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United States Army 14th Armored Division (Liberators)
U. S. ARMY 14TH ARMORED DIVISION (LIBERATORS) - The 14th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army assigned to the Seventh Army of the Sixth Army Group during World War II. It remains on the permanent roll of the Regular Army as an inactive division, and is eligible for reactivation. The division is officially nicknamed the "Liberators". The nickname was earned during the last days of World War II when it liberated some 200,000 Allied prisoners of war from German prison camps.
The 14th Armored Division was constituted and added to the roll of the US Army on August 28, 1942; it was activated on November 15th in a ceremony at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. It was organized initially as a heavy division with two armored regiments (the 47th and 48th) and one armored infantry regiment, the 62nd Infantry Regiment. It was reorganized from a heavy division to a light division on September 20, 1943. The reorganization saw the loss of two tank battalions from the Armored regiments, one battalion each. The 1st Battalion of the 47th Armor was redesignated as the 786th Tank Battalion and the 3rd Battalion of the 48th Armor was redesignated as the 716th Tank Battlion. The division boarded four transport ships for deployment on October 13, 1944.
Casualties
- Total battle casualties: 2,690
- Killed in action: 505
- Wounded in action: 1,955
- Missing in action: 18
- Prisoner of war: 212
Distinguished Unit Citations
- 3rd Platoon, Troop C, and Troop E, 94th Armored Reconnaissance Squad
- 1st Platoon, Company A, 48th Tank Battalion
Individual awards
- Medal of Honor - 1 (Pfc. George B. Turner)
- Distinguished Service Cross - 9
- Silver Star - 273
- Legion of Merit - 8
- Soldier's Medal - 13
- Bronze Star Medal - 3,024
- Air Medal - 47
