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102d Infantry Division
"Ozark Division"
The division insignia combines a golden "O", "Z", and an arc on a circular
blue background to spell out the nickname of the division, "Ozark". In 1921,
the division became part of the Organized Reserve and was allocated to the states
of Arkansas and Missouri, the Ozark region, and therefore adopted the design.
When the French settled in this area, they found it inhabited by Indians who
were very proficient with the bow and arrow, and they therefore called the entire
region "Terre aux arcs" or "Bow Country". "Ozark" is an Americanization of "aux
arcs", and the arc in the insignia actually represents an Indian bow and signifies
marksmanship. Gold and blue are the colors which tradition has always associated
with valor and distinction.
Motto: "Distinction, Valor, Marksmanship"
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COMMAND AND STAFF
Commanding General
22 Sep 44 |
Brig. Gen. Frank A. Keating |
2 Jan 45 |
Maj. Gen. Frank A. Keating |
Assistant Division Commander
22 Sep 44 |
Brig. Gen. Alonzo P. Fox |
Artillery Commander
22 Sep 44 |
Col. James G. Watkins |
Chief of Staff
22 Sep 44 |
Col. George P. Lynch |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-1
22 Sep 44 |
Lt. Col. Joseph H. Chaille |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-2
22 Sep 44 |
Lt. Col. Charles J. Parsons |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-3
22 Sep 44 |
Lt. Col. Claude L. Crawford |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-4
22 Sep 44 |
Lt. Col. Arthur W. Allen, Jr. |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-5
16 Oct 44 |
Maj. John E. Wiley |
Adjutant General
16 Dec 44 |
Lt. Col. Frank H. Stone |
Commanding Officer, 405th Infantry
4 Apr 44 |
Col. Laurin L. Williams |
Commanding Officer, 406th Infantry
22 Sep 44 |
Col. Bernard F. Hurless |
Commanding Officer, 407th Infantry
22 Sep 44 |
Col. James C. Reed |
29 Jan 45 |
Col. Philip R. Dwyer |
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STATISTICS
Chronology
- Activated 15 September 1942
- Arrived ETO 22 September 1944 (Arrived United Kingdom but did not disembark)
- Arrived Continent 23 September 1944 (D+109)
- Entered Combat 26 October 1944
- Days in Combat 173
Casualties (Tentative)
- Killed 1,034
- Wounded 3,522
- Missing 161
- Captured 150
- Battle Casualties 4,867
- Non-Battle Casualties 3,958
- Total Casualties 8,825
- Percent of T/O Strength 62.6
Campaigns
- Rhineland
- Central Europe
Individual Awards
- Distinguished Service Cross 13
- Legion of Merit 13
- Silver Star 542
- Soldiers Medal 34
- Bronze Star 3,812
- Air Medal 83
- Prisoners of War Taken 147,358
COMPOSITION
- 405th Infantry
- 406th Infantry
- 407th Infantry
- 102d Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
- 327th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 327th Medical Battalion
- 102d Division Artillery
- 379th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 380th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 927th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 381st Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)
- Special Troops
- 802d Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
- 102d Quartermaster Company
- 102d Signal Company
- Military Police Platoon
