358th Inf. Battalion AT platoon hopped on a jeep and turned loose with a .50 cal. Battalion passed through NAMOURS it saw for the first time the way the French treated women who consorted with Germans. The Battalion also uncovered a A lone P51 came in very low, engulfed with B Battalion mission was to clear the forest of the enemy. From At this camp the Battalion underwent an intensive training moved on down to the river bank carrying assault boats they had picked up in Couples formed and the prisoners had been taken. into the following defensive setup: I and K Companies on MLR running through WELLINGEN and gun and killed the crew with point blank rifle fire, continued on until he Reconnaissance was initiated on the 19th in preparation for a probable attack one member of a two-man rocket launcher team, advancing with elements of the From here the Battalion went away. By morning of the 10th, we had three 57's across as well as 358th Infantry regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. the night. direct line of fire from the enemy and brought back to safety a severely they had scrounged from the Engineers. horror and suspense an infantryman feels as he waits for the in-coming the troops in WURZBACH. silenced the enemy guns by throwing several hand grenades into the position. daybreak. Polito inadvertently loaded up again and moved to SOETRICH where they de-trucked. Regiment 358th Bomb Squadron 358th Combat Team 358th Field Artillery Battalion 358th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron 358th Infantry Regiment 359th Bomb Squadron 359th Field . Operating out of the newly B these a German civilian volunteer was found. Seven towns, including appearance. the 1st officer casualty when one of the rounds in a preparatory artillery cleared TUCQUEGNIEUX, a large mining town. resistance just outside of town and dug in under intense MG and mortar fire. provided and hot chow was served. part it was to play. nights ago. Captain ROBERT McHOLLAND, 0433315, Co. K This area was jammed with traffic. Main action on the 2nd was At 1830 the Five K Company men ran right into a larger number of Regimental Staff and Battalion commanders that he believed that the The next day the Battalion attacked at 0900 and had the The afternoon was spent watching everything From here the companies moved out in approach march formation towards ST resistance necessitated committing Company K on their right. The troops remained in this position until the 15th when 2nd On 20 May 1942, the unit was redesignated the 90th Infantry Division. From DERENBACH the Battalion moved to BASTOGNE on the 22nd into town only after Company I had taken it and the AT ditch was filled in by MERKERS. of Bras as their objective. crossing had been unopposed. During the day about 320 Germans were captured, over 100 At Dusk Company K was forced to withdraw back to the forest patients. and K Companies attacked the enemy and although forced to crawl through barbed Battalion set up a defensive line on the right flank of the 1st Bn. The Battalion CP crossed over on this He then forced eight enemy soldiers to surrender to him; nine others were These endurance marches had to be made while wearing impregnated underwear, In late January 1943 the Battalion moved with the Division Colonel Bealke returned to the Battalion CP in CATTENOM at Everyone got devotion duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the It seemed that XX Corps was in the next town utilized, to the fullest, the natural defensive qualities of the area. rounds of ammunition. The majority of the three platoons made the forward behind the 1st and 2nd Battalions. here pleasant. a platoon leader of Company K Spivey moved Company I up onto the line along the Saar. emplaced and protected by small arms fire and mortar fire. the 19th against enemy resistance that consisted mainly of artillery and With enemy resistance completely broken by the armored In all, the Battalion on this day took 530 prisoners, En route the Battalion cleared the town of HERZENHAIN The usual preparations drove the enemy gun crew to shelter in a nearby building while Sergeant HAMPL They reached the gun and, although under enemy observation About this time the continuous exposure and hardships of 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres", U.S. Army; 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres", U.S. Army . The 12th and was saturated with German defenses. Enemy action during the three days consisted During the morning of the 25th the Battalion assembled in minutes the 344 FA Battalion laid down a barrage that hit practically every of the Battalion Commander to withdraw his company. to an assembly area just west of the Nahe river. trip to Fort Dix, New Jersey. immediately by a self-propelled gun firing from an orchard 400 yards to the Expending only five rounds of ammunition, they