searching out the foe. Cafes were opened where the GIs could enjoy good Luxembourg beer, music, and dancing. They Served With Honor; A World War II Family Website Liberation of Langenstein Concentration Camp by 83rd Division 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). Original Item: Only One Available: This is a wonderful condition M1917 US Army uniform tunic, worn by a member of the US Army's 83rd Infantry Division. 121st Inf (8th Div), from August 6th to 15th, 1944 At the end, the 83rd Division, born in war, was disbanded and all its men reassigned to other units. Yet as you wander down these quiet paths they swarm around you, crouching low. Charles P. Nelson; and James R. Duncan (runner after Luxembourg). The second overlay for 12 July 1944 is a 83rd ID situation map for 12:00. It must have seemed that the world was coming to an end, as wave after wave of bombers delivered continuous shockwaves of exploding bombs that shook the earth and turned it into a lunar landscape. Weapons Platoon : 2nd Lieutenant George P. Hopley, killed on July 4, 1944 at Sainteny Although it was not the same as being at home, the people of Luxembourg opened their homes to the GIs. August 10, 1944: Dinan D Company 56th FA Battalion (8th Div) (105 How), from August 6th to 15th, 1944 American Battle Monuments Commission search engine at http://www.abmc.gov/search/wwii.php. Later groups of enlisted men assigned to the division to replace men transferred to other units came from Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Private First Class David Allen Glascock ASN 35671319 served as a member of the 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division during World War Two and fought in Normandy, Northern France and Rhineland before getting Wounded in Action on December 5th, 1944. Henry Irving Tannenbaum--Company F, 331st Infantry Regiment Others were returned to the U.S. for burial. He had brown hair and brown eyes, and a ruddy complexion attributable to his Scotch-Irish ancestry. While elements moved south to protect the north bank of the Loire River, the main body of the division concentrated south of Rennes for patrolling and reconnaissance activities. According to this paper, the war was practically over and the people were just waiting to celebrate. Popularity; Last added; Last edited; Name; Date of birth; Date of death; Grid List. Finally, direct hits by 8-in. Across the marsh (and the river Taute) were two causeways; one from Le Moulin to La Varde, and one from Le Port to Tribehou. A few days before Thanksgiving, Company F moved from a school house in Luxembourg City north to the town of Wecker. The west bank of the Rhine from north of Oberkassel to the Erft Canal was cleared and defensive positions established by 2 March and the division renewed its training. B Co, 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from August 6th to 16th, 1944 My worst nightmares are still in those rows.". The 83rd Infantry Division ( 83. We have recently added a photo of A Company/331st. Deputy commander: Brigadier General Claude B. Ferenbaugh, Chief of Staff: Colonel Samuel V. Krauthoff, 329th Infantry Regiment: Colonel Edwin B. Crabill Gen. Frederick Perkins (13 January 1918), Brig. He was moved to the front lines, 2 and 3/4 miles south of the town of Sainteny, along with 45 other GIs from the 41st Replacement Battalion that was stationed at Treviers, south of Omaha Beach. Melvin V. Park, K Company, 329th Infantry, 83rd Division 3rd Platoon : lieutenant Virgil M. McClintic, wounded on July 4, 1944 at Mautis Stephen Ambrose, in his book "Band Of Brothers," quotes one of the men of the 101st Airborne about the arrival of the 83rd. On 26 July, the 83rd entered the pursuit, and in heavy combat crossed the Taute River the next day. 331st Infantry Regiment They destroyed 480 enemy tanks, 61 enemy planes, 29 enemy supply trains, and 966 enemy artillery pieces. It is beginning to look as if they really want to get totally destroyed, and if that's what they want, they are going to get it."TDC. The literal truth of what Clarence Brown wrote was that GIs slept huddled together in foxholes, at times with their arms wrapped around each other to keep from freezing to death, or stood sleeping in groups of three like human tripods when the ground was too frozen to dig into. Col. Shonak recalls those brutal days in a series of letters, which for the first time tell the true horror of warfare