Contents 1 Operational history 1.1 Formation 1.2 1942 1.3 1943 1.4 1944 1.5 Dissolution 2 Organizational history 3 Noteworthy individuals George Terhanko never wanted to be First Sergeant of F Company. 08 July 1944 83 ID Approaching Sainteny. The odds were that if you were on the front line, you probably wouldn't make it home in one piece, if at all. The chances that the six-foot tall, slim medic from Alabama, known as "Mob" or "Moe," was someone other than Charles P. Mobley are almost too remote to consider. The 22nd Division's artillery regiment was positioned to the east of Le Quesnoy with security provided by a battalion of Infantry Regiment 82. Over 1,500 heavy bombers dropped 3,300 tons of bombs to saturate the entire target area. -- We threw 57,607 hand grenades Intense fighting during the Battle of Saint-Malo reduced enemy strong points and a combined attack against the Citadel Fortress of St. Servan caused its surrender, 17 August. December 2"These shoes we wear are quite the thing--sometimes I think my feet would be warmer without shoes. 332nd Infantry Regiment ; 369th Experience ; Americans All! They raced across the German countryside until they were ordered to stop less than 60 miles from Berlin. 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division | American Battle Gilles Billion, an 83rd Division Re-enactor, has provided photos for many of these monuments. World War II: My Experiences as Captain of Company D, 331st Infantry Upon overrunning the camp, US troops estimated that the newly liberated inmates weighed only 80 pounds each as the result of malnutrition at SS hands. Corporal Oldham of the 83rd Infantry Division of the US Army in Cancale France during World War II August 1944, Presenting the 83rd Infantry Division nicknamed the "Ragtag Circus". A Co, 709th Tank Battalion, from August 6th to 16th, 1944 The 83rd Infantry Division was first activated in the fall of 1917, several months after the United States entered World War I. It was taken at Camp Breckenridge, KY, after the Tennessee maneuvers. 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. Previous page: 330th Infantry Regiment Map Overlays They are in our hearts and minds--always. On 9 August, the enemy defenders were forced back to the Citadel at St. Servan and to Dinard on the west bank of the river just opposite St. Malo. D Company He was in Company B, 231st Infantry Training Battalion. All is safe for you to go. There was fear that this was too close for heavy bombing and, in fact, many GIs were killed that day by short bombing runs. For the first time in more than a month, they faced heavy artillery fire. 83rd Infantry Division (German Empire) | Military Wiki | Fandom Those who passed through the city were greeted by banners stretched across the streets, proclaiming "Welcome to our Liberators." Someone will have to fix them, so they won't start another war in a few more years, and I think he is the man that can do it. 56th FA Battalion (8th Div) (105 How), from August 6th to 15th, 1944 Organized 26 August 1917 at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky. All Company related information refers to 330 IR Companies; neither the 329th IR nor the 331 IR had map coordinates on the Morning reports for 5 July. Sgt. The 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT served during WORLD WAR I as part of the U.S. Army 83d Infantry Division. On June 18, 1944, less than two weeks after the Allied D-Day invasion of western Europe, the "Thunderbolt" division landed on Omaha Beach and began advancing into France. The 83rd Division established a bridgehead over the river. Weapons Platoon Dave Curryhas a report about this engagement here, if you are interested. By 29 November the First Army had just about cleared the Hurtgen Forest and was overlooking the Roer Valley. They fought their way through swamps that the Germans created by flooding the fields. 331 Infantry Regiment 83rd Infantry Division - pinterest.com.au 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Once in France with the AEF and soon after the 332nd Infantry had been chosen for duty in Italy, Private Young was one of the men selected by and transferred to the 332nd Infantry's Company "L" from the 331st Infantry (the transfers between the two regiments were made in order to have the fittest and most qualified men in the ranks of the . Later groups of enlisted men assigned to the division to replace men transferred to other units came from Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. 