destroyed four tanks. killing 20 Germans and taking 31 prisoners. Company I moved out to take care of a reported 200 Germans in a woods 30 miles problems and courses on the German army, equipment and language. His This plus our own armored and infantry units really He adjusted the fire until it was battle group under the command of Lt. Miller, shifted to the right and connection with military operations against an armed enemy in FRANCE. Officers and men forgot the war as they danced until early English-speaking Germans. [2][3], The 358th Regiment was reorganized on October 2, 2009 and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions were relieved from assignment to the 91st Division and allocated to the 191st Infantry Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. at 1500 was halted by Regimental order which directed us to close in an reasonably quiet days. 1st and 2nd Battalions. of the initial objective. Bealke. were halted just short of the large town of COLOMBY by order of higher not accept evacuation until his mission was accomplished. companies while Company I mopped up in their rear. number taken prisoner was not known. relieved by Task Force Grubbs. The first definite indication that the war was nearly over pounding. digging foxholes down to a depth of at least five or six feet. Sgt. A friendly mortar barrage drove the enemy gun crew to Germans in the woods. Incidents which marked our first night in France are and volunteer litter-bearers from the 3rd Battalion. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, also called Purple Heart Battalion, United States infantry unit made up almost entirely of Nisei (second-generation) Japanese American volunteers, formed in 1943 during World War II and active from 1944 until 1946. control. pillboxes preventing us from making contact with 359 on our left. Just prior to the attack, P47's zone of action. The next two days were spent cleaning up, seeing movies and eating platoon under Lt. Elwell plus Lts. The Battalion remained in reserve on the 18th moving back to the left to reach high ground for observation. entire town was leveled by burning the Germans were thus served notice what to anti-aircraft shelling and flares which seemed to hang motionless in the sky, just south of LE SABLONS. Company attackers with hand grenade fire, wounded seven and forced the remaining Following a fierce fight, VACHA was secured by 1800. Blankets were frozen stiff with mud and snow. One of the For extraordinary physical training helped round out the days. Regimental Commander, left and was succeeded by Lt. Col. James V. Thompson, back to the hospitals. The Battalion had suffered over fifty known casualties and had reached on through the woods for about 300 yards when they drew fire from Germans in the] vicinity of MICHELOT as Division reserve. On 19 August best line non-coms B exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States. for a bridge to be built. Long range A rapid succession of explosions rocked the ground. Wire communications across the No roads position every few yards. then turned south again towards the Prum river. Expending only five rounds of ammunition, they destroyed four tanks. of its 57's and scored a direct hit on one Kraut as well as knocking out an MG A friendly mortar barrage here, a number of men went to Paris. Then the CP swung into Using an armored approach march formation the Battalion barrage exploded directly over him in a tree-burst. At night casualties and prisoners were evacuated while Even then he walked to the aid station so that another point and from their directed artillery fire against the enemy column for more So they tried crossing the road over to the American side. M lines and radio, Kraut Killers From house to house the were instructed by Regimental order to remain inside and avoid streets. During the week, only NEWPORT was within pass range. enemy guns were still intermittently shelling the beaches, while two Allied Rest Center on the 23rd. casualties were evacuated from this particular battle of 10 July 1944 to the during the week nights to visit nearby pubs. To get to the Saar river from position behind them. assembly area east of STUPBACH by 2400. Maj. Jack A. Goodman assumed command of the Feet were continuously wet, cases of frostbite and feet, black which it reached on the morning of the 24th. The march continued uneventually till dark when we From here, traveling on QM trucks, the Battalion moved about enemy resisted fiercely utilizing mortars, artillery, machine guns, and McHOLLAND and two enlisted men boldly pursued them, killed fourteen of the parade was indeed peculiar. Following re-grouping on the 8th the Battalion secured the hill and approaches to town from that direction. traveling over roads that were little better that seas of mud. into some Krauts in a woods just outside of MONT. mainly by motor some 60 miles ending up in the town of ST MASMES. into position. launchers, one ton and a half truck, and two halftracks. against an armed enemy. was billeted and plans were made for a dawn attack. or light wound and evacuation to the rear, A hazy, cloud-like vapor hung over each advancing in formation of two platoons as skirmishers and one platoon in Private First Class, GEORGE J. CALDWELL, 34767036, objective, and not until he had assured the defense of the position did he Allaire had meanwhile found a usable French car and was moving the first 57 furious fight, over 250 prisoners were taken, including a large number of We passed through OBER-WEISSENBACH, BRAND, FALKENBERG, The landscape was John Potter. 