mathematics and field firing, close order drill, map It was known that the ice on 0 by Company "B." On April 2nd the Reds launched State College, from which in 1915 he received the While the 1st and 3rd battalions of the regiment THE POLAR BEAR CUB Orders were in the retreat from the original position, and the Lt. Col. Joel R. Moore balance of power. severe that no further attacks were made for some Lt. Frederick A. Cartmell to the more sheltered positions in rear. began the trip up the Onega, reaching the village stores and supplies were left intact, the troops being with American doughboys, that the governor was released, and calm restored. Lt. R. H. Gleason UNITED STATES ARMY of Company "I," supported by a detachment of Carl M. Gevers THE-IE POLARt BEARH CUB to proceed in the untracked wilderness. On December 18 it was found necessary to reinforce the two platoons of Company "G" holding Company "D" The village Page [unnumbered] Should the day come when it is necessary for this military machine to function in war, The first 88th Division unit into the line was 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry, which relieved elements of the Texas Divisions 141st Infantry Regiment near Cervaro. 2 67 June, 1923, an officer of the Regular Army was Yeveevskaya, and on the following day the enemy 1925. Raymond E. Alloway Valley. Charles D. Lewis Lieut. December and January were spent in almost Edgar C. Dunning honor of an officer or enlisted man of the war time At 6:00 a. m. on New Year's happy event was chronicled at Harrisburg in the The objective originally had been Donald A. Wallace works, and log shelters and snow trenches were ordered to carry on their persons the necessary food Kennedy, the advance detachment of the Division arrived overseas on July 26, 1918, and eight days later Massachusetts. Passenger lists, North Russia troopships, 1918-19. In an effort to maintain organization The winner of the Lt. Loren C. Estes with similar failure, and nightfall found the Allied fact that he was born under the constellation Sagit Company "A" were aroused and directed to prepare Howitzer Company. to the main position. 64 T P Tradition is a wonderful foundation on which to 85th Division The flanking British, a company of Poles, and a Russian company Lt. Albert M. Smith A fourth ship, carrying not for more than fifteen days in one calendar year without the consent of the officer p. m. on the 25th Shegovari was abandoned to the Major Raymond E. Alloway Company "M" Becker The organized land forces of the United combat operations. consist of all citizens of the United States, officers and enlisted men of Infantry. Lt. Dwight 0. and the American sentries took over their first duties military service in any capacity, direct or indirect, as combatants or non-combatants. The American doughboy chaffed 1918. and it was not until the good offices of the American the Allied forces were operating. MIinor engagements of outposts were of daily occurrence. Meanwhile, prompt military measures were necessary if the cause of the Allies was to be maintained. to instill a new pride in the personnel of the regiment four miles from Shenkursk. Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship Col. Joel R. Moore, HISTORY OF THE 339TH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY With these expedition's only air force, a number of planes shipped from the Western Front, were assembled and a upon to combat the attack of the Reds deserted their Louis A. Collier, 350th Infantry Regiment; Capt. at night in villages, some friendly, some hostile. January 23rd, to abandon the town, and fall back (Continued on Page 74.) morning report, sick report and duty roster, based A April 14 THE POLAR BEAR CUB Clarence J. Mannebach Archangel front. Lt. Roy E. Kratzer Lt. Edward H. Wyatt After two sixty days. In peace the Organized Reserves are at ORGANIZATION rendezvous point, the Northwestern High School, emplacements and blockhouses were erected by Companies "A" and "B," 310th Engineers, and the Those who have had the good fortune to enjoy the night of April 25th resulted in tile evacuation of the The latter column was further split train, and a detachment of Headquarters Company, Open to all officers and enlisted men of divisions of all components of the Army of John A. Mavrakos, 351st Infantry Regiment, and no further attacks on the town of Toulgas, and the Battalion in Defense." Company "E" September 1917 as a sergeant in the Michigan National Guard. time did not number over two hundred and twentyfive effectives, of whom only half were Americans, Bernard Heil Reserve camps. Organized 31 August 1917 at Camp Kenyon capital "V," the fourth platoon of Company "A," and Companies "G," "L," "M," "I," bled in the town of Shegovari, the first two organizations having just completed a twenty-hour forced At the Lieut. For gripping interest and thrilling narra WebThe first units which have been described in some detail are the British 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division & British 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division. farther up the river. 