Description

103rd Infantry Division “Cactus Caravan”
World War II

68 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

Dedicated to the individual soldier by division commander Maj. Gen. Charles C. Haffner, Jr., this is the stateside training-era pictorial yearbook of the 103d “Cactus” Infantry Division, produced by the Division Special Service Section and covering the division staff and component regiments, artillery, engineer, medical, and service units alongside camp life, furlough towns, and off-duty recreation during training at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, and Camp Howze, Texas. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original printed yearbook.

Campaigns:
● World War II — stateside training, Camp Claiborne, LA and Camp Howze, TX

Commanders:
● Maj. Gen. Charles C. Haffner, Jr. — Division Commander
● Brig. Gen. John T. Pierce — Assistant Division Commander
● Brig. Gen. Roger M. Wicks — Commander, Division Artillery
● Col. Guy S. Meloy, Jr. — Chief of Staff
● Col. Perry W. Brown — Executive Officer

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

Dedication
Division Staff
Life in Camp
409th, 410th, and 411th Infantry Regiments
328th Engineer Combat Battalion
328th Medical Battalion
Division Artillery
382d, 383d, 384th, and 928th Field Artillery Battalions
103d Signal Company
803d Ordnance Company
Chemical Warfare Section
Quartermaster Company
Chaplains
Service Club and U.S.O.
American Red Cross
Officers’ Call
Furlough Towns
Caravan Staff

“Each soldier of every component of the Division must realize that his individual action may be the decisive factor in the final result.”
— Maj. Gen. Charles C. Haffner, Jr., Dedication