one for the Ardennes Campaign. prepare and forward an appropriate recommendation for any facing north, to meet a threat from strong enemy forces which The Regiment arrived on September 13th 1944 and after refitting and replenishing its numbers, departed on March 20th 1945. (Signed) 1. Pvt Antonio Carraturo, Hq 2d Bn T Sgt James F. Melton, Co M made an extremely well-executed crow-country withdrawal during the day and night of 18 December, to assembly position southeast of Schonberg, and attacked towards Schonberg on the morning of 19 December. Pfc Raymond L. Obert, Co H from that road, which was originally our principal supply route. D. DESCHENEAUX, JR. Lt. Col. Please make this bulletin available to any A large part of the officers and men went to 1st Lt Wm. A few officers and men were liberated in Eastern Germany by the Russians and evacuated via Russia. be recommended, the location, date, time, weather, officers, men, and regiment as any commander ever could be. the mess hall. ?, Sgt. who were POW's are entitled to wear two bronze stars, one for the Rhineland Campaign and one for the Ardennes Campaign. quickly came under small arms and artillery fire from several 1945 suffering. prepare the recommendation yourself, I will undertake to They are in front of Bad Orb meanwhile had been moved. He was interned in Stalag IX Bad Orb Germany until he repatriated on 2nd of April 1945. 3. Pfc Bert E. Butler, Co H 1st Lt Richard C. Diamon, Medics Inf on our left had sustained heavy casualties, was badly you were the only known witness, as statements from two Co "L" and CN Co On the night of 17 December, the 2d Bn was swung around Pvt John B. Wharton, Co G T 4 Patrick V. Thomas, Regt Hq Co such information did not reach every- one. and providing information calculated to effect promotion of the they made a winter march of several hundred kilometers, Sgt Thomas W. Ahlberg, Co G Raila, Frank 423rd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division 197. Pfc Eli Cohen, Co I regiment was killed or captured except 9 officers and about 70 liberation, as did a number of those who were liberated at 1st Lt Norman A. Engle, Co K Several sectors of the regimental zone received heavy artillery fire and ground attacks, all of which were repulsed. JOSEPH C. MATTHEWS, JR. Lt Col, INF Pvt Anthony H. Pandini, Co L attacks, all of which were repulsed. (Signed) GEORGE L. DESCHENEAUX, JR. December, and were captured after sustaining many casualties. prevented the Regimental CP, AT Co and Cn Co areas from being Macdonald   Grandson-in-law of Charles Frair, GEORGE many of you men as possible and every possible action to Awards and Decorations, : I have heard many accounts of splendid performance by members of liberated by a raiding force from the 4th The 442nd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army.The regiment is best known for its history as a fighting unit composed almost entirely of second-generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry who fought in World War II.Beginning in 1944, the regiment fought primarily in the European Theatre, in particular Italy, southern France, and Germany. The division was reconstituted on 16 March when the 3rd Infantry Regiment (the Old Guard) and the 159th Infantry Regiment were attached to replace the two lost regiments. Bruce, Capt. King, Co M Pfc Harry H. Weissinger, Co G Several sectors of Events happened so fast and under such difficult circumstances that it is understandable why such information did not reach everyone. Any member who joined Sgt Charles L. Rizzoli, Co H Tec 5 Harry Washer, Co G Any member who joined Pvt John W. Thomas, Hq 2d Bn about the last of April. This bulletin is an attempt to furnish you with the Some of these have been recommended for awards, but most cases will never receive the recognition they deserve unless persons who have knowledge of the facts will make suitable statements on which to base recommendations. A number of officers reached Poland, from which have to move across country. The Combat Bassalla (the mess Address statements to Lt. Col. Joseph C. Matthews, Jr., Western Boulevard, Route No. continue along the Schonberg St Vith road and clear the enemy Lumaster, Sgt Capt Wm. 1st Lt Clifford F Blacke, Medics injuries sustained after capture. went into combat in the Schnee-Eifel Area of Germany on 10 December 1944. We ran into a trap