The 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized) was born at Camp Kearney California at San Diego on 16 September 1917 in response to the nation's entry in to World War I. After its return from the Korean War, the 40th Infantry Division was reorganized on 1 July 1954 as the 40th Armored Division.. 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion 38th Armored Infantry Battalion 48th Armored Infantry Battalion. S-1 officers (personnel) of the Battalion were: sources: - 28 Sep 1944) Known simply as the 40th Division (there were not yet cavalry or armored divisions) it was made up of National Guard unit from Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. 23 September 1944: lightly wounded in action and lost to 109th Evacuation Hospital - Bn HQ location: Lorry, France - Record of Events: "Remained in Bivouac Area at Lorry, France. ], 11 November 1944: promoted to Major (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 19 Nov 1944), 13 December 1944: from duty to 1 day leave, per Special Order #119 of HQ/40 (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 13 Dec 1944), 14 December 1944: from 1 day leave to duty (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 14 Dec 1944), 31 December 1944: transferred to Combat Command "R" per paragraph 7 of 7AD Special Order #260 (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 31 Dec 1944; Carl Corbin says he became CCR's S-4 officer), 28 September 1944: principal duty changed from 1203 to 4010 [apparently S-4] (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 28 Sep 1944) [NOTE: This probably actually happened 25 Sep 44, as soon as he was assigned, since the position had probably been vacant since Lt. Col. McConnell was wounded and evacuated on 23 Sep 44. 17th Tank Battalion. 434th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 440th Armored Field Artillery Battalion The division then began to be gradually filled with more and more new faces, as the veterans were transferred elsewhere. 31 December 1944: transferred from Combat Command "R" per paragraph 7 of 7AD Special Order #260 (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 31 Dec 1944) Morale, Fair." US Army Armored School Research and Evaluation Division. The division moved to the area of Manhay, Belgium, and by the end of December had cleared the town of the enemy. In April, the 7th Armored Division completed their part of the encirclement of the Ruhr Pocket and captured the critical Edersee Dam. Landed at Liverpool, England, 11 March 1944. Or you can see an active overview of all pages at the 7th Armored Division web site. 25 September 1944: transferred from A/40 to Bn HQ/40 (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 25 September 1944) Subscribe to 40th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division Footer menu. Sweat (??? One battalion was authorized 69 heavy tanks ( T43 's, which later became M-103 's) with 120-mm. The regiment was inactivated from 1 January through 2 March 1942, at which point it was again activated until 20 September 1943 when the regiment was broken up and its elements used to form smaller independent units including the 40th and 709th Tank Battalions. The Division was initially deployed as previously reported. May 19, 2020 - Explore Philip Barnett's board "U.S. 7th Armored Division", followed by 1071 people on Pinterest. Here they were attached to the British Second Army, under Lieutenant General Sir Miles C. Dempsey, and ordered to make demonstration attacks to the east, in order to divert enemy forces from the Overloon and Venlo areas, where British troops pressed the attack. Powell, Morris W. 40th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division 107. Still meeting strong enemy resistance. Carl Corbin says the S-3 became Executive Officer when Corbin became S-3. Executive officers of the Battalion were: 17th Tank Bn; 31st Tank Bn; 40th Tank Bn; 23d Armored Infantry Bn; 38th Armored Infantry Bn; 48th Armored Infantry Bn; 87th Cavalry Rcn Sq (Mecz) 33d Armored Engineer Bn; 147th Armored Signal Co; 7th Armored Division Artillery; 434th Armored Field Artillery Battalion; 440th Armored Field Artillery Battalion; 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion After a brief rest in January 1945, the division returned to positions near St. Vith, attacked, and re-captured the town on 23 January 1945. Emerson Wolfe (30 Dec 1944 - ???) I never heard about the 8th Tank Battalion being the first across the Moselle by fording it. During its service in World War II, the 7th Armored Division captured and destroyed a disproportionate number of enemy vehicles and took more than 100,000 prisoners. The division then pushed on to bypass Reims and liberate Château-Thierry and then Verdun, 31 August. 28 September 1944: "atchd fr other orgn" and principal duty changed from 2162 [apparently S-3] to 1203 (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 28 Sep 1944) [NOTE: This probably actually happened 23 Sep 44, when Lt. Col. McConnell was wounded and evacuated.] The attacks progressed slowly and finally settled into a series of counter-attacks reminiscent of trench warfare of World War I. [5], The division was reactivated in the early 1950s, but was not sent to Korea. sources: sources: (15 Dec 44 - ???) However, large contingents of men were sent back into Belgium and attached to Engineer Combat Battalions (e.g. 48th Armored Infantry Battalion. 