1. 12/17/1944.
2. 9-S,
3. 9-B,
4. POW # 23 578

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

1. Captured 12/3/1944
2. Captured at Parker's Crossroads. Gerolstein, Limburg
3. Liberated by Allied Forces 03/1944
   

1. At Baraque de Fraiture.
2. served in the NationalGuard. Once activated, Charlie served first in the Pacific and later in Europe.While stationed in California, he married Helen Evans (also from Queens) on May30, 1942. Charlie, as part of the 106th Infantry Division was transferred toEurope in the fall of 1943. On Dec. 23, 1943, he was captured by the Germans atthe Battle of the Bulge, and became a Prisoner of War. He was liberated by theAllied Forces in March 1944 and spent 18 months in a Veteran's administrationhospital recovering from the deprivations of his POW experience. FollowingWWII, Charlie returned home to his wife and children. He re-enlisted in theArmy, and eventually received an honorable discharge following 20 years ofactive duty.

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

1. Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051.
2. Army, S/Sgt., WWII POW (For 2 mo's.)

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

• Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076
• Promoted to Pfc 01/15/1945

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

1. 8-A
2. Moosburg

1. I am conducting research in support of my book on the events around 20 December 1944, the murder of Murray Zappler and Kurt Jacobs. These 2 men were members of the IPW team 154, and came from Camp Ritchie MD. I am trying to find out the ultimate status of the remainder of this team, I believe they would have come from HQ, 106 ID.
2. First Lt Andrew J. Nolte, 01925311
3. Second Lt John W. Seale, 0925858
4. SSGT David Epstein
5. Technician Third Grade Albert E. Eisenkraft, 32698676
6. Steve Stange .
7. On or about 20 December 1944 in the neighborhood of BLEIALF, Germany (GSGS 4042, Sheet 6, Coordinates P-98) between six and seven hundred American soldiers of the 106th Infantry Division were captured by the 2nd Battalion, 293rd Volks Grenadier Regiment, 18th Volks Grenadier Division; Hauptmann Curt BRUNS was in command. Among the Americans were two German speaking enlisted men apparently of German Jewish descent and who were members of I. P. W. Team 154. BRUNS made the statement that there was no room in Germany for Jews and they were taken down the road and shot. The bodies were recovered on 13 February 1945 and identified as being S/SGT Kurt R. JACOBS and T/5 Murray ZAPLER.
8. Interrogated German POWs. When the 423rd was over-run, he became a German POW. Former Germans that he had interrogated told what he did and he was executed by the Germans. Along with Murray Zappler, 423rd.

1. 9-B,
2. 13-B Hammelburg, Bavaria, Germany
3. POW # 25 473
   

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

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

1. Captured 01/08/1945 at Bonnera, Belgium.
2. Liberated 05/1945

1. 12-A
2. 9-B

1. captured 12/17/1944
2. 2-D
3. liberated 04/13/1945

1. Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051.
2. newspaper article

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

1. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace.
2. Walter was a Staff Sergeant in the US Army during WWII. He was a POW in the Battle of the Bulge

1. KIA by bullet to the head 12/16/1944 when ambushed by Germans.
2. KIA WWII
   Wallerath, Germany
   
   424th Infantry Regiment
   106th Division

• Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076
• Promoted to Pfc 01/15/1945

1. Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051.
2. Several local families disheartened over news of the reverses suffered by the 106th Division.

1. 9-B
2. Captured 12/18/1944.
3. Had Company records when captured.

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

1. “Cpl Thurman Jenkins of Co H smashed his jeep directly into a German machine gun nest, put the gun out of action, was not wounded, but was captured by the gun's crew. He should be cited for bravery, but I can't find anyone who saw it first hand for affidavits.”
2. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace

1. 9-B,
2. 9-A

1. 9-A
2. 9-B

1. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace.
2. Mr. Jenkins was a POW inGermany and was a Purple Heart recipient, European Ribbon with three battlestars and an Overseas Service Bar.

