EXHIBIT B 75th Infantry Band

EXHIBIT B
75th Lineog€r Order of Battle,
General Darrel'W. McDaniel,
7
ith- Division (Exercise)
Regt. Structure, and
The 75th Division
Marching Song Words
and
75th Infantry Band
BRIGADIER GENERAL DARREL W. MCDANIEL'S SPEECH1
of the 75th Division embarked for their return to the
United States. Shortly after their arrival stateside, the Army deactivated the unit on 26
In mid-November
L945, members
November L945.
The 75th did not mothball its colors for long, however. On 15 November 1950, DA
reactivated the unit as the 75th Infantry Division, assigning it to Fourth Army (4A) as a U.S.
Army Reserve Unit. DA again deactivated the unit in 1955, except for a Headquarters
(HO) and Headquarters Company (HHC), which it redesignated as the 75th Infantry
Division (Maneuver Area Command) or MAC.
On L5 February 1957, DA reconfigured the unit into the 75th Maneuver Area Command
(MAC), consisting of an HQ and an Umpire Group. It also formed a sister unit, the 87th
MAC in Birmingham, Alabama. The experiences of World War II and the Korean War
confirmed in the minds of military planners the need for units to plan and conduct largescale maneuvers prior to the deployment of units. They believed that the stateside
maneuvers that American forces had undergone in World War II had contributed to their
success. The new MAC concept embodied this training agenda by creating the needed
command-and control centers. The 75th received training responsibility for all the units west
of the Mississippi River, while the 87th conducted similar operations in the eastern third of
the U.S.
In the 1970s, the Army's move to an all-volunteer army represented a particularly
challenging period for the 7th MAC. DA developed its "Total Force Concept", which moved
the United States Army Reserve and the 75th MAC into an era of increased responsibility
in the national defense strategy. The 75th MAC received responsibility for the training on
the newly-developed Military Training Commands (MTCs) created to train battalion and
lower level units, in the Fifth Army (5A) and Sixth Army (6.A) areas.
1980s, the 75th MAC moved fully into the computer age. In 1981, the unit
constructed a simulated, realistic wartime CPX training center at the Reserve Center. By
L985, plans had been formalized to build the Battle Projection Center. Using
microcomputers and up-to-date communications equipment, the Battle Projection Center
allowed the 75th MAC to conduct multi-echelon exercises for CAPSTONE-aligned U.S.
Army Reserve, National Guard, and Active Component elements in joint operations. This
greatly increased the service to customer units, while offering the 75th MAC tremendous
cost-saving opportunities. In 1989, the Battle Projection Center became operational, and
two months later it began conducting exercises.
In the
lExcerpts, 75th Infantry Division Association Reunion Des Moines,
IA 1994
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In late 1990 and early
MAC had a chance to put into practice its motto,
"Make Ready." In preparation for Desert Shield/Desert Storm, the 75th MAC conducted
training exercises for units slated for deployment at the National Training Center in Fort
Irwin, California. In addition, several members of the 75th MAC served their country by
volunteering for active-duty assignments overseas during the war"
1991, the 75th
The unit undertook its latest challenge in 1993. A change in its organization created the
75th Division (Exercise) from the 75th MAC. While the division will continue to conduct
computer simulations, it will also add small unit collective training, or IANES training, to
its repertoire of exercise capabilities. To better serve its client units, the 75th Division
(Exercise) now has a total of five brigades with units located in Houston, Dallas, Beaumont,
and Waco, Texas; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Oklahoma City and Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas; and St. Louis and Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri (its point of original
activation). In this era of major downsizing Army'wide, we are increasing our authorized
strength from 800+ to 2,933. The unit designations of two of our brigades, the 289th and
290th, reach back to the World War II era.
The lineage of today's 75th Division (Exercise) is long and distinguished. In World War II
as a combat unit, the 75th Infantry Division proved its valor on the battlefield. As the 75th
Maneuver Area Command, it trained soldiers from across the nation to operate on new
battlegrounds undervarying conditions. In recognition of its training prowess, the 75th MAC
received numerous awards for excellence, including the Superior Unit Award, the
AUSA/ROA Walter T. Kerwin Award, the ROA's Outstanding Small Unit Award, and Ar-y
Communities of excellence awards. Now, as the 75th Division (Exercise), we continue to
strive for the high level of achievement a proud tradition demands.
