He said we were like brothers and then all of a sudden, we lost all contact. The 756th was activated as a light tank battalion on June 1, 1941, at Fort Lewis, Washington. Except for two brief periods with the 103rd Infantry Division, the 756th remained with the 3d Division for the rest of the war. 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. Unit History:On 21 December, 1941, a provisional antitank battalion of the 76th Field Artillery Brigade was activated as the 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion. The grouser racks on side of the turrets would be empty as the grousers were installed on the tracks. Thankgiving Program 1942 - "A" Company, Thanksgiving program for November 26th, 1942, which was while the unit was stationed at Camp Hood, Texas. The machine gun in the foreground is a .30 caliber M1919A4. Headquarters, United States Forces European Theater, Office of the Theater Historian. They set up in Fort von der Tann at Gaimersheim, on the north side of Ingolstadt, to carry out occupation duties, mainly guarding American military assets, and guarding prisoner of war and displaced person camps. This amtrack was probably used to tow planes off the muddy landing strip. German positions continued to offer excellent visibility for artillery fires, and assault guns and dug-in infantry created dangerous strong points that had to be reduced one at the time. However, even in that role, the light tanks were considered ineffective. It served primarily as an attachment to the 9th Infantry Division, but fought alongside numerous other units as well. Supported Rapido River crossing and fought near Cassino JanuaryMarch 1944. Courtesy of Carol Davis Gamble (**). The mission was unclear and then there was a change in orders. The M29 probably belonging to the 17th Infantry Regiment. They had advanced to the vicinity of the Lozon River west of St.-L by 25 July, when the Allied carpet bombing of German positions south of the St.-L-Priers road marked the beginning of Operation Cobra. Wonder why? They suffered their heaviest casualties of the war so far, with 75 killed, wounded and missing during the ten days they were attached to the 83rd Infantry Division. The tanks most likely were used in China in the late 1930s and then became part of the occupation force after the Japanese invaded Leyte in 1941-42. 3.) The division went into defensive positions on the Rhine after reaching Strasbourg on 26 November, and saw heavy fighting early in 1945 during the clearing of the Colmar Pocket. Africa/Italy Route Map Europe Route Map. November 13: 23.) Thanks for making it possible, Thanks so much VetFriends.com for your help and genuine concern for locating this long lost buddy of mine, Please Enter a Valid email address with no spaces, VetFriends Members: George W. Tilk of Company M stopped one of them with one bazooka shot when they came into range. [34], On 10 July 1945, the battalion was relieved of assignment to the 9th Infantry Division. Tiger Tracks Newsletters - Published by the 776th TD Bn. This DUKW passing a Type 89B is probably returning to the Dulag beachhead for more supplies. [1] It consisted of a Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Service Company, three medium tank companies (Companies A, B, and C) and a light tank company (Company D). They were attached once again to the 3rd Armored Division on 24 November. The Headquarters Company included the battalion headquarters staff, both officers and enlisted men; an assault gun platoon, consisting of three Sherman tank variants armed with a 105 mm assault gun; a mortar platoon, equipped with three half-track mounted 81 mm mortars; a reconnaissance platoon with five quarter-ton peeps (jeeps); and the headquarters tank section consisting of two tanks for the battalion commander and operations officer. Instead, beginning in the early morning of 7 August, they found themselves in the path of Operation Lttich, a corps-size German armor offensive to split the First and Third Armies and relieve German forces cut off at Avranches. Its hardest fight came during the Colmar Pocket battle, in which accurate enemy panzerfaust, bazooka and tank destroyer fire accountedfor much of its armor. If you served in B Company, 76th Tank Battalion (90mm), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. During the next several days the tankers encountered stiff but increasingly disorganized and isolated resistance and advanced to the environs west of Marigny by 29 July. In January 1944 it moved from Camp Pickett to the embarkation point at Camp Shanks, New York for deployment to Europe. Its simple, yet effective. The book is large so it