80th Infantry Division - After Action Reports

Headquarters 80th Division General Orders are numbered sequentially and contain information regarding awards of the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Air Medal, and Purple Heart. From what I can gather, General Orders are sequentially numbered by year; so you may find, for example, GO 82 for November 17, 1944 and another GO 82 for March 23, 1945. These General Orders (in PDF format) are typically between one and 6 pages, though there are some that are 18 pages in length.

NEW (08/15/2020) NEW

Searchable PDF - General Orders
(Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Medical Badge, Soldier's Medal)
80th Division General Orders - Sorted by GO# (PDF, 14.5MB)
80th Division General Orders - Sorted Alphabetically (PDF, 15.3MB)

Instructions: Click Here for "Read Me First" to answer your questions.
Note that both PDFs (Sorted by GO# and Sorted Alphabetically) are large files and,
depending on your computer & browser, may take 30-60 seconds to download before searching.

Note: The Bronze Star Medal was awarded to all soldiers who received the Combat Information Badge or the Combat Medical Badge:

There are two types of BSMs: one with a "V" (Valor) device and one without.
The following provides a brief explanation for those who received the BSM without the "V" device, after the 1947 Study by General George Marshall, US Army Chief of Staff.

The Bronze Star Medal (without the "V" device) may be awarded to each member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, after 6 December 1941, was cited in orders or awarded a certificate for exemplary conduct in ground combat against an armed enemy between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. For this purpose, the US Army's Combat Infantryman Badge or Combat Medical Badge award is considered as a citation in orders.

Basically, if an Army Infantry soldier received the CIB or the CMB, he would also be eligible for the BSM (without the "V" device). Note that there were no General Orders for soldiers who received this recognition.

Also, added (May 2018) - 106th Evacuation Hospital General Orders 1944-1945 (Bottom)

	80th Division Digital Archives Project General Orders (Silver Star, Bronze Star, Air medal, Purple Heart)
Headquarters 80th Division General Orders are numbered sequentially and contain information regarding awards of the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Air Medal, and Purple Heart. From what I can gather, General Orders are sequentially numbered by year; so you may find, for example, GO 82 for November 17, 1944 and another GO 82 for March 23, 1945. These General Orders (in PDF format) are typically between one and 6 pages, though there are some that are 18 pages in length. NEW (08/15/2020) NEW Searchable PDF - General Orders (Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Medical Badge, Soldier's Medal) 80th Division General Orders - Sorted by GO# (PDF, 14.5MB) 80th Division General Orders - Sorted Alphabetically (PDF, 15.3MB) Instructions: Click Here for "Read Me First" to answer your questions. Note that both PDFs (Sorted by GO# and Sorted Alphabetically) are large files and, depending on your computer & browser, may take 30-60 seconds to download before searching. Note: The Bronze Star Medal was awarded to all soldiers who received the Combat Information Badge or the Combat Medical Badge: There are two types of BSMs: one with a "V" (Valor) device and one without. The following provides a brief explanation for those who received the BSM without the "V" device, after the 1947 Study by General George Marshall, US Army Chief of Staff. The Bronze Star Medal (without the "V" device) may be awarded to each member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, after 6 December 1941, was cited in orders or awarded a certificate for exemplary conduct in ground combat against an armed enemy between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. For this purpose, the US Army's Combat Infantryman Badge or Combat Medical Badge award is considered as a citation in orders. Basically, if an Army Infantry soldier received the CIB or the CMB, he would also be eligible for the BSM (without the "V" device). Note that there were no General Orders for soldiers who received this recognition. Also, added (May 2018) - 106th Evacuation Hospital General Orders 1944-1945 (Bottom)

