Herman Joseph BANIA
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 35555109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 19 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 23 October 1924 Toledo, Lucas County, OHIO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
ETAT | OHIO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY | Single | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RANK | Private First Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Infantry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Unskilled occupations in production of bakery products, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 10 may 1943 Toledo OHIO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | Company D | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BATTALION | 1st Battalion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT | 116th Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 29th Infantry Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 29 july 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Villebaudon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Herman is the son of immigrants from Bohemia, he has a sister Josephine; the family lives in Ohio in Toledo. He finished three years of high school, he is employed in the production of bakery products. Single he enlisted on May 10, 1943 in Toledo, Ohio. After training, he received the MOS from 605, Heavy Machine Gunner; he joined England and then the theater of operations. On July 15, 1944, he was sent from the replacement company in Normandy to Company D, 1st battalion of the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. When Herman joined the Company, it was engaged in phase 2 of the capture of Saint-Lô. At the end of the day, the 1st battalion advances on the left of Martinville Ridge and stops at these positions for the night. On July 16, groups from the 1st Battalion attempted to reach La Planche to secure a line between the 2nd and 3rd Battalions and attempted to reconnect with the 2nd Battalion: "The Lost Battalion". On July 17 and 18, the battalion of Herman strengthens the positions on the ridge for the final attack on the city which allows the 3rd battalion of Major Howie to launch out towards the crossroads of the Madeleine… the city is liberated the 18th; the capture of Saint-Lô clears the front for Operation Cobra. On July 19 and 20, the 29th was relieved by the 35th Infantry Division, it was sent to the XIXth Corps reserve at Saint-Clair northeast of Saint-Lô. A few days away from the front lines will boost men's morale near Saint-Clair sur Elle, but the 1st Army cannot do without such a division. The 29th therefore has only eight days to recover. The 29th was launched on July 28 in the battle towards the South and Vire. The story of what happens to Herman becomes somewhat murky at this point; on August 1 it is reported as Missing in Action in the Morning Report of Company D. On August 12 in the Morning Report it is listed as MIA (Missing in Action) then KIA (Killed in Action) on July 26. His gravestone in the cemetery of Saint-James indicates July 29 as the date of death, and on July 29 the 116th Infantry Regiment was in its first engagement at Moyon… | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29th INFANTRY DIVISION - BLUE AND GRAY
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - Abmc.gov - Clive TIRLEMONT - Bruno CADEVILLE - Frogman - BKF |
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PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |