns Jr., 0W7h8. and 

16 enlisted men from that oepw at 124 hours, 20 Doosaber 1944 were orderd 

to the eampany P position as an inftntry platoon. The slous trran in whish 

mpoyD Wse Lfighting made suoh support a neoseitre Two wounded prisoners. 

of war were eaptured by Ompany D at 1252 hours. 

Artillery fire on the enm inantr to th. front of (flpny P was eoallid 

for at 1260 hours by Compasy P. Tb. forward observer oould not sontact the 

16th aswred Field Artllery Bttalion by radio, so the fire, was adjusted byv 

1st IA Paul K. Fisher win sent his noaMen to the Battalion 0' by r~dio at 

tt~ish plane the eamuands were relayed to the 16th by telephene. On batte ry 

was yogitstored on the enemy wit effeotsvs osuite. The ooneetration was 

assiSd th umber of 110 for tutors referenee. After this Gespany D had one ea 

knoolost out by enemy basooka fire, atd eaptured four more prisoners of war, 

flthis tim the Battalion Mortar plate was ready to readerot ire support to 

Ompany D it needed, bit this support wasset requested 1y the Gestating off leer. 

mpaq D. Ati 11 41 hours Osmpauq P lost another tank by enosq artillery fire. 

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At 1706 hours, 20 Doember 1944, the third planonef 0mps 0 la by 

tat Lt Hugh i. Merrison was alerted to mve to the vicint v o the 0mbat remnd 

.OR eomat poet at Nubnaok to prteot apinst a tiger tank reported to be on. 

tho road between Neubrtak and St. thothfis tank never did materialise, at 

the platoon rejoined the oumpany at 201846. 

pt 160D hours the same day the Reonnaisianee plateau ws attached to 0paq 

D to a.it the dimunted -sn already there in patrolling during the night. 

Patrolling ordered by C C' ,Included oontsaet with the 211 hAroed Ikat y B 

on the left, the 424*6 Infantry Re t In the vioinity of Alter, tan probing 

to tip front at least 1000 yards. Oaanies 3 an C were also direoted to ontact 

oaoh other by patrolso 

At 0630 houre-1 3 Deoeber I944 the eney made a light attack supported by 

artillery on the empa D position whioh was repulsd. 

Compamy 0 was ordered to nrc Northeast to veint 86841 to support the 

37th Armored Infantry Batt&] ion in repelling a strong omn attack at 001S hours. 

This mission was aceomplishod and the compan returned to the Battalon A * 

During this, time one platoon frm ompay P oeeupied tho position of o 0.nmar 

the battalion oo 

At 1116 hours. 21 December the Reomlaisseane platon wac detsahd from 

Cbsupaq D and was given the mission of making contat be e ompaq D ad the 

right flan of the 37* ArmoredInfantry Divisic. 

mprD qD oked out annenytak, either a arkfII orI T#atlUO%# with 

t fie of its s3 ans The ompamy then boated a maine g=#, eneq' inanty 

and an enmny teak to its diroet front, let Lt Paol . Fisher of ampay Dtho ) 

allet for a tire nissea and brought very eetive fire to bear in this opposition 

silencing the nacbin gn and inflioting en eamalties on the enwe The oompW 

tA reported aeneq AT pa, were again attaceod by the cmnny ad again the 

attack was repulsd 

tho 3 rdplatoon of 0ompoWa was sent to reinforce th power of p q D 

at 1260 hours. to An at 1600 -hours mpa D was agan a ettaked by 

iantry estimtod co steng tpa e nr sm MWogt. n frOnt, 

infantry was suprd b moa fire aW automatie wapone fire 

hs ew 

Troop D of the 8Ch 0valry onaissanec 8qadren, Noohanised whieh had 

been attached to Omp Dgavewa P m on m P's In$y left flank andretreated to 

to vicinitr of Grufflinen, NpOaq P held their position wtout giving 

round and repulsed tho attack, Troop D of tin 89h foeomalssanee was rallied 

and returned to its position at onoo 

At 1830 hours, Qmpany A was under heavy a .rtlpry fire and was Aleried 

to be ready to =vc to the support of the 27th Awrod Infa stry Battalion Shtih 

was one under platoon onW fro attack ComalU from A moved the dirooetion 

to the 37th 

of Breitfeld 

.Armored In4'antry 

nd Neidngeno 

positi on 

At 

for 

174$ 

direct 

support, the .ncq attack-was repulsed and the platoon retureod to the ompny 

30 riflman and two officers from toe 434th Infantry statooS in Gruff ligs 

were attached to Compan P at 3*00. for night patrolling missions of' oontacin( 

the 27th Armored Infanty Dttalion, the 434th infantry at Alster, a strong 

patrll's nrc a lso to be sect to the front. 

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Orders wer reesived two the 4 fM ing Jne l fMat Seas 3, flb 

Allrod Division, for pany *A*to move toR via 0lbmin, to oaablia 

road blook thr, to oatAot the 7th Ar iu d Division io weaftalling beok 

from at. ith and to ower withdrawal of th 'vehielos of the 27th Al mrd lntant7 

Battalion. 

During the erly morling hours of22 Dooomber 1944, ompaq A hold its 

pesitiOat Raven while the wobbe s of the 37th Almond infantr Battalion 

cleared behiod it. 

Aftor th. Infantry had leared t hs point, Cpt leorgo Fete Bounas the 

ocmalding oftIr of OompLnfy A, attempted to ma contat twiththe T A ored 

Dividie The only oontact made was when an offioor from the 7th Armored , 

appar ed at Cap BosWP'ositiong with t light tanks to efsabltsh a road blOck. 

One of these light tans was knosed out by e n artillery fire *wih was 

intrmttent througout t night. he offoOr with the other lLght tank left the 

orossroads and return d to his orspnLsation to aoure roinforoments, and did not 

At @0, 22 Desember 19t4, the spmding Officer *t m reported 

that oontaet lad not been made ith to27th Infantry pt Soue awas instrutod 

to eontot thie 0?. of the 17th Zuuntry at Neutruek and to arrango for n todiate 

ontact.. This was done, rtnd Omp I et Miott Infatrey tas out along the 

road 800 yards southest of leubruek. this omper ws e duoted bask to the 

line Reee. biblho-sen and put into position with mpaq A. During this 

period ho WpMny A was helditg this, position Without intlry support 

consterable eny infiltration of the] position ooIred. 

Yae position as utet ocattuaous ewsmall arms fre with stms artillery 

support from to*0tim Of -daligt. I r UR hors CW-.moay3uof the nan 

started falling beaek an ubruok This left (mmpaq A Is an ielaid posltien 

and the eompeq beps to reoolve i n'e small arms fire fr their rih font 

flak a3 from their roar* 

At ONO toI f* aered Inaftry att that their Bttalion 

09P at INubruok we8 orrwa 4themw s and that *bg e uer ttt* 

the m --as tang era ofr 0r tranmitted this ifornmatem to the 14th tn4k 

60A direed t b4 ep be sat to the. Vt Infmtry CoP, During tis tine the 

sitmation at the i nftry .?. bean ostedily worse. the Bd platoon of 

B was detaed frm S D and retuned to the m aea. The lot Plates 

of flpany et t IA Da David P *'md Duok as tnt to the 37th TfenU7.,@J' 

along the Grufflangn-Roubruok road to render a n possible assistaee, to the frit 

Inantry, The 27th Infantry Co.. at this tine bae been eaptured and oocupied b 

the oney. The staff aW headqurters pereonel of tho Iufentry had been Aptnre 

4 the onev 

4ter let Lt David r. Dek and his platoon had lI*t for the b nantryC 0.., 

the IOfatry Battalion 8- .and one other off leer frm tho Infantry a rived at 

the l4tt Tank Us .?. the effters were, in as eflausted osltion but their 

aid ',as secured in the neOaptare of their batt2aon .?. The were told to 

oure as sqn infantrymen as they eoould to et let lt David, F. Duck art 0$p 

Bossae nd to aid in the neaptur of th a.?. 

flrde Beoubr'uek ru into an A? gun in a patobo oost telftohhera 

on tie laid to the south of. mubritsk. Ons tank 1 r-as knocked out bthe A? gun, 

lot Lt Duet navsvflrod the balance of his platoon ant knoc~ked out the AT gin 

let Duet's platoon than ran ito eosin all arms tire. 

O I& 

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wing this tine iWkhA ad fough its wV task to Nubrue.k arriving In 

that vlelir at 1130hours at whioh time le tLt Duk's plateauwas ettuobflt 

OMP A. Opt Soes then foxmhtet a plan for the rooapture of ti InfaMy 

Cap. thieb involved the sending o on tank plateon With attkehel lantry into 

ho tow aM atekilag the heo. femerly used. as the CoW This house e at 

ths time- used for the dotaLning of the pri-sonere oapturod bythe euwfrm the 

27t* lafantry Battalion. 

AProximately 30 t natyfrom the 3th Lufautry Battalionarrived at 

the eompa7W A position at abo;t this time, (hpt sons asked hM. tank piston 

leaders for a volusteer tload a tank platoon inLt the village of oubrooo 

let Lt Daid P. Duk volunteored lnmditelyo 

the sin of reofaptarig the7th Infantry-OP was uertakin at one. 

Lt Duk's plUswton with bout S ian y a dng 4 on ea h tank prooeodd en the 

road qoukhof Neubruek loading doe the hill Into the flllago 

The lot platoon ot mpany A was in direot support of Lt Duk plateon. 

AS Lt buks pl Atoo proeeded ton the hill t 

ems 

e 

under.heavy 

otheVillac.his platoo 

artllo fire. The Inantryumen on th, tsnts hit the ground and 

took eovw The tek platoon proeeded Into the at tis tineth aer 

approtmtely * ,Infantrpia thitthe fmk platon". "h tank plateau appeAc 

the Intatry ?.,P L Du spred the upp story of the bouse with M neM 

fire, the @iny mind in the house. At th s fte the rrlsonererm tbe I 

Infantry Werehel.d bythe onWq in the beett o tI building. At this tin. 

Lt Due eein that the mahine vs fire did not have anf effet on the eq 

fired eevu, . e eO fs MTb.Ed. late th. top o rth e .WAiing. Aftr this eton 

sevea of the .noq em out of thebo. o aw marwenderd. ee ing that the 

ransor of ,theseW act the prisocen weor still ia bte buIldting 1st Lt Duek 

then diswmuto4 fn his tank a wiA4h the five uta, tta wqo hadOaeemmled 

his t nk adwa d en tho W. Witld n inder t over of the f.Lre fra histan 

The e then o urrendered ol e dg houe, gvln up 0 prisners tr 

the 27th Jntstvpe Yb IofSoer emmadag 

of 

aeoompaniedLtDuet 

theInfantry., 

and W teaks 

Lt 

to 

Coi 

the-othero 

Ouds.then 

et d ofthe e where. the 37th 

Infantry N".Det with its pereounol topthor with woided perspnol were loced 

and wer sent the rar Inthis *a 19 prisoners wre take. 

