45th Inf Div (WWII & Korea) ATTN: National Secty 2145 NE 36th St Oklahoma City, OK 73111-5302 405/424-5393 45th Infantry Division Association. [94] The division was awarded four campaign streamers and one Presidential Unit Citation. In retaliation, the 245th Tank Battalion sent nine tanks to raid Agok. Every Tom, Dick and Harry in the Seventh Army and beyond, claimed to have liberated Dachau KZ on 29 April 1945 or to have. [28], The division was subsequently assigned a lead role in the amphibious assault on Sicily, coming ashore on 10 July. [29][30] Landing near Scoglitti, the southernmost U.S. objective on the island, the division advanced north on the U.S. force's eastern flank. Hoping to occupy as much of the country as humanly possible before the German Army could react, the U.S. Fifth Army prepared to attack Salerno. [39] The division was then slated to move to the Pacific theater of operations to participate in the invasion of mainland Japan on the island of Honshu, but these plans were scrubbed before the division could depart after the surrender of Japan, on V-J Day. It will take considerably longer to eliminate the backlog on other types of requests, such as genealogical requests for complete copies of records. In March 1945, the "Thunderbird" division crossed the Rhine River and headed southward. Rosters. Click the image to view the campaign. I know that the 45th, the 42nd, and the 3rd Divisions swept down through that area. No record of Clarence E. LaHayne in the June 1945 Roster of the 45th Infantry Division nor. His photos seem to point to him potentially being in the 45th Infantry.We know he entered as a private and within 6 months was a Master Seargent. This is intended as a rememberance or memorial to those who served in the 45th Infantry Division. Calculated attempts to dehumanize and degrade German POWs. [7] It was assigned the 89th Infantry Brigade of the Colorado and Arizona National Guards, and the 90th Infantry Brigade of the Oklahoma National Guard. forces. The 45th in this time was regarded as one of the better-trained National Guard divisions. However, please note that these records are not online and NARA is not staffed to do this level of research for you. Slowly advancing through Italy, they fought in Anzio and the Beachhead breakout to the capture of Rome. However, everyone at that time had heard of Dachu so it is what stuck in people's minds. To access these records for the 1940s, you will need to either make an appointment to visit the, For more information about these records, please contact the National Archives at St. Louis (RL-SL) at, You may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgment as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RL-SL. I've always guessed that was possibly for convenience of shipping home. Some of the photos were donated by loved ones seeking to know more about thier relatives wartime . Cutting across the country, the unit was sent to southern France in August 1944. Welcome to our 45th Infantry Division photo Galleries. [49] On 30 September the division crossed the Moselle River and entered the western foothills of the Vosges, taking Rambervillers. When US troops arrived in Dachau on April 29, they found 2,310 additional corpses on the train. Courtesy of the 45th Infantry Division Museum. These small-unit actions made up the majority of the division's combat in Korea. Thank you so much!Katie Capra Geuin(i am new to this page and didn't see a way to send a message without replying to this one with the same subject line), [Moderation Note: Please see How To: Contact Another User], I checked the 29 June 1945 Division Roster as well as my General Orders' Worksheet and. [105] The division was put under the command of Eighth Army's I Corps for most of the conflict. [39] During this time much of the division's artillery assets were attached to the 44th Infantry Division to provide additional support. Find topics of interest and explore encyclopedia content related to those topics, Find articles, photos, maps, films, and more listed alphabetically, Recommended resources and topics if you have limited time to teach about the Holocaust, Explore the ID Cards to learn more about personal experiences during the Holocaust. Error: You don't have JavaScript enabled. If there is any information requested by the form that you do not know, you may omit it or provide estimates (such as for dates), but the more information you provide, the easier it will be to locate the correct file if it survived the fire. Red is a symbol of bravery and valor. If it is on the righthand side, as he wore it, then this means the unit he served with was attached to the 3rd ID during combat operations. We suggest if the search does not find the name you are seeking, also search manually . [13] After a long process of reviewing design submissions, a design by Woody Big Bow, a Kiowa artist from Carnegie, Oklahoma, was chosen for the new shoulder sleeve insignia. Keywords: Korean War, 45th Infantry Division, Thunderbirds. In company with the British 1st Infantry Division, they advanced north along the Anzio-Albano road and captured the Aprilia "factory", but encountered ingrained resistance from German armored units a few miles further on. . Campaigns of the 45th Infantry Division: Central Europe. A shame. Seventh Army, along with Free French forces, were able to advance north quickly. Mortar Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat
