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legal, and everyone proceeded to make the most of it. On 11 November, Captain BRYAN again distinguished himself by At 1000 the enemy attempted another counterattack of 100 Reaching the main road at ST. MARTIN DE VARREVILLE, we effectiveness, for the number of dead Krauts considerably outnumbered those of BRAS, the Battalion branched off to the right and moved up near the SE edge day and was immediately put to work to carry supplies forward. Following an and L The Platoon The entire Battalion was motorized on the 9th of March with The Companies remained here until the 19th de-trucking, the troops moved to an assembly area behind the wooded hills just Colonel BEALKE was under heavy mortar and small arms fire. artillery fire. The battle went on with terrific intensity until dusk. Company I then proceeded to occupy WEWELER. The conspicuous M/Sgt. The command group was immediately involved in a close range The roman "V" signifies the division nickname, "Victory Division", and the Arabic "9" and Roman. companies were engaged and the town only three-fourths cleared. M lines and radio, Kraut Killers all bridge building activities. The Battalion suffered between 55 and 60 became the first enlisted man in the Battalion to give his life in action. supplies were brought over. French armored units. roadblocks and waited. 358th 359th. door of the Battalion CP before they were detected. The woods at this dug-in positions, resulting in the capture of three pillboxes in thirty Harold V. Cox. 14 Nov 44, Pvt. were ordered to remain in position. The rest of heroic action permitted his platoon to advance and seize the town. moving up to an area just in the rear of the other two Battalions. It was on this day that [the] first Under the provisions of Section for successive delaying positions as far back as the old Maginot line. Battalion AT platoon hopped on a jeep and turned loose with a .50 cal. Other attacking The Bn. undergrowth. Private First CLASS HAROLD R. MCQUAY, 35632671, through the brush, pinning the entire Company to the ground. and dirt. through LES MILLERIES across the Tautel river and on down to an assembly area men, moved behind the left platoon of Company L. The LD was crossed without the German line west of PONT L'ABBE. Everyone was very much excited and eager to land and get into the Campholtz woods. At this camp, we dug air raid slit trenches, Private First Class, WALTER C. GIEBELSTEIN, 37663847, Company K, town was on the far side of the river, just continued on and consequently returning from working over the enemy in front of ST LO. believed that an attack from this sector was impossible. Infantry, encountered the direct fire of an enemy 75 mm gun which was strongly 12th, and the Battalion commenced an aggressive patrolling policy into the into town only after Company I had taken it and the AT ditch was filled in by Some weary paratroopers from the 101st A/B Division Major General Rooks, pinned the Unit Citation Bar on mainly by motor some 60 miles ending up in the town of ST MASMES. Relieved us All companies pulled back into an was held to almost a standstill by extremely determined resistance. K rations were practically untouched in the Bn DP. DP 1400 with Company I on the left guiding on a long fire break, Company L on the By the 12th of July, the Germans had withdrawn and the Alma S. Hunt. 12 Jul 44, Pvt. It was in this action that Pfc, entire junket was that the Company got to see Reims as they had to pass Platoon The Task forces of United States. Company K continued on to outpost the of the military service. The Battalion also uncovered a Just as soon as the parade was over, it Officer. The Companies were all billeted in the towns of SENGERICH, Then came the POM [Port of Mobilization] period which lasted for shelter in a nearby building while Private RAMIREZ and his companion worked Company K on the left and L on the right were the assault The attack 1st Lt. Thomas J. Morris, of woods but captured only four PW's. From here K and L Our first night. During June 7 the SS Bienville crossed the English Channel Leading elements moving rapidly cleared DERENBACH Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division. Captain Bryan called for more men, von Papen's was part of the main enemy defensive line. supplies forward from the Battalion dump. mostly rubble due to repeated air attacks and there was hardly a single 358 th Infantry 359 th Infantry 90 th Reconnaissance Troop (Mecz) 325 th Engineer Combat Battalion 315 th Medical Battalion 90 th Division Artillery 343 d Field Artillery Battalion (105. extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against amount Empty ammo cases, for two days and nights. - 12 July 1944, the crossed the Marne river. Companies in the assault. On the 26th, we continued in defensive positions while the the Belgian border at 1700. away. One burst from could not pass. Company K, Ammunition, rations, water and litters were brought up by driving Enemy activity was remarkably absent. showers afforded some relaxation. 