28th Infantry Division - Unit Report No. 5

  PATCH 28th DIVISION  
   
 
UNIT REPORT N0. 5
From: 010001 Nov 1944.
To    : 302400 Nov 1944.
 
   
Hq., 28th Inf. Div.,
6 December 1944.
in The Field.

3. ADMINISTRATIVE:

Daily Chronological Narrative, including

  1. Status of Strength and Replacements Needed

  2. Casualties; and

  3. Prisoners captured.

    1. Personnel requisitioned on this date: Infantry - 4 Off, 60 EM; Field Artillery - 1 EM; Engineer - 1 Off, 2 EM Instructions issued to all units that the 13 officers and 147 enlisted men attached to the division for training would not be committed to an attack, but would be held at the Regimental Rear Echelon until released by this headquarters. The above instructions were issued in compliance with instructions received from V Corps.

    Casualties for the 24 hour period ending 012400 November 1944:

    BATTLE CASUALTIES
      KILLED WOUNDED MISSING CAPTURED TOTAL NON-BATTLE
      O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM
    109th Inf Regt       1           1   7
    110th Inf Regt   1 2 13         2 14   20
    112th Inf Regt       1           1   11
    229th FA Bn       2           2   1
    TOTALS   1 2 17         2 18   39
    630th TD Bn                       2
    447th AAA AW Bn                       1


    Prisoners captured: 28th Division 2
    Replacements received: 28th Division 21 Off, 2 EM
      447th AAA AW Bn 1 EM
    Returned from medical system: 28th Division 5 EM
      630th TD Bn 2 EM


    Estimated strengths as of 012400 November 1944: (Effective)
      28th Division 825 officers 13107 enlisted men
      630th TD Bn 32 officers 696 enlisted men
      447th AAA AW Bn 37 officers 751 enlisted men
      707th Tk Bn 42 officers 676 enlisted men

    2. Personnel requisitioned on this date: None

    Attack began 0900, progress favorable. Permission received from V Corps to release the 13 Off and 147 EM attached to their units for use as replacements; to be covered by requisition.


    Casualties for the 24 hour period ending 022400 November 1944:

    BATTLE CASUALTIES
      KILLED WOUNDED MISSING CAPTURED TOTAL NON-BATTLE
      O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM
    109th Inf Regt   5 8 139         8 144 1 8
    110th Inf Regt 1 5   58         1 68   19
    112th Inf Regt     1 74         1 74   27
    107th FA Bn     1 4         1 4   1
    109th FA Bn       1           1   1
    103d Engr C Bn 1     24         1 2   2
    TOTALS 2 10 10 278         12 288 1 59
    630th TD Bn       3           3   2
    447th AAA AW Bn                       1


    Prisoners captured: 28th Division 306
    Replacements received: None  
    Returned from medical system: 28th Division 2 EM


    Estimated strengths as of 022400 November 1944:
      28th Division 812 officers 12760 enlisted men
      630th TD Bn 32 officers 689 enlisted men
      447th AAA AW Bn 38 officers 750 enlisted men
      707th Tk Bn 42 officers 676 enlisted men


    3. Personnel requisitioned on this date:
      Infantry 10 officers 300 enlisted men
      Field Artillery   10 enlisted men
      Engineers   4 enlisted men
      Tank Destroyer   8 enlisted men

    Estimated casualties for period ending 032400 November 1944:

    BATTLE CASUALTIES
      KILLED WOUNDED MISSING CAPTURED TOTAL NON-BATTLE
      O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM
    28th Rcn Tr                       4
    109th Inf Regt   16 4 79   1     4 96 1 10
    110th Inf Regt 2 1 2 94         4 95   27
    112th Inf Regt 1 5 1 35         2 40   12
    107th FA Bn       5           5    
    103d Engr C Bn       2           2   2
    TOTALS 3 22 7 215   1     10 238 1 53
    630th TD Bn       4           4   1
    447th AAA AW Bn                       1
    707th Tk Bn       4           4   1


    Prisoners captured: 28th Division 66
    Replacements received: 28th Division 14 Off. 358 EM
      (includes 14 Off. and 147 EM formerly attached, now assigned.)
    Returned from medical system: None  


    Estimated effective strengths as of 032400 November 1944:
      28th Division 814 officers 12828 enlisted men
      630th TD Bn 32 officers 684 enlisted men
      447th AAA AW Bn 38 officers 749 enlisted men
      707th Tk Bn 42 officers 671 enlisted men


    4. Personnel requisitioned on this date:
      Infantry   300 EM
      Field Artillery   3 EM
      Engineer 1 Off 3 EM

    Straggler line was established by the Provost Marshal just west of Vossenack.


