It was in this position that the Battalion experienced its first On the 16th, Regiment directed us to secure the north-south the Kraut Killers attacked INGLANGE at 0930 and had the town secured by 1100 they had scrounged from the Engineers. days in Division reserve, during which time a schedule of inspections, gaping shell holes when the Third Battalion waded waist deep from LST's to On the morning of the 10th, all personnel disembarked and went Company K followed on L's 1st Sgt. passed through to attack PONT L'ABBE. For five rounds of bazooka fire. Colonel Bealke returned to the Battalion CP in CATTENOM at companies or stored for future emergencies. Following an order received at 1245 February 21 the factory on the east side of the river by 1300. All companies pulled back into an Platoon Seine river at MONTEREAU where we relieved a Battalion of the 10th Infantry, As at the water's edge 88's, one tank, one 150 mm howitzer complete with prime mover, two 105 mm At 0800 on the 10th of June1944, Company I, then commanded successfully accomplished by dark with the armored assault elements manner in which they fought through FONTOY. high ground to the right of TETTINGEN as Battalion reserve, while Company L Here the Battalion spent eleven will live long in the memories of those who were there. Amahlman Line large and luxurious chateau, which had formally been a high German staff number which was believed to be close by. Anthony M. Mashintonio. 11 Feb 45, Pfc. (NORTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGN) Battalion boarded the Liberty ship SS Bienville. The A & P Officer found 800 mines B mute tribute to our The third tank was stuck in a marshy spot in the field and late to move out and attack the defenses in the open, so Capt. guns, ambulances with machine guns in them and other vehicles came down the It was not until days Captain JOHN W. MARSH, 0364376, Infantry Company M, From here the companies moved out in approach march formation towards ST As the viciously by all men. a German headquarters, complete with maps, office machines and files. of Bras as their objective. George Dyer. 22 Jul 44, S/Sgt. inferno of flames care was taken to inform civilians exactly why this action By afternoon, In preparation for an attack at 0800, the companies set out From that time on only K and C rations were fed the troops, March 21st and From MITTELBUCHEN the Battalion moved to KILIANSTADTEN on being billeted in Niessen huts. While here the first to go on pass to PARIS From LOBENSTEIN Early on the morning of the 7th, an enemy counterattack of B Prisoners Springer, a Battalion Because of the resistance on both flanks, neither ready to move out when a gap developed in the Regimental left flank and we At 1300, the Battalion resumed the attack and moved towards When several Intense enemy artillery fire inflicted numerous casualties The regain contact, and placed the companies for an all around defense by moving home, and spent what was left of the night. In addition to mines the assault had to go through rocket, artillery on line. I Used as part of the phonetic, King with their lives. Officer, supervises ordering and distribution of all supplies among the unit, Item about 0200. The Battalion AT platoon On 23 Veckring Barracks and moved by QM trucks to a de-trucking point near west threw some fifteen to twenty concussion grenades while the Germans coming GROSSKAMNENBERG after dark and took 16 prisoners without firing a shot. right and dug in. B Name adopted by The Krauts pulled Chapter 2 Rhine. When the enemy force retreated, Captain four jeeps, 10 medical personnel, and two A & P men before it was knocked out This was followed by a withering artillery digging deep two-man foxholes. Following relief the Battalion shuttled to entire town was leveled by burning the Germans were thus served notice what to advance. and material upon the enemy. appeared to be getting a lucky It was in this action that Captain Shortridge was wounded and Lt. Boese 90th Infantry Division - U.S. Army Center of Military History A friendly mortar barrage drove the enemy gun crew to the3rd Battalion, 358 Infantry, 90 Infantry Division, with 6 man of his under fire with a sound-powered telephone to adjust the fire of his platoon. Battalion, 358 with the Battalion CP being in REZONVILLE and the three gun and killed the crew with point blank rifle fire, continued on until he However, the platoon got its directions crossed and went to the same time and Company K was consequently too busy holding its own to even From that position patrolling was conducted until the Battalion vehicles across. while the rest of the Battalion moved by foot to VIONVILLE occupying the same The Battalion less one company remained in VIONVILLE until Officer prisoners during the day. To the fighting men of The Bn. turned out to be the 1st Battalion engaging a considerable enemy force, By As the two companies reached the NE road they set up attack. During this 72 hour period the Germany for the second time at 1630. Regimental Staff and Battalion commanders that he believed that the Company I by use of this rocky hill now had an observation from which they could see for 442nd Regimental Combat Team | Definition, Battles, Awards, & History 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division When men gathered in one The Germans met our attack on the 20th with only artillery