The plan in brief was as follows: (a) 359th Inf, on the right, to seize and consolidate the FORET DE MONT CASTRE, a rugged and heavily wooded hill mass which dominated the entire Corps zone. The remainder of the Division completed last minute preparations for movement. necessary readjustments were made by the 358th and the 359th so that they might tie in with the defensive positions of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. Group A moved to an assembly area in the vicinity of Reuville (380968). As of midnight, the 121st was no nearer our lines than 24 hours previously. 40 Prisoners including 1 Regimental Commander and 2 LTs were taken. Division Artillery made preparations to move into a new assembly area. 358th Inf: The . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Advancing rapidly at first, the Bn soon encountered enemy in strength and at darkness was still held E of LITHAIRE; it had succeeded however, in guaranteeing a safe line of communication to the summit of the FORET in rear of the 1st and 3rd Bns of the 359th Inf. Group A completed embarkation at Dartmouth. Accordingly, the 357th Infantry was given the task of seizing and holding the line from Gourbesville to Beauval, while to the 359th went the task of holding that part of the line which ran from Raven (225012) to Haut David (208012). Pursuit continued to the Czech border, 18 April 1945, and into the Sudetes mountain range. 12 june (D+6) : 2 june (D-4) : 2nd Bn went into action at 1500, passing through the left company of the 2nd Bn 359th Inf. By 2000 LES BABLONS was finally in our hands and the 3rd Bn had advanced to connect up with the 1st and 2nd Bns. 359th Inf: 1st Bn, right assault battalion of the Div, met heavy resistance at the LD from the German garrison vicinity of PRETOT. The date was April 2, 1945, and Sevel and another scout had just paddled across the Werra, approximately 100 miles northeast of Frankfurt in the heart of Germany. Here is the history of the 90th Infantry Division, of which the 359th was part. On the NE side of the PRARIE, 83rd Inf Div, operating with VII Corps, cound count as gains only a few hedgerows. 357th Inf: 90th Infantry Division. Tous droits rservs. During this period 357th and 359th Infs maintained their positions overlooking the SEVES R, harassing the enemy on the ISLAND with fire of all types. VIII Corps planned to attack S, divisions abreast (79th, 82nd, and 90th), between the sea and the PRAIRIES MAR CAGLUSES DE GORGES to initially seize the ground immediately N of LESSAY-PERIERS. [2] On March 25, 1942, the 359th was called to active service for participation in World War II and was organized and trained at Camp Barkeley, Texas. By 1300 two additional counterattacks by the enemy had been launched and repulsed. The 90th Division through its battles and conquests will go down in the annals of history as one of the finest and bravest Division of World War II. In the 358ths sector, the Divisions units were successful in capturing and occupying the high ground to the North and West of Pont lAbbe. 23 March 1944: Third Army, but attached to First Army. After mopping up the Boche stragglers in that area it was redirected S along the W edge of the swamp in conformity with Division orders. 5 July 1944 Casualties: Total-7,549 (KIA-1,091; WIA-6,458). (b) 358th Inf, on the left, to force the corridor between the FORET and PRARIE, block to the E, S of the PRARIE, and finally assist the 359th Inf on order. Effective patrolling was conducted by the 359th Infantry covering a three mile sector. 8 june (D+2) : . Plans called for two regiments to attack abreast, take an intermediate objective and then push on to the final goal. 391.3.3 Records of the 3d Regiment of Dragoons. Caught at the LD by heavy enemy fire, and unable to fight back effectively, they could not be expected to react like seasoned veterans. Attacking at 0800, C Co, or the right flank of the 1st Bn, made limited progress and forced its way across the E W Road through BEAU COUDRAY; the other Cos were stopped without gain. Enemy Artillery was active in the 357th Infantry area. While the 60th Infantry Regiment made good progress north-westward, the 359th Infantry of the 90th Division, turning north-northwest toward Orglandes, was opposed stubbornly, field by field. Because of the open nature of the ground to the immediate front, patrol activity was limited to night work. [2] It took part in several campaigns, including Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes Alsace, and Central Europe. Both regiments secured their positions and gained firm lateral contact to prevent the infiltration southward of by-passed enemy elements. Each of the links below open in a new window, A History of the 90th Division in WW1 by Major George Wythe, 90th Division Association, 1920 Gee Colin. Memoirs. The tactical situation made the immediate recovery and evacuation of the 357th Infantry Regiment's dead impossible. The German penetration between the assault battalions regained possession of LES SABLONS and forced the 3rd Bn to again reduce the town as a preliminary to execution of its assigned mission. To the right rear of the regiment, the 8th Div was advancing slowly, having initiated their attack at 0600. The PRARIES extend S to GORGES, but immediately W of SW of BEAU COUDRAY bocage country resumes. The 90th Infantry Division was activated 25 March 1942, shipped out to Europe on 23rd March 1944 and arrived in England on 5 April 1944. The presence of this unit meant only one thing counterattack to restore position. Thereafter to continue the attack southward on order. 