At1330 hours ,bOmpaey3 wasata dbyee Ifntyfc.teWe"eds to 

the% south This attast I a ppe rtet by artillory ftroe It. atftlk w .repulsed 

and te eny itnfntrywasM plumed, ten. Rewver, inc moh as Wmpiq 3 lacked 

Infantry support thesy w imableI * Np up' the eneyr or to ounterattak. 

A 1480 houres2D Do r the Battalaion P wV M wod to sowthpr 

bu tng In the western edge of Orufflinsen at o1M88. Aoa result of orters 

reoivnd from tho wmmaiing General (Ombut Gexeat '% 9*O Azwred Diviason 

the nmp ers were ealled into the ap* to reoeive now dispositions for 

the night. 

to aweort enpanieo S '0' to the south. th cempanies arived in the 

Battalieu area at 300. At 190 hours, the 3rdt platoon of spaqr 3 was alerted 

to be readyto nyce In sup pert of. qmpay D which was patrollin In and south et' 

Grlm. Meo platoon ten bipe A of to.e e11th Yak Destrper ktttlIon 

ws aso attached to oeqrp .1,w assist In ale eperatlem.

DuIng thI nt4r night Opany Dv no in eousaut tSnet twith 

patois In and auth of rutflinhon, nuq tanks iand oter vhielegeou)A be 

plAtitlyhard baVOq rD. At dark ompaqDa ptred a horna. 

whiOh contairad y9autities of food whish had boa oooked by . sympathiocra 

in Wufflingen and wo being mgglod to the ena. 

The olvilian stution is Grutflngen vao bad as the majoriW of civilis 

appeared to be enom upathisers and were treated as cueho 

0mpaM y D took macrouse eny targets under fire One house beliesed t 

be occupied by an Ones patrol for ths purposo of adjusting artllery fire was 

set on fiv e by NE. and destroyodo 

The ton of Orufflingen was subjetsd to harras.uig en assault g fire 

and ome *mortar fire durifg t i nightt 

Fom 00l to 0400 hours . Doebier 1944, OMP D with tin asalstanoo 

of the attached Tank Dostroyer Platoon continued aotive patrols in lrutrlingsn 

and towards Thoimen. 

strong en pe8ssurewMs eucrbd on the 7 h Infantry position in oubruok 

at 0130 hours and at 0 o0 hours the Infantry bern to-fall bask towards Gruffline 

this ithdraval was oovered b bpaqAblabhh frequently was betmesn the-37th 

t art the en , mpaq A owerienesd difftilr in effectively nUsg 

tank weapons as It was-posible 0to distingutsh boeoe friendly and enemy 

Intaer.~S 

F ( 02W to 050 the fttalion Zortar Platoon fired iS an eny colUM 

advoin gup the dra at 83684 

0mnA took up new positiogn at 824853 and held until 00. At 043 

during *-healy eornitng 0MapanMy A tanks be same mirod in soft round. the 

BattalionMtnae" Ofi"er, pt 0 Soil 3. foberts with a tonk reoover veh.icle 

as sen0 Out aM successu6lly rooeovred the vohieolos 

At 0680 hours, orders mr reoeived from the Omading eneral, oC Wlh 

for the %ithdrawal of the ombat oumand towrds Meldingest. 

D During the night at bout (O hours,-23 December 104. an euwn patol 

reiported in 

w 

-he west edg of *flinet he Us O &sny ters 

Coaer, 

Capt Frank m. Elmoms ws cc"t out on a patrol to invstigate, This ratrol 

rtarn to th CoP at about 045 hours and reportd that owny horsOWN 

artillery was moving into position noria e o8 st of Gntflingen, 

The vitthdrawal of the Battiion was aooomplIshed undor the cover of Cma 

A vith ompaq C of the 27th Infantryd tked of the 14th Tank En 

With Cmpa A of the 37th Infantry attohedo mpany C of the 27th Infantry did 

not report to the o mpaq A position, but c0mpaq A of the 27th Iftry did reor 

to the o&pa 3 positon but withdrew sat iatelA. 

The withidrl started at 0630 with Ompany C teat! by that canpardos bulideser 

tak; all unts mOrs t ithdtaw withut incident ezeept ompany A which wasti 

last unit of te ombat onsul~ to w"ithdraw 

When Copn A passed' the crossroads at Grufflingen at 1000 and headed 

towrds Malt. ngen the nopaq cam under the tire of four antitasnk guns ecvring 

the Kaldin m.frutingen road beyond tlrutflingsn. The first two tanks in t he 

colasn were booked out ip this smasy anti-tak gu fire, the anttak glans were 

silerased taM drted by the e pt's outflanking attack on time, postion. Prier 

'tat position., 

um een* Itree enaq oaSn vehicese re knocked out at 

.17.

S fiattalm awed on the route, Madirt a Boa, Salmebatanu, Liernus, 

to Mlepn. At 1580 hours U Denber fl4, tin Bttalton was asned to tWn 

Liernmw area and olosed in bivouao at Lansival near Loimux at S) hours. 

At =000 hours 23 Denmber tho Battalion was informed that it was att hed to 

the -Bnd Ailborn Division and that It Ias in the XJU 1Orps (Airborne). At 

2030 hours the MM date the assistn 4tvt4l e mautor, Colonel Ira P. swift 

of the 88W Arbor. Division, who was the former Restmental (aumaner of the 14* 

Alnred figinntl arrived at the 9ttalion C. . Oolonol fift issued orders t 

the Battal on -)aor to establish a rad blook at the eroseros atM h. 

OmpWy C Vas lm iatel alerted and sent to Mehay at 2100 hours to estblish 

the road blook. One light tank from Oompsq .D was sent to the frward Rebols 

of the 8Zd Airborne Pivision at Bra to maintain radio aontaot wi th (bupany C 

at the roEdblook at Manhay . 

c I 4 eDomb w od was reo eived at 1080 hours, that the to=n ofH op, 

Solgium had been eptured by the -eay fro a oeswa' of the 66th Regiamt, 

Sed Airborne Division. The Shad Airborn. Divisi then r qmted tank support 

to aid--in reapturing the ton. tmpaq A W assigsd this -mision and m ove 

from Tansival to Viesmont at 1130. At this point the tank nd airborn personnel 

were briefed on the situation and the A-irborne. Infantry Ofpa Was mounted a 

the tanks and the oumbined fre, oved to the high gound ust north of RPs , 

oorirstee $1Q7872 (Map R0erenoos kraoe and Bolgum, 1 .000, shoot 8). 

Two platoons then attaked t rds Rose oving one on n&sh side of tho Ropse 

Lierneux roa with the Infantry riding t he nks. The empany Iwadyarters at 

the lot plittoom of oVq A remained on the hiAh ground to Ostablish and ma 

a baso of tire. Asthe tanks reahod the odge of the t Ane Infantry proeded 

on font ahe&d of the tanks sinto te the of bgpn. By- 1430 hours the u was 

rnaptusd#. 

After the capture of th. town, the ema did not mabe as at spt to reenter th 

town, theo av bea n to ass eftetive anti-tank tie farm the high ground to *ft 

south-of pe* This fAre as diooted at theomp A tanks this fire was rem 

tamod by Company 4 an teIn the enung fire tight opaq A lost three (5) tanks 

As part. of th. trsom from aq teanks on the ridgeCompanM A lnokedout 

five ak tI tanks. 

At 161 hours ompa B was sent to assi st Copa A but as real led prior 

to s hing flgne, as ordors * o boen re ived b the Battalion at 110 Ihoure sr 

a Mre to a differen area. One platom f mpq A of the 811th Tank Destowr 

attaion vwas sent at 17O hours to cover the withdrawal of OMeny A. 

At 1000 hours ompaq C and to rost of the BaVal o as well as the whole 

Combat aranari went under the diroot oontrol of the XVIII Oorps (Airborne). 

At this tie mpany C was orderod to be relievod from its road blook 

mission, but these orders hed not bee rooived byoftisors of the and 71A 

Armored Divisions wvho were in oharge of operations at the orossroads in ?Ianhsy. 

In the meanti the Obsnding Officer of ompaq C, at 150 hours, bed 

reesived 

onqn anti-tank 

orders to send one tank platoon- on 

nfl5 

the mission of oontaoting suspecftd 

5 #e5, taits, Skai op infantry on the red to La These 

from kanha y 3Md Lt Ruh ft. Morisor nd the Sat platoon of Omaxv C were sent 

on this misson. All et well With the platon until they reached the visinity 

of La Rosse 'hen four (4) tanks from the platoon were simulbeneeusly knockad 

out by akmuwn ensw fires Lt Morrison wthdrew his tntu to oow._ r eat with 

assi 

the 

lnos of his platoon perreonnel reorganized the platoon. fll1 personael ot 

this plat¢on were late~r all aooumted for" and rejoinesd the OimqaaQ. 

el u 8.0

Throughout the day of 24 December, Company C was eomAtted 

on various local actions. 

Finally, at 1500 huurs* Cozpany ,C was relieved when the 

ccu'ming General of CC 'B' made contact with the 82nd Airborne 

Division and caused the necessary orders to be issued. Th 

cobpmy thn reasnsembled in the vicinity of Bra -at 1800 hcurs. 

The orders received by the Battalion at 1610 hours 3placed the 

Battalion anc CC gDs iXVlll Corps (Airborne) reserve and ordered 

the movement of the Battalion at dark to an assembly area east 

of Van Chavanno, there to be prepared to move farther north. 

After the disengagemnt of Companies A and C had been accomplishd 

the Battalion moved from tsival along the route Lierneux, Bra 3 

to vicinity Vaux Chavame. The Battallont closud in the ass abl 

area at2050 hours. Cotpany C rejoinea the Batt~llon at Bra as 

the colmn passed through that town. 