- Headquarters Company
- Band
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ATTACHMENTS
Antiaircraft Artillery
556th AAA AW Bn (Mbl) |
2Nov44-11Nov44 |
548th AAA AW Bn (Mbl) |
11Nov44-25Jun45 |
473d AAA AW Bn (SP) |
8Dec44-9Dec44 |
Btry B, 473d AAA AW Bn (SP) |
10Dec44-10Jan45 |
Btry C, 559th AAA AW Bn (Mbl) |
8Feb45-25Feb45 |
Armored
771st Tk Bn |
4Nov44-20Dec44 |
40th Tk Bn (7th Armd Div) |
27Nov44-28Nov44 |
17th Tk Bn (7th Armd Div) |
30Nov44-3Dec44 |
744th Tk Bn |
20Dec44-23Dec44 |
Co C, 739th Tk Bn (Mine Exploder) |
20Jan45-27Jan45 |
Co A, 739th Tk Bn (Mine Exploder) |
21Jan45-27Jan45 |
Sq B, Br 1st Lothians & Border Yeo (Br 79th
Armd Div) |
23Jan45-26Jan45 |
Sq B, Br Fife & Forfar Yeo (Br 79th Armd Div) |
23Jan45-27Jan45 |
Br 22d Dragoon Gds Armd Regt (Br 79th Armd Div) |
23Jan45-28Jan45 |
CC B (5th Armd Div) |
6Feb45-24Feb45 |
701st Tk Bn (-Co D) |
4Apr45-2Jul45 |
Cavalry
113th Cav Gp |
14Nov44-23Nov44 |
113th Cav Rcn Sq |
14Nov44-23Nov44 |
125th Cav Rcn Sq |
14Nov44-23Nov44 |
Task Force BIDDLE (113th Cav Gp) |
18Nov44-21Nov44 |
Hq&Hq Tr, 113th Cav Gp |
18Nov44-21Nov44 |
113th Cav Rcn Sq |
18Nov44-21Nov44 |
125th Cav Rcn Sq (-Tr B) |
18Nov44-21Nov44 |
40th Tk Bn (7th Armd Div) |
18Nov44-21Nov44 |
440th Armd FA Bn (7th Armd Div) |
18Nov44-21Nov44 |
434th Armd FA Bn (7th Armd Div) |
18Nov44-21Nov44 |
849th Armd FA Bn (7th Armd Div) |
18Nov44-21Nov44 |
83d Armd FA Bn |
18Nov44-21Nov44 |
Co C, 171st Engr C Bn |
18Nov44-21Nov44 |
Co A, 814th TD Bn (SP) |
18Nov44-21Nov44 |
Btrys A & C, 203d AAA AW Bn (SP) |
18Nov44-21Nov44 |
11th Cav Gp |
13Dec44-3Feb45 |
36th Cav Rcn Sq |
13Dec44-3Feb45 |
44th Cav Rcn Sq |
13Dec44-3Feb45 |
113th Cav Rcn Sq |
20Dec44-24Dec44 |
17th Cav Rcn Sq |
24Dec44-29Jan45 |
11th Cav Gp |
9Feb45-24Feb45 |
36th Cav Rcn Sq |
9Feb45-24Feb45 |
44th Cav Rcn Sq |
9Feb45-24Feb45 |
Tr B, 36th Cav Rcn Sq |
11Apr45-13Apr45 |
Chemical
Co C, 92d Cml Mort Bn |
23Nov44-24Nov44 |
Co C, 92d Cml Mort Bn |
30Nov44-4Dec44 |
Co C (-1st Plat), 92d Cml Mort Bn |
19Dec44-23Dec44 |
Co C, 92d Cml Mort Bn |
24Dec44 |
Co C (-1st Plat), 92d Cml Mort Bn |
25Dec44-7Feb45 |
92d Cml Mort Bn (-Co A) |
22Jan45-27Jan45 |
74th Cml SG Co |
3Feb45-5Feb45 |
3d Cml Mort Bn (-Cos C and D) |
6Feb45-7Mar45 |
74th Cml SG Co |
24Feb45-25Feb45 |
Co B, 3d Cml Mort Bn |
22Mar45-30Mar45 |
Co A, 3d Cml Mort Bn |
9Apr45-19Apr45 |
Cos B and C, 3d Cml Mort Bn |
14Apr45-19Apr45 |
Co A, 3d Cml Mort Bn |
3May45-10May45 |
Engineer
1276th Engr C Bn |
27Dec44-26Jan45 |
171st Engr C Bn |
12Jan45-16Jan45 |
252d Engr C Bn |
15Jan45-26Jan45 |
336th Engr C Bn |
15Jan45-26Jan45 |
277th Engr C Bn |
15Jan45-28Jan45 |
Field Artillery
252d FA Bn (105mm How) |
23Nov44-12Mar45 |
Btry A, 557th FA Bn (155mm Gun) |
27Nov44-2Dec44 |
83d Armd FA Bn |
29Nov44-19Dec44 |
692d FA Bn (105mm How) |
20Dec44-27Jan45 |
691st FA Bn (105mm How) |
20Dec44-30Jan45 |
557th FA Bn (- Btry A) (155mm Gun) |
26Jan45-27Jan45 |
Infantry
335th CT (84th Div) |
24Nov44-27Nov44 |
40th Tk Bn (7th Armd Div) |
24Nov44-27Nov44 |
Co A, 814th TD Bn (SP) |
24Nov44-27Nov44 |
48th Armd Inf Bn (7th Armd Div) |
5Dec44-9Dec44 |
2d Bn, 335th Inf (84th Div) |
18Apr45-23Apr45 |
Tank Destroyer
771st TD Bn (SP)(- Co C) |
4Nov44-30Mar45 |
605th TD Bn (T) |
15Feb45-2Mar45 |
771st TD Bn (SP) (- Co B and one platoon of Rcn Co) |
10Apr45-17Apr45 |
771st TD Bn (SP) |
27Apr45-3Jul45 |