is provided in two parts. [29] The 9th Infantry Division reached the Rhine River by 7 March. If you would like to obtain copies, please contact us and we can help you with the process). Feb., 19452 Pages March, 1945..13 Pages April, 1945 Pt. D company had 11 light tanks (M3A1/M5A1 Stuarts) operating. It is a circular port for ejecting spent shell casings and it is missing the plug or cover. Military Unit: 52055. Four D company M3A1s landed on Beach Yellow 2 on Enubuj Island (Carlson). Sign up to receive our newsletter regarding Veterans, Reunions, Military, Veteran Benefits, Military Pictures, Jokes, Military History, 21, 1945, Central Europe..Mar. It probably was already knocked out by infantry and GIs could have been around it. By 1040 hours on October 30, Dagami was securely in US hands and the 17th Infantry continued to mop up. Companies A, B, C, and D the tank line companies, both medium and light, all followed the same table of organization. Courtesy of Tom Hubred. The battalion spent the first four days of July refitting from the Cherbourg campaign. Starting bid: US $4.99 [ 0 bids] Shipping: $0.80 Standard . This is my ad free non-profit blog of my research notes on military history since April 2018. Tho tank companies oleo did i''.ght driving and pro.cticed steep hill climbing in preparation for the perrline op erations. "After Action Report, 746th Tank Battalion January - February 1945". If you are family or have information or photos for any of the men listed below, please contact me at my webmaster address: jdanby@756tankbn.com. Russia has almost certainly allocated elements of the 76th Guards Air Landing Division of the VDV . AFAIK, the 767th TB was not a segregated tank battalion. How cool is that. [23], On 57 December, the battalion supported the 9th Infantry Division's move back into the line to relieve the 1st Infantry Division in the vicinity of Eschweiler-Nothberg. The battalion participated in combat operations throughout northern Europe until V-E Day. One of those 36 officers was . Then turning northeast, the battalion advanced about 30km per day, encountering continued sporadic resistance in the form of mined roadblocks, demolished bridges and mobile strong points. Details consisting of personnel from A and B companies provided security for San Pablo airfield. var addyede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143 = 'info' + '@'; The battalion participated in combat operations throughout northern Europe until V-E Day. 16.) At this date, the 5th Air Force only used the San Pablo airfield for emergency landings. 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. 76- . ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 A jeep and trailer driving pass two knocked out Type 89Bs. Lt Col Bedford Hayne Forrest. The battalion also used this period to winterize their vehicles and to train and prepare for the impending resumption of offensive operations. In April 1980, B Company, 76th Engineer Battalion (Combat Heavy) was reassigned here from Fort Meade, Md. Are you looking for someone who is or was in 76TH TANK BATTALION? document.getElementById('cloakede5f5022a62a30559ef44961cb36143').innerHTML = ''; In their close cooperation with the infantry, the tankers now demonstrated they were an experienced veteran combat unit. No content can be used unless consent has been given by TankDestroyer.net. Two D company M3A1 Stuart tanks landed on Beach White 2 on Ennylobegan Island (Carlos). Combat Equipment: 3/43 - M10; 10/44 - M36, Commanding Officers: Lt. Col. Frank E. Meek (Original CO, 7/14/41); Lt. Col. James P. Barney, Jr. (3/20/42); Maj. William O. Shirley(4/28/44); Lt. Col. Dwight E. Moorhead (8/27/44); Lt. Col. John Dibble Jr. (7/5/45); Maj. James J. Bergen Jr. (9/13/45); Capt. Video: Type 89 Otsu Tank at Aberdeen Ordnance Museum. Reunion Group Photos - Original images taken at a few of the unit's reunions and provided courtesy of Tom Montgomery. The battalion supported the infantry to capture four Japanese airfields on Leyte and helped repelled a Japanese Paratroop night assault on the airfields. Recon Company Personnel - Photo showing small group of Recon Company personnel. During the day on October 24, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Infantry, captured a Japanese private, Isamu Nakamaru, who was a mechanic with the 7th Independent Tank Company. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. Soon thereafter, German resistance in western France collapsed, and the tankers road-marched in battalion formation due east across France and reached Bruyres-le-Chtel by early morning on 26 August. Ive a project that Im simply now running on, and I have been on the In the meantime, the division received orders reattaching them to VII Corps and ordering them east to catch up with the advancing front and the medium tank companies had to move out without benefit of refitting. This page was last edited on 17 November 2022, at 07:35. He stated that his company originally had 11 tanks and 8 of these were lost in action east of Julita while the remaining 3 were at Buri but were not operational. Div.2 Pages, Unit Commendations, 1944..3 Pages, 57mm AT Gun Test, Dec. 12, 19443 Pages, Attack on Fort Simserhof..2 Pages, Assessment of M36.2 Pages, Bazooka test on MK V Panzer..2 Pages, Various Documents, 1941-194320 Pages, Various Documents, 1944-194522 Pages, HQ Co Merit Svc Unit Plaque & auth personnel..3 Pages, Medical Detachment History, June 30, 19456 Pages, Unit Inactivation Order, Nov. 24, 1945..1 Page, Short Narrative from unknown source..2 Pages (*), Awards, Battlefield Commisions & Stations7 Pages (**) Index of Records..1 Page (These are the unit files available from the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. Have not found any information if this tank was ever or will be restored. Volume One has been released by Casemate Publishing as of August 13th (2021). 4.) The battalion approached this relationship with the untried 90th with trepidation, observing what they thought undisciplined behavior in their assembly areas. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. 22,to May 11, 1945, Awards:Croix De Guerre (French or Belgium "Cross of War"), Location August 1945: Insviller, Germany, 1.) The US 7th Infantry Division was the only unit in the Pacific to use these checkered ID panels. Type 89B Otsu at Aberdeen Proving Ground: Walk Around Photos. I would like to include short biographies in Volume Four for each of the 47 men killed while serving in B Company and for 3 additional officers who served in B Company but were killed in action later while serving in A and C Companies. US armor on the west coast of Leyte at that time. Thanks VetFriends, It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. Also courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. After Burauen was captured and secured, C company supported the 17th Infantry regiment moving north through Buri towards Dagami. It served primarily as an attachment to the 9th Infantry Division, but fought alongside numerous other units as well. 753rd Tank Battalion: 312th Field Artillery Battalion: 75th Infantry Division: 313th Engineer Combat Battalion: 766th Ordnance Light Maint. After conducting reconnaissance, the battalion supported the division's assault following the axis Jngersdorf-Dren. It was followed by the rest of the battalion, less D Company, three years later. Veteran L. Prickett, "Dear VetFriends, Thanks so much for your help! November thru to January was the height of the rainy season on Leyte with the heaviest rain fall. (The following in from the book Tank Battalions of the U.S. Army by James A. Sawicki, Wyvern Publications, Dumfries, Virginia (1983) pg. The scans were provided courtesy of Tom Hubred. 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. DA Pam 672-1. 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). Roster - As provided in the Informal History. Redesignated 8 May 1941 as the 756th Tank Battalion (Light). Some pages are difficult to read. Arrived Casablanca, Morocco, 25 January, 1943. 1-30, 1944..34 Pages (Journal - includes casualties & messages)(*), Jul. Fought in area of Maknassy and Ferryville, Tunisia. Watched the one video in color about Kwajalein. Also in the front row is Louis A. Pieper (C Co.), second from right. 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. Equipment 12.85: 6900 men, 24 BMD 1979/1, 8 BMD 1981/2, 243 BMD-1, 30 122mm D-30. 11.) Now the tank crews were doing manual labor unloading supplies. Contact us. They participated in Exercise Beaver without incident and although they also took part in Exercise Tiger, the unit suffered no casualties as a result of the German raid in the early morning darkness of 28 April.[9]. 69th Tank Battalion. The 3 inch gun on the M10 was more effective than the Sherman 75mm gun for busting Japanese palm log bunkers. Personnel carried out normal maintenance and policed the bivouac area. December 10: It was shipped to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds for evaluation and then was on display outside at the US Army Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen for about 60 years. [8][36] The 746th Tank Battalion was inactivated at Camp Shanks, New York, on 26 October 1945. It was one of five tank battalions (all independent) which landed in Normandy on D-Day (6 June 1944). Close up of Lucky Tiger. C Company supporting the 17th Infantry Regiment landed on Beach Orange 4 on the southwest corner of the island. [1] It first saw combat in 1943, when it deployed to North Africa on 24 January and then into Italy following the Salerno landings on 17 September. On October 28, HQ and maintenance elements of the US 475th Fighter Group (P-38 Lightnings) arrived at Dulag and began setting up for operations. 