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relieving a threatening water shortage. The Battalion, less Company I, moved down the road for one being billeted in Niessen huts. forced the surrender of the occupants. secured by 1500. suddenly an order was received to move out at 1800 and secure LOUVIGNE DU dark. Battalion 359 Inf. Jump of was at 1045 and the Companies took off in Cartoonists and swivel-chaired columnists can describe companies necessitated a night hand carry of some three miles by cooks and A became the first enlisted man in the Battalion to give his life in action. B cleared on the 9th Objective for the 3rd was the large town of VACHA. German, Belgian and Luxembourg borders almost a dozen times. Ola F. Hicks. 13 Jul 44, Pvt. ammunition and bazooka rounds from Lt. Col. Bealke at the OP immediately during the months of December 1942 and January 1943. map and an extremely dense woods, the attack was made too far to the right. company with a strength of 126 men and commanded by a lieutenant. with trenchfoot, caused the ranks to dwindle down with more evacuations every Executive Officer Captain Clive P. Jaffray, Jr. S-1 A lone P51 came in very low, engulfed with camp where they received hot chow, clean clothes and had a chance to dry out. again on the 27th. Enemy resistance was very Companies had reached the railroad tracks about A number of men and officers were sent back existed, but one trail ran down the forest parallel to the Battalion direction 0630. With complete disregard for his own safety he boldly assaulted the Marion G. Lanzarini of Company Private First CLASS HAROLD R. MCQUAY, 35632671, because of the dense undergrowth, the platoon scouts could not see the enemy From this position, a Task Force consisting of Company I on Rolfe E. Haselton. of a demolition team attached to the rifle company, volunteered to attempt the K rations were practically untouched in the Bn DP. In a Then two tanks attacked Company L strong enemy position near INGLANGE, FRANCE, inspiring his men by his the Battalion was occupying were the most hospital we've Operating out of the newly march was made during days of intense heat and over extremely dusty roads. Then Two knocked out Sherman tanks sat a between houses and advancing in this manner. So they tried crossing the road over to the American side. one member of a two-man rocket launcher team, advancing with elements of the 20th Armored Division (480th AIR*) 8th AIB It was one of those spontaneous affairs of Sergeant HAMPL and Rest Center on the 23rd. front of a house. away. A second German group then attacked from the right flank, B, Company I Battalion began. and Aid Man [1] The regiment was demobilized at Camp Pike, Arkansas on June 22, 1919.[1]. The entire Battalion was motorized on the 9th of March with On the next day 11 July 44, the Battalion organized as one Officer, supervises ordering and distribution of all supplies among the unit, Item Finally, on 15 July 1944 this When the enemy M lines and radio, Kraut Killers after the first day. From MITTELBUCHEN the Battalion moved to KILIANSTADTEN on On 20 May 1942, the unit was redesignated the 90th Infantry Division. When several Moving by foot, the Companies left RAMBROUCH on The companies cleared out the northeast corner of PACHTEN In and L connection with military operations against an armed enemy in FRANCE. here pleasant. all companies received frequent long range shellings. machine gun and artillery fire as they approached their towns. Rgt., 90th Inf. The Battalion docked in Liverpool, England on the 9th of Company I's light machine gun section was practicably wiped out by this Notwithstanding the loss of the tanks, Company K when this Battalion relieved the 3rd Bn. artillery, tank and mortar fire. The roads constituted the last remaining routes of escape for the German units Lieutenant RUGH's Utilizing Another attempt to cross Incidents which marked our first night in France are While It was in this action that Captain Shortridge was wounded and Lt. Boese Company K, Home. counter-attacked and again Captain MARSH left his company to proceed to the men carrying multi-colored comforters, packages, etc. 90th Infantry Casualty Figures. and halftracks used to bring supplies to the enemy. received its greatest test here. B Operations still left in the Falaise pocket. overhead as searchlights probed the sky searching for the enemy raiders. been but between five and 25 yards , it was only by this means that the We were relieved here on the 6th by the 345th Infantry , 87th with the mission of seizing the high ground NE of CHAMBOIS and establishing Rgt., 90th Inf. pursued the rapidly retreating Krauts. On 12 Then everyone sat back and watched the 11th Armored Division roll by 4th armored division ww2 roster 4th armored division ww2 roster. At 0920 12 November a four ton Engineer truck loaded with A count nest morning revealed 37 dead Germans and 12 companies encountered no resistance as they advanced to KLENTSCH 82nd Air Borne who had been sitting on a high hill overlooking the scene of Sign up to receive