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ARMY
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5th INTANTRY
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ITEMS
Snoulorn Slnrvr lNStcNtA
Descri,pfion: A shield divided bendwise blue and red bearing a white
bencl, overall the nttmeral "75"'the seven blue and the
five red both firnbr-iated white and all within a /u inch
green border 272 inches in height and2vq inches in width
overall.
symbolism: Red, white, and blue are the national colors, while the
numerals indicate the designation of the division'
DISTINCTIVE INSIGNIA
Description: A silver colored metal and enamel device l%o inches in
'heightoverall,consistingol'aneliptical.backgroundo('
alte-rnating scarlet, and yellow rays issuing. from three
blue (ultrimarine) isosceles triangles combined at base
(mountainpeaks)eachchargedwithasilverfleur-de.lis,
all 'abotre a"harlet'bridge"oi one arch' surmount'dd"by a
silver bayoner, enclosin[ four yavy horizontal bars alterat base, and all benatins biue and silver and rounded
,,Make Ready" in silver
inscribed
scroll
blue
neatf a
letters.
Symbolism: The three fleurs-de-lis symboliz.e the.75th Infantry Divi-
slon'sWorlclWarllcampaigns,Rhineland,ArdennesAlsace,andCentratEurope'Themountainpeaksand
thewavybarsallucletotheunit'sdeterminedfighting
betweentheRhineRiverandtheVosgesMountains.
The bayonet symboliz-es combat readiness and..ag.gres-
siveness, wlrile the briclge over the wavy bars alludes to
thedivision'sPursuanceoftheenemyoverbothland
andwaterwuy'.rn.rayedbackgroundsymbolizesboth
{it'c 1l.wct' :rritl vict,ry"Thc colors blue, red' and y.ellow
allude to the combat arms of the Army, intantry, artillery,
and armor.
AAMT LII{EACS SEE]HS
409
410
ARMIES, CORPS, DIVISIONS, AND SEPARATE BRIGADES
LlruencE nruo'HoNoRs
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
75th INFANTRY DIVISION
AR
(inactive)
LINEAGE
constituted 24 December r942 in rhe Army of the United Srates as
Headquarters.3n{ H eadqu arters com pa ny, 7 s th I n fan try Division. Activated 15 April 1943 ar Fort Leonard wood, Missouri.'Inactivated 14
November 1945 at camp patrick Henry, Virginia. Allotted 2l February
1952 to.the organizecl lle.serue c.rp.s. Assi[nccr I M:rrch lgszi;;;h;
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Headquarters company entitled to Meritoriou.s unit commencration
.sr.reamer enr'broide'ecl uu tropulN tr{ un'r'ER ( H eaclq r; ;a;r;
75th Infantry Division, cited; C.O g2, I5th Inianrry iiririon,
-C^oTpuni,
1945)
'(Arrny),
75th INT.eNTRY DIVISIoN BIgLIocRAPHY
cole,. H.rgl",
_M. T'he Ardennes: Iraure of the Butge. unired stares Army in
World War II. Washingtorr: G.vernrnent Frinting Office, tg6S.' --'
c onquelTThe s tory of N inh Amry, t.g 4.4 t g 4 i. wash i n g"ton : I
n dantrlJ ournal Press, 1947. Reprint. Nashville: Battery presi tgg0.
Kahn,
!.J.,.Jr-, und lr!1le_m9r., ll. Figtrting Divisioru. i{ashington: Infantry-lournal Press, 1945. Reprint.
washlngton: Zenger puSlishing co.,
1980.
MacD<rnald, ch:rrlcs lJ.'t'\rc kur o!!'arunua. Unitccl srar.cs Ar.rrry irr
w<.rrld
War II. Washington: Governmlnt printing Office, lg?g.'
Piclorial Hirtory of ttie z5th In{antry Ditision. Ailanta: Albert Love Enrerprises, 1944.
Pictorial Hi^sto.ry..of th.e-7.s.!r.lt
rylry Dittision, Ig44-rg4i. Baron Rouge:
and
Navy
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G. I. Stories...l,ari-s, 1945.
