Mobley is almost certainly the same person that Sarge walked out of Gey, Germany with in December 1944. First a nudge, then a sign-- 70th Tank Battalion, from July 17th to 18th, 1944 A Co, 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from July 10th to 13th, 1944 My dad became part of F Company/331st Infantry Regiment on 17 July 1944. $5 Million + Founding Sponsor . 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. 11201 Euclid Ave. C Co, 87th Chemical Battalion, from 5th to 16th July 1944 Michael Harris, 2nd Platoon, Company F, is among the many listed here. That would soon change. The unit also requisitioned medical supplies from the US Army's 20th Field Hospital. The Thunderbolt Across Europe 3/329 : Lieutenant Colonel Quincy A. Sanders 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. Albany: J. 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. July 28, 1944: Feugres The 331st was the first regiment in the 83rd Division to see action in Luxembourg. 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. Promotion of Leinbach to the 83rd Field Artillery October 10, 1920. annotated for each man: Staff Sergeant Edward J. Devlin, 31188341, 542 (communications chief) Subscribe to 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division Footer menu. 335th Regiment Lineage. I still can't see why they can't be held to their jobs like we are. C Company He fits the description that Sarge gives of the medic, and he is also from Alabama--as Sarge recalled. The regimental after action reports for the 331th Infantry Regiment in PDF format can be found in the following table. Melvin V. Park, K Company, 329th Infantry, 83rd Division They fought in the Rhineland, and were the first to reach the Rhine. All I hope is that he puts these Germans in their place, when this is over. George Terhanko never wanted to be First Sergeant of F Company. (My grandmother said that even though she was German, she hated the Germans for what they had done.) Their patrols advance beyond the line searching out the foe. If you are having trouble orienting yourself, le Port is toward the lower rightcorner, Sainteny to the left about 1/3 of the way down from the top, Culot is at the top, left, mostly off the map and Hottot toward the top about 2/3 of the way from the left. Do they think we are over here for our health? 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. It supplied over 195,000 officers and enlisted men as replacements to other units in France without seeing action as a complete formation. Deaths, the division's report continued, reached 500 per month. Indiana Military Organization (Camp Atterbury) Website August 25, 1944: Chteaubriant. And as patrols ventured toward Remich, the 331st occupied the towns of Remerschen, Assel, and Bous. the 1 st Battalion was attached to the 31 st Infantry and moved to defensive positions on the Bataan Peninsula on the east and . A Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from August 1st to 16th, 1944 Well see if it gets any better once Ive read the reports and compare it tothe 08 July Morning Reports. US soldiers with German prisoners of war//Robert Capa, 83rd Infantry Division in Europe in World War II 1944. Original Item: Only One Available. It was deployed to France in 1918. To see it through again. Commander 331st Anti-Tank Company, Third Platoon, Company B - 331st 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. I sure wouldn't want to live the way they do. C Company OH Haute-Marne. The day before Thanksgiving, Hershell asked for two volunteers to help him cut up turkeys. 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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. AWON Memorial Web Page, Massacre at Ottre From Normandy To the Bulge. Later groups of enlisted men assigned to the division to replace men transferred to other units came from Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. J Company --confirming John's recollection. There are numerous monuments in France honoring the GIs of the 83rd Division. Supplies could only trickle through as the Germans continuously pounded the town's approaches with artillery fire. Assistant Division Commanders: Brig. 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. Basements of houses became aid stations for the wounded. [12], The 83rd moved as fast as an armored task force in an assortment of hurriedly repainted captured German vehicles: Wehrmacht kubelwagens, staff cars, ammunition trucks, Panzers, motor bikes, buses, a concrete mixer, and two fire engines. My dad was killed in action that morning as the GIs slugged their way out of the Hurtgen and advanced to the villages of Strass and Gey. -- We consumed 25,006,000 gallons The 330th, detached from the 83rd, helped clean out the Harz Mountains, a pocket of resistance that had been bypassed by the fast riding 329th and 331st. 216.368.2000 1 pton 709th Tank Battalion, from August 13th to 16th, 1944 I hope it is the last one this way. He said they were "so clean looking, with a full compliment of men in each unit. Im not sure what the Germans hoped to accomplish doing this though. Sgt. On 6 August, the Germans demolished all the quays, locks, breakwaters and harbor machinery and set fire to the city. UNITED PRESS LjEASED WIRE SERVICE THE EVENING G ESTABLISHED 1S81 XENIA, OHIO, SATURDAY, JU^E 29, PRICE THREE CENTS SUPPLY Y The 83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt" [1]) was a formation of the United States Army in World War I and World War II . The 83rd Division established a bridgehead over the river. 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 . 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. D-Day and Battle of Normandy media library: archives photos and videos, Souvenir shop featuring t-shirts, caps, mugs, models or posters inspired by D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, D-Day Overlord - Marc Laurenceau 2003-2023. 