40th Tank Battalion. Or you can see an active overview of all pages at the 7th Armored Division web site. B/40: 3 KIA Just North of Maizieres-les-Metz, France 9 September 1944 Allen, Ray Glider Infantry 893. Constituted as the 4th Armored Regiment on 13 January 1941, the unit was retitled the 40th Armored Regiment on 8 May 1941. The 7th Armored halted briefly for refueling and then on 6 September drove on toward the Moselle and made a crossing near Dornot. James Gunville was a Native American, of the Tuttle Mt. 3 Aug 1944: returned to duty from temporary duty in London, England (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 3 Aug 1944) This page contains: Powell, Waiter R. 1st Ranger Battalion 839. Frank (31447982) - Company A. sources: And the following are links to other pages about 40th Tank Bn: Carl Corbin says the S-3 became Executive Officer when Corbin became S-3. 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Pvt. 31 December 1944: transferred to Combat Command "R" per paragraph 7 of 7AD Special Order #260 (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 31 Dec 1944; Carl Corbin says he became CCR's S-4 officer) 28 September 1944: "atchd fr other orgn" and principal duty changed from 2162 [apparently S-3] to 1203 (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 28 Sep 1944) [NOTE: This probably actually happened 23 Sep 44, when Lt. Col. McConnell was wounded and evacuated.] The division was composed of the following units:[2]. The Germans launched a two-division offensive centered on Meijel, catching the thinly stretched 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron of the 7th Armored Division by surprise. Goldman, Murray 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Div. guns, the heaviest weapon yet carried by an American tank. Capt. On 16 April the LIII Panzer Corps surrendered to the division and the eastern sector of the pocket collapsed. He sacraficed his life with honor 6 miles sw of Verdun, France. The 7th was preparing to drive into Germany when the Ardennes offensive began on 16 December 1944. - 2 Aug 1944 - 30 Oct 1944; 31 Dec 1944 - ???) Books That Mention the 40th Tank Battalion Colonel (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 1 Nov 1944), 24 December 1944: lightly wounded in action not hospitalized "Shrapnel W, LW, Forehead" [probably lacerating wound to the forehead from shrapnel] (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 24 Dec 1944). Debarked at Utah Beach 10 July 1944. On 8 October, the division was relieved from the attack on Overloon by the British 11th Armoured Division and moved south of Overloon to the Deurne–Weert area. They were then relieved by the 75th Infantry Division. 29 October 1944: promoted to Lt. Capt. From Chartres, the division advanced to liberate Dreux and then Melun, where they crossed the Seine River, 24 August. The M-4 Sherman Medium Tank was the mainstay of American armored forces during World … Return to top of 40th Tank Bn page, Active overview of all pages at the 7th Armored Division web site, Battalion-Level Officers of the Battalion, Books and Research Materials Specifically about the 40th Tank Battalion, Books That Mention the 40th Tank Battalion, 40th Tank Battalion Overseas Deaths in World War II, 40th Tank Battalion Overseas Deaths in World War II - Photos, D/40: MIA near Maizieres-les-Metz, France 7 September 1944, B/40: 3 KIA Just North of Maizieres-les-Metz, France 9 September 1944, 40th Tank Battalion Individual Awards in 7AD General Orders, active overview of all pages at the 7th Armored Division web site, 1943 Christmas Dinner and Complete Roster of All Officers and Enlisted Men, 40th Tank Battalion Morning Report Stations (Locations) and Record of Events, 7th Armored Division Association Home Page, 2 August 1944: returned from temporary duty at Sherborne, England (HQ Co/40 Morning Report 2 August 1944), 15 April 1945: returned from leave of 7 days plus travel and reassumed command (HQ Co/40 Morning Report 16 April 1945), 15 April 1945: relieved of command upon Capt. UNITS OF THE 40th TANK BATTALION: The 40th Tank Battalion consisted of the following units Battalion Headquarters (Bn HQ/40)- see Battalion Officers section below Sources: Carl McArn Corbin (states - 28 Sept 44, became S-3) During this operation, at midnight on the night of 31 October–1 November Major General Lindsay Silvester, who had led the division since its activation, was relieved[3] as commander of the division and replaced by Major General Robert W. Hasbrouck. President Truman wanted one of his armored divisions parading in front of him on the 4 July in Berlin, and 2nd and 7th Armored were both prepared for the honor. These American M-4 Shermans of the 40th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division, wait for the German onslaught during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. 31st Tank Battalion. 30 Dec 1944: transferred from B/40 to Bn HQ/40 (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 30 Dec 1944) In March 1945, the 7th Armored took part in two major breakthroughs with a two-week period during which they established and maintained an important defensive position. Power (??? 