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49th Armored Infantry Battalion
Service Company - Daily Historical Notes
March 1945

After Action Unit Report to Battalion Hq.
Made by : 1st Lt. Howard L. Oleck, Historical Officer
AT : Venlo, Holland 1430 hours, 16 March 1945

4 March 1945
    Arrived at Aldekerk, Germany at 0245.

5 March 1945
    This unit came in contact with German civilians (?). This unit kept in mind that they were conquerors and that it was imperative that they did not allow themselves to become friendly with the germans, but at the same time they did not persecute them.

6 March 1945
    Departed Aldekerk, Germany at 1800 and arrived at Lintfort, Germany at 1930.

7 March to 10 March 1945
    From the 7th of March until the 10 March this unit was kept busy supplying our battalion for it's push into Rheinberg, Germany.
    (Confusion of dates is evident as the attack on Rhineberg, Germany took place on 5 March 1945. - Note by Historical Officer)

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49th Armored Infantry Battalion
Medical Detachment - Daily Historical Notes
March 1945

After Action Notes to Battalion Headquarters.
Extracted by : 1st Lt. Howard L. Oleck, Historical Officer
AT : Venlo, Holland 1330 hours, 16 March 1945

The detachment was operated by three officers and ten enlisted men at the beginning. A few days later, 3 March 1945, the aid station was again moved to Aldekerk, Germany. The following day, 4 March 1945, the detachment followed the battalion to Lintfort, Germany. On 5 March 1945 while en route to Rhineberg, Germany a temporary aid station was set up in a house and sixty-eight battle casualties were received and evacuated. It was here that the detachment lost three more aid men. The following day 6 March 1945 the aid station moved on to Rheinberg, Germany. The aid station was set up in the basement of a hospital. While here the detachment received and evacuated seventy more battle casualties. Another aid man was wounded and evacuated, making a total of five aid men wounded in action. At Rheinberg we were relieved and moved to Venlo, Holland for rest.

During the period of 21 February to 11 Mar 1945 the detachment followed the battalion as closely as possible to render treatment to our battle casualties. When a soldier was first wounded he was first treated by the aid men and later evacuated to the aid station by the mobile aid group. At the aid station the wounded were given more sedation, plasma and stimulants. They were then evacuated to the clearing station. As each aid man was wounded he was replaced by another man from the aid station group, until finally there were only three officers and five enlisted men operating the aid station. During the entire period of battle the aid station treated 185 battle casualties and evacuated 171. It might be added that as each casualty was received, the aid station group heard constant praise for the aid men. The aid station received men from twelve other organizations as well as men from the 49th, for treatment and evacuation.