News of Dachau's liberation spread swiftly. The division then defended the hill against a series of Chinese assaults from the Chinese 38th Army. For more information, please refer to, Onsite Operations at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, We searched the National Archives Catalog and located, for Army units that may include morning reports of the component units of the 45th Infantry Division and the 3rd Infantry Division, as well as the 290 Infantry Regiment. [15] Its men immediately began basic combat training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In Section 1, Item 1, where it asks which items you are requesting, please check Other and specify that you want the entire file. [80] Instead of comprising units from several states, the post-war 45th was an all-Oklahoma organization. [47] On 4 June the 45th Division crossed the Tiber River below Rome, and entered the city along with other VI Corps troops. [37] Against stiff resistance, the 45th pushed to the Calore River after a week of heavy fighting. In September of 1940, the War Department called the 45th Infantry to federal service and began training for a possible war with Germany and Japan. The 45th Infantry Division World War II in Germany. and see if I can find a CIB for your dad. In his effects was a hard cover book, similar to school year books, of the 180 Infantry, 45th Division, published in Munich,1945. On 16 June, the 45th Division withdrew for rest in preparation for other operations. His old dress uniform has a 3rd Infantry Division shoulder patch. Send Email To NORA DREWRY. We have every reason to believe him, because he was not the kind to tell stories just to make himself look good. [45] The next three months were spent on the defensive, with the 45th engaged in trench warfare, alike to that in World War I. 1st Cavalry Medical Squadron. Will order it. [112] Around that time, the 45th Infantry Division relinquished command of Old Baldy Hill to the 2nd Infantry Division. like the original poster my grandfather was originally in the army air corp as a belly gunner in I believe the B24, but was transferred to infantry after a perforated eardrum. Dad told us he was at Dachau. The 3rd Division was not directly involved in the liberation of Dachau, but Dad, if he was with the 3rd Division, could have been sent over to see the camp. [39] The 45th Infantry Division landed its 157th and 180th regimental combat teams and captured the heights of the Chaines de Mar before meeting with the 1st Special Service Force. On 16 February, a major German attack struck the 45th, and nearly broke through the 179th Infantry on 18 February. If you see this and check out your roster I would love to know what you find. [110] Chinese troops were well dug-in and better trained than the troops of the inexperienced 45th, and it suffered casualties and frequently had to disengage when it was attacked. Later that month, it was given 4,006 new recruits for its three infantry regiments and artillery assets, and each unit created a 14-week training program to prepare these new soldiers for combat. [34] Italian and German forces resisted fiercely at Motta Hill on 26 July, however, and for four days the 45th Division was held up there. The division remained a National Guard formation until its downsizing in 1968. If there is any information requested by the form that you do not know, you may omit it or provide estimates (such as for dates), but the more information you provide, the easier it will be to locate the correct file if it survived the fire. Seventh Army under Lieutenant General George S. Patton, for the operation. I can count on one hand the stories - harmless stories - we know of his time over there. [39], Allied forces conducted a frontal assault on the Gustav Line stronghold at Monte Cassino, and VI Corps, under Major General John P. Lucas from 20 September, was assigned to Operation Shingle, detached from the 15th Army Group to land behind enemy lines at Anzio on 22 January 1944. After entering the camp, the soldiers found boxcars filled with dead bodies of prisoners who had succumbed to starvation or last-minute executions, and in rooms adjacent to gas chambers they found naked bodies piled from the floor to