1. 9-B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
2. Ziegenheim
3. Liberated 03/30/1945
   

1. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace.
2. Jack was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942, training at Camp Hood, Texas. In 1944 he was assigned to the Golden Lion 106th Infantry Division. He qualified as expert with the Carbine M-1 Cal.30 and marksman with rifle. By 1943, he had attained the rank of Master Sergeant. Jennings was among the infantry in the 422nd Regiment who were cut off and surrounded by German troops in the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Offensive). Without ammunition and food, the 422nd and 423rd regiments inside German lines delayed the Germans in the early stages of the battle from exploding in a complete German victory.
   
   Jack was among the 4,700 infantry captured during the Battle of the Bulge. He was a Prisoner of War in the Nazi Camp Stalag IX-B, also known as Bad Orb, and at Ziegenhein. POW camps were charged with inhumane treatment; many slowly starved to death. By the time Allied forces reached the camp, its captives were too weak to greet their liberators. Jack was starving and his feet were frozen when he was liberated on March 30, 1945. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.

• Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076
• 01/16/1945 - Lt. Jennings with 2 Medical Technicians and 2 ambulances moved to Stavelot and established an ambulance relay point in support of the 517th Regiment.

1. 9-B
2. POW# 25706

1. captured 12/16/1944
2. 4-B,
3. 12-A
4. liberated by Russians

1. newspaper article
2. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace

1. 8-A
2. Moosburg

1. We already had two good cooks, a Jew named Abe Gordon from New York and a Chinaman from 'Frisco named Kai Jeong. “I'm a rifleman,” I insisted as the incoming chowhounds filed through the line. “This is just a temporary assignment,” I added while pouring gravy on their dessert, “until General Marshall finds a spot for me at SHAEF.”
2. Abe Gordon and Kai Jeong were top‑notch performers as Army cooks go, but didn't know sickum about their M‑1 rifles. So I volunteered to keep their weapons clean in case our company commander, Captain Bertram C. Finch, pulled a sneaky inspection to detect any presence of grass growing in our gun bolts. In return, Abe and Kai treated me to steaks (beef not goat) and watermelon when I infiltrated the mess hall after‑hours.
3. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace

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

1. 12-A,
2. 3-A,
3. KDO 499B,
4. Allengaham, Germany

1. 12/19/1944
2. 4-B.

1. Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051
2. Escaped with Sgt Howard V. Byrne en route to VIII-A. Returned to US Army 04/13/1945.
3. CUB returned undelivered 07/2017
   

1. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace.
2. He served in the US Army, 106th Infantry Battalion, POW Battle of the Bulge.

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

1. Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051.
2. Capt W. S. Crews and 2LT Paul Townes helped Cecil O. Johnson walk with his frozen feet on the day they were captured.

1. 9-B 
2. POW# 26 007

1. 9-B 
2. POW# 24 038

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

1. Silver Star for gallantry in action 01/13/1945 in Belgium. During a platoon assault on a well defended town, sudden crossfire halted the attack, scattered the men and seriously wounded the company commander. Although wounded himself, he assumed command and reorganized the men as he was hit twice more. Disregarding the injuries, he rallied the men, and personally directed accurate machine gun fire and mortar fire into the hostile position. Only after the fourth wound did he return by foot to the battalion aid station.
2. Although wounded himself, T/Sgt. Harold R. Johnson, Flint, Mich., assumed command of the company. He was hit twice more while rallying the men, preparing to renew the attack. He personally directed intense, accurate mortar and machine gun fire on enemy automatic weapons, eventually led the men to their objective.

1. 4-F
2. Work Camps

1. 13-B Weiden Bavaria
   
2. POW # 23 626
   

1. 9-B.
2. Liberated 04/01/1945 on a stretcher.

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

1. Bronze Star for meritorious service in connection with military operations against the enemy from 12/17/1944 to 12/21/1944 and 02/08/1945 in Belgium and Germany. GO 1945-032
2. During the first few days of the counterattack, Corporal Johnson repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire in order to repair telephone lines that had been broken. In spite of the snow and ice, which made it extremely difficult to work on the wires, time and again, he crawled across open space in full view of enemy snipers to repair severed lines.

