It was assigned to 31st Army, where it remained until . At 2200, remainder of the Engr Bn was attached to the Regiment and its C Company moved into position to reinforce E Company. The existing road to the ISLAND was denied by the Boche infantry, supported by SP guns, who held the far approach. Rank Staff Sergeant. 1st Bn (Reinforced by C Co. 712th Tk Bn), attacking in column of Companies, released through the 1st Bn 358th Inf and advanced to the S astride the ST JORES LES PLESSIS Road. 359th Inf: 2nd Bn 358th Inf in the center of the Regtl line was attacked at 0330 by an estimated German battalion. in Corps Reserve, was originally under orders to relieve the 90th Division elements in the FORET on 8 July, and continue the attack to the S. The 90th Division, with its zone delimited to the area not held by the 357th Inf, would continue the attack S until pinched out by the juncture of the 8th and 83rd Inf Divs on the right and left respectively. 3rd Bn held in place throughout the day reorganizing. RCT 357, upon relief would move to a LD along the existing boundary between the 4th Armd Div and the 83rd Inf Div. Digitized by the 90th Division Association, Background on "BIGOT" and Operation Overlord & Neptune, The disaster that could have scuppered Overlord, WW2 Commanders, Campaigns and Attachments, 82nd Airborne Field Orders on Operation Neptune, De lvacuation la libration dansLa rgion de Thionville et de Cattenom. 30 june (D+24) Name Beginning With (2) Updated 7/2/11. Alerted immediately the enemys general withdrawal had become apparent, the troop went into action at 1200. In a bitter fight the battalion twice reached the crest and twice was driven off and at midnight reorganized just short of their objective. Across the entire front enemy reaction was intensified adnd with 8 out of 9 infantry battalions completely committed, the possibility of a damaging enemy counter-thrust loomed large. It was active in Europe as part of the 90th Infantry Division during World War I and World War II, and components of the regiment were later part of the United States Army Reserve. Numerous guides were posted and officer liaison established to facilitate execution of this plan. The book is well written and helps fill in some of the time gaps in "Show Me The Hero". At 1300, C and B Cos ignoring flanking machine gun fire jumped to the ISLAND and overcoming the immediate resistance advanced S about 1 Km. To give renewed momentum to the attack, 1st Bn 359th Inf was moved through the woods to the left rear of 3rd Bn. Notable. Debouchment from the bottleneck represented by the corridor, was contingent upon the prior capture of BEAU COUDRAY and its successful assault was necessary preliminary to the further development of Regimental Plans. The 90th Division in World War I: the Texas-Oklahoma draft division in the great war. The only route through the attack area was a fire break on which Company I, the left assault company, guided. 19 July 1944 German mines were issued to all units for training purposes. 2nd Bn 357th Inf, in Regtl Reserve, moved to the area vacated by the 1st Bn 358th Inf. Particular attention was paid to the bridges opposite the towns of Chef du Pont (330938) Les Dupres (330933), and Grainville (315997). Group A initiated embarkation at Dartmouth, England. At 1030, 2nd Bn 359th Inf, attacking generally in an ea sternly direction moved forward from the NOSE, crossed the road to LASTELLE and attacked into the hedgerows to enfilade the resistance confronting the 357th Inf, which had meanwhile come abreast of it at the right, advanced to and occupied the town of LASTELLE shortly after midnight. 23 june (D+17) After defensive action along the river Douve, the . Kroatische Infanterie-Division Croatian 369. hrvatska pjeaka divizija was a legionary division of the. Private First Class Stanley Schachne entered the U.S. Army from New York and served in the 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. It proved inadequate for the job and since a general engagement was not indicated at this time the attack was abandoned. It was assigned . At 0500 the Division continued its attack, concentrating on the capture of the town of Gourbesville. The Susan B. Anthony, which carried the Divisions advance detachment and CT 9 (- Group A), Struck a mine off Utah Beach at mid-morning and sank in approximately two hours. 1 Plat was eventually diverted E of PERIERS and contacted 3rd Bn 357th Inf. Jun 10, 2022 - My Grandaddy's division in WWII, 358th, Easy Co. [2], During World War II, the 359th Infantry served in Europe as part of the 90th Infantry Division. Subsequently the remainder of the Engr Bn was attached and C Co moved into the line to reinforce B Co. 359th Inf: By 2130, the two Battalions had mopped it up completely and had begun the move to occupy the high ground to the North and Northwest. Heavy enemy fire, both artillery and flat trajectory, continued to rain upon the only vehicular approach route and thwarted all efforts of engineers to construct a ford for the passage of tanks. We have no pictures of D-Day. 14 june (D+8) : The 90th had landed at Utah Beach right behind the initial assault . By the days end, the Division could count on an average advance of 1200 yards at a cost of over 600 casualties. The Divisions units continued to occupy their defensive sectors. 