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National Association
Council Bluffs Chapter
Des Moines Chapter
Tri-State Chapter
Winter 2012 National Newsletter (PDF File)
Locating Veteran Records
Affiliated website: Military History Network
Breaking News from Afghanistan
News, Notes, and Updates
Des Moines Chapter: 2012-2013 Meetings Schedule (.doc file) 
Winter 2012 National Newsletter (PDF File)
Tri-State Chapter: 2012 Reunion Bulletin - July in Philadelphia (PDF file)
"34th Division Regimental Lineages and Honors" (PDF file), from US Army Center of Military History, 1953, extracted for us by Russ Bierl
1st Brigade Combat Team (Minnesota National Guard)
Mission Accomplished ! 24 April 2012
"The 1st Brigade Combat Team's mission in Kuwait officially ended today."
And they're all coming home !
2nd Brigade Combat Team (Iowa National Guard).
The Red Bull's 2nd Brigade Combat Team returned home last summer, with
220 reports of that deployment archived here on our website.
The report of our 2nd Brigade Combat Team losses while in Afghanistan is also maintained in a permanent archive of this website.
"May they have no more hills to climb,
nor cold, nor rain, nor mud, nor enemy fire,
and may they now rest in Peace."
We also want to share with you this 22 June 2011 New York Times story/tribute,
For Soldiers, Death Sees No Gender Lines", to Sergeant Devin Snyder and the
124th Military Police Company which was then under Ironman Battalion command.
Official Facebook Resources
 Facebook of the 34th Infantry Division Association.
Facebook of the 34th Infantry Division.
Facebook of the 1st Brigade, 34th Infantry Division.
Facebook Notes for the 1st Brigade, 34th Infantry Division.
Facebook of the 2nd Brigade, 34th Infantry Division.
Facebook of the Minnesota National Guard.
Facebook of the Iowa National Guard.
Other Reports and Information Sources
"Lives During Wartime", New York Times, 10 Nov 2011:
USAF CPT Peter N Shinn, 734th Agribusiness Development Team, writes about Sgt. Tessa Poppe.
Maj. Gen. David Elicerio takes command of the 34th Infantry Division.
The Red Bull Gift Shop at 34th Infantry Division Headquarters. (webpage)
Units under command of the 1st Brigade Combat Team include:
1/34th Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company
1/34th Brigade Special Troops Battalion
44th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Company
1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry
112th Military Police Battalion
1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery
134th Brigade Support Battalion
2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry
2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry
1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor
Featured Items
34th Division Station List, 9 Feb 1941
The list of 'Home Stations' for all units of the division, just before it was activated in the Federal Service in 1941, is now online among our History Papers as a PDF file, five pages. The orignal document, here transcribed, was recently found in the Library and Archives of the State Historical Society of Iowa.
We know, from our own experiences in World War II, what it means to lose a fellow Red Bull. To their families, their friends, their comrades of this generation, we will maintain this small remembrance in their honor, in your honor.
"May they have no more hills to climb,
nor cold, nor rain, nor mud, nor enemy fire,
and may they now rest in Peace."
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Winter 2012 National Newsletter (PDF File)
• Fall 2011 Newsletter (PDF File)
• Summer 2011 Newsletter (PDF File)>
• Winter 2011 Newsletter (PDF File)
• Fall 2010 Newsletter (PDF File)
• Summer 2010 Newsletter (PDF File)
• Winter 2010 Newsletter (PDF File)
• Fall 2009 Newsletter (PDF File)
• Winter 2009 Newsletter (PDF File)
• Fall 2008 Newsletter (PDF File)
• April 2008 Newsletter (PDF File)
• January 2008 Newsletter (PDF File)
• November 2007 Newsletter (PDF File)
• May 2007 Newsletter (PDF File)
• April 2007 Newsletter (PDF File)
• 2011 Reunion Activities by Trustee Lolkus. (Facebook)
• 2011 Membership and Catalog Form (PDF File)
• National Association Bylaws (PDF File)
The 2010-2011 Officers and Trustees of the National Association are:
President: COL Ron Albrecht
1st Vice-President: LTC Stephen Osborn
2nd Vice-President: COL Ben Corell
1 Year Trustees: Richard Holmes,
Darline Smith,
Don Prock
Rebecca Snyder Phillips,
2 Year Trustees: Patrick Skelly,
MAJ Ed Graybill,
SPC Dave McChesney
Hal Turner
3 Year Trustees: LTC Steve Boesen
LTC Scott Visser
COL Craig Bargfrede
SSG Ashlee Lolkus
Secretary: Russell Bierl
Treasurer: Michael Musel
Sergeant at Arms: Mildred Fencl
Historian: Patrick Skelly
Webmaster: Patrick Skelly
Chaplain: Steve Cunningham
34th Infantry Division Association
Iowa Gold Star Museum, Bldg A-9
7105 NW 70th Avenue
Johnston IA 50131-1824
This chapter, with about forty members, does not publish bulletins. Their members meet at monthly luncheons or dinners. They also host an annual Christmas Dinner.
