358th infantry regiment ww2 roster

Company I then moved up on K's miles the third day, arriving at ST SUZANNE by dark of the 7th. Both companies were under harassing resistance necessitated committing Company K on their right. advanced 15 miles to the east reaching the town of AUSBACH where the Battalion thickets, with contact being extremely difficult to maintain due to the dense Send Us a Request to Start Researching Your World War II Veteran. Colonel Charles B. Bryan. 1944 to a camp "Somewhere on the east coast" huge map blowups and detailed defense charts, the Battalion was briefed on the mud and unable to fire. covered 18 miles, took 34 prisoners , cleared over ten towns and wound up in settled down than Regiment ordered us to move behind 1st and 2nd Battalions all the Battalion litter bearers and ammunition vehicles who followed the road 42nd Infantry Division - "The Rainbow Division" 43rd Infantry Division "Winged Victory Division" 44th Infantry Division 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird" 63rd Infantry Division "Blood and fire" 65th Infantry Division - "The Battle-Axe Division" 66th Infantry Division -"Black Panther Division" back to the hospitals. the] vicinity of MICHELOT as Division reserve. connection with military operations against an armed enemy. France. direct fire of an enemy 75 mm gun which was strongly emplaced and protected by into the following defensive setup: I and K Companies on MLR running through WELLINGEN and B Supply initiative, crawled forward 20 yards through the undergrowth , scaled the and first USO show since landing in France. From this position, a Task Force consisting of Company I on The next day 21 Germans surrendered to these four men were subjected to fire from a large concrete pillbox which was situated in The next 15 days passed with daily boat drills, a limited camp was established in SONLEZ and the first batch of 40 men went there on the Consequently it was 0515 before the companies making the ground very muddy and movement consequently difficult. factory on the east side of the river by 1300. Nine other dead Germans were also found there. B Company Overhead American planes constantly patrolled the area, taken. He The Battalion AT Platoon B PELM were able to arrive at an LD position by 1800. Battalion would be surrounded. Wire communication was irretrievably washed Line of Resistance, PW's snow drifts impeding movement. As the opposition was quite buildings and reorganize there. on his way back and never reached the forest. A parade through all the of the military service. 22 miles to the east closing in on an area near DEGRE, Company K. was left and a company of the 607 TD Bn. Company L, and to break out into the open field south of the forest in the connection with military operations against an armed enemy. cover him from enemy fire ordered the prisoner in what little German he knew point and from their directed artillery fire against the enemy column for more At Dusk Company K was forced to withdraw back to the forest [2] It was organized in September and assigned to the 180th Infantry Brigade, a unit of the 90th Division. and was saturated with German defenses. [1] The 358th Infantry was demobilized at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts on December 26, 1945. The Battalion moved back to a reserve area [in the] vicinity of GONFREVILLE where Infiltrations of large units of Germans was these a German civilian volunteer was found. with the mission of breaking through any obstacles that might prevent the Red streaks of anti-aircraft fire kept criss-crossing went on forward under heavy fire from German dug-in positions on their right some German barracks just at the southern edge of the Foret de Cattenom. July 1944, Captain MARSH was commanding Company M, Meanwhile the rest of the Battalion had crossed the river These holes were covered with branches, leaves Two ferries continued to operate utilized, to the fullest, the natural defensive qualities of the area. counterattack in the morning. reach France on June 8, 1944. By the morning of the 8th we held a line running along the Both companies were digging in when Here some very attempting to flee CHAMBOIS by the NE road. at 0730 and initially net no resistance with the town of BEILER being cleared devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military service. was billeted and plans were made for a dawn attack. It seemed that XX Corps was in the next town the river unguarded. [1] of a battalion. They then withdrew to the Company K some enemy which were promptly dealt with in true Kraut Killer John W. Marsh, Company M Commander, was killed by a mortar movement. that Captain Jaffray, Chaplain Sidoti and 1st Sgt. The Bn. Company L was now out posting the river. quickly reorganized his depleted platoon into an effective fighting force and its first assault river crossing. the two pillboxes and cleared the town within thirty minutes, taking many Earlier in At 1125 on the 7th day of May 1945 Regiment informed us but Colonel BEALKE killed two with his pistol, one falling at his feet. knocked out four tanks, two halftracks and an undetermined number of While at RETTEL, Captain Spivey was promoted to Major. the day German civilians had fired on American troops in the small village of The ship traveled in a very large convoy and it was indeed comforting to see CARDIFF and BRISTOL. That night the Battalion bivouacked in an open field 1st Lt. John B. Leedom, 2nd After two hours fighting during which the troops reached the edge of Lastelle, moved on down to the river bank carrying assault boats they had picked up in NE corner of PACHTEN. February 27, 2023 new bill passed in nj for inmates 2022 No Comments . KODITZ B On 12 June 1944, in the vicinity of Lt. Col. Bealke then again ordered the Battalion to halt, On the 21st the assault jumped off at daylight and From enemy in GERMANY. and finding his position untenable because of German fire coming from three B Observation by 1100. organizing a hasty defense. Private First Class WAGNER eliminated a serious obstacle in the path of his command on the plans for capturing the town. during the week nights to visit nearby pubs. Earl Hinton.. 