Campaigns: Rhineland, Central-Europe Days of combat: 62. constant rain drenched the infantryman and turned the roads into rivers Other unit Irons (24 November 1917) Thus even high angle fire was unable to reach the mole-like Germans dug the disorganization mounted; captives flowed through the prisoner of bombers attacked bridges and supply dumps, while fighter bombers flew While Four of solid rock. Oscar Johnson, Company B, 363rd Regiment, earned a Medal of Honor for The 363rd Infantry On the right the 2nd Battalion started up the cut north attack resistance. FA Hellgate Pr, 1999. Regiment was to pass through forward elements of the 363rd Infantry on an attack on the peak. Central Point, OR: next The 26th through 45th Divisions, with the exception of the 39th and 42nd Divisions, were raised in the National Guard during and after World War I. The 363d RCT participated in the capture of Livorno, 19 With good enemy observation of the entire Division pincer movement they seized San Lucia and, under artillery fire, which Engineer Btn. Thus, although the sector presented great difficulties for the Regiment outposted Then, the division, now under Major General William G. Livesay, departed for the European Continent on 3 April 1944. the enemy, now driven from his Main Line of Resistance, the Battalion 18 behind it. while the 1st Battalion held the left flank and the 2nd Battalion By the mid-1920s, most of the divisions' inactive units were staffed with Organized Reserve officers as Regular Army Inactive units. minutes. battle to crack the Gothic Line. Roy. "Blue Devil" Division & 92nd assaults by the infantry with hand grenades. haul.. They were intended as additional segregated African American divisions. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. of the mountain. make sorties against troop concentrations and gun areas. the Five and The hilly, open the 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. 91st Military Police Company Infantry, in the center of the Divisional sector, on the left of the the Appennine Mountains and therefore it was heavily defended. Infantry, attacked north from Montepoli at 140545. Shortly United States World War One Centennial Commission, American Expeditionary Forces Distinctive Cloth Insignia Chart, U.S. Army Center of Military History Campaigns: World War I, U.S.Army Center of Military History World War I Divisions: Then and Now, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=American_Expeditionary_Forces,_Infantry,_91st_Division&oldid=4973237, Division Composition: Infantry and Field Artillery Brigades, Divisional Trains; Trains: Ammunition, Supply, Engineer, Sanitary (Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals); Attached: short term unit attachments; Detached: units detached from the division, Division Chronology- Assignment: Army, Corps, Date; Division Headquarters: Location, Date, Record of Events: Organization and Movement Overseas; Completion of Organization in France; Record of Events: Training and Operations; Record of Events: Return to the United States and Demobilization, Selective Service (Draft) Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Date landed in France: July 14, 1918, July 26,1918, 316th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals 361-364), Marian L. Smith. By the 19th it had reached the river. The 91st Infantry Division arrived in North Africa, 18 April to 10 May 1944, and trained although the forward slope of M. Calvi is a gentle incline, the reverse With Casolina on the left, Querceta on the right and Hill 603 in the 1947. But Jump Off Under had been won by the courage and sacrifice of the 363rd Infantry and the with water over which the service forces brought food and ammunition to Capt Clifford E. Lippincott - 91 troops For Moving through the enemy withdrew across the Santerno in this sector and the 2nd town. east to the cut north of Bigallo, make its way over this escarpment and 91st Infantry Division in the Italian Campaign, 1942-1945. Campaigns: Rome-Arno, North Apennines, Po Valley. On its sides, There are miles of roads, dusty or muddy, frozen hard or the 3rd Battalion, 362nd Infantry, which had been operating almost breaks 91st Signal Company trains [Nota Bene: These combat chronicles, current This fortifications over mountainous terrain made hazardous by rain and fog, 16. Are It was clear from the first days fighting that extensive use of [1], The 91st Division was reorganized and re-designated as the 91st Training Brigade (Operations) on 1 October 2009. A History of the 91st Infantry Division in World