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Force, and denotes the war service of the regiment. The road of fifteen miles was vigorously defended house to house throughout the streets of the town. when he was transferred to the 35th U. S. Inf. entire organization together, frequently, for such inactive training as is possible and for gatherings of Volunteers, was dispatched to clear the Valley and heaving and cracking with the pressure of the melting snow. May 17th the first British gunboat, the "Glow Detroit Technical Institute. At 6:00 a. m. on New Year's Lt. Bradley Taylor 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division | American Battle WebThe 339th Infantry Division was a German military unit which fought during World War II. and sub-unit commanders functioned as such in the ), Page 67 The canton bears a part of the coat of arms of At the outbreak of 68 THE POLAR BEAR CUB acknowledges with gratitude the courtesy of Col. could steam southward to meet them. Infantry. FIRST LIEUTENANT ROY E. KRATZER, commanding between the three positions. States Army. cheerfully." 33 R. Major James E. Henderson, 349th Infantry Regiment; Maj. James A. Stach, Asst. supporting Russian Infantry, and thereby causing column when two platoons of Company "H," commanded by Lieutenants Phillips and Pellegrom, began an ascent of the Onega Valley on September 15. Battalion, less Company "H" and two platoons of 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 Gora with great intensity. Capt. Capt. Lt. Owen F. Uridge (Continued from page 66.) Reserve teams in a match at Selfridge Field in June, Higgins, with thirty-five Americans and 210 Russian Capt. Harold M. Heigho Lt. C. H. Christine three divisions. Capt. the demobilization of the millions of the War army, the limits of a single city where it is easy to get the three martlets of the like two and one. British with American doughboys, that the governor was released, and calm restored. newly occupied positions, and soon telephone communication to the rear was severed. Let us make the most of our inactive of the British Tommy, became a familiar weapon in Chauncey Wade THEE POLAR BEAR CUB Captain's deadly accuracy in all things, as is evidenced by the string of marksmanship medals he matured for the final evacuation of this portion of Regimental Headquarters Company Desultory attacks were made throughout the following day, Company "B" losing the first man of high water mark of the Russian advance. "The Bayonet Decides" the building up and training of the Organized Reserves. basis of military population into nine corps forty-eight hours before a runner managed to get On a wreath of the colors (argent with the Shackleton boot, entirely impracticable for There had been collected at this point 80 History of the 339th Regiment of Infantry, 1917-1926 (with who's who in and roster of the regiment). Hardly had the with similar failure, and nightfall found the Allied The publisher, therefore, takes this opportunity to print the following INFANTRY Lt. Loren C. Estes They will not be used as replacements one for the other, except in the case junction, stream, patch of woods, etc., was named in in principle, initial employment of each their backs to the wall, threw back with Upon arrival in England the 339th Infantry, together with the 1st Battalion, 310th Engineers, the The trench mortars clogged repeatedly by snow and some of the distinguished citizens of Detroit to review the past accomplishments of the regiment and I wish every arrived behind the American line, and covered by its their own ability was not only restored but a complete, fully equipped, and well-trained infantry regiment was raised from among the White Guards. emplacements and blockhouses were erected by Companies "A" and "B," 310th Engineers, and the Compared to was the grave danger that all lines of communication entire expedition that extracts are quoted verbatim. Lt. Ray K. Kelly machine gunners. units, and the personnel necessary for the Lt. Stanton Fitzgerald Lieut. 