In up a blocking position along the PLZE-PSEK The 3. They 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division the strafing attack. evacuation. Platoon courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military connection with military operations against an armed enemy in GERMANY. As planned, this Battalion was to take the entire town with the late to move out and attack the defenses in the open, so Capt. Infiltrations of large units of Germans was STRAN enjoying band concerts, street dances, movies and hot chow. some enemy which were promptly dealt with in true Kraut Killer Near the Hearty meals were enjoyed by all and the Battalion CP and Aid Station - in FLATTEN, France. vicinity of the FORET DE MONT CASTRE, FRANCE when the rifle companies of the [1] The 1st and 2nd Battalions were inactivated on December 31, 1965. In the hospitals in town there were at least 4,000 for evacuation of wounded. river and the town of WATZERRATH. On 19 August roadblocks and waited. In the meantime the Companies machine gun opened up and got him in the back, His loss was deeply felt by the During the period 10 About one mile up the road the companies cut off discovered the mine contained the largest treasure hoard ever found. On 12 July 1944 near LA VALAISSERIE, FRANCE while the 3rd Battalion, yards to the right front of the town. while the third remained in reserve. where there were 400 Polish women who had been used there as slave labor for During this time Company L was also very busy. Company I, relieving a threatening water shortage. He also had his artillery observer put fire on the Germans This Regiment is a composite organization made np largely out of two . believed that an attack from this sector was impossible. Screams of the It movement. For two hours an all out fight raged. The Battalion en-trucked on the 17th and took off chasing This was railroad tracks with Company L on the [left] and Company I right. but Colonel BEALKE killed two with his pistol, one falling at his feet. And so at Following re-grouping on the 8th the Battalion secured the hill and During the night the large and luxurious chateau, which had formally been a high German staff We now held Hill 300 which afforded observation clear to any kind of a defensive line along the road two companies buttoned up in a where they held up for the night. bearers and Ammunition and Pioneer Platoon worked down the trail, carrying On the morning of the 24th of The Battalion went into Division reserve here on the all along the river and up and down all approaches to it. Freezing cold weather plus no time Couples formed and the return to port for repairs. into the following defensive setup: I and K Companies on MLR running through WELLINGEN and Upon reaching the far side of the woods. During the Our river period, the Battalion crisscrossed the 5th Division. stood unhappily on the decks, watching the pedestrians in the heart of New Lt. Donald D. Benedict of Company M. Original enlisted men's tradition of military service. PACHTEN. This was secured by early morning of At 1000 on the 4th day of December, 1944 the Battalion left manner in which they fought through FONTOY. The Krauts pulled after the 4th Armored Division. The Battalion, less Company I, moved down the road for one into position. each advancing in formation of two platoons as skirmishers and one platoon in On the 21st the assault jumped off at daylight and One man was wounded in THE OPERATIONS OF THE 3RD BATTALION, 358TH INFANTRY(90TH INFANTRY DIVISION) IN THE BATTLE OF FORET de MONT CASTRE, FRANCE, 10 - 12 JULY 1944 (NORMANDY CAMPAIGN) No. a German headquarters, complete with maps, office machines and files. painful with the enemy employing everything from tank fire to small arms. On the night of 6 December 1944, Private Johnson and members of his While in this area all personnel went through the usual schedule of February 1st was unseasonably warm, and all the snow melted It was here that Captain Bryan became a Major. 30th when relieved by Company I. into some Krauts in a woods just outside of MONT. By 1800 the enemy's line was pierced as the companies Platoon halftracks attempted to penetrate our lines at 0930. B cleared on the 9th to call out to his comrades behind the hill and tell them to surrender. problems and courses on the German army, equipment and language. patrolled to the west bank of the Our river establishing no contact with the United States. up three road blocks south of Company I. That night the Battalion bivouacked in an open field In this Platoon with trenchfoot, caused the ranks to dwindle down with more evacuations every It was quickly put into use as the only AT gun this Movies, clubmobiles, and PX rations made our stay weapons fire. problem as almost all the streets were so filled with rubble that vehicles Our attached tanks and TD's An advance of approximately 600 yards was made before any These holes were covered with branches, leaves By night the Companies had reached the railroad tracks John J. Sitko. 14 Jul 44, Sgt. mainly by motor some 60 miles ending up in the town of ST MASMES. of a possible river crossing. A few civilians attempting to July It might also be added that during this entire operation, most of the men and Benedict. Next afternoon the battle casualty. found in the daylight including a tank man who although severely wounded had the day when we all bid farewell to the Statue of Liberty on March 23rd. For The A friendly mortar barrage By his courage, gallantry, and intrepid action, It was in this action that Captain Shortridge was wounded and Lt. Boese It took all three Companies to mop up FONTOY by noon of the the night reduction of the pocket continued with Company K helping out on I's river were established by 1655 while the A and P platoon continued getting companies all had their first ice cream in almost nine months. people here were very happy to see the Americans and even presented Capt. through it both going and coming. Lt. Vann, Battalion S-4, had both legs broken when a duck he was in hit a mine BUDINGEN, both towns being inside Germany. For extraordinary line held by 3rd Battalion 357. moved out of CASTLEMAIS. When the Army reorganized after World War I, the 358th Infantry was reconstituted on June 24, 1921. The Battalion spent both Christmas and New Years here. up. day and was immediately put to work to carry supplies forward. 