Lt Arthur J Frey Jr was a member of the Headquarters, 417th Infantry Regiment in the 76th Division. During the last week of May and first half of June, "Load Up with 2nd Bn, 417th Inf, 76th Div" 1945. But off from all the raelis contact and knowing they were spent, the men dug in, beat back Jerry tank ground and German pillboxes. air. to answer that Does anyone have a WWII unit history for the 417th Inf.Reg, 76 Div.? From November 2017 to June 2018, Major General A.C. Roper served as commanding general of the 76th Operational Response Command. Not in the 1991 roster of the 76th association either. . At approximately 0200 the morning of January 12th, they boarded open trucks. . conquests and pressing forward with undiminished strength. 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!). area. 309th 310th 311th. - Multiple unattached patches (including a German officer uniform breast eagle). 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. He had typed up some memories of his life and the part about the war was very brief. Despite violent enemy attempts to dislodge it, the combat team held All Images and Text Copyright 2003-2020 International Military Antiques Inc. All Rights Reserved. participants and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the armed However, it is ultimately the responsibility of the buyer to be in compliance of laws that govern their specific location. In that edition the 76ths Commanding General, Maj. Gen. William R. Schmidt, sent a message to the divisions troops. That's On 12 March 1944, the division returned to Camp McCoy. Soldiers with the 76th trained in Michigan until March 1944 while others continued training throughout at Camp McCoy. Those of us who weren't too tired to think of anything These hills they encountered were covered with vineyards instead of forest. Four were shot down by a unit from the 778th anti aircraft which was attached to the unit. No longer was it to be a mere number on paper. 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. We attacked the Siegfried line at the Saar river and got our baptism of fire. "First Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division," 1945, 17 leaves, he cites only one copy at Carlisle Barracks. During its existence as a Depot Division, the 76th 4093rd Quartermaster Service Company Morning Reports 409th Infantry Regiment Morning Reports 40th Infantry . lost, when, in 1940 U. S. Army reconstruction was begun and the reserve Subscribe to 385th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division Footer menu. colorado school of mines wrestling. "Operations of the 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Division, in the Hurtgen Forest, September-October 1944" (Rhineland Campaign) The men put up a big howl--why they had to listen to the Articles Of War while Germans were dropping artillery all around them. was attached to the 5th Inf.Div. On the 22nd of November D company left for England. and were out on the drill field doing so many bends and push-ups and Wagners training notes also covered everything from diagrams of skis and snowshoes as well as conduct of how to properly teach winter skills. conditions which at times appeared prohibitive, the 417th Regimental They then marched nine miles to the battered seaport to a large, open, snow-covered hill. paraded at Fort Meade like seasoned veterans before Brazilian Ambassador by 291shadow@gmail.com 24 Mar 2019, 23:09, Post Highly experienced, they attended During their stay in St. Hellier, they found German V-bomb launching platforms used during German occupation to launch bombs against England. From the snipers positions they could see all enemy action. urgency and seriousness of the pending training program, and were being The division was inactivated in 1996 and has been reconstituted as the 76th US Army Reserve Operational Response Command in 2013.[1]. While a brief flag-raising ceremony was conducted at (Army historical photo), Soldiers with Battery C, 302nd Field Artillery Battalion, 76th Infantry Division, are shown in 1944 at then-Camp McCoy, Wis. chow, lined up by platoon leaders to scrub down the floors, rafters and The records of ships used to carry troops to their theaters of operations were destroyed intentionally in 1951. The badge gave us an automatic 10 dollars a month raise in pay. It's easy! bud, what's that Patch you're wearin' on your sleeve?". Had assault boats. while the 364th medium Field Artillery Battalion received 155 MM The division was skeletonized on 7 November 1918 - four days before the Armistice. There they set up a defensive position and waited for the next orders to move. The Capt. 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; . Briefly replaced In the cold blackness of the early morning hours on February 7th, men of the first battalion, undergoing their baptism of fire, embarked in small boats at Echternach, Luxembourg, to cross the swollen Saur River and plunged into the vaunted German West wall. The wait was worth it for this one! Indiana's 151st and 152nd Infantry regiments formed the new 76th Infantry Brigade. the enemy, but both were repulsed after bitter encounters. walls of the barren buildings now called "home", and often Our expertise enables us to reconstruct the service history of your individual WWII veteran and to give you a glimpse of . states of the Union; and an unfinished wagon wheel, denoting tasks yet 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. Next up is the 304th Infantry Regiment's official unit history. Marine Raven. "The First Bn., 417th Inf. Together with the 304th Infantry Regiment they amounted, roughly, to two-thirds of division strength. Against this grim background of world events the 76th Infantry Division 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. This training focused on the use of skis, snowshoes, toboggans, snow tractors, snow goggles, winter camouflage suits, Eskimo parkas, and more. Then began the Gen Leslie J. McNair visited the NCO school at Camp McCoy. at Camp Devens, its birthplace, in May 1919. The final phase of the battle is at hand, Schmidts message states. 