89th Infantry Division

USA · Division

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89th Infantry Division USA · Division


Date City Region Country
Jan. 22, 1945 Fecamp Seine-Inferieure France
Feb. 22, 1945 Blangy Seine-Inferieure France
March 6, 1945 Mersch Luxembourg
March 10, 1945 Speicher Rhineland Germany
March 13, 1945 Gillenfeld Rhineland Germany
March 15, 1945 Bad Bertrich Rhineland Germany
March 18, 1945 Peterswald Rhineland Germany
March 20, 1945 Rhaunen Rhineland Germany
March 22, 1945 Soberheim Rhineland Germany
March 24, 1945 Lingerhahn Rhineland Germany
March 25, 1945 Badenhard Rhineland Germany
March 28, 1945 Weisel Hessen-Nassau Germany
March 29, 1945 Bad Schwalbach Hessen-Nassau Germany
April 3, 1945 Hersfeld Hessen-Nassau Germany
April 4, 1945 Nesselroden Thuringia Germany
April 8, 1945 Waltershausen Thuringia Germany
April 11, 1945 Arnstadt Thuringia Germany
April 13, 1945 Bad Berka Thuringia Germany
April 15, 1945 Kahla Thuringia Germany
April 16, 1945 Weida Thuringia Germany
April 18, 1945 Werdau Saxony Germany

Commanding General:

Jan. 22, 1945: Maj. Gen. Thomas D. Finley

Assistant Division Commander:

Jan. 22, 1945: Brig. Gen. John N. Robinson

Artillery Commander:

Jan. 22, 1945: Brig. Gen. John T. Bissel

Chief of Staff:

Jan. 22, 1945: Col. Norman M. Winn

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1:

Jan. 22, 1945: Lt. Col. Harold E. Sanford

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2:

Jan. 22, 1945: Lt. Col. Charles M. Myrick

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3:

Jan. 22, 1945: Lt. Col. George H. Gerhart

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4:

Jan. 22, 1945: Lt. Col. James A. Wilson

Adjutant General:

Jan. 22, 1945: Lt. Col. Vernon J. Blondell

Commanding Officer 353d Infantry:

Jan. 22, 1945: Col. Frank R. Maerdian

Commanding Officer 354th Infantry:

Jan. 22, 1945: Col. Robert C. Aloe
April 17, 1945: Col. Curtis D. Renfro

Commanding Officer 355th Infantry:

Jan. 22, 1945: Col. Jesse T. Harris

Killed: 222
Missing: 91
Wounded: 692
Captured: 1
Activated: 07/15/1942
Arrived ETO: 01/22/1945
Bronze Star: 164
Silver Star: 45
Days in Combat: 57
Soldiers Medal: 1
Legion of Merit: 5
Total Casualties: 2080
Arrived Continent: 01/22/1945
Battle Casualties: 1006
Non-Battle Casualties: 1074
Percent of T/O Strength: 14.6
Entered Combat (Entire Division): 03/12/1945
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Total Units 715
Total Locations 33413
Total Commanders 1863