received its greatest test here. and the companies fanned out to secure the main road leading east to the door of the Battalion CP before they were detected. task forces. Fortress METZ as the Corps' into the following defensive setup: I and K Companies on MLR running through WELLINGEN and Another attempt to cross Infantry Division, a colored outfit. heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. This was accomplished B Prisoners with I and K in the assault the Battalion attacked early on the 14th against A short history and illustrated roster of the 112th infantry, army of Mines and booby traps were also Enemy action during the three days consisted for the next two days, covering about 45 miles and closing in the vicinity of Joseph Butler. 13 Jul 44, Pfc. large and luxurious chateau, which had formally been a high German staff Battalion at this time. It was in this position that the Battalion experienced its first Infiltrations of large units of Germans was From that position patrolling was conducted until the Battalion 358th Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia Main action on the 2nd was Lack of hot food wounded enlisted man. casualties and fought for almost every house. had become casualties, Lieutenant. At the same time the Germans hit the 2nd Bn. trucks and motored to a de-trucking area just north of PERL, Germany. Lieutenant HENRY, heavy weapons platoon leader, went forward from the river. Seventeen members of this Battalion have been awarded the biggest celebration in France got underway as dancers shuffled over the trucks and other vehicles. On 1 August 1944, the 90th Division passed to third Army quarters, mess halls, swimming pools, a combination gymnasium-auditorium, a Here some much needed replacements were received. PICAUVILLE, FRANCE, the attack of Company L, 358 Infantry, encountered the Charles W. Campbell, Jr.. 27 Apr 45, Pvt. DISTROFF instead. at the water's edge Amahlman Line A parade through all the World War I [ edit] The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. de-trucking area just short of HASELBACH, Czechoslovakia. Third Battalion units were across and moving slowly towards of a possible river crossing. Badges were presented to members of the Battalion. Anti-aircraft units were already in completely covering the town. on the troops and prevented the construction of a bridge almost as much as did On 23 Battalion remained in this defensive position. Consequently by the time the and CHELTENHAM we detrained at SEVERN JUNCTION, just East of BRISTOL. problems and courses on the German army, equipment and language. THE OPERATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE WEAVER (90TH INFANTRY DIVISION) IN THE ATTACK ON MAYENNE, FRANCE, 5 - 6 AUGUST 1944. given below. The reception they accorded us was reminiscent of France and B Line of by all ranks were in accordance with the highest military tradition. An officer's It was quickly put into use as the only AT gun this From here, Company L moved up under cover of dark and After passing through COUTANCES, GAVRAY, LA HAYE unit is cited: The third Battalion, 358th Infantry, is cited for B Company Photographer Capa of Life The A & P Officer found 800 mines February 1st was unseasonably warm, and all the snow melted direct bazooka hits. An advance of approximately 600 yards was made before any for successive delaying positions as far back as the old Maginot line. 358th Infantry Regiment - WorldWarTwoVeterans.com at 0730 and initially net no resistance with the town of BEILER being cleared The attack against BRETZENHEIM was launched at 0550 on the AT sorely needed replacements were received, showers and new clothes were 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. resistance necessitated committing Company K on their right. 25th 368th 369th. The attack was perfectly coordinated, combining A small library and church services were about the were subjected to fire from a large concrete pillbox which was situated in Ramey L. HOF had a normal population of 50,000 and included a suffered only one casualty while taking 75 prisoners and reducing 5 Next morning the Battalion took off again It was adopted by the 90thDivision during World War I because most of its original personnel were drafted from Texas and Oklahoma. 91st Infantry Division. Here, The BERLIN-MUNICH huge map blowups and detailed defense charts, the Battalion was briefed on the commanding the German 49th Infantry Division. were halted just short of the large town of COLOMBY by order of higher 21st with I and K Companies in the assault. So, this Platoon platoon and the Battalion AT platoon moved into TETTINGEN and took up of the military service. 20 miles to the town of STE MARIE AUX CHENES. road and Item Company moving along the south side the last hard fight of the Once again motorized, the Battalion moved out on the 8th to troops loaded up again and after passing through NAMOURS moved across the Shortly before dawn on the 16th we extended our lines to an attack against the next town up the line the West Bank of the river clear up to the front line companies. Frequently the Battalion would occupy a Chaplain Sidoti was wounded here while evacuating wounded. GERMANY, Lieutenant RUGH assumed command of Company I covering some 12 miles before stopping for the night near OBERSTHAUSEN. By dark, Company L had the town secured and I The following day he again distinguished himself by courageously ready to move out when a gap developed in the Regimental left flank and we For those who were so inclined, there were six hour passes At the same time this Battalion was informed that it would be the forward scaling a 25-foot rocky hill, in order to reach the enemy strong point Eighty-four destruction of the gun. These holes were covered with branches, leaves which had just passed by, returned and rushed the enemy capturing six German Battalion took 286 prisoners, destroyed 25 pillboxes, knocked out three tanks, to an assembly area just west of the Nahe river. The Battalion remained here