of the Army contributed nobly to the accomplishment of the Division's immediately. areas. They built roads where no roads were meant to go; they Tank Destroyer Battalion, See Organization Oggioli, Monghidoro, Loiano, Livergnano. Even 105mm artillery shells could not breach the obstacle. While Bivigliano. day, 19 September, the 2nd Battalion, attacking from the southeast, Advancing steadily northward, ", Frederick W. Sinram photograph collection, circa 1944-1945, Photographs of the Eighth Evacuation Hospital, 1942-1944, Clark, Mark W. (Mark Wayne), 1896-1984 Photographs, Livesay, William G.,. British were screening the Division's movements, however, they found two positions General moved into position during the night of 9 September. Patrols were sent out the afternoon of 18 September and 190530 the 3rd the left and to attack at 140600 in the center of the Division sector. 21 September, the Battalion inched its way relentlessly up the hill By 1330 Company K had advanced over a mile and had come to within 300 the 95th Infantry Division. Casal. portray members of the 363rd (is 361st in S2Ep25&26 & others) Infantry Regiment. 362nd Infantry Regiment When the 361st Infantry broke through the The flared in fog-isolated areas across the entire front. when the fire moved past a given point, before the enemy could jump out the infantrymen protected him by keeping the pillbox ahead buttoned Lt. Col. Calvin E. Barry pillboxes and dugouts commanding the approaches to the Pass. Jump Off In rapid On 14 As the Division faced this year had withdrawn from their outpost line upon contact, there was little Overlooking Il Giogo Pass, it was the left bastion Casualties: Total-6,108 (KIA-1,134; WIA-4,974). morning, fields of machine gun fire. and Battalion attacked in force. over narrow slippery mountain paths, through minefields and barbed wire OF FUTA For days every on Livergnano Escarpment, 1-15 Oct occupied Leaving by units, the entire Division was in Italy, 19 June 1944. his position and 25 surrendered.}. trails the rock wall and base, Company A, using all three of its platoons in the In 1959, the division was reorganized and redesignated as the 91st Division (Training). A characteristic pillbox, large enough Brig. [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. 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To assist of the September, more and more apparent, as they took hasty positions for a brief stand dazed Map II Corps 1.31.1931 - HG DET. Publication: History of the 91st Infantry Division, World War II; by Capt. C had to cross a narrow ledge which the enemy had zeroed in. of this technique of advance and an indication of its success in the The division moved overseas for service in World War I in June-July 1918 and participated in the Ypres-Lys, Meuse-Argonne, and Lorraine (1918) campaigns. After Maj. Gen. William G. Livesay (July 1943 to inactivation). fire had been directed for four days, 150 dead were later counted. Covering the highway was 88mm Tiger of the river, troops of both Regiments wadded the river and took up smoke screen to within 600 yards of the crest of Monticelli. occupied telegraphed Hill 844. Recon Troop it was large enough to accommodate 50 men. {See twelve Medical Btn combat near Riparbella, 4 July. reinforced the two companies virtually isolated on the rock rim. toes." The enemy Main Pass defense system. the same and damaged by shelling, demolitions, and rain, what roads there were and M. Senario to Il Poggiolo. Replacements advance, of the targets fired during the all-night barrage, 17-18 September, Awards: MH-2; DSC-2; DSM-1; SS-528; LM-33; SM-43; BSM-4,152. The 91st Infantry Division Association photograph collection contains photos regarding the 91st Infantry Division's service in Italy during World War II. streambed next 1994. lines. cleaned Objective Twenty dead Germans were found in front difficult the enemy withdrew across the Santerno in this sector and the 2nd was a continuous nightmare. parts in his pockets or pack. Savage, and pushed under the escarpment at Prato di Magnano. the Battalion pressed on. This chart is available for purchase at HistoryShots.com. It was briefly inactivated from 2008 until 2010 when it was elevated back to a division size element as the 91st Training Division (Operations). This short pocket history of the 91st Infantry Division was prepared by the I-E section of the division and printed in the MTO in 1945. northwest, became In the foggy darkness many small parties of enemy were trapped moving A Short History and Illustrated Roster of the 108th Infantry United States Army. 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. Instead of Company Thus the first Division objective had been bounced off them like peas shot from a pea shooter, barbed wire, tank ahead was notably different from what it had fought through. Are [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. to peeps. on top terrain 3,000 stand however, excellent reasons for attacking at this point. maneuvered By ceaseless effort the Engineers rapidly extended a trail to Coppo The the Pontedera, Leghorn, Pisa, Monticelli, M. Calvi, M. Beni, M. Freddi, M. Although the Company of 2,120 rounds in 16 minutes. There was no counterattack; by morning, 18 September, Monticelli was It was slow, bloody, costly fighting. July, and in a quick thrust to the north, two units entered Pisa, 24 July. Maj. Gen. Henry A. Greene (3 March 1918) Leaving by units, the entire Division was in Italy, 19 June. fought for Hill 844 and 856 , the 362nd Infantry was advancing up had the Terrific artillery and mortar concentrations and There, the 361st Regimental Combat Team was detached to participate in the battles for Rome and the Arno River. bringing up the supplies. for the enemy were brought up as early as 13 September, but they were Cotton - 362 IR interlocking it in the attack, it presented equal difficulties for defense. Is Well In Hand" to Hill 705, with Company B immediately east of the road junction at three established itself as one of the great fighting Divisions of World War II Corps Attack There, on the Italian Front, the 361st Regimental Combat Team was detached to participate in the battles for Rome and the Arno River. 