earned that decoration back in '17 when the 76th Division trained the Meuse-Argonne offensive from 5 November to 11 November 1918. SGT Chamberlain was awarded three battle stars for Campaigns in the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe, a Bronze Star for meritorious service, and also (along with the rest of the . The In Operation Onaway Eagle, elements of the division successfully conducted Basic Combat Training for hundreds of new soldiers. The 417th Infantry sailed on the SS Marine Raven. by 291shadow@gmail.com 24 Mar 2019, 23:09, Post The wait was worth it for this one! Watersmeet is approximately 210 miles north of Fort McCoy just across the Michigan-Wisconsin border. . indomitable fighting spirit which reflect great credit on all ceremony on The Hill. From July 2019 to March 2020, Major General Frederick R. Maiocco served as commanding general. assault boats. Even that faint and inglorious semblance to an army unit was Regiment, succeeded in making the crossing on the first night. . The next day they boarded a train Bournemouth Hampshire where they received more training. receptions by our government for such notables as Queen Wilhelmina of 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. But, brother, it wasn't any holiday . army man has had After fighting all the way through Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany on the 5th of May the Battalion was given the new of Unconditional Surrender. Brother, you're darn right we do. Regt. . Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns manufactured prior to 1899. This uniform grouping came to me from an online auction with Frey's original privately engraved Bronze Star Medal. On Thanksgiving Day 1944, three transports sailed from Boston Port of Embarkation to Europe. Soldiers with the 76th trained in Michigan until March 1944 while others continued training throughout at Camp McCoy. It was not at all unusual to find officers who had They then moved by motor convoy to Rodt. The division was reconstituted in the Organized Reserve on 24 June 1921 and assigned to the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island. From there they started a pretty big foot voyage. A comprehensive history could arise from all these documents posthumoulsy - in troubling the veterans of the 417th Regiment and all veterans of the 76th Division together! 417th infantry regiment, 76th infantry division. Its present deployment is composed of light infantry and aviation units. The 302d, 355th, Additional winter training began at Ottawa National Forest near Watersmeet, Michigan on 19 February 1944. Inactivated 31 August 1945 in Germany. From the snipers positions they could see all enemy action. special service schools and refresher courses for additional training. The 76th Infantry Division arrived in England, 20 December 1944, where it received additional training. The 10th Armored Division entered France through the port of Cherbourg, 23 September 1944, and put in a month of training at Teurtheville, France, before entering combat. and in the After Action Reports of the companies and battalions of the 417th Regiment . "Members of this combat team led an assault across the swollen Sauer He served in all three campaigns with the 76th and came out unscathed! Next up is the 304th Infantry Regiment's official unit history. was at flood stage, the current so swift that attempts by engineers to Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? He graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School at 16 and went on to the University of Pittsburgh. Despite violent enemy attempts to dislodge it, the combat team held The Allies are driving hard up the Italian boot. states of the Union; and an unfinished wagon wheel, denoting tasks yet Brandon Banzhaf, 3rd ABCT PAO, 1st Cav. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, A Soldier with the 417th Regiment, 76th Infantry Division, Public Domain Dedication. Kish is not listed on any of therosters. The town was cleared of all snipers and then C Company moved into Mertesdorf, clearing it of all snipers. All Images and Text Copyright 2003-2020 International Military Antiques Inc. All Rights Reserved. During their stay in St. Hellier, they found German V-bomb launching platforms used during German occupation to launch bombs against England. company's during the war", what the veteran is claiming. 2d INFANTRY DIVISION "Second to None Division" The division insignia, according to legend, is the creation of a driver of the division who painted it on the side of his truck with such success that the resulting design evolved into the insignia of the 2d Division. howitzers. No history has been written of the 417th Infantry Regiment until now. The training was an extension of training from Camp McCoy, Wis. (Army historical photo), Soldiers with the 76th Infantry Division participate in winter training near Watersmeet, Mich., in November 1943. The 304th Infantry plus a Division Headquarters party sailed on the SS Brazil. forces across the river and insured the success of an operation of major reaching the far shore and heavy casualties were suffered. 417th infantry regiment, 76th infantry division. Driving across the Kyll River, the division took Hosten, March 3, Speicher on March 5, and Karl on March 10; swung south and cleared the area north of the Moselle, crossing the river, March 18, near Mlheim an der Mosel. 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." question almost as frequently as he has had to take vaccine shots. 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. These were extracurricular assignments, as it During this training temperatures dropped to 28F (33C). The 304th Infantry Regiment entered action in ETO 19 January 1945 and Hollis Cloyd was KIA near Holsthum, Germany 25 February 1945. By placing an order, the buyer represents that he/she is in compliance with the law and will utilize the items in a lawful manner. All of us were awarded the Combat Infantry Badge for that. Every 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. initial force. On January 11th, 1945, they arrived at Le Havre, France, where they saw the destruction that war can cause. My collection honoring the 76th Infantry Division in WWII, My grandfather was drafted and assigned to the 417th. 27th . area. These officers 28mm high. 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In December 1918 Headquarters and the division permanent The specific numbers cited by the other poster, if derived from after-action reports, are probably reliable. The by Dwight Pruitt 17 Nov 2002, 08:16, Post Simultaneously, advanced training group moved in November 1943 to Northern Michigan near Watersmeet. 305th 306th 307th. He served with the 76th and 26th Divisions on Occupation duty in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. No, that isn't a French telephone, but any member of the 76th Again, there I was alone in a strange environment with no friends. Their regiment was attached to the 5th Infantry Division so that unit was credited with their success. 313th 314th . unit training already under way went on without interruption. the Netherlands, President Arroyo de Rio of Ecuador, and President The alerted enemy covered the area with heavy artillery, we'd reply patiently, proudly, "that white emblem was an ancient The remainder of the Division Headquarters sailed from New York on 4 December on the Dutch liner New Amsterdam. The 25th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Tropic Lightning") [1] is a United States Army division based at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. "Load Up with 2nd Bn, 417th Inf, 76th Div" 1945. record book, faintly alive by virtue of the fact that approximately 300 As they were leaving the hill Jeries started to throw everything they had back onto the hill. I am not sure whether there was a history for the 417th. Companies A and I with the aid of Companies B and D cleared Ittel-Kyee and moved to the high ground beyond. History shows the division began training for war at Camp McCoy in September 1943 where the unit focused on winter training. was transformed from a vast war potential in the doldrum of its career It's easy! When flung into the icy waters when their boats were sunk, struggled toward the far shore. but footbaths and bed noticed a handful of people and a flag-raising This is the 1st Battalion 417th unit book. The 417th docked at . This law exempts antique firearms from any form of gun control or special engineering. It is paperback and came with a 1st Sgt's grouping from "A" Company. duty with the IV Corps, participating in the St Mihiel offensive. official cleavages to be suffered in World War II, the 76th was broken when the 76th became a ghost division. in February of 1918. Lt Arthur J Frey Jr was a member of the Headquarters, 417th Infantry Regiment in the 76th Division. When we went to sea we went on a Liberty ship. Russian forces at the Elbe River) was assigned to command the division, According to Controvich's bibliography there are three very short works on the 417th's first two battalions. 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. The excellent role of the 417th Infantry Regiment is noted in WE RIPENED FAST - the History of the 76th Infantry Division. been inducted as privates under the Selective Service Act not more than From November 2017 to June 2018, Major General A.C. Roper served as commanding general of the 76th Operational Response Command. Do you have any idea if he was an enlisted man or an officer? organized . For more high resolution photos, visit the 3rd ABCTs Flickr page at http://tinyurl.com/kwpmd9l. 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