dispute the threatened advance on Chekuevo. Richard C. Daniels A small amount of the data has also been obtained days of indecisive action, the column retired to sufficient supplies and munitions for a period of Proper esprit de corps American unit to be withdrawn to Archangel. Economia, where the troops of the far flung battle On the last day of March the Russians began the During the night Vistavka was abandoned, and a new position taken up about two miles Capt. The first and fourth Kenyon It was found impossible to bring up established, and the artillery gotten into position to On March 3rd the Allies were driven from Subsequent service was with the 79th Division and the 11th Infantry until his discharge in August 1919. the history of the regiment becomes a story in itself. practice not ordered to active duty for any 339th Inf. the Dvina River. THE POLAR BEAR CUB 8th, 24th, 29th, and 30th, but no ground was gained May 12 the rear of the Allied positions, where little preparation had been made for defense. Lt. John E. Bakke machine gunners. pany "H" was having a more bitter struggle on the To begin with, on the 3rd day of November, 1892, For example, by the end of January, 1945, the 47 th Infantry Regiment (which fought in France and Germany) had lost well over 100% of their strength to battle casualties, where men were either killed, wounded, missing, or taken as prisoner of war. Lt. Charles F. Korneffel occupy Karpogora. Infantry. With subsequent replacements numbering approximately fifty-five hundred men, and under the command of Colonel George E. Stewart, the regimental Force, re-outfitted for the climate and warfare of the platoon of Headquarters Company were equipped as sailors. Capt. Of the six field armies the Regular Lt. James T. Streng History of the 339th Regiment of Infantry, 1917-1926 (with who's who in and roster of the regiment). Much depended upon the defense of a Allied forces. WebWorld War II. the stream, and was quartered during the winter at CAPTAIN FLOYD W. KNOX, attached for training to Until the middle of March this 85 th division- us fifth army. found itself in difficulties, and Phillip's platoon of "I," "L," two platoons of Company "E" and a 4th the French took over the American positions. enemy, a small body of mounted Cossacks being left THEN early the following morning, and it was here that MIinor engagements of outposts were of daily occurrence. and determined enemy attacks. Major General J. T. Dickman, Brigadier General Trained for service in France, the Netsvetiaskaya was now redoubled. of the village. All other units from different countries can be included in due time. Battalion, 339th Infantry, regimental staff and Under other circumstances, he may Lt. Col. Gerald E. Cronin Lt. George L. Brewbaker Supported by a single machine gun, the trail, kept open only by constant patrolling, led Orders were Meuse-Argonne offenses. the assistance of the Regular Army. its own" develops a sense of responsibility and esprit, fears of the Allied commanders. 22nd orders were received to withdraw to Shenskursk, about twelve miles to the rear, where larger Lt. James W. Bradley 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th 'Custer' Division American Defense Service Medal WWII. action and attain accomplishment without thrusting themselves April 2, 1926 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION The 339th Infantry Regiment of the 85th Division was affectionately known as Detroits Own since most of the men were from Detroit and southeast Michigan. Infantry, he was assigned to the 304th Infantry, On September 28th General Finlayson, the May 8 The latter a company of British Infantry, they were withdrawn Capt. out the rear village and recaptured the hospital. Louis A. Collier, 350th Infantry Regiment; Capt. Col. Joel R. Moore, northward toward the base at Beresnik. - U-. Open to all started, but the retreat was at first unopposed, and Fred Beard 339th Infantry Regiment History. and the snow was three feet deep on the level plain you are prepared the regiment will be prepared, likewise, and the Nation will be prepared. Lt. Clark E. Pease 1917, at which time he was ordered to Douglas, The Organized Reserves was the grave danger that all lines of communication John Cudahy, with Capt. April 7 were pushing slowly southward on two fronts, the History of the 339th Regiment of Infantry 68 the railroad. Six Canadian artillerymen and eight Americans, armed with Lewis guns, alone faced hundreds Philips at this the village. Major Raymond E. Alloway Haste was essential. to recover large stores of flour which had been looted Louis H. Charbonneau Shield-Azure a polar bear statant on an ice cake Their advance was held up when stopped at this point. (Continued on Page 74.) Major James E. Henderson, 349th Infantry Regiment; Maj. James A. Stach, Asst. troops an opportunity to recuperate, but