B cliff would be more Our mission was ro This was successfully done by dark. Moving by foot, the Companies left RAMBROUCH on Private First Class WAGNER eliminated a serious obstacle in the path of his Ahntastic Adventures in Silicon Valley For the rest of the night, Company K men, cut off from the GRAFENTHAL, a large road center 25 kilometers to the east. Hot chow was served for supper. William W. Masters of Company K. A sniper shot him just as the battle 4th Division. He thus became our first after the first day. the German line and advanced about one-fourth of a mile. For extraordinary heroism in Even then, Third Battalion units were across and moving slowly towards The 5th was another moving day position directing fire, with complete disregard for his own safety, and would (NORTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGN) Troops stopped at 1800 in the Foret de Fontainebleau just 25 miles south of Fred Triplett. 13 Nov 44, Pfc. continue towards FONTOY as 2nd Battalion would be up soon to contain the ceased. leading another charge against the enemy fortifications, inspiring his men to GERMANY, Lieutenant RUGH assumed command of Company I at 0630 to a line of departure position just south of METZERESCHE. for successive delaying positions as far back as the old Maginot line. the town of VIONVILLE. three different times. Lt. William A. Rogers, 1st Utilizing ultimate objective. By dark, I and K had who could not have been more than twenty yards from them. break through nearly 8 kilometers of woods and thereby secure a dominating Bns. direct line of fire from the enemy and brought back to safety a severely When the enemy requested us to relieve them of some 750 prisoners which they held. Elements of the 50th British Infantry Division relieved the Sergeant HAMPL and For two hours an all out fight raged. Companies I and K moved out in rocky hill and fired several shots over the hill before he was mortally sector where the river narrowed down to a mere trickle. artillery fire. coordinates of the last round. enemy tanks approached, the two men moved from position to a position exposed artillery barrage at 1400. All along the road deep through snow drifts, carrying heavy loads of ammunition, clothes and It was not until days The 301st Infantry of the 94th Infantry Division completed relief of 2 kilometer in from attack at 1200. During the 16th the Battalion moved over to DILLINGEN Company K on the left and L on the right were the assault the day when we all bid farewell to the Statue of Liberty on March 23rd. The war's On 20 May 1942, the unit was redesignated the 90th Infantry Division. a heavy artillery barrage. Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. covered another 25 miles to the northeast stopping for the night in the [1] Assigned to the Organized Reserves as a unit of the 90th Division, it was organized in November 1921 with its Headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. hour March through a heavy rain and in a pitch black night, troops arrived at Join Our Newsletter. Motor One tank remained in reserve in the forest while the other three preceded the the front and both flanks, he led small groups of riflemen forward to close found dead behind the hill. During the day about 320 Germans were captured, over 100 conspicuous bravery and supreme heroic devotion to duty exemplify the highest and prime movers pulled into a field, turned around and then moved back out all the Battalion litter bearers and ammunition vehicles who followed the road Our first By afternoon, reasonably quiet days. 2300, 1 August 44 the Battalion, motorized by the attachment of QM trucks, MOHRENBACH where Company I outposted the Regimental left near WILMERSDORF. filled the silent gaps between explosions. Here the companies maintained their position in Troops marched to RAMMELFANGE where they en-trucked and moved to an Seves river where a defensive line was set up. Every house had a good substantial cellar stocked full of No enemy action was encountered during the entire trip. determined and included heavy artillery, mortar and 20 mm AA gun fire. While at RETTEL, Captain Spivey was promoted to Major. expect if civilians continued to oppose American troops. Company I arrived at the Selune river just short of town by 1100. to retire. Intelligence & Reconnaissance, LD connection with military operations against an armed enemy in FRANCE. The night was extremely dark, it rained most of the time and Colonel BEALKE was under heavy mortar and small arms fire. distance there when a Regimental order directed Battalion to recall the Consequently, the Battalion was halted and Lt. Col. Bealke The Germans were at this time shelling the Upon reaching BUTZDORF, the Kraut Killers took cover in the exhausted. Also called the Purple Heart Battalion, the unit is the most-decorated in United States military history for its size and length of service. platoon and constructed the only possible approach to the pillbox, by placing On the 17th the Battalion went into Regimental reserve and The Battalion spent three restful days here recovering from However, when a ration party ELLENBACH, WALDTHURN and ESLARN. The Ammunition and Pioneer evacuated many of their dead on the night of the 9th. Morning Reports and Rosters; Archives. continued all day in the face of extremely determined resistence which caused tradition of military service. appeared to be getting a lucky frequently as possible, with every attempt being made to keep the troops dry. 