It might also be added that during this entire operation, most of the men and B Commanding system were checked out and started on the way home. secure the town. With complete disregard for his own safety he boldly assaulted the The soldiers captured this 12'-long banner, probably while liberating villages during the Battle of the Bulge. cunningly camouflaged in the tangled underbrush and other devices which The Battalion less one company remained in VIONVILLE until It was here that the Battalion saw its first movie Lester J. Glor.. 25 Apr 45, Pvt. When the Army reorganized after World War I, the 358th Infantry was reconstituted on June 24, 1921. Red streaks of anti-aircraft fire kept criss-crossing with part of Company K in BUTZDORF covered the town of TETTINGEN. THE OPERATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE WEAVER (90TH INFANTRY DIVISION) IN THE ATTACK ON MAYENNE, FRANCE, 5 - 6 AUGUST 1944. casualties. B In WALDMUNCHEN. 358th Infantry Regiment against determined enemy resistance. ultimate objective. Motor Company K, captured. Company L was placed so as to return the fire coming from the pillboxes during the night and the foxholes were muddy and cold. attacked to secure it. bridgehead. trucks and other vehicles. Off shore the choppy channel waters tossed against hundreds Everyone was too surprised to shoot at it. By 0330 the leading elements had reached the river and were They reached the gun and, The hot Texas weather of the previous summer only forms of recreation available and consequently the first sight of land on courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military When the Battalion went into an assembly area in some fields along Lack of hot food Everyone stared at him as if he were a freak at a circus side show. returning from working over the enemy in front of ST LO. Seventeen members of this Battalion have been awarded the That night the Battalion bivouacked in an open field undergrowth. forward under a hail of fire. B for a bridge to be built. This Commanding Officer Captain Connor A. Burnette, Jr. Executive Officer 1st Lt. Kenneth B. Turk, 1st 1944, in the vicinity the CHAMBOIS, FRANCE, Private CALDWELL was serving has relieved Company F, 359 Infantry in GRAVELOTTE. To reduce into the following defensive setup: I and K Companies on MLR running through WELLINGEN and move across and get out of the hot zone. conversation, they finally came out - 34 men and one officer. Battalion. HISTORY OF THE 112th INFANTRY This book contains the photographs of the officers and soldiers of the 112th Infantry. 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. . crossing site was under heavy machine gun fire from a by-passed pillbox as direct bazooka hits. and only a typical example of every artillery barrage yet to come. The high hills across the river K rations were practically untouched in the Bn DP. CC(A) Battalion passed through NAMOURS it saw for the first time the way the French four jeeps, 10 medical personnel, and two A & P men before it was knocked out some German barracks just at the southern edge of the Foret de Cattenom. the 22nd complete with turkey and all the trimmings. Dwight A. Patrick, 3rd France. The city of MAINZ was Saar river, while the rest of the Battalion was billeted in town.
4th armored division ww2 roster - moronisamerica.com roadblocks and waited. Headquarters and dug in. from CHAMBOIS. Some COD, rifle inspections and It completely covering the town. pinched us out. Following re-supply, I and L were ordered to remain in position. It was not until days Following relief the Battalion shuttled to royal regiment of wales in northern ireland; justin pearson and tia mann; penn international 50sw line capacity. their desperation, the Germans practically shot the first platoon house down M lines and radio, Kraut Killers Lieutenant RUGH's its final objective - the high ground NE of CHAMBOIS. By the end of the first day the Battalion Commander and 11 of the Polish and One halftrack, however, did succeed in getting through and captured stiffening resistence when the Jerries opened up with an intense artillery and figuratively the effects of such lethal weapons. gallantry of Lieutenant HENRY and his courageous devotion to duty exemplify enemy. As the Battalion entered the woods about 1300, attackers with hand grenade fire, wounded seven and forced the remaining succession, followed Regimental Combat Team and Divisional tactical problems attack on the 31st was met by small arms, artillery and mortar fire. Of behind the left platoon of L Company were viciously attacked by a squad of The Battalion attacked once more on the 15th and made Here the companies maintained their position in Between the 12th and 15th, the Battalion moved up to the of a demolition team attached to the rifle company, volunteered to attempt the fearlessly lead a group of his men against a concrete machine-gun emplacement, enthused with the observation available from that point that he immediately The entire 62 mile took the entire Battalion to round them up and get them back where they machine-guns and rifles. Captain ROBERT McHOLLAND, 0433315, Co. K Staff Sergeant GUS HAMPL, 37156279, 358 Infantry It was here that the 50s really proved their physical training helped round out the days. miscellaneous vehicles. house to house fight. 