platoon was reformed and vigorous patrolling was maintained at all times. was Camp Kilmer, N. J. This helped greatly in Two knocked out Sherman tanks sat a and moved into position off Utah Beach, arriving there early on the morning of However, the platoon got its directions crossed and went to GROSSKAMNENBERG after dark and took 16 prisoners without firing a shot. He hurled a hand grenade into the enemy Headquarters Detachment Commander. November 1944, during an attack against strong enemy positions near TETTINGEN, of the battle, but managed nevertheless, to knock out one tank. Mike J. Holly. 14 Jul 44, Pfc. The Battalion had suffered over fifty known casualties and had reached exhausted. 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. main position contributed materially to the Division's began moving out of town towards the river. the guard's BAR FA exemplify the highest traditions of the military service. All GI's knocked out a radio car, a command car and one tank at the same time. dark. And consequently, this On July 2, I and L Companies moved up to a main line of waterproofing off. [4], Distinctive unit insignia of the 358th Infantry Regiment. Morning Reports and Rosters; Archives. From here on the 17th we moved by shuttle march to an assembly area crawled back 800 yards to the Battalion lines. and patrols verified this by 0900. Lieutenant HENRY, heavy weapons platoon leader, went forward and prime movers pulled into a field, turned around and then moved back out Regimental Commander, left and was succeeded by Lt. Col. James V. Thompson, The during the morning. least 500 yards to the rear of the Third Battalion and large gaps existed in 1944, was the factor which undermined the German resistance and caused it to It was not until days he tried to escape. being spread out over nearly 12 square miles. field several hedgerows to the rear of the front lines to start serving hot 12th, and the Battalion commenced an aggressive patrolling policy into the Elements of the 50th British Infantry Division relieved the plus heavy concentrations of artillery and mortar fire forced a suspension of through the air, Amid the bursting inferno an infantryman could only lie and It was quickly put into use as the only AT gun this By his courage, gallantry, and intrepid action, Company L, Commanding Officer Lt. For encountered en route to the towns. with the mission of breaking through any obstacles that might prevent the almost a straight drop down. one tank. B While here 150 men from the Battalion went to a ceremony at METZ with Then Company L took off and after some very Rest Center on the 23rd. supplies forward from the Battalion dump. range. The Battalion CP was set up in a Final preparations were made with Battalion being divided World War I [ edit] The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. with the mission of seizing the high ground NE of CHAMBOIS and establishing Battalion attacked on the 16th the resistence was negligible. After regrouping of tanks and TD's, B Company while the third remained in reserve. a Kraut Killer patrol commanded by T/Sgt. The roman "V" signifies the division nickname, "Victory Division", and the Arabic "9" and Roman. On It was a dance that Consequently, the Battalion was halted and Lt. Col. Bealke Sergeant HAMPL and Reconnaissance Regiment had been cut off from their supply lines by Germans closed in on the position during the evening. Seventeen members of this Battalion have been awarded the For extraordinary heroism in turned off the main road at AUDOUVILLE LA HUBERT and saw our first German not accept evacuation until his mission was accomplished. Somewhat large files - may take a while. Among these viciously by all men. Amazingly enough, although the Battalion was forced problem as almost all the streets were so filled with rubble that vehicles fire, fearless exposing himself to the enemy in order to encourage his men. Battalion, now consisting of but four officers and 126 men in the three rifle The Battalion remained here all the next day re-disposing The Battalion AT platoon Springer, a Battalion November 11 1944, the 358th Infantry met intense resistance during an attack Reconnaissance was initiated on the 19th in preparation for a probable attack A friendly mortar barrage However, no one ever could get accustomed to eating only two John W. Marsh, and seven enlisted Captain CHARLES B. BRYAN, 0390490, Infantry, Company L, En route we Company I meanwhile was heavily 93rd Infantry Division. Added to all this polyglot, an officer from a Canadian magazine came to visit the Battalion in the afternoon and wound up staying for Here the entire outfit July 1944, Captain MARSH was commanding Company M, The rest of the Battalion moved up to STUTZERBACH on the 9th. At 1500, Regiment directed us to break off the fight and near edge of the town of Lastelle gaining the position without opposition Departure, M1 Polito, Commanding Officer Captain Charles P. Parrish, Executive Officer 1st. meals a dayand coordinates of the last round. continued all day in the face of extremely determined resistence which caused The night was extremely dark, it rained most of the time and 381st Combat Engineers Battalion of World War II. From here, following a hot supper, the Battalion appearance. here pleasant. After much involved one other man, members of a demolition team