Division Commander:- Major General Lundsford E. Oliver
Assistant Division Commander:
Chief of Staff: -Col. Edward G. Farrand
G-1: -Lt. Col. Francis W. Marks
G-2: -Lt. Col. Lonsdale P. MacFarland, Jr.
G-3: -Lt. Col. F. Boynton Butler, Jr.
G-3, Air Officer: Major Ernest Briggs
G-4: -Lt. Col. Harrison R. Entrekin
Adjutant General:
Liaison Officers: Lt. stephen Frankl
Military Government: -Major John W. Sampier
- Major Alfred E. Baldridge (Germany)
Provost Marshal: -Major Alexander T. Nelsen
Division Signal Officer: -Lt. Col. Erling J. Foss
Division Surgeon: Lt. Col. Boydstone
Division Chaplain: -Lt. Col. Harold H. Schulz
Assistant Division Chaplain: -Major John H. Callahan
5th ARMORED DIVISION ARTILLERY Division Artillery Commander: -Col. Douglas J. Page
Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
47th ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION
Battalion Commander: -Lt. Col. John B. Rosenzweig
Headquarters Battery
Company Commander Capt Ernest D. Clarke (KIA at Rodgen, Germany)
Forward Observer Section:
- Lt Brown (KIA) (Forward Observer, Section Leader)
- Sgt Fontukolous (KIA) (Instrument, FO, and Intelligence)
- T/5 Andy Cambron (Tank Driver, FO)Forward Observer: Lt. Edward J. Egan
Lt. John E. Millett, Jr.
F.O Section Radio operator: T/4 Wayne Mansion
71st ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION
Battalion Commander: -Lt. Col. Israel B. Washburn
Headquarters Battery
Reconnaissance Officer: Lt. Norman E. McNees
Liaison Officer: Lt. Alexander D. Frazer (KIA 12/26/44)
Capt. Richard A. Rowlands
Forward Observer: Lt. William S. Martin
Pilot Liaison Plane: Lt. Merritt D. Francies
"A" Battery
Battery Commander: Capt Smithers
"B" Battery
Battery Commander: Capt John L. "Jack" Weems
95th ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION
Battalion Commander: - Lt. Col. James W. McNeer
Headquarters Battery
Liaison Officer: Lt. Howard K. Kettlehut
ATTACHED TO DIVISION ARTILLERY 387th ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY, AUTOMATIC WEAPONS, BATTALION (SP)
Battalin Commander: -Lt. Col. Elmer I. Kenneweg
COMBAT COMMAND A Commanding Officer: - Brigadier General Eugene A. Regnier
Executive-Officer: Lt. Col. Case
S-3, Air Officer: Capt. Henry P. Halsell
CCA HQ?: Lt. Edward F. Little
34th TANK BATTALION
Battalion Commander: -Lt. Col. Thomas B. Bartel (WIA 08/13/44)
Major Glen L. Foote (08/14 - 09/30/44)
Lt. Col. Karl L. Scherer (09/30 - 11/07/44)
Lt. Col. William L. Cabaniss (11/09 - WIA01/30/45)
Lt. Col. Richard H. Jones (02/15/45)
Executive-Officer: Major William G. Reynolds
Maintenance Officer: Capt. Armand E. Cabrel
"A" Medium Tank Company
Company Commander: Capt Richard E. Biedermann (WIA 04/12/45)
1st Lt. Otho E. Thomas
Capt. Devault
2nd Platoon: Lt. Walter Williams
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Otho E. Thomas
Lt. Gerald F. Axner
Lt. Mouse P. Maurer
"B" Medium Tank Company
Company Commander: Capt Raymond W. Weeks
1st Platoon: Lt. Summerfield
2nd Platoon: Lt. Marvin Orgill
3rd Platoon: Lt. Ernest F. Schmidt
Tank Commanders: Sgt. Joseph E. Nemecheck
Sgt. Felix A. Diersing
Sgt. Wilmer Doty
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Thomas Burke
Lt. Alfred Richter
"C" Medium Tank Company
Company Commander: Capt. William Blakely
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Walter E. Williams
Lt. Donald E. Daniels
Lt. Robert E. Nicodemus
"D" Light Tank Company
Company Commander: Capt. Warren Harvey
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Lionel B. Scott
Lt. Russell Crockett
Lt. Charles H. Taggert
46th ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION
Battalion Commander: -Lt. Col. William H. Burton, Jr.
