48th Armored Infantry Battalion
7th Armored Division
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UNITS OF THE 48th ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION:
The 48th Armored Infantry Battalion consisted of the following units
- Battalion Headquarters (Bn HQ/48) - see Battalion Officers section below
- Headquarters Company (HQ Co/48)
- Commanding Officers (CO's) of Hq Co/48
- Capt. Darwin A. Brock (?? - 7 August 1944 - 11 September 1944, became Bn S-2)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - In command of Headquarters Company (48 AIB Unit History August 1944)
- 11 September 1942 - Became S-2 Officer (48 AIB 1944 Unit History- Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- 1st Lt. Kenneth L. Jones (11 September 1944 - 28 June 1945, on leave)
Sources:
- 48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents)
- 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945
- 27 October 1944 - Promoted from 1st Lieutenant to Captain (HQ Co/48 AIB Morning Report 31 October 1944)
- 4 Jan 1945 - Signed Inventory of Personal Effects of Milton Fein (IDPF of Milton E. Fein, PDF p 73)
- 1st Lt. Sam Sharpe (27 June 1945 [Assault Gun Platoon Leader] - 5 July 1945, return of Capt. Jones)
Sources: E-mail from Sam Sharpe
- Capt. Kenneth L. Jones (5 July 1945, return from leave - ??)
Sources: E-mail from Sam Sharpe
- Hq Co/48 Assault Gun Platoon Leaders
- 1st Lt. Sam H. Sharp (States - Duration)
Sources:
- Hq Co/48 Mortar Platoon Leaders
- 2nd Lt. Watson (?? - 14 October 1944, wounded in Holland)
Sources:
- 14 October 1944 - Lightly Wounded in Action and transferred to 47th Field Hospital (HQ Co/48 Morning Report 15 October 1944, amended 16 October 1944 to correct his service number)
- 2nd Lt. Ernest C. Shillingburg (?? - 16 October 1944 - ??)
Sources:
- 16 October 1944 - Transferred from A/48 to HQ Co/48 (A/48 Morning Report 16 October 1944; HQ Co/48 Morning Report 16 October 1944)
- HQ Co/48 Motor Officers
- 2nd Lt. (later 1st Lt.) Harvey R. Hatch (?? - 1 October 1944 - ??)
Sources:
- 1 October 1944 - promoted from 2nd Lt. to 1st Lt. (HQ Co/48 Morning Report 3 October 1944)
- E-mail from Sam Sharp
- Company "A" (A/48)
- Commanding Officers (CO's) of A/48
- Capt. Ronald E. Madden (?? - 7 August 1944 - 6 September 1944, killed)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - In command of Company A (48 AIB Unit History August 1944)
- 6 September 1944 - Killed (A/48 Morning Report 7 September 1944; 48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- 1st Lt. William D. Arbuthnot (6 September 1944, relieved)
Sources:
- 6 September 1944 - Assumed command until Lt. Paris arrived (A/48 Morning Report 18 September 1944)
- 1st Lt. Joseph Paris (6 September 1944 - 20 September 1944, wounded in attack on Sillegny, France)
Sources:
- 6 September 1944 - Transferred from C/48 and assumed command, relieving Lt. Arbuthnot (A/48 Morning Report 18 September 1944; 48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 [erroneously gives date of asuming command as 8 Sep 44; document found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents])
- 20 September 1944 - Seriously wounded in action and transferred to 34th Evacuation Hospital (A/48 Morning Report 18 September 1944; 48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 [document found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents])
- 1st Lt. William D. Arbuthnot (20-21 September 1944, relieved)
Sources:
- 20 September 1944 - Presumed to have assumed command when Lt. Paris was wounded and then was presumably relieved the following day when Lt. Allen was transferred into A/48
- 1st Lt. (later Capt.) Andrews Allen (21 September 1944 - 27 October 1944, wounded attacking Meijel, Holland)
