HONOR ROLL

OF THE

10^TH ARMORED DIVISION

OUTLINE

Introduction Page 1

Discussion Page 1

I. Data Sources and Methodology Page 1

(1a) American Battle Monuments Commission Page 1 (1b) Tiger Tales Page 2

(1c) WWII Registry Page 3

(1d) General Orders Page 3

II. Honor Roll (Detailed Listing of Fatalities) Page 4

III. Statistical Review Page 26

Conclusion Page 27

Introduction

In recent years as my ties with the 10^th Armored Division Veterans’ Association strengthened, it became my desire to create a comprehensive listing of all division members who were killed in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) in 1944/45 due to hostile action.⁽¹⁾

Recognizing that his life is the supreme sacrifice that a soldier can make, this listing was given the name “Honor Roll of Veterans of the 10^th Armored Division”, or “Honor Roll” for short. It was to serve as a quick reference guide for veterans and their families as well as friends and historians who are searching for information.

From the beginning, it was clear that this undertaking would be difficult because of the passage of time and the limitation of resources. My first break came at the 2004 Reunion of the 10^th AD Veterans’ Association in Washington, D.C. when Ret. Gen. John Herrling, Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), made a presentation on the World War II memorial. Gen. Herrling indicated that his staff would be able to furnish me with a printout of all 10^th AD members who were buried at European sites administered by the ABMC. This printout served then as the foundation. Additional help was received from several other organizations and individuals as well.

Much information was researched and collated and, over the course of two years, the present document evolved. It was a tedious process. It is very befitting that this “Honor Roll” was completed in time for distribution at the “Final Salute”, i.e. the last reunion of the 10^th AD Veterans’ Association on September 1-4, 2006, in Louisville, KY.

This effort was carried out by Klaus S. Feindler AM/20^th AIB and completed with the help of Maureen Consiglio, secretary in August 2006, Melville, NY.

Discussion

I. Data Sources and Methodology

(1a) American Battle Monuments Commission

The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) was established by Congress in 1923 to commemorate the service, sacrifice and achievements of U.S. Armed Forces. Its commemorative mission is reflected in 24 overseas military cemeteries that serve as resting places for almost 125,000 American war dead.

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⁽¹⁾Accident victims of travel to and from the battlefield were included.

As such, the ABMC maintains data bases, with burial listings for World War II that are interactive. In order to institute a search, one needs to go by Internet to http://www.abmc.gov/search/wwii.php. All that is needed is the last name followed by the first name of the WWII casualty, enter and hit search.

The first search report comes up with Name, Rank, Serial No., Date of Death and Cemetery. Confirming the name then leads to a second report which displays a picture of the appropriate cemetery followed by the following details:

Full Name (including middle initial):

Rank, Branch of Service:

Service Number:

Unit Affiliation:

Entered the Service from:

Date of Death:

Buried at (Plot, Row, Grave):

Awards⁽²⁾:

The original data base sent to us by the ABMC contained 411 10^th AD names in alphabetical order and by cemetery. The vast majority of those killed were buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery (Hamm, Luxembourg) or the Lorraine American Cemetery (St. Avold, France). According to his wishes, Gen. George Patton is buried at the head of the grave field in the Luxembourg Cemetery “to rest with his soldiers”.

As an illustrative example, the search report for LTC Jack J. Richardson, Commander of the 20^th AIB is included in Attachment A (see page 30). A chart explaining the legend may be found in Attachment B (see page 31).

In order to facilitate expansion of this data base and its integration with other data sources, we converted the original format to a new one based on unit affiliation. However, the method of alphabetical listing was retained within each organic unit. It was believed that this would help surviving veterans to reconnect with their fallen comrades.

The new format was set up as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

(1b) Tiger Tales

Tiger Tales (TT) is the official newsletter of the 10^th Armored Division Veterans’ Association. In the spring issue 2002, TT printed “An Alphabetical Listing of Battle Deaths of the 10^th Armored Division by Organization” (Status June 30, 1947). It is called here the “TT Listing”, which listed 537 fatalities.

According to TT Editor Warren C. Schulze, this same listing had been printed before. By incorporating the TT Listing in our spreadsheet, the newly merged listing increased from 411 to 948 names or entries. However, the TT Listing did not provide the same level of detail as the ABMC listing. Therefore, additional research was required in order to upgrade the TT listing to the same level of detail.

By posting requests for help on the internet Tigerdivision.com Message Board, several individuals responded with additional names for inclusion. After reviewing these names against our criteria specification, 27 more names were added for a combined total of 975. The respondents included Roland Geiger, Howard Liddic and Christian Pettinger. Their help is gratefully acknowledged.

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⁽²⁾ It appears that 10^th AD members who were wounded on the battlefield received the customary Purple Heart either from the hospital where they were treated, or by General Orders.

(1c) World War II Registry

On Memorial Day weekend 2004, the National World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. It is located near the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Memorial. Ret. Gen. John P. Herrling, Chairman of the American Battle Monument Commission, oversaw its construction.

