101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles"
Divisional Information
HistoryStatistic
Days in Combat 214 Days
Prisoners of War Taken 29.527
Individual Awards
Medal of Honor 2
Distinguished Service Cross 47
Legion of Merit 12
Silver Star 516
Soldiers Medal 4
Bronze Star 6,977
Air Medal 46
Prisoners of war taken 29,527
Campaigns
Normandy in WWII
Rhineland in WWII
Ardennen-Alsace in WWII
Central Europe in WWII
Commanding General (CG)
Maj.-Gen.
William C. Lee
Brig.-Gen.
Maxwell D. Taylor
Brig.-Gen.
Anthony C. McAuliffe
15.09.1943 Maj.-Gen. William C. Lee
14.03.1944 Brig.-Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor
31.05.1944 Maj.-Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor
05.12.1944 Brig.-Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe
27.12.1944 Maj.-Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor
Assistent Division Commander
15.09.1943 Brig.-Gen. Don F. Pratt
01.08.1944 Brig.-Gen. Gerald J. Higgins
Artillery Commander
15.09.1943 Brig.-Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe
05.12.1944 Col. Thomas L. Sherburne
27.12.1944 Brig.-Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe
09.02.1945 Col. William N. Gillmore
01.05.1945 Brig.-Gen. William N. Gillmore
Chief of Staff
15.09.1943 Col. Gerald J. Higgins
11.08.1944 Lt.-Col. Raymond D. Millener
21.10.1944 Col. Raymond D. Millener
08.12.1944 Lt.-Col. Ned D. Moore (acting)
28.12.1944 Col. John H. Michaelis
10.02.1945 Lt.-Col. Ned D. Moore
08.03.1945 Col. Ned D. Moore
Assistent Chief of Staff G-1
15.09.1943 Lt.-Col. Ned D. Moore
14.12.1944 Maj. Frank R. Brower (Jr.) (acting)
28.12.1944 Lt.-Col. Ned D. Moore
10.02.1945 Maj. Frank R. Brower (Jr.)
16.04.1945 Lt.-Col. Frank R. Brower (Jr.)
Assistent Chief of Staff G-2
15.09.1943 Lt.-Col. Ralph M. Neal
17.04.1944 Maj. Arthur M. Sommerfield
07.07.1944 Maj. Paul A. Danahy
11.11.1944 Lt.-Col. Paul A. Danahy
Assistent Chief of Staff G-3
15.09.1943 Lt.-Col. Raymond D. Millener
01.07.1944 Lt.-Col. Harold W. Hannah
30.09.1944 Lt.-Col. Harry W.O. Kinnard (Jr.) 
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08.03.1945 Lt.-Col. Charles H. Chase (acting)
16.04.1945 Col. Harry W.O. Kinnard (Jr.)
Assistent Chief of Staff G-4
15.09.1943 Lt.-Col. Carl W. Kohls
Assistent Chief of Staff G-5
06.05.1944 Maj. Glen C. Eberle
18.07.1944 Maj. Charles H. Stephens
30.08.1944 Maj. Ralph L. Blanchard
09.01.1945 Capt. Robert S. Smith
07.03.1945 Maj. George R. Dessaussure
07.05.1945 Maj. Robert S. Smith
Adjutant General
15.09.1943 Lt.-Col. Edward Schmitt
Divisional troops:
Infantry
501st Parachut Infantry Regiment
502nd Parachut Infantry Regiment
506st Parachut Infantry Regiment
401st Glider Infantry Regiment
Field Artillery (FA)
377th Parachute FA Battalion
463rd Parachute FA Battalion
321st Glider FA Battalion
907th Glider FA Battalion
Other troops
326th Airborne Engineer Battalion
81st Airborne AA Battalion
101st Parachute Maintenance Battalion
326th Airborne Medical Battalion
801st Ordnance Company
426th Quartermaster Company
101st Signal Company
Military Police Platoon
Headquarters Company
Attachments
Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)
1st Platoon, A Battery, 474th AAA AW Battalion (SP)
502nd Light AA Battery (British)
2 Platoons, B Company, 796th AAA AW Battalion (SP)
A, B & C Batteries, 61st Airborne AA Battalion
567th AAA AW Battalion (Mobile)
2nd Platoon, D Battery, 910th AAA AW Battalion (Mobile)
Armor
| D Company, 70th Tank Battalion | 06.06.1944-16.06.1944 |
| F Company, 70th Tank Battalion | 07.06.1944-00.00.0000 |
| 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division | 17.06.1944-26.06.1944 |
| 759th Tank Battalion | 28.06.1944-08.07.1944 |
| 44th Armored Regiment, 4th Armored Brigade (British) | 19.09.1944-25.09.1944 |
| 13/18 Hussars, 79th Armored Division (British) | 18.10.1944-22.10.1944 |
| 4/7 Dragoon Guards, 79th Armored Division (British) | 02.11.1944-11.11.1944 |
| 2nd Tank Battalion, 9th Armored Division | 19.12.1944-30.12.1944 |
| CC R, 9th Armored Division | 20.12.1944-31.12.1944 |
| CC B, 10th Armored Division | 20.12.1944-18.01.1945 |
| CC B, 4th Armored Division | 08.01.1945-10.01.1945 |
