As the initial movement in operation "Unicorn," the division took Le Stromberg Hill in the vicinity of Basse Konz against strong opposition, 5 November, and beat off counterattacks. Yet as you wander down these quiet paths But for a number of U.S Army trucks interspersed among its columns, it might easily have been mistaken for a German convoy.[12]. The division was activated in September 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. telephone wire. He was moved to the front lines, 2 and 3/4 miles south of the town of Sainteny, along with 45 other GIs from the 41st Replacement Battalion that was stationed at Treviers, south of Omaha Beach. Zu den Opfern des Russisch-Ukrainischen Krieges gehren sechs Tote whrend der Annexion der Krim durch die Russische Fderation im Jahr 2014 und Tausende von Toten unter der Zivilbevlkerung und den verschiedenen Streitkrften whrend des folgenden von Russland angeschobenen Krieges im Donbas.Mit dem russischen berfall auf die Ukraine 2022 vervielfachten sich die Todesopfer. It started with small spotter aircraft that marked the targets with flares. F Company His body was not recovered. There are numerous entries for each day's events showing the time of occurrence for each. The December 8, 1944 Headquarters Company, 330th Infantry Regiment morning report listed the men from Communications Platoon who were killed during the previous day's incident, adopted below with Military Occupational Specialty (M.O.S.) Great Discounts & More! C Co, 749th Tank Battalion, from July 20th to 29th, 1944 from the right, first row. I sure wouldn't want to live the way they do. Others in this group that went to F Company were William T. Oliver, Hubert L. Smith, James Stansell Jr., Archie Swindle, John M. Tarnowksi, Earl Tillman, Augustine Toya, Paul Tweed, James Vanden, Lee R. Weeks, John W. Phillips, Albert Popik, Raymond H. Heiber, Donald Palmatier, David W. Parrish, Angelo Patricola, Jospeph Pavek, Joseph T. Pawlowski, Benjamin B. Peluso, Norman Perez, Charles Petritis, John J. Petrizzo, Donald P. Smith, Perry D. Johnston, Walter P. Kowal, Ralph R. McDowell, Thomas K. McKee, Henry L. McManus, Raymond J. Miller, Dominick Salierno, Willard H. Strauss, James F. Varley, George H. Harrell, Michael Harris, Alfred L. Hinchey, Albert K. Jeffries, Earnest C. Goates, Joseph A. Gonzales, Raphael E. Duvall, Alois Dzieweczynski, Clifford E. Olson, Raymond J. Travers, Ovid K. Seville, Francis Soucie, and Max A. Rubin. Larry was able to identify most of the GIs in this photo. Gen. The 331st sped along not far behind on the flank. His great uncle, Pfc. against the enemy. The Trench Line 331 Infantry Regiment, 83 Division Share 3 posts heed72 4 Private Sep 27, 2006 #1 Does anyone have any info on the US, 331 Infantry Regiment, 83 Divison? Regiment warm themselves by the fire after their retirement to the sector following . Everett W. Singleton, Sr., G Company, 331st Infantry Mobley wrote after the war to tell his wife where he had been and what he had done all those long months away from home. July 14, 1944: Hotat K Company Social Media. I, personally, cant make much sense of what is written in the lower left corner, try as I might. During the rush to the Elbe river, wartime correspondents nicknamed the 83rd "The Rag-Tag Circus"[11] due to its resourceful commander, Major General Robert C. Macon, ordering the supplementing of the division's transport with anything that moved, "no questions asked". Most of them were in tears. 3rd Platoon: 1st Lieutenant Frank R. Yukl, killed on July 4, 1944 Those that sleep beneath our feet There were no welcoming home parades for the Thunderbolt Division, but the GIs of the 83rd would carry its memory home with them. The 83rd Infantry Division ( 83. He had brown hair and brown eyes, and a ruddy complexion attributable to his Scotch-Irish ancestry. Task Force A (15th Cav Gp), from August 3rd to 5th, 1944, Infantry The division crossed the Leine, 8 April, and attacked to the east, pushing over the Harz Mountain region and advancing to the Elbe at Barby. August 7, 1944: Chteauneuf A Company They landed across Omaha Beach and took over defensive positions near Carentan, where they relieved the 101st Airborne around the end of the month. The Drive To the Elbe B Company Weapons Platoon Co., 2nd Bn., 331st Inf., 83rd div. Assistant Division Commanders: Brig. Tanks, tank destroyers and armored infantry aided the attack. Well see, if I ever get around to integrating the information from the Unit Journals. Kerr; Pvt. Most of the time they were in the center of the front line, and often out