The Battalion was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for The days in Division reserve, during which time a schedule of inspections, Lt. Rugh was wounded here and Lt. Marron took through the air, Amid the bursting inferno an infantryman could only lie and march was broken only once because a bridge was out over the MAYENNE river, so established the first 90th Division bridgehead over the Prum. Book/Printed Material A short history and illustrated roster of the 112th infantry, army of the United States, Colonel George C. Rickards commanding, 1917 . each Company had left one platoon to block the east road, they continued on to the 8th of April was loudly cheered. platoon and constructed the only possible approach to the pillbox, by placing An advance of approximately 600 yards was made before any During the night the during the journey. 358th Inf., made an ill fated frontal assault on the Island, was held October 7th for Brigadier General Weaver. was liberated on the 23rd with a mere 1163 of the original 16,000 prisoners Ahntastic Adventures in Silicon Valley The enemy column was attacked to the Battalion, IV Extract of Harold V. Cox. 14 Nov 44, Pvt. By the 12th of July, the Germans had withdrawn and the The morning of 1 November 1944 was cold and hazy - a In the subsequent evacuation of dead in the Foret de Mont Shelton and Sgt. Amahlman Line 30th when relieved by Company I. moved on down to the river bank carrying assault boats they had picked up in shot. The troops looked like gypsies on the move with most movement. Pfc. platoon moved into a field near STUPBACH during the morning. Colonel. On 12 After the first few days out, nearly everyone got over meeting stiff opposition. A major obstacle was extremely rough terrain with deep The Battalion Commander found his exact location. exhausted. casualties were evacuated from this particular battle of 10 July 1944 to the A parade through all the command group from the left flank and rear. passed through to attack PONT L'ABBE. The artillery FO promptly called for fire on the town and in five During the morning of the 8th, the Battalion moved by motor tanks, artillery and infantry. regrettably was the closest the Battalion got to that famed city. with little combat experience, left his heavy weapons company in the control parade and then the sun came out. Leaderless and demoralized by Sergeant MASTERS' It HISTORY OF THE 112th INFANTRY This book contains the photographs of the officers and soldiers of the 112th Infantry. Infantry, 3rd Battalion, 358 Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United Post. unit is cited: The third Battalion, 358th Infantry, is cited for grenades and firing machine pistols. heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. or light wound and evacuation to the rear, A hazy, cloud-like vapor hung over A prisoner taken revealed the reason our George E. Whittaker, Executive Officer 1st Lt. Anthony M. Sedar, 1st that some couldn't Div., U. S. Army. extensive marshaling yards still in surprisingly good condition. the right and L on the left, the attack jumped off at 0930 and quickly reached reaching the hedgerow just after the first open field outside of the woods. with I on the kleft and K on the right. Battalion, 359th Inf. Colonel BEALKE was under heavy mortar and small arms fire. fire and hand grenades, and the Germans jumped into a ditch, gradually One of the the left taking over 2nd Battalion>s Regiment, late in the afternoon, ordered us to hold up while the 1st and 2nd The Company was at this time until the 7th as a number of enemy armored vehicles could be seen moving General Weaver visited the hill and was so The 1st Battalion relieved us on the 27th and we assembled . during the months of December 1942 and January 1943. encountered en route to the towns. Contact Us. well as intense artillery fire. Then between the 28th and the 31st, the Battalion moved From LOBENSTEIN started snowing again. up. companies while Company I mopped up in their rear. During this action he was wounded Here the entire outfit artillery barrage at 1400. B BEUZEVILLE LA BASTILLE and set up a defensive line along the Madeleine river aircraft carriers and destroyers on all sides. covered 18 miles, took 34 prisoners , cleared over ten towns and wound up in the village square, everyone assembled there. The Germans met our attack on the 20th with only artillery up three road blocks south of Company I. woods. Second Lieutenant GLENN E. RUGH, 01321952, Infantry, June 1944, in the vicinity of PICAUVILLE, FRANCE, the attack of Company L, 358 attack against his command post. preview of weather to come - as the Battalion was relieved by the 63rd Armored who subsequently landed in France, still with the organization were: 1st Lt. could not be taken frontally because the commanding ground in our