    Estimated casualties for period ending 042400 November 1944:

    BATTLE CASUALTIES
      KILLED WOUNDED MISSING CAPTURED TOTAL NON-BATTLE
      O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM
    28th Sig Co                       1
    109th Inf Regt 2 16 5 76       9 7 101 1 9
    110th Inf Regt   6 2 81         2 87 1 16
    112th Inf Regt 2 15 3 34 1 1     6 50   32
    107th FA Bn   2 1 1         1 3   1
    229th FA Bn   1   1           2    
    103d Engr C Bn   3   7           10   2
    TOTALS 4 43 11 200 1 1   9 16 253 2 61
    630th TD Bn       2           2   1
    707th Tk Bn     1 3   1     1 4   21


    Prisoners captured: 28th Division
    Attached
    201
    0
    Replacements received: None  
    Returned from medical system: 28th Division
    707th Tk Bn
    10 EM
    1 EM


    Estimated effective strengths as of 042400 November 1944:
      28th Division 798 officers 12523 enlisted men
      630th TD Bn 33 officers 691 enlisted men
      447th AAA AW Bn 38 officers 749 enlisted men
      707th Tk Bn 41 officers 666 enlisted men


    5. Personnel requisitioned on this date:
      Infantry   300 EM
      Field Artillery 1 Off 4 EM
      Engineer   11 EM
      Medical   25 EM
      Quartermaster 1 Off  
      Tank   11 EM

    Estimated casualties for period ending 052400 November 1944:

    BATTLE CASUALTIES
      KILLED WOUNDED MISSING CAPTURED TOTAL NON-BATTLE
      O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM
    28th QM Co                       2
    28th Rcn Tr                       2
    109th Inf Regt 1 2 1 42   15     2 59   12
    110th Inf Regt   7 2 35   1     2 43   10
    112th Inf Regt   4 6 70     1   7 74   44
    107th FA Bn       2   1       3   3
    229th FA Bn     1 2         1 2   1
    103d Med Bn     1 2   2     1 4    
    103d Engr C Bn                       1
    TOTALS 1 13 11 153   19 1   13 185   75
    630th TD Bn       1           1   3
    447th AAA AW Bn                     1  
    707th Tk Bn   2   3           5    


    Prisoners captured: 28th Division
    630th TD Bn
    125
    6
    Replacements received: None  
    Returned from medical system: 28th Division
    630th Tk Bn
    11 EM
    1 EM


    Estimated effective strengths as of 052400 November 1944:
      28th Division 786 officers 12280 enlisted men
      630th TD Bn 33 officers 687 enlisted men
      447th AAA AW Bn 37 officers 749 enlisted men
      707th Tk Bn 41 officers 662 enlisted men


    6. Personnel requisitioned on this date:
      Infantry 15 Off 300 EM
      Field Artillery 1 Off 13 EM
      Engineer 1 Off 8 EM
      Medics   26 EM
      Cavalry   2 EM

    The excessive number of personnel from Corps and Army at the Prisoner of War Cage to interrogate the prisoners necessitated an order to the Provost Marshal that no persons would interrogate prisoners unless they possessed written permission of the Division G-2.


