99th Infantry Division

The division insignia is a three lined checkerboard design of blue and white squares centered on a black shield. Originally planned as a Pennsylvania unit, the horizontal band of white and blue squares was adopted from the coat of arms of William Pitt for whom the city of Pittsburgh was named. The black background represents the iron district of Pennsylvania.

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COMMAND AND STAFF

Commanding General

12 Oct 44

Maj. Gen. Walter E. Lauer

Assistant Division Commander

12 Oct 44

Brig. Gen. Hugh T. Mayberry

Artillery Commander

12 Oct 44

Brig. Gen. F. H. Black

Chief of Staff

12 Oct 44	Col. Paul R. Davison
18 Jan 45	Lt. Col. Robert B. Warren
18 Mar 45	Col. Robert B. Warren

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1

12 Oct 44

Lt. Col. Oran W. Duncan

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2

12 Oct 44	Maj. Howard B. St. Clair
1 Dec 44	Lt. Col. Howard B. St. Clair

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3

12 Oct 44	Lt. Col. Daniel P. Norman
13 Jan 45	Maj. Charles R. Herbst
18 Feb 45	Lt. Col. Charles R. Herbst

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4

12 Oct 44

Lt. Col. Roy W. Ross

Assistant Chief of Staff G-5

10 Nov 44	Maj. James A. Robottom
16 Apr 45	Lt. Col. James A. Robottom

Adjutant General

12 Oct 44

Lt. Col. John R. Achor

Commanding Officer, 393d Infantry

12 Oct 44	Lt. Col. Jean D. Scott
5 Feb 45	Lt. Col. James K. Woolnough
26 Mar 45	Col. James K. Woolnough
7 May 45	Lt. Col. Logan Clarke

Commanding Officer, 394th Infantry

12 Oct 44	Col. Don Riley
15 Feb 45	Col. John R. Jeter

Commanding Officer, 395th Infantry

12 Oct 44	Col. Alexander J. Mackenzie
8 Feb 45	Lt. Col. James S. Gallagher
10 Apr 45	Lt. Col. Thomas N. Griffin

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STATISTICS

Chronology

Activated	15 November 1942
Arrived ETO	10 October 1944
Arrived Continent (D+153)	6 November 1944
Entered Combat	9 November 1944
Days in Combat	151

Casualties (Tentative)

Killed	1,130
Wounded	3,954
Missing	421
Captured	598
Battle Casualties	6,103
Non-Battle Casualties	5,884
Total Casualties	11,987
Percent of T/O Strength	85.1

Campaigns

Ardennes
Rhineland
Central Europe

Individual Awards

Distinguished Service Cross	7
Legion of Merit	7
Silver Star	268
Soldiers Medal	6
Bronze Star	1,672
Distinguished Flying Cross	7
Air Medal	39

Prisoners of War Taken

COMPOSITION

393d Infantry
394th Infantry
395th Infantry
99th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
324th Engineer Combat Battalion
324th Medical Battalion
99th Division Artillery
370th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
371st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
924th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
372d Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)
Special Troops
799th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
99th Quartermaster Company
99th Signal Company
Military Police Platoon
Headquarters Company
Band

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ATTACHMENTS

Antiaircraft Artillery

535th AAA AW Bn (Mbl)

11 Dec 44-9 May 45

Armored

2d Plat, Co C, 741st Tk Bn	15 Dec 44-16 Dec 44
Cos C&D, 741st Tk Bn	16 Dec 44-18 Dec 44
Co A, 741st Tk Bn	10 Jan 45-28 Jan 45
750th Tk Bn	28 Jan 45-5 Feb 45
786th Tk Bn	23 Feb 45-9 May 45

Cavalry

2d Rcn Tr (2d Div)	11 Dec 44-13 Dec 44
18th Cav Rcn Sq	17 Mar 45-21 Mar 45
18th Cav Rcn Sq	28 Mar 45-31 Mar 45

Chemical

Co D, 86th Cml Mort Bn	11 Dec 44-28 Jan 45
Co A, 90th Cml Bn	10 Mar 45-31 Mar 45
90th Cml Bn	4 Apr 45-4 May 45

Engineer

254th Engr C Bn

17 Dec 44

Field Artillery

987th FA Bn (- Btry A) (155 Gun)	9 Nov 44-20 Nov 44
400th Armd FA Bn	9 Nov 44-7 Dec 44
196th FA Bn (105 How)	6 Dec 44-12 Dec 44
200th FA Bn (- Btry B) (155 Gun)	12 Dec 44-17 Dec 44
776th FA Bn (155 How)	12 Dec 44-19 Dec 44
591st FA Bn (106th Div) (105 How)	5 Feb 45-13 Feb 45
592d FA Bn (106th Div) (155 How)	5 Feb 45-13 Feb 45
1st Plat, Btry A, 987th FA Bn (155 Gun)	12 Mar 45-25 Mar 45
667th FA Bn (155 How)	13 Mar 45-30 Apr 45
170th FA Bn (105 How)	16 Mar 45-16 Apr 45
667th FA Bn (155 How)	1 May 45-5 May 45

Infantry

1st & 3d Bns, 23d Inf (2d Div)	16 Dec 44-18 Dec 44
26th Inf (1st Div)	17 Dec 44-18 Dec 44
424th Inf (106th Div)	5 Feb 45-8 Feb 45

