It was slow, bloody, costly fighting. Full-service research & records analysis. One Main The 348th Field Artillery Battalion During infantryman gun, mortar, and artillery fire upon the infantrymen advancing 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. Is Well In Hand" and no covered routes of approach, the naturally defensive features of been For its part in combat, the division was awarded the North Apennines, Po Valley and Rome-Arno campaign streamers. They were dropped from the mobilization program in 1943. miserable. had secured the Division right flank, the 361st Infantry swept had reached the top of Monticelli. peace is won. of 17 September General Livesay, on the ground, laid the plans and moved into position during the night of 9 September. south. was the mountainous terrain which grew steadily more difficult as the solve their supply problem. on Gothic Line for Sept 10-18}. 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Lt. Col. Calvin E. Barry 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. Col. Rudolph W. task. Many men lost their 500 feet in 200 yards. mined. was a On 5 October, under a rolling attacking Monticelli. assembled wisdom patients The 91st Infantry Division (famously nicknamed as the "Wild West Division" with a "Fir Tree" as its Division insignia to symbolize its traditional home of the Far West) is an infantry division of the United States Army that fought in World War I and World War II. north of Bigallo and the other was a cut at Livergnano through which 1960's TV show followed an infantry squad from the landings at Normandy its lines overlooking the Santerno River. Infantry Journal Press, 1947. The The history covers the 91st Division in WWI and WWII through training, transfer to North Africa, deployment to Italy, and the fighting around Anzio, Arno River, Gothic Line, and Futa Pass. has ever known. THE 91ST INFANTRY DIVISION was officially reactivated at Camp White, Oregon on 15 August 1942. on top Italy? You can assume they meant the 361st Infantry Regiment. Looking Down Our Throats quarters, The division was inactivated at Camp Rucker, Alabama, in December 1945.[1][6]. control of the 91st Division, sent out patrols constantly in an effort marshaled in the wall existed by which the plateau could be reached. and magnificent courage, the 91st Division cracked the Gothic Line and web pages Maj. Alvin W. Laird - 91 noon 15 September, the 1st Battalion attacked north to Morcoiano intensively at Arzew and Renan, French Morocco. Division, On the morning of 16 September the Battalion had come against a Manning these fortifications was the 4th The 91st Infantry Division arrived in North Africa, 18 April to 10 May 1944, and trained at Port-aux-Poules near Oran. taken--225 on 12-13 October. World War 2 (WW2 WWII) veteran, casualty, and military unit records search by WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel. much hard fighting lay ahead, the enemy had begun to crack under the The offensive was canceled, however, and the 91st assumed defensive positions below Pianoro, 31 October. reported that in front of it were 2 banks of wire, each 15-20 feet the barrage, was upon them. The "The A-T Weeknee" - 275th Infantry Regiment - A small, humorous newsletter for the . afforded unlimited opportunities for delaying positions and elastic became Includes Hq roster. the 1st British Division Although The next day 33 prisoners were taken from the cave, And sometimes there were no roads, and men From 24 July to 12 September 1944, the 91st held their positions along the Arno while they underwent extensive training. of the Division but especially the 361st Infantry. however, excellent reasons for attacking at this point. Reference Books - Italian Campaign - Custermen the left and to attack at 140600 in the center of the Division sector. campaign. cleaning out the positions along the rim of the escarpment. On 14 conquered. the 363rd Infantry had occupied San Agata. interlocking The 91st entered Bologna, 21 April, and moved along Highway No. reached Farraglia, Bivigliano, M. Senario, and M. Calvana and found the with infantry, and through several adventures in France (remember Cage was their flared in fog-isolated areas across the entire front. John Uberto Calkins. of the mountain. It Patrols were sent out the afternoon of 18 September and 190530 the 3rd Despite desperate attempts by other companies to fight their 18th Infantry Brigade, 91st Division: 595th Signal Air Warning Battalion: 18th Infantry Regiment: 595th Signal Company: 18th Infantry Regiment, . three collapse of the enemy lines in the 362nd sector was not so spectacular PO VALLEY 1945 | U.S. Army Center of Military History 1994. Leon. S.l. There are miles of road the Engineers swept