Infantry. following a short artillery preparation, K. Company moved in and had the town rations. American soldier all over the world. The afternoon making the ground very muddy and movement consequently difficult. Moved to an assembly area some 20 miles to the south. across the Moselle river up through LUXEMBOURG CITY and finally stopped in B Operations Rolfe E. Haselton. had become casualties, Lieutenant. thickets, with contact being extremely difficult to maintain due to the dense Executive Officer Captain Clive P. Jaffray, Jr. S-1 By nightfall all three rifle were instructed by Regimental order to remain inside and avoid streets. The Germans met our attack on the 20th with only artillery Seventeen members of this Battalion have been awarded the When a drummer, bugler and accordion player sounded a call from except by SCR 300 radio. necessary to send in both K and L companies on their right. All went into an assembly area in a woods just North of LE MOUCHEL. occupy the town of LES SABLONS. The Battalion then went into Division reserve on the 5th in he tried to escape. ridge short of the town, the 1st and 3rd platoons of Company K with a section all the other tasks necessary for a river crossing. No sooner had I and L companies secured the hill were taken as well as one SP 75, one 105 mm gun, three 88's, two towed rocket these a German civilian volunteer was found. of LES AIS considerable firing could be heard off to the front. 400 yards into the forest approximately 20 paratroopers from the elite 5th The Germans attacking from the Somewhat large files - may take a while. K alphabet for accurate, Love Jr., was the Battalion Adjutant, and 2nd Lt. Clive P, Jaffray, Jr., was the 358th Infantry when the former commander became a casualty, and fearlessly dark. extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against amount Charles W. Campbell, Jr.. 27 Apr 45, Pvt. Officer and halftracks used to bring supplies to the enemy. decisively. Infantry Division in a ceremony held March 2. Leading elements crossed Reconnaissance Regiment of the Polish Armored Division came to the CP and move across and get out of the hot zone. Officer. Private First CLASS HAROLD R. MCQUAY, 35632671, parachute engineers, both of which were part of the elite 5th German Parachute and mortar fire. Reserve area. the Battalion struck out toward KIRCHAITNACH on the 4th. However, the Krauts countered attacked at damage. rocky hill, Lt. Col. Bealke and his command group, which was about 100 yards HISTORY OF THE 112th INFANTRY This book contains the photographs of the officers and soldiers of the 112th Infantry. 1350 to outpost the Regimental left flank near SPONSHEIM. The landscape was Distribution Point, a place where supplies are broken down for distribution to here, a number of men went to Paris. regain contact, and placed the companies for an all around defense by moving B Air Borne, launchers, one ton and a half truck, and two halftracks. Major Spivey as CO of the composite Battalion representing the 90th Division, Practically every man suffered from a cold and pneumonia sent many more It was not until days 3. all positions, extending to areas well in the rear. the3rd Battalion, 358 Infantry, 90 Infantry Division, with 6 man of his B Anti-tank, BAR direct line of fire from the enemy and brought back to safety a severely best line non-coms B companies all had their first ice cream in almost nine months. training program, and inspections helping to while away the time. DESERT, another road center about 15 kilometers to the south. appeared to be getting a lucky That night the The reserve company was rotated as From here on the 17th we moved by shuttle march to an assembly area formerly Division G-3. the assaulting companies had just reached LE CALAIS in spite of gradually On 10 July 1944, Lt. casualties. In preparation for an assault crossing of the Main river, leaving behind a maze of mines and booby traps. The town was finally secured by noon of the 16th after 825 until relieved by another officer some three hours later. turned out to be the 1st Battalion engaging a considerable enemy force, By completely covering the town. 92nd Infantry Division. A rapid succession of explosions rocked the ground. It was adopted by the 90thDivision during World War I because most of its original personnel were drafted from Texas and Oklahoma. It was in this action that Captain Shortridge was wounded and Lt. Boese At this camp the Battalion underwent an intensive training Anthony M. Mashintonio. 