631st Tank Destroyer Battalion
Unit History: Activated 15 December, 1941, at Camp Blanding, Florida. Reorganized as a towed battalion in December, 1943. Arrived at Gourock, Scotland, on 5 August, 1944, and at Utah Beach on 31 August. Performed rear-area duties in France, Luxembourg, and Germany for the duration of the campaign as part of Third Army. History text from the book The Tank Killers by Harry Yeide. Used by permission.
Combat Equipment: 1943 - Towed 3" Gun 1945 - M36
Commanding Officers: Major Harold P. Nathan (Orig. CO); Lt. Col. Louis C. Cadenhead
Code Name/s: Handbook
Campaign Credits: Northern France...............Jul. 25, to Sept. 14, 1944
Rhineland........................Sept. 15, 1944 to Mar. 21, 1945
Ardennes-Alsace..............Dec. 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945
Central Europe.................Mar. 22, to May 11, 1945
Awards: None
Location August, 1945: Lenggries, Germany
Additional Information/Materials:
1.) Unit Histories - From the NARA.
December, 1941 - December, 1943...........5 Pages
1944.......................................................4 Pages
1945.......................................................4 Pages - Includes map showing route
of unit through France and Germany.
2.) Various Orders and Attachment Directives - From the Dwight D. Eisenhower
Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, Abilene, Kansas.
1943 - 1944...........................................10 Pages
3.) Honors celebration pamphlet - 3rd Platoon, Company A. From the NARA.
4.) Company A Group Photo - Taken at Camp Shelby, Mississippi in May 1943. Photo
courtesy of the Keith Lindie Estate.
5.) Company C Group Photo - Taken at Camp Shelby, Mississippi in May 1943. Photo
courtesy of Paul Stevens.
6.) Thanksgiving Menu & Roster 1943 - Company A, menu and roster from when the unit
was stationed at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. The booklet also contains a number of
signatures of the men and their hometowns. The original owner added a few notes
about some of the men. Provided courtesy of Henry Anderson.
7.) Photo Gallery