Any 29th ID Vets/Relatives out there?

Hey all. Are there any 29th Infantry Division or relatives here on the forum? I would love to here some stories. One of my relatives, Benedict Scheick, was a Private in I Co, 175th Infantry. He arrived as a replacement on August 3, 1944, having just come in from the States. He was funneled there as soon as his training finished and arrived a 29 year-old Private! After just five days on the line, he was captured by the Germans and spent the rest of the war in a POW camp, Stalag VII-A in Mooseburg, Bavaria. I was curious, would anyone know what battle or engagement he would have captured in? Right here is a little tribute I made for him. If you want a tribute for a relative of yours (any format you want), just PM me.

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The Maryland Military History Society has a good website on the 29th Division. Here's a link where you can download the Division AAR for August 1944. The quality is a bit dodgy so hopefully you will be able to determine where the 175th (and maybe the 3rd Battalion) was located on 8 August 44.

 

Thanks JW! TD-Tommy, that link you gave me was very informative.