Seeking Roster for Co A 115th Inf 29th division

Hello,

I'm seeking a roster or at least any confirmation for a family member that Frederick Haider (army serial number 37553144) was part of the D-Day roster for Co A 115th Inf 29th division. I show that at least he was with him from August 1943 to December 1943 per the Payroll forms but unable to locate further confirmation that he stayed with them after except for a family story that was passed down that around June 8th, 1944, he was in or outside of St. Laurent.

I contacted the St. Louis achieve about the morning reports but was hoping someone has further information or somewhere else to confirm.

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  • The index to 29th Division Morning that I have shows - 

    He moved from HQ Co 1st BN 115th to F Co 115th on 11 Jun 1944 or 15th June (the entries by the losing and gaining unti conflict)  - (This is the earliest I see, but the index I have starts on 6 June.)

    WIA on 25 June 1944 - from F Co to Hospital

    Dropped from F Co Rolls on 30 June

    Returned to F Co 115 from Replacement Depot on 14 August

    WIA on 28 Aug and back to Hospital (Entry on 31 Aug)

    Back to F Co from Hospital on 6 September

    This suggests he was a member of HQ Co 1st BN 115th on D-Day.  He may have been part of A Co 115th and then transfered to the HQ Co 1st BN sometime before D-Day

  • Sorry, realized my first post may sound off like a demand. The information that you found regarding his transfers etc., was that in the morning reports that would need to be looked into more or was that from personal copies? What you presented is the closest anyone has gotten to track his unit and we are excited to see if we can have copies of those if possible.

  • No Problem with your first post!   

    The information I have from D-Day on is from a index of the 29th Division Morning reports that I have a copy of - it was previously posted openly on the web, but has since been made a "members only" document by the 29th Division Association.  

    The post 1943 Morning reports don't appear to have been digitized and posted yet, so to get actual copies you'd have visit NARA St. Louis yourself, go through a independent researcher to get them from St. Louis, or wait for NARA to post them on the web.   

    An alternative, if you happen to be in the Baltimore-Washington Region, is to visit the Maryland Museum of Military  History https://military.maryland.gov/NG/Pages/MMMH.aspx  They have copies of at least the post June 1944 Morning reports and other documentation and artifacts about the 29th in WWII. 

    I recently tracked my father-in-law's service with D Co/ 175th Infantry Regiment / 29th Infantry Division using morning reports and we were able to visit France last year and actually walk in his footsteps from Omaha Beach to Hill 108 where he was wounded on 18 June 1944 and then evacuated to England.  I'm looking forward to the posting of more of the morning reports so we can learn more.   He joined the 29th as a replacement in early 1944, so I was intrigued to see your family member in the Camp Shank and NYPE - that's the same route my father-in-law took.

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  • No Problem with your first post!   

    The information I have from D-Day on is from a index of the 29th Division Morning reports that I have a copy of - it was previously posted openly on the web, but has since been made a "members only" document by the 29th Division Association.  

    The post 1943 Morning reports don't appear to have been digitized and posted yet, so to get actual copies you'd have visit NARA St. Louis yourself, go through a independent researcher to get them from St. Louis, or wait for NARA to post them on the web.   

    An alternative, if you happen to be in the Baltimore-Washington Region, is to visit the Maryland Museum of Military  History https://military.maryland.gov/NG/Pages/MMMH.aspx  They have copies of at least the post June 1944 Morning reports and other documentation and artifacts about the 29th in WWII. 

    I recently tracked my father-in-law's service with D Co/ 175th Infantry Regiment / 29th Infantry Division using morning reports and we were able to visit France last year and actually walk in his footsteps from Omaha Beach to Hill 108 where he was wounded on 18 June 1944 and then evacuated to England.  I'm looking forward to the posting of more of the morning reports so we can learn more.   He joined the 29th as a replacement in early 1944, so I was intrigued to see your family member in the Camp Shank and NYPE - that's the same route my father-in-law took.

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