D"rn this movement of the Battalion out of the Lierneaux 

area a traffic jam occurred in Company DIs column, In attempting 

to straighten out the traffic snarl, Captain Harold C, Wright 

was crushed between a tank and a truck. He was iiwediately 

eucattdd and 1st Lt, Paul M. Fisher assumed command of the 

company.• 

Orders were received by Liaison Officer in the assembly area 

that the Battalion would save to a position $000 yards north of 

Webermont via Iansay and 15 passingmanhay at 2320 hours. The 

Battalion left the assembly area at 2300 h .urs and moved towards 

Manhay, As the had of the Column approachedk hay It was noted 

that friedly infantry were digging in along the north side of 

the road. 6Thentracer fire was noted comiin from the South 

from the wao( &I . a, and appeared to be. aimed at the heaS of 

the colim there was, also tracer fore coiring directly into 

t1 town of hay which was being returned from personnel in 

the town, The Olun halted about 400 yards short of the town as 

the vehicles of Battery D of the 482 AM Battalion,.,;'were parked 

along the road in preparation to infiltrate into the colwn aid 

vehicles comng from the opposite direction blocked the road. 

At this tie, 1 MaJor John .4- Chandler who was leading the 

column in the command half track, dismounted and proceeded to the 

crossroads InU Manhay on a dismounted reconnaLssaneo Major 

Chandler condition fond at that time, the trope caused in by the erroneous town were reports in a panicky of enei 

tiger t k in the town. Major .Cfandleries as he did not fin any 

evidence of tiger tanks in the town, returned to the cotamnd track 

and lead the colum forward., As the column reached the cross 

road at Manbay it was wider moder'ate and inaccurate inaching gun 

fir.o. This fire was bein returneu by troops in the town. As the 

con turnaed the corner and beaded north on th Manhay Werbomont' 

road conslierable difficulty was experienced as the road was 

conjested with miscellaneouS miltary ,vehicles driven in LoSt 

oases by troops in a panicky condittol,

Aferthe first part of the colum aonsisting of Battall 

Headquarters and the vehicle of Hq and Hq Company had ce ared the 

eosoadsatjLt MU thi ftre fight an th ongestion of vehte1es 

We" afl that tthrowb the point was impossb3* 

Th Battalion Caan eri dtr-s that radio contact be made 

with CC *SI which had md northeast of Harses the Headquarters 

colin ovod aorth itl such contact could be made. 

At 0300 bours8 26 Decmber the Battalion Headquarters arrived 

at Koussnlee and established radio contact with CC '3' and expW 

alted t fosliation atanhay, Orders wore reived from -CC 'B' 

that amalternato routo was not available t. the Battalion,an 

that It would Swe to tight itts way throuhh Mc-bay as best It 

could. The oatuatens *ction the roturned to Webermont whore 

radio-oontac t was reoestabltshed with the balance of the Battalon 

and orders from CC 'P0 were relayed to the Battallon Comuandere, 

MeanwhleO theW Battalion Comador had contactd Headquartorsflat 

Airbow Divtsi.oa at Wra and seed cear e on the 

Hablemont, ad Webermont roet, T oits had .been tuned arolal 

and was movingto Wbermoat on fl4.W Th reh C 'as ea-pleted 

without further migap and the R tal e&ted $n BiDvuac at 

080 hourst 28 Doeembe 1944 in an area two teswest of Hare, 

Darla theatt eruo o28Doecemerthe battalion sentU114 

t:: to Lea say UelMs 8 billets were securdfand the 

Nttalon movedx it 4 e Baty. Coodinates M (gap ref erone 

ra~neIad Beigiwi, 1000, Sheet woo 80, 

The Battalion remaind in Los aty from afternoon a 23 

December till fl December 8 1944, Personnel were in tim spirits 

tho tie ad worn out, During this period personal mataem 

and ek"%m do were stressed. The Battalion was still in XWIU 

At 100 ho rs 28 Deemr 1944 the Battallon moved to oL 

leigia marching a distaneo of 8 sid0 5, and arrlvm at 11U hoe,. 

The Natto is entered ble in Somal At *= loa the Battlion 

CP wa os -ablishe in a caf4arMo bi4ddng, AU toops wore 

s a in na bUllets, th Batalion was plned on a 30 mnute alert 

S&t~bZeMA1 2302 bours at which time it was piseed on a one hour 

alert. 

The location of the CP was moved to a frniture store in the 

enter of Poa of 29 December at .IWO hans. Af corapantes 

shiftted their bilets .aroand to more ocutortabie quarters, The 

company eomssaders were, sent out to reommeniter tte road net' 

betweem Nomfl and ILe keats Pie, Delgia., The reeonsil-sanee 

p3* toe was .also sent out on .j. reconnaissance tmsions. 

O5 80 Deeme th Bataio was plaed ont the alert to 

repeZ possible enemy parht attacks. One platoon, 'of Compaq 

3 was fler ted arid sent on a roa bioak ission at a toed Jnfliem

Just wester of rSo. Belglum, '2n Lt. Donald F Lym tUe ieoanissnoe 

platoon leader was sent with tio platoon as a guide 

to the road Junction. When the platoon arrived at the road 

Juaction it was found that tile 75th Infantry Divislon had alroady 

established a road blockwith taks in position at the road bln-,L. 

the platoon then returnec to Bomal, The Battalion was still on, 

a one h.wur alert, 

The day of 31 December was quL& but during the night 

friondly artillery in positions near the city rilsed quite a 

rAackie.. buz bomb assed over the CP Its motor shut off# 

ts wnirstlo of its plunge could be hoard, and it exploded in 

the air approximately 2 miles north of the CP. 

At this timo the total losses of the Battalion in personnel 

were as follows; 

Ii~t~7i~tIMo-i VIA 

z it isA' *4S 

The total offiear and enlisted strength of each coupany was 

as followsa 

Eq, Co.5 0 U 

So. Co. 4 3 106 

A Ce, 0 

B Co. 5 U 

C cp. 5 0 108 

D Co. 4 07J 

Late in the afternoon of 1 January L 4b CC 'B" callod for 

billeti parties. The Bttalion departed Dom at 2025 -hours1 

Jauntay 1945 for buvouao area in the vicinity of Loree, Belgium# 

The distance marched was 13 miles, Tho Battalion bivouaced n a 

pine woods In the snow and cold, closin in bivouac at 230 k orn, 

The Battalion CP moved into Chessions Belgium on 2 January 

1945, ZuasmUcha as billets were not available for the balance ofi 

the battaliun, the rest of the battalion stayed in bivouac, + 

7rom I Januar to 7 Jannral 94b the battalion remained i 

ths area. The Battalion drew 5 42Diesel tanks an diLstribted 

ato the..o s During t . s period the Battalion was sttl 

en.t -

At U000 hUrs 7 Janua" 190 the head of the 

.B Coo 

olim 

area 

left 

2 mtes suth of LorceBelgium with the destination 

of Rosoy Fsranoo The * .rcAoo a distance of 11 ala over 

treacherous tey roads through the Meuse River VaUq, " 

beautiful and historie buildlags wete noted on the mar t 

Na. arrived in Bosoy, France at 0QU0 4, urs 8 January, 1945, 

A 11 Companies of the battalin were bIletted In thoe 

Bosoy 

town 

except Company A wtich wUs billet ted in 

Fraillecourt, 

the town of 

France. Tho- , was back under the control of 

CO 

the 

Ota Awored Divis on and was told that It was Ln a rest area 

All pOersoel lmediatoey started trcateh up on 

personlaintenae, 

lost sloep#, and 

Arrangw*ents werie made forall persawel 

of th*ft to secure a bat a ' to trade all their dirty clothes, 

This, mission was never accomplished at this tie as at 

2000 

about 

hours 9 January, 1948 th e na, was placed on a one 

alert 

(1) 

for 

hour 

moveamnt and all rea*ational plans were ra Udiat*ly 

thrown to the four winds, 

At about 0200 hours 10January1, 465 th* 

a 

a. 

Lt 

Laon 

Raymond 

Officer 

1., Lowis-arrived wth orders for 3 departe 

in the morning, The i ,left Rosoy at 0900 hours 10, January, 

1945 with the destination of YerdunFanee 

was to 

where 

have the 

the 

mission 

Battalf 

of establishjn and matataixUg briso 

guards. The Bit was attaced to the 28th Infant r Dvision# y 

was 

and 

again out of fth Amored .Divison control, At 1530 hours 

having The b mrcead tts ware a distance old French of 

military 

89 miles the B axaved 

barraeks at Verdun, 

but wore in 

pitiful 

a 

oundition as the window lights were nonexistent and the 

bildins ingoueral weze in a filtf condition4 WT 

in 

hDa . 

Vrdt 

arrived 

loss Companes B and D wich were sent on seperate 

mission to Stemey and otfoucon respectively, 

A. 1000 &inrs 11 Jauary 11*4 the hi CI' was moved to a 

chateau at Ui Rt"aint aar in Verdiu The N was placed on a 

one hour-alrt*. Te ib and the wholo -Combat Comuan Were t.. 

again placed w a 9th Armored Division control as of 1200 hours 

ii January,1946, 

The B then moved from Verdun at 1830 hours 

the 

11 

9th 

1anuary 

Armored 

for 

Division asseably area In the Aicinity of flala, 

france ht Mq,, q. Co, and S rvice Copany billetea 

Circourt, 

in XirVy 

France. C, A billettea in Avilliers .Frane 

in Donpriz Co. D In Rach court, and Coo B in &ascotw,. 

Co. C 

Th" iTt.. was alerted to move after -1000 hours, 12 Januaryj 

Th ~ovd 0 hus1 4 ar, 1945, o the Divisio 

assembly area in the vicinty of kets, Frne, The hn arrived 

at its new billets .at Bettelainvilej 9 miles north east of ets 

at 2315 hours, iU "anasy 194$ having marced a distance of 

42 mie, 

a4to

Spay, Senrt o . opWQ and Ospay IW ere blleted in 

Bstslaisvilee pw A in Altroffs lOint D in Nesdawgf am' sd Pa 

o ia wlaleourtM s. 

During the period 13 Jaary 1946 to 9 nbrmary 1946 the Bttalion 

prooeeded on personal naintmanee, reereatlon, and training. On 16 Jauary 

1946 M jor Oliver W. Bebants, 035119 as relleved fe asslpont to the 

Battalion and s gtransferred to the gad Tank Bttalion. Major John i. bhudlor, 

0361811, vho had been Rn t beeome the Battalion zuntive Offioer. On 11 

Jamary, 1945, 6 reinfor6onnts r assignd te the Battalion. Op tin Oeil 

3. Roberts, 0400952, the fornr Battalion Motor Offioor beea=e the fn S-S. 

Lt. ol. !dward J, fodden, 0361045 us assignd to the Dattalion on 24 JXauary 

1946, forthe purpose of roosiving traninf 

).ptain Aubrey N*. Art, 035960, the Battalion 2was evacuated to the 

hospital on 35 January 1946. Oaptain philip 3. Pits, was eausted to the 

hospital an 3 January 1946. lot Lt. orl 1. Lter, jr., 01011420 them 

suned ofS. of p aay 3, 14th Ta k attaliem. O2 35Janry 1949, 1lt 

Lt. Xan. aullhl n the former DttalI Adjutant beeso the Dattalien 53 

and aeting £dutant. 