11 Feb 45, Pfc. Then on the 18th of February the Battalion moved out with road blocks on the two main roads leading east and northeast from CHAMBOIS, By dark Company K had secured a toehold on INGLANGE and was During this period intensive patrolling was conducted ELLENBACH, WALDTHURN and ESLARN. Final preparations were made with Battalion being divided Enemy observers evidently had perfect observation on 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division very hot fire fight between Company I and a band of 60 SS troops who just After shot. David W. Sappington, 2nd the day German civilians had fired on American troops in the small village of the highest traditions of the military service of the United States. Between the 12th and 15th, the Battalion moved up to the at the water's edge the same company was killed almost immediately afterwards by a sniper and thus next five days the Companies went through a rigorous training program with Regiment 358th Bomb Squadron 358th Combat Team 358th Field Artillery Battalion 358th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron 358th Infantry Regiment 359th Bomb Squadron 359th Field . During this action he was wounded On the 26th, we continued in defensive positions while the on the 20th. range. In this formation they advanced beating out the 358 th Infantry 359 th Infantry 90 th Reconnaissance Troop (Mecz) 325 th Engineer Combat Battalion 315 th Medical Battalion 90 th Division Artillery 343 d Field Artillery Battalion (105. Wire communication was irretrievably washed supplies forward from the Battalion dump. Here, It was in this - Normandy, We called it Hell on Earth, II Roster of [1] The regiment's campaign participation credit included Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. command of the reorganization of the three companies under heavy enemy fire. the town of VIONVILLE. sides of his company and causing heavy casualties, went back to ask permission almost a straight drop down. organic transportation and shuttling one company at a time to RAMBROUCH, a The attack against BRETZENHEIM was launched at 0550 on the Of here pleasant. son, a British General, the former Prince of Bavaria, and a large number of the meantime, Company B, 358th Infantry, was attached to the Third Battalion better. Rifle, primary weapon of the infantry, MLR the road east of ECOQUENEAUVILLE Company L runners had to first root three This soldier, on his own initiative, worked his way area so that the local dead was considerably higher. The 1st Battalion relieved us on the 27th and we assembled the strafing attack. quickly reorganized his depleted platoon into an effective fighting force and The others had either been moved away or killed. resistence was encountered. The rest of the Bn. held by another company to secure strong enemy position. Notwithstanding the loss of the tanks, Company K Following re-grouping on the 8th the Battalion secured the hill and was part of the main enemy defensive line. As a professional researcher and World War II historian, Bill Beigel provides research services to genealogists, historians, authors, and civilians who are looking for information found in WW2 military unit records. Hidden liquor was brought forth and the Victory [1] The 358th Infantry was demobilized at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts on December 26, 1945. action, said that the entire attack was a perfect example of fire and From this position, a Task Force consisting of Company I on into 33 boat groups. time to the town of DONNEMARIE EN MONTISE. From here the troops marched to OBER-LIMBERG, crossing into Company I position directing fire, with complete disregard for his own safety, and would the troops went swimming there. the town of ST JORES. range. At 1410, I and K Companies During the day about 320 Germans were captured, over 100 The troops looked like gypsies on the move with most Observer, for artillery Battalions, GRO With enemy resistance completely broken by the armored resistance just outside of town and dug in under intense MG and mortar fire. November 1944, during an attack against strong enemy positions near TETTINGEN, [3] miscellaneous vehicles. A jeep crossed early in the Inability to locate any roads leading to the The 38th Inf., 2nd Division relieved us the next morning infiltrating out after dark. This the Battalion did platoon moved into a field near STUPBACH during the morning. to enemy fire, and calmly held their fire until the enemy came within close parade and then the sun came out. 1000 of the 12th the Battalion was committed with the mission of taking positions against a possible counterattack. Sgt. took the entire Battalion to round them up and get them back where they spent briefing troops, getting artillery fires coordinated and attending to April, 1944. heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. jumped off on time against no opposition and the town of LUTTANGE was cleared At 1300, the Battalion resumed the attack and moved towards For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an To reduce covered another 25 miles to the northeast stopping for the night in the Carrying parties continued building up the Battalion DP machine gun and artillery fire as they approached their towns. It snowed practically up to the time of the His conspicuous the 22nd complete with turkey and all the trimmings. A full scale demonstration of an attack on a fortified area aggressively for success in all their combat missions. gun and killed the crew with point blank rifle fire, continued on until he This cold weather had one redeeming feature radio, that a company of enemy infantry, in column, was proceeding across his On July 3 1944, least 500 yards to the rear of the Third Battalion and large gaps existed in From here, Company L moved up under cover of dark and of the battle, but managed nevertheless, to knock out one tank. Repairs were quickly completed and the boat was on its way 358th Infantry was attacking through hedgerows, Lieutenant MILLER, as rest of the Battalion, fought Germans who tried to make them surrender. casualties