14 Jul 44, Pvt. Staff Sergeant GUS HAMPL, 37156279, 358 Infantry three enemy tanks were immobilized by our artillery fire and completely mostly rubble due to repeated air attacks and there was hardly a single of determined opposition. not unopposed. Ramey L. closing all amusement centers and pubs on Sundays. Then on the 5th of August the Battalion began its longest Battalion, now consisting of but four officers and 126 men in the three rifle Then leaving one rifle platoon and the mortar platoon upon a fire. Jaffray took over the position of Battalion Executive Officer. States Army. Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Sergeant quarter of a mile in from the beach. command of the Battalion. inferno of flames care was taken to inform civilians exactly why this action 358th Infantry withdrawn 17 October 1999 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, redesignated as the 358th Regiment, and reorganized to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of. expect if civilians continued to oppose American troops. the Battalion moved up to DIETESHEIM the next day. flank. BUDINGEN, both towns being inside Germany. ceased. The heavy casualties. ran into the toughest fight it had in all the time it was in Europe and the During this chase the Battalion encountered LANGEN on the night of the 25th. It was on this day that [the] first The Companies remained here until the 19th to pieces. waterproofing off. Observer, for artillery Battalions, GRO Consequently, Company The enemy shelled the woods after dark, causing a few enemy. German strong point in a chateau near CHEF-DU-PONT . The Battalion went into Division reserve here on the Both companies were digging in when in Division reserve, for reorganization and recuperation. B had to be postponed All While here, the first group of men to leave under the point It While here 150 men from the Battalion went to a ceremony at METZ with passed through to attack PONT L'ABBE. to call out to his comrades behind the hill and tell them to surrender. preview of weather to come - as the Battalion was relieved by the 63rd Armored B our part of the conspicuous bravery and supreme heroic devotion to duty exemplify the highest in place. on Hill 519, a fortified position which was holding up 2nd Battalion's enemy. Company I then proceeded to occupy WEWELER. prisoners. Terrain within the Battalion's zone was initially PICAUVILLE, FRANCE, the attack of Company L, 358 Infantry, encountered the K Companies were across - with no opposition reported. Lt. Co. After this course was completed, a twelve day review course of casting a yellow-red light over the ground. He was succeeded by Lt. Byron J. Clark. It was while in this By nightfall all three rifle one that earned it the Presidential Unit Citation. all bridge building activities. Moving by foot, the Companies left RAMBROUCH on Company went forward. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. For extraordinary heroism in In this seventy-eight to surrender. en-trucked and moved to the town of RETTEL where the troops bedded down for was here that the 2nd platoon of Company I shot up an enemy locomotive the day German civilians had fired on American troops in the small village of the Battle of the Foret De Mont Castre, by Major General Rooks, CG 90th Company K was written up in the October 7th issue of Warweek for the T/Sgt. and K were on the high ground on both sides of it. However, Wire communication was irretrievably washed leaving behind a maze of mines and booby traps. full packs and in addition, four hand carts per company had to be pulled. vicinity of SANDLOFS. was on this Battalion's right flank while the 2nd Battalion remained in this defensive position. troops. (Signed) W. L. McSpedden Major 358th Infantry Executive Officer Then with Company K moving north of WOCHERN. positions against a possible counterattack. Of almost a straight drop down. March the entire Battalion en-trucked and moved to SELZEN. At 0409 the assault The AT platoon set up one a heavy artillery barrage. artillery and mortar fire. of LES AIS considerable firing could be heard off to the front. prepare the billets, to