Evacuated after wounded, but killed by straffing enemy plane. By 2000 2nd Bn, fighting heroically to maintain its position, had repulsed three additional tank and infantry attacks. Consequently the Division attack plan was radically revised. World War II. Acting on Division instruction Cos of the 2nd and 3rd Bns began a systematic search of the ISLAND while remainder of Regiment was alerted for immediate movement. All in all five Boche tanks had been put out of action 3 by bazookas and 2 by artillery. The 359th Infantry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army. Back to the 90th Infantry Division After Action Report menu. Along the entire front, aggressive patrolling was conducted by the respective units in their defensive sectors. The attack was finally postponed until the next day, and in lieu thereof plans were completed for the relief of the Engr Bn by the 3rd Bn under cover of darkness. Its advance was stopped by heavy resistance on the outskirts of town. FRANCE. The remnants withdrew into the A company perimiter. The presence of this unit meant only one thing counterattack to restore position. 4 July 1944 FEBBRARO, ANTHONY A. Captain, Medical Corps, U.S. Army Medical Detachment, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division Date of Action: 12 June 1944 Citation: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, . 2nd Bn, passing to the right of the 2nd Bn 358th Inf, advanced on the right rear of the 1st Bn, seized LA COMMUNE and continued to the RIVER to establish contact with the 1st Bn on its left, and shortly before dark with the 121st Infantry on its right. L Company outposted the Division left flank from BAUPTE to connect with the 357th Inf. The 358th took over the mission of the 357th. The PRARIES extend S to GORGES, but immediately W of SW of BEAU COUDRAY bocage country resumes. 358th Inf: The 369th Croatian Infantry Division German 369. Nickname: Tough 'Ombres; during World War I, the division was called the Texas-Oklahoma Division, represented by the T and O on the shoulder patch. elements of the 90th Infantry Division, 1st and 2d Battalions inactivated 31 December 1965 and relieved 1st Bn regrouped on the NOSE and completed plans for passage through 2nd Bn 359th Inf at dawn the following day. Both Infantry Regiments crossed the LD at the prescribed time (the 358th at 0400 and the 357th at 0515). On our left, in 3 days stiff fight, the 83rd Inf Div had made only limited progress. E Co, in 1st Bn reserve, supported by tanks, attacked SE at 0900 to seize BEAU COUDRAY and re-establish contact iwth leading companies of the 3rd Bn. Enemy Artillery was active in the 357th Infantry area. 25 August 1944: XV Corps, Third Army, 12th Army Group. Almost immediately all assault platoons met fierce resistance from the fanatically determined paratroopers defending that area. C Co was forced back with heavy casualties and became intermingled with K Co; these 2 Cos were subsequently reorganized as one unit and fought as such for the next several days. Upon order of Corps, the Division attacked on 10 June 1944 with the object of seizing the high ground east of the Douve River. 359th Inf: Digitized and Transcribed by Mervin Hogg, 90th Division Association, The official histories of the 90th and its associated units are listed below. The 358th successfully crossed the Merderet River and after sever resistance reduced a chateau which was occupied by the Germans. This position was occupied and organized without incident. By virtue of aggressive infantry action and coordinated tank s support the leading Company (A) made excellent progress and by noon had reached a point some 500 yards N of BEAU COUDRAY. Finally at 1100, elements of F Co pushed across the stream W of SEVES and secured a lodgment but no additional 2nd Bn troops effected a crossing. To the right rear of the regiment, the 8th Div was advancing slowly, having initiated their attack at 0600. The resumption of the attack (in a southeasterly direction) had been planned as a coordinate effort by the 359th and 358th Infs. The 359th (-1 BN) was released from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division and reverted to the control of the 90th Division on 10 June. With the advance thus effectively blocked, the Bn Comdr left 1 Co in place to contain frontally and swung the remainder of the Bn left into the Z of the 358th Inf to tie in with the 3rd Bn 358th Inf for the night. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 The 357th reverted to Division Reserve in the vicinity of Gourbesville. The Division had completed its preparations for overseas movement to the coast of France and was in the midst of loading vehicles aboard motor transport ships. The assault units extricated themselves only by the gallant action of those men not pinned to the ground, who charged the Germans with bayonet, grenades and hip fired MGs. operations of the 359th infantry regiment (90th infantry division) . Lack of routes and by-passed groups of Boche made communication and supply and extremely difficult and hazardous problem. The Regiment was to be prepared to immediately exploit any verified withdrawal; in any event it was to exert strong pressure beginning 1400 to assist the attacks of the 358th and 359th Inf. ft. Active: August 1941 - May 1943 July 1943 - April 1945: Country Nazi Germany: Branch: Army: Type: Infantry: Role: Light infantry . 