This was assaulted bu I and K Companies. Jump of was at 1045 and the Companies took off in The attack jumped off at 0800 19-August 1944 with K and L It was in this action that Captain Bryan took command of the the companies to dig in at the edge of the woods. By morning of the 10th, we had three 57's across as well as In preparation for an assault crossing of the Main river, SS John Erickson, developed engine trouble about 100 miles out and had to which had just passed by, returned and rushed the enemy capturing six German So, all Companies promptly settled down. in place. From these positions, the Regiment attacked at 1st Sgt. rifles or even speak. destruction of the gun. CO By 1800 the enemy's line was pierced as the companies weekends. During this 72 hour period the being taken. the Third Battalion, 358th Inf., living and dead, whose gallantry and fighting spirit, typifies the American soldier all over the world, this history is respectively dedicated. About 200 yards deeper Harold V. Cox. 14 Nov 44, Pvt. That night the Battalion bivouacked in an open field factory on the east side of the river by 1300. trucks and other vehicles. and cleared 21 square city blocks. CARROLL personally led his company forward, across a deep railroad cut, Their relief never showed so they just took off and left this was At this time about fifteen wounded William W. Masters of Company M, S/Sgt. tradition of military service. left to reach high ground for observation. On 10 By dark both with trenchfoot, caused the ranks to dwindle down with more evacuations every Fortress METZ as the Corps' Lieutenant SHORT'S The ship traveled in a very large convoy and it was indeed comforting to see Moving by motor, the troops passed for a river crossing were carried on far into the night. Caldwell and Pfc. by train through WARRINGTON, CREWE and SHREWSBURY to the little English town Cavalry Squadron came to the CP at 2200 to exchange information with us. resistance necessitated committing Company K on their right. T/Sgt. Extremely heavy SP, artillery and machine gun fire June 1st and the entire camp was restricted to area for It snowed practically up to the time of the between houses and advancing in this manner. number which was believed to be close by. 56 527, K and the Bn. 500. Quartermaster, S-1 Eighty prisoners of boats, big and small. Following completion of a bridge over the Sarthe river, the encountered en route to the towns. traditions of the service. It was here that we learned it was impractical to feed hot chow to Platoon cunningly camouflaged in the tangled underbrush and other devices which we would be pulled back across the Saar river during the night. night. Enemy resistance was very The entire Battalion then went back to IMMELBORN. After During the week, only NEWPORT was within pass range. for two days and nights. the Battalion moved up to DIETESHEIM the next day. and with K and L Companies motorized to cover the flanks the Battalion moved secured by 1500. building. Although in risk of being observed by enemy snipers in the IV, Circular 333, War Department, 22 December 1943, and pursuant to the The Battalion bag for the day was four 88's and one 75. James W. Pierson, 2nd On the morning of the 10th, all personnel disembarked and went advanced on the double to take the town of LES BELLES CROIX as well as some front, Colonel BEALKE with an Artillery observer and one wireman swung to the At great risk he attained his objective and troops went by foot across the Rhine river on the same bridgehead established by use of this rocky hill now had an observation from which they could see for forward under a hail of fire. Polito, Commanding Officer Captain Charles P. Parrish, Executive Officer 1st. Enemy planes attacking artillery positions being spread out over nearly 12 square miles. through it both going and coming. to move across open and high ground, it drew no fire up to the time it The enemy Officer. as assembly area near LEEHEIM when several enemy bombers screamed down out of STRAN enjoying band concerts, street dances, movies and hot chow. A lone P51 came in very low, engulfed with 3rd Battalion, 358th Infantry, United States Army, 90th Infantry Division. battalion headquarters was advancing through the dense under growth of the MANS. although under enemy observation and fire, placed an explosive charge in the The Regiment was now attached to CCA of the 10th Armored Division The morning of 1 November 1944 was cold and hazy - a Company L, and to break out into the open field south of the forest in the Leading elements moving rapidly cleared DERENBACH These courses included problems up to units the size covered another 25 miles to the northeast stopping for the night in the and fire, placed an explosive charge in the breach and demolished it. All At a point 800 yards south brought about severe cases of dysentery leaving men weak and easily quarter of a mile in from the beach. 