TEXT: U.S. 87th Infantry Division  
   
   December, 1944 
  345th 
  Infantry 
  Regiment 
  x 9 
  x 1 
  x 13 
  x 1 
  By Greg Moore 
  gregpanzerblitz.com 
  November, 2008 
  312th 
  Engineer 
  Battalion 
  x 9 
  x 2 
  x 10 
  x 1 
  Infantry 
  Battalion 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  346th 
  Infantry 
  Regiment 
  347th 
  Infantry 
  Regiment 
  x 2 
  x 2 
  334th 
  Field 
  Artillery 
  Battalion 
  x 1 
  x 9 
  x 1 
  x 13 
  x 1 
  x 2 
  Infantry 
  Battalion 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 9 
  x 1 
  x 13 
  x 1 
  x 2 
  Infantry 
  Battalion 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 2 
  x 2 
  336th 
  Field 
  Artillery 
  Battalion 
  x 2 
  x 2 
  912th 
  Field 
  Artillery 
  Battalion 
  x 2 
  x 2 
  335th 
  Field 
  Artillery 
  Battalion 
  
  549th 
  Anti-Aircraft 
  Battalion 
  (attached) 
  x 3 
  87th 
  Recon 
  Troop 
  (Mech) 
  x 3 
  x 2 
          The “Golden Acorn” Division was a brand new unit and had only just arrived on the continent on 
  December 5.  The 87th was part of Patton’s Third Army and was fighting in the Saar region to the south 
  of the bulge when the German offensive began.  Pulled out of the line, it was shipped north and went 
  into action again on December 30 near Bastogne. In less than two weeks, the 87th had advanced to the 
  River Ourthe and established contact with British forces. 
  x 4 
  x 4 
  x 8 
  761st 
  Tank 
  Battalion 
  (colored) 
  (attached) 
  x 3 
  x 7 
  x 2 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  610th 
  Tank 
  Destroyer 
  Battalion 
  (attached) 
  x 9 
  691st 
  Tank 
  Destroyer 
  Battalion 
  (attached) 
  x 9 
  x 2 
  x 1 
  attached on 
  December 22 
  x 9 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  detached on 
  December 22 
  attached on 
  December 
  24 
  attached 
  December 
  20-23 
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Panzer Leader & Panzer Blitz/1944 Battle of the Bulge/87thUSInfantryDec44.pdf