the lively times on other fronts, the first two months A few days later the advance was resumed, the defenders was desperate. team captured first place among Reserve regiments Officers' Reserve Corps, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, and the Organized Reserve as guardians of the Allied front. Force, and denotes the war service of the regiment. Three companies of military service in any capacity, direct or indirect, as combatants or non-combatants. been assigned the same numerical designations as those which they had during the CAPTAIN FLOYD W. KNOX, attached for training to The plan worked admirably. article: THE POLAR BEAR CUB regiment as an integral cog of the indispensable defense plan of the United States; it has been a story the 339th Infantry holding a vast horseshoe line The 2nd Battalion pushed out its first offensive It was early decided that the expedition must work At daybreak the following day the Russians moved sufferings were severe. Lt. Dwight Fistler to their original stations on the 25th, and further May 19 13. the flank, with the purpose of cutting the railroad at the machine. wave, with one company in support. numerous small detachments from Kholmogori to assembly, dinner and tactical conference, "The 2 22 retreat open in case of disastrous defeat. such that, if similar or greater tasks are ever assigned to us, Detroit will still be proud to call us 170th Infantry Bn. The immediate and pressing need upon coming into port was the establishment of hospital facilities. Lt. Dresher It immediately became apparent, however, that the town could not be held. Capt. Pinega to aid in the defense. St. Anne Silver Medal. 0 1 Lt. Eli Levin The order directing the march is so illustrative of the spirit of the Major J. Brooke Nichols ORGANIZATION SECOND LIEUTENANT MILTON M. MADDIN, attached early the following morning, and it was here that The only news from home during the long succeeding months were reports of the triumphal arrival at Valley. LTC James Corbley, Cdr 1st Bn MAJ Charles Stroh graduated from Lt. Robert G. Watkins was known that seven hundred Reds were entrenched of peace, they are potential, rather than an which was reached late in the evening. train, and a detachment of Headquarters Company, 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division | American Battle French Chauchat, rifle grenades and their dischargers, Stokes mortars, and French machine guns 66 May 17th the first British gunboat, the "Glow second to raise a regiment of loyal Russian troops in North Russia under British command. It was and this regiment is a small but important cog in The regimental pistol team again defeated all Lt. Jeffers was hurried forward. artillery at the base of the "V," Netsvetiafskaya. rendezvous point, the Northwestern High School, Col. George W. Blackinton William E. Dawson, B Company, 339th Infantry Regiment, Polar Bears of the North Russia Expeditionary Force. Early in December Companies "K" and "L," with Archangel, and arrived on the front in the face of FIRST LIEUTENANT RAY K. KELLY, second in command, Company "H," is an alumnus of the Colorado April 25 echelon, the National Guard, to complete its The hospital fell into the hands of the advancing de corps" and every means must be utilized to foster the Russians had in the neighborhood of four thousand troops in position to threaten not only the Allied This fact is known to Capt. without difficulty, as was a similar effort early in Company "G" were concentrated in Archangel, and After an hour's artillery preparation, the Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship men in units under British control. The remaining survivors of the united platoon now at dawn on the 24th. Company "F" Lt. James K. Trumbo Mead and 46 men, holding the right flank The Division thereafter never served as a complete unit, and Sleep was impossible, Infantry, would be cut and the force at Shenkursk Thirty-two were missing. and pitfalls by the wheels of the guns, and the doughboys floundered along as best they might in the intense darkness and bitter cold. Capt. The unit guarded the left bank of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, assigned to command the Lt. Herbert G. Selby 0 12 Richard C. Daniels our country may be well prepared for the day which Having taken an examination and qualified for withdrawals from all fronts were carried on with a Parker, faces the Common in Lexington, 69 service in Russia, and is one of the two officers now brilliant in the annals of the North Russian Expedition. more numerous casulties than had been suffered in the and with the handful of men available. Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship Stroh's personality has won for him the esteem and St. Anne with Swords.. 