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29th Infantry Division - Order of battle

Commanding General :
Major General Charles H. Gerhardt
Major General Charles H. Gerhardt
Charles H. Gerhardt
Assistant Division Commander :
Brigadier General Norman D. Cota
 
Chief of Staff :
Colonel Godwin Ordway, Jr
Deputy Chief of Staff :
Lt. Colonel William C. Purnell
G 1.  
Lt. Colonel Cooper B. Rhodes
G 2.  
Major Paul W. Krznarich
G 3.  
Lt. Colonel William J. Witte
G 4.  
Lt. Colonel Louis M. Gosorn
Adjutant General :
Lt. Colonel Robert H. Archer, Jr
Engineer Officer :
Lt. Colonel Robert P. Ploger
Antitank Officer :
Major Sewell S. Watts, Jr.
Chemical Officer :
Major Newton R. Cole
Finance Officer :
Lt. Colonel Louis F. Lucas
Inspector General :
Lt. Colonel Jose A. Castillo
Chaplain :
Major Harold F. Donovan
Headquarters Commandant :
Lt. Colonel Lloyd M. Marr
Judge Advocate :
Lt. Colonel Joseph H. Howard
Ordnance Officer :
Lt. Colonel Philip W. Root
Provost Marshal :
Major Vern E. Johnson
Quartermaster :
Lt. Colonel William D. Putnam
Signal Officer :
Lt. Colonel Gordon B. Cauble
Special Service Officer :
Captain John B. Gallaudet
Division Surgeon :
Lt. Colonel Frederick P. Barrow II
 
115th Infantry Regiment :
Colonel Eugene N. Slappey
Executive Officer :
Lt. Colonel Louis G. Smith
S-1 :
Captain Lucien P. Laborde
S-2 :
Major William E. Bruning
S-3 :
Captain George M. Nevius
S-4 :
Major Harold T. Perkins
Antitank Co :
Captain Raymond E. McDonough
Cannon Co :
Captain Howard H. Dickey
Svc Co :
Captain Charles E. Peter
Regimental Surgeon :
Major Theodore A. Cross
Hq Co :
1st Lt. Frank D. Bergstein
1 / 115th :
Lt. Colonel Richard C. Blatt
Executive Officer :
Major James S. Morris
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain Elmer Norval Carter
Hq Co :
Captain David F. Mentzer, Jr
A Co :
Captain John M. Ryan
B Co :
Captain LeRoy Weddle
C Co :
Captain Frank Bowen
D Co :
Captain George B. Nabb, Jr
2 / 115th :
Lt. Colonel William E. Warfield
Executive Officer :
Major Maurice G. Clift
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain G. Rudolph D'Amoto
Hq Co :
Captain Richard P. Scott
E Co :
Captain Waldo E. Schmitt
F Co :
Captain Robert J. Kaiser
G Co :
1st Lt. Livingston Eaddy
H Co :
Captain Angelo W. Onder
3 / 115th :
Major Victor P. Gillespie
Executive Officer :
Captain Grat B. Hankins
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain Jesse L. Wilkins
Hq Co :
Captain Jacobs L. Jones
I Co :
Captain William L. Spry
K Co :
Captain Louis I. Hille
L Co :
Captain Arthur D. Lawson
M Co :
Captain George B. Fowler
 
116th Infantry Regiment :
Colonel Charles D.W. Canham
Executive Officer :
Lt. Colonel Harold A. Cassel
S-1 :
Captain Morris Ernst
S-2 :
Major Asbury H. Jackson
S-3 :
Major Thomas D. Howie
S-4 :
Major John W. Sours
Antitank Co :
Captain William E. Lester
Cannon Co :
Lt. Joseph E. McCollum
Svc Co :
Captain Charles Powell
Regimental Surgeon :
Major Millard R. Buckley
Hq Co :
Captain Joseph A. Rice
1 / 116th :
Lt. Colonel John A. Metcalfe
Executive Officer :
Major Thomas S. Dallas
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain Robert B. Ware
Hq Co :
Captain Thomas J. Callahan
A Co :
Captain Taylor N. Fellers (KIA 6 June)
B Co :
Captain Ettore V. Zappacosta (KIA 6 June)
C Co :
Captain Berthier B. Hawks
D Co :
Captain Walter O. Schilling
2 / 116th :
Major Sidney V. Bingham, Jr
Executive Officer :
Major Fred McManaway
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain Robert M. Dewitt
Hq Co :
Captain Charles R. Cawthon
E Co :
Captain Lawrence A. Madill (KIA 6 June)
F Co :
Captain William Callahan
G Co :
Captain Eccles Scott
H Co :
Captain George Boyd
3 / 116th :
Lt. Colonel Lawrence E. Meeks
Executive Officer :
Major Malcolm R. Weller
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain Francis R. Burns
Hq Co :
Captain Archibald A. Sproul
I Co :
Captain Jack Flora
K Co :
Captain William G. Pingley, Jr
L Co :
Captain Charles W. East
M Co :
Captain Charles Kidd
 