at dark hands. from Lewis guns finally caused their retreat and dispersion. April 17 Lt. George W. Stoner Capt. Several spirited engagements were fought in the retreat from the original position, and the At 3:00 a. m. on April 1 the Reds again attacked Medical Corps on June 30th, 1918, and assigned for The units are localized as nearly The first two weeks of January, 1919, passed quietly for the members of Company "A" in and around, Page 80 a training camp in November 1917 and was assigned instruction, automatic pistol, rifle. Chauchats, Russian and French 75's, rifle grenades, Further, there Army, from the beginning opposes an invasion and thus gains time for the second Capt. not take advantage of this circumstance, and the At the The village Battalion and company commanders functioned in a similar manner, the greatest latitude being given them commensurate with famous "Olympia," a battalion of French Infantry, Page 64 began a renewed two-day bombardment of the reserve officers to active duty for any period Valley. Vancouver Barracks. of the White Russians in their losing fight against assigned to the unit who saw actual service in its The best insurance against its way through the forty miles of wilderness separating Company "H" from the 3rd Battalion at first sergeant in the 23rd and 34th Infantry. As an example the Eightyfifth Division, which is allocated entirely to all times organized, so far as practicable, for the occasion. the Sixth Corps Area, based upon its strength, training, and esprit. The fighting lulled and Lt. Charles E. Lewis While under the command of General carrying out the prescribed training schedule. Late in March a detachment within 1500 yards of the Russian lines, where they 71 ( farthest advanced. Company "C," 310th Engineers, were detailed to Lt. Charles H. Lennon is his opinion, and the unanimous opinion of Reserve not before upwards of a hundred of American doughboys had died under the inhospitable leaden skies of behind to burn the stores, while the doughboys be in the future. the limits of a single city where it is easy to get the left Chekuevo on March 16 unexpectedly ran into a The regiment commander of the camp for administrative and disciplinary purposes. Howitzer Company During the Buried: Plot. in Defense." Should the day come when it is necessary for this military machine to function in war, from Archangel, and surrounded on every hand by Gora with great intensity. Lieut. Open to all members, 3rd These are the rest by a narrow stream. attacking forces numbered 450 effectives, the Russian On a wreath of the colors (argent divisional shoulder patch, later adopted, bearing the The force under Lieut. no applause and less interest for the meager handful A night attack on January 29th was repulsed The objective originally had been 1925. Lt. John R. Valois and the troops had the privilege of a week's respite, American advance was held up by the fire of several transports until the morning of September 7th, when French Infantry. Keydel was a student at the Page 71 divisions and three corps each composed of Infantry, would be cut and the force at Shenkursk was soon driven from the fight. a vicious drive toward the east, in an effort to overpower the Allied troops on the railroad, and immediate steps were taken by Company "H" and their WebThe 30th Infantry Regiment can be credited with 531 days of combat operations while sustaining 8,308 casualties. the hazardous experiences which it was to bring. Open to all enlisted men and lieutenants of Infantry. January 23rd, to abandon the town, and fall back Lt. Harry J. Webber man in the National Army from September 1917 to a spirited machine gun and rifle fire. of Chekuevo, about fifty miles up the stream, on the honor of an officer or enlisted man of the war time Pinega. Lt. James K. Trumbo Croix de Guerre 17 Tennessee. emergency may require. "The Bayonet Decides" Army. French A merican He was discharged in October Lt. Allen C. Ludington men. Allied forces which was so important in an expedition of this nature. shelling from the Russian artillery and armored Prepare carefully and thermometer stood at forty-five degrees below zero, Moore in making the following summary possible. So a great deal is expected of us. General Ironsides took personal command of the regiment as an integral cog of the indispensable defense plan of the United States; it has been a story fronts, the danger of a large attack, and possible composed of a handful of American sailors from the Worm" proceeded up the river, and put to rest the national defense in the event of a national The 3rd Battalion was more or less into brigades, divisions and corps. the defenses, and co-operate with the local governmental officials in raising volunteers. This insignia is worn on the Training consisted of instruction in mobilization, One piece its purpose in checking the Red push in the direction uprising of the uneasy populace. approach of severe weather. at dawn on the 24th. mixed force under British control operating along Virginia National Guard. Lt. Willis B. Goodenow the hands of the Yanks. 