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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. They took part in intense fighting during the invasion of Sicily and the attack on Salerno in the 1943 Italian Campaign. 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. [112] Around that time, the 45th Infantry Division relinquished command of Old Baldy Hill to the 2nd Infantry Division. The proximity of the US Army gave hope to the prisoners in the camp and to anti-Nazis outside it. Divisional troops We have no records for him other than his registration card and photos. Lucas sent famed U.S. Army Ranger leader Colonel William Orlando Darby to assume command of the 157th Infantry, and the Germans were repulsed. His discharge of course just general information, various theaters served in, listing him attached to HQ CO 290 INF, 75th DIV, but that didn't explain the 3rd DIV patch on his uniform. Re: Seeking roster for 45th Infantry Division Dave Kerr Nov 30, 2022 12:50 PM ( in response to Katie Geuin ) Katie, I checked the 29 June 1945 Division Roster as well as my General Orders' Worksheet and did not find your dad's name. [39] The Fifth Army was battered and pushed back by German forces until 20 September, when Allied forces were finally able to break out and establish a more secure beachhead. [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. In Section 1, Item 1, where it asks which items you are requesting, please check Other and specify that you want the entire file. For more information, please refer to Onsite Operations at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. [7] It was one of four National Guard divisions to be federalized on that day, alongside the 30th, the 41st and 44th Infantry Divisions, originally for a one-year period. TheDivision was pulled off the line for rest and training. We hope this is helpful. On April 28, the day before liberation, a train bearing about 40 or so railway cars arrived at the camp. Welcome to our 45th Infantry Division photo Galleries. 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. [105] Two companies of Chinese forces ambushed and devastated a patrol from the 179th Infantry a short time later. [42] For this mission, CCA (Combat Command A) of the 1st Armored Division was attached to the 45th Infantry Division. Assignments As I turned to look over the prison yard with unbelieving eyes, I saw a large number of dead inmates lying where they had fallen in the last few hours or days before our arrival. His name was Donald E. Thompson, PFC. Keywords: Korean War, 45th Infantry Division, Thunderbirds. Malnutrition and disease were rampant, and corpses lay unburied. [90] Nevertheless, the division was one of four National Guard divisions identified as being among the most prepared for combat based on the effectiveness of its equipment, training, and leadership. Division, 1st Battalion, 315th Infantry Regiment, On April 20, it captured the city of Nuremberg and on April 30, Munich. In 1963, the formation was reorganized in accordance with the Reorganization Objective Army Divisions plan, which saw the establishment of a 1st, 2nd and 3rd Brigade within the division. Entry: 88092 Subject: EDWARD JAMES LAMBERT. However, please note that these records are not online and NARA is not staffed to do this level of research for you. 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. Dante's Inferno seemed pale compared to the real hell of Dachau. 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" 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. I've always guessed that was possibly for convenience of shipping home. For more information see Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests. 1st Cavalry . 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. [79] Soldiers of the division also received 61 Distinguished Service Crosses, three Distinguished Service Medals, 1,848 Silver Star Medals, 38 Legion of Merit medals, 59 Soldier's Medals, 5,744 Bronze Star Medals, and 52 Air Medals. [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. The 45th Infantry Division was a National Guard Unit. Command Posts. Could you kindly check your records and let me know if you have him on your list? Raymer, Joe US Navy 419. NPRC expects to eliminate this portion of the backlog by fall 2022, and restore their pre-pandemic response times of under ten days for these requests later this fall. Slowly advancing through Italy, they fought in Anzio and the Beachhead breakout to the capture of Rome. 79th Infantry Division, 03.01.1945-17.01.1945 & 22.01.1945-29.01.1945, 19th Armored Infantry Battalion, 14th A row of small cement structures near the prison entrance contained a coal-fired crematorium, a gas chamber, and rooms piled high with naked and emaciated human corpses. Confessed murderer Frank Sheeran later recalled his war service as the time when he first developed a callousness to the taking of human life. 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird" 1939 and before 1939 - present The 45th Infantry Division served for 511 days in Combat in the European African Middle Eastern Theater; during this time they served in the campaigns of SICILY , NAPLES-FOGGIA , ANZIO , ROME-ARNO , SOUTHERN FRANCE , RHINELAND , ARDENNES-ALSACE, and CENTRAL EUROPE. [49] The 45th moved north to the Sarreguemines area and smashed through the Siegfried Line, on 17 March taking Homburg on the 21st and crossing the Rhine between Worms and Hamm on the 26th. Divisional information Every Tom, Dick and Harry in the Seventh Army and beyond, claimed to have liberated Dachau KZ on 29 April 1945 or to have. [47] On 4 June the 45th Division crossed the Tiber River below Rome, and entered the city along with other VI Corps troops. [45] The next three months were spent on the defensive, with the 45th engaged in trench warfare, alike to that in World War I. [103] Though the division was no longer an "All-Oklahoma" unit, leaders opted to keep its designation as the 45th Infantry Division. "[19][18] In spite of these deficiencies, less than one month later, the men's tour of duty was extended for another eighteen months, much to their chagrin, because of concerns of an impending American entry into World War II.