LEGEND
| 1 |
CP Lucky Strike |
March 2-27 |
| 2 |
Lovenich |
March 28-31 |
| 3 |
Glehn |
March 31-April 4 |
| 4 |
Oberpleis |
April 4-12 |
| 5 |
Siegburg |
April 12-14 |
| 6 |
Rosrath |
April 14-15 |
| 7 |
Berg Gladbach |
April 15-17 |
| 8 |
Solingen |
April 17-21 |
| 9 |
Wunsiedel |
April 21-29 |
| 10 |
Weiden |
April 29-May 5 |
| 11 |
Tachov |
May 5-7 |
| 12 |
Konstantinovy Lasne |
May 7-9 |
| 13 |
Tachov |
May 9-15 |
| 14 |
Memmelsdorf |
May 15-31 |
| 15 |
Old Gold |
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Route from CP Lucky Strike
to Konstantinovy Lasne 757 miles and from Konstantinovy Lasne to
CP Old Gold 699 Miles. |
The 97th Infantry Division sailed from New York harbor
after assembling at Camp Kilmer, N. J. The division sailed
on several ships, but probably all sailed in the same
convoy. Division Headquarters sailed on February 19,
1945 on the SS Brazil for Le Havre, France. They arrived
at Camp Lucky Strike, a few miles from Le Havre on
March 2nd. The above map shows the various routes and
locations of the division. The legend above indicates
the various division headquarter locations and their dates.
On March 28th the Division left Lucky Strike; traveled
through Belgium and a small corner of the Netherlands;
and arrived in Germany. The division crossed the border
at Aachen, the first German city captured by the American
Army only a short time earlier.
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