See more ideas about wwii, world war ii, world war two. 1-11 October 1945: Returned to United States and Inactivated, Germany (Other units have some or most months, but 48 AIB is thus far the only one to have all months posted.). Click here for a web page about the Unknowns of the ETO (European Theater of Operations).. The page was based on the Army's post-war one-page summary done of 7AD's actions in WWII that was woefully inaccurate, very clearly written by someone who knew very little about what 7AD had really done. 1-19 January 1945: 7AD reorganizes and re-equips, primarily in the Verviers area And thanks to our dozens of volunteers who have done the tedious work of transcribing thousands of pages for our Document Repository web pages. -- Wesley Johnston, 7AD Association Historian. Sgt. late April 1945: Move north to the Baltic Sea in the Ludwigslust area DPAA Historians made a second visit with local historians in November 2015. After crossing the Rhine, the combat commands of 7AD moved in parallel columns in the double-envelopment of the Ruhr Pocket. Moving forward with his men to protect engineers while they removed the minefield and the demolition charges attached to the bridges, S/Sgt. This page contains many 7AD references but covers all unknowns in the ETO. Click here to see the book on Amazon. So far, these are the ones that I have completed. Thus far the two GI's have not been identified. 1 Jun 2020 Update: DPAA provided the family with a report in Feb 2020. These temporary memorials were set up after the war, at places where the U. S. Army remained. So his new book is the culmination of decades of dedicated research on 7AD at St. Vith. Post-Combat: Occupation; Return Home number of shirts you are buying of each type, 1 March 1942 - 18 March 1943: Camp Polk, Louisiana, 1 March 1942: 7th Armored Division activated at Camp Polk, Louisiana under command of Gen. Lindsay Silvester, 15 September 1942 - 9 November 1942: Louisiana-Texas Maneuvers, 12 August 1943 - 25 April 1944: Fort Benning, Georgia, 20 September 1943: Reorganization of all armored divisions (except 1-3), 22-25 April 1944 - 2 May 1944: Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts, 2 May 1944 - 6 June 1944: Camp Shanks, New York, 13-15 June 1944: Arrived in the Firth of Clyde; debarked at Grenoch, Scotland; moved by train to Tidorth Barracks, 15 June 1944 - 7 August 1944: Tidworth Barracks in Wiltshire, England, 7 August 1944 - 8 August 1944: Moved to Southampton, England; loaded and boarded landing craft, 10-12 August 1944: most of 7AD debarks at Utah and Omaha Beaches; 203 AAA Bn and 814 TD Bn attached to 7AD soon after, for the duration of the war, 15-18 August 1944: Liberation of Chartres, France and other nearby areas, including Rambouillet, 19-20 August 1944: 7AD moves to Dreux, France to enable 5AD to support first Seine crossing, 26 August-2 September 1944: Rapid dash to Reims and Verdun; Liberation of many places famous as WWI battle sites, 2-5 September 1944: Out of gas, except for feint toward Luxemoburg, 9-26 October 1944: Attack across Deurne Canal by Griendtsveen; canal defense and patrols from Meijel to Ell, 30 October 8 November: Liberation of Ospel area with significant casualties, 1 November 1944: Gen. Robert Hasbrouck assumes command from Gen. Lindsay Silvester, 9-22 November 1944: Reorganization and retraining of Division, 23-31 December 1944: 7AD defends Manhay and Grandmenil on the northern shoulder of the Bulge, 1-19 January 1945: 7AD reorganizes and re-equips, primarily in the Verviers area, Late February 24 March 1945: move up to the Rhine River between Cologne and Remagen, 25-31 March 1945: Cross the Rhine River and rapidly move to complete the inner southern envelopment of the Ruhr Pocket, 1-17 April 1945: Attack west to reduce the Ruhr Pocket, Mid-April 1945: Move to Dransfeld, awaiting further orders, late April 1945: Move north to the Baltic Sea in the Ludwigslust area, early May 45: Task force moves far to the east to meet the Russians, March 45: Germany, area of Mehlem and Bad Godesburg on west bank of Rhine River, late March 45: Germany, encirclement of Ruhr Pocket along south and east, early April 45: Germany, reduction of Ruhr Pocket, late April 45: Germany, north to the Baltic, May 45: Germany: meet the Russians; V-E Day, June - 1 July 45: Occupational duties in Dessau and Köthen by the Elbe River, in the future Soviet Zone of Occupation, 1-3 July 45: Move to the U.S. The Troopers did not know it, but Line Jamestown would be their last major combat of the Korean War. (Other units have some or most months, but these are the only ones thus far to have all months posted.) This article supplements the 7th Armoured Division article by providing order of battle information for the division through various periods of the Second World War as the organization of an armoured division was changed by the War Office. Dedicated August 2014 - Click here to see the web page on the August 27-31, 2014 ceremonies. They belonged to the 77th Tank Battalion of the US 7th Infantry Division which was part of the occupation forces in Korea since the end of WWII. Mid-April 1945: Move to Dransfeld, awaiting further orders Their entire time was spent in training, based at Camp Roberts, California. Casualties. Contact Wesley Johnston for more information. 