Sources:
- 21 September 1944 - assigned and joined from Company B and assumed command (A/48 Morning Report 21 September 1944)
- 27 October 1944 - seriously wounded, relieved of command (A/48 Morning Reports 27 & 28 October 1944; 48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- 27 October 1944 - promoted from 1st Lt. to Captain (A/48 Morning Reports 31 October 1944)
- 2nd Lt. Robert C. Wells (27 October 1944 - 6 November 1944, new Captain assigned)
Sources:
- 27 October 1944 - Assumed command of A/48 (A/48 Morning Report 28 October 1944; 48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- Capt. Philip Burnham (6 November 1944 - 18 December 1944, wounded)
Sources: 48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents)
- 1st Lt. (promoted to Captain between 1 Jan 1945 and 9 Mar 1945) Orville R. Ousdahl (18 December 1944 - 9 March 1945, evacuated, non-battle)
Sources:
- 18 December 1944: 48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents); 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945; 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- 9 March 1945: 48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents); 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945; 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Capt. Andrews Allen (9 March 1945 - 16 March 1945, return of Capt. Ousdahl)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Capt. Orville R. Ousdahl (16 March 1945 - 21 August 1945, transferred)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- 1st Lt. William D. Arbuthnot (21 August 1945 - ???)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Anti-tank Platoon Leader
- 2nd Lt. James E. Newberry (?? - 14 August 1944, KIA at Senonches, France)
Sources:
- 14 August 1944
- Killed in Action (A/48 Morning Report 14 August 1944)
- "Just outside of Sonoches, at 2000 of the evening of the 14th, we were held up by heavy enemy fire and Second Lieutenant James E. Newberry of Company "A" was killed instantly when struck by fragments of an 88MM shell which exploded nearby." (48 AIB After Action Report for August 1944)
- Killed by screaming mimi at Senonches, France; hit right beside his jeep; went to Texas A&M; first fatality of the 7th Armored Division; named a parade ground near Osterburken, Germany after him after the war in the US zone; 2nd Lt. (HQ Co/48 veteran Sam Sharp 8 Sep 2001)
- also see posthumous reference below in account of death of Lt. Conte
- 2nd Lt. Michael M. Conte (22-26 August 1944, KIA at Rubelles, France)
Sources:
- 22 August 1944 - Assigned and joined from 53rd Replacement Battalion (A/48 Morning Report 24 August 1944)
- 26 August 1944
- Killed in Action (A/48 Morning Report 14 August 1944)
- "Rather late on the evening of the 25th, CCA moved out with the 40th and "A" and "B"/48th in the advance guard. The column made good progress but was halted for the night at Rubelles due to heavy fire. Just after the advance guard halted for the night, and while he was getting his anti-tank guns in position, Lt. Michael Conti, who had joined us 36 hours before as a replacement for Lt. Newberry, was instantly killed when his quarter-ton struck a mine buried in the road." (48 AIB After Action Report for August 1944)
- Other Officers of A/48
- 1st Lt. William D. Arbuthnot (?? - 24 October 1944 - 21 August 1945) [probably was Executive Officer of A/48]
Sources:
- 24 October 1944 - Began two-day leave (A/48 Morning Report 24 October 1944)
- 27 October 1944 - Returned from two-day leave (A/48 Morning Report 27 October 1944)
- 21 August 1945 - Assumed command of Battalion (48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945)
- 2nd Lt. James L. Clingan (8 September 1944 - ???)
