83rd Infantry Division Documents

331st Infantry Regiment

 

Welcome to the 331st Infantry Regiment documents section

On this page documents related to the 331st Infantry Regiment can be downloaded in the PDF format. These documents are provided for by Dave Curry, historian of the 83rd Infantry Division Association.

After action reports

The regimental after action reports for the 331th Infantry Regiment in PDF format can be found in the following table.

Jun 44	Jul 44	Aug 44	Sep 44	Oct 44	Nov 44	Dec 44	Jan 45	Feb 45	Mar 45	Apr 45	May 45

Unit histories

Regimental histories for 1943 and 1944. These histories are courtesy of Myra Miller, PhD, of Footsteps Researchers

• link - Regimental history 1943
• link - Regimental history 1944

Unit Journals

The unit journal contains in-depth descriptions of the activity of the unit on a daily basis. There are numerous entries for each day's events showing the time of occurrence for each. They include information regarding geographic location and troop movement, weather, and combat activity.

• link - Unit Journal July 16-23 1944
• link - Unit Journal July 26 - August 3, 1944
• link - Unit Journal July 25 - August 3, 1944 for 2nd Bn, 331 Infantry Regiment

Post-war operations reports

The post-war operations reports contains information on the activities of the unit such as movements, tasks and training. These reports are courtesy of Myra Miller, PhD, of Footsteps Researchers

• link - Operations report May 1945
• link - Operations report June 1945
• link - Operations report July 1945
• link - Operations report August 1945
• link - Operations report September 1945
• link - Operations report October 1945
• link - Operations report November 1945

Newspapers

The TTF was the 331st Infantry regimental newspaper. These newspapers are the courtesy of Frank DeCarolis, 2nd Platoon, Co. E, 331st Infantry and Tom DePiano and where photographed and not scanned due to fragility.

• link - The TTF Vol 2, No 1, May 13, 1945
• link - The TTF Vol 2, No 3, June 17, 1945
• link - The TTF Vol 2, No 8, July 22, 1945
• link - The TTF Vol 2, No 9, July 29, 1945
• link - The TTF Vol 2, No 10, August 5, 1945
• link - The TTF Vol 2, No 11, August 12, 1945
• link - The TTF Vol 2, No 12, August 19, 1945
• link - The TTF Vol 2, No 13, August 25, 1945

Special orders

Special orders contain promotions on company levels. Donated by Greg Chipps, son of Sgt. Richard E. Chipps.

• link - 331st Special Orders #08. 19 January 1943
• link - 331st Special Orders #120. 26 August 1943
• link - 331st Special Orders #181. 12 December 1943
• link - 331st Special Orders #28. 15 February 1944
• link - 331st Special Orders #65. 31 August 1944
• link - 331st Special Orders #5. 1 February 1945

Group photos

• link - March 1944 - Group photo B Company, 331st at Camp Breckinridge, courtesy of Tom Roberts
• link - March 1944 - Group photo E Company, 331st at Camp Breckinridge, front and back, courtesy of Lorn Hayes and his daughter Lorna Adams
• link - March 1944 - Group photo L Company, 331st at Camp Breckinridge, courtesy of Eric Kunkel (back with names)
• link - December 1944 - Group photo MP Platoon, 331st at Senningen, Luxembourg, courtesy of Alice Gregory Supinski

Various

• link - We Saw It Through: History of the Three Thirty First Combat Team Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Sgt. Jack M. Straus. (230 mb)
• link - November 1942 to May 1945 331st 1st Battalion History (8mb)
• link - June - August, 1944 331st 3rd Battalion History
• link - 1944 331st Casualty Report (28mb)
• link - 1944 331st, Company L, Logbook December 10, 1944 to December 17, 1944 by Sgt. Richard E. Chipps
• link - 1942 331st, Company L, Christmas dinner invitation. Donated by Greg Chipps, son of Sgt. Richard E. Chipps
• link - 1944 331st, Speech by the Mayor of St. Briac, France, at the conclusion of the memorial Mass held for three American dead. Donated by Linda McDonald Solana; daughter of Col. Leniel McDonald; CO of the 2nd Battalion; 331st Infantry.
• link - Biography of Col Leniel McDonald. CO of 2nd Bn, 331st Infantry. Donated by Linda McDonald Solana; daughter of Col. Leniel McDonald;
• link - 1944, July 28 331st - Roster of 2nd Platoon, H Company by Lt. Richard W Scheerer, courtesy of Larry Scheerer;
• link - December 1943 - Payroll records for C Company, courtesy of George Studor
• link - Headquarters Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Special Orders No. 176. July 15, 1942, roster of the initial cadre for the 331st Infantry Regiment (courtesy Jason Gates).
• link - Program Memorial Sunday - May 25, 1945. Courtesy of Alfred J. King (SERCO/331) and Rémy Mortelette

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