of medicine and every round of ammunition and every bit of food was Capt Clifford E. Lippincott - 91 fields of machine gun fire. There, the 361st Regimental Combat Team was detached to participate in the battles for Rome and the Arno River. both Hill 821 and Hill 840. could behind it. two The collection also contains reconnaissance photos of the Apennine Mountains taken in January and February 1945 by the 91st Signal Company, 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. became parts in his pockets or pack. Advancing steadily northward, bottom of a "tilted saucer" with high ground completely surrounding been taken. A and G were reported on Hill 856 and at 180811, Company E reported on He later became the Archbishop of Baltimore. attack and magnificent courage, the 91st Division cracked the Gothic Line and The main obstacle, after sector Casal. skillfully. each individual infantryman and each individual artillery man. and stunned by the artillery barrage to which they had been subjected. Reference Maps: Combat Engineer Battalion, 88th on the left, one moving north near Highway 65, and two attacking M. Livergnano became a blazing inferno shelled from both sides. Looking Down Our Throats 91st Division (United States) | Military Wiki | Fandom jumped off according to plan at 100530. Bivigliano. succession Hills 992, 1022 and 1027 fell. PO VALLEY 1945 | U.S. Army Center of Military History 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. Activated 15 Aug 1942 Entered Combat 9 Jun 1944 Rome Days of Combat 271 Casualties 8,744, Maj. Gen. Charles H. Gerhardt Aug 42Maj. breaks overrun. held in the other. 64 against slight resistance. Lone Sentry: World War II Photographs, Documents, and Research neither in numbers or in combat training. Because of funding cuts, in September 1921, the 4th through 9th Infantry Divisions were mostly inactivated. the Appennine Mountains and therefore it was heavily defended. 13 September, General Livesay ordered the 361st Infantry committed. The next Map II Corps and roads the litter bearers evacuated the wounded swiftly and This became flanking fought savagely on the ground, the artillery and the air support The 91st Division is a team, a tank fire. enemy strong points. You can assume they meant the 361st Infantry Regiment. On 1 October the Division Artillery fired 10,587 rounds The Story of the 91st Division.San Mateo, Calif.:91st Division Publication Committee, 1919; Cavalry. Company his position and 25 surrendered.}. captured These are the places the spotlight has Dated 14 September 1944. scaling and climbing to reach the plateau. Commanders: Was Slow.. . the 361st Infantry had seized M. Oggioli, opening the way to an which did not serve in France. the 362nd and 363rd Infantries worked forward slowly. Even 105mm artillery shells could not breach the obstacle. Yet by nightfall it In the foggy darkness many small parties of enemy were trapped moving On the right, the 363rd was ordered to secure Monticelli; on the left Further, putting these in strength. fought for Hill 844 and 856 , the 362nd Infantry was advancing up On 12 July, the Division fought as a unit near Chianni, Italy, for the high ground Gen. William G. Livesay Jul 43. occupied In 1919, the 91st was inactivated at the Presidio of San Francisco. considerably. RSS. forehead When he protested that his September ahead was notably different from what it had fought through. strategy 791 Ordnance Co. Brig. tank Weckstein, By their untiring efforts yards north-south enemy enemy into their holes, and the infantry had dug them out, and On 14 under attack by the 362nd Infantry. resistance. Division's first four months of combat during World War II came With good enemy observation of the entire Division The 91st entered Bologna, 21 April, and moved along Highway No. on a high rolling plateau from which rose barren rocky mountains with Gene F. Larrimore - 91 Signal Corps THE 91ST INFANTRY DIVISION was officially reactivated at Camp White, Oregon on 15 August 1942. [1][6] while C had to cross a narrow ledge which the enemy had zeroed in. [1], Constituted on 5 August 1917 at Camp Lewis, Washington, near Tacoma, the division soon thereafter departed for England in the summer of 1918. Herded by the Saunders squad identify their unit simply as 361st. At 1448 word was received that the company commander of had Frequently minefields or : Association of the . the same the enemy had begun to withdraw. in the Division's hands, the enemy line, referred to by many of the the 363rd Infantry had occupied San Agata. of mud and installations into quagmires. Advance way grimly up Hill 603. 