Twaddle, Harry Lewis.

Twaddle, Harry Lewis, born 02-06-1888 in Clarksfield, Huron County, Ohio, USA, to Herbert Allen Twaddle (1861-1951) and his wife Sadie Arabella, born Campbell, Twaddler (1965-1913). Harry had two sisters and one brother, Helen Margaret Twaddle Campbell (1901-1922), Hazel Mae Twaddle Parker (1903-1986) and Frank H Twaddle (1908-1971). Harry was married with Sara Maud Udell Twaddle (1983-1970) and they had one son Warren William Twaddle. Harry was attached to the General Staff at the War Department’s Operations and Training Division from 1938 to 1941. Subsequently appointed Assistant Chief of Staff, serving in this capacity under General George Marshall from 1941 to 1942. Twaddle was given command of the 95^th Infantry Division in 1942, part of General Georg Smith Patton Third Army, and held this position throughout the last three years of World War Two. With the rank of major-general, he led the division on campaign through northern France, the Rhineland, and into central Europe. Due to his successes, his division was nicknamed the “Victory Division.”  In 1944, after the liberation of the German-held fortress city of Metz in occupied-France, the German Army nicknamed Twaddle’s infantry division the “Iron Men of Metz.” His honors include the Army Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, and Legion of Merit. The 95^th Division spent 151 days in combat, suffering 1.128 killed in action, 4.783 wounded in action, 394 missing in action, and 65 prisoners of war. The division also suffered 3.834 non-battle casualties, for a total of 10.204 casualties during World War II. The division in turn took 31.988 German prisoners. Soldiers of the division were awarded one Medal of Honor, 18 Distinguished Service Crosses, 14 Legion of Merit Medals, 665 Silver Star Medals, 15 Soldier’s Medals, 2,992 Bronze Star Medals, and 162 Air Medals. The division was awarded one Presidential Unit Citation and four campaign streamers during its time in combat .Post-war, he founded the 95^th Infantry Division Association for the soldiers he led into combat. Twaddle was the one who captured Franz “Fränzchen” von Papen and his son.