Decal Sheets containing #58 Lucky Tiger: 1/35: Bison Decals 35070 US M4A1 Sherman in the Pacific, 1/35: ToRo Model 35D57 PTO Sherman tanks vol.2, 1/48: ToRo Model 48D22 PTO Sherman tanks vol.2, 1/72: ToRo Model 72D45 PTO Sherman tanks vol.1. Ultimately, the 746th supported the 9th Division's crossing of the Roer in the 1st Infantry Division sector at Winden on 26 February, and attacked the German flank by advancing south toward Nideggen and Thum. This amtrack was probably used to tow planes off the muddy landing strip. Supported Rapido River crossing and fought near Cassino JanuaryMarch 1944. [27] The discharge gates on the dam were demolished as the Americans approached and operations to the east of the Roer had to wait until the waters downstream subsided. Accompanied by Filipino troops, the division supported by the 767 tank battalion was fiercely opposed by elements of the Japanese 20th Infantry Regiment,16th Infantry Division. On October 25, a TBM-1C Avenger and other US Navy planes are seen on the Dulag airfield. B Company 776 Tank Destroyer Battalion In Combat, by James A. Montgomery - A detailed history with crew photos (including ID's, location and date), a company photo/roster, commendation letters and additional photos. Hinson, Claude R. MAJ, "Operations of the 755th Tank Battalion supporting the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division of the French Expeditionary Corps during the advance on Rome, . C Company personnel left for a work detail at Yellow Beach #1 south of Dulag. Watched the one video in color about Kwajalein. It was later redesignated as the 73rd Armor Regiment, and is perpetuated today by the 73rd Cavalry Regiment. Damulaan, and a platoon of 767th Tank Battalion light tanks at Damulaan was the only. ". Later it became a major base and staging area for B-24 equipped 11th Bombardment Group, 30th Bombardment Group and the F-5 (P-38 Lightning) equipped 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron. var addy_textede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143 = 'info' + '@' + 'tankdestroyer' + '.' + 'net';document.getElementById('cloakede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143').innerHTML += ''+addy_textede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143+'<\/a>'; 111 Pages April, 1945 Pt. For a view of the war from a TD veterans perspective, you can order a hardbound copy of the book for $20.00 (including U.S. postage) from: Thomas A. Montgomery, 515 Vinnedge Ct., Fairfield, OH 45014. casualties & Off. Lessons were learned the hard way as infantry and armor worked together against tough German resistance. They were attached once again to the 3rd Armored Division on 24 November. First platoon of B company reported to 17th Infantry regiment but no mission was present. The 756th was activated as a light tank battalion on June 1, 1941, at Fort Lewis, Washington. On 5 July, the 746th Tank Battalion was attached to the 83rd Infantry Division to help repel a strong counterattack from the German 6th Parachute Regiment[15] toward Carentan in an effort to cut off the VII Corps from their supply lines to the landing beaches. This DUKW passing a Type 89B is probably returning to the Dulag beachhead for more supplies. Issued M10's while still in the States. His work has been featured in Business Insider, Sandboxx, and . Required fields are marked *. The tanks 57mm guns probably were not functional or had no shells for the guns. The battalion supported the infantry to capture four Japanese airfields on Leyte and helped repelled a Japanese Paratroop night assault on the airfields. NOTE - THESE FILES ARE LARGE, Unit History Part 1 - Pages 1 to 52 (Distinctive Unit Insignia on Cover, Memoriam and photos), Unit History Part 2 - Pages 52 to 106 (Includes photos, campaign list, citations, awards, station list, roster and maps). 3rd platoon and HQ section at Burauen, Leyte. [6] The battalion filled out its personnel strength and trained at Camp Rucker until October 1943, when it relocated to Camp Pickett, Virginia for advanced training. Re-Union Booklets - These were sent to attendees following the actual reunions. Reorganized and redesignated 15 January 1948 as Headquarters and Service Company, 756th Heavy Tank Battalion. After its capture a few days earlier, US engineers began to improve and widen the runway which later became a major base with revetments and taxiways on the sides of the landing strip. Have not found any information on what became of the battalions M4 tanks or anything on the 767th tank battalion in 1945. Video: Type 89 Otsu Tank at Aberdeen Ordnance Museum. We were stationed in Germany in 1975 through 1978. 777th AAA AW Bn (SP) 22 Jul 44-29 Jun 45: Armored. Album 1 (Section 1) (Section 2) (Section 3) (Section 4), Album 2(Section 1) (Section 2) (Section 3) (Section 4). This is probably the other side of the Type 89B above. 