As part of this undertaking, a data base called “WWII Registry” is maintained which, although not complete yet, ultimately contains about 1.6 million names of Americans who served in the military during WWII. All Americans are invited to register their WWII veteran family member(s). While some entries occurred simply by transfer from other, already existing data bases, such as the ABMC, new entries are still made by the public at large, leaving this data base incomplete. This data base is interactive and can be accessed as follows:

· go to www.wwiimemorial.com

· under World War II Registry, “click here”

· select “Search the Registry”

· enter last name, first name, state/territory (if available); submit

· click on serviceman’s name to view record

Even though the WWII Registry is incomplete as of this writing, it became an invaluable tool in our efforts to upgrade the TT data base. Consequently, we have initiated approximately 600 such searches.

(1d) Index to the General Orders

In 2004, Brandon Wiegand of D-Day Militaria (www.ddaymilitaria.com) published Index to the General Orders of the 10^th Armored Division, in World War II. This book is based on General Orders which are maintained by the National Archives in College Park, MD.⁽³⁾ Access is by alphabetical order. Approximately 5,670 names are covered, which accounts only for about 53.1% of the entire division.

This fact raises the point as to what happened to the other 5,000, or so, members of the Division which were not found in the Index? Did any of these receive decorations perhaps outside the procedures of General Orders? One theory has it that hospitals could award Purple Hearts directly and/or independently. With over 3,000 wounded, this may seem to be a plausible explanation.

By superimposing the “Adjutant General’s 1947 Battle Death Report for the 10^th Armored Division”, we were able to complete the information which may have been missing in the aforementioned data sources.

Several incomplete listings that had no other information, such as rank, circumstance of death and awards were also found in the Index to the General Orders 10^th Armored Division.⁽⁴⁾ On the other hand, 17 KIA’s which were obtained from the other data sources were missing in the Index completely.

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⁽³⁾ Eight General Orders are missing as well as any others which may have been issued between 9-16-45 and 10-13-45. Several others were not legible.

⁽⁴⁾ “Finding of Death” or FOD (under circumstances of death) refers to a technical legal definition for a man who was presumed dead after one year but there was no evidence or eyewitness to this. It is also referred to as an unresolved “Mission in Action “(MIA) case which was not reclassified as “Killed in Action” (KIA).

