Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. German positions continued to offer excellent visibility for artillery fires, and assault guns and dug-in infantry created dangerous strong points that had to be reduced one at the time. Also, the blog loads extremely quick for me on Chrome. In 1944, the 767th Tank Battalion supported the US 7th Infantry Division during two campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO). The 756th was the first Allied unit into Cassino. NOTE - THESE FILES ARE LARGE, Unit History Part 1 - Pages 1 to 52 (Distinctive Unit Insignia on Cover, Memoriam and photos), Unit History Part 2 - Pages 52 to 106 (Includes photos, campaign list, citations, awards, station list, roster and maps). By May, the 746th Tank Battalion marshaled in their staging area at Lupton Park, Brixham and from 31 May to 2 June loaded aboard LCTs at Dartmouth and joined the invasion armada on 3 June. Originally a light tank battalion, the 767th arrived at Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii on 8 February 1943. [31] Initially, the tank companies supported the infantry regiments in reducing the Harz Pocket, and the tankers reported resistance ranging from light small arms fire to heavy concentrations of tank gun and artillery fire, depending on the situation. If you recognize any of the men, please contact us so we can provide an ID. Companies A and B, crossed the Rhine with their infantry regiments on the bridge at Remagen on 8 March, and immediately went into action to defend and expand the bridgehead on the east bank of the river. Company D, along with the reconnaissance and mortar platoons and selected support elements landed ashore in the early morning hours of 7 June. When the attack began, the 767th battalion probably did not send any tanks to aid the infantry due to no orders or requests and it would have been risky at night with trigger happy GIs firing at anything that moved. During the next several days the tankers encountered stiff but increasingly disorganized and isolated resistance and advanced to the environs west of Marigny by 29 July. (*). In other words, the tank crews were doing busy work and were assigned guard duty. Tho tank companies oleo did i''.ght driving and pro.cticed steep hill climbing in preparation for the perrline op erations. At this point, the 9th Infantry Division was pulled from this headlong eastward advance and attached to III Corps to move north to prevent an expected German breakout from the eastern perimeter of the Ruhr pocket in the vicinity of Winterburg.[29][30]. document.getElementById('cloakede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143').innerHTML = ''; Type 89B Otsu at Aberdeen Proving Ground: Walk Around Photos. As a result of this action, Company A was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. Feb., 19452 Pages March, 1945..13 Pages April, 1945 Pt. It was not relieved until June 10, six days after the fall of Rome. From this date to the end of the year, the 767th AAR does not list any actions involving the medium tanks. Decal Sheets containing #58 Lucky Tiger: 1/35: Bison Decals 35070 US M4A1 Sherman in the Pacific, 1/35: ToRo Model 35D57 PTO Sherman tanks vol.2, 1/48: ToRo Model 48D22 PTO Sherman tanks vol.2, 1/72: ToRo Model 72D45 PTO Sherman tanks vol.1. Pvt John F. Bacha Cassino, Italy, 27 January 1944Sgt Harold M. Behymer Prossedi, Italy, 30 May 19442nd Lt Winston L. Blythe Nurnberg, Germany, 17 April 1945Pvt Robert A. Bohland Riedwihr, France, 26 January 1945T/5 William R. Boyer Bennwihr, France, 23 December 1944Pvt Charles R. Brewer Zweibrucken, Germany, 20 March 1945Pvt Paul N. Cardullo Rome, Italy, 11 June 1944Pfc Frank Carmello Bamberg, Germany, 13 April 1945Pfc Charles W. Connor La Maison Rouge, France, 24 January 1945Sgt Melville E. Corson Bennwihr, France, 23 December 19441st Lt George A. The gun was probably a Type 38, 90 or 95 75mm field gun. Fort Drum has served as a major training center for reserve component forces, and units of the New York Army National Guard rank among the post's most . [29], The 9th Infantry Division as well as other units pressed across the Rhine into the bridgehead gradually expanded their perimeter until German resistance collapsed on 25 March. Museum Gift Shop His work has been featured in Business Insider, Sandboxx, and . Re-Union Booklets - These were sent to attendees following the actual reunions. [18] As the battalion continued to pursue the Germans north and east of the Seine, Company D was reconstituted and attached to the division reconnaissance troop to screen the division front as they crossed the Aisne River between Reims