101st guys at Rennes Military Hospital

sirjahn · December 27th, 2013, 9:13 am #1 2013-12-27T16:13

As some of you know the Rennes Military Hospital (AKA Frontstalag 221 W, EPS Rennes, Stalag 221) for Allied wounded PWs has been my focus for some time. I have some information about 101st guys I would like to share and also have their unit identification verified. I have one individual with a mysterious 101st EP unit designation that I would like clarified. The obvious abbreviations don't match EP but ones that might be a fit are the Recon Platoon and the MP Platoon for him. Does anyone know what unit he was part of?

PVT

39113983

Molinari, Jerry

The 35th Evacuation Hospital registered him is as:

Below is the listing of all the 101st guys I have identified in Rennes for your review and comment. I still have a bunch of guys with no unit designation but these are the ones identified against 101st units.
Thanks,

Rank	Service No.	Name	Injury	Unit	Arrival Date
2LT	O1032102	McKennan, Bradley	Fracture left radius	101st AB Headquarters Co.	16-Jun-44
PVT	39113983	Molinari, Jerry	Fracture left Humerus GSW Chest	101st EP	16-Jun-44
PVT	16036175	Kobierecki, Eugene	Fracture right Femur	326th Airborne Engineer Battalion Co. C 101st AB	18-Jun-44
SSG	15101262	Jones, Gerald	Lacerated nose, penetrating wound upper back right shoulder	377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion Co. B 101st AB on 35th Evac list as Jaros service number is illegible could be 15131282	16-Jun-44
PVT	12039426	Gonzalez Jr., Frederico	GSW left chest	377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion Co. A 101st AB	20-Jun-44
PVT	19186434	Alexander, Reginald Y.	Fracture Femur right leg both compound and common	501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st AB	17-Jun-44
PVT	38420617	Campbell, Henry O.	Compound fracture Fibula	501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st AB	17-Jun-44
PFC	27237081 or 37237381	Cannon, Paul A.	Fracture left Fibula	501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st AB broken leg Shipley - See McKinney E&E 928; Arrived Rennes June 16 Escaped night of 3/4 August with McKinney helped by Frenchman to find US unit.	13-Jun-44
PVT	35551552	Sechrist, Robert E.	Shrapnel right arm	501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st AB Pathfinder wounded in chest arrived Rennes 9 June, tried to escape twice before successful on 1 Aug. Had run in with SS in the hospital who knocked him down the stairs from the 3rd floor. Saved from SS by nurse Gizelle	13-Jun-44
PVT	34345468 or 37345768	Crespin, Arthur	Shrapnel right hip	501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion 101st AB arrived hospital 15 June stomach wound	15-Jun-44
MAJ	O/020337	Gage Jr., Philip R.	Amputated right hand	501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion 101st AB Ranking US Officer in Hospital arrived 13 June	13-Jun-44
CPL	18227235	Spivey, Bill C.	Shrapnel left eye, fracture right leg	501st Parachute Infantry Regiment Co. A 101st AB	1-Jul-44
LCPL	32379154	Houston, Warren P.	Fracture right Femur	501st Parachute Infantry Regiment Co. E 101st AB	19-Jun-44
2LT	O1031691	Windish Jr., John J.	Fracture left ankle	506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st AB	17-Jun-44
MAJ	O/362737	Smith, Gordon K.	Bullet through abdomen and right wrist	506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st AB Arrived Hospital 20 June Sent to Stalag like Gruenberg even tho still seriously wounded	13-Jun-44
SGT	11096644	Rosenfield, Zolman S.	Fractured left Humerus	506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st AB captured 7 June; at Rennes when Gibson arrives 'shot all over'	15-Jun-44
SSG	17108194	Weiden, Myron W.	Suspected fracture right foot	506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st AB Interpreter injured right leg in jump, Sanitary NCO arrived 30 June from Mortain where he worked with Gibson; mentions Gibson doing exceptional work worthy of mention Shipley - Parachute Infantry Regiment workers at Hospital; all liberated from hospital; mentions Gestapo HQ; Sevice Orders	30-Jun-44
SGT	11096493	Leveillee, Alcide E.	GSW right arm and finger left hand	506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st AB Wounded in arm and hand Arrived hospital 16 June paid 500 Francs for work as a French Interpreter at hospital Shipley - French interpreter; names 2 Frenchmen, SSG LaTournelle and CPL LaCour who smuggled food and planned escape for prisoners. They also made a crystal radio to get news	16-Jun-44
PVT	37254492	Wilbright, Henry E.	GSW Right chest, sucking wound	506th Parachute Infantry Regiment Co. B 101st AB	13-Jun-44
SGT	13083674	Smeal, Ralph O.	Fracture left Femur	506th Parachute Infantry Regiment Co. B 101st AB captured 7 June	18-Jun-44
PVT	12128635	Johnn, Richard A.	Amputation right leg	506th Parachute Infantry Regiment Co. G 101st AB Gibson story says Richard Johns, 35th Evac says Richard John	17-Jun-44

jila · December 27th, 2013, 10:17 am #2 2013-12-27T17:17

My father, who is listed here incorrectly ......LTC (was a Major on DDay) Gordon K Smith was shot after jumping into Normandy and taken first to aide station in Gourbesville then to Rennes Military Hospital was with the 507th PIR 82nd ABN DV ....not the 506th as listed here.
He was shot through the back and it came out and lodged in his wrist. He was operated on at the aide station by a French Dr. Then was transferred to Rennes,then Chartres then to Oflag 64 in Poland. And eventually to Berlin.