1-31, 194439 Pages (Journal - includes casualties & messages)(*), Nov. 1-30, 194435 Pages (Journal - Incl casualties & Off. In the meantime, Company A and the 47th Infantry Regiment had been attached instead to the 1st Infantry Division on 11 November and on 18 November went over to the offensive toward Eschweiler and Weisweiler. Russia has almost certainly allocated elements of the 76th Guards Air Landing Division of the VDV . Beginning on 4 August, the medium tank companies maneuvered with their infantry regimental combat teams in an effort to dislodge the Germans located between Chrenc-le-Roussel and Gathemo. Do you have any information on this? . Redesignated 73rd Heavy Tank Battalion, 10 January 1949. Im really digging the template/theme of this site. Courtesy of Carol Davis Gamble (**). Your email address will not be published. 2nd platoon and Maintenance section of D company left Burauen at 0500 hours for Baybay on the southwest coast of Leyte where they were attached to the 32nd infantry regiment, 7th Infantry Division camp at 1200 hours. Various issues include a mix of group and individual photos, reunion minutes, financials, letters from 776th members, unit news and a bit of unit history. The battalion received its first training at Fort Lewis as part of the IX Corps. In their close cooperation with the infantry, the tankers now demonstrated they were an experienced veteran combat unit. The tankers had found the first days in combat in France very trying. Attacked Siegfried Line near Omersheim, Germany, and crossed Rhine River near Worms in March 1945. It first joined the 3d Infantry Division after it left Fort Lewis on August 4, 1942, at Fort Ord, California, at it was there it took its first amphibious training. George W. Tilk of Company M stopped one of them with one bazooka shot when they came into range. Companies A and C landed with the 3d Division at Fedala and assisted the Division in establishing and exploiting one of the first beachheads in the North African theater. Roster) (*), Feb. 1-28, 19457 Pages (Some areas poor), May 10-31, 194526 Pages (Unit Hist - incl. "Vandal Scandal" - Newsletter published by the unit in Dec, 1942, while they were stationed at Camp Hood, Texas. Although the Japanese counterattacked every night, Kwajalein island was declared secure on February 4. Although the 767th battalion did not knock out any of these tanks, they must have drove past them along the Dulag -Burauen road after they left their bivouac area later that morning. Courtesy of Carol Davis Gamble (*) NOTE: MAY ISSUE IS A LARGE FILE May, 19899 Pages April, 19908 Pages (*) June, 1994..9 Pages (*) Feb, 1995..10 Pages Dec, 20008 Pages (*). Also courtesy of Tom Hubred (*). This is the only Japanese tank the battalion reported in the AAR. Reunion Group Photos - Original images taken at a few of the unit's reunions and provided courtesy of Tom Montgomery. In World War I the 76th was the first division of the National Army to be drawn from civilian ranks through the draft, hence the insignia and the description, "the first sons of the nation." The. "I was a medic with the 76th Armored Medical Battalion, 6th . Are you looking for someone who is or was in 76TH TANK BATTALION? Company A was detached from the 82nd Airborne Division on 17 June and attached to the 79th Infantry Division, with whom they fought until 26 June, when Cherbourg was reduced. [7][8] Upon arrival in Great Britain, it shipped by train to Fairford, England. The foliage around the islands were mostly destroyed by the massive aerial bombing and pre-invasion naval bombardment. A Japanese scout car then sped down the road and its passengers killed 2 GIs and wounded 3 others. Debarked vicinity of Cappaci, Italy, beginning 19 September, 1943. After their occupation duties in the vicinity of Knnern, the 746th road marched to Ingolstadt from 13 to 15 May. Note the chains on the jeep tires. The hole on the side of the turret is not a shell hole which knocked out the tank. One of those 36 officers was . The battalion headquarters remained attached to the 4th Infantry Division. An hour later, one of the tanks returned and it was knocked out. Pvt John F. Bacha Cassino, Italy, 27 January 1944Sgt Harold M. Behymer Prossedi, Italy, 30 May 19442nd Lt Winston L. Blythe Nurnberg, Germany, 17 April 1945Pvt Robert A. Bohland Riedwihr, France, 26 January 1945T/5 William R. Boyer Bennwihr, France, 23 December 1944Pvt Charles R. Brewer Zweibrucken, Germany, 20 March 1945Pvt Paul N. Cardullo Rome, Italy, 11 June 1944Pfc Frank Carmello Bamberg, Germany, 13 April 1945Pfc Charles W. Connor La Maison Rouge, France, 24 January 1945Sgt Melville E. Corson Bennwihr, France, 23 December 19441st Lt George A. US 767 Tank Battalion Pacific 1944. mike1960research Global September 22, 2019 15 Minutes. Colonel Bedford H. Forrest was killed in action in France November 26, according, to word received by his mother Mrs. Mattie S Forrest of Saluda. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. One of the Type 89s did managed to get through the Infantry defenses and got close to the 767th battalions bivouac area before being knocked out or captured by the infantry. Inactivated 8 February 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 1970 (**) 1978 1980 1982 1990 (*) 1994 (**) 1996 (**) 1998(**). 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