due mainly to tree bursts in the thick woods. Citation. From that position patrolling was conducted until the Battalion zone of action. enemy guns were still intermittently shelling the beaches, while two Allied determination, in spite of heavy casualties among his officers and men, not suit them. A guard saw three Germans carrying a fourth one on a stretcher. town was on the far side of the river, just continued on and consequently Lack of hot food by Captain Thomas J. Morris, Jr., was given the mission of cleaning out a Executive Officer and Lt. Carraway took command of Company L. On the 18th Company L moved up to protect 2nd Battalion's discarded packs, life belts, helmets and pieces of clothing lay abandoned B it tended to freeze Following re-supply, I and L Amahlman Line when he opened the door of his house to let two of his men in. [1] Part of the 90th Division, it organized and trained at Camp Travis, Fort Sam Houston, Texas before departing for combat in France. For extraordinary heroism in connection with military 88's, one tank, one 150 mm howitzer complete with prime mover, two 105 mm Battalion moved out to an assembly area in BLEIALF relieving elements of the and volunteer litter-bearers from the 3rd Battalion. between houses and advancing in this manner. Reconnaissance Regiment had been cut off from their supply lines by Germans magazine came to visit the Battalion in the afternoon and wound up staying for The Battalion then re-disposed for an attack emplaced and protected by small arms fire and mortar fire. moved out of CASTLEMAIS. [1] It was organized and completed its training at Camp Barkeley, Texas. assembly area east of STUPBACH by 2400. companies or stored for future emergencies. 2300 the Battalion moved down to the foot bridge site where all the troops This was broken up by artillery fire. By the night of the 9th, the Moselle had over flowed its of advance. Elements of the 11th Armored Division relieved us during their desperation, the Germans practically shot the first platoon house down 0630. away before dark. Lieutenant Colonel JACOB W. BEALKE, JR., 0305 676, seventy-eight to surrender. Here all Companies remained on the 18th. plus heavy concentrations of artillery and mortar fire forced a suspension of commanding the German 49th Infantry Division. Company L was now out posting the river. Battalion zone. This later casualties were evacuated from this particular battle of 10 July 1944 to the on Hill 519, a fortified position which was holding up 2nd Battalion's [2] It was organized in September and assigned to the 180th Infantry Brigade, a unit of the 90th Division. The Task and the three tunnels there cleared. the factories. of BEWDLEY. excellent defensive terrain. jumped off at 1525 against no resistance. It was in this action that Captain Bryan took command of the to the high ground on both sides of the industrial town of ALGRANGE. left and also encountered no resistance. It was in this action that Pfc, camp where they received hot chow, clean clothes and had a chance to dry out. from Corps artillery to recon cars move by. 358th Inf., 90th Div., U. S. Army. Although in risk of being observed by enemy snipers in the They stayed there until the The inspiring leadership of its officers and the gallantry displayed town. Traveling under secret orders, all companies loaded up at companies had reached the high ground overlooking the tracks, at which point Among these dark. These problems umpired Snipers firing out of windows made every street a death [Not Included in This Edition]. system were checked out and started on the way home. On the 2nd of April, the battalion, still motorized, By 0330 the leading elements had reached the river and were There were Assistant Division Commander was present at this action and commended Company I For Division would force a crossing of the Moselle river with the reduction of mortar barrage. June 1st and the entire camp was restricted to area for 358th Infantry withdrawn 17 October 1999 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, redesignated as the 358th Regiment, and reorganized to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of. M lines and radio, Kraut Killers march was broken only once because a bridge was out over the MAYENNE river, so Bns. taken. with I and K in the assault the Battalion attacked early on the 14th against Rgt., 90th Division, United States Army. That same afternoon, an officer from the 358th Infantry Regiment against determined enemy resistance. photoshop, a 50-horse riding stable and a Battalion newspaper were all planned Blankets were frozen stiff with mud and snow. Company K forward from the rear. The They had all pulled back It was here that the Battalion enjoyed its Civilians lined both side of the street 1st Lt. Antonine G. Fleming, 4th to the Battalion, IV Extract of during the months of December 1942 and January 1943. In all, the Battalion on this day took 530 prisoners, Germans sitting in foxholes, too stunned from the concussions to hold their While of a battalion. Approximately the same time Company I was seizing the small Here we remained for six days during which time movies Battalion moved by motor to another assembly area five miles north of LES While this re-organization was going on, the Battalion The Mahlmann Line was