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Débarquement - Assaut - Omaha Beach - Ordre de bataille 29th Infantry Division - |
| 29th Infantry Division Headquarters Commanding General: Maj. Gen. Charles H. Gerhardt Assistant Division Commander: Brig. Gen. Norman D. Cota Chief of Staff: Col. Godwin Ordway, Jr. Deputy Chief of Staff: Lt. Col. William C. Purnell G-l: Lt. Col. Cooper B. Rhodes G-2: Lt. Col. Paul W. Krznarich G-3: Lt. Col. William J. Witte G-4: Lt. Col. Louis M. Gosorn Adjutant General: Lt Col. Robert H. Archer, Jr. Antitank Officer: Major Sewell S. Watts, Jr. Chaplain: Major Harold F. Donovan Chemical Officer: Major Newton R. Cole Engineer Officer: Lt Col. Robert P. Ploger Finance Officer: Lt Col. Louis F. Lucas Headquarters Commandant: Lt. Col. Lloyd M. Marr Inspector General: Lt Col. JosÈ A. Castillo Judge Advocate: Lt Col. Joseph H. Howard Ordnance Officer: Lt Col. Philip W. Root Provost Marshal: Major Vern E. Johnson Quartermaster: Lt Col. William D. Putnam Signal Officer: Lt Col. Gordon B. Cauble Special Service Officer: Capt. John B. Gallaudet Division Surgeon: Lt Col. Frederick P. Barrow II 116th Infantry Regiment Commanding Officer: Col. Charles D. W. Canham Executive Officer: Lt. Col. Harold A. Cassell S-l: Capt. Morris Ernst S-2: Major Asbury H. Jackson S-3: Major Thomas D. Howie S-4: Major John W. Sours Antitank Company: Capt. William E. Lester Cannon Company: Lt. Joseph E. McCollum Regimental Surgeon: Major Millard R. Buckley Service Company: Capt. Charles Powell Headquarters Company: Capt. Joseph A. Rice 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. John A. Metcalfe Executive Ofhcer: Major Thomas S. Dallas Company A: Capt. Taylor N. Fellers Company B: Capt. Ettore V. Zappacosta Company C: Capt. Bertier B. Hawks Company D: Capt. Walter O. Schilling Headquarters Company: Capt. Thomas J. Callahan Battalion Surgeon: Capt. Robert B. Ware 2nd Battalion, 116th Infantry Commanding Officer: Major Sidney V. Bingham, Jr. Executive Officer: Major Fred McManaway Company E: Capt. Lawrence Madill Company F: Capt. William Callahan Company G: Capt. Eccles Scott Company H: Capt. George Boyd Headquarters Company: Capt. Charles R. Cawthon Battalion Surgeon: Capt. Robert M. Dewitt 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Lawrence E. Meeks Executive Oflicer: Major Malcolm R. Weller Company I: Capt. Jack Flora Company K: Capt. William G. Pingley, Jr. Company L: Capt. Charles W. East Company M: Capt. Charles Kidd Headquarters Company: Capt. Archibald A. Sproul Battalion Surgeon: Capt. Francis R. Burns ll5th Infantry Regiment Commanding Officer: Col. Eugene N. Slappey Executive Officer: Lt. Col. Louis G. Smith S-l: Capt. Lucien P. Laborde S-2: Major William E. Bruning S-3: Capt. George M. Nevius S-4: Major Harold T. Perkins Antitank Company: Capt. Raymond E. McDonough Cannon Company: Capt. Howard H. Dickey Regimental Surgeon: Major Theodore A. Cross Service Company: Capt. Charles E. Peter Headquarters Company: lst Lt. Frank D. Bergstein 1st Battalion, ll5th Infantry Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Richard C. Blatt Executive Officer: Major James S. Morris Company A: Capt. John M. Ryan Company B: Capt. LeRoy Weddle Company C: Capt. Frank Bowen Company D: Capt. George B. Nabb, Jr. Headquarters Company: Capt. David F. Mentzer, Jr. Battalion Surgeon: Capt. Elmer Norval Carter 2nd Battalion, ll5th Infantry Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. William E. Warfield Executive Officer: Major Maurice G. Clift Company E: Capt. Waldo E. Schmitt Company F: Capt. Robert J. Kaiser Company G: 1st Lt. Livingston Eaddy Company H: Capt. Angelo W. Onder Headquarters Company: Capt. Richard P. Scott Battalion Surgeon: Capt. G. Rudolph D'Amoto 3rd Battalion, ll5th Infantry Commanding Officer: Major Victor P. Gillespie Executive Officer: Capt. Grat B. Hankins Company I: Capt. William L. Spry Company K: Capt. Louis I. Hille Company L: Capt. Arthur D. Lawson Company M: Capt. George B. Fowler Headquarters Company: Capt. Jacob L. Jones Battalion Surgeon: Capt. Jesse L. Wilkins 175th Infantry Regiment Commanding