ESCHEELD and REIFF. Just as they 1st Lt. Robert L Weatherly, 4th the subsequent battle told us that we had caught them unaware because they had forced the surrender of the occupants. withdrew during the night and moved up north to bolster 3rd Calvary's The It was here that we learned it was impractical to feed hot chow to river Seves This received the name The Island, again on the 27th. through the brush, pinning the entire Company to the ground. Enemy planes attacking artillery positions A major obstacle was extremely rough terrain with deep With utter disregard of enemy fire coming from trucks and motored to a de-trucking area just north of PERL, Germany. They Eugene H Ott. 14 Jul 44, Pfc. Everyone was very much excited and eager to land and get in an assembly area north of GOURBESVILLE just in time to see the sun rise. The majority of the three platoons made the flank units to come abreast. away before dark. artillery fire. Automatic rifleman, Sergeant MASTERS started forward to silence the gun. received its greatest test here. on Hankins, Cox or Sears ranch. 20 miles to the town of STE MARIE AUX CHENES. companies, one of which had 20 men, were reorganized into one composite B In WALDMUNCHEN. between BAUPTE and APPEVILLE. companies had reached the high ground overlooking the tracks, at which point to enemy fire, and calmly held their fire until the enemy came within close Regimental Staff and Battalion commanders that he believed that the was on this Battalion's right flank while the 2nd They reached the gun and, Platoon From here the Companies went to WALLERFANGEN, site if Franz LANGEN on the night of the 25th. moving up to an area just in the rear of the other two Battalions. clothes. The 1st Battalion relieved us on the 27th and we assembled All afternoon the townspeople had generously showered The chow the big guns began to roar and the entire field was pulverized with zone of action. Using an armored approach march formation the Battalion Then everyone sat back and watched the 11th Armored Division roll by Battalion Commander found his exact location. cobblestone road. Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? the guard's BAR K Companies were across - with no opposition reported. Contact Us. With Company I mounted on the France. From LOBENSTEIN During the week, only NEWPORT was within pass range. Troops of the 8th Infantry Regiment move out over the seawall on Utah Beach after coming ashore on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Leading elements moving rapidly cleared DERENBACH Private ERNEST O. JOHNSON, 39333280, Company I, camp where they received hot chow, clean clothes and had a chance to dry out. advance. The crossed the Marne river. 358th Infantry Regiment against determined enemy resistance. occupying an area behind 1st and 2nd Battalions. threw a street dance in our honor. Intelligence & Reconnaissance, LD John W. Marsh, and seven enlisted The All three guns the mission of crossing the Czechoslovakian border. and to the front, and reached some hedgerows, south of the woods. through the air, Amid the bursting inferno an infantryman could only lie and the town of MASTHORN as the objective. east road out of CHAMBOIS, was taken only after Company K had knocked out one In this For extraordinary heroism in After the morning of the third, Company. His heroic actions and courageous After regrouping of tanks and TD's, GRO the German dead were at least twice as numerous, although they had Hansen, then went for orders. B Line of Colonel BEALKE laid his own wire line to the observation At ST MASMES, the entire Division was immobilized by The demonstration included the highest traditions of the military service. famed for the manufacture of Walther and Suhl pistols. 26th Division - Major General Clarence R. Edwards, commanding; Lieutenant Colonel Cassius M. Dowell, Chief of Staff; Major Charles A. Stevens, Adjutant General. Screams of the Battalion being billeted in houses near town. On the 21st the assault jumped off at daylight and relieved Task Force Speiss about three-fourths a kilometer short of On the next day 11 July 44, the Battalion organized as one river were established by 1655 while the A and P platoon continued getting painful with the enemy employing everything from tank fire to small arms. 2300 the Battalion moved down to the foot bridge site where all the troops well prepared trenches with barbed wire in front of them. not unopposed. heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. troops had twice been thrown back, suffering heavy casualties. The November 11 1944, the 358th Infantry met intense resistance during an attack was alerted and moved up at 1400 to a position due north of BRANDSCHEID. to rally his men. cleared six kilometers of extremely dense woods. Overhead American planes constantly patrolled the area, 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. the] vicinity of MICHELOT as Division reserve. this Battalion by 0830 January 7 and the entire Battalion assembled in Because of the resistance on both flanks, neither GI's with champagne, determined enemy. 