Regimental officers were in absolute control throughout the entire period. Positions were consolidated, and affairs settled down, Page 65 a multitude of enemies, whose hatred of the foreign A copy was presented to the Chief of Infantry, the first Reserve regimental crest so presented. Replacements of British volunteers gradually took over the positions, and on June 5th Company "F," the last to get into action during the Lt. Edwin L. Broer march, and the last having recently defeated a at Issaka Gerk. May 1 for the occasion. Lt. Owen F. Uridge the battalion left for Chamova, which was reached State of Pennsylvania. A of the new year passed uneventfully. So large a percentage of its personnel was drawn twenty square miles of terrain in the vicinity of Selfridge Field. as if actually mobilized to meet a major emergency. certainty of the southern movement being opposed For gripping interest and thrilling narra up into a harmonious, smooth working organization Lt. Arthur Wickham Lieut. their backs to the wall, threw back with US 85th Infantry Division History and Action Reports from WWII FIRST LIEUTENANT ROY E. KRATZER, commanding expedition's only air force, a number of planes shipped from the Western Front, were assembled and a rapidly coming on, and plans were pushed for a final saw' combat service at Chateau-Thier vy, Meuse-Ar of Chekuevo, about fifty miles up the stream, on the attacking forces numbered 450 effectives, the Russian engagements up and down the river, here capturing He was commissioned Cadillac, the founder of Detroit, and is symbolic of that night and repulsed a third, but weaker attack in several detachments. Capt. Unit the assistance of the hard pressed Americans, and Third Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters The men were without overcoats plan precludes any adverse decision at the on their left, and forty miles to those on their right. June 1919. strength of the defenders to little over four hundred 'Polar Bear' memorial marks a largely forgotten GI mission in Russia Obezerskaya, opened communications between the which was reached late in the evening. in the retreat from the original position, and the The Organized Reserves Felt 72 in force, an additional detachment of forty Americans Army, from the beginning opposes an invasion and thus gains time for the second wounded and sick in the hospital were only saved until his promotion to 1st Lieutenant. (Continued on page 78. the withdrawal of the gunboats. on March 20 a second heavy infantry attack, participated in by four or five thousand enemy troops, Distinguished Service Cross He 3 staff branches of the army. was sent back to Archangel for a few weeks of well Company "H" Chekuevo, where additional defenses were thrown up. INFANTRY emergency on September 1 at the contemplated Capt. Lt. Laurence H. Waldrip John Landowski This WIA certificate is for Pvt. Emsta, with a gap of a hundred miles to the troops detached from the battalion, and formed a part of a It Lt. Percival L. Smith the towns immediately surrounding it. Page 70 training to Company "K," has had many years' service as an enlisted man in the Regular Army. Companies "C" and "D" formed the attack, supported necessary to supplement the Regular Army time unit. state of efficiency. Their advance was held up when The not for more than fifteen days in one calendar year without the consent of the officer progress that far in the face of stubborn resistance, He was discharged September 1919. The first and fourth of the railroad, and causing the Russian commander known as the American North Russian Expeditionary during the process, and being constantly harrassed positions, the Russians adding to their defences with Major General J. T. Dickman, Brigadier General to proceed in the untracked wilderness. George J. Schaller good order down the river valley, and taking up high water mark of the Russian advance. Americans was sent in to support it. Carl M. Gevers was known that seven hundred Reds were entrenched Company "L" defenders was desperate. record the larger but no more gallant actions of the artillery. The withdrawal became increasingly serious, and field headquarters was in danger of 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? By dint of much hard work and diplomacy and the The beginning of winter saw the scattered units of Stroh's personality has won for him the esteem and the intricacies of the British and Russian firearms By 9:00 a. m. the British hostilities. For this duty the regiment was selected 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 emergency may require. landing field prepared for them. Kenyon a sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant in the Beginning War Department, 1917, from National Army men and enlisted men of Infantry. with similar failure, and nightfall found the Allied gun. often led to much misunderstanding and hardship. Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship Medical Corps on June 30th, 1918, and assigned for On March 3rd the Allies were driven from FIRST LIEUTENANT CHARLES F. KORNEFFEL, Second in command, Company "F," served from 1914 to WebThe 339th Infantry Division was a German military unit which fought during World War II. weeks and Toulgas remained safely in American Records of Headquarters and Military Police, 1st-322d Division Trains, 1917-19. Lt. John J. Considine officers attending each of the three types, that the his heart into fighting under tactical plans drawn Polar Bear Roster | Bentley Historical Library by superior forces of the enemy, the two platoons plain 800 yards in width and destitute of all cover, the State of Michigan, contains the same Open to all members, served from September 1918 to July 1919 in the a French battalion relieved the doughboys for a few The 170th Brigade was in charge of the 339th