78th INFANTRY DIVISION
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 1945 - 31 JANUARY 1945
ANNEX NUMBER 1
Par. 1 . ORGANIC STRENGTH (1 Jan. 45 to 31 Jan. 45 inclusive)
| Date | Officers | WO | EM |
| 1 | 138 | 5 | 2649 |
| 2 | 139 | 5 | 2635 |
| 3 | 139 | 5 | 2618 |
| 4 | 139 | 5 | 2604 |
| 5 | 138 | 5 | 2599 |
| 6 | 140 | 5 | 2585 |
| 7 | 145 | 5 | 2577 |
| 8 | 146 | 5 | 2579 |
| 9 | 150 | 5 | 2804 |
| 10 | 150 | 5 | 2803 |
| 11 | 149 | 5 | 2797 |
| 12 | 149 | 5 | 2789 |
| 13 | 149 | 5 | 2789 |
| 14 | 148 | 5 | 2780 |
| 15 | 148 | 5 | 2770 |
| 16 | 149 | 5 | 2801 |
| 17 | 152 | 5 | 2831 |
| 18 | 152 | 5 | 2870 |
| 19 | 152 | 5 | 2865 |
| 20 | 152 | 5 | 2862 |
| 21 | 151 | 5 | 2852 |
| 22 | 151 | 5 | 2857 |
| 23 | 151 | 5 | 2981 |
| 24 | 152 | 5 | 2975 |
| 25 | 152 | 5 | 2968 |
| 26 | 152 | 5 | 2965 |
| 27 | 151 | 5 | 2963 |
| 28 | 152 | 5 | 3002 |
| 29 | 151 | 5 | 2998 |
| 30 | 148 | 5 | 2946 |
| 31 | 147 | 5 | 2893 |
Par. 2 LIST OF COMMANDING OFFICERS (Including Company Commanders) AND STAFF OFFICERS:
Col. |
Chester M. Willingham |
Regtl. Commander |
Lt .Col. |
Walter A. Riemenschneider |
Regtl Exec Officer. |
Capt. |
Joseph J. Nardi |
Regtl. S-1 |
Maj. |
John H. Guthrie |
Regtl. S-2 |
Maj. |
James W. Sears |
Regtl. S-3 |
Maj. |
George E. Hudson |
Regtl. S-4 |
Maj. |
Edwin C. Gatz |
1st Bn. Commander |
Lt. Col. |
Richard W. Keyes |
2d Bn. Commander |
Lt. Col. |
Andy A. Lipscomb |
3d Bn. Commander |
Capt. |
Ariail |
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. |
Woodrow A. Tupper |
Company "A" |
Capt. |
Paul P. 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" |
Capt. |
Earl A. Lindrose |
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 Jan. 45 to 31 Jan. 1945 incl.
| DATE | KIA | DOW | SWA | LWA | MIA | LIA | TOTAL | NBC |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | |||||||
| 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 6 | |
| 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 57 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 20 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| 21 | 4 | |||||||
| 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 24 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 26 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 28 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| 29 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| 30 | 19 | 108 | 5 | 132 | 14 | |||
| 31 | 13 | 70 | 9 | 92 | 17 | |||
| TOTALS | 9 | 2 | 55 | 238 | 23 | 58 | 385 | 217 |
Par 4. REINFORCEMENTS:
- Reinforcements: Officers: 8 EM 532
- Return to Duty: Officers: 2 EM 58
Par 5. PROMOTIONS:
a. Officers:
From 1st Lt. to Captain:
Captain Manuel Palmeiro - 16 Jan. 45 Captain William H. Feery - 16 Jan. 45 Captain John H. Waters - 16 Jan. 45 Captain Harold D. Ridings - 16 Jan. 45 Captain Donald H. Olson - 16 Jan. 45 From 2nd Lt. to 1st Lt.:
1st Lt.James J. Ward - 1 Jan. 45 1st Lt. Harry A. Messier - 1 Jan. 45 1st Lt. Harold E. Tiedman - 1 Jan. 45 1st Lt. Franklin H. Powers - 1 Jan. 45 1st Lt. Sherwood O. Berg - 1 Jan. 45 1st Lt. Lee M. Cahill - 1 Jan. 45 (DFR) 1st Lt. Tom T. Milliken - 1 Jan. 45 (DFR) 1st Lt. Carroll E. McAdam - 16 Jan. 45 (DFR) 1st Lt. Pellegrino P. Porraro - 16 Jan. 45 1st Lt. Francis J. Alwill - 16 Jan. 45 1st Lt. Gus E. Hank III - 22 Jan. 45 (Battlefield Promotion) b. Field Commissions:
2nd Lt. Donald E. Walls - Co K - 5 Jan. 45 2nd Lt. Johnnie Krofchick - Co C - 6 Jan. 45 2nd Lt. Garland L. Rucker - HQ Co 3rd Bn - 6 Jan. 45 2nd Lt. Carl L. Gullekson - Anti-Tank Co - 9 Jan. 45 2ndJoseph L. Miller Jr. - HQ Co - 9 Jan. 45 2nd Lt. Mac B. Buhrman - HQ Co 3rd Bn - 17 Jan. 45 2nd Lt. Julius Heft - Med Det - 23 Jan. 45 2nd Lt. Byrd L. James - Co E - 17 Jan. 45 2nd Lt. John T. Murphy - Co B - 17 Jan. 45 2nd Lt. Frank C. Dunkle - Co D - 25 Jan. 45 c. Total Number of Non-Commissioned Officers:
1st Sgt ....... 1 T/Sgt ....... 6 S/Sgt ....... 19 Tec. 3 ....... 2 Sgt ....... 27 Tec 4 ....... 5 Cpl ....... 2 Tec 5 ....... 2
Par. #6 RECLASSIFICATIONS: (1 Jan. 45 to 31 Jan. 45 inclusive)
None.
Par. #7 AWARDS & DECORATIONS: (1 Jan. 45 to 31 Jan. 45 inclusive)
- SILVER STAR -------------------------------- 1
- BRONZE STAR ------------------------------ 15
- SOLDIER'S MEDAL------------------------- 1
- PURPLE HEART ----------------------------- 57
- OAK LEAF CLUSTER ---------------------- 1