40th Tank Battalion (7th Armored Division) August 1944 - June 1945 Transcribed from the original documents in Box 15719 (7th Armored Division 607-TK(40)-0.1 to 607-TK(40)-0.7) of Record Group 407 (Adjutant General’s Office) at National Archives II in College Park, MD by S-3 officers (operations) of the Battalion were: If you wish to contribute to the site leave a message and E-Mail address in the members guest book and the author will contact you. Other Bn HQ/40 Officers (Roles Not Yet Established) Maj. Leo G. Carlson (28 Sep 1944 - 20 Oct 44 - 15 Dec 44) C Company, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division 487 . Colonel (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 1 Nov 1944) Mathis, Jake VMF-322 416. - 3 Aug 1944 - ???) Maj. (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 23 Sep 1944) The only accounts of Task Force Brown are in the CCA After-Action Report. The division drove through Nogent-le-Rotrou in an attack on Chartres. Units of the Battalion The 7th Armored Division landed on Omaha and Utah Beaches, 13–14 August 1944, and was assigned to U.S. Third Army, commanded by Lieutenant General George S. Patton. The first large contingent of veterans left in mid July: these were low-point men who were headed back to the United States to begin training for the invasion of Japan. The complete set (from August 1944 - May 1945) is 106 pages and costs $80. 27 Dec 1944: from 111th Evacuation Hospital to returned to duty (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 27 Dec 1944) See more ideas about wwii, world war ii, world war two. ??? The city fell on 18 August. On 25 September 1944, the 7th Armored Division was transferred to the U.S. Ninth Army, under Lieutenant General William Hood Simpson, and began the march to the Netherlands where they were needed to protect the right (east) flank of the corridor opened by Operation Market Garden. ??? Click, Official Records of the 38th Armored Infantry Battalion: After Action Reports, Journals and more. The remains were bone fragments, with little hope of using the technology of 1946 to make an identification. sources: On 3 February, the 224th Infantry Regiment and 140th Tank Battalion landed at Inchon and began their movement to the Division sector. 23d Armored Infantry Battalion. 18th Tank Battalion; 36th Tank Battalion; 80th Tank Battalion; 7th Armored Infantry Battalion; 49th Armored Infantry Battalion; 58th Armored Infantry Battalion; 88th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) 53d Armored Engineer Battalion; 148th Armored Signal Company; 8th Armored Division Artillery; 398th Armored Field Artillery Battalion C Company, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion … (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 23 Sep 1944), 23 September 1944: "Assumes command" (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 28 Sep 1944; amended to "Assumed command 23 Sep 44" in Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 7 Nov 1944), 29 October 1944: promoted to Lt. From this area, Lieutenant William A. Knowlton led a force eastward to make contact with the Red Army. Armament captured (only pieces larger than 50mm included): 361; Distance travelled 2,260 miles (3,640 km); Gasoline consumed 3,127,151 US gallons (11,837,550 l; 2,603,898 imp gal), This page was last edited on 16 January 2021, at 09:49. Died: December 22, 1944 - 815-891 [or 815-890], just east of Rodt, Belgium However, the response by the 7th Armored and by British Lieutenant General Sir Richard O'Connor's British VIII Corps, to which the division was attached, stopped the German attack on the third day and then from 31 October to 8 November gradually drove the enemy out of the terrain that they had taken. 13 December 1944: from duty to 1 day leave, per Special Order #119 of HQ/40 (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 13 Dec 1944) They then attacked into the Ruhr Pocket, in order to reduce it. The 7th Armored Division arrived in England in June 1944. S-2 officers (intelligence) of the Battalion were: ??? 28 September 1944: principal duty changed from 4010 [apparently S-4] to 2162 [apparently S-3] (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 28 Sep 1944) [NOTE: This probably actually happened 23 Sep 44, when Lt. Col. McConnell was wounded and evacuated.] 1 (HQ Co/40 Morning Report 2 August 1944), 10 October 1944: assigned 9 October 1944 and joined 10 October 1944 from 3rd Replacement Depot (HQ Co/40 Morning Report 10 October 1944), 22 August 1944: lightly wounded in action at Ponthierry, France (HQ Co/40 Morning Report 22 August 1944), 23 August 1944: lost to hospital (HQ Co/40 Morning Report 23 August 1944), 3 September 1944: reassigned and joined from 12th Evacuation Hospital (HQ Co/40 Morning Report 5 September 1944), 8 September 1944: slightly sick, non-battle, and lost to 109th Evacuation Hospital (HQ Co/40 Morning Report 12 September 1944), 18 September 1944: assigned 17 September 1944 and joined 18 September 1944 from 53rd Replacement Battalion (HQ Co/40 Morning Report 18 September 1944), 21 September 1944: slightly sick, non-battle, and lost to 109th Evacuation Hospital (HQ Co/40 Morning Report 29 September 1944 originally showed as 24 Sep but Morning Report 1 October 1944 amended to 21 Sep), Other A/40 Officers (Roles Not Yet Established), 10 November 1944: transferred from HQ Co/40 (HQ Co/40 Morning Report 10 November 1944), 25 September 1944: transferred from A/40 to Bn HQ/40 (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 25 September 1944), A/40 Spreadsheets by Vince Webb, son of A/40 veteran Rufus Webb, Other B/40 Officers (Roles Not Yet Established), 30 Dec 1944: transferred from B/40 to Bn HQ/40 (Bn HQ/40 Morning Report 30 Dec 1944), 25 Dec 1943: 1st Lt., Commanding Officer (Sv Co/40 Christmas 1943 Menu and Roster), 1 Feb 1945: Captain, Commanding Officer (Sv Co/40 Morning Report 1 Feb 1945), 25 Dec 1943: 2nd Lt. 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