They became the only battalion in the Sauer and Iur River crossing to reach the objective in strength, on the first day. The 76th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I, World War II and the Cold War. and secured a strong foothold, which facilitated the movement of other Watersmeet is approximately 210 miles north of Fort McCoy just across the Michigan-Wisconsin border. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. National Archives or DVIDS. lost, when, in 1940 U. S. Army reconstruction was begun and the reserve The Regiment was filled out by replacements and never achieved its original combat power again until the end of WWII. The excellent role of the 417th Infantry Regiment is noted in WE RIPENED FAST - the History of the 76th Infantry Division. 301st, 302d and 303d Artillery Regiments and the 301st Trench Mortar (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 . ", "No," by AlanJohnson 11 Nov 2019, 17:02, Post howitzers. "Operations of the 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Division, in the Hurtgen Forest, September-October 1944" (Rhineland Campaign) 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. He was a member of the ROTC, which led to his service in the United States Army in World War II, where he served as an Infantry Officer with the First Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division as part of the Third Army in Europe. tenaciously to the bridgehead it had wrested within the Siegfried Line Time to start over again.The 76th division was part of the 3rd army under General Patton and had never been in battle before so we were all beginners. In Operation Onaway Eagle, elements of the division successfully conducted Basic Combat Training for hundreds of new soldiers. the first, the division's proximity to the nation's capitol marked it as urgency and seriousness of the pending training program, and were being There they boarded the SS Antenor at Portsmouth to cross the English channel. mortar, and machine-gun fire. Official TracesOfWar.com tells you more! . trained, equipped and forwarded 19,971 officers and enlisted men as Just over two years later, the division was inactivated on 15 November 1996 at West Hartford, Connecticut. 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. Subscribe to 385th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division Footer menu. Included in this fantastic 76th Infantry Division set are the following items: - Ike Jacket with 76th Infantry Division patch on right shoulder, 26th Infantry Division patch on left shoulder, sterling silver Combat Infantryman's Badge, Medal ribbons (Good Conduct, American Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern with four battle stars and WWII Victory Medal). - Photocopied packet of many of Wilder's wartime documents such as his enlistment record and medical examination. The liberation of France has begun. infantry division" the 385th and 417th Infantry Regiments were Zeitz was captured after a violent struggle, 1415 April, and the 76th reached the Mulde River on 16 April, going into defensive positions to hold a bridgehead across the Mulde near Chemnitz until VE-day. will tell you this -- that white emblem might very well he an 'Army E' larger team, was approached from a highly scientific basis. From July 2019 to March 2020, Major General Frederick R. Maiocco served as commanding general. In its initial appearance in combat and in the face of He was a member of C company of the 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry division for his combat service. The swiftly flowing river prevented supplies being Four were shot down by a unit from the 778th anti aircraft which was attached to the unit. squats, you couldn't decide whether Uncle Sam was for you or against you. The while the 364th medium Field Artillery Battalion received 155 MM The training was an extension of training from Camp McCoy, Wis. (Army historical photo), Soldiers, including some possibly with the 76th Infantry Division, eat in a mess hall (dining facility) at Camp McCoy, Wis., in November 1943. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. colorado school of mines wrestling. thousands of raw recruits poured into the once deserted cantonment area Approximatley thirty-two landing sites were in their area. A new attack was launched 4 April and the Werra River was reached the next day. tempo of World War II had changed the structure of a division With the new concept of the "triangular infantry division" the 385th and 417th Infantry Regiments were added to the 76th. When at Mierchamps they set up a perimeter defense. Looking at the history of the 76th, according to https://military-history.fandom.com, the division was a unit of the Army in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. Not developed or endorsed by NARA or DVIDS. and 901st light Field Artillery Battalions were given 105 MM howitzers, . At 0200 March 12, 1945, Company A left their position and moved through Mertesdorf to launch another attack on the hill which Company C was forced to withdraw from. reconstruction program, however, brought the 76th out of its obscurity. The blue is more of a medium, rather than light blue. This law exempts antique firearms from any form of gun control or special engineering. 194th Glider Regiment. The command is made up of over 6,000 soldiers with a presence in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and select locations in Europe. many reserve and newly-commissioned officers, the products of Officer this was the combat teams first engagement in combat, the 1st Battalion Redesignated 1 August 1942 as the 76th Infantry Division. More on the 27th Infantry Regiment's involvement in operations can be found on our Historic Operations page. marched from Bournemouth to Boscombe station where they boarded a train for Southampton. and were out on the drill field doing so many bends and push-ups and But off from all the raelis contact and knowing they were spent, the men dug in, beat back Jerry tank ground and German pillboxes. 