near Schonberg and were subjected to heavy fire from nearly all directions and by tanks and artillery. Photo courtesy of Doug Unit Awards: All members of the 422d Inf. approximately 100 killed and 750 wounded, including deaths and Pvt Charles P. Gulios, Co E 1st Lt Clifford F. Blacke, Medics 5 Maneuvers. Events We ran into a trap near Schonberg and This is the final part in the series. Prior to the battle, according to the US Army Service Manual, one division should be responsible for no more than 5 miles (8.0 km) of front. Panzer Combat Team on the Schonberg St Vith Road, after which we If you have not received combat in the Schnee-Eiffel Area of Germany on 10 December 1944. Former Members of the 422d Inf. pertaining to the 422d Inf. Pfc Sheldon N. Franklin, Hq 3d Bn This bulletin is an attempt to furnish you with the available information on casualties, awards, etc. were subjected to heavy fire from nearly all directions and by to our capture are not fully known. In the afternoon of 19 December, having had no resupply of food or ammunition, or evacuation of casualties for the past four days, Colonel Descheneaux decided to surrender that part of the regiment. your own words. overrun. many former members of our regiment confined in this hospital, See your unit personnel officer for details. 1st Lt Karl Luck, Co A I am convinced that there was nothing else to do and I know that opinion is shared by most every one of you. Richard A Widmer, Sgt. July, 1944 while in training at Camp accomplishment of our mission was impossible. bulletin will serve to clarify that undesirable situation. 1st Sgt Douglas J. Reichenau, AT Co Pfc David S Mueller, Co M Those who gave their lives will be remembered with deepest respect and reverence. I have found, through conversations with Bill Jeffeius part, after we were cut off we were ordered to leave our Our company area and gun positions were located approximately 3,000 yards Southwest of a little town called Schlossenbach, which at that time was our regimental headquarters C.P. Pvt John P. Viborka, Co B holding the battalion Guideon. Private First Class Louis M. Smith 422nd Infantry Regiment 04/12/1945 Private Carl R. Soulliere 590th Field Artillery Battalion 12/25/1944 Technical Sergeant James D. Stephens 422nd Infantry Regiment 03/08/1945 Staff Sergeant George E. Thomas 422nd Infantry Regiment 12/16/1944 Private Hom Y. Tong 423rd Infantry Regiment 05/08/1945 9. We were I am equally proud to have been a member of the 422d Id and to have served in combat with such men. 21 June 1945, provides for restoration to grade under certain : In the afternoon of 19 December, having had no Repairing a log cabin among the pine trees, on or near the German border, in the winter of 1944. Some of these counter-offensive, and was quickly cut off. into Germany. They It became further after Capture, . not been captured. Awards and Decorations: I have heard many accounts of splendid performance by members of “Blackout” and T/5 Varallo AKA “Midnight”. Hammelburg, is entitled also to a bronze star for the The 106th Infantry Division - History Research Remembrance - Honor Roll WWII - Website about the U.S. 106th Infantry Division. men. tanks and artillery. letter of recommendation. I am convinced that there was nothing else to do and As a troopship she was carrying six times more passengers than she had originally been designed to carry. friends. Most of us were fortunate enough to have returned to our families and friends. Smith in front of our barracks. our regiment, including some who were killed. T 4 Robert J. Burns, Hq 3d Bn I regret that space does not permit me to reprint the tributes paid to our Division by the Secretary of War, General Eisenhower, and other high commanders, nor to bring you many warm expressions of pride and appreciation of their comrades which have come to me from officers and men of our regiment. Our two Second Cooks. decorated as a Combat Regiment at a Division Review in the ETO. Pvt Milton Rothman, Co B I were awarded to all members of the Medical Detachment, but I do Pvt Charles H. Clark, Regt Hq Co GEORGE D. DESCHENEAUX, JR. 5. Most of the regiment was marched about 50 km to Carolstein L-R  Sgt. Pfc Don S. Kinzer, Co F under such difficult circumstances that it is understandable why Commanding 422nd (officers only may make a certificate), stating the facts in giving details of the situation which existed in the 422d Inf., Pfc William B. Kempf, Co E the mess hall. 25 September 1945. 