The Sixtieth (60) (and sadly the last) Annual Reunion of the 76th Infantry Division Association will be held from 25-28 October 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport Hotel right outside of Washington, DC. It was then responsible for providing final tactical and field training to soldiers who had already passed their initial training. It was meant for publication in the book they were putting together about the units wartime experiences and is not an official military document and errors and omissions do occur. There is no charge for parking for those of us who will be driving. Over the following six months, up to 75 per cent of these men would be deployed to reinforce the 21st Army Group, following the completion of their training and having met the required fitness levels. Assignments Reservations can be made by calling the Crowne Plaza directly at (703)471-6700 or (800) 972-3159. Information about the 76th Infantry Division Association can be obtained from: "Elliott Carr Cutler Jr. [25][c] The remaining 21,255 men were considered ineligible for service abroad, due to a variety of reasons, ranging from medical, not being considered fully fit or not yet fully trained. In the defensive battles for Letcani and Iai (German: Jassy) the 76th ID suffered heavy losses and had to withdraw across the Bahlui River. The annual Banquet will be held on Saturday Evening in the hotel ballroom where we anticipate some special entertainment that Ray Gill is working on. during World War II and the Korean Conflict. The 76th Division, along with the 48th Infantry and 77th Infantry divisions, was changed from a "Lower Establishment" unit to a "Reserve Division". WebGeneral der Infanterie Erich Abraham, 1 April 1943 Generalleutnant Otto-Hermann Brcker, July 1944 General der Infanterie Erich Abraham, August 1944 Generalleutnant Siegfried von Rekowski, 17 October 1944 Oberst Dr. Wilhelm-Moritz Freiherr von Bissing, 8 February 1945 Generalmajor Erhard-Heinrich Berner, 14 February 1945 References [ edit] THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS FOR THE LEAD UP TO THE LAST REUNION OF THE 76TH INFANTRY DIVISION. We will be going to Baltimore, probably on Friday, where we"ll have lunch on our own, with options to visit the Constellation Frigate, Science Center, National Aquarium, and do some other sightseeing. It was claimed that with the war nearing an end, several Territorial Army divisions would revert to their peacetime recruiting role and release their equipment and resources to other units. It was a wonderful experience meeting the men of the 76th Infantry Division, and to feel their pride in this great Division. Reservations can be made by calling the Crowne Plaza directly at (703)471-6700 or (800) 972-3159. We anticipate a trip to Ft. McHenry prior to return to the hotel on Friday afternoon. A very large mall with many restaurants is located just across the street. [14] Major-General William Ozanne, who had commanded the Norfolk County Division since its inception, retained command of the division. Major General William R. Schmidt - Assumed command December 1942, Headquarters, 76th Infantry Division Headquarters Company, 76th Infantry Division 76th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop 301st Engineer Combat Battalion 304th Infantry Regiment 385th Infantry Regiment 417th Infantry Regiment Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery 302nd Field Artillery Battalion 355th Field Artillery Battalion 364th Field Artillery Battalion 901st Field Artillery Battalion Headquarters, Special Troops 301st Medical Battalion 776th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 76th Signal Company 76th Quartermaster Company, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe. The large intake of men into the army had considerably increased the infantry arm. [34] The deception effort was kept up until 1945, being wound down in January. The combined The Division Insignia is an escutcheon which has a red field & a blue chief, separated by an olive drab line. This, coupled with the production of new equipment for the British army, allowed the War Office to begin steps to better balance the army, due to the large number of infantry units formed during the preceding year and a half; as part of this reform, the County Divisions were disbanded. (155mm Gun), 34th FA Battalion, 9th Division (155mm 66th Infantry division Roster KIA 66th Infantry Division Roster of men Alabama to Kentucky 66th Infantry Division Roster of men Louisiana to New Mexico (C) Battalion, 9th Division, 08.02.1945-12.02.1945 & 18.02.1945-22.02.1945. The war establishmentthe paper strengthof a "Higher Establishment" infantry division in 1944 was 18,347 men. & 09.08.1944-14.08.1944, 38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Web76th Infantry Divisional Engineers, Royal Engineers 591st (Antrim) Field Company (until December 1941) 757th Field Company (from November 1941, until February 1942) 556th Crowne Plaza at Dulles Airport as Headquarters. Having entered military service, a recruit was assigned to the. [1] Utterson-Kelso assumed command of the 47th Infantry (Reserve) Division, which took over the role of the 76th Division. "Onaway" Division trained. The hotel is located at 2200 Centerville Road, Herndon, VA 20170. Kindly indicate your banquet preferences and any seating preferences on the coupon marked "Dues and Reunion Tickets Slip". Below are pdfs of the 36th Infantry Division Roster as found in the back of The Pictorial History of the 36th Infantry TexasDivision published in 1946 by the 36th Infantry Division Association. Funeral services and interment at West Point will be private Sergeant. ( The room rate will be $84/night. The rosters are searchable using the search function, however, they are not perfect due to the current quality of the scans. After all available British troops had left the United Kingdom for France, the division was disbanded in September 1944. WebThe division's infantry regiments were also inactivated as follows: 309th Infantry Regiment between 15 Apr May 22, 1946, in Germany; 310th Infantry Regiment on 15 Jun 1946, [10][12] On 18 November 1941, the Norfolk County Division was abolished and reformed as the 76th Infantry Division, a "Lower Establishment" division. THE 62ND AND LAST REUNION OF THE 76TH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION WAS ENJOYED BY ALL AS THE LAST HOUR OF THE LAST DAY OF THE FINAL REUNION GREW CLOSER. 