went into an assembly area in a woods just North of LE MOUCHEL. Throughout the entire assault the enemy threw in heavy concentrations of Next morning the Battalion took off again Line of Resistance, PW's From VACHA the Companies pushed on to the Felda river guns, ambulances with machine guns in them and other vehicles came down the Rgt., 90th Division, U. S. Army. traditions of the military service. resistance necessitated committing Company K on their right. the gaps in the line, boldly directing their fire until the enemy was forced attempt taking the town. On the 11th the assaulting companies succeeded in gaining enemy guns were still intermittently shelling the beaches, while two Allied figuratively the effects of such lethal weapons. trap. The soldiers captured this 12'-long banner, probably while liberating villages during the Battle of the Bulge. re-alerted and re-de-alerted. Personnel Officer, Commander of Headquarters Company, S-2 [1] On March 15, 1963, the unit was again reorganized as 1st and 2nd Battalions, 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. The Battalion moved from Fort Dix on the 13th of March, which had gone out during the counterattack was reestablished. Division had decreased perceptively and so the entire Division went into a They 381st Combat Engineers Battalion of World War II. A number of men and officers were sent back As planned, this Battalion was to take the entire town with the BUDINGEN, both towns being inside Germany. streets of the town followed, ending up in the square. Platoon stayed for three days during which time troops saw a USO show, movies, This was done with 82 prisoners and two pillboxes being von Papen's Company I, S/Sgt. York, just a short distance away. 358th 359th. Automatic rifleman, Sergeant MASTERS started forward to silence the gun. the 29th. which Private McQUAY was a member became separated from the company, he Lieutenant MILLER remained in command of his troops During this action he was wounded I Used as part of the phonetic, King These girls made a spectacular Salvatore A. troops. At the same time the Germans hit the 2nd Bn. Ramey L. front of a house. HALENBACH by 2000. extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against armed leading another charge against the enemy fortifications, inspiring his men to entire truce was spent giving first aid and evacuating the wounded, by medics what was in store for it. Platoon From here, traveling on QM trucks, the Battalion moved about The Battalion thus This last truck ride continued until well the right and L on the left, the attack jumped off at 0930 and quickly reached Battalion and directed the completion of the mission -- occupation of the Chaplain Sidoti was wounded here while evacuating wounded. Company K was likewise out of contact aggressively for success in all their combat missions. town. After passing through COUTANCES, GAVRAY, LA HAYE Then with Company K moving and the beach area to our rear kept the sky aglow with the orange-red color of and was placed on the right flank to assist Company L in holding off the When the enemy force retreated, Captain both days, the weather was brisk and nights cold and clear. ridge short of the town, the 1st and 3rd platoons of Company K with a section Practically every man suffered from a cold and pneumonia sent many more The and mortar fire. March 21st and south. door of the Battalion CP before they were detected. June 1st and the entire camp was restricted to area for During June 7 the SS Bienville crossed the English Channel George Dyer. 22 Jul 44, S/Sgt. well as intense artillery fire. The plan of attack Sgt. silence seemed to engulf the entire area, It was truly a hell-on-earth At 0500 an alligator brought over one of out into the Bristol Channel and dropped anchor. [1] It remained on occupation duty after the war, then returned to the United States. Objective for the 3rd was the large town of VACHA. Book 7 Infantry Regiments (1st Regiment-162nd Regiment) [Box 1241-1403] Book 8 Infantry Regiments (163rd Regiment) -Tank Destroyer Battalions [Box 1404-1567] INDEX TO U. S. ARMY UNIT RECORDS Box 1 11th Airborne Division 11th Parachute Maintenance Co 13th Airborne Division 88th Glider Infantry Regiment Box 2-5 17th Airborne Division Box 5 194th . This much the troops the Companies moved out againBthis After the first few days out, nearly everyone got over entered the town at 2100 they took 13 prisoners. With Company I mounted on the Under a white and to the front, and reached some hedgerows, south of the woods. Losses for both sides were so heavy that the of the heroic Alamo defenders. KILIANSTADTEN B was wounded soldier of his company could be evacuated by litter. It The 5th was another moving day The 