The division was inactivated in 1996 and has been reconstituted as the 76th US Army Reserve Operational Response Command in 2013. . Lineage and Honors Information as of 30 September 2005, Constituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 417th Infantry and assigned to the 76th Division (later redesignated as the 76th Infantry Division), Organized in March 1922 with Headquarters at New Haven, Connecticut, Ordered into active military service 15 June 1942 and reorganized at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, Reconstituted 7 October 1946 in the Organized Reserves as the 417th Infantry and assigned to the 76th Infantry Division, Activated 17 December 1946 with Headquarters at Hartford, Connecticut, (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve), (Location of Headquarters changed 11 September 1950 to New Haven, Connecticut; changed 25 January 1954 to Hartford, Connecticut; changed 15 July 1954 to West Hartford, Connecticut), Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1959 as the 417th Regiment, an element of the 76th Division (Training), with Headquarters at Auburn, Maine, Reorganized 31 January 1968 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 76th Division (Training), Reorganized 1 April 1971 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 76th Division (Training), Reorganized 16 September 1993 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 76th Division (Training), Reorganized 1 October 1994 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 76th Division (Institutional Training), Reorganized 16 October - 16 November 1996 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Reorganized 17 October 2004 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 98th Division (Institutional Training), World War II: Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), for ECHTERNACH. Copies of the After Action Reports, Combat Records and G-Journals (G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4 and G-5 - the journals give information to further important records, reports and documents!) Prior to withdrawing Company D mortar men in Mertesdorf went into action and fired 340 rounds in 7 minutes to stop the counterattack. Sign up for a new account in our community. the 76th went to war the first time, after activation at Camp Devens, This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. National Archives or DVIDS. under a pack and a Maryland sun in June! The crossing was particularly brutal -- Gen Patton said in his autobiography that overall the losses (killed, wounded, or captured) were 90% -- that means 900 out of the 1,000 that went across. . The 76th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I, World War II and the Cold War. Our unique research process is essential to understanding the experiences of individual military veterans of WWII-since the vast majority of WWII Army/Air Corps personnel records were lost in the 1973 National Archives fire. ); published by the 1st Battalion, 417th Infantry, 76th Division under the supervision of Major Verne E. Pate, assistant supervisor and editor 1st Lt. John Milliken, assistant editor T/Sgt. I never found out what Battalion or Company he was in before he passed. The added to the 76th. Unit of Service: Company F, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division; Location of Service: Fort Thomas, Kentucky; Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; Fort Hood, Killeen, Texas; overseas; . According to Controvich's bibliography there are three very short works on the 417th's first two battalions. Comunicacin Social Melvin Wagner with Company B, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division, while training at Camp McCoy for that winter training, he made an . The division was inactivated in 1996 and has been reconstituted as the 76th US Army Reserve Operational Response Command in 2013.[1]. By similar aggressive While the staff prepared all the men's uniforms and armed the men the medics were checking if the soldiers had all of the required immunizations. I am not sure whether there was a history for the 417th. In November 1944, trains headed to Camp Myles Standish in Taunton, Massachusetts for staging before transport to Europe. . Battle Cry: "ONAWAY" The "alert" signal of the Chippewa Indian warriors upon whose ground the 76th Division had trained. 417th infantry regiment, 76th infantry division. I am looking for Alex G. Kish. Division Headquarters, the purposeful program of individual and small Concrete forts, offering mutual firing support were so thick that on a mathematical basis, one might be found in each 40 square yards of ground they traveled. the sapling bearing thirteen leaves to represent the thirteen original The lists are alphabetical. by Dwight Pruitt 17 Nov 2002, 18:27, Post There, foreshadowing the several Simultaneously, advanced training group moved in November 1943 to Northern Michigan near Watersmeet. From the SS Antenor they boarded a lighter aircraft and landed on the beaches of Le Havre. 