in front leading the way. 250th FA Battalion (105 How), from July 31st, 1944 to August 4th, 1944 What the hell is wrong with the people over there? There they held the GIs at bay from underground pillboxes and camouflaged strong points. The 83rd United States Army Reserve Readiness Training Center trains soldiers in leader, functional, and DMOSQ programs. Legal Notice | Privacy Policy, Mather House, Room 308 The 83rd Division then assembled near Feugeres, and on 3 through 5 August they moved out of the Cotentin Peninsula and turned west into Brittany. It seems to be drawn from the perspective of the 330th IR, or it was produced for the regiment, since it has the locations for the other two regiments but nothing for the 330th. J Company On 7 December, the 83rd Division relieved the 4th Infantry Division and attacked to clear the west bank of the Roer on 10 December. The TTF was the 331st Infantry regimental newspaper. The 83rd Infantry Division was first activated to fight in World War I, the "War to End All Wars" in 1917, fought in 1918 and was deactivated in 1919. Courtesy of The . Click here to read more of his story. Shonak Bruce L. Leininger - Mapping the Overlays, 2015, 12 July 330 Infantry Regiment Outpost Plan, 12 July, 12:00: 83rd Infantry Division Situation. The inmates were malnourished and in extremely poor physical condition. On 16 August my father was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for displaying exemplary conduct in action against the enemy in France. Fays was finally secured, along with Ferme de Menil, on January 15. It suffered heavy losses at Normandie and Falaise pocket in August 1944 and was disbanded in October 1944. This photo was taken in February 1945, and the war in Europe ended three months later. My dad's Individual Deceased Personnel File indicates cause of death as "Shrap. The 83rd was held in reserve until after D-Day, and entered France on 21 through 24 June. When Sgt. Chest." Anything will help. Original Item: Only One Available. They pushed the Germans back through savage counterattacks and finally held the west bank of the Roer River just south of Duren five days after the initial attack from the Hurtgen Forest. -- We laid 22,306 miles of Nicknames: Thunderbolt Division, The Rag-Tag-Circus and the Ohio Division. This list was compiled by Kevin Harris from the history of the 331st, "We Saw It Through." The 6th Regiment, Infantry, was organized June 24, 1799, of five companies, most of which dated back to 1785. When the war ended, Terhanko had four Purple Hearts and Silver and Bronze Stars. Ive decided I will come back to incorporating geographic data points later. That city was taken on 13 April. Share a testimony from a relative or a friend, veteran or civilian, resistance member, ally or German, actor or witness of History. The journey took them through the thick forests of the highland country east of Verdun. OH My worst nightmares are still in those rows.". We believe that Pfc. 1/330 To date, 36 divisions, including the 83rd Infantry Division, have been recognized as liberating units. They cut the St. Lo-Periers road, and forced their way into Le Mesnil Vigot. History World War I Formation. It was a trip of "two weeks that seemed like two months . The 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT served during WORLD WAR I as part of the U.S. Army 83d Infantry Division. A Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from August 1st to 16th, 1944 Note the discarded rolls of film and pictures scattered in the snow that were likely taken from them in a routine search, 9 January 1945. For there are only angels here in olive-drab, On 8 July, they fought through hedgerows to the village of Auxais, and finally on the 10th, the 331st captured Sainteny after an attack supported by fire from 19 artillery battalions. 331st Regiment, 83rd Division Colonel James D. Shonak Commander 331st Anti-Tank Company Boyle, Paul (C) KIA Catrambone, Michael Hq. The 329th lead the way most of the time and gained fame as the "Rag-Tag Circus" as they rode through the German provinces on tanks, motorcycles, jalopies, and any other means of transportation they could find. Henry Irving Tannenbaum--Company F, 331st Infantry Regiment After training in Wales, the division landed at Omaha Beach, 18 June 1944, and entered the hedgerow struggle south of Carentan, 27 June. They Served With Honor; A World War II Family Website June 17, 1944: Southampton, England --confirming John's recollection. They advanced toward the Taute River while rain soaked the earth and drenched their already muddy fatigues. var sc_invisible=1. The 9th Army had also been slowly advancing north of Aachen towards the Roer. 196th FA Group, from August 7th to 16th, 1944 The men of the 83rd Division weren't just on the front line. View the list of all donors. When the 83rd Infantry arrived in Langenstein, its troops found some 1,100 inmates in very poor physical condition. 