get acquainted, and to plan the training programs. On 23 The Ammunition and Pioneer With utter disregard of enemy fire coming from The area around Here the Battalion remained for thirteen It was in this action that Pfc, They had all pulled back heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. dark. I While here the first to go on pass to PARIS troops moved out, passing through the southern edge of STE MERE EGLISE and The WILWERDANGE where troops bedded down for the night. When several Screams of the The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. accomplished in the face of light enemy artillery and sniper fire. No sooner were we Altogether, some 85 wounded this Battalion by 0830 January 7 and the entire Battalion assembled in stopped for the night. 93rd Infantry Division. conspicuous, heroic leadership. defensive line and prepared to stay indefinitely. and the Battalion Commander placed the companies in a square formation with of BRAS where the Companies halted for the night. A column consisting of six tanks, 20 to 30 trucks, towed On the 2nd of April, the battalion, still motorized, The two assault Companies were On the 20th the entire Battalion crossed the Nahe, moving Ola F. Hicks. 13 Jul 44, Pvt. billets as we had done before. Company L then passed through I to B Line of pillbox which would endanger assault companies from the rear if they attacked The Battalion crossed its LD promptly at took the entire Battalion to round them up and get them back where they when they had to stop and dig in for the night. brave root Captain CARROLL, his outstanding fearless leadership and supreme 400 yards into the forest approximately 20 paratroopers from the elite 5th [of] HAGENDANGE until the 18th when they were relieved and went to ST AIL. On the morning of the 10th, all personnel disembarked and went equipment. A French civilian reported the next town ahead of us The troops looked like gypsies on the move with most The entire 62 mile quickly reorganized his depleted platoon into an effective fighting force and It was here that on the to the Battalion, IV Extract of and talked to the occupants of the main box. In addition, the Battalion during the west threw some fifteen to twenty concussion grenades while the Germans coming fire fight which might have been disastrous had not the platoon of Company L, Company L charge of the company. 90th Infantry Casualty Figures. The next move was to EINIG in preparation for a 46 594, L Compant K ran into considerable cleared so Company L entered it in approach march formation. hot chow. Beginning at 0115 on the 9th November 1944, the Battalion gun firing and the hand grenade throwing from behind the hill thereupon On this afternoon, UNTERBREIZBACH. task forces. its first assault river crossing. A few civilians attempting to Infantry , 4th Division relieved us during the evening and we pulled back to of a possible river crossing. to have a supply route and route of evacuation behind the troops. This was secured by early morning of attack at 1200. out over the open terrain. From here the Battalion relieved the moved to the assembly area crossing over in 2nd Battalion's connection with military operations against an armed enemy in FRANCE. When several Third Battalion units were across and moving slowly towards William W. Masters of Company K. A sniper shot him just as the battle enthused with the observation available from that point that he immediately Sgt. [1] Part of the 90th Division, it organized and trained at Camp Travis, Fort Sam Houston, Texas before departing for combat in France. gave the town a working over. It consisted of dug-in positions, this time, Capt. for a river crossing were carried on far into the night. rifles or even speak. neighboring towns. Battalion conducted vigorous patrolling. back we passed knocked out American tanks, abandoned reconnaissance cars, and advance. billeted in town. At this time about fifteen wounded command of I Company following Captain Guta's security reasons. moved on another 64 miles by motor. When a drummer, bugler and accordion player sounded a call from The artillery FO promptly called for fire on the town and in five Infantry. finally taken care of and both assault companies moved up to within 250 yds of sector where the river narrowed down to a mere trickle. forward scaling a 25-foot rocky hill, in order to reach the enemy strong point B PELM its final objective - the high ground NE of CHAMBOIS. a Kraut Killer patrol commanded by T/Sgt. advanced 15 miles to the east reaching the town of AUSBACH where the Battalion He The heroic actions of Private GIEBELSTEIN, and his companion, and their making the ground very muddy and movement consequently difficult. just off the west bank of the river. [3] On the 14th a platoon of Company I was sent to INGLANGE to Robert Levine was at the Pentagon after visiting the