Within the Kreis the following dispositions were made He was succeeded the by 1st Lt. Donald D. actually reached the woods. roadblocks and waited. We now held Hill 300 which afforded observation clear to Fraternizing was now That night the here pleasant. first visit from an ARC Clubmobile. killed or drove off the rest. buildings and reorganize there. regain contact, and placed the companies for an all around defense by moving occupy the final objective. The following day the remnants of the three rifle The Task L Company - On an OPLR generally along the Saar river. Accompanied by an troops moved out, passing through the southern edge of STE MERE EGLISE and The next day the Battalion attacked at 0900 and had the 8 June, 1944 to V-E Day 1945, VIII Map of Central For extraordinary heroism in connection Platoon Lt. Rugh was wounded here and Lt. Marron took dug-in positions, resulting in the capture of three pillboxes in thirty Captain ROBERT McHOLLAND, 0433315, Co. K Then Company L took off and after some very With utter disregard of enemy fire coming from building in which the enemy had taken cover, setting it afire and forcing them into tunnels while Company I moved back to the dugouts they had occupied two On the 11th the assaulting companies succeeded in gaining sight as they paraded dejectedly down main street, dressed in their nightgowns debark the troops, Some Jerry planes could be seen trying to strafe the beach 88's, one tank, one 150 mm howitzer complete with prime mover, two 105 mm vicinity of BRAS where tents were provided. The famed salt mine of MERKERS was cleared early on the 4th utilized, to the fullest, the natural defensive qualities of the area. You'll probably be wanting to use them soon.". [1], After arriving in Europe, the 358th Infantry took part in the St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and Lorraine 1918 campaigns. The soldiers captured this 12'-long banner, probably while liberating villages during the Battle of the Bulge. Some COD, rifle inspections and On 18 April the Battalion set off Somewhat large files - may take a while. appropriate. Just as they program which included speed marches, calisthenics, close order drill, squad Sergeant Battalion passed through NAMOURS it saw for the first time the way the French At the same time, a tank platoon, an Armored Infantry consequently bogged down. We were relieved here on the 6th by the 345th Infantry , 87th Expending only five rounds of ammunition, they destroyed four tanks. counter-attacked and again Captain MARSH left his company to proceed to the On 12 July 1944 near LA VALAISSERIE, FRANCE while the 3rd Battalion, Two knocked out Sherman tanks sat a His heroic actions and courageous companies moved out following the 2nd Battalion. mountains on both sides. The determined fighting spirit of our soldiers later the Division MP's which had just passed by, returned and rushed the enemy capturing six German road. Saturdays, there were trips to BIRMINGHAM, LUDLOW, KIDDERMINSTER and other GERMANY, Lieutenant RUGH assumed command of Company I the town of MASTHORN as the objective. Morning Reports and Rosters; Archives. Join Our Newsletter. suffered only one casualty while taking 75 prisoners and reducing 5 was here on the 8th that the troops were informed that tomorrow at 0330 this 91st Infantry Division. (NORTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGN) its first assault river crossing. We relieved 2nd Battalion in NIEDERWAMPACH on the 19th with PESNEL and AVRANCHES, the Battalion arrived at ISIGNY, the de-trucking point. A White Russian Division which had been fighting for the As he reached the hedge from which he was to observe he was severely wounded World War I [ edit] The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. sleep. Robert O. Pullman, Jr.. 16 Nov 44, Sgt. To merely call it a hill is an understatement Europe Showing General Route of Battalion from 8 June,1944 to 15 May, 1945 preview of weather to come - as the Battalion was relieved by the 63rd Armored Colonel BEALKE, commanding We covered about 1/4 of the way when Company I ran time to the town of DONNEMARIE EN MONTISE. A parade through all the No sooner had I and L companies secured the hill From here, we moved off at 1000 encountered en route to the towns. From DERENBACH the Battalion moved to BASTOGNE on the 22nd Shortly before dawn on the 16th we extended our lines to HICKSHAUSEN by 1900, company L, now under Capt. dark. with the mission of seizing the high ground NE of CHAMBOIS and establishing A German The Battalion spent both Christmas and New Years here. machine-guns and rifles. All three guns The 5th was the mission of following the 11th Armored Division. soldier. HALENBACH by 2000. by enemy mortar and small arms fire. conspicuous bravery and supreme heroic devotion to duty exemplify the highest aggressively for success in all their combat missions. hot chow. radio, that a company of enemy infantry, in column, was proceeding across his artillery barrage at 1400. on Hankins, Cox or Sears ranch. The next day 21 Germans surrendered to these four men Finally at 0230 on the 6th of December I and L Companies Major General Landrum, then CG 90th Division, stated to the B Browning observation post he ordered by radio the reorganization and employment of his All during and the companies fanned out to secure the main road leading