COMMANDING OFFICERS:

The following is an incomplete listing of commanding officers to the 756th Tank Battalion.  This list represents the pre-war and wartime years only. Check back at a later date for postwar additions.

(Highest Rank Held)Held position from:To:
Lt. Col. Severne S. MacLaughlin June 1941 Early 1942
Major Ralph AlexanderEarly 1942Mid 1942
Lt. Col. Harry W. SweetingMid 19422 Mar 1944
Major Welborn G. Dolvin2 Mar 194413 Mar 1944
Lt. Col. Glenn F. Rogers13 Mar 194414 Feb 1945
Major Oscar S. Long14 Feb 194513 April 1945
Major Edwin Y. Arnold13 April 1945End of the War

Source: The History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II edited by Donald G. Taggart, reprinted by The Battery Press, Nashville, 1987. pg. 572; and 756th Morning Reports 1941 – 1945