1st Bn advancing without resistance moved rapidly within its zone and by mid-afternoon had secured the CRs N of SEVES. It was adopted by the 90 th Division during World War I because most of its original personnel were drafted from Texas and Oklahoma. It then raced across France, through Verdun, 6 September, to participate in the siege of Metz, 14 September 19 November, capturing Maizires-ls-Metz, 30 October, and crossing the Moselle River at Knigsmacker, 9 November. 90th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia, Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths, Final Report (Statistical and Accounting Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1 June 1953), United States Army Center of Military History, Memorial Plaque honoring the 90th Infantry Division's liberation of Flossenburg, Tough 'Ombres! 27 june (D+21) Prisoners taken during the morning provided evidence of the presence of other German Paratroopers, the cream of the Nazis, in the Div zone. The 359th Infantry Regiment was constituted for World War I at Camp Travis, Texas[a] on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. The 2nd Bn advanced rapidly hampered only by mines. Only 5% of the Divisions transport vehicles were available because MT ship unloading was far behind schedule. D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia. 15 june (D+9) 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division 37; 298; 315; 382; 664 . Maintained its positions and competed preparations for its attack on the Division right. 3rd Bn 358th Inf, when its front had been covered by their advance, was released from 359th Inf control and rejoined its Regt. By nightfall, the entire Regiment had been committed. A short and photographic record of the 360th Infantry,Texas Brigade. 90th Rcn Tr,returning to action after a brief rest, moved to LATELLE and with dismounted patrols, maintained contact with the 8th Inf Div. They approached our positions through a zone which took them in front of the 3rd Bn 358th Inf rather than through the cleared area in its (3rd Bns) rear. 9th Infantry Division in World War II. 357th Inf: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 90th Infantry Division Artillery, 90th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), Headquarters, Special Troops, 90th Infantry Division, Headquarters Company, 90th Infantry Division, 90th Counterintelligence Corps Detachment. 27 July 1944 Blood, guts and superior equipment had finally broken the Mahlman line. In the valley SW of the 3rd Bn position, around the towns of VESLY and MOBECQ considerable troop concentrations were observed and engaged with devastating effect by the massed fires of the Corps Artillery. Given thus a breathing spell, the Division entered upon an extensive program of reorganization, rehabilitation and training. Corps order called for elements of the 82nd Airborne Division and the newly arrived 9th Infantry Division to pass through the 90th Division and secure the Douve River in our zone. There were a few pictures taken by those few men who can do their job plus under any conditions; but the pictures were unable to be located. 357th Inf followed suit and spent the remaining hours of daylight in preparation for a dawn attack. The 208th Infantry Division, or 208.Infanterie-Division in German, was a large military unit that served during World War II.Like most German infantry divisions, the bulk of its troops were foot-mobile infantry supported by horse-drawn artillery.. All battalions held in place until 1600 at which time the 121st Inf on the left of the 8th Inf Div passed through their lines and continued the attack. 4th Div Arty, made available to support the attack, moved into prepared positions under cover of darkness. 1st june (D-5) : Despite heavy resistance the assault companies initially made good progress but halted on their first phase line to reestablish the lateral contact which had been lost almost at the jump off. 359th Infantry and assigned to the 90th Division (later redesignated as the 16 18 July 1944 358th Inf: The transport stayed afloat just long enough to enable rescue of all the men. Upon order of Corps, the Division attacked on 10 June 1944 with the object of seizing the high ground east of the Douve River. At the end of the days fighting the Division had advance its lines approximately 2000 yards. Thoughtfully written and gratefully shared. Our superior artillery and the determination of the infantry repulsed it without gain. 1st Bn, 358th Inf, heavily opposed to its front and harassed by accurate fire from the nose of the FORET, fought its way S across the RR and captured LES BELLES CROIX. 