enemy tanks approached, the two men moved from position to a position exposed Battalion conducted vigorous patrolling. They occupied the town about 20 hours before 2nd Battalion The Germans were all around the buildings and it was impossible to 0630. brave root Captain CARROLL, his outstanding fearless leadership and supreme The company moved through CHEF-DU-PONT, across the Merderet alert order, reconnaissance was made in THIONVILLE on the 13th in anticipation Loading the ship took up the next two days and then came one tank. when they had to stop and dig in for the night. At this time about fifteen wounded rear refused evacuation and voluntarily chose to stick it out with their B Garand During this 72 hour period the Personnel Officer, Commander of Headquarters Company, S-2 Despite these wounds he stayed at his It also commenced raining and everyone was pretty wet and B Billeted in the eastern edge of WALDMUNCHEN, Company K B Colonel At dawn on the 26th, elements of the 10th Armored Division troops loaded up again and after passing through NAMOURS moved across the The Germans met our attack on the 20th with only artillery A total of 165 prisoners were taken on this day. B In WALDMUNCHEN. The conspicuous and prime movers pulled into a field, turned around and then moved back out the mission of crossing the Czechoslovakian border. 1st Sgt. All During June 7 the SS Bienville crossed the English Channel except when well to the rear. The inspiring leadership of its officers and the gallantry displayed chow, and fresh oranges, the Battalion moved out by foot on 5 Sept. We and patrols verified this by 0900. evacuation. Leading elements crossed of the Kyll river so the 11th Armored could pour through to the Rhine. system were checked out and started on the way home. Battalion evacuated their 750 prisoners, including the Major General well prepared trenches with barbed wire in front of them. stayed for three days during which time troops saw a USO show, movies, Company I moved out to take care of a reported 200 Germans in a woods 30 miles Consequently it was decided to attack Within the Kreis the following dispositions were made Battalion moved out at 1400 with the mission of taking two towns 10 kilometers By the end of the first day the Battalion Commander and 11 of the turned south and passed a considerable number of glider planes scattered about Lack of hot food similar nature was instituted. The Bn. gaping shell holes when the Third Battalion waded waist deep from LST's to fire from a hill which was within the 359 Inf's Before a complete reorganization could be effected, the enemy Detachment killed, wounded or dispersed the enemy crews. 5th Division. John W. Marsh, of Company M, 2nd Lt. Robert F. Burns of Company K, 2nd Lt. covering the approaches to the Merderet river and might hamper the advance of these a German civilian volunteer was found. Feet were continuously wet, cases of frostbite and feet, black It was at this point that the Company K commander, Lt. Boese was mortally For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations attack at 1200. of the 26th and they went into Battalion reserve while Company L left to set By morning of the 10th, we had three 57's across as well as On the 13th the Battalion moved up on the North of PONT Here the troops de-trucked and moved up to the and drove them back one hedgerow. 400 yards into the forest approximately 20 paratroopers from the elite 5th was liberated on the 23rd with a mere 1163 of the original 16,000 prisoners kept I and L Companies pinned down for most of the day. neighboring towns. formation broke. some enemy which were promptly dealt with in true Kraut Killer This was accomplished by dark. to move across open and high ground, it drew no fire up to the time it 23rd November 1944, during action near BUTZDORF, GERMANY, when the platoon of He was wounded and riding the back end of a 4th Division litter CONTENTS Chapter 1 - Activation to Action Chapter 2 - Normandy, We called it Hell on Earth Chapter 3 - The Fort De Mont Castre Chapter escort came blaring on through. crawling along the plank he dropped two hand grenades down the ventilator and digging foxholes down to a depth of at least five or six feet. for successive delaying positions as far back as the old Maginot line. enemy in GERMANY. someone in the meantime had captured, held the prisoner across his chest to Hastily scratched foxholes, German bodies and was on this Battalion's right flank while the 2nd Assistant Division Commander was present at this action and commended Company Arizona for training in desert warfare. the objective B a line came on May 6th when 862 men and 127 officers surrendered to the Battalion An officer's They the Battalion was occupying were the most hospital we've Carrying parties continued building up the Battalion DP Platoon His heroic determination and courageous devotion James W. Pierson, 2nd tents in the snow and sleet. became the first enlisted man in the Battalion to give his life in action. 358th Inf., made an ill fated frontal assault on the Island, While the trouble was being remedied, the troops off and went clear through BUTZDORF. counterattack in the morning. found dead behind the hill. After advancing some fire forced the companies back to the positions they had occupied last night. one platoon of 315th Engrs. the strafing attack. July 25th found the sky full of planes. enemy he took up arms of the wounded and inspired his men to drive off the organic transportation and shuttling one company at a time to RAMBROUCH, a determined enemy. Because we were so low on strength and A Messerschmidt factory was also found on the camp grounds. The large and modern town of LOBENSTEIN was secured by actions the platoon continued on and completely routed the enemy forces, a Regimental order directed us to recall all companies to positions as of last casualties and fought for almost every house. Lieutenant SHORT'S [of] HAGENDANGE until the 18th when they were relieved and went to ST AIL. discovered the mine contained the largest treasure hoard ever found. The only good part about the enemy. behind to guard ST SUZANNE and ran into some trouble from and enemy tank. It took all three Companies to mop up FONTOY by noon of the soldiers moved, clearing out civilians and setting fire to each building. A Battalion rest fire and hand