Hard Fighting at the West Wall
Casualties Admitted to 1st Infantry Division Clearing Station
1 November-7 December 1944
|
Date |
Disease |
Injury |
Wounds |
Total | ||
|
|
NP |
Other |
NBI |
BI |
|
|
|
Nov 1 |
3 |
30 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
43 |
|
2 |
6 |
31 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
56 |
|
3 |
4 |
31 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
47 |
|
4 |
0 |
36 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
49 |
|
5 |
1 |
33 |
11 |
3 |
9 |
57 |
|
6 |
1 |
47 |
8 |
3 |
20 |
79 |
|
7 |
3 |
32 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
53 |
|
8 |
5 |
75 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
88 |
|
9 |
6 |
52 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
72 |
|
10 |
5 |
57 |
6 |
3 |
11 |
82 |
|
11 |
7 |
71 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
91 |
|
12 |
2 |
61 |
8 |
0 |
9 |
80 |
|
13 |
6 |
97 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
113 |
|
14 |
6 |
91 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
107 |
|
15 |
3 |
99 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
119 |
|
16 |
6 |
75 |
8 |
13 |
131 |
233 |
|
17 |
29 |
53 |
5 |
41 |
191 |
319 |
|
18 |
48 |
74 |
6 |
37 |
178 |
343 |
|
19 |
46 |
71 |
1 |
53 |
225 |
396 |
|
20 |
56 |
81 |
4 |
29 |
232 |
402 |
|
21 |
78 |
107 |
6 |
63 |
266 |
520 |
|
22 |
81 |
105 |
4 |
29 |
201 |
420 |
|
23 |
75 |
156 |
5 |
43 |
205 |
484 |
|
24 |
40 |
110 |
11 |
25 |
168 |
356 |
|
25 |
34 |
85 |
16 |
14 |
167 |
316 |
|
26 |
20 |
100 |
9 |
6 |
107 |
242 |
|
27 |
21 |
63 |
17 |
19 |
185 |
305 |
|
28 |
9 |
69 |
9 |
15 |
91 |
193 |
|
29 |
23 |
82 |
8 |
16 |
169 |
298 |
|
30 |
29 |
72 |
9 |
17 |
75 |
202 |
|
Nov Total |
650 |
2146 |
201 |
457 |
2707 |
6163 |
|
Dec 1 |
15 |
62 |
7 |
4 |
52 |
140 |
|
2 |
12 |
68 |
3 |
4 |
46 |
133 |
|
3 |
13 |
57 |
1 |
3 |
56 |
130 |
|
4 |
18 |
50 |
4 |
3 |
15 |
90 |
|
5 |
5 |
21 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
38 |
|
6 |
0 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
26 |
|
7 |
0 |
28 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
|
Dec Total |
63 |
306 |
21 |
15 |
182 |
588 |
|
1 Nov- 7 Dec Totals |
713 |
2452 |
222 |
472 |
2889 |
6751 |
Notes: Casualty Reports, 1st Infantry Division, Hurtgen Forest
November 1944 - The number of casualties cleared through the the Clearing Station (Company D) of the 1st Infantry Division`s 1st Medical Battalion was largest so far in the war at 6163. The highest number of casualties and sick for any single day in the war to date was registered on 21 November 1944 with 520. At this time the divisional clearing company had only 3 Medical Corps officers per platoon due to illness, casualties, and transfers within the divisional medical service, so essentially only 6 Medical Corps officers were present for duty on a regular basis.
Companies A & B were at Zweifall , Germany , throughout the month. supporting the 16th and 18th Infantry Regiments, and Company D and HQ at Altenberg (la Calamine), Germany, in preparation for the upcoming First US Army offensive. Company C, in support of the 26th Infantry Regiment, remained in Vicht, Germany. On 10 November, 2d Platoon, Company D, moved to Ober Forstbach in preparation for the offensive and on 24 November the 1st Platoon moved to Stolberg, Germany.
December - 1st Infantry Division and its 1st Medical Battalion were withdrawn to bivouac areas. On 6 December Co B withdrew to Gemmenich and Co A moved to Rtgen, Germany, in support of the 16th Regimental Combat Team until 13 December. Company C at Vicht, Germany, moved to Aubel. Company D remained in split operations until 5 December when the Company reunited back in Altenberg.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 407, Records of the US Army Adjutant General`s Office, World War II Records, 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, European Campaigns, HQ, 1st Med Bn, `Historical Records and History of Organization (Month of November),` 30 Nov 1944, App B, and `Historical Records and History of Organization (Month of December),` 31 December 1944, App, both in Box 5966.