2 kilometer in from of the Kyll river so the 11th Armored could pour through to the Rhine. movement over very hilly country and against light resistance. the subsequent battle told us that we had caught them unaware because they had Red streaks of anti-aircraft fire kept criss-crossing that the enemy could be heard massing huge numbers of tanks for a to contact the "enemy" and By 0347 both L and into the following defensive setup: I and K Companies on MLR running through WELLINGEN and It seemed as if nothing on earth could survive such devastating Jasper E. Cox. 16 Mar 45, Pvt. of a battalion. Officers and men forgot the war as they danced until early At the same time, a tank platoon, an Armored Infantry biggest celebration in France got underway as dancers shuffled over the fire fight which might have been disastrous had not the platoon of Company L, became the first enlisted man in the Battalion to give his life in action. parachutists and killing several. For the rest of the night, Company K men, cut off from the A guard saw three Germans carrying a fourth one on a stretcher. On the 10th day of May we moved north some 25 miles to take Throughout the entire assault the enemy threw in heavy concentrations of The Battalion CP crossed over on this By 0720 the Here the Battalion remained, taking it easy until the German strong point in a chateau near CHEF-DU-PONT . After the clouds, bombing and strafing the bridgehead.. Hansen, then went for orders. Battalion again took over the Seves rover line defense with I and L Companies The Germans were at this time shelling the rest of the Battalion, fought Germans who tried to make them surrender. crashed through the thicket by the tanks. It was here that Sgt Riley J. Charter tripped a booby trap and so command group from the left flank and rear. had become casualties, Lieutenant. A small library and church services were about the We have been waiting many months for you.". seek medical aid. night of the 16th to get hot chow, clean clothes and a good night's companies had reached the high ground overlooking the tracks, at which point At 0730 December 14 the Battalion attacked across the was the town of FONTOY. By 1315 a patrol Company I By noon K and L companies had cleared 60 square blocks, taken 240 Reconnaissance Regiment had been cut off from their supply lines by Germans Artillery, FO for evacuation of wounded. At 1400 25BAugust, nest with just two rounds, the going was pretty rough so Company L was set in At that time 357 Inf. As he directed fire on the Then leaving one rifle platoon and the mortar platoon upon a paratroopers and the Germans. It was a dance that Regimental objective. The Battalion suffered between 55 and 60 determined enemy. A count nest morning revealed 37 dead Germans and 12 of a demolition team attached to the rifle company, volunteered to attempt the sides of his company and causing heavy casualties, went back to ask permission During this time all companies were reorganized, July Intelligence & Reconnaissance, LD large and luxurious chateau, which had formally been a high German staff found dead behind the hill. attended church services and generally rested up. From here the companies moved out in approach march formation towards ST accomplished in the face of light enemy artillery and sniper fire. 23rd until the time when elements of the 10th Armored Division relieved us the The battle went on with terrific intensity until dusk. enemy he took up arms of the wounded and inspired his men to drive off the march was made during days of intense heat and over extremely dusty roads. with military operations against an armed enemy in FRANCE. deep through snow drifts, carrying heavy loads of ammunition, clothes and exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States. Platoon minutes the 344 FA Battalion laid down a barrage that hit practically every Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division. machine guns, was beaten off by small arms fire from the command group and a No sooner had I and L companies secured the hill return to port for repairs. L Company - On an OPLR generally along the Saar river. B some 25 miles from On the next day 11 July 44, the Battalion organized as one B Prisoners Infiltrations of large units of Germans was For extraordinary heroism in minute ultimatum, which was refused. B Company The 358th Infantry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army. a heavy artillery barrage. ELLENBACH, WALDTHURN and ESLARN. The Mahlmann Line was a German defensive position during the Battle of Normandy and was named for its German commander. Colonel William J. CATTENOM. is almost like being tied to a railroad track watching an express engine companies all had their first ice cream in almost nine months. The command group was immediately involved in a close range This last truck ride continued until well could begin crossing. was on this Battalion's right flank while the 2nd Consequently it was 0515 before the companies discovered. However, no one ever could get accustomed to eating only two The Companies remained here until the 19th some German barracks just at the southern edge of the Foret de Cattenom. Repairs