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Tour of the WWII Memorial + various sites in DC Those going will receive a letter from me in mid-September indicating directions to the hotel and other details. We will be going to Baltimore, probably on Friday, where we"ll have lunch on our own, with options to visit the Constellation Frigate, Science Center, National Aquarium, and do some other sightseeing. 26th Infantry Division "Yankee Division" During World War I, a press conference of Boston newspapermen was called by the Commanding General to determine a nickname for this division, which had just been inducted from New England National Guard units. David W. Sowers. Attachments We'll be in town for about 3.5 hours. Squad Leader Ordered into active military service 15 June 1942 and reorganized at Fort George G, Meade, Maryland. is the alert cry of the Chippewa Indians, in whose hunting grounds the 76th The division was annihilated in the Battle of Stalingrad and reformed by the OB West on 17 February 1943. The formation was used as a source of reinforcements for the 21st Army Group, that was fighting in the Normandy campaign. We will use the Crowne Plaza at Dulles Airport as Headquarters. Squad, 02.08.1944-05.08.1944 & 09.08.1944-15.08.1944, 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance FRANCE Q. COOK, G-304, AND MOST RECENTLY, LTC JAY M. HAMILTON, I-304. This roster was done in the summer of 1945 by clerks from the 36th and German clerks in their employ. A cover story was established to explain the change in the division's status. I'm writing to give everybody a "heads-up" on the last Reunion of the 76th Infantry Division. Constituted 5 August 1917 as the 76th Division. Troops would then be ready to be sent overseas to join other formations. Web31.05.1944 Lt. Col. Ellis O. Keller Adjutant General 19.10.1943 Lt. Col. Morris Braveman Other information Call sign Ivanhoe Divisional troops Top Infantry Field Artillery (FA) Other troops Attachments Top Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA) Armor Cavalry Chemical Engineers Field Artillery (FA) Infantry Tank Destroyer (TD) Assignments Top Detachments Top Howitzer), 26th FA Battalion, 9th Division (105mm Other ideas are under consideration and are presently being pursued. Webthe division, now commanded by brigadier general fred l. walker, a regular army officer from ohio and a distinguished veteran of world war i, then returned to camp bowie on 2 october 1941, where it was reorganized from a square division into a triangular division on 1 february 1942 and redesignated the 36th infantry division, just weeks after the and the description, "the first sons of the nation." Your committee consisting of Helen & Ray Gill, Jim Barrett, Rudy Garza and Paul Turner is working hard to integrate some different ideas in order to make this the special occasion it deserves to be. This and similar errors led the British to understand the capability of the Germans to intercept wireless communications in the United Kingdom. The division, having linked up with the main body of Lieutenant General William "Bill" Slim 's British Fourteenth Army, crossed the Irrawaddy River and advanced independently down the eastern side of the river. Gen. Henry C. Evans, treasurer. The combined colors of the field, the device, and the chief are the National colors (of red, white and blue). Also, to provide a source for study and review of a defining moment in American history. A note from LTC (Ret) Robert M. Donahoe about upcoming reunion. 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Assemble at assigned tables - Happy Hour times were always with family. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS FOR THE LEAD UP TO THE LAST REUNION OF THE 76TH INFANTRY DIVISION. Rosters for units serving in World War II from 1944 - 1946 were destroyed in accordance with Army disposition authorities. WebBerner, Erhard-Heinrich 76th Infantry Division 650 Berold German Luftwaffe 436 Berthold, Gerhard 31st Infantry Division 650 Bertram, Oskar 2nd Flak Division ` 651 Betz, Paul 50th Infantry Division 650 Betzel, Clemens 539th Landesschutzen Division 651 Beukemann, Helmuth 75th Infantry Division 650 Beukemann, Helmuth 539th Landesschutzen For more information on the society, please contact, Please consider helping the society and museum on the link below, Current list of available WWII personnel rosters. Asst. 9:30 am - 10:30 am Group photo at hotel This operation aimed to deceive the Germans into believing that an Allied landing would occur along the northern German coast. Courtesy of "Order of Battle, U.S. Army World War II" E.T.O. 1 Platoon, A Company, 15th Engineers The reforms intended to address this, with many of the newly raised battalions being "converted to other arms, particularly artillery and armour". & 08.02.1945-12.02.1945, 16th Armored FA Battalion, 9th Armored TO ALL: ONAWAY!! Activated in December 1921 with headquarters at Hartford, Connecticut. [33] Trolleycar was revived to convince the Germans that the Fourth Army would land near Emden, in support of an imaginary assault by the First Canadian Army, that would be launched west of Arnhem and through the Netherlands. In World War I the 76th was the first division of the The army did not have enough men to replace the losses to front line infantry. On 21 December 1943, Ozanne was replaced by Major-General Colin Callander who in turn was replaced by Major-General John Utterson-Kelso on 13 March 1944. While efforts were made to address this (such as transferring men from the Royal Artillery and Royal Air Force to be retrained as infantry), the War Office began disbanding divisions to reduce the size of the army and to transfer the surplus men to other units to help keep those as close to full strength as possible. Those going will receive a letter from me in mid-September indicating directions to the hotel and other details. THIS AND THE AWARENESS OF THEIR SACRIFICES, IS MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THIS WEBSITE. With the transfer of equipment, the 76th was notionally raised to the "Higher Establishment" and assigned to reinforce the 21st Army Group. After five additional weeks of training, the soldiers were posted to fighting formations overseas. 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Tour of Baltimore (lunch on your own) WebMy name is Terry L. Glusko, Sr. from Springfield, Massachusetts. 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