175th Infantry Regiment :
Colonel Paul R. Goode
Executive Officer :
Lt. Colonel Alexander George
S-1 :
Captain James L. Hays
S-2 :
Major John C. Geiglein
S-3 :
Major Leslie Harness
S-4 :
Major Carle W. Mason
Antitank Co :
Captain Marion W. Stevenson
Cannon Co :
Captain Clarence E. Major
Svc Co :
Captain Robert D. Smith
Regimental Surgeon :
Major Edmund G. Beacham
Hq Co :
Captain Henry J. Reed
1 / 175th :
Lt. Colonel Roger S. Whiteford
Executive Officer :
Major Anthony J. Miller, Jr
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain Bernard H. Sager
Hq Co :
Captain Guy G. Griffin, Jr
A Co :
Captain Joseph E. Mueller
B Co :
Captain Jack Brashears
C Co :
Captain Alexander Pouska, Jr
D Co :
Captain Miles C. Shorey, Jr
2 / 175th :
Lt. Colonel Millar G. Bowen
Executive Officer :
Captain Harold E. Simmons
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain Philip G. Creese
Hq Co :
Captain Louis J. Curl, Jr
E Co :
Captain Lawrence E. Maddox
F Co :
Captain Robert M. Miller
G Co :
Captain Kearney Slingluff
H Co :
Captain Edward Wolff
3 / 175th :
Lt. Colonel Edward A. Gill
Executive Officer :
Major Ernest M. Richter
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain Brooks E. Brown
Hq Co :
Captain Paul T. Freund
I Co :
Captain Frank J. McKenna
K Co :
Captain John T. King III
L Co :
Captain Alvin W. Hobbs
M Co :
1st Lt. Thomas C. Emlo
 
121st Engineer Combat Bn :
Lt. Colonel Robert P. Ploger
Executive Officer :
Major Allan F. Olson
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain Ross D. Dickson
Hq & Svc Co :
Captain Henry E. Lewis
A Co :
Captain Christian L. Martin
B Co :
Captain Edward L. Humphrey
C Co :
Captain Svend A. Holmstrup (KIA 6 June)
 
29th Division Artillery :
Brigadier General William H. Sands
Executive Officer :
Colonel Harry R. Warfield
110th FA Bn :
Lt. Colonel John Purley Cooper
Executive Officer :
Major David G. McIntosh III
Svc Btry :
Captain Charles H. Kinsey
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain J. T. B. Ambler
Hq Btry :
Captain James R. McCarthy
Battery A :
Captain William H. Beehler
Battery B :
Captain Charles C. Cole
Battery C :
Captain Arthur L. Flinner
111th FA Bn :
Lt. Colonel Thornton L. Mullins (KIA 6 June)
Executive Officer :
Major John Wales
Svc Btry :
Captain Frederic E. Consolvo
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain Bernard J. Sabatino
Hq Btry :
Captain William L. Decamps
Battery A :
Captain Jack R. Wilson
Battery B :
Captain John Hodges
Battery C :
Captain Louis A. Shuford
224th FA Bn :
Lt. Colonel Clinton E. Thruston, Jr
Executive Officer :
Major Sherwood E. Collins, Jr
Svc Btry :
Captain Robert H. Stone
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain Louis J. Bonanno
Hq Btry :
Captain Harry J. Mathews
Battery A :
Captain Arnold J. Young, Jr
Battery B :
Captain Delos H. Mathiesen
Battery C :
Captain Harry R. Ostler
227th FA Bn :
Lt. Colonel Neal W. Harper
Executive Officer :
Major Norman D. Aboosh
Svc Btry :
Captain Eli Gifford
Battalion Surgeon :
Captain Harold Bacon
Hq Btry :
Captain Robert M. Godber
Battery A :
Captain Doyle E. Conrad
Battery B :
Captain George F. Weidl
Battery C :
Captain Walter J. Rakow
   
