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Hello everyone.
My name is Chuck. I am looking for iinformation concerning my Great Uncle, Sargent Charles A. Sebo from Troy, Ohio who was killed in Germany in 1945. I am not all that firmiliar with WW II, but I have been interested in finding members of his company and what happened to him. I figure this is a long shot, but maybe this forum might at least get me started in the right direction. On his grave stone it has him listed as a member of Co. 1 157 inf. div. 7th Army. Through some research I have found "I think" that this was part of the 45th Division and that the 157th was part of that division as a componet unit. My uncle was killed on the 29th of March which I believe put him somewhere around a that area of Ashaffenburg which fell on April the 3rd 1945.
I guess I'm trying to find anything about him, his unit etc. that I can. Where they were, what battles they were in and where did his unit end up.
Any help/direction/information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks you!

 

Hello Chuck, nice to meet you! Welcome aboard! I usually try to greet as many new members as I can, but I missed you the other day.

Just in case some of the "big boys" here have missed your information request, I wanted to bump this thread up. I'm surprised one of them have not given you some leads or links yet (I, unfortunately, am not one of them).

 

I appreciate that. I did make an error. I had Company 1, but I think it is Company I. It looked like a 1 on his grave stone.
Thanks again
Chuck

 

Welcome to the forums, Chuck.

 

Thank you for the welcome.

 

Are there any books that you would recomend refering to the the 45th? I have found some concerning the liberating of Dachau but that is about it. The info. about the 157th Combat History send by Resso216 was wonderful. Looking for more!
How do you go about locating living members of a unit?
Thanks.

 

Welcome to this fine forum. Have you tried to find out if there is a veteran Association for this unit?

 

Where would I find this out?

 

National Association of American Veterans ::HOME::

 

SGT Charles A. Sebo, Jr., ASN 35625512, was KIA on 29 March 1945 at Schweinheim,
Germany.

He belonged to I Company, 3rd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division.

The 3rd Battalion, attacking Schweinheim in the morning on this rainy day, sustained
many casualties from Mortar, MG and sniper fire.

My uncle, a member of L Company, was mortally wounded on 29 March at Schweinheim.

If interested, I can provide the Regimental After Action Report for March 1945.

"Rock of Anzio" is the best historical study of the 45th Infantry Division.

http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Anzio-Hi...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281737298&sr=8-1

By the way, we have a Yahoo Group devoted to the Thunderbirds:

45thinfantry : 45th Infantry Division (Thunderbirds)

This is an excellent website, too:

http://www.45thinfantrydivision.com/



Dave

 

Thanks, Lou.


Dave

 

Thanks so much!!!!

 

I am interested in the Regimental After Action Report for March 1945.
Thanks again.

 

Chuck,

Give me your email address and I will send you the March AAR and the 3rd Bn Journal.

Also, download this:

The Battle of Aschaffenburg by Quentin W. Schillare, MAJ, USA.

http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/p4013coll2&CISOPTR=320&filename=321.pdf


Dave

 

arfdesign1 *at* gmail.com
Thanks

 

According to General Orders 9, HQ, 157th Infantry Regiment,
dated 5 March 1945, T/5 Charles A. Sebo, ASN 35625512, was
awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, effective 1 March 1945,
for "exemplary conduct in action against the enemy."

He belonged to I Company.

The award of the CIB at this date suggests he was a replacement
after the disaster at Reipertswiller.

The Battle of Reipertswiller


Dave

 

Hi Dave,
I have a couple of questions about the previous material that you have sent. I’m hoping you might be able to help me understand.

On pg. 12 in the 157th AAR, March 1945.pdf file it states: that 3 where killed on the 29th. Yet in, THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG:BY: QUENTINW.SCHILLARE.MAJ,USA, on page 108 states: In Schweinhelm the fighting was so intense that Company L. attacking on the right across the
open fields into the town,lost all its officers and 100 men of 180
in five minutes. So the question is…. how could the Regimental Statistical Report on pg. 12 states that 3 are dead when it appears that there were dozens lost according to Schillare thesis?

Also, on pg. 13 in the 157th S-2 Journal March#ED4.pdf (Middle of the pg.) at 2150 2 officers hit in I company. One KIA. Was a Sgt., which my Great Uncle was, considered an officer? I not sure how the military classified people in there reports. If he was considered an "officer", I would have to assume that at 2150 that may have been the time that he was killed. Since the SCHILLARE report claims that only 3 men killed on that date it seems to make sense to me that it was my Great Uncle. But that’s a guess on my part. Any thoughts?

Also what is a T/5 before my Uncles name in your last letter?

Thanks again.