The chapter's postal address is:
Leslie Jerome
Council Bluffs Chapter, 34th Inf Div Assn
208 Sylvan Dr
Council Bluffs IA 51503
• April 2012 Meeting and Report (.doc file)
• 2012-2013 Meetings Schedule (.doc file)
• March 2012 Meeting and Election (Text file)
• February 2012 Meeting and Election (Text file)
• November 2011 Meeting and Report (Text file)
• October 2011 Volunteer Appreciation Dinner (.doc file)
• August 2011 Meeting and Report (Text file)
• June 2011 Meeting and Report (Text file)
The chapter's postal address is:
Des Moines Chapter
34th Infantry Division Association
7105 NW 70th Ave, Camp Dodge
Johnston IA 50131-1824
• July 2012 Reunion Bulletin - Philadelphia (PDF file)
• Fall 2011 Newsletter (PDF file)
• December 2010 Newsletter (PDF File)
• March 2009 Newsletter (PDF File)
• Standing Rules of the Chapter
The 2011-2012 Officers and Trustees of the Tri-State Chapter are:
President: Dan Andrews
1st Vice-President: Edward Hess, Jr.
2nd Vice-President: Dale Phillips
Secretary: Marilyn Andrews
Treasurer: Steve Tennant
Sergeant at Arms: Frank Day
Chaplain: Jacqueline Tennant
1-Year Trustees: Irwin Gibson,
Dennie Cramer
2-Year Trustees: John Minotti,
Rebecca Snyder Phillips
3-Year Trustees: Reggie Laidig,
Gary Giacomantonio
Tri-State Chapter
34th Infantry Division Association
262 Florida Ave
Amsterdam NY 12010
Principal Directory of Contents
Who Were We?
WW II Order of Battle - 34th Infantry Division
- Headquarters, 34th Infantry Division
- 133rd Infantry Regiment
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate) [assigned Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno]
- 135th Infantry Regiment
- 168th Infantry Regiment
168th Commandos
- 442nd Regimental Combat Team [attached Rome-Arno]
442nd Infantry Regiment
100th Infantry Battalion
232nd Engineeer (Combat) Company
442nd Medical Detachment
522nd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
- 34th Division Artillery
34th Division Artillery Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
125th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
(normally in support of the 133rd Inf. Regt.)
151st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
(normally in support of the 135th Inf. Regt.)
175th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
(normally in support of the 168th Inf. Regt.)
185th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)
- 34th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
- 109th Engineer (Combat) Battalion
- 109th Medical Battalion
- 34th Division Special Troops
Headquarters, Special Troops, 34th Division
34th Infantry Division Headquarters Company
34th Infantry Division Band
Military Police Platoon, 34th Division
34th Counter-Intelligence Detachment [attached]
34th Quartermaster Company
34th Signal Company
734th Ordnance (Light Maintenance) Company
- Jewish Infantry Brigade (attached Occupation)
- A Company, 2nd Chemical Warfare Battalion (attached Naples-Foggia)
- 35th Quartermaster War Dog Platoon (attached North Apennines)
- 38th Infantry Scout Dog Platoon (attached Occupation)
- 72nd Signal Company (Special) (attached Naples-Foggia)
- 84th Chemical Mortar Battalion (attached North Apennines)
- 100th Chemical Mortar Battalion (attached North Apennines, Po Valley)
- 105th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion (Self-Propelled) (attached Naples-Foggia)
- 107th Coast Artillery Battalion (AAA Automatic Weapons) Battalion (attached Tunisia)
- A Company, 191st Tank Battalion (attached Naples-Foggia)
- 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment (attached North Apennines)
- 432nd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion (attached North Apennines)
- 435th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion (Self-Propelled) (attached Anzio)
- 443rd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion (Self-Propelled) (attached Tunisia)
- 751st Tank Battalion (attached Tunisia)
- 752nd Tank Battalion (attached Rome-Arno, North Apennines, Po Valley, Occupation)
- 753rd Tank Battalion (attached Rome-Arno)
- 757th Tank Battalion (attached North Apennines)
- 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached Naples-Foggia)
- 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached North Apennines)
- 807th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached North Apennines)
- 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached Tunisia)
- 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached Rome-Arno)
Special Notes
The 100th Infantry Battalion (Nisei)(Separate), which stood in for the 2nd Battalion, 133rd Infantry, from September 1943 through May 1944, and the 442nd Infantry Regiment (Nisei) which was attached to our Division from June 1944 through August 1944, have an especially honored place in our memories and history. We are pleased and likewise honored that many of their veterans have come to look upon the "Red Bull" as their 'home' division.
The 1st Ranger Battalion, though not a part of the 34th Inf Div, was activated in 1942 with 80% of its personnel coming from this Division.
Please be aware, that attachments were often for periods of days or weeks, but generally not for an entire campaign.
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