World War II 2nd Army Maneuvers in Tennessee

World War II 2nd Army Maneuvers in Tennessee. . Left Section , In the decades since the original monument was emplaced to honor those from Wilson County who lost their lives in World War II, additional fallen from that war have been identified. The Wilson County Veterans Museum is proud to recognize their sacrifices and the loss to their family. friends and our community, Clarence E. Haston, T/S, Germany, April 14, 1944 , William Franklin Jenkins, S1/C. Tyrrehenian Sea, Sept 11, 1943 , Willie L. Jones, France, July 26, 1944 , Herbert B. Lawson PFC, Negros Islands, May 10, 1945 , James Clyde Seale. Maj. f France, Feb 2, 1945 , William B. Preston, Australia, Feb 19, 1942 , , Center Section , World War II 2nd Army Maneuvers in Tennessee , From 1941 to 1944, the U.S. 2nd Army conducted seven Corps-level maneuvers across 22 counties of middle Tennessee involving an estimated 850,000 soldiers. These realistic simulations of combat involved 25 full divisions plus an assortment of other units. Cumberland University, west of this marker, served as field HQ for most of the activity. On the last night of the last exercise in March 1944, approximately nine miles north of here, 21 soldiers drowned while attempting a crossing of the Cumberland River at Averitt's Ferry. Many civilians contributed significantly to the maneuvers, permitting their personal property to be used for mock combat which occurred day and night and in all weather conditions. The work and sacrifices in middle Tennessee by soldiers and civilians alike helped to assure allied victory in 1945. , Right Section , Dates and Major Units for the world war two Era US Army Maneuvers in Tennessee, June 2, 1941 - June 28, 1941 VII Corps, Divisions: 2nd Armored, 5th Infantry, 27th Infantry, 30th Infantry , Sept 17, 1942 - Nov. 6. 1942 I Corps XII Corps Divisions: 4th Armored 6th Infantry, 8th Infantry , April 26, 1943 - June 20, 1943 VII Corps, Divisions: 5th Armored, 79th Infantry, 8ist Infantry 101st Airborne , July 3, 1943 - Aug 25. 1943 III Corps. Divisions: 10th Armored, 80th Infantry, 83rd Infantry , Sept 13, 1943 - Nov 8. 1943 IV Armored Corps and XX Corps. Divisions: 12th Armored, 30th Infantry, 94th Infantry, 98th Infantry , Nov 22, 1943- Jan 17, 1944 XI Corps, Divisions: 14th Armored, 35th Infantry, 87th Infantry, 100th Infantry , Jan 31, 1944 - March 23, 1944 XII Corps XXII Corps. Divisions: 17th Airborne, 26th Infantry. 78th Infantry, 106th Infantry