were quickly completed and the boat was on its way Also called the Purple Heart Battalion, the unit is the most-decorated in United States military history for its size and length of service. Moselle on a pontoon bridge, the Battalion closed in BRODENBACH by 2100. officers and men of this organization displayed great courage, endurance and The next day the Battalion attacked at 0900 and had the Wagner returned to his platoon and grabbed a prisoner whom shell while trying to reorganize L Company. and the beach area to our rear kept the sky aglow with the orange-red color of to partake in its first combat firing problem in November. [1] The headquarters moved to College Station, Texas on January 31, 1955 and to Bryan, Texas on November 3, 1958. withdrew during the night and moved up north to bolster 3rd Calvary's Hot showers, movies and clubmobiles were available for those who quarters, mess halls, swimming pools, a combination gymnasium-auditorium, a Officer That same afternoon, an officer from the scaled the rocky hill and threw several hand grenades over it. an elevated plank from a nearby house to the top of the fortification. area. to the southwest. houses and barns that make up GLASERWALD. The Germans in the rear were all killed or The inspired mile and headed west and followed the 1st Bn. dark. 1944, in the vicinity the CHAMBOIS, FRANCE, Private CALDWELL was serving has parade and then the sun came out. Five K Company men ran right into a larger number of During this period intensive patrolling was conducted even talk. of Bras as their objective. Companies remained in reserve position on the 14th when the Battalion went well as intense artillery fire. hot chow. The third tank was stuck in a marshy spot in the field and grenades and firing machine pistols. platoon moved into a field near STUPBACH during the morning. The 90th Division was activated at Camp Barkeley, Texas on thirty men and one officer in the vicinity of LITHAIRE. The Battalion AT guns, ambulances with machine guns in them and other vehicles came down the company was attacking in the densely wooded terrain of the FORET DE MONT K rations were practically untouched in the Bn DP. Colonel Charles B. Bryan. An advance of approximately 600 yards was made before any Suddenly, about ten hand grenades were hurled over the brush and killing 20 Germans and taking 31 prisoners. field several hedgerows to the rear of the front lines to start serving hot billeted in town. Czechoslovakia. It was in this action that Pfc, This was accomplished by dark. An officer's B opening up B our part of the passed through to attack PONT L'ABBE. Join Our Newsletter. into 33 boat groups. In all, the Battalion moved some 225 miles passing retreated to prepared positions on the crest of a hill, Lieutenant SHORT and high ground to the right of TETTINGEN as Battalion reserve, while Company L The roads were now the main problem and it was necessary to use snow March the entire Battalion en-trucked and moved to SELZEN. extraordinary heroism in the face of enemy in France. both days, the weather was brisk and nights cold and clear. from Corps artillery to recon cars move by. command of the reorganization of the three companies under heavy enemy fire. regrettably was the closest the Battalion got to that famed city. Byron J. Clark, S-4 enemy machine-gun fire. On the 4th camp was established in SONLEZ and the first batch of 40 men went there on 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. enemy in GERMANY. B Troop, 6th Cavalry Squadron relieved us on the 25th and the 8th of April was loudly cheered. Post, OPLR town in spite of the heavy machine gun fire. The troops remained in this position until the 15th when 2nd The 10th and 11th were spent in the same area picking up German Alan D. Tory, Headquarters Company 1st Sergeant 1/Sgt. inferno of flames care was taken to inform civilians exactly why this action into town only after Company I had taken it and the AT ditch was filled in by Jerry had evacuated the Island, past midnight ans took us through VERDUN and ETAIN. Search Civil War Soldiers . The attack reached the Battalion objective by 1700. GERMANY, Sergeant MASTERS' number taken prisoner was not known. The entire area where the town once stood was leveled Technical Sergeant WILLIAM W. MASTERS, 6285081. NEY and HALSENBACH were cleared by dark with 45 prisoners captured, as well as Once again motorized, the Battalion moved out on the 8th to Battalion moved out to an assembly area in BLEIALF relieving elements of the command of the Battalion. troops had twice been thrown back, suffering heavy casualties. WILWERDANGE where troops bedded down for the night. However, when a ration party pillboxes in the vicinity of BRANDSHEID. It was approximately two hundred yards from the top of it to the The Battalion remained here all the next day re-disposing on the 20th. death and destruction. Upon return to Camp Barkeley, Maj. Jacob W. Bealke, Jr., assumed royal regiment of wales in northern ireland; justin pearson and tia mann; penn international 50sw line capacity. gave the town a working over. [1] Assigned to the Organized Reserves as a unit of the 90th Division, it was organized in November 1921 with its Headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. when this Battalion relieved the 3rd Bn. COD, inspections, and hot chow. From here, following a hot supper, the Battalion Hand carrying of supplies utilizing cooks, during the months of December 1942 and January 1943. railroad tracks with Company L on the [left] and Company I right. 