Be the first one to, Roster of the Rainbow division (forty-second) Major General Wm. 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. 19TH COMP 5TH BN P.S.-23TH CO 6TH BN P.S. 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. More complete information on this collection and instructions on how to use it can be found in United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters - FamilySearch Historical Records. 103RD CO TRANS CORPS-145TH COTRANS CORPS. 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. -- Army. 168th Infantry Company E, rosters, 1919-1972 Box 45. American Expeditionary Forces. Secretary of War Baker asked that the new unit . ARMY TR CORPS CO B COL COLLRGR OF WOOSTER OHIO, BRIGADE HQ NATL GUARD ALA - MACH GUN CO 1ST INF ALA NG. World War, 1914-1918 > Registers. POST N.C. STAFF, FT DADE-DET FIN DEPT FT EUSTIS. 80TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT ENL-82ND FA MED DET. When the three units arrived at Dachau, they discovered more than 30,000 prisoners in the overcrowded camp. on March 18, 2008, There are no reviews yet. 1 Battalion 69th Infantry: Manhattan (646) 424-5513: HHC 1 Battalion 69th Infantry: Manhattan (646) 424-5513: A Co. 1 Battalion 69th Infantry: Manhattan (646) 424-5513: B Co. 1 Battalion 69th Infantry: Farmingdale (631) 962-1700: C Co. 1 Battalion 69th Infantry: Cortlandt Manor : Det 1, C Co, 1 Battalion 69th Infantry: Manhattan : D Co. 1 . This article contains an inventory of the microfilm/digital folders found in a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. CO E - CO B 29TH ENGRS TOP, 29TH ENGR REGT N.A. POST N.C.S MANILA-DET FIN DEPT MITCHELL FLD. The soldiers reacted in shock and disbelief to the evidence of Nazi atrocities. CO C 3RD BN US GURAD-CO D 13TH BN CP DIX NJ. FIN DET POST SAN JUAN-DET FIN DEPT TIENTSIN CHINA, HQ DET A.F. 3RD MOTOR REPAIR BN 3RD QMC HQ CO- 3RD MOTOR REPAIR BN CO D. CO D 3RD MOTOR REPAIR BN-ADMIN #13 MOTOR TRUCK CO. ADMIN CO #702 MTC-463RD MOTORCYCLE CO MTC. "The "Rainbow' Division: A Condensed History of the 42. nd. 41ST FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B- BTRY C 57TH FA REGT, 57TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY D-68TH FA REGT BTRY B, 68TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-76TH FA HQ BTRY. As we visited Dachau we saw on a railroad sidetrack paralleling the main highway, and close to the gates of the prison camp, a train of cars which had been used to bring additional civilian prisoners to this camp. 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. 10TH CO CAC L.I.S.-DET 100TH CO CAC JEFFERSON BKS MO REDES 4TH CO CAC L.I.S. The 332nd Infantry Regiment, formed at Camp Sherman, was the only U.S. Army unit to serve on the Italian Front. Publication date 1917. The 42nd Infantry (RAINBOW) Division received the name "Rainbow Division" in 1917 during its organization at Camp Mills, Long Island, New York. 10TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT HQ BTRY- BATRY A 10TH FA REGT . 8th Div MM TR DET-16TH DIV AMM TR HQ DET. In April, the "Rainbow" division captured the cities of Wrzburg, Schweinfurt, and Frth. WWII, United States. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. 38TH CO CAC FTSAM HOUSTON TX REDES 1ST CO CAC -15TH CO CAC LOS ANGELES CAL. ORGN PARK QMC BASE SEC #1 RECP PARK AEF APO, DET MED DEPT BS #2 CP INF CP ST SULPIEC FR. DET FIN DEPTFT WM MC KINLEY-ROTC SIGNAL CORPS. 222nd Infantry, newsletter, . FINANCE DET FT BROWN-POST N.C. STAFF, FT DADE. AC DET 4TH COAST ARTILLERY-INACTIVE UNITS 4TH, USDB GOVENORS ISLAND-CAV UNASGD LEAVENWORTH. 819TH CO TRANS CORPS-858TH CO TRANS CORPS. On Aug. 14, 2020, the 42nd Infantry Division marks 103 years of exemplary service to the nation. The division saw more days of combat than any other American division during the Great War and suffered a total of 14,683 casualties. St. Paul, MN: Print Craft, 2004. In addition to burying the dead, the Allied forces attempted to help and comfort the survivors with food, clothing and medical assistance. Moving across the Rhine, 31 March, the 42d captured Wertheim, 1 April, and Wurzburg, 2-6 April, after a fierce battle. Redburn, Howard Ralph US Navy 837 . 