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World War II - Unit Directory

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Frederick Vernon Melcher, Junior (1916 - 2010)
Birth: Nov. 27, 1916 Wildrose Williams County North Dakota, USA Death: Feb. 12, 2011 Rapid City Pennington County South Dakota, USANov. 27, 1916-Feb. 12, 2011WILLISTON Frederick Vernon Melcher, 94, R...

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This project has been created to begin documenting the many units, squadrons etc that participated during World War II. When details are sufficient, these units will be connected to the battles that they participated in. Please contact Nathan Cowdrey if you have further information, or would like to participate in these projects.

Australia

1st Armoured Division
2nd Armoured Division
3rd Armoured Division
1st Division
2nd Division
3rd Division
4th Division
5th Division
6th Division
7th Division
8th Division
9th Division
10th Division
11th Division
12th Division

Royal Australian Air Force

- Abbott, Lewis James - Rank: Sergeant; Service No: 400167; Date of Death: 6 Dec 1941; Age: 26; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

Canada

1st Canadian Infantry Division
2nd Canadian Infantry Division
3rd Canadian Infantry Division
3rd Canadian Infantry Division (CAOF)
4th Canadian (Armoured) Divison
5th Canadian (Armoured) Division
6th Canadian Infantry Division
6th Canadian Infantry Division (CAPF)
7th Canadian Infantry Division
8th Canadian Infantry Division

Royal Canadian Air Force

40 (R.A.F) Squadron - Arsenault, Toussaint Joseph - Rank: Flight Sergeant; Service No: R/64553; Date of Death: 6 Dec 1941; Age: 25; Cemetery; Salerno War Cemetery

England

Army Catering Corps

- Adams, Cecil Robert - Rank: Private; Service No: 5830001; Date of Death: 3 Sep 1943; Age: 25; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

British Army

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Royal Air Force

Cheshire Regiment

6th Battalion - Ansell, Charles Henry John - Rank: Lance Corporal; Service No: 6210773; Date of Death: 20 Sep 1943; Age: 25; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery - Angus, George - Rank: Private; Service No: 2379083; Date of Death: 9 Sep 1943; Age: 26; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

Corps of Military Police

- Adams, Harry - Rank: Corporal; Service No: 4464727; Date of Death; 12 Sep 1943; Age: 29; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

Durham Light Infantry

8th Battalion - Apps, Albert Pearson - Rank: Private; Service No: 4386185; Date of Death: 23 Sep 1943; Age: 29; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

East Lancashire Regiment

- Allen, Harold - Rank: Lieutenant; Service No: 247145; Date of Death: 10 Sep 1943; Age: 26; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

Grenadier Guards

6th Battalion - Alington, Patrick Cyril Waynflete - Rank: Captain; Service No: 176725; Date of Death: 24 Sep 1943; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery - Armitage, Albert - Rank: Lance Serjeant; Service No: 2616256; Date of Death: 9 Sep 1943; Age: 23; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

Hampshire Regiment

5th Battalion - Annett, Albert - Rank: Private; Service No: 5392874; Date of Death: 9 Sep 1943; Age: 20; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

7th Battalion - Allen, George Laughton - Rank: Private; Service No: 5387954; Date of Death: 25 Sep 1943; Age: 24; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

424 (R.C.A.F) Squadron - Allen, Leonard - Rank: Sergeant; Trade: W. Op./Air Gnr.; Service No: 1431960; Date of Death: 6 Sep 1943; Age: 22; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery
608 Squadron - Allen, Rowland - Rank: Corporal; Service No: 1123503; Date of Death: 17 Apr 1944; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

Royal Armoured Corps

"C" Squadron. 11th Hussars - Adams, Alfred William; Rank: Trooper; Service No: 7910721; Date of Death: 3 Oct 1943; Age: 29; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

Royal Army Service Corps

Royal Artillery

- Anstis, Reginald Robert - Rank: Battery Quartermaster Serjeant; Service No: 1414551; Date of Death: 23 Jan 1945; Age: 43; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

70 Field Regiment - Arnold, Alfred Barclay - Rank: Gunner; Service No: 6097251; Date of Death: 2 Sep 1943; Age: 24; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery
71 Field Regiment
72nd Field Regiment
172 Field Regiment - Anstee, Henry Christopher - Rank: Gunner; Service No: 1079087; Date of Death: 9 Sep 1943; Age: 32; Cemetery; Salerno War Cemetery

Royal Engineers

- Adams, Ronald Francis - Rank: Lance Serjeant; Service No: 1869630; Date of Death: 21 Oct 1943; Age: 33; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

Royal Marine Engineers

- Adcock, Alan R. - Rank: Marine; Service No: 10502; Date of Death: 8 Apr 1944; Age: 22; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

York and Lancaster Regiment

1st Battalion - Allan, Robert - Rank: Private; Service No: 4744420; Date of Death: 7 Sep 1943; Age: 32; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

India

15th Punjab Regiment

Indian Army Corps of Engineers

Indian Pioneer Corps

1246 Auxilliary Coy - Abdul, Ghafur - Rank: Pioneer; Service No: 133979; Date of Death: 12 Sep 1943; Age: 29; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

Scotland

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

2nd Battalion - Adams, Samuel Henry; Rank: Rifleman; Service No: 6986239; Date of Death: 7 Sep 1943; Age: 20; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

Scots Guards

2nd Batallion - Abbott, Robert - Rank: Guardsman; Service No: 2697882; Date of Death: 23 Sep 1943; Age: 27; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery - Anderson, Norman - Rank: Guardsman; Service No: 2696384; Date of Death: 17 Sep 1943; Age: 20; Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery

United States

Army Group

6th Army Group
12th Army Group
15th Army Group

Air Force

Fifth Air Force

7th Bombardment Group

9th Bombardment Squadron

19th Bombardment Group

14th Bombardment Squadron
28th Bombardment Squadron
30th Bombardment Squadron
93rd Bombardment Squadron
40th Reconnaissance Squadron