He found that his 600 riflemen were assigned an extremely large area about 6,000 yards (5,500m) long without any units in reserve. The Germans were counting on something else, toothey knew that this sector was thinly manned by untested troops. During the Battle of the Bulge, the regimentat times virtually surrounded by Germanswas one of the few units that did not yield ground to the attacking Germans. The 395th Regiment's success earned it many difficult assignments. "[9]:79, The battalion dug in, its purpose to hold the line so that other units could attack key dams across the Roer River. The 395th's casualties were extremely light: four dead, seven wounded, and four men missing. [16], The U.S. Army Center of Military History states that the 99th RSC does not perpetuate the lineage and honors of the 99th Infantry Division. The shield is silver, the old color of Infantry. At the Arcadia Conference, held in Washington, DC, from December 24, 1941 to January 14, 1942, the Western Allies agreed to a Germany First policy to govern global strategy, but the question where to engage Germany, and when, remained unsettled. Eisenhower wrote, "the action of the 2nd and 99th Divisions on the northern shoulder could be considered the most decisive of the Ardennes campaign."[3][4]. 99th Infantry Division vehicles en route to the battle zone. [12] The 99th Infantry's after action report stated they found 1,500 Jews "living under terrible conditions and approximately 600 required hospitalization due to starvation and disease. When three hours later a third SS assault hit the defenders, it too was stopped. Most of the publicity for the American victory falls on the shoulders of the 101st Airborne and the map grid that centers on the town of Bastogne. Mission of the 395th Infantry Regiment The 99th Infantry Division was the first complete division to cross the Rhine. In March 1945, the 99th advanced into the Rhineland, crossing the Rhine River at Remagen on March 11. The 394th Infantry Regiment was established on 23 July 1918 as the 394th Infantry and assigned to the 99th Division as a member of the National Army. The Allied victory against the Axis was a long journeyone that actually took much longer than the war itself. Plans called for the division to include the 393rd, 394th, 395th, and 396th Infantry Regiments. 394th Infantry Regiment Medical Detachment (99th Infantry Division), History, January 1945. This was the road network the Germans needed to meet their objectives. The Medal of Honor was awarded T/Sgt Vernon McGarity, Company L, 393rd Infantry, 99th Infantry Division, for actions taken near Krinkelt, Belgium, on 16 December 1944 during the opening phases of the Ardennes Offensive. "[9]:1738 On at least six occasions they called in artillery strikes on or directly in front of their own positions. General Eisenhower and his staff chose the Ardennes region, held by the First Army, as an area that could be held by as few troops as possible. The unit was inactivated after World War II, then became a reserve unit, and was redesignated as the 395th Regiment in 1999. [6], The regiment's (3rd Battalion) earned the sobriquet Butler's Battlin' Blue Bastards derived from the name of its single commander, its special fighting abilities, the battalion's color designation, and because the regiment was often lent out and belonged to no one. 504-528-1944, Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, Black Volunteer Infantry Platoons in World War II, Kasserine Pass: German Offensive, American Victory, The Top 5 Veteran Research Questions: Where to Go and What to Know, Gallantry against Great Odds: LTC George Marshall and Operation RESERVIST, Prelude to Liberation: Genesis of American Amphibious Assault in the ETO, Black Thursday October 14, 1943: The Second Schweinfurt Bombing Raid, An Exercise in Depravity: The Establishment of the Warsaw Ghetto, Unsung Witnesses of the Battle of Stalingrad. It was organized with the rest of the 99th on 16 November 1942 at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi. The "Checkerboard" or "Battle Babies" division landed at the French port of Le Havre and proceeded northeast to Belgium. The unit crossed the Altmuhl River on 25 April, the Danube River on 27 April, and the Isar River on 30 April. Category: 395th Infantry Regiment Lt. Col. Henry B. Koon Sr. Special Troops For four successive days the battalion held this sector against combined German tank and infantry attacks, launched with fanatical determination and supported by heavy artillery. Outnumbered five to one, they inflicted casualties in the ratio of 18 to one. Delbert followed a communication training and became enlisted radio repairman. [2], Because of the success of the 395th and the 99th, the Americans maintained effective freedom to maneuver across the north flank of the German's line of advance and continually limited the success of the German offensive. Here it held firmly against violent enemy attacks. Not only did your command assist in effectively frustrating that particular part of the plan, but it also inflicted such heavy losses on the enemy that he was unable