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7th US Armored Division "Lucky Seventh"
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Divisional information
Divisional troops
Attachments
| Divisional information |
Specials
| [read more] | Read more about the structure of an US Armored Division in 1942. |
| [read more] | Read more about the structure of an US Armored Division in 1943. |
History
| Activated | 01.03.1942 |
| Inactivated | 09.10.1945 |
| Call sign | Workshop |
Campaigns
| Northern France | in WWII |
| Rhineland | in WWII |
| Ardennes-Alsace | in WWII |
| Central Europe | in WWII |
Commanding General (CG)
| 00.03.1942 | Maj.-Gen. Lindsay McDonald Silvester |
| 00.11.1944 | Maj.-Gen. Robert W. Hasbrouck |
| 00.09.1945 | Brig.-Gen. Truman E. Boudinot |
Chief of Staff
| 05.11.1944 | Col. Church Matthews |
| 17.12.1944 | Col. John Ryan |
| Divisional troops |
Armor
| 17th Tank Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 31st Tank Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 40th Tank Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
Field Artillery (FA)
| 434th Armored FA Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 440th Armored FA Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 489th Armored FA Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
Infantry
| 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 38th Armored Infantry Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 48th Armored Infantry Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
Other troops
| Division Hq & Hq Company, Division | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Hq & Hq Battery, Division Artillery | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Hq & Hq Company, Division Trains | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Hq & Hq Company, Combat Command A (CCA) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Hq & Hq Company, Combat Command B (CCB) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Hq & Hq Company, Combat Command R (CCR) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 147th Armored Signal Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 33rd Armored Engineer Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 77th Armored Medical Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 129th Armored Ordnance Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Quartermasters, 7th Armored Division | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Military Police Platoon, 7th Armored Division | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Band, 7th Armored Division | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Attachments |
Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)
| 203rd AAA AW Battalion (SP) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 275th Armored FA Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Element of 106th Infantry Division | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 814th TD Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 446th Quartermaster Truck Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 3967th Quartermaster Truck Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Sources & links: | US 7th Armored Division Association (Unofficial Home Page) |
| US Army in WWII | |
| Kampfgruppe Historical Section | |
| Gunnewegh W.C.J., Van Falaise naar Overloon, 1979 | |
| Site design & initiative: | Hans Houterman |
| Site created by: | Jeroen Koppes |
| Last update: | 23.05.2003-CSS |