AFTER ACTION REPORT 8TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
4TH INFANTRY DIVISION
FOR THE PERIOD 1 NOVEMBER - 30 NOVEMBER
4TH INFANTRY DIVISION
FOR THE PERIOD 1 NOVEMBER - 30 NOVEMBER
HEADQUARTERS 8TH INFANTRY
APO 4
UNITED STATES ARMY.
14 December 1944
SUBJECT: Action Against Enemy, Reports After/After Action Reports, period 1 November 1944 - 30 November 1944.
TO: The Adjutant General, Washington 25, D.C.
(Thru: Channels)
- In compliance with Paragraph 10 (C-3), Army Regulations 345-105, relative to "Action Against Enemy, Reports After/After Action Reports", the following report is submitted for period 1 November - 30 November 1944:
REGIMENTAL STAFF |
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| Commanding Officer: | COLONEL R.G. McKEE |
| Executive Officer: | LT COL ERASMUS H. STRICKLAND |
| S-4: | MAJOR FARNUM M. GRAY |
| S-2: | MAJOR WALTER B. TODD |
| S-3: | MAJOR ROBER H. WITHERINGTON |
| S-1: | CAPTAIN JOHN E. GALVIN, JR. |
Special Staff |
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| Orientation Officer: | CAPTAIN MAROUS L. POWELL, JR. |
| Liaison Officer: | CAPTAIN WILLARD P. MILBY |
| Liaison Officer: | 1ST LT REXFORD M. BLOOMGREN |
| Assistant S-1: | CWO LAWRENCE E. KNECHT |
| Headquarters Commandant: | CAPTAIN FRANCIS W. GLAZE, JR. |
| Personnel Officer: | CAPTAIN WALTER E. HOLLIS |
| RAO: | CAPTAIN CLARENCE A. HIMEL |
| Ammunition Officer: | CAPTAIN MAX B. BARRICK |
| Regimental Chaplain: | CHAPLAIN (CAPTAIN) JULIAN S. ELLENBERG |
| 1st Battalion Chaplain: | CHAPLAIN (CAPTAIN) BRUNO LUECHINGER |
| 3rd Battalion Chaplain: | CHAPLAIN (CAPTAIN) RUSSELL C. ARCHER |
| Regimental Surgeon: | MAJOR GEORGE L. ARMBRECHT |
| Liaison Officer: | 1ST LT THOMAS H. CRAWFORD |
1st Battalion Staff |
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| Commanding Officer: | LT COL J. LETZELTER |
| Executive Officer: | CAPTAIN JAMES W. HALEY |
| S-3: | CAPTAIN RALPH L. THOMAS |
| S-1: | CAPTAIN GILBERT P. GAMMILL |
| S-2: | 1ST LT HERBERT W. WITTENBERGER |
| MTO: | 1ST LT FRANK W. LOZAW |
| Communication Officer: | 1ST LT ROBERT A. BANNON |
2nd Battalion Staff |
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| Commanding Officer: | LT COL LANGDON A. JACKSON |
| Executive Officer: | MAJOR GEORGE L. MABRY, JR. |
| S-1: | CAPTAIN BRUCE C. LAHMEYER |
| S-3: | 1ST LT JOHN C. REBARCHEK |
| S-2: | 1ST LT KARL KLEMETSRUD |
| MTO: | 1ST LT WILLIAM E. SMITH |
| Communication Officer: | 1ST LT LEONERD H. MEYER |
3rd Battalion Staff |
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| Commanding Officer: | MAJOR FRED W. COLLINS |
| Executive Officer: | CAPTAIN HEZEKIA J. ROSS, JR. |
| S-2: | CAPTAIN ROBERT D. RAPLEYE |
| S-3: | 1ST LT BERNARD J. LINDAUER, JR. |
| S-1: | 1ST LT ROY W. KELLY |
| MTO: | 1ST LT GRANVILLE H. DeROODE |
| Communication Officer: | 1ST LT WILLIAM T. DRYDALE |
- Officers killed and wounded during the month November:
| CAPTAIN ALFRED C. SHAPLIN, 0406383 | KIA | 11/18/44 |
| 1ST LT EARLE H. DOOLEY, 0508286 | KIA | 11/16/44 |
| 1ST LT BERNARD J. RAY, 01320707 | KIA | 11/16/44 |
| 1ST LT VINCENT E. O'CONNELL, 01287224 | KIA | 11/18/44 |
| 1ST LT ARCHIBALD F. COMMISKEY, JR., 0408044 | KIA | 11/17/44 |
| 1ST LT ALAN P. SHEPARD, 01320188 | KIA | 11/23/44 |
| 2ND LT JOSEPH V. REGUEIRO, 01996383 | KIA | 11/16/44 |
| CAPTAIN HANS A. HILTBRAND, 01283774 | WIA | 11/16/44 |
| 1ST LT ROBERT O. NESS, 013112207 | WIA | 11/17/44 |
| 1ST LT WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF, 01290697 | WIA | 11/16/44 |
| 1ST LT JACK M. WILLIAMS, 01303976 | WIA | 11/16/44 |
| 1ST LT EARL L. STACKHOUSE, 01296598 | WIA | 11/16/44 |
| 1ST LT ALBERT RUSSO, 01320863 | WIA | 11/16/44 |
| 1ST LT CHARLES F. BOWLES, 013110561 | WIA | 11/14/44 |
| 1ST LT HERALD W. ISKE, 0528918 | WIA | 11/19/44 |
| 1ST LT THOMAS M. NARY, 01293300 | WIA | 11/20/44 |
| 1ST LT HAROLD F. SCHNEIDER, 01296914 | WIA | 11/22/44 |
| 1ST LT JAMES C. EPPS, JR., 0460107 | WIA | 11/23/44 |
| 1ST LT JOHN B. MIDDLETON, 01303176 | WIA | 11/30/44 |
| 1ST LT RICHARD F. LOUGHRY, 01325304 | WIA | 11/30/44 |
| 1ST LT EDMUND C. PALLESEN, 01316665 | WIA | 11/30/44 |
| 1ST LT RICHARD N. BUCKALEW, 01315519 | WIA | 11/21/44 |
| 1ST LT KENNETH E. SHINN, 0537887 | WIA | 11/23/44 |
| 2ND LT SIMON D. ZITTRAUER, 0887330 | WIA | 11/17/44 |
| 2ND LT JOSEPH P. BRADY, 01309503 | WIA | 11/17/44 |
| 2ND LT SAM L. COCHRAN, JR., 0887402 | WIA | 11/19/44 |
| 2ND LT GALE L. VARRELMANN, 0540547 | WIA | 11/20/44 |
| 2ND LT THOMAS F. COUGHLIN, 0887322 | WIA | 11/28/44 |
| 2ND LT IRA D. L. TAYLOR, 00887415 | WIA | 11/30/44 |
| 2ND LT JAMES W. BASS, 01323513 | MIA | 11/20/44 to KIA 11/20/44 |
- Enlisted Men killed in action during the month November 1944: 53.
Enlisted Men wounded in action during the month November: 599.
Source: N.A.R.A. Archives