331st Regiment, 83rd Division Colonel James D. Shonak Commander 331st Anti-Tank Company Boyle, Paul (C) KIA Catrambone, Michael Hq. The second overlay for 12 July 1944 is a 83rd ID situation map for 12:00. 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. France 52140 "Pershing" Donors. First a nudge, then a sign-- Move out! Advertising YOU PAY FOR IT WHEM YOU DON'T BUY IT. On the 7th, the 329th took the city of Echternach on the Sauer River. 1/331 1/329 : Major George A. Wishart I Company C Co, 709th Tk Bn, from August 12th to 16th, 1944, Tank Destroyer units 44106, 10900 Euclid Ave. Composed almost entirely of Clevelanders ages 21-31 who had been drafted into the army, the regiment included companies A, B, C, D, H, and L and a supply company. The sound of all those bombs exploding at the same time was the most terrible sound that he had ever heard. The division moved back to Belgium and the Netherlands for rehabilitation and training, 22 January 1945. Later groups of enlisted men assigned to the division to replace men transferred to other units came from Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. On 16 September 1944: in the only surrender of a German Major General to U.S. troops, Botho Henning Elster surrendered with 18,850 men and 754 officers at the Loire bridge of Beaugency. To avoid needless loss of life, Elster negotiated a surrender. The 83d Infantry Division arrived in England on 16 April 1944. 1/330 Over 1,500 heavy bombers dropped 3,300 tons of bombs to saturate the entire target area. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the Imperial German Army in World War I. before leaving for the ETO L Company, 331st Infantry Regiment: Colonel Martin D. Barndollar Jr., killed on 4 July 1944 near Mautis, replaced by Lieutenant Colonel William E. Long, replaced on 7 July 1944 by Colonel John C. Whitcomb, replaced on 9 July 1944 by Colonel James D. Bender, replaced on 11 July 1944 by Colonel Robert T. Foster, replaced on 13 July 1944 by Colonel Robert H. York. Melvin V. Park, K Company, 329th Infantry, 83rd Division OH The Project Gutenberg eBook of Historic Jamaica, by Frank Cundall This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost an The people still seemed surprised at the sight of American soldiers in their city. December 2"These shoes we wear are quite the thing--sometimes I think my feet would be warmer without shoes. This was the main line of defence for the Germans. Then there are those who are quitting their jobs and going to better-paying ones. The 83rd Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit by the US Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993. Even so, his ETO Enlisted Man's Identification Card lists his weight at 139 pounds. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Others were returned to the U.S. for burial. Every house was an arsenal with ammunition supplies stacked at each window, and every basement was reinforced with double walls of cement and steel. All is safe for you to go. From the 1st through the 5th of October, the 83rd advanced in heavy combat to the West Wall across the Sauer as the 329th fought the battle for Grevenmacher. After training in Wales, the division landed at Omaha Beach. He fits the description that Sarge gives of the medic, and he is also from Alabama--as Sarge recalled. March 27, 1805, the designation of this, the 6th Regiment of Infantry, was changed to 2d Regiment of Artillery in New York city. Even the paint on their helmets looked as if they had just been unpacked." The unit journal contains in-depth descriptions of the activity of the unit on a daily basis. 14 July 1944, 330 IR, 83 ID near Sainteny. The division was formed in November 1914 as the "Division Posen 1", part of the Posen Corps (Korps Posen), and became the 83rd Infantry Division in June 1915. 335th Regiment Lineage. My dad's story ends here, but the 83rd's does not. small arms ammunition. Task Force A (15th Cav Gp), from August 3rd to 5th, 1944, Infantry Army 83rd Infantry Division - WWII In Europe, A GI of the 83rd Division Infantry wounded during the fighting on the east bank of the Elbe Kameritz Germany World War II 16th April 1945. L Company, 330th Infantry Regiment: Colonel Ernest L. McLendon, relieved of command on July 9, 1944, replaced by Brigadier General Claude B. Ferenbaugh, replaced by Colonel Robert T. Foster on July 13, 1944. This is the Facebook outlet of 83rdinfdivdocs.org and the people behind the research and data. William T. Oliver is one of the GIs in the photo at the top of this page. In 2014 George P. Landow created this Victorian Web version, editing the text from the slightly rough Internet Archive . It was a trip of "two weeks that seemed like two months . (F) Parson, Robert L. Jr. Terhanko, George Waple, George H., III C Co, 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from August 9th to 16th, 1944, Chemical units 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. The division was formed in November 1914 as the "Division Posen 1", part of the Posen Corps ( Korps Posen ), and became the 83rd Infantry Division in June 1915. 