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Armored Attacker

Vol. 1, No. 3 / Saturday, April 14, 1945

Publication of the 6th Armored Division, U.S. Army

4 pages scanned

Names

Adams, Cpl. Gordon, London — first to greet Americans at Muhlhausen, couldn’t contain joy
Anderson, Pfc. Norman, Winter Park, Fla. — Show Me article, 128th FA driver
Bailey, Pfc. Robert E., Clinton, Mo. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn., airport Ack-Ack article
Baker, Pfc. John M., Philadelphia, Pa. — wants to take shower in German officer quarters
Barnes, Capt. Walter L., Columbia, Mo. — fire director, 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Beamer, TSgt. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn., airport article
Bogas, Lt. Col. James C., G-4 — Division figures, 125-mile advance
Braillierd, Lt. Everest R., — Show Me article witness
Brooks, Col. Lt. — Spangenburg liberation
Brookman, Cpl. Emanuel, San Francisco — Show Me article
Brown, Lt. Col. Charles E. — CO Baker Company, action at Muhlhausen airport
Bruce, Col. Harry F., Elgin, Ill. — CO CCB, Show Me article; Zweibrucken CP
Bruce, Lt. Col. — Show Me article, rode in lead vehicle
Ceruti, Capt. John A., Indianapolis, Ind. — Battery A, 777th AAA Bn.
Chapman, Sgt. Archie L., Silver Spring, Md. — squad leader, Co. A, 50th Inf.
Clanton, M/Sgt. T/5 William A. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn., airport article
Clanton, Pfc. — airport Ack-Ack observation
Covert, Cpl. Mich. — Show Me article
Cunningham, Sgt. — Rhine bridge cutting, cross-reference
Davidson, Lt. Col. Charles L., Beaumont, Texas — Military Office, Muhlhausen figures
Davis, Pfc. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Dawes, Cpl. Leo J. — author, New PW Record Made by MPs article
De Filippo, T/Sgt. Amerigo J., Newark, N.J. — Section Chief, Maintenance Platoon, Able Co., 128th Ordnance
DNutts, Sgt. Jack D., Clinton, Mo. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Drew, Sgt. S/Sgt. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Earsson, Cpl. Elmo, Albany, N.Y. — driver for Show Me article colonel
Ebersole, Lt. — mentioned in Mans Machine Gun action near Bastogne
Fahr, Lt. — 69th Tank Bn., deactivated Nazi division
Finkelstein, T/5 Harry — Circulation Manager, Armored Attacker
Franzenberg, Staff Sgt. — driver, Show Me article
Glenn, Pfc. Robert, Spartensburg, S.C. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Givan, Lt. Col. William J., Jackson, Tenn. — Signal Officer, Muhlhausen telephone system
Grow, Maj. Gen. Robert W. — DSC recipient; Division Commander; 125-mile advance; Muhlhausen city manager
Hall, 2nd Lt. Sterling J., Houlton Maine — assistant executive officer, 231st
Hanson, Lt. Col. Harry F., Elgin, Ill. — CCB troops, Schlotheim 140 miles from Berlin
Henry, Pfc. Rayburn N., Holden, Mo. — wants to take shower quote
Houts, Sgt. Raymond M., — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Hulse, Pfc. James H., Jr. — author, 231st Seizes Airport article
Jones, Pfc. Alfred, Jersey City, N.J. — Company C, 25th Armored Engineer Bn., Our Men in the Field feature
Jones, 1st Lt. Wilmer T., Waynesboro, Ky. — CO Baker Company, 9th Armd. Inf. Bn.; multiple promotions; Silver Star; DSC
Kane, Lt. Edward P., Staten Island, N.Y. — first Division member to cross the Rhine River
Keffer, Capt. Frederick, Spokane, Wash. — spotted hitch-hiking Nazi doughs
Keith, S/Sgt. John M., Hillsboro, Wisc. — tiger tank story, radio operator
Klein, T/5 Charles — Managing Editor, Armored Attacker