Tho feliing dooorations wr awarded to persomnnel of this attalions 

rIverSout 

ph m tcart 0. e fnneseilher, 180,314 

1st IS John Grimall, 010156473 __ gt4 

13 It9thAwrmod Division. 

9th ARmred Division. 

1tLter Ti 092 74 S 15 q *t iromd Dividin. 

i las Al. Oa Ivgi 6 8 j A. 9o 3, Io h Armored ivision . 

ptO walter I. ,ama667490,*I ,W in, 3w 9* Almond Divisin. 

tee A Olrene Wiliam, s~ t,!±L±1~00 S5#, 3 0j& umored Divisis 

* bry 0totht, 50156 47, l3~g 4o th Arored Diviutem. 

R Ins S.We(*apns, Jr$$ . 10 1, q * p mend Division. 

that les t ,30in 4* A. , 1f AawrsDi DTiiion 

?o4 tug Le Large,,143si1n 

Opt (enetA. tosy. 7060617W , lil19, q 9th Armored Division. 

Nt~~~~~ b7V-ranlo47,a1 t 9 4 S * Armod Division. 

,At 140 ours U. Po-ruary o94, maison Olora 

P" usd3. etWhnna103 o 1Xq I.* 4re6 dDivisien. 

r srivd th 3m~ 

w T h esv he 3m ouldsen a billeting8 "1. of' tier t DisiotEq.at 

Sgt Dunn isJ. Jows 57004 y IA* g0 16,9Eq%9th Armored Division.o 

hour Tee heeuumto o4StLey br the nqgo Battpalion sIll,4i11, with--news 0 that 16, E Hq 9th 3mh word Armor d Dv mvingound10 

ide. 

hus 1 e 19u5. ohmare Orer aetually-- ree.sived at, 9hourso ova at thve 3m en 

frmStteaiuil4014 hours, 10 Febrarwit the destinaton rrve of invB ar 

division asembl harte a ineth vicinit of Ligetn o3ge. the Vin eally a 

traele aoista0nebofr 69.7 mile to e~agwy whent otter wer reoived, tat the0 

osn we brnerosnd e turne to D ettlamil ta thm wu ove s cledsv .ot. the0 

3marrivedl in Iettelaiaville at 2346 hours, 10 nbmry 1946. the But then 

proeeeded withqnl tr'~ainn aimS housekeeping. 

-1 4hb iAm I -e ,i I-L -m -. 0 h.ok. 

Md lso d.5.p"F-w 

406 A-qk -- -.- 

1

li*l tAk 116 411 tj,, eAA A 

On 32 ?ebrumry, the Ittalioa Ma bigam a -4oh tat vie to take them 

112 miles to Missin, elglM, and thei to Ditgne, olostng into the latter on 

23 Fbrtary at 1245. From the 24th tO 27th of february, 40 now set3 of tracks 

were reocived and installed. Five i4a tanka wore turned in and the new iS 

45 ton Pershings were reeioved for the lot plIon of Os A. These now tanks 

wee picked up as thn outfit moved throuSh Aachen on tb 28th, on the way to 

cross the Roar River to the vieinity of Seller. 

Imediately upon arrival at Soller, Clramq at l7O hours, the compaq 

oommanders were salled together and a combat. order was issued. Thre task 

forces mere formed for the purpose of eaptiring the towns of 4uddershim, 

Disternioh, nd severnich, all loeated on the Lieffel River. The aomposition of 

the task forces (known as A B, and C) wast 

Company As lfth Tat ~ OmPaw* 14th Tank h fthampmGo1t Nkf 

Companq A, 27th A.I.B. CoaryB , 27th A.B. oupaz 0, 27th A.I.8. 

Flat. 3oB, 9th g In Plat o 1, 19h Eng S Plat 0*8, 9th Engrq n 

Compaq P of the 14th was given the mission of screening the attackIn 

taking up positions on the right flait A roeonmIssau=e unit of 00 B had 

previously reported the town of froitzheim to be clear of enesq troops, seo 

9 moved out ahead of the attack to take up their position. As te oapaq 

approached the town (Froitzheim) and when the load tank waa within a00 yards 

of the first building, fou eneq A? gas suddenlv opened fire on the cola. 

The order to withdraw was given, but before it could be aocomplished "ouc tank 

was struck and the entire eno* lost. A seond tank beotme mired in the mud and 

the crew brought n e sill arms fire as they attempted to evactate. A third 

tat was hit by AT fire, bringing the total casualties to seven killed and 

two wounded. 

The position of the AT guns was given to the motar plioen leader, Lt. 

G'q R. Oopeland, and he iumediately laid down fire in an attempt to help the 

wounded men return to our lines. Two men did return and were evacuated. 

At this time, Tat Pofro A and I were re-routed to go threUh Veittweie, 

and from there to proeed on their mlssien. 

The three task forces encountered heavy tt'fic but no opposition as they 

moved to their objeetives. *A 2%, ?ask Fores 0 had reached their objective, 

and was outpoting it in preparation of building a bridge across the uffel 

River. Task Toro A bad been halted at 20O by order from 00 B 3. 

* this timea few difficulties were encountered. The engineer officer 

with Fore 0 reported he did not have the men or equipment to bridg, the river. 

But, by 074,, on 1 March, the. town of Muddesheim was cleared of snowy and the 

bridge building began. After addtional ateriael wee retved, it was ompleted 

j! @1l. 

At O2O how's, Compaq B encountered booby traps while moving through 

Sievernich. The infantry dismounted and moved through the town, locating one 

I! gsa. Several enemy prisoxars were captired, and patrols searched for a 

bridge site. *k 09l , the compaq had crossed the Seffol and held the existing 

bridge.• 

In he meantime, ompa" A had rceivod orders to continue on their mission 

and at 0130 reaehod their objective and uent infantry patrols into the town of 

Distornich. A fw minutes later, oenma artillery began to fall on their 

positions, and thecompaq rewrmd it by usirg tho 7 With opaq 0. Just at 

dawn, a small amomt of AT fire was received, but niason eslenoed. At 01 

the oompaq attaeM M estesaieh in for n. 

7-.. 

& :, a 1, m 0'. -

_0-vJ 

On 82 ebruary, ti ttloa tpav! bsigm a 'oreah that ve to take them 

112 miles to oaisin, Belgtua, and theon to Diwgne, closig& into the latter on 

23 February at 124. From the 24th tz 27th of February, 40 now sets of tracks 

were received and installed. Five IAA tanks were turned in and the now J 

45eton Perhings wore received for the lt plibon of OA. These new tanks 

were picked up as the outfit moved through Aachen on tin 28th, on the way to 

cross the Roe River to tin vicinity of Seller. 

Immediately upon arrival at Soller, Germa, at 17 houre, the compaqr 

commanders were cailed together and a combat ordear was issued. Three task 

Throes mere formed for the purpose of capturing the towns of Xuddersheim, 

Disternich, and Severnioh, all located on the offel River. The cumposition of 

the task forces (known as A, I, and 0) vas: 

IAN,_____AiTAMK FOROVIS TALF..QRQEQ'0 

fmpany A, 14th Tank ompaq 3,#14thaT In Compaq 0, 14th Zank In 

Oompany A, 27th A.I.B. Compary B, 27h ABe. Oompa 0 , 27th A.I.3. 

Flat. Jo B, s9th a n flat 0o 3, 9%th Sra IR Plat 0o , 9th im In 

Qoumpaq D of the 14th was given the mission of soreening the attack by 

taking up position on the right flank A reonmsn nee unit of 00 B had 

previously reported the town of froitzheim to be clear of emw troops, s Oo 

3 moved out ahead of the attack to take up their position. As the ospazy 

approached the town (Froitbeim) and when the lead tank wae within 200 yards 

of the first building, four ene4y AT gu s .uddenly opened fire on the eolum. 

The order to withdraw was gliven, but before it could be acomplis3hed"one tat 

was struck and the entire rev lost. A seoand tank beou wmired in the mud and 

the crew brought under semll arms fire as tiny attempted to evacuate. A third 

tank was hit by AT fire, bringirn the total casualties to seven killed and 

two wounded. 

j The position of the AT guns was given to the mortar pitoon leader, Lt. 

Gtq ft. Oopeland, and he immediately laid down fire in an attempt to help the 

wounded men return to our lins. Two men did return and were evacuated. 

At this time, sTdI t e a and I were re-routod to go t hre Veittweie, 

and from there to proeed on their mssion. 

The hree task forces enouvtered heavy tt~fis but no opposition as they 

moved to their objectives, At 230, ?ask Force 0 had reached their objective, 

and was outpodting it in preparation of building a bridge across the Neffel 

River. Task Ford* A had been halted at 2005 by order from 00 ' 3 

At this tima few ditfioulties were nocoumuewet. The engineer officer 

with Threae 0 rerte d he did not have the man or equipment to rlde the rime. 

But by 074,, on I Matrob, th. town of )tdesheim was cleared of enemy and the 

bridge building began. After addtiousl mterital was retyed, it was completed 

At 02%0 hours, Compaq 8 encountered booby traps while moving through 

Sievernaich. Th itantry dismounted and moved through the town, locating one 

CT gte. Several ememy prisowers were captured, and patrols searched for a 

bridge site. *k 091, the eampaz had crossed the heffel and held the exist ing 

bridge.• 

In the meantime, Oomparq A had received orders to continue on their mission 

and at 0130 reached their objective end .ent infantry patrols into the town of 

Disternich. Afw £ minutes later, ena artillery began to fall on their 

positions, and the eompaq returned it uing the 70 with ComWaq O. just at 

dawn, a mall amount of AT tire was reeived, but wt sone silenced. At 0m 

the compaq attaehedJstwuich in force. _

* midnigh, ebipaq D eon taeod Compan 0, 6 Tank Destroyer Basalion, 

and at 0257 was relieved by the latter and moved near Vetweis te fulfil their 

Original nissLon of sereening the attack. Ensq aetivity was observed to the 

front, and the fire of Wrtar and assault gun platoons were laid down. An enep 

inefi eld was 1sated on the eompaq 's right. 