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. See more ideas about infantry, wwii, world war ii. Click here to see the trail of the 83rd. Those who passed through the city were greeted by banners stretched across the streets, proclaiming "Welcome to our Liberators." After liberation, the death rate continued at approximately 2550 people per day, due to the severe physical debilitation of the prisoners. Clarence W. Brown to my mother. To halt the spread of sickness and death, the 83rd ordered the local German mayor to supply the camp with food and water. J Company Oliver and view many of the photos by clicking here. 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 France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Austria. 802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion (T), from July 1st to December 7th, 1944 Then there are those who are quitting their jobs and going to better-paying ones. The division crossed the Leine, 8 April, and attacked to the east, pushing over the Harz Mountain region and advancing to the Elbe at Barby. 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. They fought in the Ardennes, facing the point of the German Bulge. 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. G Company The 330th Infantry Across Europe 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. Clarence W. Brown; Pvt. Also, that the prisoners had been forced to work 16-hour days in nearby mines, and were shot if they became too weak to work. 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. 3/331 A Company They captured Greveldange with little opposition. E Company Nazi propaganda letters were a "Christmas present. ",Pvt,C,New York,no date . We are constantly adding new Army Corps patches, Army Regiment Patches, Army Unit Patches, Calvary Patches, and Army Infantry Division Patches to this section. 121st Inf (8th Div), from August 6th to 15th, 1944 Explore a timeline of events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust. -- We laid 22,306 miles of Do you want . 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. 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 distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 322nd Field Artillery Battalion on January 14, 1926. He said he would take the job for 30 days to see how it worked out. Certain divisional units saw action, such as the 332nd Infantry Regiment, in Italy (Battle of Vittorio Veneto). Tous droits rservs, 453rd AAA AW Battalion (Mbl), from July 1st, 1944 to July 9th, 1945. Since there are no map overlays for 4 July, that Ive seen anyway, I would just take advantage of this map to point out that is the location of the Island where the 2 Bn, 329 IR, got very roughly handledon 4 July. The 6th Regiment, Infantry, was organized June 24, 1799, of five companies, most of which dated back to 1785. B Co, 168th Engr C Bn, from August 6th to 15th, 1944 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. 774th Tank Battalion, from August 28 to December 24th, 1944 Although he was a young man, my father was ancient by Army standards. For there are only angels here in olive-drab, F Company They had limited supplies of ammunition and rations, and no radio contact with Germany. 29th Infantry Division: June 6: Omaha: According to this paper, the war was practically over and the people were just waiting to celebrate. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the Imperial German Army in World War I. 2nd Platoon 1st Bn 66th Armd Regt (2nd Armd Div), from June 28th to July 5th, 1944 Regiment, which was published shortly after the end of the war. They continued the mission, and took Remich on 28 September. Supporting tanks were knocked out on both sides of the town by mines in the streets, bazookas, and artillery fire. 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. The 3rd Battalion captured the high ground northwest of Ehnen, but had to fight through heavy machine gun and mortar fire to do it. 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. They arrived in Liverpool, England on 15 June, and entrained . I'd hate to think of our son having to grow up to fight."TDC. The Germans knew the routes that the 83rd would have to take, and from concealed positions dug beneath the hedgerows, they ranged in on the advancing GIs with mortars and artillery. They were honored with 18 British Awards and 65 French Awards. This was the main line of defence for the Germans. It's funny how good the news sounds, but anyway, I hope it ends soon--the sooner the better. William T. Oliver is one of the GIs in the photo at the top of this page. In the 331st, the 2nd and 3rd battalions jumped off abreast at 0445 hours from the vicinity of Meautis. Actually 12,000 defended the walled city, and they vowed to "fight to the last stone." before leaving for the ETO 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. And the lifeless forms half buried in the snow I guess the people must be used to voting for F.D.R. Click on the image for a larger view. 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. against the enemy. Second row, left to right are: Willard Strauss (B.A.R. The prisoners were detailed to build underground factory installations and to carry out forced labor for Organization Todt. Infantry Regiment 83 provided some support to the south. Even the paint on their helmets looked as if they had just been unpacked." Every enemy unit or town that surrendered or was captured subscribed its quota of rolling stock for the division, usually at gunpoint. Charles P. Nelson; and James R. Duncan (runner after Luxembourg). 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 83rd Infantry Division (83. July 14, 1944: Hotat 1 platoon from 513th Engr Light Pon Co, from August 6th to 15th, 1944 It took the direct fire of the attached 774th tank battalion to accomplish this. The 83rd Infantry Division ( 83. small arms ammunition. D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia, Commander: Major General Robert C. Macon 908th Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) The Green items are German locations or German related information, again, from the various reports. -- We threw 57,607 hand grenades 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. They spent 244 days in combat and suffered 23,980 casualties, 15,248 of which were combat casualties. email _ | _ 83rd Division "Thunderbolt" Message Board _. June 22-28, 1944. have been accounted for in the years since the end of World War II. Many soldiers were killed instantly. Thanks, David. Across the marsh (and the river Taute) were two causeways; one from Le Moulin to La Varde, and one from Le Port to Tribehou. D Company Over 1,500 heavy bombers dropped 3,300 tons of bombs to saturate the entire target area. Cleveland, 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. 