417th Infantry Regiment DUI. And most of all, to the entire 76th Infantry Division, heroes one and all. stage, then, was set. 'Always First," 1945, 33 leaves. The white device was a medieval English heraldic symbol meaning "first son". He Graduated from North Dakota State University in 1937 with the rank of Second Lieutenant. He had typed up some memories of his life and the part about the war was very brief. air. marched from Bournemouth to Boscombe station where they boarded a train for Southampton. The Division moved to Beine east of Reims and then to Champlon, Belgium, 23 January, to prepare for combat. Additional winter training began at Ottawa National Forest near Watersmeet, Michigan on 19 February 1944. For more high resolution photos, visit the 3rd ABCTs Flickr page at http://tinyurl.com/kwpmd9l. unit training already under way went on without interruption. While a brief flag-raising ceremony was conducted at Activated 1 November 1946 with headquarters at Hartford, Connecticut. official cleavages to be suffered in World War II, the 76th was broken He proudly wore his Combat Infantryman's Badge which he was awarded in February of 1945 after the Sauer River crossing assault. The 87th Infantry Division arrived in Scotland, 22 October 1944, and trained in England, 23 October-30 November. part of its vigorous training program, was the first to include the Candidate Schools. If all Regiments in the war had a unit book this complete, veteran research would be nonexistent. Philippine Division. 88th Glider Regiment. As they were leaving the hill Jeries started to throw everything they had back onto the hill. I was disappointed though. Indiana's 151st and 152nd Infantry regiments formed the new 76th Infantry Brigade. 'Always First," 1945, 33 leaves. Supplies were dropped form artillery liaison planes while engineers battled to construct bridges across the swollen river to supplement their dwindling stores. Very good - fine with a couple of tiny chips. Time is short and there is much to be done.. Are there any internesites about this crossing? Overall a fantastic rare grouping from an officer in one of the most famous U.S. infantry divisions of WWII. It landed at Le Havre, France, 12 January 1945, and proceeded to the Limesy concentration area. Battery. Soldiers with the 76th trained in Michigan until March 1944 while others continued training throughout at Camp McCoy. army man has had From June 2018 to July 2019, Brigadier General Douglas A. Cherry served as acting commanding general of the 76th Operational Response Command. 01.03.1945-03.03.1945: 319th Infantry . The are in the National Archives, Washington, D.C., and Suitland, MD, in Carlisle Barracks, PA and possibly in Fort Benning, GA (Research Library of the Infantry School). They became the only battalion in the Sauer and Iur River crossing to reach the objective in strength, on the first day. by 291shadow@gmail.com 24 Mar 2019, 23:09, Post On 1 October 1994, the division was again redesignated and on 18 April 1995 was reorganized as the 76th Division (Institutional Training). The 304th reached Southampton, England on 4 December 1944. Upon completion of OCS in early 1945, he was shipped to the 76th for the final months of the war. Every E. Wikner, at Camp McCoy. On 5 NAME: Jack F. Kountz, 417th Infantry, Headquarters Co. (11 June 2008) Hello, I would like to add my uncle's name to the registry, he was "Jack F Kountz" he was in the 76th division, 417th regiment Headquarters Company, was assigned to reconassance. The Allies are driving hard up the Italian boot. ceremony on The Hill. I couldn't ask from you that you typ over 5 pages of a book, I'm more interested in the question if "this was the greatest manpour loss in one day ever suffered by any two inf. Later in the morning we passed Division Headquarters on the way back For questions or accessibility help - please call (908) 903-1200. were; strenuous training went on daily. Hill Military Reservation near Fredericksburg, Virginia. Moving to the Rhine, the 76th took over defenses from Boppard to St. Goar and crossed the Rhine at Boppard, March 27, the history further states. Light Maintenance, 76th Division Headquarters Company, 76th Military We fought our way across Germany for the next 101 days. Approximately at 0230, March 5, 1945, the Battalion moved by motor convoy to Trier, where they undertook offensive action to gain high ground at the bend at the Moselle River, and wipe out enemy pockets of resistance. The 385th reached Southampton on 4 December 1944. 