* A 0950 on the morning of 2 March 194, the orders for the days *tack 

were received from 00 'Be. The objee*tives were: 

Task Fore A- Drkua,. rmarq on the Lrft Oanal 

Task Force B - Muiheim, Germaq on the irft 

Tesk Forae 0- 4eillerwist in the irft 

The companies were to juap off at 140 hoUrs, but at 110, Qompary B was 

committed on the orders of the 27th A.1.i, omande. 

* t,1400, Qoapfmy Jumped off, and A end 0 followed an hour later. obaq$ 

AT fire was received by all cospanies, Coparq A losing for tank3 from enosq 

guns in the vicinity of $oiler, and C losing three from theve sam eneiq guns. 

Plenty of artillery was brought down in an effort to eilence these guns, and 

patrolh were used to flush the woods near ievernioh and asilsr. At this tim, 

let Lt. #illiam F. DeLaMater assumed comand of oompaq 0. A single eneqW plan. 

repeatedly strafed 0 and A with no eff t of dampa to either. 

At 1410, Compa a was. attached to 2nd In of 310 Infantry. All oompanies 

moved forward slowly, encounterin p sition. At 1710, B was on their objective. 

Dring the" night of 2-3 Marsh, 0 lost two more tankis and B lost one. * Task 

Force A jumped the Roth River and moved into Lemenrma. Ooupay Do with the 

assault guns and mortars attaehed, moved east of Niderbuir; to observe the town 

of Ilein. Thr o0 hnerd to oemplete treadway bridge, and finished it at 0330. 

Toree A laid a bridg across the kft Cal at Dlrktm. 

At this time,the ontire combat command was attached to the 9th Infantry 

Dvision. On the 4h March, Copanq O, D, the assault gun and mortar platoons 

were relieved, and took over a rge chateau at 3'ertrudohof. 

On the .th, Company , along with I of the 27th IMfotry, took the town 

of Leeh, and the battalion moved there and otposted the town that night. f 

245, 3 had taken Ludendorf and lad infan ry in Essig. 

At 0840 of the 4th Marsh, the battalion moved to Ludendof, where they 

rooeived a few rounds of artillory and soon after started toward iel, and 

following this, Mrehoven. 

At this ti n quoer situation arose. The 0 famd the rsads filled with 

the advaneing cols and he bad dLfficulty in driving forward. eI ordered the 

battalion esadr to clear the roads, and an alternate route nos chosen atd 

pert of the solia was sent alon it. This new colum had 0ompaq W 3, 27th 

Infantry, D of the 14th and assault gun platoon. Afe leaving Mie, 1) fanned 

out to allow A Jompaq to g. through, and followed A. 

Byoperating two columns, each converging on the same objectives, 

succesive double envelopents follo+.ied which woe verb suoosful. The 

final objective was $tadt Msckenheim, and Coumnies A and B entered the town 

simultaneously from opposite endsAns th*e were mopping upo (pt Sossas, 30 

of oompaq A whose code rams was '(ireek' was heard to call Red (Capt LInet 

O of Compax B) to say es dams sure you shoot Irauts, wetre gtting pretty 

close to sash other 9 . 

The roeonnaissanse platoon of Lt. Donald F. Lynn oapturod the town of 

Popporlagen, including six prisoners. 

At l , the W of Combat Command 'r arrived in ta .- -euni a-id 

oan 4--in 'ain fee an lmdato attack toward the Rhimseven miles 

at. & light tlank platoon f Oo pe D wee alerted to at as the point, but 

before the plan could ae put into action, all orders wore oamflleld and instead, 

the town was otposted for the night.

Stadt ickenhei ned been Aorkd over thoroughly by friendly air the 

previous day. 

Lh 7th of March, 194, was a red letter das for the 14th Tank Battalion. 

It saw the acoomplishment of a fest that brought credit to be absorbed by the 

entire 9th Armored Division, the whole US. 3 rmy, and the Eforld. One of the 

greatest single ations of the entire European war - the capture of the 

Ludendorf Bridge at Remegen and the first allied troops to cross the Rhine River. 

The action has been hailed: Time Magazine (19 March) 'It was a moment for 

history'; ken. Omar N. Bradley (8 June) 'One of the major 'oreake' the American 

armies had in iurope was the capture it the Recagen bride intaet'; U.S. First 

Army (8 March) *Taing of the bridge intact undoubtedly changed the entire 

coamplexion of the war'; United Press (8 March) U. • . the war in the vest 

sight have been held up indefinitely at the Rhine"; esociated Press (8 March) 

'The swift sensational crossing was tht biggest military triumph since the 

Normandy landings, and was a battle feat without parallel since Napoleons 

conquering legions crossed the Rhine early in the last century'; 3eneral 

lisenhower, Supreme Allied Oommnder (5 ,areh) 'The whole Allied force is 

delighted to cheer the United States First Army whose ospeed and boldness have 

won the race to establish the first bridgehead over the Rhine'. 

And no4 for the story. oompani-s 0 and 8were to move to 3elsdorf, then 

left through iickendorf, and down to Sinig. 

The left column was led by a platoon of Oomparq A, 14th Tank .attelion, 

and a pfloon of the 27th Infantry Oompany A. The solum moved out of Stedt 

eckenheim at 08W, amid a great deal of confusion and snarled traffic, and 

captured the towns of Adendaorf, Arzdorf, Werthhcven, and Sirresdorf before 

reaching Remagen. Up to this point, very light resistanc, had been met. The 

infantry had dismounted before reaching Arsdorf to clean out AT guns located 

in the woods, and again between Birreadorf and Remagen to eliminate a small 

enemy patrol. *At one point in the woods, a lbrge ordnance depot was discovered, 

containting both numerous vehicles and huge quantities of large caliber 

ammunition. Throughout this advance, many German prisoners could be seen 

walking down the highway toward -he rear, being waved on by each element in 

the column. 

At four ainutes before 1O hours, Lt. John Grimble, omdig the lead 

platoon, reported that he was on a hill overlooking Remagen, and that civilian 

and military traffic was moving across the bridge. Time fire was placed on 

the bridge by the artillery. 

Now ws the time to set up a new plan, since it was learned that the bridge 

was intact. Lt. Qol. Ingeman was designated as omm-nder and he decided to 

send the infantry into Remagen under cover of the trees on the left of the road. 

The tanks of the frste platoon of Compaq A were to lead Oomparq C of 27th AIR 

into town on the main road. The disoounted doughboys were given a O minute 

lead to coordinate the attack. 

At 14+20, the first platoon of Compaq A jumped off to enter Remagen. They 

moved down to the bridge, encountering only smil arms fire, and proceeded to 

lay down fire to cover the crossing of the infaentry. The balance of Sompary A 

then proceeded into Rema~,en. The assault guns and mortars, deployed on the high 

hills overlooking the Rhine, and laid WV on the east bank to screen the crossing. 

The wind wee very strong, but the infantry stated that the smoke-screen was 

very effet ive. 

At 12 minutes past three, let Lt Jrimble reported that one demolition charge 

on the bridge bad een st off by the enemy, but the bridre was only slightly 

damaged. he radio was jammed with orders and reports -- 

Ptl forward, driver - that 1 it - hold it there - ww caliber 30 

on that Krmut runing across the street, Holy Smo e - look at that dae 

big train - throw en AP into that sonofebitch". 

z 4

Two inutes later, Lt. Oolb ngeman ordered the infantry to erose, 

eovered by the fire of Oompanr A. The first doughbo, a sergeant, was 

seen to jump to his feet, and half erouchina 4, start running across the 

oridge. His squad followed close behind. 

'This is "-. A Berman PV reported that the bridge is to be blown 

at 1600 houro' 

This essage came through at 1,20 hours. 

The smoke screen was beautiful to see. On the bridge, $0 yards long, 

a line of doughboys was moving steadily across. They reached the east bank at 

minutes before four O'clock, and began to fan out. The engineers rushed out 

to tear the wires loose from the demolition charses. 

'This is Oorn. There's a big boat omuing down the river - should I 

knock it oftO 

Ohapita Qibble stood on the high hill overlooking Remagen and beautiful 

Rhine valle 7 . He took picturoes of the first men to arose, of the smike and 

KI landing. in &pel, the fast flowing Rhine moving below the three span bridge. 

ManX pictures he took, knowing well that it was a historic moment. Later, a 

correspendont from the Associated Press told him to name his own price for 'The 

only pictures of the crossing of the Rhine'. But no - the camera and film had 

ueen lost in the chaplain's peep, when he had loaned the vehicle to the medics 

to evacuate wounded. anrly the next morning, the Chaplain was on the east bank 

of the river, passing out 'Liberated" candy to the tankers as they drove by. 

The radio was still Jammed with messages. Corn had sunk the boat, 00 4BO 

was notified that dougha were aerose, the engineers were ealling for 8 by 8 

timbers. Lt. Paris dismounted his light tank platoon and went on a mission to 

eliminate some 20m flak guns that had been causlng trouble. Lts. Copeland and 

Rops went across the bridge to set up OP's. Remgeen was pitch dark, and 

snipers began to work the streets over. You oould hear the fire of our il, and 

the Jerman machine gun. Battalion 3? was set up in a cellar, and everyone 

waited for the help they knew would soon arrive. 

At midnight, ompany A began to move across the bridge to set up road 

blocks. The infantry reported a oounter-attackj, but nothing happened except 

a few prisoners were taken. At 02" on the 8th March, Oomparq 0 of 6 ID 

Iattalicn arrived to set up road blocks. An hour later, the 52nd Infantry 

began to cross the river. 

At 0 00, the 2nd Battalion of 310 Infantry arrived. They had been pulled 

out of the line, very quietly marched five mi0l to the rear where their trucks 

waited, arnd drove straight across country to Reug~en. They dismounted end 

crossed the river.• 

ynow, Oompanbs. B and 0 had rejoined the battalion, and these t wo, along 

with Compaq D, the mortar and assault gun platoons, and battalion headquarters 

all moved across the river into £rpel. 

Comtpaq A sent a platoon if tanks with the anid Battalion of 510 Infantry 

to take Lisa. One platoon of Co mpany B was attached to the same outfit. Company 

o was attached to rd Battalion of 511 Infantry. Sgt a Smith platoon of 

Company 1 'as attached to p2nd Infantry. 

Dtring the next few days, the area around the bridge underwent a terrific 

shellinS, with artillery up to 210m landing around the west approach of the 

bridge. The Luftwaffe came ot in fores, a totfl of 350 planes, of which Ill 

were shot down (lank, July 94). The first planes apeared on the 83h,

Only one way traffic was allowed on the bridge - that going east in 

lermanya. On the 10th, the battalion meintenmee platoon moved into &pel, 

oompaqw B lost a tak to enemy mines, Oompsny A returned to battalion control. 

