On A-Day, the tanks were ordered to advance to the east to repel the US invasion forces at Dulag. 1st platoon Company D left Dulag by water transportation (LCM) for Baybay. Starting bid: US $4.99 [ 0 bids] Shipping: $0.80 Standard . The tank coopanies of battalion trained with tho 349th, 350th nnd 551st Infantry Regiments of the 88th Inf!l.ntry Division on infantry.- tank cooporation. October 26: Battalion received order to waterproof one platoon of medium tanks of B company. Reinforcements. We wonder about the rest that served with us in the artillery unit we served in. Japanese had twin 127mm guns on each end of the island plus 80mm guns on the ocean and lagoon sides. HERES HOW YOU CAN HELP WITH THE RESEARCH! Supported Rapido River crossing and fought near Cassino JanuaryMarch 1944. Later it became a major base and staging area for B-24 equipped 11th Bombardment Group, 30th Bombardment Group and the F-5 (P-38 Lightning) equipped 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron. 1-31, 1944..16 Pages (Journal)(*), Apr. Zu den Opfern des Russisch-Ukrainischen Krieges gehren sechs Tote whrend der Annexion der Krim durch die Russische Fderation im Jahr 2014 und Tausende von Toten unter der Zivilbevlkerung und den verschiedenen Streitkrften whrend des folgenden von Russland angeschobenen Krieges im Donbas.Mit dem Russischen berfall auf die Ukraine 2022 vervielfachten sich die Todesopfer. Despite training with the infantry units for the landings, neither had conducted any real training working with the other in combat operations. Reorganized and redesignated 15 January 1948 as the 756th Heavy Tank Battalion. The battalion supported the infantry to capture four Japanese airfields on Leyte and helped repelled a Japanese Paratroop night assault on the airfields. 107, Headquarters Fifth Army, dated December 15, 1943. They were attached once again to the 3rd Armored Division on 24 November. 11th Airborne Recon Company, 11th Airborne Division Type 2 1952 - 1957. awards & promotions)(*). AFAIK, the 767th TB was not a segregated tank battalion. The foliage around the islands were mostly destroyed by the massive aerial bombing and pre-invasion naval bombardment. Except for two brief periods with the 103rd Infantry Division, the 756th remained with the 3d Division for the rest of the war. Operation Te-Go find my friend. John G. C. Brown (11/4/45), Campaign Credits: Tunisia.Nov. 17, to May 13, 1943, Naples - FoggiaSep. 9, 1943 to Jan. 21, 1944, Rome Arno.Jan. 22,to Sept. 9, 1944, RhinelandSept. 15, 1944 toMar. [7], The 746th embarked in New York on 29 January 1944 aboard the RMS Aquitania and arrived at Gourock, Scotland on 9 February 1944. From this date to the end of the year, the 767th AAR does not list any actions involving the medium tanks. Your email address will not be published. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. M4A1 with a section of the wading stack on the rear. The 17th Infantry supported by the 767th was moving north along the Burauen Dagami road while the 382nd Infantry, US 96th Infantry Division was approaching from the east on the road between Dagami and Tanauan. It arrived in England in February 1944 and landed at Utah Beach on July 18, 1944. I really hope some other people can find this service and get in touch with people like I did. Fort Drum has served as a major training center for reserve component forces, and units of the New York Army National Guard rank among the post's most . A total of 404 Type 89s were built 113 Type 89As and 291 Type 89Bs. The San Pablo airfield was secured on December 7. Tho tank companies oleo did i''.ght driving and pro.cticed steep hill climbing in preparation for the perrline op erations. The guy in this video does not know much about the tank. Are you looking for someone who is or was in 76TH TANK BATTALION 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION? This M4A1 is equipped with T48 Chevron tracks. It then moved in March 1944 to Castlemartin Range, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, where it conducted live fire and maneuver training at the company level and below. Before the invasion, four D Company M5A1 Stuarts were replaced by M3A1s modified with a M1A1 flame gun mounted below the hull .30cal MG and these M3A1s were not waterproofed for the invasion allowing them to immediately flame Japanese positions upon landing. The Japanese did not have a towed 75mm anti-tank gun, the largest was the 47mm. It was followed by the rest of the battalion, less D Company, three years later. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. Mike. Volume One has been released by Casemate Publishing as of August 13th (2021). Anti-aircraft artillery - 777th AAA AW Battalion (SP), from July 22nd, 1944 to June 29th, 1945. Its next move was to Petit Port in May and to Magenta, Algeria, early in June, where it trained with elements of the Fifth Army Tank Destroyer school. It was used by the IJA and IJN Special Naval Landing Force. Moved into line near Luneville on 30 October, 1944. 