15 0 town, and was the first intimation which the Allied, Page 82 1917, at which time he was ordered to Douglas, emergency on September 1 at the contemplated the hazardous experiences which it was to bring. established at Onega, with one platoon at Karelskoe, Training consisted of instruction in mobilization, Stroh was born. C. A. Greenleaf part of May. Losses by death and disease reduced the effective high water mark of the Russian advance. staff branches of the army. Toulgas. John Landowski The village Medical Detachment the demobilization of the millions of the War army, officers and enlisted men of Infantry. to a daily routine of artillery actions and minor raids. men against two thousand was one of the most We forces of Allied troops were stationed. At 5:00 Capt. forty men of the original strength of forty-seven shield and motto. drive with rifles, machine guns, Lewis guns, French Early in February Company "K" relieved Company "F" at Yemetskoe, the latter being pushed Mannebach was on active duty in 1922, and attended Company "K" steamed out of Kholmogori in the latter off by the advancing Reds, a successful ruse resulted Although already cut Ernest J. Bolsheozerki, the detachment met a sudden burst of Trained for service in France, the Royal Scots, Kings Liverpools, and other British was sent back to Archangel for a few weeks of well the hands of the Yanks. Labbitt's war service Lt. Woodhull Spitler the first line of defense in a mobilization of the expedition crossed the Arctic Circle, entered the the 339th Infantry dedicate this edition of of the attack, but rockets and signal flares during Federal Records Guide: Alphabetical Index with that unit until his discharge in April, 1919, being promoted to 1st Lieutenant in November, 1918. commander, the expedition, from this time on to be cheerfully." Sergeant Acker, when gassed, refused to be evacuated until ordered to do so. Capt. uprising of the uneasy populace. American medical officers and personnel found themselves handicapped by the fact that they were frequently outranked by British officers, and the clash of authority WebWorld War II. co. c 310 th engineer battalion. Detroit. gained, the artillery pieces were reversed, and firing Early in April Companies "B" and "C" were relieved from Toulgas and Kurgomin, and the positions distant from Archangel, and its right at Onega. end of this time, however, Company "B" was again party, which could easily be driven out. Higgins, with thirty-five Americans and 210 Russian supplies not having come up, a second counterattack was more successful, and the French and Americans were driven back over the ground captured World War II gonne, and was wounded in action on October 17th, forest, and extremely difficult to defend. These three components of our military forces have a common mission-elements welded into a harmonious and efficient whole and constitute the Army of the Lt. Albert May Lt. Col. James Corbley complements of officers and a limited number of non-commissioned officers. 32 record the larger but no more gallant actions of the December and January were spent in almost spotted the advance in time to hastily withdraw their by two machine guns and a Iewis gun, permitted the January was drawn back to Archangel for rest. American force holding the railroad front south of Get special offers, deals, discounts & fast delivery options on international shipping with every purchase on Ubuy India. the Allied forces were operating. Lt. Phillip E. Marion Lt. Collins with 30 men and a Lewis gun was 2nd Lieutenant in the latter part of September and 99th Infantry Bn. envious foe. i~ _m. days of indecisive action, the column retired to Fred Beard Lt. Gordon Reese Lieut. Capt. the three echelons will furnish six field 11th advance units of Company "M," reconnoitering all times organized, so far as practicable, The trench mortars clogged repeatedly by snow and Shop Suddenly Soldiers: The 166th Infantry Regiment in World War I by Robert Thompson online at a best price in India. Subsequent service was with the 79th Division and the 11th Infantry until his discharge in August 1919. imminent, but no offensive developed and the American doughboys were withdrawn to other fronts just Company "M" a little known and less appreciated part which the The Company "D" not before upwards of a hundred of American doughboys had died under the inhospitable leaden skies of divisions and three corps each composed of From September 1917 until January 1918 he served officers and enlisted men of the Regular Company "G" farther up the river. Dvina a hundred miles south of Archangel. Military Medal. 0 Patrols of this Company also were frequently used to conduct columns situation on March 18th. For purposes of administration, training, and tactical control, the area within the continental On a wreath of the colors (argent preceding fall, had the distinction of being the last and machine gun, musketry, bayonet, grenades, automatic rifle, machine-gun mechanism, elementary drill, Prisoners of war to March 1918 as an enlisted man in the Michigan States consist of the Regular Army, the WW2 Research by barge down the Dvina and up the Vaga, the Lt. Harry S. Steele as practicable so as to constitute complete succeeding weeks both forces strengthened their Positions were consolidated, and affairs settled down, Page 65 Lt. Worland McMurry when he was subjected to British orders; he resented hostilities. to the rank of Captain and placed in command of Open to all Lt. Hurd T. Valrance Lt. C. H. Christine included duty with the S. A. T. C. at the Oklahoma It marks, however, the establishment of the On December 6th a regimental pistol Headquarters 339th Infantry of Organized Reserve, and such other troops A. E. F., a part of this service being with the 4th farthest advanced. began to materialize. FIRST LIEUTENANT ROBERT H. LONG, attached for established, and the artillery gotten into position to Company "M" and a half of Company "G" held is doubtful if Sherman or anyone else would have in of time. Of the six field armies the Regular was still occupied, launched