309th 310th 311th. and/or Ulrich Koch: ulrich.koch@koch-athene.de. (Historical photo), Soldiers with the 76th Infantry Division complete winter training on an obstacle course in November 1943 at Camp McCoy, Wis. Division Soldiers trained at McCoy for nearly a year before deploying to Europe in November 1944. In early 1943, he enlisted in the Army and was assigned to HQ-Co, 2nd Bn, 417th Regiment in the 76th Division. was the only unit in this vicinity to reach its objective on its In that edition the 76ths Commanding General, Maj. Gen. William R. Schmidt, sent a message to the divisions troops. (Army historical photo), Army announces upcoming 4th Infantry Division unit rotations, Army announces upcoming 2nd ABCT, 1st Cavalry Division, unit rotation, U.S. Army STAND-TO! He graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School at 16 and went on to the University of Pittsburgh. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing valueabout 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. Kish is not listed on any of therosters. and 901st light Field Artillery Battalions were given 105 MM howitzers, ranks. | U.S. Army March to Service Campaign, Army Cadet and Recruiting command leadership available for media round table discussion on recruiting and outreach programs, Army Soldier-athletes available for media round table about preparation for 2022 Winter Olympic Games, The U.S. Army releases a two volume book about Operation Enduring Freedom, U.S. Army celebrates women's contributions and service, Army announces upcoming 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade unit rotation, Army announces upcoming 10th Mountain Division Combat Aviation Brigade unit rotation, Department of the Army announces upcoming 3rd ABCT, 1st Armored Division deployment, Department of the Army announces upcoming 4th Infantry Division Headquarters deployment, Department of the Army announces 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division deployment, Department of the Army announces 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division deploy, Department of the Army announces 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division deployment. first civilians, 'the first sons of the nation', to take up arms against . field containing the three-pronged white emblem. September 14, 2010 in MEDALS & DECORATIONS. on January 25, 1945 they boarded trucks for Luxembourg. They then moved by motor convoy to Rodt. 78th Infantry Division. A soldier with the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery, Soldiers from the 308th Infantry Regiment of the 77th. A Soldier with the 417th Regiment, 76th Infantry Division carries a crate of ammunition to his team April 29 at Fort Irwin, Calif. During the National Training Center rotation, Soldiers engage enemies with blank rounds that activate a sensor attached to the weapon's . The 76th Division was reactivated as the 76th USAR Operational Response Command (ORC) and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gerald Brown: browngap@yahoo.com Katzenkopf fortress and Irrel fell on 28 February and the attack pushed on toward Trier, reaching the Moselle, 3 March. 76th Division was led first by Maj Gen Henry F. Hodges. we'd reply patiently, proudly, "that white emblem was an ancient of physical perfection had to be achieved, and the 76th Division, as importance. 76th Division of World War I quickly rounded into shape and moved Approval was reserved, however, for the now historic and secured a strong foothold, which facilitated the movement of other Clyde H. Horning. in November 1917 by Brig Gen William Weigel, Gen Hodges resumed command - Alvin Merrill MoyerI don't know you will see this message all these years later, but my email is matthew.d.moyer2@gmail.com. It drove east and took Kamberg in a house-to-house struggle, 29 March. Thanks. The late Lt Can't ever be sure though without a little bit more background on him. Depot Division and was ordered to an area south of Bourges, France, with Units of the 76th Infantry Division - including the division headquarters, 304th Infantry Regiment, and 301st Medical Battalion - in Alsdorf, Germany not far. activation, and a flag-raising ceremony on The Hill . The division, which was activated on 1 October 1941 in Hawaii, conducts military operations primarily in the Asia-Pacific region. It drove east and took Kamberg in a house-to-house struggle, March 29. Various staff officers and regimental and The following information was taken from a veterans grandson who pulled it from the Battalion book that was given to the 1st Battalion 417th Regiment, 76th Infantry Division soldiers after the war. Veterans History Project Service Summary: War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945 Branch of Service: Army Unit of Service: 2nd Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division Location of Service: France; Germany; Belgium; England; Luxembourg; Crowder; North Dakota; Wisconsin Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant View full service history These were extracurricular assignments, as it Two strong infantry counterattacks, supported by armor, were launched by sacrificial role which was to be the un-relentless fate of the division Hosted by Carl Schwamberger. Capt. The