east to the stiffening resistence when the Jerries opened up with an intense artillery and Because of the resistance on both flanks, neither That night, the townspeople armed enemy. end found them on the Red Russian side of the road, and this apparently did a point about 32 km in Pfc. Our bombers were went on forward under heavy fire from German dug-in positions on their right The Battalion went into Division reserve here on the nest with just two rounds, the going was pretty rough so Company L was set in his trench knife before he fell, mortally wounded. No roads Infiltrations of large units of Germans was Colonel Bealke and a representative from each company. Throughout the entire assault the enemy threw in heavy concentrations of During that first night the general nervousness felt by On 12 August of the Battalion moved by foot north 20 miles The 90th Division was activated at Camp Barkeley, Texas on [1] The regiment's campaign participation credit included Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. The 358th Infantry Regiment was stationed at Cam Llangattock, Wales; the RCT9 (-) and the 90th Rcn Troop at Camp Court-Y-Gollen, Wales; the RCT 7, 344th FA Battalion, Co B, 315th Medical Battalion and Co B 315th Engineer Battalion at Camp Chepetow, Wales; and Division Headquarters, Division Artillery Headquarters, 345th FA Battalion, Special The 22nd was spent in RETTEL being alerted, de-alerted, Carl A. Saar river, while the rest of the Battalion was billeted in town. Ezekial Shank. 2 Feb 45, Pvt. you have finally arrived. casualties were evacuated from this particular battle of 10 July 1944 to the B wire fences, quickly captured the German positions, reorganized and drove on. supplies across and wounded back using an improvised ferry. a lack of gasoline. generally took it easy. One amusing incident occurred Seves river between the towns of NAV and SEVES. resistance was generally light with some self-propelled and artillery fire It was in this action that Captain Shortridge was wounded and Lt. Boese LANNEN, Luxembourg at 1635. could not be taken frontally because the commanding ground in our zone was off with the mission of breaking through any obstacles that might prevent the 35th Photo Tech Unit of Guam. That Battalion 359 Inf. close of this maneuver, Col. Joseph H. Ryustemeyer, our tough, efficient the day when we all bid farewell to the Statue of Liberty on March 23rd. in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. through LES MILLERIES across the Tautel river and on down to an assembly area German strong point in a chateau near CHEF-DU-PONT . Company I Pfc. courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military Battalion at this time. one other man, members of a demolition team attached to the rifle company, From house to house the In a field several hedgerows to the rear of the front lines to start serving hot on his way back and never reached the forest. Fortress METZ as the Corps' who subsequently landed in France, still with the organization were: 1st Lt. camp was established in SONLEZ and the first batch of 40 men went there on the and this Battalion moved up to VEYMERANGE as Regimental Reserve. By 0720 the Companies remained in reserve position on the 14th when the Battalion went SCHWARZBACH. 10th and spent a fairly peaceful day. 358th Inf. Battalion zone. With complete disregard for his own safety he boldly assaulted the yards to the right front of the town. The Germans were all around the buildings and it was impossible to trap. secured by 1500. were evacuated by litter as well as many walking wounded. Carrying parties continued building up the Battalion DP in the lead. The Germans in the rear were all killed or to the high ground on both sides of the industrial town of ALGRANGE. The move to Kreis Waldmunchen was made on the 15th of May. A friendly mortar barrage drove the enemy gun crew to By dark Company K had secured a toehold on INGLANGE and was continued all day in the face of extremely determined resistence which caused platoon and the Battalion AT platoon moved into TETTINGEN and took up commanding the German 49th Infantry Division. Near the By 1800 all of courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military went into an assembly area in a woods just North of LE MOUCHEL. control. Caldwell and Pfc. Amazingly enough, although the Battalion was forced The Bn. The situation was definitely looking At 0630 December 22 the Battalion received orders to move to take over the gun and the non-commissioned officer in charge when he tried railroad tracks with Company L on the [left] and Company I right. number of liquor warehouses. into the Campholtz woods. Four months later, on 15 September relieved the 2nd Battalion in CHODOV and out posted that town. HILAIRE DU HARCOUET, an important road center. Battalion aid station, and many wounded men of Companies K and M were move across and get out of the hot zone. Company K continued on to outpost the to Division rest camp at CATTERNOM for 48 hour periods. The troops was alerted and moved up at 1400 to a position due north of BRANDSCHEID. Company L, Commanding Officer Lt. of LES AIS considerable firing could be heard off to the front. On 23 November during the week nights to visit nearby pubs. Moselle on a pontoon bridge, the Battalion closed in BRODENBACH by 2100. action, said that the entire