If you can help us identify any of the men in the photos, please contact us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. 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. Required fields are marked *. In 2008, it was repainted overall white but was not restored. [34], On 10 July 1945, the battalion was relieved of assignment to the 9th Infantry Division. D Company locations as listed: [1] It first saw combat in 1943, when it deployed to North Africa on 24 January and then into Italy following the Salerno landings on 17 September. 22,to May 11, 1945, Awards:Croix De Guerre (French or Belgium "Cross of War"), Location August 1945: Insviller, Germany, 1.) The Battalion supported the 34th Division on the first and second attempts at crossing the Rapido River, the second of which, on January 29, was successful. The US 7th Infantry Division was the only unit in the Pacific to use these checkered ID panels. Div.2 Pages, Unit Commendations, 1944..3 Pages, 57mm AT Gun Test, Dec. 12, 19443 Pages, Attack on Fort Simserhof..2 Pages, Assessment of M36.2 Pages, Bazooka test on MK V Panzer..2 Pages, Various Documents, 1941-194320 Pages, Various Documents, 1944-194522 Pages, HQ Co Merit Svc Unit Plaque & auth personnel..3 Pages, Medical Detachment History, June 30, 19456 Pages, Unit Inactivation Order, Nov. 24, 1945..1 Page, Short Narrative from unknown source..2 Pages (*), Awards, Battlefield Commisions & Stations7 Pages (**) Index of Records..1 Page (These are the unit files available from the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. The Japanese paratroopers were flown in Mitsubishi Ki-57 transports with a crew of 4 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator and radio operator) each carrying 10-11 paratroopers. The book is large so it is provided in two parts. They were attached once again to the 3rd Armored Division on 24 November. M4A1 #19 Lightning landed on Kwajalein Island, February 2. From this date to the end of the year, the 767th AAR does not list any actions involving the medium tanks. It was later redesignated as the 73rd Armor Regiment, and is perpetuated today by the 73rd Cavalry Regiment . The Battalion in turn, however exacted a heavy toll in enemy armor and personnel. [2], In 1944, two companies of the battalion were re-equipped with DD tanks, specialised M4 Shermans designed for amphibious landings. Do you have 76TH TANK BATTALION 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION Reunion information you'd like to share, "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. Ultimately, the 746th supported the 9th Division's crossing of the Roer in the 1st Infantry Division sector at Winden on 26 February, and attacked the German flank by advancing south toward Nideggen and Thum. The 761st Black Panthers was the African-American TB which fought in the ETO. As the company was digging in for the night, 3 Type 89s came down the road and sprayed the area with MG fire but they fired high causing no casualties. During WWI, Japan occupied the Marshall Islands which in 1920 were combined with other former German territories to form the South Pacific Mandate. He said we were like brothers and then all of a sudden, we lost all contact. The tankers had found the first days in combat in France very trying. The Type 89B at Anniston: More Walk Around Photos. At Camp Picket, Virginia, Company A (reinforced) was attached to the 7th Infantry and Company C (reinforced) was attached to the 30th Infantry. These crewmen were in turn replaced in Company D with infantry replacements who immediately began training as tankers. 5th Squadron, 73d Cavalry Regiment(Airborne Thunder) Constituted 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as Headquarters Company, 76th Tank Battalion. 44th Armored Infantry Battalion. The Battalion continued in close support of the 34th Division until February 22, when it was relieved after having suffered heavy casualties in personnel and tanks. The service company had operating: 12 2.5 ton trucks, 1 wrecker (10 ton), 11 1/4 ton trucks (Jeeps) and 8 Halftracks. Field and March Orders - Various orders issued between October 1943 and December 1944. The 60th and Company B rejoined the division on 24 December. General Orders - Issued by the 63rd and 103rd Infantry Divisions for awards to unit personnel. Today, these airfields are completely overgrown with grass and brush. I'm the first to ever contact him. [10] On 7 June, Company B formed the core of a 746th task force that was crucial in blunting a German assault gun attack on Ste.-Mere-glise that was the first armor-on-armor battle in France and which caused the German commander in the area to switch from trying to eliminate the beachhead to trying to contain it. Note that tank #13 in the background has a white star on the lower front hull. Military Catalog, Sales, Discounts & more. Inactivated 8 February 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. The battle of Leyte was the beginning of Operation Musketeer, General MacArthurs Liberation of the Philippines Islands. Unit General Orders, 19456 Pages, Unit Citations from the 63rd Inf. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. November 22: AAR lists HQ, A, B and C companies had 51 medium tanks (M4A1s) operating. It first joined the 3d Infantry Division after it left Fort Lewis on August 4, 1942, at Fort Ord, California, at it was there it took its first amphibious training. Soon thereafter, German resistance in western France collapsed, and the tankers road-marched in battalion formation due east across France and reached Bruyres-le-Chtel by early morning on 26 August. They set up in Fort von der Tann at Gaimersheim, on the north side of Ingolstadt, to carry out occupation duties, mainly guarding American military assets, and guarding prisoner of war and displaced person camps. During this period, the 767th Tank Battalion bivouac was located in Burauen. These are segments from the 767th After Action Report (AAR) for the year 1944. Light tanks extricated a mired M29 carrier (Weasel) and trailer. 753rd Tank Battalion: 312th Field Artillery Battalion: 75th Infantry Division: 313th Engineer Combat Battalion: 766th Ordnance Light Maint. 3rd platoon and HQ section at San Pablo and Burauen. 14.) (national service with the 575th Marine Battalion and Army HQ), and a Johns Hopkins University graduate. It was not relieved until June 10, six days after the fall of Rome. 10.) 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. However, due to the German counteroffensive in the Ardennes just to the south that began the day before, the scope of the attack was reduced while the division reacted to this new threat. During the Battle for Leyte Gulf (October 23-26), Dulag was used as an emergency airfield for stranded US naval planes due to out of fuel, battle damage or their carrier was put out of action. The color was more likely blue or black since red/white could been mistaken as a Japanese flag. Copyright 2022 - TankDestroyer.net. Want to know more about 76th Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery? Thank you for every other informative blog. (*). U.S. Posted with permission from Tom Montgomery, son of James Montgomery who served as a radio operator in a platoon command half-track. 1970 (**) 1978 1980 1982 1990 (*) 1994 (**) 1996 (**) 1998(**). 23.) This is my close up which shows an officer with a couple of local women. B Troop, 17th Cavalry Regiment 101st Airborne Division 1956 - 1957. Operational Reports/Unit Journals/Unit History - Operational Reports from the Combined Arms Research Library of the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 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. The 17th Infantry supported by the 767th was moving north along the Burauen Dagami road while the 382nd Infantry, US 96th Infantry Division was approaching from the east on the road between Dagami and Tanauan. (The following in from the book Tank Battalions of the U.S. Army by James A. Sawicki, Wyvern Publications, Dumfries, Virginia (1983) pg. 18.) It is a circular port for ejecting spent shell casings and it is missing the plug or cover. Lessons were learned the hard way as infantry and armor worked together against tough German resistance. 76th Tank Division. Some 475th FG P-38s and 110th TRS P-40Ns of the 5th Air Force had been at San Pablo airfield during first half of November before relocating to the airfield at Dulag. The M5 Stuart tanks of Company D were considered too light to be able to operate independently in the heavily compartmented bocage in Normandy, so the battalion commander decided to break the company up and attach one platoon from Company D to each of the medium tank companies, ostensibly as flank security. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 Thanks for making it possible, Thanks so much VetFriends.com for your help and genuine concern for locating this long lost buddy of mine, Please Enter a Valid email address with no spaces, VetFriends Members: [2] The medium tank companies encountered fierce resistance from the Germans as the 83rd fought to contain the German counterattack. It was re-attached to the 34th Infantry Division on October 1, after having supported the 45th in action, and continued in this mission until October 20, when it reverted to VI Corps control. Reunion Group Photos - Original images taken at a few of the unit's reunions and provided courtesy of Tom Montgomery. 25.) var addyede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143 = 'info' + '@'; 777th AAA AW Bn (SP) 22 Jul 44-29 Jun 45: Armored. In 1944, the 767th Tank Battalion supported the US 7th Infantry Division during two campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO). Where On 5 July, the 746th Tank Battalion was attached to the 83rd Infantry Division to help repel a strong counterattack from the German 6th Parachute Regiment[15] toward Carentan in an effort to cut off the VII Corps from their supply lines to the landing beaches. 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. Unit Citation Action Summary10 Pages, 63rd ID G-2 (Intelligence) Extracts9 Pages, Proposed Citation1 Page, Roster, Co A & Attachments4 Pages, Roster, Co C & Attachments5 Pages, Casualties, A & C Cos., 17-19 Mar, 19452 Pages, Personal Statements10 Pages. 76th Airborne Tank Battalion 710th Airborne Tank Battalion 11th Airborne Division 1950 - 1957. The battalion received its first training at Fort Lewis as part of the IX Corps. 571). At 0530 hours, about 50 Japanese soldiers launched an attack against the perimeter of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 32nd Infantry, with light MG and rifle fire. A disabled M4A1 on the Dulag-Burauen Road (3,000 yards west of Julita). Appears to have been taken after the war in Germany or Austria. Find 76th Tank Battalion (90mm) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. Equipment 12.85: 6900 men, 24 BMD 1979/1, 8 BMD 1981/2, 243 BMD-1, 30 122mm D-30. Courtesy of Tom Hubred. The 1944 US invasion of the Marshall Islands was the first US assault on actual Japanese territory during WWII. [32][33] The routine of occupation was briefly interrupted on 16 June, when ordnance in the old Bavarian fort was inadvertently set off in their bivouac area, resulting in an explosion and fire that lasted two days, but which fortunately caused no casualties. 