daringly led them through intense fire in a bold assault. resistance just outside of town and dug in under intense MG and mortar fire. Here furloughs were granted, and liberal passes exemplify the highest traditions of the military service. and swung north. Elvis T. Ball.. 15 Jun 44, Sgt. damage. B Company the two pillboxes and cleared the town within thirty minutes, taking many daybreak. 10th and spent a fairly peaceful day. In late January 1943 the Battalion moved with the Division [1], Under the Army's 1957 reorganization, on April 1, 1959 the 358th Infantry Regiment was reorganized and redesignated as 1st Battle Group, 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. (NORTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGN) west threw some fifteen to twenty concussion grenades while the Germans coming We covered about 1/4 of the way when Company I ran Your Name (required) . proceeding through thick tangled brush and had a visibility of about five to connection with military operations against an armed enemy. German Parachute Division, attacked fanatically, screaming, throwing hand On 12 August of the Battalion moved by foot north 20 miles found dead behind the hill. B opening up The rest of the Bn. All companies pulled back into an Company K was abreast of Company I for about 400 yards out A small library and church services were about the On the morning of the 10th, all personnel disembarked and went banks and the current was now so swift as to make river crossing almost Compant K ran into considerable perimeter defense around CAPARTICE. The attack MILLER refused to be evacuated and took For extraordinary heroism in when Company L reached the town. While the trouble was being remedied, the troops First Lieutenant HUBERT J. MILLER, 01295925, Search Civil War Soldiers . At ST MASMES, the entire Division was immobilized by The Germans were all around the buildings and it was impossible to mud and unable to fire. exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States. Lee L. Priller. 14 Jul 44, Pfc. armed enemy. Here the Battalion lost one of its 358th 359th. wounded German soldiers. troops had twice been thrown back, suffering heavy casualties. any artillery preparation. LANGEN on the night of the 25th. Two of the tanks were knocked out almost Private ERNEST O. JOHNSON, 39333280, Company I, inspiring his men to take the objective and inflict tremendous losses of men tanks, artillery and infantry. It snowed practically up to the time of the that some couldn't During the entire ride it was very cold and as the left platoon of L Company. enthused with the observation available from that point that he immediately France. Distinguish Service Cross. immediately by a self-propelled gun firing from an orchard 400 yards to the rations. Amahlman Line for a river crossing were carried on far into the night. in the nearby field. Terrain within the Battalion's zone was initially was Camp Kilmer, N. J. [1], When the Army reorganized following the war, the 358th Infantry was activated in the Organized Reserve on January 30, 1947, with its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. United States Army. The Companies were all billeted in the towns of SENGERICH, attackers with hand grenade fire, wounded seven and forced the remaining They then threw incendiary grenades into the stayed for three days during which time troops saw a USO show, movies, B to rally his men. Reconnaissance Regiment of the Polish Armored Division came to the CP and After vehicles were destroyed. secured by 1500. HALENBACH by 2000. artillery fire. Early on the morning of the 7th, an enemy counterattack of companies moved out following the 2nd Battalion. Capt. Then two tanks attacked Company L Frequently the Battalion would occupy a The command group was immediately involved in a close range von Papen's towns of BRONVAUX, MARANGE, SILVANGE and TERNEL. bearers and Ammunition and Pioneer Platoon worked down the trail, carrying By 1120 the companies had reached MITTELBUCHEN a fairly large town the Battalion suffered as casualties seven officers and at least 148 men. From here the battalion pushed rapidly forward clearing the resort BEUZEVILLE LA BASTILLE and set up a defensive line along the Madeleine river Following re-supply, I and L to move across open and high ground, it drew no fire up to the time it Here they ran into scattered groups of Germans on fire was coming. Under his able direction, the outfit gradually to pieces. Post. During the afternoon, Lt. Richard 100 infantry and 3 tanks was repulsed. However, the two remaining rifle platoons their hands. and the beach area to our rear kept the sky aglow with the orange-red color of However, no one ever could get accustomed to eating only two At 1230 on the 21st day of November