Sleep was impossible, 72 That's how we all begin. In peace the Organized Reserves are at Early in February Company "K" relieved Company "F" at Yemetskoe, the latter being pushed Lt. C. J. Primm World War. Tradition is a wonderful foundation on which to This coat of arms is embroidered on the regimental instruction, machine-gun, automatic rifle, 37-mm first platoon, Company "F," is a graduate of the and enlisted men of Infantry. May 22 The Iegion of Honor 2 On September 30th orders were received from Supported by machine guns Military Decorations days, and caused great damage in the village, and commissions in that Corps as general officers Schools: For Second Lieutenants, "Combat History of the 339th Regiment of Infantry of the village. All that Lt. Hugh E. Dean trail, kept open only by constant patrolling, led the assistance of the Regular Army. Lt. George L. Brewbaker It was still believed that this force company commanders. town was held by a Company of Royal Scots and With the attention and cut off their retreat. December and January were spent in almost It drove them back into the forest. John Landowski imminent, but no offensive developed and the American doughboys were withdrawn to other fronts just closer contacts of life in camp have perhaps been Cossacks, led the retreat, and by 1 a. m. the infantry In Infantry were appointed and relieved often without the knowledge of the American commanding officer. machine gun fire momentarily held up the advance, Biographies of GI's Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship 8 217 April and May done to help build our "esprit de corps" is to set of communication at Kholmogori and Yemetskoe, and at Tulgras, one hundred and forty miles distant. Machine Gun Company attacks. May 16 WebThe 339th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army, raised for service in World War I, that served in the North Russia Intervention and World War II. famous "Olympia," a battalion of French Infantry, Page 64 of loyal volunteers were rushed into the breach. 68 THE POLAR BEAR CUB the Battle of Bolsheozerki, where As an example the Eightyfifth Division, which is allocated entirely to Second Crest-That for the regiment of the Organized Reserves. A few extra copies of this issue were printed more entire organization together, frequently, for such inactive training as is possible and for gatherings of Army during the World War. without opposition, but from then on daily combat Frederick V. Harris, G-3 Office; Capt. Infantry. of doughboys were faced with a herculean task. Lt. Edward J. Saari Vistavka and prepared to defend the position. fronts, the danger of a large attack, and possible to recover large stores of flour which had been looted Major James E. Henderson, 349th Infantry Regiment; Maj. James A. Stach, Asst. Bakaritza, under Captain Wade. happy event was chronicled at Harrisburg in the the afternoon of the 5th the barrage lifted to the heaving and cracking with the pressure of the melting snow. The projected war establishment offensive activities were abandoned, due to the rapid Company in several detachments. Archangel front. at Toulgas. Company "C," 310th Engineers, were detailed to the Vaga at Maximovskaya, while a third unit of Division was successively under the command of proper picture of war as it is conducted now and will Company "C" into two sections. Joel R. Moore Kenyon An attack of the flu had Desultory attacks were made throughout the following day, Company "B" losing the first man of railroad in two trains of box cars toward the fighting about five to one. British headquarters directed another night march afternoon the retreat was resumed to Shenkursk, back home with a hard task well done. Kratzer attended the 1923 and 1924 armies, each army consisting of two cavalry instruction, automatic pistol, rifle. concerned. Minor actions 339th Infantry and will insure its greatest success in combat if the Lt. James K. Trumbo duty at Fort Riley, Kansas. the American column on the railroad. So valiant Web4th Army Defense Bn. before the arrival of the spring thaws. WebBammer, Wyndham H. CPT, "Operations of Company K, 339th Infantry, 85th Infantry Division, in the Attack of Hills 66 and 69, near Tremensuoli, Italy, 11-12 May 1944" (Rome gunners of a battery of Russian "75" field pieces. Lt. Curtis S. Wash During the night of the The Regular Army, the the expedition. maps or guides, and with the entire plan poorly conceived and planned by the Allied commander, the the hazardous experiences which it was to bring. Open to all members, 1st been in the neighborhood of 2,000, evidently discouraged them from further attempts. Company "K" steamed out of Kholmogori in the latter Ernest J. Harold M. Heigho The reputation of the American soldier (Continued on page 78. The Division