Reg. The river was at flood stage due to warmer weather melting the snow pack. Thank You, John Kopera passed away of congestive heart failure in 1972 and I was WebAkins, 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. If anyone should recognize/identify my father or some of these other people I'd love to hear from them.

Thomas E. Ryan was killed in action 6 Feb 45. First Sgt John Scudder



I have his honorable discharge papers and according to them he was a heavy mortar crewman, he was awarded the EAME with 2 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal. Mr. Brown, Web417th Infantry 76th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) 301st Engineer Combat Battalion 301st Medical Battalion 76th Division Artillery 302d Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Those that made it across the river the 1st night ran into mine fields just across the river and many were killed or wounded there. He thinks that the 6th, or 9th armored division may hae liberated him at a dairy farm. Did not like French people encountered enroute along the RR Tracks. 311th (Infantry) Regiment, US Army 43rd Infantry Regiment, US Army; 5.

Zeitz was captured after a violent struggle, 1415 April, and the 76th reached the Mulde River on 16 April, going into defensive positions to hold a bridgehead across the Mulde near Chemnitz until VE-day. Krauts were coming out of some doors with their arms in the air surrendering to us as we marched by.

22874 Lincoln Ct. WW 1 US Army 83rd Division 332 Infantry Regiment Patch Inv# 204. Sadly, my dad was an intensely private, stoic man who to anyone who may have served with him and has an interest. Being a Marine whos served 2 combat tours in Iraq, I know how important it is for a family to have closure to a loved ones death. North was our Platoon Leader Lt. Olson (Olsen), - S/Sgt. A new attack was launched 4 April and the Werra River was reached the next day. My grandfather was Pvt. The booklet's title is " The First Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division " and it was published before they shipped overseas at Camp McCoy. If anybody has this booklet please contact me at wwii_research_investigations@yahoo.com Thanks for looking! Once the Engineers were able to establish a bridge across the Sauer River, Armored Vehicles(Tanks) were able to cross the river to aid the Infantry which had been cut off for several days. When we got to the river the river was narrow and the water low at this point. That was when I scrambled out of the ditch and made another few yards before the bullets became so heavy that I took cover. Participated in the battle at Schmidten Where we lost 18 of our platoon of 39, with my 3rd squad of 11 men losing nine of the 18. 1994 Topps Heritage American Heroism #AH-WWII3 22ND Infantry Jennifer Martin.

Seeing this, I jumped into a ditch along side the road, observing the situation and waiting for the troops to disperse. Finally, on 30 march 1945 we reached the larger town of Schmitten where the Krauts were making a stand. disinterred and reburied in New York with a military funeral.

Units of the division were spread throughout the six New England states. Another incident that stands out in my mind. Hamilton WebABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 last days. I was unscrathed, but did get a bullet across my back from right to left leaving three holes in my field jacket and 5 holes in the shirt under the jacket (apparently the shirt was folded under the jacket and sweater).

It's easy!

A. LaVecchia A couple of others I can still see their faces but not their names. The next day we were ordered to shoot all dogs on sight. Simultaneously, advanced training group moved in November 1943 to Northern Michigan near Watersmeet. He is almost 89 years old.



participation in the war but have been trying to research

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Thanks, Thank you so much for reading this.

I am interested in locating the following:: Sgt James Bear,(Wounded at Zeitz) Robert Bella ( From Chicago Illinois) Paul Klocke (From Wisc. I've attached a few photos that I have of my father in training Semper Fidelis, I don't know much about my father's Out I got for about 10 yards when a mortar shell exploded in front of me (probably after the T.D.). man, Poncho (nickname) from Arizona or New Mexico. 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.

Four exercises were conducted during which the 385th Infantry Regiment (headquartered in Pori, Michigan, opposed the division as an enemy force. My father's name was John J. Kopera & he was from Hastings, PA. As we moved to another town, more white sheets were hanging from windows, more Krauts were surrendering and more resistance was encountered. My name is Lawrence J. Selegue. G.I. me his things several years ago. My platoon reached Oberwassel on the bend of the Rhine River and we billeted there for a few days. was found dead of shrapnel wounds to the throat.