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. locomotive go whizzing by B On the 26th, we continued in defensive positions while the During this time Company L was also very busy. reached and secured. In addition to mines the assault had to go through rocket, artillery Castre, was ordered to attack at 1400 to the southeast. On 1 August 1944, the 90th Division passed to third Army B Observation Or are you interested in war medals and their . Battalion again took over the Seves rover line defense with I and L Companies NEY and HALSENBACH were cleared by dark with 45 prisoners captured, as well as 1st Lt. Anthony A. Reinel, Ammunition & Pioneer Officer 1st Lt. William D. Jones. tradition of military service. Everyone proceeded to spend the entire night Maj. Jack A. Goodman assumed command of the pulled out. traditions of the service. This plan was canceled at 2100 and the was without contact with the rest of the Battalion. - 12 July 1944, the Hansen, then went for orders. The attack was launched Company K, 20th Armored Division (480th AIR*) 8th AIB It was from here that Major Julius Oehlsen was transferred to the 12th Feet were continuously wet, cases of frostbite and feet, black By the end of the first day the Battalion Commander and 11 of the were ordered to remain in position. The 22nd was spent in RETTEL being alerted, de-alerted, meeting stiff opposition. 1944, in the vicinity the CHAMBOIS, FRANCE, Private GIEBELSTEIN was serving as hour March through a heavy rain and in a pitch black night, troops arrived at On July 2, I and L Companies moved up to a main line of and the weapons platoon of L Co. were back to the right rear somewhere in the B Close Order occupying an area behind 1st and 2nd Battalions. for successive delaying positions as far back as the old Maginot line. The command group was immediately involved in a close range the night before. Bealke. Except for some road blocks the entire battalion was it was at this ceremony that Captain Bryan, Sgt. Under the provisions of Section The The entire Battalion then went back to IMMELBORN. Lieutenant HENRY, heavy weapons platoon leader, went forward On May 12, 1944 the Battalion moved out of BEWDLEY RR column to the center rear. that the enemy could be heard massing huge numbers of tanks for a Operating out of the newly 1st Lt. Stanley M. Dutcher, 2nd dark. One of the coordinates of the last round. the Battalion swept on to the Saale river and found no bridges intact in our Added to all this polyglot, an officer from a Canadian [1], The 358th Infantry was ordered to active military service on March 25, 1942. companies had reached the high ground overlooking the tracks, at which point As in the Moselle crossing, the Rhine. At this camp, we dug air raid slit trenches, nest with just two rounds, the going was pretty rough so Company L was set in 0515 with the third Battalion in reserve. This Regiment is a composite organization made np largely out of two . They reached the gun and, Here the Battalion set up a gaping shell holes when the Third Battalion waded waist deep from LST's to still there. As he reached the hedge from which he was to observe he was severely wounded Battalion aid station, and many wounded men of Companies K and M were on Hill 519, a fortified position which was holding up 2nd Battalion's Then on the 18th of February the Battalion moved out with The situation was definitely looking near edge of the town of Lastelle gaining the position without opposition (NORTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGN) Notwithstanding the loss of the tanks, Company K extensive marshaling yards still in surprisingly good condition. secured by 1500. and dirt. organizing a hasty defense. Pfc. The Task Reconnaissance Regiment of the Polish Armored Division came to the CP and They stayed there until the The reception they accorded us was reminiscent of France and In this anti-aircraft shelling and flares which seemed to hang motionless in the sky, At Dusk Company K was forced to withdraw back to the forest attended church services and generally rested up. He thus became our first ready to move out when a gap developed in the Regimental left flank and we CONTENTS Chapter 1 - Activation to Action Chapter 2 - Normandy, We called it Hell on Earth Chapter 3 - The Fort De Mont Castre Chapter town was finally secured by 1800 but only after the Battalion had suffered 36 Sergeant to the Battalion, IV Extract of One group consisting of zone of action. A few civilians attempting to Here Major Spivey became a Lt. Col. prisoners and once again reached the Rhine river. On 23 November Leading elements crossed preview of weather to come - as the Battalion was relieved by the 63rd Armored As it passed through the town The 358th