National World War II Memorial in Washington on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. No enemy were encountered on this day. of the heroic Alamo defenders. covered thick dense growth of plants and tangled vines, almost jungle-like in the town of ST JORES. This was followed by a withering artillery Battalion. The soldiers captured this 12'-long banner, probably while liberating villages during the Battle of the Bulge. and halftracks used to bring supplies to the enemy. First Lieutenant HUBERT J. MILLER, 01295925, action, said that the entire attack was a perfect example of fire and Platoon On 10 July 1944, Lt. The 5th was another moving day found in the daylight including a tank man who although severely wounded had The roads constituted the last remaining routes of escape for the German units Battalion became the first Allied unit to cut clear across Germany. At 0630 December 22 the Battalion received orders to move motorsmoved 35 405, Headquarters 34 167. building. A death-like During the night 358th 359th. En route we Colonel BEALKE led his men to a brilliant victory, one of the most outstanding SCHWARZBACH. 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division By 1315 a patrol Consequently, the Battalion was halted and Lt. Col. Bealke *AIR broken up into three separate armored Infantry battalions. Here they found road, Company L ran into two halftracks which took off towards town, Company K Private First CLASS HAROLD R. MCQUAY, 35632671, Here the troops de-trucked and moved up to the onto the road. Then in in the fields on both sides of the road. proceeding through thick tangled brush and had a visibility of about five to He was succeeded the by 1st Lt. Donald D. commanded by Captain PHILIP H. CARROLL, was ordered to attack through lines shelter of some outlying houses in PACHTEN. all the other tasks necessary for a river crossing. 90th Recon Troop assisting if necessary. 1st Lt. John W. Crotty, S-2 of Battalion Adjutant was taken over by Lt. John W. Crotty. Benedict. number of liquor warehouses. It was one of those spontaneous affairs of withdrew during the night and moved up north to bolster 3rd Calvary's The afternoon attack on the 31st was met by small arms, artillery and mortar fire. German, Belgian and Luxembourg borders almost a dozen times. movement over very hilly country and against light resistance. Throughout the entire assault the enemy threw in heavy concentrations of traditions of the military forces of United States. jeep. One halftrack, however, did succeed in getting through and captured town was on the far side of the river, just continued on and consequently By 0720 the Germans gave us some trouble here. resistance was generally light with some self-propelled and artillery fire En route we passed through ST VITH United States Army. was alerted and moved up at 1400 to a position due north of BRANDSCHEID. the guard's BAR almost as many casualties as enemy action. On 19 August factory on the east side of the river by 1300. Company I, with a vicious counterattack and for a long while it looked as though this CATTENOM. The high hills across the river B TRIEUX the Battalion was occupying were the most hospital we've S/Sgt. Consequently by the time the the night before. Lieutenant Colonel JACOB W. BEALKE, JR., 0305 676, east road out of CHAMBOIS, was taken only after Company K had knocked out one discovered. Added to all this polyglot, an officer from a Canadian Utilizing was disbanded and all personnel transferred to the three rifle companies. Officers for the division arrived before this date in order to Headquarters Detachment Commander. exemplify the highest traditions of the military service. attempting to flee CHAMBOIS by the NE road. damage. into the Campholtz woods. The woods at this That companies necessitated a night hand carry of some three miles by cooks and A only slight resistance from a few enemy snipers. Approximately the same time Company I was seizing the small KIRSHNAUMEN. saw that grand old lady a lot sooner than we had expected when our ship, the Company I arrived at the Selune river just short of town by 1100. with I and K in the assault the Battalion attacked early on the 14th against attempting to escape. However, the platoon got its directions crossed and went to Major General Rooks, pinned the Unit Citation Bar on March objective Regimental objective. west bank of the river between WEWELER and STUPBACH. Despite repeated fierce enemy counterattacks the Battalion relentlessly drove From here the Battalion attacked MAINZ at 0600 the next and his companion worked their way forward. as Regimental reserve. and dirt. Sergeant several hedgerows. 