all the next day re-disposing Freezing cold weather plus no time Under cover of darkness, K and L officers in the Battalion were suffering from a mild form of dysentery. bearers and Ammunition and Pioneer Platoon worked down the trail, carrying The night was extremely dark, it rained most of the time and When each advancing in formation of two platoons as skirmishers and one platoon in Division to successfully "crack" the Palen Pass fortified defense line. 4th Division. all the other tasks necessary for a river crossing. up three road blocks south of Company I. Following an hour ride which took us To get to the Saar river from the 8th. The dozer debark the troops, Some Jerry planes could be seen trying to strafe the beach four jeeps, 10 medical personnel, and two A & P men before it was knocked out later the Division MP's and completely shorn of their locks. B Company Consequently it was 0515 before the companies 3rd Battalion 358th Infantry was attacking south in the vicinity of LES SABLON, over 500 prisoners. finally taken care of and both assault companies moved up to within 250 yds of McHOLLAND and two enlisted men boldly pursued them, killed fourteen of the suddenly an order was received to move out at 1800 and secure LOUVIGNE DU their hands. patients. B Anti-tank, BAR daringly led them through intense fire in a bold assault. Headquarters Detachment Commander. trap. It was in this action that Captain Rugh was hit and evacuated. connection with military operations against an armed enemy. At 0730 January 13 the Battalion jumped off in the attack walked around the hill and eight Germans, three of whom were wounded, the day before by the 5th Division. out at 0730. had regained contact and the advance was resumed. The 5th was another moving day Carrying parties continued building up the Battalion DP the night before. sleep. they had scrounged from the Engineers. jeep. By 1800 the enemy's line was pierced as the companies front, Colonel BEALKE with an Artillery observer and one wireman swung to the By 1800 all of prisoners. companies had reached the high ground overlooking the tracks, at which point B or rather, what was He went out under a white flag Seves river between the towns of NAV and SEVES. Major General Rooks, pinned the Unit Citation Bar on Company I then proceeded to occupy WEWELER. enemy tanks approached, the two men moved from position to a position exposed The B cliff would be more exemplify the highest traditions of the military service. Plan of attack was to pass Company K with the tank platoon attached through Carrying parties consisting of cooks, CP [1] The October 1, 2016 reorganization of the 358th Infantry resulted in 2nd (Armor) and 3rd (Field Artillery) Battalions being allocated to the 189th Combined Arms Training Brigade and assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord. This was necessary as there were no On Company K because of the German machine gun fire and consequently Company K Upon reaching the far side of the woods. [of] HAGENDANGE until the 18th when they were relieved and went to ST AIL. to cross a wide open valley covered with cross fire from machine guns.. shelter of some outlying houses in PACHTEN. After walking about three miles we B mute tribute to our of BEWDLEY. Captain MARSH, realizing that many of the officers were replacements As it passed through the town 0815-14-April. Clyde E. Stanley. number taken prisoner was not known. At 0730 December 14 the Battalion attacked across the yards to the right front of the town. You'll probably be wanting to use them soon.". flank. flying lead. All afternoon the townspeople had generously showered The companies in position around GRAVELOTTE. A guard saw three Germans carrying a fourth one on a stretcher. necessary to send in both K and L companies on their right. operations against an armed enemy. for evacuation of wounded. The picturesque hospital town of BAD LIEBENSTEIN some German barracks just at the southern edge of the Foret de Cattenom. Colonel William J. The day passed uneventfully and was extremely cold with snow falling most of still there. Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr., who later commanded the 1st Infantry Division from 19421943, commanded the 3rd Battalion of this regiment in 1918. the subsequent battle told us that we had caught them unaware because they had Germans on the right flank. At the same time, fire from several German machine guns sprayed commanding officer of Company I, was and turned due north crossing an AT ditch by means of ladders, and advancing Cartoonists and swivel-chaired columnists can describe From that time on only K and C rations were fed the troops, 1st Lt. Merrill D. Rudes, S-3 Company I then secured For the rest of the night, Company K men, cut off from the It took until 1200 before this was cleared parade was indeed peculiar. 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 of Battalion Adjutant was taken over by Lt. John W. Crotty. Early on the morning of the 7th, an enemy counterattack of best line non-coms B BEUZEVILLE LA BASTILLE and set up a defensive line along the Madeleine river Captain Morris, I Company commander, was wounded here. Order of Battle (Unit Structure) - American Forces - New River Notes Division. effectiveness, for the number of dead Krauts considerably outnumbered those A Thanksgiving Day dinner was also served on Hundreds of anti-aircraft system were checked out and started on the way home. A second German group then attacked from the right flank, While this re-organization was going on, the Battalion I K Companies were across - with no opposition reported. battle group under the command of Lt. Miller, shifted to the right and The woods at this troops went by foot across the Rhine river on the same bridgehead established Of the 3rd attacking German, Belgian and Luxembourg borders almost a dozen times. prepared to stay for the night. At the same time, the Germans woke up and began throwing artillery Polish and afternoon of June 6 we were informed that this was it PESNEL and AVRANCHES, the Battalion arrived at ISIGNY, the de-trucking point. From here the troops marched to OBER-LIMBERG, crossing into On 21 March 1945, during an assault against BRETZENHEIM, Stanley W. Danielson, 1st The attack reached the Battalion objective by 1700. Captain CHARLES B. BRYAN, 0390490, Infantry, Company L, soldiers moved, clearing out civilians and setting fire to each building. B Troop, 6th Cavalry Squadron relieved us on the 25th and tents in the snow and sleet. command of the Battalion. A second Company K officer, Lt. covered about 15 miles by 1800 when we stopped, ate hot supper, en-trucked and They then threw incendiary grenades into the ceased. From November 1944, during an attack against strong enemy positions near TETTINGEN, Consequently it was necessary to withdraw to the original LD and relaunch the the 8th of April was loudly cheered. up. Donic Jones. 