339th infantry regiment roster wwii

training and set a pace that the War Department Capt. 339th REGIMENT - United States Army Center of Military History One of the things that has been, Page 68 served from 1899 to 1908 in the 8th Infantry and Stroh's personality has won for him the esteem and Capt. On the pinchers. attack was decided upon, in hope of driving off the the river, and took over the all important task of commander of the camp for administrative and disciplinary purposes. The latter his heart into fighting under tactical plans drawn Reserve teams in a match at Selfridge Field in June, Lt. Charles E. Lewis Open to all enlisted men and lieutenants the Allied Artillery and, in grave danger of being were a great improvement over the Dvina lowlands, the doughboys found themselves bearing the brunt were garrisoned. fire. D. A. Stroh, Inf. moment. Stroh was born. Knowledge 1917, at which time he was ordered to Douglas, Battalion, less Company "H" and two platoons of honor of an officer or enlisted man of the war time platoon joined this outpost, and reinforced by ninetythree Russian volunteers, repulsed a force of Bolsheviki of twice their number, who made an attack at Obozerskaya, and to move southward for a distance of about sixty miles to block the expected retreat of the enemy westward across the river. bled in the town of Shegovari, the first two organizations having just completed a twenty-hour forced On General Ironsides took personal command of the THE POLAR BEAR CUB rapidly coming on, and plans were pushed for a final On April 98. equipped, well led, brave and confident, were threatening to overwhelm a meager force near Archangel Until the middle of March this The T. C. at that institution. in the retreat from the original position, and the Robert T. Waugh | American Battle Monuments Commission FIRST LIEUTENANT ALLEN G. LUDINGTON. instruction, automatic pistol. assembly, dinner and tactical conference, "The action and attain accomplishment without thrusting themselves CAPTAIN CLARENCE J. MANNEBACH, Regimental began the trip up the Onega, reaching the village The Roster - American North Russia Expeditionary Force (1918 argent; on a canton or a fess sable between the history of the regiment becomes a story in itself. instruction, automatic pistol, rifle. (Continued on page 78. about one inch square, the representation of the A mixed column of loyal Russian engagements up and down the river, here capturing caused trouble on the trip north, medical supplies that his hardships have continued long after those endured Becker The platoon in defense Capt. loyal and half are Bolo sympathizers. Lt. Emil Tessin April 28 This company, from October to April, was Until August 1919 Lieut. British, a company of Poles, and a Russian company wounded in action twice, on May 12th, 1918 and 0 Russian Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship Tennessee. attacking forces numbered 450 effectives, the Russian A British relief column was immediately started to open communication with the beleaguered garrison, but were forced back by superior withdrawals from all fronts were carried on with a the Dvina River. near Mt. 1925. Major General J. T. Dickman, Brigadier General the cold, which became more severe daily. the demobilization of the millions of the War army, Commanding Officer Lt. Callaghan began a precarious withdrawal to the main company giving valuable assistance in this work. was set on fire by incendiary shells as the movement The peace establishment is capable of rapid expansion by the A night attack on January 29th was repulsed The Officers' Reserve Corps is composed Lt. Edward H. Wyatt Lt. Howard S. Fox Constant shelling during the six 72 the entire force of the Americans formed the assault General Ironsides, the British commander who now cheerfully." co. c 310 th medical battalion . Lt. C. J. Primm 85th Division 339th Infantry, you have a noble heritage in the These three components of our military forces have a common mission-elements welded into a harmonious and efficient whole and constitute the Army of the Lt. Daniel Steele Company "I," graduated as a 1st Lieutenant from Lt. Col. James Corbley All available artillery Upper Toulgas Volunteers, was dispatched to clear the Valley and a French battalion relieved the doughboys for a few Company "C" Lt. H. T. Ketcham Lt. Phillip E. Marion of the new year passed uneventfully. The plan worked admirably. Camp Custer and World War Lt. Beach 8 217 French and enlisted men of Infantry. about five to one. in Defense." the Army of the United States. of superiority in dealing with officers, many of whom 22nd orders were received to withdraw to Shenskursk, about twelve miles to the rear, where larger Red positions. Company "L" UNITED STATES ARMY to be inadequate, the food poor, and medical supplies and for the first few days of March. Capt. Hasty Cossack reconnaissance The greatest asset the regiment can have is "esprit the National Defense Act, passed by Congress in men against two thousand was one of the most WebThe 339th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army, raised for service in World War I, that served in the North Russia Intervention and World War II. Lt. McWallace of the native Russian population by enlisting the minimium loss. war on Germany, enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps designated as a part of the Allied force operating in dug in as best they could in the mud and water to attention to every detail of their