94th

COMMAND AND STAFF

Commanding General

11 Aug 44 Maj. Gen. Harry J. Malony

Assistant Division Commander

11 Aug 44 Brig. Gen. Henry B. Cheadle

Artillery Commander

11 Aug 44 Brig. Gen. Louis Fortierfortier
Louis J. Fortier
Tulane University, 1912
Commander, 94th Artillery Div.
Stopped the bombing of Belgdrade

Chief of Staff

11 Aug 44 Col. Earl C. Bergquist

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1

11 Aug 44 Lt. Col. William H. Patterson, Jr.

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2

11 Aug 44 Lt. Col. Robert L. Love
27 Jan 45 Maj. Carl H. Schofield (Acting)
8 Apr 45 Lt. Col. Robert L. Love

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3

11 Aug 44 Lt. Col. Rollin B. Durbin

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4

11 Aug 44 Lt. Col. John D. F. Phillips

Assistant Chief of Staff G-5

26 Aug 44 Maj. William K. St. Claire
30 Oct 44 Capt. Harry Green
17 Dec 44 Maj. William K. St. Claire
1 Jan 45 Lt. Col. William K. St. Claire

Adjutant General

11 Aug 44 Lt. Col. Harold MacDonald

Commanding Officer, 301st Infantry

11 Aug 44 Col. Roy N. Hagerty

Commanding Officer, 302d Infantry

11 Aug 44 Col. Earle A. Johnson

Commanding Officer, 376th Infantry

11 Aug 44 Col. Harold H. McClune
22 Feb 45 Lt. Col. Raynor E. Anderson
14 Apr 45 Lt. Col. John W. Gaddis

 

STATISTICS

 

Chronology

Activated 15 September 1942
Arrived ETO 11 August 1944
Arrived Continent (D+91) 5 September 1944
Entered Combat - First Elements 10 September 1944
Entered Combat - Entire Division 17 September 1944
Days in Combat 183

 

Casualties (Tentative)

Killed 802
Wounded 3,842
Missing 963
Captured  
Battle Casualties 5,607
Non-Battle Casualties 5,203
Total Casualties 10,810
Percent of T/O Strength 76.7

 

Campaigns

Northern France

Ardennes

Rhineland

Central Europe

 

Individual Awards

Distinguished Service Cross 20
Legion of Merit 3
Silver Star 339
Soldiers Medal 8
Bronze Star 2,538
Air Medal 66

Prisoners of War Taken 26,638

COMPOSITION

301st Infantry

302d Infantry

376th Infantry

94th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)

319th Engineer Combat Battalion

319th Medical Battalion

94th Division Artillery

301st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)

356th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)

919th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)

390th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)

Special Troops

794th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company

94th Quartermaster Company

94th Signal Company

Military Police Platoon

Headquarters Company

Band

 

ATTACHMENTS

Note: French attachments not shown (17 Sep to 1 Jan 1945)

Antiaircraft Artillery

473d AAA AW Bn (SP) 17 Sep 44-27 Nov 44
465th AAA AW Bn (SP) 7 Jan 45-12 Jun 45

Armored

Co A, 748th Tk Bn 16 Jan 45-25 Jan 45
CC A (8th Armd Div) 19 Jan 45-28 Jan 45
Cos C & D, 748th Tk Bn 25 Jan 45-29 Jan 45
Co B, 748th Tk Bn 29 Jan 45-21 Feb 45
778th Tk Bn (- Co C) 16 Feb 45-19 Mar 45
778th Tk Bn (- Co C) 23 Mar 45-24 Mar 45
CC A (12th Armd Div) 23 Mar 45-24 Mar 45

Cavalry

Co F (Composite), 86th Cav Rcn Sq (6th Armd Div) 17 Sep 44-15 Oct 44
15th Cav Gp 22 Sep 44-4 Jan 45
15th Cav Rcn Sq 22 Sep 44-4 Jan 45
101st Cav Gp 4 Dec 44-4 Jan 45
101st Cav Rcn Sq 4 Dec 44-4 Jan 45
116th Cav Rcn Sq 4 Dec 44-4 Jan 45
3d Cav Gp 7 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
43d Cav Rcn Sq 7 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
3d Cav Gp 27 Feb 45-9 Mar 45

