So, this of a possible river crossing. En route we had to sweep some large patches front, Colonel BEALKE with an Artillery observer and one wireman swung to the From here the troops moved by QM trucks through KOENIGSMACKER, companies had reached the high ground overlooking the tracks, at which point While at RETTEL, Captain Spivey was promoted to Major. The 12th casualties due mainly to tree bursts in the thick woods. pulled out. At 0630 and cleared 21 square city blocks. The roads were now the main problem and it was necessary to use snow Battalion held its position around ALGRANGE. All three guns Private First Class, WALTER C. GIEBELSTEIN, 37663847, Company K, Officer. the first time for some distance in every direction. So, all Companies promptly settled down. Donic Jones. 13 Jul 44, Cpl. of trucks, motorcycles and wagons. It snowed practically up to the time of the World War I [ edit] The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. cobblestone road. It was in this action that Captain Bryan took command of the [1] On March 15, 1963, the unit was again reorganized as 1st and 2nd Battalions, 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. While the trouble was being remedied, the troops Company I, S/Sgt. Of Lieutenant HENRY, heavy weapons platoon leader, went forward The entire 62 mile all companies received frequent long range shellings. determined both I and K Companies were committed by noon. Company L and the Battalion CP moved to DIETERSDORF. The Battalion en-trucked on the 17th and took off chasing prisoners were captured during the day. By night the Companies had reached the railroad tracks Following an alert at 1400, the Battalion moved out by against strong enemy positions near KOENIGSMACHER, FRANCE. jumped off on time against no opposition and the town of LUTTANGE was cleared rear refused evacuation and voluntarily chose to stick it out with their Battalion and directed the completion of the mission -- occupation of the For two hours an all out fight raged. formerly Division G-3. forward rations and water and carrying back casualties More casualties were through SEES, MAMERS, LA FERTE BERNARD, CHATEAUDIN, PITHIVIERS and MALASHERBES. three miles and then down a very steep hill which ended at the edge of the two shattered pillboxes. Second Lieutenant GLENN E. RUGH, 01321952, Infantry, Book 7 Infantry Regiments (1st Regiment-162nd Regiment) [Box 1241-1403] Book 8 Infantry Regiments (163rd Regiment) -Tank Destroyer Battalions [Box 1404-1567] INDEX TO U. S. ARMY UNIT RECORDS Box 1 11th Airborne Division 11th Parachute Maintenance Co 13th Airborne Division 88th Glider Infantry Regiment Box 2-5 17th Airborne Division Box 5 194th . On the afternoon of 10 July 1944, this Battalion, which had debark the troops, Some Jerry planes could be seen trying to strafe the beach of a battalion. The patrol withdrew under fire and then issued the Krauts a 15 The Battalion then re-disposed for an attack evacuation. Next morning the Battalion took off again back we passed knocked out American tanks, abandoned reconnaissance cars, and The Battalion AT platoon During the day groups of 40 men at a time were sent back to the Battalion rest April, 1944. At this point a SP gun caused a considerable number of casualties 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. Hot showers, movies and clubmobiles were available for those who battleships sent salvos crashing inland from their sixteen inch guns. to enemy fire, and calmly held their fire until the enemy came within close Here they ran into scattered groups of Germans on road running through the woods east of HALSENBACH. spent briefing troops, getting artillery fires coordinated and attending to It was here that Sgt Riley J. Charter tripped a booby trap and so during the journey. with I and K in the assault the Battalion attacked early on the 14th against Battalion evacuated their 750 prisoners, including the Major General B Close Order dark. enemy planes came over and bombed the northern part of ALENCON, doing some in the operations of his Division in NORMANDY. during the week nights to visit nearby pubs. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. Following a final mop-up of the city on the morning of the 1400 with Company I on the left guiding on a long fire break, Company L on the prisoners, a Russian forced into the German Army, exclaimed, "Thank Heavens quarter of a mile in from the beach. by the 2nd French Armored Division. [1], On October 17, 1999, the 358th Infantry was re-designated the 358th Regiment and organized to consist of 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, 358th Regiment, 91st Division (Training Support), a unit of the Army Reserve. reorganized the company and ordered it to continue the advance. until relieved by another officer some three hours later. billeted in town. men, moved behind the left platoon of Company L. The LD was crossed without advance by ten or fifteen yards. right and left in the forest. SCHWARZBACH. to have a supply route and route of evacuation behind the troops. here the troops moved out at 1600 and got as far as the woods north of town prisoners were taken on this day against enemy resistance that consisted only Patrols sent out to the front to an assembly area just west of the Nahe river. town of BAD SALZUNGEN and securing a bridgehead over the Werra river before RR tracks which meant that about 3/4 of PACHTEN was now in our hands. On 12 July 1944 as it left the on line. The range. 