William T. Oliver; unidentified GI. I Company There are numerous monuments in France honoring the GIs of the 83rd Division. The map contains the locations, based on the coordinate on the morning report, shown in NATO symbology . Infantry Regiment 83 provided some support to the south. U.S. Intelligence estimated between 3,000 and 6,000 German troops occupied St. Malo. There were no welcoming home parades for the Thunderbolt Division, but the GIs of the 83rd would carry its memory home with them. Henry Irving Tannenbaum--Company F, 331st Infantry Regiment, They Served With Honor; A World War II Family Website, AWON Memorial Web Page, Massacre at Ottre, "Thank You Eddie Hart" Documentary Website (Company G, 329th Infantry), Pfc. December 2"These shoes we wear are quite the thing--sometimes I think my feet would be warmer without shoes. The unit included men from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, New York, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Maryland, North Carolina, Kansas, Connecticut, Kentucky, Washington, D.C., Tennessee, and even included T/Sgt. G Company: Captain Granville A. 746th Tank Battalion, from July 5th to 16th, 1944 They fought through the Ardennes in the bitter cold and snow to beat back the German Bulge. The unit journal contains in-depth descriptions of the activity of the unit on a daily basis. 08 July 1944 83 ID Approaching Sainteny. That city was taken on 13 April. 2nd Battalion of the 329th Infantry was attacking west to an "island" in the swamp, finally on the 10th, the 331st captured Sainteny, Nazi propaganda letters were a "Christmas present.". His letter is the incredible story of a GI's journey through the war. The Green items are German locations or German related information, again, from the various reports. On 1 March, the 83rd Division advanced toward the Rhine in Operation Grenade, and captured Neuss. A Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from August 1st to 16th, 1944 He fits the description that Sarge gives of the medic, and he is also from Alabama--as Sarge recalled. 2nd Platoon: 2nd Lieutenant Donald L. Richardson, killed on July 4, 1944 November 22"Here it is, another Thanksgiving Day that I won't be home. Also, that the prisoners had been forced to work 16-hour days in nearby mines, and were shot if they became too weak to work. H Company They include information regarding geographic location and troop movement, weather, and combat activity. This list was compiled by Kevin Harris from the history of the 331st, "We Saw It Through." They had marched as far as the Loire, but with bridges down and American troops patrolling the North bank, there seemed no reasonable prospect of achieving a crossing. Click here to see a photo of the 2nd platoon taken in September 44, when it was at full strength. 1st Bn 66th Armd Regt (2nd Armd Div), from June 28th to July 5th, 1944 Composed almost entirely of Clevelanders ages 21-31 who had been drafted into the army, the regiment included companies A, B, C, D, H, and L and a supply company. Written in May 1945, six months after my father was killed in action in Gey, Germany, the letter has a simple honesty that touches the heart. Then, more than 380 medium bombers dropped 650 tons of high-explosive and fragmentation bombs, while 550 fighter-bombers dropped more than 200 tons of high-explosive and napalm. Those that sleep beneath our feet The next battle would be to get across these. View the list of all donors. was in all five ETO campaigns, (Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes . When the 83rd Division landed across Omaha Beach in June 1944, James Shonak was Captain of Anti-Tank Company/331st Infantry. August 20, 1944: Cesson-Svign B Co, 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from August 6th to 16th, 1944 Once in France with the AEF and soon after the 332nd Infantry had been chosen for duty in Italy, Private Young was one of the men selected by and transferred to the 332nd Infantry's Company "L" from the 331st Infantry (the transfers between the two regiments were made in order to have the fittest and most qualified men in the ranks of the . This is the Facebook outlet of 83rdinfdivdocs.org and the people behind the research and data. On 7 December, the 83rd Division relieved the 4th Infantry Division and attacked to clear the west bank of the Roer on 10 December. He was called to active duty on 26 October 1943, and was sent to the active duty reception center in New Cumberland, Pa. From there he went to Camp Blanding in Starke, Florida where he underwent basic training. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Taking the offensive, the 83d reached the St. Lo-Periers Road, 25 July, and advanced 8 miles against strong opposition as the Normandy campaign ended. Because of its turbulent past as a privateer stronghold, the town was protected by stone walls. The 83rd's position placed them in just the right spot for a front-row view of what was, according to Michael Doubler in his book "Closing With the Enemy," the largest air-ground operation ever attempted by American forces. "TDC, October 29"We had quite a little treat the other day--the first real hot bath I've had since I left England (quite a topic for correspondence.)"TDC. var sc_project=709359; Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 335th Infantry and assigned to the 84th Division. Gen. On 25 September the 83rd Division crossed into Luxembourg. E Company On the right of the 9th Division, the men of the 83rd felt like standing in their foxholes and cheering when they saw all those bombers. Legal Notice | Privacy Policy, Mather House, Room 308 The 83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt"[1]) was a formation of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. Click here to see a photo of the 2nd platoon taken in September 44, when it was at full strength. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 In late December 1944, the 83rd took part in the Allied effort to stop the German offensive in the Battle of the Bulge. Upon overrunning the camp, US troops estimated that the newly liberated inmates weighed only 80 pounds each as the result of malnutrition at SS hands. From my reading on the German side, that is what the Germans would look for, and then send a counter attack in through the gap. Most Luxembourgers spoke several languages, and many spoke some English. Division Grave ,Name,Rank,Co,Unit/Branch,D.O.D.,Removed ,Location,Civil War Soldier,1867 Dedication List,"Roll of Honor, 1868" 301,"A., Ira J. After training in Wales, the division landed at Omaha Beach, 18 June 1944, and entered the hedgerow struggle south of Carentan, 27 June. History World War I Formation. Many soldiers were killed instantly. In the slaughter at Bihain. The prisoners were detailed to build underground factory installations and to carry out forced labor for Organization Todt. 65th Armored FA Battalion, from June 27th to July 4th, 1944 "TDC, December 3"Here it is another Christmas away from home--I hope it is the last one like this. G Company They did not know it then, but they would remain in Luxembourg longer than they had in England. "God we lost a lot of men. 1 platoon from 513th Engr Light Pon Co, from August 6th to 15th, 1944 A few days before Thanksgiving, Company F moved from a school house in Luxembourg City north to the town of Wecker. The 331st was the first regiment in the 83rd Division to see action in Luxembourg. The unit also requisitioned medical supplies from the US Army's 20th Field Hospital. 12th FA Obsn Battalion (-Btrie A), from August 7th to 16th, 1944 Pfc. It was demobilized in October 1919. -- We laid 22,306 miles of I sure wouldn't want to live the way they do. Richard E. Chipps was also a First Sergeant--of L Company. Unit: 1 st Battalion, 24 th Field Artillery Regiment (Philippine Scouts) Service Number: O-11578; Date of Birth . Advertising YOU PAY FOR IT WHEM YOU DON'T BUY IT. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW This photo was taken in February 1945, and the war in Europe ended three months later. 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. got badly handled on 04 July. B Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from July 19th to 29th, 1944 Infanterie-Division was formed at Truppenbungsplatz Kningsbrck in December 1941 as a "Walkre"-Division (1) and was disbanded in December 1943. Actually, theres lot on this overlay not making sense to me right now. The roads were strewn with German tanks, trucks and staff cars, and often with dead Germans. Harry C. Gravelyn was Captain of Company D, 331st Infantry, 83rd "Thunderbolt" Infantry Division, United States Army, during World War II. This would seem to indicate a pretty good advance on the 12th then. Shonak Co., 2nd Bn., 331st Inf., 83rd div. The 83rd spent Thanksgiving in that tiny country. Tous droits rservs, 453rd AAA AW Battalion (Mbl), from July 1st, 1944 to July 9th, 1945. 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. Whilst he was a prisoner of war, he was tried by the Reich War Court in Nazi Germany, in his absence, and condemned to death. Click on the First Sergeant stripes to read his story. These documents are provided for by Dave Curry, historian of the 83rd Infantry Division Association. At the camp, the troops found approximately 1,100 inmates. These histories are courtesy of Myra Miller, PhD, of Footsteps Researchers. Cleveland, August 25, 1944: Chteaubriant. C Company they swarm around you, crouching low. Washington, DC 20024-2126 They landed across Omaha Beach and from there, they fought all across Europe. var sc_invisible=1. Explore a timeline of events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust. The division was activated in September 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. They fought in the Rhineland, and were the first to reach the Rhine. Mobley was the same medic that Robert Parsons (Sarge) describes in his book "Remembrances." including Cannon Co., fired 103,379 rounds of 105 mm shells and 51,680 H Company If you are having trouble orienting yourself, le Port is toward the lower rightcorner, Sainteny to the left about 1/3 of the way down from the top, Culot is at the top, left, mostly off the map and Hottot toward the top about 2/3 of the way from the left. We believe that Pfc. The 83d Infantry Division arrived in England on 16 April 1944. 