Need Help - D Day / 22nd Inf.

Hi Everyone

Let me preface this by saying that US Military has not been my focus of collecting till very recent. That being said I recently acquired a named field grade officers hat: http://www.ww2f.com/uniforms-person...my-field-grade-hat-w-surprise.html#post490411

I requested records from NPRC and got them today. However, I am not versed enough in US Military unit hierarchy to figure it out. So here's my dilemma. These are the first few entries in his record of assignments:

6 Jan 44 Student Officer - Ft. Benning Georgia
2 Jun 44 Co. Exec Officer - Co D 52nd Bn Reg, Cp Fanning (SIC)
24 July 44 Plt Leader - Co D 52nd Bn Reg, Cp Fanning (SIC)
26 Dec 44 Plt Leader - Cn Co 22nd Inf

My questions are, what was 52nd Bn Rgt (Training Battalion ?) and what is Cn Co 22nd Inf ? If he arrived with the 22nd in Dec 44, would that be consistent with three battle stars on his EAME medal (Rheinland, Ardennes & Central Europe) ?

Thanks,
Andrew

 

52nd Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

22nd Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Stantons order of Battle for the US Army in WWII would be a good cross check to that, and may have some other details. Both regiments hav unit histories published as well. I think the 22d Regiments history in online.

"My questions are, what was 52nd Bn Rgt (Training Battalion ?) and what is Cn Co 22nd Inf ? If he arrived with the 22nd in Dec 44, would that be consistent with three battle stars on his EAME medal (Rheinland, Ardennes & Central Europe) ?"

Yes, those would AFAIK.

52d Infantry Regiment was a 'orphaned regiment from the reorganization from four to three regiments in the infantry division. Parts were used as the basis for new battalions in other divisions like the 60th battalion. Part remained in the US as part of the infantry training establishment.

The 22d Regiment was with the 4th Infantry Div. which fought in the campaigns refered to. "Cn Co 22nd Inf. may refer to the cannon company of the 22d Regiment. That was a company of six light cannon, usually on halftrack chassis that were part of each US infantry regiment.