Participated in the mopping up operations of the Rhineland - Held up a couple of days at Oberweissel on the Rhine. I did not know what I A couple of others I can still see their faces but not their names. butter and jelly sandwich, waved goodbye and never saw him again.He was 19 Traveled by train from Scotland to England -- crossed the English Channel on Higgins Boats landing on the beach at Le Harve, France (Harbor was destroyed on D-Day). I've attached a few photos that I have of my father in training on the Internet. ); published by the 1st Battalion, 417th Infantry, 76th Division under the supervision of Major Verne E. Pate, assistant supervisor and editor 1st Lt. John Milliken, assistant editor T/Sgt. View Photo WWI Shovel Cover, Unit MARKED, 304th Infantry Regiment (#256007085852) 6***o (4941) - Feedback left by buyer 6***o (4941). He is almost 89 years old. Are you able to assist me in my search, or can you offer any suggestions. Can't ever be sure though without a little bit more background on him. I ran up that road to the entrance of the yard then turned left into the yard and up about 8 or 10 steps to the front porch -- as I neared the top step my legs collapsed and I fell flat on the porch -- at that instant a bullet splattered in to the wall of the house in front of me -- As I rose to my feet the platoon Sgt reached out the door - grabbed my hand and yanked me into the house before the sniper could get off another shot. Jennifer Martin. only 10 years old.

If you can help me with information, It would really be helpful. it because I have a collection of his millitary things. He was in L. Co. Apparently both times they thought they had got me, and stopped shooting.

I think the date was March 1945. NAME:John G. Ernsberger, Co. M, 417th Infantry (04 October 2007) Most of his records were destroyed by fire in 1973. Web417th Infantry 76th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) 301st Engineer Combat Battalion 301st Medical Battalion 76th Division Artillery 302d Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Powered by Invision Community, US MILITARIA FORUM - COLLECTORS PRESERVING HISTORY. I'm also listing his military marksmanship information; MM 30.Caliber Rifle, Combat Infantry Badge, 1st CL GNR 30 CAL HMS. issue knit sweater disintegrated and was discarded the next day. --- I'll look through the rest of my info and see if I can turn anything up though! Moving to the Rhine, the 76th took over defenses from Boppard to St. Goar and crossed the Rhine at Boppard, 27 March. The ditch at that point was too shallow to completely protect my body and the germans were taking target practice at my head -- they either shot too low with the bullet glancing over my head or too high with the bullet hitting the bank above my head. ); published by the 1st Battalion, 417th Infantry, 76th Division under the supervision of Major Verne E. Pate, assistant supervisor and editor 1st Lt. John Milliken, assistant editor T/Sgt. the period he spent as a member of Company G, 417th Infantry, 76th He was inducted into the army in April, 1944 and served as a member of the 3rd anti-tank squad, HQ Company, 3rd Battalion. passed away of congestive heart failure in 1972 and I was The history states the 76th Infantry Division arrived in England on Dec. 20, 1944, where it received additional training. 01118413-782-3890 I was unscrathed, but did get a bullet across my back from right to left leaving three holes in my field jacket and 5 holes in the shirt under the jacket (apparently the shirt was folded under the jacket and sweater). All of his brothers

The following morning we regrouped and moved east through the next small village where several of our tanks were knocked out and a few of the tankers were pinned down in a house and were really happy to see us. That was when I scrambled out of the ditch and made another few yards before the bullets became so heavy that I took cover. last days. 'Always First," 1945, 33 leaves. to anyone who may have served with him and has an interest. I was attached to 3rd Battalion commander as a runner and gofer for period of time during the crossing and after. A number of incidents still stand out in my mind during that time frame. My Father, Sgt. Daphne(Barnes)Houze effort to find more about the circumstances of his death and about his a T/5 & served in the Army from 1943-1946. Why this is so, we can only speculate today: The cause most probably rested on the fact that this regiment had heavy losses at the Luxembourg-German border, the crossing of the Sauer River and at the conquest of the Siegfried Line at the beginning of the combat in January and February 1945. John Kopera him! 8th Engineer Battalion, US Army; A. Aabenraa; WebThe 76th Infantry Division arrived in England, 20 December 1944, where it received additional training. The person stopped, then the foot steps began again running away from us. The river was at flood stage due to warmer weather melting the snow pack. teacher in Gaithersburg, MD at the time. One day while riding on the tanks we stopped for a break in a small village and my friend, Pvt. From the dates it appears that they were published overseas. I know he received a purple heart and a bronze star for 136 Feltham Road Do you have any idea if he was an enlisted man or an officer? 1st platoon Co. B 417 inf, And a picture of my Father standing in front of a tent at Camp Lucky Strike, France. Walked (mostly) from that location to about 40 miles south of Berlin at time of Germans surrender. Thanks, My platoon was in single file going around a bend in the road (dead Krauts off to the sides) to enter the town. him! HUMOR: "The First Bn., 417th Inf. G.I. during the crossing of the Sauer River. North was our Platoon Leader Lt. Olson (Olsen), - S/Sgt. I have a 76th Division history as well as a history for the 304th Infantry Regiment. NAME:Sgt. I guess it was a bit funny -- me, standing there as one of two survivors of my squad with bullet holes in my shirt and a bullet lodged in my boot asking if I was qualified for the badge.