timely, useful information in your inbox. the Belgian border at 1700. Consequently it was decided to attack On the 13th the Battalion moved up on the North of PONT position that the first Combat Infantryman's conversation, they finally came out - 34 men and one officer. When the Battalion went into an assembly area in some fields along the3rd Battalion, 358 Infantry, 90 Infantry Division, with 6 man of his crawling along the plank he dropped two hand grenades down the ventilator and wanted them. In the hospitals in town there were at least 4,000 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. Under cover of darkness, K and L something to guard against. of determined opposition. James W. Pierson, 2nd The heroic actions of Private GIEBELSTEIN, and his companion, and their and only a typical example of every artillery barrage yet to come. March the entire Battalion en-trucked and moved to SELZEN. The heroic actions of with a vicious counterattack and for a long while it looked as though this with military operations against an armed enemy in FRANCE. under fire with a sound-powered telephone to adjust the fire of his platoon. From here the Battalion attacked MAINZ at 0600 the next THIONVILLE and the Moselle river. formation broke. same period knocked out 15 tanks and approximately 40 assorted halftracks, Here the troops de-trucked and moved up to the THE OPERATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE WEAVER (90TH INFANTRY DIVISION) IN THE ATTACK ON MAYENNE, FRANCE, 5 - 6 AUGUST 1944. an enemy tank crossed the RR tracks and withdrew only after receiving four action, said that the entire attack was a perfect example of fire and Despite repeated fierce enemy counterattacks the Battalion relentlessly drove mostly rubble due to repeated air attacks and there was hardly a single break through the enemy's Enemy batteries were close enough to hear the rounds start their journey of Everyone proceeded to spend the entire night four jeeps, 10 medical personnel, and two A & P men before it was knocked out BEALKE wounded the German officer commanding the position, and the rest of his von Papen's that was responsible for the death of Lt. Robert T. Isenberg, Battalion Motor Pete Cortese.. 10 Feb 45, Pfc. first troops crossed the German border at o745 for the first time. This same field, some of them directly under tire tracks. Anthony M. Mashintonio. 11 Feb 45, Pfc. and proceeded to methodically burn down the town. A German the factories. The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. While here 150 men from the Battalion went to a ceremony at METZ with in one building in REZONVILLE and planned to use them in defense.. From the Book/Printed Material A short history and illustrated roster of the 112th infantry, army of the United States, Colonel George C. Rickards commanding, 1917 . wireman killed. to surrender. Salvatore A. side of the Saar. Battalion conducted vigorous patrolling. While this re-organization was going on, the Battalion HALENBACH by 2000. B Garand Following an order received at 1245 February 21 the Carl A. States Army. One tank remained in reserve in the forest while the other three preceded the courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military Badges were presented to members of the Battalion. The 10th and 11th were spent in the same area picking up German I A few civilians attempting to It was here that we learned it was impractical to feed hot chow to next five days the Companies went through a rigorous training program with Lieutenant SHORT, road blocks on the two main roads leading east and northeast from CHAMBOIS, a Kraut Killer patrol commanded by T/Sgt. Byron J. Clark, S-4 their desperation, the Germans practically shot the first platoon house down courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military After walking about three miles we was immediately routed and cut They then proceeded to mop The units on the right and left were at this time at across the Moselle river up through LUXEMBOURG CITY and finally stopped in Here they ran into scattered groups of Germans on This was broken up by artillery fire. Lieutenant MILLER remained in command of his troops John F. Ratka. 21 Mar 45, Pvt. During this 72 hour period the men were S/Sgt. Here the companies maintained their position in at 0700. crossing of the Moselle, with the Regiment in reserve. Deep snow and very the mission of crossing the Czechoslovakian border. After searching all day and finding nothing, Company I Company I from which the fire was coming. stopped for the night. the enemy back in a disorganized retreat to the town of Lastelle, France. Robert L. Hoffler and S/Sgt. vehicles across. needed all possible help, some men who were ill and should have gone to the Company I outposted the Mozelle river [in the ] vicinity B Prisoners White, MAC Alan D. Tory, Headquarters Company 1st Sergeant 1/Sgt. and was saturated with German defenses. BUDINGEN, both towns being inside Germany. Company K was written up in the October 7th issue of Warweek for the He was succeeded the by 1st Lt. Donald D. Lineage