Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

• Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076
• Ed Christianson 7/2007 - Jim, These are the names of men of the 331st/C who autographed the 106th Big Picture Books of Ray Cole and myself.

1. 12-A
2. 9-B

• Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076
• Bronze Star for heroic achievement in action against the enemy 12/17/1944 in Germany. GO 1945-008
  
• GA

1. Purple Heart 02/08/1945.
2. Bronze Star for gallantry in action 02/07/1945 in Belgium.
3. Lost a hand trying to save his Capt.

1. 12/1944 
2. 9-B

1. Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051.
2. During World War II, Bob served his country as a machine gunner in the U.S. Army's 106th Division. He took part in the Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Campaigns. He was injured and captured by the Nazis during the Battle of the Bulge. Bob served as a POW for six months before he was liberated by the Russians. For his service, he received the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster and he earned three battle stars and the Combat Infantryman's Badge.
   

1. 4-B,
2. Slaughterhouse 5, Dresden, Germany

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

1. Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076
2. graduate Camp Atterbury's school for tire extension and repair 9/8/44.
3. Photo CC 9/8/44

1. 8-A Gorlitz
2. Moved to Moosburg Murenberg

• Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076
• Ed Christianson 7/2007 - Jim, These are the names of men of the 331st/C who autographed the 106th Big Picture Books of Ray Cole and myself.

1. 12-A,
2. 3-A

• Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076
• Lts. Garcia and Scott, who were attached to our Company to observe Collecting Company in operation were called back and assigned within our Battalion.

1. 9-B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
2. 13-B Hammelburg, Bavaria, Germany
3. POW # 25 545
   

1. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace.
2. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in the 106th Infantry Division. He was a prisoner of war in Germany after being captured during the Battle of the Bulge.

1. 13-B Weiden Bavaria
2. POW # 25 142
   

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

1. 2-A,
2. 6-G
3. Liberated by Russians 04/29/1945

1. Still carries a large chuck of shrapnel in his left wrist.
2. He graduated from Manilla High School and earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science at Ball State University. He did undergraduate and postgraduate work at Central Normal Teachers College in Danville, Butler University and Ball State University.
3. Mr. Gardner was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, 106th Infantry, and attained the rank of E-4 specialist. James fought at the Battle of the Bulge, where he was taken prisoner by the German army.
4. He received the Purple Heart.
   
5. Visited at my house (Jim West(, and shared all of his history.
6. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace

1. 12-A
2. 9-B

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

1. 4-B Muhlberg Sachsen
2. POW # 311 826

1. 4-B,
2. Slaughterhouse 5, Dresden, Germany

1. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace.
2. WW2 & Korea

1. took flight training at Central Washington College of Education.
2. Assigned to 106th.
3. In an International News Service “News of the Day,” Pfc. Ralph Garrett was written up as a survivor of the 106th Division’s massacre.   It read, “Pfc. Garrett was a cook in Headquarters Company in the 424th Infantry, 106th Division and was surrounded [by Nazis] for eight days at St. Vith, before being relieved by the U.S. 7th Army. Garrett had frozen feet, one of only 800 soldiers out of 14,000 in the division who escaped death, injury or being taken prisoner.”

1. 12/17/1944
2. Liberated 5/1945 in Bremnerhaven by British Welsh Guards

1. 12/16/1944
2. 13-B.
3. POW # 25 421
   
4. Escaped near Regensburg

1. Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051.
   
2. FAG 17547697 Headstone says USAAF, but newspaper article says 2LT that went overseas with 106th last October. Listed as MIA 12/11 is a POW in Germany.
3. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the European theatre with the 106th Infantry Division. Captured in the Battle of the Bulge, he later escaped and made his way to American lines. He was commended with two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts.

1. 12-A
2. 9-B

1. Obit in his diary, this site, but date was not provided.
2. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace

1. Fol EM 159th INF trfd in gr to units indicated as Cadre pers to report at Div Reorgn Area 3 Apr 45: EDCMR: 3 Apr 45. Auth: VOCG 15th US Army.
2. 423 INF/F/3d Platoon awarded Distinguished Unit Citation for Action at St. Vith, Belgium from 12/17 to 12/23/1944 CUB Vol 8, No. 2. (members of this Platoon unknown)

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

1. Mr. Gause served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the 99th Infantry Division. He served in European-African campaign and during the Battle of the Bulge. He also served in the Asiatic-Pacific campaign. He received numerous medals for his service including the Bronze star with V device (for valor in combat), the Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge and the Belgian Fourragere.
2. FAG says 99th Division.
   

1. Injured in truck accident 05/29/1945 near Bretzenhaim, Germany. NBI. Fractured wrist.
2. Evacuated 05/30/1945 to 136 Evan Hospital.

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

1. CUB returned 01/2018
2. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsac.
3. Military: A member of the United States Army serving during WWII. Attained the rank of Corporal in the Military Police. Was a Prisoner of War . Received the Good Conduct Medal / European-African and Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon / American Theatre Ribbon / WWII Victory Medal / 2 Bronze Campaign Stars and a Combat Infantryman's Badge.
   

