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76th Infantry Division
"Onaway Division"
The division insignia is an escutcheon which has a red field and a blue chief,
separated by an olive drab line; a three-pronged white device is superimposed
on the blue chief. The white device was a medieval English heraldic symbol meaning
"first son". In World War I the 76th was the first division of the
National Army to be drawn from civilian ranks through the draft, hence the insignia
and the description, "the first sons of the nation." The combined
colors of the field, the device, and the chief are the national colors. "Onaway"
is the alert cry of the Chippewa Indians, in whose hunting grounds the 76th
Division trained.
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COMMAND AND STAFF
Commanding General
21 Dec 44 |
Maj. Gen. William R. Schmidt |
Assistant Division Commander
21 Dec 44 |
Brig. Gen. Francis A. Woolfley |
Artillery Commander
21 Dec 44 |
Brig. Gen. Henry C. Evans |
Chief of Staff
21 Dec 44 |
Col. William W. O'Connor |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-1
21 Dec 44 |
Maj. Lawrence E. Walker, Jr. |
16 Jan 45 |
Lt. Col. Lawrence E. Walker, Jr. |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-2
21 Dec 44 |
Lt. Col. Alfred K. du Moulin |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-3
21 Dec 44 |
Lt. Col. Meade J. Dugas |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-4
21 Dec 44 |
Lt. Col. Roderick L. Carmichael, Jr. |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-5
21 Dec 44 |
Maj. Harry R. Nelson |
Adjutant General
21 Dec 44 |
Lt. Col. George E. Norton, Jr. |
Commanding Officer, 304th Infantry
21 Dec 44 |
Col. Wallace A. Choguette |
Commanding Officer, 385th Infantry
21 Dec 44 |
Col. Onto J. Bragan |
14 Apr 45 |
Lt. Col. Peter W. Garland, Jr. |
Commanding Officer, 417th Infantry
21 Dec 44 |
Col. George E. Bruner |
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STATISTICS
Chronology
Activated |
15 June 1942 |
Arrived ETO |
21 December 1944 |
Arrived Continent (D+225) |
17 January 1945 |
Entered Combat |
19 January 1945 |
Days in Combat |
95 |
Casualties (Tentative)
Killed |
667 |
Wounded |
2,197 |
Missing |
262 |
Captured |
|
Battle Casualties |
3,126 |
Non-Battle Casualties |
2,430 |
Total Casualties |
5,556 |
Percent of T/O Strength |
39.4 |
Campaigns
- Rhineland
- Ardennes
- Central Europe
Individual Awards
Distinguished Service Cross |
1o |
Legion of Merit |
2 |
Silver Star |
128 |
Soldiers Medal |
13 |
Bronze Star |
1,108 |
Air Medal |
34 |
Prisoners of War Taken
COMPOSITION
- 304th Infantry
- 385th Infantry
- 417th Infantry
- 76th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
- 301st Engineer Combat Battalion
- 301st Medical Battalion
- 76th Division Artillery
- 302d Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 355th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 901st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 364th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)
- Special Troops
- 776th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
- 76th Quartermaster Company
- 76th Signal Company
- Military Police Platoon
- Headquarters Company
- Band
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ATTACHMENTS
Antiaircraft Artillery
778th AAA AW Bn (SP) |
21 Jan 45-9 May 45 |
Armored
3 tanks, Co C, 737th Tk Bn |
11 Feb 45-13 Feb 45 |
702d Tk Bn (- Co C) |
26 Feb 45-11 Mar 45 |
17th Armd Gp |
3 Mar 45-9 Mar 45 |
Co C, 735th Tk Bn |
28 Mar 45-2 Apr 45 |
707th Tk Bn |
2 Apr 45-4 Apr 45 |
749th Tk Bn |
4 Apr 45--9 Apr 45 |
Task Force LaGrew (6th Armd Div) |
8 Apr 45-9 Apr 45 |
Cavalry
2d Cav Gp |
4 Mar 45-14 Mar 45 |
2d Cav Rcn Sq |
4 Mar 45-16 Mar 45 |
Chemical
Co D, 91st Cml Mort Bn |
1 Feb 45-18 Feb 45 |
1 sec, 81st Cml Co (SG) |
11 Feb 45-21 Feb 45 |
1 sec, 84th Cml Co (SG) |
21 Feb 45-28 Feb 45 |
Co C, 91st Cml Mort Bn |
22 Feb 45-11 Mar 45 |
Co C, 81st Cml Mort Bn |
4 Apr 45-17 Apr 45 |
Co A, 93d Cml Mort Bn |
18 Apr 45-20 Apr 45 |
Engineer
Co C, 1255th Engr C Bn |
26 Jan 45-1 Feb 45 |
Field Artillery
1 sec, 558th FA Bn (155mm Gun) |
12 Feb 45-22 Feb 45 |
776th FA Bn (155mm How) |
23 Apr 45-27 Apr 45 |
Infantry
318th Inf (80th Div) |
1 Mar 45-3 Mar 45 |
319th Inf (80th Div) |
8 Mar 45-9 Mar 45 |
Tank Destroyer
Co A, 691st TD Bn (T) |
26 Jan 45-9 Feb 45 |
691st TD Bn (T) (- Co A) |
26 Jan 45-22 Feb 45 |
2d Plat, Co B, 808th TD Bn (SP) |
9 Feb 45-3 Apr 45 |
Co B (- 2 plats), 808th TD Bn (SP) |
11 Feb 45-3 Apr 45 |
1st Plat, Co B, 808th TD Bn (SP) |
16 Feb 45-3 Apr 45 |
808th TD Bn (SP) (- Co B already atchd) |
22 Feb 45-3 Apr 45 |
691st TD Bn (T) |
2 Apr 45-9 May 45 |
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DETACHMENTS
(Attached to)
Infantry
417th CT |
5th Div |
3 Feb 45-11 Feb 45 |
417th CT |
10th Armd Div |
4 Mar 45-12 Mar 45 |
3d Bn, 385th Inf |
87th Div |
26 Mar 45-27 Mar 45 |
Co K, 304th Inf |
6th Cav Gp |
27 Mar 45-31 Mar 45 |
Co L, 304th Inf |
6th Cav Gp |
27 Mar 45-31 Mar 45 |
3d Bn, 304th Inf |
6th Armd Div |
7 Apr 45-8 Apr 45 |
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ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS
DATE |
CORPS |
ARMY |
ARMY GROUP |
Assigned |
Attached |
Assigned |
Attached |
10 Dec 44 |
|
|
UK Base |
ETOUSA |
|
9 Jan 45 |
|
|
(-) |
12th |
|
14 Jan 45 |
|
Fifteenth |
|
12th |
|
19 Jan 45 |
VIII |
Third |
|
12th |
|
25 Jan 45 |
XII |
Third |
|
12th |
|
3 Apr 45 |
XX |
Third |
|
12th |
|
8 Apr 45 |
VIII |
Third |
|
12th |
|
22 Apr 45 |
VIII |
First |
|
12th |
|
11 May 45 |
VIII |
Ninth |
|
12th |
|
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COMMAND POSTS
DATE |
TOWN |
REGION |
COUNTRY |
21 Dec 44 |
Bournemouth |
Hampshire |
England |
14 Jan 45 |
Limesy |
Seine-Inferieure |
France |
19 Jan 45 |
Beine |
Marne |
France |
20 Jan 45 |
Champlon |
Luxembourg |
Belgium |
26 Jan 45 |
Junglinster |
|
Luxembourg |
4 Feb 45 |
Rodenbourg |
|
Luxembourg |
6 Feb 45 |
Bech |
|
Luxembourg |
24 Feb 45 |
Weilerbach Station |
|
Luxembourg |
28 Feb 45 |
Holsthum (vic East) |
Rhineland |
Germany |
1 Mar 45 |
Niederweis |
Rhineland |
Germany |
5 Mar 45 |
Sulm |
Rhineland |
Germany |
8 Mar 45 |
Speicher |
Rhineland |
Germany |
10 Mar 45 |
Neiderkail |
Rhineland |
Germany |
12 Mar 45 |
Wittlich |
Rhineland |
Germany |
20 Mar 45 |
Pfalzfeld |
Rhineland |
Germany |
28 Mar 45 |
Nastatten |
Hessen-Nassau |
Germany |
30 Mar 45 |
Idstein |
Hessen-Nassau |
Germany |
3 Apr 45 |
Homberg |
Hessen-Nassau |
Germany |
4 Apr 45 |
Rohrenfurth |
Hessen-Nassau |
Germany |
6 Apr 45 |
Laudenbach |
Hessen-Nassau |
Germany |
8 Apr 45 |
Eschwege |
Hessen-Nassau |
Germany |
9 Apr 45 |
Langensalza |
Thuringia |
Germany |
10 Apr 45 |
Dollstadt |
Thuringia |
Germany |
12 Apr 45 |
Buttelstedt |
Thuringia |
Germany |
13 Apr 45 |
Hollsteitz |
Saxony |
Germany |
15 Apr 45 |
Gorma |
Thuringia |
Germany |
16 Apr 45 |
Wiederau |
Saxony |
Germany |
18 Apr 45 |
Burgstadt |
Saxony |
Germany |
24 Apr 45 |
Limbach |
Saxony |
Germany |
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