Sources:
- 8 September 1944 - Assigned & joined from 53rd Replacement Battalion (A/48 Morning Report 12 September 1944)
- 1st Lt. John B. Edgar (8 September 1944 - 1 October 1944, KIA at Overloon, Holland)
Sources:
- 8 September 1944 - Assigned & joined from 53rd Replacement Battalion (A/48 Morning Report 12 September 1944)
- 1 October 1944 - Missing in Action (A/48 Morning Report 4 October 1944)
- 1 October 1944 - Killed in Action (A/48 Morning Report 28 October 1944)
- 2nd Lt. McCandless (??? - 20 September 1944)
Sources:
- 20 September 1944 - Slightly sick to 34th Evacuation Hospital (A/48 Morning Reports 20 September 1944)
- 1st Lt. Orville R. Ousdahl (??? - 26 August 1944 - 18 December 1944, assumed command of A/48)
Sources:
- 26 August 1944 - Lightly Wounded in Action, remained on duty (A/48 Morning Reports 27 August 1944, 8 September 1944)
- 2nd Lt. Robert E. Rombach (22 September 1944 - ???)
Sources:
- 22 September 1944 - Assigned and joined from 53rd Replacement Battalion, APO 739 (A/48 Morning Reports 22 September 1944)
- 2nd Lt. Claude Rothell, Jr. (??? - 14 September 1944, KIA vicinity of Marengo, France)
Sources:
- 14 September 1944 - Killed in Action (A/48 Morning Reports 14 September 1944)
- 2nd Lt. Ernest C. Shillingburg (9 October 1944 - 16 October 1944)
Sources:
- 9 October 1944 - Assigned and joined A/48 from 86th Replacement Battalion (A/48 Morning Report 10 October 1944)
- 16 October 1944 - Transferred from A/48 to HQ Co/48 (A/48 Morning Report 16 October 1944; HQ Co/48 Morning Report 16 October 1944)
- 2nd Lt. Cleveland W. Skelton (9 October 1944 - ??)
Sources:
- 9 October 1944 - Assigned and joined A/48 from 86th Replacement Battalion (A/48 Morning Report 10 October 1944)
- 2nd Lt. Robert C. Wells (16 October 1944 - 27 October 1944, assumed command of A/48)
Sources:
- 16 October 1944 - Transferred from B/48 to A/48 (A/48 Morning Report 16 October 1944)
- 27 October 1944 - Assumed command of A/48 (A/48 Morning Report 28 October 1944; 48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- Company "B" (B/48)
- Commanding Officers (CO's) of B/48 were:
- Capt. Philip F. Whitbeck (?? - 7 August 1944 - 28 August 1944, wounded)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - In command of Company B (48 AIB Unit History August 1944)
- 28 August 1944 - Wounded (48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- 1st Lt. Andrews Allen (28 August 1944 - 21 September 1944, return of Capt. Whitbeck)
Sources:
- 28 August 1944 - Assumed Command (48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- 21 September 1944 - Relieved of Command (48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- Capt. Philip F. Whitbeck (21 September 1944 - 30 September 1944, wounded at Overloon, Holland)
Sources:
- 30 September 1944 - Lightly wounded in action and sent to 41st Evacuation Hospital, relieved of command (B/48 Morning Reports 30 September 1944, 9 October 1944; 48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944
- 1st Lt. Avery V. Tucker (30 September 1944 - 14 October 1944, new Captain assigned)
Sources:
- 30 September 1944 - Assumed command of B/48 (B/48 Morning Report 9 October 1944)
- 14 October 1944 - Relieved of command of B/48 (B/48 Morning Report 16 October 1944)
- Capt. Edward C. Vogelsang (14 October 1944 - 5 April 1945, wounded in Germany [survived his wounds])
Sources: B/48 Morning Report 8 April 1945
- 14 October 1944 - Assigned and joined B/48 from 86th Replacement Battalion (B/48 Morning Report 16 October 1944; 48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944
- 1 January 1945 - In command of B/48 (48 AIB 1945 Unit History-Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945)
- 6 April 1945 - Seriously wounded in action (48 AIB 1945 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1945)
- 1st Lt. John R. Smart (5 April 1945 - 11 April 1945, relieved)
Sources: B/48 Morning Report 8 April 1945, 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- 1st Lt. George K. Webb (11 April 1945 - 10 August 1945, transferred)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- 1st Lt. Avery V. Tucker (10 August 1945 - 23 August 1944, became Battalion S-4)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- 1st Lt. Ernest W. Van Winkle (23 August 1944 - ???)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Other Officers of B/48
- 1st Lt. Andrews Allen (??? - 21 September 1944, transferred to A/48)
Sources:
- 21 September 1944 - Transferred to A/48 (A/48 Morning Report 21 September 1944)
- 2nd Lt. John Kovey, Jr. (9 October 1944 - ??)
