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Help with info on KIA D-Day uncle

Discussion in 'Military Service Records & Genealogical Research' started by blitzkrieg gsd, Mar 12, 2010.

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    blitzkrieg gsd Member

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    HI guys just joined trying to find info on my uncle Mike Blair 6983832 kia 6 june normandy so far besides what my grandfather who was Mike twin brother told me was he served in army member of medical detachment 112th engineer combat battalion was that part of the 37th infantry div? I want to put together a original uniform for him along with a display of all his stuff i still have and his coffin flag and help telling me anything about this unit will help would love to see pics of what his uniform would have looked like thanks to all that can help
     
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    found out 112th was some of first on beach supost to clear land mines that makes since because pap said thats how he died rolled over on mine while trying to help a down soldier thats all so far
     
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    First D-Day had a few countries that where involved.

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    "Casualties" refers to all losses suffered by the armed forces: killed, wounded, missing in action (meaning that their bodies were not found) and prisoners of war. There is no "official" casualty figure for D-Day. Under the circumstances, accurate record keeping was very difficult. For example, some troops who were listed as missing may actually have landed in the wrong place, and have rejoined their parent unit only later.

    In April and May 1944, the Allied air forces lost nearly 12,000 men and over 2,000 aircraft in operations which paved the way for D-Day. The breakdown of US casualties was 1465 dead, 3184 wounded, 1928 missing and 26 captured. Of the total US figure, 2499 casualties were from the US airborne troops (238 of them being deaths). The casualties at Utah Beach were relatively light: 197, including 60 missing. However, the US 1st and 29th Divisions together suffered around 2000 casualties at Omaha Beach.


    WikiAnswers - How many US Casualties on D Day
     
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    So far i found the 112th engeneers were attached to 4th infantry and there jobs were to clear the mine feilds i wounder if they had both anti personel and anti tank mines i say they did cant beleive more were not killed they must have done a good job clearing the mines does anyone have a pic of what his uniform would have looked like
     

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