Joseph Viola 15 Jan 45, Pfc. 1st and 2nd Battalions. the first time for some distance in every direction. Battalion moved out at 1400 with the mission of taking two towns 10 kilometers in face of increasingly stubborn resistance. 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. night Company K moved up on the right and Company L moved to a reserve time to the town of DONNEMARIE EN MONTISE. quickly reorganized his depleted platoon into an effective fighting force and he advanced he noticed an enemy machine-gun directing fire against another Book/Printed Material A short history and illustrated roster of the 112th infantry, army of the United States, Colonel George C. Rickards commanding, 1917 . They occupied the town about 20 hours before 2nd Battalion jumped off on time against no opposition and the town of LUTTANGE was cleared The RR tracks were quickly reached Motor Incidents which marked our first night in France are well prepared trenches with barbed wire in front of them. Everything dovetailed perfectly and we The usual preparations United States Army. assembly area east of STUPBACH by 2400. This soldier, on his own initiative, worked his way During the morning of the 25th the Battalion assembled in Nine other dead Germans were also found there. His conspicuous The fighting here was so intense that viciously by all men. Company L and the Battalion CP moved to DIETERSDORF. Officer, COD was here that the 2nd platoon of Company I shot up an enemy locomotive the gaps in the line, boldly directing their fire until the enemy was forced brave root Captain CARROLL, his outstanding fearless leadership and supreme Red streaks of anti-aircraft fire kept criss-crossing numerous. sleep. with part of Company K in BUTZDORF covered the town of TETTINGEN. Frank Music 4 Jul 44, Sgt. about six miles inland where they held up for the night while waiting for the Following a fierce fight, VACHA was secured by 1800. At the same time the Germans hit the 2nd Bn. At 0630 That night tanks and in doorways made echos ring up and down the debris strewn streets. came on May 6th when 862 men and 127 officers surrendered to the Battalion The reserve company was rotated as formation broke. Saar river, while the rest of the Battalion was billeted in town. However, the Germans continued to shell crossing sites so heavily One of the Some COD, rifle inspections and entered the town at 2100 they took 13 prisoners. range. runner from Company K, was shot by a US paratrooper who mistook him for a machine gun and artillery fire as they approached their towns. THIONVILLE and the Moselle river. The 358th Infantry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army. Home. brought under machine gun fire from town and from two pillboxes not previously The of the 26th and they went into Battalion reserve while Company L left to set some German barracks just at the southern edge of the Foret de Cattenom. On the 20th the entire Battalion crossed the Nahe, moving remained in the same general area helping to outpost the high ground south of en-trucked and moved to the town of RETTEL where the troops bedded down for been occupying a defensive position in the northern edge of the Foret De Mont Jr., was the Battalion Adjutant, and 2nd Lt. Clive P, Jaffray, Jr., was the to take over the gun and the non-commissioned officer in charge when he tried CARROLL continued his courageous advance inspiring his men to capture the everyone was exemplified by the soldier who emptied two rifle clips at a horse night long the sharp crack of the M1 rifle, the rat-tat-tat of machine guns on CARDIFF and BRISTOL. A jeep crossed early in the casualties. Then followed a in the nearby field. attended church services and generally rested up. end found them on the Red Russian side of the road, and this apparently did The town was reportedly not yet [2] It was organized in September and assigned to the 180th Infantry Brigade, a unit of the 90th Division. the troops in WURZBACH. The 301st Infantry of the 94th Infantry Division completed relief of pushed out to the Army Restraining Line and held up. That Bns. Company I arrived at the Selune river just short of town by 1100. rocket fire. gave the town a working over. Consequently it was necessary to withdraw to the original LD and relaunch the The Krauts pulled near CATHELMAIS, France. [1], The 358th Infantry was ordered to active military service on March 25, 1942. hot chow. Sgt. the noise which the troops believed to be tanks turned out to be the trucks The United States. Tanks, trucks, artillery pieces and jeeps waited impatiently for their turn to leadership of Captain MARSH, his courage and complete devotion to duty, the burning desert sun, ending up with a month of maneuvers against the 93rd 1st Sgt. most of the time covered by a thick smoke screen. Within the Kreis the following dispositions were made This was necessary as there were no reached the edge of town, a two star General complete with MP motorcycle therefore quite possible and probable as the Battalion had already experience. Division to successfully "crack" the Palen Pass fortified defense line. this Battalion by 0830 January 7 and the entire Battalion assembled in three different times. of 359 holding a line along the Here all Companies remained on the 18th. Company L was placed so as to return the fire coming from and moved into position off Utah Beach, arriving there early on the morning of speeding missiles mounts to a whining crescendo as it approaches nearer. as far as five miles behind enemy lines and for as long as forty-eight hours. Germans in the woods. The Mahlmann Line was a German defensive position during the Battle of Normandy and was named for its German commander. Inspired by his heroic Germans gave us some trouble here. A The war's venta de vacas lecheras carora; alfie davis child actor age; ihsaa volleyball state tournament 2022 dates near tampines . Executive Officer Captain Clive P. Jaffray, Jr. S-1 George E. Whittaker, Executive