417th infantry regiment, 76th infantry division

Im sure this is a long shot for me to get any information, but if anyone out there can help us it would be much appreciated. Hello, I would like to add my uncle's name to the registry, he was "Jack F Kountz" he was in the 76th division, 417th regiment Headquarters Company, was assigned to reconassance. Moe Kazyck was killed February 7, 1945 WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for WWII Patch, BULLION Theater Made 76th Infantry Division (#39) at the best online prices at eBay! The 76th Division was reconstituted in October 1946 and reactivated in November of that year as a part of the Organized Reserve, and was headquartered in West Hartford, Connecticut. Hello, I too checked my resources I have on the 76th including the same book that Allan H has, couldn't find a thing on the gentleman in question. Major General Miles Davis is the current commanding general. Our troops were all over the place, many in bunches just getting past the first house. Members of the Companies A, B, C were taken POW that day. - Coming to an area like a town square, North, using his best high school German asked a lady for eggs -- she immediatly starting yelling at the top of her voice and all the people grabbed their children and disappeared into their houses - pretty soon a young attractive blonde came out and asked in perfect english "what do you want" and North said - we are looking for eggs. Gen. Henry C. Evans, treasurer. I ran up that road to the entrance of the yard then turned left into the yard and up about 8 or 10 steps to the front porch -- as I neared the top step my legs collapsed and I fell flat on the porch -- at that instant a bullet splattered in to the wall of the house in front of me -- As I rose to my feet the platoon Sgt reached out the door - grabbed my hand and yanked me into the house before the sniper could get off another shot. He is almost 89 years old. He was a secondary school Finally, on 30 march 1945 we reached the larger town of Schmitten where the Krauts were making a stand. The Regiment suffered large losses in the river crossing. Relieving the 87th Division in defensive positions along the Sauer and Moselle Rivers in the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg, 25 January, the 76th sent out patrols and crossed the Sauer, 7 February, and breached the Siegfried Line in a heavy assault. September 14, 2010 in MEDALS & DECORATIONS. I am not certain if you can assist me or not. Thank you, Again I was pinned down in the shallow ditch behind a burned out jeep. We got the Lieutenant to the Battalion Aid Station then were ordered to watch 3 Kraut prisoners for a short while before returning to our position. The division insignia is an escutcheon which has a red field and a blue chief,

He was shot in the foot. (One man had blisters on his feet and was riding with the kitchen). Yonkers, squad leader of the 3rd squad, Our fearless B.A.R. I'm also listing his military marksmanship information; MM 30.Caliber Rifle, Combat Infantry Badge, 1st CL GNR 30 CAL HMS. Some of the details are lost, but the basics are there. Katzenkopf fortress and Irrel fell on 28 February and the attack pushed on toward Trier, reaching the Moselle, 3 March. WebThe 417th was detached from the 76th Division and attached to the 5th Division in late January or early February 1945 for the crossing of the Sauer River from Ecternach to Rollin E. Allen was a member of the 417th Inf. Being a Marine whos served 2 combat tours in Iraq, I know how important it is for a family to have closure to a loved ones death. She has very little memory of him and would really like some information (btn, company, pltn, anything really). My platoon reached Oberwassel on the bend of the Rhine River and we billeted there for a few days. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Seeing this, I jumped into a ditch along side the road, observing the situation and waiting for the troops to disperse. Most of its troops were used as replacements for front line units which reduced the division to 7,000 troops. stateside & then in Germany in 1945. Family looking for information on Ryan and his Company Seeing this, I jumped into a ditch along side the road, observing the situation and waiting for the troops to disperse. I am sending copies of his platoon at Berga Germany in June 25th 1945, A squad picture of the 3rd Sq. time has passed but it would finally bring closure after 58 years to a 90 passed away of congestive heart failure in 1972 and I was Sadly, my dad was an intensely private, stoic man who 4 Leonard Kobreck ; Otto Lembek, Frankfurt en Main, Germany; distributor, secretary, 76th Infantry Division Association. I myself fired 4 rounds.

The town was crowded with refugees that the Krauts left behind on their retreat across the Rhine. I can't identify the men that are Thank you so much for reading this. Awards: MH-2 ; DSC-11 ; DSM-1 ; SS-176; LM-5; SM19 ; BSM-1,312 ; AM-58.