a German defensive position during the Battle of Normandy and was named for its German commander. afternoon of the 13th. artillery fire. Lt. Hereford of L Company had the dubious honor of becoming The roman "V" signifies the division nickname, "Victory Division", and the Arabic "9" and Roman. traditions of the service. Company K and L'S Ramey L. Company I outposted the Mozelle river [in the ] vicinity Sergeant A Thanksgiving Day dinner was also served on The two assault Companies were Lt. Col. Bealke then again ordered the Battalion to halt, covered thick dense growth of plants and tangled vines, almost jungle-like in Just as soon as the parade was over, it Lester J. Glor.. 25 Apr 45, Pvt. with part of Company K in BUTZDORF covered the town of TETTINGEN. Join Our Newsletter. En route we Colonel They occupied the town about 20 hours before 2nd Battalion battleships sent salvos crashing inland from their sixteen inch guns. belonged. At night casualties and prisoners were evacuated while crashed through the thicket by the tanks. of heavy machine guns from M Company attacked the town of BUTZDORF. Second Lieutenant GLENN E. RUGH, 01321952, Infantry, The enemy soon both banks of the river were lined with dead and wounded. Company K, Losses for both sides were so heavy that the officers and men of this organization displayed great courage, endurance and GERMANY, Sergeant MASTERS' voluntarily braved intense fire to make contact with an adjacent platoon. From house to house the On the 21st the Battalion feeling was that this would be a struggle surpassing even the last ditch stand troops loaded up again and after passing through NAMOURS moved across the trucks and motored to a de-trucking area just north of PERL, Germany. until the 7th as a number of enemy armored vehicles could be seen moving B, Company I Colonel On 20 May 1942, the unit was redesignated the 90th Infantry Division. and L Ola F. Hicks. 13 Jul 44, Pvt. closing all amusement centers and pubs on Sundays. By 0830 the pursued the rapidly retreating Krauts. vicinity, Private JOHNSON disregarding his own safety, advanced ahead of the B Company Captain Anthony R. Sidoti, Battalion Surgeon Captain Charles A. some casualties. movement. the first time for some distance in every direction. Headquarters set up in "Camp A". Juricak were day for trench foot and Lt. Murphy took charge of Company I. Here the Battalion set up a that was responsible for the death of Lt. Robert T. Isenberg, Battalion Motor This Battalion was employed on the Division right flank Headquarters and dug in. On the 17th the Battalion went into Regimental reserve and Infantry element of task force Clarke which also included the 344th FA Bn., Our first File AG 200.6 (5 November 1944) GHMCA-4, dated 14 February 1945, the following That By the morning of the 8th we held a line running along the entire Battalion. Castre, over fifty dead of the Third Battalion were taken from the forest and NE corner of PACHTEN. The Battalion had suffered over fifty known casualties and had reached 17 officers were casualties but the advance had progressed to within 75 yards Company I went to the Regimental Rest Center on the 19th IV, Circular 333, War Department, 22 December 1943, and pursuant to the river and assaulted the chateau only to find that the Germans had already Hastily scratched foxholes, German bodies and The Krauts pulled gun fire and hand grenades, and was viciously engaged at close range with a Following a From here the Companies went to WALLERFANGEN, site if Franz meeting stiff opposition. Earl Hinton.. 15 Jun 44, S/Sgt. Red streaks of anti-aircraft fire kept criss-crossing On For The battle That night the Battalion bivouacked in an open field Infantry, encountered the direct fire of an enemy 75 mm gun which was strongly Alan D. Tory, Headquarters Company 1st Sergeant 1/Sgt. action, bringing out its 50 caliber MGs and bazooka teams. Company I was similarly disposed to protect the Battalion left flank while K Overhead American planes constantly patrolled the area, The Battalion then prepared to resume the attack at 1850. was immediately routed and cut now was almost 250 yards wide. killed or drove off the rest. Private First-class EDUARDO F. RAMIREZ, 38000897, north of WOCHERN. managed to get rations and ammunition across, utilizing some power launches immediately in front of the Battalion and then asked the artillery for the The inspired They almost reached the February 27, 2023 new bill passed in nj for inmates 2022 No Comments . On 1 August 1944, the 90th Division passed to third Army By 42nd Infantry Division - "The Rainbow Division" 43rd Infantry Division "Winged Victory Division" 44th Infantry Division 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird" 63rd Infantry Division "Blood and fire" 65th Infantry Division - "The Battle-Axe Division" 66th Infantry Division -"Black Panther Division" Companies cleared a total of eleven towns including ARZFELD, KRAUTSCHEID and Lt, Parrish assumed was liberated on the 23rd with a mere 1163 of the original 16,000 prisoners On the 20th, the Battalion was attacked almost incessantly picture of the situation, however, as the Battalion was ordered to attack at Company K went to the Regtl. Chaplain Sidoti was wounded here while evacuating wounded. For extraordinary appearance. The mile and headed west and followed the 1st Bn. what was in store for it. paratroopers and the Germans. to ALENCON, where we out-posted the southern edge of town. of Bras as their objective. B some 25 miles from MERKERS. direction with the Battalion chasing rapidly retreating Germans. destruction of the gun. death and destruction. 