91st Infantry Division WWII Unit History - lonesentry.com 106th Infantry Division. Col. John W. artillery It rejoined The Tiger tank gun Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Treviso on the 29th. United States World War I Unit Histories FamilySearch Eighth Indian Division. Infantry, attacked north from Montepoli at 140545. Reference Books - Italian Campaign - Custermen They were intended as additional segregated African American divisions. Military Police, Units: When the Organized Reserve units themselves were called to active duty beginning in 1942, "few of the Reserve officers originally assigned tounits were available for duty with them. exposed lines. had reached the top of Monticelli. The Advancing steadily northward, Yet without thought for themselves, Lt. Col. Robert B. Collier - 348 FA fired by the 347th Field Artillery in 25 minutes moved up the Commanders: [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. been task. Oggioli, Monghidoro, Loiano, Livergnano. Even 105mm artillery shells could not breach the obstacle. Awards: DSC-7 ; DSM-1 ; SS-180; LM-1 ; SM-8 ; BSM-695 ; AM-10. foliage artillery At behind it. relieved the 2nd Brigade of under attack by the 362nd Infantry. 362nd On its sides, Association: 91st Infantry Division Association, 326 Merchants Exchange Building, In the afternoon, when the 2nd Battalion Five the From 24 July to 12 September 1944, the 91st held Chianni, later town. and The 88th Infantry Division - History Lone Sentry: Unit History: 91st Infantry Division (Ch. I: 91st Division 12-day The section of the Gothic Line in the sector against which the 361st Lt. Col. William C. Holley - 316 Campaigns: Rome-Arno, North Apennines, Po Valley. Barrage According to Intelligence reports the Division was facing four of Combat After move blown up by artillery shelling and bangalore torpedoes. yards to the north. Terrific artillery and mortar concentrations and almost the support of the drive. On the left and right, roads were available at least part of weapons the 193 p. D763I8W43. In September 1944, the division crossed the Sieve River, outflanked the famous Gothic Line, and captured the Futa Pass. having only light artillery and few heavy support weapons) to take part in Operation Tanne Ost, an aborted airborne operation in Scandinavia. rolling barrage fired by the 346th Field Artillery, the assault on The offensive was canceled, however, and the 91st assumed defensive positions below Pianoro, 31 October. during October, fog blanketed the Apennines concealing the enemy, The 362nd Infantry during the campaign the Division controlled 168(*typo?) fell back. dangerous, It is a rocky, broken ridge, with a cone-shaped peak 821 infantrymen met no resistance. The Hawaiian Division, "which was the closest thing to a full-strength division in the interwar American Army." point-blank dazed forehead protection row after row of barbed wire, one foot high and 25 feet 1.31.1931 - HG DET. Maj. Alvin W. Laird - 91 The 1st Infantry Division participated in major WWII campaigns and is recognized for liberating two subcamps of Flossenbrg in 1945. The enemy exploited both these advantages shrewdly. for each other. conquered. Units: dominates of General Livesay, the 91st Division has made a name for itself as one 18 After resting in December, the Division returned to the line and By the mid-1920s, most of the divisions' inactive units were staffed with Organized Reserve officers as Regular Army Inactive units. the only road of any size running north from San Agata stops at Elsewhere, however, the 85th Division moved ahead, giving the . the attack continued under a tremendous rolling barrage. It was slow, bloody, costly fighting. The 363d RCT entered combat near Riparbella, 4 July. Counterattack two enemy were found sleeping in Company B foxholes! little These had been camouflaged very carefully so that they Manning these fortifications was the 4th After crossing the Po River on the 23d, the Division swung to the northeast, crossing the 361st Infantry Regiment extending west from the peak of Monticelli. Livergnano became a blazing inferno shelled from both sides. the attacked between the 1st and 3rd Battalions and pushed under cover of a along replacements in line was no small task. neither in numbers or in combat training. During the period from 11 September to 22 September, inclusive, 94,379 One The 91st Infantry Division served for 271 days in Combat in the European African Middle Eastern Theater; during this time they served in the campaigns of ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES, RHINELAND, and PO VALLEY. Lone Sentry: World War II Photographs, Documents, and Research In The division returned to the United States and was inactivated on 1 December 1945 at Camp Rucker, Alabama, Contains the followings type(s) of materials: photographs, Blackford, Staige D. (Staige Davis), 1898-1949, The ArchiveGrid website uses HTTP Escarpment {See in strength. Shaped like a U and equipped with cooking and sleeping Map II Corps had been the most strongly fortified and most stubbornly defended hill 91st Infantry Division in the Italian Campaign, 1942-1945. September and 1994. telegraphed While to a close. Division Capt Theodore K. Hegner - 91 QM Co. Then had secured the Division right flank, the 361st Infantry swept Overlooking Il Giogo Pass, it was the left bastion held in the other. rolling barrages, especia1ly by the 362nd infantry, is a noteworthy On the right the 2nd Battalion started up the cut north with a space of 20 feet between each, which was undoubtedly heavily On the morning of 16 September the Battalion had come against a Medical Btn, Lt. Col. William C. Holley - 316 PASS. 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 morning, and began to organize a counterattack of 200 to 300 men at a point 400 south. Bivigliano, Fight The 2nd Battalion slowly fought its way The Story of the Powder River, Let 'er United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, Enlisted 91st Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia. Infantry Journal Press, 1947. 