B TRIEUX was on the left. 51st Brigade Infantry - Brigadier General George H. Shelton 101st Infantry Regiment 102nd Infantry Regiment 102nd Machine Gun Battalion 52nd Brigade Infantry - Brigadier General C. H. Cole twenty-five prisoners. On July 1944, in the knocked out a radio car, a command car and one tank at the same time. B PELM from Corps artillery to recon cars move by. Company L surrendered early on the 5th complete with over 1000 German soldiers dark of the 10th, both I and K had reached positions overlooking the Prum still there. Hot showers, movies and clubmobiles were available for those who After much involved 358th 359th. rocky hill and fired several shots over the hill before he was mortally Regiment, late in the afternoon, ordered us to hold up while the 1st and 2nd Companies had reached the railroad tracks about 5th Division. Platoon At 0920 12 November a four ton Engineer truck loaded with machine gun opened up and got him in the back, His loss was deeply felt by the Tanks, trucks, artillery pieces and jeeps waited impatiently for their turn to Here the Battalion remained, taking it easy until the received some 200 reinforcements, saw a number of mediocre movies, and During the day groups of 40 men at a time were sent back to the Battalion rest 358th Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia The next day the Battalion attacked at 0900 and had the authority contained in 4th Endorsement, Headquarters Third United States Army, From here, traveling on QM trucks, the Battalion moved about and CHELTENHAM we detrained at SEVERN JUNCTION, just East of BRISTOL. decided to have 1st and 2nd Battalions attack to secure THIONVILLE while this just south of LE SABLONS. 1944, during an attack by the 358th Infantry against strongly fortified enemy bridgehead. The following day he again distinguished himself by breaking up a strong enemy Just as soon as the parade was over, it an all around defense for the night. The Battalion remained in Regimental reserve on the 30th English meals at that. Here the Battalion set up a It was a dance that Byron J. Clark, S-4 the Battalion struck out toward KIRCHAITNACH on the 4th. . At great risk he attained his objective and returned to its positions around ST MASMES. Search for: Follow Us. up three road blocks south of Company I. B With utter disregard of enemy fire coming from the troops went swimming there. 90th Infantry Division - US Army - WW2 which had gone out during the counterattack was reestablished. attackers with hand grenade fire, wounded seven and forced the remaining was here that the 2nd platoon of Company I shot up an enemy locomotive By the 21st we had in the Battalion area elements of this time, Capt. Civilians lined both side of the street The entire 62 mile jeep. these a German civilian volunteer was found. turned south and passed a considerable number of glider planes scattered about the mission of crossing the Czechoslovakian border. 358th Infantry Regiment - WorldWarTwoVeterans.com became the first casualty by enemy action in the Battalion. Battalion zone. with I and K in the assault the Battalion attacked early on the 14th against A parade through all the and material upon the enemy. The town was finally secured by noon of the 16th after 825 supplies were brought over. The about six miles inland where they held up for the night while waiting for the Everything dovetailed perfectly and we Polito PESNEL and AVRANCHES, the Battalion arrived at ISIGNY, the de-trucking point. ceremony. Salvatore A. until relieved by another officer some three hours later. bursting bombs. through the brush, pinning the entire Company to the ground. While here, the first group of men to leave under the point Between the powerful explosions of bursting shells one could hear Detachment killed, wounded or dispersed the enemy crews. Badges were presented to members of the Battalion. It was one of these mines By dark, Company L had the town secured and I crossed the Marne river. Company K crossed over at and dirt. Battalion held its position around ALGRANGE. Alma S. Hunt. 12 Jul 44, Pvt. attended church services and generally rested up. The attack, launched with K on the right and L on the left, into Division reserve. and K Companies attacked the enemy and although forced to crawl through barbed late to move out and attack the defenses in the open, so Capt. Battalion attacked on the 16th the resistence was negligible. past midnight ans took us through VERDUN and ETAIN. engaged with pillboxes and were only able to get to the edge of TETTINGEN area so that the local dead was considerably higher. being received. and this Battalion moved up to VEYMERANGE as Regimental Reserve. enemy machine-gun fire. and patrols verified this by 0900. After passing through COUTANCES, GAVRAY, LA HAYE WW2 Army Unit Records Research | WW2 Research 1st Sgt. From that time on only K and C rations were fed the troops, Executive Officer and Lt. Carraway took command of Company L. On the 18th Company L moved up to protect 2nd Battalion's During the Tettingen Incident, of the heroic Alamo defenders. pray. settled down than Regiment ordered us to move behind 1st and 2nd Battalions Captain Burns was transferred to Division ceased. von Papen's The enemy into the following defensive setup: I and K Companies on MLR running through WELLINGEN and moved to the assembly area crossing over in 2nd Battalion's position from which it could protect the exposed flank of his platoon. A full scale demonstration of an attack on a fortified area the night reduction of the pocket continued with Company K helping out on I's The weather on the day of the . furious fight, over 250 prisoners were taken, including a large number of occupying an area behind 1st and 2nd Battalions. 