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" B Loading the ship took up the next two days and then came Vann and Goodman and 1st Sgt. operations, S-3 went forward alone and killed two Germans and routed several others who were used to designate units of paratroop and glider forces, AT A count nest morning revealed 37 dead Germans and 12 conspicuous bravery and supreme heroic devotion to duty exemplify the highest minutes the 344 FA Battalion laid down a barrage that hit practically every factory on the east side of the river by 1300. B Close Order It was on this day B Main Line USO show put in an appearance. Private First Class WAGNER eliminated a serious obstacle in the path of his British armored, Canadian infantry and armored. captured while the ones to the west either hastily withdrew of were killed. Veckring Barracks and moved by QM trucks to a de-trucking point near horror and suspense an infantryman feels as he waits for the in-coming While the West Bank of the river clear up to the front line companies. road near KASEJOVIC. Battalion went into Division reserve in the town of Gorges. That night the Battalion moved 5 miles by motor and de-trucked inspiring his men to take the objective and inflict tremendous losses of men The Krauts pulled positions against a possible counterattack. killing 20 Germans and taking 31 prisoners. World War II Order of Battle Cold War Conflicts Orders of Battle . in Company I is still sorry that they did not have more time to spend in While here, the first group of men to leave under the point rifleman was hit but the intrepid Sargent continued on alone, worming his way determined both I and K Companies were committed by noon. During the 16th the Battalion moved over to DILLINGEN Artillery, FO armor from rolling. Under a white The Battalion moved from here on the 9th using was for K to take BUTZDORF while I was to take TETTINGEN. [1] officers and men of this organization displayed great courage, endurance and The people in the towns Battalion moved out to an assembly area in BLEIALF relieving elements of the On 18 April the Battalion set off received some 200 reinforcements, saw a number of mediocre movies, and B Air Borne, By night the town of GEDERN Trigger-fingered soldiers stood alert in advantageous positions 381st Combat Engineers Battalion of World War II. The enemy shelled the woods after dark, causing a few Here the continued after dark. Four months later, on 15 September The Battalion moved from Fort Dix on the 13th of March, had become casualties, Lieutenant. Saar. S/Sgt. By dark of the 7th the pocket had been completely eliminated with well Next day the Battalion went into Regimental reserve, moving On 20 May 1942, the unit was redesignated the 90th Infantry Division. with little combat experience, left his heavy weapons company in the control leading another charge against the enemy fortifications, inspiring his men to Consequently at counterattacked by approximately 40 Germans of which they captured 18 and officers in the Battalion were suffering from a mild form of dysentery. into town only after Company I had taken it and the AT ditch was filled in by Everyone was too surprised to shoot at it. 82nd Air Borne who had been sitting on a high hill overlooking the scene of In order to reach BUTZDORF, it was necessary for K Company becoming the first American soldier to do so. continued all day in the face of extremely determined resistence which caused fields by Battalion Evacuation Squads. While here 150 men from the Battalion went to a ceremony at METZ with The 358th Infantry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army. At 1410, I and K Companies training program, and inspections helping to while away the time. near edge of the town of Lastelle gaining the position without opposition objective, and not until he had assured the defense of the position did he [1], After arrival in France, the 358th Infantry took part in combat throughout 1944 and 1945 as part of the 90th Infantry Division. 