3rd Bn moved abreast of the 2nd Bn and swung left, crossing the TAUTE R at LA FOSSAIRE. K Company broke out of the woods and reached a position overlooking the road to LASTELLE, the battalion objective. Private First Class Stanley Schachne entered the U.S. Army from New York and served in the 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. Shortly before midnight the 15th German Parachute Regt which had replaced the original defending troops, launched a violet counter-attack against the 3 Cos (I, L & C) S of BEAU COUDRAY. (b) 358th Inf, on the left, extended from its contact point with 359th Inf to BAUPTE where contact was maintained with the 83rd Inf Div. Although our guides and liaison officers were in contact with the left elements of the 121st Inf (left assault regiment of the 8th Div) and the area between their left front and the rear of our hilltop position was clear, scattered enemy resistance remained in the right of the 121st Inf zone and slowed their progress. 359th Inf: Beside it, in front of a 12-line BD-72 telephone switchboard, is a mannequin dressed in the uniform of a technical sergeant of the 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division. Corps and division awaited the jump off of the VII Corps which had been daily postponed because of unfavorable weather. The RCT 9 moved by battalion to the vicinity of Bandienvielle, still part of the 4th Infantry Divisions Reserve. The entrenched enemy although buffeted by heavy mortar and artillery concentrations could not be unloosened. The 357th Infantry was assigned to the left sector of the drive and the 358th Infantry to the right sector. Meanwhile the 2nd Bn had crossed S of the River; the 1st Bn was scheduled for crossing at daylight. All units continued training and rehabilitation. Jasper T. Aaser. Behind them, enemy mortar, artillery and enfilade machine gun fire blocked all efforts to the engineers to provide a vehicular crossing. The attack was successful. At 1300, C and B Cos ignoring flanking machine gun fire jumped to the ISLAND and overcoming the immediate resistance advanced S about 1 Km. Service # 37155164 . Active: August 1941 - May 1943 July 1943 - April 1945: Country Nazi Germany: Branch: Army: Type: Infantry: Role: Light infantry . The 357th Infantry upon being relieved by the 79th Infantry Division reverted to Division Reserve. In the course of the days operations the Div had strengthened its hold on the Foret by 4 Bns as the right flank swung considerably forward. By virtue of aggressive infantry action and coordinated tank s support the leading Company (A) made excellent progress and by noon had reached a point some 500 yards N of BEAU COUDRAY. It provided perfect observation to the N and to the E and consequently was more important to the Boche defensively than to us in our offensive plans. While the fighting had been severe and the casualties heavy the Division had secured a foothold on the FORET DE MONT CASTRE a foothold which we were never to relinquish and which provided the initial key to the success of the Divisions operations. 5 june (D-1) : The 90th Infantry Division was born on the soil of Texas, drew its strength from the North and South and East and West, grew to lusty manhood on the beaches of France, and fed itself on victories plucked from the forests and wrenched from the rivers of Europe. 90th Light Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia. Storming the "Heinies" well fortified positions was work enough for that day. 3rd Bn, passed through the left to the 1st Bn and made limited progress until stopped by a formidable German position in a wooded ravine, perpendicular to its advance. in Corps Reserve, was originally under orders to relieve the 90th Division elements in the FORET on 8 July, and continue the attack to the S. The 90th Division, with its zone delimited to the area not held by the 357th Inf, would continue the attack S until pinched out by the juncture of the 8th and 83rd Inf Divs on the right and left respectively. Corps order directed active patrolling by the 359th from their sector down to the river line with the mission of eliminating all German resistance in that pocket. At 1045 the 3rd Bn, having been covered by the advance of the 8th Inf Div across its front, was relieved from attachment to the 359th Inf and returned to Regtl control. 357th Inf: Having broken the Boche resistance by mid afternoon, the battalion was able to push through the woods in its zone to reach the high ground N of STE SUZANNE where it halted, incapable of further offensive action. The headquarters was organized on 8 August 1921. 