7 june (D+1) : Bn halted forward motion after cutting main lateral road on ISLAND awaiting armored and antitank support. in Corps Reserve, was originally under orders to relieve the 90th Division elements in the FORET on 8 July, and continue the attack to the S. The 90th Division, with its zone delimited to the area not held by the 357th Inf, would continue the attack S until pinched out by the juncture of the 8th and 83rd Inf Divs on the right and left respectively. Nor will those men of the 2nd Battalion who were on the transport, "Susan B. Anthony", when it struck a mine and sank on June 7th ever forget. In the meantime, the Divisions Artillery supported the units of the 79th Division until it passed out of range effectively Artillery coverage. EN RU CN DE ES. VII Corps was being reoriented for an attack S out of the peninsula, on the left of and it conjunction with VIII Corps. However because the 8th Infantry Division had been held a considerable distance to our right rear, the attack with the 359th Inf was postponed until that division should come abreast. 20 june (D+14) At 1635, a carrying party from the isolated companies broke through the German lines and reached the 3rd Bn area in greatly decimated strength. Br ran into a delaying position just N of the PERIERS ST LO Highway which it overwhelmed at dark. WW2 Army Unit Records Research. A second line of resistance was encountered a few hundred yards S of the stream but the bridgehead established was sufficient to permit the crossing by infiltration of F Company, which swung into action to the left rear of E Company. 357th Inf: These men were loaded swiftly into small boats amidst gun and shell fire. Boche pressure slackened; it was later determined that the paratrooper force, having accomplished its mission of restoring the line, had been replaced by a less elite combat group. World War Regimental Histories. [2] In 2014, the battalion was commended for its contributions to the Global War on Terrorism between June 2004 and January 2005. The 90th Div, drained as it was of key officers and non-commissioned officers had undisputedly proven its combat effectiveness. As the 4th Armd Div on the immediate right was holding fast, the 1st bn was swung into the gap which thus developed and followed on the right rear of the 2nd Bn. It was activated on 1 December 1939. Elements of the 3rd Bn of the 357th Infantry fought their way into Gourbesviille at 2020 and held their control of the town until the next morning. CT 9 (- Group A) and the Division advance detachment went aboard the personnel ship, the Susan B. Anthony, and moved into the Bristol Channel at 1800. The ISLAND was soon reported devoid of Boche but littered with mines. The 90th Infantry Division landed in England, 5 April 1944, and trained from 10 April to 4 June. One (1) platoon assisted the 357th Infantry in mop up of its area. By 1500 the 3rd Bn attacking against increasingly strong resistance had reached the high ground immediately S of BEAU COUDRAY. The 359th Infantry Regiment was constituted for World War I at Camp Travis, Texas [a] on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. Branch of Service Army. [2] Its headquarters was again located in Dallas. District of Columbia. 2nd Bn 358th Inf by Division order was scheduled to revert to regimental control at such time as it should be passed through by the advance of the 2nd Bn 359th Inf. By dark the entire Division together with supporting units had crossed S of the PERIERS ST LO Road. Was alerted at 1000 and given the mission to proceed S through PERIERS to contact the enemy. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 90th Infantry Division Artillery, 90th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), Headquarters, Special Troops, 90th Infantry Division, Headquarters Company, 90th Infantry Division, 90th Counterintelligence Corps Detachment. The 357th Infantry upon being relieved by the 79th Infantry Division reverted to Division Reserve. On the 18th of July the 4th Armd Div, available for employment in a defensive role only, replaced the 4th Inf Div in the interval between the 90th and 83rd Divs. Captured documents revealed that his position, the MAHLMAN LINE (named for the commander of the 353rd German Inf Div opposing us) ran from BEAU COUDRAY on the E through the FORET DE MONT COSTRE to the West Coast. An attack on the island of Saint-Germain-sur-Sves on 23 July failed so the 90th bypassed it and took Priers on 27 July. The 79th Inf Div on the extreme right of the Corps had taken LA HAYE DU PUITS and was consolidating its positions. Completion of the readjustment, slowed by the harassing fire of the enemy S of the stream, consumed a considerable portion of the morning and the 2nd Bn 357th Inf did not cross its LD until 1030. The advance of the 83rd Inf Div had covered the BAUPTE Crossing and L Co was therefore released to its Bn. 357th Inf: The 2nd Bn advanced rapidly hampered only by mines. Hand grenades were used extensively between our units and the enemy patrols. Although reinforced by tanks, it was unable to reduce this pocket of resistance. All patrols drew heavy fire; the Boche was still there. World War II US Army 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division Service Number: 38104403 Born: September 6, 1916 Inducted: March 21, 1942 Killed in action July 3, 1944 in France . All battalions held in place until 1600 at which time the 121st Inf on the left of the 8th Inf Div passed through their lines and continued the attack. 358th Inf: In this action the Division suffered 5000 killed, wounded, or captured, one of the highest casualty rates suffered in WW II. 5 june (D-1) : The two regiments continued to push forward upon the opening of the new day. The plan in brief was as follows: (a) 359th Inf, on the right, to seize and consolidate the FORET DE MONT CASTRE, a rugged and heavily wooded hill mass which dominated the entire Corps zone. At midmorning 3rd Bn patrols reported the town of SEVES clear of enemy. 