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

• Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076
• Bronze Star for heroic achievement in action against the enemy 12/16/1944 to 12/18/1944 in Germany. GO 1945-008,
  
• Ed Christianson 7/2007 - Jim, These are the names of men of the 331st/C who autographed the 106th Big Picture Books of Ray Cole and myself.
• Conn
  

1. 12-A
2. 9-B

• Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076
• Tec 5 Nicos George was transferred to Hq Detachment per Special Order #1 Hq 331 Medical Battalion dated 1 Jan 45.

1. Bronze Star for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy 12/18/1944 to 12/19/1944 in Belgium.
2. IN

3. Inscription: "Son" "T5 106th Inf Div"

1. 8-A
2. Moosburg

1. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace.From 15 Feb 1945 Licking, MO, Newspaper--M. Sgt. Ernest H. Geren is reported missing in action in Germany since Dec. 16th. Sgt. Geren has seen action in England, France, Scotland and Belgium. He enlisted in the Army in August 1939. He was stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash., until Feb. 1, 1942, then was transferred to Camp Hood, Texas and was there until May, 1944. Then he was sent to Infantry School at Camp Atterbury, Ind. and has fought with the Infantry overseas since he went across in November.
2. OBITUARY from the 1987 Tacoma, WA newspaper--ERNEST H. GEREN---Ernest H. Geren, MSG, USAF, Ret., 72, a Tacoma WA resident since 1939, died Sunday, December 13, 1987. Born in Turley, Missouri, he was an Air Force retired Motor Pool Supervisor,

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

1. 4-B,
2. 25-F
3.  liberated 04/18/1945

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

1. 8-A
2. Moosburg

1. For participation in these actions, Silver Stars were awarded to Tec 5 Ernest C. Gerry of F Co., and, from Co H, Cpl. Herman W. Pace, Cpl. Lawrence J. Doerr, Sgt. Roy J. Jensen, and Cpl. Clyde McDaniel. If I can learn the full name and ASN of Pfc. Potter of Co H, he too will be a Silver Star wearer.

2. Inscription:TEC 5 US ARMY WORLD WAR II

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

1. Fol EM 159th INF trfd in gr to units indicated as Cadre pers to report at Div Reorgn Area 3 Apr 45: EDCMR: 3 Apr 45. Auth: VOCG 15th US Army.
2. U.S. Army veteran, earning a Bronze Star for his service in World War II.

1. 13-D,
2. Oflag 73

1. 4-B,
2. 12-A,
3. 4-D

1. Oflag 64,
2. 11-B

1. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace.
2. Enlisted in the Army from 1941 to 1945 and served overseas 1942 to 1945 during WW II.

1. 9-B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
2. 13-B Hammelburg Bavaria Germany
3. POW # 25 328
   

1. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace.
2. Giffey experienced a traumatic event which resulted in loss of life on April 2, 1945. This occurred in or around Prussia. Recorded circumstances attributed to: "Died as Prisoner of War under German control". Sgt Donald J Giffey enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 19 March 1941. Some records indicate being held as a prisoner by Germany at a location known as Stalag 3b Furstenberg Brandenburg Prussia.
   Contributor: Andy (FAG 48021049)

1. captured 12/21/1944.
2. POW camp led to American line by the German POW camp Colonel commanding the camp.

1. 12/19/1944
2. 12-A,
3. Arbeit Kommando #1348,
4. 4-B

1. Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076.
2. Joseph was a medical doctor and practiced with his father Zina Lester Gilding until Zina's retirement in 1935.
   In 1942, Joseph joined the Army and served for three-and-a-half years in World War II, including five major battles (St. Lo, Hurtgen Forest, Aachen, and the Battle of the Bulge). He survived them all but not without a confrontation with a German tank aiming squarely at the Red Cross ambulance he was riding in. His unit, the 9th Army, 28th Division, was the first to parade through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris under the leadership of Gen. Omar Bradley.

1. 9-B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
2. 13-B Hammelburg, Bavaria, Germany
3. POW # 25 481
   

1. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace.
2. He received a nomination from Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson to attend West Point Military Academy and graduated in three years on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He served as an infantry officer in World War II and Korea. During his military career he played for the West Point football team "The Cadets", fought in the Battle of the Bulge, was a POW in Germany, received the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star medal and was an instructor at West Point and the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Following World War II he served in the Military Government during the occupation of Japan. Jim retired from the military after twelve years of service

1. captured 12/21/1944
2. 4-B Muhlberg Sachsen 51-13
3. Slaughterhouse 5, Dresden, Germany
   
4. 04/1944 moved to a farming district at Helensdorf.
5. He and 15 others escaped and reached American lines in 5 days.
6. 05/12/1945 in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia.
7. Liberated 06/09/1945
   

1. Combat Infantryman Badge (as 423/3 BN/K) 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051.
2. newspaper article sent letter home that he was a POW
3. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsac.
4. 423rd Infantry, 106th Division
   Entered service: 1943 Overseas: October 1944
   Missing in Action: Germany, December 21, 1944
   Prisoner of War: Germany
   Stalag 4B Muhlberg Sachsen 51-13
   Liberated: June 9, 1945

1. Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051
2. Reported MIA since 12/21/1944.
3. He served in the UnitedStates Army during World War II in the European Theater. He fought in theBattle of the Bulge and was a POW.

