- Status
- Waiting for records
- The Question
- When did Harry join Company A, which platoon did he serve in, and on which documented Company A operations was he present for duty?
- What We Know
- Form 53-55 directly places Harry in Company A, 309th Infantry, 78th Infantry Division. Form 100 directly documents platoon-sergeant duty in combat during 1945. Unit records document Company A and 1st Battalion operations, but do not by themselves place Harry in each action.
- Conflicting Evidence
- No morning report or other Harry-specific daily record has yet established his presence during the January Hürtgen, February Schwammenauel, or March Remagen operations.
- Current Assessment
- Company A membership and Harry’s combat leadership are documented independently. Connecting him to individual Company A actions requires direct duty-status evidence.
- Next Research Steps
- Obtain Company A morning reports for January–October 1945, prioritizing January 1–February 12, March 7–20, April, and September–October.
- Last Reviewed
- 2026-09-25
Questions
- When did Harry join Company A?
- Was he present during the January Hürtgen operations?
- Was he present February 9–10 at Schwammenauel?
- Was he present during the March Remagen operations?
- Which platoon did he serve in?
- Was his platoon-sergeant assignment continuous?
Primary next source
Company A morning reports, January through October 1945.
Unit histories and award orders establish what Company A and 1st Battalion did. They cannot, without a Harry-specific entry, establish that Harry was present for each action.