33rd Armored Engineer Battalion
7th Armored Division
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UNITS OF THE 33rd ARMORED Engineer BATTALION:
The 33rd Armored Engineer Battalion consisted of the following units
- Battalion Headquarters (Bn HQ/33)
- Headquarters Company (HQ Co/33)
- Company "A" (B/33)
- Company "B" (B/33)
- Company "C" (C/33)
- Medical Detachment (Med/33)
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BATTALION-LEVEL OFFICERS OF THE 33rd ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION
Commanding Officer (Battalion CO)
- Lt. Col. Clyde A. Keltner (?? - 30 September 1944 - 3 January 1945)
Source:
- 1944-Sep-30: 7AD Sep 44 After Action Report
- 1945-Jan-3: Transferred to 128th Evacuation Hospital, Slightly Sick (Bn HQ/33 Morning Report 5 Jan 1945)
- Maj. George A. Deemer (3 January 1945 - ??)
Source:
- 1945-Jan-3: From principal duty Combat Engineer Unit Commander (1331) to assumed command (1331) (Bn HQ/33 Morning Report 5 Jan 1945)
Executive officers of the Battalion were:
S-1 officers (personnel) of the Battalion were:
S-2 officer (intelligence)
- Capt. Jospeh B. Lassiter, Jr. (?? - 6 January 1945)
Source:
- 1945-Jan-6: From duty to transferred to Company A this Battalion per Memo this Headquarters. Reld of Pric duty Intelligence Staff Officer (Bn HQ/33 Morning Report 6 Jan 1945)
- 1945-Jan-6: Assigned and joined from Headquarters this Battalion. Assumed command (1331) Date of rank: 20 Jan 43. Comp. Res. (A/33 Morning Report 6 Jan 1945)
S-3 officers (operations) of the Battalion were:
S-4 officers (supply) of the Battalion were:
Adjutants of the Battalion were:
Other Battalion Headquarters Officers
- Capt. John E. Kennedy, Jr. (31 January 1945 - ??) - Operations Training Staff Officer
Source:
- 1945-Jan-31: Relieved of assignment and transferred to Headquarter this Battalion, per Memo Headquarters this Battalion. (HQ Co/33 Morning Report 31 Jan 1945)
- 1945-Jan-31: Assigned and joined from Headquarters Company this Battalion per Memo this Headquarters - Principal duty Operations Training Staff Officer (2162) Comp (RA) Date of rank 17 Feb 44. (Bn HQ/33 Morning Report 31 Jan 1945)
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OFFICERS OF HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 33rd ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION
Officers with Unknown Role
- Capt. John E. Kennedy, Jr. (31 January 1945 - ??) - Operations Training Staff Officer
Source:
- 1945-Jan-31: Relieved of assignment and transferred to Headquarter this Battalion, per Memo Headquarters this Battalion. (HQ Co/33 Morning Report 31 Jan 1945)
- 1945-Jan-31: Assigned and joined from Headquarters Company this Battalion per Memo this Headquarters - Principal duty Operations Training Staff Officer (2162) Como (RA) Date of rank 17 Feb 44. (Bn HQ/33 Morning Report 31 Jan 1945)
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OFFICERS OF COMPANY A, 33rd ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION
Commanding Officer (CO)
- Capt. John C. Messenger (?? - 6 January 1945)
Source:
- 1945-Jan-6: Relieved of command (1331) Principal duty Combat Engineer Unit Commander (1331) (A/33 Morning Report 6 Jan 1945)
- 1945-Jan-10: From duty to departure for temporary duty Fort Dix, N.J. approximate duration 90 days. (A/33 Morning Report 10 Jan 1945)
- Capt. Jospeh B. Lassiter, Jr. (6 January 1945 - ??)
Source:
- 1945-Jan-6: From duty to transferred to Company A this Battalion per Memo this Headquarters. Reld of Pric duty Intelligence Staff Officer (Bn HQ/33 Morning Report 6 Jan 1945)
- 1945-Jan-6: Assigned and joined from Headquarters this Battalion. Assumed command (1331) Date of rank: 20 Jan 43. Comp. Res. (A/33 Morning Report 6 Jan 1945)
Officers with Unknown Role
- 2d Lt. William S. Pine (13 January 1945 - ??)
Source:
- 1945-Jan-13: Assigned from Headquarters 92nd Replacement Battalion APO 153 12 Jan 45 paragraph 5 Special Orders 13 Headquarters 7th Armored Division. Joined Company 13 Jan 45. Date of rank: 26 Jul 44. Component: Reserve. Pincipal duty Combat Engineer Unit Commander (1331) (A/33 Morning Report 14 Jan 1945)
- 2d Lt. Frank D. Furlow (13 January 1945 - ??)