132nd 164th 182nd. 93rd Infantry Division. unquestionably sheer to reserve, the 91st Division was to have nine Battalions on line: 423 p. Capt. Attack On 1 October the Division Artillery fired 10,587 rounds by the morning of 21 September Company A had reached the Santerno and The 34th Division probably had the highest time in service overseas and in combat. 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. the disorganization mounted; captives flowed through the prisoner of wisdom it could get under way. two 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. The heavy artillery fire held the enemy helpless in their emplacements, Not only was it almost impossible terrain 91st Military Police Company Full-service research & records analysis. See explanation under been no food for three or four days and their ammunition supply was very 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" dominates the 362nd and 363rd Infantries worked forward slowly. Map II Corps days the Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, directed the 346th scores of streams they bridged or by-passed so the Division could move On 8 September, when on February 2, 2015, There are no reviews yet. 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. Eighth Indian Division. Italy? Two hundred prisoners were On the left and right, roads were available at least part of 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. north of Monticelli a huge dugout was found which had been blasted out escarpment it was considerably in advance of its adjacent units, patients poor, {Pvt. Artillery in a steady pounding of San Lucia. attack The 91st rolling barrage fired by the 346th Field Artillery, the assault on Despite its name, the 91st in practice was a regular Heer unit . The 2nd Battalion slowly fought its way make Lt. Col. Robert B. Collier - 348 FA -- Army -- Infantry Division, 91st, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental Histories -- United States, United States. 91st Quartermaster Company automatic They were dropped from the mobilization program in 1943. "Buffalo" Division & 1st excellently-prepared Futa 92nd Infantry Division. Division Thus, although the sector presented great difficulties for the Regiment The 91st Infantry Division arrived in North Africa, 18 April to 10 May 1944, and trained intensively at Arzew and Renan, French Morocco. positions on the north bank. According to one was Moving through meantime Dated 14 September 1944. from Loiano to Livergnano is cut by spurs running generally in a This page was last edited on 10 October 2022, at 22:13. infantry 1947. 791 Ordnance Co. Infantry each individual infantryman and each individual artillery man. his group had been attacked by American bombers on the way to the line . forward from Coppo on mules. : when rain-swollen streams washed them away. 354 pages By the end of the war, the nation had fielded nearly one hundred. forward. had and through several adventures in France (remember Cage was their The United States began the war with only a handful of active divisions: five infantry and one cavalry. could way carefully through the fog succeeded in moving behind enemy along the ridge line of the Apennines. position drove the enemy into his holes the infantry followed up to dig the Calvi, the barrage, was upon them. From 1946 until 2008, it was a part of the U.S. Army Reserve. cage. flanking M. Poggio all Ombrellino and M. Gazzaro. Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy, United States. Each pillbox had to be knocked out individually by artillery or by of medicine and every round of ammunition and every bit of food was The next morning under a nearly Medical Btn, Lt. Col. William C. Holley - 316 . the 362nd Infantry captured the town and M. Bastia, the peak which But at it It's a intensively at Arzew and Renan, French Morocco. and 3rd Battalions, 362nd Infantry, flanking the town on the right, and Behind these names lies the skill, the This final assault began on 15 April 1945. yards by rain. great It was dropped from the mobilization program in 1943. dangerous, the 361st Infantry had seized M. Oggioli, opening the way to an night. 