lost booklet's title is "The First Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division" and it was published before they shipped overseas at Camp . The Regiment was filled out by replacements and never achieved its original combat power again until the end of WWII. The 385th Infantry crossed the Atlantic on the SS Sea Owl. He was a member of the ROTC, which led to his service in the United States Army in World War II, where he served as an Infantry Officer with the First Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division as part of the Third Army in Europe. Regt. infantry division" the 385th and 417th Infantry Regiments were The next day they boarded a train Bournemouth Hampshire where they received more training. participants and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the armed This was our first break in three months." https://www.picryl.com. The 304th Infantry plus a Division Headquarters party sailed on the SS Brazil. They stood guard in the snow and participated in patrol activity. The states of Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia were chosen to provide units for the 38th Infantry Division. 76th Infantry Division "Onaway" 77th Infantry Division : 78th Infantry Division : . We did our work with our guns on the south ranges there, Baker said. was attached to the 5th Inf.Div. Its present deployment is composed of light infantry and aviation units. History shows the division began training for war at Camp McCoy in September 1943 where the unit focused on winter training. As part of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the 1205th Transportation Railway Services Unit (later 1205th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion), based in Middletown, CT, was mobilized to augment civilian railway employees at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, a U.S. Army munitions outport located just south of Wilmington, NC, bringing in tons of explosives by rail to the secure port for shipment to the war zone. 417th Infantry Regiment: 00.00.0000-00.00.0000: Field Artillery (FA) . 2nd Lieutenant William W. Wilder, ASN 02017159 originally enlisted in 1943 in the Army Air Corps hoping to become a pilot. bud, what's that Patch you're wearin' on your sleeve?". It was the first National Army division to be drawn from From the snipers positions they could see all enemy action. 151st Field Artillery Brigade, upon completion of its training, was initial force. This man and the rest of the 417th will go down in history as one of the 76th Division's fiercest fighting units and I am honored to have this uniform in my collection! Could you give me a date of the crossing? thousands of raw recruits poured into the once deserted cantonment area Further notes can be found in the histories of the 304th and 385th Infantry Regiments and in the After Action Reports of the companies and battalions of the 417th Regiment or the G-Journals of the 76th Infantry Division (until now, unfortunately, this one hasn't been evaluated - all restrictions are lifted since 1992!) official date of 76th Division activation was 15 June 1942, but it . Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns manufactured prior to 1899. signifying how men were uprooted from their homes to serve their nation; The 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division started to make history at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin where full time pre-combat training terminated in November of 1944. By April we were at the demarcation line. From the town of Buttsdadt they took 20 towns and over 300 prisoners. The 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division started to make history at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin where full time pre-combat training terminated in November of 1944. On the 4th of December all of the 76th Infantry Division docked in Plymouth, England. Against this grim background of world events the 76th Infantry Division conditions which at times appeared prohibitive, the 417th Regimental Under Intensive training began on 12 April 1943. On the 23rd the res of the Battalion left for England on the U.S.S. Four exercises were conducted during which the 385th Infantry Regiment (headquartered in Pori, Michigan, opposed the division as an enemy force. Lineage and Honors Information as of 30 September 2005 . reserve officers were assigned to its divisional units. Americal Division. indomitable fighting spirit which reflect great credit on all . US MILITARIA FORUM - COLLECTORS PRESERVING HISTORY The division also received was transformed from a vast war potential in the doldrum of its career On 12 March 1944, the division returned to Camp McCoy. The training was an extension of training from Camp McCoy, Wis. (Army historical photo), Soldiers with the 76th Infantry Division participate in winter training near Watersmeet, Mich., in November 1943. its history, the division was again among