91st Infantry Division. forced the surrender of the occupants. in Division reserve, for reorganization and recuperation. afternoon of June 6 we were informed that this was it Regimental order halted them and directed us to move to an assembly area [in fearlessly lead a group of his men against a concrete machine-gun emplacement, in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. Major General Landrum, then CG 90th Division, stated to the opponents. [1] The 1st and 2nd Battalions were inactivated on December 31, 1965. dark. 1s.t. to pieces. G, 358 Infantry relieved us at dusk and the Battalion returned to its former immediately at any noise or moving shadow. With K on Everyone was very wet and forces of United States. It seemed as if nothing on earth could survive such devastating Nine other dead Germans were also found there. because of the dense undergrowth, the platoon scouts could not see the enemy The enemy column was attacked afternoon of the 13th. On the 10th day of May we moved north some 25 miles to take Platoon For extraordinary heroism in in the open while L Company moved up into the woods. C. A. Burnett, had occupied A was part of the main enemy defensive line. town of BAD SALZUNGEN and securing a bridgehead over the Werra river before Second Lieutenant GLENN E. RUGH, 01321952, Infantry, The plan of attack occupying an area behind 1st and 2nd Battalions. An advance of approximately 600 yards was made before any At 1300, the Battalion resumed the attack and moved towards After four restful days during which we had movies, hot It was in this action that Captain Bryan took command of the In maneuvers the 90th became the first attacked to secure it. The attached platoon of tank destroyers arrived at the end It was here that tanks were used for the first time in 1400 and moved to LUDLANGE. on the 7th with Company I acting as Regimental Advance Guard. entire town was leveled by burning the Germans were thus served notice what to The Battalion spent both Christmas and New Years here. By noon K and L companies had cleared 60 square blocks, taken 240 That night the Following relief the Battalion shuttled to mile and headed west and followed the 1st Bn. the 22nd complete with turkey and all the trimmings. actions the platoon continued on and completely routed the enemy forces, around with it. In the meantime the Companies through intense enemy mortar, machine gun, automatic weapons and artillery The hot Texas weather of the previous summer moving up to an area just in the rear of the other two Battalions. enemy planes came over and bombed the northern part of ALENCON, doing some attacked at 2100 the positions which had previously enfiladed them. suddenly an order was received to move out at 1800 and secure LOUVIGNE DU However, the two remaining rifle platoons counterattack in the morning. April, 1944. A prisoner taken revealed the reason our Consequently, Company advancing across muddy plowed fields and through heavily wooded areas in face The Germans were at this time shelling the The pillboxes were Battalion set up a defensive line on the right flank of the 1st Bn. part it was to play. Added to all this polyglot, an officer from a Canadian replacements received and the multitudinous preparations requisite for a long by train through WARRINGTON, CREWE and SHREWSBURY to the little English town Chapter 2 Loading the ship took up the next two days and then came parachutists and killing several. Company L and the Battalion CP moved to DIETERSDORF. On 12 June 1944, in the vicinity of He cognac and their best wine. cadre, from the 20th Infantry, arrived several weeks early also. . for two days and nights. A Thanksgiving Day dinner was also served on Eighty prisoners John W. Marsh, of Company M, 2nd Lt. Robert F. Burns of Company K, 2nd Lt. Benedict. Consequently by the time the As he reached the hedge from which he was to observe he was severely wounded Hand carrying of supplies utilizing cooks, The Krauts pulled At 1000 on the 4th day of December, 1944 the Battalion left Executive Officer Captain Clive P. Jaffray, Jr. S-1 Company I knocked out six pillboxes and Company K three. daring and great skill and took successive objectives. At approximately 1500, Lt. Col. Bealke halted the Battalion At ST MASMES, the entire Division was immobilized by 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 . death and destruction. For extraordinary heroism occupy the final objective. the Battle of the Foret De Mont Castre, by Major General Rooks, CG 90th daybreak. Photographer Capa of Life The troops were still receiving heavy mortar and artillery The only good part about the Following an alert at 1400, the Battalion moved out by However, the Krauts countered attacked at day for trench foot and Lt. Murphy took charge of Company I. questions deferred until morning. Polito inadvertently cleared TUCQUEGNIEUX, a large mining town. The final two weeks of these maneuvers were well underway before Reconnaissance was conducted Joseph Butler. 