| A Company, 781st Tank Battalion | 26.01.1945-28.01.1945 & 06.02.1945-07.02.1945 |
| 1st Platoon, D Company, 781st Tank Battalion | 26.01.1945-28.01.1945 |
| A Company, 47th Tank Battalion, 14th Armored Division | 05.02.1945-14.02.1945 |
| 3rd Platoon, D Company, 781st Tank Battalion | 06.02.1945-07.02.1945 |
| 1st Platoon, D Company, 47th Tank Battalion, 14th Armored Division | 07.02.1945-13.02.1945 |
| 2nd Platoon, D Company, 47th Tank Battalion, 14th Armored Division | 13.02.1945-19.02.1945 |
| B Company, 47th Tank Battalion, 14th Armored Division | 14.02.1945-25.02.1945 |
| 113th Tank Battalion | 05.05.1945-08.05.1945 |
| 774th Tank Battalion | 05.05.1945-09.05.1945 |
Cavalry
24th Cavalry Recon. Squadron
4th Cavalry Group
53rd Recon. Regiment, 53rd Division (British)
A & B Squadrons, Royal Scots Greys (British)
61st Recon. Regiment (British)
C Squadron, Royal Scots Greys (British)
C Squadron, 61st Recon. Regiment (British)
101st Cavalry Group
116th Cavalry Recon. Squadron
Chemical
| B & C Companies, 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion | 11.06.1944-12.06.1944 |
| B Company, 99th Chemical Mortar Battalion | 05.05.1945-08.05.1945 |
Engineer
| 48th Engineer Combat Battalion | 05.05.1945-09.05.1945 |
Field Artillery (FA)
| 65th Armored FA Battalion | 06.06.1944-26.06.1944 |
| 87th Armored FA Battalion | 10.06.1944-14.06.1944 |
| 188th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 11.06.1944-12.06.1944 |
| 951st FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 12.06.1944-15.06.1944 |
| 14th FA Airborne Battalion | 13.06.1944-16.06.1944 |
| 4th Royal Horse FA Regiment (RA) (Mechanized) (British) | 12.10.1944-18.10.1944 |
| 147th FA Regiment (British) | 18.10.1944-00.00.0000 |
| 6th FA Regiment (British) | 08.10.1944-00.00.0000 |
| 463rd Parachute FA Battalion | 18.12.1944-00.00.0000 & 25.02.1945-26.02.1945 |
| 755th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 19.12.1944-12.01.1945 |
| 969th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 19.12.1944-12.01.1945 & 05.05.1945-07.05.1945 |
| 775th FA Battalion (4.5inch Gun) | 19.12.1944-15.01.1945 |
| 333rd FA Group | 20.12.1944-28.12.1944 |
| 559th FA Battalion (155mm Gun) | 01.01.1945-03.01.1945 & 11.01.1945-12.01.1945 |
| 687th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) | 12.01.1945-18.01.1945 |
| 770th FA Battalion (4.5inch Gun) | 13.01.1945-14.01.1945 |
| 250th FA Group | 07.04.1945-11.04.1945 |
| 790th FA Battalion (8inch Howitzer) | 07.04.1945-11.04.1945 |
| 942nd FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 07.04.1945-17.04.1945 |
| 490th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 10.04.1945-17.04.1945 |
| 805th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 12.04.1945-17.04.1945 |
| 529th FA Battalion (8inch Howitzer) | 14.04.1945-17.04.1945 |
| 791st FA Battalion (8inch Howitzer) | 15.04.1945-17.04.1945 |
| 522nd FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) | 05.05.1945-07.05.1945 |
| 342nd Armored FA Battalion | 08.05.1945-09.05.1945 |
Infantry
| 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | 15.09.1943-01.03.1945 |
| 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment | 00.01.1944-09.05.1945 |
| 5th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (British) | 05.10.1944-00.00.0000 |
| Sherwood Rangers (British) | 22.10.1944-02.11.1944 |
| 152nd Brigade, 51st Highland Division (British) | 19.11.1944-26.11.1944 |
| 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion | 22.11.1944-18.12.1944 |
| Task Force Higgins | 03.01.1945-06.01.1945 |
| 193rd Glider Infantry, 17th Airborne Division | 03.01.1945-07.01.1945 & 4.01.1945-18.01.1945 |
Tank Destroyer (TD)
| 304th AT Battery (British) | 12.10.1944-13.10.1944 |
| 74th AT Battery (British) | 09.11.1944-13.11.1944 |
| 705th TD Battalion (SP) | 20.12.1944-18.01.1945 |
| B Company, 811th TD Battalion (SP) | 03.01.1945-11.01.1945 |
| B & C Companies, 705th TD Battalion (SP) | 03.01.1945-11.01.1945 |
| C Company, 704th TD Battalion (SP) (less 1 Platoon) | 04.01.1945-06.01.1945 |
| A Company, 602nd TD Battalion (SP) | 04.01.1945-06.01.1945 |
| 611th TD Battalion | 06.01.1945-07.01.1945 |