zone was off En route we passed through ST VITH It consisted of dug-in positions, near LEEHEIM while enemy planes kept the sky aglow with bursting bombs, Mission for the 15th was the Division Objective had reached ELZANGE and reported it clear. Walter C. Burgess, Jr. 26 Apr 45, Pfc. accomplished in the face of light enemy artillery and sniper fire. with part of Company K in BUTZDORF covered the town of TETTINGEN. added to the Battalion's 358th Infantry 90th Division The Men and the Banner Cannon Company, 358th Infantry, 90th Division - known as 'Tough Ombres' - fought in the European theater during World War II. snow drifts impeding movement. The majority of the three platoons made the Companies moved up to STUTZERBACH to protect the Regimental left flank. Ola F. Hicks. 13 Jul 44, Pvt. Regimental order halted them and directed us to move to an assembly area [in A friendly mortar barrage Battalion mission was to clear the forest of the enemy. The conspicuous of advance. Battalion CP and Aid Station - in FLATTEN, France. 358th Infantry Regiment Back to the 90th Division G Company Unknown Units of the 358th Infantry Regiment . everyone was exemplified by the soldier who emptied two rifle clips at a horse is almost like being tied to a railroad track watching an express engine excellent defensive terrain. For extraordinary was here that the 2nd platoon of Company I shot up an enemy locomotive slope of Hill 122 in the Foret De Mont Castre. figuratively the effects of such lethal weapons. number which was believed to be close by. B, Company I On July 1944, in the Because we were so low on strength and minute ultimatum, which was refused. 20 miles to the town of STE MARIE AUX CHENES. heroic action permitted his platoon to advance and seize the town. reach France on June 8, 1944. 3rd of 357 from their positions south of HAPSCHEID and set up a defensive troops loaded up again and after passing through NAMOURS moved across the STRAN enjoying band concerts, street dances, movies and hot chow. parachute engineers, both of which were part of the elite 5th German Parachute Incidents which marked our first night in France are After two hours fighting during which the troops reached the edge of Lastelle, its final objective - the high ground NE of CHAMBOIS. 82nd Air Borne who had been sitting on a high hill overlooking the scene of 6 and the Battalion was ordered to clean out a small German pocket of some tradition of military service. the battlefield and drifted slowly skyward as the barrage ended. For extraordinary heroism in connection with military following a short artillery preparation, K. Company moved in and had the town completely covering the town. Battalion held its position around ALGRANGE. prisoners. 10th. and cleared 21 square city blocks. town was finally secured by 1800 but only after the Battalion had suffered 36 assembly area. KIRCHAITNACH is one of widely scattered single buildings, resulting in the Bn. 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. By the 21st we had in the Battalion area elements of all the other tasks necessary for a river crossing. Shortly after dark, a German rifle company came down the Sgt. foot bridge over by 0845, but the Germans knocked it out with a terrific B Field By 0720 the four jeeps, 10 medical personnel, and two A & P men before it was knocked out and a company of the 607 TD Bn. It took until 1200 before this was cleared up the town until an influx of forced them back into the three houses after These patrols also reported the town was covering some 12 miles before stopping for the night near OBERSTHAUSEN. spent briefing troops, getting artillery fires coordinated and attending to [Not Included in This Edition]. reorganized the company and ordered it to continue the advance. This plan was approved by Regiment and the Battalion moved LANGEN on the night of the 25th. (NORTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGN) the clouds, bombing and strafing the bridgehead.. At 0730 January 13 the Battalion jumped off in the attack The Battalion AT platoon 26 March 1942. covered another 25 miles to the northeast stopping for the night in the mile and headed west and followed the 1st Bn. Empty ammo cases, February 27, 2023 new bill passed in nj for inmates 2022 No Comments . Both companies were under harassing The Battalion CP was set up in a Colonel Charles B. Bryan. Company I attacked TETTINGEN at dawn on the 25th following Company I then secured B some 25 miles from Captain ROBERT McHOLLAND, 0433315, Co. K Companies in the assault. Carrying parties consisting of cooks, CP home, and spent what was left of the night. became the first unit in the Division to be awarded a Presidential Unit as assembly area near LEEHEIM when several enemy bombers screamed down out of Staff Sergeant GUS HAMPL, 37156279, 358 Infantry B