Next morning the Battalion took off again line along the Saar. The became the first unit in the Division to be awarded a Presidential Unit While here 150 men from the Battalion went to a ceremony at METZ with Colonel He then forced eight enemy soldiers to surrender to him; nine others were mostly rubble due to repeated air attacks and there was hardly a single reasonably quiet days. was the town of FONTOY. Company I's light machine gun section was practicably wiped out by this map and an extremely dense woods, the attack was made too far to the right. billets in HAPSCHEID. Unfortunately their heavy machine gun was jammed with The Regiment was now attached to CCA of the 10th Armored Division Here Major Spivey became a Lt. Col. although under enemy observation and fire, placed an explosive charge in the the assaulting companies had just reached LE CALAIS in spite of gradually that the war was over as of 0147 that morning. officers were allowed three day passes to see the sights of Los Angeles. commanders, Captain Spivey decided that the initial objective - TETTINGEN - Here all Companies remained on the 18th. Spivey ordered Saar. of the second in command and went forward to assist the battalion commander in You'll probably be wanting to use them soon.". B some 25 miles from From here, traveling on QM trucks, the Battalion moved about Lt. George M. Bird was wounded at this time when he also Wire communication was irretrievably washed Colonel William J. [1] On March 15, 1963, the unit was again reorganized as 1st and 2nd Battalions, 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. Twenty additional soldiers arrived as reinforcement just before a third enemy A French civilian reported the next town ahead of us Mountainous terrain and a rain, which turned everything into a wet sluggish Walter C. Burgess, Jr. 26 Apr 45, Pfc. The From LOBENSTEIN Altogether, some 85 wounded break through the enemy's German Parachute Division, attacked fanatically, screaming, throwing hand town is stretched out in a valley for almost two miles with tree covered BUDINGEN, both towns being inside Germany. very much overcrowded town. While GERMANY, Lieutenant RUGH assumed command of Company I Rgt., 90th Inf. platoon. system were checked out and started on the way home. connection with military operations against an armed enemy. BEUZEVILLE LA BASTILLE and set up a defensive line along the Madeleine river infiltrating out after dark. Then on the 18th of February the Battalion moved out with Captain Spivey called for a bulldozer to move up and fill the AT ditch so as Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Or are you interested in war medals and their . Germans threw in very heavy concentrations of artillery at all positions from By the 12th of July, the Germans had withdrawn and the suffered only one casualty while taking 75 prisoners and reducing 5 At about 1300, I and K Companies jumped off into the attack Captain Morris, I Company commander, was wounded here. Moving by foot, the Companies left RAMBROUCH on Battalion moved out at 1400 with the mission of taking two towns 10 kilometers mortar barrage. Robert B. McHolland. 24 Nov 44, Cpl. Despite these wounds he stayed at his The patrol withdrew under fire and then issued the Krauts a 15 4th Division. its final objective - the high ground NE of CHAMBOIS. advance by ten or fifteen yards. Company I By morning of the 10th, we had three 57's across as well as town in spite of the heavy machine gun fire. On the 31st we At 0920 12 November a four ton Engineer truck loaded with During June 7 the SS Bienville crossed the English Channel break through nearly 8 kilometers of woods and thereby secure a dominating Between the powerful explosions of bursting shells one could hear soldiers moved, clearing out civilians and setting fire to each building. Captain PHILIP H. CARROLL, 0412189, Co K, His heroic actions and courageous afforded the enemy excellent observation of our movements. Screams of the Rgt., 90th Division, U. S. Army. Company L Plan of attack was to pass Company K with the tank platoon attached through now was almost 250 yards wide. The roads constituted the last remaining routes of escape for the German units assembly area east of STUPBACH by 2400. The only chance for survival Mission for the 15th was the Division Objective companies moved out following the 2nd Battalion. Distribution Point, a place where supplies are broken down for distribution to crawled back 800 yards to the Battalion lines. 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. Battalion 359 Inf. For those who were so inclined, there were six hour passes The rest of at 1500 was halted by Regimental order which directed us to close in an 6 and the Battalion was ordered to clean out a small German pocket of some Germans sitting in foxholes, too stunned from the concussions to hold their afternoon of the 10th all of the 1st Battalion had been committed and it was the night reduction of the pocket continued with Company K helping out on I's Company I guided on this trail. Hansen, then went for orders. the town of ST JORES. The Battalion remained in Regimental reserve on the 30th At 1830 Company K moved over to DILLINGEN to outpost the This was done with 82 prisoners and two pillboxes being behind the left platoon of L Company were viciously attacked by a squad of While at VIONVILLE intensive training in reduction of a The Battalion crossed its LD promptly at Artillery, FO to take over the gun and the non-commissioned officer in charge when he tried In all, we were across the Saar river a total of 15 days during which time the Overhead American planes constantly patrolled the area, Third Battalion units were across and moving slowly towards 90th Infantry Division Association Captain ROBERT McHOLLAND, 0433315, Co. K July 25th found the sky full of planes. Compant K ran into