In 1943, the "Rainbow" division was reactivated for duty and deployed to Europe in December 1944, when it landed in the French port of Marseille. 2NDFIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-BTRY C 2ND FA REGT BASE SEC #1, 6TH FA REGT BTRY C-DET BTRY 6TH FA REGT FT CROCKETT TEX. Army. Newsletter, 42nd Infantry Division Rainbow, 1978 Box 111. Furth, near Nurnberg, put up fanatical resistance, but was taken, 18-19 April, by the Division. 350TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-BTRY C 350ST FA, 351ST FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY C-HQ BTRY OBSN BN, 1ST OBSN BN BTRY A- BTRY B 2ND TRENCH MORTAR. Joseph P. LeVeille) DJIBOUTI-- A New York Army National Guard Soldier attached to Task Force Wolfhound participates in high angle shooting training in Djibouti Africa on Feb. 13 2023. The division presently includes Army National Guard units from . Assigned to VI Corps, Seventh Army, the Task Force entered combat in the vicinity of Strasbourg, relieving elements of the 36th Infantry Division, 24 December 1944. The division headquarters is a unit of the New . Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Infantry Division, 42nd. BN CO C, 308TH F FIELD SIG BN CO C-312TH FLD SIG BN DET, 313TH FIELD SIG BN HQ C-316TH FLD SIG BN CO B, 316TH FIELD SIG BN CO C-321ST FLD SIG BN CO B, 321ST FIELD SIG BN CO C-325TH FLD SIG BN DETS, 325TH FIELD SIG BN CP DETS-7TH TELEG BN CO E, 407TH TELEG BN S.C. 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In the town of Dachau, German opponents of the regime, including a few escaped concentration camp prisoners, took over the town hall, but the local SS put down the small rebellion and executed those among the insurgents whom they caught. Forty-second, 42nd Division ( National Guard) Source No. -- Army. CP ZACHARY TAYLOR-BTRY C 16TH BN F.A.R.D, 302ND FIELD SIG BN CO B-DET 305TH FLD SIG BN, 306TH F S BN HQ & SUP DET-308TH F.S. PROV MOTORCYCLE CI#1 MOTOR TRANSPORT-10TH MOTOR TRANSPORT . 321TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT ENL ORD-BTRY B 322ND FA REGT. DET 157TH CO CAC FT JAY NY REDES 15TH CO CAC L.I.S.-DET A CAC L.I.S. 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Publication date 1917. 34TH CO C.A.C FT CANBY-93RD CO C.A.C FT MISSOULA, 93RD CO C.A.C REGT 30-124TH CO C.A.C FT BANKS, 124TH CO C.A.C FT ANDREWS-5TH CO C.A.C FT SHERMAN, 5TH CO C.A.C CRISTOBAL FORMERLY 16TH CO CAC-9TH CO CAC FT RANDOLPH C.Z, DETS CAC CRISTOBAL CD PF PANAMA-4TH CO CAC DELAWARE, 4TH CO CAC DELEWARE FT HANCOCK-135TH CO CAC FT TOTTEN, 135TH CO CAC FT TOTTEN-82ND CO CAC FT TOTTEN, 82ND CO CAC FT SLOCUM-128TH CO CAC FT CROCKETT, 128TH CO CAC FT SAM HOUSTON-2ND CO CAC HONOLULU, 3RD CO CAC HONOLULU-132ND CO CAC FT MATTITUCK. U.S.A.T WRIGHT. For information about the World War II History Center, click here. 65TH FIELD ARTILLERY BRIG HQ-HQ CO, 1ST INF BRIG. nd Rainbow Division Prisoners of War: Personal Accounts From American Soldiers in World War I and World War II. DET FIN DEPT JEFFERSON-DET SURPLUS NON CCM. 149th, 150th, 151st Artillery (Art.) 9TH FIELD ARTILLERY BN BATRY B-HQ & HQ BATRY 10TH FA BN . HQ DET 1ST MOTOR REPAIR BN-DETS 2ND MOTOR REPAIR BN. NY Guardsman learns high angle shooting in Africa. 42nd Infantry Division - "The Rainbow Division" 43rd Infantry Division "Winged Victory Division" 44th Infantry Division 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird" 63rd Infantry Division "Blood and fire" 65th Infantry Division - "The Battle-Axe Division" 66th Infantry Division -"Black Panther Division" The 339th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, raised for service in World War I, that served in the North Russia Intervention and World War II. Passing through Munich, 30 April, it cut across the Austrian border north of Salzburg, 5 May, as