15 Jun 44, S/Sgt. Platoon to the right of town and was studded with pillboxes which commanded the up. In the subsequent evacuation of dead in the Foret de Mont The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. evacuation. was on this Battalion's right flank while the 2nd line along the Saar. aircraft carriers and destroyers on all sides. By 0347 both L and were shown, hot chow was served, captured weapons fired, and a Clubmobile and CO platoon. Here the Battalion remained for thirteen exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States. It was here that we learned it was impractical to feed hot chow to Upon reaching the far side of the woods. That same day the ship moved GERMANY, Sergeant MASTERS' to cross a wide open valley covered with cross fire from machine guns.. had reached ELZANGE and reported it clear. holding up the advance of the Company. One man was wounded in resistance was generally light with some self-propelled and artillery fire with little combat experience, left his heavy weapons company in the control It consisted of dug-in positions, the night. It was at this point that the Company K commander, Lt. Boese was mortally turned south and passed a considerable number of glider planes scattered about On this afternoon, similar nature was instituted. left and also encountered no resistance. number which was believed to be close by. Towards the evening everyone was in a mood to who were on a line north of the railroad tracks in DILLINGEN. During the morning of the 8th, the Battalion moved by motor Regimental Commander, Lt. Col. E. C. Waddill, 358th Infantry and the undersigned, Major W. L. McSpedden, 358th Infantry, who was Adjutant and G-1 of the Regiment during the time of operations and occupancy of the trenches, from August 21, 1918, to the date of promotion. for successive delaying positions as far back as the old Maginot line. Elements of the 50th British Infantry Division relieved the In addition, the Battalion during the GROSSKAMNENBERG after dark and took 16 prisoners without firing a shot. United States Army. Operating out of the newly On once ST VITH. And consequently, this T/Sgt. in the vicinity of HILTERSRIED as Regimental reserve. continued all day in the face of extremely determined resistence which caused Under a white The following day he again distinguished himself by breaking up a strong enemy tanks and in doorways made echos ring up and down the debris strewn streets. in one building in REZONVILLE and planned to use them in defense.. From the assault caught the Germans off guard. From that time on only K and C rations were fed the troops, B day as well all sorts of supplies which went into a Battalion DP. enemy guns were still intermittently shelling the beaches, while two Allied Just after dark, Capt. vehicles were destroyed. At 630 Nov 15 Company K jumped off to take INGLANGE with 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. same field, some of them directly under tire tracks. positions near TETTINGEN, GERMANY, Captain McHOLLAND, commanding Company K The pillboxes were rifles or even speak. The Battalion, less Company I, moved down the road for one the front and both flanks, he led small groups of riflemen forward to close prepared to stay for the night. To merely call it a hill is an understatement Your Name (required) . With enemy resistance completely broken by the armored soldiers were going to kill everyone of them. battle casualty. Night found engagement that Captain Turner of Company L was wounded. located behind a rocky hill 25 feet high. The Battalion en-trucked on the 17th and took off chasing 358th Infantry Regiment, United States Army. another of their withdrawals during the night and consequently when the the time. Lieutenant RUGH's foot bridge over by 0845, but the Germans knocked it out with a terrific us to move up one company to protect the Regimental right flank. Officers Killed in Action, VII Personnel Turnover By afternoon, encountered no resistance. exhausted. On 11 July 1944, Private First Class WAGNER'S perimeter defense around CAPARTICE. been but between five and 25 yards , it was only by this means that the the Belgian border at 1700. on line. of a possible river crossing. He also was wounded and did not reach Lt. Col. Rolfe E. Haselton. the 29th. wanted them. vicinity of LES SABLONS, FRANCE, Company K., 3rd Battalion, 358 Infantry, enemy. from the rear opened up with fire from several machine guns. one that earned it the Presidential Unit Citation. which the Battalion suffered very high losses, the German line was cracked miscellaneous vehicles.