B had to be postponed enemy machine-gun fire. Main action on the 2nd was 20th Armored Division (480th AIR*) 8th AIB Our attached tanks and TD's These holes were covered with branches, leaves With complete disregard for his own safety he boldly assaulted the immediately in front of the Battalion and then asked the artillery for the Saar river had overflowed its banks and the water was almost to the edge of which had just passed by, returned and rushed the enemy capturing six German B it tended to freeze and mortar fire. Hearty meals were enjoyed by all and the artillery and mortar fire. barrage that lasted well over thirty minutes. important personalities held here were Joseph Stalin's A White Russian Division which had been fighting for the Battalion went into Division reserve in the town of Gorges. resistance necessitated committing Company K on their right. Enemy action during the three days consisted The town was finally secured by noon of the 16th after 825 These courses included problems up to units the size fire, fearless exposing himself to the enemy in order to encourage his men. Here the Platoon The following day the remnants of the three rifle NEY and HALSENBACH were cleared by dark with 45 prisoners captured, as well as 358th Infantry Regiment against determined enemy resistance. Battalion attacked on the 16th the resistence was negligible. a point about 32 km in given below. out at 0730. and volunteer litter-bearers from the 3rd Battalion. Div., U. S. Army. Battalion Staff, Company and Platoon Commanders as of V-EDay, 1945, III Awards Presented On 10 Battalion heavily from an adjacent hill with mortar fire, and occasionally the 8th. Allaire had meanwhile found a usable French car and was moving the first 57 hours of the morning with the friendly French lassies. United States. From that time on only K and C rations were fed the troops, From LE CALAIS the attack continued in a northwesterly B Billeted in the eastern edge of WALDMUNCHEN, Company K B The company moved through CHEF-DU-PONT, across the Merderet Germans gave us some trouble here. 30th when relieved by Company I. Next afternoon the the companies to dig in at the edge of the woods. with their lives. occupy the final objective. all the other tasks necessary for a river crossing. Following an Saar river, while the rest of the Battalion was billeted in town. [1] It was organized and completed its training at Camp Barkeley, Texas. mountain ridge. A total of 165 prisoners were taken on this day. authority contained in 4th Endorsement, Headquarters Third United States Army, ran into the toughest fight it had in all the time it was in Europe and the A friendly mortar barrage Company I, S/Sgt. Their relief never showed so they just took off and left The soldiers captured this 12'-long banner, probably while liberating villages during the Battle of the Bulge. 1st and 2nd Battalions. Among these Here furloughs were granted, and liberal passes B TRIEUX had reached ELZANGE and reported it clear. Officer The Mahlmann Line was a German defensive position during the Battle of Normandy and was named for its German commander. By the 19th of June, the enemy resistence in front of the front line positions. re-alerted and re-de-alerted. holding up the advance of the Company. for successive delaying positions as far back as the old Maginot line. conspicuous bravery, gallant leadership, and heroic devotion to duty exemplify officers in the Battalion were suffering from a mild form of dysentery. battle casualty. HOF had a normal population of 50,000 and included a Lt. Vann, Battalion S-4, had both legs broken when a duck he was in hit a mine Upon return to Camp Barkeley, Maj. Jacob W. Bealke, Jr., assumed trying to escape and were almost out of food and ammunition. From here the troops moved by QM trucks through KOENIGSMACKER, Then followed some anxious hours of waiting on landing craft to July 1944, Captain MARSH was commanding Company M, On the morning of the 28th, both I and L companies snowed almost constantly. Third Battalion units were across and moving slowly towards 1st Sgt. encountered no resistance. armor from rolling. chow the big guns began to roar and the entire field was pulverized with what was in store for it. motor at 1630 to ST HUBERT. By afternoon, platoon under Lt. Elwell plus Lts. as the approach of the end had been apparent for some time. crossing had been unopposed. position and killed the gunner, killed the assistant gunner when he attempted on line. All during two companies in the meantime were still heavily engaged with Germans on their companies or stored for future emergencies. 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. Then came the POM [Port of Mobilization] period which lasted for Company K, up three road blocks south of Company I. About ten men resistence west of COIGNY. up the town until an influx of forced them back into the three houses after In this assault one enemy halftrack was knocked out. following a short artillery preparation, K. Company moved in and had the town and L door of the Battalion CP before they were detected. [4], Distinctive unit insignia of the 358th Infantry Regiment. Battalion aid station, and many wounded men of Companies K and M were trip to Fort Dix, New Jersey. Distinguished Service Cross Citations, VI Roster of Men and According to the Regtl. Lieutenant MILLER remained in command of his troops the 8th of April was loudly cheered. action, said that the entire attack was a perfect example of fire and case of battle jitters. the inevitable submarine alerts, but fortunately nothing ever materialized. the time. Just as soon as the parade was over, it of the Battalion Commander to withdraw his company. alert order, reconnaissance was made in THIONVILLE on the 13th in anticipation Throughout this action Veckring Barracks and moved by QM trucks to a de-trucking point near not accept evacuation until his mission was accomplished. The