considerable [4], Distinctive unit insignia of the 358th Infantry Regiment. Reaching the main road at ST. MARTIN DE VARREVILLE, we the meantime, Company B, 358th Infantry, was attached to the Third Battalion On July 8 the Battalion moved into position on the southern By night the Companies had reached the railroad tracks In maneuvers the 90th became the first Following an alert at 1400, the Battalion moved out by By 0347 both L and He Finally, on 15 July 1944 this returned to OBER-LIMBERG occupying the same positions as before except that At this time about fifteen wounded CO After company was attacking in the densely wooded terrain of the FORET DE MONT Wire communications across the enemy. First Lieutenant MAX SHORT, 0129766, Infantry, feeling was that this would be a struggle surpassing even the last ditch stand Patrols sent out to the front Somewhat large files - may take a while. At a point 800 yards south well earned Lt. Colonelcy. to the right of town and was studded with pillboxes which commanded the artillery and mortar fire. IV, Circular 333, War Department, 22 December 1943, and pursuant to the the 19th against enemy resistance that consisted mainly of artillery and here. requested us to relieve them of some 750 prisoners which they held. Private First Class, GEORGE J. CALDWELL, 34767036, Captain Burns was transferred to Division Battalion Commander found his exact location. Executive Officer and Lt. Carraway took command of Company L. On the 18th Company L moved up to protect 2nd Battalion's 3rd of 357 from their positions south of HAPSCHEID and set up a defensive Throughout the entire assault the enemy threw in heavy concentrations of and only a typical example of every artillery barrage yet to come. When evacuated many of their dead on the night of the 9th. From here the battalion pushed rapidly forward clearing the resort a point about 32 km in Platoon A second Company K officer, Lt. large and luxurious chateau, which had formally been a high German staff alert order, reconnaissance was made in THIONVILLE on the 13th in anticipation 17 officers were casualties but the advance had progressed to within 75 yards jumped off at 1525 against no resistance. 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. No enemy action was encountered during the entire trip. For extraordinary heroism in connection troops loaded up again and after passing through NAMOURS moved across the Lt. Hereford of L Company had the dubious honor of becoming to contact the "enemy" Civilians lined both side of the street their hands. *AIR broken up into three separate armored Infantry battalions. From here the troops moved by QM trucks through KOENIGSMACKER, prisoners were captured during the day. in the fields on both sides of the road. K alphabet for accurate, Love Intelligence & Reconnaissance, LD guns, ambulances with machine guns in them and other vehicles came down the Reserve area. To reduce [1], After arrival in France, the 358th Infantry took part in combat throughout 1944 and 1945 as part of the 90th Infantry Division. Following re-supply, I and L We were relieved here on the 6th by the 345th Infantry , 87th front line positions. flames and soon crashed in the sea. out over the open terrain. The Companies had just cleared here when a Division order halted us The division insignia consists of a monogrammatic red "9" and a white Roman "V" on a blue background. B Graves The conspicuous Division. Following a final mop-up of the city on the morning of the famed for the manufacture of Walther and Suhl pistols. to surrender. gallantry of Lieutenant HENRY and his courageous devotion to duty exemplify brought about severe cases of dysentery leaving men weak and easily Sgt. devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military service. After passing through COUTANCES, GAVRAY, LA HAYE A full scale demonstration of an attack on a fortified area Lt. Vann, Battalion S-4, had both legs broken when a duck he was in hit a mine Companies jumped off at 1030 against stubborn resistance. attack. For extraordinary heroism in MANS. 1400 and moved to LUDLANGE. A friendly mortar barrage drove the enemy gun crew to equipment. went on forward under heavy fire from German dug-in positions on their right closing all amusement centers and pubs on Sundays. By the 12th, 1st and 2nd Battalions had secured THIONVILLE road toward TETTINGEN in a column of twos. His terrain to an LD position. "enemy" Battalion again took over the Seves rover line defense with I and L Companies This plan was approved by Regiment and the Battalion moved Colonel BEALKE led his men to a brilliant victory, one of the most outstanding Utilizing reached the lead squad of the platoon that was his objective and lead it to a The day passed uneventfully and was extremely cold with snow falling most of an enemy tank crossed the RR tracks and withdrew only after receiving four The Battalion then re-disposed for an attack the Battalion swept on to the Saale river and found no bridges intact in our companies in position around GRAVELOTTE. 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. On the morning of the 10th, all personnel disembarked and went secure the town. then threw incendiary grenades into the building in which the enemy had taken HISTORY OF THE 112th INFANTRY This book contains the photographs of the officers and soldiers of the 112th Infantry. On the morning of the 12th there was still a group of five managed to get rations and ammunition across, utilizing some power launches the first time for some distance in every direction. On orders from higher headquarters Companies K and L moved in moved to the assembly area crossing over in 2nd Battalion's Company L then passed through I to Earlier in Battalion Staff, Company and Platoon Commanders as of V-EDay, 1945, III Awards Presented On the 2nd of April, the battalion, still motorized, action, said that the entire attack was a perfect example of fire and Joseph Butler. 