General William C Lee
R E L A T E D
B I O S
Gen
Maxwell D Taylor
Gen
William C Lee
Gen
Matthew B Ridgway
Lt Gen Lewis H Brereton
Gen
Dwight D Eisenhower
Gen
George S Patton
Maj
Gen Omar N. Bradley
FM Bernard L Montgomery
101st Airborne WW II
Medal
of Honor Recipients
Lt Col
Robert G Cole
Pfc
Joe E. Mann
R E L A T E D
R E S O U R C E S
Battle of the Bulge (CMH)
articles
R E L A T E D
A R T I C L E S
The Drop Zone: Fractured -
Normandy Remembered
Securing
the Douve Line (CMH)
The
Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge
The 101st Abn Division's
Defense of Bastogne
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The 101st
Airborne during World War II
Order of Battle
 "Eagle Division"
The division insignia is a white eagle's head with a gold beak on a black shield.
The design is based on an American Civil War tradition. The black shield recalls
the "Iron Brigade", one of the forerunners of the 101st Division.
One regiment of the brigade possessed the famous war eagle, "Old Abe",
pictured on the shield, that went through 36 battles as a fierce, screaming
mascot and was wounded twice. When the division was activated in 1942, the word
"Airborne", in gold letters, was placed on a crescent-shaped black
background and added to the top of the insignia. (picture left)
COMMAND AND STAFF
Commanding General
|
15 September 1943 |
Maj. Gen. William C Lee |
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14 March 1944 |
Brig. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor |
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31 May 1944 |
Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor |
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5 December 1944 |
Brig. Gen. Anthony C McAuliffe |
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27 December 1944 |
Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor |
Assistant Division Commander
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15 September 1943 |
Brig. Gen. Don F Pratt |
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13 December 1944 |
Brig. Gen. Gerald J Higgins |
Artillery Commander
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15 September 1943 |
Brig. Gen. Anthony C McAuliffe |
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5 December 1944 |
Col. Thomas L Sherbourne |
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27 December 1944 |
Brig. Gen. Anthony C McAuliffe |
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9 February 1945 |
Col. William N. Gillmore |
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1 May 1945 |
Brig. Gen. William N. Gillmore |
Chief of Staff
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15 September 1943 |
Col. Gerald J Higgins |
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11 August 1944 |
Lt. Col. Raymond D. Millener |
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21 October 1944 |
Col. Raymond D. Millener |
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8 December 1944 |
Lt. Col. Ned D. Moore (Acting) |
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28 December 1944 |
Col. John H Michaelis |
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10 February 1945 |
Lt. Col. Ned D. Moore |
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8 March 1945 |
Col. Ned D. Moore |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-1
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15 September 1943 |
Lt. Col. Ned D. Moore |
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14 December 1944 |
Maj. Frank R. Brower Jr. (Acting) |
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28 December 1944 |
Lt. Col. Ned D. Moore |
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10 February 1945 |
Maj. Frank R. Brower Jr. |
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16 April 1945 |
Lt. Col. Frank R. Brower Jr. |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-2
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15 September 1943 |
Lt. Col. Ralph M. Neal |
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17 April 1944 |
Maj. Arthur M. Sommerfield |
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7 July 1944 |
Maj. Paul A. Danahy |
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11 November 1944 |
Lt. Col. Paul A. Danahy |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-3
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15 September 1943 |
Lt. Col. Raymond D. Millener |
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1 July 1944 |
Lt. Col. Harold W. Hannah |
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30 September 1944 |
Lt. Col. Harry W. O. Kinnard, Jr. |
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8 March 1945 |
Lt. Col. Charles H. Chase (Acting) |
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16 April 1945 |
Col. Harry W. O. Kinnard, Jr. |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-4
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15 September 1943 |