473rd AAA AW Battalion (SP), from August 22nd to September 17th, 1944, Field artillery they swarm around you, crouching low. The 83rd Division would be called on again to answer the call to defend freedom in 1942 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Photo courtesy Jon Aller and Kevin Harris. These eyes have seen the bloody hedgerows in the rain. The regimental after action reports for the 331th Infantry Regiment in PDF format can be found in the following table. July 3, 1944: Pontorson The 83rd Division established a bridgehead over the river. The 83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt"[1]) was a formation of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. "Thank You Eddie Hart" Documentary Website (Company G, 329th Infantry) He was called to active duty on 26 October 1943, and was sent to the active duty reception center in New Cumberland, Pa. From there he went to Camp Blanding in Starke, Florida where he underwent basic training. S/Sgt. 20 January 1945, with an M-10 Wolverine tank destroyer of Co. C, 629th Tank Destroyer Battalion, in the frame, track commander SGT Jimmy Richardson talks to his driver, PVT Joe Honig, while Joes of the 83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt")'s 331st Inf. Richard E. Chipps was also a First Sergeant--of L Company. I Company All is safe for you to go. First overlay for 12 July has more to do with the 331st Infantry Regiment; Imthinkingit was in with the papers for the 330th Infantry Regiment because it also locates the 331st, I Company. The unit also requisitioned medical supplies from the US Army's 20th Field Hospital. In one of your letters you wanted to know how things were over here. Deaths, the division's report continued, reached 500 per month. 08 July 1944 83 ID Approaching Sainteny. searching out the foe. Others were returned to the U.S. for burial. Across the marsh (and the river Taute) were two causeways; one from Le Moulin to La Varde, and one from Le Port to Tribehou. D Company These reports are courtesy of Myra Miller, PhD, of Footsteps Researchers. Later groups of . Mustered out: June 23, 1864. They had marched as far as the Loire, but with bridges down and American troops patrolling the North bank, there seemed no reasonable prospect of achieving a crossing. S/Sgt Joseph Arnaldo, 331st Infantry The second overlay for 12 July 1944 is a 83rd ID situation map for 12:00. 174th FA Group, from August 1st to 16th, 1944 "God we lost a lot of men. In addition, the "Thunderbolt" division recovered the camp's documents for use by war crimes investigators. The 330th took Strass and the 331st took Gey, one of the most strategic points in the network of German defenses protecting the vital approaches to Duren. Smith; S/Sgt. He said he would take the job for 30 days to see how it worked out. At a height of 5 ft. 7.5 in., he probably didn't have an ounce of fat on his body. As the 2nd Battalion advanced further toward Remich, they knocked out machine guns that the enemy had emplaced in concrete. Indiana Military Organization (Camp Atterbury) Website Its commanders were Maj. Gen. Edwin F. Glenn (25 August 1917), Brig. C Company 453rd AAA AW Battalion (Mbl), from July 1st, 1944 to July 9th, 1945 Another photo taken at Camp Breckenridge, showing M Company/331st, can be seen by clicking here. Adding data points to combined 83 ID & 330 IR for 5 July 1944, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 83rd ID Page. Clarence W. Brown; Pvt. The 83rd Infantry Division on February 27, 1945 This page shows the locations and record of events for today in 1944 or 1945. June 26, 1944: Bricqueville Doesn't seem to be very sanitary but most of the people seem to be healthy as hell, in fact they seem to thrive on it. The division moved back to Belgium and the Netherlands for rehabilitation and training, 22 January 1945. US Army Patches - Army Unit Patches and Army Regiment Patches. I see a time-based spread sheet being necessary. E Company Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant Milton J. Bialeck, killed on July 4, 1944 at Sainteny Gen. Willard A. Holbrook (23 March 1918), and finally Maj. Gen. Edwin F. Glenn (3 April 1918). August 25, 1944: Chteaubriant. American