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

1. 1944-12-19.
2. 9-B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
3. Liberated 1945-03-31

1. 4-B Muhlberg Sachsen
2. Escaped with Dorayne Paulson

1. 8-A
2. Moosburg

1. Bronze Star for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy 12/16/1944 to 03/07/1945 in Belgium and Germany.
2. TX
3. WW2 & Korea
   

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

1. 13-B Weiden Bavaria.
2. POW # 25 584
   

1. Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051
2. Different service number in Carl Wouters Address Book collection.
   
3. Interrogated German POWs.
4. Baby Lillian Lorraine born at Wakeman Hospital 09/06/1944.
5. Similar to, but different from Giuffre, Matthew J., 2LT, 423rd INF/2BN/HQ
   

1. Bronze Star for meritorious service from 12/16/1944 to 12/31/1944 in Belgium and Germany. By Gen McMahon.
2. Appointed Asst. Chief of Staff, G-4. 09/18/1943. 106 INF GO 1943-021

1. 9-B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
2. 13-B Hammelburg, Bavaria, Germany
3. POW # 25 479
   

1. Announced as Vice Headquarters Commandant, 03/04/1945. LtCol Hewitt, Commandant.
2. Bronze Star for meritorious service in connection with military operations against the enemy 11/17/1944 to 03/04/1945 in England, France and Belgium. GO 1945-046,
3. TX
4. During World War II, he served in Europe in the Battle of the Bulge and received a Bronze Star Medal. He was discharged as a lieutenant colonel in the 106th Infantry Division.

1. 9-B
2. POW# 23 868

1. 12-A
2. 9-B

1. Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051
2. KIA - Korea died non-battle in a PW camp.
   
3. Assigned 106 ID 02/12/1943 at Ft. Jackson. Ref 109
   
4. Purple Heart Ancestry.com,
   

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

1. 4-B,
2. Slaughterhouse 5, Dresden, Germany

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

1. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace.
2. Herb served in Patton's 5th Army during World War II in the 34th Evacuation Hospital Unit, which received the Red Cross symbol of international recognition as a humanitarian, non-combatant service of the Army Medical Corps. He was stationed in England, France, Luxembourg, and Germany. His unit was part of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp. His memories of his Army days were proud ones and his service to his country one of the highlights of his life.

1. Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076
2. Bronze Star for meritorious service in connection with military operations against the enemy from 12/16/1944 to 12/31/1944 in Belgium. GO 1945-023.
3. Capt Arnold Goldberg, for years sports editor of the Evening Standard, has been awarded the bronze star for heroism and gallantry in action in German and Belgium. Capt Goldberg is a member of the famous 106th division of General Simpson's First Army. His citation is for meritorious service between 12/16 and 12/31, 1944. While the nature of apt Goldberg's heroism is unrevealed, the citation was presented personally by Gen. Simpson. A letter and copy of he citation received by his parents, Mr & Mrs Jacob Goldberg of Evans St., today disclosed. Capt Goldberg was the first of the Evening Standard editorial staff to be called to the service in the spring of 1944. Entering the Army as a private, he rapidly advanced to 2LT, 1LT and then Capt. He has been overseas since early fall 1944.
4. Entered service 06/27/1940at Ft Meade MD. Attached to 106th, 4th, 28th Infantry Divisions. Sailed to England 11/10/1944. Served in N. France, Rhineland, Ardennes. Honorably discharged 01/10/1946
   

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051

1. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace.
2. A Veteran of The United States Army Serving in WWII and a POW

1. 9-B.
2. Berga
3. died as POW. Shot in the forehead after he was recaptured on 05/20/1945.

1. died as POW. Shot in the forehead after he was recaptured on 05/20/1945.
2. Death: Berga, Landkreis Greiz, Thüringen, Germany.
3. Served in the US Army with "C" Battery of the 590th Artillery in the US 106th Infantry Division
   Captured at the Battle of the Bulge
   Killed by a bullet to the head by Volkstrum Sgt Erwin Metz at KZ camp Berga Am Elster
   Buried Jewish Cemetery Atlantic Beach/City NJ

1. 12-17-1944.
2. 12-A,
3. 2-D,
4. Marlag-Milag,
5. 2-A,
6. 10-B.
7. POW at Grosslangenfeld 12/17/1944

1. 81st Engineer Combat Battalion Cited for Action in Germany from 12/16 to 12/23/1944.
2. an Army veteran of World War II where he served as a corporal in the 106th Infantry, 81st Engineers. He was a prisoner of war, captured during the Battle of the Bulge.

Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051