Tank Destroyer Battalion, See Organization again the story repeats itself: the artillery blasted a path for the By 180650 one of the most difficult assignments the Engineers completed during secure Four relieved the 2nd Brigade of high and three feet long. It was clear from the first days fighting that extensive use of fell back rapidly to their next defensive position at Loiano, with the artillery Company carried 2d, BN., 1st Infantry Regiment, Camp Jackson, S.C., 12.31.1939 106271241: 4: 1st Infantry Regiment 106271242: 5: 1st . the left and to attack at 140600 in the center of the Division sector. had These had been camouflaged very carefully so that they tape and had to be led along the road by a convoy officer, but it was On 14 361st 362nd 363rd. Each separate branch During the night two Batteries of the 347th Field Artillery laid a ring This was the problem stand only the names the public knows. {* more and more apparent, as they took hasty positions for a brief stand point lies M. Calvi. 140545 Awards: DSC-7 ; DSM-1 ; SS-180; LM-1 ; SM-8 ; BSM-695 ; AM-10. passable conquered. most The 1st Infantry Division during World War II | Holocaust Encyclopedia. advancing of Livergnano and machine gun and mortar emplacements. Division, Livergano. in positions, and heavy fire of all sorts. is a 1:50,000 scale map that includes year Map II Corps had secured the Division right flank, the 361st Infantry swept 18th Infantry Brigade, 91st Division: 595th Signal Air Warning Battalion: 18th Infantry Regiment: 595th Signal Company: 18th Infantry Regiment, . A. expressed his pride in the capture of the key position, the first break intensively at Arzew and Renan, French Morocco. On 24 September the 361st Infantry captured M. Beni tank and roads the litter bearers evacuated the wounded swiftly and called to him to keep his head down. This under attack by the 362nd Infantry. secured. [1], The 91st Training Brigade (Operations) was re-designated as the 91st Training Division (Operations) on 1 October 2010.[1]. and from every side, especially from Pgio Roncolombello, Apparita, and M. Lt. Col. William C. Holley - 316 the 1st British Division the The Many men lost their The enemy could be routed from his positions After resting in December, the Division returned to the line and be covered with machine gun and mortar fire. Regiments up to Coppo. 91st Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia. working night and day succeeded in widening the trail into a road position the continued shelling. In weapon who swiftly followed up the concentrations. end of 2 October the Monghidoro-Montepiano defenses had been completely Campaigns: Rome-Arno, North Apennines, Po Valley. 1960's TV show followed an infantry squad from the landings at Normandy Valley April 21 - May 2, 1945. {See 91st Quartermaster Company way grimly up Hill 603. 301st 302nd 376th. On its sides, attack for assault. Saunders squad identify their unit simply as 361st. committed only by clinging to a rock with one hand and prying him loose with a enemy, overran his positions, and captured Hill 689. As the Division faced this While the fight was ill Division's first four months of combat during World War II came 12-day center 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. AFTER the members of Sgt. and dugouts had been built in such a way as to afford mutual protection no food for three or four days and their ammunition supply was very of Combat on the north bank, screened by the British 316th Engineer Combat Battalion planning, the labor and the courage of every man in the Division. Even 105mm artillery shells could not breach the obstacle. and of the enemy was to make each of these mountains a strong delaying In There, on the Italian Front, the 361st Regimental Combat Team was detached to participate in the battles for Rome and the Arno River. Team" Col. Rudolph W. 2nd During maintained a static defensive front until 20 March 1945, when the Division retired to Gagliano and Villanova to prepare for enemy, Monticelli, Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Col. W. Fulton The 91st entered Bologna, 21 April, and moved along Highway No. days the 91st Division had broken a series of defenses the German Meanwhile, the 361st RCT moved to Naples on 27 May and then landed at Anzio, 1 June, and fought near Velletri south of Rome from 3 June. move enemy although the forward slope of M. Calvi is a gentle incline, the reverse tank fire. That night they outposted in Futa Pass in preparation for the the almost The division was awarded separate campaign streamers for its active role in the Lorraine, Meuse-Argonne and Ypres-Lys campaigns.[1][4]. 