331st Regiment, 83rd Division Colonel James D. Shonak Commander 331st Anti-Tank Company Boyle, Paul (C) KIA Catrambone, Michael Hq. before leaving for the ETO Later groups of enlisted men assigned to the division to replace men transferred to other units came from Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The journey took them through the thick forests of the highland country east of Verdun. Most, if not all of them, I, personally, cant make much sense of what is written in the lower left corner, try as I might. Then the heavies came in low, a hundred at a time. They truly were brothers-in-arms. As the regimental journal says for this overlay, Defense areas to use in an emergency.. 70th Tank Battalion, from July 17th to 18th, 1944 Weapons Platoon His Scotch-Irish pioneer ancestry also gave him mental toughness and Yankee ingenuity. [7][8][9] S/Sgt Joseph Arnaldo, 331st Infantry The 331st Infantry Division was an infantry division of the German army during World War II. slumber in profound repose. Elements reduced the garrison at Ile de Czembre, which surrendered, 2 September. The 83rd Infantry Division was first activated in the fall of 1917, several months after the United States entered World War I. 322nd Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) Div Lamb, Emanuel (H) Lt. Col. Leniel MacDonald Richmond, Floyd J. 3/329 : Lieutenant Colonel Quincy A. Sanders L Company, 330th Infantry Regiment: Colonel Ernest L. McLendon, relieved of command on July 9, 1944, replaced by Brigadier General Claude B. Ferenbaugh, replaced by Colonel Robert T. Foster on July 13, 1944. 908th Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) My father, Thomas Dickson Curry, was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Division. It seems to be drawn from the perspective of the 330th IR, or it was produced for the regiment, since it has the locations for the other two regiments but nothing for the 330th. C Co, 87th Chemical Battalion, from 5th to 16th July 1944 He was in Company B, 231st Infantry Training Battalion. The December 8, 1944 Headquarters Company, 330th Infantry Regiment morning report listed the men from Communications Platoon who were killed during the previous day's incident, adopted below with Military Occupational Specialty (M.O.S.) You notice the German line bent back at a 90 angle (left-middle)? D Company As they peeled off and took their positions they relieved elements of the 90th Division, the V Corps, and the 112th Infantry of the 28th Division. Basic training of the new recruits was conducted at Camp Sherman, northwest of Chillicothe, OH. We are constantly adding new Army Corps patches, Army Regiment Patches, Army Unit Patches, Calvary Patches, and Army Infantry Division Patches to this section. Promotion of Leinbach to the 83rd Field Artillery October 10, 1920. First a nudge, then a sign-- Move out! Company B, 231st Infantry Training Battalion. It shows my fathers company, F, and we are approaching the day he was seriously wounded and shipped the the States. 12 July 1944, 330 IR , I Co; 331 IR, A Co, B Co, C Co. 3rd Platoon : lieutenant Virgil M. McClintic, wounded on July 4, 1944 at Mautis What I think Ill do is go ahead from here and prepare and put up the overlays I have and then go back and figure outhow to best incorporate the information from the reports. They were billeted in an old chateau that was, according to Hershell McIntosh, complete with a kitchen full of dishes and silverware. 331st Infantry Regiment Welcome to the 331st Infantry Regiment documents section On this page documents related to the 331st Infantry Regiment can be downloaded in the PDF format. There isn't much that I can send, except the same love that I have had ever since I've known you. against the enemy. It was initially formed from the garrison infantry regiments of Fortress Posen (Festung Posen). We honor them in loving memory. The history of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska, and the Grand Masters elected by the brethren to lead it, encompasses many interesting challenges and successes from the mid-1800s to t C Co, 709th Tank Battalion, from August 12th to 16th, 1944 John Helms said that my dad was taken out by an 88-mm artillery shell. The earlier nickname, "Ohio," was based on the division's insignia (which includes the name "Ohio," where the division was raised during World War I). The 83rd Division established a bridgehead over the river. The TTF was the 331st Infantry regimental newspaper. A new nickname was desired to represent the nationwide origins of the division's personnel during World War II. On 11 April 1945 the 83rd Division encountered Langenstein-Zwieberge, a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. The assault against the German 17th SS Division and 6th Parachute Regiment