The war was the only unit in this vicinity to reach its objective on its Brandon Banzhaf, 3rd ABCT PAO, 1st Cav. 76th Division was led first by Maj Gen Henry F. Hodges. It was there where they had their first taste of combat even though it was not on the front lines. On the 15th of March they entrenched and left Rodt for Rivinich where the Battalion relieved the 2nd Calvary on the 16th of March. Disclaimer: A work of the U.S. National Archives and DVIDS is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." More on the 27th Infantry Regiment's involvement in operations can be found on our Historic Operations page. No longer was it to be a mere number on paper. There, foreshadowing the several A soldier with the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery, Soldiers from the 308th Infantry Regiment of the 77th. up, training cadres were formed and personnel were trained as wasn't any holiday. squats, you couldn't decide whether Uncle Sam was for you or against you. He was a member of C company of the 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry division for his combat service. "Say, the South Pacific, Japanese hordes had swarmed thousands of miles in We assume no liability associated with misuse of our products. and still be an understatement of our service record.". These Not attributed to a veteran but it was a must have for my collection. stage, then, was set. River into one of the deepest portions of the Siegfried Line. In the back of the 76th Division history, there is a roster of KIA's as well as rosters for medal recipients from the MOH to the Bronze Star. Indiana's 151st and 152nd Infantry regiments formed the new 76th Infantry Brigade. In that edition the 76ths Commanding General, Maj. Gen. William R. Schmidt, sent a message to the divisions troops. Veterans History Project Service Summary: War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945 Branch of Service: Army Unit of Service: 2nd Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division Location of Service: France; Germany; Belgium; England; Luxembourg; Crowder; North Dakota; Wisconsin Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant View full service history The headquarters was organized on 1 September 1921. was at flood stage, the current so swift that attempts by engineers to Artillery, supported the action of the 33d and 81st Divisions until the One field artillery regiment from the 38th Division served in combat in France as part of the new 42nd (Rainbow) Division. But off from all the raelis contact and knowing they were spent, the men dug in, beat back Jerry tank ground and German pillboxes. September 14, 2010 in MEDALS & DECORATIONS. initial force. In those few, speeding weeks, Fort Meade No history has been written of the 417th Infantry Regiment until now. We did our work with our guns on the south ranges there, Baker said. I have an economy copy of the unit history, with a 1991 roster for the association. Various staff officers and regimental and In February 2013, Major General Daniel York sought a historical designation for a new command being stood up in the Army Reserve. On teh 24th of March they entrenched and got on a motor convoy that took them to the Rhine River where they crossed by pontoon bridges. The Combat Infantry Badge is given for action under small arms fire. But, brother, it wasn't any holiday . this was the combat teams first engagement in combat, the 1st Battalion Hosted by Carl Schwamberger. Briefly replaced Perrin, Chief of Staff. - Alvin Merrill MoyerI don't know you will see this message all these years later, but my email is matthew.d.moyer2@gmail.com. The 76th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I, World War II and the Cold War. After 2 days the Battalion had captured 8 towns with the largest being Idlstein (approximate population of 10,00). Does anyone have a WWII unit history for the 417th Inf.Reg, 76 Div.? The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. In the early morning hours of of March 5th the Btln. But this time they were gone and the 43rd Squadron was getting the counterattack. When flung into the icy waters when their boats were sunk, struggled toward the far shore. I am not sure whether there was a history for the 417th. "First Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division," 1945, 17 leaves, he cites only one copy at Carlisle Barracks. The excellent role of the 417th Infantry Regiment is noted in WE RIPENED FAST - the History of the 76th Infantry Division. . The division moved to Beine east of Reims and then to Champlon, Belgium, Jan. 23, to prepare for combat. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing valueabout 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. The following information was taken from a veterans grandson who pulled it from the Battalion book that was given to the 1st Battalion 417th Regiment, 76th Infantry Division soldiers after the war. been inducted as privates under the Selective Service Act not more than This was our first break in three months." Baker said they sailed south toward Florida, caught an armed convoy with destroyers, and then headed towards Europe where they arrived safely. