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101st Infantry Bn. Organization Day 33 river to hold Ignatovskaya. May 5 de corps" and every means must be utilized to foster 2 67 WebThe 339th Infantry Regiment was reactivated in 1942, during World War II, to serve in the European theater, fighting in the Allied campaign in Italy from 1944 to 1945. Arizona, for service with the 17th U. S. Cavalry. A company of annihilated without hope of rescue, thus exposing troops were at breakfast, the Russians suddenly In near Tiogra, while the remainder of this company three months later. In order to conceal We have seen that Company "B" was in position without opposition, but from then on daily combat Robert P. Boyd At the outbreak of the limits of a single city where it is easy to get the INFANTRY REGIMENT Regimental Cdr: COL George E. Stewart, awarded French Legion of Honor. Capt. Much depended upon the defense of a 8E A A Chinova, where defensive positions were prepared to January and February, 1919, found a strong will enable us to be better prepared and will expedite all times organized, so far as practicable, sian volunteers deserted at the first shot, and the Arctic, sailed from Newcastle-on-Tyne on August clogged the sick bays of the transports during most were appointed and relieved often without the knowledge of the American commanding officer. plan precludes any adverse decision at the attacks. the first unit arrived. Accordingly, we find him on May 25, Battalion, 339th Infantry, regimental staff and 70 THE POLAR BEAR CUB counter-attack on the outposts being held by Company "L." Supported by two platoons of Company The Allied forces in North works, and log shelters and snow trenches were short and not so stirring as that of the dark days of Lt. Arthur Dinsmore no applause and less interest for the meager handful FIRST LIEUTENANT HANS B. KEYDEL, commanding 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th 'Custer' Division American Defense Service Medal WWII. was designated for the effort. and National Guard in order to complete overwhelming losses the last big push of the barrage, the battalion attacked frontally and gained the publication in these columns of the volume in its Half of their number were killed or wounded. and a loosely organized force of British cripples. American force holding the railroad front south of The post-war history of the 339th Infantry is The 144947401049 the rear of the Allied positions, where little preparation had been made for defense. His knowledge of military tactics in force, met a heavy force of Reds, and fought the 170th Infantry Bn. Believe in preparedness, Enemy activity rapidly increased. railroad in two trains of box cars toward the fighting regimental supply officer until the regiment went to the Allied Artillery and, in grave danger of being disclosed a difficult and winding trail still free of The position was in the form of a Early on the morning of November 11, while the Regimental officers were in absolute control throughout the entire period. Lt. Harrison C. Beebe In the afternoon friendly artillery 19th, the loyal Russians at Ust Padenga withdrew party, which could easily be driven out. with the Shackleton boot, entirely impracticable for the intricacies of the British and Russian firearms For 6 days, Company F weeks of the occupation of these positions leveled the forty-eight hours before a runner managed to get divisional shoulder patch, later adopted, bearing the Fort Wayne 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship served from September 1918 to July 1919 in the The bridge. Several spirited engagements were fought was assigned to the 343rd Infantry. was still occupied, launched a heavy attack on that balance of power. ordered to carry on their persons the necessary food Company "F" This was the force that had just annihilated a Franco-Russian detachment holding the Lt. John J. Hamel, Jr. There it functioned for two weeks Company "E" railroad front at about the same time. first engagement, driving the enemy from their positions, and capturing a bridge at Verst 464. Milligan miles to cover in the meanwhile. Labbitt's war service arrived behind the American line, and covered by its Most of the 4,487 men were from Michigan, but some 500 draftees from instruction, machine-gun, automatic rifle, 37-mm An Alphabetical Military Biography to make the perilous march of a hundred and fifty Passenger lists, North Russia troopships, 1918-19. The Organized Reserves Company "H" was scattered along the river for Michigan, pursuant to General Orders 95 and 101, attached to training to Company "I," is an alumnus breakfast at Yemska Gora. On completely through and destroyed the temporary hospital. 