in the Normandy hedgerows: "God we lost a lot of men. Infanterie-Division) was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. US Army Patches - Army Unit Patches and Army Regiment Patches. var sc_project=709359; "TDC, On 6 December, the 83rd gave positions along the Moselle Valley to the 22nd Infantry of the 4th Division. See through the mindless death and grinding pain. 83rd Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia, U.S. Army Reserve Readiness Training Center. annotated for each man: Staff Sergeant Edward J. Devlin, 31188341, 542 (communications chief) By the time Sainteny was taken on 10 July, that number multiplied to 3,264. Commanding Officers Artillery: Brig. 1st Platoon: 1st Lieutenant George W. Stahley, killed on July 4, 1944 It was taken at Camp Breckenridge, KY, after the Tennessee maneuvers. F Company: Captain Richard E. Randal, wounded on July 4, 1944 All Company related information refers to 330 IR Companies; neither the 329th IR nor the 331 IR had map coordinates on the Morning reports for 5 July. 196th FA Group, from August 7th to 16th, 1944 The 83rd Infantry Division (83. Original Item: Only One Available. In April 1944, the men of the 331 st Regiment boarded a troop ship bound for England. The next day the rest of the 329th entered the line, smashed through almost a mile to capture Coulot, and eased the pressure against the left of the line where the 330th had repelled repeated enemy counterattacks. 20 January 1945, with an M-10 Wolverine tank destroyer of Co. C, 629th Tank Destroyer Battalion, in the frame, track commander SGT Jimmy Richardson talks to his driver, PVT Joe Honig, while Joes of the 83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt")'s 331st Inf. Mapping the Overlays: 83rd Division maps for Normandy Campaign They landed across Omaha Beach and took over defensive positions near Carentan, where they relieved the 101st Airborne around the end of the month. H Company Do you want . Joe [Ordanez] Ordonez, Texas, Pvt 331 Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division dies 8 Aug 1944, Soldiers of the 331st Regiment, 2nd battalion, are ready to depart Passau for Cherbourg and a boat home, September, 1945. Name Date of birth Date of death Awards; Baugh, Bernard F. 06-08-1944: Units. Captain William A. Smith was born Dec. 30, 1888, in Valley Falls, Kansas. At times they had to blast supply routes through the hedges. The insignia was selected during World War I because the division contained mostly Ohio draftees.[3]. Those who passed through the city were greeted by banners stretched across the streets, proclaiming "Welcome to our Liberators." 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. C Co, 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from August 9th to 16th, 1944, Chemical units June 22-28, 1944. slumber in profound repose. I still can't see why they can't be held to their jobs like we are. Washington, DC 20024-2126 The men of the 83rd Division weren't just on the front line. His body was not recovered. 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. When the 83rd Division landed across Omaha Beach in June 1944, James Shonak was Captain of Anti-Tank Company/331st Infantry. The Project Gutenberg eBook of Historic Jamaica, by Frank Cundall This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost an 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. It took the direct fire of the attached 774th tank battalion to accomplish this. mortar. On 9 August, the enemy defenders were forced back to the Citadel at St. Servan and to Dinard on the west bank of the river just opposite St. Malo. We believe that Pfc. Many soldiers were killed instantly. [5][a] The movement into Luxembourg was completed on 25 September. 14 July 1944, 330 IR, 83 ID near Sainteny. 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. His letter is the incredible story of a GI's journey through the war. After 17 weeks of training my father received his certificate as an armorer-artificer and was transferred to Ft. George Meade, Maryland on 4 March 1944. The Germans knew the routes that the 83rd would have to take, and from concealed positions dug beneath the hedgerows, they ranged in on the advancing GIs with mortars and artillery. Oliver returned home, he brought with him a remarkable collection of F Company photos. The 83rd entered France on the 21st through 24th of June 1944. It turned out to be a bit of a rabbit hole. Donated by Greg Chipps, son of Sgt. Chapter Twenty-Six of the author's The Great Boer War, which Smith, Elder, & Co. published in 1900.This web version is based on the Internet Archive version digitized from an unidentified library in 2010 with funding from the Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation.. It expresses a basic truth that was obvious to every GI on the front lines in Europe, but evades most of us until we realize the brutal conditions that they were forced to endure. 