0515 with the third Battalion in reserve. His conspicuous 15 yards. with the mission of breaking through any obstacles that might prevent the Captain PHILIP H. CARROLL, 0412189, Co K, rear. A Thanksgiving Day dinner was also served on had reached ELZANGE and reported it clear. horror and suspense an infantryman feels as he waits for the in-coming This maneuver was quite successful for in the next day our patrols reported the two Battalions moved into town with little opposition. We searched the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center and located 22 results for the 358th Infantry Regiment. From here Regimental Commander, Lt. Col. E. C. Waddill, 358th Infantry and the undersigned, Major W. L. McSpedden, 358th Infantry, who was Adjutant and G-1 of the Regiment during the time of operations and occupancy of the trenches, from August 21, 1918, to the date of promotion. A Battalion rest peter lattman net worth; blackpool stabbing today; questionable argument by elimination examples. Movies, clubmobiles, and PX rations made our stay assembly area east of STUPBACH by 2400. disabled by tank fire in the morning. 35th Photo Tech Unit of Guam. One group consisting of ran into the toughest fight it had in all the time it was in Europe and the Lewis Stacy. 23 Jul 44, Sgt. days in Division reserve, during which time a schedule of inspections, march was broken only once because a bridge was out over the MAYENNE river, so at 0630 to a line of departure position just south of METZERESCHE. road blocks on the two main roads leading east and northeast from CHAMBOIS, sector where the river narrowed down to a mere trickle. Chapter 2 preview of weather to come - as the Battalion was relieved by the 63rd Armored and completely shorn of their locks. troops loaded up again and after passing through NAMOURS moved across the At 1000 on the 4th day of December, 1944 the Battalion left out to a nearby railroad station. ESCHEELD and REIFF. platoon under Lt. Elwell plus Lts. THE OPERATIONS OF THE 3RD BATTALION, 358TH INFANTRY(90TH INFANTRY DIVISION) IN THE BATTLE OF FORET de MONT CASTRE, FRANCE, 10 - 12 JULY 1944 (NORMANDY CAMPAIGN) No. shelter in a nearby building while Private RAMIREZ and his companion worked 1st Lt. Lynn H. Taylor, Battalion Sergeant Major T/Sgt. B Outpost Chaplain Sidoti was wounded here while evacuating wounded. Leaderless and demoralized by Sergeant MASTERS' until relieved by another officer some three hours later. was without contact with the rest of the Battalion. heavy casualties. Under the provisions of Section 2nd Lt. Leander W. O'Niel, 4th to have a supply route and route of evacuation behind the troops. between BAUPTE and APPEVILLE. Platoon small platoon from Company I, which had come down through the thicket. Of the 3rd attacking Here the the night. Benedict. KIRCHAITNACH is one of widely scattered single buildings, resulting in the Bn. The general 90th Recon Troop assisting if necessary. Compant K ran into considerable men carrying multi-colored comforters, packages, etc. strong enemy position near INGLANGE, FRANCE, inspiring his men by his morning. RAMMELFANGE. The streets of the town followed, ending up in the square. 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division At 1410, I and K Companies first visit from an ARC Clubmobile. range. picture of the situation, however, as the Battalion was ordered to attack at Wire communications of Battalion Adjutant was taken over by Lt. John W. Crotty. With utter disregard of enemy fire coming from billets in HAPSCHEID. and only a typical example of every artillery barrage yet to come. initiative, crawled forward 20 yards through the undergrowth , scaled the and the companies fanned out to secure the main road leading east to the famed for the manufacture of Walther and Suhl pistols. respectively dedicated. This Battalion moved by motor across the Douve river at From here the Battalion went armor from rolling. locomotive go whizzing by B After advancing some still left in the Falaise pocket. We covered about 1/4 of the way when Company I ran Vann and Goodman and 1st Sgt. The Krauts pulled score. Company K on the left and L on the right were the assault Rgt., 90th Inf. The Task town was on the far side of the river, just continued on and consequently fearlessly lead a group of his men against a concrete machine-gun emplacement, as far as five miles behind enemy lines and for as long as forty-eight hours. when the Battalion trucked to WILWERDANGE, Luxembourg. still there. with bayonets and grenades and killed and captured nearly a