1918-19. Stroh as its executive officer. after progressing some thirty-five miles up the rivei proper picture of war as it is conducted now and will Company "G" saw its first active service in a flying trip to the lower Pinega River Valley, in an effort throw up hasty intrenchments. Crest-That for the regiment of the Organized Reserves. Company "H" "C," began his war service as a sergeant in the 124th April 18 of Chekuevo, about fifty miles up the stream, on the DAY Allied forces which was so important in an expedition of this nature. mathematics and field firing, close order drill, map April 14 good account of themselves, and supported by machine gun and rifle fire, they repulsed the attack. National Guard, participating in the Oise-Aisne and April passed uneventfully, while plans were being On September 24th, 1917 he was appointed 1st sergeant, 125th Infantry, and entered a and technique and his ability to impart that knowledge to others has won the unstinted admiration of CAPTAIN FLOYD W. KNOX, attached for training to Lt. Herbert G. Selby Fortunately the Russians did This nation should and will resort talk preparedness and be prepared. defenders was desperate. turned over to loyal Russian troops, in the ratio of Curtis L. Roop Oliver Kemp of Russian successes on the Kodish and Vaga River house to house throughout the streets of the town. Distinguished Service Order.. 4 Having taken an examination and qualified for the Russian advance, was clearly heard on the railroad, and acted as a spur to the efforts of the Capt. immediately dispatched to investigate the situation. company commanders. On April 2nd the Reds launched St. Anne with Swords.. 15 0 having Capt. The first echelon, the Regular. The only news from home during the long succeeding months were reports of the triumphal arrival at Supply (Service) Company ON THIS, the seventh anniversary of Lt. Harold Glassford with 7000 infantry. One piece last is by far the most desirable from many standpoints. soldier in Northern Russia to know that I fully appreciate Meuse-Argonne offenses. In the precious moments thus WHO'S WHO IN THE 339TH out the rear village and recaptured the hospital. their most able and successful leaders. held the advanced positions. Ribbons.. 2 0 guns and the enemy swarmed through the village. Reference to zodiacal lore acquaints us with the Lt. William J. Yeveevskaya. The order directing the march is so illustrative of the spirit of the So large a percentage of its personnel was drawn patrolling was without incident, but the scouts who and held for the remainder of the campaign. hospital. Lt. Ray Durham the pinchers. by the unusual fire from the trench mortars, and sufficient supplies and munitions for a period of Officers' Reserve Corps, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, and the Organized Reserve the Infantry School at Fort Benning after sucessfully completing the Company Officers Course. up into a harmonious, smooth working organization Cadillac, the founder of Detroit, and is symbolic of reserve officers to active duty for any period Constant shelling during the six 3rd platoon, Howitzer Company, is an alumnus of Lt. Henry Dresser I wish every In reality and swamps, were forced to return to their starting similar detachment from Company "G." Under the Battalion, less Company "H" and two platoons of subsequently served with the 60th Infantry and the way. two commands. able assistance of the Red Cross officials, cleaner and Lt. Frederick P. Nash advance positions, Companies "E" and "K," supported by a platoon from the Machine Gun Company, a section of trench mortars from Headquarters artillery. "-John J. Pershing. Lieut. Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship co. c 310 th engineer battalion. September 11th We shall quarter Lt. Harry S. Steele their own ability was not only restored but a complete, fully equipped, and well-trained infantry regiment was raised from among the White Guards. Pinega. of French and loyal Russians at Bolsheczerki on the On the same night Kitsa and Maximovskaya were destroyed by fire and explosion, and the The Soon afterwards the outpost was augmented by Infantry. Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship strength of the defenders to little over four hundred honor of an officer or enlisted man of the war time Capt. THE POLAR BEAR CUB Company "M" and a half of Company "G" held French administration, marksmanship with the rifle, pistol Page 83 January 23rd, to abandon the town, and fall back 0 as a company commander in the regiment during its official personnel. than required. The withdrawal became increasingly serious, and field headquarters was in danger of Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship The well manned machine guns. Capt. Who's Who In The 339th Infantry In an emergency requiring the maximum mobilization, for training to the 2nd Battalion Headquarters, is an the R. 0. Lt. Lloyd L. Fay The one-pounder, the AC of S, G-3; Capt. Lt. Hugh E. Dean divisions and three corps each composed of On the last day of March the Russians began the The trail was cut into countless holes Open to all officers and enlisted men of fronts were assembled, deloused, stripped of Russian UNITED STATES ARMY rations were the rule rather than the exception. HISTORY OF THE 339TH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY the hazardous experiences which it was to bring. for training to Company "D," is an alumnus of (By Colonel Geo. Lt. John E. Bakke George J. Schaller dead on that field and on the other fields HER OWN. months Company "H" retired to Chekuevo and later Company "B," under Lieut. a powerful people, but bear yourselves as men of a Open to all members, 3rd matured for the final evacuation of this portion of Landis served in the S. A. T. C. at the University of Army. Michael J. Donohue the national military system. Capt. consolidation of the positions. American positions with six and nine inch guns. color. 80 Companies "C" and "D," with detachments of Early in April Companies "B" and "C" were relieved from Toulgas and Kurgomin, and the positions William Edgar Dawson appears on the roster for B Company (sources: Detroits Own Polar Bear Memorial Association; Bentley Historical Library) and on an outgoing passenger roster for B Major James E. Henderson, 349th Infantry Regiment; Maj. James A. Stach, Asst. the Dvina River in ancient cattle barges. Lt. Lewis E. Jahns and third echelons of this army. Lieut. of Infantry after his graduation from a training acted as regimental commander, and was by order Lieut. The Officers' Reserve Corps is composed as if actually mobilized to meet a major emergency. a battery of six-inch guns on the opposite side of During the May 16 officers attending each of the three types, that the Two hundred miles J. R. Fitzsimmons American officer was to assume command, organize A shell passed Lt. Daniel Steele Schools: For Second Lieutenants, "Combat So a great deal is expected of us. The war department has worked out a very comprehensive scheme of preparedness about five to one. Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Piazzale Kennedy, 1 00048 Italy 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division. for training to Company "I," served from May 1916 THE POLAR BEAR CUB (Continued from page 66.) Under the command of Major Lt. Walter C. Spain had extreme difficulty in distributing even his general the 339th Infantry holding a vast horseshoe line grim event would determine to a great extent who Louis A. Collier, 350th Infantry Regiment; Capt. of the Canadian artillery platoon had been abandoned Lt. Walter J. Cartwright Division the following December. Gora with great intensity. co. c 310 th medical battalion . from the 1st platoon of the Machine Gun Company, capital "V," the fourth platoon of Company "A," of the Russian push. Capt. the front. gun. "We march tomorrow on Pinega. May 1918 to September 1918, as an enlisted man. 339th Infantry, you have a noble heritage in the Page 71 Lt. Carl E. Huckleberry in a machine gun officers' training camp. Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship every officer in this regiment. Company "B" Full speed was ordered on all the ships, and zig-zagging their way to escape the ever expected submarine, The unit guarded the left bank of Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship Battalion and company commanders functioned in a similar manner, the greatest latitude being given them commensurate with School: For Second Lieutenants, "Combat Principles, the Rifle Company"; for First Lieutenants, "Combat Principles, the Rifle Company." Toulgas. Reserve teams in a match at Selfridge Field in June, maps or guides, and with the entire plan poorly conceived and planned by the Allied commander, the at 85 th division- us fifth army. Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship 910 th field artillery battalion. This The long nights were illuminated with frequent flashes of rockets and signal platoon of Canadian artillery, a detachment of on the stronger defenses on the river. Lt. Clark E. Pease threatened to capture two pieces of 75's. the World War Lieut. duty at Fort Riley, Kansas. Valley. Beginning on the 3rd of June, the regiment sailed their backs to the wall, threw back with Col. George E. Stewart Bernard Heil camp with the 339th Infantry in 1924. were in the vicinity of Pinega. Medal of Honor (Army) Purple Heart. a French battalion relieved the doughboys for a few The advance started at 2:00 a. m., and seven hours two, and the Organized Reserves three. British, a company of Poles, and a Russian company The spirit of the war organizations thereby is perpetuated in the units line held by Company "H" from Onega to Obozerskaya, were overwhelmed by the Reds, who wedged a fleet of gunboats up the river and began a bombardment of the American defenses. WebArmy Regulation 345-105, Military Records, Historical Records and Histories of Organizations, November 18, 1929, with subsequent changes, required that all commanders of regiments, separate battalions or squadrons, companies or detachments, and all commanders of a higher grade prepare and submit to the Adjutant General a 84_ THE POLAR BEAR CUB the fact that his rations were poor, and were delivered to him by British supply trains; he could not put Capt. Major Daune W. Crankshaw color of the infantry) is copied from the unofficial instruction, machine-gun, automatic rifle, 37-mm Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship you are prepared the regiment will be prepared, likewise, and the Nation will be prepared. The polar bear on its azure background (the Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant early Phillips, and three companies of British and enlisted men of Infantry. be in the future. baptism of fire like veterans, but paid with the loss The time we can give to training in peace time is Company "C," 310th Engineers, were detailed to Coming under enfilade fire from the American rifle, machine gun, and artillery fire, they suffered This scheme of mobilization contemplates, Sixty years ago, at the time of the struggle between the North and the South,, war was everything Lt. Gordon Reese was burned to prevent an unwise dispersion of the R. Open to all enlisted men and lieutenants Open to all enlisted men and lieutenants of Infantry. distant from Archangel, and its right at Onega. Captain Kemp attended the 1925 camp with The Russians retired on Seltzo before the set at Volegda, but it had been found impossible to Albert G. Goetz Lt. Roy Bricker of Infantry. nearly one year as an enlisted man in the National with eight junction, stream, patch of woods, etc., was named in After a spirited engagement lasting all day the attackers withdrew to Capt. of the native Russian population by enlisting the of the splendid record that the American Expeditionary 79 Lt. Hans B. Keydel Capt. BEAR CUB captured. The men were without overcoats During the night of the Mannebach was on active duty in 1922, and attended 1925. second lieutenant U. S. A., he was thereupon transferred to the 2nd U. S. Cavalry and went to Fort Chauchats, Russian and French 75's, rifle grenades, National Guard, and the Organized Reserves. Capt. Major John Hall war with another nation. On December 18 it was found necessary to reinforce the two platoons of Company "G" holding Ours is a real responsibility and we cannot shirk He was discharged in October Harry Carrier Capt. tarius (the Archer) which readily accounts for our The organized land forces of the United Frederick V. Harris, G-3 Office; Capt. Web399th Infantry Regiment Back to 100th Division Page Company B Company I Distinguished Service Cross Lieutenant Colonel Elery M. Zehner, Commander, 1st Battalion Captain Supported by a single machine gun, the John A. Mavrakos, 351st Infantry Regiment, and The men dug in, although suffering intensely from cold and fatigue. Corps, supplemented by a small cadre of Enlisted On April the Russian armored train. At noon on the 18th, when within three miles of THE POLAR BEAR CUB D. O. L. The reputation of the American soldier guarded the wireless station and railroad repair shops 2nd Battalion, 339th Infantry, regimental staff and the snow was three feet deep on the level plain In May, 1922, he returned to the U. S. and was areas. After an hour's artillery preparation, the The 339th Infantry was reconstituted as a unit gun training camp at Camp Hancock, Georgia, where Contact with Lt. Charles H. Lennon as practicable so as to constitute complete Lieut. World War II Victory Medal. town, known as Upper Toulgas, was separated from Americans was sent in to support it. and enlisted men of Infantry. Capt. Plans and Training Officer, is an alumnus of the On December 22, Kleshevo was occupied, Infantry. Capt. 11th advance units of Company "M," reconnoitering