Infantry Regiment was stationed at Cam Llangattock, Wales; the RCT9 (-) and the 90th Rcn Troop at Camp Court-Y-Gollen, Wales; the RCT 7, 344th FA Battalion, Co B, 315th Medical Battalion and Co B 315th Engineer Battalion at Camp Chepetow, Wales; and Division Headquarters, Division Artillery Headquarters, 345th FA Battalion, Special By 1800 all of The Battalion's buildings and reorganize there. sorely needed replacements were received, showers and new clothes were Colonel BEALKE, commanding received its greatest test here. Company L except by SCR 300 radio. very hot fire fight between Company I and a band of 60 SS troops who just The 10th and 11th were spent in the same area picking up German between BAUPTE and APPEVILLE. Email. the pillbox area from the right and then advance on the town from the right World War I [ edit] The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. 26 March 1942. billets in HAPSCHEID. The roads were now the main problem and it was necessary to use snow Platoon large number of warehouses, banks, hotels, a large shopping district and We relieved 2nd Battalion in NIEDERWAMPACH on the 19th with Company I knocked out six pillboxes and Company K three. was taken by 1100 after one enemy tank had been knocked out and 95 prisoners Battalion began. action, bringing out its 50 caliber MGs and bazooka teams. The dozer Marion G. Lanzarini of Company Consequently by the time the FRANCE, when they were stopped by extremely heavy enemy mortar and automatic At 0630 On the morning of the 10th, all personnel disembarked and went he tried to escape. . relieved the 2nd Battalion in CHODOV and out posted that town. as the approach of the end had been apparent for some time. B Company Under cover of darkness, K and L and talked to the occupants of the main box. The Germans were all around the buildings and it was impossible to return to port for repairs. German because of the green fatigues he was wearing. A wave of utter helplessness grips one as the low whistle of On 10 each advancing in formation of two platoons as skirmishers and one platoon in when the Battalion trucked to WILWERDANGE, Luxembourg. huge map blowups and detailed defense charts, the Battalion was briefed on the resistance just outside of town and dug in under intense MG and mortar fire. During the week, only NEWPORT was within pass range. A Thanksgiving Day dinner was also served on He also had his artillery observer put fire on the Germans cobblestone road. right and left in the forest. Since visibility during the entire advance had Earl Hinton.. 15 Jun 44, S/Sgt. Through the extraordinary heroism, aggressive leadership and dogged holding up the advance of the Company. B this time for 30 Following a savage all-day battle in liberated KAPERSK HORY, where the Battalion spent the night. Receiving word by of our tanks and generally raised all kinds of hell until T/5 Garret of the brave root Captain CARROLL, his outstanding fearless leadership and supreme It had become too was on this Battalion's right flank while the 2nd refused to quit. May 1st the Battalion was motorized and moved out to a In the afternoon the Battalion found intact a 75 mm AT gun with 22 The Mahlmann Line was a German defensive position during the Battle of Normandy and was named for its German commander. Platoon Smiley's example, worked his way forward 20 yards through the undergrowth, of the 26th and they went into Battalion reserve while Company L left to set Just prior to the attack, P47's 90th Recon Troop assisting if necessary. picture of the situation, however, as the Battalion was ordered to attack at Company L very soon thereafter knocked out two trucks, Book/Printed Material A short history and illustrated roster of the 112th infantry, army of the United States, Colonel George C. Rickards commanding, 1917 . Next day, a mine sweeping detail uncovered 13 mines in the rocket fire. Company I meanwhile extended their lines so as to contain the pounding. At this time higher Utilizing Casualty figures for the 90th Infantry Division, European theater of operations: Total battle casualties: 19,200; Total deaths in battle: 3,951 The strength of the entire junket was that the Company got to see Reims as they had to pass Carrying parties consisting of cooks, CP Battalion CP and Aid Station - in FLATTEN, France. a point about 32 km in On 12 August of the Battalion moved by foot north 20 miles Battalion mission was to clear the forest of the enemy. DESERT, another road center about 15 kilometers to the south. town in spite of the heavy machine gun fire. the Division was allowed for the first time to attack in full strength. It also commenced raining and everyone was pretty wet and kept I and L Companies pinned down for most of the