Part way across I was in the water up to my knees.

Shipped out on the Oueen Mary - New York to Scotland (5 day trip) no escorts - zig zagged across the Atlantic changing course every 7 minutes to prevent enemy subs from sighting in on us (18th birthday in the middle of the Atlantic). NAME:PFC John E. Barnes, Co. L, 417th Infantry, 3rd Battalion NAME:Sgt. I know he received a purple heart and a bronze star for A comprehensive history could arise from all these documents posthumoulsy - in troubling the veterans of the 417th Regiment and all veterans of the 76th Division together! It drove east and took Kamberg in a house-to-house struggle, 29 March. Does anyone have a WWII unit history for the 417th Inf.Reg, 76 Div.? NAME:Sgt DelMar E. 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I only served with the unit from the end of February until about the first of August 1945, consiquently, after all these years my memory does not contain many names. Thank you for your help, and thank you for your service.

God Bless, John Kopera Web103rd Military Police Company, 28th Division: 417th Infantry Regiment: 103rd Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop: 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division: 103rd Quartermaster Bakery Company: 417th Motorized Supply Trains: 103rd Reconnaissance Troop, 103rd Infantry Division: 417th Quartermaster Bakery Company: 103rd Sanitary

--- 76th Armoured Regiment, Indian Army.jpg 375 500; 33 KB 76th Punjabis, Indian Army.jpg 640 710; 68 KB 7th (Indian) Infantry Division, Indian Army.png 500 500; 9 KB (In training we were told never to bunch up) After a few minutes an officer running down the road stopped momentarily and ordered us out of the ditch and to move up. Married my high school sweetheart (62 years and counting), and worked a couple of years before deciding to take advantage of the G.I Benifits and enrolled in college at California State Polytechnic College at San Luis Obispo, Calif --- Retired in 1989 from a large Public Utility as District Manager. I know that we sat near Chemitz on the Mulda River south of Berlin for about 30 days waiting for the Russian troops to get to our location.

United States Army, I need some help from the vets of the 417th. Daphne(Barnes)Houze

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). Edward T. Allen Part way down bullets were swishing past my ears.

My platoon was dug in on high ground in the woods in the Sauer River area. The following morning we regrouped and moved east through the next small village where several of our tanks were knocked out and a few of the tankers were pinned down in a house and were really happy to see us.

7,000 troops were taken from the 76th to build up forces for the impending invasion of France (D-Day) during April 1944. On day of allied crossings at other locations we watched from an elevated position above the river as our Combat Engineers constructed a pontoon Bridge across the Rhine under enemy fire, then we crossed that night on trucks being deposited a few miles east of the River in the middle of a moonless night. He is not sure where in Germany. After crossing the Rhine at St. Goar, we were on what was known as mopping up operations. Furthermore, there is the History of the First Battalion of the 417th Infantry Regiment: "ALWAYS FIRST" - THE FIRST BATTALION, 417TH INFANTRY REGIMENT (1945, Gera, Germany ? Moe Kazyck was killed February 7, 1945 Most of his records were destroyed by fire in 1973. WebThe First Infantry was mustered into federal service at Fort Benjamin Harrison in 1916 for service in the Mexican Border Campaign.

I think the date was March 1945. Winter training started in September 1943 at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin. have his purple heart. The division insignia is an escutcheon which has a red field and a blue chief,

Members of the Companies A, B, C were taken POW that day. Peter Aronson I have his honorable discharge papers and according to them he was a heavy mortar crewman, he was awarded the EAME with 2 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal. e-mail: dg_terek@yahoo.com. Thanks for your time! In 2007 the 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) was alerted for deployment to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom in late 2007.
I did not know what I 4341 Isabella Street, Had I tossed that grenade I would have had to live with that horror for the rest of my life. infantry regiment. Sign up for a new account in our community. There was a hail of fire in front of me which I could reach out and touch.

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