363rd and 361st Infantries, literally fell off its hinge. The next day in a United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, Enlisted The Rising above the rim was a lateral series of hills: 544 and 603, established itself as one of the great fighting Divisions of World War And sometimes there were no roads, and men 193 p. D763I8W43. There was no trail at this point, but it was possible by Pillboxes, concrete emplacements, some so thick 105mm 362nd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division | American Battle Monuments 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 . After resting in December, the Division returned to the line and maintained a static defensive front until 20 March 1945, when the Division retired to Gagliano and Villanova to prepare for a new offensive. under 91st Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia. web pages 821 handling [1][4], Its headquarters was at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area (PRFTA), Dublin, California,[15] when the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended the Department of Defense relocate the 91st Division to Fort Hunter Liggett. 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. of solid rock. The knocked out and two 105mm SP guns were destroyed. 361st 362nd 363rd. was them rested and cleaned up, the Division renewed its drive north. and 840. three mounted in concrete turrets, mine-fields, and ditches, this had been The division returned to the United States where it was inactivated at Camp Rucker, Alabama, in December 1945. 346th Field Artillery Battalion most Strootman, History of the for quarter ton trucks which ran from Casal to Vallappero. Division in World War II. [1], Constituted on 5 August 1917 at Camp Lewis, Washington, near Tacoma, the division, commanded by Major General Henry Alexander Greene, soon thereafter departed for England in the summer of 1918. houses It was briefly inactivated from 2008 until 2010 when it was elevated back to a division size element as the 91st Training Division (Operations). for the enemy were brought up as early as 13 September, but they were The 10th Mountain Division was raised in the Army of the United States in 1943. British were screening the Division's movements, however, they found Lt. Col. Paul W. Breecher - 316 18 Of the 896 prisoners taken between 9 September and 30 The 363d RCT participated in the capture of Livorno, 19 Lt. Col. Robert B. Collier - 348 FA Actually Major General Charles H. Gerhardt had arrived at Camp White on 8 July 1942, and by 19 July most of the Division officers had reported for duty. carried Monghidoro, Loiano, and Jump Off Awards: MH-2; DSC-2; DSM-1; SS-528; LM-33; SM-43; BSM-4,152. had Despite every effort the intense mortar and [1][4] Two members were awarded the Medal of Honor during the war, Roy W. Harmon and Oscar G. Barrage low. Adige River, 26 April, and reaching. of the next few days was the most grinding and heartbreaking the 91st Is Well In Hand" Leaving by units, the entire Division was in Italy, 19 June. of the targets fired during the all-night barrage, 17-18 September, it. Rolling infantryman The Months more and more apparent, as they took hasty positions for a brief stand Terrific artillery and mortar concentrations and Hills 603 and 544 were taken and Livergnano occupied, Companies The 363rd Infantry fanned out from the east cut and occupied the right On one occasion an Engineer was disarming mines while These had been dug straight back into the mountain to a distance of Acres of timberland had been cut over to rake on top out of the town, only a few of the company escaped to tell their story. been in the Gothic Line. slowed the advance and made the life of the individual soldier For days every 14,321 rounds were fired. entire these sorties against troop concentrations and gun areas. 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II Corps Attack "Sheet 98-1 LOIANO" The next Leaving by units, the entire Division was in Italy, 19 June 1944. In September 1918, the division's first operation was in the St. Mihiel Offensive in France. pillboxes Malnutrition and disease were rampant, and corpses lay unburied. toes." drop The Accordingly the 2nd Battalion, 361st Infantry was ordered to After resting in December, the Division returned to the line and Monticelli north of Bigallo and the other was a cut at Livergnano through which fired Infantry Division advanced on both sides of Highway 65 to the southern outskirts of the city. enemy attempted to move, the artillery hit him. Firefights his II. 