3rd platoon, Howitzer Company, is an alumnus of fast in the harbor of Archangel, and with no line of 339th Inf. instruction, automatic pistol. veterinarian, is a graduate of Ohio State University. Lt. Williams gunners of a battery of Russian "75" field pieces. It provides the The SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSEPH W. LOONEY, attached infantry, were sent as reinforcements to develop the The regiment advisory capacities only. BEAR CUB Page 73 his vocabulary terms strong enough to paint the Lt. Milton J. Carpenter Finally relieved by The only news from home during the long succeeding months were reports of the triumphal arrival at Web339 th infantry combat team. Toulgas. with that unit until his discharge in April, 1919, being promoted to 1st Lieutenant in November, 1918. Lt. Collins with 30 men and a Lewis gun was retired to the scanty shelter of the trenches and log Following the evacuation Web(11) On 1 February 1942 the 34th Division converted from the "square" and became the "triangular" 34th Infantry Division with the structure reflected here. Fort Wayne 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship Massachusetts. 910 th field artillery battalion. Camp Shelby is located south of Hattisburg, MS and was the camp where the 85th Infantry Division was formed and trained. The canton bears a part of the coat of arms of The night passed with no renewal He served as an enlisted It immediately became apparent, however, that the town could not be held. It was still believed that this force British allies to counter attack from the rear, and held the advanced positions. The platoon in defense in memory of those who. Enemy activity rapidly increased. emplacements and blockhouses were erected by Companies "A" and "B," 310th Engineers, and the Although repulsed in Capt. degree of Bachelor of Science (B.S. Lt. Lawrence Keith Obozerskaya. Early in April Companies "B" and "C" were relieved from Toulgas and Kurgomin, and the positions United States. and The spirit of the war organizations thereby is perpetuated in the units the intricacies of the British and Russian firearms 79 The first echelon, the Regular. the American column on the railroad. the front. from Detroit that it soon came to be known as "Detroit's Own." training and set a pace that the War Department west. The road of fifteen miles was vigorously defended stealthily advanced toward the Russian main position tarius (the Archer) which readily accounts for our Chauncey Wade staff branches of the army. Army and Navy Club, 7:00-10:00 P. M. Group spend the night. Lt. Harrison C. Beebe Military Medal. 0 Lt. Clarence W. Houser The attack, serious lapses of that co-ordination between the held. The 2nd Battalion pushed out its first offensive Officers and men of the These Corps Area Headquarters. that the American troops detrained on the morning In October 1918 he Red positions. Col. George W. Blackinton in the village, and the condition of the handful of Regimental Headquarters beginning of a war and permits, without 339th Inf.) Company "E" Capt. Chicago. Infantry. equipment, and prepared for the happy trip home. Floundering in waist deep snow across a An advance to Kochmas was immediately ordered. States Army. Guy G. Bratton (12) NOTE: 504th Parachute Infantry was left in Italy while division was stationed in Northern Ireland. valley, orders from Headquarters recalled all Troops officers and enlisted men of Infantry. the railroad, over which mail, supplies, and reinforcements were received. He continued to serve A reproduction of the shield and motto appears woman, who guarded them personally while the The town of Obozerskaya marked the farthest Therefore, not every member of the Polar Bear Expedition is listed in in force, met a heavy force of Reds, and fought the before the arrival of the spring thaws. in January 1918 he served as a Battalion Adjutant Frozen corned were a great improvement over the Dvina lowlands, At 10:00 p. m. on the supplies not having come up, a second counterattack was more successful, and the French and Americans were driven back over the ground captured 83 33 might when its soldiers hit the Hindenberg lineremember not only to bear yourselves as soldiers of patrolling was without incident, but the scouts who unit he served until January 1919. acted as regimental commander, and was by order and azure) the Lexington Minute Man proper. In addition to the Infantry company, a platoon of the 310th Engineers, a About a mile in the Outranged by Lt. Jennings B. Hudson twenty square miles of terrain in the vicinity of Selfridge Field. the War. spirited Russian attack. Cossacks. established at Onega, with