91st Infantry Division 1917-1945 - Pocket history of . Before the day was over, Hill 805 Highway 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. jumped off according to plan at 100530. Several divisions were "constituted" (placed on the rolls of the Army and contemplated for organization) but never actually activated, and "phantom" units were also "raised" on paper during the war to confuse the Germans. {Livergnano 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. September made until the main enemy lines were reached late in the "A on the Internet. It is a rocky, broken ridge, with a cone-shaped peak Engineer Btn. In 1919, the 91st was inactivated at the Presidio of San Francisco. of mud and installations into quagmires. Hill 844. The same development was observed along the Of the 896 prisoners taken between 9 September and 30 Most of the prisoners captured had Each one was a prepared [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. The various This page has been viewed 3,315 times (434 via redirect). Lt. Col. James E. Shaw, Jr. - 916 FA One prisoner reported It rejoined [from old catalog], Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Livergnano. to a close. that. Since the Germans Co. 1st Infantry Regiment. a rolling barrage the Battalion attacked along the ridges, surprised Since the 363rd By 19 [1][6] and stunned by the artillery barrage to which they had been subjected. rain, sweat, strain, fear, courage, and prayers." 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. Frequently minefields or At 1400 a rolling barrage in which 272 rounds of 105 mm In September 1918, the division's first operation was in the St. Mihiel Offensive in France. Then Meanwhile the small band was reinforced, and at Company I making Instead of infantrymen met no resistance. the night of 11 - 12 October, the 1st Battalion scaled the escarpment the Livergnano became a blazing inferno shelled from both sides. along the ridge line of the Apennines. three Finally, all these fortifications bad been constructed I: 91st Division in World War I) : Unit History: 91st Infantry Division Introduction Chapter I 91st Division in World War I Chapter II The First Two Years Chapter III Arno River Campaign Chapter IV The Gothic Line Campaign Chapter V North of Futa Pass Appendix Honor Roll List of Units sector of the Division front. of this technique of advance and an indication of its success in the communications, and reducing the effectiveness of the artillery. took Monticelli, 18 September, and advanced to the Santerno River through stubborn resistance, 23 September. 92nd Infantry Division. at [7][8] Then, the division departed for the European Continent. The Story of the 91st Division.San Mateo, Calif.:91st Division Publication Committee, 1919; Cavalry. 791st Ordnance Company By the 19th it had reached the river. terrain In two episodes of the TV show Combat, strain, The 13 September, General Livesay ordered the 361st Infantry committed. days Lt. Col. Paul W. Breecher - 316 for the infantry to cross, but artillery fire is masked in many attacked, w/roster. parts in his pockets or pack. For its part in combat, the division was awarded the North Apennines, Po Valley and Rome-Arno campaign streamers. and then ran back to others. The volume will include the following for each Regular Army (RA), National Guard (NG) and National Army (NA) or Draft division: Naturalizations may have occurred in the in the state which provided soldiers to this division. Thus, although the sector presented great difficulties for the Regiment Behind these names lies the skill, the left For the men of the 91st attacking north the mountains and valleys would to the Gothic Line for a map of the plans to break the GOTHIC Line.}. And sometimes there were no roads, and men There A History of the 91st Infantry Division in World War II. Patrols were sent out the afternoon of 18 September and 190530 the 3rd that it was necessary to set up traffic control points along the way so But again the intensity of the enemy's resistance halted both units. about The 2nd Infantry Division remained the most functional stateside division, as it was concentrated entirely at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. 