sirjahn · December 27th, 2013, 11:15 am #3 2013-12-27T18:15

Okay I will make that fix for Major Smith. Which Battalion was he part of?

sirjahn · December 27th, 2013, 11:24 am #4 2013-12-27T18:24

And to Freemansparas since I can't get PMs to work. The only 504 guy identified at this point is

PVT 15329875 Forkapa, Nick US Shrapnel and GSW left leg, right arm, neck 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment 82nd AB Volunteer Pathfinder with 3/508th Pathfinder group 22-Jul-44

strv · December 27th, 2013, 11:58 am #5 2013-12-27T18:58

According to the Pulles roster:
MOLINARY Jerry, CA, 39113983, 101st Military Police Platoon. Died in 1986.

Dale, these guys were liberated in August 44 or earlier transferred to Germany?

sirjahn · December 27th, 2013, 12:34 pm #6 2013-12-27T19:34

The guys on this list were liberated at Rennes 4 August and the 35th Evac admissions list had unit ids next to about half the names. I have about 345 US troops not linked to a unit. Some on the Rennes Military Hospital Admissions list were sent on to Germany are part of that 345. I have about the same number of British and Canadians not linked to a unit.

I updated my list for Molinari as MP Platoon. Thanks.

sirjahn · December 27th, 2013, 12:53 pm #7 2013-12-27T19:53

Let me add this. The guys above were wounded. I have below all the guys that were helping at the hospital either as support staff or medical staff.

PFC	35134719	Cledis Whitaker	326th Airborne Medical Co. 101st AB Orderly? MIA 6 June arrived 20ish June From Brian - captured 6 June
CPL	20519501	Carl E. Hoar	377th PFA Bn 101st AB Orderly? Arrived Lazarett 133 19ish June and hospital 23ish June. From Brian - captured 6 June
CPT		Ernest M. Gruenberg	377th PFA Bn 101st AB Surgeon arrived after 10 June then sent to Stalag late June for being bothersome and Jewish. Escapes in Germany liberated by Russians
PFC	34021379	Walter W. Jordan	501st PIR Co. B 101st AB Cook Arrived mid June Lazarett 133 later in June to Hospital. From Brian captured 8 June
PFC	15354225	John E. Struble	501st PIR Co. B 101st AB Med Det Medic/Orderly arrived 21 June reports Jewish soldiers mistreatment and SSG Walsby being bad person. From Brian - captured 7 June
PVT	35200690	Ralph Poore	501st PIR Co. B 101st AB Orderly/Medic? Arrived 25 June. From Brian - captured 7 June
PFC	37327578	Donald J. La Barre	501st PIR Co. C 1st Plt 101st AB Medic arrived 21 June. From Brian - captured 6 June
SGT	19177618	Richard J Ketsdever	501st PIR Co. I 101st AB Cook MIA 6 June arrived mid-late June Lazarett 133 late June at Hospital, reported Gruenberg and one British slapped and spat upon by German NCO. From Brian - Communications Sergeant
PVT	15331170	Robert L. Vaughn	501st PIR Co. I 1st Plt 1st Sqd 101st AB Cook arrived Lazarett 133 11 ish June and Hospital late June. From Brian - captured 6 June
PVT		Arnold E.McKinney	506th HQ 1st Bn 101st AB working in hospital Arrived 15 July escaped 4 Aug. From Brian - captured 11 June
TEC4		Alcide E. Leveillee	506th PIR HQ & HQ Co. Commo Plt Radio Sec 101st AB Wounded in arm and hand Arrived hospital 16 June paid 500 Francs for work as a French Interpreter at hospital Shipley - French interpreter; names 2 Frenchmen, SSG LaTournelle and CPL LaCour who smuggled food and planned escape for prisoners. They also made a crystal radio to get news
TEC5	19106676	John W. Gibson Jr.	506th PIR HQ 3rd Bn 101st AB Medic arrived 30 June from Mortain. From Brian - Mortar Medic captured 6 June
SSG	17108194	Myron W. Weiden	506th PIR HQ Co. 3rd Bn 101st AB Interpreter injured leg, Sanitary NCO arrived 1 July ish. From Brian - captured 6 June

Andre Jans · December 27th, 2013, 1:05 pm #8 2013-12-27T20:05

strv wrote:
According to the Pulles roster:
MOLINARY Jerry, CA, 39113983, 101st Military Police Platoon. Died in 1986.

Dale, these guys were liberated in August 44 or earlier transferred to Germany?

PVT Molinary too is listed on the MP roster from T/SGT D.A. Keimer, MP Platoon. Molinary was from 435 Front, Salinas, CA

pathfinder · December 27th, 2013, 3:30 pm #9 2013-12-27T22:30

Just FYI--

2Lt John J Windish in your first list was 2-in-C of PF Chalk 9--3/506. W/O Dilburn was OIC of that stick. There is no photo of Chalk 9.

jila · December 27th, 2013, 7:22 pm #10 2013-12-28T02:22

Dale

He was the Supply Officer so HQHQ.