83rd Infantry Regiment Nickname: Ninth Militia; City Guard; Ninth Infantry National Guard Mustered in: June 8, 1861. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. including Cannon Co., fired 103,379 rounds of 105 mm shells and 51,680 To halt the spread of sickness and death, the 83rd ordered the local German mayor to supply the camp with food and water. Map Overlay 12 July 1944, 330 Infantry Regiment, 330 IR Infantry Regiment, 331 Infantry Regiment, 331st IR, 83rd ID, 83rd Infantry Division, bocage, Le Port, Map Overlay, Map Overlays, Mapping, Normandie, Normandy, World War 2, World War II, WWII 08 July 83rd ID, 331 IR Objective Leave a comment Posted by dcleininger on 2015-09-03 brothers we all know. "TDC, On 6 December, the 83rd gave positions along the Moselle Valley to the 22nd Infantry of the 4th Division. It must have seemed that the world was coming to an end, as wave after wave of bombers delivered continuous shockwaves of exploding bombs that shook the earth and turned it into a lunar landscape. Most of the time they were in the center of the front line, and often out in front leading the way. 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. Move out! They not only fought in Normandy and Brittany, but liberated Luxembourg. It entered the Battle of the Bulge, 27 December, striking at Rochefort and reducing the enemy salient in a bitter struggle. Tanks, tank destroyers and armored infantry aided the attack. 2/331: Lieutenant Colonel James F. Faber, killed on 10 July 1944 at Sainteny. C Co, 709th Tank Battalion, from August 12th to 16th, 1944 Chapter Twenty-Six of the author's The Great Boer War, which Smith, Elder, & Co. published in 1900.This web version is based on the Internet Archive version digitized from an unidentified library in 2010 with funding from the Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation.. Headquarters Company; Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? 83rd Infantry Division Situation 12:00 12 July 1944 less the 330th Infantry Regiment. We hardly ever hear anything except rumors, and some of these are fantastic. In one of your letters you wanted to know how things were over here. After training in Wales, the Division landed at Omaha Beach, 18 June 1944, and entered the hedgerow struggle south of Carentan, 27 June. The GIs fought in a house-to-house struggle through artillery, machine gun and small arms fire. His great uncle, Pfc. 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. 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. The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. 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. Previous page: 330th Infantry Regiment Map Overlays E Company Kerr; Pvt. The 1st Battalion is located at Fort Wayne, Indiana; the 2nd at Forest Park, Illinois; and the 3rd in Waterford, Michigan." The unit motto, the Latin phrase "VERUS AD FINEM," means "True To The End." Price $11.99 [1] $3.99 ground shipping enabled for all orders! var sc_project=709359; Deeply hostile to the extension of the franchise, he composed one of his better efforts"The Female of the Species"as a sort of teasing satire. Their patrols advance beyond the line searching out the foe. Washington, DC 20024-2126 Click here to read more of his story. 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. 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. All I hope is that he puts these Germans in their place, when this is over. L Company, 83rd Artillery Division Taking the offensive, the 83rd reached the St. Lo-Periers Road, 25 July, and advanced 8 miles (13km) against strong opposition as the Normandy Campaign ended. Then, more than 380 medium bombers dropped 650 tons of high-explosive and fragmentation bombs, while 550 fighter-bombers dropped more than 200 tons of high-explosive and napalm. But for a number of U.S Army trucks interspersed among its columns, it might easily have been mistaken for a German convoy.[12]. These documents are provided for by Dave Curry, historian of the 83rd Infantry Division Association. We have recently added a photo of A Company/331st. Deputy commander: Brigadier General Claude B. Ferenbaugh, Chief of Staff: Colonel Samuel V. Krauthoff, 329th Infantry Regiment: Colonel Edwin B. Crabill June 25, 1944: Omaha Beach Infantry 331st Infantry 83rd Infantry Division Sector, 1945 (Source: The Thunderbolt across Europe) The first area occupied and governed by the 83rd Infantry Divisionfor any length of time was located in northern Germany and included Landkreis BRAUNSCHWEIG. I became intrigued with the combined 83 ID / 330 IR overlays and decided to add the data points from the After Action Reports, Unit Journals and Morning Reports. Byron Herde, 331st Infantry The 83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt" [1]) was