42nd infantry division ww2 roster. 322ND FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY B-BTRY B 324TH FA REGT. 335TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY D-BTRY F 336TH FA REGT. 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. 435TH AERO SQ CONSTR - 455TH AERO SQ P.D. We saw many dead bodies on the ground. RA RCTS 13. . Malnutrition and disease were rampant, and corpses lay unburied. Newsletter, 42nd Infantry Division Rainbow, 1978 Box 111. 305th AMM TR, 4th Motor TRK-307th AMM TR,2nd caison. 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. 329TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY F-HQ CO 332ND FA REGT. DET ORD DEPT, FT BROWN-DET ORD DEPT, FT DE LESSEPs, CZ, DET ORD DEPT, FT DE LESSEPs, CZ-DET ORD DEPT FT HAYES, ORDNANCE DEPT, FT SAM HOUSTON,- ORD DEPT COAST DEFENCES OF OAHU, ORDNANCE DEPT, FT lawton wash,- ORD DET,FT MC INTOSH TEXAS, ORD DET,FT MC INTOSH TEXAS ,DET ORD DEPT FT MONROE VA, DET ORD DEPT FT MONROE VA,-DET ORD DEPT FT PORTER NY, DET ORD DEPT FT PORTER,-DET ORD DEPT FT SCREVEN, DET ORD DEPT, FT SCREVEN-DET ORD DEPT,-DET ORD DEPT STOTSENBURG, DET ORD DEPT, FT STOTSEN-DET ORD DEPT,FT WORDEN, DET ORD DEPT,FT WORDEN,-DET ORD DEPT ALCATRAZ CALIF, DET ORD DEPT ALCATRAZ CALIF-ORD DET, HARLINGER, TEXAS, DET ORD DEPT hARTFORD WI-ORD DET, MANILA,PI. POST N.C.S PLATTSBURG-FIN DET POST SAN JUAN. REPAIR UNIT,321,SEC 11 MOTOR TRANSPORT DEPOT. DET MED DEPTARMY VET-SCH AVN MED , ARMY VET, SCH BAKERS COOKS,CP JACKSON- CP HUMPHREYS, ORD TNG SCH UNIV OF MICH-THE QNC SCH SCHUYLKILL ARSENAL PA. Folder 7. Furth, near Nurnberg, put up fanatical resistance, but was taken, 18-19 April, by the Division. On April 29, 1945, the 42nd Infantry Division entered the Dachau concentration camp, the earliest and longest-functioning SS-controlled camp in Nazi Germany. DET QMC POST OF HQ-NATIONAL GUARD DELAWARE INSTRUCTOR PERSONAL, INSTRUCTOR PERSONEL DNG-NY WORLDS FAIR PROV CO 16TH INF. 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). DET FIN DEPT JEFFERSON-DET SURPLUS NON CCM. ORD DET, PIG POINT,VA-ORD DET SAN JUAN, P.R. The division is currently headquartered at the Glenmore Road Armory in Troy, New York. The 222nd Infantry Regiment, 232nd Infantry Regiment, and the 242nd Infantry Regiment were activated and included recruits from all 48 states. On 14 February 1945, the Division entered combat as a whole, taking up defensive positions near Haguenau in the Hardt Mountains. Operation Nordwind: US Army's 42nd Infantry Division Stood its Ground During World War II. 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division: a combat history of World War II. . Redburn, Melvin Wilcox 559th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, Tenth Air Force 836 . German soldiers advance in the Belgium-Luxembourg sector during the Battle of the Bulge. In each of them the floor of the car was covered with dead, emaciated bodies. USMA BAND FIELD MUSIC-USMA DET OFSIGNAL CORPS. Search the history of over 797 billion Army. From its activation at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi through the end of World War II, company rosters, activities, timeline, etc. During its time in France, the 42nd Division incurred one-out-of-sixteen casualties suffered by the American Army during the war. Walking through the camp, they discovered more than 30,000 prisoners in overcrowded, horrific conditions. The 32d Infantry Division in World War II by Blakeley, Harold Whittle, 1893-1966. -- Army -- Infantry Division, 42nd, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States, World War II, United States. 