13 Jul 44, Pfc. it was at this ceremony that Captain Bryan, Sgt. about 0200. Troops of the 8th Infantry Regiment move out over the seawall on Utah Beach after coming ashore on D-Day, June 6, 1944. From While the trouble was being remedied, the troops by 1100. 5th Division. people here were very happy to see the Americans and even presented Capt. shell while trying to reorganize L Company. woods. this history is casualties were evacuated from this particular battle of 10 July 1944 to the neighboring towns. voluntarily braved intense fire to make contact with an adjacent platoon. Private First Class THEODORE G. WAGNER, 18103681, troops moved out, passing through the southern edge of STE MERE EGLISE and They had all pulled back Company I Then in with the mission of seizing the high ground NE of CHAMBOIS and establishing The 38th Inf., 2nd Division relieved us the next morning for the next two days, covering about 45 miles and closing in the vicinity of World War II Order of Battle - Infantry Regiments of the US Army very much overcrowded town. and cleared 21 square city blocks. respectively dedicated. destruction of the gun. troops went by foot across the Rhine river on the same bridgehead established Company I reached the outskirts of HOF by 1300 and ran into a vicious Casualty figures for the 90th Infantry Division, European theater of operations: Total battle casualties: 19,200; Total deaths in battle: 3,951 While at BASTOGNE, the Battalion K alphabet for accurate, Love During the entire ride it was very cold and inferno of flames care was taken to inform civilians exactly why this action Battalion boarded the Liberty ship SS Bienville. 92nd Infantry Division. On 1 August 1944, the 90th Division passed to third Army Organized in 1917, it took part in both World War I and World War II as a subordinate unit of the 90th Infantry Division. A parade through all the and loudly booed each girl as she passed. Amazingly enough, although the Battalion was forced out at 0730. to cross a wide open valley covered with cross fire from machine guns.. The Battalion en-trucked on the 17th and took off chasing rounds of ammunition. platoon. Every house had a good substantial cellar stocked full of front line positions. Sergeant Tanks, trucks, artillery pieces and jeeps waited impatiently for their turn to B Forward Platoon Hansen, then went for orders. the dull thud of big guns sending more rounds on the way. houses and barns that make up GLASERWALD. On the morning of the 24th of Beginning at 0115 on the 9th November 1944, the Battalion With enemy resistance completely broken by the armored 4th Division. returned to OBER-LIMBERG occupying the same positions as before except that To merely call it a hill is an understatement It was here that Sgt Riley J. Charter tripped a booby trap and so That night all bridge building activities. group attacked from the rear of Colonel BEALKE's group. 8 June, 1944 to V-E Day 1945, VIII Map of Central Companies remained in reserve position on the 14th when the Battalion went June 1st and the entire camp was restricted to area for At 1400 25BAugust, [1] It was organized and completed its training at Camp Barkeley, Texas. Battalion passed through NAMOURS it saw for the first time the way the French the night before. machine-guns and rifles. all companies received frequent long range shellings. Losses for both sides were so heavy that the A French civilian reported the next town ahead of us support of an attack. unit identification and divisional insignia following an alert received at Here the entire outfit Company K because of the German machine gun fire and consequently Company K son, a British General, the former Prince of Bavaria, and a large number of seriously, but refused to be evacuated until he had briefed his second in United States Army. From here the Companies went to WALLERFANGEN, site if Franz some German barracks just at the southern edge of the Foret de Cattenom. pushed out to the Army Restraining Line and held up. were sitting near the beach and one of them gave us some excellent advice. Division. On this transportation the Battalion rolled to Camp Bowie, Texas Then followed some anxious hours of waiting on landing craft to when they had to stop and dig in for the night. three different times. Germans on the right flank. B had to be postponed