87th Infantry Division

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87th Infantry Division USA · Division


Date City Region Country
Oct. 22, 1944 Glasgow Scotland
Oct. 25, 1944 Knutsford Cheshire England
Nov. 24, 1944 Southampton Hampshire England
Nov. 26, 1944 Le Havre Seine-Inferieure France
Nov. 30, 1944 St-Saens Seine-Inferieure France
Dec. 8, 1944 Metz Moselle France
Dec. 10, 1944 Ormingen Bas-Rhin France
Dec. 13, 1944 Achen Bas-Rhin France
Dec. 15, 1944 Gross Rederchingen Bas-Rhin France
Dec. 22, 1944 Achen Bas-Rhin France
Dec. 24, 1944 Dieuze Moselle France
Dec. 25, 1944 Pont Faverger Marne France
Dec. 30, 1944 Bertrix Namur Belgium
Jan. 2, 1945 Libramont Luxembourg Belgium
Jan. 13, 1945 Freux La Rue Luxembourg Belgium
Jan. 15, 1945 Sandweiler Luxembourg
Jan. 16, 1945 Rodenbourg Luxembourg
Jan. 27, 1945 Hautbellain Luxembourg
Jan. 29, 1945 Gruflange Luxembourg Belgium
Feb. 2, 1945 Schonberg Luxembourg Belgium
Feb. 8, 1945 Auw Rhineland Germany
Feb. 11, 1945 Schonberg Luxembourg Belgium
Feb. 26, 1945 Auw Rhineland Germany
March 7, 1945 Lissendorf Rhineland Germany
March 14, 1945 Bassenheim Rhineland Germany
March 23, 1945 Gondershausen Rhineland Germany
March 24, 1945 Buchholz Rhineland Germany
March 26, 1945 Boppard Rhineland Germany
March 27, 1945 Dachsenhausen Nassau Germany
March 28, 1945 Katzenelnbogen Nassau Germany
March 30, 1945 Weilmunster Nassau Germany
April 5, 1945 Friedewald Nassau Germany
April 6, 1945 Schweina Thuringia Germany
April 8, 1945 Floh Thuringia Germany
April 10, 1945 Tambach Thuringia Germany
April 11, 1945 Grafenroda Thuringia Germany
April 12, 1945 Remda Thuringia Germany
April 13, 1945 Saalfeld Thuringia Germany
April 15, 1945 Possneck Thuringia Germany
April 16, 1945 Pausa Saxony Germany
April 17, 1945 Jocketa Saxony Germany
May 6, 1945 Falkenstein Saxony Germany

Commanding General:

Oct. 22, 1944: Brig. Gen. Frank L. Cullin Jr
Dec. 19, 1944: Brig. Gen. John M. Lentz
Jan. 15, 1945: Brig. Gen. Frank L. Cullin Jr
April 15, 1945: Maj. Gen. Frank L. Cullin Jr

Assistant Division Commander:

Oct. 22, 1944: Brig. Gen. John L. McKee

Artillery Commander:

Oct. 22, 1944: Brig. Gen. William W. Ford

Chief of Staff:

Oct. 22, 1944: Col. Walker R. Goodrich
Jan. 17, 1945: Col. Grant Layng

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1:

Oct. 22, 1944: Major James B. Scott
Jan. 25, 1945: Lt. Col. Edwin O'Conner Jr
Nov. 20, 1945: Major Howard K. Wallace

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2:

Oct. 22, 1944: Lt. Col. John FT Murray

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3:

Oct. 22, 1944: Lt. Col. Perry E. Conant
Jan. 4, 1945: Major Arthur L. Gayle Jr
May 1, 1945: Lt. Col. Arthur L. Gayle Jr

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4:

Oct. 22, 1944: Lt. Col. John J. Brown

Adjutant General:

Oct. 22, 1944: Lt. Col. Mark Amen

Commanding Officer 345th Infantry:

Oct. 22, 1944: Col. Douglas Sugg

Commanding Officer 346th Infantry:

Oct. 22, 1944: Col. Normando A. Costello
Dec. 15, 1944: Col. Richard B. Wheeler
Jan. 25, 1945: Lt. Col. Donald C. Clayman
Jan. 31, 1945: Col. Curtis D. Renfro
April 7, 1945: Col. Donald C. Clayman

Commanding Officer 347th Infantry:

Oct. 22, 1944: Col. Sevier R. Tupper

Assistant Chief of Staff G-5:

Dec. 11, 1944: Maj. Gen. Eugene M. Lee

Killed: 1109
Missing: 306
Wounded: 4110
Captured: 30
Activated: 12/15/1942
Air Medal: 49
Arrived ETO: 11/13/1944
Bronze Star: 847
Silver Star: 391
Days in Combat: 134
Soldiers Medal: 23
Legion of Merit: 13
Total Casualties: 11587
Arrived Continent: 12/03/1944
Battle Casualties: 5555
Non-Battle Casualties: 6032
Percent of T/O Strength: 82.2
Distinguished Service Cross: 3
Entered Combat (Entire Division): 12/13/1944
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Total Units 715
Total Locations 33413
Total Commanders 1863