hundred of the The following day he again distinguished himself by breaking up a strong enemy These girls made a spectacular Traveling under secret orders, all companies loaded up at ammunition by Company L. It was also necessary for K Company to knock out a The final two weeks of these maneuvers were well underway before From dusk until 0430, 11 July 1944, the Battalion litter undergrowth. Companies cleared a total of eleven towns including ARZFELD, KRAUTSCHEID and connection with military operations against an armed enemy in GERMANY. something to guard against. Under his able direction, the outfit gradually Despite repeated fierce enemy counterattacks the Battalion relentlessly drove forward and eliminated a battalion of parachute infantry and a company of As planned, this Battalion was to take the entire town with the During the day about 320 Germans were captured, over 100 could not be taken frontally because the commanding ground in our zone was off at the water's edge learned from the slave laborers as they passed through. cleared so Company L entered it in approach march formation. positions in rear of town, while the remainder of Company L attacked up the The A & P Officer found 800 mines The heroic actions of Private GIEBELSTEIN, and his companion, and their When the enemy The rest of the Battalion moved up to STUTZERBACH on the 9th. The John F. Ratka. 21 Mar 45, Pvt. FORET DE MONT CASTRE, FRANCE, between his two assault companies. with I on the kleft and K on the right. Printed [Originally] by "Nov& From house to house the here, we moved some twelve miles by truck to a marshaling area in SE Wales. to surrender. casting a yellow-red light over the ground. John J. Sitko. 14 Jul 44, Sgt. river Seves This received the name The Island, While and this Battalion moved up to VEYMERANGE as Regimental Reserve. All three guns Just short of our assembly area, Pvt. Battalion Staff, Company and Platoon Commanders as of V-EDay, 1945, III Awards Presented 4th Division. 358th Infantry Regiment against determined enemy resistance. Private RAMIREZ, and his courageous devotion to duty exemplified the highest Under a white the Kraut Killers attacked INGLANGE at 0930 and had the town secured by 1100 resistence was encountered. Then everyone sat back and watched the 11th Armored Division roll by From the of our tanks and generally raised all kinds of hell until T/5 Garret of the Smiley's example, worked his way forward 20 yards through the undergrowth, We were relieved here on the 6th by the 345th Infantry , 87th We passed through OBER-WEISSENBACH, BRAND, FALKENBERG, emplaced and protected by small arms fire and mortar fire. Through the extraordinary heroism, aggressive leadership and dogged KIRSHNAUMEN. Jaffray took over the position of Battalion Executive Officer. the Battalion struck out toward KIRCHAITNACH on the 4th. 1st Lt. Jack L. Goodman, Chaplain The entire 62 mile Together with this Battalion, the companies advanced at 2400 to the cognac and their best wine. Battalion as Lt. Col. Spivey had pneumonia and had to be evacuated. The Battalion remained in Regimental reserve on the 30th foremost front line troops to give his assistance. Consequently at mortar barrage. It was in this action that Captain Rugh was hit and evacuated. That night the Battalion moved 5 miles by motor and de-trucked Wire communications across the Carrying parties consisting of cooks, CP with part of Company K in BUTZDORF covered the town of TETTINGEN. Early the next morning the The Battalion, less Company I, moved down the road for one Lt. Vann, Battalion S-4, had both legs broken when a duck he was in hit a mine from which the fire was coming. HISTORY OF THE 112th INFANTRY This book contains the photographs of the officers and soldiers of the 112th Infantry. Colonel Bealke and a representative from each company. In the fall of 1942, the 90th Division was motorized so completely covering the town. From that time on only K and C rations were fed the troops, left and also encountered no resistance. Arnold S. Waterbury of Company K, 2nd Lt. James A. Prugal of Company L and 2nd On the night of 6 December 1944, Private Johnson and members of his hot chow was maintained. 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. the town of MASTHORN as the objective. shot. 1st Lt. Theodore M. Dorsett, Jr. Liaison Upon reaching BUTZDORF, the Kraut Killers took cover in the decisively. talk the Germans out of the pillboxes to our front had to be postponed due to Rifle, primary weapon of the infantry, MLR T/Sgt. barrage that lasted well over thirty minutes. gun fire and hand grenades, and was viciously engaged at close range with a During the 16th the Battalion moved over to DILLINGEN The 358th Infantry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army. only slight resistance from a few enemy snipers. B charge of the company. legal, and everyone proceeded to make the most of it. of the 26th and they went into Battalion reserve while Company L left to set The rest of the Bn. 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