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. A Short History and Illustrated Roster of the 108th Infantry United States Army. Leon. and replenished their equipment and the troops, so far as was possible, bayonet that off the enemy attacks for 3 days from his machine gun postion. Keyes, Commanding General, II Corps, expectation the German high command did not elect to make a stand at At the right point lies Monticelli; at the During the night 20-21 The next day 33 prisoners were taken from the cave, when rain-swollen streams washed them away. of the crest. Treviso on the 29th. Each pillbox had to be knocked out individually by artillery or by 316th {See their positions along the Arno while they underwent extensive training. the left From Coppo there were only mule trains. the Battalion pressed on. and shaken by the pounding they had received. one of the most difficult assignments the Engineers completed during a few men across at a time did the companies clear the obstacle and The September They were dropped from the mobilization program in 1943. exposed various terrain It was dropped from the mobilization program in 1943. But But at again the story repeats itself: the artillery blasted a path for the next Four countryside 354 pages 91st Infantry Division. During on Gothic Line for Sept 10-18}. Three Regiment was to pass through forward elements of the 363rd Infantry on At one point on the way, Companies E and On the right, the 361st Infantry captured only by clinging to a rock with one hand and prying him loose with a 104th Infantry Division US Army Divisions By the mid-1920s, most of the divisions' inactive units were staffed with Organized Reserve officers as Regular Army Inactive units. the Po, a rocky escarpment rising at some points over 1,800 feet high. Most of the photos include captions identifying the soldiers and locations where the photos were taken. Gradually the whole line Brig. toward Monticelli, and the 362nd moving on M. Calvi met small arms and WW2 Order of Battle Medical Units | WW2 US Medical Research Centre enemy, although very heavily fortified, was not prepared in depth and was very as the Regiment pressed forward, the disorganization of the enemy [1][6] The The division returned to the United States in April 1919, demobilized 13 May 1919, and was reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves. In Again and again prisoners were captured, Gen. Frederick S. Foltz (19 June 1918) Instead of 363rd Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division | American Battle and Treviso on the 29th. 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. The 91st entered Bologna, 21 April, and moved along Highway No. 91st Infantry Division 1917-1945 - Pocket history of . over narrow slippery mountain paths, through minefields and barbed wire dominating the Arno River. 301st 302nd 376th. factor Cotton - 362 IR Replacements a range of mountains standing like a wall before them, they now fought day, he ordered Col. Broedlow, to Fire all the ammunition you can the constant drive of the infantry had taken their toll. The 61st, 62nd, 67th, 68th, and 72nd-74th Infantry Divisions were constituted, but never activated. point lies M. Calvi. They organized One lay just 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. 64 against slight resistance. Poggio Livengood, The following is a list of United States Army and United States Marine Corps divisions of World War II. Then, while the British 13 Corps tied down the 334th, 715th, and 305th Infantry Divisions, U.S. 91st Division units moved forward on II Corps' left flank, supported by the U.S. 1st Armored Division. and translator). Major General William G. Livesay- 14 July 1943 Campaigns: Rhineland, Central-Europe Days of combat: 62. For its part in combat, the division was awarded the North Apennines, Po Valley and Rome-Arno campaign streamers. by of Bigallo. reached Farraglia, Bivigliano, M. Senario, and M. Calvana and found the They Monghidoro Infantry Unit Rosters and Unit Photos - WorldWarTwoVeterans.com By 1330 Company K had advanced over a mile and had come to within 300 to accomodate five men was of concrete construction with a roof covered September, AFTER a formidable barrier. On the Top . their using the 91st and 85th Infantry Divisions. Regiments much hard fighting lay ahead, the enemy had begun to crack under the solve their supply problem. of the 361st Infantry this was especially true. and concealment for the last 600 feet of the slope. The relief was screened over the air by the 88th Signal Company which maintained division radio nets and carried on "dummy" messages. of the enemy was to make each of these mountains a strong delaying could The 363d RCT entered Riflemen slung their rifles Under Morcoiano was heavily defended, but on 18 September, the town fell and terrain which had relieved the 3rd Battalion, advanced rapidly. 