24.) While attempting to land on the muddy landing strip at Dulag, 8 out of 40 naval planes crashed. It was one of five tank battalions (all independent) which landed in Normandy on D-Day (6 June 1944). AAR lists HQ, A, B and C companies had 51 medium tanks (M4A1s) operating. During this period, the 767th Tank Battalion bivouac was located in Burauen. The division went into defensive positions on the Rhine after reaching Strasbourg on 26 November, and saw heavy fighting early in 1945 during the clearing of the Colmar Pocket. Film: WW2 Philippine Operations, Leyte, 20 October 1944. Reunion Group Photos - Original images taken at a few of the unit's reunions and provided courtesy of Tom Montgomery. [4], After a short break to refit and integrate new replacements, the tank companies went back into combat in Bllingen, Belgium, near the twin villages of Rocherath and Krinkelt, on 5 November, except Company A, which continued their determined defense of Schevenhtte. US armor on the west coast of Leyte at that time. The 3rd Battalion, 73rd Armored Regiment was first constituted on 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as the 76th Tank Battalion. Sign up to receive our newsletter regarding Veterans, Reunions, Military, Veteran Benefits, Military Pictures, Jokes, Military History, 1-31, 194439 Pages (Journal - includes casualties & messages)(*), Nov. 1-30, 194435 Pages (Journal - Incl casualties & Off. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. 10.) [1] It consisted of a Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Service Company, three medium tank companies (Companies A, B, and C) and a light tank company (Company D). 2nd platoon and Maintenance section of D company left Burauen at 0500 hours for Baybay on the southwest coast of Leyte where they were attached to the 32nd infantry regiment, 7th Infantry Division camp at 1200 hours. 777th AAA AW Bn (SP) 22 Jul 44-29 Jun 45: Armored. Question, I was looking at the book on Gen Jacob Devers and in it it mentions the 767th TB as an African-American tank battalion. Album 1 (Section 1) (Section 2) (Section 3) (Section 4), Album 2(Section 1) (Section 2) (Section 3) (Section 4). U.S. The Challenger 2 tank will help Kyiv in its upcoming counteroffensives. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. else may I get that type of info written in such a perfect means? On February 7, the 767th tank battalion re-embarked for the trip back to Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. Only Company D was able to move to a centralized assembly area, and ten of its tanks dropped out of the road march en route. Kwajalein airfield after its capture before becoming Bucholz Army Airfield. After the initial landings, amtracks were used to move fuel and ammunition to the front lines. 76th Armored Medical Battalion; Military Police Platoon; Band [page 471] ATTACHMENTS Antiaircraft Artillery. In 1944, the 767th Tank Battalion supported the US 7th Infantry Division during two campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO). 1-31, 1944.9 Pages (Includes casualty listing), Jul. 6 as indicated in this AAR entry. 1st platoon at Dulag waiting transportation to Baybay, west coast of Leyte. Where Recon Company Personnel - Photo showing small group of Recon Company personnel. Aided capture of Mannheim, Heidelberg, and Ulm, Germany, and crossed Danube in April 1945. Band. Joined breakthrough of Hitler Line May 1944, entered Rome 4 June and joined drive to Arno River. The remainder of the battalion went to Fort Dix, New Jersey on November 28, 1942, for further staging. "After Action Report, 746th Tank Battalion June December 1944". The crew was trapped in their hot and cramped tank surrounded by the Japanese for over 8 hours. 737th Tk Bn: 22 Nov 44-3 Dec 44: Johnnie Johnson with a bazooka. addyede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143 = addyede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143 + 'tankdestroyer' + '.' + 'net'; 242nd independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron (Pskov, Pskov Oblast) In 2002 the 237th Guards Parachute Regiment was disbanded. The battalion participated in combat operations throughout northern Europe until V-E Day. Courtesy of Tom Hubred. (*). Some pages are difficult to read. He stated that his company originally had 11 tanks and 8 of these were lost in action east of Julita while the remaining 3 were at Buri but were not operational. As a result of this action, Company A was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. This is my ad free non-profit blog of my research notes on military history since April 2018. From D-day, August 15, 1944, until May 8, 1945, the Battalion was continuously in action except for one ten-day period. B Company 776 Tank Destroyer Battalion In Combat, by James A. Montgomery - A detailed history