Sources:
- 9 October 1944 - Assigned and joined B/48 from 86th Replacement Battalion (B/48 Morning Report 10 October 1944)
- 2nd Lt. Joseph J. Mackle (?? - 30 September 1944, wounded at Overloon, Holland and later died)
Sources:
- 30 September 1944 - Seriously wounded in action and sent to 67th Field Hospital (B/48 Morning Report 30 September 1944)
- 1st Lt. ???? Scott (?? - 3 October 1944, wounded at Overloon, Holland)
Sources:
- 3 October 1944 - Lightly wounded in action and sent to 24th Evacuation Hospital (B/48 Morning Report 3 October 1944)
- 1st Lt. ???? Stillman (?? - 30 September 1944, wounded at Overloon, Holland)
Sources:
- 30 September 1944 - Lightly wounded in action and sent to 41st Evacuation Hospital (B/48 Morning Report 30 September 1944)
- 1st Lt. Avery V. Tucker MOTOR OFFICER (States - Duration, with occasional periods in command of B/48 and a 90-day period of return to the States)
Sources:
- (Avery Tucker in telephone conversation August 2007)
- 30 September 1944 - Assumed command of B/48 (B/48 Morning Report 9 October 1944)
- 14 October 1944 - Relieved of command of B/48 (B/48 Morning Report 16 October 1944)
- 21 October 1944 - Began two-day leave (B/48 Morning Report 24 October 1944)
- 23 October 1944 - Returned from two-day leave (B/48 Morning Report 24 October 1944)
- 2nd Lt. Ernest W. Van Winkle (9 October 1944 - ??)
Sources:
- 9 October 1944 - Assigned and joined B/48 from 86th Replacement Battalion (B/48 Morning Report 10 October 1944)
- 2nd Lt. Robert C. Wells (9-16 October 1944, transferred to A/48)
Sources:
- 9 October 1944 - Assigned and joined B/48 from 86th Replacement Battalion (B/48 Morning Report 10 October 1944)
- 16 October 1944 - Transferred from B/48 to A/48 (A/48 Morning Report 16 October 1944)
- Company "C" (C/48)
- Commanding Officers (CO's) of C/48 were:
- Capt. Harrison S. Forrester (?? - 7 August 1944 - 20 September 1944, evacuated non-battle casualty)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - In command of Company C (48 AIB Unit History August 1944)
- 20 September 1944 - see his 2 Jan 1945 return and subsequent entries below
- Duty to slightly sick, transferred to 104th Evacuation Hospital (non-battle) (C/48 Morning Report 20 Sep 1944)
- Evacuated, non-battle (48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- 2nd Lt. later 1st Lt. Virgil N. McCrary (20 September 1944 - 28 October 1944, evacuated non-battle casualty)
Sources:
- Assumes command 20 Sep 1944 (48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents))
- Promoted to 1st Lieutenant as of 20 Sep 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 22 Sep 1944)
- Assumed command 20 Sep 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 28 Sep 1944)
- Evacuated non-battle casualty 28 Oct 1944 (48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents))
- Duty to slightly sick transferred to 53rd Field Hospital (non-battle) (C/48 Morning Report 28 Oct 1944) - 53rd Field Hospital MRs jump from 26 to 29 Oct 1944 Admissions, so that he was admitted on a missing day ... BUT the 2 Nov MR shows he never went to 53rd Field Hosp
- Relieved of command 28 Oct 1944 (C/48 MR 31 Oct 1944)
- From slightly sick to Division Clearing Station to transferred to 91st Evacuation Hospital 28 Oct 1944 (C/48 MR 2 Nov 1944)
- 2nd Lt. later 1st Lt. George K. Webb (28 October 1944 - 6 November 1944, new Captain assigned)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined from 86th Replacement Battalion (C/48 Morning Report 10 Oct 1944)
- Assumes command 28 Oct 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 31 Oct 1944)