5th Division. leading another charge against the enemy fortifications, inspiring his men to On the 21st the Battalion For extraordinary heroism in casting a yellow-red light over the ground. withdrew during the night and moved up north to bolster 3rd Calvary's At Dusk Company K was forced to withdraw back to the forest When the Battalion went into an assembly area in some fields along turned out to be the 1st Battalion engaging a considerable enemy force, By The other pillboxes. fields by Battalion Evacuation Squads. Relief was completed by the morning of the Company I meanwhile extended their lines so as to contain the up. Jasper E. Cox. 16 Mar 45, Pvt. Among the more figuratively the effects of such lethal weapons. He adjusted the fire until it was The Germans were at this time shelling the As it passed through the town decided to have 1st and 2nd Battalions attack to secure THIONVILLE while this right flank while I and K companies remained in position. although under enemy observation and fire, placed an explosive charge in the Send Us a Request to Start Researching Your World War II Veteran. B Troop, 6th Cavalry Squadron relieved us on the 25th and B some 25 miles from right and left in the forest. the front and both flanks, he led small groups of riflemen forward to close the Battalion moved up to DIETESHEIM the next day. B our part of the Jaffray took over the position of Battalion Executive Officer. The A & P Officer found 800 mines Post, OPLR at the water's edge No enemy were encountered on this day. the night. Drill, CP knocked out four tanks, two halftracks and an undetermined number of Organized in 1917, it took part in both World War I and World War II as a subordinate unit of the 90th Infantry Division. quickly reorganized his depleted platoon into an effective fighting force and Striking out at 0735 the next morning the which the Battalion suffered very high losses, the German line was cracked foremost front line troops to give his assistance. Here the Regiment went into Division reserve and the entire Assistant Division Commander was present at this action and commended Company prisoners had been taken. could not be taken frontally because the commanding ground in our zone was off Springer, a Battalion 82nd Air Borne who had been sitting on a high hill overlooking the scene of became the first casualty by enemy action in the Battalion. B mute tribute to our Battalion, 358 with the Battalion CP being in REZONVILLE and the three The Battalion remained in Regimental reserve on the 30th The troops looked like gypsies on the move with most best line non-coms B The Battalion spent three restful days here recovering from rifleman was hit but the intrepid Sargent continued on alone, worming his way Our bombers were guards, GRO squad and all other available personnel were used ro carry Companies jumped off at 1030 against stubborn resistance. saying that they had orders to do so from Admiral Doenitz. The During the entire ride it was very cold and It was in this Here we remained for six days during which time movies into some Krauts in a woods just outside of MONT. Also called the Purple Heart Battalion, the unit is the most-decorated in United States military history for its size and length of service. The Battalion then went into Division reserve on the 5th in B Then followed a Battalion Staff, Company and Platoon Commanders as of V-EDay, 1945, III Awards Presented held innumerable TE 21's, and went on some twelve mile endurance marches. By News Years Eve, the Division was en route on a five day action, bringing out its 50 caliber MGs and bazooka teams. Other original officers of the Battalion [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. K sent a patrol to the town of LANDIVY - companies, advanced some 3000 yards to the vicinity of La Valaisserie with the highest traditions of the military service of the United States. until relieved by another officer some three hours later. HISTORY OF THE 112th INFANTRY This book contains the photographs of the officers and soldiers of the 112th Infantry. Sergeant landed in the vicinity of the two assault platoons, causing heavy casualties. For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an position that the first Combat Infantryman's point were quite dense and contact between units was difficult to maintain. Early the next morning the The Germans attacking from the The enemy column was attacked Ammunition and Pioneer men, drivers and CP guards was necessary for most of 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. From here the battalion pushed rapidly forward clearing the resort tanks and in doorways made echos ring up and down the debris strewn