In 19901991, during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the division validated and deployed to the Middle East over 600 of its soldiers where they served with distinction with the Third Army. He is not sure where in Germany. Apparently both times they thought they had got me, and stopped shooting. View Photo The 76th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I, World War II and the Cold War.

The town of Grietz had moderate resistance and as we were clearing the town, house by house, I went through one house from front to back and into the back yard and as I passed a storm cellar with the door open I got a glimpse of movement in the cellar -- stepped back - and was pulling the pin on a grenade when a german civilain came up the steps shouting "nix Schision" and pointing back into the cellar - I took another look and saw that the cellar was full of civilians - mostly women and children.

From June 2018 to July 2019, Brigadier General Douglas A. Cherry served as acting commanding general of the 76th Operational Response Command. View Photo Married my high school sweetheart (62 years and counting), and worked a couple of years before deciding to take advantage of the G.I Benifits and enrolled in college at California State Polytechnic College at San Luis Obispo, Calif --- Retired in 1989 from a large Public Utility as District Manager. Web417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division: Rank: Private First Class U.S. Army: Entered Service From: California Luxembourg American Cemetery . My wife's uncle PFC

I know he received a purple heart and a bronze star for 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!) With our rifles on our hips we opened fire in the direction of the foot steps. To the webmaster: Please include my email address with the post. By Traveled to Replacement Depot in Belgium by train (Box Cars). Nickname: Onaway Division; formerly called Liberty Bell Division. Shoulder patch: An escutcheon with a red field and a blue chief, separated by an olive drab line; a three-pronged white device is superimposed on the blue chief. Again, their bullets either hit the jeep or hit the pavement and richocheting over my head. Thank you for your help, and thank you for your service. Anyone who knew him or of him Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for RARE ORIGINAL WW1 PATCH US 23rd INFANTRY REGIMENT MACHINE GUN COMPANY 2

His rank and name was Sgt. Part way across I was in the water up to my knees. Web417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division Purple Heart Purple Heart Memorial Certificate Printing Tips Footer menu Cemeteries & Memorials Burial Search About Us Education Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501

Thanks, No history has been written of the 417th Infantry Regiment until now. We are now enjoying our life in a Retirement Community ajacent to a public golf course and visiting with our two sons, seven grand children and six great grand children. My Father, Staff Sargent DelMar E. Wilson, was in First Platoon, Co. B., of the 417th. Gen. William Weigel (28 November 1917)Maj. Gen. H. F. Hodges (13 February 1918). teacher in Gaithersburg, MD at the time. Springfield, Ma.

View Photo "Load Up with 2nd Bn, 417th Inf, 76th Div" 1945. Hello, WebThe 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division started to make history at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin where full time pre-combat training terminated in November of 1944. in the photos with my father.

rarely spoke of his injuries or his experiences and he As part of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the 1205th Transportation Railway Services Unit (later 1205th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion), based in Middletown, CT, was mobilized to augment civilian railway employees at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, a U.S. Army munitions outport located just south of Wilmington, NC, bringing in tons of explosives by rail to the secure port for shipment to the war zone.

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There's nothing listed for the third battalion, sorry. 1. Dennis Terek An Infantryman's pride is to be able to wear the "Combat Infantryman's Badge". NAME:PFC Michael A Abatemarco, Co. G, 417th Infantry, 2nd Battalion Our units job is training, said Matherly. 1. Krauts were coming out of some doors with their arms in the air surrendering to us as we marched by. My name is Terry L. Glusko, Sr. from Springfield, Massachusetts. After crossing the Rhine at St. Goar, we were on what was known as mopping up operations. With our rifles on our hips we opened fire in the direction of the foot steps. Very little was forthcoming. Rollin E. Allen was a member of the 417th Inf. It's easy! Hello, I would like to add my uncle's name to the registry, he was "Jack F Kountz" he was in the 76th division, 417th regiment Headquarters Company, was assigned to reconassance. His battles and campaigns were Rhineland, Central Europe. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for RARE ORIGINAL WW1 PATCH US 23rd INFANTRY REGIMENT MACHINE GUN COMPANY 2 DIVISION at the best online prices at eBay! There was a hail of fire in front of me which I could reach out and touch. I am not sure whether there was a history for the 417th. Sadly, my dad was an intensely private, stoic man who USAF, SMSgt, Retired. Although I had bullet holes in the back of my clothes and a bullet lodged in my boot I have always felt like that was my closest call. WebThe First Infantry was mustered into federal service at Fort Benjamin Harrison in 1916 for service in the Mexican Border Campaign. disinterred and reburied in New York with a military funeral. My Father, Sgt. Company B. are in the National Archives, Washington, D.C., and Suitland, MD, in Carlisle Barracks, PA and possibly in Fort Benning, GA (Research Library of the Infantry School). to discover if he was in Alpha, Bravo or Charlie Companies 1st :think: If he were in the 385th instead I could assist you more. He was shot in the foot. Gerald Brown: browngap@yahoo.com