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. 83rd Infantry Division Situation 12:00 12 July 1944 less the 330th Infantry Regiment. The people still seemed surprised at the sight of American soldiers in their city. Over 1,500 heavy bombers dropped 3,300 tons of bombs to saturate the entire target area. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. But for a number of U.S Army trucks interspersed among its columns, it might easily have been mistaken for a German convoy.[12]. Larry was able to identify most of the GIs in this photo. (My grandmother said that even though she was German, she hated the Germans for what they had done.) of gasoline. My worst nightmares are still in those rows.". 333rd FA Group, from August 15th to 18th, 1944 Social Media. Their patrols advance beyond the line Tous droits rservs, 453rd AAA AW Battalion (Mbl), from July 1st, 1944 to July 9th, 1945. $5 Million + Founding Sponsor . Frank E Douglas earned the Silver Star for action the 8th August 1944, serial no 0-1296500. The Green items are German locations or German related information, again, from the various reports. Sergeant Clarence Magariea of the 83rd Division, holds two captured Waffen-SS soldiers at bay against a wall in Sart. 335th Regiment Lineage. Promotion of Leinbach to the 83rd Field Artillery October 10, 1920. They had limited supplies of ammunition and rations, and no radio contact with Germany. First a nudge, then a sign-- Move out! They landed across Omaha Beach and from there, they fought all across Europe. A Company They are, from left to right, first row: my dad--Thomas D. Curry; Larry Dalton (field promotion to 2nd Lt., Silver Star); Dominic Colestro (runner until Luxembourg); and "Doc" Berrardi (platoon medic). Gilles Billion, an 83rd Division Re-enactor, has provided photos for many of these monuments. B Company These are the GIs of the 331st Infantry who made the ultimate sacrifice. 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. Hq. You can read it by clicking here, or on the Combat Medic's Badge. before leaving for the ETO In its one year of existence, the camp's population greatly expanded from 214 prisoners in April 1944 to about 5,400 in March 1945. It's funny how good the news sounds, but anyway, I hope it ends soon--the sooner the better. guns destroyed much of the enemy artillery and machine gun emplacements and forced them to surrender. 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. On 5 November, the 83rd, as part of Operation UNICORN, took Le Stromberg Hill near Basse Kontz after extended fighting and defeated several counterattacks. 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). After high school graduation he attended the Washburn University School of Law and was admitted to the Bar as a practicing attorney. We would like to thank Crown Family Philanthropies and the Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation for supporting the ongoing work to create content and resources for the Holocaust Encyclopedia. Regiment, which was published shortly after the end of the war. The DPAA said that in December 1944, Bernard Sweeney was assigned to Company 1, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. August 7, 1944: Chteauneuf H Company The odds were that if you were on the front line, you probably wouldn't make it home in one piece, if at all. 202nd FA Group, from August 7th to 16th, 1944 July 28, 1944: Feugres H Company By 15 July, the 83rd had regrouped along the Ays River. We are constantly adding new Army Corps patches, Army Regiment Patches, Army Unit Patches, Calvary Patches, and Army Infantry Division Patches to this section. The 3.5 by 1.5 mile target area was only 1,500 yards in front of the American line. The only Germans encountered were patrols. The two squads were ambushed and pinned down on the ground. 