- Assumes command 28 Oct 1944 (48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents))
- Relinquishes command to Capt. Gourraud 6 Nov 1944 (48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents))
- Relieved of command 2 Nov 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 4 Nov 1944)
- Lightly Wounded in Action transferred to 107th Evacuation Hospital 18 Dec 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 19 Dec 1944)
- Assigned and joined from 3rd Replacement Battalion 20 Jan 1945 (C/48 Morning Report 21 Jan 1945 as 1st Lt)
- Transferred to B/48 27 Jan 1945 (C/48 Morning Report 27 Jan 1945 as 1st Lt)
- Capt. Jackson S. Gourraud (6 November 1944 - 22 December 1944, injured)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined from 86th Replacement Battalion and assumes command 2 Nov 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 4 Nov 1944)
- 48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents)
- 2nd Lt. later 1st Lt. Richard T. Johnson (22 December 1944 - 2 January 1945, return of Capt. Forrester)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined from 86th Replacement Battalion 15 Oct 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 16 Oct 1944 as 2nd Lt)
- Duty to leave for 1 day 3 Dec 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 4 Dec 1944 as 1st Lt)
- From leave to duty 4 Dec 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 5 Dec 1944 as 1st Lt)
- Assumes command 22 Dec 1944 (48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents); 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945; 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945)
- Assumes command 23 Dec 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 27 Dec 1944 as 2nd Lt)
- Relinquishes command to Capt. Forrester 2 Jan 1945 (48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents); 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945; 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945)
- Relieved of command 2 Jan 1945 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 2 Nov 1945 as 2nd Lt)
- Capt. Harrison S. Forrester (2 January 1945 - 21 August 1945, transferred)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined 2 Jan 1945 from 92nd Replacement Battalion and assumes command (C/48 Morning Report 2 Jan 1945)
- Assumes command 2 Jan 1945 (48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945)
- 2nd Lt. John C. Smith (21 August 1945 - 5 September 1945, new Captain assigned)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Capt. Thomas C. Spangler (5 September 1945 - ???)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Other Officers of C/48 were:
- T/Sgt. later 2nd Lt. Grady H. Blazier (?? - 1 August 1944 - 2 October 1944, KIA) - Battlefield Commission - 2nd Platoon
Sources:
- 22 September 1944 - Duty to discharge to accept appointment of 2d Lt (C/48 Morning Report 28 Sep 1944)
- 23 September 1944 - appointed 2d Lt (C/48 Morning Report 28 Sep 1944)
- "I was then commanding the 2d platoon, company C, 48 AIB, and Chappius made me battalion adjutant! My platoon sgt was later promoted to 2d Lt and killed by a German sniper the same day he put on his gold bars. His name was Grady Blazier, a gem of a guy." (Dean Ostrum e-mail 6 May 2005)
- KIA 2 October 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 2 Oct 1944)
- 2nd Lt. Kenneth E. Burdette (3 January 1945 - ??)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined 3 Jan 1945 from 92nd Replacement Battalion (C/48 Morning Report 5 Jan 1945)
- 1st Lt. Herbert I. Burson, Jr. (?? - 23 December 1944 - ??)