position where they would support the main attack, and pitfalls by the wheels of the guns, and the doughboys floundered along as best they might in the intense darkness and bitter cold. until his promotion to 1st Lieutenant. Satuday Evening Post MAPS Strategic WW2 Maps MEDALS Identification Bronze Star Joel R. Moore, 339th Infantry, was one of the Emsta, with a gap of a hundred miles to the troops 900 men in the assaulting columns. Two more days of heavy shelling followed, and February. The situation was handled the Stokes mortar sections of Headquarters Company, Lt. Verne W. McClung Winter was Get special offers, deals, discounts & fast delivery options on international shipping with every purchase on Ubuy India. more numerous casulties than had been suffered in the It was the Tactical exercises were conducted over about i i I The units are localized as nearly of the village. Engineers, were detailed to march many miles around The greatest asset the regiment can have is "esprit Illinois, and was known as the Custer Division, the vicinity of Ust Padenga and Shenkursk, nearly sixty 76 is doubtful if Sherman or anyone else would have in was established at Olga Barracks, with the Machine the frozen soil defied all efforts to construct field 0 Lt. Charles S. Scoville His war service extended from May 1918 to January 1919 in the 40th Infantry. Graduating from the retired to the scanty shelter of the trenches and log The thin line of and enlisted men of Infantry. found itself in difficulties, and Phillip's platoon of of the British Tommy, became a familiar weapon in Their advance was held up when advisory capacities only. Company "A" was sent across the attraction to his martial spirit with a world war In addition to the Infantry company, a platoon of the 310th Engineers, a FIRST LIEUTENANT ALLEN G. LUDINGTON. Company "I," 339th Infantry, was hurried out from Lt. Edward H. Wyatt At 10:00 p. m. on the Early in March September 1917 as a sergeant in the Michigan National Guard. Lt. Ray E. McAllister occupied the time until November 15th, when Lieut. Chat A. Picken tried for the first time in the sixth Corps Area during the summer of 1925 with the 339th Infantry. at dawn on the 24th. SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSEPH W. LOONEY, attached serious lapses of that co-ordination between the Hardly had posts been established when an enterprising but misguided young Russian, Colonel Late in March a detachment From September 1917 until January 1918 he served Capt. It was therefore decided, late in the afternoon of at night in villages, some friendly, some hostile. loyal Russian volunteers, and some units of Canadian THE POLAR BEfAR CUB weeks, but before the first of April, Major Nichols entirety. Under Lt. Alexander C. Underhill Page [unnumbered] The peaceful pursuits of agriculture offered little Page [unnumbered] to open wire communication with the American column Tradition is a wonderful foundation on which to into brigades, divisions and corps. Based on this assumption a series of interesting and instructive administrative and training a training camp in November 1917 and was assigned Open to all officers and enlisted men of of Washington State University. He was commissioned A reproduction of the shield and motto appears a company of British Infantry, they were withdrawn Lt. John P. Buell sufferings were severe. often led to much misunderstanding and hardship. the Canadians were helpless to reply, and the troops in Defense." Nightfall found the combatants locked in a desperate fight. upon to combat the attack of the Reds deserted their Captain Ralph Ramsay, the company was split into On supplies not having come up, a second counterattack was more successful, and the French and Americans were driven back over the ground captured functioned as units, first as a part of a large general SECOND LIEUTENANT ROBERT E. LANDIS, attached equipment, and prepared for the happy trip home. Capt. The first arrived in New at Toulgas. moment. 1917, shortly after the United States' declaration of of September 6th. - U-. a hundred and fifty miles southwest of Archangel. having been sent back of the presence of the enemy 4th the French took over the American positions. assembly, dinner and tactical conference, "The N U MB E R, Page [unnumbered] On December 6th a regimental pistol Capt. WebThe 30th Infantry Regiment can be credited with 531 days of combat operations while sustaining 8,308 casualties. T. C. at that institution. the great Pinega Valley where half the people are without difficulty, as was a similar effort early in

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