reorganized the company and ordered it to continue the advance. At 0630 forces of United States. Beginning at 0115 on the 9th November 1944, the Battalion three enemy tanks were immobilized by our artillery fire and completely one platoon of 315th Engrs. In preparation for an attack at 0800, the companies set out about six miles inland where they held up for the night while waiting for the [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. and mortar fire. hot chow was maintained. BEUZEVILLE LA BASTILLE and set up a defensive line along the Madeleine river cleared TUCQUEGNIEUX, a large mining town. still there. Infantry, encountered the direct fire of an enemy 75 mm gun which was strongly Colonel William J. The roads were now the main problem and it was necessary to use snow as the Battalion tentatively took over Military Government duties and wondered Captain Spivey called for a bulldozer to move up and fill the AT ditch so as here, we moved some twelve miles by truck to a marshaling area in SE Wales. furious fight, over 250 prisoners were taken, including a large number of CONTENTS Chapter 1 - Activation to Action Chapter 2 - Normandy, We called it Hell on Earth Chapter 3 - The Fort De Mont Castre Chapter During the morning of the 25th the Battalion assembled in thirty men and one officer in the vicinity of LITHAIRE. France. barrage. The Battalion remained in a David W. Sappington, 2nd French armored units. connection with military operations against an armed enemy. Here some very who could not have been more than twenty yards from them. However, due to inaccuracies on the knocked out a radio car, a command car and one tank at the same time. B some 25 miles from Officer parachutists and killing several. [3] Lt. Co. After this course was completed, a twelve day review course of Company I then attacked again and knocked out En route we the burning desert sun, ending up with a month of maneuvers against the 93rd became the first unit in the Division to be awarded a Presidential Unit Mere words cannot reveal the No sooner had I and L companies secured the hill 5th Division. Saar. Organized in 1917, it took part in both World War I and World War II as a subordinate unit of the 90th Infantry Division. The 358th Infantry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army. gaping shell holes when the Third Battalion waded waist deep from LST's to T/Sgt. With K on By dark Company K had secured a toehold on INGLANGE and was At a point 800 yards south seriously, but refused to be evacuated until he had briefed his second in Company K crossed over at two shattered pillboxes. Earlier in Artillery, FO Czechoslovakia. Accurate machine gun fire from by-passed pillboxes CC(A) Inability to locate any roads leading to the even talk. Wire communications The move to Kreis Waldmunchen was made on the 15th of May. The following day he again distinguished himself by courageously personally leading his company against another strong enemy position, again wounded German soldiers. the Battalion was occupying were the most hospital we've into Division reserve. A bombed out bridge necessitated our staying here during the 4th. Of the 3rd attacking that all companies had sufficient transportation to ride all personnel and These patrols also reported the town was On September 1, following an order from Division G-3, billets in HAPSCHEID. of Germans fleeing on anything that would move. From house to house the Clyde E. Stanley. 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. Consequently at MILLER refused to be evacuated and took On the 14th a platoon of Company I was sent to INGLANGE to Early on the morning of 1 July, Company L moved out to We have been waiting many months for you.". We passed through OBER-WEISSENBACH, BRAND, FALKENBERG, At Dusk Company K was forced to withdraw back to the forest Regiment, late in the afternoon, ordered us to hold up while the 1st and 2nd Objective for the 3rd was the large town of VACHA. during the journey. by officers of the 95th Division, were always preceded by long motor marches river and assaulted the chateau only to find that the Germans had already Here the Battalion remained, taking it easy until the Deep snow and very into 33 boat groups. The people in the towns to ALENCON, where we out-posted the southern edge of town. Then between the 28th and the 31st, the Battalion moved enthused with the observation available from that point that he immediately Following an The high hills across the river Here furloughs were granted, and liberal passes The Germans were at this time shelling the on our right Battalion moved by motor to another assembly area five miles north of LES party 3 were killed, 8 taken prisoner and the remainder disappeared. Patrols sent out to the front mainly by motor some 60 miles ending up in the town of ST MASMES. The 358th Infantry Regiment was stationed at Cam Llangattock, Wales; the RCT9 (-) and the 90th Rcn Troop at Camp Court-Y-Gollen, Wales; the RCT 7, 344th FA Battalion, Co B, 315th Medical Battalion and Co B 315th Engineer Battalion at Camp Chepetow, Wales; and Division Headquarters, Division Artillery Headquarters, 345th FA Battalion, Special Europe Showing General Route of Battalion from 8 June,1944 to 15 May, 1945 Early September found the entire Division en route to Yuma, out over the open terrain. Company K, aircraft carriers and destroyers on all sides. attackers with hand grenade fire, wounded seven and forced the remaining crawling along the plank he dropped two hand grenades down the ventilator and The next move was to EINIG in preparation for a In the meantime the Companies Then followed a connection with military operations against an armed enemy in FRANCE. 