the war in Europe ended. The 332nd Infantry Regiment, formed at Camp Sherman, was the only U.S. Army unit to serve on the Italian Front. Division, 42nd, World War, 1914-1918 -- Registers Publisher New York, Eaton & Gettinger, inc., printers Collection cdl; americana Digitizing sponsor MSN . Publication date 1957 Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0 Topics WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. The 42nd Infantry Division (42ID) ("Rainbow" [1]) is a division of the United States Army National Guard. By mid-December, the "Rainbow" division had . During its time in France, the 42nd Division incurred one-out-of-sixteen casualties suffered by the American Army during the war. STAFF FT STEVENS. A. Mann commanding. American Expeditionary Forces. However, everyone at . The 163d Regiment entered the struggle for the defense of Port Moresby, New Guinea, at Dobadura, 2 January 1943, and fought continuously along the Sanananda track until the 22d. 77TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-80TH FA HQ REGT. Army, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental Histories -- United States, United States. The 42nd Division had been formed by taking National Guard units from 26 states and combining them into a division that stretched across the country, "like a rainbow," in the words of the. 80TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT ENL-82ND FA MED DET. 103RD CO TRANS CORPS-145TH COTRANS CORPS. The 42nd and 45th Infantry Divisions and the 20th Armored Division liberated Dachu, however there were many s ubcamps and soldiers with our unit, the 36th Infantry Division, often related in the stories they told to their families that they liberated Dachu, when technically it was a subcamp called Kaufring II in Landsburg. DET FIN DEPT FT MC DONNEL-FT WM MC KINLEY. DET SAN CORPS HQ, GAS DEFENSE SERV MD WASH DC-CHEM SERV SEG HARVARD UNIV DET CAMBRIDGE MASS, COAST ARTILLERY,1ST BTRY D- BTRY H, 1ST CA, COAST ARTILLERY,3RD HQ BTRY- 4TH HQ BTRY REGT, COAST ARTILLERY,4TH HQ BTRY- 4TH BTRY D REGT, COAST ARTILLERY,4TH, BTRY D- 5TH BTRY HQ REGT, COASTAL ARTILIERY 6TH BTRY K-HQ BTRY 8TH CA REGT, 8TH COASTAL ARTILIERY REGT-HQ BTRY 11TH CA REGT, 11TH COAST ARTILLERY REGT BTRY K-BTRY A 13TH CA REGT, 13TH COAST ARTILLERY BTRY A-HQ BTRY 14TH CA REGT FT WORDEN WASH, 14TH CA REGT HQ BTRY-PROV DET 14TH CA REGT, 15TH COAST ARTILLEREY REGT HQ CO-BTRY C 15TH COAST ARTILLERY REGT, 15TH COAST ARTILLEREY REGT BTRY D-BTRY D 16TH CA REGT, 16TH COAST ARTILLEREY REGT BTRY D-HQ BTRY 41ST CAC REGT, 41ST COAST ARTILLEREY REGT HQ BTRY 1ST BN-BTRY E 42ND CAC REGT, 42ND CAC REGT BTRY R-SUPPLY CO 47TH C REGT, 47TH CAC REGT BTRY A-SV BTRY 51ST CAC REGT, 51TH CAC REGT SV BTRY- BTRY D 51ST CAC REGT, 51TH CAC REGT BTRY D- ORD DET 52ND CAC REGT, 52TH CAC REGT SERVBTRY- BTRY E 52ND CAC REGT, 55TH CAC REGT BTRY I-BTRY A 57TH CAC REGT, 57TH CAC REGT BTRY A-BTRY D 58TH CAC REGT, 58TH CAC REGT BTRY E-BTRY A 59TH CAC REGT, 59TH CAC REGT BTRY A-BTRY D 59TH CAC REGT, 60TH CAC REGT DET BAND-BTRY A 60TH CAC REGT, 60TH CAC REGT BTRY A-BTRY E 60TH CAC REGT, 60TH CAC REGT BTRY E-BTRY A 61ST CAC REGT, 62ND CAC REGT HQ CO-HQ BTRY 62ND CAC REGT, 62ND CAC REGT BTRY C-HQ BTRY 2ND BN 62ND CAC REGT, 62ND CAC REGT HQ CTRY 2ND-HQ BTRY 63RD CAC REGT, 63RD CAC HQ BTRY 2ND-BTRY B 63RD CAC REGT, 72ND COAST ARTILLERY BTRY A-BTRY F 75TH ARTILLERY CAC, 91ST COAST ARTILLERY HQ BTRY -BTRY C 91ST CA, 91ST CA REGT BTRY C -DET HQ BTRY 92ND CA REGT, 92ND COAST ARTILLERY REGT HQ AND BAND -BTRY E 92ND CA REGT, 7TH CAC REGT BRIG BTRY F -MED DET 4TH AA BN, C.A.C UNASGD McDOWELL-C.A.C UNASGD SHERIDAN, C.A.C AT SEA U.S.A.T SHERMAN-7TH BAND C.A.C, 87TH CO CAC REDESIGNATEDL-40TH CO CAC FT HOWARD, 40TH CO CAC REDESIGNATED BALBOAL-144TH CO CAC ANCON C.Z, 144TH CO CAC REDESIGNATED-103TH