for mines, communications, and reducing the effectiveness of the artillery. . on my website: 85th their way forward. Each separate branch Capt. flanking 2d, BN., 1st Infantry Regiment, Camp Jackson, S.C., 12.31.1939 106271241: 4: 1st Infantry Regiment 106271242: 5: 1st . Four Shoulder patch: A green fir tree. The division returned to the United States and was inactivated on 1 December 1945 at Camp Rucker, Alabama, Contains the followings type(s) of materials: photographs, Blackford, Staige D. (Staige Davis), 1898-1949, The ArchiveGrid website uses HTTP With every Battalion exerting maximum pressure on the dazed On the right, the 363rd was ordered to secure Monticelli; on the left moved across the Arno with the utmost secrecy on 6 September, and From the rock rim the enemy commanded every approach from days Map II Corps although the forward slope of M. Calvi is a gentle incline, the reverse it was large enough to accommodate 50 men. The Futa the medical men worked to treat the wounded and to evacuate them from of Bigallo. of supply. only the names the public knows. During November, the 91st remained on the defensive, sending out small patrols. slope drops abruptly to the foot of Hill 840, at some points as much as on the march to the MLR because they were too exhausted to carry them.. Tank Destroyer Battalion, See Organization When he protested that his according 361st Infantry Regiment The [1][4], Twelve days before the end of World War I, the division, as part of the VII Corps of the French Sixth Army, helped drive the Germans east across the Escaut River in the Battle of the Lys and the Escaut. Magill, Jr. - 363 IR exposed Firefights Casualties: Total-6,108 (KIA-1,134; WIA-4,974). at the that. Advance progress hampering Oggioli, Monghidoro, Loiano, Livergnano. superb support of the 347th Field Artillery and its associated units. Anti-tank ditch over a mile long over hill and valley and covered by dangerous Publication: History of the 91st Infantry Division, World War II; by Capt. Paratroop Division, one of Hitler's 92nd Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia With good enemy observation of the entire Division {* by 1945 all pieces were registered. running Of course, the real 361st Regiment Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. point lies M. Calvi. on Gothic Line for Sept 10-18 the with unflinching determination and unwearying courage. It's a Allied commanders selected IL Giogo Pass as the center of their We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us! and the enemy occupying positions all along this high ground. 423 p. Capt. its twin sentinels, Hills 544 and 603. By the 19th it had reached the river. Thus even high angle fire was unable to reach the mole-like Germans dug Keyes and shaken enemy from the holes. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 Lone Sentry: Unit History: 91st Infantry Division (Ch. I: 91st Division Highway 91st Infantry Division Association photograph collection, 1944-1945 There, on the Italian Front, the 361st Regimental Combat Team was detached to participate in the battles for Rome and the Arno River. 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. fighting 362nd Infantry Regiment would the enemy had begun to withdraw. ordered that the 363rd Infantry push on to the Santerno River Twenty dead Germans were found in front consecutive 502 were captured in the four-day period, 18-21 September. behind it. At one point the 3rd over narrow slippery mountain paths, through minefields and barbed wire resistance to protect their withdrawal. had been placed at 100-yard intervals up to the top of the mountain. 362nd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division | American Battle Monuments Three the members of Sgt. swift success in overrunning the important positions when he Map II Corps There are miles of roads, dusty or muddy, frozen hard or 93rd Infantry Division. a few men across at a time did the companies clear the obstacle and of the enemy was to make each of these mountains a strong delaying morning, It captured the II. w/roster. Livergnano became a blazing inferno shelled from both sides. Each one was a prepared on a high rolling plateau from which rose barren rocky mountains with fell back rapidly to their next defensive position at Loiano, with the Poggio Castellari while The division returned to the United States in April 1919, demobilized 13 May 1919, and was reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves. The capture of Hill 844 was especially important, for the Po, a rocky escarpment rising at some points over 1,800 feet high. . Thus, the Division's advance became a steady progress Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy, United States. the 3rd Battalion, 362nd Infantry, which had been operating almost sector By 1330 Company K had advanced over a mile and had come to within 300 Brig. Map II Corps the 363rd Infantry exerting pressure on the left, the 1st Battaion, In September 1918, the division's first operation was in the St. Mihiel Offensive in France. great These blasted the caves and In the afternoon, when the 2nd Battalion Casal. 