a formation of the United States Army in World War I and World War II . It expresses a basic truth that was obvious to every GI on the front lines in Europe, but evades most of us until we realize the brutal conditions that they were forced to endure. Gilles Billion, an 83rd Division Re-enactor, has provided photos for many of these monuments. The journey took them through the thick forests of the highland country east of Verdun. Platoon, 2nd.Batallion, 331 first Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division, advanced to the rank of Sgt. This list is as it appeared in the history of the 331st Infantry Frank Reichmann in the 1st Battalion of the 331st said that a platoon of captured Germans started singing farewell to their commander. I guess the people must be used to voting for F.D.R. They advanced toward the Taute River while rain soaked the earth and drenched their already muddy fatigues. Legal Notice | Privacy Policy, Mather House, Room 308 While elements moved south to protect the north bank of the Loire River, the main body of the division concentrated south of Rennes for patrolling and reconnaissance activities. On a Red metal shield is a black pile behind a gold Lorraine cross. 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. From my reading on the German side, that is what the Germans would look for, and then send a counter attack in through the gap. August 5, 1944: Esvres K Company They fought their way through swamps that the Germans created by flooding the fields. Stephen Ambrose, in his book "Band Of Brothers," quotes one of the men of the 101st Airborne about the arrival of the 83rd. P.E. Henry Irving Tannenbaum--Company F, 331st Infantry Regiment Smith; S/Sgt. 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. There they held the GIs at bay from underground pillboxes and camouflaged strong points. -- We consumed 25,006,000 gallons After high school graduation he attended the Washburn University School of Law and was admitted to the Bar as a practicing attorney. Frank Monan, A Company, 331st Infantry "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. B Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from August 13th to 16th, 1944, April 19, 1944: Newcastle-under-Lyme, England [7][8][9] My father, Thomas Dickson Curry, was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Division. J Company A GI in the 9th Division described the scene from his foxhole. The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 322nd Field Artillery Battalion on January 14, 1926. The 331st Infantry Division was an infantry division of the German army during World War II. Engineers picked their way through mine fields and booby traps to clear the way. American Battle Monuments Commission search engine at http://www.abmc.gov/search/wwii.php. He was not a large man, but my mother said the Army "built him up," and he never looked better. They include information regarding geographic location and troop movement, weather, and combat activity. Subscribe to 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division Footer menu. 1st Platoon: 1st Lieutenant George W. Stahley, killed on July 4, 1944 At the end, the 83rd Division, born in war, was disbanded and all its men reassigned to other units. 2/330 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. they swarm around you, crouching low. It is beginning to look as if they really want to get totally destroyed, and if that's what they want, they are going to get it."TDC. Time after time they only gained an advantage for a few hours before being completely cut up themselves, accumulating losses they could not afford. To slow the spread of sickness and death, the 83rd Division ordered the local German mayor to supply the camp with food and water. Click on the First Sergeant stripes to read his story. 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. The 83rd had three infantry regiments, the 329th, the 330th, and the 331st. 24th Cav Rcn Sq, from July 18th to 19th, 1944 Of the 68 divisions deployed by the U.S. Army in the European Theater, the 83rd was ninth in the number of combat deaths. 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. Bruce L. Leininger - Mapping the Overlays, 2015, 12 July 330 Infantry Regiment Outpost Plan, 12 July, 12:00: 83rd Infantry Division Situation. His letter is the incredible story of a GI's journey through the war. Still on 12 July, I assume end of day, we have a regimental plan for outposts on the 83rdsside of the Taute River and marsh. The story of how the 83rd survived winter in the Battle of the Bulge, 83rd Infantry Division Association website, 83rd Infantry Division Legacy Chapter Email Group, Mapping the Overlays: 83rd Division maps for Normandy Campaign, Samuel J. Bifano--B Battery, 324th Field Artillery, Sgt. "Thank You Eddie Hart" Documentary Website (Company G, 329th Infantry) 739th FA Battalion (8 How), from August 29th to September 3rd, 1944, Armor Anything will help. 