Infantrymen of the 83rd Infantry Division warm themselves around a fire near Fays, Belgium, on January 3, 1945. Others were returned to the U.S. for burial. Cleveland, E Company 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. 08 July 1944 83 ID Approaching Sainteny. in France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Austria. 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. 2nd Platoon: 2nd Lieutenant Donald L. Richardson, killed on July 4, 1944 Days of house-to-house fighting under thick smoke, artillery fire, and fighter-bomber attacks could not convince the Germans to give up. Larry was able to identify most of the GIs in this photo. F Company Its commanders were Maj. Gen. Edwin F. Glenn (25 August 1917), Brig. from the right, first row. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. World War I [ edit] The division was activated in September 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. 83rd Infantry, 329th Reenactment Group, Reading, PA 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. 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.. I am assuming A Co, B Co, and C Co are from the 331st because there is a flag for the 1st Bn, 331 IR, on the map and the regiment number close to the area of the companies looks more like it would be 331 than 330 (I cant really decipher the last number, but it does not seem to be a zero). 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. You can read it by clicking here, or on the Combat Medic's Badge. Mustered out: June 23, 1864. var sc_project=709359; They spent 244 days in combat and suffered 23,980 casualties, 15,248 of which were combat casualties. France 52140 "Pershing" Donors. See It Through! Ironically, like many GIs, he also had German ancestry. 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. 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. The chances that the six-foot tall, slim medic from Alabama, known as "Mob" or "Moe," was someone other than Charles P. Mobley are almost too remote to consider. The division entered the hedgerow struggle south of Carentan. In the 331st, the 2nd and 3rd battalions jumped off abreast at 0445 hours from the vicinity of Meautis. Though the positioning of these HQs seem strange to me. The literal truth of what Clarence Brown wrote was that GIs slept huddled together in foxholes, at times with their arms wrapped around each other to keep from freezing to death, or stood sleeping in groups of three like human tripods when the ground was too frozen to dig into. The 83rd Infantry Division was first activated in the fall of 1917, several months after the United States entered World War I. the official history of the 331st Infantry, 83rd Division. 12 July 1944, 330 IR , I Co; 331 IR, A Co, B Co, C Co. A Co, 87th Chemical Battalion, from July 5th to 16th, 1944 The Drive To the Elbe $5 Million + Founding Sponsor . 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.". Special orders contain promotions on company levels. D Company Haute-Marne. And the lifeless forms half buried in the snow 331st Regiment, 83rd Division Colonel James D. Shonak Commander 331st Anti-Tank Company Boyle, Paul (C) KIA Catrambone, Michael Hq. 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. S/Sgt Joseph Arnaldo, 331st Infantry H Company Taking Remich on the 28th and patrolling defensively along the Moselle, the 83d resisted counterattacks and advanced to the Siegfried Line defenses across the Sauer after capturing Grevenmacher and Echternach, 7 October. Regiment, which was published shortly after the end of the war. Clarence W. Brown; Pvt. August 20, 1944: Cesson-Svign 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. It was a trip of "two weeks that seemed like two months . 121st Inf (8th Div), from August 6th to 15th, 1944 Overall, the division had 170.2 percent replacements. Im not sure what the Germans hoped to accomplish doing this though. Ive decided I will come back to incorporating geographic data points later. At times they had to blast supply routes through the hedges. This was the main line of defence for the Germans. slumber in profound repose. After liberation, the death rate continued at approximately 2550 people per day, due to the severe physical debilitation of the prisoners. 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. The inmates were malnourished and in extremely poor physical condition. -- We fired 6,974,050 rounds of 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. December 2"These shoes we wear are quite the thing--sometimes I think my feet would be warmer without shoes. Infanterie-Division was formed at Truppenbungsplatz Kningsbrck in December 1941 as a "Walkre"-Division (1) and was disbanded in December 1943. Doesn't seem to be very sanitary but most of the people seem to be healthy as hell, in fact they seem to thrive on it. 400thFA Battalion, from July 31st, 1944 to August 2nd, 1944 They fought in the Rhineland, and were the first to reach the Rhine. 