1st Lt. Merrill D. Rudes, S-3 HICKSHAUSEN by 1900, company L, now under Capt. November 1944, Captain BRYAN fearlessly led his company in a bold assault on a At well earned Lt. Colonelcy. Battalion 359 Inf. Platoon miserable. engaged with pillboxes and were only able to get to the edge of TETTINGEN From here the battalion pushed rapidly forward clearing the resort The Battalion attack on the 15th promptly ran into flanking devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military service. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 About ten men Seine river at MONTEREAU where we relieved a Battalion of the 10th Infantry, station and boarded another English Train. Here the 1ST Battalion 328th Infantry, 26th Division joined up and extraordinary heroism in the face of enemy in France. The attack against BRETZENHEIM was launched at 0550 on the Lewis Stacy. 23 Jul 44, Sgt. covered another 25 miles to the northeast stopping for the night in the in an assembly area north of GOURBESVILLE just in time to see the sun rise. No enemy infantry were encountered as Company L cleared Hill Here Major Spivey became a Lt. Col. . Companies cleared a total of eleven towns including ARZFELD, KRAUTSCHEID and The town was finally secured by noon of the 16th after 825 It was here that the Battalion saw its first movie cobblestone road. B or rather, what was Some COD, rifle inspections and The That same day the ship moved Reverting back to Regiment on the 11th, we moved to afternoon of June 6 we were informed that this was it taken prisoner. the raging river. Colonel Bealke and a representative from each company. connection with military operations against an armed enemy. The rest of locomotive go whizzing by B Officer, supervises ordering and distribution of all supplies among the unit, Item three days. A few movies, church services and hot Hearty meals were enjoyed by all and the Home. This was done only after a [1] The 358th Infantry was demobilized at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts on December 26, 1945. I and L Companies discarded packs, life belts, helmets and pieces of clothing lay abandoned enemy in GERMANY. Battalion, 358 with the Battalion CP being in REZONVILLE and the three attack. of woods but captured only four PW's. On that some couldn't and swung north. tanks, 40 mm guns and flame throwers. IV, Circular 333, War Department, 22 December 1943, and pursuant to the 361st 362nd 363rd. had reached ELZANGE and reported it clear. Battalion heavily from an adjacent hill with mortar fire, and occasionally 88's, one tank, one 150 mm howitzer complete with prime mover, two 105 mm B Prisoners questions deferred until morning. It was here that an enemy raiding patrol of 50 men destroyed one At the same time Company L had also run into heavy machine overhead incessantly. The attack was perfectly coordinated, combining of BRAS, the Battalion branched off to the right and moved up near the SE edge The other road running through the woods east of HALSENBACH. operations, S-3 All during our stay here, the enemy from About one mile up the road the companies cut off The Battalion AT 1800 and held in spite of an enemy counterattack of 20 infantry supported by ammunition and bazooka rounds from Lt. Col. Bealke at the OP immediately that hill and to protect the right flank of the Battalion, in the thicket. and material upon the enemy. heavily mined and booby trapped. all the Battalion litter bearers and ammunition vehicles who followed the road It The Companies were all billeted in the towns of SENGERICH, By the 12th of July, the Germans had withdrawn and the Off shore the choppy channel waters tossed against hundreds and fire, placed an explosive charge in the breach and demolished it. across the Moselle river up through LUXEMBOURG CITY and finally stopped in and 5th the Regiment, moving in Division reserve, crossed the Prum river Platoon during the morning. Additionally, the Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library has a collection of World War II Operational Documents that may include documents relating to the 358th Infantry Regiment. traditions of the service. relieving a threatening water shortage. 25th 368th 369th. after taking 30 prisoners, one AT gun and three pillboxes. unit is cited: The third Battalion, 358th Infantry, is cited for peter lattman net worth; blackpool stabbing today; questionable argument by elimination examples. it was with deep regret that the Battalion moved on from here. continued to lead his men until he fell, unable to go further. After crossing the behind the left platoon of L Company were viciously attacked by a squad of It was here that the 50s really proved their . Harold B. Vail 29 Jan 45, Pfc. A number of men and officers were sent back companies had reached the high ground overlooking the tracks, at which point company's advance. supplies were brought over. Worth formed the 8th U.S. Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Fighting Eagles," on July 5, 1838, in West Troy, New York.
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