American 69th Infantry Division

American 69th Infantry Division

American 69th Infantry Division


Date City Region Country
Dec. 13, 1944 Winchester Hampshire England
Jan. 21, 1945 Forges-les-Eaux Seine-Inferieure France
Feb. 4, 1945 Liesse Aisne France
Feb. 12, 1945 Murringen Liege Belgium
March 8, 1945 Schmidtheim Rhineland Germany
March 25, 1945 Bad Neuenahr Rhineland Germany
March 28, 1945 Bad Ems Hessen-Nassau Germany
March 30, 1945 Elz Hessen-Nassau Germany
March 31, 1945 Weilburg Hessen-Nassau Germany
April 6, 1945 Kassel Kurhessen Germany
April 9, 1945 Witzenhausen Kurhessen Germany
April 10, 1945 Dingelstadt Thuringia Germany
April 11, 1945 Kolleda Thuringia Germany
April 16, 1945 Pegau Halle-Merseburg Germany
April 18, 1945 Naunhof Saxony Germany

Commanding Officer 273d Infantry:

Dec. 13, 1944: Col. Charles M Adams Jr

Assistant Division Commander:

Dec. 13, 1944: Col. Lloyd H Gibbons

Artillery Commander:

Dec. 13, 1944: Brig. Gen. Robert V Maraist

Chief of Staff:

Dec. 13, 1944: Col. Charles P Lynch

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1:

Dec. 13, 1944: Lt. Col. Edward J Leary

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2:

Dec. 13, 1944: Major Maxwell Snead
March 1, 1945: Lt. Col. Maxwell Snead

Commanding Officer 272d Infantry:

Dec. 13, 1944: Lt. Col. Walter D Buie

Commanding General:

Dec. 13, 1944: Maj. Gen. Emil F Rheinhardt

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3:

Dec. 13, 1944: Lt. Col. Richard C Conran

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4:

Dec. 13, 1944: Lt. Col. Gordon D Ingraham

Adjutant General:

Dec. 13, 1944: Lt. Col. Harold Pengelly

Commanding Officer 271st Infantry:

Dec. 13, 1944: Col. Henry B Margeson

Assistant Chief of Staff G-5:

March 1, 1945: Major Claude E Post

Killed: 309
Missing: 55
Wounded: 1191
Captured: 1
Activated: 05/15/1943
Air Medal: 30
Arrived ETO: 12/13/1944
Bronze Star: 1847
Silver Star: 90
Days in Combat: 65
Soldiers Medal: 7
Legion of Merit: 1
Total Casualties: 3347
Arrived Continent: 01/26/1945
Battle Casualties: 1556
Non-Battle Casualties: 1791
Percent of T/O Strength: 23.8
Distinguished Service Cross: 1
Entered Combat (Entire Division): 02/11/1945
Total Units: 362
Total Locations: 6922
Total Commanders: 1863