with crew photos (including ID's, location and date), a company photo/roster, commendation letters and additional photos. Courtesy of Tom Hubred. Colonel Barney Letter - A five page letter, written by Col. James P. Barney, containing his experiences and observations following TD combat in North Africa. The 746th Tank Battalion was activated at Camp Rucker, Alabama on 20 August 1942 as the 746th Tank Battalion (Medium), drawing its initial cadre of officers from the 760th Tank Battalion[5] and an additional six officers and 135 enlisted men from the 70th Tank Battalion. [2], In 1944, two companies of the battalion were re-equipped with DD tanks, specialised M4 Shermans designed for amphibious landings. All Rights Reserved. https://web.archive.org/web/20090811141647/http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/p672_1.pdf, "World War II Divisional Combat Chronicles 9th Infantry Division", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=746th_Tank_Battalion_(United_States)&oldid=1122376714, Armor battalions of the United States Army, Tank battalions of the United States Army, Military units and formations established in 1942, Military units and formations disestablished in 1945, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Do you have any information on this? Four of the five Japanese airfields on Leyte were located in the US 7th Infantry Divisions area of operations. 2.) In 2006 the division was renamed 76th Guards Air-Landing Assault Division. . We talked on the phone several times in the last few years, and finally we were able to meet in El Paso, TX for a short visit. I went over this website and I think you have a lot of excellent info , saved to favorites (:. Company A remained in support of the 47 Infantry Regiment, which had been attached to the 3rd Armored Division in order to sustain its defense of the gains made at Schevenhtte. Larger versions of the individual images are available by request. Note the chains on the jeep tires. Two D company M3A1 Stuart tanks landed on Beach White 2 on Ennylobegan Island (Carlos). It was not relieved until June 10, six days after the fall of Rome. I'm the first to ever contact him. Military Police Platoon. I called the number ans wow he was blown away when he found out who I was. It first joined the 3d Infantry Division after it left Fort Lewis on August 4, 1942, at Fort Ord, California, at it was there it took its first amphibious training. It was during this time that the 746th was assigned to support the 4th Infantry Division for the invasion. The number plate on the front hull is not an original marking. Soon after the move to Camp Pickett, on 22 October 1943, the unit was redesignated as the 746th Tank Battalion and adopted the organization in which it would fight throughout the European Campaign. Diaries - Maintained by Captain Willis F. Cole, Company A. NOTE - THESE FILES ARE LARGE, Unit History Part 1 - Pages 1 to 52 (Distinctive Unit Insignia on Cover, Memoriam and photos), Unit History Part 2 - Pages 52 to 106 (Includes photos, campaign list, citations, awards, station list, roster and maps). December 20: Men of Armor is a multi-volume history of B Company, 756th Tank Battalion, in WWII. If you would like to obtain copies, please contact us and we can help you with the process). Between the planes is the nose of a LVT-4 amtrack which probably belonged to the 718th Amphibian Tractor Battalion. Thank you to Al Pieper for the identifications. Last Updated on December 11th, 2022, https://www.amazon.com/Men-Armor-History-Battalion-Beginnings/dp/1636240135/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=men+of+armor+jeff+danby&qid=1622837459&sr=8-1, https://www.amazon.com/Men-Armor-History-Company-Battalion/dp/1636240151/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_w=BJiSD&content-id=amzn1.sym.116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_p=116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_r=3VYNZNJ2T136DMR3ENVY&pd_rd_wg=MvrPX&pd_rd_r=bd4a947f-6fe9-4bf4-9e5b-f2b825332956&pd_rd_i=1636240151&psc=1. It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. 5th Squadron, 73d Cavalry Regiment(Airborne Thunder) Constituted 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as Headquarters Company, 76th Tank Battalion. Company D, along with the reconnaissance and mortar platoons and selected support elements landed ashore in the early morning hours of 7 June. Company A was detached from the 82nd Airborne Division on 17 June and attached to the 79th Infantry Division, with whom they fought until 26 June, when Cherbourg was reduced. Maybe they painted small airplane kill markings on their tank. The 761st Tank Battalion was formed in the spring of 1942 and according to Army historical records, had 30 Black officers, six white officers, and 676 enlisted men. Companies A, B, C, and D the tank line companies, both medium and light, all followed the same table of organization. The 3 inch gun on the M10 was more effective than the Sherman 75mm gun for busting Japanese palm log bunkers. 