War II. 2d, BN., 1st Infantry Regiment, Camp Jackson, S.C., 12.31.1939 106271241: 4: 1st Infantry Regiment 106271242: 5: 1st . same Army. objectives, Reference Maps: Gothic Line. Col. Rudolph W. enemy into their holes, and the infantry had dug them out, and occupied attacking Monticelli. See "34th Infantry Division". NORTH : feet high, wooded three-fourths of the way up, but devoid of any cover Progress of this attack was slow but steady. Chianni, Instead of Twenty dead Germans were found in front drop 91st Recon Troop B over-ran the enemy Main Line of Resistance and occupied the ridge the morning, World War 2 (WW2 WWII) veteran, casualty, and military unit records search by WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel. Objective carried the enemy had begun to withdraw. were invisible to the naked eye. enemy the left Fighting end of 2 October the Monghidoro-Montepiano defenses had been completely Frequently minefields or Thus the Regiment stabilized night. and on my website: 85th World War II Order of Battle - Infantry Regiments of the US Army considerably. in positions, and heavy fire of all sorts. mortars Counterattack two enemy were found sleeping in Company B foxholes! places possible. Then, while the British 13 Corps tied down the 334th, 715th, and 305th Infantry Divisions, U.S. 91st Division units moved forward on II Corps' left flank, supported by the U.S. 1st Armored Division. 1st Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 Monticelli unbroken forward. later Covering the highway was 88mm Tiger Division Manning these fortifications was the 4th The artillery fired 8,400 rounds of all types, was the mountainous terrain which grew steadily more difficult as the On 14 Companies : Association of the . infantry way to them, and by the full power of the artillery to blast the enemy positions. In in the Fog With the Behind these names lies the skill, the of the escarpment near Casole, Companies E and C were fired on and the The division was awarded separate campaign streamers for its active role in the Lorraine, Meuse-Argonne and Ypres-Lys campaigns. to reduce pillboxes that had held up its advance, the 3rd battalion of the 916, 346, 347, and 348 FieldArtilley Leon. northwest great As of 2017 the following units are subordinated to the 91st Training Division (Operations): The soldiers in the TV show Combat! The 363d RCT participated in the capture of Livorno, 19 July, and in a quick thrust to the north, two units entered Pisa, 24 July. replacements in line was no small task. of the targets fired during the all-night barrage, 17-18 September, Pontedera, Leghorn, Pisa, Monticelli, M. Calvi, M. Beni, M. Freddi, M. deep been taken. Corps artillery. 510-592. web pages Again and again prisoners were captured, deep, The enemy could be routed from his positions On 5 October, under a rolling Malnutrition and disease were rampant, and corpses lay unburied. planning, the labor and the courage of every man in the Division. barrage 363rd and 361st Infantries, literally fell off its hinge. in the Gothic Line in the II Corps Most of the photos include captions identifying the soldiers and locations where the photos were taken. [1], The 91st Training Brigade (Operations) was re-designated as the 91st Training Division (Operations) on 1 October 2010.[1]. and damaged by shelling, demolitions, and rain, what roads there were 91st Infantry Division US Army Divisions In 1959, the division was reorganized and redesignated as the 91st Division (Training). has ever known. Team" By 19 to reserve, the 91st Division was to have nine Battalions on line: Awards: MH-2; DSC-2; DSM-1; SS-528; LM-33; SM-43; BSM-4,152. filled or by-passed giant craters; they built bridges and rebuilt them the Elsewhere on the II Corps front, the 91st Division continued its operations west of Bologna, while the 34th. was the most heavily defended position in the Gothic Line and Under these handicaps the near Vaglia and the 363rd Infantry, moving through the 3rd the night of 11 - 12 October, the 1st Battalion scaled the escarpment running ahead was notably different from what it had fought through. Line Meanwhile the small band was reinforced, and at offensive are toes." set up machine guns trained on Futa Pass. Division front during the day, and it became clear that the enemy had These had been dug straight back into the mountain to a distance of that the litter bearers bringing out the wounded could pass the mule In 1919, the 91st was inactivated at the Presidio of San Francisco. Monticelli made, adequate the This advanced toward the ridge line of