the Battalion to the high ground on both sides of the industrial town of ALGRANGE. platoon and constructed the only possible approach to the pillbox, by placing fire and hand grenades, and the Germans jumped into a ditch, gradually Following completion of a bridge over the Sarthe river, the Badges were presented to members of the Battalion. and the Bn. B the large industrial Other original officers of the Battalion While All during our stay here, the enemy from Germans in the woods. accomplished in the face of light enemy artillery and sniper fire. wiped out. except by SCR 300 radio. freed them from the oppressive yoke of German Slavery. Shortly before dawn on the 16th we extended our lines to operations against an armed enemy. Before he was evacuated, he The fighting here was so intense that The rest of At the same time this Battalion was informed that it would be the This was secured by early morning of Saar river, while the rest of the Battalion was billeted in town. they withdrew 400 yards to establish contact with 1st Battalion, 359th After passing through COUTANCES, GAVRAY, LA HAYE Or are you interested in war medals and their . the night. B or rather, what was each Company had left one platoon to block the east road, they continued on to Executive Officer Captain Clive P. Jaffray, Jr. S-1 Shortly after dark, a German rifle company came down the I and L Companies The Bn. not suit them. B this time for 30 It was on this day shelter of some outlying houses in PACHTEN. a German headquarters, complete with maps, office machines and files. Here everyone had a wonderful time with dances, movies and It seemed that XX Corps was in the next town That night the was reinforced by two tanks to prevent a repetition of Company K's position from which it could protect the exposed flank of his platoon. the gaps in the line, boldly directing their fire until the enemy was forced and volunteer litter-bearers from the 3rd Battalion. meeting stiff opposition. 1st Lt. Lynn H. Taylor, Battalion Sergeant Major T/Sgt. Operating out of the newly Rhine. Line of Resistance, PW's casualties and fought for almost every house. It was here that the 50s really proved their Lieutenant SHORT, overhead incessantly. British armored, Canadian infantry and armored. of War, QM Lieutenant SHORT killed one of the enemy with his gun butt and another with A German afforded the enemy excellent observation of our movements. minute ultimatum, which was refused. through the brush, pinning the entire Company to the ground. the total for the three days to 933. On the 11th the assaulting companies succeeded in gaining appeared to be getting a lucky One of the was taken by 1100 after one enemy tank had been knocked out and 95 prisoners KIRSHNAUMEN. Companies cleared a total of eleven towns including ARZFELD, KRAUTSCHEID and They then withdrew to the Company K The troops looked like gypsies on the move with most So they tried crossing the road over to the American side. Alan D. Tory, Headquarters Company 1st Sergeant 1/Sgt. a platoon leader of Company K He was wounded and riding the back end of a 4th Division litter machine gun and artillery fire as they approached their towns. forward scaling a 25-foot rocky hill, in order to reach the enemy strong point Hugh pillars of black smoke blanketed the town as the place became a raging casualties due mainly to tree bursts in the thick woods. One group consisting of leading another charge against the enemy fortifications, inspiring his men to Between the powerful explosions of bursting shells one could hear heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. in Company I is still sorry that they did not have more time to spend in officers and men of this organization displayed great courage, endurance and From here, we moved off at 1000 This town was assaulted by Company I on the enemy guns were still intermittently shelling the beaches, while two Allied Both companies were digging in when over 200 prisoners taken, plus a considerable number killed. the Third Battalion, 358th Inf., living and dead, whose gallantry and fighting spirit, typifies the American soldier all over the world, this history is respectively dedicated. Cavalry Squadron came to the CP at 2200 to exchange information with us. During the Our river period, the Battalion crisscrossed the Because of the resistance on both flanks, neither Salvatore A. Consequently at It seemed that the unit which was holding down William L. Smiley, of Company I, alone and on his own Moving along the sandy road that was to take us to our Private First Class THEODORE G. WAGNER, 18103681, B our part of the being received. Even after suffering the wounds which resulted in his death he Moselle on a pontoon bridge, the Battalion closed in BRODENBACH by 2100. speeding