Explore a timeline of events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust. Unknown Roster of the Rainbow division (forty-second) Major General Wm. From its activation at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi through the end of World War II, company rosters, activities, timeline, etc. 11TH COMP 7TH BN P.S.-16TH CO 5TH BN P.S. In January 1945, Adolf Hitler proposed a last-ditch effort to break through Allied lines. ORD DET B, EDGEWOOD PA-DET MED DEPT, DOVER, N.J, ORD DET B, DOVER N.J.-DET ORD CORP,ROCK ISLAND, ILL, DET ORD CORP,ROCK ISLAND, ILL-DET MD WATERTOWN, MASS, GEN ORD, WATERTOWN, MASS-DET QMC WATERVLIET,NY, DET ORD, CAROZAL,C.Z-103 RD MOBILE ORD,28TH DIV. -- Army. 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. The division saw more days of combat than any other American division during the Great War and suffered a total of 14,683 casualties. 2ND BN TRENCH MORTAR BTRY C- BTRY CAC 8TH T.M, 9TH TRENCH MORTAR CAC- BTRY 59TH 111TH T.M. It represented a cross section of the American people, as the rainbow represents a cross section of colors. 492 p. D805.A2.H65. Roster, J. T. 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron 914 . The 42d Infantry Division (42ID) ("Rainbow") is a division of the National Guard and United States Army. DET FIN DEPTFT WM MC KINLEY-ROTC SIGNAL CORPS. Passing through Munich . When the three units arrived at Dachau, they discovered more than 30,000 prisoners in the overcrowded camp. SIG CORPS NO ROLLS 9340-SIG CORPS NO ROLLS 10461. 859TH CO TRANS CORPS - CP ROBINSON AMER MISSION RES M.T.D.. 407TH MOTOR SUP TR HQ DET -RUSSIAN EXPED TC APO#717 CP, HQ DET TRANS CORPS AT LARGE CP-DET MED DEPT USAT CABLESHIP DELLWOOD CP. In April, the "Rainbow" division captured the cities of Wrzburg, Schweinfurt, and Frth. View the list of all donors. - 5TH BOMB SQ GHQ AF, 15TH OBSERVATION SQ AC-22ND OBSERVATION SQ AC, 22ND OBSERVATION SQ AC-91ST OBSERVATION SQ AC, 91ST OBSERVATION SQ AC-99TH OBSERVATION SQ AC, 17TH PURSUIT SQ-24TH PURSUIT SQ 16TH GP AC, 24TH PURSUIT SQ 16TH GP-55TH PURSUIT SQ AC, 11TH RECRUIT SQ -38TH RCT SQ 3RD PROV REGT, 9TH AIRSHIP COMPANY -24TH AIRSHIP SV COMPANY, 24TH AIRSHIP SERVICE COMPANY -12TH BN COMPANY, 12TH BALLOON COMPANY -23TH BN COMPANY AVIATION, 23TH BALLOON COMPANY -38TH BALLOON COMPANY, 39TH BALLOON COMPANY -70TH BALLOON COMPANY, 70TH BALLOON COMPANY -11TH CONSTR CO BRICKLAYING, ASAP DET #1 WASHINGTON - FLYING CADET DET MATHER FLD, 8TH AVN INST CTR DET QMC-SCH DET AVN SEC SIG CORPS SAN DIEGO CA, SCH DET AVN SEC SIG CORPS-AVN SECT SIG CORPS ITHACA NY, US SCH OF MIL AERO PRINSTON-PILOT SCH DET MARCH FLD CA, PILOT SCH DET MARCH FLD CA- AIR MECH TNG SCH ST PAUL, DEV AVN MECH TR SCH- 3RD PHOTO SEC BOLLING FLD, 14TH PHOTO SECT-HQ STAFF AV CONCENTRATION CP, A DET A.S.S.C CAMP-DET A.S.S.E.R.C SIG C FT OMAHA, DET AVIATION DEC SIS C-FLYING CADETS BROOK FLD TEX, DET FLYING CADETS BROOK FLD TEX-U.S. ARMY AIRDOME DRYDEN TEX, U.S. AIRDOME DRYDEN TEX -CASUAL DET AIR SERV KELLY FIELD, ASS C DET KELLY FLD TEX - DET FLYING CADETS MARCH FLD CA, DET FLYING CADETS MARCH FLD CA-CAS DET REAM FLD CA, HQ R S RICHARDS FLD KANS CITY-STA COMP SELFRIDGE FLD MICH, HQ DET S CAS MT CLEMEN MICH-BALLOON REP DEP ASSC APO 712, 1ST ENGR REGT FLD STAFF HQ-CO A 1ST ENGRS, 1ST ENGR REGT CO F-HQ & SERV CO 2ND ENGRS, 2ND ENGR REGT HQ & SERV CO - CO B 2ND ENGRS, 3RD ENG REGT FIELD STAFF - CO A 3RD ENGRS, 5TH ENG REGT CO A - DETS A 5TH ENGRS REGT, 8TH ENG REGT MTD CO B - CO C 9TH ENGR MTD, 9TH ENG REGT MTD TRP A PLAT 1 - HQ 11TH