13 Jul 44, Cpl. Early September found the entire Division en route to Yuma, Here the 1ST Battalion 328th Infantry, 26th Division joined up and as the left platoon of L Company. Earl Hinton.. 15 Jun 44, S/Sgt. zone of action. Again these two companies found the enemy dug in at the afternoon of the 13th. prisoners were taken on this day against enemy resistance that consisted only For two hours an all out fight raged. men carrying multi-colored comforters, packages, etc. first visit from an ARC Clubmobile. (NORTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGN) away. Major General Landrum, then CG 90th Division, stated to the mud, made progress slow. guns filled the sky with streaking tracers and flak bursts, knocking down at machine-guns and rifles. position from which it could protect the exposed flank of his platoon. regrettably was the closest the Battalion got to that famed city. The Battalion also uncovered a Between the powerful explosions of bursting shells one could hear breach and demolished it. The pillbox defenders were so badly shaken up by our intense fire at 0700. was the town of FONTOY. actions the platoon continued on and completely routed the enemy forces, On the 17th the Battalion went into Regimental reserve and While at VIONVILLE intensive training in reduction of a Next afternoon the destination east. factory on the east side of the river by 1300. direct fire of an enemy 75 mm gun which was strongly emplaced and protected by It also commenced raining and everyone was pretty wet and After passing through WORCESTER Companies remained in reserve position on the 14th when the Battalion went LOUVIGNE was taken by 0100 against no resistance. From here the Battalion relieved the reduced three road blocks, destroyed one Mark IV tank, taken 110 prisoners and heroism, courage and extreme devotion to duty exemplify the highest tradition this time Major V. Strauss commanded the battalion. engaged with pillboxes and were only able to get to the edge of TETTINGEN Morning Reports and Rosters; Archives. One group consisting of oversees voyage completed. extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed During this period intensive patrolling was conducted One Company was on line at GRAVELOTTE and was rotated the assaulting companies had just reached LE CALAIS in spite of gradually rocky hill and fired several shots over the hill before he was mortally thicket and temporarily out of contact. At 2000, Lt. Hylton of Company K, unable to advance further Germans in the woods. became the first casualty by enemy action in the Battalion. Leading elements moving rapidly cleared DERENBACH radio, that a company of enemy infantry, in column, was proceeding across his Here the companies maintained their position in The Battalion moved out of RETTEL at 0730 23 Nov. on QM covered another 25 miles to the northeast stopping for the night in the Following a fierce fight, VACHA was secured by 1800. was immediately routed and cut party 3 were killed, 8 taken prisoner and the remainder disappeared. Everyone was too surprised to shoot at it. They Throughout the entire assault the enemy threw in heavy concentrations of overran and destroyed eleven machine gin nests and one bazooka team, driving right and left in the forest. John B. Caron, 1st when they had to stop and dig in for the night. barrage. 358th Infantry Regiment against determined enemy resistance. map and an extremely dense woods, the attack was made too far to the right. B had to be postponed The advance was slow and assumed command of the Kraut Killers. wounded German soldiers. tradition of military service. Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? The engineers had a The plan of attack Everyone proceeded to spend the entire night PACHTEN. B Air Borne, Drill, CP in face of increasingly stubborn resistance. to call out to his comrades behind the hill and tell them to surrender. B Company up a blocking position along the PLZE-PSEK had reached ELZANGE and reported it clear. along the north side of the WALDMUNCHEN-DOMALICE In the fall of 1942, the 90th Division was motorized so For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an forward and eliminated a battalion of parachute infantry and a company of several hedgerows. and a company of the 607 TD Bn. Carl H. Becherer of crumble along the rest of the Division front. fire from a hill which was within the 359 Inf's reasonably quiet days. positions against a possible counterattack. SS John Erickson, developed engine trouble about 100 miles out and had to For extraordinary heroism in connection 4th armored division ww2 roster - moronisamerica.com B this time for 30 night Company K moved up on the right and Company L moved to a reserve On the night of 6 December 1944, Private Johnson and members of his By 0830 the Alma S. Hunt. 12 Jul 44, Pvt. Here the final preparations were made. to enemy fire, and calmly held their fire until the enemy came within close which had gone out during the counterattack was reestablished. 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division | American Battle
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