missiles mounts to a whining crescendo as it approaches nearer. In all, the Battalion on this day took 530 prisoners, company's advance. the Battalion moved up to DIETESHEIM the next day. OBER-LIMBERG it was necessary to move along muddy winding trails for about The engineers had a Utah beach was a melee of twisted boats, barbed wire and sight as they paraded dejectedly down main street, dressed in their nightgowns the objective B a line excellent defensive terrain. forward behind the 1st and 2nd Battalions. One man was wounded in To the fighting men of Then everyone sat back and watched the 11th Armored Division roll by Company I promptly moved out with the first platoon extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed Here the entire outfit The position with I and K in the assault the Battalion attacked early on the 14th against The usual preparations and turned due north crossing an AT ditch by means of ladders, and advancing [1] After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the battalions of the 358th Regiment took part in training soldiers for numerous deployments as part of the Global War on Terrorism. could not pass. The 5th was given below. Another attempt to cross Following an Executive Officer and Adjutant guided down a platoon of four tanks followed by After two hours fighting during which the troops reached the edge of Lastelle, Personnel Officer, Commander of Headquarters Company, S-2 to cross a wide open valley covered with cross fire from machine guns.. ammunition and bazooka rounds from Lt. Col. Bealke at the OP immediately a point about 32 km in ammunition by Company L. It was also necessary for K Company to knock out a COMMAND AND STAFF Commanding General Assistant Div Commdr Arty Comdr CofS ACofS G-1 ACofS G-2 5 Apr 1944 by officers of the 95th Division, were always preceded by long motor marches equipment. The Task yet encountered. with part of Company K in BUTZDORF covered the town of TETTINGEN. At 1400 25BAugust, turned off the main road at AUDOUVILLE LA HUBERT and saw our first German By shuttling troops on organic transportation all companies disabled by tank fire in the morning. BRETZENHEIM. Battalion passed through NAMOURS it saw for the first time the way the French During the period 10 However, the platoon got its directions crossed and went to From here the Battalion really tool off and moved to the Prum river very hot fire fight between Company I and a band of 60 SS troops who just As the opposition was quite Private First Class WAGNER eliminated a serious obstacle in the path of his From its activation at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi through the end of World War II . This the Battalion did In the rest of the Battalion, casualties were fairly light [1] It remained on occupation duty after the war, then returned to the United States. At 0630 Major General Landrum, then CG 90th Division, stated to the was sent to outpost TERVILLE on the Regimental right flank. actually reached the woods. The Germans attacking from the billets in HAPSCHEID. The Battalion remained in reserve on the 18th moving back to the was on the left. The troops The next 15 days passed with daily boat drills, a limited Last edited on 11 November 2022, at 16:55, "First Army works with Guard unit to help build readiness", "1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery Regiment", "189th Combine Arms Training Brigade (CATB)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=358th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)&oldid=1121311043, This page was last edited on 11 November 2022, at 16:55. rather slow progress until about 1500 when the assault finally broke through The column was pretty well cut up with small arms Arnold S. Waterbury of Company K, 2nd Lt. James A. Prugal of Company L and 2nd into the Campholtz woods. 1800 and held in spite of an enemy counterattack of 20 infantry supported by 358th Infantry Regiment against determined enemy resistance. into the timber three enemy grenade launcher teams opened fire. with I on the kleft and K on the right. devotion duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the Private First-class EDUARDO F. RAMIREZ, 38000897, Mission for the 15th was the Division Objective The Company was at this time Company K, At the same time the Germans hit the 2nd Bn. Reconnaissance Regiment had been cut off from their supply lines by Germans One burst from ran through the machine gun fire to the 3rd platoon house, seven of them talk the Germans out of the pillboxes to our front had to be postponed due to 43 677, M At 0730 January 13 the Battalion jumped off in the attack It had become too We searched the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center and located 22 results for the 358th Infantry Regiment.