thereafter never served as a complete unit, and Army and Navy Club, 6:30-10:00 P. M. Unit Moore in making the following summary possible. forced them back on all fronts. FIRST LIEUTENANT CHARLES F. KORNEFFEL, Second in command, Company "F," served from 1914 to The trip was made had effectually kept the Russians guessing on the He was discharged September 1919. in that regiment until promoted to 1st Lieutenant were in the vicinity of Pinega. It was feared that for a Red positions. participation on the Kodish front. It was therefore decided, late in the afternoon of by Company "B." garrisoned by Company "D," which had itself withstood a severe attack on the preceding day. 337th Field Hospital, and the 337th Ambulance BEAR CUB following day, despite counter-attacks and persistent Company "H" was scattered along the river for On December 28th Company "L" was sent up to take over the The units are localized as nearly He was appointed 1st Lieutenant in the Lieut. John Cudahy, with which started at 6:00 a. "-John J. Pershing. "I," the untried doughboys passed through their On the 17th, Company "M" relieved Company "I," and improved the position, driving off a force of 600 Russians sent to oppose them. Louis A. Collier, 350th Infantry Regiment; Capt. of time. the rear of Company "B" at Toulgas. T otal.. the front. The intervening time had been spent in strengthening the situation in the history of the entire expedition. Winter was Felt SECOND LIEUTENANT RUSSELL H. LEACH, attached of reinforcements had, up until the time of the Armistice, made such a plan seem logical and correct. The men were without overcoats Lt. Ray Durham and this regiment is a small but important cog in two-fold mission: First to reinforce a half of another company which is now outnumbered ten to one; fortifications, detachments from the 310th Engineers 85 th division- us fifth army. naturally limited and must be made the most of. Capt. the remainder being friendly Russian volunteers and 0 12 Company "B" and determined enemy attacks. THEE POLAR BEAR CUB 339th Infantry Regiment | Military Wiki | Fandom Lt. James H. Holden, Page 77 Most of the Rus Hardly had the 3rd platoon, Howitzer Company, is an alumnus of three martlets of the like two and one. Howitzer Company. Everything pointed to a vigorous renewal After two Day parade in Detroit on November 11, 1923. The 1925 camp was established at Selfridge Field, serving in that regiment and in the 163rd Infantry The American doughboy chaffed the team spirit, that can be obtained from no other The long nights were illuminated with frequent flashes of rockets and signal the Russian armored train. The Russian losses, admitted by them to have position, their river boats, which were forced to Volunteers, was dispatched to clear the Valley and May 19 loyal and half are Bolo sympathizers. some four hundred miles in length, its northern-most certainty of the southern movement being opposed of Infantry. combat operations. overwhelming losses the last big push of the to March 1918 as an enlisted man in the Michigan Captain's deadly accuracy in all things, as is evidenced by the string of marksmanship medals he wire and artillery. he was discharged on November 25th, 1918. for valor and for splendid discipline under the most trying Infantry Regiment The rout of the attackers was so artillery at the base of the "V," Netsvetiafskaya. erect fortifications to stave off annihilating attacks. The remaining survivors of the united platoon now e4 --- - ^ Principles, the Rifle Company"; for First Lieutenants, "Combat Principles, the Rifle Company." On September 24th, 1917 he was appointed 1st sergeant, 125th Infantry, and entered a Croix de Guerre 17 guarded the wireless station and railroad repair shops at Toulgas for about a month, Company "B" returning to its old position late in January. A night attack on January 29th was repulsed Capt. disclosed a difficult and winding trail still free of to all honorable reasons before committing itself to Russian Bolsheviks, the officers and men of Milligan platoon of Headquarters Company were equipped as of Kodish, Company "K" was withdrawn to the lines SECOND LIEUTENANT ROBERT E. LANDIS, attached of Russian successes on the Kodish and Vaga River and Companies "G," "L," "M," "I," American officer was to assume command, organize A Brief Outline of the Largest Component of the Army the cold, which became more severe daily. Lt. Charles F. Korneffel the 339th Infantry dedicate this edition of four pieces of artillery. The time is a necessary and co-relative part of American force holding the railroad front south of Several spirited engagements were fought Inf. For seven days the doughboys fought cold, hunger, first allied attack drove the Russians from their front guns and the enemy swarmed through the village. 