Sources:
- Assumes command 23 Dec 1944 [erroneous entry later corrected] (C/48 Morning Report 24 Dec 1944)
- Correction - did not assume command 23 Dec 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 27 Dec 1944)
- 1st Lt. John F. Connolly (15 November 1944 - ??)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined 15 Nov 1944 from 86th Replacement Battalion (C/48 Morning Report 16 Nov 1944)
- Duty to slightly sick transferred to 128th Evacuation Hospital 25 Dec 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 25 Dec 1944)
- T/Sgt. later 2nd Lt. Major L. Farrell (?? 22 Jan 1945 - ??) - Battlefield Commission
Sources:
- 21 Janu 1945 - Duty to discharge to accept appointment of 2d Lt (C/48 Morning Report 23 Jan 1945)
- 22 Jan 1945 - appointed 2d Lt (C/48 Morning Report 23 Jan 1945)
- 1st Lt. Walter W. Fitch (19 November 1944 - ??)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined 19 Nov 1944 from 18th Replacement Battalion (C/48 Morning Report 19 Nov 1944)
- Duty to slightly sick transferred to 128th Evacuation Hospital 27 Dec 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 27 Dec 1944)
- 1st Lt. Paul T. Good (11 November 1944 - 14 December 1944 - ??)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined 11 Nov 1944 from 86th Replacement Battalion (C/48 Morning Report 18 Nov 1944)
- Lightly Wounded in Action, remained on Duty 8 Dec 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 21 Dec 1944)
- Lightly Injured in Action transferred to 111th Evacuation Hospital 13 Dec 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 14 Dec 1944 as non-battle, corrected to LIA 24 Dec 1944)
- Assigned and joined 23 Dec 1944 from 111th Evacuation Hospital (C/48 Morning Report 31 Dec 1944)
- 2nd Lt. Sid L. Kline (4 January 1945 - ??)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined 4 Jan 1945 from B/48 (C/48 Morning Report 4 Jan 1945)
- 2nd Lt. Claude H. Lemon (9 January 1945 - ??)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined 9 Jan 1945 from 92nd Replacement Battalion (C/48 Morning Report 10 Jan 1945)
- 2nd Lt. John B. Lindstedt (31 December 1944 - ??)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined 31 Dec 1944 from HQ Co/48 (C/48 Morning Report 31 Dec 1944)
- Transferred to HQ Co/48 4 Jan 1945 (C/48 Morning Report 4 Jan 1945)
- 2nd Lt. Robert E. Mendick (?? - 1 August 1944 - 17 September 1944, KIA) - Posthumously awarded Distinghished Service Cross
Sources:
- 17 September 1944 - KIA (C/48 Morning Report 17 Sep 1944)
- 14 December 1944 - Posthumously awarded Distinghished Service Cross (Ninth US Army General Orders No. 68 (14 Dec 1944))
- 1st Lt. Joseph Paris (?? - 1 August 1944 - 6 September 1944, transferred to A/48)
Sources: transferred to A/48 as of 6 Sep 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 18 Sep 1944)
- 1st Lt. Leo V. Thieme (17 September 1944 - ??)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined 17 Sep 1944 from 53rd Replacement Battalion (C/48 Morning Report 18 Sep 1944 as 2nd Lt, 22 Sep 1944 correction to 1st Lt)
- Missing in Action as of 29 Oct 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 1 Nov 1944)
- 1st Lt. James H. Wheeler, Jr. (21 September 1944 - ??)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined 21 Sep 1944 from 53rd Replacement Battalion (C/48 Morning Report 22 Sep 1944)
- Missing in Action as of 29 Oct 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 1 Nov 1944)
- 2nd Charles Frederick Wilcox (9 November 1944 - 6 December 1944, KIA)
Sources:
- Assigned and joined 9 Nov 1944 from 18th Replacement Battalion (C/48 Morning Report 11 Nov 1944, corrected 18 Nov 1944)
- Missing in Action as of 6 Dec 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 10 Dec 1944)
- Killed in Action 6 Dec 1944 (C/48 Morning Report 16 Dec 1944)
- Service Company (Sv/48)
- Commanding Officers (CO's) of Sv/48 were:
- Capt. Arthur J. Decker (?? - 11 August 1944 - 21 December 1944, wounded)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - In command of Service Company (48 AIB Unit History August 1944)
- 21 December 1944 - Wounded (48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- 1st Lt. William McC. Leister (21 December 1944 - 24 January 1945, new Captain assigned)