361st Fighter Group 12 . Remainder of the battalion was disposed to outpost the area from BAUPTE to the regimental assembly area. 5 large scale attacks were launched from that direction but never reached the 3rd Bn, thanks to the superior work of the artillery observers and infantry commanders. 2nd Bn attacking on a narrow front which permitted the employment of only 1 Co encountered heavy resistance almost at the LD. Since addition to the enemy position immediately to its front, its left flank had been exposed by the divergent maneuver of the 1st Bn 359th Inf. 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Infantry Division. 2nd Bn upon being covered by the advance of the 359th Inf sideslipped to the left and assembled S of GORGES as regimental reserve. At 0800 the head of the 4th Armd Div column passed through PERIERS and rolled unopposed southward to ST SAUVEUR LENDELIN. Sample Page; ; At 0628 when the preparation started, both battalions were rearward of the prescribed LD. Corps order assigned a new mission to the 90th Division. At 1930 a German attack drove a wedge between the 2nd Bn 358th Inf and 3rd Bn 359th Inf but counterattack restored the lines. Thus at midnight the 8th Div had not yet passed through our lines and our resumption of the offensive was consequently postponed. 20-21 July 1944 One BN served as a holding force on the Northwest side of the town. At 1045 the 3rd Bn, having been covered by the advance of the 8th Inf Div across its front, was relieved from attachment to the 359th Inf and returned to Regtl control. The RCT 9 moved by battalion to the vicinity of Bandienvielle, still part of the 4th Infantry Divisions Reserve. 3rd Bn with 2 Cos abreast and K echeloned to the right rear moved into the gap between A and C Cos to restore the momentum of the Regtl offensive. Heavy pressure against the center & R of the line continued throughout the morning and afternoon, climaxed by a strong attack at 1500 designed to split the 1st Bn 359th Inf and 2nd Bn 358th Inf. Its advance was stopped by heavy resistance on the outskirts of town. Group A moved to an assembly area in the vicinity of Reuville (380968). The 358th successfully crossed the Merderet River and after sever resistance reduced a chateau which was occupied by the Germans. Worn by fatigue, decimated in strength and bewildered by the success of the German attack, the Bn broke and began withdrawing to the N bank of the River. Co A received increasingly stronger enemy reaction and was unable to force its way into BEAU COUDRAY. The planned attack of E Co did not materialize because of the failure to organize it properly. The 2nd Bn of the 357th launched an attack of a limited nature in order to strengthen its position. 1st Bn 358th Inf had sustained an attack shortly after midnight which drove it off the high ground on the NE corner of the FORET DE MONT CASTRE. Final reconnaissance, briefing and supply checks were given the top consideration during the day. The 247th Rifle Division was the fourth of a group of 10 regular rifle divisions formed from cadres of NKVD border and internal troops as standard Red Army rifle divisions, very shortly after the German invasion, in the Moscow Military District. World War II US Army 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division Service Number: 38104403 Born: September 6, 1916 Inducted: March 21, 1942 Killed in action July 3, 1944 in France . Remainder of the regiment was staged forward to the vicinity of GORGES preparatory to the relief of the 358th Infantry. Artillery fire destroyed Sergeant Hawk's machine gun. The mission was completed and no Germans were found. After our return to civilian . Although our guides and liaison officers were in contact with the left elements of the 121st Inf (left assault regiment of the 8th Div) and the area between their left front and the rear of our hilltop position was clear, scattered enemy resistance remained in the right of the 121st Inf zone and slowed their progress. Division Artillery made preparations to move into a new assembly area. The 358th Inf, extending to the left (E), 90th Rcn Tr extending to the S would relieve the 357th Inf and initially contain the ISLAND. [page 331] COMMAND AND STAFF. The 3rd Bn assembled in Regimental Reserve N of GONFREVILLE. Remainder of the battalion was held by the dogged enemy some distance to its left rear. At 25 1100, under cover of a tremendous bombardment, VII Corps initiated its assault from W of ST LO. By 2100 the town had been mopped up, battalion perimeter established and contact firmed with 2nd Bn 357th Inf on the left. The 357th Infantry upon being relieved by the 79th Infantry Division reverted to Division Reserve. B Co was committed wide on the right of the 1st Bn. After elements of the 82nd Airborne Division had passed through satisfactorily, 358th Infantry assembled in the vicinity of Pont lAbbe to await further orders. 