84th Infantry Division,
334th Regiment, D & H Companies
"The Railsplitters" Living History Group
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Annotated Bibliography for the 84th Infantry Division
Books, articles and videos
Click here to see websites on the 84th Infantry Division in WWII
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There is a huge debt of gratitude for Rick Bell's work on his website www.84thinfantry.com . He has a large number of documents and pictures posted on the site. Many of the links posted below are from his website.
334th Infantry Regiment Staff, After Action Report December 1944, can be accessed on this website.
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334th Infantry Regiment Staff, After Action Report January 1945, can be accessed on this website.
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335th Infantry Regiment Staff, After Action Report November 1944, Can be accessed at this website.
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335th Infantry Regiment Staff, After Action Report December 1944, Can be accessed at this website.
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335th Infantry Regiment Staff, After Action Report January 1945, Can be accessed at this website.
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335th Infantry Regiment Staff, After Action Report February 1945, Can be accessed at this website.
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335th Infantry Regiment Staff, After Action Report March 1945. Can be accessed at this website.
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335th Infantry Regiment Staff, After Action Report April 1945, Can be accessed at this website.
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638th Tank Destroyer Battalion Staff, After Action Report Compilation December 1944-May 1945. It can be downloaded here.
771st Tank Battalion Staff, After Action Report Compliation December 1944-May 1945. It can be downloaded here.
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771st Tank Battalion Staff, After Action Report Compliation November- December 1944 It can be downloaded here.
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"84th Division HQ Gets Insignia." Army Reserve 14 (Feb 1968): p. 32.
“84th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge.” Hour long television documentary produced in the 1960s, narrated by Paul Newman on the 84th Infantry Division.
A Camera Trip through Camp Claiborne, The Ullman Company, Brooklyn, NY: 1942 or 1943
A Camera Trip through Camp Howze, The Ullman Company, Brooklyn, NY: 1942 or 1943
"A History of Heroism: 84th Division (Tng)." Army Reserve 11 (Dec 1965): pp. 8-9.
A Record of Fox Company: A History of F Company, 335th Infantry Regiment, Germany 1945 A copy may be downloaded on this website.
Angel of Ahlem. Documentary produced by University of Florida about Vernon Tott and his experiences liberating concentration camps with the 84th ID, and his postwar quest to locate the survivors. More information on the film can be found here.
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Battle for Pevestorf, Excerpt from Draper 84th Infantry Division in the Battle of Germany with additional annotations from members of I/335th Infantry. A copy of this may be downloaded here.
Beck, Alfred M., Abe Bortz, Charles W. Lynch, Lida Mayo and Ralph F. Weld. United States Army in World War II, The Technical Services: The Corps of Engineers: The War Against Germany. Washington D.C.: U.S. Army Center for Military History, 1985. p. 497-8. Covers the Roer River Crossing by the 334th Infantry at Linnich on 23 Feb 44.
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Bell, Rick, Interview with Pfc William H. Diehm G/334 at the 2008 Branson Railsplitter Society reunion, A copy of this video is located here.
Bell, Rick, Interview with Capt. Donald Lee 325 FA Bn at the 2008 Branson Railsplitter Society reunion, A copy of this video is located here.
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Bell, Rick, Interview with Pfc Bill Tyra G/335 at the 2008 Branson Railsplitter Society reunion, A copy of this video is located here.
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Bell, Rick, Interview with Pfc Bruce Morrell K/333 at the 2008 Branson Railsplitter Society reunion, A copy of this video is located here.
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Bell, Rick, Interview with Pfc T.O. Hester G & 2Bn Hq Co 333 at the 2008 Branson Railsplitter Society reunion, A copy of this video is located here.
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Bell, Rick, Interview with Pfc Forrest Lothrup, A/333at the 2008 Branson Railsplitter Society reunion, A copy of this video is located here.
Blunt, Roscoe. Foot Soldier; A Infantryman’s War in Europe. De Capo Press, 2001. ISBN: 0306810905 Blunt served with 333rd Infantry Regiment. This book is expanded version of his Battle of the Bulge book.
Blunt, Roscoe. Inside the Battle of the Bulge: A Private Comes of Age. Praeger Publishing Trade, 1994. ISBN: 0-275-94545-6. Anti-tank troop serving with 333rd Infantry Regiment. Focuses on Battle of the Bulge.
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Boden, Clyde D, Clear Skies: The Story of the 557th, unpublished manuscript by author from 1959. Fifty copies were made and distributed among the veterans of the 557th Anti Aircraft Artillery which was attached to the 84th Infantry Division. A copy of this can be downloaded here.