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. I am looking for Alex G. Kish. Reveille was as - 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 war 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. On the 4th of December all of the 76th Infantry Division docked in Plymouth, England. Labor Day, not three months after organization, the entire division His message had a familiar ring . 403rd Medical Group 403th Troop Carrier Group 403rd Troop Carrier Wing 41st Air Division 41st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 417th . It was the first National Army division to be drawn from part in the gigantic struggle against perpetrators of the foulest crimes This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the Axis nations and related topics hosted by the Axis History Factbook in cooperation with Christian Ankerstjernes Panzerworld and Christoph Awender's WW2 day by day. 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. After 2 days the Battalion had captured 8 towns with the largest being Idlstein (approximate population of 10,00). They became the only battalion in the Sauer and Iur River crossing to reach the objective in strength, on the first day. Battery. receptions by our government for such notables as Queen Wilhelmina of It will come only when the full might of our arms defeat the enemy on his own battle-ground. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, A Soldier with the 417th Regiment, 76th Infantry Division, Public Domain Dedication. Written in a training notebook by Staff Sgt. training of the soldier, both as an individual and as a member of a They then moved by motor convoy to Rodt. Regiment, succeeded in making the crossing on the first night. Meade, Maryland, in May of 1942. . Maynard was born in 1914 in Minnesota. The next day Companies A and B cleared Wolsfeld and Badenborn. On the 11th of April while following the sixth armored division into the town of Buttsdadt 8 German planes from the Luftwaffe attacked. "The First Bn., 417th Inf. Public Use Notice of Limitations: https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. Redesignated 1 August 1942 as the 76th Infantry Division. I was disappointed though. Hill Military Reservation near Fredericksburg, Virginia. The There, foreshadowing the several . . 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, . by Dwight Pruitt 17 Nov 2002, 18:27, Post But this time they were gone and the 43rd Squadron was getting the counterattack. 21, 2021 . Written in a training notebook by Staff Sgt. on January 25, 1945 they boarded trucks for Luxembourg. We assume no liability associated with misuse of our products. The advance continued across the Prum and Nims Rivers, Feb. 2527. These were extracurricular assignments, as it mortar, and machine-gun fire. Their mission is to provide operational engagement packages and joint enabling capabilities for homeland response, cyber defense, legal support, information operations, and global force space enhancement requirements to combatant, unified, Joint and Department of Defense Agency Commanders.[7]. the first, the division's proximity to the nation's capitol marked it as The weather was cold and snowing. Just over two years later, the division was inactivated on 15 November 1996 at West Hartford, Connecticut. "Say, The duty with the IV Corps, participating in the St Mihiel offensive. IMA works diligently to be aware of these ever changing laws and obeys them accordingly. Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? This page was last edited on 27 December 2022, at 10:48. :think: If he were in the 385th instead I could assist you more. According to Controvich's bibliography there are three very short works on the 417th's first two battalions. 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. This law exempts antique firearms from any form of gun control or special engineering. official cleavages to be suffered in World War II, the 76th was broken 417th infantry regiment, 76th infantry division. It was on the 17th of March that the Battalion was ordered that the Articles Of War had to be read. 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. 417th infantry regiment, 76th infantry division. Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? On the 15th of March they entrenched and left Rodt for Rivinich where the Battalion relieved the 2nd Calvary on the 16th of March. 417th Infantry Regiment DUI. official date of 76th Division activation was 15 June 1942, but it 301st Engineer Regiment was detached from the division and assigned to 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. On arrival in the advanced zone it was It landed at Le Havre, France, 12 January 1945, and proceeded to the Limesy concentration area. 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. . Time is short and there is much to be done.. Members of 3rd Battalion, 417th Regiment, 75th Infantry Division, clean their weapons before moving . Members of 3rd Battalion, 417th Regiment . Four exercises were conducted during which the 385th Infantry Regiment (headquartered in Pori, Michigan, opposed the division as an enemy force. the foe. reaching the far shore and heavy casualties were suffered. On November 13th the men turned their backs to the barracks and marched to the train. Hello, I too checked my resources I have on the 76th including the same book that Allan H has, couldn't find a thing on the gentleman in question. The excellent role of the 417th Infantry Regiment is noted in WE RIPENED FAST - the History of the 76th Infantry Division. The 417th docked at Plymouth 4 December 1944. difficulties, the major portion of the 1st Battalion, 417th Infantry 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. In October 2022, dozens of Fort McCoy community members took time to help celebrate the 102nd birthday of retired Army Lt. Col. Harry Baker a World War II veteran who served with C Battery, 302nd Field Artillery Battalion, 76th Infantry Division at then-Camp McCoy in 1943-44. marched over the hill from Trier to Eitelsbach. From October 2015 to September 2017, Major General Ricky L. Waddell served as commanding general of the 76th Operational Response Command. every direction, isolating China and capturing all American possessions. 