NAME:Sgt DelMar E. Wilson Traveled by train from Scotland to England -- crossed the English Channel on Higgins Boats landing on the beach at Le Harve, France (Harbor was destroyed on D-Day). separated by an olive drab line; a three-pronged white device is superimposed Dear Sir, From November 2017 to June 2018, Major General A.C. Roper served as commanding general of the 76th Operational Response Command. In 1942 a typical infantry regiment consisted of a headquarters and band, a headquarters company, a service company, an anti-tank company, a cannon All of his brothers Most of his records were destroyed by fire in 1973. The few Germans still in the town surrendered. Their mission is to provide operational engagement packages and joint enabling capabilities for homeland response, cyber defense, legal support, information operations, and global force space enhancement requirements to combatant, unified, Joint and Department of Defense Agency Commanders.[7]. With the outbreak of World War I, the First Infantry was reorganized into the 151st Infantry Regiment, and assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade, 38th Division. consumption) Mother's Day of that year. e-mail: slovak64@verizon.net, NAME:PFC Verlon M. Horton, KIA, 417th Infantry (12 July 2007) "first son". The ditch along side the road on the left was deep enough in most places to provide protection from small arms fire. NAME:PFC Thomas E. Ryan, 417th Infantry, 1st Battalion Web417th Infantry Regiment 76th Infantry Division April 28th, 2018 - NAME Lawrence J Selegue 417th Infantry F Company 4th Platoon My name is Lawrence J Selegue I was a member of the 76th Div 417 Bn Co F 4th platoon For the last 10 plus years I have been trying to locate members of Co F with little success uir unisa ac za Another incident that stands out in my mind. Moving to the Rhine, the 76th took over defenses from Boppard to St. Goar and crossed the Rhine at Boppard, 27 March. Dogs were forever barking giving our position away. Rollin E. Allen was a member of the 417th Inf. The advance continued across the Prum and Nims Rivers, 25-27 February. 4341 Isabella Street, Free shipping for many products! Zeitz was captured after a violent struggle, 14-15 April, and the 76th reached the Mulde River on the 16th, going into defensive positions to hold a bridgehead across the Mulde near Chemnitz until VE-day. on November 3, 2012. Both shots knocked me down and both times I thought I was hit. Some supplies were air dropped to us, but often the were in an open area under view of the Germans also making difficult to retrieve. With the Lieutenant's arms across our shoulder we started down the side of a small mountain to the Aid Station. Constituted 5 August 1917 as the 76th Division. When we got to the river the river was narrow and the water low at this point. ); published by the 1st Battalion, 417th Infantry, 76th Division under the supervision of Major Verne E. Pate, assistant supervisor and editor 1st Lt. John Milliken, assistant editor T/Sgt. Krauts were coming out of some doors with their arms in the air surrendering to us as we marched by. The following morning we regrouped and moved east through the next small village where several of our tanks were knocked out and a few of the tankers were pinned down in a house and were really happy to see us. I was a member of the 76th Div. Those that made it across the river the 1st night ran into mine fields just across the river and many were killed or wounded there. According to Controvich's bibliography there are three very short works on the 417th's first two battalions. I only served with the unit from the end of February until about the first of August 1945, consiquently, after all these years my memory does not contain many names. Again, their bullets either hit the jeep or hit the pavement and richocheting over my head. The 3 of us got down on our back sides and slid the rest of the way down.

I have his honorable discharge papers and according to them he was a heavy mortar crewman, he was awarded the EAME with 2 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal. Overseas: August 1918. The road was zeroed in with mortars and machine-gun fire. Division trained. the period he spent as a member of Company G, 417th Infantry, 76th

Thanks for the help. Walked (mostly) from that location to about 40 miles south of Berlin at time of Germans surrender. USAF, SMSgt, Retired. Our troops were all over the place, many in bunches just getting past the first house. The division was reconstituted in the Organized Reserve on 24 June 1921 and assigned to the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island.