97, 1 November 1945 Consolidated May–June 1869 with the 36th Infantry (see ANNEX) and consolidated uni… "814th Tank Destroyer Battalion: December 1944: (Attached to 7th Armored Division) Combat Interviews, After Action Report, Morning Reports" by Wesley Johnston. 7AD did not liberate any of the infamous death camps but did see Bergen-Belsen. late March 45: Germany, encirclement of Ruhr Pocket along south and east late March 45: Germany, encirclement of Ruhr Pocket along south and east Thanks to Niek Hendrix of Ospel, Netherlands for finding many of the web pages by or about 7AD men. For this listing, the long-term attached units (see above) are not distinguished from organic units. McCord, Howard "Mutt" (Mortar/HQ Co/38 AIB): Reminiscences At the railyard north of Paris, the remains were discovered in the tank, but since all documentation remained in the Netherlands, they had no way to identify the burnt man. June - 1 July 45: Occupational duties in Dessau and Köthen by the Elbe River, in the future Soviet Zone of Occupation in't Veld. The Dutch family and their relatives wrote a total of 15 letters in Dutch, starting in September 1945, to John's family in Grand Rapids, MI. Mid to late February 1945: When Germans blow their own dams to block Allies path, 7AD men are attached to engineers to rebuild roads at Stavelot and Elsenborn; headquarters of 7AD remains in Germany The 40th Infantry Division's March to the Korean War by Nathaniel T. Robertson Regimental Historian, 185th Armor Regiment . Goodwin, Marden Ronald (with 7AD Combat Commands in training, 1942): "Of War and Women" 22-25 April 1944 - 2 May 1944: Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts The deaths for each unit of the Division are on separate web pages, accessible from the unit web pages (see above). The only attempt at such a list was made 30 Jun 1947 by the Adjutant General. 1-3 July 45: Move to the U.S. They buried three (2d Lt Robert W. Denny, Cpl. 13-15 June 1944: Arrived in the Firth of Clyde; debarked at Grenoch, Scotland; moved by train to Tidorth Barracks Late February 24 March 1945: move up to the Rhine River between Cologne and Remagen All three columns liberated POWs and slave laborers. Silvester, Lindsay McDonald (Div CG): "Stars Saves Bars!" The director of the 7th AD band when this picture was taken was CWO Kenneth Holloway, who is standing to the far left of the first row. 507th Counter-Intelligence Corps Detachment: Aug, Oct-Dec 1944, May 1945 1-19 January 1945: 7AD reorganizes and re-equips, primarily in the Verviers area Late February 24 March 1945: move up to the Rhine River between Cologne and Remagen Triplett, William S. (CO of CCA): "A Colonel in the Armored Divisions" "A Colonel in the Armored Divisions" is available at University of Missouri Press and Amazon.com. The city fell on 18 August. Br 4th Armd Brig (Br 7th Armd Div) 30 Oct 44-31 Oct 44: CC B (9th Armd Div) 22 Dec 44-7 Jan 45: Cavalry . 27 May 2019 Update: 203rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion is completely posted for all combat months & July 1945. The bottom line is this: If you really want to know what the Division did, read the history section of this page. Zone of Occupied Germany July-September 1945: Many high-point men transferred to other units for earlier transport home; many new men transferred into Division Turn left at Crooijmansweg and then a quick left at Kamphoefweg (first 200 meters is dirt road). Their initial role was to participate in operations Perch and Goodwood, in support of the push for Caen. Click on the "Morning Reports" link above (under the 7AD patch at the top of the page) to go to the page where the MRs are currently being organized and presented. This page is provided to as a point of reference for the war diaries or histories of units that served in the 7th Armoured Division and/or the 4th and 7th Armoured Brigades. This was the 30-minute interview with Francis Chesko (B/33 AEB). But about 35 to 40 men may be recoverable and identifiied. (photo thanks to Arlin Kramer, 2008 Range manager of the St. Vith MPTR), In 1947, Appleton, MN