the first reserve units to be The next day Companies A and B cleared Wolsfeld and Badenborn. usual at 0600, and by 0815 we had been to chow, cleaned the barracks, Briefly replaced Farley, Jack H. CPT, "Operations of the 3rd Battalion, 417th Infantry, 76th Infantry Division, in the crossing of the Sauer River and attacking a fortified position, Echternach, Luxembourg, . The 302d Field Artillery Battalion participated in the Free for commercial use, no attribution required. The Battalion was held up here due to snipers and direct fire weapons. Relieving the 87th Division in defensive positions along the Sauer and Moselle Rivers in the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg, Jan. 25, the 76th sent out patrols and crossed the Sauer, Feb. 7, and breached the Siegfried Line in a heavy assault, the history states. Powered by Invision Community, US MILITARIA FORUM - COLLECTORS PRESERVING HISTORY. Infantry Brigades were made up of the 301st, 302d, 303d and 304th less than two hours after reaching camp, had been oriented in the The organization was designated as the 3d On the 10th of January the Btln. On the 22nd of November D company left for England. From July 2019 to March 2020, Major General Frederick R. Maiocco served as commanding general. The attack continued in conjunction with the 6th Armored Division; Langensalza fell and the Gera River was crossed, 11 April. Everything for sale on ima-usa.com is completely legal to own, trade, transport and sell within the United States of America. Russian forces at the Elbe River) was assigned to command the division, practicing the grim, superhuman technique of going to war. The pinnacle Had The final phase of the battle is at hand, Schmidts message states. You might try the used book websites, but good luck. and were out on the drill field doing so many bends and push-ups and 21, 2021 . The division was inactivated in 1996 and has been reconstituted as the 76th US Army Reserve Operational Response Command in 2013. . It landed in France, 1-3 December, and moved to Metz, where, on the 8th, it went into action against and took Fort Driant. Those of us who weren't too tired to think of anything Baker trained at McCoy and deployed from the post with his battery of 500 men in November 1944. Although On the 11th of April while following the sixth armored division into the town of Buttsdadt 8 German planes from the Luftwaffe attacked. 194th Glider Regiment. 417th Infantry Regiment: 00.00.0000-00.00.0000: Other troops. the first insignia recommended for the 76th been adopted, our left The 76th Infantry Division arrived in England, 20 December 1944, where it received additional training. determination, and an colorado school of mines wrestling. The division was deactivated in 1996 and has been reconstituted as the 76th U.S. Army Reserve Operational Response Command in 2013.. Meade, Maryland, in May of 1942. The training was an extension of training from Camp McCoy, Wis. (Army historical photo), Soldiers, including some possibly with the 76th Infantry Division, eat in a mess hall (dining facility) at Camp McCoy, Wis., in November 1943. ankle-deep sand. In February 2013, Major General Daniel York sought a historical designation for a new command being stood up in the Army Reserve. The remainder of the Division Headquarters sailed from New York on 4 December on the Dutch liner New Amsterdam. company's during the war", what the veteran is claiming. Unable to earn his wings due to medical reasons, he shipped overseas in early 1944 and served in a in-transit transportation depot until he was selected for a new Officer Candidate Program in Paris. :think: If he were in the 385th instead I could assist you more. in the history of mankind. The excellent role of the 417th Infantry Regiment is noted in WE RIPENED FAST - the History of the 76th Infantry Division. Very little is written about them -- and in my research at the National Archives, I found that the vast majority of records were lost in a fire in the storage facility. many reserve and newly-commissioned officers, the products of Officer November 1918 it passed to French XVII Army Corps control, and as Corps From there they started a pretty big foot voyage. Gun magazine laws, concealed weapons laws, laws governing new made display guns, airsoft guns, blank fire guns, and other items vary greatly by nation, state and locality. Looking at the history of the 76th, according to https://military-history.fandom.com, the division was a unit of the Army in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. combatively assigned in the Marbache sector until the Armistice. The records of ships used to carry troops to their theaters of operations were destroyed intentionally in 1951. Be the first to know of our latest discoveries and exclusive offers. to answer that All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens. a likely participant in official events of international consequence. The 304th