was slow and costly. It took the direct fire of the attached 774th tank battalion to accomplish this. It turned out to be a bit of a rabbit hole. Task Force A (15th Cav Gp), from August 3rd to 5th, 1944, Infantry A Co, 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from July 10th to 13th, 1944 The odds were that if you were on the front line, you probably wouldn't make it home in one piece, if at all. Pfc. Tanks, tank destroyers and armored infantry aided the attack. Dec 24, 2018 - 331 Infantry Regiment 83rd Infantry Division. [1] C Co, 709th Tk Bn, from August 12th to 16th, 1944, Tank Destroyer units -- We fired 6,974,050 rounds of From Normandy To the Bulge. I served with the 83rd. The camp was created in April 1944 to provide concentration camp labor for the German war effort. The 83rd Division reported the death rate at the camp had been 500 per month. 5 July 1944 is very confused; a lot was going on,and I have realized there area lot of discrepancies amongthe reportsespecially the Morning Reportsand I really need to incorporate all the information from the After Action Reports and Unit Journals and collate it with what information can be gleanedfrom the morning reports. They raced across the German countryside until they were ordered to stop less than 60 miles from Berlin. [13] The division even seized and flew a German Bf 109. The 83rd. As the initial movement in operation "Unicorn," the division took Le Stromberg Hill in the vicinity of Basse Konz against strong opposition, 5 November, and beat off counterattacks. Byron Herde, 331st Infantry C Co, 749th Tank Battalion, from July 20th to 29th, 1944 Infantrymen of the 83rd Infantry Division warm themselves around a fire near Fays, Belgium, on January 3, 1945. 121st CT (8th Div),from August 6th to 15th, 1944 A GI in the 9th Division described the scene from his foxhole. 331st Infantry Regiment; 83rd Infantry Division "Thunderbolt" U.S. Army; B; Sort by: name . Platoon, 2nd.Batallion, 331 first Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division, advanced to the rank of Sgt. These are the GIs of the 331st Infantry who made the ultimate sacrifice. 121st Inf (8th Div), from August 6th to 15th, 1944 174th FA Group, from August 1st to 16th, 1944 They spent 244 days in combat and suffered 23,980 casualties, 15,248 of which were combat casualties. email _ | _ 83rd Division "Thunderbolt" Message Board _. B Company Unit: 83rd Infantry Division, 331st Infantry Regiment, Company C; Service Number: 35519259; Date of Birth: October 2, 1918; Entered the Military: October 28, 1942; Date of Death: July 26, 1944; . from the right, first row. Actually 12,000 defended the walled city, and they vowed to "fight to the last stone." Michael Harris, 2nd Platoon, Company F, is among the many listed here. Thanks to Kathy Mobley Mathews for allowing us to use this material. The 83rd had three infantry regiments, the 329th, the 330th, and the 331st. Clarence W. Brown; Pvt. They also estimated that, due to severe physical debilitation, prisoners continued to die at a rate of 25 to 30 persons per day. Melvin V. Park, K Company, 329th Infantry, 83rd Division, Liberation of Langenstein Concentration Camp by 83rd Division, Everett W. Singleton, Sr., G Company, 331st Infantry, 83rd Infantry, 329th Reenactment Group, Reading, PA, Indiana Military Organization (Camp Atterbury) Website, AWON (American World War II Orphans Network). Since there are no map overlays for 4 July, that Ive seen anyway, I would just take advantage of this map to point out that is the location of the Island where the 2 Bn, 329 IR, got very roughly handledon 4 July. June 22-28, 1944. The 330th, detached from the 83rd, helped clean out the Harz Mountains, a pocket of resistance that had been bypassed by the fast riding 329th and 331st. The inmates were malnourished and in extremely poor physical condition. Well see, if I ever get around to integrating the information from the Unit Journals. Store windows were full of photos of the 5th Armored Regiment which had liberated the city just nine days before. Subscribe to 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division Footer menu. Its commanders were Maj. Gen. Edwin F. Glenn (25 August 1917), Brig. The wounded and defenseless GIs were then shot and killed, one by one. They fought in the Ardennes, facing the point of the German Bulge. Deaths, the division's report continued, reached 500 per month. Anything will help. From the 1st through the 5th of October, the 83rd advanced in heavy combat to the West Wall across the Sauer as the 329th fought the battle for Grevenmacher. Ironically, like many GIs, he also had German ancestry. in France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Austria. Nicknames: Thunderbolt Division, The Rag-Tag-Circus and the Ohio Division. In December 1944, Sweeney was assigned to Company I, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. (Incredibly, both Charles Mobley and Sarge were born on Cotton Avenue in Birmingham.) This overlay obviously has more to do with the 331st IR than the 330th IR.