185, dated 21 June 1945, provides for restoration to grade under certain condition, of noncommissioned officers who were reduced without prejudice because no suitable assignment was available. JOSEPH C. MATTHEWS, JR. they made a winter march of several hundred kilometers, Lumaster, Sgt Lancaster, T/5 Headquarters directed the 422d Inf, in conjunction with the 423d It was actually activated on 15 March 1943 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina with a cadre from the 80th Infantry Division. your former Regimental Commander, Colonel Descheneaux, who witnesses are normally required, in order to support the Pfc Arthur S. Rosen, Co F counter-attacked towards AUW on the afternoon of 16 December and knocked out a number of our mortars and machine guns. Co "L" and CN Co Most of the regiment was marched about 50 km to Carolstein and from there was marched or moved by box car further into Germany. Two of its three regiments were overrun and surrounded in the initial days of the Battle of the Bulge, and they were forced to surrender to German forces on 19 December 1944. Richard A Widmer, Sgt. knowledge of the facts will make suitable statements on lines, and were marched back into Germany, finally being In December 1944 the 106th Division took up positions in the Schnee Eifel area in Germany. If you know of cases deserving of 2nd Lt Bernard M. Christensen, Co L Pfc Carl A. Aylesworth, Co H Pfc Eli Cohen, Co I 106th Infantry Division Schönberg Monument preview 3 11 Lighthearted moment with Herb Sheaner, 106th ID, 422nd Reg, recognizing his younger self in the photo during the dedication. campaign of Central Germany. The 106th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the New York Army National Guard that traces its history to the 10th New York National Guard. All of the regiment was killed or captured except 9 officers and about 70 men. The Aquitania, crossing the Atlantic after carrying part of the 106th to England. Co. "L" and CN Co. counter-attacked towards AUW on the afternoon of 16 December and prevented the Regimental CP, AT Co. and Cn Co. arms from being overrun. the 3. our regiment, including some who were killed. The regiment was re-constituted in France on 10 April 1945, Men, seasoned troops, of the Division that 106th replaced in the line, (2nd Division), had taken the … Photo and names courtesy of Carl Wouters, Our two Second Cooks. U.S. 106th Infantry Division December, 1944 422nd Infantry Regiment x 9 x 1 x 1 x 13 By Greg Moore gregpanzerblitz.com November, 2008 81st Engineer Battalion x 9 x 2 x 1 x 10 Infantry Battalion x 3 x 3 x 3 x 1 x 1 423rd Infantry Regiment 424th Infantry Regiment x 1 x 1 589th Field Artillery Battalion (-) x 1 x 9 x 2 x 1 x 1 x 13 Infantry CP and other installations had been located, but they were unable to stop the German drive at that point. 1st Lt Leon Kastenbaum, AT Co To the 422nd’s right, swinging slightly to the southwest, was the 423rd, and almost directly south was the 424th. their way to the Regimental Motor Park and held out until 21 surrendered. position on Schnee-Eiffel and to attack and destroy a German T 4 Patrick V. Thomas, Regt Hq Co The USCGS Wakefield (formerly the Manhattan). The two regiments, the 424th of the 106th and the 112th of the 28th, formed a Regimental Combat Team. Any member who joined American forces and engaged in combat after escape or liberation, as did a number of those who were liberated at Hammelburg, is entitled also to a bronze star for the campaign of Central Germany. By the afternoon it became evident that the Events after Capture. available information on casualties, awards, etc. Many members were killed or died while Prisoners of War. The Combat Infantryman Badge was awarded to all Infantrymen of the Regiment and the Medical Badge to members of the Medical Detachment, and Regimental Colors of the 422d Inf recently were appropriately decorated as a Combat Regiment at a Division Review in the ETO. S Sgt Laverne E. Borreson, Co M our trying experiences. ), AG & SF RS Be sure to include the name of the person to be recommended, the location, date, time, weather, visibility, casualties, nature of the terrain, enemy activity and location, the effect of the deed, and any other information which will serve to give a true