Infantry Regiment entered action in ETO 19 January 1945 and Hollis Cloyd was KIA near Holsthum, Germany 25 February 1945. Driving across the Kyll River, the division took Hosten, March 3, Speicher on March 5, and Karl on March 10; swung south and cleared the area north of the Moselle, crossing the river, March 18, near Mlheim an der Mosel. While the staff prepared all the men's uniforms and armed the men the medics were checking if the soldiers had all of the required immunizations. Do you have any idea if he was an enlisted man or an officer? SGT Chamberlain was awarded three battle stars for Campaigns in the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe, a Bronze Star for meritorious service, and also (along with the rest of the . But, brother, it wasn't any holiday . by Jeroen 15 Nov 2002, 21:33, Post signal outfit. Leaving Teurtheville, 25 October, the Division moved to Mars-la-Tour, where it entered combat, 1 November, in support of the XX Corps, containing enemy troops in the area. Regiment, 301st Field Signal Battalion, and the Supply Trains. phrase rang with assertion and finality, and it seemed that nothing The command is made up of over 6,000 soldiers with a presence in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and select locations in Europe. 403rd Medical Group 403th Troop Carrier Group 403rd Troop Carrier Wing 41st Air Division 41st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 417th . ", "No," - Army Air Force Aid Society membership card dated December 1st, 1944. The Combat Infantry Badge is given for action under small arms fire. Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia. The Their mission is to provide operational engagement packages and joint enabling capabilities for homeland response, cyber defense, legal support, information operations, and global force space enhancement requirements to combatant, unified, Joint and Department of Defense Agency Commanders.[7]. replacements at the front, while the artillery brigade trained at from a six-mile hike, and you know what those six miles cost a rookie The On the 15th of March they entrenched and left Rodt for Rivinich where the Battalion relieved the 2nd Calvary on the 16th of March. The Siegfried Line at the point of their entrance was perhaps the most heavily fortified and deepest of defensive installations encountered by any of the Allied Forces. Download Image of A Soldier with the 417th Regiment, 76th Infantry Division. (Army historical photo), Soldiers with the 76th Infantry Division participate in winter training in the woods near Watersmeet, Mich., in November 1943. The division was deactivated in 1996 and has been reconstituted as the 76th US Army Reserve Operational Response Command in 2013. "Say, urgency and seriousness of the pending training program, and were being 417th Regiment. In 19901991, during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the division validated and deployed to the Middle East over 600 of its soldiers where they served with distinction with the Third Army. by Jeroen 17 Nov 2002, 12:22, Post Restoring any closed widgets or categories. Highly experienced, they attended Companies A and I with the aid of Companies B and D cleared Ittel-Kyee and moved to the high ground beyond. This training focused on the use of skis, snowshoes, toboggans, snow tractors, snow goggles, winter camouflage suits, Eskimo parkas, and more. The figure on the shield is Nathan Hale of Revolutionary War fame. Winter training started in September 1943 at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin. with Brig Gen Ralph C. Smith as Assistant Commanding General, Brig Gen Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Members of 3rd Battalion, 417th Regiment . The remainder of the 76th Division was composed of the 301st The 76th, the "Cortland Regiment," recruited principally in Cortland and Otsego counties, was mustered into the U. S. service at Albany, Jan. 16, 1862, for three years. TracesOfWar.com tells you more! When Gen Emil F. Reinhardt (who, in 1945, was to achieve world fame as leader . In those few, speeding weeks, Fort Meade The division moved to Beine east of Reims and then to Champlon, Belgium, Jan. 23, to prepare for combat. Post the foe. Relieving the 87th Division in defensive positions along the Sauer and Moselle Rivers in the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg, 25 January, the 76th sent out patrols and crossed the Sauer, 7 February, and breached the Siegfried Line in a heavy assault. The battery and the Division eventually deployed to Europe to fight in World War II in November 1944 arriving in England in December 1944. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. The powerful wallop of Division Artillery was likewise increased. It landed at Le Havre, France, on Jan. 12, 1945, and proceeded to the Limesy concentration area. 77th Infantry Division. chow, lined up by platoon leaders to scrub down the floors, rafters and