Those that sleep beneath our feet Store windows were full of photos of the 5th Armored Regiment which had liberated the city just nine days before. John Helms said that my dad was taken out by an 88-mm artillery shell. All is safe for you to go. Click here to see a photo of the 2nd platoon taken in September 44, when it was at full strength. 2/330 To slow the spread of sickness and death, the 83rd Division ordered the local German mayor to supply the camp with food and water. It shows a bit of all three 83rd ID regiments. My worst nightmares are still in those rows.". The 83d Infantry Division arrived in England on 16 April 1944. F Company "TDC, On 6 December, the 83rd gave positions along the Moselle Valley to the 22nd Infantry of the 4th Division. October 8"There isn't a lot to write about over here. After action reports 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. 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. July 14, 1944: Hotat At the camp, the troops found approximately 1,100 inmates. J Company 202nd FA Group, from August 7th to 16th, 1944 Although it was not the same as being at home, the people of Luxembourg opened their homes to the GIs. Regimental histories for 1943 and 1944. 12 July 1944, 10:00; 330 IR , I Co; 331 IR, A Co, B Co, C Co. Another photo taken at Camp Breckenridge, showing M Company/331st, can be seen by clicking here. 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. British infantry the 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment aboard Sherman tanks near Argentan, 21 August 1944. Legal Notice | Privacy Policy, Mather House, Room 308 Home | 83rd Thunderbolt Division Family Bringing together veterans, relatives and friends from all over the world Research Helping you learn more about your veteran Family Bringing together veterans, relatives and friends from all over the world Research Helping you learn more about your veteran Legacy Remembering those who served Family 1/329 : Major George A. Wishart US Army Patches - Army Unit Patches and Army Regiment Patches. including Cannon Co., fired 103,379 rounds of 105 mm shells and 51,680 Click here to see a photo of the 2nd platoon taken in September 44, when it was at full strength. Thanks to Kathy Mobley Mathews for allowing us to use this material. The division went overseas in June 1918, and was designated as the 2nd Depot Division. William T. Oliver is one of the GIs in the photo at the top of this page. A new nickname was desired to represent the nationwide origins of the division's personnel during World War II. 739th FA Battalion (8 How), from August 29th to September 3rd, 1944, Armor B Company The December 8, 1944 Headquarters Company, 330th Infantry Regiment morning report listed the men from Communications Platoon who were killed during the previous day's incident, adopted below with Military Occupational Specialty (M.O.S.) By the end of September, the division had moved into Luxembourg. Well see, if I ever get around to integrating the information from the Unit Journals. A few days before Thanksgiving, Company F moved from a school house in Luxembourg City north to the town of Wecker. 802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion (T), from July 1st to December 7th, 1944 Melvin V. Park, K Company, 329th Infantry, 83rd Division, Liberation of Langenstein Concentration Camp by 83rd Division, Everett W. Singleton, Sr., G Company, 331st Infantry, 83rd Infantry, 329th Reenactment Group, Reading, PA, Indiana Military Organization (Camp Atterbury) Website, AWON (American World War II Orphans Network). Those who passed through the city were greeted by banners stretched across the streets, proclaiming "Welcome to our Liberators." It was deployed to France in 1918. A last note. 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. 121st CT (8th Div),from August 6th to 15th, 1944 the official history of the 331st Infantry, 83rd Division. ", December 6"Tell people not to mention 'good luck.' You can learn more about Sgt. The 331st Infantry Division was an infantry division of the German army during World War II. "TDC, November 19"I just got my ballot the other day, so threw it away. They've seen the tree bursts in the Hurtgen, before leaving for the ETO U.S. Intelligence estimated between 3,000 and 6,000 German troops occupied St. Malo. It started with small spotter aircraft that marked the targets with flares. The 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT served during WORLD WAR I as part of the U.S. Army 83d Infantry Division. 24th Cav Rcn Sq, from July 18th to 19th, 1944 I'd hate to think of our son having to grow up to fight."TDC. Actually 12,000 defended the walled city, and they vowed to "fight to the last stone." The 83rd had three infantry regiments, the 329th, the 330th, and the 331st. 174th FA Group, from August 1st to 16th, 1944 Most of the time they were in the center of the front line, and often out in front leading the way. George Terhanko never wanted to be First Sergeant of F Company. The photo below is the original Company F before they shipped out. P.E. And the lifeless forms half buried in the snow St. Malo was the main port on the northern coast of Brittany. They fought in the Rhineland, and were the first to reach the Rhine. C Co, 709th Tk Bn, from August 12th to 16th, 1944, Tank Destroyer units 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. It entered the Battle of the Bulge, 27 December, striking at Rochefort and reducing the enemy salient in a bitter struggle. A Co, 709th Tank Battalion, from August 6th to 16th, 1944 Across the marsh (and the river Taute) were two causeways; one from Le Moulin to La Varde, and one from Le Port to Tribehou. [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. On 16 August my father was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for displaying exemplary conduct in action against the enemy in France. 