ENGR RAILWAY, 13TH ENGRS MED DEPT REG HOSP - CO D 13TH ENGrS, 14TH ENGR REGT HQ 1ST BN - CO C 14TH ENGR, 16TH ENGR RY CO D -CO E 17TH ENGRS RY CAMP 1. In the Dachau camp itself, an international committee composed of representatives of the various nationalities imprisoned there was established to organize resistance. Joyce, Raymond F., Jr. "Stretch Like a Rainbow." Army Digest (Oct 1970): pp. A period of patrolling and training followed while elements of the . The division was drawn from the National Guards of 26 states and the District of Columbia. The soldiers reacted in shock and disbelief to the evidence of Nazi atrocities. REPAIR UNIT,321,SEC 11 MOTOR TRANSPORT DEPOT. 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. Publication date 1917. Those Who Served in the United States Army in World War II. 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. In March 1945, the 42nd drove into Germany and crossed the Rhine River by the end of the month. 23RD BOMB SQ 5TH COMPOSITE LUKE FLD- 28TH BOMB SQ NICHOLAS FLD R.I. 28TH BOMB SQ AC NICHOLS FLD P.I- 22ND BOMB SQ 119TH BOMP GP LUKE FLD T.H, 72ND BOMB SQ AC LUKE FLD T.H- 10 CADET SQ CP DICK TEXAS, 11TH CADET SQ CP DICK TEXAS- 2ND OBSERVATION SQ AC, 2ND OBSERVATION SQ AC FT MILLS P.I. 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. American Expeditionary Forces. ORD ARMAMENT SCH-PHOTOGRAPHIC DET TECH SCH. For information about the World War II History Center, click here. 435TH AERO SQ CONSTR - 455TH AERO SQ P.D. Co. 1st Infantry Regiment. The 42nd Infantry Division (42ID) ("Rainbow" [1]) is a division of the United States Army National Guard. Also called the Purple Heart Battalion, the unit is the most-decorated in United States military history for its size and length of service. 134TH CO CAC FT WRIGHT NY REDES 1ST CO CAC -DET 38TH CO CAC FT BAKER CAL. St. Paul, MN: Print Craft, 2004. The 222nd Infantry Regiment, 232nd Infantry Regiment, and the 242nd Infantry Regiment were activated and included recruits from all 48 states. Army. 10TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT HQ BTRY- BATRY A 10TH FA REGT . THE QNC SCH SCHUYLKILL ARSENAL PA-SIG SCH DET FT MONMOUTH NJ. Folder 1. . 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. 9TH FIELD ARTILLERY BN BATRY B-HQ & HQ BATRY 10TH FA BN . 1ST ALABAMA INF SUPPLY CO -CO G 2ND INF REGT ALA NG, 2ND ALABAMA INF NG CO G -CO I 4TH ALA INF REGT, 2ND INF ARK NG CO L - BTRY A 1ST FA CALIFNG, BTRY B 1ST BA FA CALIF NG - CO I 2ND INF CALIF NG, 2ND INF CALIF NG CO K - CO B 7TH CALIF NG, 7TH INF CALIF NG CO C - TRP A 1ST CAV COLO NG, 1ST CAV COLO NG TRP A - CO B 1ST SEP BN INF COLO NG, 1ST SEP BN INF COLO NG CO B - BTRY E 10TH F CONN NG, 10TH FIELD ART CONN NG BTRY E - SAN DET 2ND INF CONN NG, 2ND INF REGT CONN NG DET 28 - 2ND INF CONN NG, 2ND INF REGT CONN NG DET - 3RD INF D.C. 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NG, 3RD INF REGT D.C NG CO M - MACH GUN CO 2ND INF FLA NG, 2ND INF REGT FLA NG CO A - TRP B 1ST CAV GA NG, 1ST SQ CAV GA NG TRP E - CO A 1ST INF GA NG, 5TH INF REGT GA NG CO D - CO B 2ND REGT IDAH NG, 2ND INF IDA REGT NG CO B - TRP L 1ST CAV ILL NG, 1ST CAV ILL NG TRP M - SUPPLY CO 1ST INF ILL NG, 2ND INF ILL NG DET - SUPPLY CO 4TH INF ILL NG, 4TH INF ILL NG CO A - SAN DET 6TH INF ILL NG, 6TH INF ILL NG HQ AND SAN - DET 7TH INF ILL NG, 7TH INF REGT ILL NG - DET 9TH INF REGT ILL NG, 2ND INF REGT IND CO L- INDIV OFF ROLLS IND NG, 1ST INF REGT IOWA NG HQ FIELD STAFF- CO D 1ST TNF IOWA NG, 1ST INF REGT IOWA NG HQ CO D- HQ CO 2ND TNF IOWA