17TH ENGR REGT BASE SEC 1 CO E - 1ST BN CO A DET 19TH ENGRS RWY, 19TH ENGR RWY CO B - 1ST BN CO A 20TH ENGR FORESTRY, 20TH ENGR FORESTRY CO A - CO B 20 ENGRS 5TH BN, 20TH ENGR REGT 5TH BN CO C - HQ DET 10TH BN 20TH ENGRS FORESTERY, 20TH ENGR REGT DET MED DEPT 10 BN - 27TH CO 20TH ENGRS REGT, 20TH ENGR MED DET 27TH CO - 7TH ENGRS SV CO FORESTERY, 2OTH ENGR REGT 7TH ENGT SV CO MED DET - CO B 21ST ENGR REGT, 21ST ENGR REGT CO B - CO E 22ND ENGR REGT, 23RD ENGR REGTOF ENGR TRX CO 7 - DET 23RD ENGR RECT, 24TH ENGR REGTHQ DET - CO C 25TH ENGR REGT, 25TH ENGR REGT CO C - CO E 26TH ENGR REGT, 26TH ENGR REGT CO E - CO D 28TH ENGR REGT, 28TH ENGR REGT N.A. 59th Ordnance, 2nd Platoon-74th Ordnance, ORD DEP, JOHN HAY-ORD DEP, Zachary Taylor. Trained at Camp Mills in Garden City, Long Island, N. Y. 9TH FIELD ARTILLERY BN BATRY B-HQ & HQ BATRY 10TH FA BN . United States. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. During World War II the 165th contained 12 companies, all of which were recruited solely from New York City. Richard J. Tallman , born 1925 in Honesdale, PA. Explore a timeline of events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust. The proximity of the US Army gave hope to the prisoners in the camp and to anti-Nazis outside it. HQ SMALL ARMS FIRING SCH-TEAMSTERS SCH (STU) CP LOGAN TEX. 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. It represented a cross section of the American people, as the rainbow represents a cross section of colors. Forty-second, 42nd Division ( National Guard) Source No. 492 p. D805.A2.H65. To check the negative implications of this competition and . 2ND BN TRENCH MORTAR BTRY C- BTRY CAC 8TH T.M, 9TH TRENCH MORTAR CAC- BTRY 59TH 111TH T.M. However, everyone at . U.S.A.T WRIGHT. 347TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY D-DET OF PNTS 349TH FA RECRUIT DEPOT. 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. Passing through Munich, 30 April, it cut across the Austrian border north of Salzburg, 5 May, as the war in Europe ended. . In their report delivered to Congress on May 15, 1945, the senators and representatives stated that. DET QM CORPS PIG POINT-NEW ORLEANS QM DEPOT. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, also called Purple Heart Battalion, United States infantry unit made up almost entirely of Nisei (second-generation) Japanese American volunteers, formed in 1943 during World War II and active from 1944 until 1946. 318TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT HQ CO-BTRY B 319TH FA REGT , 319TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY B-VET DET 321TH FA REGT. 113 TH AMM TR, 1st cass-116th AMM TR, HQ, 116th AMM TR, Med Det, 117th AMM TR, wagon Co. 303rd AMM TR, Co C-305th AMM TR, 4th Motor TRK. 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 . 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. The 816 surviving prisoners were taken to barracks within the camp. On April 29, 1945, Texans serving among the 42nd Infantry Division entered the Dachau concentration camp, the earliest and longest-functioning SS-controlled camp in Nazi Germany. 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. 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. Folder 13. Baton Rouge, LA : Army & Navy Publishing Company, 42ndRainbowInfantryDivisionACombatHistoryOfWorldWarIi, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, United States. The 165th Infantry was inducted into federal service at New York, NY and assigned to the 27th Division on October 15th 1941. DET CO E 340TH FIELD ARTILLERY-BTRY C 342ND FA . Be the first one to. N.C.S QMC APARRI CAGAYAN-DET FIN DEPT CHANUTE FLD. TEAMSTERS&PACKERS SCH FORT SAM HOUSTON-DET FINANCE DEPT FT DIX NJ. A. Mann commanding, New York, Eaton & Gettinger, inc., printers, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, United States. The map can be zoomed in and purchased at HistoryShots.com. 42nd Division in WWI. DET 131ST CO CAC GUILFORD CONN. REDES 2ND CO CAC-10TH CO CAC L.I.S. 314th AMM TR, 4th MTR-316th AMM TR, Co E . (Getty Images) Redburn, Alfred LeRoy 42nd Infantry Division 835. 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. 