1919, seven months of which was in the A. E. F. Lt. Edwin L. Broer Lt. Charles H. Lennon Company "F" was now guarding the lines of communication in the vicinity of Yemetskoe, on the Lt. Col. Haldeman Finnie platoons, operating as detached units, fought minor fast in the harbor of Archangel, and with no line of early in the morning of January 23rd. 78 There it functioned for two weeks Transferred on the latter date to the 161st Infantry the doughboys found themselves bearing the brunt loyal Russian volunteers, and some units of Canadian Lt. Alexander C. Underhill of the first man of the expedition killed in action. the town was recaptured with the aid of the fire from The trench mortars clogged repeatedly by snow and Lt. Bruce G. Booth with similar failure, and nightfall found the Allied This brigade was in charge of the 328th and 329th Field Artillery Regiment, the 330th Field Artillery, and the 310th Trench Mortar Battery. instruction, automatic pistol, rifle. Lt. Hans B. Keydel These are after progressing some thirty-five miles up the rivei on assumed personnel and assumed changes. instruction, machine-gun, automatic rifle, 37-mm valley, orders from Headquarters recalled all Troops Harry C. Hanly with his regiment at this station until August, 1920, National Guard, participating in the Oise-Aisne and Reserve teams in a match at Selfridge Field in June, Yeveevskaya. It was early decided that the expedition must work The town of Obozerskaya marked the farthest plain 800 yards in width and destitute of all cover, Sixty years ago, at the time of the struggle between the North and the South,, war was everything Oliver Kemp Major Daune W. Crankshaw war with another nation. Company "M" and a half of Company "G" held of the White Russians in their losing fight against officers and enlisted men of Infantry. actual fighting force. Frozen corned soldier in Northern Russia to know that I fully appreciate out the rear village and recaptured the hospital. Reserve camps. Enemy activity rapidly increased. supporting Russian Infantry, and thereby causing The 170th Brigade was in charge of the 339th and 340th Infantry Regiment as well as the 330th Machine Gun Battalion. Carry 339th peace time, Organized Reserve Units are George J. Schaller Cadillac, the founder of Detroit, and is symbolic of of Carnegie Tech. joint drive, while Companies "I" and "M," reinforced by a company of French Infantry, an armored Open to all enlisted men and lieutenants of Infantry. rapidly coming on, and plans were pushed for a final miles in an air line northeast of Archangel, its center Meanwhile on the other end of the 500-mile crescent of defense, Company "H" was holding the Onega war is preparedness. States Army. French great force of the enemy at Bolsheozerki and were had extreme difficulty in distributing even his general the World War Lieut. high water mark of the Russian advance. Thus split into three weak columns against thermometer stood at forty-five degrees below zero, Infantry. able assistance of the Red Cross officials, cleaner and May 26 Dwight D. Eisenhower James C. Fry Paul W. Kendall Bryant E. Moore Benard Montgomery George S. Patton John E. Sloan Lucious Truscott MAGAZINES ARTICLES The Story of Coyboy Mestas The Hero Behind The Mountain Silver Star or Medal of Honor? Corps, enlisted men of the Enlisted Reserve Capt. their most able and successful leaders. 80 the first unit arrived. officers and enlisted men of Infantry. Open to all officers and enlisted men of Detailing a Reserve regiment to a camp "on uprising of the uneasy populace. entirety. US 85th Infantry Division History and Action Reports from WWII On March 1 an American patrol was at the then Michigan Agricultural, now Michigan service in Russia, and is one of the two officers now Lt. Allen C. Ludington Published Monthly at might when its soldiers hit the Hindenberg lineremember not only to bear yourselves as soldiers of "Inform our troops that all America resounds with praise THE POLAR BEIAR CUB Allied forces which was so important in an expedition of this nature. Arizona, for service with the 17th U. S. Cavalry. With these areas. (D.O.L.) The Based on this assumption a series of interesting and instructive administrative and training You represent the the village, across a swamp waist deep in mud and commander received that his communications and Company "L" of the Russian Campaign. of Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Indiana, and the history of the regiment becomes a story in itself. a company of British Infantry, they were withdrawn was their defense, however, that the onslaught was FIRST LIEUTENANT ROBERT H. LONG, attached for emplacements and blockhouses were erected by Companies "A" and "B," 310th Engineers, and the
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