12 July 1944, 330 IR , I Co; 331 IR, A Co, B Co, C Co. Many of them are buried in U. S. Military Cemeteries, and can be found by searching the This overlay obviously has more to do with the 331st IR than the 330th IR. August 20, 1944: Cesson-Svign The day before Thanksgiving, Hershell asked for two volunteers to help him cut up turkeys. B Co, 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from August 6th to 16th, 1944 They continued the mission, and took Remich on 28 September. Click here to see the trail of the 83rd. They fought in the Ardennes, facing the point of the German Bulge. July 28, 1944: Feugres Newspapers.com. The 83rd Division then assembled near Feugeres, and on 3 through 5 August they moved out of the Cotentin Peninsula and turned west into Brittany. In April 1944, the men of the 331 st Regiment boarded a troop ship bound for England. in France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Austria. I guess the people must be used to voting for F.D.R. The 83rd Division would be called on again to answer the call to defend freedom in 1942 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. It's funny how good the news sounds, but anyway, I hope it ends soon--the sooner the better. 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. For three days the Nazis continued to pour reinforcements into the town. Engineers picked their way through mine fields and booby traps to clear the way. G Company B Co, 168th Engr C Bn, from August 6th to 15th, 1944 Dec 24, 2018 - 331 Infantry Regiment 83rd Infantry Division. Richard E. Chipps. D Company As the initial movement in operation "Unicorn," the division took Le Stromberg Hill in the vicinity of Basse Konz against strong opposition, 5 November, and beat off counterattacks. July 3, 1944: Pontorson This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of Operation Overlord through 357 specific events. 453rd AAA AW Battalion (Mbl), from July 1st, 1944 to July 9th, 1945 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. 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. The 3.5 by 1.5 mile target area was only 1,500 yards in front of the American line. Promotion of Leinbach to the 83rd Field Artillery October 10, 1920. 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. 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. They raced across the German countryside until they were ordered to stop less than 60 miles from Berlin. Share a testimony from a relative or a friend, veteran or civilian, resistance member, ally or German, actor or witness of History. What I think Ill do is go ahead from here and prepare and put up the overlays I have and then go back and figure outhow to best incorporate the information from the reports. "God we lost a lot of men. Click on the First Sergeant stripes to read his story. The 3rd Battalion captured the high ground northwest of Ehnen, but had to fight through heavy machine gun and mortar fire to do it. Move out! The 332nd Infantry Regiment was formed on 30 August 1917 as part of the 83rd Division. var sc_partition=5; 2/329 : Lieutenant Colonel Claude L. Bowen, Jr. 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. annotated for each man: Staff Sergeant Edward J. Devlin, 31188341, 542 (communications chief) The second overlay for 12 July 1944 is a 83rd ID situation map for 12:00. March 27, 1805, the designation of this, the 6th Regiment of Infantry, was changed to 2d Regiment of Artillery in New York city. Time after time they only gained an advantage for a few hours before being completely cut up themselves, accumulating losses they could not afford. 1 platoon from 513th Engr Light Pon Co, from August 6th to 15th, 1944 var sc_invisible=1. The prisoners were detailed to build underground factory installations and to carry out forced labor for Organization Todt. Days of house-to-house fighting under thick smoke, artillery fire, and fighter-bomber attacks could not convince the Germans to give up. There was fear that this was too close for heavy bombing and, in fact, many GIs were killed that day by short bombing runs. 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.. On 5 November, the 83rd, as part of Operation UNICORN, took Le Stromberg Hill near Basse Kontz after extended fighting and defeated several counterattacks. The Green items are German locations or German related information, again, from the various reports. Special orders contain promotions on company levels. Men of the British 22nd Independent Parachute Company, 6th Airborne Division being briefed for the invasion, 4-5 June 1944. . God takes care of us one way or the other."TDC. -- We launched 24,507 anti-tank 1st Platoon: 1st Lieutenant George W. Stahley, killed on July 4, 1944 assigned Squad Leader, Later I was advanced to the rank of S/Sgt. We also get a position for the 329 IR HQ, the 330 IR HQ, as well the 1 Bn, 329 IR HQ. As each house was taken, it was subjected to violent enemy counterattacks. On 7 December, the 83rd Division relieved the 4th Infantry Division and attacked to clear the west bank of the Roer on 10 December. These eyes have seen the bloody hedgerows in the rain. 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. Sharp 11201 Euclid Ave. I served with the 83rd. 83rd Infantry Division Situation 12:00 12 July 1944 less the 330th Infantry Regiment. Supporting tanks were knocked out on both sides of the town by mines in the streets, bazookas, and artillery fire. D Company In the slaughter at Bihain. The Drive To the Elbe Deputy commander: Brigadier General Claude B. Ferenbaugh, Chief of Staff: Colonel Samuel V. Krauthoff, 329th Infantry Regiment: Colonel Edwin B. Crabill Gilles Billion, an 83rd Division Re-enactor, has provided photos for many of these monuments. There isn't any such thing over here. Infantrymen of the 83rd Division walk past Sherman tanks that have momentarily halted on a dirt road in Germany. They were honored with 18 British Awards and 65 French Awards. It can be seen by clicking here. The 83rd was held in reserve until after D-Day, and entered France on 21 through 24 June. The insignia was selected during World War I because the division contained mostly Ohio draftees.[3]. 