1 platoon from 513th Engr Light Pon Co, from August 6th to 15th, 1944 Cleveland, 323rd Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) Ironically, like many GIs, he also had German ancestry. 331st Regiment, 83rd Division Colonel James D. Shonak Commander 331st Anti-Tank Company Boyle, Paul (C) KIA Catrambone, Michael Hq. Next page: 322nd Field Artillery Bn. During the rush to the Elbe river, wartime correspondents nicknamed the 83rd "The Rag-Tag Circus"[11] due to its resourceful commander, Major General Robert C. Macon, ordering the supplementing of the division's transport with anything that moved, "no questions asked". GitHub export from English Wikipedia. It started with small spotter aircraft that marked the targets with flares. A Co, 709th Tank Battalion, from August 6th to 16th, 1944 -- We fired 6,974,050 rounds of Most of them were in tears. 12 July 1944, 10:00; 330 IR , I Co; 331 IR, A Co, B Co, C Co. A second battalion from the same regiment defended a line further east. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. From Normandy To the Bulge. 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. God takes care of us one way or the other."TDC. World War I [ edit] The division was activated in September 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. A Co, 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP), from July 10th to 13th, 1944 Store windows were full of photos of the 5th Armored Regiment which had liberated the city just nine days before. They truly were brothers-in-arms. Michael Harris, 2nd Platoon, Company F, is among the many listed here. On The Home Front: Life was not easy on the home front, but my mom more than managed--she carried on, and made a new life for us while enduring what many would consider unbearable sorrow. His unit had been engaged in battle with German forces. 83rd Infantry Division Legacy Chapter Email Group 1/330 Every house was an arsenal with ammunition supplies stacked at each window, and every basement was reinforced with double walls of cement and steel. Haute-Marne. Most, if not all of them, Division Most Luxembourgers spoke several languages, and many spoke some English. serving as Platoon Sgt. I should be asking you. --confirming John's recollection. 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. D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia, Commander: Major General Robert C. Macon The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 322nd Field Artillery Battalion on January 14, 1926. It entered the Battle of the Bulge, 27 December, striking at Rochefort and reducing the enemy salient in a bitter struggle. These newspapers are the courtesy of Frank DeCarolis, 2nd Platoon, Co. E, 331st Infantry and Tom DePiano and where photographed and not scanned due to fragility. The division entered the hedgerow struggle south of Carentan. I guess the people must be used to voting for F.D.R. They spent 244 days in combat and suffered 23,980 casualties, 15,248 of which were combat casualties. var sc_security="ff55f57b"; Soldiers of the 83rd Infantry Division of the U.S. move on the street in the French town of Saint-Malo (Saint Malo). There was fear that this was too close for heavy bombing and, in fact, many GIs were killed that day by short bombing runs. Basic training of the new recruits was conducted at Camp Sherman, northwest of Chillicothe, OH. Every enemy unit or town that surrendered or was captured subscribed its quota of rolling stock for the division, usually at gunpoint. 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. 2nd Platoon: 2nd Lieutenant Donald L. Richardson, killed on July 4, 1944 They moved out of the Loire Valley in France, and traveled two days and nights through cities and towns, many of which brought memories of their fathers and WWI. First overlay for 12 July has more to do with the 331st Infantry Regiment; Imthinkingit was in with the papers for the 330th Infantry Regiment because it also locates the 331st, I Company. K Company This list was compiled by Kevin Harris from the history of the 331st, "We Saw It Through." Click here to read more of his story. ", December 6"Tell people not to mention 'good luck.' 83rd Division Reenactment Website The 83rd Infantry Division was first activated to fight in World War I, the "War to End All Wars" in 1917, fought in 1918 and was deactivated in 1919. Even so, his ETO Enlisted Man's Identification Card lists his weight at 139 pounds. After action reports 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. They continued the mission, and took Remich on 28 September. It shows a bit of all three 83rd ID regiments. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 1st Platoon They are in our hearts and minds--always. The 83d Infantry Division arrived in England on 16 April 1944. I got a half-dozen packs of cigarettes from Mom the other day and they just got here in time--we didn't get any for a few days, so you can see that we are having the same trouble over here as the people back home. C Company B. Lyon Company, 1912. On Memorial Day weekend 2000 my family had reunited for my sister's long . Troupes de la 83rd Division traquant les derniers snipers allemands dans les rues de Saint-Malo. Ive decided I will come back to incorporating geographic data points later. Missing In Action Do you have 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 83RD INFANTRY DIVISION Reunion information you'd like to share. The patches we carry are of the highest quality. The 83rd spent Thanksgiving in that tiny country. It can be seen by clicking here. The 83rd Division established a bridgehead over the river. Several months later, it crossed the Rhine and subsequently captured the German city of Halle on April 6, 1945. They did not know it then, but they would remain in Luxembourg longer than they had in England. They fought in the Rhineland, and were the first to reach the Rhine. The division moved back to Belgium and the Netherlands for rehabilitation and training, 22 January 1945. 746th Tank Battalion, from July 5th to 16th, 1944 We honor them in loving memory. They fought for each other and died for each other and, as the 331st Infantry motto said, they did "See It Through." In the slaughter at Bihain. Days of house-to-house fighting under thick smoke, artillery fire, and fighter-bomber attacks could not convince the Germans to give up. Elements reduced the garrison at Ile de Czembre, which surrendered, 2 September. FULL. When Sgt. It was initially formed from the garrison infantry regiments of Fortress Posen (Festung Posen). It was initially made up of enlisted draftees from Ohio and Pennsylvania, with a cadre of Regular Army, Officers Reserve Corps, and National Army officers. The 83rd Division would be called on again to answer the call to defend freedom in 1942 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The wounded and defenseless GIs were then shot and killed, one by one. The 83rd Division reported the death rate at the camp had been 500 per month. On 6 August, the Germans demolished all the quays, locks, breakwaters and harbor machinery and set fire to the city. Zu den Opfern des Russisch-Ukrainischen Krieges gehren sechs Tote whrend der Annexion der Krim durch die Russische Fderation im Jahr 2014 und Tausende von Toten unter der Zivilbevlkerung und den verschiedenen Streitkrften whrend des folgenden von Russland angeschobenen Krieges im Donbas.Mit dem russischen berfall auf die Ukraine 2022 vervielfachten sich die Todesopfer. 453rd AAA AW Battalion (Mbl), from July 1st, 1944 to July 9th, 1945 Corporal Oldham of the 83rd Infantry Division of the US Army in Cancale France during World War II August 1944, Presenting the 83rd Infantry Division nicknamed the "Ragtag Circus". The call to victory beckons. W. L. Arnold--AT Company, 329th Infantry Regiment From Atterbury to the Elbe Credits. Sgt. I sure wouldn't want to live the way they do. Richard E. Chipps was also a First Sergeant--of L Company. The division crossed the Leine, 8 April, and attacked to the east, pushing over the Harz Mountain region and advancing to the Elbe at Barby. Mobley is almost certainly the same person that Sarge walked out of Gey, Germany with in December 1944. UNITED PRESS LjEASED WIRE SERVICE THE EVENING G ESTABLISHED 1S81 XENIA, OHIO, SATURDAY, JU^E 29, PRICE THREE CENTS SUPPLY Y They were honored with 18 British Awards and 65 French Awards. The photo at the top of this page--taken around Thanksgiving time--is, according to Larry Dalton, what was left of the 2nd platoon--less than half strength. They've seen the tree bursts in the Hurtgen, The 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT served during WORLD WAR I as part of the U.S. Army 83d Infantry Division. Assistant Division Commanders: Brig. That would soon change. He knew an irony, or a contradiction, when it bit hard enough. In the 331st, the 2nd and 3rd battalions jumped off abreast at 0445 hours from the vicinity of Meautis. 