    Estimated casualties for period ending 062400 November 1944:

    BATTLE CASUALTIES
      KILLED WOUNDED MISSING CAPTURED TOTAL NON-BATTLE
      O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM
    109th Inf Regt   30 6 135   30     6 195 1 29
    110th Inf Regt   3 5 37         5 40 3 31
    112th Inf Regt   6 6 108         6 114   80
    107th FA Bn       1           1 1 2
    229th FA Bn     1 2         1 2    
    TOTALS   39 18 283   30     18 352 5 142
    630th TD Bn       2           2   3
    707th Tk Bn 1     7         1 7    


    Prisoners captured: 28th Division
    Attached
    40
    0
    Replacements received: 28th Division
    630th Tk Bn
    5 Off - 308 EM
    8 EM
    Returned from medical system: 28th Division
    707th Tk Bn
    3 Off - 25 EM
    1 EM


    Estimated effective strengths as of 062400 November 1944:
      28th Division 771 officers 12108 enlisted men
      630th TD Bn 33 officers 691 enlisted men
      447th AAA AW Bn 37 officers 753 enlisted men
      707th Tk Bn 40 officers 656 enlisted men


    7. Personnel requisitioned on this date:
      Infantry 25 Off 500 EM
      Field Artillery   3 EM
      Engineer   3 EM
      Medics   25 EM

    A special requisition was submitted for two Colonels and five Lt Colonels, Infantry.


    Estimated casualties for period ending 072400 November 1944:

    BATTLE CASUALTIES
      KILLED WOUNDED MISSING CAPTURED TOTAL NON-BATTLE
      O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM
    28th Rcn Tr                       1
    109th Inf Regt     1 28   26     1 54   19
    110th Inf Regt   9 3 99 3       6 108 1 27
    112th Inf Regt 1 42 4 114   8     5 164 2 50
    107th FA Bn   1   2           3    
    229th FA Bn       4           4    
    103d Engr C Bn                       1
    TOTALS 1 52 8 247 3 34     12 333 3 98
    630th TD Bn       2           2   4
    707th Tk Bn   2   15   6       23    


    Prisoners captured: 28th Division
    Attached
    79
    0
    Replacements received: 28th Division
    630th Tk Bn
    707th Tk Bn
    1 Off - 296 EM
    3 EM
    2 Off - 14 EM
    Returned from medical system: 28th Division 17 EM


    Estimated effective strengths as of 072400 November 1944:
      28th Division 758 officers 11965 enlisted men
      630th TD Bn 33 officers 688 enlisted men
      447th AAA AW Bn 37 officers 753 enlisted men
      707th Tk Bn 42 officers 647 enlisted men


    8. Personnel requisitioned on this date:
      Infantry 15 Off 350 EM
      Field Artillery 1 Off 13 EM

    Upon instruction from the Chief of Staff, the 2d Battalion 112th Infantry Regiment, was filled up to T/O strength from the replacements received today.


    Estimated casualties for period ending 082400 November 1944:

    BATTLE CASUALTIES
      KILLED WOUNDED MISSING CAPTURED TOTAL NON-BATTLE
      O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM
    28th MP Plat                       1
    28th Rcn Tr                       1
    109th Inf Regt 1   1 18       1 2 19 1 18
    110th Inf Regt   4 2 35   6     2 45   13
    112th Inf Regt   53 6 163   28     6 244   37
    108th FA Bn           1       1   1
    229th FA Bn   1               1    
    103d Med Bn                       1
    103d Engr C Bn                       9
    TOTALS 1 58 9 216   35   1 10 310 1 81
    630th TD Bn     2 3         2 3   4
    447th AAA AW Bn                     1  
    707th Tk Bn           9       9   4


    Prisoners captured: 28th Division
    630th TD Bn
    78
    10
    Replacements received: 28th Division 38 Off - 691 EM
    Returned from medical system: 28th Division 48 EM


    Estimated effective strengths as of 082400 November 1944:
      28th Division 787 officers 12314 enlisted men
      630th TD Bn 32 officers 681 enlisted men
      447th AAA AW Bn 36 officers 753 enlisted men
      707th Tk Bn 42 officers 634 enlisted men


    9. Personnel requisitioned on this date:
      Infantry 10 Off 450 EM
      Field Artillery 2 Off 6 EM
      Engineer   1 EM

    Upon learning that it was contemplated to commit the 2d Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, to an attack on the morning of the 10th, a report was made to the G-3 that this battalion, while up to strength, could not be considered more than 20% effective for combat, 515 replacements having been placed in the battalion the day previous.