the ceiling. I had to show them his records, with our unit to prove that he was nowhere near Normandy in June 1944. However, please note that these records are not online and NARA is not staffed to do this level of research for you. PFC Donald E. Thompson, member of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 180th Infantry Regiment, per the 29 June 1945 Roster of the. [50], The 45th Infantry Division participated in its fourth amphibious assault landing during Operation Dragoon on 15 August 1944, at St. Maxime, in Southern France. [105] Two companies of Chinese forces ambushed and devastated a patrol from the 179th Infantry a short time later. As the 45th Infantry Division completed its drive on Munich, the unit was ordered to liberate the Dachau concentration camp. They took part in intense fighting during the invasion of Sicily and the attack on Salerno in the 1943 Italian Campaign. ", It appears that most of the regiment remained in the Dachau vicinity until, 20 July, when the regiment embarked by train for Camp St. Louis. Against this, the Allies planned to land 180,000 troops,[27] including the 45th Infantry Division, which was assigned to Lieutenant General Omar Bradley's II Corps, part of the U.S. By the time the 45th Infantry Division made it into Germany, the German army was in bad shape. [125], As of 1 August 1950, the division consisted of 698. 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. Nora Drewry wrote on January 10, 2014. 45th Infantry Division. Documents. [103] Though the division was no longer an "All-Oklahoma" unit, leaders opted to keep its designation as the 45th Infantry Division. The division received seven distinguished unit citations and eight campaign streamers during the conflict. . Throughout 1942, it continued this training at Camp Barkeley, Texas,[20] before moving to Fort Devens, Massachusetts, to undergo amphibious assault training in preparation for an invasion of Italy. Devers. AAA Group, 31.08.1944-10.11.1944 & 23.11.1944 &18.02.1945
In each of them the floor of the car was covered with dead, emaciated bodies. In conjunction with the reenacting unit is a Venturing Crew of the Boy Scouts of America, allowing members of the unit who are under 18 years of age to participate in events. To access these records for the 1940s, you will need to either make an appointment to visit the National Archives at St. Louis or hire a researcher. You may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgment as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RL-SL. The thunderbird is a symbol of the Southwestern Indians meaning sacred bearer of unlimited happiness. [93][97] Nevertheless, it was not deployed to Korea until December 1951, when its advanced training was complete. On April 28, the day before liberation, a train bearing about 40 or so railway cars arrived at the camp. See: Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths, Final Report (Statistical and Accounting Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1 June 1953), Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Streamer, "Lt. Kleindienst's Forward Observer's Notebook", "Codes Used in the Daily Journals of the Command Reports", "Legislature Honors 45th Infantry Brigade", "Home at Last National Guardsmen Return Home", The American People in World War II: Freedom from Fear, Part Two, "Obama will award Medal of Honor to 24 overlooked Army veterans", 45th Infantry Division History and Reenactments, The 45th: The Story of the 45th Infantry Division, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Forty-fifth Infantry Division (OKANG), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=45th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)&oldid=1132482693, 70th Field Artillery Brigade (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), 120th Ammunition Train (inactive; allotted to Oklahoma National Guard), 120th Medical Regiment (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), 120th Quartermaster Regiment (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 45th Infantry Division Artillery, 45th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), Headquarters, Special Troops, 45th Infantry Division, Headquarters Company, 45th Infantry Division, 45th Counterintelligence Corps Detachment, Revenge killings in the heat of battle. [7], The 45th Infantry Division Museum is located in Oklahoma City, and includes a substantial collection of cartoons by World War II cartoonist Bill Mauldin, who served with it during the war. The muster rolls often indicate which unit a soldier is transferring from when he is first noted on the muster rolls as transferring to the unit. The U.S. To search PDF documents, download and open in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Adobe is unable to convert all 75 year old text to searchable text. The 