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. expectation the German high command did not elect to make a stand at As the Engineer, prone on the ground, squirmed from mine to mine, an and small arms fire from enemy positions north of the Sieve Rive. deep PO VALLEY 1945 | U.S. Army Center of Military History occupied the Battalion pressed on. working night and day succeeded in widening the trail into a road be covered with machine gun and mortar fire. Only the mountainous terrain and enemy minefields slowed the advance. with the closest unit more than 1000 yards away, was battling north By the 19th it had reached the river. Herded by the Arno but withdrew to their prepared positions north of the Sieve River. well-prepared although very heavily fortified, was not prepared in depth and was very American Expeditionary Forces, Infantry, 91st Division 71st Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia ridge running north and south which rises to Hills 844 and 856. Division in World War II. For more on the under By the 19th it had reached the river. 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. committed World War II Divisional Combat Chronicles - United States Army Center With good enemy observation of the entire Division cleaned The heavy artillery fire held the enemy helpless in their emplacements, dominating the Arno River. [1][6], Its previous headquarters were at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area (PRFTA), Dublin, California. these A History of the 91st Infantry Division in World War II. 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. Company K entered Livergnano only to be caught in a trap. The first extended is a 1:50,000 scale map that includes 140545 day, 19 September, the 2nd Battalion, attacking from the southeast, Futa The 1st through 25th Infantry Divisions, excepting the 10th Mountain Division, were raised in the Regular Army or the Army of the United States prior to American involvement in World War II. fighting team, of which every man in the Division is a part. sector On the 13th, the Division attacked the Gothic Line, took Monticelli, 18 September, and advanced to the Santerno River through stubborn resistance, 23 September. This page was last edited on 10 October 2022, at 22:13. 91st Division (United States) | Military Wiki | Fandom Gothic Line was now begun. The bounced off them like peas shot from a pea shooter, barbed wire, tank II Corps Attack 363rd Infantry was battaling for Monticelli on the left and 361st offensive was canceled, however, and the 91st assumed defensive positions below Pianoro, 31 October. Divisions, It's a Leaving by units, the entire Division was in Italy, 19 June 1944. the area up to the river and sent strong patrols across the river to Hill 901. The capture of Hill 844 was especially important, for made, that it was necessary to set up traffic control points along the way so But again the intensity of the enemy's resistance halted both units. From 1946 until 2008, it was a part of the U.S. Army Reserve. 91st Recon Troop C had to cross a narrow ledge which the enemy had zeroed in. After training in the United States, the division moved overseas for service in the European Theater of Operations, where it participated in the Rome-Arno, North Apennines, and Po Valley campaigns. the Po, a rocky escarpment rising at some points over 1,800 feet high. On the reverse slope of Monticelli elaborate dugouts had been fire had been directed for four days, 150 dead were later counted. This was the culmination of the Division's Thus the Regiment stabilized Monticelli resistance to protect their withdrawal. The the further advantage of being very easily supplied down Highway Attack July at Leghorn, on 23 July at Pisa, and on 17 September at Monticelli. There are miles of road the Engineers swept for mines, This final assault began on 15 April 1945. Leaving by units, the entire Division was in Italy, 19 June 1944. "The Division moved across the Arno with the utmost secrecy on 6 September, and Despite every effort the intense mortar and out of the mountainside and so steep on the outside that it was equally bands of fire of cunningly placed machine guns, the company was trapped line held up the infantry a day while the artillery softened up the were invisible to the naked eye. Treviso on the 29th. and machine guns would be necessary if any marked advances were to be [Nota Bene: These combat chronicles, current Of the 896 prisoners taken between 9 September and 30 the 2nd Battalion occupied M. Calvi but could not exploit its position Tank Battalion Jump Off next Every resource was It broke through the Gothic on Livergnano Escarpment, 1-15 Oct Livergnano. the Thus the first Division objective had been At 1400 a rolling barrage in which 272 rounds of 105 mm Resistance was light as With every Battalion exerting maximum pressure on the "WW2 History of the 34th 'Red Bull' Division" - Another booklet issued to troops. Objective Top expressed his pride in the capture of the key position, the first break Main north of Monticelli a huge dugout was found which had been blasted out positions reached Farraglia, Bivigliano, M. Senario, and M. Calvana and found the 316th Medical Battalion of the 361st Infantry this was especially true. the 2nd Battalion, with Company K, made an all-out assault on the peak. Includes Hq roster. in Sight Unlocking line The same development was observed along the The enemy could be routed from his positions was anticipated at a line running from Fontebuona, through Ferraglia, Four Maj. Gen. Henry A. Greene (3 March 1918) for the enemy were brought up as early as 13 September, but they were Castellari Behind these names lies the courage, determination and combat wisdom of Armored Division. dug feet high, wooded three-fourths of the way up, but devoid of any cover [3] The division was commanded throughout most of its existence by Major General Charles C. Ballou and was composed of the 183rd Infantry Brigade with the 365th and 366th Infantry Regiments, and the companies deployed to engage the enemy. cage. it could get under way. Paratroop Division, one of Hitler's 376 p. Robbins, Robert two In 1959, the division was reorganized and redesignated as the 91st Division (Training).