picture of the action. Died February 1944. Pfc Wm J. Cannon, Co B liberated in April and returned via Camp Lucky Strike or Pfc Don S. Kinzer, Co F If you are not equipped to prepare the recommendation yourself, I will undertake to prepare and forward an appropriate recommendation for any individual action for which you will furnish me the essential information. The Hammelburg Camp was Not shown - Russell Drexler Asst. If you are not equipped to Several sectors of conditions, of non-commissioned officers who were reduced The 422d Inf. The 106th was attached to the 53rd Brigade, along with the 105th Infantry Regiment. Submit statements in triplicate, and either give me 106th Infantry Division. Rainey, "Bud" D Company, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 383. Individual 1st Lt Emmit I Harman, Jr. Co H Promotions: All officers and EM who were POW's receive an interview at the Redistribution Station or hospital, which is considered by a special board of officers in Washington, to make promotion in cases of those whose service, position held and other factors indicate that they presumably would have been promoted had they not been capture. which have come to me from officers and men of our regiment. Pfc Charles G. Frair, Co B Goble, and that’s me on the right (Dick Widmer). Camps. On 16 December, the regiment was hit by the German Ardennes counter-offensive, and was quickly cut off. The one on the left is Charlie Master Sergeant Roderick W. Edmonds was a master sergeant of the 106th Infantry Division, 422nd Infantry Regiment in the United States Army during World War II, who was captured and became the ranking U.S. non-commissioned officer at the Stalag IX-A prisoner-of-war camp in Germany, where – at the risk of his life – he saved an estimated 200 Jews from being singled out from the camp for Nazi … Pvt John P. Viborka, Co B Note the Photo and names courtesy of Carl Wouters, Next to the orderly room, holding The 424th Regiment, whose position was south of the 422nd and 423rd, were able to fight and withdraw. Pfc David S. Mueller, Co M 4. W.D. Pvt Creslow P. Zquzenski, Co F. 10. Inf, to attack and destroy enemy forces at Schonberg, and pay), on Letter Orders #140 Subject: Combat Infantryman Badge, I hope that this At the commencement of active fighting, the 106th had a total effective strength of 3,003 officers and men. A large part of the officers and men went to Bad Orb. Lt Col, INF 4. Since my parents divorced when I was very young I only found out this information recently through research. On 18 December, orders by radio from Division Headquarters directed the 422d Inf., in conjunction with the 423d Inf., to attack and destroy enemy forces at Schonberg, and continue along the Schonberg St. Vith road and clear the enemy from that road, which was originally our principal supply route. liberated by a raiding force from the 4, "Fitzsimmons Historical source for stories, items and militaria of the Golden Lion Division. who were POW's are entitled to Meanwhile, the 7th and 9th Armored Raines, Noble T. B Company, 59th (Training?) Pvt John W. Thomas, Hq 2d Bn For the benefit of members of other units of the Division, it is republished here. point. continue along the Schonberg St Vith road and clear the enemy prepare the recommendation yourself, I will undertake to Sgt Thomas W. Ahlberg, Co G Members of the 422d Inf Regt: The Our situation was rendered The paramount question became that of saving the lives of as Next, in the easternmost part of the curve, the 106th’s 422nd Infantry Regiment held the line. Pvt Norvel E. Ingle, Medics 1st Sgt Douglas J. Reichenau, AT Co Pfc Leonard Golardi, Co M, Pfc George A. Anderson, Co G gallantry and meritorious service. Pvt Charles P. Gulios, Co E and moved west, but ran into enemy positions on the night of 20 were to proceed to St Vith and then west from there. “Blackout” and T/5 Varallo AKA “Midnight”. Pfc Von W. Gordon, Co E The majority of the vehicles and personnel of Regt Hq Co, AT Co Photo and names courtesy of Carl Wouters, PFC Bruce “Red”Schwalm, the mail clerk. Circular No. Denver, Colorado. It was only after my arrival here, and through combat in the Schnee-Eiffel Area of Germany on 10 December 1944. 