Source:
- 1945-Jan-13: Assigned from Headquarters 92nd Replacement Battalion APO 153 12 Jan 45 paragraph 5 Special Orders 13 Headquarters 7th Armored Division. Joined Company 13 Jan 45. Date of rank: 12 Sept 44. Component: Army of the United States. Pincipal duty Combat Engineer Unit Commander (1331) (A/33 Morning Report 14 Jan 1945)
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OFFICERS OF COMPANY B, 33rd ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION
Officers with Unknown Role
2d Lt John H. Durden (13-22 January 1945 - Wounded)
Source:
- 1945-Jan-13: Assigned from Headquarters 92nd Replacement Battalion APO 153 12 Jan 45. Joined Company this date, paragraph 5 Special Orders #13 Headquarters 7th Armored Division. Date of rank: 26 July 44. Component: Reserves. Principal duty: Combat Engineer Unit Commander (1331). (B/33 Morning Report 13 Jan 1945)
- 1945-Jan-22: Lightly Wounded in Action and transferred to 96th Evacuation Hospital (B/33 Morning Report 22 Jan 1945)
2d Lt Austin J. Miller (14 January 1945 - ??)
Source:
- 1945-Jan-14: Assigned from Headquarters 92nd Replacement Battalion APO 153 13 Jan 45 Joined Company this date. Date or rank: 9 Aug 44. Component: Army of the United States. Principal duty: Combat Engineer Unit Commander (1331). (B/33 Morning Report 14 Jan 1945)
1st Lt Kingsley E. Owen (?? - 22 January 1945 - Wounded)
Source:
- 1945-Jan-22: Lightly Wounded in Action and transferred to 96th Evacuation Hospital (B/33 Morning Report 22 Jan 1945)
2d Lt Ira F. Peak (?? - 11 January 1945 - 22 February 1945: Died Non-Battle)
Source:
- 1945-Jan-11: Detailed to CE 7 Jan 45 paragraph 35 Special Orders #7 European Theater of Operations USA (B/33 Morning Report 11 Jan 1945)
- 1945-Feb-22: Had a panzerfaust, dismantled it, reassembled it and put propellent charge in backwards; fired it (pulled the release), and instead of going out the front, the round fell right at his feet, exploding and killing him. (John Magness, B/33 on 9 Sep 2001)
2d Lt Farrael A. Stewart (26 January 1945 - ??)
Source:
- 1945-Jan-26: Assigned from Headquarters 3rd Replacement Depot APO 153 25 Jan 45 Joined Company 26 Jan 45 paragraph 4 Special Orders #25 Headquarters 7th Armored Division - Principal duty Combat Engineer Unit Commander (1331). Date of rank: 26 July 44. Component: Reserves. (B/33 Morning Report 30 Jan 1945)
2d Lt Ray W. Whalen (26 January 1945 - ??)
Source:
- 1945-Jan-26: Assigned from Headquarters 3rd Replacement Depot APO 153 25 Jan 45 Joined Company 26 Jan 45 paragraph 4 Special Orders #25 Headquarters 7th Armored Division - Principal duty Combat Engineer Unit Commander (1331). Date of rank: 26 July 44. Component: Reserves. (B/33 Morning Report 30 Jan 1945)
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OFFICERS OF COMPANY C, 33rd ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION
Commanding Officer (CO)
Capt. Edgar J. Albrick (?? - 21 December 1944: Injured)
Source:
- 1944-Dec-21: Lightly Injured in Action 106th Infantry Clearing Station to Evacuated to 7th Armored Division Clearing Station 21 Dec 44 (Battle) Not dropped from rolls (C/33 Morning Report 25 Dec 1944)
- 1944-Dec-21 Corrected: Lightly Injured in Action 106th Infantry Clearing Station to Evacuated to 77th Evacuation Hospital 21 Dec 44 (Battle) Dropped from rolls (C/33 Morning Report 9 Jan 1945)
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OFFICERS OF MEDICAL DETACHMENT, 33rd ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION
Officers with Unknown Role
1st Lt. then Capt. John M. Loftus (?? - 18 January 1945 - ??)
Source:
- 1945-Jan-18: Promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt. 18 January 1945 (Med/33 Morning Report 19 Jan 1945)
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BOOKS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE 33rd ARMORED Engineer BATTALION:
- 7th Armored Division: August 1944 (Click here for information about this book.): includes interviews of B/33's Capt. Morris M. Hochberg and S/Sgt Hubert L. Allen
- Combat Interviews of the 33rd Armored Engineer Battalion: St. Vith Salient December 17-33, 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
33rd Armored Engineer Battalion Morning Report Stations (Locations) and Record of Events: 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.)
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BOOKS THAT MENTION THE 33rd ARMORED ENGINEER 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 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion: The St. Vith Salient December 17-23, 1944 (Click here for information about this book.): only four 33rd Engineer references
- 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 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.): only four 33rd Engineer references
- 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.): only four 33rd Engineer references
- 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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