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. The 41st Infantry Division arrived in Australia, 7 April 1942, and underwent intensive training. CO B - CO A 31TH ENGRS TOP, 31ST ENGR REGT CO B - DET MED DEPT 33RD ENGRS REGT, 33RD ENGR REGT DET RAD DEPT - CO F 34TH ENGRS, 35TH ENGR REGT CO G - SAN DET 39TH ENGR REGT, 39TH ENGR REGT CO A - DET CO C 43RD ENGR REGT, 43TH ENGR REGT CO D - CO B 55TH ENGR REGT, 55TH ENGR REGT CO B - TEMP SEARCHLIGHT DEPOT 56TH ENGR REGT, 57TH ENGR REGT MED & SAN DET - CO C 70TH ENGR REGT, 71ST ENGR REGT HQ - DET 101ST ENGR REGT LANGRES FRANCE, 101ST ENGR REGT BAGGAGE DETAIL - CO C 103RD ENGR REGT, 103RD ENGR REGT CO C - CO A 105TH ENGR REGT CP JACKSON SC, 105TH ENGR REGT CO B - CO D 106TH ENGR REGT, 106TH ENGR REGT CO D - ORD DET 108TH ENGR REGT CP GRANT ILL, 108TH ENGR REGT CO A - CO D 109TH ENGR REGT, 109TH ENGR REGT CO D - CO B 111TH ENGR REGT CP BOWIE TEXAS, 111TH ENGR REGT CO B - CO E 112TH ENGR REGT, 112TH ENGR REGT CO E - CO C 114TH ENGR REGT, 114TH ENGR REGT CO D - DETS 115TH ENGR REGT, 117TH ENGR REGT HQ 1ST BN - 117TH ENGR REGT OVERSEAAS CAS DET, 118TH ENGR REGT HQ CO - CO C 130TH ENGR REGT, GUECELARD DET 131ST ENGR REGT - CO B 219TH ENGR REGT, 219TH ENGR REGT CO C - CO C 302ND ENGR REGT, 302ND ENGR REGT CO D - CO F 303RD ENGR REGT, 303RD ENGR REGT CO F - CO C 305TH ENGR REGT, 305TH ENGR REGT CO D - HQ CO 307TH ENGR REGT, 307TH ENGR REGT MED & SAN DETS - CO D 308TH ENGR REGT, 308TH ENGR REGT CO D - CO F 309TH ENGR REGT, 309TH ENGR REGT CO F - CO D 311TH ENGR REGT, 311TH ENGR REGT CO D - CO A 313TH ENGR REGT, 313TH ENGR REGT CO A - CO B 315TH ENGR REGT, 315TH ENGR REGT CO B - CO E 316TH ENGR REGT, 316TH ENGR REGT CO F - CO E 318TH ENGR REGT, 318TH ENGR REGT CO E - DEPOT DET 413TH ENGR REGT CP ZACHARY TAYLOR KE, 143TH ENGR REGT DEPOT DET CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR KY - MOTORCYCLE CO 463RD TRK CO EMTS, 464TH ENGR REGT PONTOON TR - MED DET 502ND ENGR SV BN BASE HOSP #8, 502TH ENGR REGT SV BN -CO B 504TH ENGR BN, 504TH ENGR REGT SV BN CO C-DET MED DEPT CO A 507TH ENGR BN, 507TH ENGR REGT SV BN CO A-CO A 510TH ENGR BN, 510TH ENGR REGT SV BN CO A-CO D 512TH ENGR BN, 512TH ENGR CO D-DET 4TH CASUAL CO 514TH ENGR BN, 524TH ENGR SV BN CO C- CO C 528TH ENGR SV BN, 528TH ENGR SV BN CO D- CO C 532ND ENGR SV BN, 532ND ENGR SV BN CO D- CO A 536TH ENGR SV BN, 536TH ENGR SV BN CO B- CO A 542ND ENGR SV BN, 542ND ENGR SV BN CO B- CO C 601ST ENGR BN, 606TH ENGR REGT CO E - CO G 1ST REPL REGT ENGR BN, 1ST REPL REGT ENGR BN CO H-CO A 3RD ENGR TNG REGT, 3RD ENGINEER TR REGT CO A-CO D 4TH ENGR TR REGT, 4TH ENGINEER TR REGT CO D-CO 1ST ENGR NATL ARMY REDES 11TH ENGRS, 1ST ENGINEER NATL ARMY REDES-2ND ENGR TRN, 3RD ENGINEER BN CO I- CO C 3RD PROV ENGR BN MP, 3RD ENGINEER BN MP DET- CASUAL CO #3 ENGR, CASUAL CO #5-6 DIV ENGRS- ENGRS RETL DET #1 MED DEPT, ENGINEER DET UNASGD FT HAMILTON -CO A 3RD QM REGT, 58TH QM REGIMENT CO B-CO 1&4BS 1 MED DET 301ST STEVEDORE REGT. DGS stands for Digital Genealogical Society also known as an Image Group Number. American Expeditionary Forces. In the Dachau camp itself, an international committee composed of representatives of the various nationalities imprisoned there was established to organize resistance. INTER ALLIED FD RY IND WATERWAY COMM COBLENZ GERM-APO 714TH AEF HQ DET PROV REPL BN ARMY SCH. News of Dachau's liberation spread swiftly. 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. Compartilhar isto . The 42nd Division had remained in almost constant contact with the enemy for 174 days. 42nd Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) 00.00.0000-00.00.0000: 42nd Quartermaster Company: 00.00.0000-00.00.0000: 132nd Signal Company: . It was numerically designated the 42d Division, and called the "Rainbow Division" by General . 