4 July 1944 World War Regimental Histories. (b) 358th Inf, on the left, extended from its contact point with 359th Inf to BAUPTE where contact was maintained with the 83rd Inf Div. Here is the history of the 90th Infantry Division, of which the 359th was part. Here again, a Boche counterattack spearheaded by tanks struck the BN right, disorganizing G Co and widening the existing gap between the 1st and 2nd Bns. A coordinated attack preceded by the support of all available artillery was launched upon the town at 1900. DURAUVILLE and GONFREVILLE, and the crossing E of the latter town were seized without incident and the regimental front advanced to the high ground overlooking the SEVES RIVER from NAY inclusive westward to contact the 359th Infantry. At 0800 the head of the 4th Armd Div column passed through PERIERS and rolled unopposed southward to ST SAUVEUR LENDELIN. The 369th Croatian Infantry Division German 369. Group A landed on Utah Beach at 1000-1600 and moved to an assembly area in the vicinity of St Martin de Verreville (404983) as part of the 4th Infantry Divisions Reserve. San Antonio,Texas:San Antonio Printing Co., 1918 [2] World War II During the afternoon and night, arrangements for the passage of elements of the 8th Div through the 359th Inf zone were completed. The 3rd Bn now in regimental reserve, moved throughout the day, echeloned to the right rear of the 2nd Bn 358th Inf. The Boche outposts N of the RIVER were quickly overrun and one platoon was pushed toward SEVES to secure the stream-crossings. Some elements of the 90th saw action on 6 June 1944, D-Day, Utah Beach, Normandy, France.The rest of the Division entered combat 10 June. By late evening the remnants had routed the Boche and, reinforced by 2 AT Platoons, had organized the crossroads for defense. of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 91st Division (Training Support); 1st Resistance continued to be severe throughout the day. B Company, 315th Engr Bn was attached to the 358th Inf to occupy and hold the high ground which would be vacated by the 2nd Bn 358th Inf when that battalion initiated its advance. This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of Operation Overlord through 357 specific events. The positions were organized and preparations made for the expected counterattack. Closing for the night in an assembly area SE of LA BAGOTTERIE. For 9 continuous days and nights it had fought without respite against a seasoned and entrenched enemy, and its wounds notwithstanding, emerged from the fight victorious and high spirited. He passed away in 2006, but he had some amazing stories from DD plus 2 (came in on Utah) through the Battle of the Bulge (injured twice). In the ensuing fight it sustained approximately 40 additional casualties including 4 officers. It was planned to move one Bn by motor immediately upon their relief. 19 june (D+13) 1st Bn advancing S encountered comparable resistance and eventually halted for the night a few hundred yards to the left front of the 3rd Bn. 359th Inf: 3rd Bn relieved the 1st Bn during the day by infiltration. 358th Inf: 357th Inf: BPL Only 5% of the Divisions transport vehicles were available because MT ship unloading was far behind schedule. G Company, in Battalion Reserve, moved to the rear of E Company. Demobilized 24 June 1919 at Camp Bowie, Texas. Our superior artillery and the determination of the infantry repulsed it without gain. Plans were made to by-pass the swamp and the towns of Le Calais and Reuville in the process of advance. 22 July 1944 [2] On March 25, 1942, the 359th was called to active service for participation in World War II and was organized and trained at Camp Barkeley, Texas. At 1430 Co E was committed to fill the gap which had developed between the two assault Cos after the first counterattack; it came into the line in time to meet squarely another counterattack which developed into a had grenade fight. By 1400 the 1st Bn had reached the stream line just N of GORGES with its left at the swamp and its right opposite the town. Status Killed in Action. Akins, Thomas W. MAJ, "Operations of Company "E", 442nd Infantry Regiment, Attached to 92nd Division, at San Terenzo, Italy, 20-23 April 1945" (Po Valley Campaign) Albright, Barry E. CPT , "Operations of the 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, in the Invasion of Normandy, 5-13 June 1944" (Normandy Campaign The 1st Battalion, 359th infantry was kept in readiness for Division Reserve. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 359th Infs effort remained unchanged, their attack being directed S towards PERRIERS along the Division right boundary. After our return to civilian life it will give us great satisfaction to look back at ourselves as were in combat, arid to see ourselves as the heroes of the 359th, one of the great regimental combat teams of the war. 358th Inf: 357th Inf (Less 3rd Bn), moved by infiltration across the DOUVE RIVER causeway to a new assembly area vicinity of APPEVILLE. The new offensive would begin as soon as troops became available from the CHERBOURG area and the artillery ammunition situation clarified. 