774th Tank Battalion, from August 28 to December 24th, 1944 This list is as it appeared in the history of the 331st Infantry [13] The division even seized and flew a German Bf 109. The 329th IR is shown being just about 1000 m south of where its 2 Bn. 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. It was reformed in March 1944 as part of the 24th Welle (wave) from Schatten-Division Wahn. You can see them by clicking here. Samuel J. Bifano--B Battery, 324th Field Artillery That city was taken on 13 April. Infantrymen of the 83rd Infantry Division warm themselves around a fire near Fays, Belgium, on January 3, 1945. It shows my fathers company, F, and we are approaching the day he was seriously wounded and shipped the the States. Others in this group that went to F Company were William T. Oliver, Hubert L. Smith, James Stansell Jr., Archie Swindle, John M. Tarnowksi, Earl Tillman, Augustine Toya, Paul Tweed, James Vanden, Lee R. Weeks, John W. Phillips, Albert Popik, Raymond H. Heiber, Donald Palmatier, David W. Parrish, Angelo Patricola, Jospeph Pavek, Joseph T. Pawlowski, Benjamin B. Peluso, Norman Perez, Charles Petritis, John J. Petrizzo, Donald P. Smith, Perry D. Johnston, Walter P. Kowal, Ralph R. McDowell, Thomas K. McKee, Henry L. McManus, Raymond J. Miller, Dominick Salierno, Willard H. Strauss, James F. Varley, George H. Harrell, Michael Harris, Alfred L. Hinchey, Albert K. Jeffries, Earnest C. Goates, Joseph A. Gonzales, Raphael E. Duvall, Alois Dzieweczynski, Clifford E. Olson, Raymond J. Travers, Ovid K. Seville, Francis Soucie, and Max A. Rubin. 1 pton 709th Tank Battalion, from August 13th to 16th, 1944 The camp was created in April 1944 to provide concentration camp labor for the German war effort. When, where and if they saw action in WWI. Dave Curryhas a report about this engagement here, if you are interested. They cut the St. Lo-Periers road, and forced their way into Le Mesnil Vigot. For three days the Nazis continued to pour reinforcements into the town. 83rd Infantry Division Documents - Fallen heroes of the 83rd Infantry Division You are here: Burial Listing Listing Navigation Fallen heroes of the 83rd Infantry Division This is an overview of all servicemen and women of units attached to the 83rd Infantry Division who are buried in Europe. 322nd Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) I am looking for general info: Where they were based in US. It was active between 1941 and 1944, with a brief period of inactivity between 30 December 1943 and 16 March 1944. Another photo taken at Camp Breckenridge, showing M Company/331st, can be seen by clicking here. Sharp "God we lost a lot of men. We hardly ever hear anything except rumors, and some of these are fantastic. After liberation, the death rate continued at approximately 2550 people per day, due to the severe physical debilitation of the prisoners. 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.) W. L. Arnold--AT Company, 329th Infantry Regiment, Pvt. They spent 244 days in combat and suffered 23,980 casualties, 15,248 of which were combat casualties. It supplied over 195,000 officers and enlisted men as replacements to other units in France without seeing action as a complete formation. Fays was finally secured, along with Ferme de Menil, on January 15. The assault against the German 17th SS Division and 6th Parachute Regiment was slow and costly. June 26, 1944: Bricqueville telephone wire. Currently, the 330th Regiment consists of three Battalions that fall under the command of the 4th Brigade, 95th Training Division. It was initially made up of enlisted draftees from Ohio and Pennsylvania, with a cadre of Regular Army, Officers Reserve Corps, and National Army officers. But also, the 1st Bn, 330th regiment companies were much further to the south-east just the day before. 331st infantry 83rd division ourgrowingpaynes New Member Joined: Oct 6, 2016 Messages: 3 Likes Received: 0 I am researching my grandfather's military history. Tanks, tank destroyers and armored infantry aided the attack. I Company Platoon, 2nd.Batallion, 331 first Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division, advanced to the rank of Sgt. 739th FA Battalion (8 How), from August 29th to September 3rd, 1944, Armor Intense fighting during the Battle of Saint-Malo reduced enemy strong points and a combined attack against the Citadel Fortress of St. Servan caused its surrender, 17 August.