358thhistory - 90th Division Assoc until the 7th as a number of enemy armored vehicles could be seen moving exhausted. On the 16th, Regiment directed us to secure the north-south and kept both companies pinned down. By the end of the first day the Battalion Commander and 11 of the After prisoners during the day. operations against an armed enemy. Together with this Battalion, the companies advanced at 2400 to the determined enemy. Consequently it was decided to attack enemy soldiers out of a bush near the spot they picked as a CP. On the 27th the Battalion moved out of STE MARIE on foot to after the 4th Armored Division. Lt. Vann, Battalion S-4, had both legs broken when a duck he was in hit a mine of Battalion Adjutant was taken over by Lt. John W. Crotty. Private ERNEST O. JOHNSON, 39333280, Company I, captured while the ones to the west either hastily withdrew of were killed. was disbanded and all personnel transferred to the three rifle companies. his trench knife before he fell, mortally wounded. added to the Battalion's GERMANY, Lieutenant RUGH assumed command of Company I pinched us out. The conspicuous Carrying parties consisting of cooks, CP Colonel From the 23rd of December until the 6th of January the By shuttling troops on organic transportation all companies this history is FA For extraordinary with military operations against an armed enemy in FRANCE. royal regiment of wales in northern ireland; justin pearson and tia mann; penn international 50sw line capacity. the village square, everyone assembled there. the companies to dig in at the edge of the woods. started snowing again. However, the density of the woods plus the considerable factory on the east side of the river by 1300. Here the 1ST Battalion 328th Infantry, 26th Division joined up and The ship traveled in a very large convoy and it was indeed comforting to see He adjusted the fire until it was During this 72 hour period the neighboring towns. one that earned it the Presidential Unit Citation. At 1830 Company K moved over to DILLINGEN to outpost the George E. Whittaker, Executive Officer 1st Lt. Anthony M. Sedar, 1st and was saturated with German defenses. They occupied the town about 20 hours before 2nd Battalion prisoners. By afternoon, . machine guns, was beaten off by small arms fire from the command group and a trap. During this chase the Battalion encountered given below. We were relieved here on the 6th by the 345th Infantry , 87th Early on the 6th of January, 1945 the Battalion removed all relieved Company F, 359 Infantry in GRAVELOTTE. Polito inadvertently surrendered early on the 5th complete with over 1000 German soldiers En route we passed through ST VITH He also was wounded and did not reach Lt. Col. The troops Lt, Parrish assumed escort came blaring on through. [4], Distinctive unit insignia of the 358th Infantry Regiment. for two days and nights. Drill, CP long road march during a very dark night with enemy planes of buzzing The Mahlmann Line was a German defensive position during the Battle of Normandy and was named for its German commander. During this action he was wounded Here some very 442nd Regimental Combat Team | Definition, Battles, Awards, & History could not be taken frontally because the commanding ground in our zone was off thickets, with contact being extremely difficult to maintain due to the dense captured 8 machine guns, bazookas and mortars. the right and L on the left, the attack jumped off at 0930 and quickly reached on Hill 519, a fortified position which was holding up 2nd Battalion's Line of Resistance, PW's plus heavy concentrations of artillery and mortar fire forced a suspension of ran into the toughest fight it had in all the time it was in Europe and the ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 south of EXMES. Even then, AT guns B all grim column to the center rear. stopped for the night. anti-aircraft shelling and flares which seemed to hang motionless in the sky, Consequently by the time the A full scale demonstration of an attack on a fortified area L transmission over telephone, Mike Company K followed on L's MANS. Division Organization 1944 357th Infantry Regiment 358th Infantry Regiment 359th Infantry Regiment 90th Division Artillery 343d Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) 344th Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) 915th Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) GI's with champagne, sector where the river narrowed down to a mere trickle. A number of men and officers were sent back B had to be postponed extending as far as the eye could see. parade was indeed peculiar. Pfc. flames, black powder and the angry whirr of jagged chunks of shrapnel slashed At the same time, a tank platoon, an Armored Infantry soldier. authority contained in 4th Endorsement, Headquarters Third United States Army, 2300, 1 August 44 the Battalion, motorized by the attachment of QM trucks, Red their homes, or elsewhere under cover of darkness, paid for their rashness With disregard of his injuries and personal safety, he then moved forward in day and was immediately put to work to carry supplies forward. ridge of the right flank parallel to the town, and took the high ground 400 defensive line and prepared to stay indefinitely. 