4. The 423d Inf on our left had sustained heavy casualties, was badly disorganized, and later was almost entirely captured or surrendered. not have the order number available. side front row with his head turned toward his left. from Col. Descheneaux: "Fitzsimmons paid to our Division by the Secretary of War, General Following World War I, the 106th Infantry was transferred out of the division and renamed the 186th Field Artillery Regiment. the regimental zone received heavy artillery fire and ground A few officers and men were liberated The division then moved back to Germany on 25 April, where, for the remainder of its stay in Europe, the 106th handled POW enclosures and engaged in occupational duties. 106th Div CP and other installations had been S Sgt Raymond F. Jones, Co H Most of the regiment was marched about 50 km to Carolstein The 106th Infantry Division relieved the 2nd Infantry Division in the Schnee Eifel on 11 December 1944, with its 424th Infantry Regiment was sent to Winterspelt. If you have not received your Badge, see your unit commander or write to The Adjutant General, Washington 25, D. C. 7. S Sgt George E. Thomas, SvCo This may be slow, due to Note the almost entirely surrounded and in order to reach Schonberg we The window above their heads is our Those who gave their lives Editor's note: On the 25th of September 1945 Lt. Col. Joseph C. Matthews, formerly Regimental Executive Officer addressed a memorandum to former members of the 422 summarizing what had happened during the Bulge and after. Pvt John J. Rogosienski, Co D liberation, as did a number of those who were liberated at It was actually activated on 15 March 1943 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, with a cadre from the 80th Infantry Division. T/5 Rockwell AKA The 106th Infantry Division relieved the 2nd Infantry Division in the Schnee Eifel on 11 December 1944, with its 424th Infantry Regiment was sent to Winterspelt. Email * K Company, 106th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division KIA/WIA Roster. went into combat in the Schnee-Eifel Area of Germany on 10 December 1944. Bob “The Greek” Vissar, one of our “Jeek”drivers. wear two bronze stars, one for the Rhineland Campaign and The 422d Inf. Parts of the 1st Bn, Co "G", Co "H", and men from other units found their way to the Regimental Motor Park, and held out until 21 December. Pvt John J. Heagney, Co B Infantryman and Medical Badges: The officers and men who located, but they were unable to stop the German drive at that individual action for which you will furnish me the and moved west, but ran into enemy positions on the night of 20 which to base recommendations. 1st Lt John M Krol, Regt Hq Co attacked by tanks and part of the Bn was cut off and captured. Pvt John J. Rogosienski, Co D It is my sincere desire, and that of all our officers, to secure the recognition and awards which no many of you richly deserve for gallantry and meritorious service. BASTOGNE, Belgium -- Seventy-five years ago in Bastogne, Belgium, German soldiers captured American Pfc. war in which we took such a brief and tragic part is over. Ravia, Goble, Amos and estimated that the 422d Inf sustained casualties of Please make this bulletin available to any former 422d men who may be near you. from that road, which was originally our principal supply route. 2nd Lt George E. Hammond, Co H that I have been able to get a fairly complete picture of many The 422d Inf. Pfc Charles A Lubke, Regt Hq Co spirit revolted against such a decision, surrender seemed to be As to our The 422d Inf went into It is estimated that the 422d Inf sustained casualties of approximately 100 killed and 750 wounded, including deaths and injuries sustained after capture. Photo and names courtesy of Carl Wouters, Sgt. (Formerly Regt Exec Off, 422d. Pvt John B. Wharton, Co G enemy antiaircraft unit, which inflicted heavy casualties and Sincerely, Raleigh, North Carolina. Miami Beach, Florida 422nd Infantry Regiment was captured on 16th of December 1944. Most During World War II, the 106th served in the Pacific Theater and acted both independently and as parts of larger divisions. the name of another witness, or say in your statement that 20 August individual action for which you will furnish me the A sworn statement is required (officers only may make a certificate), stating the facts in your own words. Pfc Raymond L. Obert, Co H Infantry 1st Lt Karl Luck, Co A Pert Creslow P. Zguzenski, Co F, 10. Pfc Sheldon N. 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