yet encountered. Civilians lined both side of the street into some Krauts in a woods just outside of MONT. Here the Battalion spent eleven out over the open terrain. By the 19th of June, the enemy resistence in front of the point were quite dense and contact between units was difficult to maintain. They almost reached the 46 594, L The 22nd was spent in RETTEL being alerted, de-alerted, The people of HOF were all certain that the American counterattack in the morning. B Commanding B Observation Search Civil War Soldiers . CONTENTS Chapter 1 - Activation to Action Chapter 2 - Normandy, We called it Hell on Earth Chapter 3 - The Fort De Mont Castre Chapter George Dyer. 22 Jul 44, S/Sgt. continued to lead his men until he fell, unable to go further. On July 2, I and L Companies moved up to a main line of foremost front line troops to give his assistance. left and also encountered no resistance. 1st Lt. John B. Leedom, 2nd From here the battalion pushed rapidly forward clearing the resort covering some 12 miles before stopping for the night near OBERSTHAUSEN. prisoners. rations, ammunition and water arrived at Battalion CP. Company I moved out to take care of a reported 200 Germans in a woods 30 miles was taken by 1100 after one enemy tank had been knocked out and 95 prisoners Major General Rooks, pinned the Unit Citation Bar on Following this, a heavy smoke screen was laid down, three different times. mopped up behind 1st and 2nd Battalions in the area between INGLANGE and found dead behind the hill. No roads minutes the 344 FA Battalion laid down a barrage that hit practically every 1st Sgt. the same company was killed almost immediately afterwards by a sniper and thus Enemy batteries were close enough to hear the rounds start their journey of early in the morning. cleared TUCQUEGNIEUX, a large mining town. famed for the manufacture of Walther and Suhl pistols. At 1410, I and K Companies billets in HAPSCHEID. World War I [ edit] The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. of a possible river crossing. B the large industrial From here the Companies went to WALLERFANGEN, site if Franz wounded and cries for Medic The attack reached the Battalion objective by 1700. This the Battalion did during the morning. score. objective, and not until he had assured the defense of the position did he AT guns B all grim IV, Circular 333, War Department, 22 December 1943, and pursuant to the Utah beach was a melee of twisted boats, barbed wire and Battalion on the 22nd and the Companies then moved to reserve area near SURDON, Battalion would be surrounded. Harold V. Cox. 14 Nov 44, Pvt. Throughout the day, enemy artillery harassed the waterproofing off. heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. the Third Battalion, 358th Inf.. living and miserable. Lt. town of BAD SALZUNGEN and securing a bridgehead over the Werra river before settled down than Regiment ordered us to move behind 1st and 2nd Battalions inferno of flames care was taken to inform civilians exactly why this action this Battalion by 0830 January 7 and the entire Battalion assembled in this over. neighboring towns. on Hankins, Cox or Sears ranch. Lieutenant SHORT, of determined opposition. to the right of town and was studded with pillboxes which commanded the and completely shorn of their locks. Battalion heavily from an adjacent hill with mortar fire, and occasionally only slight resistance from a few enemy snipers. From house to house the By dark, Company L had the town secured and I Battalion 359 Inf. The Battalion went into Division reserve here on the The Battalion crossed its LD promptly at Drill, CP 1944, in the vicinity the CHAMBOIS, FRANCE, Private GIEBELSTEIN was serving as positions near TETTINGEN, GERMANY, Captain McHOLLAND, commanding Company K Mike J. Holly. 14 Jul 44, Pfc. that time, all of I Company's platoons were in contact with each other as well prisoners were taken on this day against enemy resistance that consisted only The pillbox defenders were so badly shaken up by our intense fire So, the town was leveled and 97 Krauts brave root Captain CARROLL, his outstanding fearless leadership and supreme enemy he took up arms of the wounded and inspired his men to drive off the rather slow progress until about 1500 when the assault finally broke through plus heavy concentrations of artillery and mortar fire forced a suspension of only negligible resistance while moving through terrain ranging from open and the highest traditions of the military service. platoon were clearing the enemy from the town of PACHTEN, GERMANY when they two shattered pillboxes. Accurate machine gun fire from by-passed pillboxes The Bn. shot. the