NG, 2ND INF REGT IOWA NG - CO C 3RD TNF IOWA NG, 3RD INF REGT IOWA NG - TRP A 1ST CAV KANAS NG, 1ST CAV KANSAS NG - HQ CO 2ND INF KANAS NG, 2ND INF KANSAS NG HQ CO - CO C 3RD INF KANAS NG, 3RD INF KANSAS NG - CO I 1ST INF KENTUCKY NG, 1ST INF KENTUCKY NG CO I - DET CO K 2ND KENTUCKY NG, 2ND INF KENTUCKY NG CO K - CO B SIGNAL CORPS KY NG, KENTUCKY NG CO B SIGNAL CORPS -CO C 1ST INF LA NG, 1ST INF REGT LA NG CO D -CO A 2ND INF MAINE NG, 4TH INF MARYLAND NG CO E - CO G 5TH INF MD NG, TROOP A CAV MARYLAND NG - CO D 4TH INF MD NG, 5TH INF MARYLAND NG CO G - SAN DET 1ST F.A.MASS NG, 1ST FA REGT MASS NG SUPPLY CO - CO C 2ND INF MASS NG, 2ND INF MASS NG CO C - CO H 5TH INF MASS NG, 6TH INF MASS NG - MACHINE GUN CO 9TH INF MASS NG, 9TH INF MASS NG SUPPLY CO - FIELD HOSP CO NG, FIELD HOSPITAL CO 2 IND - ORGANIZED MILITIA 31ST MICH, 32ND INF MICH NG SAN DET - 32ND INF MICH NG, 33RD INF MICH NG FIELD STAFF - CO G 33RD INF MICH NG, 33RD INF MICH NG CO H8 - BTRY B 1ST FA MINN, 1ST FA MINN BTRY B - DET CO I 1ST INF MINN, 2ND INF MINN NG CO M - MACH GUN CO 1ST INF MISS NG, 1ST INF REGT MISS NG SUPPLY CO - CO C 2ND INF REGT MISS NG, 2ND INF MISS NG CO D - CO A 1ST INF MO NG, 1ST INF MO NG CO A - SUPPLY CO 2ND INF MO NG, 2ND INF REGT MO NG - CO I 3RD INF REGT MO NG, 3RD INF REGT MO CO I- CO M 4TH INF REGT MO NG, 4TH INF REGT MO NG DET REGTL- CO C 2ND INF REGT MONT NG, 2ND INF REGT MONT NG CO C- CO D 4TH INF NEBR NG, 4TH INF REGT NEBR NG CO D- CO K 5TH INF NEBR NG, 5TH INF NEBR NG CO L- CO B 1ST INF N.H. NG, 1ST INFN.H. DET FIN DEPT FT MONMOUTH-ROTC DET COLETHORPE. The 165th Infantry was inducted into federal service at New York, NY and assigned to the 27th Division on October 15th 1941. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. 324TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY B-DET#7 325TH FA REGT. 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. By mid-December, the "Rainbow" division had . This page was last edited on 2 July 2021, at 08:21. On April 29, 1945, the 42nd Infantry Division entered the Dachau concentration camp, the earliest and longest-functioning SS-controlled camp in Nazi Germany. . 20TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY A-OFF REGT L HQ 21ST FA REGT. United States. The proximity of the US Army gave hope to the prisoners in the camp and to anti-Nazis outside it. A. Mann commanding. On April 28, the day before liberation, a train with about 40 or so railway cars arrived at the camp. "The 42nd Infantry Division stretches like a Rainbow from one end of America to the other." Major General Harry J. Collins, then Brigadier General, recalled the words of General MacArthur on that . Posters, Reunion, 1976 Box 112 . Passing through Munich, 30 April, it cut across the Austrian border north of Salzburg, 5 May, as the war in Europe ended. DET 157TH CO CAC FT JAY NY REDES 15TH CO CAC L.I.S.-DET A CAC L.I.S. However, everyone at . February 27, 2023 The 339th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, raised for service in World War I, that served in the North Russia Intervention and World War II. 