Camp Howze, Southwestern Bell Telephone, small pamphlet
Camp Claiborne Public Relations Office, The What and Where Book of Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, Camp Claiborne News Staff, Camp Claiborne, LA, 15 October, 1943
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Casassa, Bill, Unpublished letter to Harry Mays, 1996, Description of events at Weetzen by Bill Casassa A Co 638 Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached) in a letter to Lt Harry Mays 3 Plt Ldr. E333. A copy of it is located here.
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Castagna, Captain Edwin, The History of the 771st Tank Battalion, Berkley, CA: 1946
Chirco, Michael. Echoes From a Foxhole. Rochester, NY: Olde Ridge Bookbindery. Story of Michael Chirco, member of H 335th Infantry Regiment.
Chirco, Michael. Proud to be a Railsplitter. Rochester, NY: Olde Ridge Bookbindery, 1998. Memoirs of many Railsplitters pieced together in a book. Most are from 335th Infantry Regiment but some are from the other Regiments.
Cobb, Jack. War Class; A Novel. Lexington, SC: Palmetto Books, 2002. A novel written by a veteran of G Company of the 333rd Infantry Regiment. While written as a work of fiction, much of the work rings true to his wartime experiences. ISBN: 9781887301183 A copy may be ordered here.
Cohn, Bernard, 84th Infantry Division; WWII U.S. Army Signal Corps Photos, Volumes I to III, Self published book of pictures.
Connelly, Michael. The Mortarmen. Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing, 2005. ISBN: 978-1412049023 History of the 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion, which habitually supported the 84th ID through the Battle of the Bulge. A copy of the book may be ordered here.
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Cowles, Eugene, The War Years as a Teenager, Xilbris, Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 978-1436306591 A copy of this can be purchased here.
Crackerjack Charley, A History of C Company, 335th Infantry Regiment, Germany 1945 A copy of this may be downloaded on this website.
Dillon, Captain Otis J. Personal Diary of Battery A, 327th Field Artillery Battalion; A Quick History of the 327th Field Artillery Battalion
Draper, Theodore. "Battle in the Bulge." Infantry Journal 56 (May 1945): pp. 8-17.
______. The 84th Infantry Division in the Battle of Germany: Nov 1944-May 1945. New York: Viking Press, 1945. Reprinted by Battery Press, 1991. ISBN: 0898393108 The seminal work on the 84th Infantry Division. Lists all major actions of the 84th from the perspective of the division. A copy may be ordered here.
______. The 84th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Ardennes. Merriam Press, 2000. ISBN: 1576381897 Very similar to Draper’s book listed above, except focused on the Battle of the Bulge. Paperback pamphlet issued to soldiers of the division.
Dudley, Eldridge C. CPT, "Operations of Company K, 334th Infantry, 84th Infantry Division, near Prummern, Germany during the November Offensive, 23-24 November 1944" (Rhineland Campaign) Fort Benning: Infantry School 1950. (Can be accessed through https://www.infantry.army.mil/monographs/content/wwii/index.htm ) Paper written for the Advanced Infantry Officer’s Course by the Company Commander of K Company, 334th Infantry Regiment. It may also be downloaded here.
Edwards, Donald A. A Private’s Diary. Big Rapids, Michigan: D. A. Edwards, 1994. ISBN:0963970607 Diary of an Infantryman with E Company of the 335th Infantry Regiment. A copy may be ordered here.
Fagan, Major J.M. The Battle for the Adolf Hitler Bridge, Section 10A, Exam Code 1383 6 April 1992.
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Farrell, Lloyd E and Carlo Governale, The First Patrol, Letters from Railsplitter division veterans association about the first combat patrol of Easy 333rd Infantry Regiment. A copy of it may be located here.
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Felton, George B, Captain, World War II Experiences with G Company, 333rd Infantry, 84th Division. Unpublished manuscript from company Commander of G Company 333rd. A copy of it is located here.
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Ferrel, Lloyd and Carlo J. Governale. The 2nd Battalion 333rd Infantry in the ETO, Buchdruckerie Ludwig Nerlinger Ladenburg: Germany, 1945. A copy of it may be viewed here.
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Freese, Frank, Private Memories of Workd War II, (A small piece of a Big War), Research center, Wisconsin Veterans Museum, undated. Stories of F Company the 333rd Infantry Regiment. A copy of it is located here.
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Frink, Frank Russell, Captain, My Part of WWII, An Account of the Third Most Important Phase of my Life, unpublished manuscript, 1990 revised in 1995. Story of an officer assigned to 2nd BN HQ, 333rd Infantry Regiment. A copy of it may be located here.
