Us army unit records for 94th infantry division in ETO WW2

Navenj 

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

The Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR) has custody of the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917- (Record Group 407) and the Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) (Record Group 338).  Military unit files among these records consist mostly of historical reports, after action reports, unit journals, and general orders. These records do not include personnel information, nor do we have a name index to these records.

A search of our available finding aids indicates that we have a total of 87 boxes of records pertaining to the Ninety-Fourth U.S. Infantry Division and the subordinate units assigned to it. The citation for these records is as follows:

Record Group 407

Entry (NM3) 427

Boxes 11344-11431

Of these records, 40 boxes contain records of the various division staffs. The citation for these records is as follows:

Record Group 407

Entry (NM3) 427

Boxes 11344-11384

Each box contains 800-1600 pages of documentation. As you can see, there is a substantial amount of records for the division.

Military service personnel files and individual medical reports for the period in which you are interested are in the custody of the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO. To submit a request via Postal Mail please use the Standard Form 180 (SF-180): Request Pertaining to Military Records to submit your request. You should complete and mail the form to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO  63138-1002. You may also apply online on our Request Military Service Records webpage.  Please be aware that there was a fire at the Records Center in 1973 and some records were destroyed.

Copies of most of the monthly rosters from 1912-43 and 1947-59 for U.S. Army units (including Army Air Corps) are in the custody of the National Archives in St. Louis, MO. Please contact them for access to these records. The address is the National Archives in St. Louis, 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO  63138-1002 and the email address is stl.archives@nara.gov. Rosters for units serving in World War II from 1944-46 were destroyed in accordance with U.S. Army disposition authorities during the early postwar period.

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 is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

Sincerely,

Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)

[24-17193-PBB]

Navenj-

Greetings and thank you for posting your query on History Hub.

A Google search brought up the following sources of information on the 94th Infantry Division:

www.lonesentry.com/gi_stories_booklets/94thinfantry/

www.history.army.mil/documents/eto-ob/94ID-ETO.HTM

www.94thinfdiv.com

www.sonsoflibertymuseum.org/94th-infantry-division-ww2.cfm 

I hope you find something useful for your search. Good luck.

Dave Smoot

History Hub Research Volunteer

Hello Navenj,

My grandfather was also in the 94th. While I can't give you specifics of your Grandfather, one item I have found interesting is the divisional movement of the 94th during March 1945 until May of 1945. You can find a daily map of the divisional activity at the library of congress website. See link below.

[March 1, 1945], HQ Twelfth Army Group situation map. | Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Hi Navenj, you should also check out my YouTube Channel on the 94th Infantry Division. I have been researching and writing about this infantry division and its WW2 history since 2014, and I plan to release more material online and in the form of books. See the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@94thinfantrydivision and be sure to look for my other social media posts. Besides, you are most welcome to contact me in person, as I am always very interested in learning even the minimum that family members still know about their next-of-kin 94th Infantry Division members. Kind regards, Wim Schelberg (historian/author)

Hi JJess, any idea what unit your grandfather served in while in the 94th Infantry Division? I'd love to learn what the family still remembers! Kind regards, Wim Schelberg (historian/author)

Hello Wim. My grandfather was in the 319-engineer company c. Wish I had more to share. He never spoke about his time in the army. Also, tough to find information after a fire destroyed much of the WW2 army personnel records in the 1970s. I went to your youtube page. Wonderful that you have kept so much of the history alive for other generations. 

RE: Us army unit records for 94th infantry division in ETO WW2

Hi JJESS Well, that's a lot actually! Thanks for visiting the YouTube channel (not much on the 319ENGR though). Are you familiar with the book by Rose Schreier Welton? It's titled "We Clear the Way". Her uncle S/SGT John L. Schreier was in B/319ENGR. So, another compnay, same unit. When I did research at NARA II, College Park, Maryland, I researched the engineer battalion of the 94th Infantry Division as well. As such, I can give you an idea what the men did, more or less on a day-to-day basis while in the ETO. Chances will be 0,000001% that you will find info directly related to your grandfather's service. However, from studying the records I know that in some instances awards and citations are part of the journals of this specific unit. So, who knows... This time spent on the 94th is not my job or business, it's a focal point for what I do in my time off from work (I work for the City Government of Rotterdam in the Netherlands): research and publish about that division. So, I work based on contributions/donations/information trade & publishing permission, not hourly rates, as I learn more about the specifics of the 94th as well by doing the research for others. We can always discuss what that looks like if you send me an email. Anyway, if you know his company, you might already have his discharge papers or other memorabilia, which might be of help reconstructing/framing his personal story into a boraoder historical narrative. That may lead to a mini-ducmentary on the YouTube channel, or mention of your grandfather in one of my future books. Anyway: not sure if the book is still available, however, I know Rose, so I might get you both in toutch if she doesn't mind. Have a great day! Wim Schelberg