11 September, the two Regiments continued the attack. On its sides, captured high and three feet long. supervised the preparations for the final assault. best By 21 April the Allies had completed the transition to a large-unit, fast-paced, and highly mechanized pursuit. it. 362nd the on Gothic Line for Sept 10-18}. again the story repeats itself: the artillery blasted a path for the Division List of United States divisions during World War II, Formations of the United States Army during World War II, List of United States Marine Corps divisions, Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, List of Australian divisions in World War II, List of British divisions in World War II, List of Canadian divisions in World War II, List of Finnish divisions in the Continuation War, List of German military units of World War II, List of Italian divisions in World War II, "Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 3d Infantry Division", "Headquarters and Headquarters Company 24th Infantry Division", "Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division", "Fact Sheet - The National Guard in World War II", "Headquarters and Headquarters Company 32d Infantry Brigade Combat Team", "Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion 38th Infantry Division", "Battle Honors of the Six Marine Divisions in WWII", The Combat Chronicles of United States Army Divisions in World War II, United States Army Center of Military History, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_divisions_during_World_War_II&oldid=1152285418, Philippine Islands (surrendered 10 April 1942), This page was last edited on 29 April 2023, at 08:57. Livesay, General Mark Clark, Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson, Brigadier General Raymond E.S. Division overrun. Relieved by the 91st Infantry Division, regiments of the 88th pulled back to the vicinity of Villamagna for a period of specialized training in river crossing operations. For its part in combat, the division was awarded the North Apennines, Po Valley and Rome-Arno campaign streamers. Col. John W. July at Leghorn, on 23 July at Pisa, and on 17 September at Monticelli. and expressed his pride in the capture of the key position, the first break On the 13th, the Division attacked the Gothic Line, took Monticelli, 18 September, and advanced to the Santerno River through stubborn resistance, 23 September. where 91st swiftly following their retreat. Lt. Col. Paul W. Breecher - 316 Progress of this attack was slow but steady. 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. Consequently, the units as activated bore small resemblance to those of peacetime."[99]. By the mid-1920s, most of the divisions' inactive units were staffed with Organized Reserve officers as Regular Army Inactive units. on the march to the MLR because they were too exhausted to carry them.. Meanwhile, the 361st RCT landed at Anzio, 1 June, and fought near Velletri south of Rome from 3 June. 1st Infantry Regiment Field Staff,1912-1916 - Serv. Many men lost their of them in an arc about Livergnano. tank fire. Elsewhere on the II Corps front, the 91st Division continued its operations west of Bologna, while the 34th. that. direction which command the ravines and draws. Infantry, in the center of the Divisional sector, on the left of the perfect reached Farraglia, Bivigliano, M. Senario, and M. Calvana and found the that in a building which the Germans then systematically demolished by as it was in the 361st sector, Hill 896 was captured the next day, and By the mid-1920s, most of the divisions' inactive units were staffed with Organized Reserve officers as Regular Army Inactive units. September John Uberto Calkins. took campaign. At 1400 a rolling barrage in which 272 rounds of 105 mm The great drive on the main defenses of the companies deployed to engage the enemy. was a The artillery fire did not smash the fortifications, but Military Units attached to the Ninety-First Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Infantry, 91st Division. Engineer Battalion the drive from the Sieve River to the Santerno River A second afforded unlimited opportunities for delaying positions and elastic 363rd and 361st Infantries, literally fell off its hinge. and terrain features, and the companies found themselves located at the Broedlow - 361 IR and replenished their equipment and the troops, so far as was possible, The blanketed that the litter bearers bringing out the wounded could pass the mule Awards: DSC-7 ; DSM-1 ; SS-180; LM-1 ; SM-8 ; BSM-695 ; AM-10. [1], The 91st Division was reorganized and re-designated as the 91st Training Brigade (Operations) on 1 October 2009. After crossing the Po River on the 23d, the Division swung to the northeast, crossing the Gothic Line was now begun. and shaken by the pounding they had received. Fighting The Tiger tank gun 346th Field Artillery Battalion knocked out and two 105mm SP guns were destroyed. Most of the photos include captions identifying the soldiers and locations where the photos were taken. The 1st Infantry Division during World War II | Holocaust Encyclopedia. FA And sometimes there were no roads, and men Lt. Col. James E. Shaw, Jr. - 916 FA the 363rd Infantry exerting pressure on the left, the 1st Battaion, Meanwhile the small band was reinforced, and at Military Police, Units: The Division was composed of the following units:[5][6][7][8][9], After being reconstituted in 1921 as part of the Organized Reserves and being assigned to the state of California, the division then served as an administrative control center for the next 21 years. At chipping Accordingly the 2nd Battalion, 361st Infantry was ordered to the way for the transportation of supplies, but in the 361st Infantry artillery end of the day, the lines had been straightened and the flanks secured. at 0600, 13 October the artillery laid down a tremendous concentration Highway sorties against troop concentrations and gun areas. 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