to carry out other contemplated missions in other sectors of the Allied front. Battle of the Bulge On 3 November 1944, the 395th Regiment disembarked at Le Havre, France. commanders. They killed Germans coming at them from the front, flanks and rear. The three heavy German assaults had worn down the ammunition supply, particularly that of the machine gunners, and had left the defenders mostly helpless. . The 99th Infantry Division received recruits from the ASTP program (Army Specialized Training Program, to make up for the personnel shortages in front line units during 1944. The German spearhead in the north, led by the 1st SS Panzer Division and Jochen Peipers Kampfgruppe plowed through jammed roads to the south of Elsenborn and the twin villages of Krinkelt and Rocherath hell bent on their ultimate destination of the Meuse River. So I stayed in the village overnight. Byers, Carl F. MAJ, "Operations of Company G, 395th Infantry, 99th Division, in the Reduction of a Fortified Position of the Siegfried Line, West of Schleiden, Germany, 14-15 December 1944". ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 Just south of Hfen, the lines of the 99th entered this forest, ran through a long belt of timber to the boundary between the V and VIII Corps at the Losheim Gap. In the pre-dawn hours of December 16th, Hitlers final major offensive began. Army policy does not allow for the lineage and honors of a TO&E organization, such as an infantry division, to be perpetuated by a TDA organization, such as an RSC. [18], As the battle ensued, small units, company and less in size, often acting independently, conducted fierce local counterattacks and mounted stubborn defenses, frustrating the German's plans for a rapid advance, and badly upsetting their timetable. The thick forest was tangled with rocky gorges, little streams, and sharp hills. The artillery barrage lasted for an hour, and shortly afterwards German infantry from the 277th Volksgrenadier Division burst through the forest and headed at the positions of the 99th Infantry Divisions 395th Infantry Regiment near the village of Rocherath. The platoon members were not recognized for their courageous deeds for thirty-seven years. Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Elsenborn Crest. [20], After a short period off the line, the battalion conducted offensive operations in Germany, including the seizure of several German towns from 1 to 5 March. The insignia was devised upon the 99th's formation in 1942 when the division was headquartered in the city of Pittsburgh. the horizontal band of white and blue squares was adopted from the coat of arms While the 99th ARCOM was allowed to wear the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 99th Infantry Division and use its number, Department of the Army policy does not allow for the lineage of MTOE units, such as infantry divisions, to be perpetuated by TDA units, such as ARCOMs. The division was chiefly manned with graduates of the ROTC programs of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Duquesne University. Encountering paltry resistance at first, the Germans launched an attack on the towns and initially met with success, pushing into Rocherath with a clear path beyond. These would later prove instrumental in defending themselves from the attacking Germans and in protecting themselves when their own artillery fired on or just in front of their own positions, which happened at least six times over the next few weeks. [16], In 2005, the Army Reserve began its latest transformation under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) directive and lessons learned from eight years of deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The division first saw action on 9 November, taking over the defense of the sector north of the Roer River between Schmidt and Monschau, a distance of nearly 19 miles. From 21 December 1944 to 30 January 1945, the unit was engaged in aggressive patrolling and reequipping. The German assault caught the 99ers off guard initially, due to the heavy artillery bombardment, but the infantrymen and their supporting mortar fire were able to repel the initial assault at a murderously close range due to the proximity of the opposing tree line from where the enemy advanced. After failing to capture Monschau on the battles second day, the 326th Volksgrenadier Division turned its attention back to Hfen on December 18th. The 395th Regiment became an active unit as part of the 99th Infantry Division on 16 November 1942 at Camp Van Dorn, Missouri, along with its brother regiments, the 393rd and 394th. Field Artillery Battalions were the 370th, 371st, 372nd & the 924th. The buck's head was used to indicate the allocation of the organization to the mountainous section of Pennsylvania, where deer abound. Unbeknownst to its commanding general at the time, Maj. Gen. Walter E. Lauer, the division would play a strategic role in the war and would gain the honor of having the most decorated platoon of the US army during World War Two. This article contains content in the public domain from U.S. military sources. The rapid advance did not deter the men of the 38th Infantry Regiment, however, who put up a fierce defense. The real crusher to the German offensive plans in the Ardennes occurred 46 miles north east of Bastogne, in a small area consisting of a copse of small villages and a piece of high ground called Elsenborn Ridge. The 395th received the following campaign streamers: The entire regiment was recognized with the following unit decorations: A silver color metal and enamel device .