83rd Infantry Division Documents

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Name	Henry W Saaga
Rank	Private
Army Serial #	10100148
State	Hawaii
Date of death	1945-07-02
Plot	Tablets of the missing
Cemetery	Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Google Maps
Unit	G Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Remarks	Private Saaga was a member of G Company. The morning report for July 1, 1944 on page 2 and subsequent pages lists him as missing in action. The morning report also con tains a reference to the patrol on which he went missing in action: Pvt. Saaga displayed extraordinary courage and bravery without respect for his own life when he vaulted an enemy occupied hedgerow to attack, alone, an enemy MG position whose fire was pinning the patrol down. As a result of his act, the patrol was able to move out and return to their own lines. When last heard of Pvt. Saaga was throwing hand grenades and firing his rifle. At this time Pvt. Saaga is still missing. National History Day has an excellent page on Private Saaga that can be seen here that contains his life story. The pages can be seen below.
Documents	- Morning report July 1, 1944, G Company, 330th IR, page 2 - Morning report July 1, 1944, G Company, 330th IR, page 3 - Morning report July 1, 1944, G Company, 330th IR, page 4 - Morning report July 1, 1944, G Company, 330th IR, page 5 - Graves registration memo regarding Private Saaga, page 1 - Graves registration memo regarding Private Saaga, page 2

Grave	Soldier