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89th Infantry Division Organization during World War II
Rolling W Division
The division insignia consists of a black "W" within a circular black tower. The division personnel, during World War I, was drawn primarily from the Middle West, and the "W" indicates its western origin~ when inverted, the letter becomes "M" and thus the name, "Middle West" Division. On its side, the letter represents the Greek letter "sigma", the symbol of summation that is, coordination or single effort. The "Middle West Division" circle is that geometrical figure which can come to stability in any position, yet move rapidly in answer to a change of forces.
Motto: "Get It Done!"
COMMAND AND STAFF
Commanding General
22 January 1945
Maj. Gen. Thomas D. Finley
Assistant Division Commander
22 January 1945
Brig. Gen. John N. Robinson
Artillery Commander
22 January 1945
Brig. Gen. John T. Bissell
Chief of Staff
22 January 1945
Col. Norman M. Winn
Assistant Chief of Staff G-1
22 January 1945
Lt. Col. Harold E. Sanford
Assistant Chief of Staff G-2
22 January 1945
Lt. Col. Charles M. Myrick
Assistant Chief of Staff G-3
22 January 1945
Lt. Col. George H. Gerhart
Assistant Chief of Staff G-4
22 January 1945
Lt. Col. James A. Wilson
Adjutant General
22 January 1945
Lt. Col. Vernon J. Blondell
Commanding Officer, 353d Infantry
22 January 1945
Col. Frank R. Maerdian
Commanding Officer, 354th Infantry
22 January 1945 Col. Robert C. Aloe
17 April 1945 Col. Curtis D. Renfro
Commanding Officer, 355th Infantry
22 January 1945
Col. Jesse T. Harris
STATISTICS
Chronology
| Activated |
15 July 1942 |
| Arrived ETO |
22 January 1945 |
Arrived Continent (D+230) |
22 January 1945 |
| Entered Combat |
12 March 1945 |
| Days in Combat |
57 |
Casualties
| Killed |
222 |
| Wounded |
692 |
Missing |
91 |
| Captured |
1 |
| Battle Casualties |
1,006 |
| Non-Battle Casualties |
1,074 |
| Total Casualties |
2,080 |
| Percent of T/O Strength |
14.6% |
Campaigns
Rhineland
Central Europe
Individual Awards
| Legion of Merit |
5 |
| Silver Star |
45 |
| Soldiers Medal |
1 |
| Bronze Star |
164 |
| Prisioners of War Taken |
43,512 |
COMPOSITION
353d Infantry
354th Infantry
355th Infantry
89th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
314th Engineer Combat Battalion
314th Medical Battalion
89th Division Artillery
340th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
341st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
914th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
563d Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)
Special Troops
714th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
405th Quartermaster Company
89th Signal Company
Military Police Platoon
Headquarters Company
Band
ATTACHMENTS
Antiaircraft Artillery
550th AMA AW Bn (Mbl) (5 Mar 45-31 May 45)
Armored
748th Tk Bn (25 Mar 45-6 Apr 45)
707th Tk Bn 6 (6 Apr 45-31 Apr 45)
Chemical
Co A, 91st Cml Mort Bn (9 Mar 45-23 Mar 45)
Co B, 93rd Cml Mort Bn (4 Apr 45-20 Apr 45)
Tank Destroyer
811th TD Bn (SP) (6 Mar 45-12 Mar 45)
602d TD Bn (SP) (12 Mar 45-29 May 45)
DETACHMENTS
355th CT, attached to 11th Armd Div (17 Mar 45-21 Mar 45)
914th FABn, attached to 11th ArmdDiv (17 Mar 45-21 Mar 45)
CoC, 314th Engr CBn, attached to 11th Armd Div (17 Mar 45-21 Mar 45)
355th CT, attached to 4th Armd Div (3 Apr 45-6 Apr 45)
914th FABn, attached to 4th Armd Div (3 Apr45-6Apr45)
89th DIVISION ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS
18 Jan 45: Attached to ETOUSA, 12th Army Group
21 Jan 45: Attached toFifteenth Army, 12th Army Group
4 Mar 45: Attached to XII Corps, Third Army, 12th Army Group
23 Mar 45: Attached to VIII Corps, Third Army, 12th Army Group
22 Apr 45: Attached to VIII Corps, First Army, 12th Group
| COMMAND POSTS |
| Date |
Town |
Region |
Country |
| 22 Jan 45 |
Fecamp (Camp Lucky Strike) |
Seine-Inferieure |
France |
| 22 Feb 45 |
Blangy |
Seine-Inferieure |
France |
| 6 Mar 45 |
Mersch |
Luxemburg |
Luxemburg |
| 10 Mar 45 |
Ralingen |
Rhineland |
Germany |
| 10 Mar 45 |
Ralingen |
Rhineland |
Germany |
| 10 Mar 45 |
Speicher |
Rhineland |
Germany |
| 13 Mar 45 |
Gillenfeld |
Rhineland |
Germany |
| 15 Mar 45 |
Bad Bertrich |
Rhineland |
Germany |
| 18 Mar 45 |
Peterswald |
Rhineland |
Germany |
| 20 Mar 45 |
Rhaunen |
Rhineland |
Germany |
| 22 Mar 45 |
Soberheim |
Rhineland |
Germany |
| 24 Mar 45 |
Lingerhahn |
Rhineland |
Germany |
| 25 Mar 45 |
Badenhard |
Rhineland |
Germany |
| 28 Mar 45 |
Weisel |
Hessen-Nassau |
Germany |
| 29 Mar 45 |
Bad Schwalbach |
Hessen-Nassau |
Germany |
| 28 Mar 45 |
Bad Schwalbach |
Hessen-Nassau |
Germany |
| 3 Apr 45 |
Hersfeld |
Hessen-Nassau |
Germany |
| 4 Apr 45 |
Nesselroden |
Thuringa |
Germany |
| 8 Apr 45 |
Waltershausen |
Thuringa |
Germany |
| 11 Apr 45 |
Amstadt |
Thuringa |
Germany |
| 13 Apr 45 |
Bad Berka |
Thuringa |
Germany |
| 15 Apr 45 |
Kahla |
Thuringa |
Germany |
| 16 Apr 45 |
Wejda |
Thuringa |
Germany |
| 18 Apr 45 |
Werdau |
Saxony |
Germany |
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