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786th Tank Bn

Discussion in 'Military Service Records & Genealogical Research' started by bobcrawford, Feb 6, 2011.

  1. bobcrawford

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    Looking for info about 786th Tank Bn
    Pics of the unit,Unit patch,TO&E of the unit,what uniform looked like,what weapons the unit had.
    Thanks for any help
     
    bobcrawford, Feb 6, 2011
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    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    It was attched to the 99th Infantry Division 23 Feb 1945 - 9 May 1945
    C Company was attached to the 3rd Armored Division 28 Feb 1945 - 2 Mar 1945.

    Research the 99th ID and you should find good info on it, also.
     
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    The Combined Arms Research Library's (CARL) Digital Library had a single 786th AAR posted as of today. It covers the period 1 Mar - 30 Apr 1945. The link to the digital library is here: CARL's ContentDM Digital Library Welcome page

    Click on the "World War II Operational Documents" icon. I ran my search using "786th" as my search term. The AAR I retreived was uploaded on 9 Mar and contains 14 pages. I've noticed that CARL loaded about 100 docs over the past three days so I'd recommend checking back frequently for new uploads.

    I know it's not much but I hope it helps you.

    Regards

    John
     
    john.wolfe, Mar 12, 2011
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    Hello LRusso216. Is this picture post war? I am looking for pictures pré war of company D of the 786th Tank Battalion.

    Kind regards from Belgium
    Nick
     
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    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    I'm not sure when the photo is from. I just checked the 786th and WW2. This came
     
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