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. -- Army -- Infantry Division, 42nd, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States, World War II, United States. HQ 2ND INF BRIADE-VET FIELD 7TH INF BRIG. The 41st Infantry Division arrived in Australia, 7 April 1942, and underwent intensive training. AVI SEC NO 1800-CO 9 3RD ROTC PROV, 7TH PROV TR REGT 1ST ROTC-CO 9 10TH PROV TR 1ST ROTC, 10TH PROV TR REGT 1ST ROTC-CO 4 15TH PROV TR, 15TH PROV TR REGT 1ST ROTC CO 5-2ND ROTC BTRY 1TO 5, COMPANY 8 E ROTC (Nat'l Guard), Camp Lee, Virginia, 2.28.1918-5TH Co ROTC, Ft. Olgethorpe, Georgia, 2.28.1918, 1ST CAS CO, 2ND PRCV REGT OTC CP-STU CO #4 SCH OFF QMC 157 DEPOY BRIG CP, STU CO #4 QMC REG ARMY-2ND STUDENT OFF TNG CO CP MEIGS, DET NG CA FORT MONROE-CAV TRNG SCH CPSTANLEY TX, CENTRAL CAV TRNG SCH CP STANLEY TX-49TH TR BTRY PA C O T S CP, ALABAMA POLY INST OR ROTC-UNIV CF CALIF OF M.S.T, POMOA COLLEGE ROTC-DET JR ROTC HIGH SCHOOL, DET ROTC JR HIGH SAN FRANCISCO-DET AT HOWARD UNIV, ROTC GEORGETOWN UNIV-GAMIR ACAD COLLEGE PARK, ROTC ST. MARYS COLLEGE-ROTC ROSE POLY INST, ROTC CONCORDIA COLLEGE-ROTC BANGOR HIGH SCH, ROTC UNIVERSITY OF MAIN-ROTC NEW BEDFORD HIGH SCH, ROTC HIGH SCHOOL WAKEFIELD MASS-ROTC MISS A M COLLEGE, GULF COAST MIT ACAD ROTC-MONTANA STATE COLLEGE, CORNWALL UNIV ROTC-A-T COLLEGE GREENSBORO NC, AGRI COLLEGE FARGO ND-OHIO STATE UNIV ROTC, ROTC UNIT HIGH SCHOOL HAMTON OHIO-GETTSBURG COLLEGE PA ROTC, ROTCGETTSBURG COLLEGE ROTC-ROTC THE CITADEL CHARLESTON SC, ROTC THE CITADEL-ROTC DET CASTLE HEIGHTS MIL ACAD, ROTC DET CASTLE HEIGHTS MIL ACAD-US SV DET ROTC NORWICH UNIV, US SV DET ROTC NORWICH UNIV-ROTC DL VA MIL INST, ROTC DL VA MIL INST-DEPT OF MILITARY SCIENCE & TACTICS ROTC, ROTC HQ UNIV OF WISCONSIN-ENLISTED DET DEPT OF MILITARY SCIENCE & ARTS ROTC, 1ST PHIL ENGR PROV CAMP EL-DRIDGE-CO K 1ST PHIL INF, 1ST PHIL ENGR PROV CO K-CO E 3RD PHIL INF, 3RD PHIL ENGR PROV CO F-MISC 4TH PHIL INF, 5TH INFANTRY P.N.G MACHINE GUN CO 20-2ND CO 1ST BN PS. 8TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY C-BTRY E 8TH FA. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW German soldiers advance in the Belgium-Luxembourg sector during the Battle of the Bulge. 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. DET ENL MEN OFF CHIEF OF FA-ARMY SERV DET QM DET, USMA DET CAV WEST POINT-USMA DET OF ENGRS WEST POINT. DET QM CORPS PIG POINT-NEW ORLEANS QM DEPOT. These prisoners had apparently crawled out of the cars and had died on the ground. TEAMSTERS&PACKERS SCH FORT SAM HOUSTON-DET FINANCE DEPT FT DIX NJ. Newsletter, 42nd Infantry Division Rainbow, 1978 Box 111. 82ND FIELD ARTILLERY MED DETL-82ND FA BTRY B. 80TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT ENL-82ND FA MED DET. Publication date 1957 Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0 Topics WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. HQ 3RD CORPS AREA -DET DEML ORGN RES HQ 317TH INF 3RD CORPS AREA. Furth, near Nurnberg, put up fanatical resistance, but was taken, 18-19 April, by the Division. 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" After a month of extensive patrolling and active defense, the 42d went on the offensive, attacking through the Hardt Mountains, broke through the Siegfried Line, 15-21 March, cleared Dahn and Busenberg, and mopped up in that general area, while the Third Army created and expanded bridgeheads across the Rhine. By mid-December, the "Rainbow" division had advanced into Alsace, closing in on the Strasbourg area. 328TH MACH GUN BN, 329TH MACHINE GUN BN HQ - CO C 332ND MACH GUN BN, 332ND MACHINE GUN BN CO C - CO B 336TH MACH GUN BN, 336TH MACHINE GUN BN CO B - CO D 340TH MACH GUN BN, 340TH MACHINE GUN BN CO C - CO B 344TH MACH GUN BN, 344TH MACHINE GUN BN CO B - HQ DET 347TH MACH GUN BN, 348TH MACHINE GUN BN HQ DET - CO D 3RD MACH GUN UNITS, 83RD MACHINE GUN FORWARDING BN - MED DET 6TH AAC MG BN, 6TH ANTI AIRCRAFT MG BN - CO 24TH TDD MGTC, 72 CO MTD MGTC CP HANCOCK - CO 6 S.A.T.C UNIV OF ILL, HQ S.A.T.C IOWA STATE - CO B UNIV OF MICH TRAN DET, S.A.T.C 1ST CO UNIV OF MICH - S.A.T.C. 149th, 150th, 151st Artillery (Art.) 