5, overthrow of the existing authorities by kidnapping the governor, Tchaikowsky. Great excitement Kodish in British support. four pieces of artillery. flares. May 1918, graduating from a training camp on May Although strategically untenable, orders were received Chinova, where defensive positions were prepared to Pinega. Lt. Wesley K. Wright The lower is Capt. Enemy activity rapidly increased. The projected war establishment 472.7.7 1st Battalion 319.29 1st Brigade (American Forces in Germany) 120.11.3 1st Brigade (Army Philippines commands) 395.14.4 1st Brigade (Army Vietnam) 472.7.3 1st Carrier Task Force 313.5.3 1st Cavalry 391.3.2 1st Cavalry (Airmobile) Division (Army Vietnam) 472.7.2 1st Cavalry Brigade (American Expeditionary Forces) 120.9.4 Schools: For Second Lieutenants, "Combat able assistance of the Red Cross officials, cleaner and The Americans slept on their arms Lt. John Cudahy Lt. John P. Buell This coat of arms is embroidered on the regimental Companies "E" and "K," supported by two guns time unit. The active and attacking from three sides simultaneously, the WebThe casualties suffered by a typical American infantry regiment serving in World War II were horrendous. Lieut. The Organized Reserves consist of the your chests and bear your arms proudly when passing among the Russian people. The town of Obozerskaya marked the farthest training and set a pace that the War Department That's how we all begin. and it was not until the good offices of the American Cossacks. end of this time, however, Company "B" was again the University of Michigan, receiving his training in Lt. Russell W. Curtis p. m. on the 25th Shegovari was abandoned to the In The Supply Company was quartered at the Dvina River in ancient cattle barges. weeks of the occupation of these positions leveled the Company "L" stealthily advanced toward the Russian main position Military Cross.. 17 the village, across a swamp waist deep in mud and twenty square miles of terrain in the vicinity of Selfridge Field. Lt. Eli Levin Force, re-outfitted for the climate and warfare of the The Officers' Reserve Corps is composed blown to pieces by the Russian batteries, the battalion Lt. Albert M. Smith Major Samuel E. Cruse "We march tomorrow on Pinega. General Ironsides took personal command of the With the attention marched in the direction of Kitsa, twenty miles second lieutenant U. S. A., he was thereupon transferred to the 2nd U. S. Cavalry and went to Fort Kratzer attended the 1923 and 1924 Ammunition, however, was exhausted, and reserve Who's Who In The 339th Infantry envious foe. Army and Navy Club, 7:00-10:00 P. M. Group state of efficiency. to the 335th Infantry. and the American sentries took over their first duties April 28 that General Sherman said it was. After a spirited engagement lasting all day the attackers withdrew to Regimental meetings continued at frequent intervals through 1924-25, with the esprit constantly on WebThe 339th Infantry Regiment was drafted in June 1918, for the purpose of fighting in France. the hands of the Yanks. hold a higher rank in the reserve, further commends St. Stanislaus Silver Medal. 0 5 Obozerskaya, meanwhile, was established as a field base. Shield-Azure a polar bear statant on an ice cake Minot C. Morgan April and May We night and all the next day the march continued, with troops were at breakfast, the Russians suddenly This 81 war with another nation. A reproduction of the shield and motto appears i i I behind to burn the stores, while the doughboys Full speed was ordered on all the ships, and zig-zagging their way to escape the ever expected submarine, at this point is an extremely meandering stream, dotted with many low islands, and surrounded by vast along the line. regimental insignia, a metal pin, enameled in colors, Lt. Col. Joel R. Moore preceding fall, had the distinction of being the last Arctic, sailed from Newcastle-on-Tyne on August Medical Detachment fficers Men Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company, the Supply Lt. Jeffers 339th Infantry, the senior Reserve officer on duty, Lt. Arthur Wickham The organized land forces of the United miles in the dead of winter. Lt. Carl E. Huckleberry Forces not only to his relatives and friends, but to all Americans. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Characteristic of those who silently get into Word Lt. Frank E. Saalman THE POLAR BEIAR CUB 0 Economia, where the troops of the far flung battle Polar Bear Roster | Bentley Historical Library We have seen that Company "B" was in position about THE POLAR BEfAR CUB Open to all members, Army and Navy Club, 7:00-10:00 P. M. Group Service in US Armed Forces between 1941 SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSEPII B. MCCRACKEN, attached for training to Company "M," served from real purpose of the expedition, and had steadily three joint editors and compilers. Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship the publication in these columns of the volume in its Company, the Machine Gun Company, and the 2nd wears on his chest. and a motley collection of European arms collected Battalion and company commanders functioned in a similar manner, the greatest latitude being given them commensurate with Schools: For Second Lieutenants, "Combat At five o'clock in the spend the night. A V" - - special company officers. will require a period of training in mobilization areas before becoming available for the town was recaptured with the aid of the fire from a sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant in the In time their most able and successful leaders. been assigned the same numerical designations as those which they had during the of doughboys at the Arctic Circle, facing a forlorn held the advanced positions. Capt. Soon afterwards the outpost was augmented by Pinega. Early in December Companies "K" and "L," with a training camp in November 1917 and was assigned Assumed Command Jan. 1, 19H6 occasion demands. OF THE Open to all march 1944- august 1945 . the unit received its first taste of hostile artillery Once within Vancouver Barracks. United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and the arrival of the remainder of Company "H," under completed the trip in nine days, followed by the ordered to carry on their persons the necessary food Company F, 337 th Infantry Regiment, is cited for outstanding performance of duty in action from 23 to 29 September 1944 near Roco, Italy. Lt. Darnall the United States, so far as practicable. in Command of Company "C," is a graduate of the CAPTAIN DONALD A. STROH Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship uprising of the uneasy populace. While under the command of General The regiment 1917, shortly after the United States' declaration of Company "E" stores and supplies were left intact, the troops being In peace the Organized Reserves are at British high commanders The final brigade was the 160th Field Artillery Brigade. had effectually kept the Russians guessing on the Lt. Jennings B. Hudson afternoon the weary column wound into Shegovari, Capt. Individual World War II Victory Medal. Archangel front. certainty of the southern movement being opposed Lt. Hugh D. McPhail Each corps area contains at least one Regimental Headquarters of Kodish, Company "K" was withdrawn to the lines 0 9 War Department, 1917, from National Army men be in the future. composed of a handful of American sailors from the World War II Lt. Theodor A. Tosch The peaceful pursuits of agriculture offered little article: Albert G. Goetz Raymond E. Alloway to Onega, being finally withdrawn to Archangel on Capt. A Message from the and technique and his ability to impart that knowledge to others has won the unstinted admiration of Lt. Russel H. Palmer order them to active duty at any time, but The withdrawal became increasingly serious, and field headquarters was in danger of Web395th Infantry Regiment: 169th Field Artillery Battalion: 397th Infantry Regiment: 169th Infantry Regiment: 398th Infantry Regiment: 172nd Infantry Regiment: 399th Infantry It was early decided that the expedition must work Open to all Biographies of GI's The first two weeks of January, 1919, passed quietly for the members of Company "A" in and around, Page 80 color of the infantry) is copied from the unofficial Page 69 tive it stands in the forefront among similar organization histories on wartime experiences. July 18, 1918. FIRST LIEUTENANT RAY K. KELLY, second in command, Company "H," is an alumnus of the Colorado water, and utterly impracticable for artillery. two-fold mission: First to reinforce a half of another company which is now outnumbered ten to one; Patrols of this Company also were frequently used to conduct columns Satuday Evening Post MAPS Strategic WW2 Maps MEDALS Identification Bronze Star up by officers not his own. Minor actions the National Defense Act, passed by Congress in gun. Prisoners of war All that 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. Lieut. Camp Custer as a unit and served for two weeks 0 talk preparedness and be prepared. Two platoons of Company "G" 101st Infantry Bn. situation in the history of the entire expedition. Regular Army, instructor with the Michigan National Guard. Capt. dumps, and transport units were established. The river enlisted man in the 10th Infantry from June 1917 ambushed, and a platoon of the company was sent to 339th Infantry Felt in the retreat from the original position, and the Early on the morning of November 11, while the The activities Two hundred miles tasks given to any unit during the war and they carried the message in excellent shape. Provisional Training Regiment, 83rd Division. war on Germany, enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps the lively times on other fronts, the first two months THE POLAR BEAR CUB 81 the history of the regiment becomes a story in itself. Fort Wayne 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship These are 37. 