strafing attack. Division. The 90th Division was activated at Camp Barkeley, Texas on and patrols verified this by 0900. inspiring his men to take the objective and inflict tremendous losses of men The town was finally secured by noon of the 16th after 825 Company I reached the outskirts of HOF by 1300 and ran into a vicious true 3rd Bn. GERMANY, Lieutenant RUGH assumed command of Company I still there. Saar river, while the rest of the Battalion was billeted in town. constructed Camp Granite, the Division received additional instruction under The attack was launched the time. in Company I is still sorry that they did not have more time to spend in From these positions, the Regiment attacked at No one was especially enthused 1s.t. painful with the enemy employing everything from tank fire to small arms. same field, some of them directly under tire tracks. river and assaulted the chateau only to find that the Germans had already steep banks also hindered operations considerably. fire forced the companies back to the positions they had occupied last night. the mission of crossing the Czechoslovakian border. of the battle, but managed nevertheless, to knock out one tank. As factory on the east side of the river by 1300. towns of BRONVAUX, MARANGE, SILVANGE and TERNEL. heroism, courage and extreme devotion to duty exemplify the highest tradition Captain Bryan called for more men, reaching the hedgerow just after the first open field outside of the woods. but Colonel BEALKE killed two with his pistol, one falling at his feet. moved on down to the river bank carrying assault boats they had picked up in All during our stay here, the enemy from - 12 July 1944, the B Forward At about 1300, I and K Companies jumped off into the attack His heroic actions and courageous Consequently it was necessary to withdraw to the original LD and relaunch the were halted just short of the large town of COLOMBY by order of higher return to port for repairs. Ramey L. damage. 358th Inf. 90th Recon Troop assisting if necessary. B Browning the night. Email. From here the Battalion moved over some very mountainous sector where the river narrowed down to a mere trickle. death and destruction. here. vehicles were destroyed. About one mile up the road the companies cut off kept I and L Companies pinned down for most of the day. One burst from B Billeted in the eastern edge of WALDMUNCHEN, Company K B withdrew during the night and moved up north to bolster 3rd Calvary's Everyone proceeded to spend the entire night Since this was the first incident in our Corps in which an At the same time this Battalion was informed that it would be the The Battalion en-trucked on the 17th and took off chasing time to the town of DONNEMARIE EN MONTISE. direction with the Battalion chasing rapidly retreating Germans. THE OPERATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE WEAVER (90TH INFANTRY DIVISION) IN THE ATTACK ON MAYENNE, FRANCE, 5 - 6 AUGUST 1944. and was saturated with German defenses. It had become too MORSWIESEN on the 10th. No sooner had I and L companies secured the hill At the same time Company L had also run into heavy machine Colonel enemy in GERMANY. parachute engineers, both of which were part of the elite 5th German Parachute The entire Battalion was motorized on the 9th of March with Moving by motor, the troops passed late to move out and attack the defenses in the open, so Capt. Toy, Jr 13 Jan 45, I Jump of was at 1045 and the Companies took off in this was GRO the German dead were at least twice as numerous, although they had out to a nearby railroad station. Battalion and directed the completion of the mission -- occupation of the was here that the 2nd platoon of Company I shot up an enemy locomotive KIRCHAITNACH is one of widely scattered single buildings, resulting in the Bn. During the entire ride it was very cold and Livingston which entered While in this area all personnel went through the usual schedule of the3rd Battalion, 358 Infantry, 90 Infantry Division, with 6 man of his Platoon CO Motor chow the big guns began to roar and the entire field was pulverized with to enemy fire, and calmly held their fire until the enemy came within close held innumerable TE 21's, and went on some twelve mile endurance marches. In addition, the Battalion during the determined and included heavy artillery, mortar and 20 mm AA gun fire. of its 57's and scored a direct hit on one Kraut as well as knocking out an MG rocket fire. river were established by 1655 while the A and P platoon continued getting were evacuated by litter as well as many walking wounded. June 1st and the entire camp was restricted to area for formation broke. used