Need help with some information

[sandy]

Looking for information on my dads training at camp croft Co B 29th ITB during this period Dec 1943-may1944.Tried to find pictures or information on this group having a rough time any information is welcome.Also looking for information on hospital that the POW were taking to in Fl. May 1945.

[connie]

Sandy,

Please forgive me if I ask some elementary questions. My military vocabulary is limited.

From what you say here, I am assuming that your dad was transferred into the 106th Division sometime after training that ended in May of 1944?

ITB? Infantry Training Battalion?

Connie

PS. I just did a quick cursory search and learned that Camp Croft was an Army Infantry Replacement Training Center in South Carolina. The link I hit on will probably be of little help to you but may be of some general interest as it shows people of note who passed through Croft Camp www.schistory.net/campcroft/people/whoswho.html

More general information on Camp Croft can be found at
www.schistory.net/campcroft/

It looks like a bit of the history of the 29th ITB can be found on this site at:
www.schistory.net/campcroft/29th_history.pdf

This probably does not get down to the company detail you were looking for, but it at least brings me up to speed on the question. Hope you've had more luck in your search.

Sept 8, 2008 10:53:26 GMT -5 sandy said:

Looking for information on my dads training at camp croft Co B 29th ITB during this period Dec 1943-may1944.Tried to find pictures or information on this group having a rough time any information is welcome.Also looking for information on hospital that the POW were taking to in Fl. May 1945.

[Carl W.]

The site links Connie has provided are indeed all I can find on the net concerning the 29 ITB.
www.schistory.net/campcroft/gallery.html

This website could be worth while to check out. Lots of good info there.

Carl

[dianekrollewis]

My father was at Camp Croft as a non-com.........then Fort Benning at OCS............
then on to Fort Jackson where the 106th Division was formed. It is possible that
your father may have been re-assigned from Camp Croft. He was
1st Lt John M. Krol -106th-422nd reg-HQ

[dianekrollewis]

Sorry......I meant MY Dad was Lt. Krol.

[sandy]

Thanks for the help! Yes he was transsferred to 106th 423rd co E.

[aaaustin1948]

T.L. Austin Jr. 424 C

My fathers name was T.L. Austin, Jr. from Madill, OK. He was a Staff Sgt and served in the 106th Division, 424th Infantry, Company C. His service dates 7/15/41 through 9/14/45. He was in The Battle of the Bulge, I believe St. Lo, and possibly St Vith. He was wounded and hospitalized in Ramagen, Germany. I am taking a trip to Europe and trying to follow his route. Can you help.

[connie]

TL Austin Jr. 424C
Glad to have you with us...

Interested in your post... I know that when I went to Belgium, the route of the 424th was among the things I carried, but I can't lay my hands on it or its source immediately... and I'm on the run today and tomorrow. Will get back to you.

In the meantime there are others who may be able to do a better job answering some of your questions.

Connie

PS Your dad's service dates tell me he had a military history before the 106th was activated...

[aaaustin1948]

T.L. Austin Jr. 424 C

Thank you. Will be waiting for your information. I am trying to get his DD214 records which should have a great deal of information as well. Will his Service Number help you, I do have that?

[floydragsdale]

T.L. Austin Jr. 424 C.

Hello:

I served with Company G in the 424th Regiment, took part in a great deal of the Battle of the Bulge and revisited Belgium, for fourteen days, in 2010 with Connie, her husband & another person.

In place of a guided tour, three of us shared the rental of a car. The advantage of this over a guided tour was as follows: We went where and when we wanted to go, stayed as long all wanted to and, changed our minds about our itinerary on the spot, at lunch time and maybe the night before.

You will never regret going to Belgium whether you rent a car, or take a guided tour. However, the more preparation you do in advance of your trip the smoother it will be. - - - Here's wishing you a most pleasant journey.

See the following WEB Site for some ideas.

battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/ardennes_battlefield

Floyd
Veteran of the 424th Regiment

[connie]

T. L. Austin 424 C

By now you've connected with the link to the roster & found your Dad's info there... & I've contacted Jim West of the Indiana Military Site/ Roster with the additional info I sent you.

I'm still looking for the list of 424 locations I once had in hand. I'll do some more searching... But, of course, there were variations from Company to company that I have definitely not traced. We both can do some web searching!

I have added your dad's name to the Site Soldier Index on this board with a link to your post here...

More later...

Connie

[connie]

.T. L. Austin 424 C

Ok... I definitely need to spend spme time overhauling my files, but I found something. It is not the original list of 424th sites I worked with & I don't have a source list. And it certainly is not broken down to show unit details. So if C, were for example, in reserve at some point this list would not show that. It is a regimental list. The whole regiment was obviously not in the same exact spot at the same time. When the Bulge broke out they were spread out in pockets over approximately a 9 mile front. But it is a jumping off point as you flesh out your research:

Dec. 16- front locations
Dec 17 retreat toward Burg Reuland, Our Berg
Dec. 26 Manhay
Dec 30 - pulled off line in Manhay; Warzee
Jan. 6 - Aisomont
Jan 9- 17 Wanne, Spineaux, Ennal
Jan 18- Deidenberg, St. Vith
Jan 26 Mendell (??) afterwards pulled back for R&R @ Plainevaux near Leige
Feb. 6 Siegfreid Line
Mar 15 Pulled back with division for R & R near St. Quentin France
1 April- division training reconstituted units near Rennes France
22 April - most of division started move for Rhine...

Hope that helps... It gives you points to confirm, refute, or refine...