23rd Armored Infantry Battalion (7th Armored Division)

Strezlec, Joseph J., Pleasant Street, West Richmond, Vermont. Single—Marble maker and operates chicken farm. Wounded on Moselle River September, 1944—Purple Heart—VFW.

Strumpf, Mac, 2662 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Married—Salesman.

Sutter, Martin R., 59 N. Second Street, Greenville, Pa. Married—Store room attendant Westinghouse Corp., Sharon, Pa. Two Purple Hearts. Wounded first September 8, 1944. Next time March 27, 1945, by bazooka.

Sutton, Bennie L., (KIA August 15, 1944, on march to Chartres, France). Buried

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at Chateaudun, France. (M) Mrs. Jennie G. Sutton, 1903 Battle Row, Augusta, Ga.

Sullivan, Joe B., Camden, Indiana. POW, captured December 22, 1944.

Szelewski, Alfred, 713 Emerson Avenue, Syracuse, New York.

Tanner, Wilbur P., (Officer) A temporary replacement from Service Co. 23rd A. I. B. who served on two occasions with Co. B.

Tate, Dennis H., Trolley Heights, Mexico, Mo. Married—One child—Employed at International Shoe Factory. POW, captured December 22, 1944.

Taylor, George A., (Swampy) Belle Clode, Fla. (Former Co. Officer).

Taylor, Thomas J., Spencer, Iowa. Married—Two children—Owns and operates Beer Tavern—VFW—American Legion—POW, captured December 22, 1944.

Taylor, E. J., No information.

Thomas, Lawrence B., Route No. 5, Holly Springs, Mississippi.

Thompson, Arthur R., No information.

Tremonti, Brom, (KIA). Buried Ittenbach No. 1. No other information.

Tussey, Arthur W., St. Francisville, Illinois. POW, captured December 2, 1944.

Underwood, Wilburn T., (KIA September, 1944, Dornot, France). Reburied January 30, 1945, Henri Chapelle No. 1. Two children. (W) Mrs. Ernestine Underwood, 311 E. Gaston, Savannay, Ga.

Van Natter, Roy L., Lake View, Michigan. Married—One child—Farmer—Purple Heart.

Vansteenberg, Emerson, POW, captured December 22, 1944. No other information.

Veld, John, No information.

Wactor, Leon, Route No. 1, Meadville, Mississippi.

Waldrop, John T., Box 52, Flat Rock, N. C.

Walker, Dale, (KIA). Shot in back by sniper October 1, 1944, and later killed on January 26, 1945. Buried at Henri Chapelle No. 1. Body returned and buried at Saltillo. Pa. November 20, 1947. (M) Mrs. Hazel Walker, Box 41, Saltillo, Pa.

Walter, Daniel A., Route No. 1, Turbotiville, Pa. Married—Two boys—Knitter at H. Warshow and Sons, Milton, Pa. VFW—American Legion—POW, captured December 22, 1944.

Watson, Melvin W., Box 497, Bowie, Texas.

Wall, Marion, Former Company Commander. Transferred to Ft. Knox, Ky., in 1943.

Wallace, Charles R., (KIA November 7, 1944). Buried in Henri Chapelle No. 1. Body returned to U. S. and buried in Elizabeth Town Cemetery, December 8, 1947. Survived by one daughter and three sons. (M) Mrs. Maude Wallace, Route No. 1, Fairmont, Indiana.

Walley, Louis G., Route No. 1, Richton, Mississippi.

Wease, Earl, Box 350, Route No. 2, Canton N. C. Single—Farmer—Purple Heart Cluster.

Webb, Kenneth, 2224 Flint, Waco, Texas. Married—One child—Mechanic at McDonald Automotive Supply Co., Waco, Texas. POW, captured December 22, 1944.

Welch, Cecil R., Route No. 1, Anna, Texas.

Wilkes, Robert E. Jr., Present address: S/Sgt Robt. E. Wilkes, 3394 Tng. Sqdn., Keesler Field, Miss. Married—Purple Heart—Wounded September, 1944.

Wilson, Norman E., 6019 Dorchester Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. POW, captured at Moselle River.

Wise, Leslie J., Transferred to Officer Candidate School, Ft. Knox, Ky., fall 1942.

Willborg, Kenneth, Home address: 2324 S. Highland Avenue, Berwyn, Illinois. Married. Now serving in U. S. Army.