The.75th
ltantry Division ih Com,bat. n.p., 1g45.
Toland, John. Baule: 'flw story of the iutge. New york: Ranclom House,
I 959.
75th Infantry Division
15 Apr 43 activated at Ft Leonard Wood Mo and moved to La Maneuver Area 24lan 44 wherc
participated in the Fourth Army No.6 Louisiana Maneuvers; transferred to Cp Breckinridge
Ky 7 Apr 44 and staged at Cp Siranks N.Y. 7 Nov 44 until departed New York P/E 14 Nov 44;
arrived England 22 Nov 44 and Ianded in France 13 Dec 44; crossed into Holland 1B Dec 44
and into Belgium 19 Dec 44; returned to France 27 lan 45 and to Belgium 17 Feb 45; recrossed
into Holland 1B Feb 45 and entered Germany 10 Mar 45; arrived Hampton Roads P/E 14 Nov
45 and inactivated at Cp Patrick Henry Va same date.
Campaigns: ffhinelond, Ardennes-Alsoce, Centrol Europe
Aug 45 Loc: Werdohl Germany
SSHTD ?{AR
II
OFtrER OF BATTTE
239
2Bgth
Infantry Regiment (zSth Infantr! Division)
15 Apr 43 activated at Ft Leonard Wood Mo and assigned to the 75th Infantry Division; moved
to La Mnvr area 24 )an 44 and to Cp Breckinridge Ky 7 Apr 44; staged at Cp Shanks N.Y.
17 Oct 44 until departed New York P/822 Oct 44: arrived England 3 Nov 44 and landed in
France t3 Dec 44; crossed into Holland 18 Dec 44 and into Belgium next day fottoched to Srd
Armd Div 24-29 Dec 44) and returned to France 27 lan 45; reentered Belgium 17 Feb 45 and
Holland 18 Feb 45 fottoched British 8 Corps 4-70 Mar 45)l entered Germany 10 Mar 45 and
arrived at Hampton Roads P/E 23 Nov 45; inactivated at Cp Patrick Henry Va on the same
date.
Campaigns: Hhinelond, Ardennes-Alsoce, Centrol Europe
Aug 45 Loc: Sissone France
290th Infantry Regiment (zSth Infantry Division)
15 Apr 43 activated at Ft Leonard Wood Mo and assigned to the 75th Infantry Division; moved
to La Mnvr area 24 ]an 44 and to Cp Breckinridge Ky 7 Apr 44; staged at Cp Shanks N.Y.
16 Oct 44 until departed New York P/t.22 Oct 44; auived England 2 Nov 44 and landed in
France 13 Dec 44; crossed into Holland 18 Dec 44 and into Bel8ium nexl day fottoched to 3rd
Armd Div 23-37 Dec 44) fottoched to BSrd Inf Div 31 Dec 44-7 lon 45) (ottoched to 84th lnf Div
7-1.0 lan 45J; returned to France 27 lan 45 and reentered Belgium 17 Feb 45 and Holland
18 Feb 45 (ottoched to Britjsh 6th A/B Div 20-27 Feb 45J; entered Germany 10 Mar 45
fottoched to 30th Inl Div 26-27 Mor.4SJ (ottoched to Bth Armd Div 27-30 Mar 45); arrived
Hampton Roads P/817 Nov 45 and inactivated at Cp Patrick Henry Va on tB Nov 45.
Campaigns: flhinelond, Ardennes-Alsoce, Centrol Europe
Aug 45 Loc: Le Havre France
291st
Infantry Regiment
(ZSth
Infantry Division)
Apr 43 activated at Ft Leonard Wood Mo and assigned to the 75th Infantry Division; moved
to La Mnvr area 24 Jan 44 and to Cp Breckinridge Ky 7 Apr 44; staged at Cp Shanks N.Y,
1B Oct 44 until departed New York P/E 22 Oct 44; arrived England 2 Nov 44 and landed in
Frnnco 13 Dsc 44; crossod into Holland 1B Dec 44 and into Belgium next day fottoched to 3rd
Arn'rl l)iv 24.-2lt l)ttt:.l.l,l rrrrrl rulrrrrrorl lo lir.rrrrr:u 27 ltrrr 4S; roorrtorutl Bolgium 17 Fob 45 and
Itollrrrrtl lLl l.'ob 45 [rrtlrrr;hrrrl lJr.itish ll (irrlls .l-lO Mur 45J; ontorotl Cornrrrny l0 Mur 4S and
srrivod ut Humpton lloads P/E 23 Nov 45; inuctivuted at Cp Patrick Honry Va on the same
doto.
