8th Armored Division



7th AIB - After Action Reports
S-1 Report, February 1945

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HEADQUARTERS 7th ARMD INF BN
8th Armd Div
APO 258, U. S. ARMY

S-1 JOURNAL
0001 9 Feb 45 to 2400 16 Feb 45

Cartiels, Holland

    (Note: This S-1 journal was handwritten)

Time

Incidents, Messages, Orders, etc. Action taken

 

9 Feb 45

0900

Following O's rept this orgn for dy:
Capt R. L. Brubaker;
2 nd Lts E. C. Frederick, 2nd Lt H. B. Backus;
1st Lt T. M. O'Brien;
2nd Lt G. A. Tegge; 2nd Lt H. R. Cushman.

1430

Conferring of Awards Ceremony:
Conferred by CG, 8 AD.

Silver Star
Lt Hammerschmidt
Pvt Ivey (absent in hosp)
Pfc Murray
T/4 Shapiro
T/5 Hinton
T/Sgt H. B. Schmidt
T/Sgt Dunn
Pvt Bisch

Bronze Star
Pvt Sapien (absent in hosp)
Pvt Guglielmi
T/5 Iwinski
S/Sgt Weand
S.Sgt Beers (absent in hosp)
T/5 Cairns
S/Sgt Hyde (absent in hosp)
T/sgt Crocker

1700

Bn receives 120 EM replacements.

   
 

14 Feb 45

0900

CCA: CO (Msg): Eng sand table school for NCOs down to Sqd Ldrs 15 Feb 45; 25 men per gp at 8, 9, 10, 11; each gp to have officer who has been to sand table before.

1300

Following O repts this organization for dy 2nd Lt V. M. Albanese

1530

Conferring of Awards Ceremony: conferred by CG 8 AD:

Bronze Star
Lt Grau
Lt Fisher
Pfc Cox

Purple Heart: (conferred by Bn CO)
T/Sgt Gasecki
Sgt Westerlund
Pfc Carbone
Pvt H. M.(V?) Thompson
Pvt Abney
T/Sgt Dunn
Pfc Richardson
Sgt Farrell

Silver Star: (Citations read)
S/Sgt Potticary (Posthumous)
Pfc J. Orr ( " )
S/Sgt Applegate (abs in hosp)

1630

LnO Brings:
Memo tact strength rept
G-2 rept, 8 AD, 13 Feb 45

   
 

16 Feb 45

1345

LnO brings following fr CCA:
Overlay # 6
G-2 periodic rept
Sketch of Tiger tks

1345

Lt Fredericks, Co B injured by schrapnel & evacuated, (during tng)

1430

Pfc Louth, while on recon, strikes mine about 1 1/2 kilm E of Gangelt, Germany; said mine being located on a trail about 200 yds off hwy 56.
Pfc Louth killed; Sgt Brown slightly injured.

1645

Lt Frederick returns to dy.



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