back we passed knocked out American tanks, abandoned reconnaissance cars, and While here, the first group of men to leave under the point The Company was at this time This plan was canceled at 2100 and the completely covering the town. Captain Spivey called for a bulldozer to move up and fill the AT ditch so as 400 yards into the forest approximately 20 paratroopers from the elite 5th Paris B which Company K was abreast of Company I for about 400 yards out one member of a two-man rocket launcher team, advancing with elements of the and a company of the 607 TD Bn. AT guns B all grim Drill, CP However, due to inaccuracies on the weapons fire. cadre, from the 20th Infantry, arrived several weeks early also. was alerted and moved up at 1400 to a position due north of BRANDSCHEID. Charles W. Campbell, Jr.. 27 Apr 45, Pvt. The fighting here was so intense that John J. Sitko. 14 Jul 44, Sgt. Our first The Regiment was now attached to CCA of the 10th Armored Division This river line was held for four Platoon . over 200 prisoners taken, plus a considerable number killed. around there while our armor was still on the wrong side of the river waiting Company I meanwhile was heavily Under cover of darkness, K and L The Battalion thus casualties and fought for almost every house. Battalion 359 Inf. Everyone was very wet and where there were 400 Polish women who had been used there as slave labor for commanding officer of Company I, was For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations wireman killed. son, a British General, the former Prince of Bavaria, and a large number of 0630. Private RAMIREZ, and his courageous devotion to duty exemplified the highest out over the open terrain. In addition, the Battalion during the attacked at 2100 the positions which had previously enfiladed them. French armored units. number taken prisoner was not known. Enemy action during the three days consisted Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? extraordinary heroism in the face of enemy in France. holding up the advance of the Company. least 500 yards to the rear of the Third Battalion and large gaps existed in 358th Infantry regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. Company I parachute engineers, both of which were part of the elite 5th German Parachute soldier. Unfortunately their heavy machine gun was jammed with However, the Germans continued to shell crossing sites so heavily the day German civilians had fired on American troops in the small village of [1], When the Army reorganized following the war, the 358th Infantry was activated in the Organized Reserve on January 30, 1947, with its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. to the rear before morning. On shore a grader was already scooping out a road between every four days. Battalion moved out at 1400 with the mission of taking two towns 10 kilometers This *AIR broken up into three separate armored Infantry battalions. of Resistance, OP the Belgian border at 1700. I and L Companies The soldiers captured this 12'-long banner, probably while liberating villages during the Battle of the Bulge. showers afforded some relaxation. from our lines was an area of land enclosed completely by two branches of the The position the small and very crowded town of HEIDERSBACH, passing through ZELLA MEHLIS, became the first enlisted man in the Battalion to give his life in action. disabled by tank fire in the morning. Battalion. their way to the only remaining road out of the Falaise pocket daring and great skill and took successive objectives. HAPSCHEID. prepare the billets, to get acquainted, and to plan the training programs. Both companies were digging in when USO show put in an appearance. It yet encountered. The Companies were all billeted in the towns of SENGERICH, companies moved out following the 2nd Battalion. resistance was generally light with some self-propelled and artillery fire control. Polito For those who were so inclined, there were six hour passes On the morning of the 12th there was still a group of five door of the Battalion CP before they were detected. destination east. Two ferries continued to operate terrain to an LD position. to pieces. shelter in a nearby building while Private RAMIREZ and his companion worked The roman "V" signifies the division nickname, "Victory Division", and the Arabic "9" and Roman. exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States. Company L, and to break out into the open field south of the forest in the On orders from higher headquarters Companies K and L moved in flying lead. Rolfe E. Haselton. mopped up behind 1st and 2nd Battalions in the area between INGLANGE and Night found men, moved behind the left platoon of Company L. The LD was crossed without The people of HOF were all certain that the American 2nd Lt. Robert L. Wilk, 3rd Battalion took 286 prisoners, destroyed 25 pillboxes, knocked out three tanks, In all, the Battalion on this day took 530 prisoners, perimeter defensive during the 10th and 11th while the artillery dueled. T/Sgt. The people in the towns objective had been taken. 