Every house was an arsenal with ammunition supplies stacked at each window, and every basement was reinforced with double walls of cement and steel. Clarence W. Brown to my mother. They fought through the Ardennes in the bitter cold and snow to beat back the German Bulge. The second overlay for 12 July 1944 is a 83rd ID situation map for 12:00. To see it through again. By the time Sainteny was taken on 10 July, that number multiplied to 3,264. -- We fired 6,974,050 rounds of OH The division was activated in September 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. "Thank You Eddie Hart" Documentary Website (Company G, 329th Infantry) (F) Parson, Robert L. Jr. Terhanko, George Waple, George H., III At times they had to blast supply routes through the hedges. Others were returned to the U.S. for burial. October 8"There isn't a lot to write about over here. guns destroyed much of the enemy artillery and machine gun emplacements and forced them to surrender. 83rd Division Reenactment Website Original Item: Only One Available. 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. 453rd AAA AW Battalion (Mbl), from July 1st, 1944 to July 9th, 1945 I guess the people must be used to voting for F.D.R. Indiana Military Organization (Camp Atterbury) Website C Co, 87th Chemical Battalion, from 5th to 16th July 1944 C Company 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. G Company On 6 August, the Germans demolished all the quays, locks, breakwaters and harbor machinery and set fire to the city. I served with the 83rd. They were billeted in an old chateau that was, according to Hershell McIntosh, complete with a kitchen full of dishes and silverware. The assault against the German 17th SS Division and 6th Parachute Regiment was slow and costly. 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. Overall, the division had 170.2 percent replacements. I, personally, cant make much sense of what is written in the lower left corner, try as I might. Every enemy unit or town that surrendered or was captured subscribed its quota of rolling stock for the division, usually at gunpoint. H Company Infantrymen of the 83rd Infantry Division warm themselves around a fire near Fays, Belgium, on January 3, 1945. You can see them by clicking here. 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. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. 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. B Co, 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from August 6th to 16th, 1944 It suffered heavy losses at Normandie and Falaise pocket in August 1944 and was disbanded in October 1944. US Army Patches - Army Unit Patches and Army Regiment Patches. Again, it will be clearer once I start integrating information from the various reports (I hope). A Company Infanterie-Division was formed at Truppenbungsplatz Kningsbrck in December 1941 as a "Walkre"-Division (1) and was disbanded in December 1943. 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. William T. Oliver; unidentified GI. I Company Supplies could only trickle through as the Germans continuously pounded the town's approaches with artillery fire. We are constantly adding new Army Corps patches, Army Regiment Patches, Army Unit Patches, Calvary Patches, and Army Infantry Division Patches to this section. Also, medical supplies were requisitioned from the U.S. Army's 20th Field Hospital. Sharp 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 "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. In its one year of existence, the camp's population greatly expanded from 214 prisoners in April 1944 to about 5,400 in March 1945. Most, if not all of them, 202nd FA Group, from August 7th to 16th, 1944 The sound of all those bombs exploding at the same time was the most terrible sound that he had ever heard. There are numerous monuments in France honoring the GIs of the 83rd Division. Well see, if I ever get around to integrating the information from the Unit Journals. Commander 331st Anti-Tank Company, Third Platoon, Company B - 331st 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. All is safe for you to go. W. L. Arnold--AT Company, 329th Infantry Regiment Promotion of Leinbach to the 83rd Field Artillery October 10, 1920. The blue items come from the overlays; the brownish points, if you can see them, are geographic locations reported inthe various reports, while the dark blue / purplish items are labels explaining the geographic location data points. There were no welcoming home parades for the Thunderbolt Division, but the GIs of the 83rd would carry its memory home with them. 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. August 5, 1944: Esvres Photo from "We Saw It Through," At the end, the 83rd Division, born in war, was disbanded and all its men reassigned to other units. 216.368.2000 -- We consumed 25,006,000 gallons Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. AWON Memorial Web Page, Massacre at Ottre A Company Company B, 231st Infantry Training Battalion. What this shows is that the 330th IR is occupying a line on the north side of themarsh anchored from the south to the north-east fromLe Moulin through Le Port and St. Andre de Bohon to Manior. 83rd Infantry Division Situation 12:00 12 July 1944 less the 330th Infantry Regiment. 