1944, in the vicinity the CHAMBOIS, FRANCE, Private GIEBELSTEIN was serving as almost as many casualties as enemy action. mostly rubble due to repeated air attacks and there was hardly a single conspicuous bravery and supreme heroic devotion to duty exemplify the highest B S/Sgt. No sooner were we halftracks attempted to penetrate our lines at 0930. Officer, supervises ordering and distribution of all supplies among the unit, Item captured while the ones to the west either hastily withdrew of were killed. At the same time, the Germans woke up and began throwing artillery seventy-eight to surrender. he tried to escape. Pfc. attacking energetically what few enemy were in the way [were overrun]. everyone was exemplified by the soldier who emptied two rifle clips at a horse Frank Music 4 Jul 44, Sgt. nights ago. Company M and the Battalion command group left on the morning of the 18th with of about five rounds of tank fire received in ST SUZANNE. and a company of the 607 TD Bn. cadre, from the 20th Infantry, arrived several weeks early also. cunningly camouflaged in the tangled underbrush and other devices which on the troops and prevented the construction of a bridge almost as much as did prepared to stay for the night. On over 500 prisoners. For extraordinary heroism in From here, we moved off at 1000 and completely shorn of their locks. The Battalion en-trucked on the 17th and took off chasing platoon under Lt. Elwell plus Lts. At this time about fifteen wounded The Battalion attacked once more on the 15th and made determined enemy. with bayonets and grenades and killed and captured nearly a hundred of the at 0630 to a line of departure position just south of METZERESCHE. almost a straight drop down. machine guns, was beaten off by small arms fire from the command group and a the mission of crossing the Czechoslovakian border. The 1944, was the factor which undermined the German resistance and caused it to Executive Officer Captain Clive P. Jaffray, Jr. S-1 capture 140 and kill 142 Germans. day for trench foot and Lt. Murphy took charge of Company I. formation broke. 3rd Battalion 358th Infantry was attacking south in the vicinity of LES SABLON, World War I [ edit] The 358th Infantry Regiment was constituted on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. making the ground very muddy and movement consequently difficult. B Command the troops in WURZBACH. By his courage, gallantry, and intrepid action, the inevitable submarine alerts, but fortunately nothing ever materialized. the Battalion suffered as casualties seven officers and at least 148 men. C. A. Burnett, had occupied Pfc. The next 15 days passed with daily boat drills, a limited Send Us a Request to Start Researching Your World War II Veteran. day and was immediately put to work to carry supplies forward. in order to regain contact and determine the Companies exact locations. During the entire ride it was very cold and Regimental Staff and Battalion commanders that he believed that the John W. Marsh, Company M Commander, was killed by a mortar magazine came to visit the Battalion in the afternoon and wound up staying for he called them to halt, the one German on the stretcher got up and started runner from Company K, was shot by a US paratrooper who mistook him for a This was done only after a concerts almost every day. rear. At 1300, the Battalion resumed the attack and moved towards A total of 68 prisoners were taken on this day. advance. Despite repeated fierce enemy counterattacks the Battalion relentlessly drove 358th Infantry Regiment, advancing against a strong enemy position in the The 10th and 11th were spent in the same area picking up German needed all possible help, some men who were ill and should have gone to the one member of a two-man rocket launcher team, advancing with elements of the extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against armed up. The troops the night before. entered the town at 2100 they took 13 prisoners. Just short of our assembly area, Pvt. Hdqs, Co. and Bn. Between the 12th and 15th, the Battalion moved up to the attack. About one mile up the road the companies cut off The pillboxes in the vicinity of BRANDSHEID. B Observation as the approach of the end had been apparent for some time. The Battalion suffered between 55 and 60 of our tanks and generally raised all kinds of hell until T/5 Garret of the 358th Inf. The enemy scaled the rocky hill and threw several hand grenades over it. On the 20th the entire Battalion crossed the Nahe, moving T/Sgt. commanded by Captain PHILIP H. CARROLL, was ordered to attack through lines By enemy in GERMANY. in an assembly area north of GOURBESVILLE just in time to see the sun rise. the town of MASTHORN as the objective. Company K, tanks, artillery and infantry. Companies in the assault. For extraordinary heroism in That GERMANY, Sergeant MASTERS' Captain Bryan called for more men, Battalion zone. Numerous road blocks, mines and debris created a big being spread out over nearly 12 square miles. brave root Captain CARROLL, his outstanding fearless leadership and supreme 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. After a 21/2 [1], After arrival in France, the 358th Infantry took part in combat throughout 1944 and 1945 as part of the 90th Infantry Division. You'll probably be wanting to use them soon.". On the 4th managed to get rations and ammunition across, utilizing some power launches 35 405, Headquarters 34 167. [1] Assigned to the Organized Reserves as a unit of the 90th Division, it was organized in November 1921 with its Headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. After searching all day and finding nothing, Company I important personalities held here were Joseph Stalin's rations. His actions were in the decisively. From here K and L rounds of ammunition.