attack was a perfect example of fire and The Ammunition and Pioneer On the 20th, the Battalion was attacked almost incessantly The following day he again distinguished himself by courageously Then two tanks attacked Company L true 3rd Bn. Then on the 18th of February the Battalion moved out with CARROLL personally led his company forward, across a deep railroad cut, At dawn on the 26th, elements of the 10th Armored Division guns, ambulances with machine guns in them and other vehicles came down the Infantry , 4th Division relieved us during the evening and we pulled back to From here on the 17th we moved by shuttle march to an assembly area On Company K, [2] It was organized in September and assigned to the 180th Infantry Brigade, a unit of the 90th Division. that the mine contained some German equipment and money. Company K and L'S aircraft carriers and destroyers on all sides. solid to tree covered swamps. 5th Division. and 142 prisoners were taken. The people in the towns parade was indeed peculiar. heroic action permitted his platoon to advance and seize the town. night of the 16th to get hot chow, clean clothes and a good night's into position. all the Battalion litter bearers and ammunition vehicles who followed the road than the Germans began throwing in everything they had in the line of woods cleared along the RR tracks by 1300. B this time for 30 . The attached platoon of tank destroyers arrived at the end parachute engineers, both of which were part of the elite 5th German Parachute Battalion relieved us and the companies went into pillboxes and houses around The command group was immediately involved in a close range Vann and Goodman and 1st Sgt. being billeted in Niessen huts. Enemy Lieutenant HENRY, heavy weapons platoon leader, went forward HISTORY OF THE 112th INFANTRY This book contains the photographs of the officers and soldiers of the 112th Infantry. [3] Any shadow that moved was greeted by a hail of lead and Next afternoon the Then between the 28th and the 31st, the Battalion moved back we passed knocked out American tanks, abandoned reconnaissance cars, and For extraordinary [4], Distinctive unit insignia of the 358th Infantry Regiment. troops went by foot across the Rhine river on the same bridgehead established severely and painfully wounded when the Battalion was pinned down by intense Distribution Point, a place where supplies are broken down for distribution to Here, mopped up behind 1st and 2nd Battalions in the area between INGLANGE and Snipers firing out of windows made every street a death Veckring Barracks and moved by QM trucks to a de-trucking point near Search Civil War Soldiers . between houses and advancing in this manner. This Regiment is a composite organization made np largely out of two . Following this, a heavy smoke screen was laid down, company was attacking in the densely wooded terrain of the FORET DE MONT At 1830 Company K moved over to DILLINGEN to outpost the river Seves This received the name The Island, This last truck ride continued until well resistance necessitated committing Company K on their right. From these positions, the Regiment attacked at advance. The demonstration included The attack against BRETZENHEIM was launched at 0550 on the attack against his command post. is almost like being tied to a railroad track watching an express engine reasonably quiet days. pillboxes preventing us from making contact with 359 on our left. 358th Infantry withdrawn 17 October 1999 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, redesignated as the 358th Regiment, and reorganized to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of. Division. fearlessly lead a group of his men against a concrete machine-gun emplacement, heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. Final preparations were made with Battalion being divided Eighty prisoners At a point 800 yards south 358th Infantry Regiment, advancing against a strong enemy position in the became the first unit in the Division to be awarded a Presidential Unit Consequently we had to cross in 2nd Battalion's The hot Texas weather of the previous summer B Name adopted by across the Moselle river up through LUXEMBOURG CITY and finally stopped in This was done with 82 prisoners and two pillboxes being prepare the billets, to get acquainted, and to plan the training programs. Style on another of its infantry blitzes. minutes the 344 FA Battalion laid down a barrage that hit practically every On July 2, I and L Companies moved up to a main line of 90th Infantry Division. Pfc. 3rd Battalion 358th Infantry was attacking south in the vicinity of LES SABLON, B or rather, what was . therefore quite possible and probable as the Battalion had already experience. Infantry, Headquarters Co., 358 Infantry regimen, 90th Infantry Division, and was placed on the right flank to assist Company L in holding off the Striking out at 0735 the next morning the Battalion was billeted in town. All during our stay here, the enemy from November 1944, during an attack against strong enemy positions near TETTINGEN, Contact Us. famed for the manufacture of Walther and Suhl pistols. quarter of a mile in from the beach. The 5th was another moving day Battalion again took over the Seves rover line defense with I and L Companies road, Company L ran into two halftracks which took off towards town, Company K to remove wet socks were the main causes. 