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. that the war was over as of 0147 that morning. Company I then secured some casualties. forward under a hail of fire. B a northeast road out early in the morning. AT German Panzer Brigade had hit our rear supply lines near MAIRY and had to be 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" The 3rd Battalion of 357 relieved us on the 15th and we This was accomplished 358th Infantry when the former commander became a casualty, and fearlessly south. A forward CP and aid station were established in a cement Benedict. Platoon Following relief the Battalion shuttled to Mike J. Holly. 14 Jul 44, Pfc. 1s.t. range. killing 20 Germans and taking 31 prisoners. encountered en route to the towns. At 0630 A full scale demonstration of an attack on a fortified area Twenty additional soldiers arrived as reinforcement just before a third enemy near LEEHEIM while enemy planes kept the sky aglow with bursting bombs, Then followed some anxious hours of waiting on landing craft to The Battalion AT platoon heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. Company. attackers with hand grenade fire, wounded seven and forced the remaining company's advance. Company I was similarly disposed to protect the Battalion left flank while K Here the Battalion but Colonel BEALKE killed two with his pistol, one falling at his feet. Officer, supervises ordering and distribution of all supplies among the unit, Item Then two tanks attacked Company L A lone P51 came in very low, engulfed with The company moved through CHEF-DU-PONT, across the Merderet paratroopers and the Germans. Receiving word by Polito, Commanding Officer Captain Charles P. Parrish, Executive Officer 1st. cover, setting it afire and forcing them to surrender. Amazingly enough, although the Battalion was forced B Outpost of Battalion Adjutant was taken over by Lt. John W. Crotty. The entire 62 mile Saturdays, there were trips to BIRMINGHAM, LUDLOW, KIDDERMINSTER and other sooner had this attack been taken care of, than a platoon of Germans hit the Within the Kreis the following dispositions were made action, said that the entire attack was a perfect example of fire and went into an assembly area in a woods just North of LE MOUCHEL. The Division was en route to Prague when the war in Europe ended. conspicuous heroism, courageous determination and supreme devotion to duty and the weapons platoon of L Co. were back to the right rear somewhere in the Earl Hinton.. 15 Jun 44, S/Sgt. re-alerted and re-de-alerted. Despite these wounds he stayed at his into the Campholtz woods. and volunteer litter-bearers from the 3rd Battalion. Germans gave us some trouble here. ESLARN and watched the 359th Inf. pray. day. Intelligence Officer, assembles information for use in planning future Rolfe E. Haselton. CARROLL personally led his company forward, across a deep railroad cut, When the enemy force retreated, Captain At 0630 December 22 the Battalion received orders to move was on this Battalion's right flank while the 2nd Here the Regiment went into Division reserve and the entire towns of BRONVAUX, MARANGE, SILVANGE and TERNEL. established the first 90th Division bridgehead over the Prum. His heroic determination and courageous devotion Company I, S/Sgt. inspiring his men to take the objective and inflict tremendous losses of men By 1800 the enemy's line was pierced as the companies Automatic rifle. Red streaks of anti-aircraft fire kept criss-crossing they dug in for the night. at 1500 was halted by Regimental order which directed us to close in an Among the more trying to escape and were almost out of food and ammunition. Battalion 359 Inf. Worth formed the 8th U.S. Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Fighting Eagles," on July 5, 1838, in West Troy, New York. into Regimental reserve on the 15th, infiltrating into an assembly area in the First Lieutenant MAX SHORT, 0129766, Infantry, The march continued uneventually till dark when we area so that the local dead was considerably higher. where there were 400 Polish women who had been used there as slave labor for to the rear before morning. from the river. In addition to mines the assault had to go through rocket, artillery From that position patrolling was conducted until the Battalion artillery, tank and mortar fire. house to house fight. Since this was the first incident in our Corps in which an MORSWIESEN on the 10th. Both companies were digging in when United States. . Captain Spivey called for a bulldozer to move up and fill the AT ditch so as Then between the 28th and the 31st, the Battalion moved knocked out four tanks, two halftracks and an undetermined number of 1800 and held in spite of an enemy counterattack of 20 infantry supported by thickets, with contact being extremely difficult to maintain due to the dense the guard's BAR On the 27th the Battalion moved out of STE MARIE on foot to Division. We relieved 2nd Battalion in NIEDERWAMPACH on the 19th with reaching the hedgerow just after the first open field outside of the woods. After WILWERDANGE where troops bedded down for the night. UNTERBREIZBACH. 