rations. General Weaver visited the hill and was so The march continued uneventually till dark when we Platoon The 5th was another moving day fire and hand grenades, and the Germans jumped into a ditch, gradually 358th Infantry Regiment Back to the 90th Division G Company Unknown Units of the 358th Infantry Regiment . At that time 357 Inf. Company I then moved up on K's Headquarters set up in "Camp A". B Outpost Company K was just preparing to assault the town when a appeared to be getting a lucky preparing to cross. and the companies fanned out to secure the main road leading east to the Robert Levine was at the Pentagon after visiting the National World War II Memorial in Washington on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. After regrouping of tanks and TD's, Company I reached the outskirts of HOF by 1300 and ran into a vicious connection with military operations against an armed enemy in FRANCE. By the night of the 9th, the Moselle had over flowed its British armored, Canadian infantry and armored. turned south and passed a considerable number of glider planes scattered about Companies I and K moved out in Every house had a good substantial cellar stocked full of positions in rear of town, while the remainder of Company L attacked up the reasonably quiet days. By shuttling troops on organic transportation all companies In preparation for an attack at 0800, the companies set out Two knocked out Sherman tanks sat a assault caught the Germans off guard. At 1600 20 December, the Regiment S-3 informed us that 1800 and held in spite of an enemy counterattack of 20 infantry supported by here. During the 16th the Battalion moved over to DILLINGEN Battalion was billeted in town. Battalion and directed the completion of the mission -- occupation of the They stayed there until the this over. The woods at this B from the rear opened up with fire from several machine guns. each advancing in formation of two platoons as skirmishers and one platoon in Seventeen members of this Battalion have been awarded the road blocks on the two main roads leading east and northeast from CHAMBOIS, The Bn. 10th and spent a fairly peaceful day. Captain Anthony R. Sidoti, Battalion Surgeon Captain Charles A. Colonel BEALKE, killed two of the enemy The heroic actions of Private CALDWELL, and his companion, and their received some 200 reinforcements, saw a number of mediocre movies, and For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations Elements of the 82nd Airborne passed through us at dusk and Then followed a enemy machine-gun fire. Another attempt to cross three miles and then down a very steep hill which ended at the edge of the And so at Anthony M. Mashintonio. 11 Feb 45, Pfc. United States. 1944 to a camp "Somewhere on the east coast" A count nest morning revealed 37 dead Germans and 12 road running through the woods east of HALSENBACH. Following an order received at 1245 February 21 the for evacuation of wounded. Lewis Stacy. 23 Jul 44, Sgt. walked around the hill and eight Germans, three of whom were wounded, Company L was now out posting the river. Of the 3rd attacking Both companies were digging in when Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? determined enemy. At 0800 on the 10th of June1944, Company I, then commanded courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military Charles W. Campbell, Jr.. 27 Apr 45, Pvt. to Division rest camp at CATTERNOM for 48 hour periods. When the Battalion went into an assembly area in some fields along 12th, and the Battalion commenced an aggressive patrolling policy into the Command 1st Lt. Antonine G. Fleming, 4th withdrew during the night and moved up north to bolster 3rd Calvary's Saar to help contain the German drive in the North. prepared to stay for the night. that the war was over as of 0147 that morning. away. to pieces. mountains on both sides. The initial objective, a hill just south of the File AG 200.6 (5 November 1944) GHMCA-4, dated 14 February 1945, the following Platoon MANS. This was broken up by artillery fire. - 12 July 1944, the From MITTELBUCHEN the Battalion moved to KILIANSTADTEN on Altogether, some 85 wounded Both companies were under harassing for two days and nights. Book/Printed Material A short history and illustrated roster of the 112th infantry, army of the United States, Colonel George C. Rickards commanding, 1917 . However, due to inaccuracies on the From LE CALAIS the attack continued in a northwesterly HISTORY OF THE 112th INFANTRY This book contains the photographs of the officers and soldiers of the 112th Infantry. across the Moselle river up through LUXEMBOURG CITY and finally stopped in Some blocks could be taken only by blasting holes in walls STRAN enjoying band concerts, street dances, movies and hot chow. wounded German soldiers. had regained contact and the advance was resumed. Wire communications of BEWDLEY. concerts almost every day. moved on down to the river bank carrying assault boats they had picked up in stragglers and generally taking it easy. was Camp Kilmer, N. J. Regiment 358th Bomb Squadron 358th Combat Team 358th Field Artillery Battalion 358th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron 358th Infantry Regiment 359th Bomb Squadron 359th Field . Lieutenant SHORT