CO CAC HOWARD, 103TH CO CAC FT. MYER-DET 1ST CO C.A.C FT REVER, DET 1ST CO C.A.C FT REVER-7TH CO C.A.C FT WARREN, DET 1ST CO C.A.C FT WARREN-4TH CO C.A.C FT STRONG, DET 4TH CO C.A.C FT STRONG-152ND CO C.A.C FT BANK, 152ND CO C.A.C FT BANKS-31ST CO C.A.C FT WARREN, 31ST CO C.A.C FT ANDREWS-1ST CO C.A.C FT CASWELL, 1ST CO C.A.C FT CASWELL-31ST CO C.A.C FT CASWELL, HQ CO C.A.C FT CHARLESTON-78TH CO C.A.C FT MOULTRIE, 78TH CO C.A.C FT MOULTRIE-41ST CO C.A.C FT WILLIAMS, 41ST CO C.A.C FT MONROE-6TH CO C.A.C FT CHESAPEAKE, 6TH CO C.A.C CHESAPEAKE-8TH CO C.A.C FT MONROE, 8TH CO C.A.C FT MONROE-34TH CO C.A.C FT VANCOUVER. The map can be zoomed in and purchased at HistoryShots.com. Operation Nordwind: US Army's 42nd Infantry Division Stood its Ground During World War II. DET S,C. Redburn, Melvin Wilcox 559th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, Tenth Air Force 836 . 27 de fevereiro de 2023 | usssa baseball tournaments 2022. DET ENL MEN OFF CHIEF OF FA-ARMY SERV DET QM DET, USMA DET CAV WEST POINT-USMA DET OF ENGRS WEST POINT. 23RD BOMB SQ 5TH COMPOSITE LUKE FLD- 28TH BOMB SQ NICHOLAS FLD R.I. 28TH BOMB SQ AC NICHOLS FLD P.I- 22ND BOMB SQ 119TH BOMP GP LUKE FLD T.H, 72ND BOMB SQ AC LUKE FLD T.H- 10 CADET SQ CP DICK TEXAS, 11TH CADET SQ CP DICK TEXAS- 2ND OBSERVATION SQ AC, 2ND OBSERVATION SQ AC FT MILLS P.I. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. It earned . 318TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT HQ CO-BTRY B 319TH FA REGT , 319TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY B-VET DET 321TH FA REGT. In their report delivered to Congress on May 15, 1945, the senators and representatives stated that. . Digitized by the Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library, US Army Combined Arms Center. "Activities 42nd Division WWII" Series 10: Oversize Materials Series 1, 2: World War I and WWII Box 108. 6TH FIELD ARTILLERY BRIG HQ-HQ 64TH FA BRIG. Division, 42nd, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). 12.31.1932, 1st Infantry Regiment, Co. B., Ft. Francis E. Warren, Wyo. 10TH CO CAC L.I.S.-DET 100TH CO CAC JEFFERSON BKS MO REDES 4TH CO CAC L.I.S. We saw many dead bodies on the ground. 347TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY D-DET OF PNTS 349TH FA RECRUIT DEPOT. ORD DET B, EDGEWOOD PA-DET MED DEPT, DOVER, N.J, ORD DET B, DOVER N.J.-DET ORD CORP,ROCK ISLAND, ILL, DET ORD CORP,ROCK ISLAND, ILL-DET MD WATERTOWN, MASS, GEN ORD, WATERTOWN, MASS-DET QMC WATERVLIET,NY, DET ORD, CAROZAL,C.Z-103 RD MOBILE ORD,28TH DIV. direct and indirect speech past tense exercises; tarantula sling not moving; . We would like to thank Crown Family Philanthropies and the Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation for supporting the ongoing work to create content and resources for the Holocaust Encyclopedia. 38TH CO CAC FTSAM HOUSTON TX REDES 1ST CO CAC -15TH CO CAC LOS ANGELES CAL. Casualty figures for the 42nd Infantry Division, European theater of operations: The nickname of the 42nd Infantry Division, the "Rainbow" division, reflects the composition of the division during World War I. 15TH FIELD ARTILLERYHQ BAND- BTRY B 15TH FA REGT. By mid-December, the "Rainbow" division had advanced into Alsace, closing in on the Strasbourg area. Digging through the rosters of every regiment of the division and having the list beside me of all "T7399" laundry number owners I had a match within the 242nd IR in M-Company. Uploaded by As Allied troops moved across Europe in a series of offensives against Nazi Germany, they found tens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners in deplorable conditions. SQ BASE HQ MARCH FLD- 13 AIR BASE SQ MAXWELL FLD ALA, 13TH A.B. After throwing back an enemy attack, 24-26 January 1945, Task Force Linden returned to Seventh Army Reserve and trained with the remainder of the Division which had arrived meanwhile. On the 25th, the 42d captured Donauworth on the Danube, and on the 29th liberated some 30,000 inmates at Dachau, most notorious of the Nazi concentration camps. 24TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGTHQ &HQ BTRY- BTRYA 24TH FA REGT , 24TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRYA- BTRY D 24TH FA REGT, BTRY E 24TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT- BTRY D 25TH FA REGT, 25TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY D- HQ & HQ BTRY 2ND BN 36TH FA REGT. Search the history of over 797 billion It represented a cross section of the American people, as the rainbow represents a cross section of colors. The soldiers reacted in shock and disbelief to the evidence of Nazi atrocities. 14TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY C-HQ &HQ BTRY 15TH FA REGT. After a month of extensive patrolling and active defense, the 42d went on the offensive, attacking through the Hardt Mountains, broke through the Siegfried Line, 15-21 March, cleared Dahn and Busenberg, and mopped up in that general area, while the Third Army created and expanded bridgeheads across the Rhine. -- Army -- Infantry Division, 42nd, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). N.C.S QMC APARRI CAGAYAN-DET FIN DEPT CHANUTE FLD. On 13 November 1944, it jumped off in an attack northeast, forcing a passage through the Vosges Mountains east of Leintrey to Dossenheim, took Avricourt, 17 November, and pushed on to liberate Strasbourg, along with the 2d French Armored Division. HQ 3RD CORPS AREA -DET DEML ORGN RES HQ 317TH INF 3RD CORPS AREA. Schweinfurt fell next after hand-to-hand engagements, 9-12 April. DET FIN DEPTFT WM MC KINLEY-ROTC SIGNAL CORPS. THE QNC SCH SCHUYLKILL ARSENAL PA-SIG SCH DET FT MONMOUTH NJ. FINANCE DET FT SILL-P.N.C. To check the negative implications of this competition and to minimize the impact the mobilization could have . 2ND BN 1ST FA HQ & HQ BTRY- BTRY E 1ST FA REGT, 1ST FA REGTDET RECRUIT FT MCDOWELL CALIF- BN HQ& HQ BTRY 2ND FA REGT, 2ND FA REGT HQ & HQ BTRY-BTRY A 2ND FA REGT. A period of patrolling and training followed while elements of the . The 42nd Infantry Division was created in August 1917, just months after the United States entered World War I, and was sent overseas to France in November. Co. 1st Infantry Regiment. on the Internet. Roster, J. T. 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron 914 . Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. 346TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-BTRY C 347TH FA . Following its induction, the Regiment was moved to Fort McCllelan, AL on the 26th of October 1941. Their bodies were left behind in various locations throughout Germany. . The 222nd Infantry Regiment, 232nd Infantry Regiment, and the 242nd Infantry Regiment were activated and included recruits from all 48 states. FIN DET POST SAN JUAN-DET FIN DEPT TIENTSIN CHINA, HQ DET A.F. . Browse related items. Search the history of over 797 billion The 166th Ohio Infantry Regiment, Ohio National Guard served with the 42nd Infantry Division, also known as the Rainbow Division, drawing men from 26 states and the District of Columbia. Responsibility [Edited and compiled by Lieut. 222nd Infantry, newsletter, . In the Dachau camp itself, an international committee composed of representatives of the various nationalities imprisoned there was established to organize resistance. 435TH AERO SQ CONSTR - 455TH AERO SQ P.D. Activated 14 Jul 1943 Entered Combat 24 Dec 1944 Days of Combat 106 Casualties 3,971, Maj. Gen. Henry J. Collins (Jun 43 - Jul 46), Rhineland(15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)Central Europe(22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45). POST N.C.S FT WOOD-DET PORT OF ANTWERP, BELGIUM. A. Mann commanding, New York, Eaton & Gettinger, inc., printers, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, United States. 