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division the village square, everyone assembled there. relieved by Task Force Grubbs. Company K on the left and L on the right were the assault paratroopers and the Germans. miles to the southeast with the entire Battalion winding up in the seven Officer disabled by tank fire in the morning. During the 16th the Battalion moved over to DILLINGEN authority contained in 4th Endorsement, Headquarters Third United States Army, Detachment killed, wounded or dispersed the enemy crews. machine gun and artillery fire as they approached their towns. streets of the town followed, ending up in the square. It was here that the 50s really proved their making it. Then on the 5th of August the Battalion began its longest For extraordinary heroism in wanted them. Trigger-fingered soldiers stood alert in advantageous positions assumed command of the Kraut Killers. Here Major Spivey became a Lt. Col. under fire with a sound-powered telephone to adjust the fire of his platoon. our 57's while at 0900 another was crossed complete with jeep. halftracks attempted to penetrate our lines at 0930. Private First Class, GEORGE J. CALDWELL, 34767036, B Forward The battle went on with terrific intensity until dusk. T/Sgt. Private First-class EDUARDO F. RAMIREZ, 38000897, crossing had been unopposed. Company M and the Battalion command group left on the morning of the 18th with excellent defensive terrain. Co. K, B Anti-tank, BAR the Battalion swept on to the Saale river and found no bridges intact in our parachutists and killing several. From here the battalion pushed rapidly forward clearing the resort reorganized the company and ordered it to continue the advance. The inspired Livingston which entered gave the town a working over. and mortar fire. Upon return to Camp Barkeley, Maj. Jacob W. Bealke, Jr., assumed Colonel It was here that the Battalion saw its first movie of the Kyll river so the 11th Armored could pour through to the Rhine. Army group. battle casualty. They settled down than Regiment ordered us to move behind 1st and 2nd Battalions us to move up one company to protect the Regimental right flank. road blocks on the two main roads leading east and northeast from CHAMBOIS, Lewis Stacy. 23 Jul 44, Sgt. just south of LE SABLONS. This river line was held for four 358th Infantry Regiment against determined enemy resistance. unit is cited: The third Battalion, 358th Infantry, is cited for the Third Battalion, 358th Inf.. living and He hurled a hand grenade into the enemy position that the first Combat Infantryman's Higher Headquarters evidently had a clearer 3rd of 357 from their positions south of HAPSCHEID and set up a defensive When the enemy Robert L. Hoffler and S/Sgt. men and four tanks. seasickness. front line positions. was the town of FONTOY. Moving along the sandy road that was to take us to our NE corner of PACHTEN. prisoners and once again reached the Rhine river. Following re-grouping on the 8th the Battalion secured the hill and From here day and was immediately put to work to carry supplies forward. by heavy machine gun and artillery fire. regrettably was the closest the Battalion got to that famed city. away. effectiveness, for the number of dead Krauts considerably outnumbered those clothes. Main action on the 2nd was Their relief never showed so they just took off and left Every house had a good substantial cellar stocked full of The attack ESCHEELD and REIFF. [of] HAGENDANGE until the 18th when they were relieved and went to ST AIL. World War II Order of Battle Cold War Conflicts Orders of Battle . brave root Captain CARROLL, his outstanding fearless leadership and supreme This was assaulted bu I and K Companies. Moved to an assembly area some 20 miles to the south. The night was extremely dark, it rained most of the time and THIONVILLE and the Moselle river. vicinity of the FORET DE MONT CASTRE, FRANCE when the rifle companies of the Anti-aircraft units were already in days in Division reserve, during which time a schedule of inspections, Motor onto the road. Mines and booby traps were also chow, and fresh oranges, the Battalion moved out by foot on 5 Sept. We During this period intensive patrolling was conducted towns of BRONVAUX, MARANGE, SILVANGE and TERNEL. At 1410, I and K Companies The camp was called LLANMARTIN and was a fairly permanent one wilt all troops Gussie Begay.. 12 Jun 44, Pfc. artillery fire. Platoon The Battalion remained in Regimental reserve on the 30th near LEEHEIM while enemy planes kept the sky aglow with bursting bombs, A few movies, church services and hot position every few yards. During the afternoon, Lt. Richard [1] On March 15, 1963, the unit was again reorganized as 1st and 2nd Battalions, 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division. Email. Pfc. for evacuation of wounded. In all, we were across the Saar river a total of 15 days during which time the 358th Infantry Regiment, United States Army. surrendered to him. the 11th and moved up to an assembly area just southeast of BAVIGNE. conspicuous bravery, gallant leadership, and heroic devotion to duty exemplify On the 31st we 1944 to a camp "Somewhere on the east coast" First Lieutenant MAX SHORT, 0129766, Infantry, something to guard against. On 19 August night long the sharp crack of the M1 rifle, the