Lt. Col. Carl W. Kohls |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-5
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6 May 1944 |
Maj. Glen C. Eberle |
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18 June 1944 |
Maj. Charles H. Stephens |
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30 August 1944 |
Maj. Ralph L. Blanchard |
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9 January 1945 |
Capt. Robert S. Smith |
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7 March 1945 |
Maj. George R. Dessaussure |
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7 May 1945 |
Maj. Robert S. Smith |
Adjutant General
|
15 September 1943 |
Lt. Col. Edward Schmitt |
Commanding Officer, 501st Parachute Infantry
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1 February 1944 |
Col. Howard R. Johnson |
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7 October 1944 |
Col. Julian J. Ewell |
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9 January 1945 |
Lt. Col. Robert A. Ballard |
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30 April 1945 |
Col. Robert A. Ballard |
Commanding Officer, 502nd Parachute Infantry
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15 September 1943 |
Col. George V. H. Moseley |
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9 June 1944 |
Col. J. H. Michaelis |
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23 September 1944 |
Col. Steve A. Chappius |
Commanding Officer, 506th Parachute Infantry
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15 September 1943 |
Col. Robert F. Sink |
Commanding Officer, 327th Glider Infantry
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15 September 1943 |
Col. George S. Wear |
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10 June 1944 |
Col. Joseph H. Harper |
Statistics
Chronology
|
15 August 1942 |
Activated |
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15 September 1943 |
Arrived ETO |
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6 June 1944 |
Arrived Continent (D Day) |
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6 June 1944 |
Entered Combat |
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214 |
Days in Combat |
Individual Awards
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Medal of Honor |
2 |
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Distinguished Service Cross |
47 |
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Legion of Merit |
12 |
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Silver Star |
516 |
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Soldiers Medal |
4 |
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Bronze Star |
6,977 |
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Air Medal |
46 |
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Prisoners of War Taken |
29,527 |
Command Posts
| DATE |
TOWN |
REGION |
COUNTRY |
| 15 Sep 43 |
Liverpool |
Lancashire |
England |
| 15 Sep 43 |
Newbury (Greenham Lodge) |
Berkshire |
England |
| 6 Jun 44 |
Hiesville |
Manche |
France |
| 12 Jun 44 |
Carentan |
Manche |
France |
| 27 Jun 44 |
St-Saveur-le-Vicomte |
Manche |
France |
| 29 Jun 44 |
Cherbourg (5 mi S) |
Manche |
France |
| 15 Jul 44 |
Newbury (Greenham Lodge) |
Berkshire |
England |
| 17 Sep 44 |
Zon |
Noord Brabant |
Netherlands |
| 20 Sep 44 |
St-Oedenrode |
Noord Brabant |
Netherlands |
| 24 Sep 44 |
Veghel |
Noord Brabant |
Netherlands |
| 5 Oct 44 |
Slijk Ewjik |
Gelderland |
Netherlands |
| 1 Dec 44 |
Mourmelon |
Marne |
France |
| 18 Dec 44 |
Mande St-Etienne |
Luxembourg |
Belgium |
| 19 Dec 44 |
Bastogne |
Luxembourg |
Belgium |
| 7 Jan 45 |
Isle-le-Pre |
Luxembourg |
Belgium |
| 21 Jan 45 |
Drulingen |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
| 25 Jan 45 |
Hochfelden |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
| 28 Feb 45 |
Mourmelon |
Marne |
France |
| 1 Apr 45 |
Glehn |
Rhineland |
Germany |
| 24 Apr 45 |
Merchingen |
Wurttemberg |
Germany |
| 27 Apr 45 |
Memmingen |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 1 May 45 |
Kaufbeuren |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 2 May 45 |
Wolfratshausen |
Bavaria |
Germany |
| 4 May 45 |
Miesbach |
Bavaria |
Germany |
books
R E L A T E D B O O K S
Alexander, Larry Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led the Band of Brothers NAL Hardback (April 2005), 320 p. ISBN: 0451215109
Ambrose, Stephen E Band of Brothers:
E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest.
Simon & Schuster, (June 2001) 336 p. ISBN: 0-743-21638-5
Ambrose, Stephen E Citizen Soldiers:
The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945.
Simon & Schuster, (Nov 1997) 528 p. ISBN: 0-684-81525-7
Annussek, Greg Hitler's Raid to Save Mussolini: The Most Infamous Commando Operation of World War II. Sept 1, 2005, Da Capo Press, 353 pp. ISBN: 0306813963
Astor, Gerald
A Blood-Dimmed Tide: The Battle of the Bulge by the Men Who Fought It.