Sources: 48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents); 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945; 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Capt. Andrews Allen (24 January 1945 - 5 February 1945, return of Capt. Decker)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Capt. Arthur J. Decker (5 February 1945 - 21 August 1945, transferred)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Capt. Frederick M. Davenport (21 August 1945 - ???)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Medical Detachment (Med/48) - commanded by Battalion Surgeon (see below)
- Commanding Officers (CO's) of Med/48 were the Battalion Surgeons, who are listed under the Battalion Officers below
- Other Officers of Med/48
- Capt. Fernand J. B. Hamel (?? - 7 August 1944 - ???)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - In Medical Detachment (48 AIB Unit History August 1944)
- Capt. James E. Mazzacane (?? - 7 August 1944 - by 1 January 1945, he was Battalion Surgeon)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - In Medical Detachment (48 AIB Unit History August 1944)
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BATTALION-LEVEL OFFICERS OF THE 48th 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. Richard D. Chappuis (?? - 7 August 1944 - 21 August 1945, transferred)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - In command of 48 AIB (48 AIB Unit History August 1944; 48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- September 1944 - 7AD Sep 44 After Action Report
- 1 January 1945 - In command of 48 AIB (48 AIB 1945 Unit History-Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945)
- 21 August 1945 - Transferred (48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945)
- Maj. Lynn M. Carlson (21 August 1945 - ???)
Sources:
- 21 August 1945 - Assumed command of 48 AIB (48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945)
Executive officers of the Battalion were:
- Maj. Lynn M. Carlson (?? - 7 August 1944 - 1 January 1945 - 21 August 1945, assumed command of Battalion) (from Minnesota)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - Executive Officer of 48 AIB (48 AIB Unit History August 1944)
- 1 January 1945 - Executive Officer of 48 AIB (48 AIB 1945 Unit History-Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945)
- 21 August 1945 - Assumed command of 48 AIB (48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945)
S-1 officers (personnel and Adjutant) of the Battalion were:
- 2nd Lt. (later 1st Lt.) Dean G. Ostrum (??? - 7 August 1944 - September 1944 - 1 January 1945 - 26 February 1945, transferred)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - Adjutant of 48 AIB (48 AIB Unit History August 1944)
- 1 October 1944 - promoted from 2nd Lt to 1st Lt (Bn HQ/48 Morning Report 3 October 1944)
- 18 October 1944 - duty to two-day leave (Bn HQ/48 Morning Report 19 October 1944)
- 20 October 1944 - two-day leave to duty (Bn HQ/48 Morning Report 21 October 1944)
- 1 January 1945 - Adjutant of 48 AIB (48 AIB 1945 Unit History-Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945)
- 26 February 1945 - Transferred (48 AIB 1945 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1945)
- 1st Lt. Joseph A. Reddy, Jr. (26 February 1945 [had been Liaison Officer] - ???)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
S-2 officers (intelligence) of the Battalion were:
- Capt. Ben R. Freeman (?? - 7 August 1944 - 7 September 1944, wounded)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - S-2 Officer of 48 AIB (48 AIB Unit History August 1944; 48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- 7 September 1944 - Wounded (48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- Capt. Darwin A. Brock (11 September 1944 - 2 January 1945, hospitalized, non-battle)
Sources: 48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents)
- 1st Lt. (promoted to Captain by 16 July 1945) Robert W. Heintzleman (2 January 1945 - 16 July 1945)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945; 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Capt. Darwin A. Brock (16 July 1945 - ???)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
S-3 officers (operations) of the Battalion were:
- Capt. (later Maj.) Sidney F. Frazier (?? - 7 August 1944 - 25 December 1944, wounded)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - S-3 Officer of 48 AIB (48 AIB Unit History August 1944; 48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- 1 October 1944 - promoted from Captain to Major (Bn HQ/48 Morning Report 3 October 1944)
- 25 December 1944 - Wounded (48 AIB 1944 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1944)
