The Sad Sack Affair

[Imad]

Hello

During the Battle of the Bulge there was a sharp fight between 25th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment of HJ and the 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion along with 509th PIR of the 82nd Airborne in the village of Sadzot.

Does anyone have detailed info for casualties on both sides? Thanks in advance.

[Orwell1984]

87th Chemical Mortar casualties for 28 December 1944:

Casualties:
31357022, Clancy, Jeremiah (NMI), Tec, 5, KIA, Med det
0-887395, Duncan, Frederick A., 2nd, LT, KIA, Co B
31336871, Burke, Edward W., Jr, Pvt, LWA, Co B
31366685, Kaiser, Joseph G., PFC, SWA, Co B
38071222, Lozano, Santoa 0., Pvt, LWA, Co B
36682127, Penman, Milton C., PFC, LWA, Co B
34107039, Scroggins, William T., Sgt, LWA, Co B
31366773, Ciampi, Theodore V., Cpl, LWA, Co B
6767753, Phalen, John C., Tec, 5, LWA, Co B
31373978, Valade, Edward L., Tec, 5, LWA, Co B
31349238, Marini, Gisto A., Cpl, MIA, Co B
1386161, Kevorkian, Andrew (NMI), PFC, MIA, Co B (KIA, 1/2/45)
33758534, Barrett, Charles A., Pvt, MIA, Co B
35066328, Little, DeVern C., Pvt, MIA, Co B
38028115, Jones, James W. Jr., Sgt, MIA, Co B
33731674, Beck, Albert E., Tec, 5, MIA, Co B KIA, 3/8/45
31374033, Maynard, Roland '3., PFC, MIA, Co B (KIA, 1/2/45)
33793530, Kopcho, Michael (NMI), PFC, MIA, Co B
31388964, Heliotis, Louis N., PFC, MIA, Co B
39921410, Georgedes, John A., Pvt, MIA, Co B
31388273, Bernatowicz, Bonificius J.., Cpl, MIA, Co B
32952173, Loundy, Sidney (NMI), PFC, MIA, Co B
32988782, Forte, Anthony, PFC, MIA
31336954, Russo, Nicholas M., Pvt, MIA, Co B
33731690, Shoemaker, George L., Tec, 5, MIA, Co B
33792272, Capriotti, Vincent J., PFC, NIA, Co B
31367123, Grandmont, Emery (NMI), PFC, LWA, Co B
36682200, Cummings, William A., Tec, 5, MIA, Co B (KIA 12/31/44)
34677697, McGowan, Jesse E., Pvt, MIA, Co B
39213143, Lloyd, Loune F. Sgt, MIA, Co B
39279061, Nash, William B., Cpl, MIA, Co B
31336855, Vallera, Robert V., PFC, MIA, Co B
33246909, Albright, John (NMI) Jr, Sgt, MIA, Co B
31398089, Nadeau, Raymond F., Cpl, MIA, Co B
31373965, Forbush, Edward F., PFC, MIA, Co B
32156439, De Peri, John J., Pvt, MIA, Co B
33698901, Bloise, Joseph L., Sgt, MIA, Co B

from Unit History of 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion http://www.4point2.org/hist-87.html

A roll of honour from the 509th PIR is here: http://www.509thgeronimo.org/roll_of_ho ... honor.html

so you can locate deaths from the action at least

Unfortunately I have no information on casualties from other units.

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

A link to the web page of the little museum of Sadzot, but I didn't know if this museum still exists:
http://sadzotmuseum44.be/les-unites/
and here below 2 pic's of the memorial of Sadzot.

3_9344_Sadzot-Monument5.JPG (221.87 KiB) Viewed 556 times

3_9344_Sadzot-Monument1.JPG (209.88 KiB) Viewed 556 times

Have a Happy New Year
Best regards from Belgium
Prosper
P.S. Sorry for my poor english knowledge