Mass Market Paperback, 1994 ISBN: 0440215749
Badsey , Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)
Arnhem 1944:
Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993 96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Bando, Mark A Avenging Eagles: Forbidden tales of the 101st Airborne in World War 2. Bando Publishing, (2006) 183 p.
ISBN: 0977911705
Bando, Mark A 101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles at Normandy. Zenith Press, (Apr 2001) 156 p.
ISBN: 0760308551
Bando, Mark A Vanguard of the Crusade:
The US 101st Airborne Division in WW II. The Aberjona Press, (June 2003) 320 p.
ISBN: 0971765006
Black, Wallace B.& Blashfield, Jean F. Battle of the Bulge
(World War II 50th Anniversary Series). Crestwood House, 48 pp May,1993 ISBN: 0896865681
Bowen, Robert Fighting With the Screaming Eagles:
With the 101st Airborne from Normandy to Bastogne. Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, (Sept 2001) 256 p. ISBN: 1853674656
Breuer, William B Geronimo! American
Paratroopers in WWII. New York: St. Martin Press, (1989) 621 p.
ISBN: 0-312-03350-8
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Mysteries of World War II. John Wiley & Sons, Sept 1998 256 p. ISBN:0471291072
Burgett, Donald R Currahee!.
Presidio Press, (Sept 1999) 256 p. ISBN: 0-891-41681-1
Compton, Lt Lynn (Buck) & Marcus Brotherton Call of Duty: My Life Before, During and After the Band of Brothers . Berkley Hardcover, (May 6, 2008) 288 p. ISBN: 0425219704
D'Este, Carlo
Decision in Normandy William S Konnecky Assc(P), 560 p. ISBN: 1568522606
D'Este, Carlo
Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
De Trez, Michel
American Warriors: Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers Prior to Normandy
July, 1998, D-Day Pub, 212 p. ISBN: 2960017609
De Trez, Michel
Cpl Forrest Guth: E Company 506 PIR 101st Airborne Division (WW II American Paratroopers Portrait Series)
March, 2002, D-Day Pub, 56 p. ISBN: 296001765X
De Trez, Michel
Orange is the Color of the Day: Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the
Invasion of Holland April, 2004, D-Day Pub, 506 p. ISBN: 2960017633
Devlin, Gerard S
Paratrooper! St Martin's Press, (P) c1976 ISBN: 0312596529
Giard, Régis & Frédéric Blais Helmets of the ETO: A Historical & Technical Guide Histoire & Collections (Jan 2008), 216 p. ISBN: 2352500621
Hastings, Max Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy Simon and Shuster(JUV), 396 p.
ISBN: 0671554352
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ISBN: 0140235426
Kershaw, Alex The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of WWII's Most Decorated Platoon
Da Capo Press, 288 pp November 30, 2004 ISBN: 0306813041
Killblane, Richard Mc Niece, Jake The Filthy Thirteen: From the Dustbowl to Hitler's Eagles Nest: The 101st Airborne's Most Legendary Squad of Combat Paratroopers
Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 288 pp May 1, 2003 ISBN: 1932033122
Koskimaki, George E D-Day With The Screaming Eagles
Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 356 pp September 11, 2002 ISBN: 1932033025
Koskimaki, George E Hell's Highway: Chronicle of the 101st Airborne Division in Holland, September-November 1944
Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 453 pp March 1, 2003 ISBN: 193203305X
Koskimaki, George E The Battered Bastards of Bastogne: A Chronicle of the Defense of Bastogne, December 19, 1944 - January 17, 1945
Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 484 pp December 1, 2002 ISBN: 1932033068
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Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co
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McLaughlin, Jerome J
D-Day+60 years Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse, April 20,2004. 300 p. ISBN: 1418402699
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O'Donnell, Patrick K. Beyond Valor
Free Press, 2001, 384 p. ISBN: 0684873842
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Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends
Berkley Hardcover, 10/2/2007. 320 p. ISBN: 0425217280
Ryan, Cornelius
The Longest Day Touchstone Books (P), 350 p. ISBN: 0671890913
Ryan, Cornelius
A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
Webster, David Kenyon
Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D- Day and the Fall of the Third Reich 352p. ISBN: 0385336497
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