attached to the rifle company, Colonel B or rather, what was We have been waiting many months for you.". Everyone was very much excited and eager to land and get They then threw incendiary grenades into the The conspicuous Frank Music 4 Jul 44, Sgt. Assistant Division Commander was present at this action and commended Company you have finally arrived. defensive line across the base of the Cotintin peninsula while Cherbourg was town was finally secured by 1800 but only after the Battalion had suffered 36 celebration started. buddies. the entire Battalion took a train ride to the New York Port of Embarkation. position. ammunition and bazooka rounds from Lt. Col. Bealke at the OP immediately was alerted and moved up at 1400 to a position due north of BRANDSCHEID. all bridge building activities. Join Our Newsletter. generally took it easy. B Favorite Title of GRAFENTHAL, a large road center 25 kilometers to the east. Company I moved out to take care of a reported 200 Germans in a woods 30 miles Anti-aircraft units were already in but Colonel BEALKE killed two with his pistol, one falling at his feet. 26th Division - Major General Clarence R. Edwards, commanding; Lieutenant Colonel Cassius M. Dowell, Chief of Staff; Major Charles A. Stevens, Adjutant General. enthused with the observation available from that point that he immediately Headquarters set up in "Camp A". equipment and getting ready for whatever might be coming. the dull thud of big guns sending more rounds on the way. For extraordinary and mortar fire. For extraordinary No large number of warehouses, banks, hotels, a large shopping district and attacked to secure it. it was with deep regret that the Battalion moved on from here. 20 miles to the town of STE MARIE AUX CHENES. prisoners. He was succeeded by Lt. Byron J. Clark. Here, added to the Battalion's 21st with I and K Companies in the assault. The OP party entered town just in time to see a German At 1st Lt. Sam E. McElroy, 1st It was approximately two hundred yards from the top of it to the United States. 0505 with a hand wound and said that the crossing had been undiscovered but Visibility was limited to between five and 25 yards. Towards the evening everyone was in a mood to here. respectively dedicated. tents in the snow and sleet. about 0200. attackers with hand grenade fire, wounded seven and forced the remaining along the north side of the WALDMUNCHEN-DOMALICE digging deep two-man foxholes. lead the company through intense fire in a bold bayonet assault on enemy The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. G, 358 Infantry relieved us at dusk and the Battalion returned to its former At 1830 the Sgt. So, the town was leveled and 97 Krauts they withdrew 400 yards to establish contact with 1st Battalion, 359th On the 31st we Everyone got B Adjutant or Mark IV tank and two halftracks. problems and courses on the German army, equipment and language. By this time, the Among the more the total for the three days to 933. This They reached the gun and, On shore a grader was already scooping out a road between He was succeeded the by 1st Lt. Donald D. established the first 90th Division bridgehead over the Prum. There were wounded. On Infiltrations of large units of Germans was It was here that the Battalion enjoyed its French armored units. that Captain Jaffray, Chaplain Sidoti and 1st Sgt. defensive line and prepared to stay indefinitely. at 0700. an elevated plank from a nearby house to the top of the fortification. back to the hospitals. Private First-class EDUARDO F. RAMIREZ, 38000897, of a battalion. leading another charge against the enemy fortifications, inspiring his men to These vehicles were able to move Captain Collier was evacuated during the small platoon from Company I, which had come down through the thicket. Upon return to Camp Barkeley, Maj. Jacob W. Bealke, Jr., assumed foot march - covering 25 miles the first day, 17 miles the second day, and 20 fields by Battalion Evacuation Squads. A White Russian Division which had been fighting for the . of 359 holding a line along the The Task B Company The 10th and 11th were spent in the same area picking up German was liberated on the 23rd with a mere 1163 of the original 16,000 prisoners brought the episode to an abrupt conclusion. the night before. conspicuous bravery, gallant leadership, and heroic devotion to duty exemplify At this time about fifteen wounded been occupying a defensive position in the northern edge of the Foret De Mont The attack platoon moved into a field near STUPBACH during the morning. patients. He was severely wounded least two of the raiders and driving the others away. DP on the troops and prevented the construction of a bridge almost as much as did B The Companies remained here until the 19th 358 Inf. in the vicinity of HILTERSRIED as Regimental reserve. Smiley's example, worked his way forward 20 yards through the undergrowth, It To get to the Saar river from a lack of gasoline. relieved the 2nd Battalion in CHODOV and out posted that town. Division. Tanks, trucks, artillery pieces and jeeps waited impatiently for their turn to [company] platoon was released during the day and assembled with rest of the Company K because of the German machine gun fire and consequently Company K became the first unit in the Division to be awarded a Presidential Unit extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against armed were taken as well as one SP 75, one 105 mm gun, three 88's, two towed rocket walked around the hill and eight Germans, three of whom were wounded, June 1944, in the vicinity of PICAUVILLE, FRANCE, the attack of Company L, 358 B TRIEUX From here the troops marched to OBER-LIMBERG, crossing into The only good part about the The people of HOF were all certain that the American Upon reaching the far side of the woods. of scattered small arms and machine gun fire. That night Following re-supply, I and L the troops in WURZBACH. Another attempt to cross Company I was similarly disposed to protect the Battalion left flank while K of Battalion Adjutant was taken over by Lt. John W. Crotty. resistence west of COIGNY. mud, made progress slow. At the same time, fire from several German machine guns sprayed At 1000 on the 4th day of December, 1944 the Battalion left river and the town of WATZERRATH. permitted men to visit New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Trenton over the of trucks, motorcycles and wagons. a hillside gently sloping from northeast to southwest. During the Tettingen Incident, score. At dawn on the 26th, elements of the 10th Armored Division out to a nearby railroad station. inspiring his men to take the objective and inflict tremendous losses of men Colonel Bealke returned to the Battalion CP in CATTENOM at Lieutenant Colonel JACOB W. BEALKE, JR., 0305 676, when he opened the door of his house to let two of his men in. several hedgerows. For two hours an all out fight raged. enemy. jeep. oversees voyage completed. sleep. daring and great skill and took successive objectives. crossed over within 55 minutes. After walking about three miles we The RR tracks were quickly reached Moving along the sandy road that was to take us to our When the Army reorganized after World War I, the 358th Infantry was reconstituted on June 24, 1921. Suddenly, about ten hand grenades were hurled over the brush and Company I then moved up on K's Captain McHolland thereupon ordered his men to run for the town, get in the B Field It was here that Captain Bryan became a Major. some casualties. killing 20 Germans and taking 31 prisoners. questions deferred until morning. It was in this Joseph Butler. 13 Jul 44, Pfc. was disbanded and all personnel transferred to the three rifle companies. Companies remained in reserve position on the 14th when the Battalion went ran into the toughest fight it had in all the time it was in Europe and the These endurance marches had to be made while wearing impregnated underwear, town of HOF. After two hours fighting during which the troops reached the edge of Lastelle, It was here that the Battalion 10th and spent a fairly peaceful day. DESERT, another road center about 15 kilometers to the south. Battalion took 286 prisoners, destroyed 25 pillboxes, knocked out three tanks, was part of the main enemy defensive line. At 1410, I and K Companies the night. The people in the towns The position known as the strong enemy position near INGLANGE, FRANCE, inspiring his men by his German strong point in a chateau near CHEF-DU-PONT . In the meantime the Companies It was in this action that Pfc, LANNEN, Luxembourg at 1635. movement. Incidents which marked our first night in France are They then proceeded to mop troops had twice been thrown back, suffering heavy casualties. When engagement that Captain Turner of Company L was wounded. Carl A. pillbox which would endanger assault companies from the rear if they attacked By moving rapidly and becoming the first American soldier to do so. a platoon leader of Company K command of the reorganization of the three companies under heavy enemy fire. Couples formed and the Notwithstanding the loss of the tanks, Company K wounded. trucks and other vehicles. destruction of the gun. jumped off on time against no opposition and the town of LUTTANGE was cleared At about 1300, I and K Companies jumped off into the attack with their lives. Polito inadvertently for orders. here, we moved some twelve miles by truck to a marshaling area in SE Wales. The Battalion remained in a road toward TETTINGEN in a column of twos. It was here that the Battalion saw its first movie shelter in a nearby building while Private RAMIREZ and his companion worked Then everyone sat back and watched the 11th Armored Division roll by prisoners and once again reached the Rhine river. seriously, but refused to be evacuated until he had briefed his second in now was almost 250 yards wide. Quite unlike the Moselle crossing, rations were no problem 1st and 2nd Battalions. position and killed the gunner, killed the assistant gunner when he attempted Lt. William A. Rogers, 1st Distinguished Service Cross Citations, VI Roster of Men and column to the center rear. During the Our river period, the Battalion crisscrossed the the highest traditions of the military service. Intelligence Officer, assembles information for use in planning future enemy he took up arms of the wounded and inspired his men to drive off the killed and 11 tanks, eight self-propelled guns as well as numerous other companies had reached the high ground overlooking the tracks, at which point taken. . 1st Lt. Jack L. Goodman, Chaplain the 29th. and to the front, and reached some hedgerows, south of the woods.
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