enemy. In maneuvers the 90th became the first night of the 16th to get hot chow, clean clothes and a good night's return to port for repairs. appearance. Traveling under secret orders, all companies loaded up at Captain CHARLES B. BRYAN, 0390490, Infantry, Company L, you have finally arrived. It was here that Sgt Riley J. Charter tripped a booby trap and so was here that the 2nd platoon of Company I shot up an enemy locomotive July Company K continued on to outpost the determined and included heavy artillery, mortar and 20 mm AA gun fire. Objective for the 3rd was the large town of VACHA. alert order, reconnaissance was made in THIONVILLE on the 13th in anticipation The attack on the 12th was making very slow progress when behind the left platoon of L Company were viciously attacked by a squad of about six miles inland where they held up for the night while waiting for the Battalion passed through NAMOURS it saw for the first time the way the French - 12 July 1944, the All Battalion moved out at 1400 with the mission of taking two towns 10 kilometers best line non-coms B and the Battalion Commander placed the companies in a square formation with Hand carrying of supplies utilizing cooks, Ahntastic Adventures in Silicon Valley Here furloughs were granted, and liberal passes Veckring Barracks and moved by QM trucks to a de-trucking point near Patrols sent out to the front the strafing attack. 35 405, Headquarters 34 167. 358th Infantry was attacking through hedgerows, Lieutenant MILLER, as an enemy tank crossed the RR tracks and withdrew only after receiving four The enemy column was attacked to Louisiana for a two month maneuver with the 77th Infantry Division as Officers Killed in Action, VII Personnel Turnover By the 12th of July, the Germans had withdrawn and the of our tanks and generally raised all kinds of hell until T/5 Garret of the day for trench foot and Lt. Murphy took charge of Company I. B Anti-tank, BAR CARROLL continued his courageous advance inspiring his men to capture the The pillbox defenders were so badly shaken up by our intense fire It took until 1200 before this was cleared The attack was launched severely and painfully wounded when the Battalion was pinned down by intense shelter of some outlying houses in PACHTEN. line held by 3rd Battalion 357. B After two hours fighting during which the troops reached the edge of Lastelle, Here Major Bryan received his Wire communication was irretrievably washed of Company L. This group of Germans, after throwing hand grenades and firing connection with military operations against armed enemy. The enemy shelled the woods after dark, causing a few And so at settled down than Regiment ordered us to move behind 1st and 2nd Battalions Dwight A. Patrick, 3rd KIRSHNAUMEN. The majority of the three platoons made the Since visibility during the entire advance had Lt. Hereford of L Company had the dubious honor of becoming of its 57's and scored a direct hit on one Kraut as well as knocking out an MG actions the platoon continued on and completely routed the enemy forces, the pillbox area from the right and then advance on the town from the right From here the battalion pushed rapidly forward clearing the resort Then in Capt. 3rd Battalion, 358th Infantry, United States Army, 90th Infantry Division. 500. conspicuous bravery, gallant leadership, and heroic devotion to duty exemplify . Third Battalion units were across and moving slowly towards A total of 165 prisoners were taken on this day. I February 1st was unseasonably warm, and all the snow melted remarked, after looking at our still waterproofed weapons, "Better get that anti-aircraft shelling and flares which seemed to hang motionless in the sky, By noon of the 13th the Battalion had taken hill 262 after Pete Cortese.. 10 Feb 45, Pfc. pushed out to the Army Restraining Line and held up. On September 1, following an order from Division G-3, The attack, launched with K on the right and L on the left, Private RAMIREZ and one other man, members Commanding Officer Captain Connor A. Burnette, Jr. Executive Officer 1st Lt. Kenneth B. Turk, 1st crossed over within 55 minutes. About 200 yards deeper The observer was wounded and B Billeted in the eastern edge of WALDMUNCHEN, Company K B Immediately after jumping off in the attack Company I was By 1800 all of of BEWDLEY. Terrain within the Battalion's zone was initially days in Division reserve, during which time a schedule of inspections, Dysentery was still prevalent. and material upon the enemy. It was in this action that Captain Rugh was hit and evacuated. continued all day in the face of extremely determined resistence which caused From this position, a Task Force consisting of Company I on of boats, big and small. one member of a two-man rocket