TSgt Julius Whittington(ASN-06271979)63rd Inf. Div.,254th Inf. Regt. KIA b.abt.1918-Mar.15,1945 SS

T-Sgt. Julius Whittington
Killed in action at Saarbrücken on the Siegfried Line.

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Weekly Town Talk from Alexandria, Louisiana on May 12, 1945 · Page 9
May 12, 1945 - A Publisher Extra Newspaper

"Killed in Action Memorial service for T-Sgt. Julius Whittington who was reported killed in action in Germany on March 15, 1945, will be held May 13, Mother's Day, at 11 a. m. at the New Hope Baptist Church. Everyone is welcome to attend. Writes of Atrocities Sgt. Sidney Willis Batson, who is with the Third Army under General Patton has written a verification of atrocities by the Germans. His wife, Mrs. Marjorie Holland Batson of Tullos, La., received a letter dated April 19, part of which is as follows: "I wrote and said I saw something that was awful and would tell you about it. It was near one of the towns we took some time back. Near it was a concentration camp for P. W. civilians mostly. They had them in crowded quarters and worked them twelve hours a day, and just gave them soup and two or three ounces of bread. They worked them that way until they couldn't work any more and then starved them to death and burned their bodies in a huge furnace. When the Americans were coming to invade the town all that couldn't walk they shot, and left them there. It was fifteen killed in the yard in a bunch and forty stacked in a shed like wood vith lime on their bodies. They were supposed to be burned, but the Nazis didn't have time to do it. In the furnace were lots of legs, arms and other parts of bodies partly burned. The people in the town said they didn't know anything about it." Srrt Willie Ratcnn'e nawnls. Mr. pocket extending seven to 12 miles inland. American artillery and infantry helped the French forces of the interior, commanded by Gen. Eduard Rene-Marie De Larminot, to contain the Germans. A garrison of 19,000 estimated Germans last was reported holding a 30-mile perimeter around La Rochelle, just north of the recently cleared mouth of the Gironde Estuary leading to Bordeaux."

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NARA - AAD - Display Full Records - Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)

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TSgt Julius Whittington (1918 - 1945) - Find A Grave Memorial

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"Russell Levine is looking for information about his father, Pfc Laurence "Larry" Levine who was
assigned to B Company 254th Infantry regiment on 30 January 1945. Pfc Levine was also
wounded in action on 15 March 1945 during the regiment's attack on the Siegfried Line. Russell is
also looking for relatives of Sgt Julius Whittington "Whitt" who was killed in action on 15 March
1945. Other soldiers serving with Levine were a Corporal named "Mario" and a soldier named
"Phil". They served under Lt Lee and Capt Scruton. Levine served as runner for Capt Scruton for
some period of time. Captain Scruton was wounded at the same time as T/5 Levine. You can
contact Russell at the following e-mail address: russell.m.levine@gmail"

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History of the 3rd Infantry Division in WWII, US, 1947 - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage

63rd Infantry Division Collection Archives - Library
The 63rd Division was activated on June 15, 1943 and consisted of three infantry regiments: the 253rd, 254th and 255th. The Division was sent to France in December 1944 and the three infantry divisions were reassigned to various divisions of the 6th Army Group. The 253rd was attached to the 44th Infantry Division; the 254th was attached to the 3rd Infantry Division; and the 255th was attached to the 100th Infantry Division. In September 1945, the 63rd Infantry Division returned to the U.S. and was deactivated. The collection contains 16 cds that contain Division and Regimental histories, newspapers, photographs, orders, and morning reports

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63rd Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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"After bitter fighting at Güdingen early in March, the division smashed at the Siegfried Line on 15th at Saarbrücken, Germany, taking Ormesheim and finally breaching the line at Sankt Ingbert and Hassel on 20 March. Hard still fighting lay ahead, but the Siegfried Line was Germany's last attempt to defend its prewar boundaries along the western front. Before resting on 23 March, the 63d took Spiesen-Elversberg, Neunkirchen and Erbach".

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