named their streets after the men of the city who had died in WWII. … So on verbal orders of Gen. Patton, Goodwin went to 11th Armored -- only to have Gen. Kilburn replaced as CG in a few weeks. July-September 1945: Many high-point men transferred to other units for earlier transport home; many new men transferred into Division When 7AD moved east from the Rhine, the Division again crossed Anne;s earlier path just about the time that she was dieing at Bergen-Belsen, which is where the paths crossed for the final time. NOTE: It has subsequently been learned that Joseph Guido was not killed at Marboué and in fact survived and was later injured in action on 21 Aug 44. Ordered to withdraw, Cpl. 38th Armored Infantry Battalion: May 1945 1-8 Jun 2020 Update: Partial Additions: 27 Mar Sinn, Germany multiple camps (900 POWs plus slave laborers): CCR Task Force Griffin, commanded by 38 AIB CO Lt. Col. Marcus S. Griffin, took Sinn and the crossing of the Dill River. 25-31 March 1945: Cross the Rhine River and rapidly move to complete the inner southern envelopment of the Ruhr Pocket After the Munich Agreement, the division was formed in Egypt during 1938 as the Mobile Division and its first divisional commander was the tank theorist Major-General Sir Percy Hobart. Maj. Donald P. Boyer was the S-3 (Operations) Officer of 38th Armored Infantry Battalion. Maynard Varney was killed in action April 12, 1945, while serving as a tank gunner with 40th Tank Battalion, during the reduction of the Ruhr Pocket in Germany. 17-23 December 1944: 7AD moves to Vielsalm-St. Vith area, to defend against German Ardennes Offensive (Battle of the Bulge); St. Vith is the most critical strategic point for German supplies in the entire front, and it is denied to them far beyond their timetable, effectively dooming their entire offensive and making possible the defense of Bastogne May 45: Germany: meet the Russians; V-E Day Post-Combat: Occupation; Return Home In February 1940, the name of the unit was changed to the 7th Armoured Division. 7AD. Marboué, 15 Août 1944 ("Marboué, 15 August 1944: History of the tragic ambush of an American column of the 7th Armored Division, 15 August 1944") -- NOTE: This book is in French. Post-Combat: Occupation; Return Home 1-11 October 1945: Returned to United States and Inactivated, Germany (second time) 1-17 April 1945: Attack west to reduce the Ruhr Pocket Belgium (third time) Mid to late February 1945: When Germans blow their own dams to block Allies path, 7AD men are attached to engineers to rebuild roads at Stavelot and Elsenborn; headquarters of 7AD remains in Germany 26 Aug 2019 Update: 33rd Armored Engineer Battalion is completely posted for all combat months & July 1945. He went on to OCS and then went into France with the 5th Infantry Division, which fought alongside the 7th Armored Division in France in XX Corps of Third US Army in August and September 1944, when 7th Armored was sent up to Holland. 8 May 1945: V-E Day Germany (third time) early April 45: Germany, reduction of Ruhr Pocket 7 August 1944 - 8 August 1944: Moved to Southampton, England; loaded and boarded landing craft 2 May 1944 - 6 June 1944: Camp Shanks, New York (Other units have some or most months, but these are the only ones thus far to have all months posted.) The original release sheet reads: For most of the United States Army divisions which fought in Korea, that land was a strange and alien one. After the collapsing of the Ruhr Pocket, 7AD moved to the area north of Kassel for a rest. If there is a link indicated for a name, click on the link to see the citation and a photograph of the soldier. Click here for the web page that presents the full evidence in this case. TF King, commanded by CCA Executive Officer Lt. Col. Theo T. King, then moved on to Giessen and Atzbach and liberated the POWs who had been at Stalag XII-A at Limburg. Click here for detailed information on these men's efforts there. E-mail: bigpuddlecountry@earthlink.net, Cheryl Higley, Secretary Click here to see the web page that memorializes these 53 men. His story "Of War and Women" is now published and available online. This book relates the story of the ambush by the Germans of the column of Company "B" of 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion at the town of Marboué on the evening of August 15, 1944, including interveiws with B/23 veterans and with local French citizens. The very deadly ambush destroyed seven half-tracks and a jeep and killed the men whose names are inscribed on the monument, which you can see in the Monuments section of the 7th Armored Division web page. 8 August 1944: Sailed for France, France The Battle of the Bulge Association continues to have