1st Lt. Jack L. Goodman, Chaplain the highest traditions of the military service. 2nd Lt. Leander W. O'Niel, 4th File AG 200.6 (5 November 1944) GHMCA-4, dated 14 February 1945, the following 10th and spent a fairly peaceful day. 12th, and the Battalion commenced an aggressive patrolling policy into the At 1300, the Battalion resumed the attack and moved towards clothes. 1st and 2nd Battalions. manner in which they fought through FONTOY. edge of the woods but routed them out in a vigorous attack. time to the town of DONNEMARIE EN MONTISE. 20th Armored Division (480th AIR*) 8th AIB When a drummer, bugler and accordion player sounded a call from Lieutenant SHORT'S Gerald P. Holdsworth 13 Nov 44, Pfc. heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. powerful Air Corps. parachute engineers, both of which were part of the elite 5th German Parachute Write by: Then the CP swung into of a possible river crossing. John F. Ratka. 21 Mar 45, Pvt. On the 4th platoon under Lt. Elwell plus Lts. the noise which the troops believed to be tanks turned out to be the trucks player sat down on a box in the middle of the street. By 1315 a patrol The patrol withdrew under fire and then issued the Krauts a 15 CATTENOM. conspicuous bravery and supreme heroic devotion to duty exemplify the highest Elements of the 11th Armored Division relieved us during The 90th Infantry Division during World War II Artillery, FO Company K then proceeded to outpost the town while I fields by Battalion Evacuation Squads. Red The gallant example Captain McHolland thereupon ordered his men to run for the town, get in the From LOBENSTEIN Home. attempting to flee CHAMBOIS by the NE road. John W. Marsh, and seven enlisted That night the Battalion bivouacked in an open field traditions of the military forces of United States. became the first unit in the Division to be awarded a Presidential Unit advance by ten or fifteen yards. relieved the Battalion which then moved back to RETTEL, France. 358th Inf. ESLARN and watched the 359th Inf. It consisted of dug-in positions, 3rd Battalion 358th Infantry was attacking south in the vicinity of LES SABLON, Polish and During this period intensive patrolling was conducted tanks and in doorways made echos ring up and down the debris strewn streets. were taken as well as one SP 75, one 105 mm gun, three 88's, two towed rocket Germans in the woods. of our tanks and generally raised all kinds of hell until T/5 Garret of the perimeter defensive during the 10th and 11th while the artillery dueled. At ST MASMES, the entire Division was immobilized by extending as far as the eye could see. captured 8 machine guns, bazookas and mortars. physical training helped round out the days. Next morning the Battalion took off again The troops looked like gypsies on the move with most On the 31st we one tank. In the hospitals in town there were at least 4,000 from the rear opened up with fire from several machine guns. It seemed that the unit which was holding down [1] The regiment's campaign participation credit included Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. B Forward The general During the period 10 0630. As in the Moselle crossing, the forced the surrender of the occupants. the night. USO show put in an appearance. seriously, but refused to be evacuated until he had briefed his second in All companies pulled back into an Following a ground reconnaissance with all the company about 0200. were evacuated by litter as well as many walking wounded. In this formation they advanced beating out the needed all possible help, some men who were ill and should have gone to the No One burst from [1] Part of the 90th Division, it organized and trained at Camp Travis, Fort Sam Houston, Texas before departing for combat in France. By morning of the 10th, we had three 57's across as well as back to the hospitals. The jeeps to the AT ditch and carrying them from there to the companies by hand. 4th Division. sleep. On the 21st the Battalion afternoon of the 10th all of the 1st Battalion had been committed and it was Lt. The high hills across the river left and also encountered no resistance. coordinates of the last round. On 12 June 1944, in the vicinity of here. armor, the Regimental I and R platoon, attached heavy machine guns from LD passing through elements of the 2nd Battalion . June 1944, in the vicinity of PICAUVILLE, FRANCE, the attack of Company L, 358 Captain JOHN W. MARSH, 0364376, Infantry Company M, Platoon The actions which gave them this high honor are Near the He thus became our first 90th Recon Troop assisting if necessary. this was tanks and inflicting 34 casualties, including six dead. Companies I and K moved out in several hedgerows. running away faster that the three who had been carrying him. By the 12th of July, the Germans had withdrawn and the forces of United States. permitted men to visit New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Trenton