29th Signal Co :
Captain Arba G. Williamson
29th Reconnaissance Troop :
Captain William H. Puntenney
729th Ord. Light Maintenance Co :
Captain Harold S. Price
29th Quatermaster Co :
Captain Frank B. Hines
29th Military police Platoon :
Major Vern E. Johnson
   
104th Medical Bn :
Lt. Colonel Arthur N. Ericksen
Executive Officer :
Major George B. Faries
A Co :
Captain Raymond F. Conway
B Co :
Captain Lester L. Kolman
C Co :
Captain John S. Williams
Clearing Co :
Major Francis M. Mangold
 
ATTACHMENTS
 
743rd Tk Bn :
Lt. Colonel John S. Upham, Jr
A Co :
Captain Vodra Philips
B Co :
Captain Charles Ehmka (KIA 6 June)
C Co :
Captain Ned Elder
   
747th Tk Bn :
Lt. Colonel Stuart G. Fries
   
635th Tk Destroyer Bn :
 
 
1 det, Hq & Hq Btry, 49th AAA Bde :
General Edward W. Timberlake
Hq & Hq Btry, 18th AAA Grp :
Colonel T. W. Munford
110th AAA Gun Bn :
Lt. Colonel William F. Curren, Jr.
457th AAA AW Bn :
Lt. Colonel C. G. Remmington
1 det, 413th AAA Gun Bn :
 
320th AAA Bln Bn VLA - [C Btry] :
 
 
102nd Cavalry Rcn Squadron :
 
 
5th Engineer Special Bde :
Colonel William D. Bridges
   
6th Engineer Special Bde :
Colonel Paul W. Thompson (WIA 6 June)
Colonel Chase
   
992nd Engineer Treadway Br Co :
 
1 det, 996th Engineer Treadway Br Co :
 
502nd Engineer Light Pon Co :
 
503rd Engineer Light Pon Co :
 
1st Engineer Combat Bn, C Co :
 
234th Engineer Combat Bn :
 
254th Engineer Combat Bn :
 
   
Hq & Hq Co, 1121st Engineer C Grp :
 
37th Engineer Combat Bn :
Lt. Colonel Lionel F. Smith (KIA 6 June)
A Co :
Captain Louis J. Dronovich
147th Engineer Combat Bn :
Colonel Neill
336th Engineer Combat Bn :
Lt. Colonel Paul D. Bennett
             
Hq & Hq Co, 1171st Engineer C Grp :
 
112th Engineer Combat Bn :
Major William A. Richards (KIA 6 June)
146th Engineer Combat Bn :
Lt. Colonel Carl J. Isley
Hq Co :
Captain Arthur Hill
A Co :
Captain Sam H. Ball, Jr
B Co :
Captain John K. Howard (WIA 6 June)
C Co :
Captain Vincent L. Wall
149th Engineer Combat Bn :
 
C Co :
Captain Gifford
1340th Engineer Combat Bn :
 
610th Engineer Light Equip Co :
 
 
Hq & Hq Btry, V Corps Arty :
 
1 det, 17th FA Obsn Bn :
 
33rd FA Bn :
 
Hq & Hq Btry, 190th FA Grp :
 
186th FA Bn :
 
187th FA Bn :
Colonel Raymond B. Beach
190th FA Bn :
200th FA Bn :
58th Armored FA Bn :
Lt. Colonel Mc Quade (KIA 6 June)
Major Walter J. Paton (From 6 June)
 
26th Regimental Combat Team :
Colonel John F. R. Seitz
   
2nd Ranger Bn :
Lt. Colonel James E. Rudder
Hq Co :
Captain James W. Wikner
A Co :
Captain Joseph A. Rafferty (KIA 6 June)
B Co :
Captain Edgar L. Arnold
C Co :
Captain Ralph E. Goranson
D Co :
Captain Morton L. McBride
E Co :
1st Lt. Gilbert C. Baugh
F Co :
Captain Otto Masny
   
5th Ranger Bn :
Lt. Colonel Max F. Schneider
Hq Co :
Captain John C. Raaen Jr.
A Co :
Captain Charles H. Parker
B Co :
Captain George P. Whittington, Jr.
C Co :
Captain Wilmer K. Wise
D Co :
Lt. George R. Miller
E Co :
Captain Edward S. Luther
F Co :
Captain William M. Runge