In August, I and several other young short timers were pulled out of the unit and sent home for a furlough then we were to be re-assigned to the Pacific -- While waiting in England for a ship the war ended in the Pacific. and/or Ulrich Koch: ulrich.koch@koch-athene.de. WebThe 76th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II . Lying on the ground, I could hardly move. I am trying to find out any info on my Uncle who was killed in action on March 3, 1945 in Germany. Dogs were forever barking giving our position away. painstakingly slow process. I have created a book detailing his life before, during, and after the war. In 2007 the 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) was alerted for deployment to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom in late 2007. a T/5 & served in the Army from 1943-1946. The 5th Division crossed up river while the 417th Regiment was crossing into the heavily fortified hills across the Sauer River from Ecternach, Luxumborg. We came on home for a long furlough and re-assignment until I was elgible for discharge - June 19, 1946. Members of the Companies A, B, C were taken POW that day. Dennis Terek 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]. I received some info from the U.S. Army Resource Command, and have also written to the National Personnel Records for his Military Personnel Records. --- The commander at the time was BG John G Pappas, who served in this position from 1 Oct 1994 until 9 Sept 1996. and the description, "the first sons of the nation." Peter Aronson 2. With the outbreak of World War I, the First Infantry was reorganized into the 151st Infantry Regiment, and assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade, 38th Division. At the end of the war, the 417th provided occupation duty until regular occupation troops were assigned to relieve us. Inactivated 14 January 1919 at Camp Devens, to anyone who may have served with him and has an interest. for over seas shipment. Many years went by and my mother gave and sisters are dead. I am still getting information from him at this time. My platoon was dug in on high ground in the woods in the Sauer River area. In World War I the 76th was the first division of the The 4th Brigade, including the 1-76th Field Artillery, continued to serve in that country into 2008. 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 ? Web32nd Infantry Division: 33rd Infantry Division : 34th Infantry Division : 35th Infantry Division : 76th Infantry Division "Onaway" 77th Infantry Division : 78th Infantry Division : 417th Infantry Regiment : Airborne. At the end of the war, the 417th provided occupation duty until regular occupation troops were assigned to relieve us. Relieving the 87th Division in defensive positions along the Sauer and Moselle Rivers in the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg, 25 January, the 76th sent out patrols and crossed the Sauer, 7 February, and breached the Siegfried Line in a heavy assault. 2. My name is Terry L. Glusko, Sr. from Springfield, Massachusetts. (In training we were told never to bunch up) After a few minutes an officer running down the road stopped momentarily and ordered us out of the ditch and to move up. The 76th Division was reactivated as the 76th USAR Operational Response Command (ORC) and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

His rank and name was Sgt. I managed to crawl back to the ditch to get out of the way, and there I stayed (moving in and out of consciousness) until I was taken to the rear by our medics. man, Poncho (nickname) from Arizona or New Mexico. time has passed but it would finally bring closure after 58 years to a 90 My great uncle T/Sgt. He is almost 89 years old. Sadly, my dad was an intensely private, stoic man who Participated in the battle at Schmidten Where we lost 18 of our platoon of 39, with my 3rd squad of 11 men losing nine of the 18. Company B. You might try the used book websites, but good luck. Terry L. Glusko, Sr. am grateful to have found Gerald Brown and Lt.Col. WebThe 417th was detached from the 76th Division and attached to the 5th Division in late January or early February 1945 for the crossing of the Sauer River from Ecternach to

Hi, at the best online prices at eBay! "First Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division," 1945, 17 leaves, he cites only one copy at Carlisle Barracks. Several G.I. colors of the field, the device, and the chief are the national colors. I am trying to find out any info on my Uncle who was killed in action on March 3, 1945 in Germany. Finally, on 30 march 1945 we reached the larger town of Schmitten where the Krauts were making a stand. The division was deactivated in 1996 and has been reconstituted as She -- in a rather haughty voice said -- well, you are asking for children.----- I never quite trusted North's high school German after that. I am continuing to search and United States Army, I need some help from the vets of the 417th.

Because of this (I was 7 at 22874 Lincoln Ct. Our troops were all over the place, many in bunches just getting past the first house. departamentos en venta en miraflores de segunda The lists are alphabetical. We know little else.

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