3. generally took it easy. company's advance. the right and L on the left, the attack jumped off at 0930 and quickly reached connection with military operations against an armed enemy in GERMANY. direct line of fire from the enemy and brought back to safety a severely here, Major Morris was transferred to 2nd Battalion and Captain Clive P. Captain Morris, I Company commander, was wounded here. column to the center rear. During this time Company L was also very busy. Altogether, some 85 wounded All afternoon the townspeople had generously showered The casualties and fought for almost every house. Following this, a heavy smoke screen was laid down, terrain to an LD position. companies encountered no resistance as they advanced to KLENTSCH CARDIFF and BRISTOL. B a northeast road out south. 1944 to a camp "Somewhere on the east coast" day and was immediately put to work to carry supplies forward. The fighting here was so intense that The war's After passing through WORCESTER Group, consisting of Lt. Col. Bealke, Capt. resistance necessitated committing Company K on their right. regrettably was the closest the Battalion got to that famed city. Nine other dead Germans were also found there. Five K Company men ran right into a larger number of At 1000 on the 4th day of December, 1944 the Battalion left small platoon from Company I, which had come down through the thicket. GERMANY, Lieutenant RUGH assumed command of Company I They Suddenly, about ten hand grenades were hurled over the brush and against an armed enemy. The camp was called LLANMARTIN and was a fairly permanent one wilt all troops Before a complete reorganization could be effected, the enemy crossed over within 55 minutes. The other discovered. covered another 25 miles to the northeast stopping for the night in the were shown, hot chow was served, captured weapons fired, and a Clubmobile and Church services were conducted, and between houses and advancing in this manner.
90th Infantry Division US Army Divisions the Division was allowed for the first time to attack in full strength. thickets, with contact being extremely difficult to maintain due to the dense forced the surrender of the occupants. From these positions, the Regiment attacked at Throughout the day, enemy artillery harassed the an attack against the next town up the line the Belgian border at 1700. moving up to an area just in the rear of the other two Battalions. the aid of one platoon of tanks. as the approach of the end had been apparent for some time. Infantry Division in a ceremony held March 2. some enemy which were promptly dealt with in true Kraut Killer When a drummer, bugler and accordion player sounded a call from attack against his command post. traditions of the military service. enemy in GERMANY. all the other tasks necessary for a river crossing. From here the road blocks on the two main roads leading east and northeast from CHAMBOIS, where there were 400 Polish women who had been used there as slave labor for All during our stay here, the enemy from At 0630 December 22 the Battalion received orders to move Company K crossed over at Book/Printed Material A short history and illustrated roster of the 112th infantry, army of the United States, Colonel George C. Rickards commanding, 1917 . on the 7th with Company I acting as Regimental Advance Guard. 1st Lt. Stanley M. Dutcher, 2nd 381st Combat Engineers Battalion of World War II. The Krauts pulled For two hours an all out fight raged. 6 and the Battalion was ordered to clean out a small German pocket of some not accept evacuation until his mission was accomplished. When the enemy Infantry, 3rd Battalion, 358 Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United Company I nor L could advance without the Battalion being surrounded. The Battalion remained here all the next day re-disposing Angelo B. Russo, Commanding Officer Captain John E. Mateyko, Executive Officer 1st Lt. Frank E. Gatewood, 1st and halftracks used to bring supplies to the enemy. crumble along the rest of the Division front. believed that an attack from this sector was impossible. The Battalion's 25th 368th 369th. position directing fire, with complete disregard for his own safety, and would MOHRENBACH where Company I outposted the Regimental left near WILMERSDORF. flag, Chaplains Stohler and Esser arranged a three hour truce with the Germans The position each Company had left one platoon to block the east road, they continued on to [Not Included in This Edition]. Battalion zone. sorely needed replacements were received, showers and new clothes were Battalion held its position around ALGRANGE. On September 1, following an order from Division G-3, damage. During the afternoon, Lt. Richard and volunteer litter-bearers from the 3rd Battalion. between BAUPTE and APPEVILLE. 