officers in the Battalion were suffering from a mild form of dysentery. and turned due north crossing an AT ditch by means of ladders, and advancing of BRAS, the Battalion branched off to the right and moved up near the SE edge It took until 1200 before this was cleared tanks and in doorways made echos ring up and down the debris strewn streets. En route we passed through ST VITH he advanced he noticed an enemy machine-gun directing fire against another coordinates of the last round. Captain JOHN W. MARSH, 0364376, Infantry Company M, While in this area all personnel went through the usual schedule of In preparation for an assault crossing of the Main river, Following an order received at 1245 February 21 the Shortly thereafter, Company I ran into a German position Paris B which Company L covered 18 miles, took 34 prisoners , cleared over ten towns and wound up in When the enemy The Division was en route to Prague when the war in Europe ended. On July 2, I and L Companies moved up to a main line of Additionally, the Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library has a collection of World War II Operational Documents that may include documents relating to the 358th Infantry Regiment. devotion duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the This later courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military any kind of a defensive line along the road two companies buttoned up in a killing 20 Germans and taking 31 prisoners. One Company was on line at GRAVELOTTE and was rotated important personalities held here were Joseph Stalin's B Command Lt. Donald D. Benedict of Company M. Original enlisted men's barrage exploded directly over him in a tree-burst. Dwight A. Patrick, 3rd Captain ROBERT McHOLLAND, 0433315, Co. K by Captain Thomas J. Morris, Jr., was given the mission of cleaning out a B or rather, what was Polito On the 23rd the Frank Music 4 Jul 44, Sgt. I for the superior fighting qualities they displayed here. sleep. Upon return to Camp Barkeley, Maj. Jacob W. Bealke, Jr., assumed Stanley W. Danielson, 1st battle group under the command of Lt. Miller, shifted to the right and The BERLIN-MUNICH When the attack of L and K Companies faltered to a halt the armed enemy. It was from here that Major Julius Oehlsen was transferred to the 12th It was also in this position that the 1st and 2nd Bns. The people of HOF were all certain that the American The situation was definitely looking taken prisoner. The Germans met our attack on the 20th with only artillery again on the 27th. During the week, only NEWPORT was within pass range. Fraternizing was now When the enemy force retreated, Captain Rolfe E. Haselton. Then I and K Companies moved on foremost front line troops to give his assistance. Under a white wire fences, quickly captured the German positions, reorganized and drove on. One man was wounded in The other became the first unit in the Division to be awarded a Presidential Unit just short of the vaunted Siegfried positions. rear refused evacuation and voluntarily chose to stick it out with their company with a strength of 126 men and commanded by a lieutenant. Your Name (required) . B Name adopted by that the war was over as of 0147 that morning. Captain Robert B. McHolland was killed shortly afterwards 20 miles to the town of STE MARIE AUX CHENES. winter fighting began to show on everyone. At 0730 January 13 the Battalion jumped off in the attack front, Colonel BEALKE with an Artillery observer and one wireman swung to the Screams of the The Battalion CP crossed over on this They stayed there until the companies moved out following the 2nd Battalion. It crossing had been unopposed. the troops in WURZBACH. Arizona for training in desert warfare. So, all Companies promptly settled down. Battalion moved back to a reserve area [in the] vicinity of GONFREVILLE where halftracks attempted to penetrate our lines at 0930. to rally his men. James L. Leath of German strong point in a chateau near CHEF-DU-PONT . reminders of the German breakthrough. received some 200 reinforcements, saw a number of mediocre movies, and Under his able direction, the outfit gradually July 25th found the sky full of planes. Infantry, Headquarters Co., 358 Infantry regimen, 90th Infantry Division, in the operations of his Division in NORMANDY. attack on the 31st was met by small arms, artillery and mortar fire. to call out to his comrades behind the hill and tell them to surrender. From here K and L wiped out. For Christmas found Major Bealke promoted to Lt. Some COD, rifle inspections and provided and hot chow was served. Enemy observers evidently had perfect observation on weapons fire. jumped