Slagorde van de 29th US Infantry Division

Commandant : Major General Charles H. Gerhardt
Executive Officer : Brigadier General Norman D. Cota 

Stafchef: colonel Godwin Ordway, Jr, op 13 juni 1944 vervangen door lieutenant-colonel William C. Purnell, op 15 juni 1944 vervangen door colonel Edward H. McDaniel

G 1. Lt Col. Cooper B. Rhodes
G 2. Major Paul W. Krznarich
G 3. Lt Col. William J. Witte
G 4. Lt Col. Louis M. Gosorn
G 5. Captain Asa B. Gardiner

Adjudant General : Lt Col. Robert H. Archer, Jr

115th Infantry Regiment : colonel Eugene N. Slappey, vervangen door colonel Godwin Ordway, Jr. op 13 juni 1944, vervangen op 18 juli 1944 door colonel Alfred V. Ednie, vervangen op 11 augustus 1944 door lieutenant-colonel Louis G. Smith.
Rgt HQ : 1st Lieutenant Frank D. Bergstein
1/115th : Lt Col. Richard C. Blatt, dodelijk gewond op 6 juni, vervangen door Major James S. Morris, vervangen op 14 juni 1944 (08:00) door Major Glover S. Johns Jr.
Cie HQ : Captain David F. Mentzer, Jr.
Cie A : Captain John M. Ryan
Cie B : Captain LeRoy Weddle
Cie C : Captain Frank Bowen
Cie D : Captain George B. Nabb, Jr.
2/115th : Lt Col. William E. Warfield, gesneuveld op 10 juni 1944, vervangen door lieutenant-colonel Arthur T. Sheppe, vervangen op 23 juni (14:00) door Major Maurice G. Clift.
Cie HQ : Captain Richard P. Scott
Cie E : Captain Waldo E. Schmitt
Cie F : Captain Robert J. Kaiser
Cie G : 1st Lieutenant Livingston Eaddy
Cie H : Captain Angelo W. Onder
3/115th : Major Victor P. Gillespie, vervangen op 13 juni  door Captain Grat B. Mankins, vervangen (op zijn verzoek) op 17 juni 1944 (09:30) door Major Charles A. Custer, vervangen op 23 juni (15:00) door lieutenant-colonel Arthur T. Sheppe.
Cie HQ : Captain Jacobs L. Jones
Cie I : Captain William L. Spry
Cie K : Captain Louis I. Hille, gedood op 12 juni 1944
Cie L : Captain Arthur D. Lawson
Cie M : Captain George B. Fowler

116th Infantry Regiment : Colonel Charles D. W. Canham
– 7 juli 1944 : Colonel Philip R. Dwyer
Rgt HQ : Captain Joseph A. Rice
1/116th : Lt Col. John A. Metcalfe, gewond op 30 juni, vervangen door Major Thomas S. Dallas
Cie HQ : Captain Thomas J. Callahan
Cie A : Captain Taylor N. Fellers, gedood op 6 juni 1944
Cie B : Captain Ettore V. Zappacosta, gedood op 6 juni 1944
Cie C : Captain Berthier B. Hawks
Cie D : Captain Walter O. Schilling
2/116th : Major Sidney V. Bingham, Jr.
Cie HQ : Captain Charles R. Cawthon
Cie E : Captain Lawrence A. Madill, gedood op 6 juni 1944
Cie F : Captain William Callahan
Cie G : Captain Eccles H. Scott
Cie H : Captain George Boyd
3/116th : Lt Col. Lawrence E. Meeks
Cie HQ : Captain Archibald A. Sproul
Cie I : Captain Miflin B. Clowe Jr., gewond op 8 juni in Grandcamp-les-Bains
Cie K : Captain William G. Pingley, Jr.
Cie L : Captain Charles W. East
Cie M : Captain Charles Kidd

175th Infantry Regiment : colonel Paul R. Goode
– 11 juni 1944 : Lt. Col. Alexander George
– 18 juni 1944 : Lt. Col. William C. Purnell
– 23 juni 1944 : colonel Ollie W. Reed, gedood op 30 juli 1944 bij Villebaudon
– 30 juli 1944 : Lt. Col. William C. Purnell
Rgt HQ : Captain Henry J. Reed
1/175th : Lt Col. Roger S. Whiteford
Cie HQ : Captain Guy G. Griffin, Jr
Cie A : Captain Joseph E. Mueller
Cie B : Captain Jack Brashears
Cie C : Captain Alexander Pouska, Jr
Cie D : Captain Miles C. Shorey, Jr
2/175th : Lt Col. Millar G. Bowen
Cie HQ: Captain Louis J. Curl, Jr
Cie E : Captain Lawrence E. Maddox
Cie F : Captain Robert M. Miller
Cie G : Captain Kearney Slingluff
Cie H : Captain Edward Wolff
3/175th : Lt Col. Edward A. Gill, gedood op 30 juli 1944 bij Villebaudon
Cie HQ : Captain Paul T. Freund
Cie I : Captain Frank J. McKenna
Cie K : Captain John T. King III
Cie L : Captain Alvin W. Hobbs
Cie M : 1st Lieutenant Thomas C. Emlo