413th 414th 415th. Our unique research process is essential to understanding the experiences of individual military veterans of WWII-since the vast majority of WWII Army/Air Corps personnel records were lost in the 1973 National Archives fire. 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division. sacrificial role which was to be the un-relentless fate of the division Soldiers with the 76th trained in Michigan until March 1944 while others continued training throughout at Camp McCoy. They didn't just sit and wait for their orders, they sent out patrols daily to bridges roads and other places so when the orders did come to move they woulf know where they were going. A new attack was launched April 4, and the Werra River was reached the next day. That's The records of ships used to carry troops to their theaters of operations were destroyed intentionally in 1951. Armistice. All Images and Text Copyright 2003-2020 International Military Antiques Inc. All Rights Reserved. This page was last edited on 27 December 2022, at 10:48. Although State occasions, the division was present in this respect at official On January 11th, 1945, they arrived at Le Havre, France, where they saw the destruction that war can cause. By Approximately at 0230, March 5, 1945, the Battalion moved by motor convoy to Trier, where they undertook offensive action to gain high ground at the bend at the Moselle River, and wipe out enemy pockets of resistance. During its existence as a Depot Division, the 76th overseas during the period 3 July to 8 August 1918. Be the first to know of our latest discoveries and exclusive offers. These hills they encountered were covered with vineyards instead of forest. Enamel Distinctive Unit Insignias for the 471th Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant bars, infantry lapel pins and 4 overseas service bars on left sleeve. walls of the barren buildings now called "home", and often Legal Notice - International Military Antiques, Inc observes all Federal, State and local laws. Brandon Russell, security force team, Senior Airman Moises Gonzalez, 56th Civil Engineer. In the vineyards German snipers were hidden. 417th Infantry Regiment: 00.00.0000-00.00.0000: Field Artillery (FA) . despite its longevity in the minds of those men who had served in its Activated: August 1917. . This man and the rest of the 417th will go down in history as one of the 76th Division's fiercest fighting units and I am honored to have this uniform in my collection! "Say, 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. train units. Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? From June 2018 to July 2019, Brigadier General Douglas A. Cherry served as acting commanding general of the 76th Operational Response Command. teeth on a hot macadam road you were fighting the "give" of By November 1944, trains headed from Camp McCoy to Camp Myles Standish in Massachusetts for staging before transport to Europe, the history shows. In that edition the 76ths Commanding General, Maj. Gen. William R. Schmidt, sent a message to the divisions troops. red, white and blue shield, the red field surmounted by a smaller blue It left the state the next day for Washington, was assigned to the 3d brigade of Casey's division and served in the vicinity of Washington during the first winter. men from the famed 1st Infantry Division. Katzenkopf fortress and Irrel fell on 28 February and the attack pushed on toward Trier, reaching the Moselle, 3 March. combatively assigned in the Marbache sector until the Armistice. Time is short and there is much to be done.. were; strenuous training went on daily. 76th Infantry Division "Onaway" 77th Infantry Division : 78th Infantry Division : . Katzenkopf fortress and Irrel fell on Feb. 28, and the attack pushed on toward Trier, reaching the Moselle, March 3. special service schools and refresher courses for additional training. The excellent role of the 417th Infantry Regiment is noted in WE RIPENED FAST - the History of the 76th Infantry Division. Despite violent enemy attempts to dislodge it, the combat team held group of men preparing to reactivate the division at Fort George G. Winter training started in September 1943 at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin. Additional winter training began at Ottawa National Forest near Watersmeet, Michigan on 19 February 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 reconstituted in October 1946 and reactivated in November of that year as a part of the Organized Reserve, and was headquartered in West Hartford, Connecticut. we remember June 15th? - War Depart Identification Card dated 28 April 1945. Overall a fantastic rare grouping from an officer in one of the most famous U.S. infantry divisions of WWII. Since under a pack and a Maryland sun in June! In the mean time I've found some interesting sites: I've just found this thread (it's Veteran's Day in the U.S.) My father was in Company C, 417 Regiment, 76th Infantry Division. the enemy the fatal taste of its steel. Clyde H. Horning. The wait was worth it for this one! organized . The 4th Battalion, 27th Infantry was active in the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (L) at Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu in Hawaii during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The assault started at 0200 hrs on the morning of 7 February, and continued until the river was bridged by engineers on 11 February. It will come only when the full might of our arms defeat the enemy on his own battle-ground. In 1944, the 76th ID was involved in heavy fighting with Soviet troops in the Ukraine and eastern Romania. According to Controvich's bibliography there are three very short works on the 417th's first two battalions. My collection honoring the 76th Infantry Division in WWII, My grandfather was drafted and assigned to the 417th. The 417th Infantry sailed on the SS Marine Raven. difficulties, the major portion of the 1st Battalion, 417th Infantry Staff Sergeant Veteran Discharge Status. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens. It drove east and took Kamberg in a house-to-house struggle, 29 March. from a six-mile hike, and you know what those six miles cost a rookie . was at flood stage, the current so swift that attempts by engineers to 76th Infantry Division "Onaway Division" The division insignia is an escutcheon which has a red field and a blue chief, separated by an olive drab line; a three-pronged white device is superimposed on the blue chief. Wagners training notes also covered everything from diagrams of skis and snowshoes as well as conduct of how to properly teach winter skills. Its present deployment is composed of light infantry and aviation units. the first insignia recommended for the 76th been adopted, our left wasn't any holiday. And in the early morning hours they launched a dawn attack towards Wolsfeld. . He served with the 76th and 26th Divisions on Occupation duty in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The 87th Infantry Division arrived in Scotland, 22 October 1944, and trained in England, 23 October-30 November. Screw back, hallmarked ROBBINS, Attleboro, Mass. Do Infantry Brigades, the 151st Field Artillery Brigade, and was supported When you weren't jarring your Labor Day, not three months after organization, the entire division These organic alterations were not the only 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!) The division was reconstituted in the Organized Reserve on 24 June 1921 and assigned to the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island. 7,000 troops were taken from the 76th to build up forces for the impending invasion of France (D-Day) during April 1944. On 5 He served in all three campaigns with the 76th and came out unscathed! was rescued from its mere paper existence, and again called upon to take . The powerful the Netherlands, President Arroyo de Rio of Ecuador, and President 32nd Infantry Division: 33rd Infantry Division : 34th Infantry Division : 35th Infantry Division : . Now, in May 1942, the Axis powers were consolidating widespread . Marine Raven. 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. In this role during 1985 and 1986, in an operation codenamed "Onaway Eagle", the division successfully defined, established and executed the first USAR (United States Army Reserve) mobilization army training center at Fort Campbell, Kentucky which became the model for utilization and employment of other reserve training divisions in the United States Army. Not eligible for payment with Paypal or Amazon. The division was inactivated in 1996 and has been reconstituted as the 76th US Army Reserve Operational Response Command in 2013. This time they drove the Germans out. 304th 385th 417th. Written in a training notebook by Staff Sgt. 141st NY Infantry Regiment: 13th NY Infantry Regiment: 76th NY Infantry Regiment: 142nd NY Infantry Regiment: 14th NY Infantry Regiment: 77th NY Infantry Regiment: 143rd NY Infantry Regiment: 16th NY Infantry Regiment: 78th NY Infantry Regiment: 144th NY Infantry Regiment: 17th NY Infantry Regiment: 79th NY Infantry Regiment: 145th NY Infantry . 27th . 313th 314th . The figure on the shield is Nathan Hale of Revolutionary War fame. But this time they were gone and the 43rd Squadron was getting the counterattack. In May 1959, the Division was re-designated and reorganized as the 76th Division (Training) with the mission of training initial (basic) entry soldiers of various branches and in later years the division also became able to train infantry volunteers or draftees. The 304th reached Southampton, England on 4 December 1944. 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 ? In those few, speeding weeks, Fort Meade The troops begin their deployment to Europe to fight on the front lines of World War II. (Skis, snowshoes, toboggans, snow tractors, snow goggles, winter camouflage suits, Eskimo parkas, etc.) The division was inactivated in 1996 and has been reconstituted as the 76th US Army Reserve Operational Response Command in 2013. states of the Union; and an unfinished wagon wheel, denoting tasks yet considerably since 1918. Do you have any idea if he was an enlisted man or an officer? We assume no liability associated with misuse of our products. Combat Team displayed outstanding heroism. Kish is not listed on any of therosters. From the SS Antenor they boarded a lighter aircraft and landed on the beaches of Le Havre. receptions by our government for such notables as Queen Wilhelmina of 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 ? Major General Miles Davis is the current commanding general. because the 417th Inf.Reg. This is the 1st Battalion 417th unit book. Thank You, Robert J Kountz. Their regiment was relieved by the 385th Infantry. Posted September 14, 2010. bewildered, uniformed civilians were met at a nearby railroad siding by Prior to withdrawing Company D mortar men in Mertesdorf went into action and fired 340 rounds in 7 minutes to stop the counterattack. 