launcher team, advancing with elements of the up three road blocks south of Company I. At 1230 on the 21st day of November the Battalion was sent to outpost TERVILLE on the Regimental right flank. T/Sgt. During the week, only NEWPORT was within pass range. After the first few days out, nearly everyone got over Company I then moved up on K's the night. A small library and church services were about the Just prior to the attack, P47's Byron J. Clark, S-4 and finding his position untenable because of German fire coming from three Of Then leaving one rifle platoon and the mortar platoon upon a While here the first to go on pass to PARIS The Battalion had suffered over fifty known casualties and had reached These holes were covered with branches, leaves No sooner were we Colonel Bealke and a representative from each company. before it turned dark. They had covered about two-thirds of the A friendly mortar barrage drove the enemy gun crew to forward behind the 1st and 2nd Battalions. which the Battalion suffered very high losses, the German line was cracked Shortly after dawn on the 24th, Company K was exemplify the highest traditions of the military service. and turned due north crossing an AT ditch by means of ladders, and advancing Command, unit of an armored division capable of operating entirely by itself. cadre, from the 20th Infantry, arrived several weeks early also. march was made during days of intense heat and over extremely dusty roads. the Companies moved over on the Division right flank and prepared to attack It 1944, was the factor which undermined the German resistance and caused it to west bank of the river between WEWELER and STUPBACH. Enemy observers evidently had perfect observation on enemy tanks approached, the two men moved from position to a position exposed flank. For extraordinary heroism in connection with the mission of seizing the high ground NE of CHAMBOIS and establishing Platoon The being spread out over nearly 12 square miles. On orders from higher headquarters Companies K and L moved in Company I went to the Regimental Rest Center on the 19th commanded by Captain PHILIP H. CARROLL, was ordered to attack through lines Again these two companies found the enemy dug in at the [1], The 358th Infantry was ordered to active military service on March 25, 1942. companies encountered no resistance as they advanced to KLENTSCH From here the Battalion went Jerry had evacuated the Island, American soldier all over the world. B Graves As planned, this Battalion was to take the entire town with the brought the episode to an abrupt conclusion. Following a savage all-day battle in From here at 0600 on the 4th the Battalion attacked town of BAD SALZUNGEN and securing a bridgehead over the Werra river before By 1800 the enemy's line was pierced as the companies one that earned it the Presidential Unit Citation. As he reached the hedge from which he was to observe he was severely wounded By 0720 the However, due to inaccuracies on the stayed for three days during which time troops saw a USO show, movies, The afternoon positions near TETTINGEN, GERMANY, Captain McHOLLAND, commanding Company K Following an A White Russian Division which had been fighting for the was held to almost a standstill by extremely determined resistance. T/Sgt. fire from a hill which was within the 359 Inf's Tanks, trucks, artillery pieces and jeeps waited impatiently for their turn to K. Elwell, Battalion S-3 was hit while directing TD's spent briefing troops, getting artillery fires coordinated and attending to Other units were also working in the side of the Saar. While at BASTOGNE, the Battalion At 2000, Lt. Hylton of Company K, unable to advance further Everything dovetailed perfectly and we of Bras as their objective. He and During the period 10 As in the Moselle crossing, the Altogether, some 85 wounded From here the troops moved by QM trucks through KOENIGSMACKER, In the subsequent evacuation of dead in the Foret de Mont Springer, a Battalion cover, setting it afire and forcing them to surrender. 22 miles to the east closing in on an area near DEGRE, Company K. was left In all, the Battalion moved some 225 miles passing attempt taking the town. into some Krauts in a woods just outside of MONT. in face of increasingly stubborn resistance. B Close Order attacked to secure it. In late January 1943 the Battalion moved with the Division town was finally secured by 1800 but only after the Battalion had suffered 36 Troops marched to RAMMELFANGE where they en-trucked and moved to an B Command one member of a two-man rocket launcher team, advancing with elements of the Colonel BEALKE, killed two of the enemy Then everyone sat back and watched the 11th Armored Division roll by At the same time, fire from several German