Description

Second Battalion, 333rd Infantry
84th Infantry Division • World War II •
70 pages scanned. Instant PDF download. (some water damage)

Document Overview
Written by Pfc. Lloyd E. Ferrell and T/5 Carlo J. Governale and published in Ladenburg, Germany in September 1945, this unit history is dedicated to the Battalion’s fallen and, with a foreword by Colonel Lloyd H. Gomes, traces the Second Battalion, 333rd Infantry from its activation at Camp Howze, Texas, through its arrival at Barton Stacey, England, and combat operations in the ETO from October 1944 to September 1945, including the Geilenkirchen operation, the Battle for the Siegfried Line, the Ardennes Campaign, the drive from the Roer to the Rhine and on to the Elbe, and V-E Day. This listing is for a digital download of a scanned copy of the original photo-illustrated volume.

Campaigns: Geilenkirchen Operation; the Battle for the Siegfried Line; the Ardennes Campaign; the drive from the Roer River to the Rhine; the advance from the Rhine to the Elbe; the 348-mile advance into Germany culminating in Victory in Europe.

Commanders: Colonel Lloyd H. Gomes (Commanding, 333rd Infantry); Major Frederick A. Titchener; Major Robert E. Wallace; Major Harry G. Benion; Major Hubert Thomte; Lt. Col. Daniel P. Norman; Lt. Col. Ivan Hardesty; Major William R. Johnson (Second Battalion Commanders).

Division newspaper: The Railsplitter

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Foreword
Introduction
Company and Battalion Commanders
Preparation for Combat
Journey to Combat Area
First Military Operation
Geilenkirchen Operation
Battle for Siegfried Line
The Ardennes Campaign
Roer to Rhine
Rhine to Elbe
Victory in Europe
Peace
Historical Section
Conclusion

“I can attest that the men of this battalion represent the highest caliber of American Soldier, whose personality in war is one of implacable aggressiveness and extraordinary heroism in fighting for the cause he knows is right.”
— Colonel Lloyd H. Gomes, Commanding, 333rd Infantry