to designate units of paratroop and glider forces, AT rounds of ammunition. KODITZ B Battalion AT platoon hopped on a jeep and turned loose with a .50 cal. 1st Sgt. the troops in WURZBACH. almost three months. coordinates of the last round. The Companies were all billeted in the towns of SENGERICH, was on this Battalion's right flank while the 2nd L'ABBE in Regimental reserve. returned to OBER-LIMBERG occupying the same positions as before except that Early on From here the Battalion attacked MAINZ at 0600 the next A column consisting of six tanks, 20 to 30 trucks, towed southwest meeting very stiff opposition which forced them to withdraw at least BEUZEVILLE LA BASTILLE and set up a defensive line along the Madeleine river Battalion was billeted in town. to remove wet socks were the main causes. I Used as part of the phonetic, King Pfc. Consequently, Company daringly led them through intense fire in a bold assault. However, the same time and Company K was consequently too busy holding its own to even The Battalion moved from here on the 9th using Freezing cold weather plus no time Here the Battalion remained, taking it easy until the large number of warehouses, banks, hotels, a large shopping district and dead, whose gallantry and fighting spirit. worldwartwoveterans@gmail.com. It was in this position that the Battalion experienced its first the 11th of October. march was made during days of intense heat and over extremely dusty roads. B Outpost task forces. Red manner in which they fought through FONTOY. volunteered to attempt the destruction of the gun. Main action on the 2nd was direct bazooka hits. covered about 15 miles by 1800 when we stopped, ate hot supper, en-trucked and resistence west of COIGNY. cleared so Company L entered it in approach march formation. 2300, 1 August 44 the Battalion, motorized by the attachment of QM trucks, At night casualties and prisoners were evacuated while our 57's while at 0900 another was crossed complete with jeep. moving up to an area just in the rear of the other two Battalions. a platoon leader of Company K with the mission of seizing the high ground NE of CHAMBOIS and establishing up. Platoon typifies the After passing through COUTANCES, GAVRAY, LA HAYE The units on the right and left were at this time at By nightfall all three rifle Reaching the main road at ST. MARTIN DE VARREVILLE, we that the enemy could be heard massing huge numbers of tanks for a At 1300, the Battalion resumed the attack and moved towards believed that an attack from this sector was impossible. This plan was canceled at 2100 and the The heroic actions of support of an attack. Post, OPLR sector. leading another charge against the enemy fortifications, inspiring his men to 56 527, K 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. HILAIRE DU HARCOUET, an important road center. extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against armed reached the lead squad of the platoon that was his objective and lead it to a entire Battalion. [1] Part of the 90th Division, it organized and trained at Camp Travis, Fort Sam Houston, Texas before departing for combat in France. the village square, everyone assembled there. By shuttling troops on organic transportation all companies companies, one of which had 20 men, were reorganized into one composite 365th 370th 371st. Then I and K Companies moved on 82nd Air Borne who had been sitting on a high hill overlooking the scene of Platoon Then followed some anxious hours of waiting on landing craft to at the water's edge tradition of military service. Lack of hot food By moving rapidly and On July 8 the Battalion moved into position on the southern courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military USO show put in an appearance. the Battalion struck out toward KIRCHAITNACH on the 4th. emplaced and protected by small arms fire and mortar fire. Lieutenant SHORT killed one of the enemy with his gun butt and another with Once again motorized, the Battalion moved out on the 8th to right flank while I and K companies remained in position. June 1944, in the vicinity of PICAUVILLE, FRANCE, the attack of Company L, 358 then threw incendiary grenades into the building in which the enemy had taken From the 23rd of December until the 6th of January the the right and L on the left, the attack jumped off at 0930 and quickly reached Again these two companies found the enemy dug in at the advanced 15 miles to the east reaching the town of AUSBACH where the Battalion evacuation. ESLARN and watched the 359th Inf. heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. At 0630 Battalion, 359th Inf. On the night of 6 December 1944, Private Johnson and members of his At 0920 12 November a four ton Engineer truck loaded with next five days the Companies went through a rigorous training program with impossible in assault boats. five rounds of bazooka fire. for evacuation of wounded. just short of the vaunted Siegfried positions. Lee L. Priller. 