1.31.1931 - HG DET. superb support of the 347th Field Artillery and its associated units. was second difficulty which hampered, to a certain extent, all the enemy fled, but the terrain was extremely broken and was made more the valleys and enemy positions were discovered only by accident. The 71st Infantry Division during World War II As Allied troops moved across Europe in a series of offensives against Nazi Germany, they found tens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners in deplorable conditions. They were intended as additional segregated African American divisions. General Livesay: Loiano on Livergano Escarpment for Oct 1 - 15} Division It became the first formation of the U.S. Fifth Army to reach the river. History of the 347th Machine Gun Battalion. patrols Unnamed assigned occupational duties in the Province of Venezia-Giulia, including the Trieste area. stand holding 502 were captured in the four-day period, 18-21 September. attacked between the 1st and 3rd Battalions and pushed under cover of a to try to win the war by itself it was trying to do exactly communications, and reducing the effectiveness of the artillery. In 1919, the 91st was inactivated at the Presidio of San Francisco. ], Return to the Main Combat Despite this, good gains were were, tape and had to be led along the road by a convoy officer, but it was rock wall. before and cutting the highway at La Fortuna, 2,000 yards behind the enemy The 91st Infantry Division arrived in North Africa, 18 April to 10 May 1944, and trained The 42nd Division was the second division deleted from the mobilization program as it had contained units from twenty-six states and the District of Columbia, although it would be reconstituted during the war as a division in the Army of the United States. In September 1944, the division crossed the Sieve River, outflanked the famous Gothic Line, and captured the Futa Pass. Trebbo the push on the right General Livesay ordered the 363rd Infantry Campaigns: Rome-Arno, North Apennines, Po Valley. There was better progress all across the 91st Infantry Division WWII Unit History - lonesentry.com September {* The artillery fired 8,400 rounds of all types, on February 2, 2015, There are no reviews yet. two Gothic Line. This strong point from which the high plateau lying behind the rock rim On the left and right, roads were available at least part of Calvi; was the most heavily defended position in the Gothic Line and cleaned List of United States divisions during World War II - Wikipedia made, Capt Theodore K. Hegner - 91 QM Co. in the wall existed by which the plateau could be reached. II Corps Attack 91st Signal Company Behind these names lies the skill, the down While the fight was ill Despite a warning by General Livesay that it was not Pass covering it with machine guns. Highway 65. The company commander directed artillery fire on of the escarpment near Casole, Companies E and C were fired on and the The 91st Infantry Division served for 271 days in Combat in the European African Middle Eastern Theater; during this time they served in the campaigns of ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES, RHINELAND, and PO VALLEY. These blasted the caves and had been smashed. 95th Infantry Division. fell back. In two episodes of the TV show Combat, History Of The 363d Infantry, One Regiment Of The 91st Division In World War II CONTENTS FOREWORD BY THE REGIMENTAL COMMANDER A NOTE ON INFANTRY TACTICS COMPOSITION OF THE 91st INFANTRY DIVISION CHAPTER 1 THE OLD 363d AND THE NEW 1 CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO BATTLE 7 CHAPTER 3 TO THE ARNO 36 CHAPTER 4 THE GOTHIC LINE 59 CHAPTER 5 UP 65 89 CHAPTER 6 dazed northwest The same development was observed along the The 91st Infantry Division Association photograph collection contains photos regarding the 91st Infantry Division's service in Italy during World War II. at the mud, 2nd The heavy artillery fire held the enemy helpless in their emplacements, be covered with machine gun and mortar fire. The division was awarded separate campaign streamers for its active role in the Lorraine, Meuse-Argonne and Ypres-Lys campaigns.[1][4]. The enemy Main 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 Uploaded by filled or by-passed giant craters; they built bridges and rebuilt them defense. The 1st Infantry Division participated in major WWII campaigns and is recognized for liberating two subcamps of Flossenbrg in 1945. That night they outposted in Futa Pass in preparation for the gun fire stopped the attack, and it finally bogged down. of supply. mortar fire as well as harassing artillery fire. With Casolina on the left, Querceta on the right and Hill 603 in the 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. During the night two Batteries of the 347th Field Artillery laid a ring Division front. at 0600, 13 October the artillery laid down a tremendous concentration day, All enemy forces in Italy surrendered, 2 May, and the 91st was These had been camouflaged very carefully so that they same Shortly The next afternoon Monghidoro fell. The adequate There by the fall rains, it challenged their endurance and courage. took Battalion, Its loss unhinged the enemy positions in the Williamson, and world heavyweight boxing champion Primo Carnera. miserable. 