Executive Officer: Major Fuller
S-3: Robert T. Bland (acting)
Hq &Hq Company
Company Commander:
Communication Sergeant: Tech Sgt George W. McClung
Assault Gun Platoon: Lt. Herbert P. Anesty
"A" Rifle Company
Company Commander: Capt. James McDonough
Capt. Billy Devault
1st Platoon: Lt. Horace K. Ward
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Donald H. Coulter
Lt. Mayo Elliot
Lt. Sol Lubin
Lt. Joseph Clifton
"B" Rifle Company
Company Commander: Capt. Robert T. Bland
Capt. John W. Hewitt
Capt Chester W. Horning
Antitank Platoon: Lt. James H. Foster
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Champ Montgomery
Lt. Edward Muyskens
Lt. Henry R. Spielholz
"C" Rifle Company
Company Commander: Capt. Claude E. Carson
2nd Platoon: Lt. Edgar D. Swihart
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Richard J. Monihan (DSC)
Lt. Morris Goldberg
COMBAT COMMAND B Commanding Officer: - Col. John T. Cole
Executive Officer: Lt. Col. Edwin M. Coates
Signal Officer: Lt George M. Willets (KIA 12/26/44)
S-2: Major Martin M. Philipsborn
81st TANK BATTALION
Battalion Commander: -Lt. Col. Leroy H. Anderson
"A" Medium Tank Company
Company Commander: Capt Robert M. McNab (WIA 12/14/44)
1st Platoon: Lt. Robert P. Lant
Platoon Sergeant: S Sgt Jack O. Galpin
2nd Platoon: S/Sgt James P. Davis
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Larry Hitchcock
Lt. Leonard Keene
Lt. Merle Powers
Lt. John G. Jonasch
Lt. Robert McNab
Lt. Shirley J. Duran
Lt. Carl W. Schwab
"B" Medium Tank Company
Company Commander: Capt Weldon W. Wilson
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Leonard L. Keene, Jr.
"C" Medium Tank Company
Company Commander: Capt. William L. Guthrie
Platoon Leaders: ?
"D" Light Tank Company
Company Commander: Capt. Harold M. Schiering
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Henry Plass
Lt. Benjamin T. Potts (KIA 12/11/44)
Lt. Carlo Lombardi
15th ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION
Battalion Commander: -Lt. Col. John S. Wintermute (WIA08/10/44)
Major Toney Giordano (08/10 - 08/28/44)
Lt. Col. Kenneth P. Gilson (08/29 - WIA09/20/44)
Lt. Col. Glenn G. Dickenson (09/23 - 04/15/45)
Major Emerson P. Hurley (04/15/45)
Executive-Officer: Major Toney Giordano
Major Emerson P. Hurley
S-3: Major Emerson P. Hurley (WIA 08/10/44)
Capt. Donald Crafts (08/10/44)
Major Charles I. Webb
Medical Detachment
Medical Officers: Capt. Leroy Holbert
Capt. George Tempel
Hq & Hq Company
Company Commander:
Machine Gun Platoon: Lt. Miles Light
"A" Rifle Company
Company Commander:
Capt Donald K. Krafts (KIA 12/11/44)
Capt. Roderick Smith (12/12/44 WIA 12/12/44)
1st Lt. Francis C. Darby (12/13/44)
Capt. George W. Kellner
2nd Platoon: Lt. Bass Redd (KIA 12/11/44)
Platoon Sergeant: Tech Sgt Richard Rosner (WIA 12/11/44)
3rd Platoon: Lt. William M. Capron (WIA 04/18/45)
Platoon Leaders: ?
"B" Rifle Company
Company Commander: 1st Lt. Robert A. Lewis (KIA 9/20/44)
Capt. Arthur Elmore (WIA 12/11/44)
1st Lt. Warren A. Hedlin (12/12/44)
Executive-Officer: 1st Lt. Merle S. Power
Maintenance Officer: Lt. Harold L. Spiro
Platoon Leaders: ?
"C" Rifle Company
Company Commander: Lt. Robert H. Hoffman
Platoon Leaders: ?
Service Company
Company Commander: Capt. Clarence Anderson
Platoon Leaders: ?
Warrant Officers: CWO Charles Engdahl
COMBAT COMMAND R Commanding Officer: - Col. Glen H. Anderson
S-2: Major Richard F. Wilkins
Military Government: Capt. Daniel A.Grundmann
10th TANK BATTALION
Battalion Commander: -Lt. Col. William A. Hamberg
Executive-Officer: Major William Daniels
Hq & Hq Company
Company Commander: ?
Reconnaissance Platoon: Lt. Michael Livingston
"A" Medium Tank Company
Company Commander: Capt. Arthur N. Whitley
1st Platoon: Lt. William Johnson
2nd Platoon: Lt. Kenneth Wagner
Platoon Leaders: Lt. William Drennen
Lt. Joseph Cardone
Lt. Early
Lt. John P. Molnar
"B" Medium Tank Company
Company Commander: Capt. Frank M. Pool (WIA 11/24/44)
1st Lt Lewis R. Rollins (11/24/44)
Capt. Frank M. Pool
2nd Platoon: Lt. Jack McAuley
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Lewis R. Rollin
Lt. Cullin
Lt. Ernest Sauer
Lt. Graham
"C" Medium Tank Company
Company Commander: Capt. Francis J. Baum
1st Lt. T. A. Maguire (12/03/44 KIA 12/05/44)
1st Platoon: Lt. Robert Leas
2nd Platoon: Lt. T. A. Maguire
3rd Platoon: Lt. George Kleinsteiber (KIA 04/02/45)
Lt. Donald Deeter
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Paul Bostic
Lt. William J. Caroscio
"D" Light Tank Company
Company Commander: Capt. Samuel Siegler
Platoon Leaders: Lt. James O'Connor (KIA 08/16/44)
47th ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION
Battalion Commander: -Lt. Col. Howard E. Boyer
Hq & Hq Company
Company Commander: ?
