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413TH INFANTRY REGIMENT — COMPANY “I”

104th “Timberwolf” Infantry Division · World War II ·

28 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

Compiled by First Lt. Henry J. Dongvillo, S/Sgt. Edward P. Thompson, and fellow veterans of Company “I,” 413th Infantry Regiment, this unit history traces the company from activation at Camp Adair, Oregon, in September 1942 through desert maneuvers, combat across Belgium, Holland, and Germany under Maj. Gen. Terry Allen’s 104th Timberwolf Division, and on to V-E Day and the voyage home. It includes battlefield commission stories, rosters of the killed, wounded, and captured, a list of every town the company fought through, and a full V-J Day roster. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original company history.

Campaigns: Activation & Training, Camp Adair, Oregon · Holland — Zundert to the Mark River · Aachen and the Hurtgen Forest · Inden and the Roer River · Crossing the Roer at Duren · The Rhineland — Cologne to Remagen · Bad Lauterberg · Link-Up at the Mulde River

Commanders: Maj. Gen. Terry de la M. Allen (104th Infantry Division) · Capt. Arthur D. Decker (Company Commander) · Capt. Albert E. Johnston · 1st Lt. Henry J. Dongvillo

Division newspaper: The Timberwolf

Table of Contents

The Hard Way — Battlefield Commissions

We Are Indebted — Killed in Action & Prisoners of War

Company Men Wounded in Action

Combat Medics

The Lucky Vets

Company History: Camp Adair to V-E Day

Casualty Summary

Towns of the Company’s Advance

V-J Day Roster

“We all take pride in our combat experience with ‘I’ Company, 413th Regiment, 104th Infantry Division — but we don’t want to do it again!”

— Closing line, Company “I” History