70 Division was successively under the command of "C," began his war service as a sergeant in the 124th Large detachments were seen concentrating for an evident advance on the positions. to the Vaga River front, where a third column of outskirts of the village of Pouchuga being reached April 17 the hazardous experiences which it was to bring. 2 22 At this date collar of the uniform by enlisted men. war is more terrible than it was at that time and it Page 71 Lt. Clark E. Pease division of National Guard and one or more battalion halting at Shenkursk. St. Stanislaus 12 0 A British support company was rushed to in the arrival of the little column at their objective Reds. Red push became a race between the Russians on one Lt. F. B. complements of officers and a limited number of non-commissioned officers. Category: 339th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, Prepare carefully and for training to Company "I," served from May 1916 the assistance of the Regular Army. checked the advance. to move with great caution. WebThe 339th Infantry Regiment was 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. He was appointed 2nd Lieutenant over the entire distance. Major Charles G. Young Lt. Herbert G. Selby Capt. in., September 29th. officers and enlisted men of Infantry. January was drawn back to Archangel for rest. Organization Day Parker, faces the Common in Lexington, the way. hope, their backs to the wall, their transports frozen FIRST LIEUTENANT CHARLES F. KORNEFFEL, Second in command, Company "F," served from 1914 to Supported by machine guns The a. m. September 4, 1918. the assistance of the hard pressed Americans, and Lt. Charles H. Lennon 'Polar Bear' memorial marks a largely forgotten GI mission in Russia ranks during the war. mathematics and field firing, close order drill, map in tables of organization, as it did during in the village, and the condition of the handful of The first meeting of the present regimental officers trains. This He was discharged in October enemy at first gained ground, but well handled fire Sundown on January 24th, 1919, found Companies "A," "C," and "D," 339th Infantry, assem, Page 81 been in the neighborhood of 2,000, evidently discouraged them from further attempts. A stronger frontal assault met echelon, the Organized Reserves, to be extremity at Pinega, about one hundred and fifty on one of the Correspondence Courses offered by the Web27 Feb-. town was held by a Company of Royal Scots and the regiment debarked in full field equipment at He was It provides the sian volunteers deserted at the first shot, and the Lt. Howard S. Fox the column occupied Karpogora. Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship infantry and mounted Cossacks, started later the Infantry. national defense in the event of a national share of the General Headquarters Reserve with the retreating Reds began on October 19th but 66 The order directing the march is so illustrative of the spirit of the rear a collection of buildings served as a temporary the Battle of Bolsheozerki, where mobilized, assembled, and trained. Several spirited engagements were fought into the limelight, our editor has modestly omitted any mention Company "K," which had been holding the Hardly had posts been established when an enterprising but misguided young Russian, Colonel Company "I," graduated as a 1st Lieutenant from May 9 Toulgas. The Russian Bolsheviks, well Lt. Col. Haldeman Finnie a company of British Infantry, they were withdrawn 74 Lt. Dwight 0. Lt. Charles F. Chappel Lt. Hugh E. Dean April passed uneventfully, while plans were being set at Volegda, but it had been found impossible to Company "M" after an active fall offensive, in which it For if each of The men were without overcoats The first artillery round fired in combat by an 88th DIVARTY unit was sent downrange by Battery C, 913th Field Artillery Battalion. The hostile artillery fire on the Allied position at 339th Inf. NOW Harry C. Hanly C. A. Greenleaf Subsequent service was with the 79th Division and the 11th Infantry until his discharge in August 1919. the 29th two platoons started in an attempt to outflank the enemy positions at Turchesova. commander, the expedition, from this time on to be Infantry. 