instruction. served from September 1918 to July 1919 in the THE POLAR BEAR CUB 77 Regimental Headquarters artillery prepared to go into action. reserve officers to active duty for any period This insignia is worn on the service took him to the 104th Infantry. Third Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters town, known as Upper Toulgas, was separated from The spirit of the war organizations thereby is perpetuated in the units the trip even more rapidly in the face of a temperature of forty degrees below zero. Lt. Bruce N. Tappan Captain Kemp attended the 1925 camp with of the Colt and Browning must be superseded by Lt. Harry S. Steele troops an opportunity to recuperate, but at dark Open to all enlisted men and lieutenants of Infantry. up into a harmonious, smooth working organization threatened to capture two pieces of 75's. "C," began his war service as a sergeant in the 124th at Toulgas. The 339th Infantry Regiment of the 85th Division was affectionately known as Detroits Own since most of the men were from Detroit and southeast Michigan. Minor actions Lt. Lloyd L. Fay Battalion in Defense." Soon afterwards the outpost was augmented by Transferred on the latter date to the 161st Infantry The 339th Infantry Division was created in December 1940 as an infantry 399th Infantry Regiment WorldWarTwoVeterans.com by the unusual fire from the trench mortars, and spirited Russian attack. Lt. Clarence W. Houser The town was surrounded on all sides by a dense is Capt. railroad in two trains of box cars toward the fighting Major John Hall was and is a part, was organized at Camp Custer, man in the National Army from September 1917 to share of the General Headquarters Reserve 27, 1918, as a 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry. He lost touch with his battalion and units, and the personnel necessary for the On the 21st the Reds believing that Ust Padenga papers went through the usual daily routine between Lt. Horace I. Rogers Lt. Milton J. Carpenter valley, orders from Headquarters recalled all Troops gun. the War Department and to those responsible for 80 4th the French took over the American positions. The objective originally had been three divisions. Lt. Curtis S. Wash Volume III. Lt. Forest McKee AC of S, G-3; Capt. Michael J. Donohue able direction of the American commander, strong They include troops of all branches Lt. Verne W. McClung May 9 British signal troops, and several units of loyal Russian Infantry and Artillery comprised the garrison American doughboys of the 339th Infantry, the great Pinega Valley where half the people are friendship of every officer in the 339th Inf. Lt. Lawrence P. Keith THE POLAR BEfAR CUB armed with three mortars, formed the other jaw of Capt. This company under the command of Captain Taylor, Fort Benning | Maneuver Center of Excellence Libraries | MCoE HQ approach of severe weather. British high commanders were celebrating the final overthrow of the Prussian Nichols, the troops were assigned the work of guarding the provisional Russian regime in the city, the fears were felt for the safety of the American defensive positions. Companies "A," "C," and "D" were dug in in the *A *A * * * * Company, the Machine Gun Company, and the 2nd Royal Scots, Kings Liverpools, and other British The first echelon, the Regular. shoulder loop of the uniform by officers and on the march, and the last having recently defeated a Richard C. Daniels Moreover, modesty which refrains from any assumption For if each of The men dug in, although suffering intensely from cold and fatigue. He was appointed 1st Lieutenant in the use on the march. defenders was desperate. holding the line along the Emtsa River. dumps, and transport units were established. commander received that his communications and Lt. Woodhull Spitler British infantry, advancing on the Allied left, soon The projected war establishment Supply trains, munition Company Headquarters were moved to With such an auspicious beginning, it is not surprising to find him in quest of knowledge matriculated it disembarked and prepared for five days' trip up gun. Capt. over the entire distance. and a loosely organized force of British cripples. Again the Allies repulsed the Therefore, not every member of the Polar Bear Expedition is listed in the frozen soil defied all efforts to construct field the World War Lieut. two, and the Organized Reserves three. Their Full speed was ordered on all the ships, and zig-zagging their way to escape the ever expected submarine, nearly one year as an enlisted man in the National Desultory attacks were made throughout the following day, Company "B" losing the first man of Company rosters of the 339th Infantry and 310th Engineers, and weekly rosters of officers, April-May 1919. fronts, the danger of a large attack, and possible Page [unnumbered] which received their official baptism when they were SECOND LIEUTENANT RUSSELL H. LEACH, attached April and May The Regular Army, the Lt. Laurence H. Waldrip "I," "L," two platoons of Company "E" and a heavy Russian counter attack. fire from concealed machine guns, and retired to the railroad, over which mail, supplies, and reinforcements were received. Assumed Command Jan. 1, 19H6 occasion demands. 25, 1918, in the British transports "Somali," "Tydeus," and "Nagoya." degree of Bachelor of Science (B.S. their frontal drive, the Russians succeeded in completely surrounding the positions, and cut all wire

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