Bouse in La Paz County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

748th Tank Battalion

“The Rhinos”

Photographed by William Pearson, October 3, 2015

1. 748th Tank Battalion Marker

Inscription. The 748th Tank Battalion, Medium was activated on 20 August 1942 at Camp Rucker, Alabama. The Rhinos headed for Fort Knox on the 15th of April 1943 for training and on 20 April 1943 were reorganized as a special battalion equipped with CDL spotlights. They departed Fort Knox on 15 July 1943 for Camp Bouse, AZ. On 30 August 1943 they were attached to the 9th Armored Tank Group and arrived at Camp Bouse 1 September 1943 as a Canal Defense Light (CDL) unit. The Rhinos landed at Glasgow, Scotland on the 6th of April, and then proceeded to South Wales. They landed in Normandy on Utah Beach on June 6th, 1944, D-Day under the command of General Bradley who was in charge of the Third Army. Shortly after D-Day, General George S. Patton took over the Third Army and the 748th was reorganized as standard tank battalion after 23 October. The Rhinos moved to the front on 20 January 1945 near Butzdorf, Germany, attached to the 94th Infantry Division near the Siegfried Line to protect an area known as the Saat-Moselle Triangle. On the 16th

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of March, the Rhinos moved to Saarlautern area to support 65th Infantry Division operations to break through the Siegfried Line defenses. Attached to 5th Infantry Division near Bad Kreuznach, Germany, they crossed the Rhine on 23 March 1945 near Oppenheim just south of the Rhine bend at Mainz and became the first Third Army tanks to fight on the East bank of the river. A note of extreme interest that during a period from 23rd to the 30th of March elements of the Battalion were attached to three Corps, the VIII, XII, and XX and 5 Divisions, the 5th, 26th, 80th, 87th, and 89th. Advancing with 65th Infantry Division to Danube at Gundelhausen the 748th entered Regensburg on the 27th of April. On the 1st of May along with the 261st Regiment took Passau and crossed the Inn River into Austria on the 4th of May. The Battalion gathered at the small community of Haag outside Linz, Austria and on the 5th of May the 748th ended the war.

This memorial is dedicated to the fighting men
of the 748th Tank Battalion.
Monument erected by the Citizens

Henry "Hank" Leintz and his wife, Leota image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pearson, October 3, 2015

2. Henry "Hank" Leintz and his wife, Leota

Hank was in the 748th Tank Battalion

of Bouse, the Lost Dutchman Chapter, the Billy Holcomb Chapter and John P. Squibob Chapter of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus.
October 3rd, 2015

This memorial is dedicated to the fighting men of the 748th Tank Battalion by their brother in arms, Henry Leintz, a member of the service company.

Erected 2015 by Citizens of Bouse, Lost Dutchman Chapter No. 5917, Billy Holcomb Chapter No. 1069, John P. Squibob Chapter No. 1853, E Clampus Vitus. (Marker Number 155.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 20, 1945.

Location. 33° 55.899′ N, 114° 0.293′ W. Marker is in Bouse, Arizona, in La Paz County. It is on Broadway Avenue south of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bouse AZ 85325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Colorado River Valley,

Corporal Floyd Lee Wolf, 748th Tank Battalion, Company C, U.S. Army image. Click for full size.

Collection of Jason L. Bates

3. Corporal Floyd Lee Wolf, 748th Tank Battalion, Company C, U.S. Army

Medium tank crewman • Hometown: Annawan, Illinois • Served: March 2, 1943 to January 5, 1946 • World War II Veteran • Battles and Campaigns: Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe • Decorations and citations: 3 overseas service bars, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with 4 bronze battle stars, Good Conduct Medal, and WWII Victory Medal.

in the Sonoran Desert,

and in the Yuma Area.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Camp Bouse (here, next to this marker); 739th Tank Battalion (SP) (ME) (here, next to this marker); 738th Medium Tank Battalion, Special (here, next to this marker); Monument Row (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Camp Bouse (here, next to this marker); George L. Wendt (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Camp Bouse (a few steps from this marker); 736th Tank Battalion (M) SP (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bouse.

Additional commentary.
1. My Grandfather
My Grandfather was Cpl. Floyd Wolf of the 748th Tank Battalion. He drove one of these Shermans. It has been difficult finding

Company B, 17th Armored Replacement Battalion image. Click for full size.

Collection of Jason L. Bates

4. Company B, 17th Armored Replacement Battalion

April 1943 – Fort Knox, Kentucky. Click on image to zoom in.

information on this specific unit. Between the original secrecy of the CDL and lost records due to fire at the WWII records facility. Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor

— Submitted April 1, 2025, by Jason Bates of Kewanee, Illinois.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2015, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 4,082 times since then and 221 times this year. Last updated on March 2, 2016, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2015, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 3, 4. submitted on April 1, 2025, by Jason Bates of Kewanee, Illinois. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.