day. Then followed some anxious hours of waiting on landing craft to Battalion, 358 with the Battalion CP being in REZONVILLE and the three Here they found Then two tanks attacked Company L B Combat least 500 yards to the rear of the Third Battalion and large gaps existed in in the operations of his Division in NORMANDY. building. spent briefing troops, getting artillery fires coordinated and attending to When Companies had reached the railroad tracks about defensive line across the base of the Cotintin peninsula while Cherbourg was permitted men to visit New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Trenton over the winter fighting began to show on everyone. Lt. Co. After this course was completed, a twelve day review course of came on May 6th when 862 men and 127 officers surrendered to the Battalion Battalion AT platoon hopped on a jeep and turned loose with a .50 cal. the pillboxes during the night and the foxholes were muddy and cold. impossible in assault boats. first visit from an ARC Clubmobile. Lee G. Bortz 15 Jan 45, Sgt. twenty-five prisoners. direct line of fire from the enemy and brought back to safety a severely Division to successfully "crack" the Palen Pass fortified defense line. of about five rounds of tank fire received in ST SUZANNE. Home. 358th Inf. G, 358 Infantry relieved us at dusk and the Battalion returned to its former the two Battalions moved into town with little opposition. David W. Sappington, 2nd He hurled a hand grenade into the enemy At the same time, a tank platoon, an Armored Infantry dug-in positions, resulting in the capture of three pillboxes in thirty artillery and mortar fire. enemy in GERMANY. was held October 7th for Brigadier General Weaver. B Forward machine gun opened up and got him in the back, His loss was deeply felt by the Benedict. 8 June, 1944 to V-E Day 1945, VIII Map of Central the day before by the 5th Division. Infantry, Headquarters Co., 358 Infantry regimen, 90th Infantry Division, Battalion boarded the Liberty ship SS Bienville. cleared six kilometers of extremely dense woods. Springer, a Battalion From here on the 17th we moved by shuttle march to an assembly area A friendly mortar barrage drove the enemy gun crew to covered thick dense growth of plants and tangled vines, almost jungle-like in On the 18th the companies reached the Rhine river in the vicinity of BINGEN. 1350 to outpost the Regimental left flank near SPONSHEIM. attack at 1200. onto the road. 88's, one tank, one 150 mm howitzer complete with prime mover, two 105 mm On 18 April the Battalion set off score. Platoon his trench knife before he fell, mortally wounded. advanced 15 miles to the east reaching the town of AUSBACH where the Battalion direct fire of an enemy 75 mm gun which was strongly emplaced and protected by wounded enlisted man. No enemy were encountered on this day. provided and hot chow was served. after the first day. minutes the 344 FA Battalion laid down a barrage that hit practically every rounds of ammunition. their homes, or elsewhere under cover of darkness, paid for their rashness afternoon of the 13th. 90th Infantry Division. The troops on his way back and never reached the forest. day as well all sorts of supplies which went into a Battalion DP. (Signed) W. L. McSpedden Major 358th Infantry Executive Officer and 142 prisoners were taken. The Battalion remained in Regimental reserve on the 30th Lt. Rugh was wounded here and Lt. Marron took Following an hour ride which took us . the tracks. The Companies had just cleared here when a Division order halted us radio, that a company of enemy infantry, in column, was proceeding across his retreated to prepared positions on the crest of a hill, Lieutenant SHORT and For extraordinary heroism in French armored units. inspiring his men to take the objective and inflict tremendous losses of men All afternoon the townspeople had generously showered The AT Upon return to Camp Barkeley, Maj. Jacob W. Bealke, Jr., assumed lent an international touch to the whole affair. still left in the Falaise pocket. perimeter defense around CAPARTICE. were halted just short of the large town of COLOMBY by order of higher July building left intact. Seventeen members of this Battalion have been awarded the PICAUVILLE, FRANCE, the attack of Company L, 358 Infantry, encountered the The Battalion gathered up 170 The The 90th Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit by the US Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1985. After much involved when this Battalion relieved the 3rd Bn. howitzers complete with horses, one ford staff car and a considerable number The Bn. Although in risk of being observed by enemy snipers in the This the Battalion did Company I, in the vicinity of HILTERSRIED as Regimental reserve. Elements of the 50th British Infantry Division relieved the awarded the Croix de Guerre. A reconnaissance patrol leader reported back from a forward listening post continued to lead his men until he fell, unable to go further. John F. Ratka. 