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. CO E-CO E 413TH TELEG BN, SIGNAL CORPS DEPOT CO H-FLD CO I SIG CORPS, DET DEPOT CO L SIG CORPS SAN FRAN-CO M SIG CORPS USAT, USAT SIGNAL CORPS CO M-DET 2 SV SIG CORPS USAT, 3RD SERVICE SIGNAL CORPS-CAS DET 4TH SV SIG CORPS USAT, 4TH SERVICE SIGNAL CORPS-DET 5TH SV SIG CORPS, 5TH SERVICE SIGNAL CORPS-DET 6TH SV SIG CORPS. 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. A. Mann commanding by Johnson, Harold Stanley. DET 157TH CO CAC FT JAY NY REDES 15TH CO CAC L.I.S.-DET A CAC L.I.S. Also called the Purple Heart Battalion, the unit is the most-decorated in United States military history for its size and length of service. Roster of the Rainbow division (forty-second) Major General Wm. 324TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY B-DET#7 325TH FA REGT. 15TH FIELD ARTILLERYHQ BAND- BTRY B 15TH FA REGT. On April 28, the day before liberation, a train with about 40 or so railway cars arrived at the camp. The 42nd Infantry ( Rainbow) Division's history as a unit began with America's entry into World War I. Amidst the rush by America to mobilize, individual states competed with each other for the honor to be the first to send their National Guard units to fight in the trenches of Europe. 346TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-BTRY C 347TH FA . 36TH FIELD ARTILLERYMED & SAN DET- BTRY A 41ST FA REGT. HQ 3RD CORPS AREA -DET DEML ORGN RES HQ 317TH INF 3RD CORPS AREA. 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. NY Guardsman learns high angle shooting in Africa. 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. POST N.C.S FT WOOD-DET PORT OF ANTWERP, BELGIUM. When US troops arrived in Dachau on April 29, they found 2,310 additional corpses on the train. TIENTSIN CHINA-RCT CASUAL DET VAN COUVER. 20TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-OFF REGT L HQ 21ST FA REGT. DET ENL MEN OFF CHIEF OF FA-ARMY SERV DET QM DET, USMA DET CAV WEST POINT-USMA DET OF ENGRS WEST POINT. In some of these cars there were more than enough to cover the floors. Folder 12. This vintage map chart the journey of the 42nd Infantry Division throughout Europe during World War II. These prisoners had apparently crawled out of the cars and had died on the ground. 314TH TRENCH MORTAR CAC-FA BOARD FT BRAGG, 9TH REGT F.A.R.D BTRY F-HQ CO 7TH BN F.A.R.D, 7TH BN F.A.R.D BTRY A-BTRY C 15TH BN F.A.R.D, 16TH BN F.A.R.D BTRY A-HQ CO 55TH BN F.A.R.D, 2nd FIELD BN SC CO B-CO C 6TH FIELD BN SC, 9TH FIELD BN SC CO C-CO A 103RD FLD BN SC, 103RD FIELD BN SC CO B-CO B 107TH FLD SIG BN, 107TH FIELD SIG SC CO C-MED SAN 112TH FLD SIG BN, 112TH FIELD SIG SC CO A-CO C 116TH FLD SIG BN, DET 116TH FIELD SIG BN-CO A 302ND FLD SIG BN, HQ CO F.A.R.D. Responsibility [Edited and compiled by Lieut. 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. 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. Bibliographic information. 1ST BOMB SQ GHQ AG MITCHELL FLD N.Y- 23RD BOMB SQ LUKE FLD T.H. AIR SEC FLYING SCH-DET MED DEPT, ARMY VET. SQ BASE HQ MARCH FLD- 13 AIR BASE SQ MAXWELL FLD ALA, 13TH A.B. Schweinfurt fell next after hand-to-hand engagements, 9-12 April. TTY: 202.488.0406, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC, The Holocaust and World War II: Key Dates, Nazi Territorial Aggression: The Anschluss, Ministry of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment, Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center. 6TH FIELD ARTILLERY BRIG HQ-HQ 64TH FA BRIG. It had left Buchenwald four weeks earlier on April 7 filled with more than 5,000 prisoners. Army. Box 107. 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. 328TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT HQ CO-BTRY F 329TH FA REGT. 339TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-BTRY E 340TH FA . Our officials advised us that many of the others who had survived the trip had died since in the camp, and many more, although still alive, were starved beyond redemption. 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. Furth, near Nurnberg, put up fanatical resistance, but was taken, 18-19 April, by the Division. PROV MOTORCYCLE CI#1 MOTOR TRANSPORT-10TH MOTOR TRANSPORT . 