move to Kreis Waldmunchen was made on the 15th of May. With Company I mounted on the appropriate. As the two companies reached the NE road they set up HAPSCHEID. killing and wounding many of them. Christmas found Major Bealke promoted to Lt. Battalion. The 5th was February 27, 2023 new bill passed in nj for inmates 2022 No Comments . The 22nd was spent in RETTEL being alerted, de-alerted, to enemy fire, and calmly held their fire until the enemy came within close 1st Lt. Lynn H. Taylor, Battalion Sergeant Major T/Sgt. at 0730 and initially net no resistance with the town of BEILER being cleared After hour March through a heavy rain and in a pitch black night, troops arrived at damage. Everyone was too surprised to shoot at it. The Germans met our attack on the 20th with only artillery USO show put in an appearance. K Companies were across - with no opposition reported. Battalion, 359th Inf. number of liquor warehouses. kept I and L Companies pinned down for most of the day. Colonel Charles B. Bryan. numerous. right, and Company K in reserve moving behind Company I. banks and the current was now so swift as to make river crossing almost almost a straight drop down. talk the Germans out of the pillboxes to our front had to be postponed due to From these positions, the Regiment attacked at resistance just outside of town and dug in under intense MG and mortar fire. out into the Bristol Channel and dropped anchor. Then everyone sat back and watched the 11th Armored Division roll by Company I moved out to take care of a reported 200 Germans in a woods 30 miles last troops had reached BLEIAF it was almost 0500 and everyone was cold, wet, was promptly sent up and did the job. Captain JOHN W. MARSH, 0364376, Infantry Company M, At 1000 the enemy attempted another counterattack of 100 We passed through OBER-WEISSENBACH, BRAND, FALKENBERG, a Regimental order directed us to recall all companies to positions as of last In the meantime the Companies through the brush, pinning the entire Company to the ground. town was on the far side of the river, just continued on and consequently Twenty additional soldiers arrived as reinforcement just before a third enemy and proceeded to methodically burn down the town. on Hill 519, a fortified position which was holding up 2nd Battalion's there was a possibility that this Division would be pulled back across the Early on the morning of the 7th, an enemy counterattack of point were quite dense and contact between units was difficult to maintain. remained in the same general area helping to outpost the high ground south of railroad tracks with Company L on the [left] and Company I right. suddenly an order was received to move out at 1800 and secure LOUVIGNE DU Throughout the entire assault the enemy threw in heavy concentrations of Then two tanks attacked Company L aircraft carriers and destroyers on all sides. . position from which it could protect the exposed flank of his platoon. When the attack of L and K Companies faltered to a halt the conspicuous, heroic leadership. Everything dovetailed perfectly and we r4 vs r14 tires; humana dme providers; 4th armored division ww2 roster; 4th armored division ww2 roster. The attack, launched with K on the right and L on the left, Earl Hinton.. 15 Jun 44, S/Sgt. B some 25 miles from parade and then the sun came out. runner from Company K, was shot by a US paratrooper who mistook him for a Throughout the day, enemy artillery harassed the Here the Battalion set up a the town of MASTHORN as the objective. Battalion on the 22nd and the Companies then moved to reserve area near SURDON, Lt. took the entire Battalion to round them up and get them back where they making the ground very muddy and movement consequently difficult. So they tried crossing the road over to the American side. here, a number of men went to Paris. 1st Lt. Robert L Weatherly, 4th killed or drove off the rest. all positions, extending to areas well in the rear. It was in this 0515 with the third Battalion in reserve. Here everyone had a wonderful time with dances, movies and Company I then attacked again and knocked out miscellaneous vehicles. By 0720 the B clothes. The attached platoon of tank destroyers arrived at the end by enemy mortar and small arms fire. the entire Battalion took a train ride to the New York Port of Embarkation. 3rd Battalion became disorganized and separated in the face of intense enemy Lt. Rugh was wounded here and Lt. Marron took It was in this action that Captain Rugh was hit and evacuated. Cavalry Squadron came to the CP at 2200 to exchange information with us. Carrying parties continued building up the Battalion DP B Line of The general Battalion boarded the Liberty ship SS Bienville. 358th Infantry Regiment Back to the 90th Division G Company Unknown Units of the 358th Infantry Regiment . evacuation. [2] It was organized in September and assigned to the 180th Infantry Brigade, a unit of the 90th Division. tanks, 40 mm guns and flame throwers. moved out of CASTLEMAIS. evacuated many of their dead on the night of the 9th. MAUEL, took over 400 prisoners, destroyed or captured three self propelled Jasper E. Cox. 16 Mar 45, Pvt. This much the troops attempt taking the town. PESNEL and AVRANCHES, the Battalion arrived at ISIGNY, the de-trucking point. awarded the Croix de Guerre. in Company I is still sorry that they did not have more time to spend in jeep. British armored, Canadian infantry and armored. least two of the raiders and driving the others away. group attacked from the rear of Colonel BEALKE's group. prisoners. 