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Ford, Ken. Assault on Germany, The Battle for Geilenkirchen. New York: Sterling Publishing Company, 1989. Overall history of Operation Clipper, to include the 84th ID and British troops involved with the operation. ISBN: 978-1848840980 A copy may be ordered here.
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Ford, Ken, Chapter 14 of Assault on Geilenkirchen, A David and Charles Military Books, 1989. The story of 1LT Shupe on the day he was reported KIA from 2 different sources. A copy of it is located here.
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Ford, Ken, The Rhineland 1945: The last killing ground in the West. Osprey Publishing, 2001. ISBN: 978-1855329997
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Gaillard, Albert, My Christmas, 1944. Account published by the people of Verdenne, Belgium for the 50th reunion regarding the fighting around Verdenne during the Battle of the Bulge.
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Garland, Albert, L334 in Marienne, taken from War Stories of the Battle of the Bulge by Michael Green and James D. Brown. 2010 Zenith press. A copy may be downloaded here.
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Gouveia, Gil, Unpublished letters, 2005, TSgt Goevela's letters about about his experiences with G/333rd in the Battle of the Bulge. The document can be located here:
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Grailet, Lambert, Il y a 55 ans…Henry Kissinger en Ardenne, Belgium, 1999.
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Guderian, Heinz Gunther, Das letze Kriegsjahr im Westen, (The Last War Year in the West), The Geschichte der 116 Panzer-Division Windhund Division (The History of the 116 Armored Division, known as the "Grayhound Division"). The Aberjona Press, Bedford, PA: 2001. ISBN: 978-0966638974 A copy may be ordered here.
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Hage, George, Life, Luck and Legacy, A Memoir for Posterity, AKA Publishing, 2016 ISBN: 1942168586, 9781942168584, Life story of an AT 57mm gunner, AT Section, 2-334th Infantry Regiment.
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Harvey, Douglas. Self Published Booklet of Reminisces of attending 50th Commemoration of Battle of Verdenne. Published by veteran of Anti-Tank Platoon, 1st Battalion, 334th Infantry Regiment.
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Headquarters Battery, 327th Field Artillery Battalion, 84th Infantry Division. A small pamphlet of about 50 pages which has the text located here.
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Headquarters Company Speaks, Story of HQ Company, 2- 335th Infantry. The story of 2-335th Infantry HQ company, which may be downloaded on this website.
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Hills, Stewart, By Tank Into Normandy. Cassell Publishing, 2008, ISBN: 978-0304366408, History of a platoon leader in the British Sherwood Rangers, which fought with the 84th at various points. A copy of this may be purchased here.
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Higgins, David R., The Roer River Battles: Germany's Last Stand at the Westwall, Philadelphia, Casement Publications, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-935149-29-3
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Hime, Donald G., Fire Mission, A Combat Chronical, A history of the 327th Field Artillery Battalion. Self published book from 2006 Manuscript is available on this website as individual chapters.
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Howerton, Allan Wilford. Dear Captain, Et Al.: The Agonies and the Ecstasies of War and Memory, a Memoir From World War II. Xlibris Corporation, 2000. ISBN: 0738818542. Officer memoir from Company K, 335th Infantry Regiment. A copy may be ordered here.
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Hyland, Jack and Harry Nagel, Unpublished letter, mid 1990s, Jack Hyland & Harry Nagle tell about after arriving at the Rhine and the drive to Weetzen
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Karras, Steven, The Enemy I Knew: German Jews in the Allied Military in World War II, Minneapolis, Zenith Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7603-3586-4 It contains a section about Henry Kissinger's service in G335th and the 84th CIC Detachment. A copy of this may be seen at this webpage.
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Keasey, Charles, R., An Engineers Report of the Roer River Crossing at Linich Germany, The Armored School, Ft Knox, KY 1947. http://www.84thinfantry.com/sites/all/modules/hierarchy/downloadfile.php?imageID=254 is a downloadable ink.
Kilcoyne, Captain William J. 909th Field Artillery Bursting Through, Dr. Johannes Horning; Heidelberg, Germany, 1945.
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Kregg, David, H. War Years 1941-1945 with the 327th Field Artillery Bn, Manuscript written in 2006. It may be downloaded here
Kuhns, Richard. Private Manifesto. 1994. Self published book from ASTP member assigned to G Company of the 333rd Infantry Regiment. Includes sheet music from 84th ID produced play, “It’s All Yours.”