Ten now tanks were received and distributed to the line oompanieo. By the 

lath of Maroh, the battalion woa all under command of Qol. Engeman, except for 

Compaq 7 0, which was fighting in honnef with the lot Bn of 511th Infantry.y 

the lth, Co 0 had returned to battalion control, and was set up in Honnef. 

Service Company moved to Unkel, Compaq B to Rheinbreitbach. 

On the 17%h of arch, at 150%, the Ludcndorf Bridge collapsed, hAving 

withstood the poundings of artillery, Luftwaffe, thousands of feet and arq 

tanks. But it had served its purpose- the breaching of the Rhine without the 

huge losses that would have accompanied an inbtry assault. By now, the 

engineers, who had been working unooasingly and always under fire, had completed 

two pontoon treadway bridgos. 

On the s18th, the battalion moved to an open field near Linz, and three 

days later to Rhemibrohl. The following day, B and C moved out to attack south 

and oapture a croasing across the neid River at Irlich. The attack was slowed 

by road bloos and mine fields, but the objective was reached by noon. *the 

bridge had been destroyed by the retreating Germane, both at Irlich and at 

Neuweid, so the tanks moved to high ground to support the infatry in a crossing. 

oompay S swung left at Fahr to help the 60th, and ran into a mine field. 

'This was breached, and they assisted the infantry nec-r Nieder'oieber, receiving 

only small arms fire. On the 25rd, a bridge was found in the 2nd Infantry Division 

sector, and Co I aegan to soe croses. B 0700 the next morning, a ;ailey 

bridge had been completed nose the Nitd River. 

The 1A Tank Battelion shanted to 0 'A' Oontrol end movod to !Iddesdorf, 

minus Oompanies S andO. The latter captured Lagers and the 14th moved in to 

town. Then, for a couple of days, the battalion remained in reserve, with the 

6% TD Battalion attached, and our assault sun platoon attached to the 3rd Field 

Artillery Battalion. On the 26th, the battalion moved to Altendies, and again w 

moved on the o2th by going to Schadeok. 

During this time, several attask orders had been reoeivedad mcoelled, 

but on the Zth, the 14th agoain sparheaded a major attack that was to do mush 

toward closing the Ruhr poek. Oalled 'the greatest double envelopunt in 

military history', the capture of the Ruhr out off the g eat industry of Germar 

and yielded a total of "7,000 prisoners. The 14th formed the right prong of 

the action, first driving east and la-er northeast to link up with the left colus 

and enclosing this huge and very rich area. 

a 0 a , the lA h moved out, of ohadek, Germany, led by the d platoon 

of Company D. Following was: 

I Sect ion Co K, 58th Infantry 

Assault Gun section (, guns) 

Co 4, 14th bant Battalion 

Co £, 38th Infantry, minus I scot ion 

Platoon of Compaq A, 9t h Engineers 

Assault Gum Seetion (, guns) 

Conmaud Beet ion 

Bsadqusrter s Compaq 

Aand I fram. 

The attack moved steadily,, meeting very little resistance, and these towns 

were captured: Arfurt, Aumenan, ilkerhausen, Blessenbaeh, Laubuseschach, Veilouster, 

b btA, Lraftsalms, Qberquenbach, Oberwets, Veidehaueen, Gros 

Rechteabach, Hookelbeim, Itrnecheim, Irossen-Linden, Lehgestern, Steinber,. 

Valsenborn, auea, Anrod, rosen lunceh, buern, Geilehaueen, Obenhausen, 

We saeIn. Seraet. Ulbaberg, Appor*d, £r enhauee, ant Lrtef. 

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4 hospital oontaining 67 American PW's was liberated, approximate E 66 

large suns upto 88 am were captured, and a total of 1187 prisoners tare 

the bettalion In Rechtenbach and iornsheim, mq new artillery pieces were 

discovered in the yards, still covered with oosmoline. At 3rosen-Lind a 

battery of 88m AA guns were token whentthe ;arri on urradered. dhilethe 

lead platoon oomAed by Lt Pris was trying to ocntrol the huge flow of 

prisoners in Steinberg, Lt. ool-vngew'n and Oapt 1 M. Fisher discovered 

a room full of aleeping emsy soldiers, and disarmd them. 

The final objectivi had been reached at 1100 hours, at which r 1me, Ool 

Herold, comu 'ndin. 0 A", in-tructed the leading platoon to centinue the 

attack*. The l/l00000 ma, aoon proved insufficient and the battalion Was 

movin in an area of' .tlbch they ad no maps. Z'he day was f inished by us ing a 

map of lermany torn from Yank ftgzine. 

The Battalion closed into Kirtor?, lermanq at 17l. Over a period ef eleven 

houre end nine minutes, the advance had covered a ditan;e of 63.4 miles. 

The mission of the 3Oth j4roh was to drive to Fritzlar and aoctre a 

bridgehead over the ltder iver. The attaek was led by the 2nd a? ttalion 

of tY:e 38th Infantry. Compaq B was with the 60th Infantry ed ha the 

mission of securing the bridgehead when Fritzlar was reached. The mission 

was accomplished and about 40 risoners wore taken. A particularly vicious 

group of litlsr Jugend, dug in with machine guns, held up h attack at 

Pritular and eaused numerous casualties. 

The following day the order of march remined the same, the combat oowmand 

orossing the tega River t 0. But at the town of Breuno, the 14th swung to 

the right, and led by Ompaq D, eaptured and occupied the towns of laueda, 

Grimelsheim, and DIlkeim. Nineteen towns were captured, along with 10 

prisoners, and 4#9 d-iles covered. The battalion closed at 123Q, at which 

time the 3rd platoon of Oomp D accompanlad Lt. ol. Wngeman on a recnnaissanee 

mission. The mission was successful and retirned with about 20 prisonra (nd 

one light Teohine gun. 

Thus losed the end of )ereh, e hiltcrio month for the lth Tankk Battalion. 

For replacements, the battalion received officers and 86 enlisted men. Three 

officers and O enlisted sen had been killed in aetion; 4 officers end 46 men 

wounded. The vehicular losses were: 

It Mq* Nmt ake knocked out by enemy action 

MW . 90=tat knocked out by enemy aetion 

2 & 3 =mm tank knocked out by enmy action 

A total of 4,95 rounds of cannon ammunition of all types was fired from the 

tanks, plus 27,2O ronds of O caliber and O99W rounds of 0 caliber 

from the mchine guns. 

he terrain near the Rhine was unsuitable for tank action, but once the 

infantry had pushed out far enough, the tanks look ovr. Prom then on, the 

action was eggressive, taking the enemy by surprise, keping &he basK on their 

heels. Enemy action consisted generally of A? gwns,some hasty minsfield/s, 

and 20mm flak. The weather was generally fevorable thrcougout the moth. 

The first of April l94 saw z he 14th L'ank tattalion continuing the 

attat of the 9th Armored Di i.sion against the enemy. Orders were received 

for the movement of the Battalion to Dasebuwg via Raweda, (rimelsheim, Ersen, 

Harlinghausen and Iarburg. The Battalion closed at Daseburg at 0920 hours I 

April 45 having marched a distanoe of 10.1 miles. 

hr five days the Battalion remained at Dmsebwg pertorming maintenance 

of personnel and equipment, and sending hourely patrols through the Battalion 

Area of respomsibility. 

4i

At 1000 heirs 6 April I94 orders were resived for the Baltalion to bo 

prepared to av anytime after 14o0 hours. The wove was not a tactical move 

was let t the Command section and followed by the balenoe of the Battalion 

less Company C and plus Oompany B of the 60th Arnored Infantry Battalion 

attached. The 3attalion moved southwest out of Daseburg back to karburg and 

the to Kalenburg closing there at 165 hours having marched a distance of 

seven miles. 

The ares at Kalenburg was an assembly area where preparations were to 

be mate for a move to the east. At 0900 hours, 8 Apr 45 orders were received 

to move forward with the advanoing front lines as far as Asen. So in 

ectinistrative order the Battalion moved out of Kalenburg at 1543 hours 8 

April towards ±Aneen passing through the towns of 9ellesingen, Aberlistingen, 

Niederlistingen, Aber keiser, Kalder, Immenhausen, Rohen Kitchen, Rothwesten, 

Siamershausen, ahnhausen, dilhelmahaeen, Hkan unden, Altmunden, Volkmarshauaen, 

Neider Scheden, and Nofa1 . The destinntion was reached at 2240 hours 8 Apr 45. 

On 9 April one platoon of light tanks from Jomparw D was attaohed to 

DJ ision trains to assist in the guard of Division Readquarters. 

At 2145 hours 9 April 1A, orders were receivod for the continued attack 

by the 9th Arn-ored Division. The division was to attack with the three 

oomoat commends abreast passing through the Ind and 9th Infantry i:ions 

to soure a bridhad over the Elbe River bypessing Leipzig in route. The 14th 

rank Battalion led the center column of Combat Oomind A. The order of march 

wee Oompary B with the ird platoon of Oompaq B, 60th A... mounted on the 

taks, plus the pschological warfare loudspeaker tank; compaq B 60th AIB 

mounted in half traeks; Battalion Co-mid seetion; Aseault guns; &trar platoon; 

Sq CompaqW; attaebed engine platoon; oepany A; ompar I) minus; Service 

Oompaq and train; and *o platoon of Oompany D acting as rear seourity. 

At 067010 April the column moved out of *4eensen towards the line of 

departure at Reinholterode twenty-five miles distane. At Baderrods a blown 

out bridge caused the Battalion to bypass to the south. Ftr the next thirtyfive 

miles the Battelion did not meet resistance, upon entering towns white 

flags were flying in every case. 

A 1400 hours however when the head of the colm entered kbelehen, enemy 

anti-tank guns opened fire knocking out one comptrq B tank end the attachedetillery 

observers tank. The enemy continued to fire but did not inflict any further 

datage as Oompaq immediately pulled into the town, the infantry dismounted 

providing security in the protection of the buildings. The balance of the Battalion 

went into position to cow the withdrawal of Co"mpa B and the infutry from the 

town. The assault guns and mortars sterted firing on the far side of the town. 

ompa* I then started its withdrawal using the tank AWoke mortar to mask 

tIC' withdrawal. After the complet ion of the withdrawal all gons of the 

Battalion began firing on the town.. 4th the a id of air support the town was 

worked over for three and one half hours. Finally at 115 hours the 3attalion 

moved forward through the ruins. 