| B Company, 704th TD Battalion (SP) (less 1 Platoon) | 09.01.1945-11.01.1945 |
| C Company, 609th TD Battalion (SP) | 11.01.1945-12.01.1945 |
| 807th TD Battalion (SP) | 20.01.1945-25.02.1945 |
| 813th TD Battalion (SP) | 05.05.1945-09.05.1945 |
Naval
| Prov. Abn. Naval Shore Fire Control Parties | 16.05.1944-00.00.0000 |
Assignments
| Date | Assigned to Corps | Assigned to Army | Attached | Attached |
| 21.08.1943 | V Corps | Assigned ETOUSA | ||
| 22.10.1943 | Army | |||
| 22.01.1944 | VIII Corps | Army | ||
| 13.03.1944 | First Army | |||
| 06.06.1944 | VII Corps | First Army | ||
| 15.06.1944 | VIII Corps | First Army | ||
| 15.07.1944 | Army | |||
| 12.08.1944 | XVIII Airborne Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | Second Army (British) | |
| 18.09.1944 | XXX Corps (British) | First Allied Airborne Army | Second Army (British) | |
| 21.09.1944 | I Airborne Corps (British) | First Allied Airborne Army | Second Army (British) | |
| 23.09.1944 | VIII Corps (British) | First Allied Airborne Army | Second Army (British) | |
| 28.09.1944 | XII Corps (British) | First Allied Airborne Army | Second Army (British) | |
| 09.11.1944 | II Corps (Canadian) | First Allied Airborne Army | First Army (Canadian) | |
| 17.12.1944 | VIII Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | Army | Army |
| 26.12.1944 | III Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | Army | Army |
| 29.12.1944 | VIII Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | Army | Army |
| 19.01.1945 | First Allied Airborne Army | Army | Army | |
| 20.01.1945 | XV Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | Army | Group |
| 26.01.1945 | VI Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | Army | Group |
| 28.02.1945 | XVIII Airborne Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | ||
| 01.04.1945 | XXII Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | Army | Army |
| 06.04.1945 | First Allied Airborne Army | Army | ||
| 17.04.1945 | XVIII Airborne Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | Army | Group |
| 23.04.1945 | VI Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | Army | Group |
| 04.05.1945 | XXI Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | Army | Group |
Detachments
| Unit | Attached to | |
| D, E & F Batteries, 81st AA Battalion | VII Corps | 06.06.1944-11.06.1944 |
| 2nd Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment | 82nd Airborne Division | 06.06.1944-01.03.1945 |
| 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment | 82nd Airborne Division | 04.10.1944-05.10.1944 |
| 377th Parachute FA Battalion | 100th Infantry Division | 25.01.1945-28.01.1945 |
| 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | 4th Infantry Division | 02.05.1945-03.05.1945 |
Command Posts
| Date | Town | Region | Country |
| 15.09.1943 | Liverpool | Lancashire | England |
| 15.09.1943 | Newbury (Greenham Lodge) | Berkshire | England |
| 06.06.1944 | Hiesville | Manche | France |
| 12.06.1944 | Carentan | Manche | France |
| 27.06.1944 | St-Saveur-le-Vicomte | Manche | France |
| 29.06.1944 | Cherbourg (5 mi S) | Manche | France |
| 15.07.1944 | Newbury (Greenham Lodge) | Berkshire | England |
| 17.09.1944 | Son | Noord Brabant | Netherlands |
| 20.09.1944 | St-Oedenrode | Noord Brabant | Netherlands |
| 24.09.1944 | Veghel | Noord Brabant | Netherlands |
| 05.10.1944 | Slijk Ewijk | Gelderland | Netherlands |
| 01.12.1944 | Mourmelon | Marne | France |
| 18.12.1944 | Mande St-Etienne | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 19.12.1944 | Bastogne | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 07.01.1945 | Isle-le-Pre | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 21.01.1945 | Drulingen | Bas-Rhin | France |
| 25.01.1945 | Hochfelden | Bas-Rhin | France |
| 28.02.1945 | Mourmelon | Marne | France |
| 01.04.1945 | Glehn | Rhineland | Germany |
| 24.04.1945 | Merchingen | Wurttemberg | Germany |
| 27.04.1945 | Memmingen | Bavaria | Germany |
| 01.05.1945 | Kaufbeuren | Bavaria | Germany |
| 02.05.1945 | Wolfratshausen | Bavaria | Germany |
| 04.05.1945 | Miesbach | Bavaria | Germany |
Article: Ronald Stassen
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