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. C Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from August 1st to 16th, 1944 Actually 12,000 defended the walled city, and they vowed to "fight to the last stone." They cut the St. Lo-Periers road, and forced their way into Le Mesnil Vigot. 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. The 83rd entered France on the 21st through 24th of June 1944. He served in active combat from the landing at Normandy until a mortar took him out in Petite Langlir, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. Newspapers.com. The division was activated in September 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. A Co, 87th Chemical Battalion, from July 5th to 16th, 1944 These reports are courtesy of Myra Miller, PhD, of Footsteps Researchers. 83rd Infantry, 329th Reenactment Group, Reading, PA 3rd Platoon: 1st Lieutenant Frank R. Yukl, killed on July 4, 1944 Supplies could only trickle through as the Germans continuously pounded the town's approaches with artillery fire. 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. Many of them are buried in U. S. Military Cemeteries, and can be found by searching the When the war ended, Terhanko had four Purple Hearts and Silver and Bronze Stars. The map contains the locations, based on the coordinate on the morning report, shown in NATO symbology . Everett W. Singleton, Sr., G Company, 331st Infantry -- We fired 6,974,050 rounds of The 83rd Infantry Division (83. 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 insignia was selected during World War I because the division contained mostly Ohio draftees.[3]. rifle and rocket grenades. The Green items are German locations or German related information, again, from the various reports. 802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion (T), from July 1st to December 7th, 1944 It's funny how good the news sounds, but anyway, I hope it ends soon--the sooner the better. Basic training of the new recruits was conducted at Camp Sherman, northwest of Chillicothe, OH. His unit had been engaged in battle with German forces. As they peeled off and took their positions they relieved elements of the 90th Division, the V Corps, and the 112th Infantry of the 28th Division. Infantry Regiment 83 provided some support to the south. And the lifeless forms half buried in the snow 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. 322nd Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) Mobley was the same medic that Robert Parsons (Sarge) describes in his book "Remembrances." 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. Another photo taken at Camp Breckenridge, showing M Company/331st, can be seen by clicking here. They moved by truck to the Hurtgen Forest west of Aachen to relieve the 12th Infantry. July 28, 1944: Feugres Organized 26 August 1917 at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky. 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. B Co, 168th Engr C Bn, from August 6th to 15th, 1944 William T. Oliver; unidentified GI. Cleveland, B Company There isn't any such thing over here. Actually, theres lot on this overlay not making sense to me right now. 11201 Euclid Ave. The division was activated in September 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. Another photo taken at Camp Breckenridge, showing M Company/331st, can be seen by clicking here. My worst nightmares are still in those rows.". C Company E Company: Captain Raymond E. Poore, wounded on July 4, 1944 at Mautis 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. Although it was not the same as being at home, the people of Luxembourg opened their homes to the GIs. The 22nd Division's artillery regiment was positioned to the east of Le Quesnoy with security provided by a battalion of Infantry Regiment 82. The 83rd's position placed them in just the right spot for a front-row view of what was, according to Michael Doubler in his book "Closing With the Enemy," the largest air-ground operation ever attempted by American forces. US Army Patches - Army Unit Patches and Army Regiment Patches. Their patrols advance beyond the line These histories are courtesy of Myra Miller, PhD, of Footsteps Researchers. Ironically, like many GIs, he also had German ancestry. Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 335th Infantry and assigned to the 84th Division. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. 12 July 1944, 10:00; 330 IR , I Co; 331 IR, A Co, B Co, C Co. Robert A. Turner, A Company, 331st Infantry Regiment lost his right arm to enemy tank fire and became a prisoner of war on 16 July 1944. (Incredibly, both Charles Mobley and Sarge were born on Cotton Avenue in Birmingham.) The division was disbanded in . Infanterie-Division was formed at Truppenbungsplatz Kningsbrck in December 1941 as a "Walkre"-Division (1) and was disbanded in December 1943.

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