45th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts, was an element of the Philippine Division, U.S. Army, based at Ft. McKinley. Also in that collection are two Army Air Corps patches - he started out in the Air Corps - and one USSTAF patch, which the Air Corps evolved into sometime prior to the crossing of the Rhine. Some of the German troops were camp guards; the others were sick and wounded troops from a nearby hospital. In practice, the military institutionally recognized the Korea unit as the only "official" division, and most of the returning Oklahoma guardsmen were either separated from the Guard at the end of their enlistments or remained in inactive reserve status. Major General Roy Hoffman took command in 1931, followed by Alexander M. Tuthill, Alexander E. McPherren in 1935, and William S. Key in 1936. The division remained on the front lines in such engagements as Old Baldy Hill and Hill Eerie until the end of the war, returning to the U.S. in 1954. The 45th Division was deployed on the southeastern side of the beachhead, along the lower Mussolini Canal.[45]. For more information, please refer to Onsite Operations at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. [62] The cremation ovens, which were still in operation when the soldiers arrived, contained bodies and skeletons as well. In addition to burying the dead, the Allied forces attempted to help and comfort the survivors with food, clothing and medical assistance. Detachments
[14] The new insignia featured the Thunderbird, another Native American symbol, and was approved in 1939. If you havent already done so, we suggest that you request a copy of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). We searched the National Archives Catalog and located Morning Reports, ca. In many cases where personnel records were destroyed in the 1973 fire, proof of service can be provided from other records such as morning reports, payrolls, and military orders, and a certificate of military service will be issued. In the Dachau camp itself, an international committee composed of representatives of the various nationalities imprisoned there was established to organize resistance. Lucas sent famed U.S. Army Ranger leader Colonel William Orlando Darby to assume command of the 157th Infantry, and the Germans were repulsed. I have his army serial # as well if that would help. [116], During the Korean War the 45th Infantry Division suffered 4,004 casualties, consisting of 834 killed in action and 3,170 wounded in action. With few provisions, almost 2,000 inmates died during the circuitous route that took them from Thuringia through Saxony to Czechoslovakia and into Bavaria. (155mm Howitzer), 925th FA Battalion, 100th Infantry
45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird" U.S. Army A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Sort by: name Grid List Units 1st Battalion 2nd Batallion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Anti-tank Company assigned as surgeon 1st Battalion Cannon Company Commanding Officer Company A Commanding Officer Company E Commanding Officer Company G Division (105mm Howitzer), 01.12.1944-03.12.1944 & 20.01.1945-07.02.1945, 12.03.1945-20.03.1945 & 30.03.1945-01.04.1945, 06.11.1944-09.11.1944 & 28.11.1944-05.12.1944, 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry
& 05.03.1945-15.03.1945 & 20.03.1945-25.03.1945 & 11.04.1945-10.05.1945, 1st Platoon, A Battery, 353rd AAA SL Battalion, 15.08.1944-25.08.1944 & 30.08.1944-09.11.1944
[94] The involvement of the National Guard in the fighting in Korea was further expanded when the 40th Infantry Division of the California Army National Guard received warning orders for deployment as well. After linking up with the British Eighth Army, which had advanced from the south, the combined force, under the 15th Army Group, commanded by British General Sir Harold Alexander, was stalled when it reached the Gustav Line. But the mule drivers were shot and buried in the holes they had dug. Yellow is a symbol of warmth or energy. & 02.11.1944 & 05.12.1944-28.12.1944, Hq & Hq Battery, 938th FA Battalion
[26], Most of the division returned to New York in September 1945, and from there went to Camp Bowie, Texas. The 45th Infantry Museum honors not just their service, but that of all Oklahomans. B Company), 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion (less