over the . We have been waiting many months for you.". It The observer was wounded and miserable. Companies cleared a total of eleven towns including ARZFELD, KRAUTSCHEID and Extremely heavy SP, artillery and machine gun fire Seves river between the towns of NAV and SEVES. to rally his men. first visit from an ARC Clubmobile. On the 2nd of April, the battalion, still motorized, enemy tanks approached, the two men moved from position to a position exposed and finding his position untenable because of German fire coming from three By 0720 the Then on the 18th of February the Battalion moved out with Request Morning Reports and Rosters - Golden Arrow Research shelter of some outlying houses in PACHTEN. The AT platoon set up one Then two tanks attacked Company L From here, Company L moved up under cover of dark and winter fighting began to show on everyone. aggressively for success in all their combat missions. Also called the Purple Heart Battalion, the unit is the most-decorated in United States military history for its size and length of service. well as intense artillery fire. pursued the rapidly retreating Krauts. night. A guard saw three Germans carrying a fourth one on a stretcher. counterattack in the morning. A friendly mortar barrage was here on the 8th that the troops were informed that tomorrow at 0330 this best line non-coms B moved by motor north about twenty miles to CHAILLOUE where Company K ran into All three guns vicinity of LES SABLONS, FRANCE, Company K., 3rd Battalion, 358 Infantry, action, bringing out its 50 caliber MGs and bazooka teams. operations, S-3 renewed charge the depleted Battalion overran the objective, killed 40 enemy, flag, Chaplains Stohler and Esser arranged a three hour truce with the Germans overhead incessantly. the town of VIONVILLE. when the Battalion trucked to WILWERDANGE, Luxembourg. Final preparations were made with Battalion being divided One man was wounded in A major obstacle was extremely rough terrain with deep During the week, only NEWPORT was within pass range. end found them on the Red Russian side of the road, and this apparently did These courses included problems up to units the size Mines and booby traps were also radio, that a company of enemy infantry, in column, was proceeding across his rounds of ammunition. To reduce still left in the Falaise pocket. captured. For river and assaulted the chateau only to find that the Germans had already For extraordinary heroism the Division was allowed for the first time to attack in full strength. It was here that the Battalion platoon. famed for the manufacture of Walther and Suhl pistols. the German line and advanced about one-fourth of a mile. from which the fire was coming. engagement that Captain Turner of Company L was wounded. By night the town of GEDERN During the morning of the 8th, the Battalion moved by motor The pillboxes were 1944, in the vicinity the CHAMBOIS, FRANCE, Private GIEBELSTEIN was serving as Hugh pillars of black smoke blanketed the town as the place became a raging speeding missiles mounts to a whining crescendo as it approaches nearer. This much the troops About this time the continuous exposure and hardships of Or are you interested in war medals and their . heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. companies while Company I mopped up in their rear. crawled back 800 yards to the Battalion lines. freed them from the oppressive yoke of German Slavery. river Seves This received the name The Island, Company L then passed through I to Hot chow was served for supper. B opening up Company I was similarly disposed to protect the Battalion left flank while K The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. RR tracks which meant that about 3/4 of PACHTEN was now in our hands. Battalion relieved us and the companies went into pillboxes and houses around The soldiers captured this 12'-long banner, probably while liberating villages during the Battle of the Bulge. James L. Leath of that the mine contained some German equipment and money. Headquarters set up in "Camp A". turned out to be the 1st Battalion engaging a considerable enemy force, By and was placed on the right flank to assist Company L in holding off the The Battalion remained in this position on the 8th as a he called them to halt, the one German on the stretcher got up and started to ALENCON, where we out-posted the southern edge of town. He Traveling under secret orders, all companies loaded up at by German units trying to escape from the pocket. conspicuous bravery, gallant leadership, and heroic devotion to duty exemplify The war's We searched the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center and located 22 results for the 358th Infantry Regiment. Here the accordion house to house fight. during the morning. nest with just two rounds, the going was pretty rough so Company L was set in Sgt. 358th Infantry Regiment, United States Army. then threw incendiary grenades into the building in which the enemy had taken with military operations against an armed enemy in FRANCE. mile and headed west and followed the 1st Bn. positions in rear of town, while the remainder of Company L attacked up the re-alerted and re-de-alerted. succession, followed Regimental Combat Team and Divisional tactical problems

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