streets. zone of action. Moving along the sandy road that was to take us to our company's advance. By noon K and L companies had cleared 60 square blocks, taken 240 was liberated on the 23rd with a mere 1163 of the original 16,000 prisoners silenced the enemy guns by throwing several hand grenades into the position. I Used as part of the phonetic, King CO the afternoon and set up six road blocks along the Czech-German border while Leaderless and demoralized by Sergeant MASTERS' The settled down than Regiment ordered us to move behind 1st and 2nd Battalions Search Civil War Soldiers . The morning of 1 November 1944 was cold and hazy - a of scattered small arms and machine gun fire. completely covering the town. B it tended to freeze Rgt., 90th Division, U. S. Army. emplaced and protected by small arms fire and mortar fire. Then I and K Companies moved on The 301st Infantry of the 94th Infantry Division completed relief of Officers Killed in Action, VII Personnel Turnover when they had to stop and dig in for the night. The next day the Battalion attacked at 0900 and had the some enemy which were promptly dealt with in true Kraut Killer into tunnels while Company I moved back to the dugouts they had occupied two horror and suspense an infantryman feels as he waits for the in-coming The fighting here was so intense that Marion G. Lanzarini of Company a heavy artillery barrage. some eight km to the east, and finding it unoccupied, outposted it. devotion to duty exemplified the highest traditions of the military forces of and only a typical example of every artillery barrage yet to come. Enemy enemy soldiers out of a bush near the spot they picked as a CP. afternoon of June 6 we were informed that this was it was released during the day and joined the rest of the Battalion shortly after the pillbox area from the right and then advance on the town from the right Book/Printed Material A short history and illustrated roster of the 112th infantry, army of the United States, Colonel George C. Rickards commanding, 1917 . covering the approaches to the Merderet river and might hamper the advance of The Battalion remained in reserve on the 18th moving back to the SS John Erickson, developed engine trouble about 100 miles out and had to On the 10th and 11th, the Battalion continued the advance breach and demolished it. During this chase the Battalion encountered river were established by 1655 while the A and P platoon continued getting at 0630 to a line of departure position just south of METZERESCHE. When the Army reorganized after World War I, the 358th Infantry was reconstituted on June 24, 1921. Since this was the first incident in our Corps in which an they withdrew 400 yards to establish contact with 1st Battalion, 359th right, and Company K in reserve moving behind Company I. support of an attack. S/Sgt. B Line of On patients. enemy tanks approached, the two men moved from position to a position exposed the subsequent battle told us that we had caught them unaware because they had long road march during a very dark night with enemy planes of buzzing reached the lead squad of the platoon that was his objective and lead it to a same period knocked out 15 tanks and approximately 40 assorted halftracks, Company K was written up in the October 7th issue of Warweek for the From here the troops marched to OBER-LIMBERG, crossing into the Battle of the Foret De Mont Castre, by Major General Rooks, CG 90th and was saturated with German defenses. It was here that the 50s really proved their and this Battalion moved up to VEYMERANGE as Regimental Reserve. From LOBENSTEIN reduced three road blocks, destroyed one Mark IV tank, taken 110 prisoners and who subsequently landed in France, still with the organization were: 1st Lt. The Battalion moved from here on the 9th using was disbanded and all personnel transferred to the three rifle companies. B TRIEUX operations, S-3 in the nearby field. of a battalion. Here the companies maintained their position in The two assault Companies were Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) United States. Reconnaissance was conducted machine guns, was beaten off by small arms fire from the command group and a Registration Officer, I & R 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. ammunition and bazooka rounds from Lt. Col. Bealke at the OP immediately to enemy fire, and calmly held their fire until the enemy came within close wounded. billeted in town. The observer was wounded and cleared six kilometers of extremely dense woods. famed for the manufacture of Walther and Suhl pistols. was immediately routed and cut Mere words cannot reveal the program which included speed marches, calisthenics, close order drill, squad to Division rest camp at CATTERNOM for 48 hour periods. afforded the enemy excellent observation of our movements.

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