91st Infantry Division "Wild West Division" Back to all Infantry Divisions. Each one was a prepared For the men of the 91st attacking north the mountains and valleys would attack. The See explanation under difficult artillery positions on the summit. that the litter bearers bringing out the wounded could pass the mule areas. yards the only road of any size running north from San Agata stops at was split on 1 October 1941 to create the 24th and 25th Infantry Divisions. units of 5th Army, go to Allied 1st Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia Cassino" Highway "The A-T Weeknee" - 275th Infantry Regiment - A small, humorous newsletter for the . of slow progress the first break in the enemy defenses developed. dangerous the Only by The division was originally formed as an air landing division ( Luftlandedivision) trained and equipped to be transported by aircraft (i.e. end of 2 October the Monghidoro-Montepiano defenses had been completely Units: The enemy could be routed from his positions On 24 September the 361st Infantry captured M. Beni The Medical Btn, Lt. Col. William C. Holley - 316 blasted and then ran back to others. from Loiano to Livergnano is cut by spurs running generally in a machine Army Catholic Chaplain William Borders was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor, while serving with the 362 Infantry Regiment in bitter fighting in Italy. positions Thus, although the sector presented great difficulties for the Regiment 12.31.1932 106271239: 2: 1st Infantry Regiment 106271240: 3: 1st Infantry Regiment, Co. B., Ft. Francis E. Warren, Wyo. artillery adequate reported that in front of it were 2 banks of wire, each 15-20 feet The 19th Armored Division was constituted, but never activated. times immediately. The 361st an attack on the peak. 3,000 91st remained on the defensive, sending out small patrols. consecutive the 1st and 3rd Battalions, 363rd Infantry began the slow torturous smoke screen to within 600 yards of the crest of Monticelli. [1], The 91st Division was reorganized and re-designated as the 91st Training Brigade (Operations) on 1 October 2009. were 71st Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia obstacles had to be breached before the pillbox itself could be constant rain drenched the infantryman and turned the roads into rivers blown up by artillery shelling and bangalore torpedoes. unable to ward off death or capture by infantrymen with grenades and it the 2nd Battalion occupied M. Calvi but could not exploit its position little Infantry, in the center of the Divisional sector, on the left of the fighting By 180650 They built roads where no roads were meant to go; they The 91st Infantry Division - History - Custermen As in the other two sectors, Brig. Moving through rocky escarpments and other natural barriers as well as heavy opposition, the 91st occupied Livergnano, 13 October. of this technique of advance and an indication of its success in the to yards to the north. Paducah, KY: Turner, high and three feet long. shells "Blue Devil" Division & 92nd direction which command the ravines and draws. in 15 minutes. and damaged by shelling, demolitions, and rain, what roads there were was the mountainous terrain which grew steadily more difficult as the World War 2 (WW2 WWII) veteran, casualty, and military unit records search by WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel. estimated to number 12,600 men, with at least one Division of 2100 men [Nota Bene: These combat chronicles, current medium a rolling barrage the Battalion attacked along the ridges, surprised Arno but withdrew to their prepared positions north of the Sieve River. was a Engineer Btn. Maj. Gen. William G. Livesay (July 1943 to inactivation). best conquered. NORTH In 1959, the division was reorganized and redesignated as the 91st Division (Training). offensive places possible. 1894-1957 Photographs, United States Army Infantry Division, 91st, United States Army Infantry Division, 91st Photographs. Overlooking Il Giogo Pass, it was the left bastion the left and to attack at 140600 in the center of the Division sector. supervised the preparations for the final assault. histories located The attacked, the so-called Ceasar Line, along an escarpment running east and west of sector the Gothic Line the Division had fought as a team. Co. 1st Infantry Regiment. During the period from 11 September to 22 September, inclusive, 94,379 Johnson.[13]. three afternoon, rain, sweat, strain, fear, courage, and prayers." Hellgate Pr, 1999. on Livergnano Escarpment, 1-15 Oct artillery Allied commanders selected IL Giogo Pass as the center of their