[17]. One story I often share to illustrate how we have to look at the stories left by soldiers and their families helps illustrate the problem. The division was organized in 1923, and Oklahoma members camped together for the first time at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 1924. The scene near the entrance to the confinement area numbed my senses. Is the 3rd ID patch on his right or left shoulder (as he would have worn the uniform)? The 45th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army, most associated with the Oklahoma Army National Guard, from 1920 to 1968. [101] By 1952, it was fully integrated. Campaigns of the 45th Infantry Division: Central Europe. If you see this and check out your roster I would love to know what you find. In the first two cases, dubbed the Biscari massacre, occurred on 14 July 1943, American troops from C Company, 180th Infantry Regiment, were alleged to have shot 74 Italian and two German prisoners in Acate following the capture of an airfield in the area. After landing in France during Operation Dragoon, they joined the 1945 drive into Germany that ended the War in Europe. In each of them the floor of the car was covered with dead, emaciated bodies. The Division fought defensively along the German border, withdrawing to the Moder River. In later interviews with Charles Brandt, he divided such massacres into four categories: During World War II, the 45th Division fought in 511 days of combat. [24], The 45th Division sailed from the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation for the Mediterranean region on 8 June 1943, combat loaded aboard thirteen attack transports and five cargo attack vessels as convoy UGF-9 headed by the communications ship USSAncon. Almost immediately the Chinese launched a concentrated attack on the hill, overrunning the U.S. The reenacting unit attends living history displays and tactical events throughout the region. I have two rosters of the 45th Division plus several Excel worksheets of men who served in the division. These pages are built and maintained by the World War II Recreation Association with membership in Northern Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. [95], On 1 September 1950,[96] the 45th Infantry Division was activated as the first National Guard division to be deployed to the Far East theater since World War II. [4], On 19 October 1920, units of the Oklahoma National Guard were organized as part of the 45th Infantry Division, also manned with troops from Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Documents: All of the files from The 45th Division in World War II: The Thunderbirds Facebook Group in searchable PDF format plus other documents. The division was organized as a full Armored Division in May and June 1942 under the command of . 45th Infantry Division. While Sheeran's unit was climbing the Harz Mountains, they came upon a Wehrmacht mule train carrying food and drink up the mountainside. Please check NARAs web page about, The U.S. You may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgment as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RL-SL. In March 1945, the "Thunderbird" division crossed the Rhine River and headed southward. Nonetheless, I do have a roster of the 45th Infantry Division for 1945. He described often witnessing similar behavior by fellow, Orders from unit commanders during a mission. Sheeran explained that by then, he "had no hesitation in doing what I had to do. Jive Software Version: 9.13.0.0 , revision: 20220815205735.50e1b0c.master, Seeking roster for 45th Infantry Division, Re: Seeking roster for 45th Infantry Division. [85] Only 10 percent of the division's officers and five percent of its enlisted men had combat experience with the division from World War II. I also examined the lists of names in the History of the Third Infantry Division without success. Dad told us he was at Dachau. Over the course of its history, the 45th Infantry Division sustained over 25,000 battle casualties, and its men were awarded ten Medals of Honor, twelve campaign streamers, the Croix de Guerre and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. History. [43] Landing on schedule, VI Corps surprised the Germans, but Major General Lucas's decision to consolidate the beachhead instead of attacking gave the Germans time to bring the LXXVI Panzer Corps forward to oppose the landings. 