1/329 : Major George A. Wishart When the war ended, Terhanko had four Purple Hearts and Silver and Bronze Stars. On the coast near Mont St. Michel, Pontorson, and Dol-de-Bretagne they received orders to capture the port towns of St. Malo and Dinard. Most, if not all of them, 3/329 : Lieutenant Colonel Quincy A. Sanders It can be seen by clicking here. P.E. var sc_invisible=1. The day before Thanksgiving, Hershell asked for two volunteers to help him cut up turkeys. Time after time they only gained an advantage for a few hours before being completely cut up themselves, accumulating losses they could not afford. After a period of training, elements of the division took Chteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine, 5 August, and Dinard, 15 August, and approached the heavily fortified area protecting St. Malo. Platoon, 2nd.Batallion, 331 first Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division, advanced to the rank of Sgt. The inmates were malnourished and in extremely poor physical condition. The air was choked with dust so thick that they couldn't see, and the concussion so great that their clothing ballooned out. They cut the St. Lo-Periers road, and forced their way into Le Mesnil Vigot. In the slaughter at Bihain. Name Date of birth Date of death Awards; Baugh, Bernard F. 06-08-1944: Units. Third row, left to right are: S/Sgt. *83rd Infantry Division * Normandy * Brittany * Ardennes * Rhineland * Central Europe * 83rd Infantry Division * Rolland Joseph Gustave Despres is the man that started this project, and to tell his story I must also tell the the story of the 83rd infantry division. Byron Herde, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry After training in Wales, the division landed at Omaha Beach, 18 June 1944, and entered the hedgerow struggle south of Carentan, 27 June. There are numerous entries for each day's events showing the time of occurrence for each. Leon Collins; S/Sgt. F Company 83rd Infantry Regiment :: New York State Military Museum and Veterans In December 1944, Sweeney was assigned to Company I, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. 746th Tank Battalion, from July 5th to 16th, 1944 Stephen Ambrose, in his book "Band Of Brothers," quotes one of the men of the 101st Airborne about the arrival of the 83rd. There isn't any such thing over here. 331st infantry 83rd division ourgrowingpaynes New Member Joined: Oct 6, 2016 Messages: 3 Likes Received: 0 I am researching my grandfather's military history. U.S. Intelligence estimated between 3,000 and 6,000 German troops occupied St. Malo. C Co, 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from August 9th to 16th, 1944, Chemical units 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. 83d Infantry Division - U.S. Army Center of Military History On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. About a month ago, someone over here had a paper, and there was a piece in it about some German prisoners in the States going on a strike for something or other. The process had reduced two more divisions, the 4th and 8th, to tatters. Whilst he was a prisoner of war, he was tried by the Reich War Court in Nazi Germany, in his absence, and condemned to death. 83rd Infantry Division Situation 12:00 12 July 1944 less the 330th Infantry Regiment. France 52140 "Pershing" Donors. I Company Following a number of months of training in the United States, the regiment, under the command of Colonel William Wallace, embarked upon the troopship RMS Aquitania at New York, and departed for Europe on 8 June 1918. I sure wouldn't want to live the way they do. We have recently added a photo of A Company/331st. We are constantly adding new Army Corps patches, Army Regiment Patches, Army Unit Patches, Calvary Patches, and Army Infantry Division Patches to this section. The earlier nickname, "Ohio," was based on the division's insignia (which includes the name "Ohio," where the division was raised during World War I). November 14"It looks like we not only will have to lick these supermen, but will have to go in and knock their heads off. Grave ,Name,Rank,Co,Unit/Branch,D.O.D.,Removed ,Location,Civil War Soldier,1867 Dedication List,"Roll of Honor, 1868" 301,"A., Ira J. These newspapers are the courtesy of Frank DeCarolis, 2nd Platoon, Co. E, 331st Infantry and Tom DePiano and where photographed and not scanned due to fragility. March 27, 1805, the designation of this, the 6th Regiment of Infantry, was changed to 2d Regiment of Artillery in New York city. The unit reported that the prisoners had been forced to work 16 hours a day in nearby mines and that the SS had murdered those prisoners who became too weak to work. The people still seemed surprised at the sight of American soldiers in their city. They spent 244 days in combat and suffered 23,980 casualties, 15,248 of which were combat casualties. July 3, 1944: Pontorson At a height of 5 ft. 7.5 in., he probably didn't have an ounce of fat on his body. 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. In its one year of existence, the camp's population greatly expanded from 214 prisoners in April 1944 to about 5,400 in March 1945. East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association Rose, Jack W. Taking the offensive, the 83rd reached the St. Lo-Periers Road and advanced 8 miles against strong opposition as the Normandy campaign ended. After the boy's death Kipling forced himself to write the official history of the regiment, as a form of atonement. We believe that Pfc. 