Description

781st Tank Battalion
 • World War II •
36 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview
Closing with a personal message from its commanding officer, Lt. Col. Harry L. Kinne, Jr., this is the unit history of the 781st Tank Battalion, a light tank battalion activated in early 1943 and built around a cadre from the 191st Tank Battalion. It follows the battalion from Fort Knox through landing at Marseille, combat attached to the 100th Infantry Division’s regiments in Alsace, Germany, and Austria, and on to occupation duty and demobilization. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original printed history.

Campaigns: Ardennes-Alsace • Rhineland • Central Europe

Commanders: Lt. Col. Harry L. Kinne, Jr.

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

We Pay Tribute
A Message from the C.O.
Up from Marseille
Silver Star Winners
Thanksgiving in Marseilles
Wingen, France — After Retaking
Looking Over Bitche
Sergeant Abney
In the Drink at Garmisch
The Soldier’s Friend
Doc and His Pill Rollers
Going Home — At Last
Brenner! The End of the Long, Long Trail
Combat Awards to Battalion
Company Front

“I consider this battalion a superior combat unit. Its conduct was such that it gained the respect and admiration of the entire Division.”
— Maj. Gen. W. A. Burress, Commanding General, 100th Infantry Division