Description

114th Infantry Regiment
44th Infantry Division • World War II

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Document Overview

Compiled by Regimental Historian Lieutenant Joseph J. Hasson from official historical records, staff reports, daily journals, and interviews with the men involved, and illustrated by Corporal David Englund, this volume traces the 114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division, through its combat service in France, Germany, and Austria from October 16, 1944 to May 5, 1945. It covers the regiment’s pre-combat lineage dating to the Revolutionary War militia era, its day-by-day battle actions including the fight for Enchenberg, and its personnel rosters, command post locations, and honor rolls. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original printed history.

Campaigns: Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe.

Commanders: Colonel Robert R. Martin (Regimental Commander); Lt. Col. Charles R. Rain (Executive Officer); Major General William F. Dean (Commanding General, 44th Infantry Division).

Unit Newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents
Dedication by Colonel Robert R. Martin
Preface
The Coat of Arms
The Insignia of the 114th Infantry
Pre-Combat History
The Combat History
In Memoriam
Regimental and Battalion Staffs During Combat
Battlefield Commissions
Locations of the Regimental Command Post in the ETO
Rosters of 114th Infantry Personnel from POE to POE

“The fact that you stand here in this Austrian village today, victorious soldiers, is ample evidence of your quality as fighting men.”
— Major General William F. Dean, Commanding General, 44th Infantry Division