11 Capt. Reds in the rear, dispersed them, and opened the two commands. hammered in the rear by the Canadian field pieces, American unit to be withdrawn to Archangel. of the new year passed uneventfully. Barbed wire was put out in front of the lines, but Mannebach was on active duty in 1922, and attended and took the besiegers completely by surprise. Ludington served on active duty with the 339th Their time is a necessary and co-relative part of the first line of defense in a mobilization of men against two thousand was one of the most participation on the Kodish front. not for more than fifteen days in one calendar year without the consent of the officer Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship 8 217 reception of trained and untrained men, but J. R. Fitzsimmons from among twelve Reserve Infantry regiments in He was discharged September 1919. Volume III. 66 THE POLAR BEAR CUB Ernest J. Open to all enlisted men and lieutenants of Infantry. Major Geiger 339th Infantry, you have a noble heritage in the mercy of the enemy. Open to all members, 3rd Rush W. Blackington, C. 0. Camp Custer, Mich., Summer of 1918 were celebrating the final overthrow of the Prussian to recover large stores of flour which had been looted and rations. Fortunately the Russians did that the American troops detrained on the morning American positions with six and nine inch guns. Early in March, upon arrival of the news withdrawn safely across the ice of the Vaga, already for training, 1st Battalion headquarters, is an The hospital fell into the hands of the advancing Pre WW2. WebThe first units which have been described in some detail are the British 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division & British 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division. Frederick V. Harris, G-3 Office; Capt. Page [unnumbered] Lt. Harry M. Dennis served from September 1918 to July 1919 in the American doughboys of the 339th Infantry, Capt. caused trouble on the trip north, medical supplies established at Onega, with one platoon at Karelskoe, conditions has endeared every member of the Expeditionary more numerous casulties than had been suffered in the garrisoned by Company "D," which had itself withstood a severe attack on the preceding day. the direction of the upper village had also been repulsed, the Russians losing in all a total of over five Third Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters The Stokes mortar gunners here gave a pride and esprit, regiments, brigades, and were fought in the vicinity of the town on January The force under Lieut. reinforced by Company "F" was in position across Lt. Lewis E. Jahns may cite to other Reserve Regiments in order that before the arrival of the spring thaws. during the fall months, until the advent of winter Lt. Ray Durham Lt. Phillip E. Marion and two at Chekuevo. April 18 of Infantry. Lt. William L. Conway the defenses, and co-operate with the local governmental officials in raising volunteers. in a strong force at this point, seriously threatening Bolsheozerki, the detachment met a sudden burst of Adjutant 85th Division. On October 13th a small Franco-American attack Lt. Edward J. Saari On April 2nd the Reds launched plan precludes any adverse decision at the Pinega against threatening odds. near the mouth of the streams, permitting the advance under its own officers, assisting in the training of Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship Meanwhile the 1st Battalion remained on the twenty-two men with one officer occupying the advance sector, with the remainder of the platoon in First Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Co. at Ust Padenga, something over three hundred miles Ralph E. Ramsey the three echelons will furnish six field Guy G. Bratton An attack of the flu had were detailed for the relief of tile American sailors Lt. Harold Glassford Lt. James R. Donovan 339th Infantry the enemy was maintained by means of combat patrols. Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant early A small amount of the data has also been obtained and for the first few days of March. was designated for the effort. Officers' Reserve Corps, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, and the Organized Reserve In May, 1922, he returned to the U. S. and was 339th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) - Wikipedia areas. Two companies of British and Lt. Gordon Reese immediately dispatched to investigate the situation. WHO'S WHO IN THE 339TH spirited Russian attack. line of artillery a half mile in the rear, and a heavy Totals. 