The Wartime Memories Project - US Army - 104th Infantry Division

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Information. 104th Infantry Division, nicknamed "Timberwolf" from the division's insignia, was activated in 1942, they landed in France in September 1944, and quickly advanced into Belgium by the end of the following month. They took part in the battles at Aachen and Cologne and in the Rhur Valley. They advanced into central Germany and met up with Soviet forces in late April 1945. The 104th overran Nordhausen and the Dora-Mittlebau concentration camp on April 11, 1945 where they discovered 3,000 corpses lying around the camp and some 750 emaciated, starving, and ill prisoners who had been left behind when the SS evacuated the inmates on death marches. The 104th Infantry Division suffered over 6000 casualties in the European theater of operations. My father, S/Sgt. John "Jack" Znavor was in 414th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company F. He served in 1943-45. My Dad, Alfred "Fred" Despault, was in the 104th infantry division and was captured on 11/13/1944. He escaped and was repatraited on 7/30/1945. He never liked to talk about what happened. I'm trying to find out anything about his war years. R Despault Photographs If you have any Photographs you would like to share please get in touch. List of those who served. Abner. Company F. 413th INF 104th INF.Division Ardoin. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Areaux. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Louis Arruda. 403rd. Regiment, Co. A Read his story Elisio Alvarez. Company E. 413th INF. 104th INF.Division Capt.Gene Badgley. Co.G. 2nd Battalion 413th Infantry PFC. Louis Belsky. HQ Comp. 414th Regiment. 3rd Battalion. 104th. Herbert Berg. E Coy. 414 Regiment PFC. James Bermingham. 193rd, 104th Inf. Div. Frank Bernard. 413th Anti-Tank Blanton. Radio Section. 386th. Field Artillery Bttn Headquarters.104th Sgt.Ralph Bleiro. D Coy. 1St Batn. 415th Regiment S/Sgt. William J. Burden. Company E, 415th regiment, 104th Infantry Division Burke. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Lieutenant George M Bohman LT. Henry J. Bornhofft Jr. 414th Reg 1st Lt P Branton. Company I, 413th Infantry Regiment. PFC Cammarata. Cronin. Company F. 413th INF 104th INF.Division Sgt. A.L. Davies. HQ coy. 414th Regiment, 3rd Battalion. 104th. Defallo. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Del Ponte. Radio Section. 386th. Field Artillery Bttn Headquarters.104th Deruchia. D Coy. 1St Batn. 415th Regiment Alfred Despault. Read his story John "Jack" Detar. Co. I, 413th, 104th Infantry Division A. Diamond. 3rd Platoon Company A 329th Combat Engineer Battalion. Robert Dietz. C Coy. 413th INF. Read his Story Pfc. Charles N. Douris. 413L Claudio Escamilla. Company F. 413th INF 104th INF.Division Fawenties. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. PFC Sherman Franks. HQ coy. 414th inf.reg. 3rd BN. 104th. John M. Galione. company B. 415th regiment. Capt. Gleason. 413th Inf. Rgt. Gonzalles. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. PFC Walter D. Grove. Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 413th Infantry. PFC. Edward A. Gutterriez. Infantry Company A, 414th Infantry John P. "Fritz" Haberle.Jr. Radio Section. 386th. Field Artillery Bttn Headquarters.104th Mike Harren. Radio Section. 386th. Field Artillery Bttn Headquarters.104th Harter. D Coy. 1St Batn. 415th Regiment Heinold. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Bob Hohe. 413th Anti Tank. Frankie L. Johnson. E Co. 415th. Artie Jones. HQ coy. 414th Regiment, 3rd Battalion. 104th. PFC Richard Jones. E. Co. 414 Kaysinger. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Ed Krieger. Company E. 413th INF. 104th INF.Division Roger Koops Read his story Lampke. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Captain Walter A. Leigon. Infantry Company F, 413th Infantry Robert Lieberman. Hq. Btry., 385th Field Aritllery Battalion, 104th Div. Eduard Lipka. HQ coy. 414th Regiment, 3rd Battalion. 104th. Frank Madeira. Company E. 413th INF. 104th INF.Division Marner. D Coy. 1St Batn. 415th Regiment Leonard Martin. Company F. 413th inf. 104th Inf Div. Read his story Sgt. Henry Manson. Cannon Company. 414th Infantry Regiment. 104th Infantry Division Meyers. Company F. 413th INF 104th INF.Division Captain Frank L. Miller Medical Corps, Medical Detachment, 413th Infantry. Frank X. Moran. Company B. 413th Regiment. 104th DIV. Morris. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Moss. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Moszcow. Company F. 413th INF 104th INF. Division Lieutenant John E. Murphy. Radio Section. 386th. Field Artillery Bttn Headquarters.104th PFC. William R. Nolan. Infantry, Company I, 413th Infantry. Ch Norris PFC Thomas G. Notebaert. Infantry, Company F, 414th Infantry. Preajean. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Pohlard. Company F. 413th INF 104th INF.Division Reardon. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Rittendale. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Jack D. Robertson. Company F, 415th Robinson. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Lt. Rodaboughm. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Sanchez. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Private First Class James H. Schmidt. Infantry, Company D, 413th Infantry. Schmick. Company F. 413th INF 104th INF.Division Staff Sergeant James G. Sieben Infantry, Company F, 414th Infantry. Staff Sergeant John Seifert. Infantry, Company L, 414th Infantry. Shaefer. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Siegel. Company F. 413th INF 104th INF.Division Tom Schmidt. 413th Antitank Sokash. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. A. Stogner. D Coy. 1St Batn. 415th Regiment Stroup. Company F. 413th INF 104th INF.Division Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Tabachik. I Coy 423th INF L.J.Thoennes Herb Rosier Joe DeVaux. Company G. 413th Inf. Regiment Frank Valkenburg. Co I, 413th Regiment, 104th Infantry Division Cordell Wagner. Company B. 415th Regiment. Capt. William Lewis "Wild Bill" Warmington. Battery D. 555th AAA Battalion (Mobile) 104th Div. Weist. D Coy. 1St Batn. 415th Regiment Private First Class Michael Welgan. Infantry, Company L, 413th Infantry Whipple. 2nd Battallion 415th Infantry Rgt Army Medics. Clair "Buzz" Wise. L coy. 414th regt, 104th infantry division. S/Sgt. John "Jack" Znavor. 414th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company F. Read his Story If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed, please get in touch. If you have a story which you would like to share, or a website dedicated to an airfield or aircrew, please get in touch. Send an E-mail to The Wartime Memories Project Links National Timberwolf Association The Timberwolf Album Allied Forces Index The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation. This website is run out of our own pockets and from donations made by visitors. 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