Photo Record
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Catalog Number |
2018.33.11 |
Object Name |
Image, Digital |
Description |
Image, digital, black & white, man standing outside wearing dress U.S. Army uniform. Alfred Regenburg began his service from Bartlett on February 2, 1942. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Knox College, he was a member of the R.O.T.C. and entered the U.S. Army as a 2nd lieutenant. From August 1942 to April 1945, Regenburg was assigned to the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division where he participated in the D-Day invasion. According to the 327th Infantry Regiment, "In June 1944, the decision to drop 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions simultaneously into Normandy reduced the number of available aircraft to tow gliders for a glider assault. As a result, the 327th Glider Infantry was ordered to land at Utah Beach with the 4th Infantry Division on 6 June 1944. The regiment moved to Carentan [France] and, despite heavy casualties, cutting off retreating German units. The next combat operation for the regiment was Operation Market Garden, the Airborne invasion of Holland." Then a 1st Lieutenant, Regenburg was hit by shrapnel in Holland and was sent back to England to recover. He was released just in time for the Battle of Bastogne which took place in December 1944. Now a Captain, Regenburg was discharged June 2, 1946, returning to Bartlett and his family where daughter Cathy was born in 1947. Regenburg became active in local affairs including heading the Bartlett Plan Commission. He was also president of the Bartlett Lions Club from 1949 to 1950. The Regenburgs moved to California in 1963 where he resided until his passing in 2001. Among his citations and decorations, Regenburg was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, French Croix de Guerre and Netherlands Orange Lanyard. In 2000, Regenburg had the great honor to be selected as a Distinguished Member of the 327th Infantry Regiment. |
Year Range from |
1942 |
Year Range to |
1945 |
Event |
World War II |
Number of images |
1 |
Search Terms |
Army Bartlett Lions Club Bartlett Plan Commission Battle of Bastogne D-Day Purple Heart |
Relation |
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Subjects |
Military life Military officers Military service Military uniforms Uniforms World War II |
People |
Regenburg, Al Regenburg, Alfred |
Accession number |
2018.33 |