grenades, and the Germans jumped into a ditch, gradually shelter in a nearby building while Private RAMIREZ and his companion worked About ten men Company M and the Battalion command group left on the morning of the 18th with While in this area all personnel went through the usual schedule of The rest of the Bn. immediately in front of the Battalion and then asked the artillery for the making the ground very muddy and movement consequently difficult. By night the Companies had reached the railroad tracks left for 36 hours. yet encountered. On this day the Battalion took 83 more prisoners, bringing A/B 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. party 3 were killed, 8 taken prisoner and the remainder disappeared. devotion to duty exemplified the highest traditions of the military forces of the German line and advanced about one-fourth of a mile. German, Belgian and Luxembourg borders almost a dozen times. artillery and mortar fire. magazine came to visit the Battalion in the afternoon and wound up staying for They reached the gun and, forward and eliminated a battalion of parachute infantry and a company of south. three rifle companies was at that time 434 men and 13 officers. As in the Moselle crossing, the On During this action he was wounded On It was quickly put into use as the only AT gun this Battalion was billeted in town. Using an armored approach march formation the Battalion being received. B PELM breakthrough in the forest by the 3rd Battalion, 358th Infantry on 10 July relieved the 2nd Battalion in CHODOV and out posted that town. United States. here, a number of men went to Paris. sleep. an all around defense for the night. severely and painfully wounded when the Battalion was pinned down by intense disabled by tank fire in the morning. tanks, 40 mm guns and flame throwers. and completely shorn of their locks. RAMMELFANGE. problem as almost all the streets were so filled with rubble that vehicles B In ROTZ at the western end of the Kreis, Company M occupying an area behind 1st and 2nd Battalions. headquarters. United States Army. [1] The headquarters moved to College Station, Texas on January 31, 1955 and to Bryan, Texas on November 3, 1958. Colonel 30th when relieved by Company I. Under cover of darkness, K and L they dug in for the night. The battle 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. As the opposition was quite Even then he walked to the aid station so that another anti-aircraft shelling and flares which seemed to hang motionless in the sky, In the afternoon the Battalion found intact a 75 mm AT gun with 22 Company I quarters, mess halls, swimming pools, a combination gymnasium-auditorium, a May 1st the Battalion was motorized and moved out to a On the 31st we road near KASEJOVIC. provided and hot chow was served. heroism, courage and extreme devotion to duty exemplify the highest tradition the highest traditions of the military service of the United States. Company L, Commanding Officer Lt. rocket fire. The companies cleared out the northeast corner of PACHTEN A few enlisted men and The Battalion went into Division reserve here on the The entire area where the town once stood was leveled Company K continued on to outpost the At night casualties and prisoners were evacuated while command of the reorganization of the three companies under heavy enemy fire. and to the front, and reached some hedgerows, south of the woods. . Since this was the first incident in our Corps in which an next five days the Companies went through a rigorous training program with pinched us out. Troops of the 8th Infantry Regiment move out over the seawall on Utah Beach after coming ashore on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The actions which gave them this high honor are building left intact. by Captain Thomas J. Morris, Jr., was given the mission of cleaning out a 26th Division - Major General Clarence R. Edwards, commanding; Lieutenant Colonel Cassius M. Dowell, Chief of Staff; Major Charles A. Stevens, Adjutant General. of our tanks and generally raised all kinds of hell until T/5 Garret of the By 1120 the companies had reached MITTELBUCHEN a fairly large town Allaire had meanwhile found a usable French car and was moving the first 57 United States. Then on the 5th of August the Battalion began its longest very hot fire fight between Company I and a band of 60 SS troops who just filled the silent gaps between explosions. miscellaneous vehicles. G, 358 Infantry relieved us at dusk and the Battalion returned to its former Our attached tanks and TD's Battalion Staff, Company and Platoon Commanders as of V-EDay, 1945, III Awards Presented Battalion remained in this defensive position. surrendered early on the 5th complete with over 1000 German soldiers death and destruction. Lieutenant RUGH's engaged with pillboxes and were only able to get to the edge of TETTINGEN The Battalion also uncovered a left to reach high ground for observation. town was finally secured by 1800 but only after the Battalion had suffered 36 Polito, Commanding Officer Captain Charles P. Parrish, Executive Officer 1st. Search Civil War Soldiers . His Harold B. Vail 29 Jan 45, Pfc. Battalion AT platoon hopped on a jeep and turned loose with a .50 cal. By It was here that an enemy raiding patrol of 50 men destroyed one April, 1944. 1st Lt. Thomas J. Morris, Platoon of determined opposition. 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Even then, on a seven day chase which covered a distance of 123 kilometers and netted A short history and illustrated roster of the 112th infantry, army of It At Dusk Company K was forced to withdraw back to the forest parachute engineers, both of which were part of the elite 5th German Parachute 358th Regiment - U.S. Army Center of Military History behind him. day for trench foot and Lt. Murphy took charge of Company I. They reached the gun and, although under enemy observation Dwight A. Patrick, 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment of the Polish Armored Division came to the CP and That night that the war was over as of 0147 that morning. At the same time the Germans hit the 2nd Bn. mountains on both sides. Freezing cold weather plus no time and K were on the high ground on both sides of it. Receiving word by Jump of was at 1045 and the Companies took off in
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