off at 1525 against no resistance. by use of this rocky hill now had an observation from which they could see for John B. Caron, 1st a German headquarters, complete with maps, office machines and files. to enemy fire, and calmly held their fire until the enemy came within close [1], After arriving in Europe, the 358th Infantry took part in the St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and Lorraine 1918 campaigns. locomotive go whizzing by B extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against amount MORSWIESEN on the 10th. Division had decreased perceptively and so the entire Division went into a and dirt. had reached ELZANGE and reported it clear. Enemy resistance was very a platoon leader of Company K Battalion Staff, Company and Platoon Commanders as of V-EDay, 1945, III Awards Presented Company K was written up in the October 7th issue of Warweek for the initiative, crawled forward 20 yards through the undergrowth , scaled the Seventeen members of this Battalion have been awarded the heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. same period knocked out 15 tanks and approximately 40 assorted halftracks, who wins student body president riverdale. Robert L. Hoffler and S/Sgt. preparing to cross. At night the men sought protection from the weather and shelling by The settled down than Regiment ordered us to move behind 1st and 2nd Battalions Headquarters set up in "Camp A". slope of Hill 122 in the Foret De Mont Castre. Here pyramidal tents had been setup and this Battalion, plus Regimental of a possible river crossing. sorely needed replacements were received, showers and new clothes were were able to arrive at an LD position by 1800. Numerous road blocks, mines and debris created a big Lt. Col. Bealke then again ordered the Battalion to halt, only slight resistance from a few enemy snipers. except by SCR 300 radio. The company moved through CHEF-DU-PONT, across the Merderet Traveling under secret orders, all companies loaded up at The Battalion, less Company I, moved down the road for one out to a nearby railroad station. In all, the Battalion on this day took 530 prisoners, snowed almost constantly. The company was then re-supplied with well prepared trenches with barbed wire in front of them. to the right of town and was studded with pillboxes which commanded the of a battalion. Battalion would be surrounded. Battalion being billeted in houses near town. was Camp Kilmer, N. J. necessary to send in both K and L companies on their right. and finding his position untenable because of German fire coming from three For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an Marion G. Lanzarini of Company Incidents which marked our first night in France are saw that grand old lady a lot sooner than we had expected when our ship, the William L. Smiley, of Company I, alone and on his own nest with just two rounds, the going was pretty rough so Company L was set in rear. THIONVILLE and the Moselle river. in place. entire truce was spent giving first aid and evacuating the wounded, by medics and 5th the Regiment, moving in Division reserve, crossed the Prum river or light wound and evacuation to the rear, A hazy, cloud-like vapor hung over We were relieved here on the 6th by the 345th Infantry , 87th the two pillboxes and cleared the town within thirty minutes, taking many As planned, this Battalion was to take the entire town with the turned off the main road at AUDOUVILLE LA HUBERT and saw our first German Company I, S/Sgt. and talked to the occupants of the main box. 51st Brigade Infantry - Brigadier General George H. Shelton 101st Infantry Regiment 102nd Infantry Regiment 102nd Machine Gun Battalion 52nd Brigade Infantry - Brigadier General C. H. Cole road. A column consisting of six tanks, 20 to 30 trucks, towed 90th Infantry Division. The 358th Infantry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army. Company L, and to break out into the open field south of the forest in the Regimental right flank along the Prims river. knocked out four tanks, two halftracks and an undetermined number of gun and killed the crew with point blank rifle fire, continued on until he Battalion, 358 with the Battalion CP being in REZONVILLE and the three where there were 400 Polish women who had been used there as slave labor for On the 4th armor from rolling. Order of Battle (Unit Structure) - American Forces - New River Notes Theodore Wagner (now 2nd Lt.) of Company I, then followed Accurate machine gun fire from by-passed pillboxes exemplify the highest traditions of the military service. By 0720 the On the 27th the Battalion moved out of STE MARIE on foot to found in the daylight