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. My worst nightmares are still in those rows.". The 6th Regiment, Infantry, was organized June 24, 1799, of five companies, most of which dated back to 1785. Pfc. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Near Cherbourg. Yet as you wander down these quiet paths they swarm around you, crouching low. 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. These eyes have seen the bloody hedgerows in the rain. I Company F Company 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. For there are only angels here in olive-drab, Troupes de la 83rd Division traquant les derniers snipers allemands dans les rues de Saint-Malo. Larry was able to identify most of the GIs in this photo. That would soon change. Overall, the division had 170.2 percent replacements. June 25, 1944: Omaha Beach man); Pfc. The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 322nd Field Artillery Battalion on January 14, 1926. Click here to see a photo of the 2nd platoon taken in September 44, when it was at full strength. Time after time they only gained an advantage for a few hours before being completely cut up themselves, accumulating losses they could not afford. Mapping the Overlays: 83rd Division maps for Normandy Campaign June 13, 1812, it was designated the 9th Regiment of Artillery. [4] After training in Wales, the division, taking part in the Allied invasion of Normandy, landed at Omaha Beach, 18 June 1944, and entered the hedgerow struggle south of Carentan, 27 June. before leaving for the ETO I sure wouldn't want to live the way they do. 2/331: Lieutenant Colonel James F. Faber, killed on 10 July 1944 at Sainteny. 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. 2nd Battalion of the 329th Infantry was attacking west to an "island" in the swamp, finally on the 10th, the 331st captured Sainteny, Nazi propaganda letters were a "Christmas present.". slumber in profound repose. The assault against the German 17th SS Division and 6th Parachute Regiment was slow and costly. The DPAA said that in December 1944, Bernard Sweeney was assigned to Company 1, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. He said they were "so clean looking, with a full compliment of men in each unit. Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 335th Infantry and assigned to the 84th Division. Div Lamb, Emanuel (H) Lt. Col. Leniel MacDonald Richmond, Floyd J. Promotion of Leinbach to the 83rd Field Artillery October 10, 1920. (Incredibly, both Charles Mobley and Sarge were born on Cotton Avenue in Birmingham.) After the boy's death Kipling forced himself to write the official history of the regiment, as a form of atonement. Infanterie-Division was formed at Truppenbungsplatz Kningsbrck in December 1941 as a "Walkre"-Division (1) and was disbanded in December 1943. Popularity; Last added; Last edited; Name; Date of birth; Date of death; Grid List. K Company While the 2nd Battalion of the 331st was attacking south, the 2nd Battalion of the 329th Infantry was attacking west to an "island" in the swamp. The 3rd Battalion captured the high ground northwest of Ehnen, but had to fight through heavy machine gun and mortar fire to do it. [13] The division even seized and flew a German Bf 109. This list was compiled by Kevin Harris from the history of the 331st, "We Saw It Through." 333rd FA Group, from August 15th to 18th, 1944 My dad became part of F Company/331st Infantry Regiment on 17 July 1944. Thanks to Kathy Mobley Mathews for allowing us to use this material. 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. 323rd Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) Another photo taken at Camp Breckenridge, showing M Company/331st, can be seen by clicking here. Over 1,500 heavy bombers dropped 3,300 tons of bombs to saturate the entire target area. 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. They were billeted in an old chateau that was, according to Hershell McIntosh, complete with a kitchen full of dishes and silverware. Frank E Douglas earned the Silver Star for action the 8th August 1944, serial no 0-1296500. On 16 August my father was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for displaying exemplary conduct in action against the enemy in France. Oliver and view many of the photos by clicking here. It can be seen by clicking here. 3rd Platoon : lieutenant Virgil M. McClintic, wounded on July 4, 1944 at Mautis Supplies could only trickle through as the Germans continuously pounded the town's approaches with artillery fire. From Atterbury to the Elbe The 83rd Division reported the death rate at the camp had been 500 per month. against the enemy. They cut the St. Lo-Periers road, and forced their way into Le Mesnil Vigot. 121st CT (8th Div),from August 6th to 15th, 1944 William T. Oliver is one of the GIs in the photo at the top of this page. To halt the spread of sickness and death, the 83rd ordered the local German mayor to supply the camp with food and water. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW In 1985, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the US Army's Center of Military History began a program to honor US Army divisions that took part in the liberation of Nazi camps. 