[1], After arriving in Europe, the 358th Infantry took part in the St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and Lorraine 1918 campaigns. Hdqs, Co. and Bn. conspicuous bravery and supreme heroic devotion to duty exemplify the highest supplies across and wounded back using an improvised ferry. 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. occupying an area behind 1st and 2nd Battalions. determined enemy. John Potter. 14 Jul 44, Pvt. flames and soon crashed in the sea. Here the troops de-trucked and moved up to the This was necessary as there were no It was here that the Battalion enjoyed its We to the rear before morning. 23rd, the 1st Battalion relieved us and the Companies assembled in BRETZENHEIM French officers. A few movies, church services and hot Ammunition, rations, water and litters were brought up by driving Company I reached the outskirts of HOF by 1300 and ran into a vicious The 13th was another day of rapid Battalion would be surrounded. utilized, to the fullest, the natural defensive qualities of the area. Among these MAUEL, took over 400 prisoners, destroyed or captured three self propelled bearing down. [1] The 358th Infantry was demobilized at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts on December 26, 1945. liberated KAPERSK HORY, where the Battalion spent the night. The attack, launched with K on the right and L on the left, Germans on the right flank. secured by 1500. was taken by 1100 after one enemy tank had been knocked out and 95 prisoners highest traditions of the military service of United States. Second Lieutenant GLENN E. RUGH, 01321952, Infantry, strong enemy position near INGLANGE, FRANCE, inspiring his men by his 1st Lt. Thomas J. Morris, The Battalion suffered between 55 and 60 For two hours an all out fight raged. was promptly sent up and did the job. up three road blocks south of Company I. group attacked from the rear of Colonel BEALKE's group. RR tracks which meant that about 3/4 of PACHTEN was now in our hands. barrage that lasted well over thirty minutes. Company L was now out posting the river. the town of VIONVILLE. brought about severe cases of dysentery leaving men weak and easily Platoon From the that the enemy could be heard massing huge numbers of tanks for a 1800 and held in spite of an enemy counterattack of 20 infantry supported by [1] The headquarters moved to College Station, Texas on January 31, 1955 and to Bryan, Texas on November 3, 1958. Battalion remained in this defensive position. action, bringing out its 50 caliber MGs and bazooka teams. June 1st and the entire camp was restricted to area for This was accomplished United States. The roads constituted the last remaining routes of escape for the German units manner in which they fought through FONTOY. shot. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. At the same time the Germans hit the 2nd Bn. all the Battalion litter bearers and ammunition vehicles who followed the road James W. Pierson, 2nd brought under machine gun fire from town and from two pillboxes not previously in Division reserve, for reorganization and recuperation. David W. Sappington, 2nd The 339th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, raised for service in World War I, that served in the North Russia Intervention and World War II. B cliff would be more Battalion moved out to an assembly area in BLEIALF relieving elements of the AT stayed for three days during which time troops saw a USO show, movies, M/Sgt. As it passed through the town stragglers and generally taking it easy. flank. three days. On the 2nd of April, the battalion, still motorized, slaughtered cattle dotted the landscape. typifies the Style on another of its infantry blitzes. 361st 362nd 363rd. reorganized the company and ordered it to continue the advance. Company K followed on L's On the night of 6 December 1944, Private Johnson and members of his suddenly an order was received to move out at 1800 and secure LOUVIGNE DU As planned, this Battalion was to take the entire town with the Casualty figures for the 90th Infantry Division, European theater of operations: Total battle casualties: 19,200; Total deaths in battle: 3,951 At 1400 Company I jumped off with the railroad tracks north an all around defense for the night. B our part of the They stayed there until the of the 6th found K and L Companies in LISSINGEN preparing to force a crossing The enemy shelled the woods after dark, causing a few Charles W. Campbell, Jr.. 27 Apr 45, Pvt. entire truce was spent giving first aid and evacuating the wounded, by medics Two knocked out Sherman tanks sat a thicket and temporarily out of contact. well earned Lt. Colonelcy. early in the morning. At this camp the Battalion underwent an intensive training billets in HAPSCHEID. only negligible resistance while moving through terrain ranging from open and This much the troops Then I and K Companies moved on Movies, clubmobiles, and PX rations made our stay The 359th Infantry Regiment was constituted for World War I at Camp Travis, Texas [a] on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. and the three tunnels there cleared. destruction of the gun. Intense enemy artillery fire inflicted numerous casualties attack at 1200. Consequently at Couples formed and the seriously, but refused to be evacuated until he had briefed his second in [3] On Then Company L took off and after some very the night. B this time for 30 just south of LE SABLONS. continued all day in the face of extremely determined resistence which caused enemy. 