78th INFANTRY DIVISION
FOR THE PERIOD 1 FEBRUARY 1945 - 28 FEBRUARY 1945
ANNEX NUMBER 1
Par. 1 . ORGANIC STRENGTH (1 Feb. 45 to 28 Feb. 45 inclusive)
Date | Officers | WO | EM |
1 | 146 | 5 | 2867 |
2 | 141 | 5 | 2790 |
3 | 140 | 5 | 2750 |
4 | 139 | 5 | 2690 |
5 | 135 | 5 | 2660 |
6 | 134 | 5 | 2618 |
7 | 132 | 5 | 2562 |
8 | 128 | 5 | 2674 |
9 | 126 | 5 | 2626 |
10 | 126 | 5 | 2619 |
11 | 125 | 5 | 2583 |
12 | 124 | 5 | 2563 |
13 | 123 | 5 | 2697 |
14 | 129 | 5 | 2675 |
15 | 128 | 5 | 2688 |
16 | 128 | 5 | 2666 |
17 | 145 | 5 | 2665 |
18 | 147 | 5 | 2666 |
19 | 147 | 5 | 2787 |
20 | 148 | 5 | 2794 |
21 | 148 | 5 | 2892 |
22 | 149 | 5 | 2907 |
23 | 149 | 5 | 2964 |
24 | 149 | 5 | 2992 |
25 | 150 | 5 | 2994 |
26 | 150 | 5 | 2995 |
27 | 149 | 5 | 2993 |
28 | 149 | 5 | 2993 |
Par. 2 LIST OF COMMANDING OFFICERS (Including Company Commanders) AND STAFF OFFICERS:
Col. |
Chester M. Willingham |
Regtl. Commander |
Maj. |
Owen H. Carter |
Actg Regtl Ex. |
Capt. |
Joseph J. Wardi |
Regtl. S-1 |
Maj. |
John H. Guthrie |
Regtl. S-2 |
Maj. |
James W. Sears |
Regtl. S-3 |
Maj. |
George E. Hudson |
Regtl. S-4 |
Lt .Col. |
Walter A. Riemenschneider |
1st Bn. Commander |
Lt. Col. |
Richard W. Keyes |
2d Bn., Commander |
Lt. Col. |
Andy A. Lipscomb |
3d Bn., Commander |
Capt. |
Thomas G. Bright |
Hq Co 1st Bn |
Capt. |
William A. Jones |
Hq Co 2nd Bn |
Capt. |
James P. McElroy |
Hq Co 3rd Bn |
Capt. |
Kenneth T. Johnson |
Hq Co |
Capt. |
Richard J. Jacobs |
Service Company |
Capt. |
John D. Gapen |
Antitank Company |
Capt. |
John H. Barner |
Cannon Company |
Capt. |
Benjamin P. Blair |
Company "A" |
Capt. |
Paul F. Foran |
Company "B" |
Capt. |
John W Collins |
Company "C" |
Capt. |
Leo F. McCarthy |
Company "D" |
Capt. |
John V. Rowan Jr. |
Company "E" |
Capt. |
William J. Curran |
Company "F" |
1st Lt. |
Richard G. Foelsch |
Company "G" |
Capt. |
James L. Pettit |
Company "H" |
Capt. |
Richard S. Vaninger |
Company "I" |
Capt. |
William H. Feery |
Company "K" |
Capt. |
Ralph L. Gero |
Company "L" |
1st. Lt. |
Bufford A. Ray |
Company "M" |
Par # 3. CASUALTIES for period of 1 Feb. 45 to 28 Feb. 1945 incl.
DATE | KIA | DOW | SWA | LWA | MIA | LIA | TOTAL | NBC |
1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 41 | 15 | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 9 | ||
3 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 24 | 65 | 15 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 13 |
5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 12 | ||
6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | |||
7 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 54 | 3 | 7 | 90 | 24 |
8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 77 | 26 | |
9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 42 | 9 | |
10 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 16 | |
11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | |||||
12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | ||||
13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | ||
14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | ||||
15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||
17 | 5 | |||||||
18 | 5 | |||||||
19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
22 | 7 | |||||||
23 | 4 | |||||||
24 | 6 | |||||||
25 | 8 | |||||||
26 | 7 | |||||||
27 | 9 | |||||||
28 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |||
TOTALS | 59 | 11 | 50 | 226 | 17 | 156 | 519 | 308 |
Par 4. REINFORCEMENTS:
- Reinforcements: Officers: 27 EM 742
- Return to Duty: Officers: 4 EM 102
Par 5. PROMOTIONS:
a. Officers:
From 1st Lt. to Captain:
Captain Thomas G. Bright - 1 Feb. 45 Captain Jeremiah L. Callahan - 1 Feb. 45 Captain Thomas B. Clagett - 16 Feb. 45 Captain Albert J. Casebeer - 16 Feb. 45 From 2nd Lt. to 1st Lt.:
1st Lt. Wilbert N. Wenzelburger - 1 Feb. 45 1st Lt. Robert L. Piatt - 1 Feb. 45 1st Lt. Irving E. Macomber - 1 Feb. 45 1st Lt. Edward J. Pickert - 1 Feb. 45 1st Lt. Edward R. Sodare - 1 Feb. 45 1st Lt. Martin B. Shedd - 1 Feb. 45 1st Lt. Ernest B. Smith - 1 Feb. 45 1st Lt. Burton E. Corrigan - 1 Feb. 45 1st Lt. Salvatore M. Rizzo - 1 Feb. 45 1st Lt. J. Vincent McGrath - 16 Feb. 45 b. Field Commissions:
2nd Lt. Richard W. Kelley - Co H - 15 Feb. 45 2nd Lt. Clarence D. Eisenbraun - Co G - 25 Feb. 45 2nd Lt. George J. Pribersky - Hq Co 1st Bn - 25 Feb. 45 2nd Lt. John L. Morgan - Co K - 26 Feb. 45 2nd Lt. Vernon E. Greene - Co M - 26 Feb. 45 2nd Lt. John F. Lasky - Co I - 26 Feb. 45 2nd Lt. James L. Caldwell - Co I - 26 Feb. 45 2nd Lt. Arthur B. Hill - Co L - 26 Feb. 45 2nd Lt. James R. Willis - Co L - 26 Feb. 45 c. Total Number of Non-Commissioned Officers:
1st Sgt ....... 4 T/Sgt ....... 19 S/Sgt ....... 74 Sgt ....... 127 Tec 4 ....... 7 Cpl ....... 31 Tec 5 ....... 21
Par. #6 RECLASSIFICATIONS: (1 Feb. 45 to 28 Feb. 45 inclusive)
None.
Par. #7 AWARDS & DECORATIONS: (1 Feb. 45 to 28 Feb. 45 inclusive)
- SILVER STAR -------------------------------- 10
- BRONZE STAR ------------------------------ 51
- PURPLE HEART ----------------------------- 58
- OAK LEAF CLUSTER (Purple Heart) -- 5