47th Tank Battalion

In Right and Might

47th Tank Battalion History

Campaign Credits: Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland and Central Europe

Battalion History

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47th Tank Battalion Photos

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Rittershoffen
Rittershoffen
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Rittershoffen
Rittershoffen
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Rittershoffen
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Major Alton S. Kircher arranging the surrender of a Nazi ran PW Camp
Major Alton S. Kircher arranging the surrender of a Nazi ran PW Camp
Joseph Aquilina
Joseph Aquilina
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T/5 Michael R. Sterchak
T/5 Michael R. Sterchak
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Captain Eric A. Orsini
Captain Eric A. Orsini
Gen. Albert Smith
Gen. Albert Smith
T/5 Donald Traynor
T/5 Donald Traynor
PVT Ward McAffee, S/SGT Robert Demuth, PFC Raymond Richards, T/5 William McCoy and Corporal Donald Traynor
PVT Ward McAffee, S/SGT Robert Demuth, PFC Raymond Richards, T/5 William McCoy and Corporal Donald Traynor
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S/SGT Harold Kiehne, Company A
S/SGT Harold Kiehne, Company A
SGT Edward F. Miller
SGT Edward F. Miller
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Middle: John Allan Smith and comrades
Middle: John Allan Smith and comrades
Right side: John Allan Smith and comrades
Right side: John Allan Smith and comrades
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Crossing the Rhine on Easter Sunday
Crossing the Rhine on Easter Sunday
SGT Edward Miller: On the move again.
SGT Edward Miller: On the move again.
The kid with no hat is from our battalion who was captured at Hatten, France. He was in the prison camp we took at Moosburg, Germany.
The kid with no hat is from our battalion who was captured at Hatten, France. He was in the prison camp we took at Moosb...
SGT Edward Miller and squad
SGT Edward Miller and squad
SGT Edward Miller and squad. Of special note, it looks like they met George Prentice (of Punch & Judy fame) as he appears to have signed this one in the bottom right hand corner.
SGT Edward Miller and squad. Of special note, it looks like they met George Prentice (of Punch & Judy fame) as he appea...
Robert Wildemuth - Service Company
Robert Wildemuth - Service Company
Robert Wildemuth - European Winter
Robert Wildemuth - European Winter
Southern France, Nov '44
Southern France, Nov '44
Vessell's Rangers - Marseilles, France Nov '44 Back Row: R. Scollins, F. Balcom, H. Lueth, E. Kase, Mr. Vessell and W. Gier. Front Row: W. Parent, 'Sad Sack' Lamas, Marty Kemper, D. Snyder and Robert Wildemuth.
Vessell's Rangers - Marseilles, France Nov '44 Back Row: R. Scollins, F. Balcom, H. Lueth, E. Kase, Mr. Vessell and W. G...
Saint-Raphael, France 1944
Saint-Raphael, France 1944
Hatten
Hatten
Hatten
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Rittershoffen
Rittershoffen
German grave in a minefield near Buhl, France - March '45
German grave in a minefield near Buhl, France - March '45
Robert Wildemuth, Carl Baczenas and Irving Near in Cincinnati, OH. January 1944 taken in front of McMicken Hall, University of Cincinnati.
Robert Wildemuth, Carl Baczenas and Irving Near in Cincinnati, OH. January 1944 taken in front of McMicken Hall, Univer...
Robert Wildemuth and Carl Baczenas University of Cincinnati
Robert Wildemuth and Carl Baczenas University of Cincinnati
Robert Wildemuth and Irving Near University of Cincinnati
Robert Wildemuth and Irving Near University of Cincinnati
Darwyn V. Snyder France
Darwyn V. Snyder France
Marty Kamper, LT McKenzie and Fred Balcom at Camp Campbell, KY