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}3732 inches (2.94cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, a buck's head attired of ten tynes couped Or. Motto VIGILANS ET CELER (Vigilant and Swift). A member of the 395th Infantry Regiment , the photographer captured an amazing scene through the lens of this camera in these images. provides support December 1944. On the east lay a section of the Monschau Forest. The 395th Infantry Regiment was a unit of the United States 99th Infantry Division.It was organized with the rest of the 99th on 16 November 1942 at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi. Although the enemy resisted fiercely, the Ruhr pocket collapsed with the fall of Iserlohn, on 16 April. They then crossed the Wied River, where they joined up with the 7th Infantry Division. [5] After more than ten days of intense battle, they pushed the Americans out of the villages, but were unable to dislodge them from the ridge, where elements of the V Corps of the First U.S. Army prevented the German forces from reaching the road network to their west. The Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon, 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Division was the most decorated platoon for a single action of World War II. Several photos from the private collection of, THE EARLY YEARS Joseph Richard Evans (Dick) was born on October 17, 1920 to Charles E. Evansand Wenonah (nee Muirhead/Miller)in, Source: family of Raymond J. Willaredt. The camp was newly built, and the barracks were covered in tar paper. Although 3/395 had only 600 men to defend a large area, they had been told that the German army, or Wehrmacht, was no longer capable of major offensive operations and that their winter in the Ardennes would be a quiet one. [10], Around Hfen, which the 395th defended, the ground was marked with open hills. Under the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress Sign up for our newsletter and receive the mighty updates! "[13] The division continued to attack without opposition to the Inn River and Giesenhausen until VE-day. Troops Fight at Elsenburn Ridge", "Bob Galloway, the Battle of the Bulge, and the 99th Infantry Division", "Heidelberg staff retraces historical Battle of the Bulge route", United States Army Center of Military History, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=395th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)&oldid=1076569987, 395th Infantry Regiment: Lt. Col. Griffin, 3rd Battalion: Lt. Col. McClernand Butler (1 November 1942 30 April 1945) Lt. Col. J.A. The division lost about 20% of its effective strength, including 465 killed and 2,524 evacuated due to wounds, injuries, fatigue, or trench foot; German losses were much higher. It was organized with the rest of the 99th on 16 November 1942 at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi. Akins, Thomas W. MAJ, "Operations of Company "E", 442nd Infantry Regiment, Attached to 92nd Division, at San Terenzo, Italy, 20-23 April 1945" (Po Valley Campaign) Albright, Barry E. CPT, "Operations of the 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, in the Invasion of Normandy, 5-13 June 1944" (Normandy Campaign. With ammunition supplies dwindling rapidly, the men obtained German weapons and utilized ammunition obtained from casualties to drive off the persistent foe. The German armor, with SS Panzergrenadiers riding on their decks, clattered down the icy roads of Rocherath and headed for Krinkelt, only a stones throw away. The retreat turned into a route as the German tanks, two less due to a duel with two American Shermans, rolled unmolested down the street in the village. His World War II story. 394th Infantry Regiment Medical Detachment (99th Infantry Division), Medical History, December 1944. Despite fatigue, constant enemy shelling, and ever-increasing enemy pressure, the Third Battalion guarded a 6,000 yards (5,500m)-long front and destroyed 75 percent of three German infantry regiments. Butler was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 21 March 1944, and remained in command of the 395th until 30 April 1945, when he collapsed from exhaustion. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 395th Regiment Infantry, Organized Reserves on 15 June 1931. I decided to stage the night attack at Bergheim because my troops would be going across an open area about 500 yards (460m) long and 400 yards (370m) wide. The division crossed the Danube near Eining on the 27th and after a stubborn fight the Isar at Landshut on 1 May. The 395th Infantry Regiment was disposed defensively from north to south with the 3rd Battalion in the Hfen area in Germany, the 2nd Battalion was in the center at Kalterherberg, and the 1st Battalion remained on the regiment's right, southeast of Kalterherberg. Fourteen of the 18 platoon members were wounded, while only one soldier, a member of the artillery observation team, was killed. 