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

1. Bronze Star (as Div Arty) for meritorious service in connection with operations against the enemy 12/16/1944 to 05/08/1945 in France, Belgium and Germany. GO 1945-065
2. Called back into active duty in Japan 1952

1. 9-B
2. POW# 25 093

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

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

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

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

1. Captured at Grosslangenfeld 12/17/1944 
2. Oflag 13-B.
3. PW # 25 590.

1. Served two tours in Korea and Germany. Retired in 1962 as Major.
2. Attended one 106th Recon reunion - August 1986 in Madiera Beach, Florida. Nickname was "Johnny."
3. Purple Heart,
4. Purple Heart/OLC,
5. Prisoner of War Medal,
6. See Lt. Haines account of the battle under "Grosslangenfeld" link.
7. 3rd position in attempt to withdraw to Schoenberg 12/16/1944
   
8. family in CUB 2005-01-02-03, M. Johnstone CUB 01/2015,
   

9. “Lt Myron Johnstone from Clear Lake, Iowa, was leader of the 3^rd Platoon. Lt Johnstone was quick to adapt and his decision to release the 37mm M-8’s repulsed the Jerries time and again on December 16^th. He received shrapnel wound the first day but refused evacuation.”

1. Assumes command of 106th Div 04/17/1944
2. Assumes command of 106th Div 06/02/1943.
3. Suffered heart attack and evacuated 12/22/1944.
4. Gen Ridgeway summoned MG Jones to MG Robert W. Hasbrouck's CP. After the interview of MG Jones, Ridgeway summoned Hasbrouck and in his presence relieved Jones of his command, assigning Hasbrouck the command of the remaining 106th troops. "Relieved of Command" Benjamin S. Persons.
5. In 1943 he was promoted to Major General as Commander of the 106th Infantry Division. His division was stripped of experienced soldiers to fill units depleted in combat, and then had to be rushed into fighting during the Battle of the Bulge. Attempting to defend a difficult sector and hampered by poor communications, two 106th regiments were compelled to surrender. Jones suffered a heart attack soon afterwards, and had to be evacuated from combat. He retired in October, 1945, and remained active with the 106th Infantry Division veterans’ association, including authoring a regular newsletter column.

1. Stalag 13-D
2. Nuremburg
3. (Oflag 73) Bavaria

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

1. 8-A
2. Moosburg

1. Combat Infantry Badge (MIA) 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051,
2. newspaper article

1. 12/19/1944.
2.  9-B,
3. Oflag 13-C.
4. Liberated 03/27/1945 at Hammelburg
5. recaptured
6. liberated 05/02/1945

1. KIA while reconnoitering a withdrawal route.
2. S/Sgt Raymond F. Jones and Pfc Carl Aylesworth were reconnoitering a withdrawal route, were killed by small arms fire, and were recommended for the Silver Star.

1. 2-A,
2. 6-G,
3. Slaughterhouse 5, Dresden, Germany
   

1. Captured 12/19/1944 near Schonberg, Germany.
2.  9-B,
3. 9-A.
4. Liberated in 04/1945

1. Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076
2. newspaper article confirming POW status

1. 3-A
2. work camps

1. 4-B,
2. 3-A
3. Liberated 05/1945

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

• Silver Star for gallantry in action 12/20/1944 to 12/23/1944 in Belgium. Withstood three attacks on his position. On 12/23/1944, acting as gunner destroyed 1st tank and halted the 2d tank.
• at Baraque de Fraiture (Parker's Crossroads)
• TN

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

1. newspaper article death notice
2. 422d Infantry Regiment Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Alsace

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

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

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

• Combat Medical Badge GO 1945-076
• 01/06/1945 - placed on detached service with the Medical Detachment of the 424th Infantry.
• Promoted to Pfc, 01/15/1945

1. Stalag 9-B
2. building 43-B
3. POW # 26 281
   

1. Combat Infantryman Badge 12/16/1944 GO 1945-051.
2. Member of the Chippewa Tribe. White Earth Reservation, MN
   

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

1. 9-B
2. 13-B
3. POW # 23 997
   
4. 7-A Geroldstine, 
5. Luft 3.

1. WW2 & Korea.
2. Awarded CIB for action in Belgium and Germany. 05/13/1945