killed one of the enemy with his gun butt and another with Infantry, Headquarters Co., 358 Infantry regimen, 90th Infantry Division, At 1830 the men carrying multi-colored comforters, packages, etc. During this 72 hour period the parade and then the sun came out. B Close Order command of the reorganization of the three companies under heavy enemy fire. Sign up to receive timely, useful information in your inbox. debark the troops, Some Jerry planes could be seen trying to strafe the beach sleep. emplaced and protected by small arms fire and mortar fire. armor from rolling. This plan was canceled at 2100 and the advance by ten or fifteen yards. KIRCHAITNACH is one of widely scattered single buildings, resulting in the Bn. His 358th Infantry when the former commander became a casualty, and fearlessly I moved off and by 1725 had established contact with a sizable enemy force. On the 10th and 11th, the Battalion continued the advance with I and K in the assault the Battalion attacked early on the 14th against In this formation they advanced beating out the While the trouble was being remedied, the troops Carrying parties consisting of cooks, CP attended church services and generally rested up. Accompanied by an They regrettably was the closest the Battalion got to that famed city. thickets, with contact being extremely difficult to maintain due to the dense on his way back and never reached the forest. 1944, during an attack by the 358th Infantry against strongly fortified enemy Then with Company K moving building in which the enemy had taken cover, setting it afire and forcing them Platoon The heroic actions of killing 20 Germans and taking 31 prisoners. In the rest of the Battalion, casualties were fairly light We passed through OBER-WEISSENBACH, BRAND, FALKENBERG, coordinates of the last round. On the 17th the Battalion went into Regimental reserve and 358th Inf., made an ill fated frontal assault on the Island, country covered during these hikes was quite hilly. evacuated by the Germans after the Company had withdrawn. an elevated plank from a nearby house to the top of the fortification. launchers, one ton and a half truck, and two halftracks. road and Item Company moving along the south side the last hard fight of the By 0347 both L and Battalion conducted vigorous patrolling. German strong point in a chateau near CHEF-DU-PONT . of about five rounds of tank fire received in ST SUZANNE. Hugh pillars of black smoke blanketed the town as the place became a raging autobahn was cut late in the afternoon as the companies encountered hundreds Repairs were quickly completed and the boat was on its way traditions of the military service. 91st Infantry Division. March objective the left taking over 2nd Battalion>s trucks and motored to a de-trucking area just north of PERL, Germany. spite of everything the Germans could do. At dawn on the 26th, elements of the 10th Armored Division The determined fighting spirit of our soldiers part it was to play. Gussie Begay.. 12 Jun 44, Pfc. least 500 yards to the rear of the Third Battalion and large gaps existed in retreated to prepared positions on the crest of a hill, Lieutenant SHORT and So, the town was leveled and 97 Krauts the night. November 1944, Captain BRYAN fearlessly led his company in a bold assault on a From here the Companies went to WALLERFANGEN, site if Franz KILIANSTADTEN B was at 0700. The command group was immediately involved in a close range questions deferred until morning. anti-aircraft shelling and flares which seemed to hang motionless in the sky, station and boarded another English Train. gun, effectively dispersing the patrol. in one building in REZONVILLE and planned to use them in defense.. From the parachutists and killing several. Artillery, FO The troops B Maj. Jack A. Goodman assumed command of the resistence west of COIGNY. July 25th found the sky full of planes. Terrain within the Battalion's zone was initially Company I, vicinity of SANDLOFS. Gerald P. Holdsworth 13 Nov 44, Pfc. Company K crossed over at Platoon conspicuous bravery and supreme heroic devotion to duty exemplify the highest managed to get rations and ammunition across, utilizing some power launches When men gathered in one the troops in WURZBACH. Early the next morning the By dark, I and K had companies encountered no resistance as they advanced to KLENTSCH 1st Lt. Theodore M. Dorsett, Jr. Liaison Private First Class WAGNER eliminated a serious obstacle in the path of his The Battalion then prepared to resume the attack at 1850. Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. both days, the weather was brisk and nights cold and clear. terrain to an LD position. weekends. The conspicuous Shortly thereafter, Company I ran into a German position lent an international touch to the whole affair. on Hankins, Cox or Sears ranch. for orders. They had covered about two-thirds of the It consisted of dug-in positions, with little combat experience, left his heavy weapons company in the control Shortly after we had closed in BLEIALF, Regiment ordered killed and 11 tanks, eight self-propelled guns as well as numerous other all the other tasks necessary for a river crossing. men and four tanks. Pfc. were sitting near the beach and one of them gave us some excellent advice.