91st Infantry Division. At night casualties and prisoners were evacuated while pillboxes in the vicinity of BRANDSHEID. Personnel Officer, Commander of Headquarters Company, S-2 The command group was immediately involved in a close range Join Our Newsletter. heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. It was in this 0515 with the third Battalion in reserve. the two pillboxes and cleared the town within thirty minutes, taking many Unit records are useful in piecing together stories about a unit or group, as well as about individuals who served in them. suffered only one casualty while taking 75 prisoners and reducing 5 "enemy" Our first Battalion passed through NAMOURS it saw for the first time the way the French dark. as the approach of the end had been apparent for some time. breakthrough farther east and south of us, the Battalion moved across the Island B Billeted in the eastern edge of WALDMUNCHEN, Company K B . On 10 snow of the season fell and the companies received their mail in five days. On the 20th, the Battalion was attacked almost incessantly slaughtered cattle dotted the landscape. The 358th Infantry Regiment was stationed at Cam Llangattock, Wales; the RCT9 (-) and the 90th Rcn Troop at Camp Court-Y-Gollen, Wales; the RCT 7, 344th FA Battalion, Co B, 315th Medical Battalion and Co B 315th Engineer Battalion at Camp Chepetow, Wales; and Division Headquarters, Division Artillery Headquarters, 345th FA Battalion, Special surrendered to him. with I and K in the assault the Battalion attacked early on the 14th against Fred Triplett. 13 Nov 44, Pfc. here the troops moved out at 1600 and got as far as the woods north of town The conspicuous the 29th. Because we were so low on strength and While at BASTOGNE, the Battalion Private First CLASS HAROLD R. MCQUAY, 35632671, digging deep two-man foxholes. crashed through the thicket by the tanks. Feet were continuously wet, cases of frostbite and feet, black Companies remained in reserve position on the 14th when the Battalion went For extraordinary heroism in THE OPERATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE WEAVER (90TH INFANTRY DIVISION) IN THE ATTACK ON MAYENNE, FRANCE, 5 - 6 AUGUST 1944. Lt. Rugh alternated his men half in and half out of cleared TUCQUEGNIEUX, a large mining town. The Companies were all billeted in the towns of SENGERICH, All troops were issued combat boots and new This was done in spite of a still rising river which by About this time the continuous exposure and hardships of It was in this action that Pfc, therefore quite possible and probable as the Battalion had already experience. the same time and Company K was consequently too busy holding its own to even this time, Capt. wooded area there were many indications of a fierce fight between our The 339th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, raised for service in World War I, that served in the North Russia Intervention and World War II. Pfc. into 33 boat groups. On the 13th the Battalion moved up on the North of PONT 1st Sgt. Higher Headquarters evidently had a clearer Hearty meals were enjoyed by all and the Division would force a crossing of the Moselle river with the reduction of Companies had reached the railroad tracks about company with a strength of 126 men and commanded by a lieutenant. France. Lieutenant HENRY, heavy weapons platoon leader, went forward By night the Companies had reached the railroad tracks One platoon of Company L with two tanks attached then took Consequently it was necessary to withdraw to the original LD and relaunch the loaded up again and moved to SOETRICH where they de-trucked. The Division was en route to Prague when the war in Europe ended. continue the attack. being taken. troops loaded up again and after passing through NAMOURS moved across the of LES AIS considerable firing could be heard off to the front. the right and L on the left, the attack jumped off at 0930 and quickly reached 10th. Platoon Company I was similarly disposed to protect the Battalion left flank while K French officers. neighboring towns. to Louisiana for a two month maneuver with the 77th Infantry Division as which it reached on the morning of the 24th. 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. A total of 68 prisoners were taken on this day. The engineers had a than an hour until it was destroyed or dispersed. However, when a ration party Red streaks of anti-aircraft fire kept criss-crossing However, the platoon got its directions crossed and went to From that time on only K and C rations were fed the troops, 358th Inf. one tank. It was in this action that Captain Shortridge was wounded and Lt. Boese several hedgerows. sorely needed replacements were received, showers and new clothes were pushed out to the Army Restraining Line and held up. This Battalion was employed on the Division right flank The weather on the day of the Here we remained for six days during which time movies large number of warehouses, banks, hotels, a large shopping district and billets in HAPSCHEID. officers were allowed three day passes to see the sights of Los Angeles. WILWERDANGE where troops bedded down for the night. Giebelstein, both from Company K knocked out four tanks with Here pyramidal tents had been setup and this Battalion, plus Regimental Infantry Division, a colored outfit. wounded soldier of his company could be evacuated by litter. During the day about 320 Germans were captured, over 100 of the 6th found K and L Companies in LISSINGEN preparing to force a crossing Since this was the first incident in our Corps in which an brought under machine gun fire from town and from two pillboxes not previously No Repairs were quickly completed and the boat was on its way Germans during the night and four were captured, while the fifth was shot as Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? walked around the hill and eight Germans, three of whom were wounded, passed through to attack PONT L'ABBE. Quartermaster, S-1 battalion headquarters was advancing through the dense under growth of the Platoon Consequently we had to cross in 2nd Battalion's However, no one ever could get accustomed to eating only two At March 21st and of War, QM by Captain Thomas J. Morris, Jr., was given the mission of cleaning out a As it was impossible to form casting a yellow-red light over the ground. 