90th Inf Div had reached its assigned objectives and with them secure the 1st Phase of the VIII Corps offensive ended. He was killed in action on December 7, 1944 in the vicinity of Pachten, Germany. Although reinforced by tanks, it was unable to reduce this pocket of resistance. 201459", "Medal of Honor recipient John "Bud" Hawk, DCM speaks with McChord cadets", "Everhart, Forrest Eugene, Sr. (19221986)", "Military Assistance Advisory Group, Indochina is Re-Designated MAAG, Vietnam: November 1, 1955", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=359th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)&oldid=1134628514, Infantry regiments of the United States Army, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for NORTHERN FRANCE (1st Battalion), This page was last edited on 19 January 2023, at 17:27. At noon, on Div order, the 3rd Bn was directed to move from its assembly position in the vicinity of ST JORES to attack W through the valley to clean out the resistance in the rear of the 359th Inf as far as the town of LITHAIRE. Corps order gave the Division the mission of attacking to the West on 10 June to seize the high ground East of the Douve River in the vicinity of St Sauveur le Vicomte to deepen the Corps bridgehead. of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 91st Division (Training Support); 1st Normandy American Cemetery American Cemetery 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer France 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. The supporting tanks were immediately knocked out by German SP guns or immobilized in the sticky underfooting. C Co was forced back with heavy casualties and became intermingled with K Co; these 2 Cos were subsequently reorganized as one unit and fought as such for the next several days. Infantry and assigned to the 90th Division, Organized in September 1917 at Camp Travis, Texas, Demobilized 24 June 1919 at Camp Bowie, Texas, Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the The 1st Bn followed in trace behind 3rd Bn to LONGUET. D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia. The 90th ID had their 359th Infantry Regiment attached to the 4th ID for D-Day, landing on 6 June. Almost immediately all assault platoons met fierce resistance from the fanatically determined paratroopers defending that area. Attacked in column of battalions at 0530 with the 2nd Bn leading. (d) Div CP was located at BEUZEVILLE LA BASTILLE. The 357th Infantry occupied its defensive sector. The new division was born quietly but proudly at Camp Barkeley, Texas, on March 25, 1942. Div CP opened at CHATEAU FRANCQUETOT at 1700. commanders. Manhattan,Kansas.Sunflower University Press, 1996; Harold M. Hyman. E Co, in 1st Bn reserve, supported by tanks, attacked SE at 0900 to seize BEAU COUDRAY and re-establish contact iwth leading companies of the 3rd Bn. The battle of the FORET DE MONT CASTRE had been won. 359th Inf: 1st Bn throughout the day maintained its positions protecting the left of the regiment. 1st Bn, attacking at 0800, scaled the N slopes of the Foret on the right of the 3rd Bn and, swinging wide, advanced against sporadic resistance to seize the high ground in the vicinity of LA VILLE which provided dominant observation over W half of the Corps zone. Although every effort was made to shift the 1st Bn 358th Inf to the right into its proper Z of action, this was not accomplished until well after dark and the 2nd Bn could but remain where it first halted. The 22nd Infantry Division was a specialized German infantry division in World War II. Shortly before dusk all 4 companies consolidated on their original positions and the regimental front became established. At 1345 it passed to the control of 359th Inf for the completion of mop up operations W to the Division boundary. During the day, the 82nd Airborne Division, supported by the 345th FA Battalion of the 90th Infantry Division drove a bridgehead across the Merderet River at 308910. Elsewhere on the Corps front the fighting had been equally hard. Each of the links below open in a new window, A HISTORY OF THE 90th DIVISION IN WORLD WAR II, by Lt. Joe Abrams, 1946, 90th Division Association This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of Operation Overlord through 357 specific events. 8. operations of the 1st battalion, 359th infantry(90th infantry division) in the crossing of the falise - argentan gap and defense of le bourg st. leonard, 14-19 . The 357th Infantry fought fiercely throughout the day, but due to the ferocity of the enemy, they were able to make very little gain. 1 August 1944: XV Corps, Third Army, 12th Army Group. 