84th Infantry Division,
334th Regiment, D & H Companies
"The Railsplitters" Living History Group
The 84th Infantry Division in WWII
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The 84th Infantry Division was activated on October 15th 1942.
They left the U.S. bound for England on September 20th 1944 and arrived there on October 1st 1944
The 84th landed on Omaha Beach between the 1st and 4th of November 1944 and moved to the area around Gulpen in the Netherlands.
The Division saw its first combat on November 18th 1944, with an Attack on Geilenkirchen Germany, being supported by the British Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, Geilenkirchen was taken on the 19th.
The Division moved on to take Beeck and Lindern by the 29th of November.
After a short rest the Division returned to combat , taking Wurm and Mullendorf by the 18th of December .
The Division then moved to Belgium, to help stop the German offensive, known as the Battle of the Bulge. The Division countered the German attacks and recaptured Verdenne by December 28th 1944.
By January 6th 1945 the Division had taken Beffe and Devantave and seized La Roche by the 11th of January.
By the 7th of February 1945 the Division had taken Gouvy and Beho then they took responsibility for the Roer river zone.
On the 23rd of February the Division crossed the Roer and took Boiseheim and Dulken by 1st of March 1945.
On the 2nd of March they crossed the Niers river and took Krefeld and reached the Rhine river by the 5th of March, where they trained along the bank of the river.
On the 1st of April 1945 , the Division crossed the Rhine River , linked up with the 5th Armored Division to capture Hanover on the 10th of April 1945. By the 13th of April the 84th reached the Elbe River and halted its advance. The Division made contact with the Russian Army on May 2nd 1945 at Balow.
The Division remained in Germany after VE day as an occupation force until returning to the United States on the 19th of January 1946 for demobilization.
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Division Awards and Commanders
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Campaigns: Rhineland, Ardennnes-Alsace, Central Europe
Days of Combat : 170
Distinguished Unit Citations: 7
Awards:
Distinguished Service Cross – 12
Distinguished Service Medal – 1
Silver Star – 555
LM-4 , SM-27, BSM-29662, AM-59
Commanders:
Maj.Gen. John H. Hilldring, October 1942 – Febraury 1943
Maj.Gen. Stonewall Jackson February 1943- October 1943
Maj.Gen. Robert B. McClure October 1943- March 1944
Maj.Gen. Roscoe B. Woodruff , March 1944-June 1944
Maj.Gen. Alexander R. Bolling , June 1944- 1946