23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
7th Armored Division
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UNITS OF THE 23rd ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION:
The 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion consisted of the following units
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BATTALION-LEVEL OFFICERS OF THE 23rd ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION:
Commanding officers (CO's) of the Battalion were:
- Col. Richard George H. Maloney
(1942? - 1943?; commander of 48th Armored Infantry Regiment, which was broken up into 23rd, 38th and 48th Armored Infantry Battalions)
- Lt. Col. Leslie Allison
(?? - 10 September 44, wounded at Horseshoe Woods, across Moselle River from Dornot, France -- died of wounds 16 September 44)
- ???
- Lt. Col. William H. G. Fuller
(12 September 1944 - 20 September 1944, briefly interim CO of CCR, then CO of 38 AIB - both on 20 September 1944)
Source: 7AD Sep 1944 G-1 Journal
- Maj. Theodore L. Johansen
(?? - 30 September 1944 - ??)
Source: 7AD Sep 44 After Action Report
- Lt. Col. Robert L. Rhea
(?? - ?duration?)
Executive officers of the Battalion were:
S-1 officers (personnel) of the Battalion were:
S-2 officers (intelligence) of the Battalion were:
S-3 officers (operations) of the Battalion were:
S-4 officers (supply) of the Battalion were:
Adjutants of the Battalion were:
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BOOKS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE 23rd ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION:
- 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion Morning Report Stations (Locations) and Record of Events:
July 2005 - I have made a spreadsheet of the Stations and Record of Events entries for each day from the copies of the Morning Reports that I have thus far obtained. These are a gold mine of information about where each part of the Battalion was on any given day. Click on the title above to go to the 7th Armored Division auxiliary web site, where you will find the Morning Reports listed under those months for which I have obtained them. (Althought they are listed separately for each month, the reports for the entire duration are in a single spreadsheet file.)
- Thanksgiving 1943 Roster New July 2005 - The roster is one of the documents at the auxiliary 7th Armored Division web site. Click on the link to go to that web site and then scroll down to the pre-combat period, where you will find the C/23 Thanksgiving 1943 roster.
- Buzzings of Company "B": Transcription of memoir of William Eugene (Gene) Jones
- Vendetta Karma and Warrior for Patton: Transcription of memoir of Robert Felix (Felix, aka "Red") Neff of Company B (June - September 1944)
Bulois, Pascal. Marboué, 15 Août 1944 ("Marboué, 15 August 1944: History of the tragic ambush of an American column of the 7th Armored Division, 15 August 1944") -- NOTE: This book is in French.
Pascal Bulois has done a great deal of research to establish the names of American soldiers who were killed in the Chartres-Châteaudun area, so that they could be permanently inscribed on monuments. This book relates the story of the ambush by the Germans of the column of Company "B" of 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion at the town of Marboué on the evening of August 15, 1944, including interveiws with B/23 veterans and with local French citizens. The very deadly ambush destroyed seven half-tracks and a jeep and killed the men whose names are inscribed on the monument, which you can see in the Monuments section of the 7th Armored Division web page. If you were there at the ambush, Pascal Bulois wants to hear from you to include your account in future editions of the book. You can contact him about contributing your information to the book or about obtaining a copy, via e-mail at PASCAL.BULOISMVAL@wanadoo.fr or by postal mail at Pascal Bulois; Boite Postal 44; 28160 BROU, France.
- Combat Interviews of the 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion: St. Vith Salient December 17-23, 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- World War II Registry web pages
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BOOKS THAT MENTION THE 23rd ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION:
This is a growing list. Please forgive me for any omissions and let me know, so I can add them.
- Entire War
- Official Records of the 38th Armored Infantry Battalion: After Action Reports, Journals and more (Click here for more information, ordering instructions, and samples for December 19, 1944.)
- France: August - September 1944
- 7th Armored Division: August 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- Blumenson, Martin. Breakout and Pursuit. Washington: Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, 1989.
A volume in the US Army in World War II series
- Kemp, Anthony. The Unknown Battle: Metz, 1944. New York: Stein and Day, 1981.
- Overloon and Meijel, Holland: September-November 1944
- Altes, A. Kornthals and N. K. C. A. in't Veld. The Forgotten Battle: Overloon and the Maas Salient 1944-45. Sarpedon, 1995.
- Battle of the Bulge: December 1944 - January 1945
- Defense of St. Vith Salient and Manhay Area: Belgium, December 1944
- US Army Armored School Research and Evaluation Division. The Defense of St. Vith, Belgium 17-33 December 1944: An historical example of armor in the defense. Fort Knox: Armored School. (Click here for information on this book.)
- Boyer at St. Vith: Major Donald P. Boyer's "Personal Report: Narrative Account of Action of 38th Armored Engineer Battalion,
7th Armored Division, Battle of St. Vith, 17-22 December 1944"
and "Notes - The Battle of St. Vith, 17-22 December 1944" (Click here for information about this book.)
- Combat Interviews of the 31st Tank Battalion: St. Vith Salient December 17-23, 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- Combat Interviews of the 33rd Armored Engineer Battalion: St. Vith, Belgium December 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- Combat Interviews of the 38th Armored Infantry Battalion: St. Vith Salient December 17-21, 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- Combat Interviews of the 48th Armored Infantry Battalion: St. Vith Salient December 17-21, 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- Combat Interviews of the 87th Cavalry Reconnaisance Squadron: St. Vith, Belgium - December 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- Combat Interviews of 7th Armored Division Artillery: Div Arty, 434th AFAB, 489th AFAB at St. Vith and Poteau, Belgium - December 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- Recapture of St. Vith, Belgium: January 1945
- The 7th Armored Division Goes Back: St. Vith, Belgium 20-23 January 1945 (Click here for information about this book.)
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