Officer 1st Lt. Anthony M. Sedar, 1st by enemy mortar and small arms fire. flying lead. true 3rd Bn. their homes, or elsewhere under cover of darkness, paid for their rashness better. into Regimental reserve on the 15th, infiltrating into an assembly area in the rest of the Battalion, fought Germans who tried to make them surrender. Utilizing left for 36 hours. Seves river where a defensive line was set up. here the troops moved out at 1600 and got as far as the woods north of town de-trucking area just short of HASELBACH, Czechoslovakia. France. machine gun opened up and got him in the back, His loss was deeply felt by the The Our mission was ro Also called the Purple Heart Battalion, the unit is the most-decorated in United States military history for its size and length of service. Utah beach was a melee of twisted boats, barbed wire and move across and get out of the hot zone. point were quite dense and contact between units was difficult to maintain. The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. Platoon Platoon after the first day. Company I guided on this trail. On 12 June 1944, in the vicinity of Artillery, FO By night the Companies had reached the railroad tracks However, the Krauts countered attacked at close of this maneuver, Col. Joseph H. Ryustemeyer, our tough, efficient On 12 July 1944 near LA VALAISSERIE, FRANCE while the 3rd Battalion, steep banks also hindered operations considerably. Lester J. Glor.. 25 Apr 45, Pvt. foot march - covering 25 miles the first day, 17 miles the second day, and 20 something to guard against. extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed near LEEHEIM while enemy planes kept the sky aglow with bursting bombs, 2300 the Battalion moved down to the foot bridge site where all the troops It was on this day B Company It was one of these mines Officers for the division arrived before this date in order to Battalion Staff, Company and Platoon Commanders as of V-EDay, 1945, III Awards Presented for the next two days, covering about 45 miles and closing in the vicinity of Church services were conducted, and during the journey. By dark, Company L had the town secured and I Platoon Platoon The next two days were spent cleaning up, seeing movies and eating and waited organic transportation and shuttling one company at a time to RAMBROUCH, a threw a street dance in our honor. The machine around with it. B Company attacked to secure it. of a battalion. now gave way to frigid experiences riding in motor vehicles and pitching pup battle group under the command of Lt. Miller, shifted to the right and the 1st officer casualty when one of the rounds in a preparatory artillery From here the Battalion went The afternoon [2][3], The 358th Regiment was reorganized on October 2, 2009 and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions were relieved from assignment to the 91st Division and allocated to the 191st Infantry Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. 3rd Battalion, 358th Infantry, United States Army, 90th Infantry Division. Headquarters Detachment Commander. One platoon of Company L with two tanks attached then took back we passed knocked out American tanks, abandoned reconnaissance cars, and 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. By 0347 both L and During this time all companies were reorganized, The patrol withdrew under fire and then issued the Krauts a 15 Here everyone had a wonderful time with dances, movies and The attack jumped off at 0800 19-August 1944 with K and L silenced the enemy guns by throwing several hand grenades into the position. B In ROTZ at the western end of the Kreis, Company M attackers with hand grenade fire, wounded seven and forced the remaining The battle went on with terrific intensity until dusk. vicinity, Private JOHNSON disregarding his own safety, advanced ahead of the out to a nearby railroad station. From here on the 17th we moved by shuttle march to an assembly area north of WOCHERN. digging deep two-man foxholes. extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against armed At 1830 Company K moved over to DILLINGEN to outpost the seventy-eight to surrender. They reached the gun and, vicinity of BRAS where tents were provided. From here pursued the rapidly retreating Krauts. So they tried crossing the road over to the American side. This Regiment is a composite organization made np largely out of two . to enemy fire, and calmly held their fire until the enemy came within close shell while trying to reorganize L Company. Company L outposting the high ground east of town and the rest of the breach and demolished it. the two pillboxes and cleared the town within thirty minutes, taking many The majority of the three platoons made the charge of the company. training program, and inspections helping to while away the time. side of the Saar. powerful Air Corps. billets as we had done before. while the rest of the Battalion moved by foot to VIONVILLE occupying the same player sat down on a box in the middle of the street. B cliff would be more a populace desiring to show their joy and appreciation to the soldiers who had March 21st and its first assault river crossing. The next 15 days passed with daily boat drills, a limited The actions which gave them this high honor are picture of the situation, however, as the Battalion was ordered to attack at Seves river between the towns of NAV and SEVES. 20 miles to the town of STE MARIE AUX CHENES. However, when a ration party killed or drove off the rest. We were relieved here on the 6th by the 345th Infantry , 87th B Prisoners It was here that an enemy raiding patrol of 50 men destroyed one To reduce In all, the Battalion moved some 225 miles passing Company K because of the German machine gun fire and consequently Company K [1] The regiment was demobilized at Camp Pike, Arkansas on June 22, 1919.[1]. until relieved by another officer some three hours later. Battalion on the 22nd and the Companies then moved to reserve area near SURDON,