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41st Armored Infantry Regiment/2n armored div.

Discussion in 'Western Europe 1943 - 1945' started by Ruud, Oct 21, 2021.

  1. Ruud

    Ruud Member

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    Hi all,

    i need some help please.
    It is about this AAR:
    7 Days of Combat Reports WW 2

    and specially this part of the report about third battalion 15-20 september 1944:
    “The 3rd platoon, Co. "I", commanded by 1st Lt. Harry S. Woods, pushed up the Maastricht-Sittard highway, supported by one platoon of infantry and secured the objective. During the attack, 2nd Lt. Tom G. Katsilometes, platoon leader, Company " I ", 67th Armored Regiment, and two infantry officers were killed by artillery fire.

    I already found out that my uncle died in the same german artillery fire close to Tom G. Katsilometes. they both died one hour before the little town was liberated.
    I would like to find out the names of two officers who got also KIA here. So they wont be anonymous anymore.

    On this spot is already a monument refering to this tragedy:
    Veldkruisen in Zuid-Limburg

    Photos of 2LT Thomas George “Tom” Katsilometes -...

    Best regards,

    Ruud
     
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  2. Powerhouse

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    Hello,
    I found that 3 officers of the 41st Armored infantry regiment were killed on september 16th :
    - 1st Lt Edmund L. BROWN
    - 1st Lt Therrell L. SURTEES
    - 1st Lt Theodore J. WISNEFSKI
    Perhaps the two officers you search are among those, but I'm not sure that my list is complete.
     
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  3. Ruud

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    Okay thank for the information. Powehouse, what is your source of this information ?
     
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    Hello,
    Differents books reading, confirmed by WWII Memorial website and ABMC website.
     
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  5. Ruud

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    Powerhouse and Jeff, thank you very much !!

    I found all three:

    1) Tom G. Katsilometes of the 67th Armored Regiment
    2) Edmund L. Brown 41st Armored Infantry Regiment
    3) Therrell L. Surtees 41st Armored Infantry Regiment

    Edmund is burried on Henri Chapelle War Cemetery. I will visit his grave soon.

    best regards,

    Ruud
     
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    Als mede ontwerper en hoofd reseacher van het regionale HOW monument te Geleen en tevens auteur van 7 days of combat WW2 kan ik zeggen dat uit recentelijk onderzoek blijkt dat Lt Brown in de regio Sibbe-Valkenburg is gesneuveld toen zijn eenheid CCA, 2nd Armd Div ondersteunde.
     
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  7. Biak

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    Thanks Arno, I've done a Google translation to your text. Mainly because I can only read English.

    "As co-designer and head reseacher of the regional HOW monument in Geleen and also author of 7 days of combat WW2 I can say that recent research shows that Lt Brown was killed in the Sibbe-Valkenburg region when his unit supported CCA, 2nd Armd Div. ."
     
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