and Laon. Note the chains on the jeep tires. find my friend. Courtesy of Tom Montgomery. Also courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. The unit was a division-level force and was part of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (IJAAF). We talked on the phone several times in the last few years, and finally we were able to meet in El Paso, TX for a short visit. It served primarily as an attachment to the 9th Infantry Division, but fought alongside numerous other units as well. December 4: C Company personnel left for a work detail at Yellow Beach #1 south of Dulag. Tiger Tracks Newsletters - Published by the 776th TD Bn. Starting bid: US $4.99 [ 0 bids] Shipping: $0.80 Standard . The battle of Leyte was the beginning of Operation Musketeer, General MacArthurs Liberation of the Philippines Islands. General Orders - Issued by the 63rd and 103rd Infantry Divisions for awards to unit personnel. Numerous names throughout the text. This front view shows the commanders hatch was the split type. When US forces invaded Leyte in 1944, the only Japanese armor unit in the US 7th Infantry Divisions area of operations was the Japanese 7th Independent Tank Company commanded by Captain Kono which was equipped with Type 89B Otsu tanks and was deployed near Burauen. casualties & Off. You are still welcome to contact me and check in! [24], The 746th was organized to support an attack by the 9th Infantry Division on 17 December to consolidate their positions west of the Roer River. Accompanied by Filipino troops, the division supported by the 767 tank battalion was fiercely opposed by elements of the Japanese 20th Infantry Regiment,16th Infantry Division. A jeep and trailer driving pass two knocked out Type 89Bs. How cool is that. The tanks landing craft landed about 2,000 yards from their planned locations, but once ashore the battalion immediately went into combat and was parceled out to the various infantry units they were to support. It served primarily as an attachment to the 9th Infantry Division, but fought alongside numerous other units as well. This is probably the other side of the Type 89B above. [2], In 1944, two companies of the battalion were re-equipped with DD tanks, specialised M4 Shermans designed for amphibious landings. For the Leyte invasion, the 767ths Assault Gun Platoon was equipped with the M8 75mm Howitzer Motor Carriage (HMC) based on the M5 Stuart tank chassis. Despite the size of the forces involved on both sides, the attack devolved into a melee of fierce but disjointed small unit actions. Thank you so much again for helping me The number plate on the front hull is not an original marking. Activated 31.10.68 in Brest, Brest Oblast, as a mobilisation division, to replace the 30th Guards Motorised Rifle Division, which was transferred to Czechoslovakia.. [29] The 9th Infantry Division reached the Rhine River by 7 March. (The following in from the book Tank Battalions of the U.S. Army by James A. Sawicki, Wyvern Publications, Dumfries, Virginia (1983) pg. 15th Tank Bn; 68th Tank Bn; 69th Tank Bn; 9th Armored Infantry Bn; 44th Armored Infantry Bn; 50th Armored Infantry Bn; 86th Cavalry Rcn Sq (Mecz) . 2nd platoon and Maintenance section of D company left Baybay at 0730 hours and proceeded north along the coast to Damulaan where bivouac was made. Pfc. At 0400 hours, 4 Type 89s attacked the 3rd Battalion, 184th Infantry sector. 76th Armored Medical Battalion. B Troop, 17th Cavalry Regiment 101st Airborne Division 1956 - 1957. Later it became a major base and staging area for B-24 equipped 11th Bombardment Group, 30th Bombardment Group and the F-5 (P-38 Lightning) equipped 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron. Dec 17, 1942 - March 25, 1943..35 Pages, March 26, 1943 - May 31, 1943 Part 1..18 Pages Part 2..18 Pages, September, 1943 - Dec 11, 1943 Part 1..19 Pages Part 2..19 Pages Part 3..19 Pages Dec 18, 1943 - Feb 17, 1944 Part 1..24 Pages Part 2..24 Pages Part 3..26 Pages, 9.) The service company had operating: 12 2.5 ton trucks, 1 wrecker (10 ton), 11 1/4 ton trucks (Jeeps) and 8 Halftracks. Main body committed near Rotondi 10 October, 1943, where it supported the Volturno River crossing. https://web.archive.org/web/20090811141647/http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/p672_1.pdf, "World War II Divisional Combat Chronicles 9th Infantry Division", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=746th_Tank_Battalion_(United_States)&oldid=1122376714, Armor battalions of the United States Army, Tank battalions of the United States Army, Military units and formations established in 1942, Military units and