76th Infantry Division "Onaway" 77th Infantry Division : 78th Infantry Division : . Discussions on all aspects of the United States of America during the Inter-War era and Second World War. Concrete forts, offering mutual firing support were so thick that on a mathematical basis, one might be found in each 40 square yards of ground they traveled. Unable to earn his wings due to medical reasons, he shipped overseas in early 1944 and served in a in-transit transportation depot until he was selected for a new Officer Candidate Program in Paris. He made the Army a lifelong career and retired as a Colonel in 1967. indomitable fighting spirit which reflect great credit on all Frequently called upon to furnish guards of honor for While near Watersmeet, winter training experts from the Mountaining Training Center at Camp Hale, Colo., gave a special training program, and the additional winter training began in the Ottawa National Forest near Watersmeet. I never found out what Battalion or Company he was in before he passed. into one Division Band. No, that isn't a French telephone, but any member of the 76th The division was inactivated in 1996 and has been reconstituted as the 76th US Army Reserve Operational Response Command in 2013. field containing the three-pronged white emblem. Various staff officers and regimental and 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. company's during the war", what the veteran is claiming. The next day they boarded a train Bournemouth Hampshire where they received more training. Approximatley thirty-two landing sites were in their area. (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 . Melvin Wagner with Company B, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division, while training at Camp McCoy for that winter training, he made an important note. It drove east and took Kamberg in a house-to-house struggle, 29 March. 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. guides who promptly ushered them to trucks and waiting barracks. were lined up by medics for inspection, lined up by mess sergeants for Despite all History shows the division began training for war at Camp McCoy in September 1943 where the unit focused on winter training. assigned to the Second Army. Activated 1 November 1946 with headquarters at Hartford, Connecticut. The history of the 76th also shows that while operating from Camp McCoy, an advanced training group moved in November 1943 to Northern Michigan (the Upper Peninsula) to near Watersmeet.. The alerted enemy covered the area with heavy artillery, and still be an understatement of our service record.". There they boarded the SS Antenor at Portsmouth to cross the English channel. 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. By April we were at the demarcation line. Enamel Distinctive Unit Insignias for the 471th Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant bars, infantry lapel pins and 4 overseas service bars on left sleeve. 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. Hosted by Carl Schwamberger. Division Headquarters, the purposeful program of individual and small Social media posts I've read seem to differ a lot and depart from my own research, which was done 1997 - 1999. The swiftly flowing river prevented supplies being Moving to the Rhine, the 76th took over defenses from Boppard to St. Goar and crossed the Rhine at Boppard, March 27, the history further states. Do tempo of World War II had changed the structure of a division During this training temperatures dropped to 28F (33C). Regt. This very TracesOfWar.com tells you more! The lost booklet's title is "The First Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division" and it was published before they shipped overseas at Camp . Companies A and I with the aid of Companies B and D cleared Ittel-Kyee and moved to the high ground beyond. In June 1944, the 76th Infantry Division celebrated its second anniversary of reactivation at Camp McCoy with a special edition of The Real McCoy newspaper on June 17, 1944 just 10 days after D-Day and the landing at Normandy. No history has been written of the 417th Infantry Regiment until now. 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. From the SS Antenor they boarded a lighter aircraft and landed on the beaches of Le Havre. was the only unit in this vicinity to reach its objective on its Additional winter training began at Ottawa National Forest near Watersmeet, Michigan on 19 February 1944. But, brother, it wasn't any holiday . Late that afternoon the 43rd Squadron, 3rd Calvary moved into our position thus relieving them. question almost as frequently as he has had to take vaccine shots. Copies of the After Action Reports, Combat Records and G-Journals (G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4 and G-5 - the journals give information to further important records, reports and documents!) A new attack was launched April 4, and the Werra River was reached the next day. The pinnacle sacrificial role which was to be the un-relentless fate of the division cadre returned to the United States, where demobilization was effected from reception centers in New York, New Jersey and New England. headquarters at St Amand-Mont-Rond. On Thanksgiving Day 1944, three transports sailed from the Boston port of embarkation to Europe. It consisted of the 151st and 152d The Division moved to Beine east of Reims and then to Champlon, Belgium, 23 January, to prepare for combat. Winter training started in September 1943 at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin. Melvin Wagner with Company B, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division, while training at Camp McCoy for that winter training, he made an . Its present deployment is composed of light infantry and aviation units. The division moved to Beine east of Reims and then to Champlon, Belgium, Jan. 23, to prepare for combat. 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!) 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