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. C Co, 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from August 9th to 16th, 1944, Chemical units 24th Cav Rcn Sq, from July 18th to 19th, 1944 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. K Company Soldiers of the 83rd Infantry Division of the U.S. move on the street in the French town of Saint-Malo (Saint Malo). OH The 22nd Division's artillery regiment was positioned to the east of Le Quesnoy with security provided by a battalion of Infantry Regiment 82. In 2014 George P. Landow created this Victorian Web version, editing the text from the slightly rough Internet Archive . 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. The only Germans encountered were patrols. The men of the 83rd Division weren't just on the front line. 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. I see by the returns that the election didn't amount to much this time. B Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from July 19th to 29th, 1944 Legal Notice | Privacy Policy, Mather House, Room 308 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. -- We launched 24,507 anti-tank *The quote near the top of this page is from a letter written by Pfc. The odds were that if you were on the front line, you probably wouldn't make it home in one piece, if at all. 1st Platoon: 1st Lieutenant George W. Stahley, killed on July 4, 1944 By 15 July, the 83rd had regrouped along the Ays River. (F) Parson, Robert L. Jr. Terhanko, George Waple, George H., III 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW My father, Thomas Dickson Curry, was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Division. Move out! The barn and the house are all built together and the front yard is the stable yard. June 25, 1944: Omaha Beach I am looking for general info: Where they were based in US. A few days before Thanksgiving, Company F moved from a school house in Luxembourg City north to the town of Wecker. His body was not recovered. Mobley wrote after the war to tell his wife where he had been and what he had done all those long months away from home. 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. 12 July 1944, 330 IR , I Co; 331 IR, A Co, B Co, C Co. On July 4th, for instance, the 83rd Division (including the 329th) began an attack directly south of the Utah beachhead in western Normandy. To avoid needless loss of life, Elster negotiated a surrender. They raced across the German countryside until they were ordered to stop less than 60 miles from Berlin. 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. 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. Smith; S/Sgt. On Memorial Day weekend 2000 my family had reunited for my sister's long . This list is as it appeared in the history of the 331st Infantry 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. FULL. 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. Heroes of the 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Division Those that sleep beneath our feet slumber in profound repose. The 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT served during WORLD WAR I as part of the U.S. Army 83d Infantry Division. But also, the 1st Bn, 330th regiment companies were much further to the south-east just the day before. Also, medical supplies were requisitioned from the U.S. Army's 20th Field Hospital. After training in Wales, the division landed at Omaha Beach. There were no welcoming home parades for the Thunderbolt Division, but the GIs of the 83rd would carry its memory home with them. [12], From the air the column bore no resemblance to either an armored or an infantry division. Although it was not the same as being at home, the people of Luxembourg opened their homes to the GIs. A Company G Company Dec 24, 2018 - 331 Infantry Regiment 83rd Infantry Division. Store windows were full of photos of the 5th Armored Regiment which had liberated the city just nine days before. The 83rd was held in reserve until after D-Day, and entered France on 21 through 24 June. 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 division was activated in September 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. The call to victory beckons. B Co, 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from August 6th to 16th, 1944 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. It was a trip of "two weeks that seemed like two months . 453rd AAA AW Battalion (Mbl), from July 1st, 1944 to July 9th, 1945 On 25 September the 83rd Division crossed into Luxembourg. John Helms said that my dad was taken out by an 88-mm artillery shell. C Co, 709th Tk Bn, from August 12th to 16th, 1944, Tank Destroyer units World War I [ edit] The division was activated in September 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. Click here to see a photo of the 2nd platoon taken in September 44, when it was at full strength. 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. 174th FA Group, from August 1st to 16th, 1944 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. Moving to the Hurtgen Forest, the 83rd Division thrust forward from Gressenich to the west bank of the Roer. E Company: Captain Raymond E. Poore, wounded on July 4, 1944 at Mautis Dave Curryhas a report about this engagement here, if you are interested. We specialize in Army patches. The 83d Infantry Division arrived in England. After taking the towns of Wallenstein, Bech and Kleinmacher, they captured Schengen. F Company Newspapers.com. 2/331: Lieutenant Colonel James F. Faber, killed on 10 July 1944 at Sainteny. 1st Platoon Welcome to the 331st Infantry Regiment documents sectionOn this page documents related to the 331st Infantry Regiment can be downloaded in the PDF format. 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.
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