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. Liberation of Langenstein Concentration Camp by 83rd Division 121st Inf (8th Div), from August 6th to 15th, 1944 There was fear that this was too close for heavy bombing and, in fact, many GIs were killed that day by short bombing runs. The 329th lead the way most of the time and gained fame as the "Rag-Tag Circus" as they rode through the German provinces on tanks, motorcycles, jalopies, and any other means of transportation they could find. "TDC, November 19"I just got my ballot the other day, so threw it away. British infantry the 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment aboard Sherman tanks near Argentan, 21 August 1944. 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. It was a trip of "two weeks that seemed like two months . 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. The 331st was the first regiment in the 83rd Division to see action in Luxembourg. December 2"These shoes we wear are quite the thing--sometimes I think my feet would be warmer without shoes. The number of 83rd Division GIs killed in combat totaled 3,620. In addition, the "Thunderbolt" division recovered the camp's documents for use by war crimes investigators. Pfc. I am looking for general info: Where they were based in US. Actually, theres lot on this overlay not making sense to me right now. 1st Bn 66th Armd Regt (2nd Armd Div), from June 28th to July 5th, 1944 Ironically, like many GIs, he also had German ancestry. 1st Platoon Deputy commander: Brigadier General Claude B. Ferenbaugh, Chief of Staff: Colonel Samuel V. Krauthoff, 329th Infantry Regiment: Colonel Edwin B. Crabill I see by the returns that the election didn't amount to much this time. The 83rd Division command post was in a school building in the city of Luxembourg. There isn't much that I can send, except the same love that I have had ever since I've known you. They truly were brothers-in-arms. Click on the First Sergeant stripes to read his story. To slow the spread of sickness and death, the 83rd Division ordered the local German mayor to supply the camp with food and water. 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. The 83rd. Click here to read some of his story and to see photographs of L Company/331st Infantry. Nicknames: Thunderbolt Division, The Rag-Tag-Circus and the Ohio Division. When, where and if they saw action in WWI. 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. These are the GIs of the 331st Infantry who made the ultimate sacrifice. November 22"Here it is, another Thanksgiving Day that I won't be home. Oliver returned home, he brought with him a remarkable collection of F Company photos. This list is as it appeared in the history of the 331st Infantry "TDC, November 26"I was reading an old paper today and the people over there must be nuts. Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 335th Infantry and assigned to the 84th Division. My dad's story ends here, but the 83rd's does not. I'd hate to think of our son having to grow up to fight."TDC. Yet as you wander down these quiet paths they swarm around you, crouching low. 331st infantry 83rd division ourgrowingpaynes New Member Joined: Oct 6, 2016 Messages: 3 Likes Received: 0 I am researching my grandfather's military history. 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. 322nd Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) Fighting there and on nearby terrain was extremely. Time after time they only gained an advantage for a few hours before being completely cut up themselves, accumulating losses they could not afford. 2/330 Washington, DC 20024-2126 1/331 Move out! 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. The 83rd Division established a bridgehead over the river. See It Through! The 83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt" [1]) was a formation of the United States Army in World War I and World War II . Their patrols advance beyond the line Click here to see the trail of the 83rd. On the coast near Mont St. Michel, Pontorson, and Dol-de-Bretagne they received orders to capture the port towns of St. Malo and Dinard. 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. 331 Infantry Regiment 83rd Infantry Division. The 9th Army had also been slowly advancing north of Aachen towards the Roer. It can be seen by clicking here. We specialize in Army patches. The 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT served during WORLD WAR I as part of the U.S. Army 83d Infantry Division. 83rd (US) Infantry Division Battle order - June-August 1944 - Battle of Normandy Headquarters Commander: Major General Robert C. Macon Deputy commander: Brigadier General Claude B. Ferenbaugh Chief of Staff: Colonel Samuel V. Krauthoff Combat units 329th Infantry Regiment: Colonel Edwin B. Crabill - 1/329 : Major George A. Wishart A Company Click here to read more of his story. The drive carried them eight miles beyond their starting point. Frank Monan, A Company, 331st Infantry In addition, the 83rd Division recovered documents for use by war crimes investigators. [12], From the air the column bore no resemblance to either an armored or an infantry division. E Company: Captain Raymond E. Poore, wounded on July 4, 1944 at Mautis First a nudge, then a sign-- Move out! 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. E Company They are in our hearts and minds--always. Subscribe to 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division Footer menu. 2/329 : Lieutenant Colonel Claude L. Bowen, Jr. 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. 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 GI in the 9th Division described the scene from his foxhole. 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). 