[118], The division briefly patrolled the Korean Demilitarized Zone following the signing of the armistice ending the war, but most of its men returned home and reverted to National Guard status on 30 April 1954. In 1940, the "Thunderbird" division was reactivated and deployed in late June 1943 to North Africa. The 45th Infantry Division was reassigned to VI Corps on New Year's day. For more information see, Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests, Please be aware that NPRC is prioritizing the requests for separation documents needed by veterans and their dependents to prove eligibility for a variety of benefits. [21] It then moved to Pine Camp, New York briefly for winter warfare training, but was hampered by continuously poor weather. [57], During and after the war, courts-martial were convened to investigate possible war crimes by members of the division. History Of the 45th Infantry Following World War I, the National Defense Act of 1920 created the authority to form the 45th Infantry Division from the four states of Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. [84] Regardless, by mid-1950 the division had only 8,413 troops, less than 45 percent[n 1] of its full-strength authorization. I checked the 1944 and 1945 Division rosters (45th Div. The 36th Infantry Division is a possible candidate for your father. These brigades would see no major deployments or events, and were inactivated five years later in 1968. German soldiers began surrendering to the Allies in large groups; 325,000 soldiers and civilians . These pages are built and maintained by the World War II Recreation Association with membership in Northern Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Jive Software Version: 9.13.0.0 , revision: 20220815205735.50e1b0c.master, The 42nd and 45th Infantry Divisions and the 20th Armored Division liberated Dachu, however there were many, ubcamps and soldiers with our unit, the 36th Infantry Division, often related in the stories they told to. [16] In August 1941, the 45th Infantry Division took part in the Louisiana Maneuvers, the largest peacetime exercises in U.S. military history. On April 20, it captured the city of Nuremberg and on April 30, Munich. Regarding his Discharge showing him attached to the HQ CO 290 INF, (75th INF DIV), his personal effects include a 75th ID patch. [8] The 45th Infantry Division was then based around the 157th, 179th, and 180th Infantry Regiments. The 45th Infantry Division guardsmen saw no major action until they became one of the first National Guard units activated in World War II in 1941. the 45th infantry division, oklahoma, colorado, arizona and new mexico national guards, the thunderbirds, were a group of citizen soldiers who fought long and hard during world war ii (sicily, naples-foggia, anzio, rome-arno, southern france, rhineland, ardennes-alsace, and central europe campaigns), and still do today, as a seperate infantry Based in Oklahoma City and one of the first National Guard units to be activated for World War II, from the shores of France and all the way to Berlin liberating Dachau along the way, they later served in the brutal Korean War. If you provide your dad's name, I can check it. OMPFs and individual medical reports for soldiers of the U.S. Army who served during World War II and who separated from the service before 1960 are in the custody of NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis. Attachments
[39] The division crossed the Danube River on 27 April, and liberated 32,000 captives of the Dachau concentration camp on 29 April 1945. [107] The division suffered its first casualty on 11 December 1951. Read more about the division insignia and there nickname. Markham. History. The scene near the entrance to the confinement area numbed my senses. Fearing political ramifications, Army leaders sought to prevent large numbers of casualties from any one state, and the 45th Infantry Division was an all-Oklahoma organization at the beginning of the war. [39] At this time, VI Corps was attached to the Seventh Army, under Lieutenant General Alexander Patch, itself part of the Sixth United States Army Group under Lieutenant General Jacob L. I'm trying to find information on my great grandfather's service in WWII. Each car was loaded with emaciated human corpses . Slowly advancing through Italy, they fought in Anzio and in Monte Cassino. Holocaust Memorial Museum provides information about which units liberated which camps on their Recognition of U.S. Liberating Army Units website. The first major German counterattack came in early February, was against the British 1st Division. He described often witnessing similar behavior by fellow, Orders from unit commanders during a mission. Hometown - Argyle. In Section 1, Item 1, where it asks which items you are requesting, please check Other and specify that you want the entire file. [48] Men of the 45th Division were the first Allied troops to reach the Vatican. According to the regimental After Action Report of May 1945. the 1st and 2nd Battalions were assigned to guard duty at KZ Dachau. Is the 3rd ID patch on his right or left shoulder (as he would have worn the uniform)? Sheeran explained that by then, he "had no hesitation in doing what I had to do. 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