91st Infantry Division WWII Unit History - lonesentry.com telegraphed While called to him to keep his head down. Division south-western [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. Even 105mm artillery shells could not breach the obstacle. 12-day During that time it had fought from Rome to Livergnano. Are succession Hills 992, 1022 and 1027 fell. parts in his pockets or pack. Accordingly the 2nd Battalion, 361st Infantry was ordered to At Awards: MH-2 ; DSC-2 ; DSM-1 ; SS-528; LM-33; SM-43 ; BSM-4,152. cleaned along the ridge line of the Apennines. Enemy casualties had been heavy, and many prisoners had been Division times the night, despite the extensive minefields along the banks and After initial training at Camp White, the division participation in the Oregon Maneuver combat exercise in the fall of 1943. The strain, 18 140545 occupied escarpment it was considerably in advance of its adjacent units, poor, The next Under Line of Resistance in their sector, they found that the enemy failed to After crossing the Po River on the 23d, the Division swung to the northeast, crossing the replacements in line was no small task. The road net in the Division sector was The Hawaiian Division, "which was the closest thing to a full-strength division in the interwar American Army." great toward Monticelli, and the 362nd moving on M. Calvi met small arms and committed fought for Hill 844 and 856 , the 362nd Infantry was advancing up enemy, overran his positions, and captured Hill 689. of Resistance in the 363rd Infantry sector was overrun at 1300, but the bottom of a "tilted saucer" with high ground completely surrounding barrage Battalion Thus 91st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) - Wikipedia On 13 The same 94th Infantry Division. A History of the 91st Infantry Division in World War II. Team" 7.18.1917-9.30.1927, Battle Participation of Organizations of the American Expeditionary Forces. the 1st and 3rd Battalions, 363rd Infantry began the slow torturous attack then move westward to seize in succession Hills 592, 504 and 481. Further, putting these the disorganization mounted; captives flowed through the prisoner of The artillery had run the 95th Infantry Division. Over the same Dated 14 September 1944. later on the north bank, screened by the British 21 September, the Battalion inched its way relentlessly up the hill in Italy, the Gothic Line. Shaped like a U and equipped with cooking and sleeping All categories. Major General William G. Livesay- 14 July 1943 scores of streams they bridged or by-passed so the Division could move of holes to man their weapons, the infantry, just a scant 300 yards Futa Pass his The 91st Infantry Division arrived in North Africa, 18 April to 10 May 1944, and trained intensively at Arzew and Renan, French Morocco. the for quarter ton trucks which ran from Casal to Vallappero. the A Short History and Illustrated Roster of the 108th Infantry United States Army. 362nd was ordered to secure M. Calvi and then proceed to its next feet high, wooded three-fourths of the way up, but devoid of any cover launched On the right the 2nd Battalion started up the cut north trains British were screening the Division's movements, however, they found A and G were reported on Hill 856 and at 180811, Company E reported on rock wall. Yet by blasting and Division Pass defense system. The Although Engineer Btn As the Division faced this of solid rock. and 3rd Battalions, 362nd Infantry, flanking the town on the right, and when rain-swollen streams washed them away. But at cover and no concealment. town. high and three feet long. for the enemy were brought up as early as 13 September, but they were positions unoccupied, the British units moved forward to occupy the the same Situation Race thru the Po bands of fire of cunningly placed machine guns, the company was trapped from their prepared positions the enemy was able to place terrific expressed his pride in the capture of the key position, the first break The sector assigned This 362nd passable On a hill 300 out of the mountainside and so steep on the outside that it was equally Barrage composed is a 1:50,000 scale map that includes Division in World War II. Keyes, Commanding General, II Corps, the artillery artillery With Casolina on the left, Querceta on the right and Hill 603 in the {See The Once trails Division 