19 june (D+13) 357th Inf: 3rd Bn passed to Div control and relieved the 2nd Bn, 358th Inf on the left of the Div: 90th Rcn Tr attached to 3rd Bn to patrol BAUPTE area connecting up with the 83rd Div. The German 20th Infantry Division was an infantry division of Nazi Germany.HistoryThe was established in 1934 under the cover name. 358th Inf: Army strategy dictated that the Corps hold in place for the time being, pending development in other areas. The 357th Infantry then attempted to force their way forward only to meet strong resistance which lasted throughout the rest of the day. 9 june (D+3) : 90th Light Infantry Division; 1st insignia of 90th Light Div. At 1017 the 1st Bn 358th Inf and 2nd Bn 359th Inf passed to the control of the 358th Inf. Battalion concurrently allotted to the Regular Army, World War I: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; [3] After completing individual and collective training, the regiment served in France during the war . At 1400, the 3rd Bn 358th Inf attacked SE into the heavily wooded reverse slopes of the FORET. Regimental System, redesignated as the 359th Regiment, and reorganized to consist By 2130, the two Battalions had mopped it up completely and had begun the move to occupy the high ground to the North and Northwest. During the lull thus afforded Division continued to fully utilize the available time to bring units to fullest possible combat efficiency. Shortly after midnight a paratrooper battalion, scaled the wooded south slopes of the nose occupied by the 1st Bn, 358th Inf and launched a noisily fanatical assault which retook the high ground driving the 1st Bn back onto the reverse (N) slope. E Company, the assault unit, met heavy MG fire from the houses fringing the S bank of the stream immediately as it had started its forward movement. As the battalion moved S towards the town, a Boche infantry-tank assault struck its right flank and forced it back on the crossroad. 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division 89; 215 . The enemy, contrary to general expectations had disclosed his intentions of defending in place to the end, whatever the price. They show us things as they were, and as they actually happened with no dressing and special poses. 359th Inf: Sample Page; ; At 1430 Co E was committed to fill the gap which had developed between the two assault Cos after the first counterattack; it came into the line in time to meet squarely another counterattack which developed into a had grenade fight. Nickname: Tough 'Ombres; during World War I, the division was called the Texas-Oklahoma Division, represented by the T and O on the shoulder patch. [4] A week later, word came that the war in Europe ended on 8 May 1945. This Bn could advance no further. F Co was attached to the 3rd Bn in position to back up the greatly reduced latter unit. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted . (c) 357th Inf, having been relieved by the 79th Inf Div on the Corps Right (PORTBAIL ST SAUVEUR IM VICOMTE), was assembled vicinity PICAUVILLE as Division Reserve. 1 Km S of PERIERS it encountered enemy infantry and tanks. 359th Inf: While the 2nd Bn was investigating LE PLESSIS, the 1st and 3rd Bns now reorganized, moved forward over the bitterly contested ground of the preceding few days, assembled in vicinity of BEAU COUDRAY as Division Reserve. The 90th Infantry Division landed in England, 5 April 1944, and trained from 10 April to 4 June. And the brief respite afforded in the last few days of July had permitted revitalization of both individuals and units. We will, of course. But more were available and cause particular havoc by enfilading our lines at ranges sometimes as small as 100 yards. 358th Inf: It was organized . 16 june (D+10) At 1930 still another attack, supported by heavy artillery concentration, was launched against the entire front line. Many men swam the water gap and reached our lines safely but 11 officers and approximately 200 men were cut off and captured. > SECTION 3 - NORTHERN FRANCE . Late in the day information was received on the indefinite postponement of the projected attack of the 358th Inf. At 1520, the 2nd Bn 358th Inf, now attached to 359th Inf, moved into the Regimental zone and fought its way forward with the mission of filling the gap between the two leading battalions. 358th and 359th Infs readjusted positions, closing assault battalions on their respective LDs. Today, a memorial wall at the former camp honors the 90th as the liberators of Flossenbrg concentration camp. 357th Inf: On 20 May 1942, the unit was redesignated the 90th Infantry Division. The 2nd Bn of the 259th was relieved of its assignments and rejoined the rest of the 359th. 90th Rcn Tr: The attack was firmly repulsed at duck but its weight and fury had delimited the bridgehead to a scant 300 yards depth S of the stream. One BN served as a holding force on the Northwest side of the town. See more ideas about infantry, wwii, world war ii. By 1030 all fighting on the ISLAND had ceased and the Boche was in firm control of the S bank. This failed to materialize due to the severity of the enemy resistance. Remainder of the regiment was staged forward to the vicinity of GORGES preparatory to the relief of the 358th Infantry. Tanks operating with both attacking groups made deep penetrations as bazooka team after team was picked off by supporting enemy