1944 GENERAL ORDERS
AUG 1944			SEP 1944		OCT 1944		NOV 1944		DEC 1944
GO #		Date	GO #	Date	GO #	Date	GO #	Date	GO #	Date
1		01 Jan 44	26	01 Sep 44	48	01 Oct 44	68	01 Nov 44	92	02 Dec 44
2		02 Jan 44	27	04 Sep 44	49	02 Oct 44	69	02 Nov 44	93	03 Dec 44
3			28	05 Sep 44	50	04 Oct 44	70	03 Nov 44	94	04 Dec 44
4			29	06 Sep 44	51	06 Oct 44	71	04 Nov 44	95	05 Dec 44
5			30	08 Sep 44	52	07 Oct 44	72	05 Nov 44	96	06 Dec 44
6			31	09 Sep 44	53	10 Oct 44	73	06 Nov 46	97	07 Dec 44
7			32	10 Sep 44	54	12 Oct 44	74	07 Nov 44	98	08 Dec 44
8			33	11 Sep 44	55	13 Oct 44	75	08 Nov 44	99	09 Dec 44
9			34	12 Sep 44	56	14 Oct 44	76	09 Nov 44	100	10 Dec 44
10			35	13 Sep 44	57	16 Oct 44	77	10 Nov 44	101	11 Dec 44
11			36	15 Sep 44	58	17 Oct 44	78	12 Nov 44	102	12 Dec 44
12			37	16 Sep 44	59	18 Oct 44	79	14 Nov 44	103	13 Dec 44
13			38	18 Sep 44	60	19 Oct 44	80	15 Nov 44	104	14 Dec 44
14			39	20 Sep 44	61	20 Oct 44	81	16 Nov 44	105	15 Dec 44
15		13 Aug 44	40	21 Sep 44	62	21 Oct 44	82	17 Nov 44	106	16 Dec 44
16		17 Aug 44	41	22 Sep 44	63	22 Oct 44	83	18 Nov 44	107	17 Dec 44
17		18 Aug 44	42	25 Sep 44	64	24 Oct 44	84	19 Nov 44	108	19 Dec 44
18		19 Aug 44	43	26 Sep 44	65	28 Oct 44	85	22 Nov 44	109	20 Dec 44
19		20 Aug 44	44	27 Sep 44	66	30 Oct 44	86	23 Nov 44	110	22 Dec 44
20		22 Aug 44	45	28 Sep 44	67	31 Oct 44	87	26 Nov 44	111	24 Dec 44
21		missing	46	29 Sep 44			88	27 Nov 44	112	25 Dec 44
22		24 Aug 44	47	30 Sep 44			89	28 Nov 44	113	26 Dec 44
23		25 Aug 44					90	29 Nov 44	114	27 Dec 44
24		27 Aug 44					91	30 Nov 44	115	28 Dec 44
25		29 Aug 44							116	29 Dec 44
									117	30 Dec 44
									118	31 Dec 44

1945 GENERAL ORDERS
JAN 1945			FEB 1945		MAR 1945		APR 1945		MAY 1945
GO #		Date	GO #	Date	GO #	Date	GO #	Date	GO #	Date
1		01 Jan 45	32	01 Feb 45	60	01 Mar 45	91	01 Apr 45	116	01 May 45
2		02 Jan 45	33	02 Feb 45	61	02 Mar 45	92	02 Apr 45	117	02 May 45
3		03 Jan 45	34	03 Feb 45	62	03 Mar 45	93	03 Apr 45	118	03 May 45
4		04 Jan 45	35	04 Feb 45	63	04 Mar 45	94	04 Apr 45	119	04 May 45
5		05 Jan 45	36	05 Feb 45	64	05 Mar 45	95	05 Apr 45	120	05 May 45
6		06 Jan 45	37	06 Feb 45	65	06 Mar 45	96	06 Apr 45	121	07 May 45
7		07 Jan 45	38	07 Feb 45	66	07 Mar 45	97	07 Apr 45	122	09 May 45
8		08 Jan 45	39	08 Feb 45	67	08 Mar 45	98	09 Apr 45	123	10 May 45
9		09 Jan 45	40	09 Feb 45	68	09 Mar 45	99	10 Apr 45	124	11 May 45
10		10 Jan 45	41	10 Feb 45	69	10 Mar 45	100	11 Apr 45	125	12 May 45
11		11 Jan 45	42	11 Feb 45	70	11 Mar 45	101	12 Apr 45	126	missing
12		12 Jan 45	43	12 Feb 45	71	12 Mar 45	102	13 Apr 45	127	15 May 45
13		13 Jan 45	44	13 Feb 45	72	13 Mar 45	103	14 Apr 45	128	17 May 45
14		14 Jan 45	45	14 Feb 45	73	14 Mar 45	104	16 Apr 45	129	18 May 45
15		15 Jan 45	46	15 Feb 45	74	15 Mar 45	105	17 Apr 45	130	19 May 45
16		16 Jan 45	47	16 Feb 45	75	16 Mar 45	106	18 Apr 45	131	20 May 45
17		17 Jan 45	48	17 Feb 45	76	17 Mar 45	107	21 Apr 45	132	21 May 45
18		18 Jan 45	49	18 Feb 45	77	18 Mar 45	108	22 Apr 45	133	22 May 45
19		19 Jan 45	50	19 Feb 45	78	19 Mar 45	109	23 Apr 45	134	23 May 45
20		20 Jan 45	51	20 Feb 45	79	20 Mar 45	110	25 Apr 45	135	24 May 45
21		21 Jan 45	52	21 Feb 45	80	21 Mar 45	111	26 Apr 45	136	25 May 45
22		22 Jan 45	53	22 Feb 45	81	22 Mar 45	112	27 Apr 45	137	26 May 45
23		23 Jan 45	54	23 Feb 45	82	23 Mar 45	113	28 Apr 45	138	27 May 45
24		24 Jan 45	55	24 Feb 45	83	24 Mar 45	114	29 Apr 45	139	28 May 45
25		25 Jan 45	56	25 Feb 45	84	25 Mar 45	115	30 Apr 45	140	29 May 45
26		26 Jan 45	57	26 Feb 45	85	26 Mar 45			141	30 May 45
27		27 Jan 45	58	27 Feb 45	86	27 Mar 45			142	31 May 45
28		28 Jan 45	59	28 Feb 45	87	28 Mar 45
29		29 Jan 45			88	29 Mar 45
30		30 Jan 45			89	30 Mar 45
31		31 Jan 45			90	31 Mar 45