Lamb, Oakley M. MAJ. The Operations of the 2nd Battalion, 335th Infantry, 84th U.S. Infantry Division, In the Battle For High Ground In The Area Northwest of The Roer River In The Lindern, Breck, Leiffarth Triangle From 29 November-2 December 1944 (Rhineland Campaign): Fort Benning, GA: Infantry School 1950. (can be accessed through https://www.infantry.army.mil/monographs/content/wwii/index.htm ) Experiences of a Battalion Executive Officer during the Siegfried Line Campaign with 2nd Battalion of the 335th Infantry. It also may be downloaded from this website.
Lang, Emmett, Always a soldier but never a GI: A WWII Soldier’s Personal Journey, Outskirts Press, 2011 ISBN #978-1432757526 The story of an H Company, 334th IR machine gunner. A copy of this book can be ordered here.
Lang, Emmett. Unpublished Memoir. Story of heavy machine gun squad leader with H Company of the 334th Infantry Regiment. This was turned into the book above.
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Lehmann, Ralf-Markus, The Battle of Wesergebirge, article published in German in 4 chapters about the battles near Wesergeberge. This may be translated using google translate, etc. It is posted here.
Leinbaugh, Harold P. and John D. Campbell. The Men of Company K: The Autobiography of a World War II Rifle Company. Morrow, William & Company, 1985. ISBN: 0688044212 Very well known book of Company K, 333rd Infantry Regiment, focused on Geilenchirchen. A copy of this book may be ordered here.
Mattson, Clifford H., Jr. and Elliot K. Stein. We Were the Line: A History of Company G, 335th Infantry, 84th Infantry Division. Fort Wayne, IN: 1946. Copies of this may be downloaded in two different formats from this website.
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Mattson, Clifford H. Jr, Chronology of Company G, published as Addenda VII to We Were the Line, 1991. This is a small pamphlet that adds information to the book We Were the Line.
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Mays, Harold, Easy Three, Self published manuscript about 3rd Platoon, Easy Company, 2nd Battalion 333rd Infantry. It is in 13 documents and downloadable from here.
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Mazrek, James. Airborne Training of the 84th Infantry Division at Camp Claiborne, Internet Story.
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McCullen, Dan. Lest We Forget: A POW Memoir of World War II. Fithian Press, ISBN 1-56474-191-5 Served with Company L, 333rd Infantry Regiment, Captured near Gilenkirchen and served the rest of the war in a POW camp. A copy may be ordered here.
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McDonald, Robert K., The Hotton Report, Finbar Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-0966575385
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Meyers, Donald, Remembrances, unpublished manuscript by members of G/335th Infantry Regiment. A copy may be downloaded from this website.
Miller, Mark, The World War II Art of Walter Chapman, Blurb Publishing, 2012, ISBN: 978-1367268302 Much of the art work related to the division were done by Walter Chapman. His work can be found all over the Draper division history. A copy of this may be purchased here.
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Miller, Mark, Witness to History: The WWII Photos taken by Maurice Miller, Blurb Publishing, 2015 ISBN: 9781367268043. Many of the original famous photos of the division were taken by Maurice Miller. A copy of this book may be purchased here.
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Monfort, Eddie, La Battle des Carrefours, In French, the story of the Battle of the Bulge in the Manhay area.
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Morgia, James V. Three Day Pass: Beho, Breakthrough and Battles Beyond. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; Third edition (July 12, 2017), ISBN-13: 978-1546754848,
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Moses, Larry, The I's have it, A history of I Company, 334th Infantry.
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Paulin, Art R., 638th Tank Destroyer Battalion in World War II, Dozier Communications: Indianapolis, IN, 1992.
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Planas, Emmanuel, World War II Memories: European Theater of Operations, Unpublished manuscript by member of B/335th Infantry Regiment. It may be downloaded on this website.
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Propaganda Leaflet prepared by the 84th Infantry Division to members of the 183rd and 59 Volksgrenadier Divisions. A copy may be obtained on this website.
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Railsplitters Newspaper, Victory Edition, published by the 84th Infantry Division Headquarters 8 May 1945. A copy of it may be downloaded here.
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Railsplitters, Orientation Section, ETOUSA, Series of Ground, Air and Service Forces in the European Theater of Operations, forward by Major General A.R. Bolling. Pamphlet given to soldiers of the division as they departed back to the US after the war.
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Reid, Robert, Never Tell An Infantryman to have a nice day, Xlibris Publishing 2010, ISBN: 978-1453555354. A copy of this book may be ordered here.
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Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men: 84th Infantry Division, European Theater of Operations, World War II. New York: Viking, 1946. Listing of all 84th Infantry Division men with hometown listings.
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Ryan, John M. In the Heat of Battle, Unpublished article on G/334ths attack on the 18th of November 1944. It can be downloaded here.
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Scherrer, Tim A., Phone Interview with T/5 Elmer Bessler. Elmer was a heavy machine gun crew member in H334. A copy of is may be seen here.