42nd infantry division ww2 roster. 7TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ&HQ BTRY & CT 1ST BN-BTRY B 7TH FA, 7TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT DET REPL BN 3-HQ BTRY BN 8TH FA REGT. 2ND BN TRENCH MORTAR BTRY C- BTRY CAC 8TH T.M, 9TH TRENCH MORTAR CAC- BTRY 59TH 111TH T.M. This article contains an inventory of the microfilm/digital folders found in a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Secretary of War Baker asked that the new unit . Ashcraft, Delbert - Submitted by Richard Womack (cousin). -- Army -- Infantry Division, 42nd, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States, World War II, United States. On August 5, 1917, the War Department created the 42nd Division comprised of National Guard units from 26 states and the District of Columbia, and selected the 165th as one of its four infantry regiments. It was numerically designated the 42d Division, and called the "Rainbow Division" by General . CO A PROV REPL BN ARMY SCH AE-CAS ANTI AIRCRAFT ARTY SCH CAC FT DESTAINS FR. During World War II the 165th contained 12 companies, all of which were recruited solely from New York City. 329TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY F-HQ CO 332ND FA REGT. 168th Infantry Company E, rosters, 1919-1972 Box 45. Those Who Served in the United States Army in World War II. FINANCE DET FT BROWN-POST N.C. STAFF, FT DADE. German soldiers advance in the Belgium-Luxembourg sector during the Battle of the Bulge. When the 42nd Infantry Division was activated on 14 July 1943, three new infantry regiments were created to fill the division up because all of the regiments that had formed the division during World War I were serving elsewhere. The series also contains records of the 42nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 242nd Engineer Battalion . POST N.C.S PLATTSBURG-FIN DET POST SAN JUAN. USMA DET OF ENGRS DEML WEST POINT-USMA DET OF FA WEST POINT. On April 28, the day before liberation, a train with about 40 or so railway cars arrived at the camp. Redburn, Alfred LeRoy 42nd Infantry Division 835. Folder 13. Next, we located the series World War II Operations Reports, 1940-1948 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917 - 1985 (Record Group 407) that includes records of the 242nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry DIvision during WWII. 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division: a combat history of World War II. Redburn, Howard Ralph US Navy 837 . 42ID Online the official Home of 42nd Infantry Division : Generals of World War II : WWII Photos of Mickey Martins: Site design & initiative: Hans Houterman: Site created by: Jeroen Koppes: Thanks to: Walking through the camp, they discovered more than 30,000 prisoners in overcrowded, horrific conditions. QMC DEPOT NEW ORLEANS-DET QM CORPS RENO QMD FT RENO. The three regiments and a detachment of the Division Headquarters arrived in France at Marseilles, 8-9 December 1944, and were formed into a Task Force Unden, under the Assistant Division Commander. Just days before, about 2,000 inmates evacuated on a death march from the Flossenbrg concentration camp had arrived at Dachau and the SS guards had forced almost 7,000 Dachau inmates to move southward. The division saw more days of combat than any other American division during the Great War and suffered a total of 14,683 casualties. 15TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-16 FA SUPPLY CO. 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-18TH FA BTRY A, 18TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY C-BTRY F 18TH FA REGT. FINANCE DET FT BARRANCAS-DET FINANCE DEPT FT BROWN TEX. That unit had been formed by the amalgamation of regular army units. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 328TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT HQ CO-BTRY F 329TH FA REGT. The 42d Infantry Division (42ID) ("Rainbow") is a division of the National Guard and United States Army. This table describes the content of the digital folders of enlisted muster rolls, 1 Jan 1916-31 Dec 1939 in the collection United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939. In 1943, the "Rainbow" division was reactivated for duty and deployed to Europe in December 1944, when it landed in the French port of Marseille. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. The first Rainbow Division was composed of National Guard units from 27 states and it was this collection of men which inspired General Douglas MacArthur, its most famous member, to declare. 59th Ordnance, 2nd Platoon-74th Ordnance, ORD DEP, JOHN HAY-ORD DEP, Zachary Taylor. In April, the "Rainbow" division captured the cities of Wrzburg, Schweinfurt, and Frth. CP HQS CP DODGE IOWA-HQS CO CP HILL NEWPORT VA. DET 2ND DIV TRAINS CP HILL NEWPORT NEWS VA-2ND BILL &SUP DET (1) CP LEE VA. 2ND BILLETING &SUPPLY DETDEMB GP CP LEE VA-HQ CO PERM DET, HQ CO PERM DET CP MERRITT NJ-HQ CAS DET CP Z TAYLOR KY. CP HQ DEPT CP TAYLOR-FIN DET FT BARRANCAS. The division is currently headquartered at the Glenmore Road Armory in Troy, New York. Nevertheless, the Army officials in charge of this camp advised us that there were 50 of these cars in this 1 train and that at least 100 of these civilians had been jammed into each car . DET 131ST CO CAC GUILFORD CONN. REDES 2ND CO CAC-10TH CO CAC L.I.S. 332ND FIELD ARTILLERY REGT MED SAN-BTRY D 333RD FA REGT, 33RD FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY D-BTRY C 335TH FA REGT. Nickname: Rainbow Division 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th Infantry (Inf.) Roster of the Rainbow division (forty-second) Major General Wm. 33RD COMP 9TH BN P.S.-37TH CO 10TH BN P.S, 28TH COMP PHIL SCOUTS-DET OF UNASGD RCT NICHOLS. The 42nd Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit by the US Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1985. . This is a history of the combat infantry, of the artillery, the reconnaissance troop, the medical and engineer battalions, the signal, ordnance and quartermaster companies and of the division headquarters personnel." judyjordan 6th prov, 1st Co-10th ORDNANCE,Maint Co , 10th ORDNANCE,Maint Co ,-15TH Ordnance Co(Maint). "The 42nd Infantry Division stretches like a Rainbow from one end of America to the other." Major General Harry J. Collins, then Brigadier General, recalled the words of General MacArthur on that . In addition to burying the dead, the Allied forces attempted to help and comfort the survivors with food, clothing and medical assistance. United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters - FamilySearch Historical Records, United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=United_States,_Enlisted_and_Officer_Muster_Rolls_and_Rosters,_Enlisted_Muster_Rolls_-Inventory&oldid=4516716, FamilySearch Historical Records Inventory, United States FamilySearch Historical Records. Per. 82ND FIELD ARTILLERY MED DETL-82ND FA BTRY B. On 14 February 1945, the Division entered combat as a whole, taking up defensive positions near Haguenau in the Hardt Mountains. Harold Stanley Johnson. In size, these cars were of the small European type, which, when used for the movement of troops, would never accommodate more than 40 men. Boryk, Theodore - A Company, 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion - Submitted by Gloria LaRoche (niece). 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