reunions. Units. late April 1945: Move north to the Baltic Sea in the Ludwigslust area Santin, Eric. These are Microsoft Word documents. Zone of Occupied Germany Belgium (third time) Many killed in tanks were destroyed beyond recoverability. Click here for the web page that presents the full evidence in this case. Some may already be recovered but buried as Unknowns, since 1940's technology could not definitively identify them. Dietz came under intense fire. late April 1945: Move north to the Baltic Sea in the Ludwigslust area (Other units have some or most months, but these are the only ones thus far to have all months posted.) He continued ahead and had killed another bazooka team, bayoneted an enemy soldier armed with a panzerfaust and shot 2 Germans when he was knocked to the ground by another blast of another panzerfaust. Click here for the dedication ceremonies web page. Cemeteries & Memorials; Burial Search; About Us; Education; Facebook; Twitter; YouTube; Instagram; ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 571-842-0020. 8 May 1945: V-E Day But the research behind the text is just as valuable. 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion: Jan-Feb 1945 1,370th WWII 7AD Death Found Leonard A. Reamer (photo), Charles H. Bowen, Harry B. Pake (all B/40) died 9 Sep 1944 when their tank was hit just north of Maizieres-les-Metz, France. Click on the "7AD Past News" link above for prior 7AD-related news, Click on the "Found in Europe" link above for 7AD-related items found in Europe. (Click here to see them all.) Post-Combat: Occupation; Return Home Nangis, France - 26 Aug 1944 Liberation May 45: Germany: meet the Russians; V-E Day 7th Armored Division World War 2 Reenacting Usa/Europe Association. Germany (second time) 14 Apr Hemer, Germany Stalag IV-A (23,000 POWs): CCA Task Forces Dailey (17th Tank Bn X-O Maj. Thomas W. Dailey) was first to reach the camp, followed later by TF Wemple (17th Tank Bn CO, Lt. Col. John P. Wemple). In all, he made 10 separate trips through the brutal fire, each time bringing out a man from the death trap. For example, the Division was shown moving from France to the Netherlands on 8 October 1944 and going into a defensive role. In any future war on the Korean Peninsula, U.S. and South Korean forces would encounter a familiar foe: the Korean People’s Army (KPA) 105th Armored Division. Greg first wrote about 7AD at St. Vith in 1985 in "The Lucky Seventh in the Bulge: A Case Study for the Airland Battle" -- his thesis in the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College for his Master's degree in Military Art and Science. March 45: Germany, area of Mehlem and Bad Godesburg on west bank of Rhine River (photo thanks to Niek Hendrix of Ospel, Netherlands). July-September 1945: Many high-point men transferred to other units for earlier transport home; many new men transferred into Division 25-31 March 1945: Cross the Rhine River and rapidly move to complete the inner southern envelopment of the Ruhr Pocket 26 Aug 2019 Update: 33rd Armored Engineer Battalion is completely posted for all combat months & July 1945. Return to top of 7th Armored Division page, Pre-Combat: U. S. Training, Sail for England --DNA reference samples from Pake's family are needed. This web site, from Camp Croft, SC recounts his experiences before and with the 7th Armored Division, as well as his experiences as a POW. I continue to have an interest in looking into activities of the 7th AD Band during World War II, since you have the band listed as a unit, with nothing further included. The Division drove through Nogent-le-Rotrou in an attack on Chartres. New Apr 2020 14 July 1945: Large contingent of low-point men departs to train for invasion of Japan Consolidated May–October 1815 with the 24th Infantry (constituted 26 June 1812) and the 39th Infantry (constituted 29 January 1813) to form the 7th Infantry 4. Click here to see the University of Missouri Press catalog page (page 4 of the PDF) on the book. He was with all of the Combat Commands at one time or another, until he was sent to Ft. Knox for radio school, leaving 7th Armored in August 1942. 