15
Cumpalgns: flhinolond, Ardennss-AIsocs, Centrol Europe
Aug 45 Loc: Suippes France
ARIIY
L]NEAffi ffi]E'S
?t9
2t9rh INIANTAY
On a rhicld, divided pcr bend trausparcnt dark
blue and red, a whitc bcnd curmounrcd by a gold
trianglc. ovcrall a trsnsparcnt bro*n bucking
mulc;
. told rroll
wirh mouo: MARCH SHOOT
OBEY io bbcf. (!Oll5rom)
29t 29t$ tNrAN'rRY
On an opaquc rncdiura bluc shietd r 5yord, gold
hilt and whitc btade, surmountcd by a gold A.
in chief a gold star and a gold.slnistcr csnton
bcaring two rampsnt horscs; e blue scroll with
motto: FIDELE.SERAY in gold. (30xZlmm)
290
290rh INTANTRy
Canton is whitc, thcrc is no crcst, scrotl is tight
bluc with motto in rlold.
Bob Marks I-290
75th Infantry Division Combat Namative
The division landcd at Lc Havrc and Roucn Fronr:o t3l)cr:44 rrrrrl mrrvotl lo Yvulol.'Iho Ccrmrrn Arrk:nnos Counterr
offensive of tO Dec 44 caused it to be rushed to the front where it enlered dcfensive positions along the Ourthe Rivct
on 23 Dec 44. After heavy combol around Snclzol llro rlivision moverl lo Aisnc Rivr:r rrl Crrrnrlmcnil 5 lnn 45. On B |an {!
it relieved the 82nd A/B Div along the Salm River and attacked across it 15 fan 45 at S6lmchateau and Bech. Ttrr
division clonrnd llto Crlrnrl Bris22 trrlr 45 nnrl r:nplrrrorl Alrlrirrgorr 24 lrrrr 4!'r. r:ottr:lutling ils offolrrivo.
The division moved to Ribeauville in Alsace-Lorraine on 28 fan 45 and crossed the Colmar Canal 1 Feb 45 with trr
regiments abreast at Andolsheim. Fighting through the For6t Domaniale. it reached the Rhine-Rh6ne Canal south d
Neuf-Brisach on 6 Feb 45. The division entered Colmar and reached the Rhine River 7 Feb eS and was withdrawn fr
rehabilitation at Luneville 11 Feb 45. It relieved the British 6th A/B Div along the Maas River near Roermond Holland
on 21 Feb 45. The 291st Inf fought the Battle of Ossenberg 7-9 Mar 45, and the division relieved the 35th Inf Div alont
the Rhine from Wesel to Homburg 12 Mar 45. The 290th Inf crossed the Rhine 24 Mar 45 in the wake of the 30th ard
79th Inf Divs, followed by the rest of the division on 30 Mar 45. The 289th and 290th Inf attacked through the pinnad
8th Armd Div and reached the Dortmund-Ems Canal ncnr Daltoln 1 Apr 45.
The division attacked across the canal at Waltrop on 4 Apr 45 and began clearing the approaches to Dortmund. Ttrt
division was reinforced by the 320th Inf and reached the Ruhr at'Witten with four regiments, taking two bridfr
intact on 11 Apr 45. The division accepted the surrender of Herdecke on 14 Apr 45 and was withdrawn to Brambauc
for rehabilitation.
Tbo division relieved the 8th Inf Div in the Ruhr sector 22 Apr 45 and then relieved the Sth Inf Div south of the Ruhr on
!t Apr 45. The division was next assigned military government duties in Westphalia, and was serving in this capacity
rbsn hostilities were declared ended 7 May 45.
