American 13th Airborne Division

American 13th Airborne Division

American 13th Airborne Division


Date City Region Country
Feb. 6, 1945 Camp Lucky Strike Seine-Inferieure France
Feb. 24, 1945 Auxerre Yonne France
April 4, 1945 Airfield A-48 Seine-et-Oise France

Commanding Officer th Infantry:

Feb. 6, 1945: Col. William O Poindexter

Assistant Division Commander:

Feb. 6, 1945: Brig. Gen. Hammond M Monroe

Artillery Commander:

Feb. 6, 1945: Brig. Gen. Eric S Molitor

Chief of Staff:

Feb. 6, 1945: Col. Hugh P Harris

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1:

Feb. 6, 1945: Lt. Col. Bernard G Teeters

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2:

Feb. 6, 1945: Lt. Col. William J Blythe

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3:

Feb. 6, 1945: Lt. Col. Frederick O Hartel

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4:

Feb. 6, 1945: Lt. Col. Sigfried E Carlson

Adjutant General:

Feb. 6, 1945: Lt. Col. Samuel A Lewis

Commanding Officer 515th Parachute Infantry:

Feb. 6, 1945: Lt. Col. Harley N Trice
Feb. 12, 1945: Col. Harvey J Jablonsky

Commanding Officer 88th Glider Infantry*:

Feb. 6, 1945: Col. Samuel Roth

Commanding General:

Feb. 6, 1945: Maj. Gen. Elbridge G Chapman

Commanding Officer 517th Parachute Infantry:

March 1, 1945: Col. Rupert D Graves

Activated: 08/13/1943
Arrived ETO: 02/06/1945
Bronze Star: 39
Days in Combat: 0
Legion of Merit: 6
Arrived Continent: 02/10/1945
Total Units: 362
Total Locations: 6922
Total Commanders: 1863