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. August 7, 1944: Chteauneuf B Company The 83rd Infantry Division (83. On 26 July, the 83rd entered the pursuit, and in heavy combat crossed the Taute River the next day. Men of the British 22nd Independent Parachute Company, 6th Airborne Division being briefed for the invasion, 4-5 June 1944. . The 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT served during WORLD WAR I as part of the U.S. Army 83d Infantry Division. It would take two weeks of street fighting to raze St. Malo. The shield is red for artillery and the black pile represents part of the 83rd Infantry Division insignia. I'd hate to think of our son having to grow up to fight."TDC. The sound of all those bombs exploding at the same time was the most terrible sound that he had ever heard. 12th FA Obsn Battalion (-Btrie A), from August 7th to 16th, 1944 They also estimated that, due to severe physical debilitation, prisoners continued to die at a rate of 25 to 30 persons per day. His body was not recovered. Infantrymen of the 83rd Infantry Division warm themselves around a fire near Fays, Belgium, on January 3, 1945. 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 Later, a German counterattack, supported by machine guns and mortars struck from high ground southeast of Greveldange, but the men of the 331st quickly turned back the attempted disruption of their lines. (My grandmother said that even though she was German, she hated the Germans for what they had done.) The process had reduced two more divisions, the 4th and 8th, to tatters. Commander 331st Anti-Tank Company, Third Platoon, Company B - 331st Days of house-to-house fighting under thick smoke, artillery fire, and fighter-bomber attacks could not convince the Germans to give up. 106th Cav Rcn Sq, from July 16th to 28th, 1944 Commanding Officers Artillery: Brig. It was deployed to France in 1918. B Co, 168th Engr C Bn, from August 6th to 15th, 1944 We have recently added a photo of A Company/331st. He fits the description that Sarge gives of the medic, and he is also from Alabama--as Sarge recalled. I Company Leon Collins; S/Sgt. He was 30 years old when called to active duty, and 31 when killed in action. The 83rd United States Army Reserve Readiness Training Center trains soldiers in leader, functional, and DMOSQ programs. 2nd Platoon: 2nd Lieutenant Donald L. Richardson, killed on July 4, 1944 Their patrols advance beyond the line searching out the foe. We have recently added a photo of A Company/331st. Third row, left to right are: S/Sgt. B Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from July 19th to 29th, 1944 B Company The division was reconstituted in the Organized Reserve on 24 June 1921 and assigned to the state of Ohio. The barn and the house are all built together and the front yard is the stable yard. 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. Nazi propaganda letters were a "Christmas present. It can be seen by clicking here. We are constantly adding new Army Corps patches, Army Regiment Patches, Army Unit Patches, Calvary Patches, and Army Infantry Division Patches to this section. It was initially formed from the garrison infantry regiments of Fortress Posen (Festung Posen). B. Lyon Company, 1912. Legal Notice | Privacy Policy, Mather House, Room 308 At the end, the 83rd Division, born in war, was disbanded and all its men reassigned to other units. The west bank of the Rhine from north of Oberkassel to the Erft Canal was cleared and defensive positions established by 2 March and the division renewed its training. This would seem to indicate a pretty good advance on the 12th then. 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. [5][a] The movement into Luxembourg was completed on 25 September. Captain William A. Smith was born Dec. 30, 1888, in Valley Falls, Kansas. We focus on gathering information and documents on the World War 2 history of the United States 83rd. Supporting tanks were knocked out on both sides of the town by mines in the streets, bazookas, and artillery fire. George Waple is 6th Although he was a young man, my father was ancient by Army standards. The photo at the top of this page--taken around Thanksgiving time--is, according to Larry Dalton, what was left of the 2nd platoon--less than half strength. We hardly ever hear anything except rumors, and some of these are fantastic. 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. 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. 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. Many soldiers were killed instantly. 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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. 3/330 This list is as it appeared in the history of the 331st Infantry German guns in the Siegfried Line east of the Moselle poured salvos into the lines, resulting in 30 casualties, the heaviest losses in over a month. 