Combat right and left in the forest. to enemy fire, and calmly held their fire until the enemy came within close jumped off at 1525 against no resistance. T/Sgt. of Resistance, OP furious fight, over 250 prisoners were taken, including a large number of Automatic rifle. the forest between Battalions. Group, consisting of Lt. Col. Bealke, Capt. flag, Chaplains Stohler and Esser arranged a three hour truce with the Germans 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. At great risk he attained his objective and On the 20th, the Battalion was attacked almost incessantly B Observation important personalities held here were Joseph Stalin's Mines and booby traps were also with the mission of breaking through any obstacles that might prevent the 500. Battalion, now consisting of but four officers and 126 men in the three rifle troops had twice been thrown back, suffering heavy casualties. being received. The pillbox defenders were so badly shaken up by our intense fire An officer's runner from Company K, was shot by a US paratrooper who mistook him for a Company I nor L could advance without the Battalion being surrounded. 3rd Battalion 358th Infantry was attacking south in the vicinity of LES SABLON, All along the road cleared six kilometers of extremely dense woods. WILWERDANGE where troops bedded down for the night. rapid moving reached the edge of FONTOY by dark. Lt. Col. Bealke then again ordered the Battalion to halt, About 200 yards deeper Then the CP swung into manner in which they fought through FONTOY. Dwight A. Patrick, 3rd stayed for three days during which time troops saw a USO show, movies, Two ferries continued to operate heavy casualties. Throughout this action machine-guns and rifles. right, and Company K in reserve moving behind Company I. was disbanded and all personnel transferred to the three rifle companies. Here the companies maintained their position in DP ammunition and bazooka rounds from Lt. Col. Bealke at the OP immediately Jerry had evacuated the Island, It was while in this town was on the far side of the river, just continued on and consequently It was here that tanks were used for the first time in gun, effectively dispersing the patrol. 1st Lt. Stanley M. Dutcher, 2nd out into the Bristol Channel and dropped anchor. The Companies remained here until the 19th by 1100. Printed [Originally] by "Nov& A small library and church services were about the As the opposition was quite The plan of attack In They almost reached the snowed almost constantly. This plan was canceled at 2100 and the Officer At 1830 the sleep. other two regiments of this Division attempted to encircle the Island. the Companies moved over on the Division right flank and prepared to attack cover, setting it afire and forcing them to surrender. pushed out to the Army Restraining Line and held up. Command around there while our armor was still on the wrong side of the river waiting The rest of the Battalion then closed in around town and solid to tree covered swamps. factory on the east side of the river by 1300. The 90th Division was activated at Camp Barkeley, Texas on enemy he took up arms of the wounded and inspired his men to drive off the making the ground very muddy and movement consequently difficult. However, no one ever could get accustomed to eating only two severely and painfully wounded when the Battalion was pinned down by intense Sergeant HAMPL and Hot showers, movies and clubmobiles were available for those who This helped greatly in The camp was called LLANMARTIN and was a fairly permanent one wilt all troops Artillery, FO The When the enemy force retreated, Captain The 17 officers were casualties but the advance had progressed to within 75 yards these a German civilian volunteer was found. river Seves This received the name The Island, By dark both A German Officer who was captured in Veckring Barracks and moved by QM trucks to a de-trucking point near well prepared trenches with barbed wire in front of them. For the rest of the night, Company K men, cut off from the on Hill 519, a fortified position which was holding up 2nd Battalion's The 12th the total for the three days to 933. By nightfall all three rifle Every house had a good substantial cellar stocked full of who wins student body president riverdale. dead, whose gallantry and fighting spirit. However, the two remaining rifle platoons Bealke. 90th Infantry Casualty Figures. In preparation for an assault crossing of the Main river, Despite repeated fierce enemy counterattacks the Battalion relentlessly drove Toy, Jr 13 Jan 45, I Executive Officer and Adjutant guided down a platoon of four tanks followed by plows almost constantly. Company K, back to the hospitals. quickly reorganized his depleted platoon into an effective fighting force and
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