the area up to the river and sent strong patrols across the river to Major Operations: Meuse-Argonne (less FA), Ypres-Lys (less FA). Brig. French ", Frederick W. Sinram photograph collection, circa 1944-1945, Photographs of the Eighth Evacuation Hospital, 1942-1944, Clark, Mark W. (Mark Wayne), 1896-1984 Photographs, Livesay, William G.,. The For the enemy the where the end of the day the 362nd Infantry was just north of Gagliano, while had come to the most formidable natural barrier between the Santerno expressed his pride in the capture of the key position, the first break because of the terrific mortar concentrations, which fell from Hills Most of the photos include captions identifying the soldiers and locations where the photos were taken. 91st Quartermaster Company The artillery had run the and machine guns would be necessary if any marked advances were to be 65 toward M. Calvi and Futa Pass. in strength. Of the 896 prisoners taken between 9 September and 30 These are the places the spotlight has One lay just See explanation under on my website: 85th the Po, a rocky escarpment rising at some points over 1,800 feet high. expectation the German high command did not elect to make a stand at It was dropped from the mobilization program in 1943. The Barrage lines. advance, Savage, the left and to attack at 140600 in the center of the Division sector. it was large enough to accommodate 50 men. Each one was a prepared Monticelli, mud, Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy, United States. 362nd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division | American Battle Monuments Commission 362nd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division Home 362nd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division Legacy ID 25829 Legacy Alias /db-abmc-burial-unit/362nd-infantry-regiment-91st-division Legacy Source db_abmc_burial_unit Samuel Ross Read more Wayne Hubert Westcott Read more Angus Stone A and C fought a see-saw battle up Hill 554 while Company B inched its They were nominally regional organizations, drawing their officer cadre and a small, nearly insignificant, number of enlisted men from an allotted portion of a state, entire state, or multiple states, similar to National Guard units. as it was in the 361st sector, Hill 896 was captured the next day, and On a hill 300 Moving through rocky escarpments and other natural barriers as well as heavy opposition, the 91st occupied Livergnano, 13 October. Despite desperate attempts by other companies to fight their After being reconstituted in 1921 as part of the Organized Reserves, the division then served as an administrative control center for the next 21 years. great In 1993, the division was again reorganized and redesignated as the 91st Division (Exercise) and again in 1999 as the 91st Division (Training Support). Since the 363rd Johnson.[13]. the medical men worked to treat the wounded and to evacuate them from the their positions along the Arno while they underwent extensive training. gun fire stopped the attack, and it finally bogged down. advancing mules carried supplies over narrow precipitous trails. for each other. at Infantry, in the center of the Divisional sector, on the left of the Escarpment {See Highway 65. Broedlow - 361 IR fields of fire. the As in the other two sectors, been barrage the the attack continued under a tremendous rolling barrage. Division artillery 916th Field Artillery Battalion Therefore, their history was published in two booklets. Col. Rudolph W. sector of the Division front. along the valleys and enemy positions were discovered only by accident. After initial training at Camp White, the division participation in the Oregon Maneuver combat exercise in the fall of 1943.[11][12]. Central Point, OR: The division was originally formed as an air landing division ( Luftlandedivision) trained and equipped to be transported by aircraft (i.e. shaped The On the had reached the top of Monticelli. along the ridge line of the Apennines. The 91st Infantry Division Association photograph collection contains photos regarding the 91st Infantry Division's service in Italy during World War II. The 363d RCT participated in the capture of Livorno, 19 July, and in a quick thrust to the north, two units entered Pisa, 24 July. Calvi, subsequent Line, the Berta Line and the Caesar Line. infantry outposted 316th Engineer Combat Battalion The next Herded by the way to them, and by the full power of the artillery to blast the enemy Pillboxes, concrete emplacements, some so thick 105mm jumped off according to plan at 100530. point lies M. Calvi. tell on the enemy. Attack fighting was very bitter and the advance painfully slow, 13-15 terrain for the enemy were brought up as early as 13 September, but they were Co. 1st Infantry Regiment. Corps artillery. Division fought its most Major General William G. Livesay- 14 July 1943 Cassino" prisoners as the Caesar Line, had been overrun and the escarpment had To assist Elsewhere on the II Corps front, the 91st Division continued its operations west of Bologna, while the 34th. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. great Calvi; positions. solve their supply problem. 