17th Tank Battalion: now complete for Aug-Dec 1944, Jan-May, July 1945 General Officer making presentation: Brigadier General Hasbrouck CG 7th Armd Div. 507th Counter-Intelligence Corps Detachment: Aug, Oct-Dec 1944, May 1945 8 May 1945: V-E Day Zone of Occupied Germany, 14 July 1945: Large contingent of low-point men departs to train for invasion of Japan, July-September 1945: Many high-point men transferred to other units for earlier transport home; many new men transferred into Division, 1-11 October 1945: Returned to United States and Inactivated, Maj. Gen. Lindsay McDonald Silvester (March 1942 - November 1, 1944), Brig. It is now hoped that DPAA will recognize this powerful evidence that Solers X-43 is almost certainly Leo W. Goers and disinter the remains of X-43 (now buried at the Epinal, France, US Military Cemetery, Plot B, Row 4, Grave 21) for comparison with the DNA of family members of Leo Goers. Rambouillet, France: Société Historique et Archéologique de Rambouillet et de l'Yveline (SHARY), 1999. This list is the most definitive list there is of 7th Armored Division deaths in World War II, but it WILL change as more men are found who were not included on the initial 1947 list. Military units and formations of the United States in the Korean War, Military units and formations of the United States Army by war, Military units of the United States Army in South Korea He was an aid man with the 1st Platoon of Company C during an attack on the town of Alemert, Germany. July-September 1945: Many high-point men transferred to other units for earlier transport home; many new men transferred into Division Of course, 7th Armored Division is mentioned in many of the presentations, but only one presentation covered 7AD specifically. Counts by type of unit: (% based on 1,359 deaths on list as of December 2003). 19-20 August 1944: 7AD moves to Dreux, France to enable 5AD to support first Seine crossing Over the years, the 7th Infantry Division has participated in a variety of U.S. conflicts, including World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Panama and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. 20-28 January 1945: 7AD retakes St. Vith In October 1944, remains were found but he could not be identified and were buried as Andilly Unknown X-44. early May 45: Task force moves far to the east to meet the Russians 25-29 September 1944: 7AD passes through Belgium into Netherlands, to bolster corridor created by Operation Market-Garden, Netherlands However, as most of the guards had already disposed of their weapons and the prisoners were beginning to clip the barbed wire and slip out in twos and threes, it was necessary for TF WEMPLE to send two platoons of infantry and one platoon of light tanks to keep them in the cage.. DPAA Historians made a second visit with local historians in November 2015. 21-25 August 1944: Rapid move to Seine at Melun; crossing at Tilly & Ponthierry Update (Sep 2019): Niek Hendrix bought a map of 3/C/48 in the 2-4 Oct 1944 attack on Overloon. Peter Schreiber, son of Justus Schreiber (D/87), succeeded in having a new privately-funded monument dedicated in 2007 at Baraque de Fraiture, Belgium to commemorate the units that had fought there but remained unrecognized. All in all, he spent 4 1/2 years in the Army during the war. Here is the status of recent information about some of these men. 28 Mar Dulag Luft [air POW transit camp] Wetzlar and Stalag XII-A POWs (about 2,000, mostly American): CCA Task Forces Wemple, Rhea and King took Wetzlar and the air force POW transit camp there. late April 45: Germany, north to the Baltic Germany (second time) 14 July 1945: Large contingent of low-point men departs to train for invasion of Japan from B/814 Morning Report 4 Dec 1944 Record of Events You can also watch the interview on YouTube. 23 November 16 December 1944: Elements of 7AD, attached to 84th and 102nd Infantry Divisions, in combat in Gereonsweiler and Linnich areas of Germany; part of Division remains in Netherlands or out of combat at Ubach Zone of Occupied Germany 6 Jul 2020 Update: Partial Additions: 20-28 January 1945: 7AD retakes St. Vith Click here for detailed information on these men's efforts there. All prices include shipping. Through the use of Switchboard software, I was able to locate, contact and confirm a total of 45 members, including individual addresses, phone numbers and life activities following their time spent with the 7th AD Band at Camp Roberts. So if you have any information on any temporary monuments, please contact me (see bottom of this web page for contact information link). South Korea filed to strengthen their cause in free elections held in May 1950. 40th Tank Battalion: May 1945 late April 1945: Move north to the Baltic Sea in the Ludwigslust area (Other units have some or most months, but these are the only ones thus far to have all months posted.) 6 June 1944 - Boarded Queen Mary in New York harbor From my search for former members of the 7th AD band, I can ID several of them in this picture. (Other units have some or most months, but these are the only ones thus far to have all months posted.) -- NOTE: This book is in identical sections in both French and English. Counts by Unit: 1-3 July 45: Move to the U.S. Annes family had moved from Germany to Amsterdam, with Anne staying for some time with relatives in Aachen, Germany. 