| Date |
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Description |
| 29 October 44 |
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The 53rd left Camp Polk, Louisiana via a steam-engined troop train for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. |
| 1 November 44 |
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Arrived Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. |
| 6 November 44 |
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Left Camp Kilmer to board the English transport ship, H.M.T. Samaria. |
| 7 November 44 |
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At 10:30 sailed out of New York Harbor, passing very close to the Statue of Libety. |
| 17 November 44 |
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Arrived at Southampton, England, having learned en route that President Roosevelt had been re-elected. |
| 20 November 44 |
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All troops from the Samaria were taken by rail to Tidworth Barracks, England. |
| 5 January 45 |
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On this Friday at 0410, left Tidworth Barracks for Weymouth, England, using the vehicle convoy and arrived later that same day at 1600 hours. |
| 6 January 45 |
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Left Weymouth at 0730 and boarded the LST at 1100. vehicles being driven up the ramp of the LST. |
| 6 January 45 |
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At 1600 that Saturday afternoon, put out to sea. |
| 7 January 45 |
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Reached Le Havre, France at 0930 on that Sunday from where troops convoyed across France, passing through Rouen, Totes, Compiegne, Soissons, Reims, and Verdun. |
| 13 January 45 |
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(Saturday) Billeted at Les Meniels, (near Pont-à-Mousson). |
| 2 February 45 |
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(Friday) Left Les Meniels. Passed through towns in France, Belgium, and Holland: Vandiers, Pagny, Arnsville,Chambly, Mars-Le-Tour, Confians, Etain, Spincourt, Longuyen, Arlon Neufchateau, Rochefort, Marche, Liege and Maastricht. |
| 3 February 45 |
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(Saturday) Billeted at Houthem, Holland. |
| 19 February 45 |
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(Monday) At 1230 left Houthem. Passed through Meersen, Sittard and Sustern, billeting at St. Joost that evening. |
| 27 February 45 |
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Left St. Joost at 1730. Passed through Sustern, Sittard, Gelenkieken, Hilfarth (crossed the Roer River). |
| 28 February 45 |
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(Wednesday) Billeted at Hucklehoven, Germany at 0400. |
| 1 March 45 |
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(Thursday) Left Hucklehoven at 2300. Passed through Merbeck and Wegburg. |
| 2 March 45 |
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(Friday) Billeted at Amern-St. Georg at 0300. |
| 3 March 45 |
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(Saturday) Left Amern-St. Georg at 0930., travelling through Boishem and Lobberich. Billeted at Hinsbeck at 0130 that morning. |
| 26 March 45 |
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(Monday) Left Hinsbeck that evening. |
| 27 March 45 |
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(Tuesday) Crossed the Rhine River at 1100 near Ossenburg (H Bridge, a reinforced pontoon bridge). |
| 30 March 45 |
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(Friday) Billeted at Gladbeck at 1700. |
| 1 April 45 |
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(Easter Sunday) Left Gladbeck at 0400. Passed through Dorsten, Haltern, Hullern, Olfen, and Selm. Billeted at Bork at 1100 that morning. |
| 2 April 45 |
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(Monday) Left Bork at 1600. |
| 3 April 45 |
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(Tuesday) Reached Delbruck at 1000. |
| 4 April 45 |
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(Wednesday) Left Delbruck at 1600. Reached Erminghausen at 1800 that night. |
| 6 April 45 |
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(Friday) Left Erminghausen at 1300. Reached Erwitte at 1500 that evening. |
| 8 April 45 |
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(Sunday) Left Erwitte at 1400, arriving at Soest at 1500 that same afternoon. |
| 10 April 45 |
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(Tuesday) Left Soest at 1000, arriving at Werl at noon. |
| 13 April 45 |
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(Friday) Left Werl at 2300. |
| 14 April 45 |
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(Saturday) Arrived at Wolfenbuttel at 1900 (175 miles). |
| 20 April 45 |
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(Friday) Left Wolfenbuttel at 0830. Reached Halberstadt at 1100 that morning. |
| 22 April 45 |
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(Sunday) Left Halberstadt at 0830. Passed through Goslar and Seesen. Arrived Eisdorf at 1300 that afternoon. |
| 7 May 45 |
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(monday) Left Eisdorf at 1330. Passed through Northeim. reaching Norten at 1500 that afternoon. |
| 8 May 45 |
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TUESDAY - V-E DAY! |
| Shortly after V-E Day, convoyed to Staab, Czechoslavakia where the Division was disbanded. Staab name was changed to Stodo and is located just south of Pilsen. |
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1/24/10 |