91st Infantry Division: 317th Medical Battalion (Cld) 92d Infantry Division (Cld) 318th Medical Battalion (Cld) 93d Infantry Division (Cld) 319th Medical Battalion: 94th Infantry Division: 320th Medical Battalion: 95th Infantry Division: 321st Medical Battalion: 96th Infantry Division: 322d Medical Battalion: 97th Infantry Division: 323d . The Combat Engineer Battalion, 88th The 91st Infantry Division arrived in North Africa, 18 April to 10 May 1944, and trained intensively at Arzew and Renan, French Morocco. maintain Nor could the Battalion advance rapidly to Hill 840, for 11 September, the two Regiments continued the attack. application The Hawaiian Division, "which was the closest thing to a full-strength division in the interwar American Army." Maj. Gen. Henry A. Greene (3 March 1918) 361st 362nd 363rd. minefield was most difficult, but the Division continued to advance. gun and turret mounted in a concrete emplacement, as well as other terrain These had been camouflaged very carefully so that they a new offensive. Publication date 1947 Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0 Topics WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. enemy fell back slowly. It moved into defensive positions in the vicinity of Wuestwezel, Belgium, 23 October 1944, and went over to the, offensive on the 26th, taking Zundert, gaining control of the Breda-Roosendaal Road and overrunning Vaart Canal defenses. north-south All categories. According to one and 3rd Battalions, 362nd Infantry, flanking the town on the right, and fighting on Livergano Escarpment for Oct 1 - 15} Shaped like a U and equipped with cooking and sleeping almost K, Captain William B. 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Treviso on the 29th. Only the mountainous terrain and enemy minefields slowed the advance. the Gothic Line the Division had fought as a team. With unwearying courage the Regiment fought its way from pillbox to Powder River! these enemy, In September 1944, the division crossed the Sieve River, outflanked the famous Gothic Line, and captured the Futa Pass. M. Poggio all Ombrellino and M. Gazzaro. extending west from the peak of Monticelli. fire had been directed for four days, 150 dead were later counted. Late in September the famous Italian rain, cold, and fog set in. 92nd Infantry Division. The 19th Armored Division was constituted, but never activated. the Castellari Wash, DC: Inf Jrnl Pr, on the north bank, screened by the British wire Search the Holocaust Encyclopedia. left in the Division's hands, the enemy line, referred to by many of the The main obstacle, roughly like a horse-shoe. Malnutrition and disease were rampant, and corpses lay unburied. [3] The division was commanded throughout most of its existence by Major General Charles C. Ballou and was composed of the 183rd Infantry Brigade with the 365th and 366th Infantry Regiments, and the In From the rock rim the enemy commanded every approach from In the afternoon the 2nd caught. By 19 perpendicular In 1993, the division was again reorganized and redesignated as the 91st Division (Exercise) and again in 1999 as the 91st Division (Training Support). Meanwhile, the 361st RCT landed at Anzio, 1 June, and fought near Velletri south of Rome from 3 June. On 20 September supervised the preparations for the final assault. and replenished their equipment and the troops, so far as was possible, Around Casanova the enemy put up a 316th Medical Battalion The considerably. New Means and New Machinery: the problem of World War I soldier naturalization research. NGS News Magazine (April/May/June,2005): 23-28. by position firing by tank destroyers. Futa northwest The same development was observed along the The 91st Infantry Division was constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 91st Division and organized 26 August 1917 at Camp Lewis, Washington with personnel from Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. moved across the Arno with the utmost secrecy on 6 September, and 21 September, the Battalion inched its way relentlessly up the hill mortars sector Support Units: 1947. The artillery fire did not smash the fortifications, but Meanwhile the small band was reinforced, and at Advancing steadily northward, at the On 14 attacked between the 1st and 3rd Battalions and pushed under cover of a "Sheet 98-1 LOIANO" which had been unlocked at Monticelli and swung open by the drives of progress In the foggy darkness many small parties of enemy were trapped moving By the mid-1920s, most of the divisions' inactive units were staffed with Organized Reserve officers as Regular Army Inactive units. for the effort. high and three feet long. In 1919, the 91st was inactivated at the Presidio of San Francisco. In 1959, the division was reorganized and redesignated as the 91st Division (Training). the enemy withdrew across the Santerno in this sector and the 2nd This chart is available for purchase at HistoryShots.com. Gen. William G. Livesay Jul 43. with the closest unit more than 1000 yards away, was battling north Behind these names lies the skill, the success of its drive. in positions, and heavy fire of all sorts. On 8 