}IIORLD WARTT ORDEF. OF BATTLE
WOFtrD WTB
II
ONDER OF BATTI,E
TlL2
Typical Organizati on (19 44 / 45) |
289th Infantry Regiment
29oth Infantry Regimonl
291st Infantry Regiment
HHBDivision Artillery
730th Field Artillery Battalion (1Ssmm)
897th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
898th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
899th Field Artillery Battalion (rosmm)
275llr Enginoor Combnl Bnllnlion
375th Msdica I Battalion
75th Counter IntelliSenco Corps Dot
Headquarters Special TrooPs
Hqs Company. 7Sth Infantry Division
Military Police Platoon
77Sth Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
75th Quartermaster ComPanY
575th Signal ComPanY
75th Reconnaissance Troop, Mecz
Mor 45'2 Apt 45J
709th Tank Battalion fottoched 31 Ion 45-11Feb 45)
717th Tank Battalion fottoched 77 Apt 45'18 Apr 45)
744th Tank Battalion [ottoched 30Mat 45-4Iun 45)
750th Tank Battalion (attached 22 Dec 44-26lan 45)
628th Tank Destroyer Battalion (ottoched 70lan 45-15lon 45)
629th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached 24 Dec 44-1 lon 45l.
654th Tank Destroyer Battalion (ottoched 24 Mu 45-25 Mar 45)
772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion (S!!1cjr.ed 22 Dec 44-4 lun 45]
807th Tank Destroyer Battalion (ottoched 25 Mot 45-29 Mor 45)
814th Tank Destroyer Battalion [ottoched 30 Dec 44-5lan 45)
440th AAA Auto-Wpns Battalion (gttoched 22 Dec 44-26lon 45)
701st Tank Battalion fottoched 18
Overseas Wartime Assignments:
6th Army GrouP - 25 fan 45
XXI CorPs - 30lan 45
Seventh Army - 11 Feb 45
12th Army GrouP - 14 Feb 45
Ninth Army (ottoched to British
XVI Corps - 1 Mar 45
12th Army GrouP - 9 Dec 44
Ninth Army - 9 Dec tl4
XVI Corps - 11 Dec 44
VII Coros -22Dec44
XVIII (A/B) C;orPs -29Dec44
VII Corps - 2 lan 45
XVIII (A/B) CorPs - 7 fan 45
Gommanders: MG Willard S. Paul: Apr 43
MG FaY B. Prickett: Aug 43
MG Arthur A. White: fun 45
BG Charlos R. Doran: Oct 45
MG RaY E. Porter: lan 45
Killed in Action:
817
Wounded in Action:
3.314
Died
ol -Wounds: 11 1
B
CorpsJ - 17 Feb 45
A TItrIE
629
F'OB TRUMPETS
U.S.INFANTBY REGIMENI
Strength: 3,257
Hoadqusrtors
and
Headqurrlors Company
Cannon
Company
0 losriln,
Antitank
.
Company
I
hows.
57mm AT Guns
U.S. INFANTRY BATTALION
Strength: B3B
Hoadquarlors
8nd
Hoadquartors Company
Antit6nk
Plolmn
3 57run. Af Guns
Hosty W6apo.tg
Company
St.ength:166,r*
TANK BATTALION
ARMOREO INFANTBY
TANK OESTROYER
BATTALION
(3 por amorgd division)
(3 por arrnorod dlvlsion,
13 llghl tanks
72 halt.tracks
BATTAUON, SP
(l
por srmorod divisio.t"
attachodl
Company
0
23..30-cal. light MGs
6 MO armo.gd cars
30 Ml0 tsnk destroyers
6 msdium lanb wilh
to&run. how'
37 .30.cs1. hsavy MGc
43 .50-cal, MGs
Companies A.8.C
3 T0 Compani$ A,8.C
St ength: 729
St eflgth: 1,001
53 modium tanks
Companies A"8.C
a l.xh rrh 3 da. C.tsr. C 3 aqr.da oeh md
a a l! .30rd. l[v, MGr n 0 orm. nulItl
w{FB
f,hbo,l war
I
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Slrength:671
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ETsENHowER's LTEUTENANTs
The smallest infantry unit was the rifle squad of twelve men, armed with ten Ml
Garand semiautomatic rifles, one automatic rifle, and one M1903 bolt-action Springfield
rifle. Three squads formed a rifle platoon. In the July 1943 infantry division, a rifle
company consisted of three rifle platoons plus a weapons platoon armed with two
.30-caliber and one .50-caliber machine guns, three 60mm. mortars, and three bazookas.