Tank Destroyer

801st TD Bn (SP)	9 Nov 44-3 Feb 45
Co B, 801st TD Bn (SP)	5 Jan 45
Co A, 612th TD Bn (SP)	7 Jan 45-19 Jan 45
Co C, 612th TD Bn (SP)	19 Jan 45-30 Jan 45
644th TD Bn (SP) (- Cos A&C)	28 Jan 45-8 Feb 45
814th TD Bn (SP) (- Co B)	8 Feb 45-13 Feb 45
817th TD Bn (T)	13 Feb 45-22 Feb 45
629th TD Bn (SP)	22 Feb 45-9 May 45

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DETACHMENTS

(Attached to)

Cavalry

99th Rcn Tr	2d Div	15 Dec 44-22 Dec 44
1st Plat, 99th Rcn Tr	9th Div	22 Dec 44-14 Jan 45
3d Plat, 99th Rcn Tr	9th Div	22 Dec 44-25 Jan 45
2d Plat, 99th Rcn Tr	9th Div	22 Dec 44-26 Jan 45
1st Plat, 99th Rcn Tr	9th Div	25 Jan 45-26 Jan 45

Infantry

395th Inf	9th Div	9 Nov 44-13 Nov 44
393d Inf	9th Div	10 Nov 44-14 Nov 44
394th Inf	9th Div	10 Nov 44-14 Nov 44
99th Div	2d Div	18 Dec 44-7 Jan 45
2d Bn, 395th Inf	9th Div	22 Dec 44-5 Jan 45
3d Bn, 395th Inf	9th Div	22 Dec 44-1 Feb 45
395th Inf	1st Div	3 Feb 45-5 Feb 45
395th CT	3d Armd Div	1 Mar 45-3 Mar 45
924th FA Bn	3d Armd Div	1 Mar 45-3 Mar 45
394th Inf	9th Div	11 Mar 45
395th Inf	9th Div	11 Mar 45-12 Mar 45
395th Inf	III Corps	12 Mar 45-13 Mar 45
2d Bn, 393d Inf	III Corps	14 Mar 45-15 Mar 45
3d Bn, 395th Inf	III Corps	15 Mar 45-17 Mar 45
3d Bn, 395th Inf	7th Armd Div	4 Apr 45-16 Apr 45

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ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS

DATE	CORPS	ARMY		ARMY GROUP
DATE	CORPS	Assigned	Attached	Assigned	Attached
21 Jul 44			Ad Sec, Com Z
7 Oct 44			UK Base	ETOUSA
4 Nov 44				12th
4 Nov 44	V	First		12th
18 Dec 44-7 Jan 45 Attached to 2d Infantry Division
20 Dec 44	V	First		12th	Br 21st
18 Jan 45	V	First		12th
20 Feb 45	VII	First		12th
9 Mar 45	III	First		12th
19 Apr 45	III	Third		12th

(-) Indicates relieved from assignment.

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COMMAND POSTS

DATE	TOWN	REGION	COUNTRY
12 Oct 44	Blandford (Longton Long, Dorset Barracks)	Dorset	England
9 Nov 44	Aubel	Liege	Belgium
10 Nov 44	Butgenbach	Liege	Belgium
18 Dec 44	Camp Elsenborn	Liege	Belgium
27 Dec 44	Sourbrodt (½ mi NW)	Liege	Belgium
4 Feb 45	Hunningen	Liege	Belgium
13 Feb 45	Montenau	Liege	Belgium
20 Feb 45	St Jean Sart (3 mi S Aubel)	Liege	Belgium
1 Mar 45	Duren	Rhineland	Germany
2 Mar 45	Elsdorf	Rhineland	Germany
4 Mar 45	Neurath	Rhineland	Germany
5 Mar 45	Gohr	Rhineland	Germany
9 Mar 45	Meckenheim	Rhineland	Germany
11 Mar 45	Linz	Rhineland	Germany
24 Mar 45	Nieder-Breitbach	Rhineland	Germany
26 Mar 45	Jahrsfeld	Rhineland	Germany
27 Mar 45	Moscheim	Rhineland	Germany
28 Mar 45	Niedershausen	Hessen-Nassau	Germany
29 Mar 45	Krofdorf-Gleiberg	Hessen-Nassau	Germany
1 Apr 45	Gemunden	Hessen-Nassau	Germany
4 Apr 45	Schwarzenau	Hessen-Nassau	Germany
7 Apr 45	Wingeshausen	Westphalia	Germany
10 Apr 45	Saalhausen	Westphalia	Germany
12 Apr 45	Fretter	Westphalia	Germany
13 Apr 45	Amacke	Westphalia	Germany
15 Apr 45	Sundwig	Westphalia	Germany
18 Apr 45	Prossenfurt	Westphalia	Germany
21 Apr 45	Langenzenn	Bavaria	Germany
22 Apr 45	Schwabach	Bavaria	Germany
24 Apr 45	Hilpoltstein	Bavaria	Germany
25 Apr 45	Greading	Bavaria	Germany
26 Apr 45	Sollern	Bavaria	Germany
29 Apr 45	Pfeffenhausen	Bavaria	Germany
30 Apr 45	Sollern	Bavaria	Germany
1 May 45	Geisenhausen	Bavaria	Germany

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