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. Formation of the "Rainbow" division was authorized on August 1, 1917, less than two months after creation of the AEF's first operational division, the 1st US Infantry Division, "the Big Red One.". web pages web pages The series also contains records of the 42nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 242nd Engineer Battalion . Folder 2. DET QM CORPS QMD FT RENO-QM AT LARGE DET CAMP NORMOYLE TX, QMC DET CP NORMOYLE TX-PROV GUARD CO CP CUSTER MICH. PROVOST GUARD CO DEVENS MASS-OFFICE CO B 3D BN US GUARD CP DEVENS MASS. Army. There are no reviews yet. 2: 42nd Division - Most of the Middle and far Western States. 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. 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. 13TH BN DET CO A FT MCPHERSON GA-CO D 28TH BN FT MCPHERSON GA. 28TH BN USG CO B-US LEQUIDATION MISSION IN ENGLAND. A. Mann commanding. 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. 8TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY C-BTRY E 8TH FA. 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. 11TH COMP 7TH BN P.S.-16TH CO 5TH BN P.S. By war's end, it had completed its drive into Bavaria and had entered Austria. 82ND FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-83RD FA HQ CO. 101ST FIELD ARTILLERY REGT DET-103 FA BTRY A, 103RD FIELD ARTILLERY REGTBTRY A-104TH FA BTRY F, 104TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY F-106TH FA BTRY C, 106TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY D-108TH FA SUPPLY, 109TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY F-111TH FA REGT, 111TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY D-113TH FA BTRY C, 113TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY C-115TH FA BTRY B, 115TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-117TH FA BTRY A, 117TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-119TH FA SUPPLY CO, 119TH FIELD ARTILLERY SUPPLY CO-120TH FA RECT, 121ST FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-122TH FA BTRY B, 123RD FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-SANITARY DET 124TH FA, 124TH FIELD ARTILLERY MED DET-GTRY F 125TH FA, 126TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-SAN DET 128TH FA, 26TH FIELD ARTILLERY ORD DET CO-DET OF PNTS 129TH FA, 129TH FIELD ARTILLERY DETS CO-BTRY E 131ST FA, 131ST FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-BTRY C 133 RD FA, 133RD FIELD ARTILLERY BTRYC-BTRY A 134 FA, 136TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-SUPPLY 138 FA, 138TH FIELD ARTILLERY SUPPLY-BTRY A 140 FA, 140TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-MED DETS 142 FA, 142TH FIELD ARTILLERY ENL ORD-BTRY E 143RD FA, 143RD FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-BTRY F 145TH FA, 145TH FIELD ARTILLERY DET-BTRY D 147TH FA, 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-HQ CO 149TH FA, 149TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-BTRY B 150TH FA, 150TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-BTRY F 151ST FA, 151ST FIELD ARTILLERY DET-BTRY B 302ND FA, 302ND FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-HQ CO 304TH FA, 304TH FIELD ARTILLERY MED SAN-BTRY D 305TH FA, 305TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-SUP CO 307TH FA, 307TH FIELD ARTILLERY MED SUP-BTRY E 308TH FA, 308TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-BTRY B 310TH FA, 310TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY B-ORD DET 312TH FA, 312TH FIELD ARTILLERY ORD DET-DET 79 312TH FA, 313TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ CO-BTRY D 314TH FA, 314TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY E-BTRY F 315TH FAREGT, 315TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY F-HQ CO 318TH FA REGT. , New York City Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may impacted! 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