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US Army 12th Infantry Regiment After Action Reports, July 1944

Mike Barnett

I'm doing research on the fighting in Normandy, France during the month of July 1944 in the vicinity of Sainteny and St. Jean-de-day. I'm particularly interested in the After Action Reports of the following units: US 12th Infantry Regt., 8th Inf. Regt., 70th Tank Battalion, 117th Inf. Regt., 119th Inf. Regt., 33rd Armored Regt. of the 3rd Armored Division, 36th Armored Infantry Regt., 83rd Recon. Battalion, Combat Command A and Combat Command B (of the 3rd Armored Div.). I'm searching to see which of these units might have faced German Panther tanks (Mark V) before, during, or after July 8, 1944.

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    Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

    We searched the National Archives Catalog and located a series titled Unit Histories, 1943 - 1967 in the Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) ( Record Group 338) that contains some of the units you are interested in.

    The World War II Operations Reports, 1940-1948 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917-1981 (Record Group 407) contain after unit histories and after action reports. For more information about these records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.

    Please keep in mind that due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RDT2 and RL-SL. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.

    We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck on your research!

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    Dear Mike Barnett,

    Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

    Your research into these various units should begin with the following two entries, (note that these are not digitized and therefore not available online): 

    We searched National Archives Catalog and located the World War II Operations Reports, 1940-1948 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917 - 1985 (Record Group 407) that includes records of units during WWII. For more information about these non-digitized records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.

    We searched the National Archives Catalog and located a series titled Unit Histories, 1943 - 1967 in the Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) ( Record Group 338) that includes the file units for various Military Units. For more information about these non-digitized records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov

    Finally, you may be interested in these search results for “Panther Tank” in the National Archives Catalog.

    For further information see this blog post: WWII Military Unit Records at the National Archives

    We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

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    Dear Mike, did you find the AAR for the 12th IR for the month of July 1944 ? I am also looking for if particularly for the day of July 13th, regarding the fights in the vincinity of Sainteny and the death of Sergeant John M. OSEA. Thanks a lot

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    Nicolas,

    The archives just scanned July but the rolls have no character recognition. Here is the link to rolls 514 no. 1-4. As far as I can tell the 12th is at the end of roll 1 and the beginning of roll 2. https://catalog.archives.gov/search?page=1&q=Morning%20Reports%20for%20July%201944%20roll%20514

    July 13th was around the time of the "Sunken Road." My father was in F Company at the point and was pinned down for multiple days. What company was Sergeant OSEA in? I can look also in the morning reports.   Do you have access to the "History of the Twelfth Regiment in World War II" by Colonel Gerden F. Johnson?