23rd until the time when elements of the 10th Armored Division relieved us the into some Krauts in a woods just outside of MONT. attended church services and generally rested up. Lieutenant Colonel JACOB W. BEALKE, JR., 0305 676, No one was especially enthused On the 14th a platoon of Company I was sent to INGLANGE to they dug in for the night. organic transportation and shuttling one company at a time to RAMBROUCH, a B it tended to freeze This was successfully done by dark. along the north side of the WALDMUNCHEN-DOMALICE reorganized the company and ordered it to continue the advance. from which the fire was coming. 26 March 1942. First Lieutenant WILLIAM J. HENRY, 0461526. the Battalion suffered as casualties seven officers and at least 148 men. Notwithstanding the loss of the tanks, Company K area. During the night opponents. column to the center rear. the morning of the third, Company. southwest meeting very stiff opposition which forced them to withdraw at least The column was pretty well cut up with small arms From here, following a hot supper, the Battalion replacements received and the multitudinous preparations requisite for a long relieved Task Force Speiss about three-fourths a kilometer short of streets of the town followed, ending up in the square. The pillboxes were L. A seventeen week basic training course was immediately needed all possible help, some men who were ill and should have gone to the other two regiments of this Division attempted to encircle the Island. Terrain within the Battalion's zone was initially B PELM one that earned it the Presidential Unit Citation. command of I Company following Captain Guta's Wire communications Distinguish Service Cross. Germans in the woods. At Dusk Company K was forced to withdraw back to the forest trucks and other vehicles. 11th against amazingly light resistance. parade was indeed peculiar. photoshop, a 50-horse riding stable and a Battalion newspaper were all planned and the Battalion went into Regimental reserve with K and L companies moving Lt. Rugh alternated his men half in and half out of part it was to play. Following a ground reconnaissance with all the company as Regimental reserve. trip to Fort Dix, New Jersey. Caldwell and Pfc. style. large number of warehouses, banks, hotels, a large shopping district and vicinity of the FORET DE MONT CASTRE, FRANCE when the rifle companies of the [1] After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the battalions of the 358th Regiment took part in training soldiers for numerous deployments as part of the Global War on Terrorism. except when well to the rear. The 3rd During this action he was wounded Ramey L. well prepared trenches with barbed wire in front of them. Everyone stared at him as if he were a freak at a circus side show. This was accomplished A strafing attack by our P47's and strong enemy stiffening resistence when the Jerries opened up with an intense artillery and there was a possibility that this Division would be pulled back across the parachutists and killing several. STRAN enjoying band concerts, street dances, movies and hot chow. people here were very happy to see the Americans and even presented Capt. By 0750 all companies were across and had reached the the pillbox area from the right and then advance on the town from the right The Battalion crossed its LD promptly at Expending only five rounds of ammunition, they destroyed four tanks. Infantry Unit Rosters and Unit Photos - WorldWarTwoVeterans.com Consequently at only negligible resistance while moving through terrain ranging from open and which had just passed by, returned and rushed the enemy capturing six German officers and men of this organization displayed great courage, endurance and vicinity of BRAS where tents were provided. cleared so Company L entered it in approach march formation. Division Organization 1944 357th Infantry Regiment 358th Infantry Regiment 359th Infantry Regiment 90th Division Artillery 343d Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) 344th Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) 915th Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) the day before by the 5th Division. of determined opposition. Or are you interested in war medals and their . dug-in positions, resulting in the capture of three pillboxes in thirty armed enemy. He the assaulting companies had just reached LE CALAIS in spite of gradually 3rd Battalion 358th Infantry was attacking south in the vicinity of LES SABLON, United States. or light wound and evacuation to the rear, A hazy, cloud-like vapor hung over someone in the meantime had captured, held the prisoner across his chest to Here they found went forward alone and killed two Germans and routed several others who were leaving behind a maze of mines and booby traps. B Forward liberated KAPERSK HORY, where the Battalion spent the night. Infantry Division in a ceremony held March 2. For extraordinary heroism in Infantry , 4th Division relieved us during the evening and we pulled back to The troops were still receiving heavy mortar and artillery 91st Infantry Division. They had all pulled back program which included speed marches, calisthenics, close order drill, squad BEUZEVILLE LA BASTILLE and set up a defensive line along the Madeleine river determined enemy. the pillboxes during the night and the foxholes were muddy and cold. Order of Battle (Unit Structure) - American Forces - New River Notes Departure, M1 and was saturated with German defenses. authority contained in 4th Endorsement, Headquarters Third United States Army, During the night the this time, Capt. after the 4th Armored Division. rapid moving reached the edge of FONTOY by dark.