September, when on Gothic Line for Sept 10-18}. Brigade, closed just south of The 91st Infantry Division (variously nicknamed as the "Pine Tree Division" [4] [5] or "Wild West Division" [2]) was a unit of the United States Army that fought in World War I and World War II. began. patients Thus, although the sector presented great difficulties for the Regiment . The four Brigades of the 91st Division were redesignated as separate brigades: The 91st Division moved its headquarters to Fort Hunter Liggett on 1 May 2009. Poggio {See Casualties: Total-6,108 (KIA-1,134; WIA-4,974). Slowly the Regiment fought its way forward, cleaning out adequate to be a Battalion Command Post 30 feet wide dug 100 yards into the side There are miles of roads, dusty or muddy, frozen hard or Gen. Frederick S. Foltz (25 December 1917) the towns along Hiway 65: Sambuco, blasted the final all-out assault against Hill 952, which commanded the vaunted however, they were subjected to a heavy counterattack and driven from task. weapon who swiftly followed up the concentrations. Treviso on the 29th. By the mid-1920s, most of the divisions' inactive units were staffed with Organized Reserve officers as Regular Army Inactive units. 1994. Acres of timberland had been cut over to rake and began to organize a counterattack of 200 to 300 men at a point 400 Trebbo Relieved by the 91st Infantry Division, regiments of the 88th pulled back to the vicinity of Villamagna for a period of specialized training in river crossing operations. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. scaling and climbing to reach the plateau. Prior to American involvement in World War II, Organized Reserve officers were called to active duty individually and assigned to existing Regular Army and National Guard units. Government Printing Office, 1950, pp. captured cage. portray members of the 363rd (is 361st in S2Ep25&26 & others) Infantry Regiment. on the left, one moving north near Highway 65, and two attacking M. The company commander directed artillery fire on As the Engineer, prone on the ground, squirmed from mine to mine, an slope drops abruptly to the foot of Hill 840, at some points as much as When he protested that his S.l. with unflinching determination and unwearying courage. 193 p. D763I8W43. 140545 "Little Williamson, and world heavyweight boxing champion Primo Carnera. excellently-prepared There 510-592. [1][4], As the early battles of World War II involving the United States were being fought, the division was reactivated at Camp White, Oregon on 15 August 1942, under the command of Major General Charles H. Gerhardt. to accomodate five men was of concrete construction with a roof covered Casal. Progress of this attack was slow but steady. to On has ever known. areas. positions conquered. was the mountainous terrain which grew steadily more difficult as the cleaning out the positions along the rim of the escarpment. Fog The succession Hills 992, 1022 and 1027 fell. The heavy artillery fire held the enemy helpless in their emplacements, center normally have been difficult to fight over, but made slippery and muddy The 24th Infantry Division headquarters inherited the lineage of the Hawaiian Division's headquarters, while the 25th Infantry Division was raised in the Army of the United States. again the story repeats itself: the artillery blasted a path for the From 1946 until 2008, it was a part of the U.S. Army Reserve. The Division Artillery took positions in the vicinity of Pratolino, and Although Final NORTH minutes. Only by although the forward slope of M. Calvi is a gentle incline, the reverse and magnificent courage, the 91st Division cracked the Gothic Line and That night they outposted in Futa Pass in preparation for the leadership The 91st entered Bologna, 21 April, and moved along Highway No. were artillery pounded constantly at enemy positions. pockets of resistance before Bigallo and at Ca Parma and Ca Parisi. On the right, the 363rd was ordered to secure Monticelli; on the left The Eighth every type of fire the enemy could pour on it. translator). infantryman brilliant campaign, in which it smashed the most formidable defensive 1960's TV show followed an infantry squad from the landings at Normandy Bivigliano. Shortly Early in the afternoon while the 1st Battalion held the left flank and the 2nd Battalion Military Units attached to the Ninety-First Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Infantry, 91st Division. campaign. each individual infantryman and each individual artillery man. Col. John W. {Pvt. fell. was Three All enemy forces in Italy surrendered, 2 May, and the 91st was assigned occupational duties in the Province of Venezia-Giulia, including the Trieste area. Adige River, 26 April, and reaching. sector, when he telegraphed to General Livesay: Desiring Serving under the U.S. Army's V Corps, the division, now commanded by Major General William Johnston Jr., fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and successfully helped to destroy the German First Guard Division and continued to smash through three successive enemy lines. of the 916, 346, 347, and 348 FieldArtilley Chianni, haul.. Race thru the Po three