Assault Gun Platoon: Lt James M. McFadden
"A" Rifle Company
Company Commander: Capt. Joe M. Beisenstein (KIA 11/29/44)
1st Lt. Donald Hughes (11/29/44)
Platoon Leaders: ?
"B" Rifle Company
Company Commander: Capt. Pasqualino
Capt. Richard Lewis
2nd Platoon: Lt. Oliver Goldman
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Richard Lewis
Lt. George E. Flower
T/ Sgt Glen Cook
Lt. Thomas F. Zschokke
Lt. Robert Stutsman
"C" Rifle Company
Company Commander: Capt. John M. Crafts (KIA 08/10/44)
Capt. Leo Marcikowski (08/10/44)
1st Lt. James Painter (12/03/44 KIA 12/05/44)
Executive-Officer: Lt. Leo Marcikowski (to 08/10/44)
Antitank Platoon: Lt. George Shaw
1st Platoon: Lt. William Wineman
2nd Platoon: Lt. Kenneth Webster
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Roy Hanf
Lt. Paul Vostic
85th CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON Squadron Commander: -Lt. Col. Kent Fay (KIA 08/30/44)
Major John P. Gerald (KIA 10/17/44)
Lt. Col. George C. Benjamin (10/18/44)
"A" Reconnaissance Troop
Troop Commander: Capt. Seymour Scott
Reconnaissance Section: Lt Frank L. Thompson
Sgt Kenneth E. Richardson
Sgt June R. McCloud
"B" Reconnaissance Troop
Troop Commander: Capt. Kenneth M. Hayes
Capt. Loran L. Vipond
1st Platoon
Platoon Leader Lt Alan Lee
Attached French interpreter Olaf Tillette de Mautort (29 Aug 44)2nd Platoon
Platoon Leader: Lt. Loren L. Vipond
Attached French interpreter Claude Delaroche-Vernet (29 Aug 44, WIA near Bitburg)Sgt. Warner W.Holzinger (KIA near Wallendorf)
"C" Reconnaissance Troop
Troop Commander: Capt. George W. Basquez
2nd Platoon: Lt. Max Eastman
Platoon Leader: Lt. Karda
"D" Reconnaissance Troop
Troop Commander: Capt Leonard S Carlson
"E" Assault Gun Troop
Troop Commander: ?
"F" Light Tank Company
Company Commander: ?
22nd ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION Battalion Commander: -Lt. Col. Fred E. Ressguieu
S-1 and Bn Adjutant: Lt. Robert C. Wenger
"A" Company
Company Commander: Capt. Thomas Grose
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Leonard Hammer
"B" Company
Company Commander: Capt. Rolf E. Michelson
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Curtiss L. Ramsey
"C" Company
Company Commander: Capt. Charles Perlman
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Stephen E. Allen, Jr.
145th ARMORED SIGNAL COMPANY Division Signal Officer: Lt. Col. Erling J. Foss
Company Commander: Capt. Glenn A. Welde
DIVISION TRAINS Trains Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Glen G. Dickenson (to 08/18/44)
Lt. Col. Karl L. Scherer (11/07/44)
127th ORDNANCE MAINTENANCE BATTALION Battalion Commander: Lt. Col. Roland S. Biersach
75th MEDICAL BATTALION Battalion Commander: Lt. Col. Benjamin H. Bader (to 02/05/45)
Major Raymond J. Winkler (02/06/45)
MILITARY POLICE PLATOON Commanding Officer: Major Alexander T. Nelsen
5th ARMORED DIVISION BAND Attached to Division Trains 3907th QUARTERMASTER TRUCK COMPANY Company Commander: Capt. Charles H. Dudley
3912th QUARTERMASTER TRUCK COMPANY Company Commander: Capt. Joseph L. Ziolkowski
Others Attached Units to the 5th ARMORED DIVISION 628th TANKDESTROYER BATTALION Battalion Commander: Lt. Col. William M. Hernandez (KIA 08/20/44)
Lt. Col. William T. Gallagher (08/21/44)
"C" Company
Company Commander: Capt. Robert C. Jones
Platoon Leaders: Lt. Glenn O. Garber
All names were found, in the first time, in the history book of the 5th Armored Division: "Paths of Armor".
I added names sent to me by former members of the Division:
- Amos Cambron for the 47th AFABThanks to Marc Betton for addition in the D Troop, 85th CRS.
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