The advance then continued without incident till a045 hours tcat evening 

when 0Ocaau B ran into a fire fight in the woods north of kihenebra. At this 

point the column was turned around and !uoved to (berspeir for the night, after 

having gcne a distance of 66.7 miles. 

A 0715 hours and in the same mroh order the 14th Dank Battalion passed 

through the line of departure at Oberspier. The colum moved slowly and 

cautiously, halted outside the town of Dilztingelihen while the air support 

gave the town a 'Working over', as enemy tanks were reported to be in the town. 

Man bridges eneountered were blown and the column picked alternate routes or 

IWpassoed as neessary.

1430 houre 11 April sew -the Battalion outside the town of Sa enburg where 

stiff eoy resistance was eneountered. e he greater part of the Battalion was 

spread out over the flat of the valley and ease undter heavy eneuy bi explosive 

artillery fire. The oney had good observation from the high ground to the 

front and flanks but the damages suffered were nsglgible. The Uttalion 

moved back to the town of Kamawurf for the night while dismounted infantry 

was brought forward to clear the enemy from the high ground beyond Sacheenbur;. 

the Battalion had marched a distance of 23-7 ailed during the day and had taken the 

towns of Oberspier, Aesteringel, KirchengeljLoizengel, Trebra,Niederbosa, 

Aberbesa, ilzingesleben, tannswarf, and 3achsenbtrg. 

The spearheading oumpnny was ehanaed to compaq A on 12 Aptil, and at 

065O hours the Battalion moved out passed through Sacheenburg at 0705. One 

platoon of Go 13 656th Tank Destroyer Battalion was then attached to the 

Bettalion. The column&d not halt until just outside the town of lehofen 

here white fhgas were not flying. The lead element: cleared the town with 

a small fit. fight and the column ov d on. 

During the course of the day three okMes in the route were necessary 

due to blown out bridges. 

when the head of the elmn approaohud eissentels resitane in the 

form of bazooka fire, small arms and automatic weapons was received from the 

town Itself. The tanks then moved to a 3upporting line out!ide the town while 

the infantry moved forward. Battalion Headquartere moved bak to the town of 

Pittstodt to prepare plane for the next days operation. 

Dhring the day the Battalion passod through the towns of Sachsenburg, 

*ldrungen, Reimsdorf, Qohofen, sDonndorf, diehe, Allerstedt, YMleben, Gross 

Wangen, Nebra, Zinset, Klein Zinget, Pretita, Reinsdorf, 3teigra, Gliere, 

Baumeraroda, storkaw, and to ieissenfels. 

At 1400 hours 1 April 194, the tattalien was ordered to lad the eoto colMM 

01' O% S0 and tz cotine wthe attack. The mareh order was the same as the 

preceeding day with Ooqpyq £ leading. *A O7W hours the attalion pased 

through Pettstadt for Peau, the dye objective. After marching a distanoe of 

32.8 miles the Battalion elosed in Pegau at 1130 hours. Although reistance 

bad been reported ahead the Battalion arrived in Peiau without difficulty bypassing 

through the towns of Pettstadt, 4rkrohlitz, Naumberg, oWethau, (tiekau, 

Sohrerdorf, Prieetadt, Jtessen, Kostplatz, Zrossuln, £euchern, Rurthol, Ant, 

Goseerau, Zeaschen, i1ohenmVen, Steokelrerg, Grosg imsa, Orunsu, and Stontzach 

to ?egau. 

At 1210 hows 14 Apr 45 orders were received from C 0A" to be prepared to 

move on Kit cher; the head of the Battalion o.. at Aoved 1910 hors in the 

right column of CC "AM behirs the 273d Infantry. The route was Irietzeh, 

beosca, Pcdelwitz, and tboeedorf to bivotms at Setceritrsch closing there 

at 0210 hours 15 April 4 . 

When the combat cowwt~nd moved out at 0900 15 Apr 45 the Battalion was 

placed in corn at reserve. *q dul purpose a nti-sireraft guns and 88'. were 

encountered by the head of the column. The 14th Tat Battalion did not rove 

owl till 16i0 hours due to the fact that stiff resistance was oeountered at 

Borne. which was bypassed by the Battalion going the way of Lobest, Grosesoseen, 

Kgelazossen, Mula, Dittmannseorf, and Kitzscher where the command post olosed 

at 2045 hours after marching a distanos of 9.5 miles. 

or the attalt on 16 April the 14th TkRc Battalion wqe again ordered to 

lead the advance of the eombat command colua to the eo& the combat eommand 

attacking in three oolumno. The Battalion jumped off at 0630 hows for tho 

town of Gvimua to seize -the bridge cross the Mild. River but the bridge was 

64hM i the Stitea rrivnt firim. btf, l m ftllewing crme 

to thet ProcMd Itk to fTrobson to eeiae the brtd4p M thatt a. else 

Aetroyed. As the colas to the left flat were metia stiv t eetance the 

Battalion continued on to the final ombat bomas objept ie Scn~witz*s. er 

to at Bennewitz the bridge wvw 4eefroet "v 4euoli :ttti the head of the 

elmu approacekd te brdg, tThr Battl.e thns' ,%eared the area "mtfl the 

3'i

eniainj ttoops of the combat command arrived. 

Throughout the entire days march only zmall armna and bazooko- ?ire was 

*veountered. .hen the httalion was relieved it returned to Pawsitz and thenee 

to Alt enheim where the Qomarxand Post arrived at 1953 hours. During the day the 

Battalion had covered a dibtaneO of 2.6 !les and the towns :f Kitzsoher, Steinbaek, 

Lauterback, Serubruch 3ross Bardau, irimma, Bolhstedt, #rebsen, Alzig, 

Rothenmdorf, Sah, Paueit5, Schml*en, ana Bennewitz were taken. 

Due to the concentrated push on Leipzi&the 2nd Battu lion of the 2Thrd 

Infr ntry wa relieved Sf ita area of responsibility to take part in cleaning 

up Leipzig. The 14%h f nk Battalion was then ordered to secure the area the 

Battalion then startea moving at 1120 howc moved a distunco of three and a lulf 

miles to Trebsen. While Eq and Hq compay, Ooomparq B, SrvloS Qompazr, and Oo B 

60th A.I.B. remained in £robsen. 

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tawlag a 4ta.wa or, e oles 

kltos eiw t is ti n 0e t 

(i bean 4 May 1KB. Its re of march ase so llows *.osrmettt, 

le-ersttt, En.m Dap, lbota, fllorerath , S1 tredberg fly Is iltt, 

matodot, a tu lts, to flrJLhrtmO. 

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b w-P w es lowatet is barmet a all areaS dofeas. as et 

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lbs manic ofti IDattW t s w hi as it s oet e b ers 

Daisisa tat *3 o ttuie Inodlitr" mid tr l at- d Imutovsta u-01 f -*3 0. me leaso Dattlieva*tt asew1,l 

01. les t *3tq 

hA t ab0i lt o *4lt&UWft 6 q.t_;* o'"wi o A 

*atw.9Donusslsomlts," - pMMMMMLate oopa'.0* Dwas msA 

s sg m seari fhrebd. 0-r1ki 

aop~'A',ontKI"# 

the walos awh out na Aleul o uitelotI (a pafe" t O000 EerVw a 6 r May usea is *3 IhLornt0f tslap 

olSpSWS0aA p d pltenst **ups &t-o 0',* an; amued 

teen. th kit tr s Mtrains mralw ivs 

so#tAisssnpa 

owlorti!a t 

ti BttlitiivngSaa**d-l*ka.th 

ass, t ordess 

restmatas AtG0% 0lhorWIeIG s ayh*4, ofof *3mV'Ow b. sapOa Alk t amhis llt ltt pO int tewBtto weasprbot 

::: mzo Sq 1 L ?tgafm ev Dividems tins awing sioty, owlt- 

lMoir. b /],len agnt ed tast the testin eatn htee ial 

snow e an hocatrd 0m 'A' to ted toe atac a l Itt~e. of hj~t 

t0 maiep ram *310 c,' witsbOd *3 dy a ll amn or nck . l sln duo to the Iiiik ros obstales 

ane iSS.r kott at buslp-tga tire fiet hald Whums.m ilatsufl 

1 9Sho,* aAasaYh t. 

inat lt a le ctteva2tae0y* mtSscs 

bafler ot to Nm gas i nmbS ot a it t bel to gs w 

sst ba rstttEt ai tot ev ns ltocs arr ma ted. Pin 

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Atner ting um gns were bnked out tb the leang elents. 

After dIsposing of tour mre road bloeks, e ooluselosed at ludilee, 

Cseeholovaki at 3145 hours heting traveled a distane of 46 7miles during 

the Lay. 

At 0615s 7 Mw, the Battalion oentla d tho attac in th saw order as the 

proevius Lay. y 0700 haors, the eeluwas passing through Nlmv haoed for 

Looktoe r esistanoo was met in Pblkmov as Goma troops in the tow ere 

reey to surrender, tmorous British and Arteen former prisoners of war were 

in the to= and ieo the Battalion. 

The aevanee aetmd d until 0945 hours at thueh tin orders ere reeeived 

to oea a11 forward movement, to, rmin In plaoes, a to take looal swouri 

macareSo IMlaSt tot fired by the Battalion was at 0986 hours. Leadolents 

of the Battalion had dvanoed to sooheslovWka to a point about one ht way 

betmen Blbogen and arlmed. 

oec ers to aease all foread movement oausd rejoling mg all personnel 

of the BttaUon as the orders were intorpreted by all hands as meang tihe and of 

the wr. First orders plased the BattalionAn biwouao in Elbegen but thae were 

nodifled end tm lattlim less 0 'A" moed into b ivouacinthe torn O Sdct 

ad eeuied rthea uning area. Oq "A' mved ia Pr b ele. hrn thday, 

te Battalon hod overed a die 168 miles, 

In this ar a, the Battaion was ten faoed with t. probleu of disarmng and 

evaeT&it&g thousands of G0nnn troops, taking# are of displaced porsns, a ev- cnd 

atig liberated Allied Prisners of Wr. * he 9sjuaton boom wry uts duoe to 

tUe cargo of haenien that was rushing to*get out of Oiew m Of the advancing 

ussian s to V.afighting resisting sUnn 

*utaot with Ik Rusians was first mate in KarlsWd, @ ehslvokai a dagain 

in odor. 