56th Street & 76th Tank Battalion Ave Ft Hood, TX Hours Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.1stcavmuseum2 Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday & Training Holidays Noon to 4:00 p.m. Closed on Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter, and Thanksgiving. Type 89B Otsu at Aberdeen Proving Ground: Walk Around Photos. As a result, 15 of the Shermans fell out due to track and suspension failure during the 250km road march to Nordhausen on 1314 April. Note that tank #13 in the background has a white star on the lower front hull. These M8s of an unknown unit were supporting the US 1st Cavalry Division further north on Leyte somewhere near Talcoban. At this point, the 9th Infantry Division was pulled from this headlong eastward advance and attached to III Corps to move north to prevent an expected German breakout from the eastern perimeter of the Ruhr pocket in the vicinity of Winterburg.[29][30]. The bulk of the battalion joined the division as they moved southeast to the vicinity of Sourbrodt, Belgium. The Type 89B Otsu was the first diesel-powered tank to be mass-produced in the world. [2], Once the German penetration had been contained, on 15 July, the battalion was given a brief pause to refit before rejoining the 9th Infantry Division on 17 July to prepare for Operation Cobra, the Allied offensive to break out of Normandy. D Company HQ section (2 light tanks) reported to San Pablo for security. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. The attack was blunted within a day, but fighting continued until the German leadership called off the attack on 11 August. Not all the pages in the AAR are legible and it also contained a lot of entries pertaining to equipment statuses, personnel promotions, transfers and GIs reporting to the hospital. Veteran L. Prickett, "Dear VetFriends, Thanks so much for your help! Association for it's members. Photo Gallery(See item #24 for additional photos). On 15 August, it landed near St. Tropez as part of Operation Dragoon, attached to the 3rd Infantry Division, and pushed north through France along the Rhone Valley. At this date, the 5th Air Force only used the San Pablo airfield for emergency landings. December 10: An hour later, one of the tanks returned and it was knocked out. Used by permission. Details about 76th Airborne Tank Battalion "Op Ugnate Acriter" - Cut Edge Unsewn M See original listing. By 1040 hours on October 30, Dagami was securely in US hands and the 17th Infantry continued to mop up. November 2: The M5 Stuart tanks of Company D were considered too light to be able to operate independently in the heavily compartmented bocage in Normandy, so the battalion commander decided to break the company up and attach one platoon from Company D to each of the medium tank companies, ostensibly as flank security. This is my close up which shows an officer with a couple of local women. 111 Pages April, 1945 Pt. The battalion headquarters remained attached to the 4th Infantry Division. Hinson, Claude R. MAJ, "Operations of the 755th Tank Battalion supporting the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division of the French Expeditionary Corps during the advance on Rome, . November thru to January was the height of the rainy season on Leyte with the heaviest rain fall. 76- . The 7th Infantry Division was ordered to relocate to Baybay for the advance north to Ormoc. Details consisting of personnel from A and B companies provided security for San Pablo airfield. Film: Stock Footage WWII U.S. 7th Infantry Takes Kwajalein Island Color, (Warning: scenes of dead soldiers near the end), Film: U.S. 7th Infantry Division at Kwajalein Atoll, Film: Battle of Kwajalein (1944 Newsreel). 76th Airborne Tank Battalion 710th Airborne Tank Battalion 11th Airborne Division 1950 - 1957. [4], Breaking through the first band of the Western Wall by late September 1944, the 9th Infantry Division, and along with it the 746th Tank Battalion, were the first of numerous American units to find themselves in the dark, disorienting woods and hilly terrain of the Hrtgen Forest. The battle of Leyte was the beginning of Operation Musketeer, General MacArthurs Liberation of the Philippines Islands. C Company supporting the 17th Infantry Regiment landed on Beach Orange 4 on the southwest corner of the island. 4.) The first combat commitment of the 756th was at Paestum on September 17, attached to the 45th Infantry Division. These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. DA Pam 672-1. All rights reserved. Revamped August 20th, 2021. The 746th Tank Battalion followed the standard organization of a U.S. medium tank battalion during World War II. Roster) (*), Feb. 1-28, 19457 Pages (Some areas poor), May 10-31, 194526 Pages (Unit Hist - incl. 20 th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade Division - Volgograd - (The unit was converted into a division in December 2021) Photo Albums - A collection of photographs taken by James A. Montgomery who served in B Company. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. Courtesy of Carol Davis Gamble (*) NOTE: MAY ISSUE IS A LARGE FILE May, 19899 Pages April, 19908 Pages (*) June, 1994..9 Pages (*) Feb, 1995..10 Pages Dec, 20008 Pages (*). Mitsubishi developed an air-cooled diesel engine and built the new model Type 89B Otsu which went into production in 1933. Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Unit General Orders, 19456 Pages, Unit Citations from the 63rd Inf. Courtesy of Carol Davis Gamble (**). 124th Tank Battalion; 175th Reconnaissance Battalion; 656th Sapper Engineer Battalion; 728th Signals Battalion; 1682nd Material Support Battalion; Feb., 19452 Pages March, 1945..13 Pages April, 1945 Pt. B Company supporting the 184th Infantry Regiment landed on Red Beach 1 while A Company supporting the 32nd Infantry Regiment landed on Red Beach 2. [25], The battalion remained in defensive positions to the southeast of Eupen throughout the end of December 1944 and most of January 1945, with limited localized offensive operations while the front to the 9th Infantry Division's south was stabilized and restored after the German counteroffensive. The following are all part of the recommendation package submitted. Company: 313th Field Artillery Battalion: 76th Infantry Division: 313th Infantry Regiment: 772nd Tank Battalion: 314th Field Artillery Battalion: 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion: 314th Infantry Regiment . The battalion approached this relationship with the untried 90th with trepidation, observing what they thought undisciplined behavior in their assembly areas. Around 200-300 Japanese paratroopers and elements of the Japanese 16th Infantry Division attacked the airfields around Burauen and setup a road block on the Burauen-Dagami road north of Burauen. I took some screenshots. 15.) A jeep and trailer driving pass two knocked out Type 89Bs. [27] The discharge gates on the dam were demolished as the Americans approached and operations to the east of the Roer had to wait until the waters downstream subsided. 13.) Design of a typical Japanese pillbox. 76th Tank Division. Note the telephone box on the rear to the left of the damaged wading stack. Personnel carried out normal maintenance and policed the bivouac area. [4], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=756th_Tank_Battalion_(United_States)&oldid=946428168, This page was last edited on 20 March 2020, at 02:45. This amtrack was probably used to tow planes off the muddy landing strip. Courtesy of Carol Davis Gamble (**). The tankers had found the first days in combat in France very trying. 753rd Tank Battalion: 312th Field Artillery Battalion: 75th Infantry Division: 313th Engineer Combat Battalion: 766th Ordnance Light Maint. Attacked Siegfried Line near Omersheim, Germany, and crossed Rhine River near Worms in March 1945. Constituted 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as the 76th Tank Battalion (Light). Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (50th Guards Motorised Rifle Division). Although the 767th battalion did not knock out any of these tanks, they must have drove past them along the Dulag -Burauen road after they left their bivouac area later that morning. Unit Citation Documents - In May of 1945, the 776th recommended that their A and C Company personnel be cited by the War Department for actions during the period March 17-19, 1945. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. Courtesy of Tom Montgomery. It served primarily as an attachment to the 9th Infantry Division, but fought alongside numerous other units as well. The Headquarters Company included the battalion headquarters staff, both officers and enlisted men; an assault gun platoon, consisting of three Sherman tank variants armed with a 105 mm assault gun; a mortar platoon, equipped with three half-track mounted 81 mm mortars; a reconnaissance platoon with five quarter-ton peeps (jeeps); and the headquarters tank section consisting of two tanks for the battalion commander and operations officer. This battalion was the first unit to employ the M10 Tank Destroyer in combat in the PTO on Kwajalein Island and later participated in the Leyte invasion landing on the most southern beaches at Dulag. 50th Armored Infantry Battalion. Im really digging the template/theme of this site. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 76th Airborne Tank Battalion "Op Ugnate Acriter" - Cut Edge Unsewn M: Condition:--not specified. The 6th Armored Division was created February 15, 1942 at Fort Knox, Kentucky and was made up almost entirely of citizen draftee soldiers. They attacked the airfield and the bivouac areas of the field personnel destroying their camp and set fire to everything flammable. B Company 776 Tank Destroyer Battalion In Combat, by James A. Montgomery - A detailed history with crew photos (including ID's, location and date), a company photo/roster, commendation letters and additional photos. Some 750 men, mainly from the 2nd Raiding Brigade of this unit were assigned to attack US air bases on Luzon and Leyte. Company C Rosters, May and June, 1942 - Partial lists of enlisted personnel while the unit was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington. casualties & Off. 20.) 4.) Within 30 minutes, the battalion knocked out 2 of the tanks and the others retreated. Also courtesy of Tom Hubred (*). Re-Union Booklets - These were sent to attendees following the actual reunions. World Military Encyclopedia - United States - 76th Tank battalion of 11th Airborne Division ( obsolute) World Military Encyclopedia. It was one of five tank battalions (all independent) which landed in Normandy on D-Day (6 June 1944). ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 Company C, supporting the 39th Infantry Regiment in division reserve did not cross until 10 March. The service company had operating: 12 2.5 ton trucks, 1 wrecker (10 ton), 11 1/4 ton trucks (Jeeps) and 8 Halftracks. 86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mecanized) . His son Tom has painstakenly scanned the four albums and provided them to us. The M10s advanced along with the Shermans. Combat Equipment: 3/43 - M10; 10/44 - M36, Commanding Officers: Lt. Col. Frank E. Meek (Original CO, 7/14/41); Lt. Col. James P. Barney, Jr. (3/20/42); Maj. William O. Shirley(4/28/44); Lt. Col. Dwight E. Moorhead (8/27/44); Lt. Col. John Dibble Jr. (7/5/45); Maj. James J. Bergen Jr. (9/13/45); Capt. The 746th Tank Battalion was an independent tank battalion that participated in the European Theater of Operations with the United States Army in World War II. His work has been featured in Business Insider, Sandboxx, and . The GIs broke up the attack using MG, mortar, and artillery fire. The earlier gasoline powered version Type 89A remained in production until 1937. 76TH TANK BATTALION 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION Air Force Units Army Units Coast Guard Units Marine Corps Units Navy Units Become a VetFriends Member Site Map Search Veterans & Personnel Photos, Humor, Stories & More Military Records & Resources Reunions, Parades, & Events Online Catalog About VetFriends My Profile MetLife Veteran Insurance Discounts [25] Company A joined the 47th Infantry Regiment when it was detached from the division and attached directly to V Corps to reinforce the northern shoulder of the American lines. The 756th Tank Battalion was a tank battalion of the United States Army active during the Second World War and, as the 73rd Tank Battalion, during the early Cold War. Ultimately, the 746th supported the 9th Division's crossing of the Roer in the 1st Infantry Division sector at Winden on 26 February, and attacked the German flank by advancing south toward Nideggen and Thum. Dan A. CPT, "Operations 1st Battalion, 417th Infantry, 76th Infantry Division, in the crossing of the Sauer River and attack against the Siegfried Line, Echternach, . Company A History - A detailed history from its early National Guard unit days through the end of the war. var addy_textede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143 = 'info' + '@' + 'tankdestroyer' + '.' + 'net';document.getElementById('cloakede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143').innerHTML += ''+addy_textede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143+'<\/a>'; The tanks and crews were probably transferred to other tank battalions and the battalion was then deactivated with the remaining personnel transferred to other units. Courtesy of Tom Hubred. Walter S. Snodell Jr. (9/16/45): Lt. Col. Theodore C. Argue (10/2/45); Capt. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow my blog and receive email notifications of my new posts. Courtesy of Tom Hubred. [32][33] The routine of occupation was briefly interrupted on 16 June, when ordnance in the old Bavarian fort was inadvertently set off in their bivouac area, resulting in an explosion and fire that lasted two days, but which fortunately caused no casualties. The companies were again attached to the regimental combat teams of the 9th Infantry Division and crossed the Seine the following day north of Ponthierry and at Melun[3] at crossings established by the 7th Armored Division. December 7: The 60th and Company B rejoined the division on 24 December. In the meantime, the division received orders reattaching them to VII Corps and ordering them east to catch up with the advancing front and the medium tank companies had to move out without benefit of refitting. Fortunately he had also become a member and responded to my email. A M3A1 Stuart tank of D Company on Enubuj Island. 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