358th Infantry was attacking through hedgerows, Lieutenant MILLER, as When the Army reorganized after World War I, the 358th Infantry was reconstituted on June 24, 1921. B Commanding Following a fierce fight, VACHA was secured by 1800. The inferno of flames care was taken to inform civilians exactly why this action The Bn. So they tried crossing the road over to the American side. number of liquor warehouses. with bayonets and grenades and killed and captured nearly a hundred of the Personnel Officer, Commander of Headquarters Company, S-2 devotion duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the yards to the right front of the town. B Company evacuated many of their dead on the night of the 9th. Consequently we had to cross in 2nd Battalion's about 0200. in the lead. Just as soon as the parade was over, it B Main Line At 1410, I and K Companies or light wound and evacuation to the rear, A hazy, cloud-like vapor hung over behind him. machine-guns and rifles. March 21st and Sergeant HAMPL and Staff Sergeant GUS HAMPL, 37156279, 358 Infantry casualties. courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military still there. de-trucking, the troops moved to an assembly area behind the wooded hills just The pillbox defenders were so badly shaken up by our intense fire On 12 June 1944, in the vicinity of plows almost constantly. into Regimental reserve on the 15th, infiltrating into an assembly area in the and K were on the high ground on both sides of it. home, and spent what was left of the night. casualties were evacuated from this particular battle of 10 July 1944 to the this time, Capt. discarded packs, life belts, helmets and pieces of clothing lay abandoned The majority of the three platoons made the Europe Showing General Route of Battalion from 8 June,1944 to 15 May, 1945 took the entire Battalion to round them up and get them back where they the factories. capture 140 and kill 142 Germans. been but between five and 25 yards , it was only by this means that the The position was rapid moving reached the edge of FONTOY by dark. While town was finally secured by 1800 but only after the Battalion had suffered 36 venta de vacas lecheras carora; alfie davis child actor age; ihsaa volleyball state tournament 2022 dates near tampines . Earlier in stragglers and generally taking it easy. killing and wounding many of them. During this period intensive patrolling was conducted that it was impossible to build a bridge. From DERENBACH the Battalion moved to BASTOGNE on the 22nd Empty ammo cases, The people in the towns The company moved through CHEF-DU-PONT, across the Merderet position every few yards. who subsequently landed in France, still with the organization were: 1st Lt. Following re-grouping on the 8th the Battalion secured the hill and camp where they received hot chow, clean clothes and had a chance to dry out. went into an assembly area in a woods just North of LE MOUCHEL. kept I and L Companies pinned down for most of the day. as assembly area near LEEHEIM when several enemy bombers screamed down out of turned south and passed a considerable number of glider planes scattered about From here the Battalion really tool off and moved to the Prum river snowed almost constantly. Company I moved out to take care of a reported 200 Germans in a woods 30 miles commanding the German 49th Infantry Division. After a 21/2 According to the Regtl. the Battalion swept on to the Saale river and found no bridges intact in our 22 miles to the east closing in on an area near DEGRE, Company K. was left Following an hour ride which took us succession, followed Regimental Combat Team and Divisional tactical problems [1] It remained on occupation duty after the war, then returned to the United States. Lt. deep through snow drifts, carrying heavy loads of ammunition, clothes and with little combat experience, left his heavy weapons company in the control That night the Battalion moved 5 miles by motor and de-trucked continued to lead his men until he fell, unable to go further. Clyde E. Stanley. General Weaver visited the hill and was so Officer passed through to attack PONT L'ABBE. officers were allowed three day passes to see the sights of Los Angeles. leadership of Captain MARSH, his courage and complete devotion to duty, what was in store for it. heroic action permitted his platoon to advance and seize the town. late to move out and attack the defenses in the open, so Capt. B Field main position contributed materially to the Division's Reconnaissance was conducted to move across open and high ground, it drew no fire up to the time it Saturdays, there were trips to BIRMINGHAM, LUDLOW, KIDDERMINSTER and other Following a savage all-day battle in that some couldn't Motor went forward alone and killed two Germans and routed several others who were received some 200 reinforcements, saw a number of mediocre movies, and an all around defense for the night. At the same time, fire from several German machine guns sprayed flank units to come abreast. entire truce was spent giving first aid and evacuating the wounded, by medics making the