20 th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade Division - Volgograd - (The unit was converted into a division in December 2021) [19], As they crossed into Germany, the 746th encountered its first organized resistance since breaking out of Normandy when they began to probe the Western Wall (Siegfried Line). Supported French 2d Armored Division advance to Strasbourg in November. This pictoral history of the 786th Tank Battalion is thoughtfully dedicated to the memory of our comrades who died in combat in the European Theater of Operations March 1, 1945 - May 7, 1945 World War II Operational Documents Addeddate 2012-09-19 04:37:28 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier These crewmen were in turn replaced in Company D with infantry replacements who immediately began training as tankers. 7.) Joined breakthrough of Hitler Line May 1944, entered Rome 4 June and joined drive to Arno River. October 23: Four of the five Japanese airfields on Leyte were located in the US 7th Infantry Divisions area of operations. A platoon from the 7th Reconnaissance Troop patrolled the road between Baybay and Damulaan and a platoon of 767th Tank Battalion Stuart tanks at Damulaan were the only US armor on the west coast of Leyte at that time. With infantry mounted aboard the tanks or following in trucks, the 746th tankers moved about 110km east to positions in Marburg to north of Giessen by 30 March. Today, these airfields are completely overgrown with grass and brush. Note the grousers fitted to the tracks. Personal Narratives - These were written by a former veteran of the 776th, during the 1970's, in response to questions he recieved from the author doing research for an upcoming book on U. S. tank destroyer forces. 56th Street & 76th Tank Battalion Ave Ft Hood, TX Hours Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.1stcavmuseum2 Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday & Training Holidays Noon to 4:00 p.m. Closed on Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter, and Thanksgiving. Moved into line near Luneville on 30 October, 1944. October 26: The 746th Tank Battalion went back into action on 1 August east of Villedieu-les-Poles to help exploit the breakthrough in the German defenses. One platoon of Company A was attached to the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. Willard Totten, Recon Company, 5-22-791 Page Willard Totten, 7-4-792 Pages, 17.) The 756th was activated as a light tank battalion on June 1, 1941, at Fort Lewis, Washington. [25], The battalion remained in defensive positions to the southeast of Eupen throughout the end of December 1944 and most of January 1945, with limited localized offensive operations while the front to the 9th Infantry Division's south was stabilized and restored after the German counteroffensive. Superb Blog! In contrast to most operations to date, the 746th and the infantry they supported conducted many of their operations at night in order to avoid German artillery spotters and to surprise the defenders. 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. In 2006 the division was renamed 76th Guards Air-Landing Assault Division. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. [18] As the battalion continued to pursue the Germans north and east of the Seine, Company D was reconstituted and attached to the division reconnaissance troop to screen the division front as they crossed the Aisne River between Reims and Laon. By 1944, these tanks were obsolete and only had been used as tractors to clear and roll the airstrips. The battalion was briefly inactivated following WWII in 1946 before being reformed as a heavy tank battalion, and in 1949 was renumbered the 73rd Heavy Tank Battalion, under which name it served in the Korean War, with M4 Sherman and M26 Pershing tanks. Harbor Defenses Christmas 1941 Menu - A 20 page mainly pictorial document reviewing the military units stationed around the San Fransico, California area. Question, I was looking at the book on Gen Jacob Devers and in it it mentions the 767th TB as an African-American tank battalion. It arrived in England in February 1944 and landed at Utah Beach on July 18, 