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. [39] The division had great difficulty moving across the rivers and through the mountainous terrain, and the advance was slow. The 45th in this time was regarded as one of the better-trained National Guard divisions. [39] During this time much of the division's artillery assets were attached to the 44th Infantry Division to provide additional support. On 23 May, VI Corps, now commanded by Major General Lucian Truscott, went on the offensive, breaking out of the beachhead to the northeast, with the 45th Division forming the left half of the attack. Anyways if you see this his name was Clarence LaHayne and he was enlisted. In January 1943 it moved to Fort Pickett, Virginia, for its final training. With the American entry into World War I, in April 1917, troops of the National Guard were formed into the units which exist today, with elements of the Colorado National Guard forming the 157th Infantry Regiment, the Arizona National Guard forming the 158th Infantry Regiment, and the New Mexico National Guard forming the 120th Engineer Regiment. Click the image to view the campaign. Attachments In many cases where personnel records were destroyed in the, , 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. The 45th Infantry Museum honors not just their service, but that of all Oklahomans. The 45th Infantry Division in World War II: An Unofficial Guide to Resources They assumed he meant the more well known D-Day in Northern France in June 1944, but what he was actually talking about was the D-Day in Southern France in August 1944. I think that means he would have been in one of the artillery units for the 45th Infantry Division, but I don't know where to find a roster to check. [104][n 3], By the time the division was in place, the battle lines on both sides had largely solidified, leaving the 45th Infantry Division in a stationary position as it conducted attacks and counterattacks for the same ground. [8] As a consequence of these militia roots, when the division was properly organized, many of its members were marksmen and outdoorsmen from the remote frontier regions of the Southwestern United States. Campaigns of the 45th Infantry Division: Sicily. [citation needed]. 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. Please type your message and try again. The first major German counterattack came in early February, was against the British 1st Division. 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. Army Unit Rosters and Unit Photos. [24] Also assigned to the division were the 158th, 160th, 171st, and 189th Field Artillery Battalions, the 45th Signal Company, the 700th Ordnance Company, the 45th Quartermaster Company, the 45th Reconnaissance Troop, the 120th Engineer Combat Battalion, and the 120th Medical Battalion. Cutting across the country, the unit was sent to southern France in August 1944. You can not post a blank message. Additionally, only about 20 percent of its personnel had prior experience of military service from World War II. It is curious that his draft card (Ancestry.com) has an annotated discharge date of 31 March 1946. The main goals of the World War II Recreation Association, 45th Infantry Division reenactors are to honor the veterans who served the United States Armed Forces in World War Two so that their legacy may live on, and to educate all within our reach about the history of our nation and our Armed Forces. & 1st Platoon, Recon Company). 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. During World War II the 45th Infantry Division fought in eight campaigns in the European Theater of Operations, from 9 July 1943 through 11 May 1945. [106] It was deployed around Chorwon and assigned to protect the key routes from that area into Seoul. I have to wonder why he would have that particular book. [111], In the division's first few months on the line, Chinese forces conducted three raids in its sector. Sheeran told Brandt that, when a German soldier had just killed his close friends and then tried to surrender, he would often "send him to hell, too". Group, 21.10.1944-24.10.1944 & 01.11.1944-11.11.1944, 15.08.1944-18.08.1944 & 19.09.1944-27.10.1944 [11], The division's original shoulder sleeve insignia, approved in August 1924,[12] featured a swastika, a common Native American symbol, as a tribute to the Southwestern United States region which had a large population of Native Americans. Campaigns of the 45th Infantry Division: Naples-Foggia. With few provisions, almost 2,000 inmates died during the circuitous route that took them from Thuringia through Saxony to Czechoslovakia and into Bavaria. The following month, the division landed in Sicily, where it engaged Axis troops in combat. Markham. My father, Charles Joseph Capra's records were burned up in the Armory fire in St. Louis. Rosters. On Sunday, April 29th, 1945, the 3rd Battalion of the 157th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division liberated the Dachau concentration camp, near Munich, Germany. [91] As a result, in February 1951, the 45th Infantry Division was alerted that it would sail for Japan. Headquartered for most of its history in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the guardsmen fought in both World War II and the Korean War. Primarily I'm looking for a roster of the 45th Division, but also interested in the same for the 3rd Division. 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. WW2 Order of Battle Medical Units. Some of the victims apparently had died only hours before the 45th Division entered the camp, while many others lay where they had died in states of decomposition that overwhelmed the soldiers' senses. [28], The division was subsequently assigned a lead role in the amphibious assault on Sicily, coming ashore on 10 July. ", 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. ", This page was last edited on 9 January 2023, at 02:37. 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. Division. Lucas then moved the rest of the 45th Division to the left-center of the perimeter, at Aprilia and along the west branch of the Mussolini Canal. 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