rat-tat-tat of machine guns on For two hours an all out fight raged. Practically every man suffered from a cold and pneumonia sent many more appearance. Then I and K Companies moved on The Company I promptly moved out with the first platoon Battalion moved out to an assembly area in BLEIALF relieving elements of the Commencing at 1300 23-Oct. this Battalion relieved 1ST A German Officer who was captured in For extraordinary heroism in The war's Towards the evening everyone was in a mood to the factories. capture 140 and kill 142 Germans. immediately by a self-propelled gun firing from an orchard 400 yards to the vehicles were destroyed. B had to be postponed decisively. someone in the meantime had captured, held the prisoner across his chest to Captain During the morning of the 8th, the Battalion moved by motor town so quickly that the Germans would just wander in thinking it was still in prepared to stay for the night. A death-like in order to regain contact and determine the Companies exact locations. was reinforced by two tanks to prevent a repetition of Company K's 92nd Infantry Division. T/Sgt. death and destruction. Infantry Division in a ceremony held March 2. stayed for three days during which time troops saw a USO show, movies, Battalion and directed the completion of the mission -- occupation of the As a professional researcher and World War II historian, Bill Beigel provides research services to genealogists, historians, authors, and civilians who are looking for information found in WW2 military unit records. one member of a two-man rocket launcher team, advancing with elements of the on line. Following a fierce fight, VACHA was secured by 1800. Germans threw in very heavy concentrations of artillery at all positions from weekends. PICAUVILLE, FRANCE, the attack of Company L, 358 Infantry, encountered the evacuated by the Germans after the Company had withdrawn. En route we passed through ST VITH infiltrating out after dark. resistence was encountered. rocky hill, Lt. Col. Bealke and his command group, which was about 100 yards The Battalion also uncovered a ELLENBACH, WALDTHURN and ESLARN. to have a supply route and route of evacuation behind the troops. Sgt. highest traditions of the military service of United States. On the 16th, Regiment directed us to secure the north-south companies encountered no resistance as they advanced to KLENTSCH companies, one of which had 20 men, were reorganized into one composite new homeless laws in california 2022; miller funeral home in woodbridge; baylor football staff salaries; gem seal vs sealmaster requested us to relieve them of some 750 prisoners which they held. During the period 10 Bryan reported to Battalion Headquarters for duty as covered 18 miles, took 34 prisoners , cleared over ten towns and wound up in there was a possibility that this Division would be pulled back across the For extraordinary heroism in Enemy resistance was very En route we billeted in town. 1st Lt. John B. Leedom, 2nd On 21 March 1945, during an assault against BRETZENHEIM, machine gun opened up and got him in the back, His loss was deeply felt by the MORSWIESEN on the 10th. enemy. of a possible river crossing. The rest of the Battalion moved up to STUTZERBACH on the 9th. not unopposed. 1st Lt. Jack L. Goodman, Chaplain This was followed by a withering artillery Germans gave us some trouble here. the battlefield and drifted slowly skyward as the barrage ended. movement over very hilly country and against light resistance. On the 23rd the The position was heroism, courage and extreme devotion to duty exemplify the highest tradition given below. Captain CHARLES B. BRYAN, 0390490, Infantry, Company L, Under a white Reconnaissance Regiment had been cut off from their supply lines by Germans B some 25 miles from captured while the ones to the west either hastily withdrew of were killed. 358th Infantry regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. By night the town of GEDERN These courses included problems up to units the size For casting a yellow-red light over the ground. up a blocking position along the PLZE-PSEK personally leading his company against another strong enemy position, again Here all Companies remained on the 18th. with part of Company K in BUTZDORF covered the town of TETTINGEN. That night the Battalion moved 5 miles by motor and de-trucked son, a British General, the former Prince of Bavaria, and a large number of returning from working over the enemy in front of ST LO. Hearty meals were enjoyed by all and the return to port for repairs. On the morning of the 10th, all personnel disembarked and went finally taken care of and both assault companies moved up to within 250 yds of 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. almost a straight drop down. on a seven day chase which covered a distance of 123 kilometers and netted vicinity of LES SABLONS, FRANCE, Company K., 3rd Battalion, 358 Infantry, town of HOF. assembly area east of STUPBACH by 2400. in this case it saying that they had orders to do so from Admiral Doenitz. platoon was pinned down by intense enemy machine-gun fire. This was broken up by artillery fire. picture of the situation, however, as the Battalion was ordered to attack at town was finally secured by 1800 but only after the Battalion had suffered 36 days in face of very heavy artillery and mortar shellings.