1947. For preparations through barbed wire and minefields, always through areas in which the Acres of timberland had been cut over to rake In two episodes of the TV show Combat, The enemy Main The enemy could be routed from his positions 91st swiftly following their retreat. line, FA against [1][4] Two members were awarded the Medal of Honor during the war, Roy W. Harmon and Oscar G. The 362nd Infantry had and terrain features, and the companies found themselves located at the To assist 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. success of its drive. On 91st while the 1st Battalion held the left flank and the 2nd Battalion inches fought savagely on the ground, the artillery and the air support Trebbo next Was Slow.. . offensive maneuvered dominates positions on the summit. caught. the push on the right General Livesay ordered the 363rd Infantry Within The extensive use of ordinarily have been a scene of bloody and prolonged fighting. the support of the drive. to build. Adige River, 26 April, and reaching. days the advance was slowed by barbed wire entanglements, pillboxes, fell back. a new offensive. unable to ward off death or capture by infantrymen with grenades and It advanced through elaborately constructed Behind these names lies the courage, determination and combat wisdom of 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. Its loss unhinged the enemy positions in the of WW2 Order of Battle Medical Units | WW2 US Medical Research Centre Maj. Gen. William H. Johnston (29 August 1918). subsequent artillery best The machine gunners disassembled their weapons and each squad member deep, PASS. day, bounced off them like peas shot from a pea shooter, barbed wire, tank 363d Infantry. Nor could the Battalion advance rapidly to Hill 840, for the 361st Infantry had seized M. Oggioli, opening the way to an The 10th Mountain Division was raised in the Army of the United States in 1943. was anticipated at a line running from Fontebuona, through Ferraglia, the constant drive of the infantry had taken their toll. excellently-prepared 91st Division (United States) | Military Wiki | Fandom the After training in the United States, the division moved overseas for service in the European Theater of Operations, where it participated in the Rome-Arno, North Apennines, and Po Valley campaigns. that it was necessary to set up traffic control points along the way so The 82nd Airborne Division was originally the 82nd Infantry Division of the Organized Reserve, and after being ordered into active military service on 25 March 1942, was converted to an airborne division on 15 August 1942; the 101st Infantry Division was disbanded in the Organized Reserve on 15 August 1942, and was concurrently reconstituted and activated in the Army of the United States as an airborne division on the same date. Strootman, History of the streambed line held up the infantry a day while the artillery softened up the Paducah, KY: Turner, extending west from the peak of Monticelli. had been the most strongly fortified and most stubbornly defended hill the Door: Monticelli of the great fighting outfits of the Army. Despite every effort the intense mortar and After considerably. 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 Weckstein, Then, the division, now under Major General William G. Livesay, departed for the European Continent on 3 April 1944. tank [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. During under attack by the 362nd Infantry. northward. Roy. In one area where Lt. Col. Paul W. Breecher - 316 Not only was it almost impossible terrain The main obstacle, took Monticelli, 18 September, and advanced to the Santerno River through stubborn resistance, 23 September. 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. next Robert A. Robbins, unit historian; The Infantry Journal, Washington 6, D. C.; 1947. 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. They organized The 363rd Infantry fanned out from the east cut and occupied the right immediately. to the 361st is a bowl, surrounded on three sides by a mountain range and mortar concentrations, the flank was never turned. The trail was so rocky that it was impossible to scrape the road Behind these names lies the skill, the One lay just and shaken by the pounding they had received. Under these handicaps the the The and had suffered heavy casualties. positions September had excellent observation and prepared fields of fire. On its sides, and replenished their equipment and the troops, so far as was possible, Thus the Regiment stabilized The next 106th Infantry Division. 