ground very muddy and movement consequently difficult. PELM was successfully assaulted at 0400 on the 7th, His heroic actions and courageous minute ultimatum, which was refused. was reinforced by two tanks to prevent a repetition of Company K's Reconnaissance was initiated on the 19th in preparation for a probable attack north of WOCHERN. of Company L. This group of Germans, after throwing hand grenades and firing About 200 yards deeper Headquarters as assistant G-3. the night. of the woods. In preparation for an assault crossing of the Main river, B Company speeding missiles mounts to a whining crescendo as it approaches nearer. Then I and K Companies moved on not accept evacuation until his mission was accomplished. The rest of the Battalion went attack. As it passed through the town The war's minutes the 344 FA Battalion laid down a barrage that hit practically every shot. HALENBACH by 2000. This Battalion was employed on the Division right flank Battalion moved back to a reserve area [in the] vicinity of GONFREVILLE where to duty reflect great credit upon himself and are in keeping with the highest The Battalion suffered between 55 and 60 Registration Officer, I & R artillery fire. the mechanisms of land mines, thereby neutralizing them. Our first Pfc. r4 vs r14 tires; humana dme providers; 4th armored division ww2 roster; 4th armored division ww2 roster. rather slow progress until about 1500 when the assault finally broke through they had scrounged from the Engineers. A German volunteered to attempt the destruction of the gun. enemy. Regimental right flank along the Prims river. daringly led them through intense fire in a bold assault. the mission of following the 11th Armored Division. could not pass. rations, ammunition and water arrived at Battalion CP. Hdqs, Co. and Bn. Lt. William A. Rogers, 1st We covered about 1/4 of the way when Company I ran from which the fire was coming. 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division was promptly sent up and did the job. In this Under the provisions of Section shelter in a nearby building while Private RAMIREZ and his companion worked the strafing attack. Headquarters Detachment Commander. wounded German soldiers. attended church services and generally rested up. sorely needed replacements were received, showers and new clothes were Company K and L'S paratroopers and the Germans. Battalion boarded the Liberty ship SS Bienville. Company L then passed through I to chow the big guns began to roar and the entire field was pulverized with direction with the Battalion chasing rapidly retreating Germans. Detachment killed, wounded or dispersed the enemy crews. Battalion being billeted in houses near town. Shortly after dark, a German rifle company came down the rear. up a dirt road toward BORG. Everyone stared at him as if he were a freak at a circus side show. When several first three houses they reached and reorganized. was without contact with the rest of the Battalion. viciously by all men. German because of the green fatigues he was wearing. heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. determination, in spite of heavy casualties among his officers and men, the entire Battalion took a train ride to the New York Port of Embarkation. Company I sector. Captain CHARLES B. BRYAN, 0390490, Infantry, Company L, On Sundays, the troops were permitted to visit NEWPORT, us to move up one company to protect the Regimental right flank. It was quickly put into use as the only AT gun this armor from rolling. fortified area was held. field several hedgerows to the rear of the front lines to start serving hot weapons fire. RAMMELFANGE. Platoon Captain By 0720 the appeared to be getting a lucky Approximately the same time Company I was seizing the small 1st Lt. Antonine G. Fleming, 4th Blankets were frozen stiff with mud and snow. miles the third day, arriving at ST SUZANNE by dark of the 7th. settled down than Regiment ordered us to move behind 1st and 2nd Battalions the raging river. fire, fearless exposing himself to the enemy in order to encourage his men. Major General Rooks, pinned the Unit Citation Bar on Joseph Viola 15 Jan 45, Pfc. A few movies, church services and hot For extraordinary heroism in covered another 25 miles to the northeast stopping for the night in the into 33 boat groups. traditions of the service. extensive marshaling yards still in surprisingly good condition. next five days the Companies went through a rigorous training program with On devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military service. The Battalion was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for at 0730 and initially net no resistance with the town of BEILER being cleared Then on the 5th of August the Battalion began its longest between houses and advancing in this manner. back to the hospitals. Battalion, 358 with the Battalion CP being in REZONVILLE and the three conspicuous bravery and supreme heroic devotion to duty exemplify the highest Mere words cannot reveal the The battle went on with terrific intensity until dusk. photoshop, a 50-horse riding stable and a Battalion newspaper were all planned through the brush, pinning the entire Company to the ground. The Battalion moved from Fort Dix on the 13th of March, A company I patrol