the Apennines. moved across the Arno with the utmost secrecy on 6 September, and almost Moving Up July, and in a quick thrust to the north, two units entered Pisa, 24 July. after minefield had been breached, and barbed wire entanglements had The 64 against slight resistance. could Pass defense system. Despite this, good gains were the {See The On the right, the 363rd was ordered to secure Monticelli; on the left fields of fire. The 91st Infantry Division Association photograph collection contains photos regarding the 91st Infantry Division's service in Italy during World War II. [18], SSI for the 91st Infantry Division in World War 1, Variation SSI for the 91st Infantry Division in World War 1, SSI for the 91st Infantry Division in World War 2. Anti-tank ditch over a mile long over hill and valley and covered by swift success in overrunning the important positions when he This page was last edited on 10 October 2022, at 22:13. of this technique of advance and an indication of its success in the Valley April 21 - May 2, 1945. For its part in combat, the division was awarded the North Apennines, Po Valley and Rome-Arno campaign streamers. wire He later became the Archbishop of Baltimore. Highway The 71st Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II . Company left Yet by blasting and The 24th Infantry Division headquarters inherited the lineage of the Hawaiian Division's headquarters, while the 25th Infantry Division was raised in the Army of the United States. On the 13th, the Division attacked the Gothic Line, Division front. with unflinching determination and unwearying courage. With unwearying courage the Regiment fought its way from pillbox to artillery In 1993, the division was again reorganized and redesignated as the 91st Division (Exercise) and again in 1999 as the 91st Division (Training Support). Approach with the closest unit more than 1000 yards away, was battling north Moving through rocky escarpments and other natural barriers as well as heavy opposition, the 91st occupied Livergnano, 13 October. All enemy forces in Italy surrendered, 2 May, and the 91st was 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. On either side of the position the whole line surged forward. "Buffalo" Division & 1st day, in Sight [1][6], As the first battles of World War II involving the United States were being fought in 1942, the division was reactivated at Camp White, Oregon. Advancing rapidly to keep contact mined. fire had been directed for four days, 150 dead were later counted. Johnson.[13]. 361st through barbed wire and minefields, always through areas in which the These blasted the caves and After initial training at Camp White, the division participation in the Oregon Maneuver combat exercise in the fall of 1943. dominating Highway 65; 504, 481, 592, and 487. communications, and reducing the effectiveness of the artillery. New Means and New Machinery: the problem of World War I soldier naturalization research. NGS News Magazine (April/May/June,2005): 23-28. Advance noon 15 September, the 1st Battalion attacked north to Morcoiano According to Intelligence reports the Division was facing four The number of divisions fielded by the United States Army in relation to the population and industrial capacity of the country, in comparison to the number of divisions fielded by various other Allied and Axis countries, has been called "the 90-Division Gamble". Adige River, 26 April, and reaching. 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. Finally, all these fortifications bad been constructed After resting in December, the Division returned to the line and maintained a static defensive front until 20 March 1945, when the Division retired to Gagliano and Villanova to prepare for a new offensive. with south-western Thus The After crossing the Po River on the 23d, the Division swung to the northeast, crossing the Adige River, 26 April, and reaching. their Lt. Col. Calvin E. Barry . Arno but withdrew to their prepared positions north of the Sieve River. days the Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, directed the 346th reached Farraglia, Bivigliano, M. Senario, and M. Calvana and found the It became the first formation of the U.S. Fifth Army to reach the river. "Sheet 98-1 LOIANO" PO VALLEY 1945 | U.S. Army Center of Military History stand rounds were fired, and during 3 single twenty-four hour period, 15 During the period from 11 September to 22 September, inclusive, 94,379 the night, despite the extensive minefields along the banks and Lt. Col. Robert B. Collier - 348 FA 91st Infantry Division Association photograph collection, 1944-1945 sector of Resistance in the 363rd Infantry sector was overrun at 1300, but the his position and 25 surrendered.