Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Combat Command A (CCA)
7th Armored Division
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UNITS OF THE HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, COMBAT COMMAND A (CCA):
- CCA Headquarters (HQ/CCA)
- Headquarters Section
- Administration, Mess and Supply Section
- Maintenance Section
- Headquarters Company (HQ Co/CCA)
- Staff Section
- Liaison Section
- Tank Platoon
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OFFICERS OF THE HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, COMBAT COMMAND A (CCA):
Commanding officers
- Col. Dwight A. Rosebaum (13 June 1944 - 11 January 1945)
- Col. William S. Triplet (11 January 1945 - 27 March 1945)
- Col. Andrew J. Adams (27 March 1945 - 6 April 1945) had previously been Division Chief of Staff and CO of Division Artillery
- Col. William S. Triplet (6 April 1945 - Duration)
Executive Officers
- ???
- Lt. Col. Alvin L. Mente, Jr. (??? - 3 December 1944 - ???)
- Lt. Col. Charles C. Stelling (??? - 1 January 1945 - ???)
- Lt. Col. Rodman (??? - ?? January 1945)
- Lt. Col. Theo T. King (?? January 1945 - ???) - had been wounded 19 September 1944, at Sillegny, France, while CO of 38th Armored Infantry Battalion
S-1 Officers (Administration)
S-2 Officers (Intelligence)
- Maj. Morris E. Sorenson (??? - January 1945 - ???) - had been in Bn HQ, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, in States in 1943 (as a Captain)
S-3 Officers (Operations)
- S-3 Officer
- Lt. Col. Charles E. Leydecker (?? - 1 September 1944, transferred to become Div G-3)
Source: 7AD G-1 Journal for September 1944 - does NOT say he was CCA S-3, just that he came from CCA
- Lt. Col. Alvin L. Mente Jr. (1 September 1944, had been Div G-3 - ??)
Source: 7AD G-1 Journal for September 1944 - does NOT say he was CCA S-3, just that he went to CCA
- Maj. Larsen (??? - January 1945 - ?late March or April 1945?)
- Assistant S-3 Officer
S-4 Officers (Logistics: Maintenance and Supply)
- Maj. Gruen (??? - January 1945 - ???)
Other Officers
- Headquarters Commandant
- Capt. Powell (?? - January 1945 - late March or April 1945)
- Capt. Donaldson (late March or April 1945 - ???)
- Communications Officer
- Lt. Coombs (?? January 1945 - ???)
- Liaison Officer
- Capt. Kerrigan or Kearigan (?? - 18 December 1944, captured at St. Vith defense)
- Combat Command Surgeon
- Bernardi (??? - 1945 - ????)
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BOOKS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, COMBAT COMMAND A (CCA):
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BOOKS THAT MENTION THE HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, COMBAT COMMAND A (CCA):
This is a growing list. Please forgive me for any omissions and let me know, so I can add them.
- Battle of the Bulge: December 1944 - January 1945
- US Army Armored School Research and Evaluation Division. The Defense of St. Vith, Belgium 17-23 December 1944: An historical example of armor in the defense. Fort Knox: Armored School. (Click here for information on this book.)
- Boyer at St. Vith: Major Donald P. Boyer's "Personal Report: Narrative Account of Action of 38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division, Battle of St. Vith, 17-22 December 1944"
and "Notes - The Battle of St. Vith, 17-22 December 1944" (Click here for information about this book.)
- The 7th Armored Division Goes Back - Return to St. Vith in January 1945 (Click here for information about this book.)
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