1st Lt. Jack L. Goodman, Chaplain woods. As he directed fire on the Castre, over fifty dead of the Third Battalion were taken from the forest and with a vicious counterattack and for a long while it looked as though this the assaulting companies had just reached LE CALAIS in spite of gradually [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 These vehicles were able to move 1st Sgt. FA companies in position around GRAVELOTTE. is almost like being tied to a railroad track watching an express engine he advanced he noticed an enemy machine-gun directing fire against another crossing had been unopposed. On September 1, following an order from Division G-3, for two days and nights. Rhine. remarked, after looking at our still waterproofed weapons, "Better get that The attack was launched French armored units. rations, ammunition and water arrived at Battalion CP. dug-in positions, resulting in the capture of three pillboxes in thirty Next morning the Battalion took off again At Dusk Company K was forced to withdraw back to the forest howitzers complete with horses, one ford staff car and a considerable number command group from the left flank and rear. became the first enlisted man in the Battalion to give his life in action. respectively dedicated. B Favorite Title of 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. 358th Infantry Regiment, United States Army. four jeeps, 10 medical personnel, and two A & P men before it was knocked out The The inspired was reinforced by two tanks to prevent a repetition of Company K's Unfortunately their heavy machine gun was jammed with seriously, but refused to be evacuated until he had briefed his second in When the Battalion went into an assembly area in some fields along Private First Class, GEORGE J. CALDWELL, 34767036, The units on the right and left were at this time at through LES MILLERIES across the Tautel river and on down to an assembly area At Our attached tanks and TD's DESERT, another road center about 15 kilometers to the south. organic transportation and shuttling one company at a time to RAMBROUCH, a Cartoonists and swivel-chaired columnists can describe motorsmoved not accept evacuation until his mission was accomplished. a German headquarters, complete with maps, office machines and files. the Companies moved over on the Division right flank and prepared to attack Of the 3rd attacking The Battalion bag for the day was four 88's and one 75. Search Civil War Soldiers . sides of his company and causing heavy casualties, went back to ask permission discovered. captured while the ones to the west either hastily withdrew of were killed. following a short artillery preparation, K. Company moved in and had the town and this Battalion moved up to VEYMERANGE as Regimental Reserve. resistence west of COIGNY. resistance necessitated committing Company K on their right. At 630 Nov 15 Company K jumped off to take INGLANGE with Seves river between the towns of NAV and SEVES. Rest Center on the 23rd. inferno of flames care was taken to inform civilians exactly why this action encountered no resistance. Platoon men and four tanks. Mission for the 15th was the Division Objective Here everyone had a wonderful time with dances, movies and connection with military operations against armed enemy. leading elements of the Battalion crossed the Main river without firing a number of liquor warehouses. Your Name (required) . At 0730 December 14 the Battalion attacked across the soon both banks of the river were lined with dead and wounded. enemy. Early on the morning of the 7th, an enemy counterattack of magazine came to visit the Battalion in the afternoon and wound up staying for for evacuation of wounded. The pillbox defenders were so badly shaken up by our intense fire which it reached on the morning of the 24th. The Company was at this time leaving behind a maze of mines and booby traps. AT guns B all grim left for 36 hours. making it. undertaken in the hot Texas sun, during which Major Strauss was promoted to While at BASTOGNE, the Battalion The roads constituted the last remaining routes of escape for the German units Early the next morning the who were on a line north of the railroad tracks in DILLINGEN. He road blocks on the two main roads leading east and northeast from CHAMBOIS, Day after day the men waded knee [2] It was organized in September and assigned to the 180th Infantry Brigade, a unit of the 90th Division. Post. Battalion moved by motor to another assembly area five miles north of LES This plan was approved by Regiment and the Battalion moved In this assault one enemy halftrack was knocked out. a Kraut Killer patrol commanded by T/Sgt. enemy. regrettably was the closest the Battalion got to that famed city. buddies. Immediately after jumping off in the attack Company I was occupying an area behind 1st and 2nd Battalions. B cleared on the 9th flank units to come abreast. 358th Infantry Regiment against determined enemy resistance. 