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I've spent 15 hours between
yesterday and this a.m. (February 27, 2017) Here is
the
Excel Sheet with detailed information for all
138 men were in Co I as of 6 June and the 2 men who
came into the company during Normandy and 3 men who
were in the Hospital during Normandy for Co I but
came back after Normandy.
In total for the Normandy
Campaign for Co I;
(28%) 39 Present
(46%) 64 wounded but came back
to Co I (60 before Holland, 4 after)
(12%) 16 Killed in Action
(14%) 19 Lost to Hospital
(75%) 103 men (99 for Holland
(72%), 4 after (3%)) came back to Co I.
41 EM & 12 EM are the largest
amount of men who came in as replacements after
Normandy and 5 O as well over the next two months.
As of September 17, 1944 there were 6 O and 160 EM
for a total of 166. This means the Co was 8% larger
than the Normandy Campaign. How may actually went
into Holland is a different story. For Normandy all
the men who were listed for Co I on the Morning
Reports (MRs) went into Normandy. For Holland that
didn’t apply.
I first posted the 138 men in
Co I about a year ago. I didn’t have May or July
MRs at the time. Two days ago Stephen Hartzell sent
those two months ahead and I sent him September’s MRs to him. We now have April 1944 through
September 1944 for the MRs. I had one of the names
listed that wasn’t in Normandy. So that will be
updated on my site as well.
Stephen also sent ahead a list
for Co I from May of 1944 that his father got from
the Government in 1964. Attached is the list with
the breakdown as of May 9, 1944 and the changes
between then and June 6, 1944. Attached are the
May 9, 1944 lists for Co I
that I was working on
last night.
Stephen Hartzell and I compared
notes on the 138 men and the listing of the men
wounded in Normandy. I had 87 men and he had 94 as
he had the MR for July. Between the two of use we
now have a total number of men in Co I. 39 men
Present (which means they weren’t wounded or sick
for Normandy) and 96 men who were either Killed,
Died of Wounds our Wounded and 3 men who were
Non-Battle Casualty (Sick).
In the Excel Spreadsheet there are 19 Columns
with information about all the men associated for
Normandy and Co I 502nd Prcht Inf.
Serial Number, Name, Rank, After Action with type of
injury and date, Returned to Duty date and location
where they came from, Lost to Hospital date and
Hospital, if they were attached from another company
as of June 6, 1944 (Serv Co, Med Det), Normandy
Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Promotions and Dates,
Furlough after Normandy locations if possible and
date, Replacement men and date, and finally Left
Company Date and new Unit assignment.
Using the Furlough column if
that is blank then either or the RTD or LTH will
have a date attached to it. The only exception is
the men KIA or DOW. There are some CIB men without
one. They are the injured as opposed to wounded or
killed. They were confused at the time as the CIB
only came into being May 11, 1944. They had to be
Infantry to receive it. That means the Medics
weren’t eligible to receive one. In May of 1945 the
Combat Medic Badge came into being for those men.
The first 39 men are the ones
not wounded in Normandy and were there from start to
finish. The next 99 men are the ones wounded or
sick in Normandy. They the two men who came in as
almost all of the Officers and Staff Sergeants were
killed or wounded. The last three are men who were
transferred out of Co I just before Normandy and
sent to a Hospital. They came back starting in late
June 1944 to Co I but in England.
I have also
included if there are a Hospital Admission Card
as well for these men. These are a later Hospital
version of the EMTs (Emergency Medical Tag). These
reports show that on average that 80% have been done
for Europe for 1944 and 1945. In this case there
are 99 men wounded/injured and there are 81 Hospital
Admission Cards.
Here is and example of one
soldier who was wounded in Normandy and came back
into Co I. Cpl Dye was promoted to Sgt June 12,
1944 and was injured June 17, 1944. Sgt Dye came
back into the company July 5, 1944 from the 10th
Replacement Depot. Sgt Dye also received his CIB in
July and also went on Furlough July 15, 1944 to
Edinburgh, Scotland. This is just one line for the
138 men who went into Normandy.
I hope you enjoy the
information for Co I 502nd Prcht Inf
associated with the Normandy Campaign. If you have
any questions feel free to contact me.
Brian Siddall
February 27, 2017
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