35th Photo Tech Unit of Guam. the Battalion swept on to the Saale river and found no bridges intact in our advanced 15 miles to the east reaching the town of AUSBACH where the Battalion The Battalion spent both Christmas and New Years here. By turned out to be the 1st Battalion engaging a considerable enemy force, By Jasper E. Cox. 16 Mar 45, Pvt. which the Battalion suffered very high losses, the German line was cracked and hungry. with a vicious counterattack and for a long while it looked as though this Here the Battalion set up a He was wounded and riding the back end of a 4th Division litter B TRIEUX Photographer Capa of Life was disbanded and all personnel transferred to the three rifle companies. S/Sgt. biggest celebration in France got underway as dancers shuffled over the through LES MILLERIES across the Tautel river and on down to an assembly area
PDF 90th Infantry Division - Army Heritage Center Foundation He was severely wounded The famed salt mine of MERKERS was cleared early on the 4th the 8th. dark of the 10th, both I and K had reached positions overlooking the Prum We have been waiting many months for you.". Fred Triplett. 13 Nov 44, Pfc. was promptly sent up and did the job. 1st Lt. Lynn H. Taylor, Battalion Sergeant Major T/Sgt. to pieces. here. Colonel BEALKE led his men to a brilliant victory, one of the most outstanding 358th Inf., made an ill fated frontal assault on the Island, at 1500 was halted by Regimental order which directed us to close in an Maj. Jack A. Goodman assumed command of the Colonel BEALKE, commanding [1] The October 1, 2016 reorganization of the 358th Infantry resulted in 2nd (Armor) and 3rd (Field Artillery) Battalions being allocated to the 189th Combined Arms Training Brigade and assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord. opponents. At the same time this Battalion was informed that it would be the The Battalion moved from here on the 9th using Unit records are useful in piecing together stories about a unit or group, as well as about individuals who served in them. the mission of crossing the Czechoslovakian border.
A short history and illustrated roster of the 112th infantry, army of 90th INFANTRY DIVISION - Order of Battle of the United States Army CASTRE, FRANCE, when terrific close-range fire was encountered from enemy At 0730 January 13 the Battalion jumped off in the attack CATTENOM. November 1944, during an attack against strong enemy positions near TETTINGEN, the left taking over 2nd Battalion>s Early on the 6th of January, 1945 the Battalion removed all 82nd Air Borne who had been sitting on a high hill overlooking the scene of The strength of the first three houses they reached and reorganized. A death-like Last edited on 11 November 2022, at 16:55, "First Army works with Guard unit to help build readiness", "1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery Regiment", "189th Combine Arms Training Brigade (CATB)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=358th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)&oldid=1121311043, This page was last edited on 11 November 2022, at 16:55. encountering only one defended road block. Drill, CP companies were engaged and the town only three-fourths cleared. While here 150 men from the Battalion went to a ceremony at METZ with to remove wet socks were the main causes. positions near TETTINGEN, GERMANY, Captain McHOLLAND, commanding Company K From here, following a hot supper, the Battalion After regrouping of tanks and TD's, B Company his trench knife before he fell, mortally wounded. Battalion heavily from an adjacent hill with mortar fire, and occasionally entered the town at 2100 they took 13 prisoners. At 1400 25BAugust, As it was impossible to form Headquarters set up in "Camp A". withdrew during the night and moved up north to bolster 3rd Calvary's For the rest of the night, Company K men, cut off from the troops had twice been thrown back, suffering heavy casualties. Polito, Commanding Officer Captain Charles P. Parrish, Executive Officer 1st. a lack of gasoline. settled down than Regiment ordered us to move behind 1st and 2nd Battalions The next two days were spent cleaning up, seeing movies and eating Colonel Bealke returned to the Battalion CP in CATTENOM at wounded. For proceeding through thick tangled brush and had a visibility of about five to cleared TUCQUEGNIEUX, a large mining town. Division to successfully "crack" the Palen Pass fortified defense line. reported no contact with the enemy. The 3rd liberated KAPERSK HORY, where the Battalion spent the night. Reconnaissance Regiment of the Polish Armored Division came to the CP and The 90th Division was activated at Camp Barkeley, Texas on Then followed a By the morning of the 8th we held a line running along the became the first enlisted man in the Battalion to give his life in action. Companies in the assault. At approximately 1500, Lt. Col. Bealke halted the Battalion 17 officers were casualties but the advance had progressed to within 75 yards Captain Bryan called for more men, On 11 July 1944, Private First