7 June 1944 - Set sail for Europe But, I was never able to find if anything had been done on such a project. Update (Sep 2019): Niek Hendrix bought a map of 3/C/48 in the 2-4 Oct 1944 attack on Overloon. Click here for photos and video of the ceremony and photos Damien André gathered in his research for the monument. Mid-April 1945: Move to Dransfeld, awaiting further orders Howard "Mutt" McCord was in the Heavy (81mm) Mortar Platoon of Headquarters Company of the 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, until he was captured at Crombach, Belgium in December 1944. Altes, A. Korthals and N.K.C.A. Deurne - Oorlogsslachtoffers Deurne - memorial to all WWII dead in and from Deurne, includes 7AD men who died in the fighting near Deurne. Mid to late February 1945: When Germans blow their own dams to block Allies path, 7AD men are attached to engineers to rebuild roads at Stavelot and Elsenborn; headquarters of 7AD remains in Germany Sillegny, France - 19 Sep 1944 (9 May 1945 - 11 October 1945) Marden Goodwin was drafted in July 1941 and cadréd from 3rd Armored Division to become one of the original members of the 7th Armored Division 1 March 1942. New Jan 2021 Niek is attempting to make some progress on finding the remains of Rudolph Matus. (Click here to see them all.) Entered the military service from Brooklyn, New York. Great tribute at Chartres, with plaque to honor soldiers killed in the liberation. The map shows 7ADs route in blue and Anne Franks in red. May 45: Germany: meet the Russians; V-E Day Two other volunteers who attempted to negotiate the hazardous route with him were mortally wounded, but he kept on with his herculean task after dressing their wounds and carrying them to friendly hands. Robert H. Dietz - Company "A", 38th Armored Infantry Battalion - Posthumously, for his actions March 29, 1945 at Kirchain, Germany Back in about 1995, I began to search for members that were in the 7th AD stationed at Camp Roberts, CA where the division was involved in basic training for individuals going to Korea. March 45: Germany, area of Mehlem and Bad Godesburg on west bank of Rhine River Click here 11-18 March 1943 - 12 August 1943 Camp Coxcomb; Desert Training Center, California 15 June 1944 - 7 August 1944: Tidworth Barracks in Wiltshire, England 446th Quartermaster Troop Transport Company: Jan 1945 However the U. S. Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is still working on the case. (1 March 1942-8 August 1944), United States (Other units have some or most months, but these are the only ones thus far to have all months posted. Altogether there are now about 55,000 pages of Morning Reports on this web site. 7th Armored Division Association Historian Wesley Johnston digitized 34,000 pages of Morning Reports in 2017, completing the Division (organic and long-term attached: 203 AAA, 446 QM TrTr, 814 TD, 3976 QM Trk) MRs for all of the combat months (August 1944-May 1945) and for July 1945. My first objective in doing the research, if I was able to locate enough of the fellows, was to organize some sort of reunion, but circumstances prevented that. It would be virgin territory for me, something I would find interesting. Thanks to Ron Charlton (son of Edward Charlton, HQ/CCR) for the core of the book lists. He was there when, as supply sergeant, I helped close the unit out in the Fall of 1953 after the end of the Korean Conflict. Wallace Nolin notes: "I was marching in the band when this picture was taken, and even though I remember it being taken, I'm not sure why, unless it was for some publicity shot. Several family members have provided DNA family reference samples to DPAA. Michael Ferris) but the charred torso of a fourth crew member was too delicate to handle and was left in the tank. KOREAN WAR . May 45: Germany: meet the Russians; V-E Day Click here for the web page that presents the full evidence in this case. At that time, Gen. Kilburn, Commanding General of 11th Armored Division, asked for Goodwin's transfer to 11th Armored, since they had been together in 7th Armored's CCA at Camp Polk. (Other units have some or most months, but these are the only ones thus far to have all months posted. But then British ordnance troops, unware of the remains in the tank, loaded it onto a flat car and shipped it to Paris for salvage by the US Army. In the past, this web page has had significant errors about the Division's history. For all questions relating to U. S. Army awards, including where to write for replacement medals, see The Institute of Heraldry, U. S. 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