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. Fought in area of Maknassy and Ferryville, Tunisia. Re-Union Booklets - These were sent to attendees following the actual reunions. The book is large so it is provided in two parts. The M10s advanced along with the Shermans. In January 1944 it moved from Camp Pickett to the embarkation point at Camp Shanks, New York for deployment to Europe. October 24: Activated 1 June 1941 at Fort Lewis, Washington. After 30 mininutes on Carlson, one tank was out of action due to a mechanical failure. Issued M10's while still in the States. Four of the five Japanese airfields on Leyte were located in the US 7th Infantry Divisions area of operations. 21, 1945, Central Europe..Mar. 737th Tk Bn: 22 Nov 44-3 Dec 44: Tank Destroyer . They attacked the airfield and the bivouac areas of the field personnel destroying their camp and set fire to everything flammable. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. October 23: Tho tank companies oleo did i''.ght driving and pro.cticed steep hill climbing in preparation for the perrline op erations. Pfc. Photo Gallery(See item #24 for additional photos). I took some screenshots. 111 Pages April, 1945 Pt. The remainder of the Battalion rejoined its units at Port Lyautey in February, 1943. 1-31, 1944..16 Pages (Journal)(*), Apr. Despite the size of the forces involved on both sides, the attack devolved into a melee of fierce but disjointed small unit actions. "I was a medic with the 76th Armored Medical Battalion, 6th . Find D Company, 76th Tank Battalion (90mm) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. [19], As they crossed into Germany, the 746th encountered its first organized resistance since breaking out of Normandy when they began to probe the Western Wall (Siegfried Line). Design of a typical Japanese pillbox. They suffered their heaviest casualties of the war so far, with 75 killed, wounded and missing during the ten days they were attached to the 83rd Infantry Division. With infantry mounted aboard the tanks or following in trucks, the 746th tankers moved about 110km east to positions in Marburg to north of Giessen by 30 March. Veteran C. Young, After 30 years and learning the computer and finding VetFriends, I went to my first reunion of the USS Navasota AO-106. Japanese had twin 127mm guns on each end of the island plus 80mm guns on the ocean and lagoon sides. Details about 76th Airborne Tank Battalion "Op Ugnate Acriter" - Cut Edge Unsewn M See original listing. would you prefer to make some invite posts on my weblog? Details consisting of personnel from A and B companies provided security for San Pablo airfield. Mitsubishi built the Type 89 armed with a short-barreled 57mm gun from 1931 to 1939. The The number plate on the front hull is not an original marking. 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. Russia has almost certainly allocated elements of the 76th Guards Air Landing Division of the VDV . 2nd platoon engaged in combat on the west coast of Leyte. At 0130 hours on October 21, three Type 89s moved along road. This unit was redesignated on 8 May 1941 as the 756th Tank . C Company personnel left for a work detail at Yellow Beach #1 south of Dulag. [12], The companies reverted to battalion control on 910 June. One tank was used for evacuation of stalled and disabled vehicles in the area. Fighting was so intense during this period that two platoons of Company D were broken up to man tanks for the medium tank companies. Band. Also courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. The program includes a menu as well as a roster of officers and enlisted men. 2nd platoon in action at Damulaan advancing north towards Ormoc. Eighteen enlisted men participated in Sicily campaign as radio operators and military police. Constituted 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as the 76th Tank Battalion (Light). World Military Encyclopedia - United States - 76th Tank battalion of 11th Airborne Division ( obsolute) World Military Encyclopedia. 301st Engineer Combat Battalion; 301st Medical Battalion; 76th Division Artillery; 302d Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer) . 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. All rights reserved. 24.) 1-30, 1944..34 Pages (Journal - includes casualties & messages)(*), Jul. If you served in D Company, 76th Tank Battalion (90mm), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. 13.) find my friend. 22.) The 3 inch gun on the M10 was more effective than the Sherman 75mm gun for busting Japanese palm log bunkers. December 4: These missions quickly became the routine and the battalion transitioned from war to peace, which became official on 8 May 1945. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. Woah! Each company consisted of a headquarters section which, along with a small headquarters staff also included two tanks for the company commander and executive officer; three five-tank platoons; and, in the medium tank companies, a single 105 mm assault gun. It wasn't until 30 November that the 47th Infantry Regiment reverted to 9th Infantry Division control and Company A finally rejoined the rest of the battalion, after more than 90 days of nearly continuous and frequently intense combat. Its hardest fight came during the Colmar Pocket battle, in which accurate enemy panzerfaust, bazooka and tank destroyer fire accountedfor much of its armor. Articles for tag: 69th Tank Battalion. U.S. Courtesy of Tom Hubred. The battalion was briefly inactivated following WWII in 1946 before being reformed as a heavy tank battalion, and in 1949 was renumbered the 73rd Heavy Tank Battalion, under which name it served in the Korean War, with M4 Sherman and M26 Pershing tanks. During the period from May 11, 1944 to June 10 the Battalion was attached no less than eleven times, each one for combat. Your email address will not be published. M4A1 with a section of the wading stack on the rear. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. The other 2 tanks continued down the road but on their return trip they were knocked out, one by the battalion supply detail and the other by Pfc. Operations Instructions - Documents from the NARA. Contents 1 World War II 2 Cold War 3 References 4 External links Dulag airfield was built by the Japanese during their occupation in 1943. [2], Once the German penetration had been contained, on 15 July, the battalion was given a brief pause to refit before rejoining the 9th Infantry Division on 17 July to prepare for Operation Cobra, the Allied offensive to break out of Normandy. Company: 313th Field Artillery Battalion: 76th Infantry Division: 313th Infantry Regiment: 772nd Tank Battalion: 314th Field Artillery Battalion: 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion: 314th Infantry Regiment . NOTE - THESE FILES ARE LARGE, Part 1..22 Pages Part 2..22 Pages Part 3..22 Pages Part 4..22 Pages. 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 battalion spent the first four days of July refitting from the Cherbourg campaign. November 3: Four D company M3A1s landed on Beach Yellow 2 on Enubuj Island (Carlson). Although the 767th did not knock out any Japanese tanks they did claim two Japanese planes which were strafing the regimental dump and bivouac area. The 756th was activated as a light tank battalion on June 1, 1941, at Fort Lewis, Washington. Battalion received order to waterproof one platoon of medium tanks of B company. The tankers were heartened to find that the new heavies were much more resistant to Panzerfaust attack. Reunion Group Photos - Original images taken at a few of the unit's reunions and provided courtesy of Tom Montgomery. One platoon of Company A was attached to the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. . casualties & Off. The companies were again attached to the regimental combat teams of the 9th Infantry Division and crossed the Seine the following day north of Ponthierry and at Melun[3] at crossings established by the 7th Armored Division. Only Company D was able to move to a centralized assembly area, and ten of its tanks dropped out of the road march en route. Harbor Defenses Christmas 1941 Menu - A 20 page mainly pictorial document reviewing the military units stationed around the San Fransico, California area. 254 th Motorised Rifle Regiment - Klintsy - Tank company and an MR battalion; 59 th Tank Regiment - Yelnya - Tank battalion, an MRC; 8 th Combined Arms Army - Southern Military District - Novocherkassk. DA Pam 672-1. As a result, 15 of the Shermans fell out due to track and suspension failure during the 250km road march to Nordhausen on 1314 April. This Type 89B is claimed to be one of the 7th Independent Tank Company tanks captured on Leyte. Supported Rapido River crossing and fought near Cassino JanuaryMarch 1944. Provided courtesy of Colby Kenyon. The scout car was probably a Kurogane Type 95 belonging the commander and armed only with a MG. 76th Armored Medical Battalion; 603rd Tank Destroyer Battalion; This is my ad free non-profit blog of my research notes on military history since April 2018. No content can be used unless consent has been given by TankDestroyer.net. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. Two officers of the battalion were awarded the Medal of Honor; Second Lieutenant Raymond Zussman and Second Lieutenant James L. Harris, both posthumously. Debarked vicinity of Cappaci, Italy, beginning 19 September, 1943. 21.) After its capture a few days earlier, US engineers began to improve and widen the runway which later became a major base with revetments and taxiways on the sides of the landing strip. [19][20][21] As the pace of the advance slowed down, the battalion began to receive 38-ton heavy Sherman tanks (M4A3E2). 76th Armored Medical Battalion. After their occupation duties in the vicinity of Knnern, the 746th road marched to Ingolstadt from 13 to 15 May. 1st platoon at Dulag waiting transportation to Baybay, west coast of Leyte. The field personnel (including 767th security detachments) and nearby units of the US 11th Airborne Division defended the airfields. Maybe they painted small airplane kill markings on their tank. 1-31, 194439 Pages (Journal - includes casualties & messages)(*), Nov. 1-30, 194435 Pages (Journal - Incl casualties & Off. [2] With such heavy losses in July, Company D was stripped of qualified tankers to fill out the crews in the medium tank companies.[3]. This battalion was the first unit to employ the M10 Tank Destroyer in combat in the PTO on Kwajalein Island and later . 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