II. 10^th Armored Division Honor Roll By Organization
					DATE OF	CIRCUM-
NAME	RANK	SER NO	CEM	ST	DEATH	STANCES	AWARDS
10 Armd. Com. Comd. A
Barr, Richard F.	SSGT	6889679		PA		DOW	BS, PH
Carpenter, Edward H.	PFC	33217140	LO	VA	450416	KIA	BS, PHOL
10 Armd. Com. Comd. B
Giuliani, Peter	SSGT	32073527		NJ		KIA	BS, PH
10th Armd. MP Plat.
Hall, Edward J.	PFC	16088158		MI		KIA	BS, PH
132 Ord. Maint. Bn.
Albetski, Ernest J.	TEC5	31255759		MA	450317	DNB
Ball, Walter B.	TEC5	11122561	LO	ME	450429	KIA	PH
Kenser, George W.	PVT	16090563	LX	IL	450226	DNB
Logan, Carl M.	TEC5	18072148	LO	CO	441128	DOW	BS, PH
McCulloch, L.W.G. Jr.	TEC3	38005122	LX	CO	450321	KIA	PH
Young, Robert M.	SSGT	18072189	LO	CO	441128	DOW	PH
150th Armd. Sig. Co.
Daggett, Robert F.	PFC	34193611		TN		KIA	PH
Kitchell,James E.	TEC5	36541649	LX	MI	450303	DOW	BS, PH
Otis, Harvey W.	PFC	19183462	LX	CA	441222	KIA	BS, PH
Walker, Levi K.	TEC4	31222532	LX	ME	450309	KIA	PH
20th Armd. Inf. Bn.
Ables, Rufus Jr.	PVT	34476439		MS		KIA	PH
Allen, Charles B. Jr.	PFC	34827300	LO	AL	441127	KIA	PH
Andrews, Charles Jr.	SGT	33424812		PA		KIA	PH
Anthony, Ernest W.	PFC	34119245		NC		KIA	PH
Appleton, James H.	PFC	32966671	LX	NY	450226	KIA	PH
Armaro, Carl R.	PVT	35851330		OH		KIA	PH
Bader, Samuel	PVT	32823245		NY		KIA	PH
Baker, Marshal J.	PVT	38573736		OK		KIA	PH
Balling, Arthur V.	PVT	32793162	LX	NY	450115	DNB
Bammel, Ralph G.	SSGT	36541783		MI		KIA	PH
Barfield, Ira	SSGT	34912796		FL		KIA	PH
Barnes, Bernard T.	PVT	31452215		MA		KIA
Beadle, Wilbur J. Jr.	2LT	O549945	LX	IL	450306	KIA	PH
Bean, Norman E.	PVT	36971516		MI		KIA	PH
Bearden, John R.	PFC	44025935		SC		KIA	PH
Belles, George W.	PVT	33942793		PA		DOW	PH
Bellino, Frank J.	PVT	37746577	LO	KS	450322	KIA	BS, PH
Billett, Omar R.	CAPT	O1287464	LO	KS	450405	DOW	SS, BS, PHOL, DSC
Blanchard, W. E. Jr.	CPL	18059611		CO		KIA	PH
					DATE OF	CIRCUM-
NAME	RANK	SER NO	CEM	ST	DEATH	STANCES	AWARDS
Bocz, Rudolph C.	SSGT	32116508	LX	NY	450305	KIA	PH
Bohan, Matthew L. Jr.	PFC	31337483		CT		KIA	PH
Boyle, Robert J.	PVT	31450112		ME	450327	KIA	PH
Bracewell, James D. Jr.	PVT	44036300				KIA	PH
Bradshaw, Kermit H.	SSGT	37405981		MO		DOW	PH
Brantley, Onie	PFC	34687468		GA		KIA	PH
Brodie, Victor L.	PVT	39423459	LX	CA	450321	KIA	PH
Brutzki, Gordon C.	PFC	36540846		MI		DOW	PH
Budner, Frank M.	TEC4	36540960		MI		KIA	BS, PH
Burns, Ralph C.	PFC	36993523	LX	IL	450225	DOW	PH
Bush, John C.	1LT	O1011210	LX	NY	441231	KIA	BS, PH
Campbell, Robert G. Sr.	PFC	NA				DOW	PH
Cannon, Raymond B.	PFC	14028529		NC		KIA	PH
Carpenter, Percy E.	SSGT	31216028		NH		KIA	PH
Chapman, Donald J.	PFC	39327949		OR		KIA	PH
Charik, Edward	PFC	11117359		MA		KIA	PH
Charlton, Melvin O.	PVT	36982142		IL		KIA	PH
Chase, Theo T.	PVT	34919831		AL	450405	KIA	PH
Chick, Alex J.	PVT	36545606		MI		DOW	PH
Collins, James T. Jr.	PFC	31251838		CT		KIA	PH
Cook, McKinley H.	SGT	35263352		WV		KIA	PH
Cooper, Rastus W.	PVT	34007774		FL		KIA	PH
Cooper, Wayson C.	TSGT	15057297		KY		KIA	PH
Corless, James D.	PVT	36918502		MI		DOW	PH
Cox, Hollis F.	PFC	38296639	LX	AR	450309	DOW	PH
Curry, Leon	PVT	33562907	LX	MD	450305	KIA	PHOL
Dailey, Thurman L.	SSGT	35613968		OH		KIA	PH
Darcy, J. D. F.	PVT	36989103	LX	MI	450311	KIA	PH
Davenport, Dalton D.	PVT	44012971	LX	NC	450318	KIA	PH
Declue, Clarence E.	PVT	37607193		MO		KIA	PH
Derwig, Herbert A.	PFC	15359012	LX	NY	450109	KIA	PH
Devenney, John W.	TEC5	33791332	LX	PA	460307	FOD	BS, PH
Diepenbrock, C. H.	PFC	36681144		IL		KIA	PH
Dubuque, Preston J.	PFC	31404123	LO	VT	450611	DNB
Dunaway, Burnie L.	SSGT	34398358		AL		KIA	PH
Dutelle, Robert J.	PVT	36992080		MI		KIA	PH
Duvall, Otis C.	PVT	14006077		MS		KIA	PH
Dzierlatka, Joseph A.	TEC5	36541578	LO	MI	441118	KIA	PH
Elkins, Steve	PVT	15043995		KY		KIA	PH
Estes, Herman P.	SGT	37375363		MO		KIA	PH
Everson, Kenneth A.	PVT	35593920	LX	OH	450226	KIA	PH
Ewing, Francis L.	SGT	13134843		PA		KIA	PH
Ezra, Joseph	PVT	32964854		NY		KIA	SS, PH
Farren, John C.	PFC	31366224	LO	MA	441117	DOW	PH
Ferri, Alfred J.	PFC	31229990		MA		KIA	PH
Files, James C.	PVT	34106833		AL		KIA	PH
Fontaine, Emilien J.	TEC5	31216094		ME		DOW	PH
Freeland, David	PVT	35881150	LX	OH	450306	KIA	PH
					DATE OF	CIRCUM-
NAME	RANK	SER NO	CEM	ST	DEATH	STANCES	AWARDS
Frigon, Philip N.	PVT	31261223		MA		KIA	PH
Gantt, Leon D.	SSGT	14181768		AL		KIA	PH
Gapski, Anthony	PVT	42146747		NY		KIA	PH
Garrett, Norris P.	PVT	34437545	LO	MC	441126	KIA	PH
Gilbert, Gorman A.	PVT	35905037		OH		KIA	PH
Gomez, Salvador G.	PFC	38247798	LX	TX	441220	KIA	PH
Goodwin, Tildon C.	PVT	20446396		LA		KIA	PH
Gottler, Lawrence J. J.	PVT	42146861	LX