12 July 1944, 330 IR , I Co; 331 IR, A Co, B Co, C Co. History World War I Formation. From Normandy To the Bulge. Byron Herde, 331st Infantry [1] August 7, 1944: Chteauneuf Those who passed through the city were greeted by banners stretched across the streets, proclaiming "Welcome to our Liberators." 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. 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. Headquarters Company; Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? 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). In the 331st, the 2nd and 3rd battalions jumped off abreast at 0445 hours from the vicinity of Meautis. At war's end, the "Thunderbolt" division had established a bridgehead on the Elbe River. They advanced toward the Taute River while rain soaked the earth and drenched their already muddy fatigues. During the rush to the Elbe river, wartime correspondents nicknamed the 83rd "The Rag-Tag Circus"[11] due to its resourceful commander, Major General Robert C. Macon, ordering the supplementing of the division's transport with anything that moved, "no questions asked". 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. On 11 April 1945 the 83rd Division encountered Langenstein-Zwieberge, a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. Then there are those who are quitting their jobs and going to better-paying ones. Tous droits rservs, 453rd AAA AW Battalion (Mbl), from July 1st, 1944 to July 9th, 1945. Ive decided I will come back to incorporating geographic data points later. George Waple is 6th 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. Weapons Platoon : 2nd Lieutenant George P. Hopley, killed on July 4, 1944 at Sainteny 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. Task Force A (15th Cav Gp), from August 3rd to 5th, 1944, Infantry We hardly ever hear anything except rumors, and some of these are fantastic. The unit included men from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, New York, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Maryland, North Carolina, Kansas, Connecticut, Kentucky, Washington, D.C., Tennessee, and even included T/Sgt. [13] The division even seized and flew a German Bf 109. Explore a timeline of events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust. D. Root; S/Sgt. The map contains the locations, based on the coordinate on the morning report, shown in NATO symbology . Shonak E Company Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant Milton J. Bialeck, killed on July 4, 1944 at Sainteny Later groups of . It was reformed in March 1944 as part of the 24th Welle (wave) from Schatten-Division Wahn. 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. 12th FA Obsn Battalion (-Btrie A), from August 7th to 16th, 1944 Currently, the 330th Regiment consists of three Battalions that fall under the command of the 4th Brigade, 95th Training Division. Stephen Ambrose, in his book "Band Of Brothers," quotes one of the men of the 101st Airborne about the arrival of the 83rd. 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. 83rd Division "Thunderbolt" Message Board, Larry Dalton (field promotion to 2nd Lt., Silver Star). The headquarters was organized on 27 September 1921. Because of its turbulent past as a privateer stronghold, the town was protected by stone walls. rounds of 155 mm shells. Haute-Marne. Mustered out: June 23, 1864. We honor them in loving memory. 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. Then they raced through Germany. They fought in the Ardennes, facing the point of the German Bulge. In December 1944, Sweeney was assigned to Company I, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. Div Lamb, Emanuel (H) Lt. Col. Leniel MacDonald Richmond, Floyd J. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 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. Next page: 322nd Field Artillery Bn. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The wounded and defenseless GIs were then shot and killed, one by one. 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. 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. G 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.) In one of your letters you wanted to know how things were over here. 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. 24th Cav Rcn Sq, from July 18th to 19th, 1944 $3.99 ground shipping enabled for all orders! have been accounted for in the years since the end of World War II. These documents are provided for by Dave Curry, historian of the 83rd Infantry Division Association. The 83rd Division would be called on again to answer the call to defend freedom in 1942 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. They had limited supplies of ammunition and rations, and no radio contact with Germany. slumber in profound repose. What the hell is wrong with the people over there? telephone wire. Great Discounts & More! Do they think we are over here for our health? 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. Assistant Division Commanders: Brig. 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. The 83rd had three infantry regiments, the 329th, the 330th, and the 331st. S/Sgt Joseph Arnaldo, 331st Infantry It entered the Battle of the Bulge, 27 December, striking at Rochefort and reducing the enemy salient in a bitter struggle. 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. D Company Seems they would have been better off being purely on the defensive; but that was definitely not the German way. Tanks, tank destroyers and armored infantry aided the attack. 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).
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