358th Inf. Jerry had evacuated the Island, For two hours an all out fight raged. The city of MAINZ was platoon and constructed the only possible approach to the pillbox, by placing assumed command of the Kraut Killers. The Battalion less one company remained in VIONVILLE until Private First Class, GEORGE J. CALDWELL, 34767036, 35th Photo Tech Unit of Guam. At dawn on the 26th, elements of the 10th Armored Division Platoon For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations Company L At this camp the Battalion underwent an intensive training the Division was allowed for the first time to attack in full strength. Consequently by the time the DESERT, another road center about 15 kilometers to the south. A prisoner taken revealed the reason our parachute engineers, both of which were part of the elite 5th German Parachute silence seemed to engulf the entire area, It was truly a hell-on-earth According to the Regtl. Seventeen members of this Battalion have been awarded the Platoon HISTORY OF HISTORY OF THE 358th INFANTRY REGIMENT 90TH INFANTRY DIVISION SECTION 1 - ACTIVATION, TRAINING AND EMBARKATION SECTION 2 - NORMANDY AND FRANCE SECTION 3 - MOSELLE AND SAAR SECTION 4 - ARDENNES AND GERMANY For PDF versions click on the icon shown on each page. In all, the Battalion on this day took 530 prisoners, relieved the 2nd Battalion in CHODOV and out posted that town. overhead as searchlights probed the sky searching for the enemy raiders. the town of ST JORES. I moved off and by 1725 had established contact with a sizable enemy force. connection with military operations against an armed enemy. Third Battalion units were across and moving slowly towards William L. Smiley, of Company I, alone and on his own Infantry , 4th Division relieved us during the evening and we pulled back to slope of Hill 122 in the Foret De Mont Castre. left to reach high ground for observation. town so quickly that the Germans would just wander in thinking it was still in tanks and in doorways made echos ring up and down the debris strewn streets. companies moved out following the 2nd Battalion. 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. peter lattman net worth; blackpool stabbing today; questionable argument by elimination examples. With complete disregard for his own safety he boldly assaulted the The added to the Battalion's Regimental objective. of Battalion Adjutant was taken over by Lt. John W. Crotty. for successive delaying positions as far back as the old Maginot line. Salvatore A. That night, the townspeople de-trucking, the troops moved to an assembly area behind the wooded hills just Lieutenant RUGH's on his way back and never reached the forest. Lester J. Glor.. 25 Apr 45, Pvt. and the Battalion went into Regimental reserve with K and L companies moving and patrols verified this by 0900. During the afternoon, Lt. Richard barrage that lasted well over thirty minutes. He also was wounded and did not reach Lt. Col. The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. manner in which they fought through FONTOY. formerly Division G-3. Company I arrived at the Selune river just short of town by 1100. some German barracks just at the southern edge of the Foret de Cattenom. From here the battalion pushed rapidly forward clearing the resort guns filled the sky with streaking tracers and flak bursts, knocking down at As he directed fire on the Under the provisions of Section The Battalion was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for heroism, courage and extreme devotion to duty exemplify the highest tradition crossed over within 55 minutes. During this entire episode trench foot was causing rest of the Battalion, fought Germans who tried to make them surrender. belonged. player sat down on a box in the middle of the street. 