STATISTICS

Excerpted from "Thunderbolt across Europe"


CASUALTIES:

Killed in action 2850
Died of wounds 425
Total killed 3275


Seriously wounded in action 3809
Slightly wounded in action 6096
Seriously injured in action 111
Slightly injured in action 1044
Total wounded and injured 11060


Captured 177
Missing in action 501
Total captured and missing 678
Total battle casualties 15,013

Returned to duty 10,187
Reinforcements 15,736
Total replacements 25,923


ENEMY EQUIPMENT DESTROYED

Tanks 480
Planes 61
Supply trains 29
Artillery pieces 966


MISCELLANEOUS

Days of contact with enemy 270
Prisoners captured 82,146
Battlefield commisions 75
Rounds of artillery fired
(by organic Artillery)
410,251
Rounds of small arms and mortar fire 21,899,955
Miles of field wire laid 11,868


MAJOR ENEMY UNITS ENGAGED

Normandy: 6 Para Rgt, 2 Parachute Div
17 SS Panzer Grenadier Div "GOTZ VON BERLICHINGEN"
2 SS Panzer Reg of 2 SS Panzer Div "DAS REICH"
Brittany: 7 Parachute Reg
2 Parachute Div
77 Inf Div
266 Inf D iv
343 Inf Div
S. Loire 16 Inf Div
Combat Group Reinhardt
159 Reserve Inf Div
Luxemburg: 5 Parachute Div
36 Inf Div
48 Inf Div
19 Inf Div
416 Inf Div
Hurtgen Forest: 212 Volksgrenadier Div
47 Inf Div
91 Inf Div
272 Volksgrenadier Div
353 Inf Div
Ardennes: 9 SS Panzer Div "HOHENSTAUFEN"
12 Volksgrenadier Div
To Rhine River: 59 Inf Div
183 Volksgrenadier Div
130 Panzer Lehr Div
338 Inf Div
363 Volksgrenadier Div
To Elb River: 116 Panzer Div
3 Panzer Grenadier Div
SCHARNHORST Div
POTSDAM Div
21 Panzer Div
25 Panzer Grenadier Div


DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

Congressional Medal or Honor 1
Distinguished Service Medal 1
Distinguished Service Cross 5
Legion of Merit 5
Silver Stars 798
Soldier's Medal 34
Purple Heart 4747
Bronze Star Medal 7776
Medical Badge 271
Meritorious Service Unit Plaque 20
Air Medal 106


BRITISH AWARDS

Distinguished Service Order 2
\Mislitary Cross 7
Distinguished Conduct Medal 2
Military Medal 7


FRENCH AWARDS

Legion D'Honneur (au grad d'officer)
Legion D'Honneur (au grade d'chevalier)
1
8
Croix De Guerre avec Etoil De Vermeil
Croix De Guerre avec Etoil De Vermeil (avec Palme)
Croix De Guerre avec Etoil De Vermeil (avec Etoile D'argent)
Croix De Guerre avec Etoil De Vermeil (avec Etoile De Bronze)
12
17
12
15

In addition are listed 10 Citations given to the Office of the Commanding General from:

J. Lawton Collins, Major General US Army
W.H.Simpson, Lt Gen 9th US Army
S.Leroy Irwin, Maj Gen US Army

George S Patton, Jr., General US Army as follows:

To Major Gen Macon:

Please accept for yourself and express to the men of your division, my sincere admiration for the soldierly appearance, deportment, and bearing: also for the high state of vehicular maintenance and excellent tactical instruction.

You and your officers and men are hereby highly commended for your superior performance in administrative and tactical instruction.

C. L. Boyle, Colonel GSC by command of Brig. Gen Montague.




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