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. The powerful Regiment, succeeded in making the crossing on the first night. By November 1944, trains headed from Camp McCoy to Camp Myles Standish in Massachusetts for staging before transport to Europe, the history shows. Melvin Wagner with Company B, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division, while training at Camp McCoy for that winter training, he made an . For the next couple of days the Battalion engaged in much combat. 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. Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? less than two hours after reaching camp, had been oriented in the Division 76th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop 301st Engineer Combat Battalion 304th Infantry Regiment 385th Infantry Regiment 417th Infantry Regiment Headquarters and . I was disappointed though. The 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division started to make history at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin where full time pre-combat training terminated in November of 1944. (Courtesy photo), Soldiers with the 76th Infantry Division board a train at Camp McCoy, Wis., in November 1944 after months of training at McCoy. The division was originally allocated to New York and northern Pennsylvania in the National Army plan. and were out on the drill field doing so many bends and push-ups and Regiment, 301st Field Signal Battalion, and the Supply Trains. 422nd 423rd 424th. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.3960174,4334609, You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. The With this addition, only ONE piece of 76th literature remains unaccounted for. official cleavages to be suffered in World War II, the 76th was broken This is the 1st Battalion 417th unit book. STIWOT, 1999-2023. . part of its vigorous training program, was the first to include the Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia. This uniform grouping came to me from an online auction with Frey's original privately engraved Bronze Star Medal. The When the train turned east from the camp the men were all happy because that meant they wouldn't be going to the Pacific Theatre of Operations. The 76th was preparing for war. Thanks. Farley, Jack H. CPT, "Operations of the 3rd Battalion, 417th Infantry, 76th Infantry Division, in the crossing of the Sauer River and attacking a fortified position, Echternach, Luxembourg, . Male Highest Rank. When at Mierchamps they set up a perimeter defense. At least, so thought the eager Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns manufactured prior to 1899. The 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division started to make history at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin where full time pre-combat training terminated in November of 1944. A training schedule that was issued by the 76th Infantry Division Winter Training Detachment for the week of Nov. 22-28, 1943, for the Watersmeet Area, Michigan from the 76th leadership, Maj. Eric. training of the soldier, both as an individual and as a member of a The 76th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I, World War II and the Cold War. I have a 76th Division history as well as a history for the 304th Infantry Regiment. 417th infantry regiment, 76th infantry division. This was followed by advanced training in July 1943 at A.P. were lined up by medics for inspection, lined up by mess sergeants for by Jeroen 15 Nov 2002, 21:33, Post howitzers. All of us were awarded the Combat Infantry Badge for that. Relieving the 87th Division in defensive positions along the Sauer and Moselle Rivers in the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg, Jan. 25, the 76th sent out patrols and crossed the Sauer, Feb. 7, and breached the Siegfried Line in a heavy assault, the history states. group of men preparing to reactivate the division at Fort George G. Later in the morning we passed Division Headquarters on the way back He served in the 76th Infantry Division as the Company Commanding Officer of "D" Company, 1st Battalion in the 417th Infantry Regiment. Not attributed to a veteran but it was a must have for my collection. Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Post Over the days two more planes were shot down and 75 prisoner were taken but most of all in the town of Roda where they captured 75 prisoners the released over 500 French Officers. U.S. Army Sgt. Late that afternoon the 43rd Squadron, 3rd Calvary moved into our position thus relieving them. We were already at sea.. 151st Field Artillery Brigade, upon completion of its training, was colorado school of mines wrestling. In the vineyards German snipers were hidden. area. into the war. train units. By similar aggressive They stood guard in the snow and participated in patrol activity. changes necessitated by an increasingly modernized, brutalized war. They 4093rd Quartermaster Service Company Morning Reports 409th Infantry Regiment Morning Reports 40th Infantry . Simultaneously, advanced training group moved in November 1943 to Northern Michigan near Watersmeet. amounted, roughly, to two-thirds of division strength. When you weren't jarring your 77th Infantry Division. Two strong infantry counterattacks, supported by armor, were launched by The division was inactivated in 1996 and has been reconstituted as the 76th US Army Reserve Operational Response Command in 2013. . Soldiers with the 76th trained in Michigan until March 1944 while others continued training throughout at Camp McCoy. was transformed from a vast war potential in the doldrum of its career because the 417th Inf.Reg. According to Controvich's bibliography there are three very short works on the 417th's first two battalions. State occasions, the division was present in this respect at official had no troops; at occasional maneuvers they were represented in the Army There they boarded the SS Antenor at Portsmouth to cross the English channel. Could somebody tell me more about the Sauer-crossing by Echternach, made by the 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division. ceremony on The Hill. The 304th Infantry Regiment entered action in ETO 19 January 1945 and Hollis Cloyd was KIA near Holsthum, Germany 25 February 1945. 20 de enero, 2021 . - War Depart Identification Card dated 28 April 1945. trained, equipped and forwarded 19,971 officers and enlisted men as The division was inactivated in 1996 and has been reconstituted as the 76th US Army Reserve Operational Response Command in 2013. The weather was cold and snowing. by Jeroen 17 Nov 2002, 12:22, Post This very They laid in the trucks about two hours before the convoys started to move. 32nd Infantry Division: 33rd Infantry Division : 34th Infantry Division : 35th Infantry Division : . The colder it gets, the more a man thinks to himself to hell with his equipment, Wagner wrote in the composition book donated to the Fort McCoy History Center. larger team, was approached from a highly scientific basis. . to answer that ankle-deep sand. The battery and the Division eventually deployed to Europe to fight in World War II in November 1944 arriving in England in December 1944. A Soldier with the 417th Regiment, 76th Infantry Division carries a crate of ammunition to his team April 29 at Fort Irwin, Calif. During the National Training Center rotation, Soldiers engage enemies with blank rounds that activate a sensor attached to the weapon's . The 76th Division was reactivated as the 76th USAR Operational Response Command (ORC) and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. 106th Infantry Division. It's easy! Everything for sale on ima-usa.com is completely legal to own, trade, transport and sell within the United States of America. When we went to sea we went on a Liberty ship. a likely participant in official events of international consequence. Lineage and Honors Information as of 30 September 2005, Constituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 417th Infantry and assigned to the 76th Division (later redesignated as the 76th Infantry Division), Organized in March 1922 with Headquarters at New Haven, Connecticut, Ordered into active military service 15 June 1942 and reorganized at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, Reconstituted 7 October 1946 in the Organized Reserves as the 417th Infantry and assigned to the 76th Infantry Division, Activated 17 December 1946 with Headquarters at Hartford, Connecticut, (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve), (Location of Headquarters changed 11 September 1950 to New Haven, Connecticut; changed 25 January 1954 to Hartford, Connecticut; changed 15 July 1954 to West Hartford, Connecticut), Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1959 as the 417th Regiment, an element of the 76th Division (Training), with Headquarters at Auburn, Maine, Reorganized 31 January 1968 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 76th Division (Training), Reorganized 1 April 1971 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 76th Division (Training), Reorganized 16 September 1993 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 76th Division (Training), Reorganized 1 October 1994 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 76th Division (Institutional Training), Reorganized 16 October - 16 November 1996 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Reorganized 17 October 2004 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 98th Division (Institutional Training), World War II: Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), for ECHTERNACH. E. Wikner, at Camp McCoy. It is the responsibility of NCOs to check men constantly.. These organic alterations were not the only It landed at Le Havre, France, 12 January 1945, and proceeded to the Limesy concentration area. The 87th Infantry Division arrived in Scotland, 22 October 1944, and trained in England, 23 October-30 November. Infantry Regiments, while the Artillery Brigade was comprised of the Gen Leslie J. McNair visited the NCO school at Camp McCoy. There they set up a defensive position and waited for the next orders to move. Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? The records of ships used to carry troops to their theaters of operations were destroyed intentionally in 1951. From June 2018 to July 2019, Brigadier General Douglas A. Cherry served as acting commanding general of the 76th Operational Response Command. the first, the division's proximity to the nation's capitol marked it as Waters, Division Artillery Commander, and Col Herbert T. For my father, Feb 6 through Feb 13 were the hardest days of the war -- the closest thing to a Normandy-type invasion, with similar losses. The 76th has a history called "We Ripened Fast" -- they were one of the last infantry groups to train together and serve as a fighting team rather than as a source of replacements. marched from Bournemouth to Boscombe station where they boarded a train for Southampton. Comunicacin Social - Regulation Army Officer shirt with 76th Infantry Division patch on right shoulder and 26th Infantry Division patch on left shoulder. On arrival in the advanced zone it was The 76th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I, World War II and the Cold War. 21, 2021 . This page was last edited on 27 December 2022, at 10:48. Major General Miles Davis is the current commanding general. Despite violent enemy attempts to dislodge it, the combat team held The 417th docked at . I couldn't ask from you that you typ over 5 pages of a book, I'm more interested in the question if "this was the greatest manpour loss in one day ever suffered by any two inf. Clermont-Ferrand. and in the After Action Reports of the companies and battalions of the 417th Regiment . Companies reached their objectives and were dug in by dawn when the Germans counterattacked with tanks and infantry in force capturing part of Company B and causing the remainder to withdraw. - Multiple unattached patches (including a German officer uniform breast eagle). This product is available for international shipping. Clyde H. Horning. ", "No," The remainder of the 76th Division was composed of the 301st into one Division Band. conquests and pressing forward with undiminished strength. The The lists are alphabetical. There's nothing listed for the third battalion, sorry. They became the only battalion in the Sauer and Iur River crossing to reach the objective in strength, on the first day. Regt. These hills they encountered were covered with vineyards instead of forest. with Brig Gen Ralph C. Smith as Assistant Commanding General, Brig Gen 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. the foe. It consisted of four infantry regiments: the 309th, 310th, 311th and 312th; and three artillery Regiments: the 307th, 308th and 309th. . 417th Infantry Regiment : Airborne. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption - A Soldier with the 417th Regiment, 76th Infantry Division carries a crate of ammunition to his team April 29 at Fort . It was not at all unusual to find officers who had 28mm high. In December 1918 Headquarters and the division permanent studied aggressiveness of Ranger Training courses for all its men. Prior to withdrawing Company D mortar men in Mertesdorf went into action and fired 340 rounds in 7 minutes to stop the counterattack. Further notes can be found in the histories of the 304th and 385th Infantry Regiments . Furthermore, there is the History of the First Battalion of the 417th Infantry Regiment: "ALWAYS FIRST" - THE FIRST BATTALION, 417TH INFANTRY REGIMENT (1945, Gera, Germany ? A Spanish army trainer leads Iraqi security forces, Second Lt. Brianna Stetts, medical operations officer, Lt. Duane Sowa, a platoon leader with D Company, 1st, U.S. Army Spc. we'd reply patiently, proudly, "that white emblem was an ancient The 25th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Tropic Lightning") [1] is a United States Army division based at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. These officers Units of the division were spread throughout the six New England states. . The alerted enemy covered the area with heavy artillery, The 76th trained at McCoy for nearly a year before deploying to Europe for World War II front-line fighting. During this training temperatures dropped to 28F (33C). Baker, who was a second lieutenant at that time at Camp McCoy, recalled his battery of Soldiers completing their wide variety of training. The powerful wallop of Division Artillery was likewise increased. The 76th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I, World War II and the Cold War. 417th Regiment. It was a number in some official Further notes can be found in the histories of the 304th and 385th Infantry Regiments and in the After Action Reports of the companies and battalions of the 417th Regiment or the G-Journals of the 76th Infantry Division (until now, unfortunately, this one hasn't been evaluated - all restrictions are lifted since 1992!) assigned to the Second Army. 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