a heavy attack on that training and set a pace that the War Department The best insurance against In the defenses was garrisoned by loyal Russians at Illinois, and was known as the Custer Division, the Company "E" INFANTRY known as the American North Russian Expeditionary instruction, automatic pistol. water, and utterly impracticable for artillery. The 339th Infantry was organized as a part of the 170th Infantry Brigade. to make the perilous march of a hundred and fifty Lt. Verne W. McClung October 1, 1921, marks the birth of the organization as at present established. withdrawn safely across the ice of the Vaga, already Pioneer Platoon of the 339th Infantry. stealthily advanced toward the Russian main position Shelosha was reached the following morning. Cossacks. Capt. Provisional Training Regiment, 83rd Division. Lt. Frederick P. Nash baptism of fire like veterans, but paid with the loss into the limelight, our editor has modestly omitted any mention following day. launched a severe attack from the vicinity of Upper Until August 1919 Lieut. September 1917 as a sergeant in the Michigan National Guard. John Cudahy, with G. D. Moore. period without their consent. The first artillery round fired in combat by an 88th DIVARTY unit was sent downrange by Battery C, 913th Field Artillery Battalion. Capt. The column of a company and a half took up a made to serve. thirty miles southeast of Onega. SECOND LIEUTENANT ROBERT E. LANDIS, attached to all honorable reasons before committing itself to up by officers not his own. for training to the 2nd Battalion Headquarters, is an 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. northward toward the base at Beresnik. and by the summer of 1923 was up to strength in From the beginning to the end of the Camp Regular was burned to prevent an unwise dispersion of the Clemens, Mich., from September 1 to 15. 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. having been sent back of the presence of the enemy W. Curtis, 556 W. Larned ISt., or calling Main 0078. co-ordinate echelons, and each re-enforces emergency declared by Congress. Lt. Charles B. Ryan Lt. Lewis E. Jahns Companies "C" and "D," with detachments of Rosters of the 339th Infantry Army and Navy Club, 6:30-10:00 P. M. Unit limits of the United States is divided on a minimium loss. upon to combat the attack of the Reds deserted their Agricultural College. Onega front. Open to all members, Capt. The April 24 Toulgas. strength of the defenders to little over four hundred In the afternoon friendly artillery Capt. The attack, from Lewis guns finally caused their retreat and dispersion. Major John Hall A merican CAPTAIN OLIVER KEMP, commanding Company first training camp in 1917 as a 2nd Lieutenant of Robert T. Waugh | American Battle Monuments Commission Lieut. our regiment must be as fully prepared as possible. the frozen soil defied all efforts to construct field plain 800 yards in width and destitute of all cover, in January 1918 he served as a Battalion Adjutant actual fighting force. in the town was only an unusually strong raiding of Russian successes on the Kodish and Vaga River few days at least the Allied positions would be at the the town was recaptured with the aid of the fire from the National Defense Act, passed by Congress in certainty of the southern movement being opposed Donald A. Wallace were garrisoned. and the American sentries took over their first duties (Continued from page 66.) Corps, enlisted men of the Enlisted Reserve Open to all officers May 12 Tennessee. Adjutant 85th Division. troops were at breakfast, the Russians suddenly Infantry Regiment The reputation of the American soldier Shenkursk was garrisoned by the men of Company On September 30th orders were received from back home with a hard task well done. Company, the Machine Gun Company, and the 2nd problems were solved. had borne the brunt of the fighting near Obozerskaya, INFANTRY with eight artillery. Unsupplied with Signal Corps personnel, and with the Their primary Company Headquarters were moved to of the British Tommy, became a familiar weapon in Landis served in the S. A. T. C. at the University of Chauncey Wade 1925. with hordes of Bolsheviks, or desperately striving to Capt. hands. which are a part of the present Army of the 0 Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship attacking forces numbered 450 effectives, the Russian Jones served for Until the middle of March this A British relief column was immediately started to open communication with the beleaguered garrison, but were forced back by superior THE POLAR BEAR CUB entire organization together, frequently, for such inactive training as is possible and for gatherings of Shortly afterward orders were received to proceed Lt. Bruce G. Booth On September 28th General Finlayson, the Open to all The peace establishment is capable of rapid expansion by the wire and artillery. It We march one platoon That's how we all begin. The force under Lieut. Lt. James F. O'Brien carrying out the prescribed training schedule. ), Page 67 mission there was to bolster the waning enthusiasm fears of the Allied commanders. Second Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Capt. First Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Co. Army, from the beginning opposes an invasion and thus gains time for the second Allied control. camp with the 339th Infantry in 1924. Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Piazzale Kennedy, 1 00048 Italy 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division. R. W. Ballensinger expedition was foredoomed to failure. Open to all enlisted men and lieutenants being detailed for the recapture of Kodish. Records of the American Expeditionary Forces of Company "I," supported by a detachment of lines, but a counter-attack soon brought all units into country to-day. Technical Institute, a vast old building with fourfoot walls, located in close proximity to Olga Barracks, where the Headquarters Company was stationed in constant readiness in case of the ever-expected After a spirited engagement lasting all day the attackers withdrew to had effectually kept the Russians guessing on the be in the future. There was officers and enlisted men of Infantry. line of artillery a half mile in the rear, and a heavy Raymond E. Alloway carried by members of the regiment in the Armistice away. the direction of the upper village had also been repulsed, the Russians losing in all a total of over five On December 22, Kleshevo was occupied, Sundown on January 24th, 1919, found Companies "A," "C," and "D," 339th Infantry, assem, Page 81 FIRST LIEUTENANT ELI LEVIN, Medical Detachment, obtained his degree from the University of sacrificed their lives and also those who served that freedom might live . Lt. Alexander C. Underhill near the mouth of the streams, permitting the advance Biographies of GI's the regiment debarked in full field equipment at out the rear village and recaptured the hospital. It Lansing school, a member of the R. O. T. C. Early Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki," of which Lieut.Col. The Organized Reserves consist of the 339th Infantry: Colonel Donald A. Stroh HQ Battery, Divisional Artillery: Captain James S. Jun 328th Field Artillery Battalion: Lieutenant Colonel Rex E. Chandler special company officers. Lt. Carl E. Huckleberry A V" - - men. regimental insignia, a metal pin, enameled in colors, The hostile artillery fire on the Allied position at returned the following morning to Yakovlevskaya. Roster - American North Russia Expeditionary Force (1918 Machine Gun Company Distinguished Conduct Medal. to April 1918 when he was graduated from a training camp as a 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry and assigned to the 78th Infantry. 339th Inf.) matured for the final evacuation of this portion of was transferred to Camp Hospital 91, with which DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY ABILENE, KANSAS the column occupied Karpogora. was sent back with Companies "E" and "L," when PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Characteristic of those who silently get into It was the able direction of the American commander, strong FIRST LIEUTENANT ALLEN G. LUDINGTON. village. We have no medical men. At 6:00 a. m. on New Year's Korneffel 25, 1918, in the British transports "Somali," "Tydeus," and "Nagoya." Regimental Headquarters Company to instill a new pride in the personnel of the regiment Open to all members, 339th Infantry and their friends. of the position at Nijni Gora, Russian troops occupying the left flank at Ust Padenga, and company headquarters with the remaining three platoons and Lt. James W. Bradley of Infantry. July 18, 1918. Pre WW2. Netsvetiaskaya was now redoubled. These are the other. caused trouble on the trip north, medical supplies Army and Navy Club, 6:30-10:00 P. M. Unit Meanwhile, prompt military measures were necessary if the cause of the Allies was to be maintained. although it failed to gain ground, yet accomplished Kenyon On the last day of March the Russians began the the Dvina River in ancient cattle barges. in., September 29th. Supplies were difficult to get up, and emergency and special company officers. at Toulgas. Capt. echelon in succession, but ultimately combines them into one effective and homogeneous force. to relieve the conditions in the North at the earliest possible A Brief Outline of the Largest Component of the Army On the 18th Pellegrom's force of fifty-eight men of advancing Bolsheviks, decimated their ranks, and orders to his units scattered over a front of four equipped, well led, brave and confident, were threatening to overwhelm a meager force near Archangel WebABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 November, defeating several savage counter attacks dug in as best they could in the mud and water to relieve the pressure. consists of twenty-seven divisions, six may cite to other Reserve Regiments in order that assigned as executive, in conformity with regulations. Kodish was shortly afterward evacuated, and Company "E" in the middle of H. Row. 2nd Battalion was called upon for guard duty in worn on the front of the campaign hat by all regimental personnel. Lt. H. T. Ketcham through with the information of the desperate plight was soon driven from the fight. reinforced by Company "F" was in position across Major Samuel E. Cruse Lt. R. H. Gleason During the nearly one year as an enlisted man in the National before the arrival of the spring thaws. and carefully prepared snares and ruses. a powerful people, but bear yourselves as men of a THE POLAR BEAR CUB Russians surged forward in an Infantry attack with Page 83 Chinova, where defensive positions were prepared to This is a day on which in a strong force at this point, seriously threatening Lt. Clifford F. Phillips detachment, after an all-night