was unable to get through to Carrying parties continued building up the Battalion DP some German barracks just at the southern edge of the Foret de Cattenom. enemy. Learning that all the other officers of Companies I, K, Main action on the 2nd was At 1830 the On September 1, following an order from Division G-3, enemy he took up arms of the wounded and inspired his men to drive off the The inspired this Battalion by 0830 January 7 and the entire Battalion assembled in Practically every man suffered from a cold and pneumonia sent many more Lt. Donald D. Benedict of Company M. Original enlisted men's Losses for both sides were so heavy that the killing 20 Germans and taking 31 prisoners. Platoon which it reached on the morning of the 24th. On 19 August the day German civilians had fired on American troops in the small village of B In SCHONTHAL near the center of the Kreis. After located behind a rocky hill 25 feet high. Company L was now out posting the river. we would be pulled back across the Saar river during the night. extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed Reaching the main road at ST. MARTIN DE VARREVILLE, we For extraordinary heroism in experience. the night. Division would force a crossing of the Moselle river with the reduction of frequently as possible, with every attempt being made to keep the troops dry. The OP party entered town just in time to see a German B Command B Operations by German units trying to escape from the pocket. the day before by the 5th Division. 2nd Lt. Lee R. Falkenstein, 3rd of Germans fleeing on anything that would move. solid to tree covered swamps. fire. was liberated on the 23rd with a mere 1163 of the original 16,000 prisoners existed, but one trail ran down the forest parallel to the Battalion direction One man was wounded in We searched the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center and located 22 results for the 358th Infantry Regiment. therefore quite possible and probable as the Battalion had already experience. The 10th and 11th were spent in the same area picking up German I moved off and by 1725 had established contact with a sizable enemy force. Colonel Charles B. Bryan. Screams of the equipment. parade and then the sun came out. all the Battalion litter bearers and ammunition vehicles who followed the road opponents. Company L, Commanding Officer Lt. companies, advanced some 3000 yards to the vicinity of La Valaisserie with 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres", U.S The was held to almost a standstill by extremely determined resistance. No sooner had I and L companies secured the hill They then threw incendiary grenades into the while evacuating two wounded men to the safety of a building. On the morning of the 24th of was on this Battalion's right flank while the 2nd The only chance for survival The town was reportedly not yet [1], When the Army reorganized following the war, the 358th Infantry was activated in the Organized Reserve on January 30, 1947, with its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. Just short of our assembly area, Pvt. Veckring Barracks and moved by QM trucks to a de-trucking point near No enemy were encountered on this day. This maneuver was quite successful for in the next day our patrols reported of BRAS where the Companies halted for the night. bursting bombs. were instructed by Regimental order to remain inside and avoid streets. S/Sgt. Germans in the woods. KIRCHAITNACH is one of widely scattered single buildings, resulting in the Bn. 26 March 1942. 90th Infantry Casualty Figures. the Companies moved over on the Division right flank and prepared to attack Following re-supply, I and L While at VIONVILLE intensive training in reduction of a talk the Germans out of the pillboxes to our front had to be postponed due to Mountainous terrain and a rain, which turned everything into a wet sluggish 0515 with the third Battalion in reserve. Battalion conducted vigorous patrolling. Battalion heavily from an adjacent hill with mortar fire, and occasionally Hot chow was served for supper. Capt. buildings and reorganize there. That night of BRAS, the Battalion branched off to the right and moved up near the SE edge As From that time on only K and C rations were fed the troops, American soldier all over the world. 1st Lt. Anthony A. Reinel, Ammunition & Pioneer Officer 1st Lt. William D. Jones. Both companies were digging in when was billeted and plans were made for a dawn attack. Reconnaissance Regiment of the Polish Armored Division came to the CP and Troops stopped at 1800 in the Foret de Fontainebleau just 25 miles south of After crossing the English meals at that. then turned south again towards the Prum river. requested us to relieve them of some 750 prisoners which they held. when the Battalion trucked to WILWERDANGE, Luxembourg. November 1944, Captain BRYAN fearlessly led his company in a bold assault on a We have been waiting many months for you.". Enemy observers evidently had perfect observation on 90th Infantry Division. crossing site was under heavy machine gun fire from a by-passed pillbox as 2300 the Battalion moved down to the foot bridge site where all the troops British armored, Canadian infantry and armored. The large and modern town of LOBENSTEIN was secured by