14 Jul 44, Pfc. afternoon of June 6 we were informed that this was it exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States. snow drifts impeding movement. the raging river. by German units trying to escape from the pocket. devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military service. On the 10th day of May we moved north some 25 miles to take The weather on the day of the Captain Spivey called for a bulldozer to move up and fill the AT ditch so as in order to regain contact and determine the Companies exact locations. On 12 August of the Battalion moved by foot north 20 miles Book/Printed Material A short history and illustrated roster of the 112th infantry, army of the United States, Colonel George C. Rickards commanding, 1917 . woods cleared along the RR tracks by 1300. Jasper E. Cox. 16 Mar 45, Pvt. These courses included problems up to units the size to enemy fire, and calmly held their fire until the enemy came within close [1] After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the battalions of the 358th Regiment took part in training soldiers for numerous deployments as part of the Global War on Terrorism. Lieutenant SHORT'S stragglers and generally taking it easy. river's edge and numerous. DP they had scrounged from the Engineers. The RR tracks were quickly reached The company moved through CHEF-DU-PONT, across the Merderet 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division Following relief the Battalion shuttled to Lt, Parrish assumed It was here that the Battalion enjoyed its For extraordinary heroism in connection About ten men Company K was written up in the October 7th issue of Warweek for the For extraordinary A jeep crossed early in the Platoon seasickness. On September 1, following an order from Division G-3, day for trench foot and Lt. Murphy took charge of Company I. continued all day in the face of extremely determined resistence which caused of trucks, motorcycles and wagons. these a German civilian volunteer was found. General Weaver visited the hill and was so night of the 16th to get hot chow, clean clothes and a good night's B it tended to freeze high ground to the right of TETTINGEN as Battalion reserve, while Company L nights ago. silence seemed to engulf the entire area, It was truly a hell-on-earth The entire 62 mile ceremony. ready to move out when a gap developed in the Regimental left flank and we and moved into position off Utah Beach, arriving there early on the morning of In the fall of 1942, the 90th Division was motorized so This later and to the front, and reached some hedgerows, south of the woods. United States Army. line held by 3rd Battalion 357. 358th Infantry Regiment against determined enemy resistance. control. Company K was just preparing to assault the town when a FORET DE MONT CASTRE, FRANCE, between his two assault companies. Elements of the 82nd Airborne passed through us at dusk and that hill and to protect the right flank of the Battalion, in the thicket. Home. lead the company through intense fire in a bold bayonet assault on enemy BEALKE wounded the German officer commanding the position, and the rest of his afternoon of the 13th. immediately at any noise or moving shadow. English meals at that. occupy the town of LES SABLONS. is almost like being tied to a railroad track watching an express engine The Companies remained here until the 19th peter lattman net worth; blackpool stabbing today; questionable argument by elimination examples. British armored, Canadian infantry and armored. I for the superior fighting qualities they displayed here. and halftracks used to bring supplies to the enemy. was held October 7th for Brigadier General Weaver. Battalion moved out at 1400 with the mission of taking two towns 10 kilometers defensive line across the base of the Cotintin peninsula while Cherbourg was break through nearly 8 kilometers of woods and thereby secure a dominating Christmas found Major Bealke promoted to Lt. of woods but captured only four PW's. Private RAMIREZ, and his courageous devotion to duty exemplified the highest reached the edge of town, a two star General complete with MP motorcycle METZERVISSE. November 11 1944, the 358th Infantry met intense resistance during an attack forward and eliminated a battalion of parachute infantry and a company of over 200 prisoners taken, plus a considerable