Chemical

Co C, 81st Cml Mort Bn 7 Jan 45-3 Mar 45
Co B, 81st Cml Mort Bn 7 Jan 45-24 Mar 45
162d Cml Co (SG) 21 Jan 45-30 Jan 45
81st Cml Co (SG) 22 Feb 45-9 Mar 45

Engineer

1258th Engr C Bn 24 Feb 45-27 Feb 45

Field Artillery

199th FA Bn (4.5" Gun) 22 Sep 44-4 Jan 45
688th FA Bn (105 How) 23 Sep 44-4 Jan 45
256th FA Bn (8" Gun) 23 Sep 44-7 Oct 44
12th FA Obsn Bn 23 Sep 44-12 Oct 44
201st FA Bn (105 How) 7 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
241st FA Bn (105 How) (atch 3d Cav Gp) 5 Mar 45-9 Mar 45
250th FA Gp 18 Apr 45-25 Apr 45
535th FA Bn (8" How) 18 Apr 45-25 Apr 45
747th FA Bn (8" How) 18 Apr 45-25 Apr 45
940th FA Bn (155 How) 18 Apr 45-25 Apr 45

Infantry

5th Ranger Inf Bn 9 Feb 45-11 Mar 45
3d Bn, 101st Inf (26th Div) 23 Feb 45-24 Feb 45
1st Bn, Neth 1st Regt Limbert 7 Apr 45-18 May 45
1st Bn, Neth 13th Regt 18 Apr 45-25 Apr 45

Tank Destroyer

Co B, 607th TD Bn (T) 7 Jan 45-21 Jan 45
774th TD Bn (T) 7 Jan 45-still atchd 9 May 45
Co A, 607th TD Bn (T) 21 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
704th TD Bn (SP) 23 Jan 45-4 Mar 45
691st TD Bn (T) 4 Mar 45
Co A, 818th TD Bn (SP) 4 Mar 45-9 Mar 45

DETACHMENTS

(Attached to)

Cavalry

94th Rcn Tr 10th Armd Div 19 Feb 45-20 Feb 45

Infantry

302d CT 28th Div 6 Jan 45-10 Jan 45
356th FA Bn 28th Div 6 Jan 45-10 Jan 45
1st Plat, Co B, 319th Engr C Bn 28th Div 6 Jan 45-10 Jan 45
376th CT 10th Armd Div 19 Feb 45-3 Mar 45
919th FA Bn 10th Armd Div 19 Feb 45-3 Mar 45
1st Plat, Co C, 319th Engr C Bn 10th Armd Div 19 Feb 45-3 Mar 45

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
11 Jul 44   Ninth   ETOUSA  
27 Jul 44 XIII Ninth      
28 Aug 44 XIII Ninth   12th  
23 Sep 44 - Ninth   12th  
9 Oct 44   -   12th  
5 Jan 45       12th Oise (Sup)
6 Jan 45 XX Third   12th  
29 Mar 45 XXII Fifteenth   12th  

(-) Indicates relieved from assignment.

COMMAND POSTS

DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
13 Aug 44 Chippenham Wiltshire England
8 Sep 44 Ste-Marie-du-Mont Manche France
9 Sep 44 Plouay (2 mi S) Morbihan France
22 Dec 44 Chateaubriant Loire-Inferieure France
3 Jan 45 Biene Marne France
6 Jan 45 Veckring Moselle France
23 Jan 45 Sierck-les-Bains Moselle France
22 Feb 45 Freudenberg Rhineland Germany
27 Feb 45 Saarburg Rhineland Germany
16 Mar 45 Lampaden (1 mi SE) Rhineland Germany
17 Mar 45 Hermeskeil Rhineland Germany
18 Mar 45 Birkenfeld Rhineland Germany
19 Mar 45 Baumholder Rhineland Germany
20 Mar 45 Otterberg Pfalz Germany
21 Mar 45 Grunstadt Pfalz Germany
25 Mar 45 Baumholder Rhineland Germany
31 Mar 45 Willich Rhineland Germany
1 Apr 45 Krefeld Rhineland Germany
25 Apr 45 Dusseldorf Rhineland Germany
John Clyburn, Secretary
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