3rd Bn, which completed the relief of the 2nd time at 0600, advanced due S at 0900. F Co was attached to the 3rd Bn in position to back up the greatly reduced latter unit. 30 July 1944: Third Army, but attached to First Army. After beating down the immediate resistance, the battalion halted for reorganization prior to the resumption of the advance. Private First Class Orville E. Johnson 359th Infantry Regiment 06/29/1944 Private First Class Elmer O. Jones 359th Infantry Regiment 12/13/1945 Private Bernard R. Kadlec 357th Infantry Regiment 12/12/1944 Private Eugene P. Kane 358th Infantry Regiment 07/16/1945 Private First Class Thomas F. Keeley 359th Infantry Regiment 11/10/1944 Major General Eugene H. Landrum assumed command of this Division on this day. 8. operations of the 1st battalion, 359th infantry(90th infantry division) in the crossing of the falise - argentan gap and defense of le bourg st. leonard, 14-19 . 359th Inf: 1st Bn moved from vicinity LASTELLE at 0800 on the right rear of the 3rd Bn 358th Inf. 7th Armd Div on the right while holding in place was to support the attack with all available artillery. This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of Operation Overlord through 357 specific events. 358th Inf: By 1145 the I and R Plat was operating to the front and left of the Bn. Preliminary plans were discussed with representatives of XV Corps, the unit to which the Div was earmarked for attachment, and route reconnaissance southward as far as GAVRAY instituted by responsible agencies. D-Day and Battle of Normandy media library: archives photos and videos, Souvenir shop featuring t-shirts, caps, mugs, models or posters inspired by D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, D-Day Overlord - Marc Laurenceau 2003-2023. 19 june (D+13) B Co, counterattacked on its right flank when approximately abreast of A Co and faced to meet this threat. Meanwhile the remainder of the 1st Bn, the fused C-K company force, held in place throughout the day, sustaining a total of 15 separate counterattacks. Attacked in column of battalions at 0530 with the 2nd Bn leading. Elements of the Division in conformity with Corps order continued their efforts to secure their now defensive line. The Boche gave no respite sided by his excellent observations which pinpointed our disposition as of dusk, he continued a hell of artillery, mortar and harassing machine gun fire which increased the problems of re supply and readjustment of local supports and reserves. 357th Inf: 1st Bn, in position unsuitable for a jump off; supported the attack to the right two battalions by fire, but made no advance. The 359th Infantry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army. 90th Rcn Tr,returning to action after a brief rest, moved to LATELLE and with dismounted patrols, maintained contact with the 8th Inf Div. Museum. Once aware of the point of our attack, the enemy shifted more troops to the S bank of the stream to oppose us and begin mortaring and machine-gunning the deployed troops. They show us as we were at the time we helped make history. While the fighting had been severe and the casualties heavy the Division had secured a foothold on the FORET DE MONT CASTRE a foothold which we were never to relinquish and which provided the initial key to the success of the Divisions operations. (4) Although Regt entered the battle at full strength, well over 50% of its Bn strengths were replacements for whom this was their first fight. U.S. Military Units That Served in WWII. The 359th Infantry was attached temporarily to the 9th Infantry Division for part of the day, but reverted to Division control at 2100. The 90th Division in World War I: the Texas-Oklahoma draft division in the great war. The Divisions Regiments continued to hold their positions. The315th Engr Bnmoved into position to reoccupy the high ground vacated by the 3rd Bn 358th Inf, when the latter attacked, to guarantee the integrity of the Division front. About | B Company, adjacent to and on the right of A Company, had been reinforced by 5 medium tanks and was set up as the main effort. At 1950 leading elements of the battalion forced the stream and entered GORGES. 3rd Bn, at mid afternoon, had removed to position immediately behind 2nd Bn to counter any possible German thrust across the River. Behind them, enemy mortar, artillery and enfilade machine gun fire blocked all efforts to the engineers to provide a vehicular crossing. The 358thselements made an attempt to capture Etienville, but strong German counter-attack forced a platoon which had entered the town to withdraw. Notice All rights reserved. 391.3.3 Records of the 3d Regiment of Dragoons. But by 2100, STE SUZANNE had been secured and contact established with 1st Bn, 358th Inf W of ST JORES. (b) 358th Inf, on the left, extended from its contact point with 359th Inf to BAUPTE where contact was maintained with the 83rd Inf Div. 1st july 1944 Purple Heart . The entire VIII Corps front flamed into action at 0530. [3] The regiment remained in Europe for post-war occupation duty following the Armistice of November 11, 1918 and was demobilized at Camp Bowie, Texas on June 24, 1919. Remainder of the regiment was staged forward to the vicinity of GORGES preparatory to the relief of the 358th Infantry. 357th Inf: Immediately the preparation lifted at 0630 the Boche began the most intense and sustained counter preparation fire that the Division had experienced to date.