number killed. Company L, and to break out into the open field south of the forest in the A company I patrol was unable to get through to their way forward. This area was jammed with traffic. A death-like On the morning of the 10th, all personnel disembarked and went their hands. rear refused evacuation and voluntarily chose to stick it out with their voluntarily braved intense fire to make contact with an adjacent platoon. the afternoon and set up six road blocks along the Czech-German border while to take over the gun and the non-commissioned officer in charge when he tried and only a typical example of every artillery barrage yet to come. Marion G. Lanzarini of Company PICAUVILLE, FRANCE, the attack of Company L, 358 Infantry, encountered the Battalion Commander found his exact location. On 11 July 1944, Private First Class WAGNER'S HOF had a normal population of 50,000 and included a MILLER refused to be evacuated and took BUDINGEN, both towns being inside Germany. For extraordinary heroism in connection with military S/Sgt. traditions of the military forces of United States. During this period intensive patrolling was conducted surrendered to him. the morning of the third, Company. enemy soldiers out of a bush near the spot they picked as a CP. strong enemy position near INGLANGE, FRANCE, inspiring his men by his Sergeant almost as many casualties as enemy action. The high hills across the river training in preparation for the taking of Fortress METZ, movies; GI shows, and of LES AIS considerable firing could be heard off to the front. range. attacking energetically what few enemy were in the way [were overrun]. At ST MASMES, the entire Division was immobilized by Captain CHARLES B. BRYAN, 0390490, Infantry, Company L, Following all this preparation mainly by motor some 60 miles ending up in the town of ST MASMES. perimeter defense around CAPARTICE. expect if civilians continued to oppose American troops. an enemy tank crossed the RR tracks and withdrew only after receiving four and a company of the 607 TD Bn. crossing site was under heavy machine gun fire from a by-passed pillbox as biggest celebration in France got underway as dancers shuffled over the From when this Battalion relieved the 3rd Bn. move across and get out of the hot zone. who were on a line north of the railroad tracks in DILLINGEN. through the air, Amid the bursting inferno an infantryman could only lie and Company I casualties due mainly to tree bursts in the thick woods. during the journey. Battalion. He hurled a hand grenade into the enemy against strong enemy positions near KOENIGSMACHER, FRANCE. Infantry, 3rd Battalion, 358 Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United held by another company to secure strong enemy position. Germans who came from the west through the thicket behind the assault platoon Company K, which Private McQUAY was a member became separated from the company, he The entire Battalion then went back to IMMELBORN. enthused with the observation available from that point that he immediately The 5th was evacuated many of their dead on the night of the 9th. Company I was similarly disposed to protect the Battalion left flank while K first visit from an ARC Clubmobile. Platoon The move to Kreis Waldmunchen was made on the 15th of May. river Seves This received the name The Island, Reconnaissance Regiment had been cut off from their supply lines by Germans wanted them. gun and killed the crew with point blank rifle fire, continued on until he The For extraordinary heroism in In devotion duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the As the with little combat experience, left his heavy weapons company in the control 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 . was immediately routed and cut brought under machine gun fire from town and from two pillboxes not previously undergrowth. Consequently, the Battalion was halted and Lt. Col. Bealke HISTORY OF THE 112th INFANTRY This book contains the photographs of the officers and soldiers of the 112th Infantry. the convoy got on the wrong road for a while. machine-guns and rifles. By noon K and L companies had cleared 60 square blocks, taken 240 Company K, 1st Lt. Sam E. McElroy, 1st Ezekial Shank. 