Who brought US 2nd Infantry Division to Omaha?

Hi all. Thanks for letting me join.

Does anyone know the ships and landing craft that carried the 2nd Infantry Division to Omaha Beach? What landing ships or craft unloaded them (which started at D+1)? My priority is finding which ships carried the 9th Infantry Regiment. So far, I’ve identified the transports Samuel B. Goethals (carried much of the regiment) and the Charles Wilson Peake. Yet I think there had to have been more given the Divisions sheer number of jeeps, trucks, etc.

Thank you.

J

 

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This might be of interest D-Day - Omaha Beach - Landing Table H+00
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I love that table - the data, times, visual pictures. Unfortunately, it’s only the June 6th landings. 2nd Infantry Division started landing on the 7th.

Nevertheless, thank you. I do know some elements of the 9th infantry Regiment moved from assault transport to LST to go ashore, and that LST landed troops on D-Day. So this info is still useful.

Thanks again.

 

Sorry, late to this party. While I don't have details, I do know most of the personnel crossed on:

Convoy EBP-1 Barry-Seine Bay 5-7 June 1944 - consisting of:
USAT Susan B. Anthony - Advance Detachment 90th Inf Div
USAT G. W. Goethals – 15th FA, 2d Inf Div & other 2d Inf Div personnel
USAT George S. Simonds – 2d Inf Div
USAT Borinquin – 2d Inf Div

Convoy EBP-2 Barry-Seine Bay 6-8 June 1944
SS Bienville – 1/2 90th Inf Div HQ Co, Division Trps, 3d Bn, 357th Inf, and 3d Bn, 358th Inf
USAT Excelsior – 1/2 90th Inf Div HQ Co and 358th Inf (- 3d Bn)
SS Exchequer – 2d Inf Div
SS Explorer – 357th Inf (-3 Bn)
SS Marine Raven – HQ Co, 2d QM Co, 2d Rcn Tp, & other elements 2d Inf Div

The division heavy equipment and vehicles crossed on Convoy EBM-2 Clyde/Bristol Channel-Seine Bay 2-7 June 1944, which was comprised of Liberty ships rigged as vehicle transports and designated "MT" or "MTV". EBM-2 included

SS Charles Willson Peale (MT 205)
SS Charles Sumner (MT 206) – 15th FA, 2d Inf Div
SS John Steele (MT 207)
SS Henry W. Grady (MT 208)
SS Oliver Wolcott (MT 214)
SS Ezra Weston (MT 215)
SS Robert E. Peary (MT 216)
SS John S. Mosby (MT 217) – 321st and 907th Glider FA Bn
SS Benjamin Hawkins (MT 218) - elms 82d A/B Div
SS Edwin Abbey (MT 225)
SS Frank R. Stockton (MT 226) 915th FA – Group B, 90th Inf Div
SS George E. Pickett (MT 227) – Cn Co, 359th Inf, 90th Inf Div
SS Jedidiah S. Smith (MT 228) – Group B, 90th Inf Div
SS Josiah Nelson Cushing (MT 229) – AT Co, 359th Inf (-), 90th Inf Div
SS Edward W. Scripps (MT 230)
SS Ephraim Brevard (MT 231)
SS Robert L. Vann (MT 232)
SS Francis Harrington (MT 233)
SS Charles M. Hall (MT 234)
SS Walter Hines Page (MT 235)
SS Horace Gray (MT 236)
SS Stephen B. Elkins (MT 237)

Unfortunately I have yet to fill in the gaps. Hope it helps though.

 

Rich,

This is great, thank you.