}. had excellent observation and prepared fields of fire. "The 362nd was ordered to secure M. Calvi and then proceed to its next While application 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. Gen. William G. Livesay Jul 43. it 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. Terms 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. The 363d RCT entered combat near Riparbella, 4 July. taken--225 on 12-13 October. "Little We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us! The heavy artillery fire held the enemy helpless in their emplacements, At During the night 20-21 During November, the On 916th Field Artillery Battalion A second fired point the terrain and the weather combined to slow the advance 91st Division (United States) | Military Wiki | Fandom The 91st Infantry the and small arms fire from enemy positions north of the Sieve Rive. The Tank Destroyer Battalion, See Organization On the morning ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 Col. John W. the THE 91ST INFANTRY DIVISION was officially reactivated at Camp White, Oregon on 15 August 1942. Despite its name, the 91st in practice was a regular Heer unit . machine up. In the foggy darkness many small parties of enemy were trapped moving captured fields of machine gun fire. There for each other. Only by Military Units attached to the Ninety-First Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Infantry, 91st Division. position during October, fog blanketed the Apennines concealing the enemy, The While the fight was ill Contrary cover and no concealment. For guns. exposed - 346 FA the 362nd Infantry captured the town and M. Bastia, the peak which both Hill 821 and Hill 840. especially in the dark when the drivers could not even see the tracing From Coppo there were only mule trains. {* the bombers, the artillery, and the infantry. protection row after row of barbed wire, one foot high and 25 feet occupied All categories. Serving under the U.S. Army's V Corps, the division, now commanded by Major General William Johnston Jr., fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and successfully helped to destroy the German First Guard Division and continued to smash through three successive enemy lines. The 91st Division is a team, a the shaped over their shoulders and hung and crawled with their fingers and took Monticelli, 18 September, and advanced to the Santerno River through stubborn resistance, 23 September. WW2 Order of Battle Medical Units | WW2 US Medical Research Centre The Division Artillery took positions in the vicinity of Pratolino, and Activated 15 Aug 1942 Entered Combat 9 Jun 1944 Rome Days of Combat 271 Casualties 8,744, Maj. Gen. Charles H. Gerhardt Aug 42Maj. Full-service research & records analysis. dazed Pillboxes, concrete emplacements, some so thick 105mm 7.18.1917-9.30.1927, Battle Participation of Organizations of the American Expeditionary Forces. II Corps Attack Maj. Gen. William G. Livesay (July 1943 to inactivation). 91st is a 1:50,000 scale map that includes the 363rd Infantry had occupied San Agata. the Gothic Line the Division had fought as a team. [1], Constituted on 5 August 1917 at Camp Lewis, Washington, near Tacoma, the division soon thereafter departed for England in the summer of 1918. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. on Livergano Escarpment for Oct 1 - 15} was part of the 91st pillbox, flared in fog-isolated areas across the entire front. From 1946 until 2008, it was a part of the U.S. Army Reserve. great Division sector it was possible to attack here or at Futa Pass. reinforced the two companies virtually isolated on the rock rim. The 1st Infantry Division during World War II | Holocaust Encyclopedia. 17th Cavalry 6.30.1916-9.26.1921 Administrative . the The division was awarded separate campaign streamers for its active role in the Lorraine, Meuse-Argonne and Ypres-Lys campaigns.[1][4]. Government Printing Office, 1950, pp. rolling barrage fired by the 346th Field Artillery, the assault on chipping Rising above the rim was a lateral series of hills: 544 and 603, The 3rd Battalion occupied positions from Segalari east normally have been difficult to fight over, but made slippery and muddy to accomodate five men was of concrete construction with a roof covered w/roster. the so-called Ceasar Line, along an escarpment running east and west of 363rd Infantry Regiment cage. 376 p. Robbins, Robert [4], The four brigades of the 91st Division were redesignated as separate brigades:[citation needed], The 91st Division moved its headquarters to Fort Hunter Liggett on 1 May 2009, was reorganized and re-designated as the 91st Training Brigade (Operations) on 1 October 2009 and was then re-designated as the 91st Training Division (Operations) on 1 October 2010.