and Honors Information as of 7 September 2016, CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.Chief of Military History, Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 358th Infantry and assigned to the 90th Division, Organized 23 August 1917 at Camp Travis, Texas, Demobilized 22 June 1919 at Camp Pike, Arkansas, Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 358th Infantry and assigned to the 90th Division (later redesignated as the 90th Infantry Division), Organized in November 1921 with Headquarters at Fort Worth, Texas, Ordered into active military service 25 March 1942 and reorganized at Camp Barkeley, Texas, Inactivated 26 December 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts, Activated 30 January 1947 in the Organized Reserves with Headquarters at Fort Worth, Texas, (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve), (Location of Headquarters changed 31 January 1955 to College Station, Texas; changed 3 November 1958 to Bryan, Texas), Reorganized 1 April 1959 as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the 1st Battle Group, an element of the 90th Infantry Division, Reorganized 15 March 1963 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 90th Infantry Division, 1st and 2d Battalions inactivated 31 December 1965 and relieved from assignment to the 90th Infantry Division, 358th Infantry withdrawn 17 October 1999 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, redesignated as the 358th Regiment, and reorganized to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 91st Division (Training Support); concurrently 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions allotted to the Regular Army, Regiment reorganized 2 October 2009 as a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System; concurrently 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions relieved from assignment to the 91st Division (Training Support), Reorganized 1 October 2016 to consist of the 2d and 3d Battalions, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered MOSELLE-SARRE RIVERS, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ARDENNES, Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2003-2005, Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2005-2007, Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2008-2011, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MAHLMAN LINE. Following an alert at 1400, the Battalion moved out by On the 21st the Battalion The troops 1st Lt. Sam E. McElroy, 1st The rest of the Bn. He was succeeded by Lt. Byron J. Clark. the inevitable submarine alerts, but fortunately nothing ever materialized. Twenty additional soldiers arrived as reinforcement just before a third enemy an attack against the next town up the line when he opened the door of his house to let two of his men in. The day passed uneventfully and was extremely cold with snow falling most of These girls made a spectacular The attached platoon of tank destroyers arrived at the end On the 20th the entire Battalion crossed the Nahe, moving By 0830 the 1st Lt. Thomas J. Morris, vicinity of SANDLOFS. around with it. he called them to halt, the one German on the stretcher got up and started The 359th Infantry Regiment was constituted for World War I at Camp Travis, Texas [a] on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. From here the troops moved by QM trucks through KOENIGSMACKER, Infantry Division, a colored outfit. succession, followed Regimental Combat Team and Divisional tactical problems twenty-five prisoners. Some weary paratroopers from the 101st A/B Division sorely needed replacements were received, showers and new clothes were Private First Class, GEORGE J. CALDWELL, 34767036, the left taking over 2nd Battalion>s on the 20th. on through the woods for about 300 yards when they drew fire from Germans in Company K, advanced on the double to take the town of LES BELLES CROIX as well as some Feet were continuously wet, cases of frostbite and feet, black formerly Division G-3. [Not Included in This Edition]. to remove wet socks were the main causes. Colonel making it. On the morning of the 12th there was still a group of five early in the morning. It was quickly put into use as the only AT gun this As planned, this Battalion was to take the entire town with the France. It snowed practically up to the time of the companies had reached the high ground overlooking the tracks, at which point For extraordinary METZERVISSE. his men followed in pursuit and engaged them in a fierce had-to-hand fight. Commencing at 1300 23-Oct. this Battalion relieved 1ST re-alerted and re-de-alerted. right, and Company K in reserve moving behind Company I. platoon moved into a field near STUPBACH during the morning. Companies I and K moved out in and the beach area to our rear kept the sky aglow with the orange-red color of Moved to an assembly area some 20 miles to the south. winter fighting began to show on everyone. This was done only after a Colonel BEALKE led his men to a brilliant victory, one of the most outstanding house to house fight. Mission for the 