Wartime Memories Project - 41st Armored Infantry Regiment - US Army

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Information. The 41st Armored Infantry Regiment was constituted as 41st Infantry Regiment 15 May 1917 at Ft. Snelling, Minnesota, from the 36th Infantry Regiment. On the 15th of July 1940 the 41st were reactivated and assigned to the 2nd Armored Division at Ft. Benning, Georgia. On the 8 January 1942 they were redesignated The 41st Armored Infantry Regiment. The 41st saw action in Sicily, landing at Licata, and were involved in the battle for Canicati. Assigned to the 2nd Armored Division the 41st were in action in France in the area of Mortain, Vire, Flers, Domfront. They held their ground during first half of August, 1944, and drove the enemy back, leading to the eventual closing the Falaise gap. Co. H, 41st Inf. received the Presidential Citation for holding a a hill east of Mortain for five rugged days and nights, despite repeated enemy counterattacks. The 41st was was cited for thier part in the drive to break the Siegfried line east of the Roer river. Lt. Col. Etter, the commander and Major Berra Battalion Executive were killed when the Battalion was under artillery and mortar fire. The 41st also saw action in the Battle of the Bulge, and in heavy combat near Samree, Belgium. They took part in the Rhine crossing and the advance into and the capture of Magdeburg on the Elbe River. Awards: Distinguished Unit Puffendorf-Roer, Belgian Croix de Guerre, Belgium and Ardennes., Belgian Fourragere, French Croix de Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star Puffendorf-Roer. Battle Stars won: Sicily ( with Arrowhead), Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, Central Europe. My father-in-law is looking for a fellow comrade from the 2nd Armored 41 st Infantry. I have a picture of three men during the WWII in 1945 in Berlin. Two of the men were from North Carolina, USA and the other one is my father-in-law, Thomas Bush Martin from Toccoa, Georgia, USA. We found the man in the middle to be Charles Lee Jackson and the two, my father-in-law and Mr. Jackson met last May. They have not seen each other in over 59 years. My father-in-law wants desperately to find information on the other comrade from North Carolina. His name is thought to be James Smith. If you can help me with this search for my father-in-law. He is now 82 years old wants to know what happened to the other comrade from North Carolina. I am trying to locate anyone who knew my dad, Sol Geffner, 5th AD, 47th AIB, Company C, Combat Command R who was killed in the Huertgen Forest battles on December 7, 1944 in Bergistein, Germany. He was born in N.Y.C., New York. He was buried in Henri Chapelle, Belgium on December 17, 1944. If you know of my dad or the actions of the 47th AIB please contact me, Thank you so much. I am looking for any veterans who may have known my father, Jesse Earl Currie, 39 030 710, Private in Company F, 41st Armored Infantry. He died from wounds received in action in Germany November 3, 1944. He died two months to the day before my birth. I have a letter from the 53rd Field Hospital, Second Unit, signed by 2nd lt. MAC Adjutant, K.T. Herrring by the order of Captain Black. If anyone knew my father I would love to hear from you. Photographs If you have any Photographs you would like to share please get in touch. List of those who served. Walt Andrews Mike Ariano. G Coy.Read his story Major Berra. Battalion Executive Pte. Jesse Earl Currie. F Coy. (d.3rd Nov 1944.) Read his story Lt. Col. Etter Sol Geffner. C Coy (d.7th Dec.1944) Read his story Charles Lee JacksonRead his story Thomas Bush Martin. Read his story James Smith.Read his story Sgt Hulon B. Whittington (d. Near Grimesnil, France, 29 July 1944.) 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 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. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Or by cheque to: PO Box 325, Stockton on Tees, TS20 1XL. Website and ALL Material © Copyright MMII - All Rights Reserved