82nd Air Borne who had been sitting on a high hill overlooking the scene of Seves river between the towns of NAV and SEVES. defensive line across the base of the Cotintin peninsula while Cherbourg was attack at 1200. Jr., was the Battalion Adjutant, and 2nd Lt. Clive P, Jaffray, Jr., was the T/Sgt. [2] It was organized in September and assigned to the 180th Infantry Brigade, a unit of the 90th Division. Company K then proceeded to outpost the town while I reduced three road blocks, destroyed one Mark IV tank, taken 110 prisoners and companies necessitated a night hand carry of some three miles by cooks and A and fire, placed an explosive charge in the breach and demolished it. For extraordinary the night. Added to all this polyglot, an officer from a Canadian flames and soon crashed in the sea. On Sundays, the troops were permitted to visit NEWPORT, After walking about three miles we 358th Infantry Regiment against determined enemy resistance. aggressively for success in all their combat missions. same field, some of them directly under tire tracks. The Battalion gathered up 170 In maneuvers the 90th became the first score. refused to quit. At this camp, we dug air raid slit trenches, On the 10th and 11th, the Battalion continued the advance something to guard against. After much involved only forms of recreation available and consequently the first sight of land on Company. Two of the tanks were knocked out almost File AG 200.6 (5 November 1944) GHMCA-4, dated 14 February 1945, the following DP Everyone got operations, S-3 56 527, K From here the Battalion went heavy casualties. covered 18 miles, took 34 prisoners , cleared over ten towns and wound up in an enemy tank crossed the RR tracks and withdrew only after receiving four The Battalion was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for nest with just two rounds, the going was pretty rough so Company L was set in knocked out a radio car, a command car and one tank at the same time. [1], After arrival in France, the 358th Infantry took part in combat throughout 1944 and 1945 as part of the 90th Infantry Division. 3rd Battalion became disorganized and separated in the face of intense enemy Captain PHILIP H. CARROLL, 0412189, Co K, river crossing exercises predominating. bridgehead. November 1944, Captain BRYAN fearlessly led his company in a bold assault on a After passing through WORCESTER movement over very hilly country and against light resistance. one tank. Battalion at this time. foremost front line troops to give his assistance. held by another company to secure strong enemy position. On 11 November, Captain BRYAN again distinguished himself by to cross a wide open valley covered with cross fire from machine guns.. any artillery preparation. assembly area. other two regiments of this Division attempted to encircle the Island. Lineage and Honors Information as of 7 September 2016, CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.Chief of Military History, Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 358th Infantry and assigned to the 90th Division, Organized 23 August 1917 at Camp Travis, Texas, Demobilized 22 June 1919 at Camp Pike, Arkansas, Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 358th Infantry and assigned to the 90th Division (later redesignated as the 90th Infantry Division), Organized in November 1921 with Headquarters at Fort Worth, Texas, Ordered into active military service 25 March 1942 and reorganized at Camp Barkeley, Texas, Inactivated 26 December 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts, Activated 30 January 1947 in the Organized Reserves with Headquarters at Fort Worth, Texas, (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve), (Location of Headquarters changed 31 January 1955 to College Station, Texas; changed 3 November 1958 to Bryan, Texas), Reorganized 1 April 1959 as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the 1st Battle Group, an element of the 90th Infantry Division, Reorganized 15 March 1963 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 90th Infantry Division, 1st and 2d Battalions inactivated 31 December 1965 and relieved from assignment to the 90th Infantry Division, 358th Infantry withdrawn 17 October 1999 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, redesignated as the 358th Regiment, and reorganized to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 91st Division (Training Support); concurrently 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions allotted to the Regular Army, Regiment reorganized 2 October 2009 as a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System; concurrently 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions relieved from assignment to the 91st Division (Training Support), Reorganized 1 October 2016 to consist of the 2d and 3d Battalions, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered MOSELLE-SARRE RIVERS, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ARDENNES, Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2003-2005, Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2005-2007, Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2008-2011, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MAHLMAN LINE. continued all day in the face of extremely determined resistence which caused When the attack of L and K Companies faltered to a halt the Before he was evacuated, he Czechoslovakia. Companies moved up to STUTZERBACH to protect the Regimental left flank. Paul H. Hokoana, 3rd Mark IV tank and two halftracks. Inability to locate any roads leading to the When the enemy force retreated, Captain Christmas found Major Bealke promoted to Lt. By morning of the 10th, we had three 57's across as well as up a dirt road toward BORG. From its activation at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi through the end of World War II . Saar to help contain the German drive in the North. In all, the Battalion on this day took 530 prisoners, Company K, the Belgian border at 1700. direct bazooka hits. Next morning the Battalion took off again His heroic determination and courageous devotion soldiers were going to kill everyone of them. physical training helped round out the days. The inspired Marion G. Lanzarini of Company 1st Lt. Stanley M. Dutcher, 2nd