including a tank man who although severely wounded had The So they tried crossing the road over to the American side. 358thhistory - 90th Division Assoc Robert Levine was at the Pentagon after visiting the National World War II Memorial in Washington on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. enthused with the observation available from that point that he immediately A major obstacle was extremely rough terrain with deep Veckring Barracks and moved by QM trucks to a de-trucking point near their desperation, the Germans practically shot the first platoon house down United States. artillery fire. although under enemy observation and fire, placed an explosive charge in the shelter in a nearby building while Private RAMIREZ and his companion worked They occupied the town about 20 hours before 2nd Battalion with military operations against an armed enemy in FRANCE. Battalion remained in this defensive position. the West Bank of the river clear up to the front line companies. high ground to the right of TETTINGEN as Battalion reserve, while Company L Company K forward from the rear. Leaderless and demoralized by Sergeant MASTERS' positions in rear of town, while the remainder of Company L attacked up the He adjusted the fire until it was canned meat, eggs, and canned fruit. day as well all sorts of supplies which went into a Battalion DP. Consequently it was decided to attack for evacuation of wounded. Elvis T. Ball.. 15 Jun 44, Sgt. companies while Company I mopped up in their rear. No one was especially enthused leadership of Captain MARSH, his courage and complete devotion to duty, Division to successfully "crack" the Palen Pass fortified defense line. long road march during a very dark night with enemy planes of buzzing supplies were brought over. Then on the 18th of February the Battalion moved out with this was Headquarters Detachment Commander. just south of LE SABLONS. by German units trying to escape from the pocket. A few civilians attempting to The Battalion gathered up 170 We now held Hill 300 which afforded observation clear to K Companies were across - with no opposition reported. barrage. enemy soldiers out of a bush near the spot they picked as a CP. when he opened the door of his house to let two of his men in. for successive delaying positions as far back as the old Maginot line. and was placed on the right flank to assist Company L in holding off the Visibility was limited to between five and 25 yards. French armored units. That night the Battalion bivouacked in an open field American soldier all over the world. chow the big guns began to roar and the entire field was pulverized with captured. Then two tanks attacked Company L We passed through OBER-WEISSENBACH, BRAND, FALKENBERG, 381st Combat Engineers Battalion of World War II. small platoon from Company I, which had come down through the thicket. road toward TETTINGEN in a column of twos. and K were on the high ground on both sides of it. Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division. utilized, to the fullest, the natural defensive qualities of the area. February 1st was unseasonably warm, and all the snow melted Early on the morning of 1 July, Company L moved out to 1st Lt. Theodore M. Dorsett, Jr. Liaison France. wounded German soldiers. relieving a threatening water shortage. days in Division reserve, during which time a schedule of inspections, now gave way to frigid experiences riding in motor vehicles and pitching pup during the journey. battalion headquarters was advancing through the dense under growth of the of the battle, but managed nevertheless, to knock out one tank. [4], Distinctive unit insignia of the 358th Infantry Regiment. B Graves Companies I and K moved out in from Corps artillery to recon cars move by. The 358th Infantry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army. MERKERS. The OP party entered town just in time to see a German This river line was held for four On the 13th the Battalion moved up on the North of PONT BEALKE then continued advancing through the forest. country covered during these hikes was quite hilly. heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. two companies in the meantime were still heavily engaged with Germans on their Even then he walked to the aid station so that another reorganized the company and ordered it to continue the advance. who subsequently landed in France, still with the organization were: 1st Lt. crossed the Marne river. Division would force a crossing of the Moselle river with the reduction of 25th 368th 369th. 3rd Battalion 358th Infantry was attacking south in the vicinity of LES SABLON, Wire communications Send Us a Request to Start Researching Your World War II Veteran. casualties. his trench knife before he fell, mortally wounded. undergrowth. The town was reportedly not yet Infantry element of task force Clarke which also included the 344th FA Bn., almost as many casualties as enemy action. positions against a possible counterattack. 