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United States Adjutant General's Office records: 41st Infantry Division 222, 1940-1945
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- United States. Adjutant-General's Office
- Title
- United States Adjutant General's Office records: 41st Infantry Division 222
- Dates
- 1940-1945 (inclusive)19401945
- Quantity
- 33 reels of film.
- Collection Number
- MF 507
- Summary
- These records of the United States Adjutant General's Office consist of 32 reels of "Morning Reports," September 1940-August 1943, April-July and September-October 1944, and March-June 1945, listing current location of each military unit within the 41st Infantry Division, and the soldiers on active duty in that unit. Some reports also include narrative accounts on actions. A few of the reels include units in Europe, North Africa, and Alaska. There is also 1 reel of "Annexes to Operations Reports, 186th, Biak."
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The United States Adjutant General is the chief administrative officer within the military, and in this context specifically the Army. When a National Guard unit becomes activated and Federalized, this is the office which will handle all of the administrative functions of the unit. The 41st Infantry Division was activated on September 16, 1940 from the National Guard Division of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. It served in the Pacific theatre during the Second World War and participated in the New Guinea, Southern Philippines, and Papuan campaigns. The Division also served on occupation duty for a brief period of time but only rarely throughout the war did it operate as a complete unit. Its three infantry regiments (162nd, 163rd, and 186th) were most often detached on separate operations and in many cases took on the designation of a specified task force.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
These records of the United States Adjutant General's Office consist of 32 reels of "Morning Reports," September 1940-August 1943, April-July and September-October 1944, and March-June 1945, listing current location of each military unit within the 41st Infantry Division, and the soldiers on active duty in that unit. Some reports also include narrative accounts on actions. A few of the reels include units in Europe, North Africa, and Alaska. There is also 1 reel of "Annexes to Operations Reports, 186th, Biak."
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Microfilmed by U. S. Adjutant General's Office in 1945. Location of originals unknown. Citation of source is required for any published use.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Reel numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana. Citation of originals at National Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
First 3 reels arranged by military unit, for period 1940-1943. The remaining reels are arranged by year and month, and then by military unit involved. Some reels filmed in poor order.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | ||
| 1 | Morning reports: 161st - 162nd Infantry (United States to New Guinea) | 1940 September-1943 July |
| 2 | Morning reports: 162nd, Hqrs - Co. I (United States to New Guinea) | 1940 September-1943 July |
| 3 | Morning reports: 162nd, Co. K-L, Medical Detachment; 163rd all units; 164th Anti-Tank and Service Cos.(United States to New Guinea) | 1940 September-1943 July |
| 4 | Morning reports: 148th-165th (New Guinea, Alaska) | 1943 August |
| 5 | Morning reports: 116th Engineers-135th Medical Regiment (New Guinea) | 1944 April |
| 6 | Morning reports: 185th (shipboard); 162nd Hqrs-Med. Det.; 324th Field Artillery; 20th RCD ; 8th Air Force; 14th Chemical Battalion; 20th Station Hospital (scattered locations) | 1944 April |
| 7 | Morning reports: 143rd – 163rd (New Guinea) | 1944 April |
| 8 | Morning reports: 163rd – 218th (New Guinea) | 1944 April |
| 9 | Morning reports: 158th – 163rd, 412th - 469th (New Guinea) | 1944 May |
| 10 | Morning reports: 287th - 411th; 163rd – 165th (New Guinea) | 1944 May |
| 11 | Morning reports: 622nd, 222nd – 276th, 186th – 208th (New Guinea) | 1944 June |
| 12 | Morning reports: 34th MRU – 63rd (New Guinea) | June 1944 |
| 13 | Morning reports: 108th – 126th (New Guinea) | 1944 June |
| 14 | Morning reports: 155th – 185th (New Guinea) | 1944 June |
| 15 | Morning reports: 186th – 227th (Biak and Aitape, New Guinea) | 1944 June |
| 16 | Morning reports: 55th ; 429th Signal Cons.- 850th (scattered locations including Algiers and Devon, England); 163rd (Biak, New Guinea); 2677th (Italy); scattered units | 1944 June |
| 17 | Morning reports: 34th-53rd (New Guinea) | 1944 July |
| 18 | Morning reports: 162nd-167th (New Guinea) | 1944 July |
| 19 | Morning reports: 181st 186th (Aitape, New Guinea); 932nd and 437th (Italy); 222nd – 265th (New Guinea); 186th – 185th (Biak and New Britain, New Guinea); 1301st (Tidworth Park, England) | 1944 July |
| 20 | Morning reports: 161st (Aitape, New Guinea); 162nd (Biak, New Guinea); 136th (New Guinea) | 1944 September |
| 21 | Morning reports: 88th Signal- 108th (Philippines) | 1945 March |
| 22 | Morning reports: 114th – 115th; 246th; 108th; 163rd; 503rd; 168th; 205th -222nd (Philippines) | 1945 March |
| 23 | Morning reports: 155th - 164th (Philippines) | 1945 March |
| 24 | Morning reports: 167th - 186th (Philippines) | 1945 March |
| 25 | Morning reports: 196th - 204th ; 314th; 5235th; 116th -170th (Philippines); scattered units in Belgium and France [parts of film barely legible] | 1945 March |
| 26 | Morning reports: 3326th Service; 775th Tank; 849th Ordinance; 893rd - 895th Medical Clearing; 947th Field Artillery; 1011th Engineers; 1129 Engineers; 1136th Construction; 1164th Engineers; 1623rd Engineers; 3326th Service; 1279th Engineers; 1458th Engineer Boat Maintenance; 1541st Engineers; 1679th Engineers; 1762nd; 3295th Signal; 3327th Service; 3498th Ordinance; 162nd (Zamboanga, Philippines); 160th | 1945 April |
| 27 | Morning reports: 161st Parachute Engineers; 163rd Ordinance; 156th - 163rd; 462nd parachute; 411th Medical; 596th Field Artillery; 531st; 343rd; 533rd-543rd Engineers Boat SR; 593rd-595th Field Artillery; 603rd Medical (Philippines) | 1945 April |
| 28 | Morning reports: 263rd Medical; 272nd Service; 288th Signal; 304th Signal; 306th Engineers and Medical; 154th Engineers; 143rd; 146th; 185th – 213th (Philippines) | 1945 April |
| 29 | Morning reports: 162nd - 163rd (Philippines) | 1945 May |
| 30 | Morning reports: 185th - 246th (Philippines) | 1945 May |
| 31 | Morning reports: 117th – 167th (Philippines) | 1945 June |
| 32 | Morning reports: 182nd; 163rd; 143rd; 4438th Quartermaster; 190th - 221st (Philippines) | 1945 June |
| 33 | Annexes to Operations Reports, 186th, (Biak) | undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Biak Island, Battle of, Indonesia, 1944
- World War, 1939-1945--New Guinea.
- World War, 1939-1945--South Pacific.
- World War, 1939-1945.
Corporate Names
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 41st.
Ellie Arguimbau, 2010
2010
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