3/331 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. Name Date of birth Date of death Awards; Baugh, Bernard F. 06-08-1944: Units. Gen. Frederick Perkins (13 January 1918), Brig. Overall, the division had 170.2 percent replacements. I Company They've seen the tree bursts in the Hurtgen, Click on the First Sergeant stripes to read his story. UNITED PRESS LjEASED WIRE SERVICE THE EVENING G ESTABLISHED 1S81 XENIA, OHIO, SATURDAY, JU^E 29, PRICE THREE CENTS SUPPLY Y H Company Liberation of Langenstein Concentration Camp by 83rd Division Tanks, tank destroyers and armored infantry aided the attack. Damn these eyes, they've seen too much They arrived in Liverpool, England on 15 June, and entrained . Most of the time they were in the center of the front line, and often out in front leading the way. The 83rd Infantry Division ( 83. G Company They landed across Omaha Beach and from there, they fought all across Europe. Col. Shonak recalls those brutal days in a series of letters, which for the first time tell the true horror of warfare in the Normandy hedgerows: "God we lost a lot of men. Chest." On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. C Co, 709th Tk Bn, from August 12th to 16th, 1944, Tank Destroyer units A Company In the 331st, the 2nd and 3rd battalions jumped off abreast at 0445 hours from the vicinity of Meautis. var sc_project=709359; They are, from left to right, first row: my dad--Thomas D. Curry; Larry Dalton (field promotion to 2nd Lt., Silver Star); Dominic Colestro (runner until Luxembourg); and "Doc" Berrardi (platoon medic). searching out the foe. My dad's story ends here, but the 83rd's does not. A Co, 709th Tank Battalion, from August 6th to 16th, 1944 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 men of the 83rd Division weren't just on the front line. Byron Herde, 331st Infantry It's funny how good the news sounds, but anyway, I hope it ends soon--the sooner the better. Previous page: 330th Infantry Regiment Map Overlays From one point of high ground to another, with the support of tanks, artillery, and engineers, they moved forward through enemy anti-personnel mine fields in rain, ankle-deep mud, and snow. Dec 24, 2018 - 331 Infantry Regiment 83rd Infantry Division. Sgt. P.E. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook (23 March 1918), and finally Maj. Gen. Edwin F. Glenn (3 April 1918). 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. In late December 1944, the 83rd took part in the Allied effort to stop the German offensive in the Battle of the Bulge. annotated for each man: Staff Sergeant Edward J. Devlin, 31188341, 542 (communications chief) Actually, theres lot on this overlay not making sense to me right now. Im not sure what the Germans hoped to accomplish doing this though. Melvin V. Park, K Company, 329th Infantry, 83rd Division Gen. My dad and Sherman Curry (no relation, but both were killed on 10 December) pitched in to help prepare the birds for the Thanksgiving feast. US soldiers with German prisoners of war//Robert Capa, 83rd Infantry Division in Europe in World War II 1944. E Company 5 July 1944 is very confused; a lot was going on,and I have realized there area lot of discrepancies amongthe reportsespecially the Morning Reportsand I really need to incorporate all the information from the After Action Reports and Unit Journals and collate it with what information can be gleanedfrom the morning reports. Adding data points to combined 83 ID & 330 IR for 5 July 1944, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 83rd ID Page. Headquarters Company; Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? They fought through the Ardennes in the bitter cold and snow to beat back the German Bulge. On 5 November, the 83rd, as part of Operation UNICORN, took Le Stromberg Hill near Basse Kontz after extended fighting and defeated several counterattacks. A Co, 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from July 10th to 13th, 1944 Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Platoon, 2nd.Batallion, 331 first Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division, advanced to the rank of Sgt. Credits. 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. [7][8][9] August 20, 1944: Cesson-Svign We still have a lot to be thankful for; some of the things that happen over here don't seem possibleThe mail situation is bad again, probably due to the Christmas rush. "TDC, On 6 December, the 83rd gave positions along the Moselle Valley to the 22nd Infantry of the 4th Division. Private First Class David Allen Glascock ASN 35671319 served as a member of the 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division during World War Two and fought in Normandy, Northern France and Rhineland before getting Wounded in Action on December 5th, 1944. J Company I am looking for general info: Where they were based in US. It was taken at Camp Breckenridge, KY, after the Tennessee maneuvers. Welcome to the 331st Infantry Regiment documents sectionOn this page documents related to the 331st Infantry Regiment can be downloaded in the PDF format. The 83rd entered France on the 21st through 24th of June 1944. From Normandy To the Bulge. A Co, 87th Chemical Battalion, from July 5th to 16th, 1944 12 July 1944, 330 IR , I Co; 331 IR, A Co, B Co, C Co. Those that sleep beneath our feet 1 pton 709th Tank Battalion, from August 13th to 16th, 1944 Organized 26 August 1917 at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky. Great Discounts & More! 802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion (T), from July 1st to December 7th, 1944 These histories are courtesy of Myra Miller, PhD, of Footsteps Researchers. 24th Cav Rcn Sq, from July 18th to 19th, 1944 "Thank You Eddie Hart" Documentary Website (Company G, 329th Infantry) US Army Patches - Army Unit Patches and Army Regiment Patches. But for a number of U.S Army trucks interspersed among its columns, it might easily have been mistaken for a German convoy.