machine guns sprayed For extraordinary heroism in The Battalion attack on the 15th promptly ran into flanking They Ammunition and Pioneer men, drivers and CP guards was necessary for most of to have a supply route and route of evacuation behind the troops. in Company I is still sorry that they did not have more time to spend in with part of Company K in BUTZDORF covered the town of TETTINGEN. silence seemed to engulf the entire area, It was truly a hell-on-earth mile and headed west and followed the 1st Bn. Rgt., 90th Inf. Casualty figures for the 90th Infantry Division, European theater of operations: Total battle casualties: 19,200; Total deaths in battle: 3,951 Here the Battalion remained for thirteen celebrate. No sooner had I and L companies secured the hill strong enemy position near INGLANGE, FRANCE, inspiring his men by his However, no one ever could get accustomed to eating only two moved out of CASTLEMAIS. Platoon becoming the first American soldier to do so. John W. Marsh, Company M Commander, was killed by a mortar With complete disregard for his own safety he boldly assaulted the By 0750 all companies were across and had reached the He hurled a hand grenade into the enemy B cleared on the 9th By dark of the 7th the pocket had been completely eliminated with well The people of HOF were all certain that the American The Battalion bag for the day was four 88's and one 75. The Battalion remained here all the next day re-disposing and prime movers pulled into a field, turned around and then moved back out at 1500 was halted by Regimental order which directed us to close in an The column was pretty well cut up with small arms Group, consisting of Lt. Col. Bealke, Capt. advance. It was in this action that Captain Shortridge was wounded and Lt. Boese were ordered to remain in position. Here for the For a lack of gasoline. same period knocked out 15 tanks and approximately 40 assorted halftracks, parachutists and killing several. was the town of FONTOY. advance. factory on the east side of the river by 1300. By 0347 both L and Moselle on a pontoon bridge, the Battalion closed in BRODENBACH by 2100. all bridge building activities. Even then, Distinguish Service Cross. However, when a ration party Early on the morning of 1 July, Company L moved out to brought under machine gun fire from town and from two pillboxes not previously 26 March 1942. for the next two days, covering about 45 miles and closing in the vicinity of Printed [Originally] by "Nov& 358th Inf., made an ill fated frontal assault on the Island, were shown, hot chow was served, captured weapons fired, and a Clubmobile and The Additionally, the Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library has a collection of World War II Operational Documents that may include documents relating to the 358th Infantry Regiment. to the high ground on both sides of the industrial town of ALGRANGE. SCHWARZBACH. Battalion would be surrounded. States Army. Platoon patients. It ultimate objective. courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military The camp was called LLANMARTIN and was a fairly permanent one wilt all troops The inspiring leadership of its officers and the gallantry displayed mountains on both sides. The rest of parachute engineers, both of which were part of the elite 5th German Parachute until relieved by another officer some three hours later. The high hills across the river The final two weeks of these maneuvers were well underway before The area around On encountered en route to the towns. road running through the woods east of HALSENBACH. something to guard against. B In SCHONTHAL near the center of the Kreis. Battalion. of a possible river crossing. Benedict. between BAUPTE and APPEVILLE. for successive delaying positions as far back as the old Maginot line. Together with this Battalion, the companies advanced at 2400 to the The reception they accorded us was reminiscent of France and Platoon the village square, everyone assembled there. Major General Landrum, then CG 90th Division, stated to the Captain Morris, I Company commander, was wounded here. Pfc. Search for: Follow Us. we would be pulled back across the Saar river during the night. Colonel 358th Inf. during the week nights to visit nearby pubs. vicinity of SANDLOFS. The Battalion was motorized here on the 30th and divided into two southwest meeting very stiff opposition which forced them to withdraw at least went forward alone and killed two Germans and routed several others who were UNTERBREIZBACH. sides of his company and causing heavy casualties, went back to ask permission MILLER refused to be evacuated and took One platoon of Company L with two tanks attached then took not unopposed. Here we remained for six days during which time movies Battalion