Connolly, John 423

[pemolloy]

I am trying to find information about my uncle who died in WW2 and seeking anyone who served with him.

I have not found his unit/company yet and was wondering if anyone knew how to find this.

I have requested his IDPF and received his certification of Military service.

John T. Connolly, Jr.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service # 31358561
423rd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Massachusetts
Died: 21-Dec-44
Buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery



Thanks for any assistance I this matter.

Regards,

Paul Molloy
Cell: 313.717.4848

[Carl W.]

I found this additional info on www.abmc.gov

Buried at: Plot F Row 2 Grave 67
Awards: Purple Heart

Best regards
Carl

[gemcmeg]

Paul, my dad, Paul Eanes (from NC) was captured by the Germans near Prume Germany the day you uncle died. He was with the 106th and I think either with or detached to/with the 423rd delivering ammo. I'll see him this weekend, do you have a pic, my dad will be 83 next month and is still pretty sharp, esp with that time's memories. Also what town is your uncle from and did he have a nickname? Send if you have to [e-mail] and i'll be sure to ask. good luck with your research, gail eanes mcguire

[pemolloy]

I have more information and I am still trying to find information about my uncle who died in WW2.
I have found basic information.
- Certification of Military Service
- Burial location information.
- Individual Deceased Personal File


I just received his - Individual Deceased Personal File
with his unit/company -
106th - 423 rd Inf Regt, Company: 2d Bn Hq Co.

Pioneer & Ammunition Platoon., is what his brother remembered.

And the report also states his body was found in a truck on a highway between Radschgeid and Auw, Germany.

I was wondering if there was additional info of people from his company?

Battle info about his company?

Anyone's thoughts of the location of where his body was found in Germany? "in a truck highway between Radschgeid and Auw, Germany."


John T. Connolly, Jr.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service # 31358561
423rd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division
Company: 2d Bn Hq Co.
Pioneer & Ammunition Platoon., is what his brother remembered.

Entered the Service from: Massachusetts
Died: 21-Dec-44
Buried at: Plot F Row 2 Grave 67
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Awards: Purple Heart


Thanks for any assistance I this matter.

Regards,

Paul Molloy

Please feel freetocall.

2784 Royal Ave.
Berkley, MI 48072
Cell: 313.717.4848

[pemolloy]

My uncle was list on rooster under different company (2nd) then his govt. records.

I was wondering if you had any contact info from people from the 423rd, 2nd. The rooster list 121 original members.

Govt records:
> John T. Connolly, Jr.
> Private First Class, U.S. Army
> Service # 31358561
> 423rd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division
> Company: 2d Bn Hq Co.

Entered the Service from: Massachusetts
Died: 21-Dec-44
Buried at: Plot F Row 2 Grave 67
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Awards: Purple Heart


Thanks for any assistance I this matter.

Regards,

Paul Molloy

Please feel free to call.


Cell: 313.717.4848

[John Eisenhard]

Paul, I can't help you since my father, Daniel Eisenhard passed away almost 3 years ago. He was 423rd, 2nd as well and often mentioned several men from "up north" New England. I am sure they probably talked together more than once though and I would like to keep thinking they are together rehashing the old Army days.
Best Regards,
John Eisenhard
Reading, PA.
[e-mail]

[mustang1944]

Dear Paul,

Do you have a photo from your uncle.
Reason,for asking this is becauseÏ'm building a photoarchive from soldiers buried or mentioned at the Wall of missing at Henri-Chapelle Cemetery.

If you have a photo from your uncle,will you please send me a copy.

You can contact me at: [e-mail]

Thanks,in advance.

Jan de Wilde
(The Netherlands).

[connie]

Hope you have found other information by this time...

I am just beginning to piece together locations in my own search. Carl who has been there in present times and others who were there can answer with more expertise. But, I'll make a stab at the location question. Hopefully, others can add to what little I can say.

I'm not sure exactly what you are wondering about regarding location. But, from an initial look it sounds like one of many logical spot for someone in the 423rd to be. (The town name may be misspelled.)

At the onset of the Bulge this was 423rd territory. The 590th Field Artillery Battalion that was firing in support of the 423rd (and positioned behind them) was located around the town of Radscheid located on the road between there and Auw. The 589th FA BN was further north toward Auw. In the unit history of the 589th it is noted that the 2nd BN of the 423rd infantry had been in Division reserve but was ordered forward on the 16th "to hold positions in front of the {589th} battalion while it displaced to the rear."

I have not yet traced the history of the next few days for this group. But, there is one further detail I noted in the death date of someone else. In that instance date given on the headstone was the day the body was found and death recorded, not the date of the encounter with the enemy that took his life... This is one more question mark to enter into your search. Your date could be accurate. But, you should know this did, at times, happen.

Connie

[bigjohn]

Paul, my father was with the same unit 423rd 2nd BN HQ. I can't help you with much but it is obvious that he escaped being captured in the early fight that the 423 was engaged in. Dad was captured the first or second day of the fight and sent to a POW camp in Germany.
It is hard to get more info as so many records were destroyed in the St Louis repository fire many years ago. I tried with dad but they had no available information. Best of luck. You can always contact me at [e-mail]

[Carl W.]

There was a group of men (mainly 422nd, but also stragglers from other units and some of the FO's of the 590th) that held out on top of Hill 576, South of Laudesfeld near the Radscheid-Auw road. This was the location of the 422nd Infantry Motorpool. The men held out untill 21 December.

The A&P platoon maintained the battalion ammunition supply service, executed simple engineering tasks not requiring techincal training ( such as winching Jeeps across a ravine or steam by cable, building pontoon bridges and constructing log roads by blasting trees with dynamite etcetera) and installed or breached mine fields. Perhaps he was trying to haul ammo for the men holding out and was killed in the process.

I also remember statements by several men of the 590th that saw US trucks hauling ammunition being strafed and hit by German fighters. This must have happened on the 17th or 18th, I can't quite recall for the moment. These trucks were coming down the Auw-Radscheid-Bleialf road and several burst into flames and exploded.

WIthout more details it is very hard to know what or where, alot of action was going on in that area at the time. The date -21 December- may also be a fix made by the Graves Registration people as they collected the casualties after the area was captured by US forces in February. Did the documents of the IDPF show any dates for this??

Carl