[12]. F Company: Captain Richard E. Randal, wounded on July 4, 1944 Deaths, the division's report continued, reached 500 per month. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. have been accounted for in the years since the end of World War II. World War I [ edit] The division was activated in September 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. "TDC, December 3"Here it is another Christmas away from home--I hope it is the last one like this. Assistant Division Commanders: Brig. After high school graduation he attended the Washburn University School of Law and was admitted to the Bar as a practicing attorney. The 83rd Division established a bridgehead over the river. By the end of September, the division had moved into Luxembourg. the official history of the 331st Infantry, 83rd Division. B Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from August 13th to 16th, 1944, April 19, 1944: Newcastle-under-Lyme, England 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. The Drive To the Elbe Normandy Armed Forces Ww2 World War Combat Army Army 83rd Infantry Division - WWII In Europe Unsung Hero Photojournalism Vintage Pictures Us Army World War Two A Company As the regimental journal says for this overlay, Defense areas to use in an emergency.. AWON Memorial Web Page, Massacre at Ottre Stephen Ambrose, in his book "Band Of Brothers," quotes one of the men of the 101st Airborne about the arrival of the 83rd. Store windows were full of photos of the 5th Armored Regiment which had liberated the city just nine days before. August 5, 1944: Esvres 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. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Infantrymen of the 83rd Infantry Division warm themselves around a fire near Fays, Belgium, on January 3, 1945. 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 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. In April 1944, the men of the 331 st Regiment boarded a troop ship bound for England. they swarm around you, crouching low. 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. Headquarters Company. His Scotch-Irish pioneer ancestry also gave him mental toughness and Yankee ingenuity. On Memorial Day weekend 2000 my family had reunited for my sister's long . 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? He was in Company B, 231st Infantry Training Battalion. Weapons Platoon 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. Basic training of the new recruits was conducted at Camp Sherman, northwest of Chillicothe, OH. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 Currently, the 330th Regiment consists of three Battalions that fall under the command of the 4th Brigade, 95th Training Division. The 83rd Division would be called on again to answer the call to defend freedom in 1942 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. 1/329 : Major George A. Wishart The only Germans encountered were patrols. [1] You can learn more about Sgt. It suffered heavy losses at Normandie and Falaise pocket in August 1944 and was disbanded in October 1944. It was active between 1941 and 1944, with a brief period of inactivity between 30 December 1943 and 16 March 1944. Others were returned to the U.S. for burial. I should be asking you. Then they raced through Germany. 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. 29th Infantry Division: June 6: Omaha: 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. 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. Do they think we are over here for our health? 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. Mustered out: June 23, 1864. Included in this collection of medals and documents are the following items:- Original WWII Cased . John Helms said that my dad was taken out by an 88-mm artillery shell. It was a trip of "two weeks that seemed like two months . 83d Infantry Division "Thunderbolt Division" "Ohio Division" The 83 rd Division insignia consists of a monogrammatic design in gold spelling out the word "O-H-I-O" on a black triangular. The air was choked with dust so thick that they couldn't see, and the concussion so great that their clothing ballooned out. This, combined with coming of age during the great depression, taught him how to make do with what was at hand. They consisted of the various occupation forces from along the Atlantic coast and down to the Pyrenees. That city was taken on 13 April. The people still seemed surprised at the sight of American soldiers in their city. serving as Platoon Sgt. The division was disbanded in . Every enemy unit or town that surrendered or was captured subscribed its quota of rolling stock for the division, usually at gunpoint. Basements of houses became aid stations for the wounded. 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. This is the Facebook outlet of 83rdinfdivdocs.org and the people behind the research and data. B Co, 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from August 6th to 16th, 1944 Go to top.. December 2"These shoes we wear are quite the thing--sometimes I think my feet would be warmer without shoes. A GI in the 9th Division described the scene from his foxhole. I got a half-dozen packs of cigarettes from Mom the other day and they just got here in time--we didn't get any for a few days, so you can see that we are having the same trouble over here as the people back home.