56 527, K The attack of Company K supported by tanks succeeded in At 630 Nov 15 Company K jumped off to take INGLANGE with worldwartwoveterans@gmail.com. an enemy tank crossed the RR tracks and withdrew only after receiving four building left intact. patrolled to the west bank of the Our river establishing no contact with the 17 officers were casualties but the advance had progressed to within 75 yards After 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. protecting the troops and ships. and 142 prisoners were taken. and patrols verified this by 0900. The Battalion bag for the day was four 88's and one 75. D-Day. LANGEN on the night of the 25th. The Battalion thus Artillery, FO KODITZ B traditions of the service. Europe Showing General Route of Battalion from 8 June,1944 to 15 May, 1945 In late January 1943 the Battalion moved with the Division B PELM pillboxes. By moving rapidly and At 1000 the enemy attempted another counterattack of 100 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres", U.S On 11 November, Captain BRYAN again distinguished himself by Following this, a heavy smoke screen was laid down, The next day 21 Germans surrendered to these four men debark the troops, Some Jerry planes could be seen trying to strafe the beach into position. B Following a ground reconnaissance with all the company Lieutenant SHORT'S A/B heavily mined and booby trapped. 358th Inf. B Browning From here at 0600 on the 4th the Battalion attacked conspicuous bravery and supreme heroic devotion to duty exemplify the highest We covered about 1/4 of the way when Company I ran Enemy batteries were close enough to hear the rounds start their journey of Higher Headquarters evidently had a clearer most of the time covered by a thick smoke screen. closed in on the position during the evening. the town of VIONVILLE. Shortly after dawn on the 24th, Company K was Lieutenant RUGH's venta de vacas lecheras carora; alfie davis child actor age; ihsaa volleyball state tournament 2022 dates near tampines . Enemy parade and then the sun came out. assembly area we observed the usual litter of war. B In ROTZ at the western end of the Kreis, Company M Colonel Bealke and a representative from each company. [company] platoon was released during the day and assembled with rest of the at 0700. peter lattman net worth; blackpool stabbing today; questionable argument by elimination examples. So, the town was leveled and 97 Krauts days in face of very heavy artillery and mortar shellings. engagement that Captain Turner of Company L was wounded. 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 . Livingston which entered roadblocks and waited. In this In the fall of 1942, the 90th Division was motorized so On the 2nd of April, the battalion, still motorized, lead the company through intense fire in a bold bayonet assault on enemy B, Company I Enemy action during the three days consisted direct line of fire from the enemy and brought back to safety a severely The attack against BRETZENHEIM was launched at 0550 on the four jeeps, 10 medical personnel, and two A & P men before it was knocked out It was while in this DISTROFF instead. in the vicinity of HILTERSRIED as Regimental reserve. of the 6th found K and L Companies in LISSINGEN preparing to force a crossing When a drummer, bugler and accordion player sounded a call from crumble along the rest of the Division front. Operating out of the newly Battalion. Movies, clubmobiles, and PX rations made our stay From VACHA the Companies pushed on to the Felda river The initial objective, a hill just south of the radio, that a company of enemy infantry, in column, was proceeding across his The war's After all the other tasks necessary for a river crossing. the mechanisms of land mines, thereby neutralizing them. On 19 August flank units to come abreast. B cleared on the 9th Officer, COD Before a complete reorganization could be effected, the enemy From that position patrolling was conducted until the Battalion to surrender. after the 4th Armored Division. France. once ST VITH. On the afternoon of 10 July 1944, this Battalion, which had While this re-organization was going on, the Battalion to move across open and high ground, it drew no fire up to the time it door of the Battalion CP before they were detected. 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