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. The 83rd entered France on the 21st through 24th of June 1944. There are numerous monuments in France honoring the GIs of the 83rd Division. I, personally, cant make much sense of what is written in the lower left corner, try as I might. A Lieutenant of a supply company of the 329th Infantry Regiment/83rd Infantry-Division (Thunderbolt Division) with the company's mascot, goat Willie at Schevenhutte near Aachen/Germany. Then, German attempts to organize tank-supported counterattacks were shattered by the 83rd's field artillery battalions. Share a testimony from a relative or a friend, veteran or civilian, resistance member, ally or German, actor or witness of History. The post-war operations reports contains information on the activities of the unit such as movements, tasks and training. When I finished with this map, it was a bit eerie. The 331st sped along not far behind on the flank. On 4 July, the 83rd Division left Carentan and moved south toward Sainteny, a short march of about four miles that quickly turned into a six-day battle claiming over 1,400 casualties in the first 24 hours. www.nps.gov On the 7th, the 329th took the city of Echternach on the Sauer River. June 22-28, 1944. The next day the rest of the 329th entered the line, smashed through almost a mile to capture Coulot, and eased the pressure against the left of the line where the 330th had repelled repeated enemy counterattacks. His Scotch-Irish pioneer ancestry also gave him mental toughness and Yankee ingenuity. Second row, left to right are: Willard Strauss (B.A.R. The number of 83rd Division GIs killed in combat totaled 3,620. Michael Harris, 2nd Platoon, Company F, is among the many listed here. They landed across Omaha Beach and from there, they fought all across Europe. June 25, 1944: Omaha Beach Near Cherbourg. This overlay obviously has more to do with the 331st IR than the 330th IR. Do you have 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 83RD INFANTRY DIVISION Reunion information you'd like to share. FULL. Of the 68 divisions deployed by the U.S. Army in the European Theater, the 83rd was ninth in the number of combat deaths. This is the Facebook outlet of 83rdinfdivdocs.org and the people behind the research and data. 14 July 1944, 330 IR, 83 ID near Sainteny. Floyd J. Richmond, Co. F, 331st Infantry Regiment - Indiana Military It would take two weeks of street fighting to raze St. Malo. (Incredibly, both Charles Mobley and Sarge were born on Cotton Avenue in Birmingham.) Their patrols advance beyond the line It turned out to be a bit of a rabbit hole. Supplies could only trickle through as the Germans continuously pounded the town's approaches with artillery fire. Though the positioning of these HQs seem strange to me. The map contains the locations, based on the coordinate on the morning report, shown in NATO symbology . in France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Austria. B. Lyon Company, 1912. Find topics of interest and explore encyclopedia content related to those topics, Find articles, photos, maps, films, and more listed alphabetically, Recommended resources and topics if you have limited time to teach about the Holocaust, Explore the ID Cards to learn more about personal experiences during the Holocaust. 322nd Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) This, combined with coming of age during the great depression, taught him how to make do with what was at hand. Regimental histories for 1943 and 1944. You can read it by clicking here, or on the Combat Medic's Badge. From Normandy To the Bulge. S/Sgt. H Company B Company 3rd Platoon: 1st Lieutenant Frank R. Yukl, killed on July 4, 1944 The following soldiers were reported as missing in action. 331 Infantry Regiment | Mapping the Overlays My father, Thomas Dickson Curry, was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Division. 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. -- We fired 158,958 rounds of It can be seen by clicking here. Missing In Action They fought in the Ardennes, facing the point of the German Bulge. Yet as you wander down these quiet paths To see it through again. C Company 12th FA Obsn Battalion (-Btrie A), from August 7th to 16th, 1944 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? 323rd Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) Anything will help. TTY: 202.488.0406, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC, The Holocaust and World War II: Key Dates, Nazi Territorial Aggression: The Anschluss, Ministry of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment, Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center. 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. Gen. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 83rd Infantry Division Artillery, 83rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), Headquarters, Special Troops, 83rd Infantry Division, Headquarters Company, 83rd Infantry Division, 453rd Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion Detachment, 25 June 1944: Third Army, but attached to the VIII Corps of, 10 September 1944: Ninth Army, 12th Army Group, 21 September 1944: Third Army, 12th Army Group, 11 October 1944: VIII Corps, Ninth Army, 12th Army Group, 22 October 1944: VIII Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group, 8 November 1944: Third Army, 12th Army Group, 11 November 1944: VIII Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group, 20 December 1944: Attached, with the entire First Army, to the, 26 December 1944: VII Corps, First Army (attached to British 21st Army Group), 12th Army Group, 16 February 1945: XIX Corps, Ninth Army, 12th Army Group, This page was last edited on 19 September 2022, at 17:37. rounds of 155 mm shells. 83rd Infantry Regiment Nickname: Ninth Militia; City Guard; Ninth Infantry National Guard Mustered in: June 8, 1861. You notice the German line bent back at a 90 angle (left-middle)? The insignia was selected during World War I because the division contained mostly Ohio draftees.[3]. It was deployed to France in 1918. Charles Benjamin Leinbach - NHD Silent Heroes Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. D Company 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. Rolland Despres, 4th platoon, B Company, 1 Bn, 331st IR, 83rd Infantry slumber in profound repose. The TTF was the 331st Infantry regimental newspaper. Larry was able to identify most of the GIs in this photo. Ironically, like many GIs, he also had German ancestry. 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. 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. On Memorial Day weekend 2000 my family had reunited for my sister's long . 83rd Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia, U.S. Army Reserve Readiness Training Center. August 7, 1944: Chteauneuf 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. The only Germans encountered were patrols. The 83rd United States Army Reserve Readiness Training Center trains soldiers in leader, functional, and DMOSQ programs. Subscribe to 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division Footer menu. Others were returned to the U.S. for burial. Captain William A. Smith was born Dec. 30, 1888, in Valley Falls, Kansas. We would like to thank Crown Family Philanthropies and the Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation for supporting the ongoing work to create content and resources for the Holocaust Encyclopedia. F Company 331 Infantry Regiment, 83 Division - The Trench Line 332nd Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia Headquarters Company; Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? K Company G Company Pfc. 331 Infantry Regiment 83rd Infantry Division - Pinterest According to this paper, the war was practically over and the people were just waiting to celebrate. 24th Cav Rcn Sq, from July 18th to 19th, 1944 The amount of ground covered by the 83rd Division from Normandy in June 1944 to Central Germany in April 1945 is difficult to comprehend--over 1,400 miles. The 83rd spent Thanksgiving in that tiny country. World War I Centennial - World War I Centennial - worldwar1centennial.org The shield is red for artillery and the black pile represents part of the 83rd Infantry Division insignia. My worst nightmares are still in those rows.". At the camp, the troops found approximately 1,100 inmates. The 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT served during WORLD WAR I as part of the U.S. Army 83d Infantry Division. 331st Infantry Regiment Welcome to the 331st Infantry Regiment documents section On this page documents related to the 331st Infantry Regiment can be downloaded in the PDF format. Headquarters Company. The patches we carry are of the highest quality. The headquarters was organized on 27 September 1921. Most of them were in tears. To help orient yourself: Tribehou is still in the lower right corner, but Sainteny is now in the middle of the map. Soldiers of the 83rd Infantry Division of the U.S. move on the street in the French town of Saint-Malo (Saint Malo). It was demobilized in October 1919. 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Thomas, Jr. (since June 29, 2021), 308th Train Headquarters and Military Police, 329th, 330th, 331st, and 332nd Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals, Ordered into active military service: 15 August 1942 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The GIs of the 83rd Division were awarded one Medal of Honor, one Distinguished Service Medal, five Legions of Merit, 798 Silver Stars, 34 Soldier's Medals, 7,776 Bronze Star Medals, 4,747 Purple Hearts, 271 Medical Badges, 20 Meritorious Service Unit Plaques, and 106 Air Medals. Opfer des Russisch-Ukrainischen Krieges - Wikipedia Cemeteries & Memorials; Burial Search; About Us; Education; Facebook; Twitter; YouTube; Instagram; ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501. Those that sleep beneath our feet