Officer: Col. Paul R. Goode Executive Officer: Lt. Col. Alexander George S-l: Capt. James L. Hays S-2: Major John C. Geiglein S-3: Major Leslie Harness S-4: Major Carle W. Mason Antitank Company: Capt. Marion W. Stevenson Cannon Company: Capt. Clarence E. Major Regimental Surgeon: Major Edmund G. Beacham Service Company: Capt. Robert D. Smith Headquarters Company: Capt. Henry J. Reed 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Roger S. Whiteford Executive Officer: Major Anthony J. Miller, Jr. Company A: Capt. Joseph E. Mueller Company B: Capt. Jack Brashears Company C: Capt. Alexander Pouska, Jr. Company D: Capt. Miles C. Shorey, Jr. Headquarters Company: Capt. Guy G. Griffin, Jr. Battalion Surgeon: Capt. Bernard H. Sager 2nd Battalion, 175th Infantry Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Millard G. Bowen Executive Officer: Capt. Harold E. Simmons Company E: Capt. Lawrence E. Maddox Company F: Capt. Robert M. Miller Company G: Capt. Kearney Slingluff Company H: Capt. Edward Wolff Headquarters Company: Capt. Louis J. Curl, Jr. Battalion Surgeon: Capt. Philip G. Creese 3rd Battalion, 175th Infantry Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Edward A. Gill Executive Officer: Major Ernest M. Richter Company I: Capt. Frank J. McKenna Company K: Capt. John T. King III Company L: Capt. Alvin W. Hobbs Company M: 1st Lt. Thomas C. Emlo Headquarters Company: Capt. Paul T. Freund Battalion Surgeon: Capt. Brooks E. Brown 29th Division Artillery Commanding Officer: Brig. Gen. William H. Sands Executive Officer: Col. Harry R. Warfield 110th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm howitzers) Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. John P. Cooper Executive Officer: Major David G. McIntosh III Battery A: Capt. William H. Beehler Battery B: Capt. Charles C. Cole Battery C: Capt. Arthur L. Flinner Service Battery: Capt. Charles H. Kinsey Headquarters Battery: Capt. James R. McCarthy Battalion Surgeon: Capt.J. T. B. Ambler 111th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm howitzers) Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Thornton L. Mullins Executive Officer: Major John Wales Battery A: Capt. Jack R. Wilson Battery B: Capt. John Hodges Battery C: Capt. Louis A. Shuford Service Battery: Capt. Frederic E. Consolvo Headquarters Battery: Capt. William L. Decamps Battalion Surgeon: Capt. Bernard J. Sabatino 224th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm howitzers) Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Clinton E. Thurston, Jr. Executive Officer: Major Sherwood E. Collins, Jr. Battery A: Capt. Arnold J. Young, Jr. Battery B: Capt. Delos H. Mathiesen Battery C: Capt. Harry Ostler Service Battery: Capt. Robert H. Stone Headquarters Battery: Capt. Harry J. Mathews Battalion Surgeon: Capt. Louis J. Bonanno 227th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm howitzers) Commanding Officer: Lt Col. Neal W. Harper Executive Officer: Major Norman D. Aboosh Battery A: Capt. Doyle E. Conrad Battery B: Capt. George F. Weidl Battery C: Capt. Walter J. Rakow Service Battery: Capt. Eli Gifford Headquarters Battery: Capt. Robert M. Godber Battalion Surgeon: Capt. Harold Bacon 104th Medical Battalion Commanding Officer: Lt Col. Arthur N. Ericksen Executive Officer: Major George B. Faries Company A: Capt. Raymond F. Conway Company B: Capt. Lester N. Kolman Company C: Capt. John S. Williams Clearing Company: Major Francis M. Mangold 121st Engineer Combat Battalion Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Robert P. Ploger Executive Officer: Major Allan F. Olson Company A: Capt. Christian L. Martin Company B: Capt. Edward L. Humphrey Company C: Capt. Svend A. Holmstrup Headquarters and Service Company: Capt. Henry E. Lewis Battalion Surgeon: Capt. Ross D. Dickson 29th Division Special Troops 29th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop: Capt. Willim H. Puntenney 29th Military Police Platoon: Major Vern E. Johnson 29th Quartermaster Company: Capt. Frank B. Hines 729th Ordnance Company: Capt. Harold S. Price 29th Signal Company: Capt. Arba G. Williamson |