2nd Bn was badly handled at daylight by a Boche attack which split the leading companies and disrupted its own attack preparation. At the end of the days fighting the Division had advance its lines approximately 2000 yards. This Bn had been so greatly decimated in the preceding few days that its rifle elements consisting of but 4 officers and 122 EM were organized into a single battle group. Back to the 90th Infantry Division After Action Report menu. WW2 Army Unit Records Research. In the meantime, elements of CT 9 were employed by the 4th Infantry Division to mop up by-passed resistance, and to make a reconnaissance in force within its sector. [4] A week later, word came that the war in Europe ended on 8 May 1945. 2nd Bn remained in assembly area. B Company, adjacent to and on the right of A Company, had been reinforced by 5 medium tanks and was set up as the main effort. Because of the open nature of the ground to the immediate front, patrol activity was limited to night work. While the remainder of the regiment held its now stabilized position N of BEAU COUDRAY, 2nd Bn moved to an assembly area just NE of the NOSE. The day was hours old before all battalions organized within defensive perimeters. 1st Bn passed to the control of 357th Inf at 0845 after the 1st Bn 357th Inf passed thorough it. The three battalions were now firmly linked and our hold on FORET secure. 9th Infantry Division in World War II. CT 9 remained attached to the 4th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on December 7, 1944 in the vicinity of Pachten, Germany. Finally, the advance of the 2nd Bn, 359th Inf, relieved pressure on the W and the 1st Bns leading elements secured ST JORES, with the bulk of the unit disposed for protection of the crossroad, whose retention was vital to the integrity of the Divisions position. Delayed by the bridge construction and mines on the main road to PERIERS the Troop did not initiate its movement until 1330. 359th Inf: WW_REG_HIS However, the extremely heavy mortar and artillery fire absorbed by this company broke its spirit and the prevalence of stragglers denied it any successful offensive action. 359th Regiment Lineage. 2nd Bn went into action at 1500, passing through the left company of the 2nd Bn 359th Inf. Fujitsu fi-6770 scanner with ScandAll PRO and Adobe Acrobat XI using Color, 300 dpi, 24-bit Explore SUSTAINABLE INDIANACelebrating Hoosier Solutions to Our Climate CrisisCELEBRATING 200 YEARS 2016, Sustainable Indiana 2016, a project of Earth . Throughout the hours from midnight until dawn the Boche in the Regtl zone continued to probe the hilltop positions, but no attack developed. (4) Although Regt entered the battle at full strength, well over 50% of its Bn strengths were replacements for whom this was their first fight. In the eyes of higher headquarters the Division setback was inexplicable but in vindication of the officers and men who had fought, bled and died in a heroic attempt to make the attack a success it must be stated that a curious series of cumulative circumstances had combined to deny success. The 90th and 83rd Inf Divs, still abreast, were directed to maintain positions and await further orders. 1st Bn was moved to an assembly area in rear of 3rd Bn with the mission of protecting the right of 359th Inf and left of the 82nd A/B Div. The units continued to improve their defensive positions. This website is only in its very early stages, aiming to give a full spectrum of data on World War II fighting units, including details on organization, commanders, and literature. 90th Infantry Division), Organized in November 1921 with Headquarters at Dallas, Texas, Ordered into active military service 25 March 1942 and reorganized Under cover of darkness, it side-slipped to the right to conform to the new Regtl Z and to permit the employment of the 2nd Bn 357th Inf. Awards: MH-4; DSC-54; DSM-4; SS-1,418; LM-19; DFC-4; SM-55; BSM-6,140; AM-121. Attacking at 0800, C Co, or the right flank of the 1st Bn, made limited progress and forced its way across the E W Road through BEAU COUDRAY; the other Cos were stopped without gain. At 0800 the 1st Bn on the left and the 3rd Bn on the right, moved rapidly SE against negligible resistance. 12 june (D+6) : The Bn Commander, Lt Col. Kilday reorganized his men and laid the foundation of plans which resulted in the recapture of the town. The supporting tanks were immediately knocked out by German SP guns or immobilized in the sticky underfooting. It soon developed into a close quarters grenade and bayonet melee which continued with unabated fury until mid-afternoon when the German resistance was broken and the Bn was able to push to its objective E of the 1st Bn. The 79th Inf Div on the extreme right of the Corps had taken LA HAYE DU PUITS and was consolidating its positions. Almost immediately all assault platoons met fierce resistance from the fanatically determined paratroopers defending that area. Regiment was alerted to pass through 358th Inf the following day and continue the attack S through BEAU COUDRAY. The Division Commander received warning orders that the 90th Infantry Division would attack across the Merderet River through the lines of the 8nd Airborne Division with a view to cutting off the Peninsula.
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