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4th Infantry Division - Order of battle

Commanding General :
Major General Raymond O. Barton

Raymond O. Barton
Assistant Commanding :
Brigadier General Henry A. Barber
Assistant Commanding :
Brigadier General Theodore Roosvelt, Jr
 
Chief of Staff :
Col. James S. Rodwell
 
G 1.  
Lt Col. Garlen R. Bryant
G 2.  
Lt Col. Harry F. Hansen
G 3.  
Lt Col. Orlando C. Troxel, Jr
Major David B. Goodwin (From 13 June)
G 4.  
Lt Col. Richard S. Marr
G 5.  
Lt Col. Dee W. Stone
 
Artillery Commander :
Brigadier General Harold W. Blakeley
Adjutant General :
Major George H. Garde
 
8th Infantry Rgt :
Colonel James A. Van Fleet
1/8th :
Lt Col. Conrad C. Simmons
A Co :
Captain Carl Cline
B Co :
1st Lt. Gail Lee
C Co :
Captain Robert Crisson
D Co :
1st Lt. Joseph Samson
2/8th :
Lt Col. Carlton O. MacNeely
E Co :
Captain Howard Lees
F Co :
Captain Leonard Schroeder
G Co :
Captain James Haley
H Co :
Captain John Greenip
3/8th :
Lt Col. Erasmus H. Strickland
I Co :
Captain Frederick C. Maisel, Jr
K Co :
Captain John Spangler
L Co :
Captain John Reckord
M Co :
Captain Robert Rappleye
 
12th Infantry Rgt :
Colonel Russell P. Reeder, Jr
Colonel James S. Luckett (From 11 June)
S-1 :
Captain Ernest C. Phillips
S-2 :
Captain Frank P. Burk
S-3 :
Major John W. Gorn
S-4 :
Major Kenneth E. Lay
Hq Co :
Captain William E. Tulluck
Svc. Co :
Captain Glenn W. Zarger
Cn. Co :
Captain Elmer E. Epting
At. Co :
Captain James P. Smith
Mun. Officer :
Captain John Sunntek
Commun. Officer :
Captain Robert D. Mattingly
Gas. Officer :
1st Lt. Willard Seale
Trans. Officer :
Captain George Stoneman
Ath. & Rec. Officer :
1st Lt. Rudolph L. Walter
Prsl. Officer :
Captain Edmunds
Chaplins :
Captain Leonard J. Fries
Captain Lewis F. Koon
1st Lt. George W. Knapp
Red Cross Representative:
Mr. Scott Harrison
1/12th :
Lt Col. Charles Jackson
XO : Major Gordon F. Johnson
Hq Co :
Captain Frank W. Mather
A Co :
Captain John B. Holton
B Co :
Captain Irving Gray (KIA 6 June)
Lt Harold W. Pearcey (From 6 June)
C Co :
Captain Allen H. Heidingsfelder
D Co :
Captain Dunbar Whitman
2/12th :
Lt Col. Dominick Montelbano
XO : Captain Richard J. O'Malley
Hq Co :
Captain John L. Moore
E Co :
Captain Robert R. Wright
F Co :
Captain Warren J. Clark
G Co :
Captain Jason C. Hardee
H Co :
Captain Tallie J. Crocker
3/12th :
Lt Col. Thaddeus R. Dulin
XO : Major Harold H. Smith (SWA 11 June)
Hq Co :
Captain Raymond M. Davis
I Co :
Captain Joe H. Hamner
K Co :
Captain Kenneth R. Linder
L Co :
Captain Herman R. Rice
M Co :
Captain Michael Mihalik
 
22nd Infantry Rgt :
Colonel Hervey A. Tribolet
Colonel Robert T. Foster (From 26 June)
1/22nd :
Lt Col. Sewell M. Brumby
A Co :
Captain Tom Shields
2/22nd :
Major Earl W. Edwards
E Co :
Captain James Burnside
F Co :
Captain Harold Fulton
G Co :
1st Lt J. O. Jackson
H Co :
1st Lt Thomas Harrison
3/22nd :
Lt Col. Arthur S. Teague
I Co :
Captain Joseph T. Samuels
K Co :
Captain Charles Earnest
L Co :
Captain Edward Gatto
 
1st Engineer Special Brigade:
General James E. Wharton
4th Engineer Combat Bn :
Lt Col. William H. Ragland
49th Engineer Combat Bn :
 
237th Engineer Combat Bn :
Major Herschel E. Linn
B Co :
Captain Victor Calvisino
B/299th Engineer Combat Bn :
Captain Ambrose Manion
   
531st Engineer Shore Rgt :
 
1/531st :
Lt Col. Robert May
2/531st :
Lt Col. Stephen Force
 
6th Armored Group :
Colonel Francis F. Fainter
70th Tank Bn :
Lt Col. John C. Welborn
A Co :
1st Lt De Witt C. Fair
B Co :
1st Lt Francis E. Senger
C Co :
1st Lt John L. Ahearn (SWA 6 June)
1st Lt Dwight McKay (From 6 June - SWA 8 June)
Captain Albert M. Krekler (From 8 June)
D Co :
1st Lt Gordon R. Brodie
 
746th Tank Bn :
Lt Col. Clarence G. Hupfer
Hq Co :
Captain Thomas J. Hoshell
Svc Co :
Captain Raymond E. Carlson
Medical Det. :
Captain Alex Hochman MD
A Co :
Captain Loveaire A. Hedges
B Co :
Captain Asher K. Pay
C Co :
Captain James A. Crawford (KIA 9 June)
D Co :
Lieutnant Eugene M. McDonough
 
4th Reconnaissance Troop :
Captain L. E. Goodrich
4th Cavalry Group :
Colonel Joseph M. Tully
4th Cavalry Squ :
Lt Col. Edward C. Dunn
24th Cavalry Squ :
Lt Col. F. H. Gaston, Jr
   
29th FA Bn :
Lt Col. Joel F. Thomason
42nd FA Bn :
Lt Col. Thomas I. Edgard
44th FA Bn :
Lt Col. William A. Watson
20th FA Bn :
Lt Col. Fred W. Urick
87th Chemical Mortar Bn :
Lt Col. James H. Batte
A Co :
Captain John T. Stiefel
B Co :
Captain James J. Marshall
C Co :
Captain Robert D. Trather
D Co :
Captain Henry S. Williams
65th Armored FA Bn :
Lt Col. Edward Bailey
899th Tank Destroyer Bn :
 
704th Ord. Light Maint. Co :
Captain Winston J. Lawrence
4th Quartermaster Co :
Captain Eveleth V. Richardson
4th Signal Co :
1st Lt Philip Bragar
Military Police Platoon :
Major Frank H. Dowler
4th Medical Bn :
Lt Col. Joseph H. Dwinelle
 
ATTACHMENTS
         
359th Infantry Rgt : 
Colonel Clarke K. Fales
1/359th : 
Lt. Col. Leroy H. Pond
2/359th : 
Lt. Col. Paul Smith
 
915th FA Bn : 
Lt. Col. Bob Thomas Hughes
13th FA Observation Bn : 
 
B Btry, 980th FA Bn : 
 
   
11th AA Gp :
Col. H. P. Newton
474th AAA AW (SP) Bn :
Lt. Col. William A. Stricklen, Jr.
Btry C, 320th AA Barrage Bln Bn :