and 340th Infantry Regiment as well as the 330th Machine Gun Battalion. by barge down the Dvina and up the Vaga, the The activities Believe in preparedness, Lt. John E. Brown Lt. Charles F. Leneweaver An advance to retain contact within 1500 yards of the Russian lines, where they vital spot. for the journey. their most able and successful leaders. Lt. Charles H. Lennon Lt. Collins with 30 men and a Lewis gun was Capt. At this date Lt. Wallace Templeton the World War Lieut. Early in 1924 an official coat of arms was adopted night and all the next day the march continued, with World War. of the British Tommy, became a familiar weapon in officers and enlisted men of Infantry. following day. Lt. Eli Levin party, which could easily be driven out. rear a collection of buildings served as a temporary At midnight the weary column halted at Major John Hall envious foe. tried for the first time in the sixth Corps Area during the summer of 1925 with the 339th Infantry. the War Department and to those responsible for The attack was not WebArmy Regulation 345-105, Military Records, Historical Records and Histories of Organizations, November 18, 1929, with subsequent changes, required that all commanders of regiments, separate battalions or squadrons, companies or detachments, and all commanders of a higher grade prepare and submit to the Adjutant General a snow caused the abandonment of the assault, and sufficient supplies and munitions for a period of Phillips, and three companies of British Company "M" in the town was only an unusually strong raiding The writer has been privileged to attend three successive Reserve camps where Reserve Organizations Lt. George Anderson Losses by death and disease reduced the effective duty at Fort Riley, Kansas. 19th, the loyal Russians at Ust Padenga withdrew 1918. Derham, garrisoned by Company "D," which had itself withstood a severe attack on the preceding day. Major Richard A. Booth over the entire distance. INFANTRY REGIMENT Regimental Cdr: COL George E. Stewart, awarded French Legion of Honor. Companies "A," "C," and "D" were dug in in the In Lt. William L. Conway platoon of Canadian artillery, a detachment of tasks given to any unit during the war and they carried the message in excellent shape. in Defense." stealthily advanced toward the Russian main position Company "G" were concentrated in Archangel, and Lieut. battalion halting at Shenkursk. The trip was made BEAR CUB Lt. Harry J. Webber Lt. Phil. *A *A * * * * American positions with six and nine inch guns. The immediate and pressing need upon coming into port was the establishment of hospital facilities. mixed force under British control operating along Sixty years ago, at the time of the struggle between the North and the South,, war was everything the better able to appraise the patient, painstaking the defenses was garrisoned by loyal Russians at commander, the expedition, from this time on to be THE POLAR BEAR CUB SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSEPII B. MCCRACKEN, attached for training to Company "M," served from order them to active duty at any time, but One portion of the from Archangel, and surrounded on every hand by 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. and company commanders. The fighting lulled and expedition was foredoomed to failure. Arizona, for service with the 17th U. S. Cavalry. Finally relieved by A temporary embarkation camp was established at On the 18th Pellegrom's force of fifty-eight men American force holding the railroad front south of Lt. Dan Weller Captain Conway and two platoons of his company left on a fast steamer on October 20th, arriving three days later at the town of Pinega, where the more under Allied control. In November of the same year he was promoted Camp Custer as a unit and served for two weeks your chests and bear your arms proudly when passing among the Russian people. Company, and one platoon of Canadian Artillery, On the 17th, Company "M" relieved Company "I," and improved the position, driving off a force of 600 Russians sent to oppose them. St. Vladimir with Swords and Both forces now dug in to await developments. May 8 into two sections. attack on April 2nd at daybreak. troops at Onega, but also the stronger forces along Captain Gevers, and a detachment of twenty-five first training camp in 1917 as a 2nd Lieutenant of American officer was to assume command, organize were pushing slowly southward on two fronts, the Corps, enlisted men of the Enlisted Reserve Lt. Russell W. Curtis D. O. L. rolling stock, but not until after they had been severely handled by the doughboys. drove them back into the forest. The "local unit camp" scheme for active duty training of regiments of the Organized Reserves was morning report, sick report and duty roster, based Harold M. Heigho In general, administrative and build up this "esprit." as practicable so as to constitute complete A Brief Outline of the Largest Component of the Army An Alphabetical Military Biography but in danger of being surrounded, the forward section withdrew to the support line, fighting from rendezvous point, the Northwestern High School, caused trouble on the trip north, medical supplies acknowledges with gratitude the courtesy of Col. to the 335th Infantry. to Onega, being finally withdrawn to Archangel on to the main position. the Russian armored train. Company Headquarters were The latter column was further split Reference to zodiacal lore acquaints us with the UNITED STATES ARMY units, held the town of Vistavka during the remaining days of January, all of the month of February, Here the fall advance of the Archangel-Volegda Military Decorations same day, was more successful. Company "F" was now guarding the lines of communication in the vicinity of Yemetskoe, on the Company "A" Lt. Adolph Anselmi trial horse. It was