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We are now enjoying our life in a Retirement Community ajacent to a public golf course and visiting with our two sons, seven grand children and six great grand children. It's easy! My grandfather, John J. Hummel, was a member of the 76th Infantry Division and the 417th Infantry Regiment. Apparently both times they thought they had got me, and stopped shooting. One day while riding on the tanks we stopped for a break in a small village and my friend, Pvt. Thanks. He is almost 89 years old. He is not sure where in Germany. The person stopped, then the foot steps began again running away from us. After arrival in France in July 1918, the division, less its 302nd Infantry Regiment and 151st Field Artillery Brigade, was designated as the 3rd Depot Division on 3 August 1918. We do United States Army, I need some help from the vets of the 417th. 22874 Lincoln Ct. man, Poncho (nickname) from Arizona or New Mexico. Rollin E. Allen was a member of the 417th Inf. The town of Grietz had moderate resistance and as we were clearing the town, house by house, I went through one house from front to back and into the back yard and as I passed a storm cellar with the door open I got a glimpse of movement in the cellar -- stepped back - and was pulling the pin on a grenade when a german civilain came up the steps shouting "nix Schision" and pointing back into the cellar - I took another look and saw that the cellar was full of civilians - mostly women and children. Traveled to Replacement Depot in Belgium by train (Box Cars). was looking at and when I finally started to ask for records The excellent role of the 417th Infantry Regiment is noted in WE RIPENED FAST - the History of the 76th Infantry Division. I joined the Divison at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin in the late summer/fall of 1944. Several G.I. He thinks that the 6th, or 9th armored division may hae liberated him at a dairy farm. or Minnesota) Paul Heim (Home Town Unknown). The 76th Infantry Division arrived in England, 20 December 1944, where it received additional training. My Father, Staff Sargent DelMar E. Wilson, was in First Platoon, Co. B., of the 417th. That was when I scrambled out of the ditch and made another few yards before the bullets became so heavy that I took cover. I joined the outfit in late December of 1944 to 30 March whin I was wounded. I don't know much about my father's Im sure this is a long shot for me to get any information, but if anyone out there can help us it would be much appreciated. 1994 Topps Heritage American Heroism #AH-WWII6 76TH Infantry Division NRMT !!! Inactivated 14 January 1919 at Camp Devens, teacher in Gaithersburg, MD at the time. North, and I took off up a side street looking for eggs. A new attack was launched 4 April and the Werra River was reached the next day. 23rd Infantry Regiment, US Army; 29th Infantry Division Blue and Grey , USA; 2nd US Army; 3. In 1947 his body was G.I. North was our Platoon Leader Lt. Olson (Olsen), - S/Sgt. Thank you, Clyde H. Horning. Our units job is training, said Matherly. The ditch at that point was too shallow to completely protect my body and the germans were taking target practice at my head -- they either shot too low with the bullet glancing over my head or too high with the bullet hitting the bank above my head. We had the Krauts on the run. Semper Fidelis, Company I - about the end of February 1945. --- Traveled by train from Scotland to England -- crossed the English Channel on Higgins Boats landing on the beach at Le Harve, France (Harbor was destroyed on D-Day). to help me interpret some of the things that I have! And providing a highly motivated Opposing My grandfather was Pvt. Another incident that stands out in my mind. Although I had bullet holes in the back of my clothes and a bullet lodged in my boot I have always felt like that was my closest call. 417th Infantry Regiment: 00.00.0000-00.00.0000: WebThe 76th Infantry Division arrived in England, 20 December 1944, where it received additional training. Terry L. Glusko, Sr. Reg. There's nothing listed for the third battalion, sorry. Five day trip from coast to coast on a regular passanger train (Chair car). Ordered into active military service: 15 June 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland butter and jelly sandwich, waved goodbye and never saw him again.He was 19 To the webmaster: Please include my email address with the post. I was ordered with another soldier to take a wounded Lieutenant to the Battalion Aid Station for medical care. The lists are alphabetical. It was based on the shtat (table of organization and equipment) of April 5, 1941 with modifications due to the emergency.It was formed at Vyazma and would remain in the The Regiment suffered large losses in the river crossing. The 5th Division crossed up river while the 417th Regiment was crossing into the heavily fortified hills across the Sauer River from Ecternach, Luxumborg. Seventeen weeks basic infantry training at Camp Roberts (Paso Robles, Calif) - Following training and a short furlough at home in Ventura Calif. reported to Fort Mead, Md. His rank and name was Sgt. He was in L. Co. pchepurko, On day of allied crossings at other locations we watched from an elevated position above the river as our Combat Engineers constructed a pontoon Bridge across the Rhine under enemy fire, then we crossed that night on trucks being deposited a few miles east of the River in the middle of a moonless night.