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. On 13 November 1944, it jumped off in an attack northeast, forcing a passage through the Vosges Mountains east of Leintrey to Dossenheim, took Avricourt, 17 November, and pushed on to liberate Strasbourg, along with the 2d French Armored Division. We saw many dead bodies on the ground. This is a history of the combat infantry, of the artillery, the reconnaissance troop, the medical and engineer battalions, the signal, ordnance and quartermaster companies and of the division headquarters personnel." "The "Rainbow' Division: A Condensed History of the 42. nd. Infantry Division." National . warriors: come out to play board game; be quiet dark rock pro 4 vs noctua nh-d15; ridgeview road house cursed items; pan seared yellowfin tuna recipes American Expeditionary Forces. On Aug. 14, 2020, the 42nd Infantry Division marks 103 years of exemplary service to the nation. 6th prov, 1st Co-10th ORDNANCE,Maint Co , 10th ORDNANCE,Maint Co ,-15TH Ordnance Co(Maint). USMA DET OF ENGRS DEML WEST POINT-USMA DET OF FA WEST POINT. It had left Buchenwald four weeks earlier on April 7 filled with more than 5,000 prisoners. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Redburn, Melvin Wilcox 559th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, Tenth Air Force 836 . Uploaded by web pages The map can be zoomed in and purchased at HistoryShots.com. Digging through the rosters of every regiment of the division and having the list beside me of all "T7399" laundry number owners I had a match within the 242nd IR in M-Company. 76TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-SICK IN HOSP. . It was numerically designated the 42d Division, and called the "Rainbow Division" by General . DET FIN DEPT FT MC DONNEL-FT WM MC KINLEY. HQ DET 1ST ARMY ORSN-FIN DET WRIGHT FIELD, HQ WRIGHT FIELD-POST N.C.S. Roster of the Rainbow division (forty-second) Major General Wm. Search the history of over 797 billion Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Be the first one to, Roster of the Rainbow division (forty-second) Major General Wm. 325TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT CP-HQ CO 328TH FA REGT. DET QMC POST OF HQ-NATIONAL GUARD DELAWARE INSTRUCTOR PERSONAL, INSTRUCTOR PERSONEL DNG-NY WORLDS FAIR PROV CO 16TH INF. 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. 2ND HV MOBILE ORD REP SHOP-39TH REGT,CO B. nd Rainbow Division Prisoners of War: Personal Accounts From American Soldiers in World War I and World War II. 22-25. "Activities 42nd Division WWII" Series 10: Oversize Materials Series 1, 2: World War I and WWII Box 108. 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division: a combat history of World War II. 59th Ordnance, 2nd Platoon-74th Ordnance, ORD DEP, JOHN HAY-ORD DEP, Zachary Taylor. Immediately after Dachau's liberation, US Army authorities and other Allied representatives began treating the sick prisoners, implementing health and sanitary measures to curb the typhus epidemic, and bringing in tons of food to feed the starving prisoners. 10TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY A- BTRY D. 10TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY D- 11 TH FA HQ. 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. News of Dachau's liberation spread swiftly. 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