Williams, Chester P., 5923 Glen Avenue, Sciotoville, Ohio. Married—One child—Employed by Ohio Stove Co., Portsmouth, Ohio. Wounded while serving in Holland—Purple Heart.

White, Dale, Box 68, Rock, West Virginia. Married—Two children—Coal miner—Wounded near Moselle River September, 1944—Purple Heart.

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White, Lloyd N., Route No. 1, Claypool, Ky., POW, captured December 22, 1944.

Whiteman, Joseph, Former Company Officer. Transferred from Company while in ETO and became Company Commander of “A” Company 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion.

Wolf, William H., Batavia, Ohio. Connected with Ohio State National Guard in civilian capacity. Wounded April 4, 1945.

Wrbel, John F., 743 Charles Street, Lucerne, Pennsylvania.

Young, George L., Route No. 1, Tahlequan, Oklahoma.

Zebracki, Walter J., 5092 Talbert, Detroit, Michigan.

Zehnder, William J., POW, captured December 22, 1944.

Zimmerman, Austin M., 42 Vine Street, Highspire, Pa. Married—One child—Philatelist.

Zinn, Walter Z., Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.

Zoltowski, Raymond, 7497 Abinton Avenue, Detroit 28, Mich. Married. Two boys. POW, captured December 22, 1944.

1 Uncertain spelling since it is hard to read.

2 Department of the Army General Order No. 48, dated 12 July 1948.

3 Amended to 1st Platoon in Department of Defense Permanent Order No. 032-01, dated 1 February 1999.

4 The name is actually Freda.

5 Carlson served in combat as the Executive Officer of the 48th Armored Infantry Battalion and assumed command of 48 AIB after the war on 21 August 1945.

6 The insignia for a 1st Lt. was a double bar.

7 Absent without leave

8 Uncertan if this is the correct spelling. Copy is blurry.

9 Uncertan if this is the correct spelling. Copy is blurry.

10 Uncertan if this is the correct spelling. Copy is blurry.

11 Uncertan if this is the correct spelling. Copy is blurry.

12 See the introductory section for more on the events at Marboué.

13 Pascal Bulois’ book “Marboué, 15 Août 1944” contains a photograph of the B/23 column passing through Beaumont les Autels.

14 Pfc. Guy R. Huffman of North Carolina, whose official date of death is 11 September 1944, although this account clearly places it on 7 September 1944.

15 Pvt. Joseph Oliveri of Illinois, killed 8 September 1944.

16 Pfc. Martin L. Henson of Illinois.

17 See the introduction for more information on the men mentioned as killed in this paragraph.

18 This action is also described by R. Felix Neff in his own memoir Vendetta Karma & Warrior for Patton (ch. 20).

19 Keep in mind that at this time, Gene Jones was not present. So this account is from other sources. In fact, 23 AIB arrived in the area on 17 December and not 18 December, which his account gives. The entire account of the events in the Bulge should be taken only as hearsay, requiring separate confirmation or refutation.

20 In fact, at the time of the German breakthrough on 21 December, B/23 was southeast of St. Vith and not northeast. He does get this right on page 38 when they returned to St. Vith in January 1945.

21 A/23 combat interviewee 1st Lt. James Creswell reported Capt. James Foster was hit. But Foster was not killed.

22 The medic who treated Falorio (correct spelling) may have been Pvt. Dwight Howdeshell of Med/23, who is officially listed as KIA 23 January 1945.

23 Heuchelheim

24 The 17th Tank Battalion After Action Report reports this incident: “The head of the column had reached Oberbiel by 0955 at which point we received rather heavy mortar fire and one tank was knocked out by an enemy bazooka, killing the tank driver and injuring several of the infantrymen who were riding the tank.” Lt. Bramley was C/23.

25 Correct spelling is KOULOS

26 Jones is in error here. B/23 was part of Task Force Wemple, which on 13 April 1945 attacked north from Balen to seize Volkringhausen. Binolen is north of Volkringhausen. The 17th Tank Battalion After Action Report of 14 (not 13) April 1945 includes “The infantry moved out of Binolen at 0600 ..”.

27 The task force was Wemple, named for 17th Tank Battalion commander John Wemple.

28 Actually XVIII

29 KIA with official date of death of 20 January 1945

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