187 enlisted men.
The 5,21 I officers and men of its twenty-seven rifle companies formed the fighting core of
an infantry division.
An organizational feature of the First \ilflorld \0flar not discarded with the square
tlivision wns tlrc ncccssity, cvcn witlrin (icrrcrll McNnir's rlesirc flrrr cxlrcmc lcnnncn nnd
toughness, to back up the riflemen with heavier weapons as close to the front as possible;
\0ith headquarters personnel, the rifle company had six officers and
othcrwise the rillcmcn would not bc able to supprcss thc hcuvicr wcupons of thc tlcfcnse.
An infantry battalion united three rifle companies with a heavy weapons company armed
with eight .30-caliber and three .5O-caliber machine guns, six 8lmm. mortars, and seven
bazookas. The battalion-also had a headquarters.company equipped with three 57rnm.
antitank guns, three .30-caliber and one .50-caliber machine guns, and eight bazookas.
The infantry battalion numbered 871. An infantry regiment was made up of three
infantry battalions plus a headquarters company, a service company, an antitank company (six 57mm. antitank guns), a cannon company (six l05mm. howitzers and three
.50-caliber machine guns), and a medical detachment.
Organic to the division besides its three infantry regiments were division artillery, a
headquarters company, a reconnaissance troop, a combat engineer battalion, a medical
battalion, a quartermaster company, an ordnance company, a signal company, and a
military police platoon. The divisional artillery had three twelve-piece l05mm. howitzer
battalions and one twclve-piece l55mm. howitzer battalion. An additional eighty-nine
.5O-caliber machine guns were scattered through the artillery. Total principal armament
of an infantry division was 6,518 rffies, 243 automatic rifles, 157 .30-caliber machine
guns, 236 .S0-caliber machine guns, ninety 60mm. mortars, fifty-four 8lmm' mortars'
557 bazookas, fifty-seven 57mm. antitank guns, fifty-four l05mm. howitzers, and twelve
l55mm. howitzers.
An apparently formidable armament; yet throughout, mobility rather than power
had also become the outstanding characteristic of the American infantry division. All
elements of the division except the infantry were motorized. With the attachment of only
six quartermaster truck companies, the infantry could be motorized as well. Or, as the
infantrymen promptly demonstrated in combat, the appropriation of enemy transport
and the mounting of infantry everywhere conceivable on the division's trucks and
artillery vehicles and the attached tanks motorized the division still more easily. In
pursuit, an American infantry division readily moved on wheels and tra=cked vehicles. No
other army in the world was so mobile.
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ONDER OF BATTIE
Infantry Regiments and Battalions
At the beginning of European hostilities the infantry remained emaciated from the drastic reductions of the interwar
period, having suffered a 63 percent cut by 1932 with some 27 regiments inactivated. By 1938, of the 38 total remaini1g, 14 only had two battalions apiece. Beginning in 1940 some regular army regiments, inactive 1B-19 years, were
recalled to the colors at the same time 40 National Guard regiments were inducted, which were followed by 36 more
of the latter category in 1941. The strength of the standard infantry regiment was raised from 2,542 in 1939 to 3,340
g,trg by 15 July 1943 and to 3,068 by 24 fanuary 1945. A cannon company (of selfby I fune 1941, and then trimmed to
howitzers,
Iater towed) was added to the infantry regiment in April1942, and a host of
105mm
75mm
and
propelled
nu* *rupons introduced which revolutionized regimental tactics. Infantry regiments also developed and increasgrouping of ctlmbat units,
ingly employed the Regimental Combat Team concept during World Wrr II. An RCT was a
detachment, around an
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company,
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I'riday, June 11, 1g4B
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Yi, "!fr !-?#r
u.jr(jsr,.\,r.""-r.*:-r,F,*.,r!il rrrFi!:!r".!nmrr
iYou'ue Heord the Band ptay
lrne Music, Here's iin Wo-r;,
I For
several weel<s many GIs of
the 76th have been whis0ing a
lnew catchy marrch bhey,ve heard
lnlaved by the division band dur_
;tng reveille and other occasions
j
perhaps have wondered what
lname the mantial air had.