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DETACHMENTS
(Attached to)
Engineer
Co B, 327th Engr C Bn |
2d Armd Div |
16Nov44-25Nov44 |
1st Plat, Co A, 327th Engr C Bn |
84th Div |
19Nov44-28Nov44 |
Field Artillery
380th FA Bn |
2d Armd Div |
17Nov44-25Nov44 |
379th FA Bn |
84th Div |
19Nov44-2Dec44 |
381st FA Bn |
XIII Corps |
20Apr45-22Apr45 |
Infantry
406th Inf |
30th Div |
25Oct44-6Nov44 |
405th Inf |
2d Armd Div |
26Oct44-3Nov44 |
407th Inf |
29th Div |
28Oct44-3Nov44 |
1st Bn, 405th Inf |
2d Armd Div |
3Nov44-7Nov44 |
406th Inf (-1st Bn) |
2d Armd Div |
6Nov44-25Nov44 |
1st Bn, 406th Inf |
30th Div |
7Nov44-9Nov44 |
1st Bn, 406th Inf |
2d Armd Div |
9Nov44-25Nov44 |
3d Bn, 407th Inf |
Task Force BIDDLE |
19Nov44-20Nov44 |
3d Bn, 405th Inf |
84th Div |
19Nov44-27Nov44 |
405th CT (-3d Bn) |
84th Div |
19Nov44-2Dec44 |
407th CT (-1st Bn) |
XIII Corps |
27Feb45 |
1st Bn, 407th Inf |
XIII Corps |
27Feb45-1Mar45 |
3d Bn, 405th Inf |
Hq, Sp Trps, Ninth Army |
27Mar45-5Apr45 |
Co B, 407th Inf |
XIII Corps |
6Apr45-11Apr45 |
407th CT |
XIII Corps |
12Apr45-17Apr45 |
1st Bn, 406th CT |
5th Armd Div |
13Apr45-16Apr45 |
407th CT (-3d Bn) |
5th Armd Div |
17Apr45-18Apr45 |
407th CT |
XIII Corps |
18Apr45-26Apr45 |
1st Bn, 406th Inf |
XIII Corps |
19Apr45-22Apr45 |
Co A, 406th Inf |
XIII Corps |
26Apr45-3May45 |
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ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS
DATE |
CORPS |
ARMY |
ARMY GROUP |
Assigned |
Attached |
Assigned |
Attached |
28Aug44 |
|
Ninth |
|
ETOUSA 12th |
|
5Sep44 |
III |
Ninth |
|
12th |
|
10Oct44 |
XVI |
Ninth |
|
12th |
|
3Nov44 |
XIX |
Ninth |
|
12th |
|
7Nov44 |
XIII |
Ninth |
|
12th |
|
20Dec44 |
XIII |
Ninth |
|
12th |
British 21st |
1Apr45 |
XIII (Admin) |
Ninth |
Fifteenth (Operations) |
12th |
(-) |
4Apr45 |
XIII |
Ninth |
(-) |
12th |
|
(-) indicates relieved from assignment
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COMMAND POSTS
DATE |
TOWN |
REGION |
COUNTRY |
3Sep44 |
Gourock |
Renfrew |
Scotland |
9Sep44 |
Omaha Beach |
Calvados |
France |
13Sep44 |
Valognes (staging area) |
Manche |
France |
26Sep44 |
Theville |
Manche |
France |
27Oct44 |
Eygelshoven (vicinity southeast) |
Limburg |
Netherlands |
1Nov44 |
Moorveld |
Limburg |
Netherlands |
2Nov44 |
Brunssum (3000 yards northeast) |
Limburg |
Netherlands |
12Nov44 |
Heerlen |
Limburg |
Netherlands |
24Nov44 |
Ubach (1000 yards southeast) |
Rhineland |
Germany |
25Feb45 |
Linnich |
Rhineland |
Germany |
27Feb45 |
Lovenich |
Rhineland |
Germany |
27Feb45 |
Erklenz |
Rhineland |
Germany |
2Mar45 |
Rheindahlen |
Rhineland |
Germany |
2Mar45 |
Viersen |
Rhineland |
Germany |
12Mar45 |
Krefeld |
Rhineland |
Germany |
5Apr45 |
Lembeck |
Rhineland |
Germany |
6Apr45 |
Buldern (1000 yards southeast) |
Westphalia |
Germany |
7Apr45 |
Munster (2000 yards northeast) |
Westphalia |
Germany |
9Apr45 |
Werther |
Westphalia |
Germany |
10Apr45 |
Bad Oeynhausen |
Westphalia |
Germany |
11Apr45 |
Buckeburg |
Westphalia |
Germany |
12Apr45 |
Bad Nenndorf |
Hannover |
Germany |
13Apr45 |
Lehrte |
Hannover |
Germany |
14Apr45 |
Gifhorn |
Hannover |
Germany |
14Apr45 |
Oebisfelde |
Hannover |
Germany |
15Apr45 |
Bismark |
Magdeburg |
Germany |
26Apr45 |
Gardelegen |
Magdeburg |
Germany |
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