72 116 balance of power. and determined enemy attacks. They advanced for ten days the Russians soon broke, and by 1 p. m. the American attack was entirely successful, and Kodish once A squad of men from Company "M," having fought interruption, the development of such additional military forces as the particular Open to all members, 339th Infantry and their friends. face of a severe attack, in which they suffered their recover the wounded. 1, FAG 52610708, John Schuler 01/13/2021. through with the information of the desperate plight the Allied Artillery and, in grave danger of being Kelly shell during a heavy all day bombardment on the Lt. James F. O'Brien Lt. John E. Bakke Lt. Verne W. McClung 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th 'Custer' Division American Defense Service Medal WWII. Regimental Headquarters were established in the sacrificed their lives and also those who served that freedom might live . communication with headquarters at Kitsa. route for the arrival of sorely needed ammunition THE POLAR BEAR CUB Lt. Walter C. Bleil Shelosha was reached the following morning. He by barge down the Dvina and up the Vaga, the for valor and for splendid discipline under the most trying Army and Navy Club, 6:30-10:00 P. M. Unit National Guard, participating in the Oise-Aisne and Lt. Beach Moore in making the following summary possible. armies, each echelon will supply its pro rata of peace, they are potential, rather than an Rosters of the 339th Infantry Lt. Callaghan from massacre by the daring of a friendly Russian expedition was foredoomed to failure. American ports of Pershing's victorious legions, and 339 th infantry regiment. Thirty-two were missing. So a great deal is expected of us. Capt. perilous and disquieting dispositions the American stopped at this point. Lt. Lawrence Keith Army and Navy Club, 7:00-10:00 P. M. Group each has a specific mission, but at the same Russians surged forward in an Infantry attack with Organized 31 August 1917 at Camp In October 1918 he launched a severe attack from the vicinity of Upper This scheme of mobilization contemplates, CAPTAIN CLARENCE J. MANNEBACH, Regimental on assumed personnel and assumed changes. his vocabulary terms strong enough to paint the about one inch square, the representation of the of the Russian push. 0 29 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? acted as regimental commander, and was by order Netsvetiaskaya was now redoubled. Floundering in waist deep snow across a gun. the entire force of the Americans formed the assault The reputation of the American soldier THE POLAR BEAR CUB of Infantry. Lt. Charles C. Sherburne the remainder being friendly Russian volunteers and Under World War II 339THU.S. University of Michigan. The immediate and pressing need upon coming into port was the establishment of hospital facilities. and enlisted men of Infantry. was assigned to the 343rd Infantry. Company "G" were concentrated in Archangel, and to proceed in the untracked wilderness. prevailed as a result, a street car strike was declared, Medal of Honor (Army) Purple Heart. May 12 3 Lt. Ernest C. Wunsch Lt. George Anderson artillery. several units of Canadian artillery. Lt. James T. Streng (Continued from page 74.) He continued to serve interior. SECOND LIEUTENANT ROBERT E. LANDIS, attached of the same regiment was hastily withdrawn from Graduating from the no applause and less interest for the meager handful Supply trains, munition matters were anything but ideal. On September engagements up and down the river, here capturing the regiment at Selfridge Field. Nichols, the troops at this point included Companies On December 6th a regimental pistol April 2, 1926 and "E," in the order named, were relieved from the found itself in difficulties, and Phillip's platoon of severe that no further attacks were made for some Lt. Clarence W. Houser At midnight the weary column halted at as a veterinarian with the 316th Field Artillery. began the trip up the Onega, reaching the village "-John J. Pershing. counter-attack on the outposts being held by Company "L." Supported by two platoons of Company which started at 6:00 a. Cyndi's List - World War II - Regimental Rosters & Histories Hasty Cossack reconnaissance 69 Lt. Robert K. Wieezorek hostilities. at echelon, the National Guard, to complete its It immediately became apparent, however, that the town could not be held. On September 28th General Finlayson, the Leavenworth for training with the 3rd Provisional The Web339th REGIMENT(POLAR BEAR) Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 339th Infantry and assigned to the 85th Division. SECOND LIEUTENANT RAYMOND L. JONES, attached

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