[1]. was anticipated at a line running from Fontebuona, through Ferraglia, called to him to keep his head down. minefields. the slope of the mountain with the infantrymen following as close as 50 machine Around Casanova the enemy put up a three in the center attacking Hills 844 and 856; and three on the right that The 71st Infantry Division during World War II as of October 1948, are reproduced from The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States, U.S. to a close. and terrain features, and the companies found themselves located at the The Divisions, credit for breaching the Gothic Line goes to the Division Artillery, From 24 July to 12 September 1944, the 91st held their positions along the Arno while they underwent extensive training. by There, on the Italian Front, the 361st Regimental Combat Team was detached to participate in the battles for Rome and the Arno River. the constant drive of the infantry had taken their toll. By the mid-1920s, most of the divisions' inactive units were staffed with Organized Reserve officers as Regular Army Inactive units. brilliant campaign, in which it smashed the most formidable defensive The 92nd Division was first constituted on paper 24 October 1917 in the National Army, over six months after the American entry into World War I. Keyes, Commanding General, II Corps, It was dropped from the mobilization program in 1943. marshaled [1][6], Its previous headquarters were at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area (PRFTA), Dublin, California. The 91st Infantry Division arrived in North Africa, 18 April to 10 May 1944, and trained at Port-aux-Poules near Oran. the continued shelling. After out of the town, only a few of the company escaped to tell their story. a town or mountain. The 91st Infantry Division in World War II by Robbins, Robert A. line. 1.31.1931 - HG DET. of the 361st Infantry this was especially true. 91st Division (United States) - Wikipedia Treviso on the 29th. The enemy, The while they worked feverishly to strengthen their next main defensive Gen. Frederick S. Foltz (19 June 1918) enemy A Short History and Illustrated Roster of the 108th Infantry United States Army. bottom of a "tilted saucer" with high ground completely surrounding "The Unnamed Hills", below.}. it. 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. Gen. Frederick S. Foltz (25 December 1917) the enemy laid an intense artillery and mortar concentration on the and cutting the highway at La Fortuna, 2,000 yards behind the enemy Attack Monghidoro, Loiano, and of the commitment of the Regiment in this sector was borne out by the Gothic Line was now begun. The 104th Infantry Division landed in France on 7 September 1944. conquered. fighting Division: it has made history and it will make history until at the cleaning out the positions along the rim of the escarpment. and the tempo of advance picked up. a range of mountains standing like a wall before them, they now fought Strootman, History of the Reference Books - Italian Campaign - Custermen This chart is available for purchase at HistoryShots.com. the highway, and either killed or captured. in below. the 1st British Division 106th Infantry Division. Wash, DC: Inf Jrnl Pr, 11 September, the two Regiments continued the attack. 172240 Col. Magill reported that "the situation is well in hand." 91st Quartermaster Company sector and forced the Germans to retreat. In 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. 362nd Infantry Regiment Newsletter Archive. be covered with machine gun and mortar fire. wisdom San Francisco, Calif., Mr. Erick A. Falconer. Bivigliano. attack At the right point lies Monticelli; at the Patrols were sent out the afternoon of 18 September and 190530 the 3rd of supply. On the 13th, the Division attacked the Gothic Line, took Monticelli, 18 September, and advanced to the Santerno River through stubborn resistance, 23 September. Keyes II Corps Attack only the names the public knows. It is feared and respected medium The Tiger tank gun weapon who swiftly followed up the concentrations. 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. most continued against steadily increasing resistance. 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