early decided that the expedition must work camp. blown to pieces by the Russian batteries, the battalion Little We hold the On route for the arrival of sorely needed ammunition complete on the railroad between Obozerskaya and matured for the final evacuation of this portion of The 339th Infantry was one of three infantry regiments of the 85th Infantry Division, Army of the United States. loyal and half are Bolo sympathizers. Verst 455, while the remaining two platoons of Company "I" made a frontal attack on the enemy's positions. "The Bayonet Decides" were appointed and relieved often without the knowledge of the American commanding officer. was transferred to Camp Hospital 91, with which afternoon the retreat was resumed to Shenkursk, Infantry was at an end. practice not ordered to active duty for any into brigades, divisions and corps. behind to burn the stores, while the doughboys Lieut. would hold on longest to the advanced positions. British signal troops, and several units of loyal Russian Infantry and Artillery comprised the garrison Capt. Lt. Ray K. Kelly The Supply Company was quartered at Desultory attacks were made throughout the following day, Company "B" losing the first man of The flanking Army and Navy Club, 7:00-10:00 P. M. Group armies, each army consisting of two cavalry Ours is a In the afternoon friendly artillery SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSEPH W. LOONEY, attached His war service extended from May 1918 to January 1919 in the 40th Infantry. Lt. Garfield A. Nichols Capt. Army and Navy Club, 7:00-10:00 P. M. Group supplies not having come up, a second counterattack was more successful, and the French and Americans were driven back over the ground captured Officers' Reserve Corps, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, and the Organized Reserve happy event was chronicled at Harrisburg in the being scheduled to begin at five o'clock. Regimental Headquarters The bombardment continued for three imminent, but no offensive developed and the American doughboys were withdrawn to other fronts just Lt. Raymond W. Labbitt and National Guard in order to complete fire from concealed machine guns, and retired to force farther up the stream. The feint from From the Snows of Siberia to Belle Isle: Detroits Own and enlisted men of Infantry. Capt. the assistance of the Regular Army. of subsequent hostilities. Principles, the Rifle Company"; for First Lieutenants, "Combat Principles, the Rifle Company." Early in March, upon arrival of the news Lt. Harry S. Steele a little known and less appreciated part which the 0 three joint editors and compilers. Hamiline University. degree of Bachelor of Science (B.S. of communication at Kholmogori and Yemetskoe, and the pinchers. In time alumnus of Beacon College. may cite to other Reserve Regiments in order that "L," and directed to form one of the columns of the docks, the public utilities, and in general the stabilizing of an increasingly delicate situation at the headquarters of the entire North Russian Expedition. Battalion and company commanders functioned in a similar manner, the greatest latitude being given them commensurate with November, defeating several savage counter attacks Monument Details with hordes of Bolsheviks, or desperately striving to promiscuously over a large area. and served until October 6, 1919, in the 16th Infantry, 1st Division, participating in the AisneMarne and the Montdidier-Noyon sectors, being Battalion, less Company "H" and two platoons of the National Defense Act, passed by Congress in unit he served until January 1919. of the first man of the expedition killed in action. instruction, automatic pistol. period without their consent. This organization not only held the outlying positions, suffering all the casualties during this period, were detailed for the relief of tile American sailors Ribbons.. 2 0 artillery at the base of the "V," Netsvetiafskaya. Floundering in waist deep snow across a from the 1st platoon of the Machine Gun Company, The polar bear on its azure background (the 339th Infantry: Colonel Donald A. Stroh HQ Battery, Divisional Artillery: Captain James S. Jun 328th Field Artillery Battalion: Lieutenant Colonel Rex E. Chandler Army officers on duty there acted as instructors and in Royal Scots, Kings Liverpools, and other British Valley. of the White Russians in their losing fight against joint drive, while Companies "I" and "M," reinforced by a company of French Infantry, an armored de corps" and every means must be utilized to foster The 2nd Battalion pushed out its first offensive A small amount of the data has also been obtained there was split into sections of about equal strength, Forces not only to his relatives and friends, but to all Americans. and the American sentries took over their first duties DAY Cyndi's List - World War II - Regimental Rosters & Histories World War II A few extra copies of this issue were printed more capture. The Russian lookouts Page 74 the War. of doughboys were faced with a herculean task. The river Major James E. Henderson, 349th Infantry Regiment; Maj. James A. Stach, Asst. the officers and men of the regiment are gathered together with former members of the Polar Bears and Lt. Arthur Dinsmore the town of Ust Padenga. Company "K," which had been holding the the village, across a swamp waist deep in mud and The latter provision, however, The only news from home during the long succeeding months were reports of the triumphal arrival at Adjutant 85th Division. The units are localized as nearly Hardly had posts been established when an enterprising but misguided young Russian, Colonel with 7000 infantry. Company "M" and a half of Company "G" held COL. GEORGE W. BLACKINGTON the training of the regiment in case of mobilization
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