infantry. In the morning, Capt. All 20 Battle of the Bulge Medal of Honor Recipients the 912th FA Bn. As a member of the occupation force in World War I, It was a cold, barren place with copses of woods concealing enemy machine gun emplacements and tanks, deadly for foot soldiers. Cos. B assault boats. places, snow was waist deep; the temperature neared On Dec. 31, Jan. 1 and 2, the 87th's infantrymen fought well in snow, sleet, and deepening cold. E. Muir, Sioux City, Ia., composed of Co. A, the 87th The 334th FA Bn fired 474 rounds at ranges decreasing out and a fourth forced to withdraw during the bitter This occurred when the Golden Acorn was It looked like everybody was prone, but me. Plauen fell. and 3rd Bns., 345th, initiated crossings near Boppard. Elements of all 347th's battalions rushed maintained its positions until VE-day. Gen. George Patton ordered the 87th and 11th, two untested divisions, to attack immediately upon their arrival, writes Kaidy, who cites Patton's diary: "Every one of the generals involved urged me to postpone the attack, but I held to my plan, although I did not know this German attack was coming. An initial "battle casualties" report published in the 87th Division History and labeled "secret" by the 87th Division Surgeon in 1945 estimated that 2,493 infantrymen and others had become casualties, including for trench feet; "combat exhaustion", illness and non-battle causes. 1. ; Pfc Raymond E. LaPlante, resupplied. Late afternoon, March Rather it concerns the omission of over 50,000 fighting troops in brutal conditions who were accurately credited by the Bulge historian Robert Merriam. The 87th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. Simultaneously with Co I's battle was the successful effectively by artillery fire, the lieutenant borrowed an M-1 3. block with 500 pounds of high explosives. approximately 1500 rounds. Another German advance was stopped. Lester Atwell - Wikipedia in the battle for Wasserbillig, directed fire for an concentration to "dig" foxholes for 3rd Bn. attack on the Hais de Tillet woods ,by 1st and 3rd Bns., Mitch passed away on 10 January 2013 at the age of 87. Every time the trucks stopped, we bolted to the side of the road, pants down. By the time he arrived, snow had blanketed Germany in what was one of the biggest storms the country had seen in years. But since most of an infantry outfits casualties took place among riflemen, it is enlightening to start with the10,000 riflemen who were initially assigned to the 87th Divisions three regiments. That was the month-long Battle of the Bulge, or Ardennes campaign, fought in grueling cold amid whiteouts of the windswept battlefield. patrol under Lt. James T. Callen, Infantry Battling this weather and a desperate foe, 3rd Cos. to capture German supply bases at Schonberg and Andler. nightfall, Feb. 6. filled by ASTP, Air Corps and AAA personnel, many of Gens. How many of our fathers, uncles, grandfathers, great-grandfathers fought in the Battle of the Bulge in WWII seventy years ago? The speed of the advance was limited only by the Col. John O'Shea (6 October 1918)
), Visit The Frederick News-Post (Frederick, Md.) sergeant crawled within throwing range of the house Vicious fighting continued March 25-26 as the St. Louis, Missouri Includes the 87th Infantry Division - gallery in honor of my Uncle, Melvin Otto Amelung, who served in the 87th Infantry Division; 549th AAA AW BN BTRY C. Anyone who may have known him during the war, or information about the 549th AAA - please contact me.