Th actien dain May had resulted in * enlist me killed in ctio emd fe 

After fina earaw o f eumn soldiers eMpt for sall 1ubers, the 

Battalion was ordered eto e to the aea surro dagLte.ols Geseq to 

assume oeqatisaal dutis. f 13 May the Bat tMl leoat in Liehnfols, Gemaw. 

Wmeie s Nere b0ated as followesiEwA &1iq de1in Lieteals sosrriec mpaTW in 

sltort G nD o B in eisboden n"p=W 0 in Rdwits; at0 A In3a 

kunsteAt. 

The attailon proceeded with house keeping polio 0 of the area, mnteSneAo 

of read bloek, proeoss of prioners of warsetgneral oocuptioml duties. 

Dewopemeu ts in tho 

and Ge B to 8tattlsein. 

ea&" 

the beoause 

used Lt. 

of 

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the 

mem 

faot that 

to 

pfl 

move 

of the 

D Pto 

Bttal 

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ion'se 

oooupation area us gives to ti I~ta Teak Batalon, Ge3 was moved t~o Selmney. th 

Battlion us oeupyin the Liebtenfel s motin of th adris flaftwlstoln 

Liohtenfel. 

On 18 July, 1946, Lt. Gel. Ingeman was transferred from the Battalion and Major 

John 3. hanler assumed en et o the Battaion. 

5he Diviio ten began to process pore nnwl with su ffient : pits for 

return to the states, flu transfer of both otfioor aenl niste po re nnl finally 

left tim Btteaon wit a strength of 36 otfieers at 344 tli fled ma who ha 

served wh te 14th ak Battlono Transtor of bight point pormmel fin the 

35-S

654th Tak Destroyer Dattlion swhe Uth wTaskDttalio, tO nenonAiledt 

Battalion to full strength plus 10% erag.. 

srvo. m as s warde the Distinguidshed oWioe Plaqe at the 

folli as a wr mLde as loatd to tho ollwtag re mie 

Di stig "shd ervio Qos 

Oapt. SnMrgeP oS s. 0 A. 

1LtI. b rsoI V. Miller. G A 

lot Lt. John Grimbali. a A 

Ogb. Willisa J. bodes, Om A 

gb. 8.otaylor, .Albert 0&Ps(POsthumously) 

Silver star 

te.4Bob*rt A. Jess. Ob A 

gpl WIllis 3. o rlehrds# a A 

p"t Dortholt wltAds00A 

$/Is t Laureo N. SwIApre,0A 

Too 4 Melvin n oBaker, 0bA 

qpi Fred Lovely. 0 A 

OPi men" fRup, A 

Too 5 Jawms thmass. OA 

bid Lt. NOeg . onrIsos, * Q 

S/Ugt (lance . It l SoWC a2 

let Lt.w rl e. LnderJr. * 01 

biLt. Norris* J. Emlts(ba2 

5/8gb Frank p. soardllog (ba Pf 

St Lt obort I. treowr, 011(nehnesly) 

8/8Sg John L. M eFrle, 0 0 

8g Luther 3. olbo, 0 0 

Wt Lt WUstes o.Ofl e0, 0 3 

Lb. 001. *gsn 

gbloam0DavallOw OD . 

to 4 John Irosevish. 0O 0 

Ol Ou*abis F. aoer, 0 0 

Too 4 (harnoi K. Moon. OoA a 

rsStar miw 

Lt 01. Leonard 3#. flgsua, sx q (Oak-pLaf (luster) 

Major John 3I. b ler, UDa t 

lot Lb. Paul K. Fisor, 0( D 

&wtrek=jo UA.baDI 

lI t Lb Dock. David Po. 3 (MissIn swton) 

/St t wim is J. petom, n x 

too 4 bmoad K. VWshnu, 0P 

too 4 Lloyd 7. Villi5 M a P 

Too 6 Wilis jo faorf/r, 0 D 

lot Lit Jerry* Rbins Mod Do 

t Ma J. Amotreag. Med Pot 

too S bbert L. It Med Dot 

Too 4 Jobs 3. Donmo.o O D 

pl PwelsbVol" r. b 0 

Opt Oeil U. flbert# Dus q 

Capt Goeo?.s, Sons. 00 A 

Cr

Singe star (cot) 

3/Bgt Ll*yd A. AIt, b 0 

lst. U Jo soph TW.Ratyakie la, 01 0 

T/1st Jsosph J. leoher, Ob 0 

/St Lewis R Ping, 0 D 

2d LtfNron J Thoasa, 41 0 

Pt. Harry R. Assev Md Dot 

T*e5 (areno. A. Wiliass Med Dot 

G1 Leo J. Sobiralskt, db C 

SeSt *dolph P. 0 .n ,b6A (POthmously) 

s/st Taylor W. lick, Medto. 

tArthur G. Deane s &1 

s: blilsd C. bet, 0 3 

Pt Ralph 3. o*ltaksr, f3 

s/flSt John J. flh Sin'. S.Wai, lb 3 B(Oethwmusy) 

?oshu. 

S8 Charles 

u siy) 

. K qIt 

i, 

Toe 6 Dale . bedlqr, sb 0 

Tee 4 Thurman L. Isu 0o c 

2/Bgt Joseph J. loober (OakwLeaf Cluster) 

/Igt Rbert T mi1t, C 3 

Tee 4 Jes Brosovieh, 1O C 

Toe 4 JossIe J. fDowdy 0& 

fe aulF. itAat s ob D 

; oNewma C. Daval, l D (OnkLf duster) 

8/gtthoms W. Cispuas,, Jr., lb 

Pht Joseph 3. b asir, C P 

t ar old V. a n, Cx 

V0 t Awit 4.Wodaindlb A 

tary A. Sehldt, Eq 0a 

s/9t Harley84 Sooh Jr.,8 lb 

T/Pt larftn 3. ?aflok,lqb. 

VSt Jaek N. #OmMi, b A 

To 4 asne J Wlli~eas, sfC 

lst sf Edwin N. ewsor, Ch A 

Toe 6 Italey J. Hatw, oed Dot 

po Joseph?. beDsset, Med Dot 

pto orald F. turtla, Med 

M Grge 

Dot. 

Ousoo .Peoonml 

#'SgtI lS . sloy, Lv lb 

let Lt Ouz Re O*"land Ob A 

Toe 5 John A. Wutehead (b A 

PIto bbert W. Gardner, s O 

let go ntho I. iegler, v O l 

Oapt SUey 0hsm s 

let Lt Joseph 4. Miokaloals, lb P 

MaJ (oltl 3. abert,. 3m 4 (,Oak-Leqt cluster1 1.3 Jobs 3. (baio', s Hq, (Oak-Loaf Cluster 

let Lt. Jerr H. RubisMod Do (01k-Led Custr ) 

ISLt. bias 3. Smth, lb P (OskeLedf Wueter) 

e#6Arthr 1.. 0'itehlow, lb D, (Posthausly) 

Capt Vincent 4. Tratagliae lb C 

Capt anry N. tart, Sn I q 

(bpt nat P. Metausll, Is Eq 

Opt Prak N., 8nme, Jr., Eq l 

let Lb titeor?. Rugs. 4q lb. 

let Lt Edward D. Trtpp, iv lb

mroestar (e0st) 

1st Lt. Dentri Paris, C D 

lst Lt Stanley J. Dawidozyk, (b a 

1st Lt. (harles W. James, sr Oo 

let Lt Doanald F6 4ymt, Hq Cc, 

lit Lt. John Magura, Jr., B 

SELt O la res M. nyder, o B 

Sd Lt, Xiohaol Burke, Hq 0 

EJl tIlls j Green, Sv Go 

WMflarl bemnbalm, S c 

8gtb Stephen j oke, o a 

5/5gw dwrt O. Odd4,OD0B 

PI Oerge Bil 8'#S0 

Too 4 Paul 0. Ford, Wed Dot. 

sgt Artaur M 0. aJerteon, fin N 

Or 9lttl1an Le Grahsm, N q lo 

T/SO Ira Bend, B Eq. 

Too 4 Srett C. Simmons, Co D 

" Earl & Norro (D 

T PaulJ. boua, InH q# 

On 6 September 1945, the Battalion loft Liobtonfels, pGerman for Oaump 

an Atonio, Franee, the assembly area for shipment to the United States. The 

tripwsna witprtofb q Go D, GOC,and C0kA by train,uhile the rest 

of Bn H6 Eq (* ry Go, and 0 B a=king the trip W motor transport. The 

Battalion olosed in omp am Antonio at 2014 hours, 9 September 1946. 

On 12 Septembor 1946, Lt. 0s1. .O. Pook wts had boon transferred to 

the Battalliat re the lst ]Ifantry Division, assaet onsad of the Dattalieoso. 

The Battalien eapleted prossing ad on 17 September 1946, departed by railf er WWW 

Calas stag Area near Marseille. Franoe, Train aetually depard at 0115 hmrs 

en 18 Soptember 1945o At this tim the Battalion movd with a strongth of 49 

Offloors and 2 warrant Offteers and 750 enlisted non. 

The SattaLon arrived at the asW Staging Area at 1915 hours on 20 september 

1946. was billited in an area and prooeeded with further prooessing, The do 

parture of the Battalion was delayed due to the faot that the 1o5S. Mount Vbr 

was sent to Gibralter for repairs to a damaged propellor. Finally at 1000 hours 

on 4 oetober, 1945, the Battalion loaded on trucks and proeseded to the "Port of 

Kale" at Marseille* and loaded on htieW#S. fMount Yerun for shipment to tho 

United flates. At 1650 hours en 4Qotober 1941, the So8. Mont Irn sailed 

for the utited States. The Battalion now h a strength of 49 offioers. 2 Wxrrant 

Offioers and 738 enlisted me. bTh. morale of all perscnel was of the hi0*est 

and esryse proooded to onjoy the voage. 

The vowv wss a moth on oeoept for 8 and 9Ootober, wdrb toh ti e 

toe ship passed through fairly rough waters, , aggrvated by a 

high wind and ooosional rain squals. 

O0 10 Oetober 1945, all ja renal were informed that ti. ship so uld land 

at Hampton bats. Virginia during the owening of the l~th d October. Orders 

for debarkaton oe issoued for all persaruiel. 

Land Wgs first sighted at 1800 hours. 12 0ostober 1946. The boat dookod at 

2200 hours at Hampon Roads, Virginia. The En diembarbtd atd st to (flp 

Patrick Hairy to be proeesset. The 14th Task sattalion and the 9th Armored Diviwio

were aotivto d at 23b9 hours on 13otber 1946. Pormml wore ant to 

reopttn andeparatlo nters for prooshlng.

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