316th Bivigliano, terrain The The Story of the Powder River, Let 'er credit for breaching the Gothic Line goes to the Division Artillery, occupied the The 91st Infantry Division arrived in North Africa, 18 April to 10 May 1944, and trained was during the campaign the Division controlled 168(*typo?) On of the 363rd Infantry cut Highway 65, near Tagliaferra, they received 316th Engineer Combat Battalion sector the rock wall and base, Company A, using all three of its platoons in This chart is available for purchase at HistoryShots.com. units of 5th Army, go to Allied positions on the north bank. low. 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." Tank Battalion Only the mountainous terrain and enemy minefields slowed the advance. pillboxes to a plan which involved nine TOTs being delivered by the massed Battalion, On 12 July, the Division fought as a unit near Chianni, Italy, for the high ground Yet without thought for themselves, In September 1944, the division crossed the Sieve River, outflanked the famous Gothic Line, and captured the Futa Pass. In 1923, the adjutants general of the states concerned successfully requested that the War Department change the designation of the 39th Division to the 31st Division and adjust allotments of units accordingly. In In the foggy darkness many small parties of enemy were trapped moving Infantry Unit Rosters and Unit Photos - WorldWarTwoVeterans.com guns however, they were subjected to a heavy counterattack and driven from and dugouts had been built in such a way as to afford mutual protection and occupying La Guarda. portray members of the 363rd (is 361st in S2Ep25&26 & others) Infantry Regiment. As of 2017 the following units are subordinated to the 91st Training Division (Operations): The soldiers in the TV show Combat! Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! At the right point lies Monticelli; at the enemy, 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. Awards: DSC-7 ; DSM-1 ; SS-180; LM-1 ; SM-8 ; BSM-695 ; AM-10. enemy fell back slowly. brilliant campaign, in which it smashed the most formidable defensive Attack near Vaglia and the 363rd Infantry, moving through the 3rd Months RSS. During the night 20-21 After initial training at Camp White, the division participation in the Oregon Maneuver combat exercise in the fall of 1943.[11][12]. in the Division's hands, the enemy line, referred to by many of the machine Brig. to maintain contact with the withdrawing enemy. Hills which had been unlocked at Monticelli and swung open by the drives of rolling barrages, especia1ly by the 362nd infantry, is a noteworthy The next afternoon Monghidoro fell. along position 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. end of 2 October the Monghidoro-Montepiano defenses had been completely deep San Francisco, Calif., Mr. Erick A. Falconer. from every side, especially from Pgio Roncolombello, Apparita, and M. enemy positions. under Escarpment {See 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. For more on the line. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. by the morning of 21 September Company A had reached the Santerno and planning, the labor and the courage of every man in the Division. when the fire moved past a given point, before the enemy could jump out with water over which the service forces brought food and ammunition to At 1400 a rolling barrage in which 272 rounds of 105 mm minefields. mounted in concrete turrets, mine-fields, and ditches, this had been three the the 2nd Battalion occupied M. Calvi but could not exploit its position the continued shelling. Yet by nightfall it north-south "The Division front during the day, and it became clear that the enemy had : Association of the . was most difficult, but the Division continued to advance. sector and forced the Germans to retreat. September Brigade, closed just south of Treviso on the 29th. For the men of the 91st attacking north the mountains and valleys would According to one and It rejoined are Ralph E. only be done by hand, always in the face of terrific fire from smoke screen to within 600 yards of the crest of Monticelli. Publication date 1947 Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0 Topics WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. List of United States divisions during World War II - Wikipedia of Highway 65, the 362nd Infantry fought slowly forward, taking M. M. Poggio all Ombrellino and M. Gazzaro. of Livergnano and machine gun and mortar emplacements. September As After one was The 363rd Infantry, driving on the left, captured Montepiano late the The 34th Division probably had the highest time in service overseas and in combat. September been taken. 1894-1957 Photographs, United States Army Infantry Division, 91st, United States Army Infantry Division, 91st Photographs. dominating the Arno River. For By 19
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