417th infantry regiment, 76th infantry division. It consisted of four infantry regiments: the 309th, 310th, 311th and 312th; and three artillery Regiments: the 307th, 308th and 309th. part of its vigorous training program, was the first to include the replacements at the front, while the artillery brigade trained at And most of all, to the entire 76th Infantry Division, heroes one and all. ranks. The lists are alphabetical. battalion commanders were chosen. He served in the 76th Infantry Division as the Company Commanding Officer of "D" Company, 1st Battalion in the 417th Infantry Regiment. Not in the 1991 roster of the 76th association either. From October 2015 to September 2017, Major General Ricky L. Waddell served as commanding general of the 76th Operational Response Command. Various staff officers and regimental and 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. Capt. This was followed by advanced training in July 1943 at A.P. signal outfit. Staff calculations by pins on a map or flags waved by an umpire in the assault boats. The Clermont-Ferrand. field. Two strong infantry counterattacks, supported by armor, were launched by A Soldier with the 77th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 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 weapons barrel. As a noncommissioned officer, it was likely he was teaching other Soldiers the same skills he had learned. E. Wikner, at Camp McCoy. Regiment, 301st Field Signal Battalion, and the Supply Trains. with Brig Gen Ralph C. Smith as Assistant Commanding General, Brig Gen its history, the division was again among the first reserve units to be 301st Field Signal Battalion was detached and assigned to the VI Corps, Also on 23rd of March the Battalion was given orders to make all soldiers carry gas masks. forces across the river and insured the success of an operation of major One field artillery regiment from the 38th Division served in combat in France as part of the new 42nd (Rainbow) Division. (Army historical photo), Soldiers with Battery C, 302nd Field Artillery Battalion, 76th Infantry Division, are shown in 1944 at then-Camp McCoy, Wis. but footbaths and bed noticed a handful of people and a flag-raising Unit of Service: Company F, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division; Location of Service: Fort Thomas, Kentucky; Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; Fort Hood, Killeen, Texas; overseas; . Written in a training notebook by Staff Sgt. The booklet's title is "The First Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division" and it was published before they shipped overseas at Camp McCoy. . Baker, who was a second lieutenant at that time at Camp McCoy, recalled his battery of Soldiers completing their wide variety of training. 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. . It drove east and took Kamberg in a house-to-house struggle, March 29. The history states the 76th Infantry Division arrived in England on Dec. 20, 1944, where it received additional training. by Jeroen 17 Nov 2002, 20:16, Post initial assault and hold the ground gained. US MILITARIA FORUM - COLLECTORS PRESERVING HISTORY Casualties were quite heavy and their battalion medics could not be praised too highly for their magnificent performance of duty under the most trying conditions. The powerful wallop of Division Artillery was likewise increased. the foe. The 76th, the "Cortland Regiment," recruited principally in Cortland and Otsego counties, was mustered into the U. S. service at Albany, Jan. 16, 1862, for three years. shoulder would have been adorned as follows: an uprooted sapling, 309th 310th 311th. On Thanksgiving Day 1944, three transports sailed from the Boston port of embarkation to Europe. They then marched nine miles to the battered seaport to a large, open, snow-covered hill. A possible match? to answer that I am not sure whether there was a history for the 417th. The weather was cold and snowing. . Many of the boats were overturned before Lineage and Honors Information as of 30 September 2005 . They laid in the trucks about two hours before the convoys started to move. The newspaper at what is now Fort McCoy is still named The Real McCoy, and the 76th deployed from McCoy in 1944 to fight in World War II. in the history of mankind. The division was deactivated in 1996 and has been reconstituted as the 76th U.S. Army Reserve Operational Response Command in 2013.. "The First Bn., 417th Inf. Approval was reserved, however, for the now historic 417th infantry regiment, 76th infantry division. Post and/or Ulrich Koch: ulrich.koch@koch-athene.de. At 0200 March 10, 1945, an attack was launched to take the high ground and to take out all snipers. In February 2013, Major General Daniel York sought a historical designation for a new command being stood up in the Army Reserve. Under Gun magazine laws, concealed weapons laws, laws governing new made display guns, airsoft guns, blank fire guns, and other items vary greatly by nation, state and locality. 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. Melvin Wagner with Company B, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division, while training at Camp McCoy for that winter training, he made an . Companies A and I with the aid of Companies B and D cleared Ittel-Kyee and moved to the high ground beyond. The 302d Field Artillery Battalion participated in the picture was grave; German forces had overrun Europe, smashed deep into "The First Bn., 417th Inf. The 417th Infantry sailed on the SS Marine Raven. Intensive training began on 12 April 1943. In early 1943, he enlisted in the Army and was assigned to HQ-Co, 2nd Bn, 417th Regiment in the 76th Division. Supplies were dropped form artillery liaison planes while engineers battled to construct bridges across the swollen river to supplement their dwindling stores. 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