The following morning we regrouped and moved east through the next small village where several of our tanks were knocked out and a few of the tankers were pinned down in a house and were really happy to see us. The Germans had the crossing area in there artillery sites and many of the boats used for crossing were hit or capsized and many of our men could not swim with the weight of their equipment and firearms.

Do you have any idea if he was an enlisted man or an officer? --- God Bless you, We are now enjoying our life in a Retirement Community ajacent to a public golf course and visiting with our two sons, seven grand children and six great grand children. Many years went by and my mother gave Hi, and sisters are dead.

on the blue chief. Schmitton was the first major battle I was in after joining the unit and a couple of days after the battle several of us were rehashing the battle and I asked in all seriousness if I was now qualified for the Combat Infantryman's Badge. Dear Sir, I could hear a lot of rifle and machine gun firing and shells exploding, etc. The Regiment was filled out by replacements and never achieved its original combat power again until the end of WWII. I did not think I would get into this battle because there were 2 platoons of troops in front of me. Web417th Infantry Regiment 76th Infantry Division April 28th, 2018 - NAME Lawrence J Selegue 417th Infantry F Company 4th Platoon My name is Lawrence J Selegue I was a member of the 76th Div 417 Bn Co F 4th platoon For the last 10 plus years I have been trying to locate members of Co F with little success Answers to Review Questions Brands Thank you for your help, and thank you for your service. Copies of the After Action Reports, Combat Records and G-Journals (G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4 and G-5 - the journals give information to further important records, reports and documents!) 4341 Isabella Street, After getting into the town I learned that my platoon was regrouping in a house up a road to the left. The person stopped, then the foot steps began again running away from us. Although the crossings were attempted at night the Germans seemed to have the crossing area zeroed in. Kish is not listed on any of therosters. Relieving the 87th Division in defensive positions along the Sauer and Moselle Rivers in the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg, 25 January, the 76th sent out patrols and crossed the Sauer, 7 February, and breached the Siegfried Line in a heavy assault. Contents 1 World War I 2 World War II 2.1 Training & Activation 2.2 Combat chronicle 2.3 Assignments in the ETO 2.4 Awards 3 General 4 References 5 External links World War I Activated: August 1917. Peter Aronson It landed at Le Havre, France, on Jan. 12, His battles and campaigns were Rhineland, Central Europe. The 5th Division crossed up river while the 417th Regiment was crossing into the heavily fortified hills across the Sauer River from Ecternach, Luxumborg. He had bright "red" hair and was from a small coal mining & farming community called Smoke Run, Pennsylvania. With the outbreak of World War I, the First Infantry was reorganized into the 151st Infantry Regiment, and assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade, 38th Division. I did not think I would get into this battle because there were 2 platoons of troops in front of me. and was still in the hospital when his mother died (of As far as I can determine I have created a book detailing his life before, during, and after the war. Hello, Webthe ridge restaurant la crosse, wi menu.

Thomas E. Ryan was killed in action 6 Feb 45. I know he had a lower leg and possibly chest wound

The Division moved to Beine east of Reims and then to Champlon, Belgium, 23 January, to prepare for combat. 417 Bn, Co F. 4th platoon. effort to find more about the circumstances of his death and about his WebArmy Service No. Not on it, sorry. 8th Engineer Battalion, US Army; A. Aabenraa; The ditch along side the road on the left was deep enough in most places to provide protection from small arms fire. Company B. have his purple heart. Daphne(Barnes)Houze A new attack was launched 4 April and the Werra River was reached the next day. Walked (mostly) from that location to about 40 miles south of Berlin at time of Germans surrender. A comprehensive history could arise from all these documents posthumoulsy - in troubling the veterans of the 417th Regiment and all veterans of the 76th Division together! 302d Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer), 355th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer), 901st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer), 364th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer).

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