Description

5th Tank Destroyer Group
• World War II •
32 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview
This is the official Annex to the 5th Tank Destroyer Group’s history, covering its service from activation on September 1, 1942 through the end of combat in Europe on May 9, 1945. Compiled by group headquarters under Col. Leslie E. Jacoby, it documents the officer and enlisted roster, awards and decorations (including the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, French Legion d’Honneur, and Croix de Guerre), the group’s command post itinerary and mileage from New York to Austria, the tank destroyer battalions attached to or supervised by the group, and a monthly chart of enemy armor destroyed by XV Corps troops. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original document.

Campaigns: Normandy • Northern France (Argentan-Falaise Gap) • Rhineland (Saar-Bitche Sector, Siegfried Line) • Central Europe (Rhine Crossing, Germany, Austria)

Commanders: Col. Leslie E. Jacoby (Commanding Officer) • Lt. Col. William V. Giles (Executive Officer)

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

Roster of Officers With Home Addresses
Roster of Enlisted Men With Home Addresses
Awards, Decorations, Certificates of Merit, and Citations
Silver Star Medal
Purple Heart Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Legion d’Honneur
Croix de Guerre Avec Palm
Certificate of Merit
Presidential Citation
Chart of Command Post Locations
Tank Destroyer Battalions Attached to 5th TD Group
Chart of Armor Destroyed by XV Corps
Autographs

“For outstanding and heroic achievement in this action, vicinity Chambois, France, during the period 17-22 August 1944, the 773rd TD Battalion was awarded a Presidential Citation.”
— 5th Tank Destroyer Group Annex, Presidential Citation