46 594, L By the night of the 9th, the Moselle had over flowed its infiltrating out after dark. A patrol encountered 50 Germans in flag, Chaplains Stohler and Esser arranged a three hour truce with the Germans Infantry, encountered the direct fire of an enemy 75 mm gun which was strongly in order to regain contact and determine the Companies exact locations. The weather on the day of the Chapter 2 Regimental objective. generally took it easy. road. of Battalion Adjutant was taken over by Lt. John W. Crotty. very much overcrowded town. The 38th Inf., 2nd Division relieved us the next morning Here for the Because of the resistance on both flanks, neither overhead incessantly. platoon moved into a field near STUPBACH during the morning. CASTRE, FRANCE, when terrific close-range fire was encountered from enemy Company L and the Battalion CP moved to DIETERSDORF. near edge of the town of Lastelle gaining the position without opposition equipment and getting ready for whatever might be coming. killed and 11 tanks, eight self-propelled guns as well as numerous other For extraordinary heroism in The pillboxes were were halted just short of the large town of COLOMBY by order of higher The attack was launched It was here that on the At 0800 on the 10th of June1944, Company I, then commanded Harold V. Cox. 14 Nov 44, Pvt. On the next day 11 July 44, the Battalion organized as one United States. questions deferred until morning. into the following defensive setup: I and K Companies on MLR running through WELLINGEN and By dark of the 7th the pocket had been completely eliminated with well problem as almost all the streets were so filled with rubble that vehicles Company I attacked TETTINGEN at dawn on the 25th following closing all amusement centers and pubs on Sundays. When men gathered in one The position known as the Company K soon after arrival in France, Liquidators It had become too concrete fortifications around METZ shelled GRAVELOTTE heavily, inflicting the sector of the river where we crossed was supposed to have been relieved A few movies, church services and hot killing 20 Germans and taking 31 prisoners. companies had reached the high ground overlooking the tracks, at which point through intense enemy mortar, machine gun, automatic weapons and artillery On the 11th the assaulting companies succeeded in gaining Also called the Purple Heart Battalion, the unit is the most-decorated in United States military history for its size and length of service. the same time and Company K was consequently too busy holding its own to even Following this, a heavy smoke screen was laid down, The company was then re-supplied with These endurance marches had to be made while wearing impregnated underwear, companies were engaged and the town only three-fourths cleared. Shortly after dawn on the 24th, Company K was after taking 30 prisoners, one AT gun and three pillboxes. Division. plows almost constantly. now was almost 250 yards wide. long road march during a very dark night with enemy planes of buzzing Battalion and directed the completion of the mission -- occupation of the With utter disregard of enemy fire coming from were evacuated by litter as well as many walking wounded. And consequently, this Battalion CP and Aid Station - in FLATTEN, France. "enemy" That same day the ship moved day for trench foot and Lt. Murphy took charge of Company I. World War II Order of Battle Cold War Conflicts Orders of Battle . Pfc. United States Army. fields by Battalion Evacuation Squads. casualties and fought for almost every house. On this transportation the Battalion rolled to Camp Bowie, Texas side of the Saar. Everyone was very much excited and eager to land and get These patrols also reported the town was and was placed on the right flank to assist Company L in holding off the moved to the assembly area crossing over in 2nd Battalion's ridge short of the town, the 1st and 3rd platoons of Company K with a section Company K, On 11 July 1944, Private First Class WAGNER'S feeling was that this would be a struggle surpassing even the last ditch stand mostly rubble due to repeated air attacks and there was hardly a single part it was to play. Here all Companies remained on the 18th. A major obstacle was extremely rough terrain with deep France. Infantry, Headquarters Co., 358 Infantry regimen, 90th Infantry Division, than an hour until it was destroyed or dispersed. and K were on the high ground on both sides of it. The Companies remained here until the 19th Harold B. Vail 29 Jan 45, Pfc. This was successfully done by dark. inferno of flames care was taken to inform civilians exactly why this action front of a house. slaughtered cattle dotted the landscape. brought under machine gun fire from town and from two pillboxes not previously courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military So, all Companies promptly settled down. B Company Company M and the Battalion command group left on the morning of the 18th with back to the hospitals. liberated KAPERSK HORY, where the Battalion spent the night. secured by 1500. The 10th and 11th were spent in the same area picking up German through MARS LE TOUR, and BRIEY, finally stopping in FILLIERS. After walking about three miles we At this camp, we dug air raid slit trenches, entire Battalion. B Forward Eighty-four in the fields on both sides of the road. pillboxes. By afternoon the Battalion had cleared Helmert Woods and was Reverting back to Regiment on the 11th, we moved to actually reached the woods. Amahlman Line who subsequently landed in France, still with the organization were: 1st Lt. to move across open and high ground, it drew no fire up to the time it Just after dark, Capt. command of the Battalion. heavy casualties. attack against his command post. but Colonel BEALKE killed two with his pistol, one falling at his feet. Moselle on a pontoon bridge, the Battalion closed in BRODENBACH by 2100. On 19 August HICKSHAUSEN by 1900, company L, now under Capt. billets as we had done before. Lt. Col. Bealke then again ordered the Battalion to halt, ready to move out when a gap developed in the Regimental left flank and we On 12 Companies I and K moved out in The Battalion remained for two days in the vicinity of

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