Marty Kamper, LT McKenzie and Fred Balcom at Camp Campbell, KY
The Aquarium, NYC Oct '44 before shipping out. L-R: T/4 William Rein Paducah KY, T/5 Richard Williams Elmira, NY, Robert Wildemuth Annawan, IL, S/SGT Grant Brissman Rock Island, IL and S/SGT Donald Friedt. This was most likely taken by SGT Samuel Kalb Brooklyn, NY. All sailed on the Santa Rosa.
The Aquarium, NYC Oct '44 before shipping out. L-R: T/4 William Rein Paducah KY, T/5 Richard Williams Elmira, NY, Rober...
Arc de Triomphe
Arc de Triomphe
Champs Elysees Paris
Champs Elysees Paris
Flowers at the Arc de Triomphe
Flowers at the Arc de Triomphe
Soldiers at the Arc de Triomphe
Soldiers at the Arc de Triomphe
Gerald Korte, Paris 1945
Gerald Korte, Paris 1945
Paris - Group shot
Paris - Group shot
Robert Wildemuth at Notre Dame
Robert Wildemuth at Notre Dame
Robert Wildemuth at the Eiffel Tower
Robert Wildemuth at the Eiffel Tower
George, Urban and Robert Wildemuth
George, Urban and Robert Wildemuth
Palais Garnier Opera House Paris
Palais Garnier Opera House Paris
LT McKenzie and Harry Lueth 1945
LT McKenzie and Harry Lueth 1945
M. Kamper at home in Chicago
M. Kamper at home in Chicago
14th AD HQ at Wasserburg
14th AD HQ at Wasserburg
Bill Parent Wasserburg 1945
Bill Parent Wasserburg 1945
Demas Sad-Sack Lamas Wasserburg 1945
Demas Sad-Sack Lamas Wasserburg 1945
Martin Joseph Kamper at Gabersee
Martin Joseph Kamper at Gabersee
Marty Kamper Wasserburg
Marty Kamper Wasserburg
View from our quarters in Velden
View from our quarters in Velden
Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden
Hitler's Home
Hitler's Home
Hitler's Hq
Hitler's Hq
SS Building
SS Building
T/4 William M. Rein - Service Company
T/4 William M. Rein - Service Company
S/SGT Donald Friedt
S/SGT Donald Friedt
Caricature of S/SGT Donald Friedt
Caricature of S/SGT Donald Friedt
Sam Kalb and Don Friedt
Sam Kalb and Don Friedt
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St.Bartholomä Church Königssee Lake near Berchtesgaden (Hitler's home) in Bavaria
St.Bartholomä Church Königssee Lake near Berchtesgaden (Hitler's home) in Bavaria
D Company - SGT Jay McNaney
D Company - SGT Jay McNaney
D Company - Southern France 1944 Left-to-Right it lists as S/SGT Wallace, S/SGT C. McIntyre, T/5 P. Egan, SGT McNaney
D Company - Southern France 1944 Left-to-Right it lists as S/SGT Wallace, S/SGT C. McIntyre, T/5 P. Egan, SGT McNaney
C Company - 2nd Lt. Felix C. Prieur III Silver Star, KIA
C Company - 2nd Lt. Felix C. Prieur III Silver Star, KIA
C Company - SGT John W. Herbert KIA 13 JAN 1945
C Company - SGT John W. Herbert KIA 13 JAN 1945
B Company - PVT Robert Leahy
B Company - PVT Robert Leahy

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47th Tank Battalion D Company
47th Tank Battalion D Company

47th Tank Battalion Memoirs

29 memoir pages available

Aquilina Memoir
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Aquilina Memoir
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Kapraun Memoir
Kapraun Memoir
Kapraun Memoir
Kapraun Memoir
Kapraun Memoir
Kapraun Memoir
Kapraun Memoir
Kapraun Memoir
Kapraun Memoir
Kapraun Memoir
Orsini Memoir
Orsini Memoir
Orsini Memoir
Orsini Memoir
Orsini Memoir
Orsini Memoir
Orsini Memoir
Orsini Memoir
Orsini Memoir
Orsini Memoir

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After Action Reports
Battalion Crest
Battalion Crest
Armor School report on Hatten document preview
Armor School report on Hatten
SGT Edward Miller's squad
SGT Edward Miller's squad
SGT Edward Miller's squad
SGT Edward Miller's squad
SGT Herbert KIA
SGT Herbert KIA
SGT Herbert Memorial
SGT Herbert Memorial
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1944 Morning Reports
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Orders: Intel School

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