formations disestablished in 1945, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Provided courtesy of Colby Kenyon. A Japanese truck would made a fast and simple road block for the infantry especially if they expected another tank banzai charge. A platoon from the 7th Reconnaissance Troop patrolled the road between Baybay and Damulaan and a platoon of 767th Tank Battalion Stuart tanks at Damulaan were the only US armor on the west coast of Leyte at that time. Do you have any information on this? 2.) The 776th drew many of its men from the western states and then trained in San Francisco. The 3rd Battalion, 73rd Armored Regiment was first constituted on 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as the 76th Tank Battalion. Constituted 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as the 76th Tank Battalion (Light). Operations Instructions - Documents from the NARA. The 95-year-old Grayson native served in World War II for 23 months between 1943 and 1945, and might be one of the few veterans still living who witnessed the horror inside Buchenwald, a concentration camp where the largest number of European Jews were killed during the Holocaust. Current Riedwihr, France, 26 January 19451st Lt Edgar R. Danby Allan, France, 27 August 1944Cpl John W. Davis Riedwihr, France, 26 January 1945Pvt Dual F. Dishner Allan, France, 27 August 1944Pvt Ascencion Esparza La Maison Rouge, France, 24 January, 1945S/Sgt Chester L. Estkowski Bamberg, Germany, 13 April 1945Sgt Leonard D. Froneberger Bennwihr, France, 23 December 1944Pfc Michael Gautieri Baccarat, France, 26 January, 19452nd Lt Wayne B. Henry Cassino, Italy, 27 January 1944Pvt Charles R. Johns Nurnberg, Germany, 17 April 1945Pvt Burdette W. Kinney Bennwihr, France, 23 December 1944Sgt Luther A. Kinsworthy Ste Die, France, 24 January, 1945Pfc Verner L. Kreitlow Castellonorato, Italy, 15 May 1944Pvt Merlin A. Kudick Rattelsdorf, Germany, 20 April 1945Cpl Donald E. LaDue Ste Anastastie, France, 17 August 19441st Lt Verus M. Langham Emmendingen, Germany, 2 January 1945Pvt Ruben B. Mapes Riedwihr, France, 24 January 1945Pfc John D. Mekus Riedwihr, France, 24 January 19452nd Lt Anthony F. Melfi La Maison Rouge, France, 24 January 1945Sgt Frank W. Mielcarski Quenoche, France, 10 September 19442nd Lt Andrew D. Orient Gonfaron, 24 August 1944Pfc David J. Orris Cassino, Italy, 5 February 1944Cpl William T. Payne Bennwihr, France, 23 December 1944Pvt William F. Pennetta Adelans, France, 15 September 1944T/5 Paul A. Saale Julian-Rupt, France, 13 October 1944Sgt Frank M. Schafer Holtzwihr, France, 25 January 1945T/4 Reuben C. Schipper Bennwihr, France, 30 December 9144S/Sgt Hamilton A. Smith Ste Anastastie, France, 17 August 1944Pvt Walter F. Smith Ste Anastastie, France, 17 August 1944T/5 Leak H. Smitherman Amaseno, Italy, 1 June 1944Sgt Walter C. Taylor La Maison Rouge, France, 24 January 1945Cpl Paul P. Tirpak Cassino, Italy, 27 January 1944Cpl Steve Vargo Allan, France, 27 August 1944T/4 Bernard C. Wammes Bennwihr, France, 30 December 1944T/4 Joe K. Wright Rome, Italy, 4 June 1944Sgt Eugene K. Wunderlich Cassino, Italy, 17 February 1944Cpl Ervin E. Zentz Mourmelon-le-Grand, France, 19 April 1944These four men were former B Company members killed in action while fighting later with A Company: 1st Lt Robert L. Gilman Collobrieres, France, 15 August 19442nd Lt James L. HarrisVagney, France, 7 October 19442nd Lt Jack Hogan Le Londe-les-Maures,France, 17 August 19441st Lt William H. Newman Le Lavendou, France, 16 August 1944, Website operating since January 26th, 2005. World Military Encyclopedia - United States - 76th Tank battalion of 11th Airborne Division ( obsolute) World Military Encyclopedia. John G. C. Brown (11/4/45), Campaign Credits: Tunisia.Nov. 17, to May 13, 1943, Naples - FoggiaSep. 9, 1943 to Jan. 21, 1944, Rome Arno.Jan. 22,to Sept. 9, 1944, RhinelandSept. 15, 1944 toMar. Route Maps - A set of two maps showing the route the 776th took while in Africa/Italy and then Europe. 22,to May 11, 1945, Awards:Croix De Guerre (French or Belgium "Cross of War"), Location August 1945: Insviller, Germany, 1.) In the meantime, Company A and the 47th Infantry Regiment had been attached instead to the 1st Infantry Division on 11 November and on 18 November went over to the offensive toward Eschweiler and Weisweiler. Are you looking for someone who is or was in 76TH TANK BATTALION? See more ideas about infantry, war bonds, sergeant. Company C Rosters, May and June, 1942 - Partial lists of enlisted personnel while the unit was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington. 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