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| Birth |
11 May 1920 |
Rochester, Monroe, New York |
| Sex |
Male |
| Died |
16 Oct 1980 |
Ontario,Wayne, New York |
| Person ID |
I4476 |
Kristen Louth |
| Last Modified |
22 Dec 2006 |
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| Father |
Alexander Hermance Murrell, b. 24 Sep 1884, East Bloomfield, Ontario, N.Y. |
| Mother |
Louisa May Pierce, b. 19 Mar 1892, Rochester, Monroe, New York |
| Group Sheet |
F1655 |
Kristen Louth |
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| Family 1 |
Betty Jean Meagher |
| Children |
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| Group Sheet |
F0250 |
Kristen Louth |
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| Notes |
- He graduated from Edison Technical and Industrial High School. When he died his ashes were scattered at his home on Albright Road.
He served in the U.S. Third Army in WWII commanded by General George S. Patton Jr. in the 778th Tank Battalion.
History of The 778th Tank Battalion
ORGANIZED................................Camp Barkeley, Texas, Sept. 21 1943.
TRAINED.....................................Camp Barkeley, Texas; Camp Howze, Texas.
EMBARKED................................Boston, Mass., Sept 2, 1944.(SS Monticello)
DOCKED ...................................Cherbourg, France, Sept. 15, 1944.
EQUIPPED.................................Valognes, France
TRIED........................................First battle-Metz, France, Nov. 15, 1944
ATTACHED................................95th, 26TH, 94TH, 26TH Inf, Divs., respectively.
(THIRD ARMY)
CITED.......................................95th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army.
RESTED...................................Never 186 days of continuous combat.
HALTED...................................V-E Day
COMMANDED BY....................Lieutenant Colonel Preston R. Bishop
ITINERARY
Left Camp Howse................................August 25 , 1944
Arrived Camp Myles Standish..............August 28, 1944
Arrived Boston Port..............................Sept 4, 1944
Arrived Cherbourg, France.................Sept. 15
Arrived Valognes..................................Sept. 16
Arrived Bricquebec.............................Sept. 28
Left for Front.......................................Nov. 6
Arrived Villedieu.................................Nov. 6
Arrived L Ferte Mace..........................Nov 7
Arrived La Ferte Vidame.....................Nov 8
Senenchee
Spernot
Remboullet
Les Pieux
Versallies
Through Paris....................................Nov 9
Manterre
St. Dennis
St. Ornnic
Arrived Clinchy s. Bois.......................Nov 9
Arrived La Ferte S S J........................Nov 10
Arrived Chalons s. Marne...................Nov 11
Nony
Meaux
Champaubert
Mont Aimes
Vertue
Faoniend
Chappe
Auve
Valmy
Clermont
Verdun
Malanoquart
Etain
Arrived Briey.....................................Nov 12
Arrived Cite d'Hagondange..................Nov 14
Maizieres La Metz
Arrived Metz.....................................Nov 23
Arrived Glatigny................................Nov 26
Arrived Boulay..................................Nov 28
Plantiers
Bemilly
Merten
Arrived Bertweller,Germany...............Nov 27, 1944
Arrived Altforweiler............................Dec 5
Aeuforweiler
Felzberg
Saarlauten
Uberhern
Dillengne
St Avould
Aurk
Fraulautern
Saar-Louie-Roden
Arrived Ober Perl..............................Feb 17
Arrived Trassem...............................Feb 26
Arrived Beurig..................................Mar 6
Arrived Tawern.................................Mar 9
Arrived Schillingen...........................Mar 16
Arrived Hermeskeil..........................Mar 17
Siersk
Remich
Saarberg
Trier
Kell
Arrived Birkenfeld............................Mar 18
Arrived Aussem..............................Mar 19
Arrived Meiderlinxweiler...................Mar 20
Milscholder
Baumholder
Gau Oderheim
Arrived Molschbach........................Mar 21
Arrived Gau Odernheim....................Mar 23
Crossed RHINE RIVER..................Mar 25
Mertzig
Ottweiler
Freiderichstall
Homberg
Kaiserlautern
Sperre
Ludwigshafen
Donnersberg
Worms
Pfedderehein
Alzey
Cernshein
Arrived Erfelden.............................Mar 25
Arrived Darmstadt.........................Mar 26
Arrived Jugesheim.........................Mar 27
Arrived Langendiebach..................Mar 30
Arrived Wittgenborn......................Mar 31
Arrived Schletzenhausen...............Apr 1
Aschafenburg
Babenhaisen
Offanbach
Frankfort
Hanau
Sclluctern
Flieden
Arrived Fulda...............................Apr 3
Hunfeldwald
Zella Wehilis
Mennengen
Arrived Schleid............................Apr 4
Arrived Rosa..............................Apr 5
Arrived Suhl...............................Apr 7
Arrived Schleusingen.................Apr 10
Arrived Schalkau........................Apr 12
Arrived Sonneberg......................Apr 13
Arrived Helmbrechts...................Apr 15
Arrived Streitau..........................Apr 19
Kronach
Arrived Kemnath........................Apr 20
Arrived Kaltenbrunn.....................Apr 22
Arrived Nabburg..........................Apr 23
Neustadt
Zrenach
Schwarzenbachwald
Nildbrughhausen
Eisfeld
Munchberg
Selb
Markredwitz
Brend
Weidenberg
Arrived Bruck id Opf....................Apr 24
Arrived Falkenstein.....................Apr 25
Arrived Schwarzach....................Apr 26
Arrived Berg..............................Apr 28
Arrived Ob-Egung.......................Apr 29
Arrived Aicha v W.....................Apr 30
Arrived Buchlberg......................May 1
Arrived Putzleinsdorf, Austria....May 3
Kirhenbach
V-E DAY May 8, 1945
Arrived Ulrichsberg.................. May 8
Pressath
Frenbath
Meustak
Weiden
Vallenstrub
Wernburg
Pfreiend
Schwarzenfeld
Mabburg
Schwanorf
Neunberg
Burgliegenfield
Regin
Falkenstein
Roding
Cham
Asch
Mettle
Deggendoff
Platting
Schwalenach
Vilshefan
Segecheid
Passau
Linz
Reihage
Aigon, Czechoslovakia
Arrived Bahnhof Salnau
Czechoslovakia.......... May 23
Untermaldau
Glockelberg
Oberplan
Salnau
Haidl
Pilsen
Budweis----------saw the Russian Army
Prachatiztz
Josephstahl
Sonnewald
Krummel
trip back from here
Bunnorf, Germany
Stockach
Bamberg
Nurnberg
HEADQUARTERS
THIRD UNITED STATES ARMY
Office of the Commanding General
APO 403
16 April 1945
SUBJECT : Commendation.