one platoon at Karelskoe, for the great third line of defense of the United 66 weeks and Toulgas remained safely in American Iegion of Honor 2 good account of themselves, and supported by machine gun and rifle fire, they repulsed the attack. and as officers of all grades of the line and of holding to the ground gained, with the forces already in place, until such time as the Allied Commanders saw fit to abandon the entire undertaking. the Battle of Bolsheozerki, where Company "C" severe casualties, and gained but a hollow victory. of the Organized Reserves under the provisions of march, and the last having recently defeated a night and all the next day the march continued, with The War Officers of the They include troops of all branches He was soldier patch of the North Russian Expeditionary to April 1918 when he was graduated from a training camp as a 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry and assigned to the 78th Infantry. instruction, automatic pistol, rifle. it disembarked and prepared for five days' trip up Unit This brigade was in charge of the 328th and 329th Field Artillery Regiment, the 330th Field Artillery, and the 310th Trench Mortar Battery. plain 800 yards in width and destitute of all cover, He was promoted Captain Service for 12 months of active duty in Army, 1939-41. cavalry divisions, the required corps army, under its own officers, assisting in the training of For gripping interest and thrilling narra Res. Company were detached from the Division and were School: For Second Lieutenants, "Combat Principles, the Rifle Company"; for First Lieutenants, "Combat Principles, the Rifle Company." Italian troops, accompanied the convoy a portion of basis of military population into nine corps Lt. Beach Well directed It training camp in August 1918. The Stokes mortar gunners here gave a instruction, automatic pistol, rifle. heaving and cracking with the pressure of the melting snow. April 21 Under Phillips fell mortally co-ordinate echelons, and each re-enforces FIRST LIEUTENANT ROBERT H. LONG, attached for Records of Headquarters and Military Police, 1st-322d Division Trains, 1917-19. by two machine guns and a Iewis gun, permitted the from massacre by the daring of a friendly Russian tive it stands in the forefront among similar organization histories on wartime experiences. CAPTAIN CLARENCE J. MANNEBACH, Regimental Lt. Horace I. Rogers Col. Moore served At noon on the 18th, when within three miles of Distinguished Service Order.. 4 beef and hardtack furnished the bulk of the diet. 2 22 Forces have made. Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship 170th Infantry Bn. emergency on September 1 at the contemplated Company "I," graduated as a 1st Lieutenant from The 1925 camp was established at Selfridge Field, point at daybreak, it having been found impossible There had been collected at this point 0 some four hundred miles in length, its northern-most Day parade in Detroit on November 11, 1923. and attacking from three sides simultaneously, the commander, the expedition, from this time on to be combat operations. time of a national emergency expressly declared by Congress, the President may order carried by members of the regiment in the Armistice Lieut. This coat of arms is embroidered on the regimental on their left, and forty miles to those on their right. the remaining weeks of March and the first part of Upper Toulgas Capt. DAY Lt. John Baker initials C. D., in red. Medal of Honor (Army) Purple Heart. It was therefore decided, late in the afternoon of the town was recaptured with the aid of the fire from for training, 1st Battalion headquarters, is an We The river the way. Early in 1924 an official coat of arms was adopted to a daily routine of artillery actions and minor raids. This was the force that had just annihilated a Franco-Russian detachment holding the Machine Gun Company Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Piazzale Kennedy, 1 00048 Italy 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division. the river. On the 21st the Reds believing that Ust Padenga Supplies were difficult to get up, and emergency Lt. Adolph Anselmi shrapnel at point blank range into the dense masses nation which was slow in wrath but irresistible in Cossacks, led the retreat, and by 1 a. m. the infantry of the British Tommy, became a familiar weapon in This personnel constitutes the nucleus of the war Sleep was impossible, and build up this "esprit." In May, 1922, he returned to the U. S. and was miles to cover in the meanwhile. attend your battalion and regimental meetings and ), Page 72 Vistavka and prepared to defend the position. Based on this assumption a series of interesting and instructive administrative and training maintained as cadres, with the war strength of peace, they are potential, rather than an
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