29th Reconnaissance Troop : Capitaine William H. Puntenney

121st Engineer Combat Bton : Lt Col. Robert P. Ploger
Cie HQ : Captain Henry E. Lewis
Cie A : Captain Christian L. Martin
Cie B : Captain  Edward L. Humphrey
Cie C : Captain Svend A. Holmstrup, gedood op 6 juni 1944

29st division Artillery : Brigadier General William H. Sands

110th FA Bton : Lt Col. John Purley Cooper
Cie HQ : Captain James R. McCarthy
Battery A : Captain William H. Beehler
Battery B : Captain Charles C. Cole
Battery C : Captain Arthur L. Flinner

111th FA Bton : Lt Col. Thornton L. Mullins, gedood op 6 juni 1944
Cie HQ : Captain William L. Decamps
Battery A : Captain Jack R. Wilson
Battery B : Captain John Hodges
Battery C : Captain Louis A. Shuford

224th FA Bton : Lt Col. Clinton E. Thruston, Jr
Cie HQ : Captain Harry J. Mathews
Battery A : Captain Arnold J. Young, Jr
Battery B : Captain Delos H. Mathiesen
Battery C : Captain Harry Ostler

227th FA Bton : Lt Col. Neal W. Harper
Cie HQ : Captain Robert M. Godber
Battery A : Captain Doyle E. Conrad
Battery B : Captain George F. Weidl
Battery C : Captain Walter J. Rakow

29th Signal Cie L : Captain Arba G. Williamson
729th Ord. Light Maintenance Cie E : Captain Harold S. Price
29th Quatermaster Co : Captain Frank B. Hines
29th Military police Platoon : Major Vern E. Johnson
104th Medical Bton : Lt Col. Arthur N. Ericksen
Cie A : Captain Raymond F. Conway
Cie B : Captain Lester L. Kolman
Cie C : Captain John S. Williams

743rd Tk Bton : Lt Col. John S. Upham Jr, gedood op 6 juni 1944
747th Tk Bton : Lt Col. Stuart G. Fries
635th Tk Destroyer Bton

1 det, QG & QG Batterie, 49th AAA Bde : General Edward W. Timberlake
HQ & HQ Batterie, 18th AAA Grp
110th AAA Gun Bton : Lt. Col. William F. Curren, Jr.
457th AAA AW Bton
1 det, 413th AAA Gun Bton
1 det, 320th AAA Bln Bton VLA

102nd Cavalry Rcn Squadron

5th Engineer Special Brigade : Colonel William D. Bridges
6th Engineer Special Brigade : Colonel Paul W. Thompson (gewond op 6 juni), Colonel Chase
992nd Engineer Treadway Br Co
1 det, 996th Engineer Treadway Br Co
502nd Engineer Light Po Cie N
503rd Engineer Light Po Cie N 1st Engineer Combat Bton, Cie C
234th Engineer Combat Bton
254th Engineer Combat Bton QG & Cie QG, 1121st Engineer C Grp
147th Engineer Combat Bton
336th Engineer Combat Bton QG & Cie QG, 1171st Engineer C Grp
112th Engineer Combat Bton : Major William A. Richards, gedood op 6 juni 1944
146th Engineer Combat Bton : Lt. Col. Carl J. Isley
Cie HQ : Captain Arthur Hill
Cie A : Captain Sam H. Ball, Jr
Cie B : Captain John K. Howard
Cie C : Captain Vincent L. Wall
149th Engineer Combat Bton
1340th Engineer Combat Bton
610th Engineer Light Equip Cie
HQ & HQ Batterie, V Corps Arty
1 det, 17th FA Obsn Bton
33rd FA Bton HQ & HQ Batterie, 190th FA Grp
186th FA Bton
187th FA Bton
190th FA Bton
200th FA Bton
58th Armored FA Bton : Lt. Col. Mc Quade (gedood op 6 juni 1944) vervangen door Major Walter J. Paton

26th Regimental Cie Combat Team : Colonel John F. R. Seitz

2nd Ranger Bton : Lt Col. James E. Rudder
Cie QG : Captain James W. Wikner
Cie A : Captain Joseph Rafferty, gedood op 6 juni 1944
Cie B : Captain Edgar Arnold
Cie C : Captain Ralph E. Goranson
Cie D : Captain Morton L. McBride
Cie E : 1st Lieutenant Gilbert C. Baugh
Cie F : Captain Otto Masny

5th Ranger Bton : Lt Col. Max F. Schneider
Cie HQ : Captain John C. Raaen Jr.
Cie A : Captain Charles Parker
Cie B : Captain George P. Whittington, Jr.
Cie C : Captain Wilmer K. Wise
Cie D : 1st Lieutenant George R. Miller
Cie E : Captain Edward Luther
Cie F : Captain William M. Runge

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