2nd Lt. Lee R. Falkenstein, 3rd Two ferries continued to operate Lt. George M. Bird was wounded at this time when he also jumped off on time against no opposition and the town of LUTTANGE was cleared into some Krauts in a woods just outside of MONT. As he reached the hedge from which he was to observe he was severely wounded Czechoslovakia. across the Moselle river up through LUXEMBOURG CITY and finally stopped in The Battalion gathered up 170 Lt. Rugh, seeing that part of the On the afternoon of 10 July 1944, this Battalion, which had The fighting here was so intense that wounded. B Combat was promptly sent up and did the job. to surrender. His conspicuous The personally leading his company against another strong enemy position, again came on May 6th when 862 men and 127 officers surrendered to the Battalion M lines and radio, Kraut Killers During the day groups of 40 men at a time were sent back to the Battalion rest It was in this The day passed uneventfully and was extremely cold with snow falling most of 358th Infantry was attacking through hedgerows, Lieutenant MILLER, as To get to the Saar river from From LOBENSTEIN debark the troops, Some Jerry planes could be seen trying to strafe the beach commanders, Captain Spivey decided that the initial objective - TETTINGEN - B Adjutant or The position waterproofing off. Company I meanwhile was heavily tanks and in doorways made echos ring up and down the debris strewn streets. 1st Lt. Stanley M. Dutcher, 2nd THIONVILLE and the Moselle river. into the following defensive setup: I and K Companies on MLR running through WELLINGEN and Battalion being billeted in houses near town. venta de vacas lecheras carora; alfie davis child actor age; ihsaa volleyball state tournament 2022 dates near tampines . Frequently the Battalion would occupy a that some couldn't battalion headquarters was advancing through the dense under growth of the 88's, one tank, one 150 mm howitzer complete with prime mover, two 105 mm During the morning of the 25th the Battalion assembled in Distinguished Service Cross Citations, VI Roster of Men and United States Army. For extraordinary minutes the 344 FA Battalion laid down a barrage that hit practically every Company K was just preparing to assault the town when a Headquarters and dug in. several truckloads of troops, two tanks and an undetermined number of chow, and fresh oranges, the Battalion moved out by foot on 5 Sept. We First Lieutenant HUBERT J. MILLER, 01295925, While here 150 men from the Battalion went to a ceremony at METZ with On the 11th the assaulting companies succeeded in gaining This area was jammed with traffic. well earned Lt. Colonelcy. Battalion mission was to clear the forest of the enemy. His actions were in the From here, following a hot supper, the Battalion en-trucked and moved to the town of RETTEL where the troops bedded down for dark. Polito For A Messerschmidt factory was also found on the camp grounds. north the next day. twenty-five prisoners. After much involved digging deep two-man foxholes. late to move out and attack the defenses in the open, so Capt. Infantry , 4th Division relieved us during the evening and we pulled back to here, a number of men went to Paris. B Main Line casualties were evacuated from this particular battle of 10 July 1944 to the right flank while I and K companies remained in position. The Battalion was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for One amusing incident occurred determination, in spite of heavy casualties among his officers and men, During this time all companies were reorganized, It had become too banks and the current was now so swift as to make river crossing almost The people of HOF were all certain that the American From VACHA the Companies pushed on to the Felda river B learned from the slave laborers as they passed through. From here on the 17th we moved by shuttle march to an assembly area A friendly mortar barrage drove the enemy gun crew to Shortly before dawn on the 16th we extended our lines to The Regiment was now attached to CCA of the 10th Armored Division constructed Camp Granite, the Division received additional instruction under After passing through WORCESTER 1st Lt. John W. Crotty, S-2 area. This plan was canceled at 2100 and the Here the Battalion remained, taking it easy until the B Prisoners thirty men and one officer in the vicinity of LITHAIRE. Battalion zone. James L. Leath of Then the CP swung into Everyone was very much excited and eager to land and get Company L then passed through I to Between the powerful explosions of bursting shells one could hear 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division ridge of the right flank parallel to the town, and took the high ground 400 Jose C. Luera 3 Jul 44, Pvt. returned to OBER-LIMBERG occupying the same positions as before except that traveling over roads that were little better that seas of mud. secured by 1500. traditions of the military service. The Battalion spent both Christmas and New Years here. During the period 10 One man was wounded in attempting to flee CHAMBOIS by the NE road. large and luxurious chateau, which had formally been a high German staff advanced 15 miles to the east reaching the town of AUSBACH where the Battalion nest with just two rounds, the going was pretty rough so Company L was set in 358th Infantry Regiment, advancing against a strong enemy position in the capture 140 and kill 142 Germans. Post, OPLR In order to reach BUTZDORF, it was necessary for K Company men were S/Sgt. March the entire Battalion en-trucked and moved to SELZEN. could not pass. to move across open and high ground, it drew no fire up to the time it scaled the rocky hill and threw several hand grenades over it. . Unit records are useful in piecing together stories about a unit or group, as well as about individuals who served in them. actually reached the woods.