THRU :Commanding General, Ninth U.S. Army, APO 339, U.S. Army
TO :Commanding General, 95th Inf. Division, APO, U.S. Army.
1.The achievement of your division and attached units, consisting of the 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 778th Tank Battalion and 547thAAA AW Battalion, in successfully completing the assigned Mission in connection with the reduction and strongly fortified City of Metz by the Third U.S. Army was outstanding, both in the combat skill of the individual units and sound tactical judgment displayed by commanders of all echelons.
2. The fourteen days of continuos attack against a strong and aggressive enemy, along a 26-mile front, drove irresistibly to the heart of the City of Metz where contact was made with the American forces advancing from the south. In the course of the attack you successful (1) made four assault crossings of the Moselle River at its high flood stage, (2) penetrated the line of defending forts, reducing those necessary to accomplishing the mission, and (3) greatly contributed to the destruction of an entire reinforced German Division. Against those fortifications which had never before in modern times fallen by assault, in terrain favorable to the enemy, and under almost intolerable wether conditions of rain, flood, and bitter cold, your officers and men met a most searching combat test which required not only individual courage, Skill, endurance and determination, but also sound tactical judgment coupled with an insatiable desire to close the enemy.
3.This achievement has added luster to the glorious history of American arms, for which you and all the officers and enlisted personnel of your division and attached units, are highly commended.
/s/ George S. Patten, Jr.
/B/ George S. Patten Jr.,
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
Commanding
Letter Home May 21, 1945
Dear Mom And Dad
How are you and how is everyone else? I am fine and enjoying the best of health and I hope and pray you are all the same.
Well mom our letters aren't censored any more and we are free to say what we want to once more. So I'll tell you what has happened in the months I have been over here. I left Boston on Labor Day and landed in Cherbourg, France on the 15th of Sept. and we laid around on the Normandy Pen. for two months. Nov. 15th we jumped off and I was right in the middle of it. We never did get a rest and the next 174 days were spent on the front lines. On May 6th we shot down the town of Ober-Moldau Czech. and on the 7th we were pulled off the line and the war was over. Right now I am in Glockelberg, Czech. which is near Ober Plan and Egen( I don't know if you can find either of them on the map) We started out with the 95th Inf. Div. then at Saarlauten we joined the 26th Inf. Div. At the breakthrough, at the Siegfried Line, we went north and joined the 94th Inf. Div. which was up near Tier and spearheaded for the 10th Armored Div.. When everything was going good we were pulled out and sent south to the 26th Inf. Div and we are still with them. Here are some of the large towns we went through and you can get a general idea of just where I've been in Germany, Austria & Czech. As you know we started at Metz, Saarlauten, Tier, Kaiserlautern, Mantz, Darmstadt, Fulda, Suhl, Hof, Cham, Struebing, Passau, and Ober Plan. If you can get a good map of this neck of the woods I imagine you can find just about all of these tows. I know there was a lot of questions you asked before but I couldn't An. them and right now I can't think of any of them. So if there is anything you want to know just let me know and I'll tell you.
I recd the package you sent dated Mar. 12th . It had the candy in it and also some of the long cigarettes. Thanks for everything and thank Aunt Grace for the cigarettes.
If I can pick up a mouth organ for Jim McDonald I will and I'll mail it on to you. Enclosed is two money orders. (I finally was able to get them) One for Ruth, a birthday present and to pay for the plant. And you take $10.00 out of the other one for your birthday present. Also you'll find a picture of the town we are now living in. And the house is marked with an X.
We got ourselves a little German car (it's against the rules to have one) and right now we have got it made. The car won't do over 30 Mi. per hr. but it gets us there and back. I've been fishing twice so far and took a ride down to the next village about 3/4 of a mile away to see a young lady. She is a nice kid from Austria. Her husband was killed by the Nazi party about 3 years ago. I am getting so I can understand this lingo pretty good and even speak a little of it.
The big question now is what we are going to do now. We will have to sweat out the C.B.I. or else the Army of Occupation. I know we don't stand a chance of getting discharged out of this army.
Well Mom & Dad I don't know of anything else at present so I'll sign off for now.
Love & kisses
Al
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