Officers of the 3rd Battalion, 255th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division - Germany June 1945
Picture furnished by Francis Blanchard whose father was Captain Neal D. Blanchard, Med Det 255th Infantry. Twenty-two(22) officers were named in the photo, however I was only able to identify those with numbers as shown. The others were also numbered but they were not legible. Officers named with identifying numbers. 1- LCol Maurice Schiffman (CO) 2- Maj James Boyd (XO) 3- Capt Wayne Williamson (S1) 4- Capt (Chap) Carl Lucky (Chap) 5- Capt Neal D. Blanchard (Bn Surg) 6- 1st Lt Charles E White (S2) 7- Capt Abraham S. Lincoln ( M Co) 8- 1st Lt James W. Brown ( M Co) 9- 1st Lt James J. Ryan (Commo Officer) 10- 1st Lt Richard Hartman (Motor Off) 11- 1st Lt Thomas McClaren ( K Co) 12- 1st Lt Cecil L. Johnson ( K Co) 13- 1st Lt Garland A Ludy (K Co) 17- 1st Lt John A. Tate (I Co) 19- 1st Lt John Davenport (I Co). Those named but I can't identify: 1st Lt Leverne Smith ( M Co), 1st Lt Denzil Bergman (M Co), 2d Lt Joseph Fiedelday (A&R Plat) Lt Breslin ( I Co), 2d Lt Perry Erhard (M Co) , 2d Lt Searly McClure (K Co) and 2d Lt Raymond Kochanski ( L Co) |