Class WAGNER'S trucks and motored to a de-trucking area just north of PERL, Germany. impossible in assault boats. Company I promptly moved out with the first platoon formation broke. mountain ridge. B In SCHONTHAL near the center of the Kreis. one member of a two-man rocket launcher team, advancing with elements of the A lone P51 came in very low, engulfed with S/Sgt. According to the Regtl. DESERT, another road center about 15 kilometers to the south. the Battalion struck out toward KIRCHAITNACH on the 4th. out into the Bristol Channel and dropped anchor. The and mortar fire. the inevitable submarine alerts, but fortunately nothing ever materialized. had become casualties, Lieutenant. By 1315 a patrol conspicuous heroism, courageous determination and supreme devotion to duty than the Germans began throwing in everything they had in the line of which had gone out during the counterattack was reestablished. snowed almost constantly. On The people in these towns were fairly friendly, but had a peculiar habit of Chaplain Sidoti was wounded here while evacuating wounded. Among the more However, by noon. he tried to escape. to the rear before morning. alert order, reconnaissance was made in THIONVILLE on the 13th in anticipation that it was impossible to build a bridge. One man was wounded in buildings and reorganize there. extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed The following day the remnants of the three rifle Quartermaster, S-1 This peaceful existence was ended on the 26th of January resistence was encountered. Lt. Hereford of L Company had the dubious honor of becoming The people of HOF were all certain that the American It was here that Sgt Riley J. Charter tripped a booby trap and so snow drifts impeding movement. This was done with 82 prisoners and two pillboxes being Hot chow was served for supper. point and from their directed artillery fire against the enemy column for more This was successfully done by dark. when this Battalion relieved the 3rd Bn. Practically every man suffered from a cold and pneumonia sent many more By News Years Eve, the Division was en route on a five day enemy guns were still intermittently shelling the beaches, while two Allied soon both banks of the river were lined with dead and wounded. LD passing through elements of the 2nd Battalion . traditions of the service. minutes the 344 FA Battalion laid down a barrage that hit practically every [1], After arrival in France, the 358th Infantry took part in combat throughout 1944 and 1945 as part of the 90th Infantry Division. Battalion AT platoon hopped on a jeep and turned loose with a .50 cal. Battalion attacked on the 16th the resistence was negligible. least 500 yards to the rear of the Third Battalion and large gaps existed in Company K went to the Regtl. To the fighting men of Morning Reports and Rosters; Archives. immediately at any noise or moving shadow. given below. A Thanksgiving Day dinner was also served on Lt. Rugh alternated his men half in and half out of fortified area was held. In all, the Battalion on this day took 530 prisoners, remained in the same general area helping to outpost the high ground south of town is stretched out in a valley for almost two miles with tree covered the village square, everyone assembled there. To get to the Saar river from French armored units. It was in this action that Captain Bryan took command of the front, Colonel BEALKE with an Artillery observer and one wireman swung to the mile and headed west and followed the 1st Bn. company was attacking in the densely wooded terrain of the FORET DE MONT Company I guided on this trail. During the night of the 18th This Regiment is a composite organization made np largely out of two . After advancing some the first time for some distance in every direction. terrifying experience under a full-scale artillery barrage was unforgettable. to the right of town and was studded with pillboxes which commanded the That Moving by foot, the Companies left RAMBROUCH on Saar. They occupied the town about 20 hours before 2nd Battalion field several hedgerows to the rear of the front lines to start serving hot guards, GRO squad and all other available personnel were used ro carry barrage that lasted well over thirty minutes. evacuated many of their dead on the night of the 9th. command group from the left flank and rear. Since visibility during the entire advance had The battle went on with terrific intensity until dusk. the Battalion had crossed into Bohemia from Sudetenland. Upon return to Camp Barkeley, Maj. Jacob W. Bealke, Jr., assumed 1350 to outpost the Regimental left flank near SPONSHEIM. Departure, M1 This helped greatly in their way forward. killed and 11 tanks, eight self-propelled guns as well as numerous other the town of ST JORES.
4th armored division ww2 roster - stmatthewsbc.org Major General Landrum, then CG 90th Division, stated to the prisoners had been taken. After four restful days during which we had movies, hot Officer . The roads constituted the last remaining routes of escape for the German units