Latimer, T/Sgt. Herbert S., — 44th Armd. Inf. Bn., DSC recipient
Lister, Lt. Col. C., N. Hamptonshire, Birmingham — flag on Spangenburg mast
Lopes, Cpl. — Show Me article; saxophone player
Lopez, Lt. Maurice R., Brooklyn, N.Y. — Show Me article, 777th FA Bn.
Malanga, Pfc. Gerald, Newark, N.J. — tiger tank story, saw road sign
McCurry, Lt. Clarence, Memphis, Tenn. — 603rd TD Bn., 100 vehicle article
McCune, Sgt. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn., fire director
McKinmis, Sgt. — Show Me article, fire directed
Milford, Chaplain Homer, Owanse, Wisc. — Division Chaplain, bagged POWs
Miller, Lt. Col. Louis C. — CO 50th Armd. Inf. Bn.
Mintun, Cpl. Clinton, Mo. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
McNamara, Lt. Albert J. — spotted Tiger tanks, Show Me article
McBride, Col. Glen C. — Our Men in the Field feature, Chief of Staff
Nosko, Cpl. — Show Me article
Parman, T/5 Keith C., Albany, N.Y. — machine gunner, Show Me article
Pierce, Pfc. John C., Chickapu, Ga. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Pierce, Pfc. George O., Martinez, Lake Andes, S.D. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Priest, Col. Arlis — 603rd TD Bn., 100 enemy vehicles
Prusinger, Cpl. Oscar — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Ragen, Sgt. Maurice A., Deepwater, Mo. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Rimmer, 1st Sgt. George I. — Company A, 50th Armd. Inf. Bn., DSC
Robell, Pfc. Franklin J., Camden, N.J. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Robell, Pfc. Reuben R., Tama, Iowa — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Roell, Pfc. Virgil R., Rye, Tenn. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Rolla, — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Roosenlopf, — Show Me article
Rundquist, 1st Lt. H. Carl, Davenport, Iowa — officer’s helmet pierced by shell
Salter, Sgt. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Scalise, Sgt. Frank X. — Staff Artist, Armored Attacker
Scarlett, Pfc. John, Knoxville, Tenn. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Shea, Capt. John F., Butte, Montana — Chaplain, Easter Mass
Shelton, Capt. Guy R., Jefferson City, Mo. — Show Me article, operations officer
Shelton, — Show Me article quote: ‘We weren’t brave, just crazy’
Slyk, Capt. John H. — captured two majors and a captain
Smith, Maj. Walter G., Ada, Okla. — 69th Tank Bn., captured Muhlhausen airport
Sooden, Lt. Col. — new Panzer Grenadier Division CO
Steele, Cpl. Donald C., Albany, Mo. — Show Me article
Steinbach, Sgt. Herbert — Editor, Armored Attacker
Stephens, S/Sgt. James J. — Staff Photographer, Armored Attacker
Stokes, Richard L. — St. Louis Post-Dispatch Correspondent, author Show Me article
Sumner, Lt. Fred W., San Antonio — Show Me article
Sussman, Lt. Col. William A., — Awards article, DSC
Tente, Sgt. Ernest, Ashland, Wisc. — Chaplain’s assistant, drove to POWs
Thadleo, Sgt. Anthony S. — 50th Armd. Inf. Bn., Nazi weapon KOED article
Tichy, 1st Lt. Jerome R., Forest Hills, Long Island — Java/Sinkers airport order
Thompson, W.O. Carroll, Enid, Okla. — mentioned cross-reference
Twyman, Lt. Col. Joseph H., San Pedro, Calif. — CO 777th AAA Bn.
Ward, Lt. Col. N., Baltimore, Md. — 50th Armd. Inf. Bn. CO, Muhlhausen Task Force
Weisenberger, Capt. — Hope, Ark., Military Government section
White, Pvt. — Show Me article, fired on Nazis
White, Sgt. Clarence E., Lewisburg, Ky. — Show Me article
Wolfe, Pfc. J., Camden, N.J. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.
Wright, Pfc. L., Nashville, Tenn. — 231st Armd. Artillery Bn.

