bigpigeon.us webpage WWII Dead > Death Locations > The MTO - North Africa, © 2024 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated 27 Jan 2024.
- Herein are lists of the roster dead from the North African component of the War with Germany.
- Each list matches the list at the bottom of the matching WWII-Germany > The MTO webpage.
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02-01 - The MTO > North Africa (31 dead, updated 13 Feb 2024)
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02-01 - The MTO > North Africa (31 dead, updated 13 Feb 2024)
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02-01 - The MTO > North Africa > Operation Torch: (five dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
† Alff, John Fredrick, SN 37-118-084, US Army, Pott & Cass Cos.
02-01 - The MTO > North Africa > Race to Tunis: (six dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
† Findley, Everett Arthur, SN 20-706-174, US Army, Mills Co.
02-01 - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia: (20 dead, updated 13 Feb 2024)
† Alff, John Fredrick, SN 37-118-084, US Army, Pott & Cass Cos.
- 436 Coast Artillery Bn.; on troop transport USS Tasker H. Bliss (AP-42); KIA 12 Nov 1942 Fedala Roads, off Casablanca, Morocco; Bliss sunk by German submarine U-130, 31 dead, 204 survivors; The MTO > North Africa > Operation Torch; BNR.
- Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps, detached to British Commando; WIA 8 Nov 1942; DOW 12 Nov 1942 near Algiers, Algeria; The MTO > North Africa > Operation Torch.
- Co. K, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 8 Nov 1942 Algiers, Algeria; The MTO > North Africa > Operation Torch.
- Co. K, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 8 Nov 1942 near Algiers, Algeria; The MTO > North Africa > Operation Torch.
- Co. C, 1st Ranger Bn., II Corps (one of 500 original US Army Rangers); KIA 10 Nov 1942 near Oran, Algeria; The MTO > North Africa > Operation Torch.
02-01 - The MTO > North Africa > Race to Tunis: (six dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
† Findley, Everett Arthur, SN 20-706-174, US Army, Mills Co.
- Co. I (Glenwood), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., detached to British 6th Commando Bn.; KIA 22 Nov 1942 near Bone, NE Algeria; The MTO > North Africa > Race to Tunis.
- Co. L, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div; detached to British 6th Commando Bn.; KIA 22 Nov 1942, NE Algeria; The MTO > North Africa > Race to Tunis.
- Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., detached to 6th British 6th Commando Bn.; KIA 21 Nov 1942 NE Algeria; The MTO > North Africa > Race to Tunis.
- Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; detached to British 6th Commando Bn.; KIA 22 Nov 1942, Souk Ahras, NE Algeria; The MTO > North Africa > Race to Tunis.
- Hq. Det., 3rd Bn., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; detached to British 6th Commando Bn. (served earlier with the 1st Ranger Bn.); DOW 23 Nov 1942 NE Algeria; The MTO > North Africa > Race to Tunis.
- Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; detached to British 6th Commando Bn.; KIA 22 Nov 1942 NE Algeria; The MTO > North Africa > Race to Tunis.
02-01 - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia: (20 dead, updated 13 Feb 2024)
- The Battle of Sidi Bou Zid noted below is often considered part of the Battle of Kasserine Pass.
- Co. L (Council Bluffs), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div. --> Co. C, 1st Ranger Bn., II Corps; KIA 25 Mar 1943 El Guettar, Tunisia; Battle of El Guettar - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- Co. M, 168th Inf. Reg., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; captured 16 Feb 1943 near Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia; sent to Stalag 2-B in north Germany; DNB 28 Aug 1943 at a work camp at Gambin, near Stolp, Pomerania; executed with Franklin Reed after failing to return in a timely manner from a toilet break; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- Co. L, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 16 Feb 1943, Djebel Ksaira, SE of Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- Medical Detachment, 49th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 30 Mar 1943 El Guettar, Tunisia; Battle of El Guettar - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- Co. I (Glenwood), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 4 Apr 1943 near Fondouk, northern Tunisia; The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- Co. I, 168th Inf. --> Co. I, 133rd Inf., both 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 29 Apr 1943, near Hill 609, 20 miles SW of Mateur, northern Tunisia; Battle of Hill 609 - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- Co. M, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 7 May 1943 approaching Chouigui Pass, northern Tunisia; The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- Co. F, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 2 Feb 1943 Tunisia; The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- Hq. Co., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; DNB 14 Jun 1943 Mateur, Tunisia, injuries in truck accident; The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- CO, 1st Bn., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div; WIA 1 Feb 1943 2nd Battle of Sened Station, Tunisia; DOW 12 Feb 1943 Tunisia; The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- 168th Inf. Regt. Band, 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 18 Feb 1943, Djebel Ksaira, SE of Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- 6th Armored Inf. Bn., 1st Armored Div., II Corps; KIA 15 Feb 1943 near Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid - North Africa > The MTO > Tunisia; BNR.
- Co. K, 168th Inf. Regt., transferred to Co. K, 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 8 Apr 1943 Fondouk, Tunisia; Battle of Fondouk Pass - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- HQ Co., 2nd Bn., 135th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; DNB 23 Aug 1943 Tunisia; shell explosion while training; The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- Co. F, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 1 May 1943 near Hill 609, 20 miles SW of Mateur, northern Tunisia; Battle of Hill 609 - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- Anti-tank Co.,168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; captured 16/17 Feb 1943 near Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia; sent to Stalag 3B in east Germany; DNB 22 Dec 1944 Stalag 3B, Fürstenberg am Oder, Brandenberg, Germany; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- Co. M, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; DOW 27 Apr 1943, northern Tunisia; accidental gunshot; The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- Drummer, 168th Inf. Regt. Band, 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 17 Feb 1943 Djebel Ksaira, SE of Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- 1st Armored Regt., 1st Armored Div., II Corps; DNB 2 May 1943 near Mateur, northern Tunisia; The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
- Co. M. (Red Oak), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 16 Feb 1943 SE of Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia; BNR.