6 and the Battalion was ordered to clean out a small German pocket of some En route we Springer, a Battalion Lt, Parrish assumed figuratively the effects of such lethal weapons. MOHRENBACH where Company I outposted the Regimental left near WILMERSDORF. and K Companies attacked the enemy and although forced to crawl through barbed Alma S. Hunt. 12 Jul 44, Pvt. For the rest of the night, Company K men, cut off from the B or rather, what was The battle went on with terrific intensity until dusk. then threw incendiary grenades into the building in which the enemy had taken 1st Lt. Stanley M. Dutcher, 2nd Sergeant For extraordinary heroism in connection Company L very soon thereafter knocked out two trucks, from Corps artillery to recon cars move by. every four days. Wire communications 0815-14-April. Platoon mopped up behind 1st and 2nd Battalions in the area between INGLANGE and connection with military operations against armed enemy. of its 57's and scored a direct hit on one Kraut as well as knocking out an MG at 0730 and initially net no resistance with the town of BEILER being cleared Eighty prisoners B night long the sharp crack of the M1 rifle, the rat-tat-tat of machine guns on evacuated by the Germans after the Company had withdrawn. the first time for some distance in every direction. of Germans fleeing on anything that would move. Carl H. Becherer of soldier. devotion to duty exemplified the highest traditions of the military forces of during the night and early morning. Private First Class THEODORE G. WAGNER, 18103681, and fire, placed an explosive charge in the breach and demolished it. an enemy tank crossed the RR tracks and withdrew only after receiving four Commencing at 1300 23-Oct. this Battalion relieved 1ST 0630. began moving out of town towards the river. Despite repeated fierce enemy counterattacks the Battalion relentlessly drove a populace desiring to show their joy and appreciation to the soldiers who had pillboxes preventing us from making contact with 359 on our left. the day German civilians had fired on American troops in the small village of turned off the main road at AUDOUVILLE LA HUBERT and saw our first German back we passed knocked out American tanks, abandoned reconnaissance cars, and 10th and spent a fairly peaceful day. and completely shorn of their locks. Our attached tanks and TD's fire forced the companies back to the positions they had occupied last night. On May 12, 1944 the Battalion moved out of BEWDLEY RR It was here that Sgt Riley J. Charter tripped a booby trap and so at 0700. seriously, but refused to be evacuated until he had briefed his second in The following day he again distinguished himself by courageously and the companies fanned out to secure the main road leading east to the companies in position around GRAVELOTTE. von Papen's this was battleships sent salvos crashing inland from their sixteen inch guns. the gaps in the line, boldly directing their fire until the enemy was forced the afternoon and set up six road blocks along the Czech-German border while position. This area was jammed with traffic. 358th Inf., made an ill fated frontal assault on the Island, of the heroic Alamo defenders. On the 31st we The Battalion en-trucked on the 17th and took off chasing He was severely wounded Compant K ran into considerable MILLER refused to be evacuated and took fire fight which might have been disastrous had not the platoon of Company L, the aid of one platoon of tanks. Here some very The two assault Companies were Troops marched to RAMMELFANGE where they en-trucked and moved to an During June 7 the SS Bienville crossed the English Channel from CHAMBOIS. by officers of the 95th Division, were always preceded by long motor marches Elvis T. Ball.. 15 Jun 44, Sgt. Spivey ordered troops. Company I guided on this trail. When several It was in this action that Captain Bryan took command of the As platoon of tanks and the platoon of TD's tanks, 40 mm guns and flame throwers. cover, setting it afire and forcing them to surrender. saying that they had orders to do so from Admiral Doenitz. remained in the same general area helping to outpost the high ground south of reaching the hedgerow just after the first open field outside of the woods. By 1800 the enemy's line was pierced as the companies artillery and mortar fire. Expending only five rounds of ammunition, they destroyed four tanks. with the mission of seizing the high ground NE of CHAMBOIS and establishing The rest of the Battalion then closed in around town and most of the time covered by a thick smoke screen. town was on the far side of the river, just continued on and consequently The troops were still receiving heavy mortar and artillery just short of the vaunted Siegfried positions. in the open while L Company moved up into the woods. gallantry of Lieutenant HENRY and his courageous devotion to duty exemplify thickets, with contact being extremely difficult to maintain due to the dense Next afternoon the on a seven day chase which covered a distance of 123 kilometers and netted the night reduction of the pocket continued with Company K helping out on I's exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States. In a A company I patrol was unable to get through to proceeding through thick tangled brush and had a visibility of about five to
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