395 Infantry Regiment Medical Detachment (99th Infantry Division) Report, January 1945. A second road ran parallel to the division center and right wing, leaving the Hfen road at the small hamlet of Wahlerscheid, and continued south through two very small villages, the twin towns of Rocherath and Krinkelt. [6][17]:vii. The 12th SS pushed through the woods and probed the villages at around 1100 hours. When told it was 3/395, the prisoner replied, It must be one of your best formations.. Shield The 395th Infantry, Organized Reserves, was organized in 1921. 2nd and 3rd Battalion cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the Ardennes. After the Gulf War, the 99th ARCOM became the 99th Regional Support Command (RSC). Attached below the shield a silver scroll inscribed "VIGILANS ET CELER" in Black letters.[21]. [13], To the north of Hfen lay a paved main road that led through the Monschau Forest, at whose eastern edge it forked. [14] If the Germans penetrated Hfen, the U.S. soldiers would have to withdraw several miles to the next defensible position.[10]. The Germans threw wave after wave of infantry, and a unit of panzers, at the town. So fierce in fact that the German commander pulled his tanks back for fear of running into a superior American force, deciding to hold his positions until the following morning. It had its headquarters at Franklin, Pennsylvania, and drew its personnel from Pennsylvania. The 99th Infantry Division, comprising the 393rd, 394th, and the 395th Infantry Regiments, arrived in England on 10 October 1944. [2]:33 On at least six occasions they called in artillery strikes on or directly in front of their own positions. Cemeteries & Memorials; Burial Search; About Us; Education; Facebook; Twitter; YouTube; Instagram; ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501. And while the defense of the crossroads of hell was gallant to be sure, it was not the back breaker that most people assume it to have been. The largest of the ghettos where Eastern European Jews were first confined and, later, deported to extermination camps by the Nazis was set up in Warsaw, Poland. "In two cases, the enemy fell in the BAR gunners' foxholes. When the Germans finally broke through 3/395s lines and established a foothold in the town, the Americans recaptured the buildings by firing anti-tank guns through the walls. Although cut up and surrounded in part, the 99th was one of the only divisions that did not yield to the German attack, and held their positions until reinforcements arrived. The 99th then moved to Schwarzenau, on 3 April, and attacked the southeast sector of the Ruhr Pocket on the 5th. Organization and training began in October but were not complete by the time the war ended in November 1918, so the division was demobilized in early 1919. On 28 January 1945, after six weeks of the most intense and relentless combat of the war in the biggest battle of World War II, involving approximately 1.3million men, the Allies declared the Ardennes Offensive, or Battle of the Bulge, officially over. The 395th Infantry Regimentwas an infantryregimentof the United States Army, part of the 99th Infantry Divisionduring World War II. American troops from the 290th Regiment near Amonines, Belgium. On May 34, 1945, as the 99th moved deeper into Bavaria, it liberated one of a number of Dachau subcamps near the town of Mhldorf. [1] After defensive patrolling, the 99th probed the Siegfried Line against heavy resistance on 13 December. In early December, the front was unusually calm and the weather was bone-chilling cold. [citation needed]. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, MIGHTY NETWORKS, 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Artificial Intelligence just flew an F-16 Fighting Falcon for the US military, WWII vet finally receives Silver Star for heroism at Battle of the Bulge, This is the massive Nazi sneak attack at the Battle of the Bulge, Rarely seen footage from the Battle of the Bulge, The first tank to break into Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge was almost lost to history. Shield Argent, a buck's head attired of ten tynes couped Proper. . The Germans were not finished with Butlers men, either. 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D. JrWilliams Alvin GWilliams Raymond FWilliamsen Ensign BWilson CurtisWind Niles EWoods R. B.Woodyard Howard FWresinski Leo FYeaple Andrew ZYork TrumanZamarripa Santos SZbornik Arnold LZegzutor VictorZeilman Francis E, Benjamin Earl W JrCritcher Carlton BFlynt Marion JrHerpin Angelas, Hutton Thomas RKinchius Joseph JKingston Jack ELe Blanc Walter, McCormick JamesMcNabb Lloyd RPappel Bernard A Jr, Rhyne Ralph HSenich William NSmalley William H, Smith James LVolturo Philip FWood Elven S. Dean F. Gilbert was a membert of 3rd Platoon, L Company,394th Infantry Regiment.