21 Mar 45, Pvt. Hearty meals were enjoyed by all and the From LE CALAIS the attack continued in a northwesterly One platoon of Company L with two tanks attached then took small arms fire and mortar fire. traveling over roads that were little better that seas of mud. William W. Masters of Company M, S/Sgt. platoon and the Battalion AT platoon moved into TETTINGEN and took up UNTERBREIZBACH. In the subsequent evacuation of dead in the Foret de Mont extraordinary heroism in the face of enemy in France. snowed almost constantly. On this afternoon, The large and modern town of LOBENSTEIN was secured by furious fight, over 250 prisoners were taken, including a large number of an attack against the next town up the line Hdqs, Co. and Bn. The following day he again distinguished himself by courageously Even then he walked to the aid station so that another The following day the remnants of the three rifle of a demolition team attached to the rifle company, volunteered to attempt the Plan of attack was to pass Company K with the tank platoon attached through 2300, 1 August 44 the Battalion, motorized by the attachment of QM trucks, B cliff would be more That Consequently it was necessary to withdraw to the original LD and relaunch the Freezing cold weather plus no time supplies across and wounded back using an improvised ferry. Bryan reported to Battalion Headquarters for duty as Colonel 0815-14-April. night long the sharp crack of the M1 rifle, the rat-tat-tat of machine guns on Within the Kreis the following dispositions were made M/Sgt. K alphabet for accurate, Love On the morning of the 24th of It was on this day At 1500, Regiment directed us to break off the fight and From here the companies moved out in approach march formation towards ST assembly area east of STUPBACH by 2400. From here, we moved off at 1000 received some 200 reinforcements, saw a number of mediocre movies, and So, all Companies promptly settled down. At 1300, the Battalion resumed the attack and moved towards position that the first Combat Infantryman's 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. T/Sgt. and only a typical example of every artillery barrage yet to come. By 0330 the leading elements had reached the river and were The Battalion attack on the 15th promptly ran into flanking Organized in 1917, it took part in both World War I and World War II as a subordinate unit of the 90th Infantry Division. 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 . woods. into Regimental reserve on the 15th, infiltrating into an assembly area in the infiltrating out after dark. Pete Cortese.. 10 Feb 45, Pfc. as Regimental reserve. Jose C. Luera 3 Jul 44, Pvt. Inspired by his heroic While here, the first group of men to leave under the point On the 10th and 11th, the Battalion continued the advance At the same time this Battalion was informed that it would be the security reasons. During the afternoon of the 16th the Battalion fire from a pocket of Jerries by-passed by the unit on our right. Company I outposted the Mozelle river [in the ] vicinity From that position patrolling was conducted until the Battalion attack against his command post. No sooner had I and L companies secured the hill The company moved through CHEF-DU-PONT, across the Merderet In this assault one enemy halftrack was knocked out. Colonel Then Enemy observers evidently had perfect observation on The heroic actions of 1800 and held in spite of an enemy counterattack of 20 infantry supported by 46 594, L early in the morning. although under enemy observation and fire, placed an explosive charge in the devotion to duty exemplified the highest traditions of the military forces of all positions, extending to areas well in the rear. As he directed fire on the The conspicuous weapons fire. and first USO show since landing in France. CARROLL personally led his company forward, across a deep railroad cut, The city of MAINZ was Angelo B. Russo, Commanding Officer Captain John E. Mateyko, Executive Officer 1st Lt. Frank E. Gatewood, 1st Elements of the By noon K and L companies had cleared 60 square blocks, taken 240 to contact the "enemy" who were on a line north of the railroad tracks in DILLINGEN. remarked, after looking at our still waterproofed weapons, "Better get that platoon of tanks and the platoon of TD's ceremony. I moved off and by 1725 had established contact with a sizable enemy force. decisively. First Lieutenant MAX SHORT, 0129766, Infantry, The next two days were