Able Company, 103rd Infantry Division Re-Enactors Society

10/04/2025

CPL McRae, PFC Murphy, SGT Baker, PFC Worley, PFC Huth, and T5 Dexter at Stars and Stripes Museum for Liberty Days 2025!

06/27/2025

Calling all WW2 history buffs! Have you ever wanted to get into re-enacting but don't know where to start or how to find a unit? Well you're in luck! Able Company, 103rd Infantry Division is looking for new members to join the ranks! We are located in the St. Louis MO area, and we portray a US infantry squad during the mid to late period of the war, particularly around the time the 103rd was approaching and preparing to break through the Siegfried Line.

UNIT INFO:
WE ENFORCE GROOMING STANDARDS. HAIRCUTS AND SHAVING IS MANDATORY FOR ATTENDING EVENTS. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE AN AGE LIMIT OF AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE WITH PARENT/GUARDIAN CONSENT FOR MEMBERSHIP.

UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS:
M37 SHIRT AND TROUSERS
M43 JACKET
MID TO LATE WAR M1 HELMET
M1923 CARTRIDGE BELT WITH CANTEEN AND FIRST AID POUCH (MUST HAVE CARLISLE BANDAGE REPRO OR ORIGINAL) MINIMUM
ROUGHOUT BOOTS WITH LEG GAITERS OR DOUBLE BUCKLE BOOTS
INFANTRY GARRISON CAP W/ BLUE PIPING (CAN BE ISSUE OR PX STYLE)

ITEMS THAT CAN BE ACQUIRED AFTER JOINING:
M1928 HAVERSACK
M43 SHOVEL AND CARRIER
MESS TIN W/ SILVERWARE
M1 BAYONET

ITEMS NOT REQUIRED (BUT RECOMMENDED):
US AMMO BANDOLIER
BARRACKS BAG
PERIOD CORRECT DUFFEL BAG
WOOL BLANKET
2ND PATTERN SHELTER HALF (BUTTON, NO SNAP ENCLOSURES)

The 103rd has a rank and patch system in place. Upon completion of your second event with the 103rd, you will be promoted from PVT to PFC, and you will also earn the privilege to wear the cactus patch. Wear of the patch and rank is OPTIONAL, as many lower enlisted during this time period often did not have any patches present on their uniforms.

Send a message to the page if you're interested!

-SGT Baker

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03/23/2025

What an AMAZING weekend! Huge thank you to the Stars and Stripes Museum for hosting this event and giving us the opportunity to teach history in a hands-on, up close environment!

-SGT Baker

10/06/2024

PFC Huth and T5 Dexter (first photograph) photographed at Liberty Days at The Stars and Stripes Museum

10/06/2024

Huge thank you to The Stars and Stripes Museum for hosting this wonderful event! We had an amazing time with the 10th Armored and the 502nd, and the 10ths breakfast from the field kitchen was amazing!

09/18/2024

Hello!

This is THE official page for the A Company, 103rd Infantry Division re-enactment group. At the time of writing this post, we're a small group of dedicated individuals with the goal of preserving and telling the stories of the men of the Cactus Division through displays and battle re-enactments.

The time period we chose to portray is shortly after the 103rd broke through the Seigfried Line before crossing the river Rhine, though we will also portray other time periods of the unit as well in the future.

Now for a bit about the man behind the scenes of this page:

My name is Brendan Baker, I created this group for the reasons listed above, but also as a way to pay homage to a family member of mine who was in the Cactus Division. Corporal Elmer H. Breuer.

Before founding the 103rd group, I was a part of a group that portrayed Charlie Company, 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne during the Invasion of Normandy, roughly around the D-Day +6 time period. What you'll see mostly on this page is photo albums from events that we attend, announcements for what events we'll be at, and various posts about the history of this Division.

-SGT Brendan Baker, Founder, A Company, 103rd Infantry Division, 409th Infantry Regiment

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