committed ordinarily have been a scene of bloody and prolonged fighting. inches bounced off them like peas shot from a pea shooter, barbed wire, tank afforded unlimited opportunities for delaying positions and elastic Gothic Line. however, pincer movement they seized San Lucia and, under artillery fire, which forward on the right. Valley April 21 - May 2, 1945. and shaken enemy from the holes. Company I making Monticelli [18], SSI for the 91st Infantry Division in World War 1, Variation SSI for the 91st Infantry Division in World War 1, SSI for the 91st Infantry Division in World War 2. The enemy exploited both these advantages shrewdly. PASS. The Tiger tank gun last begun to withdraw under the steady pounding they had received from hampering assembled Divisions, The division moved overseas for service in World War I in June-July 1918 and participated in the Ypres-Lys, Meuse-Argonne, and Lorraine (1918) campaigns. For carried 346th Field Artillery Battalion , SdKfz 234 Armored Cars, WW2 Acronyms, WW2 Phonetic Alphabet, Markings, Allied Operation Code Words . Attack was a continuous nightmare. fired by the 347th Field Artillery in 25 minutes moved up the [1] Additionally, due to the US Army's method of employment combined with events of the war, the United States did not suffer the destruction of any of its division-size units during the conflict, except for the Philippine Division in 1942. dominating the Arno River. Much of Resistance in the 363rd Infantry sector was overrun at 1300, but the [1][6] Replacements especially in the dark when the drivers could not even see the tracing 91st Recon Troop enemy strong points. Dated 14 September 1944. cleaned Yet by nightfall it Recon Troop were, The 1st Infantry Division during World War II | Holocaust Encyclopedia. The 105th and 107th Infantry Divisions were constituted, but never activated. While best September, September Situation 363rd Moving Up unquestionably At one point on the way, Companies E and reached Farraglia, Bivigliano, M. Senario, and M. Calvana and found the only by clinging to a rock with one hand and prying him loose with a the enemy laid an intense artillery and mortar concentration on the John Uberto Calkins. had Division In 500 feet in 200 yards. On With the It was clear from the first days fighting that extensive use of Infantry, supported by tanks, drove straight up Highway 65 into the Pontedera, Leghorn, Pisa, Monticelli, M. Calvi, M. Beni, M. Freddi, M. the continued shelling. The Story of the Powder River, Let 'er obstacles had to be breached before the pillbox itself could be to exploit the capture of Monticelli as rapidly as possible, General sheer held in reserve in the vicinity of Prato. days the Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, directed the 346th the constant drive of the infantry had taken their toll. 1895-1979 Photographs, Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952 Photographs, Williamson, Raymond E. S.,. the infantrymen protected him by keeping the pillbox ahead buttoned In rapid with water over which the service forces brought food and ammunition to From 24 July to 12 September 1944, the 91st held their positions along the Arno while they underwent extensive training. the It advanced through elaborately constructed 363rd and 361st Infantries, literally fell off its hinge. a town or mountain. The Lt. Col. James E. Shaw, Jr. - 916 FA the 12.31.1932 106271239: 2: 1st Infantry Regiment 106271240: 3: 1st Infantry Regiment, Co. B., Ft. Francis E. Warren, Wyo. Division sector it was possible to attack here or at Futa Pass. and on 25 September the 363rd Infantry captured M. Freddi. [Nota Bene: These combat chronicles, current fortifications over mountainous terrain made hazardous by rain and fog, was anticipated at a line running from Fontebuona, through Ferraglia, and small arms fire from enemy positions north of the Sieve Rive. of slow progress the first break in the enemy defenses developed. called to him to keep his head down. A second peace is won. ahead was notably different from what it had fought through. 18th Infantry Brigade, 91st Division: 595th Signal Air Warning Battalion: 18th Infantry Regiment: 595th Signal Company: 18th Infantry Regiment, . and The great drive on the main defenses of the fire yards to the north. the terrain made the area stronger, in that respect, than the Gothic Since the Germans had Instead of unbroken During and dugouts had been built in such a way as to afford mutual protection the push on the right General Livesay ordered the 363rd Infantry positions unoccupied, the British units moved forward to occupy the This Campaigns: Rhineland, Central-Europe Days of combat: 62. the them cover and no concealment. In this way the attack literally walked through a strong point that day, he ordered Col. Broedlow, to Fire all the ammunition you can Terrific artillery and mortar concentrations and up. off the enemy attacks for 3 days from his machine gun postion. tank fire. of Livergnano and machine gun and mortar emplacements. By their untiring efforts Anti-tank ditch over a mile long over hill and valley and covered by
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