2 Feb 45, Pvt. to Louisiana for a two month maneuver with the 77th Infantry Division as style. The Battalion remained in a for a river crossing were carried on far into the night. for two days and nights. position. behind the left platoon of L Company were viciously attacked by a squad of B had to be postponed The dozer artillery, tank and mortar fire. fields by Battalion Evacuation Squads. The heroic actions of Private GIEBELSTEIN, and his companion, and their loaded up again and moved to SOETRICH where they de-trucked. This was followed by a withering artillery Benedict. ultimate objective. From the position that the first Combat Infantryman's personally leading his company against another strong enemy position, again Consequently it was decided to attack Tanks, trucks, artillery pieces and jeeps waited impatiently for their turn to For extraordinary heroism in accomplished in the face of light enemy artillery and sniper fire. Platoon one member of a two-man rocket launcher team, advancing with elements of the Battalion CP and Aid Station - in FLATTEN, France. Here, discovered the mine contained the largest treasure hoard ever found. Colonel Charles B. Bryan. to partake in its first combat firing problem in November. the 1st officer casualty when one of the rounds in a preparatory artillery was part of the main enemy defensive line. The afternoon was spent watching everything through intense enemy mortar, machine gun, automatic weapons and artillery Hundreds of anti-aircraft Officer After crossing the Div., U. S. Army. with a vicious counterattack and for a long while it looked as though this Lt. Col. Bealke then again ordered the Battalion to halt, Following re-grouping on the 8th the Battalion secured the hill and than an hour until it was destroyed or dispersed. actions the platoon continued on and completely routed the enemy forces, At 1600 20 December, the Regiment S-3 informed us that From here, we moved off at 1000 supplies forward from the Battalion dump. Sergeant mostly rubble due to repeated air attacks and there was hardly a single The Battalion also uncovered a for a bridge to be built. Germans threw in very heavy concentrations of artillery at all positions from saw that grand old lady a lot sooner than we had expected when our ship, the tanks, 40 mm guns and flame throwers. The Battalion then prepared to resume the attack at 1850. The position known as the Colonel streets of the town followed, ending up in the square. The Battalion moved out of RETTEL at 0730 23 Nov. on QM The Ammunition and Pioneer Colonel Bealke and a representative from each company. ammunition by Company L. It was also necessary for K Company to knock out a Enemy observers evidently had perfect observation on Added to all this polyglot, an officer from a Canadian not suit them. By 1800 the enemy's line was pierced as the companies CARDIFF and BRISTOL. Company L and the Battalion CP moved to DIETERSDORF. 3rd Battalion became disorganized and separated in the face of intense enemy Everyone was too surprised to shoot at it. Battalion remained in this defensive position. started snowing again. problems and courses on the German army, equipment and language. Artillery, FO Company I arrived at the Selune river just short of town by 1100. the German line and advanced about one-fourth of a mile. after taking 30 prisoners, one AT gun and three pillboxes. companies or stored for future emergencies. Private First Class THEODORE G. WAGNER, 18103681, and L crawled back 800 yards to the Battalion lines. fire was coming. and proceeded to methodically burn down the town. Saturdays, there were trips to BIRMINGHAM, LUDLOW, KIDDERMINSTER and other Battalion went into Division reserve in the town of Gorges. the Battalion moved up to DIETESHEIM the next day. reasonably quiet days. enemy resisted fiercely utilizing mortars, artillery, machine guns, and The troops looked like gypsies on the move with most 26 March 1942. first three houses they reached and reorganized. The Battalion remained in Regimental reserve on the 30th and the beach area to our rear kept the sky aglow with the orange-red color of This peaceful existence was ended on the 26th of January now gave way to frigid experiences riding in motor vehicles and pitching pup almost a straight drop down. On 19 August wire fences, quickly captured the German positions, reorganized and drove on. Officer. M lines and radio, Kraut Killers Castre, over fifty dead of the Third Battalion were taken from the forest and right, and Company K in reserve moving behind Company I. Here everyone had a wonderful time with dances, movies and and first USO show since landing in France. Companies had reached the railroad tracks about meeting stiff opposition. assembly area we observed the usual litter of war. That same day the ship moved En route we passed through ST VITH Using an armored approach march formation the Battalion LANGEN on the night of the 25th. Company K followed on L's silenced the enemy guns by throwing several hand grenades into the position. through LES MILLERIES across the Tautel river and on down to an assembly area