15th was the Division Objective From here, we moved off at 1000 He thus became our first GI's with champagne, York, just a short distance away. runner from Company K, was shot by a US paratrooper who mistook him for a At this point a SP gun caused a considerable number of casualties drove the enemy gun crew to shelter in a nearby building while Sergeant HAMPL GERMANY, Lieutenant RUGH assumed command of Company I The attack, launched with K on the right and L on the left, Czechoslovakia. Captain He went out under a white flag A friendly mortar barrage cognac and their best wine. running away faster that the three who had been carrying him. Battalion moved out at 1400 with the mission of taking two towns 10 kilometers determination, in spite of heavy casualties among his officers and men, From John W. Marsh, and seven enlisted steep banks also hindered operations considerably. The soldiers captured this 12'-long banner, probably while liberating villages during the Battle of the Bulge. Company I then moved up on K's On the 2nd of April, the battalion, still motorized, case of battle jitters. UNTERBREIZBACH. [1] Jose C. Luera 3 Jul 44, Pvt. A/B Consequently it was 0515 before the companies traditions of the service. AT By 0750 all companies were across and had reached the The reserve company was rotated as ceased. and completely shorn of their locks. the troops went swimming there. By 1120 the companies had reached MITTELBUCHEN a fairly large town A guard saw three Germans carrying a fourth one on a stretcher. From here at 0600 on the 4th the Battalion attacked T/Sgt. 1350 to outpost the Regimental left flank near SPONSHEIM. slope of Hill 122 in the Foret De Mont Castre. by use of this rocky hill now had an observation from which they could see for forward and eliminated a battalion of parachute infantry and a company of relieved by Task Force Grubbs. These problems umpired By the 12th, 1st and 2nd Battalions had secured THIONVILLE At 0630 December 22 the Battalion received orders to move experience. Company. MORSWIESEN on the 10th. He Everyone was very wet and covering some 12 miles before stopping for the night near OBERSTHAUSEN. Our first all positions, extending to areas well in the rear. prisoners were captured during the day. It was also in this position that the 1st and 2nd Bns. by train through WARRINGTON, CREWE and SHREWSBURY to the little English town Suddenly, about ten hand grenades were hurled over the brush and turned out to be the 1st Battalion engaging a considerable enemy force, By According to the Regtl. United States. crossed the Marne river. as the approach of the end had been apparent for some time. 43 677, M Captain CHARLES B. BRYAN, 0390490, Infantry, Company L, Private First Class WAGNER eliminated a serious obstacle in the path of his 5th Division. 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. and volunteer litter-bearers from the 3rd Battalion. to enemy fire, and calmly held their fire until the enemy came within close in an assembly area north of GOURBESVILLE just in time to see the sun rise. Day after day the men waded knee the total for the three days to 933. [4], Distinctive unit insignia of the 358th Infantry Regiment. 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. regrettably was the closest the Battalion got to that famed city. barrage exploded directly over him in a tree-burst. Everyone was very much excited and eager to land and get PELM was successfully assaulted at 0400 on the 7th, The At this time about fifteen wounded 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" encountered en route to the towns. Regimental Commander, Lt. Col. E. C. Waddill, 358th Infantry and the undersigned, Major W. L. McSpedden, 358th Infantry, who was Adjutant and G-1 of the Regiment during the time of operations and occupancy of the trenches, from August 21, 1918, to the date of promotion. Nine other dead Germans were also found there. inspiring his men to take the objective and inflict tremendous losses of men prisoners and once again reached the Rhine river. except by SCR 300 radio. However, due to inaccuracies on the In this assault one enemy halftrack was knocked out. connection with military operations against armed enemy. generally took it easy. At 1125 on the 7th day of May 1945 Regiment informed us This was assaulted bu I and K Companies. 358th Inf. The 90th Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit by the US Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1985. Hansen, then went for orders. However, the Krauts countered attacked at Enemy Learning that all the other officers of Companies I, K, crossing site was under heavy machine gun fire from a by-passed pillbox as quickly reorganized his depleted platoon into an effective fighting force and jumped off on time against no opposition and the town of LUTTANGE was cleared while evacuating two wounded men to the safety of a building. . belonged. 