land
ing .the Louisiana maneuvers and
instantly caught on when playetl
for'the Jir.st tinre after the -di_
vision art'ived at Camp Breckin_
/
t
Orchestrations of the march are
Appreciation oJ the march,s being prepired so ,that all bands
swingy tempo and tyrics was e*_ in the division will be a"ble to play
,by Maj. Gen. F. B. prickert the stirring tune soon.
ip::sseq
lefte-{ the division commander hear.d
Divis.ion Neuropsychiatlist, Maj_
played by the division band.
or Furst is 38 years old and a
It's the product of a ?6th of,fi- native of Newark, N. J. He atcer, and non-eom who colla,borated tended Lafayette College in pennand entitled their compos,ition, sylvania . and, the Unlversity
of
-from
-
lrl
I
lr.
\rr^r-- the
We're
Seven Five
I
,r
l,Yatch ou,r
zip and drive
l. or we're on our way to
victory.
Thor:gh the road is rough
A_nd our task is tough
We are out Uo win'.1-- l.t', tregin,
"'-"'l
First we,ll smash the Hun
Hur,
----I(ccp him on the ,or,
i
I
,"p tf,u Jop ,tltt
dom come.
So just keep an eye
1[hen we,ll
As
lve- march
t<irrg_
i
:
i
on by
kilt.
good
bands.
Fighting
Corps,,,,.fvi"n o?
.Quartglmaster
.I_"^, y":"hlnt
,,Sk,
-Marine,,,
Anchors;,, Jor Naval
Aviation;
'}igit Ayuy," for Air transport
C-ommand; ,,Hail . the
Corls,,,
Y,gll",Aviation;,,Rotr,
J(oll,"
Annored Force,
Out Below,,, parachuie troops.
.,Man
to Man,, Jol. Lyrics to
low:
!'There,s
a pride you feel inside
-.you for the fnfantry.
-ft's_the story of the glory
of the
Infantry.
And we macle
,twofeet.,,
And.we-want the whole wide world
know
For we,re the mighty Seventy_Five.
i;d,
and ,,Look
set, Iet,s gpt
,Yu-*u
UerIin-Tokyot
to
songs composed
.service
waring,s
organizatiori for
:f
oranches of the armed forces.
The
,,Toast
.others include: .,wA\rEa
to
Ine
Air
corps,,,
-Army
,.The
II IVut
y Blue,,,
.)Ve can make
Nippon,s sons we aim to
It's been done beforebefore,
Ijj...P.:n
We'll do i0 once morl
Fred
it on our
own
Pick.lgm up, lay,em down,
_ picl{ rem up, lay,em down,
Countin,. hun two, threg four,
hun, two, three
_
What's a thousand miles or
morg when we,re in a war?
_-_
!];hroushout all our ranks,
tye are rugged yanks
I
of
'M.or to Man,,, a fox trot
march tempo featured on a in
re.
cent_coast-to-coast broadcast
by
the Pennsylvanians, is one of-l
two feet.
I
jend our officem are all
: guys.
lTlr"v t "u. ski[ and will
lGive Hitter hig fill
iAnd.a.ll
Dance orchestrations
Waring,s new infantry song,
1s Man,,, rvere received
ilY:,
rvrtn compliments of the pennsylvanians at ?Sth fnfantrf piv.
lsion headquarters this ,u""t
una
have
distributed to ,ugi
mental-been
group of
'95th Division Marching'"Sfri!'ii Pennsylvania Medical College,
The . musjc is ,by Maj.- IVilliim which he was graduated in'19BZ.r
.u'u-rst, of the Division Surgeon,s He entered. the army in Septein_l
office. and Sgt. Joseph Sr.iifr,'"i ber, 1941 and wqs assisned tol
,'the dirision band,
Words for'the the 75th Div,ision in Nolember.
are by Maj. Furst .and go 1043.' He was promoted to maiorll
,:":.]1,
last March.
I
ias rouows:
i
Sends
$ew__lnfantry SongIo 75fh Division
The march was composed by
Maj. Furs! and Sgt. Smith dur-
ridge.
Itud '#aring
I
I
I
IED
EfiEESm\l
it on our- own
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