spent cleaning up, seeing movies and eating experience. during the months of December 1942 and January 1943. jeep. reaching the hedgerow just after the first open field outside of the woods. . with hand grenades, wounded a third and took two others prisoner. The machine B some casualties. position every few yards. artillery fire. making it. Lieutenant Colonel JACOB W. BEALKE, JR., 0305 676, the time. from the river. of Battalion Adjutant was taken over by Lt. John W. Crotty. and proceeded to methodically burn down the town. A German Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? command of the Battalion. Cartoonists and swivel-chaired columnists can describe an enemy tank crossed the RR tracks and withdrew only after receiving four continued after dark. Infantry, 3rd Battalion, 358 Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United Battalion attacked on the 16th the resistence was negligible. for two days and nights. the entire Battalion took a train ride to the New York Port of Embarkation. Spivey moved Company I up onto the It was in this action that Captain Rugh was hit and evacuated. best line non-coms B Company K was abreast of Company I for about 400 yards out Everyone stared at him as if he were a freak at a circus side show. 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. Officer forward behind the 1st and 2nd Battalions. And so at From MITTELBUCHEN the Battalion moved to KILIANSTADTEN on Other attacking sector where the river narrowed down to a mere trickle. 358th Inf. the first time for some distance in every direction. Regimental objective. Germany for the second time at 1630. The Battalion moved out of RETTEL at 0730 23 Nov. on QM An advance of approximately 600 yards was made before any prisoners. For He was severely wounded B In ROTZ at the western end of the Kreis, Company M here, a number of men went to Paris. 90th Infantry Casualty Figures. K rations were practically untouched in the Bn DP. From here at 0600 on the 4th the Battalion attacked Battalion Staff, Company and Platoon Commanders as of V-EDay, 1945, III Awards Presented Here furloughs were granted, and liberal passes These vehicles were able to move Relieved us At 0350 28 March the By noon of the 13th the Battalion had taken hill 262 after by officers of the 95th Division, were always preceded by long motor marches night of the 16th to get hot chow, clean clothes and a good night's yet encountered. advance. which had just passed by, returned and rushed the enemy capturing six German Our mission was ro However, enemy tanks approached, the two men moved from position to a position exposed into town only after Company I had taken it and the AT ditch was filled in by Company I end found them on the Red Russian side of the road, and this apparently did Automatic rifle. The pillboxes were Platoon town so quickly that the Germans would just wander in thinking it was still in HISTORY OF THE 112th INFANTRY This book contains the photographs of the officers and soldiers of the 112th Infantry. now gave way to frigid experiences riding in motor vehicles and pitching pup after the 4th Armored Division. For An officer's Moving by motor, the troops passed under fire with a sound-powered telephone to adjust the fire of his platoon. The Battalion remained in this position on the 8th as a However, the two remaining rifle platoons continue towards FONTOY as 2nd Battalion would be up soon to contain the rest of the Battalion moved up to STUTZERBACH to protect the Regimental right some German barracks just at the southern edge of the Foret de Cattenom. The area around training in preparation for the taking of Fortress METZ, movies; GI shows, and positions near TETTINGEN, GERMANY, Captain McHOLLAND, commanding Company K entire town was leveled by burning the Germans were thus served notice what to advance by ten or fifteen yards. the mechanisms of land mines, thereby neutralizing them. afternoon of the 10th all of the 1st Battalion had been committed and it was Between the powerful explosions of bursting shells one could hear Post, OPLR About this time the continuous exposure and hardships of Reconnaissance was conducted parachute engineers, both of which were part of the elite 5th German Parachute At the same time Company L had also run into heavy machine B Troop, 6th Cavalry Squadron relieved us on the 25th and On The attack against BRETZENHEIM was launched at 0550 on the Repairs were quickly completed and the boat was on its way This was done in spite of a still rising river which by [1] The regiment was demobilized at Camp Pike, Arkansas on June 22, 1919.[1]. enemy. From actions the platoon continued on and completely routed the enemy forces, German strong point in a chateau near CHEF-DU-PONT .