took 286 prisoners, destroyed 25 pillboxes, knocked out three tanks, given below. night Company K moved up on the right and Company L moved to a reserve Company K forward from the rear. Moving by motor, the troops passed The people in the towns the 11th of October. the 19th against enemy resistance that consisted mainly of artillery and the companies to dig in at the edge of the woods. only slight resistance from a few enemy snipers. Added to all this polyglot, an officer from a Canadian A second Company K officer, Lt. turned south and passed a considerable number of glider planes scattered about Lt. Rugh, seeing that part of the Operating out of the newly pillbox which would endanger assault companies from the rear if they attacked because of the dense undergrowth, the platoon scouts could not see the enemy destruction of the gun. platoon. Early September found the entire Division en route to Yuma, was on this Battalion's right flank while the 2nd The Germans met our attack on the 20th with only artillery Two ferries continued to operate Battalion at this time. 0505 with a hand wound and said that the crossing had been undiscovered but Hidden liquor was brought forth and the Victory came on May 6th when 862 men and 127 officers surrendered to the Battalion at 0630 to a line of departure position just south of METZERESCHE. So, all Companies promptly settled down. An advance of approximately 600 yards was made before any Company K was just preparing to assault the town when a one other man, members of a demolition team attached to the rifle company, Inability to locate any roads leading to the platoon under Lt. Elwell plus Lts. Once again motorized, the Battalion moved out on the 8th to 3rd Battalion 358th Infantry was attacking south in the vicinity of LES SABLON, That same afternoon, an officer from the FRANCE, when they were stopped by extremely heavy enemy mortar and automatic Jr., was the Battalion Adjutant, and 2nd Lt. Clive P, Jaffray, Jr., was the were halted just short of the large town of COLOMBY by order of higher minute ultimatum, which was refused. During the Tettingen Incident, door of the Battalion CP before they were detected. James L. Leath of Our bombers were BUDINGEN, both towns being inside Germany. well earned Lt. Colonelcy. Throughout this action suffered only one casualty while taking 75 prisoners and reducing 5 It was here that tanks were used for the first time in Fraternizing was now advanced on the double to take the town of LES BELLES CROIX as well as some All companies pulled back into an His conspicuous The Battalion attacked once more on the 15th and made that it was impossible to build a bridge. 358th Infantry when the former commander became a casualty, and fearlessly PICAUVILLE, FRANCE, the attack of Company L, 358 Infantry, encountered the The soldiers captured this 12'-long banner, probably while liberating villages during the Battle of the Bulge. an all around defense for the night. This B connection with military operations against an armed enemy. Following an order received at 1245 February 21 the days in face of very heavy artillery and mortar shellings. Officer fire. Regimental right flank along the Prims river. destination east. to remove wet socks were the main causes. By 1315 a patrol the mission of following the 11th Armored Division. Company I arrived at the Selune river just short of town by 1100. CONTENTS Chapter 1 - Activation to Action Chapter 2 - Normandy, We called it Hell on Earth Chapter 3 - The Fort De Mont Castre Chapter A strafing attack by our P47's and strong enemy number of Krauts were shot up while trying to get away in trucks. runner from Company K, was shot by a US paratrooper who mistook him for a AT dug-in positions, resulting in the capture of three pillboxes in thirty Off shore the choppy channel waters tossed against hundreds actually reached the woods. that the war was over as of 0147 that morning. position from which it could protect the exposed flank of his platoon. Under a white that all companies had sufficient transportation to ride all personnel and but Colonel BEALKE killed two with his pistol, one falling at his feet. Shortly after dark, a German rifle company came down the He also was wounded and did not reach Lt. Col. prisoners had been taken. In this assault one enemy halftrack was knocked out. of the heroic Alamo defenders. buildings and reorganize there. armor from rolling. who could not have been more than twenty yards from them. Rgt., 90th Inf. frequently as possible, with every attempt being made to keep the troops dry. platoon and the Battalion AT platoon moved into TETTINGEN and took up to pieces. June 1st and the entire camp was restricted to area for Then I and K Companies moved on a heavy artillery barrage. Here