- Maj. Clement O. Stevenson (30 December 1944 - 2 March 1945, transferred upon return of Maj. Frazier)
Sources: 48 AIB 1944 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1944 (found with 446th QM Troop Transport Company documents); 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945; 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Maj. Sidney F. Frazier (2 March 1945 - 1 July 1945, transferrred)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Capt. Andrews Allen (1 July 1945 - ??)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
S-4 officers (supply) of the Battalion were:
- Capt. Walter A. Pennino (??? - 7 August 1944 - 1 January 1945 - 23 August 1945, transferred)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - S-4 Officer of 48 AIB (48 AIB Unit History August 1944)
- 1 January 1945 - S-4 Officer of 48 AIB (48 AIB 1945 Unit History-Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945)
- 23 August 1945 - Transferred (48 AIB 1945 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1945)
- 1st Lt. Avery V. Tucker (23 August 1945 - ???)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
Communications officers (and S-3 Air) of the Battalion were:
- Capt. Elmer F. Morgan (??? - 7 August 1944 - 1 January 1945 - 12 January 1945, hospitalized, non-battle)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - S-3 Air-Communication Officer of 48 AIB (48 AIB Unit History August 1944)
- 1 January 1945 - Communications and S-3 Air Officer of 48 AIB (48 AIB 1945 Unit History-Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945
- 12 January 1945 - Hospitalized, non-battle (48 AIB 1945 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1945)
- Capt. Andrews Allen (12 January 1945 - 18 January 1945, return of Capt. Morgan)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Capt. Elmer F. Morgan (18 January 1945 - ???)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
Liaison officers of the Battalion were:
- 1st Lt. Joseph A. Reddy, Jr. (??? - 7 August 1944 - 1 January 1945 - 26 February 1945, became S-1 and Adjutant)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - Liaison Officer of 48 AIB (48 AIB Unit History August 1944)
- 1 January 1945 - Liaison Officer of 48 AIB (48 AIB 1945 Unit History-Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945)
- 26 February 1945 - Became Adjutant (48 AIB 1945 Unit History-Command and Staff Changes in 1945)
- 2nd Lt. (promoted to 1st Lt. by 1 July 1945) Jack H. Lennon (26 February 1945 - 1 July 1945, transferred)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- 1st Lt. James S. Marshall (1 July 1945 - ???)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
Motor officers of the Battalion were:
- Capt. Fred M. Davenport (??? - 7 August 1944 - ???)
Sources:
- 7 August 1944 - Motor Officer of 48 AIB (48 AIB Unit History August 1944)
Battalion Surgeons (and commanders of Medical Detachment) of the Battalion were:
- Capt. Dante V. Durante (??? - ???)
Sources: E-mail from Sam Sharpe
- Capt. James E. Mazzacane (??? - 1 January 1945 - ??? 1945, transferred)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Staff and Company Commanders as of 1 January 1945; 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Capt. Maurice E. Linden (??? 1945 - ??? 1945, transferred)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
- Capt. Roger E. White (??? 1945 - ???)
Sources: 48 AIB 1945 Unit History - Command and Staff Changes in 1945
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BOOKS, RESEARCH MATERIALS AND WEB PAGES SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE 48th ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION:
- Combat Interviews of the 48th Armored Infantry Battalion: St. Vith Salient December 17-25, 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- Robert Rutledge - KIA 29 October 1944: Ginger Gregory's web pages about her Dad, a member of 48 AIB who was killed in action between Asten and Meijel, Holland.
- 48th Armored Infantry Battalion Morning Report Stations (Locations) and Record of Events - 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 Document Repository, 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 48th 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 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 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 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.)
- 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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