Locations

Alsfeld, Germany (advance route, 125-mile drive)
Ardennes, Belgium (Bulge — Bastogne area, machine gun action)
Arzfeld, Germany (Division CP, Lt. Kane Rhine crossing reference)
Bad Nauheim, Germany (hospital city, advance route)
Bad Sooden, Germany (advance through Czechoslovakia to Bad Sooden)
Bastogne, Belgium (machine gun action near Bastogne, January 1945)
Berlin, Germany (Autobahn road to Berlin; Super Sixth closest West Wall unit)
Burkhardsfelder, Germany (Show Me article village, March 29)
Cherbourg Peninsula, France (221 consecutive combat days, division history)
Eisenach, Germany (Nazi division deactivated en route from Eisenach to Witzenhausen)
Esche, Germany (Java and Sinkers airport, Luftwaffe article)
Frankfurt, Germany (advance from Frankfurt to Muhlhausen, 125-mile drive)
Friedberg, Germany (Friedberg garrison totalling 1,500 men surrendered to 69th Tank Bn.)
Fulda River, Germany (50th Inf. Doughs article — 20-mile gain across Fulda)
Germerode, Germany (munitions factories captured, Java/Sinkers article)
Giessen, Germany (advance route, autobahn drive)
Gross-Tenquin, France (Han-Sur-Nied, McBride history reference)
Halle, Germany (advance objective area)
Hamberg, Germany (advance route, Zeigenhain to Homberg)
Heyerde, Germany (airport and warehouse of office supplies captured)
Homberg, Germany (advance route)
Hupperdange, Germany (6th Armored first division to cross into Reich, Nims River)
Kassel, Germany (Nazi NCO school, final exams article; Spangenburg nearby)
Lancensalza, Germany (Trick of the Week bazooka feat)
Landroff, France (Awards article, Latimer DSC citation)
Linden, Germany (advance route)
London, England (Cpl. Adams hometown)
Merfelden, Germany (unmanned airplane parts factory)
Muhlhausen, Germany (main feature — Division enters Muhlhausen on six roads; 125 miles from Frankfurt; 150 miles southwest of Berlin)
Nied River, Germany (Saar operations, McBride/Grow DSC citation)
Nims River, Germany (6th Armored first artillery to fire into German soil, Saar campaign)
Nordhausen, Germany (advance direction)
Prague, Czechoslovakia (rail guns from Prague captured near Bad Sooden)
Rosenkopf, Germany (Show Me article, Col. Hanson and Bruce stood in blazing town)
Saar River/Valley, Germany (Saar campaign — Nied and Saar River operations, Grow DSC citation)
Schlotheim, Germany (8 miles east of Muhlhausen; CCB troops measured 140 miles from Berlin)
Schoenecken, Germany (6th Armored first division to cross Siegfried Line, Nims River March 2)
Spangenburg, Germany (castle — 220 United Kingdom POWs liberated near Kassel)
Jean Rohrback, France (McBride history, Moselle River)
Struth, Germany (Reserve Command action, rear of Division)
Trois-Vierges, Luxembourg (6th Armored crossed Siegfried Line last January)
Waldkappel, Germany (603rd TD Bn. warehouse of office supplies)
Werra River, Germany (only remaining Rhine flank bridge held at Werra)
Witzenhauser / Witzenhausen, Germany (Nazi division deactivated on railroad siding nearby)
Zeigenhain, Germany (1,200 Americans quartered at Zeigenhain)
Zweibrucken, Germany (CCB CP; Lt. Kane Rhine crossing reference)

Units

3rd Army (Patton’s) — 6th Armored Division transferred from Third to Seventh Army for Rhine group
5th Infantry Division — Frankfurt capture, cross-reference
6th Armored Division — ‘Super Sixth’, 125-mile advance; Muhlhausen entry; 300 villages
7th Army — 6th Armored Division sent South to join Seventh Army
9th Armored Infantry Battalion — LaGrew bridge seizure reference; Jones promotions
25th Armored Engineer Battalion, Company C — Jones (Alfred) Our Men feature
44th Armored Infantry Battalion — Latimer DSC; 125-mile advance
50th Armored Infantry Battalion — Doughs raise havoc, Fulda River; Thadleo Nazi weapon article; Rimmer DSC
69th Tank Battalion — Nazi Division Deactivated article; Friedberg garrison
77th FA Battalion — referenced in Show Me
128th Field Artillery — Show Me article, Stokes correspondent
128th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion — De Filippo uncle nephew story
231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion — Seizes Airport with 105s article
385th Infantry Regiment, 1st Bn. — Malanga convoy reference
603rd Tank Destroyer Battalion — 100th Enemy Vehicle; Nazi weapon KOED article
777th AAA Battalion — Luftwaffe Keeps 777th Busy; Battery A cited
Combat Command A (CCA) — Rhine crossing, Hanson; advance to Muhlhausen
Combat Command B (CCB) — Bruce CO; Schlotheim 140 miles from Berlin
Panzer Grenadier Division (German, newly activated) — deactivated by 69th near Witzenhausen
Reserve Command — swung into action at Struth, annihilated German force