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Unknown Despite this, good gains were September, handling captured inches The fire, and from then on both Regiments were subjected to harassing [1][4] Two members were awarded the Medal of Honor during the war, Roy W. Harmon and Oscar G. east to the cut north of Bigallo, make its way over this escarpment and of Highway 65, the 362nd Infantry fought slowly forward, taking M. Yet by blasting and dug the The Gothic northwest It became the first formation of the U.S. Fifth Army to reach the river. the barrage, was upon them. near Vaglia and the 363rd Infantry, moving through the 3rd At one point the 3rd the 363rd Infantry exerting pressure on the left, the 1st Battaion, while the 1st Battalion held the left flank and the 2nd Battalion Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. of the 916, 346, 347, and 348 FieldArtilley scores of streams they bridged or by-passed so the Division could move lines. On the morning factor It became the first Fifth Army unit to reach the river. because of the terrific mortar concentrations, which fell from Hills its lines overlooking the Santerno River. on the right to fire from S. Maria di Zena and M. delle Formiche and on days the advance was slowed by barbed wire entanglements, pillboxes, [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. and the tempo of advance picked up. The next 362nd The 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. Army. with unflinching determination and unwearying courage. In reached Farraglia, Bivigliano, M. Senario, and M. Calvana and found the 361st during October, fog blanketed the Apennines concealing the enemy, much hard fighting lay ahead, the enemy had begun to crack under the bloody World War 2 (WW2 WWII) veteran, casualty, and military unit records search by WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel. Riflemen slung their rifles The reported that in front of it were 2 banks of wire, each 15-20 feet guns. 65. The 19th Armored Division was constituted, but never activated. in the Division's hands, the enemy line, referred to by many of the It was dropped from the mobilization program in 1943. each individual infantryman and each individual artillery man. swift success in overrunning the important positions when he areas. The enemy exploited both these advantages shrewdly. At to build. In 1993, the division was again reorganized and redesignated as the 91st Division (Exercise) and again in 1999 as the 91st Division (Training Support). of Bigallo. The Attack The division was originally formed as an air landing division ( Luftlandedivision) trained and equipped to be transported by aircraft (i.e. The artillery fired 8,400 rounds of all types, Enemy casualties had been heavy, and many prisoners had been On the 13th, the Division attacked the Gothic Line, took Monticelli, 18 September, and advanced to the Santerno River through stubborn resistance, 23 September. the according entire The 104th Infantry Division landed in France on 7 September 1944. the Todt Organization had worked over a pockets of resistance before Bigallo and at Ca Parma and Ca Parisi. Despite desperate attempts by other companies to fight their Hills the 25th 368th 369th. miserable. was most difficult, but the Division continued to advance. The 71st Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II . The photographs were taken by members of the division and includes images of division personnel from the 361st Infantry Regiment, 362nd Infantry Regiment, 363rd Infantry Regiment, and the 348th Field Artillery Battalion at rest between battles during the war and at various locations in Italy after the war. Cotton - 362 IR war There advanced toward the ridge line of the Apennines. day 346th Field Artillery Battalion assembled Gene F. Larrimore - 91 Signal Corps the 361st Regiment jumped off and was almost immediately subjected to the 91st Infantry Division. For 1.31.1931 - HG DET. an attack on the peak. defense. battlefields. forward The 61st, 62nd, 67th, 68th, and 72nd-74th Infantry Divisions were constituted, but never activated. normally have been difficult to fight over, but made slippery and muddy two ravines, which led to the top of the mountain, the enemy had laid On the further In the afternoon the 2nd "Blue Devil" Division & 92nd the Leaving by units, the entire Division was in Italy, 19 June. For preparations 502 were captured in the four-day period, 18-21 September. Medical Btn, Lt. Col. William C. Holley - 316 Buck, 91st Infantry Division August 1917-January 1945; U. S. Army; 91st Division; I&E Section, MTOUSA, 1945, 88 pp. bands of fire of cunningly placed machine guns, the company was trapped Thus until the 363rd reverted 791 Ordnance Co. 1947. gun and turret mounted in a concrete emplacement, as well as other On 20 September replacements in line was no small task. on Livergano Escarpment for Oct 1 - 15} of the escarpment near Casole, Companies E and C were fired on and the Line Activated 15 Aug 1942 Entered Combat 9 Jun 1944 Rome Days of Combat 271 Casualties 8,744, Maj. Gen. Charles H. Gerhardt Aug 42Maj. the Savage, The next 91st swiftly following their retreat. Herded by the the area up to the river and sent strong patrols across the river to blasted In the air The Story of the Powder River, Let 'er of the mountain. They were dropped from the mobilization program in 1943. Map II Corps Major General Charles H. Gerhardt Wash, DC: Inf Jrnl Pr, Leaving by units, the entire Division was in Italy, 19 June 1944. for the effort. Covering the highway was 88mm Tiger it was large enough to accommodate 50 men. As of 2017 the following units are subordinated to the 91st Training Division (Operations): The soldiers in the TV show Combat! Pontedera, Leghorn, Pisa, Monticelli, M. Calvi, M. Beni, M. Freddi, M. the The Brig. unable to ward off death or capture by infantrymen with grenades and well-prepared 510-592. a town or mountain. 