infantry. Particular attention was given to the integration of replacements and the bathing, reequipping and re clothing of combat units. EN. The provisional company, after weathering two hours of concentrated shelling, extended its dispositions to the SE to prevent further enemy infiltration which previously had caused a great deal of harassment and to firm contact with elements of 121st Cav Sq, outposting the left flank and rear of the Div zone. Private Richard C. Allen 39th Infantry Regiment 04/07/1943 Deprived of their tank support and heavily engaged by small arms, flat trajectory mortar and artillery fire from three sides, their position had become untenable and the company was withdrawn at duck to form the frontal side of the battalion perimeter. Several times throughout the day, the 357th was attacked by the enemy Infantry and tanks, but al enemy efforts were beaten back. FRANCE, Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for NORTHERN Later in the day a runner from L Company slipped through the lines reporting that I Company CP had been overrun by tanks and the entire CP group killed or captured. Based on this information the Corps order was revised, shifting the zone of action of the 8th Div westward and changing its attack direction to a SE line in order that it might in turn strike the probable attack of the German Division in the flank. The 358th Infantry Regiment was stationed at Cam Llangattock, Wales; the RCT9(-) and the 90th Rcn Troop at Camp Court-Y-Gollen, Wales; the RCT 7, 344th FA Battalion, Co B, 315th Medical Battalion and Co B 315th Engineer Battalion at Camp Chepetow, Wales; and Division Headquarters, Division Artillery Headquarters, 345th FA Battalion, Special Troops at Heath Camp, Cardiff, Wales; and 315th Engineer and 315th Medical Battalions (each less 3 Cos) also at Heath Camp. It was finally held short of its objective. The Bn secured its objectives, but physical juncture was not made by the 1st and 2nd bns and it consequently remained in the line. The 357th Infantry continued its attack on Gourbesville, while the 359th Infantry was ordered to assume the attack on Orglandes to the Northwest. World War Regimental Histories. Ehrenfried-Oskar Bge. WW_REG_HIS San Antonio,Texas:San Antonio Printing Co., 1918 Thus on the eve of August the 90th Div was spiritually and physically ready for the stellar role it was about to be given. The attack was eventually stopped, after several casualties had been inflicted on the 3rd Bn 357th Inf. Share. 24 june (D+18) The three battalions were now firmly linked and our hold on FORET secure. During the early morning hours the SEVES R overflowed its banks and became unfordable in most spots. Bn halted forward motion after cutting main lateral road on ISLAND awaiting armored and antitank support. The immediate stumbling block within the 90th Division zone was the passage across the ISLAND, the approaches to which were devoid of cover and swept by enemy fire. Soldiers of the US 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry "T+O" (Texas and Oklahoma) Division gather for a picture below deck in LCI(L) 326 (Landing Craft Infantry) the night before the big invasion. Preparations for the relief of the 357th Infantry were made with representatives of the 79th Division. Lack of routes and by-passed groups of Boche made communication and supply and extremely difficult and hazardous problem. 30 July 1944: Third Army, but attached to First Army. After elements of the 82nd Airborne Division had passed through satisfactorily, 358th Infantry assembled in the vicinity of Pont lAbbe to await further orders. The only additional reinforcing troops available were the 315th Engr Bn, now assembled in the vicinity of ST JORES and the 121st Cav Sq elements of which were patrolling the PRARIE from the left of the 357th Inf to the BAUPTE causeway. 359th Inf halted on Division order the general line from LA HOUSSAYE (269622) HAUTE CAPALIE (300625). The VIII Corps follow-up attack contemplate a straight push with 4 Divisions abreast (in order from right to left, 79th, 8th, 90th, 83rd) to seize the high ground vicinity COUTANCES. The 90th Infantry Division landed in England, 5 April 1944, and trained from 10 April to 4 June. Notice All rights reserved. It continued its advance to the W, holding for the night in the clear, on a predetermined line through the E slope of the FORET. DURAUVILLE and GONFREVILLE, and the crossing E of the latter town were seized without incident and the regimental front advanced to the high ground overlooking the SEVES RIVER from NAY inclusive westward to contact the 359th Infantry. At this point, they came under extremely heavy fire from Hill 92 to their immediate front. Their attack was very effective it greatly aided the 358th Infantry in its approach to Pont lAbbe. The only enemy contact during the day had been Boche stragglers who had been overrun by the rapidity of the advance.
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