JUN 1945			JUL 1945		AUG 1945		SEP 1945		OCT 1945
143		01 Jun 45	170	missing	196	01 Aug 45	223	01 Sep 45	242	01 Oct 45
144		02 Jun 45	171	missing	197	02 Aug 45	224	04 Sep 45	243	02 Oct 45
145		04 Jun 45	172	03 Jul 45	198	03 Aug 45	225	06 Sep 45	244	03 Oct 45
146		05 Jun 45	173	missing	199	04 Aug 45	226	07 Sep 45	245	04 Oct 45
147		06 Jun 45	174	missing	200	06 Aug 45	227	08 Sep 45	246	05 Oct 45
148		07 Jun 45	175	06 Jul 45	201	07 Aug 45	228	10 Sep 45	247	06 Oct 45
149		08 Jun 45	176	missing	202	08 Aug 45	229	11 Sep 45	248	missing
150		09 Jun 45	177	missing	203	09 Aug 45	230	14 Sep 45	249	missing
151		10 Jun 45	178	missing	204	missing	231	17 Sep 45	250	10 Oct 45
152		11 Jun 45	179	11 Jul 45	205	13 Aug 45	232	missing	251	11 Oct 45
153		12 Jun 45	180	missing	206	missing	233	19 Sep 45	252	12 Oct 45
154		missing	181	15 Jul 45	207	15 Aug 45	234	20 Sep 45	253	13 Oct 45
155		15 Jun 45	182	17 Jul 45	208	missing	235	21 Sep 45	254	missing
156		missing	183	18 Jul 45	209	17 Aug 45	236	22 Sep 45	255	16 Oct 45
157		17 Jun 45	184	19 Jul 45	210	19 Aug 45	237	25 Sep 45	256	17 Oct 45
158		18 Jun 45	185	20 Jul 45	211	missing	238	26 Sep 45	257	missing
159		missing	186	21 Jul 45	212	21 Aug 45	239	27 Sep 45	258	20 Oct 45
160		20 Jun 45	187	22 Jul 45	213	22 Aug 45	240	28 Sep 45	259	22 Oct 45
161		missing	188	23 Jul 45	214	23 Aug 45	241	29 Sep 45	260	23 Oct 45
162		missing	189	24 Jul 45	215	24 Aug 45			261	25 Oct 45
163		missing	190	missing	216	25 Aug 45			262	26 Oct 45
164		missing	191	26 Jul 45	217	missing			263	31 Oct 45
165		missing	192	27 Jul 45	218	27 Aug 45
166		missing	193	28 Jul 45	219	28 Aug 45
167		missing	194	29 Jul 45	220	29 Aug 45
168		missing	195	30 Jul 45	221	30 Aug 45
169		30 Jun 45			222	31 Aug 45

106th Evacuation Hospital HQ - General Orders 1944-1945
Thanks to Roberta Russo, Historian for 35th Infantry Division / 134th Infantry Regiment (www.coulthart.com/134), these are the 1944 & 1945 General Orders issued at the 106th Evacuation Hospital. The 106th was located in France, Germany and Austria throughout the course of the war. A few of these General Orders deal with administrative issues (e.g. changes of command) - but most are Purple Heart awards to individual soldiers treated at the hospital. They list name, serial number, rank, unit, country and date wounded. While Roberta Russo focuses on the 35th Infantry Division, many of the Purple Heart awards are for men from units other than the 35th ID. She has graciously shared these GOs with others. I've taken the liberty to search and list those men who were with the 80th Division. 106th Evac Hosp GOs - GO numbers with corresponding dates 80th Division Purple Heart awards while at 106th Evac Hosp 1944 - 106th Eval Hosp General Orders [pdf, 7.6mb] 1945 - 106th Eval Hosp General Orders [pdf, 9.8mb] 106th Evac Hospital Map of locations & corresponding dates

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