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Scherrer, Tim A., Email Interview with MG (ret) Bud Bolling. Bud served with the 94th ID as a platoon leader and then took over A company in his father's 84th ID. Bud's father is Alexander Bolling, the CG of the 84th ID in WWII. Bud commanded A334th. . A copy of is may be seen here.
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Scherrer, Tim A., Phone Interview with 1LT Brick Bradford. Brick was a platoon leader in H334 and then S-3 of 2-334th Infantry battalion. A copy of is may be seen here.
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Scherrer, Tim A., Email Interview with Anthony Scahill. Anthony was a BAR gunner with B334. A copy of is may be seen here.
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Smith, Davis, M., Report on Combat Patrol sent from 2nd BN of the 333rd Infantry, 7th of December 1944. A copy of it is located here.
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Solfelt, Gene, A Walk in the Woods, unpublished manuscript about E-333rd's attack on Veisalam-LaRoache road near Baraque de Frature from woods South of Odeigne January the 7th, 1945 A copy of it may be viewed here.
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Solfelt, Gene, Collection of Stories from the Railsplitter Veterans Newspaper, 1971, More stories about Gene's experience with Easy Company of the 333rd Infantry Regiment. A copy of it may be located here.
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Solfelt, Gene, Easy 333: Foxholes, Unpublished article, E-333rd rifleman's take on foxholes. A copy may be located here:
Smith, Herbert E. "A.E.F. Divisional Insignia-The 84th Division." Recruiting News 17 (Dec 1935): p. 3. Per.
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Staff Group B/Section 19, Offensive-Deliberate Attack River Crossing February 1945, Combat Studies Institute 1984. A copy of this may downloaded here.
Stanton, Shelby L. Order of Battle, U.S. Army, World War II. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1984. ISBN: 089141195X Lists a small article on all units in World War Two. Has two pages on the 84th Infantry Division and a paragraph on each of the Infantry Regiments.
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Stern, Herbert, 325th Field Artillery Battalion, 84th Infantry Division. A manuscript written by the former battalion commander in 1997. This link allows a download: 325 FA. Bn._doc.docx
Stephenson, Betty. Poker Games, Pillow Shams and Parched Praries; Recollections of Camp Howze Soldiers and Townspeople
The 771st Tank Destroyer Battalion. Gebruder Habbel: Abensberg
The Battle of Lindern, publisher and date unspecified.
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The Big Picture: Tried by Fire. Episides 650 and 651. A documentary TV series that aired by 365 ABC and CBS TV stations from 1954-1965. A copy of this film may be viewed here.
"The History of the 84th Division." Booklet, 1965. With Forward written by Major General Robert P. Schulz, Covers from 1832-1965.
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Thomason, Melvin F. A Miracle in WWII. Unpublished manuscript from a member of G/335th Infantry Regiment. A copy may be downloaded here.
Timm, Loren J, WOJG, After Action Report, 1 December 1944, An After Action Report for the 333rd Infantry for the month of November. Document can be seen on this site.
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Turner Publishing Company Staff. 84th Infantry Division. Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing, 1988. ISBN: 093802163X Primarily a picture book published by Turner. Has many nice photos of the Railsplitters during WWII. The second half of the book is more like a yearbook, with pictures and postwar accomplishments of Railsplitters.
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Unit Citation, Company K 335th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division, published 1 September 1945 by the 84th Infantry Division Headquarters. A copy of it may be downloaded here.
U.S. Army. ETO. Order of Battle of the United States Army, World War II: European Theater of Operations; Divisions. Paris: 1945.
_____. Railsplitters. Paris: Curial-Archereau, 1945? 32 p. #05-84.1945/2.
U.S. Army War Coll. Hist Sect. Order of Battle of the Unites States Land Forces in theWorld War: American Expeditionary Forces, Divisions. Wash, DC: CMH, 1988.
U.S. Department of Army. Hist Div. Combat Chronicle: An Outline History of U.S. Army Divisions. Wash, DC: 1948. p. 69.
Wilson, John B., comp. Armies, Corps, Divisions and Separate Brigades. In the official Army Lineage Series. Wash, DC: CMH, 1987. pp. 471-78. UA25W547.1987. Lineage and honors from WW2 through Dec. 1984.
Wolff, Perry S. Fortune Favored the Brave; A History of the 334th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division. Manheim: Manheimer Grossdruckereie, 1945. Reprints available through the Railsplitter Society. The 334th Infantry Regiment history. A great collection of information and pictures. Has a section listing a short history of each Company in the Regiment. It may also be downloaded using this link.
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