    Instructions were issued to all units who had been involved in the fighting in the Schmidt-Kommerscheidt area to make an accurate head-count of their men as soon as possible. The results of these head-counts showed that the 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment had the following strength:

    Hq & Hq Co 3 Off 68 enlisted men
    Co A 2 67
    Co B 0 60
    Co C 2 112
    Co D 2 50

    The 3d Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, had the following strength:

    Hq & Hq Co 4 Off 49 enlisted men
    Co I 1 73
    Co K 1 42
    Co L 2 42
    Co M 3 68

    The 3d Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, had the following strength:

    Hq & Hq Co 8 Off 118 enlisted men
    Co I 2 103
    Co K 1 50
    Co L 1 109
    Co M 5 110

    Instructions were issued by the Chief of Staff to bring the 3d Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, to T/O strength on 10 November 1944

    It was estimated that there were 34 officers and 673 enlisted men missing in action and Army was notified that they would be so reported on the following day.


    Estimated casualties for period ending 092400 November 1944:

    BATTLE CASUALTIES
      KILLED WOUNDED MISSING CAPTURED TOTAL NON-BATTLE
      O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM
    109th Inf Regt 1 2 1 20   16     2 38   28
    110th Inf Regt 2 1 6 17 1       9 18 1 73
    112th Inf Regt 7 25             7 25    
    107th Fa Bn                       2
    108th Fa Bn     1 1         1 1    
    109th FA Bn                       1
    229th FA Bn       4 1       1 4    
    103d Engr C Bn                       1
    TOTALS 10 28 8 42 2 16     20 86 1 105
    630th TD Bn                       1
    447th AAA AW Bn                       2
    707th Tk Bn   1 1     24     1 25   5
    803rd Tk Bn 1 4   6   15     1 25    


    Prisoners captured: 28th Division 6
    Replacements received: 28th Division 1 Off - 87 EM
    Returned from medical system: 28th Division 28 EM


    Estimated effective strengths as of 092400 November 1944:
      28th Division 770 officers 12241 enlisted men
      630th TD Bn 32 officers 676 enlisted men
      447th AAA AW Bn 36 officers 751 enlisted men
      707th Tk Bn 41 officers 612 enlisted men
      893d  Tk Bn 34 officers 578 enlisted men


    10. Personnel requisitioned on this date:
      Infantry 22 Off 373 EM
      Field Artillery   10 EM
      Engineer   4 EM
      Medics   16 EM

    Estimated casualties for period ending 102400 November 1944:

    BATTLE CASUALTIES
      KILLED WOUNDED MISSING CAPTURED TOTAL NON-BATTLE
      O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM O EM
    28th MP Platoon                       1
    28th Rcn Tr                       1
    109th Inf Regt   6 3 34         3 40 1 6
    110th Inf Regt 1   4 133   93     5 226 3 79
    112th Inf Regt   1     22 338 12 219 34 558 5  
    108th Fa Bn                       1
    109th Fa Bn                       1
    229th FA Bn       1 4 3     4 4    
    103d Med Bn   1               1    
    103d Engr C Bn                       2
    TOTALS 1 8 7 168 26 434 18 219 46 829 9 91
    630th TD Bn                       4
    707th Tk Bn                       3


    Prisoners captured: 28th Division 67
    Replacements received: 28th Division
    707th Tk Bn
    9 Off - 437 EM
    2 Off - 9 EM
    Returned from medical system: 28th Division
    707th Tk Bn
    35 EM
    1 EM


    Estimated effective strengths as of 102400 November 1944:
      28th Division 724 officers 11805 enlisted men
      630th TD Bn 32 officers 672 enlisted men
      447th AAA AW Bn 36 officers 751 enlisted men
      707th Tk Bn 43 officers 624 enlisted men


    11. Personnel requisitioned on this date:
      Infantry 60 Off 400 EM
      Field Artillery 2 Off 3 EM
      Medics   2 EM
      Tank Destroyer 1 Off 6 EM

    Two Chaplains and two Medical Corps officers, captured by the Germans at Kommerscheidt, escaped and returned to duty today.

HORIZONTAL FLOURISH LINE



Source: N.A.R.A. Archives - Many thanks to Stanley M Farrior

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