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. Infantrymen of the 83rd Infantry Division warm themselves around a fire near Fays, Belgium, on January 3, 1945. They not only fought in Normandy and Brittany, but liberated Luxembourg. His unit had been engaged in battle with German forces. of gasoline. Harry C. Gravelyn was Captain of Company D, 331st Infantry, 83rd "Thunderbolt" Infantry Division, United States Army, during World War II. I should be asking you. They literally raced across the rest of Germany, covering 280 miles in 13 days and were within 60 miles of Berlin when they were ordered to stop. Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 335th Infantry and assigned to the . Headquarters Company. The air was choked with dust so thick that they couldn't see, and the concussion so great that their clothing ballooned out. Washington, DC 20024-2126 I still can't see why they can't be held to their jobs like we are. "TDC, November 26"I was reading an old paper today and the people over there must be nuts. Assistant Division Commanders: Brig. The shoulder sleeve insignia of the 83rd Division insignia consists of a letters in gold spelling out the word "O-H-I-O" on a black isosceles triangular background. 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. In the 331st, the 2nd and 3rd battalions jumped off abreast at 0445 hours from the vicinity of Meautis. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Photo courtesy Jon Aller and Kevin Harris. When the war ended, Terhanko had four Purple Hearts and Silver and Bronze Stars. It was demobilized in October 1919. This single overlay for 14 July shows the 330IR pulled back but in a defensive set up to the north-east of Sainteny; very much in line with what we saw with the last two overlays for 13 July. Heroes of the 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Division Those that sleep beneath our feet slumber in profound repose. August 7, 1944: Chteauneuf In the 331st, the 2nd and 3rd battalions jumped off abreast at 0445 hours from the vicinity of Meautis. 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. Division K Company Company B, 231st Infantry Training Battalion. The process had reduced two more divisions, the 4th and 8th, to tatters. In addition, the "Thunderbolt" division recovered the camp's documents for use by war crimes investigators. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. For the first time in more than a month, they faced heavy artillery fire. D. Root; S/Sgt. 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. 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. Their patrols advance beyond the line searching out the foe. E Company Weapons Platoon Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. telephone wire. 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? On the 7th, the 329th took the city of Echternach on the Sauer River. The people still seemed surprised at the sight of American soldiers in their city. We will see once we get to the various reports. The headquarters was organized on 27 September 1921. The 331st sped along not far behind on the flank. These documents are provided for by Dave Curry, historian of the 83rd Infantry Division Association. After training in Wales, the division landed at Omaha Beach, 18 June 1944, and entered the hedgerow struggle south of Carentan, 27 June. From Normandy To the Bulge. SirJames 139 Sergeant Major Stephen Ambrose, in his book "Band Of Brothers," quotes one of the men of the 101st Airborne about the arrival of the 83rd. 44106-7107. 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. Gen. Everett W. Singleton, Sr., G Company, 331st Infantry Then, German attempts to organize tank-supported counterattacks were shattered by the 83rd's field artillery battalions. They captured Greveldange with little opposition. F Company 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. I Company Most of them were in tears. Written in May 1945, six months after my father was killed in action in Gey, Germany, the letter has a simple honesty that touches the heart. But for a number of U.S Army trucks interspersed among its columns, it might easily have been mistaken for a German convoy.[12]. A Company Credits. A GI in the 9th Division described the scene from his foxhole. H Company 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. G Company They were billeted in an old chateau that was, according to Hershell McIntosh, complete with a kitchen full of dishes and silverware. Rhodes from Pretoria, South Africa. On a Red metal shield is a black pile behind a gold Lorraine cross. Most, if not all of them, 335th Regiment Lineage. When the 83rd Division landed across Omaha Beach in June 1944, James Shonak was Captain of Anti-Tank Company/331st Infantry. Currently, the 330th Regiment consists of three Battalions that fall under the command of the 4th Brigade, 95th Training Division. His body was not recovered. My dad's Individual Deceased Personnel File indicates cause of death as "Shrap. The 83rd Infantry Division on February 27, 1945 This page shows the locations and record of events for today in 1944 or 1945. Cafes were opened where the GIs could enjoy good Luxembourg beer, music, and dancing. His Scotch-Irish pioneer ancestry also gave him mental toughness and Yankee ingenuity. Mobley is almost certainly the same person that Sarge walked out of Gey, Germany with in December 1944. Then the heavies came in low, a hundred at a time. 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. Click on the image for a larger view. B. Lyon Company, 1912. June 17, 1944: Southampton, England 216.368.2000 Michael Harris, 2nd Platoon, Company F, is among the many listed here. 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. 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. It was a trip of "two weeks that seemed like two months . Most Luxembourgers spoke several languages, and many spoke some English. 106th Cav Rcn Sq, from July 16th to 28th, 1944 was in all five ETO campaigns, (Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes . The odds were that if you were on the front line, you probably wouldn't make it home in one piece, if at all.
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