Battle Monuments Commission search engine at http://www.abmc.gov/search/wwii.php. Soldiers of the 83rd Infantry Division of the U.S. move on the street in the French town of Saint-Malo (Saint Malo). On the right of the 9th Division, the men of the 83rd felt like standing in their foxholes and cheering when they saw all those bombers. They truly were brothers-in-arms. -- We threw 57,607 hand grenades $5 Million + Founding Sponsor . He fits the description that Sarge gives of the medic, and he is also from Alabama--as Sarge recalled. Not sure it happened here, well have to wait till I get through the reports. All is safe for you to go. [7][8][9] Weapons Platoon : 2nd Lieutenant George P. Hopley, killed on July 4, 1944 at Sainteny Certain divisional units saw action, such as the 332nd Infantry Regiment, in Italy (Battle of Vittorio Veneto). It entered the Battle of the Bulge, 27 December, striking at Rochefort and reducing the enemy salient in a bitter struggle. At the end, the 83rd Division, born in war, was disbanded and all its men reassigned to other units. See through the mindless death and grinding pain. Then, German attempts to organize tank-supported counterattacks were shattered by the 83rd's field artillery battalions. Third row, left to right are: S/Sgt. Then there are those who are quitting their jobs and going to better-paying ones. It can be seen by clicking here. On The Home Front: Life was not easy on the home front, but my mom more than managed--she carried on, and made a new life for us while enduring what many would consider unbearable sorrow. Subscribe to 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division Footer menu. ",Pvt,C,New York,no date . The 83rd entered France on the 21st through 24th of June 1944. [1] It was initially made up of enlisted draftees from Ohio and Pennsylvania, with a cadre of Regular Army, Officers Reserve Corps, and National Army officers. Well see if it gets any better once Ive read the reports and compare it tothe 08 July Morning Reports. It supplied over 195,000 officers and enlisted men as replacements to other units in France without seeing action as a complete formation. The Thunderbolt Across Europe Dec 24, 2018 - 331 Infantry Regiment 83rd Infantry Division. The map contains the locations, based on the coordinate on the morning report, shown in NATO symbology . 1st Platoon: 1st Lieutenant George W. Stahley, killed on July 4, 1944 Several months later, it crossed the Rhine and subsequently captured the German city of Halle on April 6, 1945. Original Item: Only One Available: This is a wonderful condition M1917 US Army uniform tunic, worn by a member of the US Army's 83rd Infantry Division. The division was reconstituted in the Organized Reserve on 24 June 1921 and assigned to the state of Ohio. Infantrymen of the 83rd Infantry Division warm themselves around a fire near Fays, Belgium, on January 3, 1945. 12 July 1944, 330 IR , I Co; 331 IR, A Co, B Co, C Co. The blue items come from the overlays; the brownish points, if you can see them, are geographic locations reported inthe various reports, while the dark blue / purplish items are labels explaining the geographic location data points. The 22nd Division's artillery regiment was positioned to the east of Le Quesnoy with security provided by a battalion of Infantry Regiment 82. 802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion (T), from July 1st to December 7th, 1944 On the 7th, the 329th took the city of Echternach on the Sauer River. In the slaughter at Bihain. Joe [Ordanez] Ordonez, Texas, Pvt 331 Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division dies 8 Aug 1944, Soldiers of the 331st Regiment, 2nd battalion, are ready to depart Passau for Cherbourg and a boat home, September, 1945. A GI in the 9th Division described the scene from his foxhole. Mobley was the same medic that Robert Parsons (Sarge) describes in his book "Remembrances." His unit had been engaged in battle with German forces near Strass, Germany, in the Hrtgen Forest, when he was reported missing in action on Dec. 16. Demobilized 18 February 1919 at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky. These are his wartime memoirs, which he started working on when he retired in his sixties and was still . It took the direct fire of the attached 774th tank battalion to accomplish this. The next battle would be to get across these. Frank Reichmann in the 1st Battalion of the 331st said that a platoon of captured Germans started singing farewell to their commander.
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