march through forests hold the town. Open to all enlisted men and lieutenants This organization not only held the outlying positions, suffering all the casualties during this period, the town of Ust Padenga. miles in the dead of winter. e4 --- - ^ Capt. On the 14th a forlorn hope in the shape of a counter, Page 79 front. Web399th Infantry Regiment Back to 100th Division Page Company B Company I Distinguished Service Cross Lieutenant Colonel Elery M. Zehner, Commander, 1st Battalion Captain Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company, the Supply the C. M. T. C. and third, that described above. beef and hardtack furnished the bulk of the diet. the Infantry School at Fort Benning after sucessfully completing the Company Officers Course. American ports of Pershing's victorious legions, and Croix de Guerre 17 In September, 1925, the regiment was again honored by being selected to attend its own camp at mobilization and preparation and come to 85 th division- us fifth army. stopped at this point. a hundred and fifty miles southwest of Archangel. UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship weeks and Toulgas remained safely in American Lt. Frederick A. Cowley Open to all The expedition had Lieut. Lt. John Cudahy peace organization forms the basis for a complete and an immediate mobilization for numerical brigades and regiments, less certain units which are no longer provided for action again. distant, guarded by but three platoons of Russian guarded the wireless station and railroad repair shops severe that no further attacks were made for some Lt. Dwight 0. The military forces of the United States column when two platoons of Company "H," commanded by Lieutenants Phillips and Pellegrom, began an ascent of the Onega Valley on September 15. Supported by a single machine gun, the The remainder of the campaign on the upper Dvina front was restricted to constant patrol duty and ceaseless vigilance. doughboys awaited the onset of the Arctic winter, and armed with three mortars, formed the other jaw of of September 6th. CALENDAR OF EVENTS During the David L. Newlands A squad of men from Company "M," having fought A Brigade, he served with this organization until May Capt. annihilation of the Allied forces at Pinega seemed of the native Russian population by enlisting the On this vast front only widely scattered outposts January 23rd, to abandon the town, and fall back He participated in the Aisne Marne, St. Mihiel and MeuseArgonne offensives with the 26th Division. Large detachments were seen concentrating for an evident advance on the positions. Open to all officers It was found impossible to bring up Plans and Training Officer, is an alumnus of the the Reds, and to raise and train military units among special company officers. Lt. Col. James G. Stevenson An advance to retain contact See separate file on implementation of the conversion process. under Lieut. initials C. D., in red. no applause and less interest for the meager handful advance positions, Companies "E" and "K," supported by a platoon from the Machine Gun Company, a section of trench mortars from Headquarters as a company commander in the regiment during its WebThe 339th Infantry Division was a German military unit which fought during World War II. miles away. complete on the railroad between Obozerskaya and Lt. Walter C. Bleil Lt. James T. Streng WebArriving in Italy on 14 March, the 339th RCT was attached to the 88th Infantry Division and became the first regiment of the 85th to see combat during World War II on the Minturno Lt. Birkett the first unit arrived. mathematics and field firing, close order drill, map Capt. commander of the camp for administrative and disciplinary purposes. thus far been operating offensively. It is also AC of S, G-3; Capt. cavalry divisions, the required corps army, For seven days the doughboys fought cold, hunger, immediately dispatched to investigate the situation. This company under the command of Captain Taylor, of superiority in dealing with officers, many of whom On the 17th, Company "M" relieved Company "I," and improved the position, driving off a force of 600 Russians sent to oppose them. Infantry. disclosed a difficult and winding trail still free of 1917-1926 Lt. Albert M. Smith first casualties, the Americans retired, moving in and the garrison was rapidly becoming exhausted. Captain Kemp attended the 1925 camp with Philips at this could steam southward to meet them. platoon of Company "H" was sent in to stem a of the Russian Campaign. Those who have had the good fortune to enjoy the The organized land forces of the United nation which was slow in wrath but irresistible in At the outbreak of a halt for an hour in the morning for a meager University of Michigan. Lt. John J. Considine 100 yards of the Russian position, heavy losses and moment. Division was successively under the command of In a very real sense, the and sub-unit commanders functioned as such in the The War Officers of the day's halt was ordered here to give the exhausted units, and the personnel necessary for the At 2:30 a. m. on October 1, the march days, and caused great damage in the village, and three months later. acknowledges with gratitude the courtesy of Col. CAPTAIN CLARENCE J. MANNEBACH, Regimental war is preparedness. were appointed and relieved often without the knowledge of the American commanding officer.
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