Document Source: Order of Battle of the United States Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations. Office of the Theater Historian, Paris, France, December 20, 1945.
The 11th Armored Division (Thunderbolt) was activated on August 15, 1942, at Camp Polk (Louisiana) and moved on June 24, 1943, for the 3-A #3 Louisiana Maneuvers. Transferred then to Camp Barkeley (Texas), on September 5, 1943, the 11-AD participated on October 29, 1943, in the Desert Training Center #4 California Maneuvers and headed to Camp Cooke (California), on February 11, 1944. It staged then at Camp Kilmer (New Jersey), from September 16, 1944, until departed the POE New York (Port of Embarkation) on September 29, 1944, and arrived in England on October 11, 1944. The Division landed in France on December 17, 1944, crossed into Belgium on December 29, 1944, and entered Germany on March 5, 1945.
Casualties
Killed in action: 614
Wounded in action: 2562
Missing in action: 40
Captured 40
Battle Casualties: 3216
Non-Battle Casualties: 1921
Total Casualties: 5137
Campaigns
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Commanding Generals
Maj Gen Edward H. Brooks: August 1942 – March 1944.
Maj Gen Charles S. Kilburn: March 1944 – March 1945.
Maj Gen Holmes E. Dager: March 1945 – VEDay.
Artillery Commander
Col John G. Howard, October 5, 1944 – VEDay.
Chief of Staff
Col J. J. B. Williams, October 5, 1944 – March 17, 1945.
Col Edgar T. Conley, Jr., March 17, 1945 – VEDay.
Assistant Chief of Staff G-1
Col Ralph J. Olson, October 5, 1944 – VEDay.
Assistant Chief of Staff G-2
Col William R. Prince, October 5, 1944 – January 7, 1945.
Col William M. Slayden, January 7, 1945 – VEDay.
Assistant Chief of Staff G-3
Col Paul A. Chalmers, October 5, 1944 – December 7, 1944.
Col George S. Downer Jr, December 7, 1944 – VEDay.
Assistant Chief of Staff G-4
Maj Johnnie B. Poole, October 5, 1944 – November 16, 1944.
Col Johnnie B. Poole, November 16, 1944 – VEDay.
Assistant Chief of Staff G-5
Maj Howard W. Decker, December 19, 1944 – February 16, 1945.
Col Howard W. Decker, February 16, 1945 – VEDay.
Adjutant General
Col Lillar P. Miller, October 5, 1944 – VEDay
CO – Combat Command A
Gen Willard A. Holbrook Jr, October 5, 1944 – VEDay.
CO – Combat Command B
Col Wesley W. Yale, October 5, 1944 – VEDay.
CO – Reserve Command
Col Virgil Bell, October 5, 1944 – VEDay.
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross 1
Legion of Merit 13
Silver Star 275
Soldiers Medal 2
Bronze Star 2
Air Medal 59
Prisoners of War Taken 76.229
Order of Battle – 44/45
Headquarters Company
Company Combat Command A
Company Combat Command B
Company Reserve Command
Military Police Platoon
22nd Tank Battalion
41st Tank Battalion
42nd Tank Battalion
21st Armored Infantry Battalion
55th Armored Infantry Battalion
63rd Armored Infantry Battalion
41st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mecz)
56th Armored Engineer Battalion
151st Armored Signal Company
Hqs Division Artillery
490th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
491st Armored Field Artillery Battalion
492nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Division Train
81st Armored Medical Battalion
133rd Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
511th CIC Detachment
Military Police Platoon
Band
Attachments
Antiaircraft Artillery
575th AAA AW Bn (SP) – 23 Dec 44 – 24 May 45
Engineer
991st Engr Treadway Br Co (- 1 section) – 4 Mar 45 – 14 Mar 45
996th Engr Treadway Br Co – 28 Mar 45 – 1 Jun 45
Field Artillery
Btry C, 174th FA Bn (155-MM Gun) – 15 Feb 45 – 4 Mar 45
Infantry
355-IR CT (89-ID) – 16 Mar 45 – 21 Mar 45
914-FAB (89-ID) (105-MM How) – 16 Mar 45 – 21 Mar 45
Charlie Co, 314-ECB (89-ID) – 16 Mar 45 – 21 Mar 45
261-IR (65-ID) – 28 Mar 45 – 29 Mar 45
328-IR (26-ID) – 3 May 45 – 6 May 45
Tank Destroyer
602-TDB (SP) – 29 Dec 44 – 27 Jan 45
811-TDB (SP) – 27 Jan 45 – 4 Feb 45
602-TDB (SP) – 4 Feb 45 – 24 Feb 45
705-TDB (SP) – 24 Feb 45 – 5 Jul 45
Detachments
Armored
2 plats, Able Co, 22-TB to (87-ID) – 9 Jan 45 – X
CCA to (87-ID) – 24 Feb 45 – 4 Mar 45
42-TB to (87-ID) – 24 Feb 45 – 4 Mar 45
63-AIB to (87-ID) – 24 Feb 45 – 4 Mar 45
490-AFAB to (87-ID) – 24 Feb 45 – 4 Mar 45
41-Cav Rcn Sq (- Tr B) to (87-ID) – 24 Feb 45 – 4 Mar 45
Able Co, 56-AECB to (87-ID) – 24 Feb 45 – 4 Mar 45
Cavalry
41-Cav Rcn Sq to (6-AD) – 12 Feb 45 – 21 Feb 45