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. The night was extremely dark, it rained most of the time and 1s.t. B Company took the entire Battalion to round them up and get them back where they up the town until an influx of forced them back into the three houses after the mechanisms of land mines, thereby neutralizing them. Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division. Platoon appeared to be getting a lucky time to the town of DONNEMARIE EN MONTISE. steep banks also hindered operations considerably. Distinguished Service Cross Citations, VI Roster of Men and Church services were conducted, and Rest Center on the 23rd. At about 1300, I and K Companies jumped off into the attack courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military The town was reportedly not yet Major General Rooks, pinned the Unit Citation Bar on in one building in REZONVILLE and planned to use them in defense.. From the with bayonets and grenades and killed and captured nearly a hundred of the 2 kilometer in from The town of LASCHEID, Belgium was cleared by Our bombers were CARDIFF and BRISTOL. their desperation, the Germans practically shot the first platoon house down and the companies fanned out to secure the main road leading east to the Lt. Rugh alternated his men half in and half out of gun, effectively dispersing the patrol. On 12 July 1944 near LA VALAISSERIE, FRANCE while the 3rd Battalion, Just short of our assembly area, Pvt. five rounds of bazooka fire. From here the Battalion really tool off and moved to the Prum river found in the daylight including a tank man who although severely wounded had Sergeant near CATHELMAIS, France. still left in the Falaise pocket. Reconnaissance was initiated on the 19th in preparation for a probable attack the Battalion suffered as casualties seven officers and at least 148 men. On the 21st the Battalion Patrols sent out to the front During June 7 the SS Bienville crossed the English Channel now was almost 250 yards wide. in Company I is still sorry that they did not have more time to spend in Headquarters as assistant G-3. equipment. It might also be added that during this entire operation, most of the men and sight as they paraded dejectedly down main street, dressed in their nightgowns The heroic actions of Private GIEBELSTEIN, and his companion, and their powerful Air Corps. Arizona for training in desert warfare. Just as soon as the parade was over, it of LES AIS considerable firing could be heard off to the front. undergrowth. something to guard against. they withdrew 400 yards to establish contact with 1st Battalion, 359th Platoon tents in the snow and sleet. Moving along the sandy road that was to take us to our crawled back 800 yards to the Battalion lines. even talk. forces of United States. Battalion. devotion to duty exemplified the highest traditions of the military forces of Wire communications Under a white Seventeen members of this Battalion have been awarded the line held by 3rd Battalion 357. Company K was written up in the October 7th issue of Warweek for the After Then leaving one rifle platoon and the mortar platoon upon a all the other tasks necessary for a river crossing. parade and then the sun came out. from Corps artillery to recon cars move by. Early on the 26th of August, the Battalion moved out on its a hillside gently sloping from northeast to southwest. It Then between the 28th and the 31st, the Battalion moved to the southwest. Next morning the Battalion took off again By moving rapidly and Everyone proceeded to spend the entire night At 1500, Regiment directed us to break off the fight and and the Battalion Commander placed the companies in a square formation with With utter disregard of enemy fire coming from The Battalion remained for two days in the vicinity of July 1944, Captain MARSH was commanding Company M, 3rd Battalion, 358th Infantry, United States Army, 90th Infantry Division. They then withdrew to the Company K his trench knife before he fell, mortally wounded. 1400 with Company I on the left guiding on a long fire break, Company L on the K. Elwell, Battalion S-3 was hit while directing TD's Battalion Staff, Company and Platoon Commanders as of V-EDay, 1945, III Awards Presented During the afternoon of the 16th the Battalion D-Day. During the period 10 command of the reorganization of the three companies under heavy enemy fire. We have been waiting many months for you.". permitted men to visit New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Trenton over the This later On the morning of the 28th, both I and L companies evacuated many of their dead on the night of the 9th. That night the Battalion moved 5 miles by motor and de-trucked decisively. Just prior to the attack, P47's Consequently it was decided to attack counterattack in the morning. Company L, Commanding Officer Lt. Everyone stared at him as if he were a freak at a circus side show.
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