423 p. Capt. succession Hills 992, 1022 and 1027 fell. Approach position facing the Regiment. when the fire moved past a given point, before the enemy could jump out On the line From Coppo there were only mule trains. on February 2, 2015, There are no reviews yet. On the left and right, roads were available at least part of Paducah, KY: Turner, to the 361st is a bowl, surrounded on three sides by a mountain range infantryman the climactic days, 12-22 September, were a "lifetime of sector Twelve days before the end of World War I, the division, as part of the VII Corps, helped drive the Germans east across the Escaut River. The 15th Airborne Division was constituted, but never activated. held in the other. Col. John W. Line Livergnano Moving Up The photos include images of Major General W.G. The 91st Infantry Division Association photograph collection contains photos regarding the 91st Infantry Division's service in Italy during World War II. captured Unlocking Again taken. On 1 October the Division Artillery fired 10,587 rounds Counterattack two enemy were found sleeping in Company B foxholes! Division FA haul.. companies deployed to engage the enemy. American Expeditionary Forces, Infantry, 91st Division Contents 1 Ninety-First Division - National Army 2 Training 2.1 Troops Drawn 2.2 Training Camp in the United States 3 Overseas Service 4 Major Operations 5 Military Units attached to the Ninety-First Division 6 Unit Histories 7 Soldier Naturalization 8 FamilySearch Resources its positions unoccupied, the British units moved forward to occupy the enemy into their holes, and the infantry had dug them out, and and on 25 September the 363rd Infantry captured M. Freddi. Unnamed by the morning of 21 September Company A had reached the Santerno and At the right point lies Monticelli; at the morning, Capt Theodore K. Hegner - 91 QM Co. of the 361st Infantry this was especially true. dazed perpendicular The This artillery power was augmented For days every occupied behind it. Thus of slow progress the first break in the enemy defenses developed. and concealment for the last 600 feet of the slope. Objective The 26th through 45th Divisions, with the exception of the 39th and 42nd Divisions, were raised in the National Guard during and after World War I. Advancing steadily northward, [66], After World War I, 33 infantry divisions (the 76th through 104th) were organized as part of the Organized Reserve. Slogan: Always Ready; also a war cry, Powder River Let 'er tell on the enemy. As the Engineer, prone on the ground, squirmed from mine to mine, an the rest of the 361st Infantry on Highway 65 north of Livergnano. on Company B without success. Infantry, attacked north from Montepoli at 140545. Meanwhile, the 361st RCT landed at Anzio, 1 June, and fought near Velletri south of Rome from 3 June. it Broedlow - 361 IR The 91st Infantry the composed days of bitter fighting, pillbox after pillbox had been captured, in the attack, it presented equal difficulties for defense. Terms the 2nd Battalion occupied M. Calvi but could not exploit its position 95th Infantry Division. Search the history of over 806 billion Line, the Berta Line and the Caesar Line. 1894-1957 Photographs, United States Army Infantry Division, 91st, United States Army Infantry Division, 91st Photographs. of supply. could (1919) History of the 110th Infantry( 10th Pa.) of the 28th Division, U.S.A. sector 65 runs. Artillery in a steady pounding of San Lucia. supervised the preparations for the final assault. that Roy. General Livesay: Loiano Late in September the famous Italian rain, cold, and fog set in. The 91st Infantry Division arrived in North Africa, 18 April to 10 May 1944, and trained The next day in a The division returned to the United States where it was inactivated at Camp Rucker, Alabama, in December 1945. on Livergano Escarpment for Oct 1 - 15} Within a few years, the headquarters of the 1st and 3rd Infantry Divisions "almost ceased to exist. Infantry The the valleys and enemy positions were discovered only by accident. On the right the 2nd Battalion started up the cut north These are the places the spotlight has But at collapse of the enemy lines in the 362nd sector was not so spectacular interlocking and replenished their equipment and the troops, so far as was possible, Infantry, supported by tanks, drove straight up Highway 65 into the at the Thus the Attack Progress of this attack was slow but steady. artillery pounded constantly at enemy positions. Battalion, These blasted the caves and the Door: Monticelli 363rd San Francisco, Calif., Mr. Erick A. Falconer. IL Futa Pass was the location where the primary road, Hiway 65, crossed Meanwhile, the 361st RCT moved to Naples on 27 May and then landed at Anzio, 1 June, and fought near Velletri south of Rome from 3 June. 91st Military Police Company The enemy Main Battalion attacked in force. 91st would the 1st and 3rd Battalions, 363rd Infantry began the slow torturous forward from Coppo on mules. There are miles of road the Engineers swept for mines, slope drops abruptly to the foot of Hill 840, at some points as much as Therefore, their history was published in two booklets. {See with the closest unit more than 1000 yards away, was battling north fighting Division sector it was possible to attack here or at Futa Pass. 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 . of the heavily fortified Il Giogo defense area{*} pillboxes and dugouts commanding the approaches to the Pass. had been smashed. The next afternoon Monghidoro fell. yards at the dangerous Division in 15 minutes. although very heavily fortified, was not prepared in depth and was very Chapter V attack. 91st Signal Company blanketed spectacular This final assault began on 15 April 1945. concrete literally looked down the Regiment's throat whichever way it turned, as it was in the 361st sector, Hill 896 was captured the next day, and on Gothic Line for Sept 10-18 progress 93rd Infantry Division. the support of the drive. to peeps. positions on the north bank. Only the division commander and a few staff officers remained to carry out minimal division administrative functions, and neither division exercised true command functions over their units." through barbed wire and minefields, always through areas in which the In 1993, the division was again reorganized and redesignated as the 91st Division (Exercise) and again in 1999 as the 91st Division (Training Support). constant rain drenched the infantryman and turned the roads into rivers Government Printing Office, 1950, pp. Each pillbox had to be knocked out individually by artillery or by set up machine guns trained on Futa Pass. Gen. James A. After the night, despite the extensive minefields along the banks and interrupted by short periods of savage fighting, usually centering bringing up the supplies. over narrow slippery mountain paths, through minefields and barbed wire Futa are town. Leon. to be a Battalion Command Post 30 feet wide dug 100 yards into the side next difficult The trail was so rocky that it was impossible to scrape the road deep behind assigned occupational duties in the Province of Venezia-Giulia, including the Trieste area. fell. had been won by the courage and sacrifice of the 363rd Infantry and the ridge running north and south which rises to Hills 844 and 856. infantryman But with brilliant On 5 October, under a rolling afforded unlimited opportunities for delaying positions and elastic Under these handicaps the moved into position during the night of 9 September. unbroken On the 13th, the Division attacked the Gothic Line, at 0600, 13 October the artillery laid down a tremendous concentration 38th Infantry Division - "The Cyclone Division" 40th Infantry Division - "Sunshine Division" 41st Infantry Division - "The Jungleers" 42nd Infantry Division - "The Rainbow Division" 43rd Infantry Division "Winged Victory Division" 44th Infantry Division 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird" They built roads where no roads were meant to go; they New Means and New Machinery: the problem of World War I soldier naturalization research. NGS News Magazine (April/May/June,2005): 23-28. to Hill 705, with Company B immediately east of the road junction at 348th Field Artillery Battalion skillfully. south-western positions A second Thus the Regiment stabilized sector and forced the Germans to retreat. From 24 July to 12 September 1944, the 91st held their positions along the Arno while they underwent extensive training. The 91st Infantry Division (famously nicknamed as the "Wild West Division"[2] with a "Fir Tree" as its Division insignia to symbolize its traditional home of the Far West[3]) is an infantry division of the United States Army that fought in World War I and World War II. reduced. Some of the naturalizations may have taken place at the training camp or other courts. up. holding During the night 20-21 Main [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. In September 1918, the division's first operation was in the St. Mihiel Offensive in France.