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. telephone wire. The unit journal contains in-depth descriptions of the activity of the unit on a daily basis. The GIs fought in a house-to-house struggle through artillery, machine gun and small arms fire. This list was compiled by Kevin Harris from the history of the 331st, "We Saw It Through." Weapons Platoon : 2nd Lieutenant George P. Hopley, killed on July 4, 1944 at Sainteny Share a testimony from a relative or a friend, veteran or civilian, resistance member, ally or German, actor or witness of History. 56th FA Battalion (8th Div) (105 How), from August 6th to 15th, 1944 Gen. Frederick Perkins (13 January 1918), Brig. 12th FA Obsn Battalion (-Btrie A), from August 7th to 16th, 1944 June 28, 1944: Carentan 83rd Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia, U.S. Army Reserve Readiness Training Center. 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. (F) Parson, Robert L. Jr. Terhanko, George Waple, George H., III On a Red metal shield is a black pile behind a gold Lorraine cross. Several months later, it crossed the Rhine and subsequently captured the German city of Halle on April 6, 1945. Every house was an arsenal with ammunition supplies stacked at each window, and every basement was reinforced with double walls of cement and steel. 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. 11201 Euclid Ave. The TTF was the 331st Infantry regimental newspaper. 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. To halt the spread of sickness and death, the 83rd ordered the local German mayor to supply the camp with food and water. 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 E Company Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant Milton J. Bialeck, killed on July 4, 1944 at Sainteny 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. Anything will help. Frank Monan, A Company, 331st Infantry "God we lost a lot of men. Most of them were in tears. 121st CT (8th Div),from August 6th to 15th, 1944 At war's end, the "Thunderbolt" division had established a bridgehead on the Elbe River. 1/330 A few days before Thanksgiving, Company F moved from a school house in Luxembourg City north to the town of Wecker. 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. 333rd FA Group, from August 15th to 18th, 1944 the 1 st Battalion was attached to the 31 st Infantry and moved to defensive positions on the Bataan Peninsula on the east and . The 6th Regiment, Infantry, was organized June 24, 1799, of five companies, most of which dated back to 1785. 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. Yet as you wander down these quiet paths they swarm around you, crouching low. A Company 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. Most, if not all of them, He knew an irony, or a contradiction, when it bit hard enough. 3/329 : Lieutenant Colonel Quincy A. Sanders 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. ", December 6"Tell people not to mention 'good luck.' Casualties were heavy. FULL. I guess the people must be used to voting for F.D.R. Click here to see a photo of the 2nd platoon taken in September 44, when it was at full strength. Again, it will be clearer once I start integrating information from the various reports (I hope). Fighting there and on nearby terrain was extremely. Contents 1 Operational history 1.1 Formation 1.2 1942 1.3 1943 1.4 1944 1.5 Dissolution 2 Organizational history 3 Noteworthy individuals The GIs of the 83rd Division were awarded one Medal of Honor, one Distinguished Service Medal, five Legions of Merit, 798 Silver Stars, 34 Soldier's Medals, 7,776 Bronze Star Medals, 4,747 Purple Hearts, 271 Medical Badges, 20 Meritorious Service Unit Plaques, and 106 Air Medals. After training in Wales, the division landed at Omaha Beach, 18 June 1944, and entered the hedgerow struggle south of Carentan, 27 June. Taking the offensive, the 83rd reached the St. Lo-Periers Road and advanced 8 miles against strong opposition as the Normandy campaign ended. 3/331 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. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Social Media. I knew it was to the south-southwest of Sainteny, which of course he never knew; but Ive yet to get it nailed down this close. B Company They continued the mission, and took Remich on 28 September. He was 30 years old when called to active duty, and 31 when killed in action. This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of Operation Overlord through 357 specific events. We hardly ever hear anything except rumors, and some of these are fantastic. We are constantly adding new Army Corps patches, Army Regiment Patches, Army Unit Patches, Calvary Patches, and Army Infantry Division Patches to this section. was in all five ETO campaigns, (Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes . Gen. D Company In April 1944, the men of the 331 st Regiment boarded a troop ship bound for England. This is the Facebook outlet of 83rdinfdivdocs.org and the people behind the research and data. July 14, 1944: Hotat *83rd Infantry Division * Normandy * Brittany * Ardennes * Rhineland * Central Europe * 83rd Infantry Division * Rolland Joseph Gustave Despres is the man that started this project, and to tell his story I must also tell the the story of the 83rd infantry division. 2/330 small arms ammunition. Frederick Phisterer. Courtesy of The . Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. You can read it by clicking here, or on the Combat Medic's Badge. Click on the First Sergeant stripes to read his story. Another photo taken at Camp Breckenridge, showing M Company/331st, can be seen by clicking here. His unit had been engaged in battle with German forces. F Company: Captain Richard E. Randal, wounded on July 4, 1944 83rd Infantry Division Legacy Chapter Email Group 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. On 11 April 1945 the 83rd Division encountered Langenstein-Zwieberge, a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. 331 Infantry Regiment 83rd Infantry Division. When the 83rd Infantry arrived in Langenstein, its troops found some 1,100 inmates in very poor physical condition. 83rd Infantry Division Documents - Fallen heroes of the 83rd Infantry Division You are here: Burial Listing Listing Navigation Fallen heroes of the 83rd Infantry Division This is an overview of all servicemen and women of units attached to the 83rd Infantry Division who are buried in Europe. They did not know it then, but they would remain in Luxembourg longer than they had in England. Oliver and view many of the photos by clicking 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. Damn these eyes, they've seen too much There they held the GIs at bay from underground pillboxes and camouflaged strong points. The wounded and defenseless GIs were then shot and killed, one by one. var sc_partition=5; 1 platoon from 513th Engr Light Pon Co, from August 6th to 15th, 1944 473rd AAA AW Battalion (SP), from August 22nd to September 17th, 1944, Field artillery 1/329 : Major George A. Wishart B. Lyon Company, 1912. 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. 1918: 83rd Division HQ, Maj G. Details Last Updated: 06 May 2018 Address : Val-de-Meuse. The earlier nickname, "Ohio," was based on the division's insignia (which includes the name "Ohio," where the division was raised during World War I). To date, 36 divisions, including the 83rd Infantry Division, have been recognized as liberating units. 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. The Thunderbolt Across Europe Please visit the Brothers-In-Arms Memorial Page honoring the more than 1,000 men of the 331st Infantry who were killed or missing in action. Engineers picked their way through mine fields and booby traps to clear the way. These are the GIs of the 331st Infantry who made the ultimate sacrifice. They had limited supplies of ammunition and rations, and no radio contact with Germany. A second battalion from the same regiment defended a line further east. including Cannon Co., fired 103,379 rounds of 105 mm shells and 51,680 C Company Mapping the Overlays: 83rd Division maps for Normandy Campaign They captured Greveldange with little opposition. var sc_invisible=1. 3rd Platoon: 1st Lieutenant Frank R. Yukl, killed on July 4, 1944 Frank E Douglas earned the Silver Star for action the 8th August 1944, serial no 0-1296500. The people still seemed surprised at the sight of American soldiers in their city. By 29 November the First Army had just about cleared the Hurtgen Forest and was overlooking the Roer Valley. On April 11, 1945, the 83rd encountered Langenstein, a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. The two squads were ambushed and pinned down on the ground. The 83d Infantry Division arrived in England on 16 April 1944. The post-war operations reports contains information on the activities of the unit such as movements, tasks and training. Click on the image for a larger view. On the first day, the 83rd jumped off along the Carentan-Periers road, with the entire division artillery in support. 2/331: Lieutenant Colonel James F. Faber, killed on 10 July 1944 at Sainteny. Regiment, 83rd Infantry Elements reduced the garrison at Ile de Czembre, which surrendered, 2 September. The shield is red for artillery and the black pile represents part of the 83rd Infantry Division insignia. 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. 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. The patches we carry are of the highest quality. Popularity; Last added; Last edited; Name; Date of birth; Date of death; Grid List. On Memorial Day weekend 2000 my family had reunited for my sister's long . 331st Infantry Regiment Welcome to the 331st Infantry Regiment documents section On this page documents related to the 331st Infantry Regiment can be downloaded in the PDF format. The camp was created in April 1944 to provide concentration camp labor for the German war effort. We will see once we get to the various reports. 802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion (T), from July 1st to December 7th, 1944 Promotion of Leinbach to the 83rd Field Artillery October 10, 1920. C Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from August 1st to 16th, 1944 The DPAA said that in December 1944, Bernard Sweeney was assigned to Company 1, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. Welcome to the 331st Infantry Regiment documents sectionOn this page documents related to the 331st Infantry Regiment can be downloaded in the PDF format. As the regimental journal says for this overlay, Defense areas to use in an emergency.. You can learn more about Sgt. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. And as patrols ventured toward Remich, the 331st occupied the towns of Remerschen, Assel, and Bous. 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. The 3rd Battalion captured the high ground northwest of Ehnen, but had to fight through heavy machine gun and mortar fire to do it. He fits the description that Sarge gives of the medic, and he is also from Alabama--as Sarge recalled. B Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from August 13th to 16th, 1944, April 19, 1944: Newcastle-under-Lyme, England Headquarters Company. Frank Reichmann in the 1st Battalion of the 331st said that a platoon of captured Germans started singing farewell to their commander. The 83rd spent Thanksgiving in that tiny country. He was not a large man, but my mother said the Army "built him up," and he never looked better. Overall, the division had 170.2 percent replacements. 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. The 83rd Division reported the death rate at the camp had been 500 per month. The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 322nd Field Artillery Battalion on January 14, 1926. These documents are provided for by Dave Curry, historian of the 83rd Infantry Division Association. When I finished with this map, it was a bit eerie. Yet as you wander down these quiet paths Every enemy unit or town that surrendered or was captured subscribed its quota of rolling stock for the division, usually at gunpoint. They moved out of the Loire Valley in France, and traveled two days and nights through cities and towns, many of which brought memories of their fathers and WWI. Men of the British 22nd Independent Parachute Company, 6th Airborne Division being briefed for the invasion, 4-5 June 1944. . The 83rd had three infantry regiments, the 329th, the 330th, and the 331st. He had brown hair and brown eyes, and a ruddy complexion attributable to his Scotch-Irish ancestry. US Army Patches - Army Unit Patches and Army Regiment Patches. 3rd Platoon : lieutenant Virgil M. McClintic, wounded on July 4, 1944 at Mautis The assault against the German 17th SS Division and 6th Parachute Regiment was slow and costly. 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. 14 July 1944, 330 IR, 83 ID near Sainteny. Photo from "We Saw It Through," 453rd AAA AW Battalion (Mbl), from July 1st, 1944 to July 9th, 1945 The 83d Infantry Division arrived in England on 16 April 1944. 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. 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. 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. 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. Regiment warm themselves by the fire after their retirement to the sector following . 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. October 8"There isn't a lot to write about over here. Finally, direct hits by 8-in. Time after time they only gained an advantage for a few hours before being completely cut up themselves, accumulating losses they could not afford. 70th Tank Battalion, from July 17th to 18th, 1944 The 83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt" [1]) was a formation of the United States Army in World War I and World War II . Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 335th Infantry and assigned to the . The following soldiers were reported as missing in action. After action reports Infantry Regiment 83 provided some support to the south. G Company: Captain Granville A. Currently, the 330th Regiment consists of three Battalions that fall under the command of the 4th Brigade, 95th Training Division. Casualty figures for the 83rd Infantry Division, European theater of operations: The 83rd Infantry Division received its nickname, the "Thunderbolt" division, after a division-wide contest for a new nickname held in early 1945. 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. There are numerous monuments in France honoring the GIs of the 83rd Division. The 83rd United States Army Reserve Readiness Training Center trains soldiers in leader, functional, and DMOSQ programs. After 17 weeks of training my father received his certificate as an armorer-artificer and was transferred to Ft. George Meade, Maryland on 4 March 1944. 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. These eyes have seen the bloody hedgerows in the rain. First a nudge, then a sign-- Move out! 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. Infantrymen of the 83rd Division walk past Sherman tanks that have momentarily halted on a dirt road in Germany. Advertising YOU PAY FOR IT WHEM YOU DON'T BUY IT. The photo below is the original Company F before they shipped out. It was taken at Camp Breckenridge, KY, after the Tennessee maneuvers. It can be seen by clicking here. Next page: 322nd Field Artillery Bn. brothers we all know. Headquarters Company; Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? The 83rd had three infantry regiments, the 329th, the 330th, and the 331st.
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