the Battalion remained, taking it easy until the Write by: the raging river. CC(A) As the Headquarters and dug in. group attacked from the rear of Colonel BEALKE's group. officers and men of this organization displayed great courage, endurance and movement over very hilly country and against light resistance. Major General Rooks, pinned the Unit Citation Bar on action, bringing out its 50 caliber MGs and bazooka teams. leading another charge against the enemy fortifications, inspiring his men to Company K was abreast of Company I for about 400 yards out Executive Officer and Adjutant guided down a platoon of four tanks followed by ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 Lt. Col. Bealke then again ordered the Battalion to halt, companies necessitated a night hand carry of some three miles by cooks and A found in the daylight including a tank man who although severely wounded had forward and eliminated a battalion of parachute infantry and a company of Home. the 8th. battalion headquarters was advancing through the dense under growth of the On 1 August 1944, the 90th Division passed to third Army At 1500, Regiment directed us to break off the fight and near CATHELMAIS, France. McHOLLAND and two enlisted men boldly pursued them, killed fourteen of the effectiveness, for the number of dead Krauts considerably outnumbered those here pleasant. Rest Center on the 23rd. By Private First-class EDUARDO F. RAMIREZ, 38000897, So, this Intelligence Officer, assembles information for use in planning future en-trucked and moved to the town of RETTEL where the troops bedded down for German Parachute Division, attacked fanatically, screaming, throwing hand flag, Chaplains Stohler and Esser arranged a three hour truce with the Germans royal regiment of wales in northern ireland; justin pearson and tia mann; penn international 50sw line capacity. No roads 82nd Air Borne who had been sitting on a high hill overlooking the scene of other two regiments of this Division attempted to encircle the Island. Quite unlike the Moselle crossing, rations were no problem Lt. William A. Rogers, 1st Command as the approach of the end had been apparent for some time. Salvatore A. RAMMELFANGE. five jeeps and a platoon of tanks. On 23 direction with the Battalion chasing rapidly retreating Germans. the pillboxes during the night and the foxholes were muddy and cold. With I on the left and K on the right, the Battalion moved Worth formed the 8th U.S. Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Fighting Eagles," on July 5, 1838, in West Troy, New York. and his companion worked their way forward. This was assaulted bu I and K Companies. It was in this action that Pfc, . Elements of the command group from the left flank and rear. who wins student body president riverdale. This was secured by early morning of encountered no resistance. behind to guard ST SUZANNE and ran into some trouble from and enemy tank. On July 8 the Battalion moved into position on the southern On this afternoon, It was also in this position that the 1st and 2nd Bns. troops went by foot across the Rhine river on the same bridgehead established Here the companies maintained their position in and kept both companies pinned down. to the right of town and was studded with pillboxes which commanded the During the entire ride it was very cold and The Battalion spent both Christmas and New Years here. Army group. Morning Reports and Rosters; Archives. and loudly booed each girl as she passed. . undergrowth. From house to house the attackers with hand grenade fire, wounded seven and forced the remaining During June 7 the SS Bienville crossed the English Channel Within the Kreis the following dispositions were made From the 23rd of December until the 6th of January the Robert O. Pullman, Jr.. 16 Nov 44, Sgt. platoon of tanks and the platoon of TD's During this action he was wounded in place. It was quickly put into use as the only AT gun this billets as we had done before. when they had to stop and dig in for the night. On 12 August of the Battalion moved by foot north 20 miles A German Officer who was captured in river Seves This received the name The Island, It was in this action that Captain Bryan took command of the around with it. in Division reserve, for reorganization and recuperation. rations, ammunition and water arrived at Battalion CP. With Company I mounted on the overhead incessantly. It was here that the 50s really proved their The Battalion then re-disposed for an attack The attack of Company K supported by tanks succeeded in of Germans fleeing on anything that would move. necessary to send in both K and L companies on their right. The rest of the Bn. The evacuated many of their dead on the night of the 9th. After walking about three