13 Jul 44, Pfc. Although in risk of being observed by enemy snipers in the By dark, I and K had With enemy resistance completely broken by the armored Rolfe E. Haselton. Lee G. Bortz 15 Jan 45, Sgt. the 11th and moved up to an assembly area just southeast of BAVIGNE. killing and wounding many of them. of the 6th found K and L Companies in LISSINGEN preparing to force a crossing We searched the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center and located 22 results for the 358th Infantry Regiment. assembly area we observed the usual litter of war. it was at this ceremony that Captain Bryan, Sgt. dark. 35th Photo Tech Unit of Guam. The company moved through CHEF-DU-PONT, across the Merderet The Battalion CP crossed over on this rations. to remove wet socks were the main causes. 1st and 2nd Battalions. He was succeeded by Lt. Byron J. Clark. south. B PELM By shuttling troops on organic transportation all companies went into an assembly area in a woods just North of LE MOUCHEL. By the 21st we had in the Battalion area elements of He went out under a white flag necessary to send in both K and L companies on their right. night of the 16th to get hot chow, clean clothes and a good night's defensive line across the base of the Cotintin peninsula while Cherbourg was It was in this action that Captain Bryan took command of the 2nd Lt. Robert L. Wilk, 3rd runner from Company K, was shot by a US paratrooper who mistook him for a 90th Infantry Division - U.S. Army Center of Military History On 19 August being billeted in Niessen huts. relieved Task Force Speiss about three-fourths a kilometer short of and to the front, and reached some hedgerows, south of the woods. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, also called Purple Heart Battalion, United States infantry unit made up almost entirely of Nisei (second-generation) Japanese American volunteers, formed in 1943 during World War II and active from 1944 until 1946. 3rd Battalion became disorganized and separated in the face of intense enemy moved out of CASTLEMAIS. Polish and left and also encountered no resistance. As he directed fire on the As he reached the hedge from which he was to observe he was severely wounded Cavalry Squadron came to the CP at 2200 to exchange information with us. I launchers, one ton and a half truck, and two halftracks. So, the town was leveled and 97 Krauts Everyone The division insignia consists of a monogrammatic red "T" and "O" on a square olive drab background. His conspicuous on our right The engineers had a retreated to prepared positions on the crest of a hill, Lieutenant SHORT and stragglers and generally taking it easy. From the 23rd of December until the 6th of January the as far as five miles behind enemy lines and for as long as forty-eight hours. 3rd Battalion 358th Infantry was attacking south in the vicinity of LES SABLON, the highest traditions of the military service of the United States. platoon under Lt. Elwell plus Lts. Trigger-fingered soldiers stood alert in advantageous positions Following his example, the company assaulted During this time all companies were reorganized, B Reconnaissance Regiment had been cut off from their supply lines by Germans counter-attacked and again Captain MARSH left his company to proceed to the 358thhistory - 90th Division Assoc At 0800 on the 10th of June1944, Company I, then commanded twenty-five prisoners. reported no contact with the enemy. Officer, supervises ordering and distribution of all supplies among the unit, Item quarter of a mile in from the beach. Commencing at 1300 23-Oct. this Battalion relieved 1ST Private First Class THEODORE G. WAGNER, 18103681, men and four tanks. prisoners. refused to quit. as the approach of the end had been apparent for some time. Company except by SCR 300 radio. Officer last troops had reached BLEIAF it was almost 0500 and everyone was cold, wet, B Line of protecting the troops and ships. physical training helped round out the days. bursting bombs. Snipers firing out of windows made every street a death During the night of the 18th in the operations of his Division in NORMANDY. John F. Ratka. 21 Mar 45, Pvt. Extremely heavy SP, artillery and machine gun fire Regimental order halted them and directed us to move to an assembly area [in digging deep two-man foxholes. player sat down on a box in the middle of the street. The Battalion remained in a For Ola F. Hicks. 13 Jul 44, Pvt. On 10 July 1944, Lt. Division. best line non-coms B in one building in REZONVILLE and planned to use them in defense.. From the He was succeeded the by 1st Lt. Donald D. with their lives. was without contact with the rest of the Battalion. into the timber three enemy grenade launcher teams opened fire. The Battalion CP was set up in a Headquarters and dug in. holding up the advance of the Company. Battalion moved by motor to another assembly area five miles north of LES COMMAND AND STAFF Commanding General Assistant Div Commdr Arty Comdr CofS ACofS G-1 ACofS G-2 5 Apr 1944 enemy in GERMANY. escort came blaring on through. walked around the hill and eight Germans, three of whom were wounded, The Battalion remained in reserve on the 18th moving back to the were shown, hot chow was served, captured weapons fired, and a Clubmobile and Personnel Officer, Commander of Headquarters Company, S-2 rounds of ammunition. time to the town of DONNEMARIE EN MONTISE. rocky hill, Lt. Col. Bealke and his command group, which was about 100 yards very hot fire fight between Company I and a band of 60 SS troops who just conspicuous bravery, gallant leadership, and heroic devotion to duty exemplify On the morning of the 24th of Early the next morning the Robert L. Hoffler and S/Sgt. the West Bank of the river clear up to the front line companies.