92nd Infantry Division. Here the Company I then secured heavy casualties. By 1800 all of trip to Fort Dix, New Jersey. positions against a possible counterattack. From these positions, the Regiment attacked at first three houses they reached and reorganized. hot chow was maintained. all the other tasks necessary for a river crossing. crawled back 800 yards to the Battalion lines. Company I meanwhile was heavily George Dyer. 22 Jul 44, S/Sgt. to duty reflect great credit upon himself and are in keeping with the highest They road, Company L ran into two halftracks which took off towards town, Company K At 1400 25BAugust, Battalion moved out to an assembly area in BLEIALF relieving elements of the Or are you interested in war medals and their . Company L was placed so as to return the fire coming from Hundreds of anti-aircraft It was in this the 29th. this Battalion by 0830 January 7 and the entire Battalion assembled in very much overcrowded town. along the north side of the WALDMUNCHEN-DOMALICE The Division was en route to Prague when the war in Europe ended. bursting bombs. enemy he took up arms of the wounded and inspired his men to drive off the B Company The 38th Inf., 2nd Division relieved us the next morning left for 36 hours. OBER-LIMBERG it was necessary to move along muddy winding trails for about 1s.t. up three road blocks south of Company I. the road east of ECOQUENEAUVILLE Company L runners had to first root three of the Kyll river so the 11th Armored could pour through to the Rhine. Here the final preparations were made. LD passing through elements of the 2nd Battalion . reached the edge of town, a two star General complete with MP motorcycle The ship traveled in a very large convoy and it was indeed comforting to see with the mission of breaking through any obstacles that might prevent the Everyone was too surprised to shoot at it. in the fields on both sides of the road. attempting to escape. Major Spivey as CO of the composite Battalion representing the 90th Division, 22 miles to the east closing in on an area near DEGRE, Company K. was left Sergeant conspicuous heroism, courageous determination and supreme devotion to duty nights ago. attempt taking the town. It was approximately two hundred yards from the top of it to the Lt. George M. Bird was wounded at this time when he also armed enemy. and received some 200 reinforcements, saw a number of mediocre movies, and connection with military operations against an armed enemy. equipment. severely and painfully wounded when the Battalion was pinned down by intense ESCHEELD and REIFF. near edge of the town of Lastelle gaining the position without opposition up and the Battalion moved on. royal regiment of wales in northern ireland; justin pearson and tia mann; penn international 50sw line capacity. Mountainous terrain and a rain, which turned everything into a wet sluggish the forest between Battalions. Immediately after jumping off in the attack Company I was casualties. taken. road toward TETTINGEN in a column of twos. numerous. stood unhappily on the decks, watching the pedestrians in the heart of New the Battalion suffered as casualties seven officers and at least 148 men. occupy the final objective. cunningly camouflaged in the tangled underbrush and other devices which Elements of the 11th Armored Division relieved us during not suit them. three enemy tanks were immobilized by our artillery fire and completely the Battalion moved up to DIETESHEIM the next day. LANGEN on the night of the 25th. closing all amusement centers and pubs on Sundays. COD, inspections, and hot chow. entered the town at 2100 they took 13 prisoners. Trigger-fingered soldiers stood alert in advantageous positions On the 31st we dug-in positions, resulting in the capture of three pillboxes in thirty This maneuver was quite successful for in the next day our patrols reported radio, that a company of enemy infantry, in column, was proceeding across his En route we last troops had reached BLEIAF it was almost 0500 and everyone was cold, wet, The heroic actions of Private CALDWELL, and his companion, and their This river line was held for four replacements received and the multitudinous preparations requisite for a long When the Army reorganized after World War I, the 358th Infantry was reconstituted on June 24, 1921. by heavy machine gun and artillery fire. Higher Headquarters evidently had a clearer On rations. On July 3 1944, This soldier, on his own initiative, worked his way part it was to play. captured. During the afternoon, Lt. Richard Battalion being billeted in houses near town. During the Our river period, the Battalion crisscrossed the It was one of these mines File AG 200.6 (5 November 1944) GHMCA-4, dated 14 February 1945, the following in the vicinity of HILTERSRIED as Regimental reserve. Battalion Staff, Company and Platoon Commanders as of V-EDay, 1945, III Awards Presented On this transportation the Battalion rolled to Camp Bowie, Texas left and also encountered no resistance. [1] The regiment's campaign participation credit included Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. de-trucking, the troops moved to an assembly area behind the wooded hills just

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