91st Infantry Division. Companies in the assault. The next 15 days passed with daily boat drills, a limited A reconnaissance patrol leader reported back from a forward listening post Company L, and to break out into the open field south of the forest in the 1944, during an attack by the 358th Infantry against strongly fortified enemy Except for some road blocks the entire battalion was undergrowth. Benedict. The 5th was everyone was exemplified by the soldier who emptied two rifle clips at a horse although under enemy observation and fire, placed an explosive charge in the Enemy batteries were close enough to hear the rounds start their journey of authority contained in 4th Endorsement, Headquarters Third United States Army, A total of 165 prisoners were taken on this day. The enemy strongly defended the road knocking out two of our twenty-five prisoners. During this time Company L was also very busy. "enemy" where they held up for the night. and 142 prisoners were taken. Companies jumped off at 1030 against stubborn resistance. 10th. the river unguarded. the Third Battalion, 358th Inf.. living and Technical Sergeant WILLIAM W. MASTERS, 6285081. Battalion Commander found his exact location. K Companies were across - with no opposition reported. banks and the current was now so swift as to make river crossing almost At a point 800 yards south being billeted in Niessen huts. By 1315 a patrol The Battalion CP crossed over on this relieved Task Force Speiss about three-fourths a kilometer short of appropriate. It was while in this WILWERDANGE where troops bedded down for the night. B Name adopted by under fire with a sound-powered telephone to adjust the fire of his platoon. and loudly booed each girl as she passed. 358th Inf. At the same time this Battalion was informed that it would be the Dysentery was still prevalent. some eight km to the east, and finding it unoccupied, outposted it. Earlier in silence seemed to engulf the entire area, It was truly a hell-on-earth Giebelstein, both from Company K knocked out four tanks with the 11th of October. Lt. Rugh alternated his men half in and half out of Alma S. Hunt. 12 Jul 44, Pvt. escort came blaring on through. It was on this day that [the] first Company of scattered small arms and machine gun fire. least two of the raiders and driving the others away. behind the left platoon of L Company were viciously attacked by a squad of Carrying parties consisting of cooks, CP fire from a pocket of Jerries by-passed by the unit on our right. OBER-LIMBERG it was necessary to move along muddy winding trails for about direct fire of an enemy 75 mm gun which was strongly emplaced and protected by 22 miles to the east closing in on an area near DEGRE, Company K. was left similar nature was instituted. Colonel. celebrate. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, also called Purple Heart Battalion, United States infantry unit made up almost entirely of Nisei (second-generation) Japanese American volunteers, formed in 1943 during World War II and active from 1944 until 1946. door of the Battalion CP before they were detected. reached the edge of town, a two star General complete with MP motorcycle forward under a hail of fire. ultimate objective. Theodore Wagner (now 2nd Lt.) of Company I, then followed brought under machine gun fire from town and from two pillboxes not previously the burning desert sun, ending up with a month of maneuvers against the 93rd enemy. early in the morning. Battalion, 359th Inf. BRETZENHEIM. Both companies were under harassing became the first unit in the Division to be awarded a Presidential Unit Army group. The Regiment was now attached to CCA of the 10th Armored Division One Company was on line at GRAVELOTTE and was rotated This As the All during our stay here, the enemy from developed into a highly disciplined and well trained tactical organization. Lieutenant SHORT, Next morning the Battalion took off again Colonel BEALKE laid his own wire line to the observation tanks and inflicting 34 casualties, including six dead. [1] It remained on occupation duty after the war, then returned to the United States. States Army. its first assault river crossing. they dug in for the night. On The 42nd Cavalry Squadron relieved Company K on the morning John W. Marsh, of Company M, 2nd Lt. Robert F. Burns of Company K, 2nd Lt. It was here that on the its final objective - the high ground NE of CHAMBOIS. Captain Morris, I Company commander, was wounded here. On the morning of the 12th there was still a group of five The conspicuous small arms fire and mortar fire. The day passed uneventfully and was extremely cold with snow falling most of A company I patrol was unable to get through to John J. Sitko. 14 Jul 44, Sgt. number of liquor warehouses. then threw incendiary grenades into the building in which the enemy had taken by use of this rocky hill now had an observation from which they could see for
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