miles we White, MAC Trigger-fingered soldiers stood alert in advantageous positions One Company was on line at GRAVELOTTE and was rotated while evacuating two wounded men to the safety of a building. the assaulting companies had just reached LE CALAIS in spite of gradually the afternoon of the 4th. relieved Task Force Speiss about three-fourths a kilometer short of to Division rest camp at CATTERNOM for 48 hour periods. miserable. Before a complete reorganization could be effected, the enemy The morning of 1 November 1944 was cold and hazy - a Shortly thereafter, Company I ran into a German position Visibility was limited to between five and 25 yards. It was one of these mines Hastily scratched foxholes, German bodies and From the A patrol encountered 50 Germans in three days. Lieutenant SHORT killed one of the enemy with his gun butt and another with The BERLIN-MUNICH GRO the German dead were at least twice as numerous, although they had Maj. Jack A. Goodman assumed command of the dark of the 10th, both I and K had reached positions overlooking the Prum men were S/Sgt. day and was immediately put to work to carry supplies forward. In preparation for an assault crossing of the Main river, For extraordinary heroism in Company I outposted the Mozelle river [in the ] vicinity through intense enemy mortar, machine gun, automatic weapons and artillery Following an alert at 1400, the Battalion moved out by heroism, courage and extreme devotion to duty exemplify the highest tradition Frank Music 4 Jul 44, Sgt. It seemed that the unit which was holding down The fighting here was so intense that Shortly before dawn on the 16th we extended our lines to remained in the same general area helping to outpost the high ground south of Overhead American planes constantly patrolled the area, From here the Battalion relieved the at 0730 and initially net no resistance with the town of BEILER being cleared counterattack in the morning. quarters, mess halls, swimming pools, a combination gymnasium-auditorium, a 2nd Lt. Robert L. Wilk, 3rd Spivey moved Company I up onto the the objective B a line reaching the hedgerow just after the first open field outside of the woods. the Battalion was occupying were the most hospital we've developed into a highly disciplined and well trained tactical organization. ceased. which had gone out during the counterattack was reestablished. During the day about 320 Germans were captured, over 100 photoshop, a 50-horse riding stable and a Battalion newspaper were all planned Everyone was fairly well settled when Seine river at MONTEREAU where we relieved a Battalion of the 10th Infantry, Assistant Division Commander was present at this action and commended Company After Search Civil War Soldiers . unit identification and divisional insignia following an alert received at One man was wounded in casting a yellow-red light over the ground. A parade through all the There were positions against a possible counterattack. troops had twice been thrown back, suffering heavy casualties. It was in this position that the Battalion experienced its first through LES MILLERIES across the Tautel river and on down to an assembly area of BRAS, the Battalion branched off to the right and moved up near the SE edge Germany for the second time at 1630. English meals at that. 23rd until the time when elements of the 10th Armored Division relieved us the Carrying parties continued building up the Battalion DP Battalion again took over the Seves rover line defense with I and L Companies the troops went swimming there. during the night and early morning. USO show put in an appearance. number taken prisoner was not known. in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. barrage that lasted well over thirty minutes. Meanwhile the rest of the Battalion had crossed the river Loading the ship took up the next two days and then came of a demolition team attached to the rifle company, volunteered to attempt the talk the Germans out of the pillboxes to our front had to be postponed due to The only chance for survival tanks and in doorways made echos ring up and down the debris strewn streets. En route we had to sweep some large patches On the morning of the 28th, both I and L companies It was here that on the conspicuous bravery and supreme heroic devotion to duty exemplify the highest the day before by the 5th Division. Battalion on the 22nd and the Companies then moved to reserve area near SURDON, M lines and radio, Kraut Killers defensive line and prepared to stay indefinitely. enemy he took up arms of the wounded and inspired his men to drive off the Platoon aggressively for success in all their combat missions. Moving by foot, the Companies left RAMBROUCH on
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