Wondering if there are any reports or records of the circumstances in which he died and a more exact location of where he died. He was with the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division, 3rd Battalion, M Company. He died West of the Rr River in the sector of Duren-Merken, Germany.
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We searched the National Archives’ Access to Archival Databases (AAD) and located the World War II Army Enlistment Records database that includes one file pertaining to Webb, William C.. If you believe that this individual is the same person you are researching, then you may use the information in the card when requesting a copy of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).
We suggest that you request a copy of William Chauncey Webb’s Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). OMPFs and individual medical reports for enlisted men of the U.S. Army who were separated from the service after October 1912 and before 1960 are in the custody of NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis. In many cases where personnel records were destroyed in the 1973 fire, proof of service can be provided from other records such as morning reports, payrolls, and military orders, and a certificate of military service will be issued. Please complete a GSA Standard Form 180 and mail it to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002. Veterans and next of kin of deceased veterans also may use eVetRecs to request records. See eVetRecs Help for instructions. If there is any information requested by the form that you do not know, you may omit it or provide estimates (such as for dates), but the more information you provide, the easier it will be to locate the correct file if it survived the fire. For more information see Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests. For a complete copy of a personnel file, in Section II, on the line for "Other" (Specify), write "Complete copy of every page of personnel file - not an extract."
Archival OMPFs may also be requested by visiting the Archival Research Room at the National Archives at St. Louis. Please see the linked web pages for more information. Please email stlarr.archives@nara.gov for further assistance prior to making an appointment.
Please see NARA’s Veterans’ Service Records webpage for additional information.
Next, we searched the 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) which includes unit history (9/15/1942-12/1945); after action reports (10/29/1944-4/1945); and journal and file (10/1944-4/1945) of the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division during WWII. Please note that these records generally do not include details about individual soldiers; rather, they contain information related to the activities and engagements of the unit as a whole. For more information about these non-digitized records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RR2R) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.
Plus, we located Muster Rolls and Rosters, 11/1/1912 - 12/31/1943 and Morning Reports, ca. 1912 - 1946 for Army units that may include rosters and morning reports of the 413th Infantry Regiment. For more information about these records, please contact the National Archives at St. Louis (RRPO) at stl.archives@nara.gov. Rosters for units serving in World War II from 1944 - 1946 were destroyed in accordance with Army disposition authorities. For more information, please see Access to Morning Reports and Unit Rosters | National Archives.
Individual Deceased Personnel Files (IDPF) may have additional information about the circumstances of his death and burial. These files were NOT affected by the 1973 fire.
Surnames M-Z are in the legal custody of the Department of the Army.
1. State that you are requesting access to the file under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA).
2. Provide the full name of the individual, their date of death, and
service number if available.
3. State your willingness to pay applicable fees.
4. Include a daytime telephone number in case they need to contact
you.
Send the Request to:
Department of the Army, US Army Human Resources Command
ATTN: AHRC-FOIA, 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue
Department 107
Fort Knox KY 40122
Requests may also be submitted via email to:
usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.foia@army.mil
You may wish to search the U.S. Army Center of Military History’s website for information about the 413th Regiment | Lineage and Honors. Also, the U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center has complete sets of military unit histories. You may reach them at 950 Soldiers Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013-5021. The telephone number is 717-245-3971.
For information relating to American overseas cemeteries and to military personnel buried overseas, please call 703-584-1501; write to the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), Suite 500, 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201; or send an email to info@abmc.gov. Burial records indicate that he is buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten, Netherlands.
We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further.
We hope this assists you with your research!
Sincerely,
Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)
[RR2RR 23-46538-LP]
Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!
We searched the National Archives’ Access to Archival Databases (AAD) and located the World War II Army Enlistment Records database that includes one file pertaining to Webb, William C.. If you believe that this individual is the same person you are researching, then you may use the information in the card when requesting a copy of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).
We suggest that you request a copy of William Chauncey Webb’s Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). OMPFs and individual medical reports for enlisted men of the U.S. Army who were separated from the service after October 1912 and before 1960 are in the custody of NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis. In many cases where personnel records were destroyed in the 1973 fire, proof of service can be provided from other records such as morning reports, payrolls, and military orders, and a certificate of military service will be issued. Please complete a GSA Standard Form 180 and mail it to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002. Veterans and next of kin of deceased veterans also may use eVetRecs to request records. See eVetRecs Help for instructions. If there is any information requested by the form that you do not know, you may omit it or provide estimates (such as for dates), but the more information you provide, the easier it will be to locate the correct file if it survived the fire. For more information see Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests. For a complete copy of a personnel file, in Section II, on the line for "Other" (Specify), write "Complete copy of every page of personnel file - not an extract."
Archival OMPFs may also be requested by visiting the Archival Research Room at the National Archives at St. Louis. Please see the linked web pages for more information. Please email stlarr.archives@nara.gov for further assistance prior to making an appointment.
Please see NARA’s Veterans’ Service Records webpage for additional information.
Next, we searched the 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) which includes unit history (9/15/1942-12/1945); after action reports (10/29/1944-4/1945); and journal and file (10/1944-4/1945) of the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division during WWII. Please note that these records generally do not include details about individual soldiers; rather, they contain information related to the activities and engagements of the unit as a whole. For more information about these non-digitized records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RR2R) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.
Plus, we located Muster Rolls and Rosters, 11/1/1912 - 12/31/1943 and Morning Reports, ca. 1912 - 1946 for Army units that may include rosters and morning reports of the 413th Infantry Regiment. For more information about these records, please contact the National Archives at St. Louis (RRPO) at stl.archives@nara.gov. Rosters for units serving in World War II from 1944 - 1946 were destroyed in accordance with Army disposition authorities. For more information, please see Access to Morning Reports and Unit Rosters | National Archives.
Individual Deceased Personnel Files (IDPF) may have additional information about the circumstances of his death and burial. These files were NOT affected by the 1973 fire.
Surnames M-Z are in the legal custody of the Department of the Army.
1. State that you are requesting access to the file under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA).
2. Provide the full name of the individual, their date of death, and
service number if available.
3. State your willingness to pay applicable fees.
4. Include a daytime telephone number in case they need to contact
you.
Send the Request to:
Department of the Army, US Army Human Resources Command
ATTN: AHRC-FOIA, 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue
Department 107
Fort Knox KY 40122
Requests may also be submitted via email to:
usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.foia@army.mil
You may wish to search the U.S. Army Center of Military History’s website for information about the 413th Regiment | Lineage and Honors. Also, the U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center has complete sets of military unit histories. You may reach them at 950 Soldiers Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013-5021. The telephone number is 717-245-3971.
For information relating to American overseas cemeteries and to military personnel buried overseas, please call 703-584-1501; write to the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), Suite 500, 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201; or send an email to info@abmc.gov. Burial records indicate that he is buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten, Netherlands.
We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further.
We hope this assists you with your research!
Sincerely,
Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)
[RR2RR 23-46538-LP]
