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Re: Seeking combat report of 398th Infantry Regiment
Ernest,
I'm sure you have these photos but if not here you are. Also you might want to obtain his IDPFs File which stands for Individual Deceased Personnel File.
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Re: Seeking combat report of 398th Infantry Regiment
Hi Elliot,
Thank you very much for the quick response and the picture of my uncle Charles. Yes, that picture is in my family history.
Thank you again,
Ernie Borjon
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Re: Seeking combat report of 398th Infantry Regiment
Ernest,
also found this, please follow the link.
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Re: Seeking combat report of 398th Infantry Regiment
Hi Elliot,
Thank you very much for the online book regarding the history of the 100th Division in combat during 1944/1945. The book is very informational and detailed and I really appreciate it.
Several years ago I purchased from the 100th Division website the the monthly narrative reports submitted by the Commander, 398th Infantry Regiment during WW11, for the months of December 1944 and January 1945.
There are more details of the combat activity of the 398th in those reports, however, I guess what I am really looking for is a detailed account of the battle where my uncle died. I'm not sure if a document like that exists but I thought I would search for it if if does.
Thank you for your time and contributions of the picture of my uncle and the book on the history of the 100th Division.
Respectfully,
Ernie Borjon
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Re: Seeking combat report of 398th Infantry Regiment
Charlie Busch
Feb 10, 2021 11:09 AM
1 person found this helpfulDear Mr. Borjon,
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 includes 3 file units of the 100th Infantry Division for the 1940s. We also located the World War II Operations Reports, 1940-1948 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917-1985 (Record Group 407) that may include records of the 398th Infantry Regiment and the 100th Infantry Division for WWII. For more information about these records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.
The information you seek may be contained in his Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF). IDPFs from 1940-1976 for personnel with surnames that begin with A-L are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis (RL-SL). For access to these records, please contact RL-SL via email at stl.archives@nara.gov.
Photographs of various U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps activities dating from 1940 to 2007 are in the custody of the National Archives at College Park - Still Picture (RDSS). Please contact RDSS via email at stillpix@nara.gov and their web site is https://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/photographs-dc.html.
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We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!