1944. [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. Debarked vicinity of Cappaci, Italy, beginning 19 September, 1943. The Japanese did not have a towed 75mm anti-tank gun, the largest was the 47mm. A lot of times its tough to get that perfect balance between usability and appearance. In 1944, the 767th Tank Battalion supported the US 7th Infantry Division during two campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO). The scans were provided courtesy of Tom Hubred. U.S. From D-day, August 15, 1944, until May 8, 1945, the Battalion was continuously in action except for one ten-day period. I called the number ans wow he was blown away when he found out who I was. EM in this AAR segment stands for Enlisted Men. The award was never issued. The M10s advanced along with the Shermans. Not all the pages in the AAR are legible and it also contained a lot of entries pertaining to equipment statuses, personnel promotions, transfers and GIs reporting to the hospital. At 0530 hours, about 50 Japanese soldiers launched an attack against the perimeter of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 32nd Infantry, with light MG and rifle fire. 571). 301st Engineer Combat Battalion; 301st Medical Battalion; 76th Division Artillery; 302d Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer) . It is preceeded by a short news article about him which was published in the Temple Daily Telegram, Temple, Texas. The foliage around the islands were mostly destroyed by the massive aerial bombing and pre-invasion naval bombardment. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. It was inactivated in October 1945. Part 1.15 Pages Part 2.14 Pages. I went over this website and I think you have a lot of excellent info , saved to favorites (:. 777th AAA AW Bn (SP) 22 Jul 44-29 Jun 45: Armored. [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. 107, Headquarters Fifth Army, dated December 15, 1943. 3rd platoon and HQ section at Burauen, Leyte. The 1944 US invasion of the Marshall Islands was the first US assault on actual Japanese territory during WWII. 86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mecanized) . October 24: Before the invasion, four D Company M5A1 Stuarts were replaced by M3A1s modified with a M1A1 flame gun mounted below the hull .30cal MG and these M3A1s were not waterproofed for the invasion allowing them to immediately flame Japanese positions upon landing. November 2: KWAJALEIN ATOLL 1944, Operation Flintlock. Although the company fired rifles, bazookas, and mortars against the tanks, they still managed to escape. The other 2 tanks continued down the road but on their return trip they were knocked out, one by the battalion supply detail and the other by Pfc. The battalion received its first training at Fort Lewis as part of the IX Corps. After their occupation duties in the vicinity of Knnern, the 746th road marched to Ingolstadt from 13 to 15 May. M4A1 #19 Lightning landed on Kwajalein Island, February 2. Photo Albums - A collection of photographs taken by James A. Montgomery who served in B Company. 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion Unit History: On 21 December, 1941, a provisional antitank battalion of the 76th Field Artillery Brigade was activated as the 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion. 2.) December 20: A gap existed between the 184th and 32nd Infantry Regiments and Company G of the 184th filled the space. I'm the first to ever contact him. Operations Instructions - Documents from the NARA. November 22: The GIs broke up the attack using MG, mortar, and artillery fire. 331). Mitsubishi built the Type 89 armed with a short-barreled 57mm gun from 1931 to 1939. 242nd independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron (Pskov, Pskov Oblast) In 2002 the 237th Guards Parachute Regiment was disbanded. Activated 31.10.68 in Brest, Brest Oblast, as a mobilisation division, to replace the 30th Guards Motorised Rifle Division, which was transferred to Czechoslovakia.. Main body committed near Rotondi 10 October, 1943, where it supported the Volturno River crossing. At the time the 746th went into action at Normandy, the assault gun platoon was still equipped with standard M4 Sherman tanks. For the invasion of the Kwajalein atoll (January 31 to February 4), the US Marines landed on Roi and Namur islands on the north side of the atoll. This is my close up which shows an officer with a couple of local women. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian. The 95-year-old Grayson native served in World War II for 23 months between 1943 and 1945, and might be one of the few veterans still living who witnessed the horror inside Buchenwald, a concentration camp where the largest number of European Jews were killed during the Holocaust. Courtesy of Tom Montgomery. The Reinforcements. [13] It was at this time also that the remainder of the battalion which had not landed on 67 June, consisting mainly of the service company and other support elements of the headquarters company dubbed the Battalion Residue, departed Bournemouth on 16 June, landed on Utah Beach the following day and linked-up with the battalion soon thereafter.[13]. 1.) Attached to: 1st Armored Division; 4th, 34th, 44th, 63d, 85th, 100th Infantry divisions. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. 2nd platoon engaged in combat on the west coast of Leyte. 1st platoon on west coast of Leyte. It was re-attached to the 34th Infantry Division on October 1, after having supported the 45th in action, and continued in this mission until October 20, when it reverted to VI Corps control. 6.) Battalion received order to waterproof one platoon of medium tanks of B company. Dulag airfield was built by the Japanese during their occupation in 1943. Fought in area of Maknassy and Ferryville, Tunisia. It's been nearly 40 years since we parted. On 18 August, the battalion once again was on the move, supporting the division in helping to protect the southern shoulder of the Falaise pocket. Several techniques were experimented with to reduce the German bunkers, with combined infantry-armor attacks behind smoke screens showing the most success. The hole on the side of the turret is not a shell hole which knocked out the tank. Note the number 3 on the M10 turret. They attacked the airfield and the bivouac areas of the field personnel destroying their camp and set fire to everything flammable. 3rd platoon and HQ section at San Pablo and Burauen. The Japanese paratroopers were flown in Mitsubishi Ki-57 transports with a crew of 4 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator and radio operator) each carrying 10-11 paratroopers. This battalion was the first unit to employ the M10 Tank Destroyer in combat in the PTO on Kwajalein Island and later . Posted with permission from Tom Montgomery, son of James Montgomery who served as a radio operator in a platoon command half-track. 15th Tank Bn; 68th Tank Bn; 69th Tank Bn; 9th Armored Infantry Bn; 44th Armored Infantry Bn; 50th Armored Infantry Bn; 86th Cavalry Rcn Sq (Mecz) . 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. Within their own sector, German paratroopers dropped into the rear of the combat units on the night of 1617 December. The guy in this video does not know much about the tank. The invasion began on A-Day, 20 October 1944. The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (50th Guards Motorised Rifle Division). Some 750 men, mainly from the 2nd Raiding Brigade of this unit were assigned to attack US air bases on Luzon and Leyte. Maybe they painted small airplane kill markings on their tank. Miscellaneous Documents - Courtesy of Tom Hubred. The companies were again attached to the regimental combat teams of the 9th Infantry Division and crossed the Seine the following day north of Ponthierry and at Melun[3] at crossings established by the 7th Armored Division. Find 76th Tank Battalion (90mm) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. The first combat commitment of the 756th was at Paestum on September 17, attached to the 45th Infantry Division. The color was more likely blue or black since red/white could been mistaken as a Japanese flag. 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." . 1) (*), Dec. 1-31, 194432 Pages (Journal - Pt. B Troop, 17th Cavalry Regiment 101st Airborne Division 1956 - 1957. Provided courtesy of Colby Kenyon. The unit was a division-level force and was part of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (IJAAF). However, by 16 June 1944, the last 746th unit was detached from the 90th Infantry Division. The earlier gasoline powered version Type 89A remained in production until 1937. The battalion suffered relatively light casualties from the short bombs which landed among the American troops, and moved out immediately after the bombing, with the medium tank companies attached to the three regimental combat teams of the 9th Infantry Division. December 14: 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. [32][33] The routine of occupation was briefly interrupted on 16 June, when ordnance in the old Bavarian fort was inadvertently set off in their bivouac area, resulting in an explosion and fire that lasted two days, but which fortunately caused no casualties. 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