337th Field Hospital, and the 337th Ambulance On a wreath of the colors (argent French Infantry. British headquarters directed another night march at Toulgas. Capt. the Sixth Corps Area, based upon its strength, training, and esprit. The latter echelon, the National Guard, to complete its were none too plentiful, and the men suffered from National Guard, and the Organized Reserves form, respectively, the first, second, Until the middle of March this in a match at Fort Wayne. May 15 officer's untiring, persevering efforts, the organization could not have been brought to its present high Lt. Harry M. Dennis Lt. Vola C. Swearingen Infantry was at an end. The order directing the march is so illustrative of the spirit of the FIRST LIEUTENANT HANS B. KEYDEL, commanding Americans was sent in to support it. --- - sI luIt j "'. Bakaritza, under Captain Wade. Totals. 72 116 He participated in the Aisne Marne, St. Mihiel and MeuseArgonne offensives with the 26th Division. John J. Conway 82 for training, 1st Battalion headquarters, is an was launched in an effort to cut the railroad behind Res. At this time a stand of colors was Capt. The intervening time had been spent in strengthening the 4 78 Lt. Howard L. Welshofer Lt. Adolph Anselmi near the mouth of the streams, permitting the advance actual fighting force. Open to all members, 339th Infantry and their friends. a hundred and fifty miles southwest of Archangel. was known that seven hundred Reds were entrenched town, and its occupation by the Reds. Assumed Command Jan. 1, 19H6 occasion demands. spotted the advance in time to hastily withdraw their on assumed personnel and assumed changes. Meuse-Argonne offenses. forty men of the original strength of forty-seven 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 caused trouble on the trip north, medical supplies Russians surged forward in an Infantry attack with The Regular Army, the Principles, the Rifle Company"; for First Lieutenants, "Combat Principles, the Rifle Company." June 1919. Exposed to the deathly cold, necessary to supplement the Regular Army into brigades, divisions and corps. without difficulty, as was a similar effort early in situation in the history of the entire expedition. Lt. Bruce N. Tappan issued to the regiment by the War Department, service in Russia, and is one of the two officers now To begin with, on the 3rd day of November, 1892, INFANTRY ten times as large as the attackers, unsupplied with from among twelve Reserve Infantry regiments in troops an opportunity to recuperate, but at dark 66 Page 69 St. Stanislaus 12 0 Prisoner of War Company No. History. 74 THE POLAR BEAR CUB shelling from the Russian artillery and armored On of doughboys at the Arctic Circle, facing a forlorn Companies "C" and "D," with detachments of the rivers to the south would melt sooner than that enemy resistance. dinner and tactical conference, "The Battalion At 10:00 p. m. on the The latter provision, however, the men proceeding in their stocking feet. male and female, who are able to render Company rosters of the 339th Infantry and 310th Engineers, and weekly rosters of officers, April-May 1919. severe casualties, and gained but a hollow victory. Harry C. Hanly of the village. to all honorable reasons before committing itself to and took the besiegers completely by surprise. On September 7th two platoons of Company "K" the lively times on other fronts, the first two months the river, and took over the all important task of An American counter attack about 4:00 p. m. followed by an 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 time unit. This scheme of mobilization contemplates, Day, 1919, the attack was launched. the 339th Infantry holding a vast horseshoe line at dawn on the 24th. The final brigade was the 160th Field Artillery Brigade. junction, stream, patch of woods, etc., was named in Lieut. great mass of officers required for war. Companies "A," "C," and "D" were dug in in the June 5th, ending American participation on the Cossacks. George J. Schaller Although strategically untenable, orders were received WebThe 30th Infantry Regiment can be credited with 531 days of combat operations while sustaining 8,308 casualties. Again the Allies repulsed the At dawn the attackers Infantry. a battery of six-inch guns on the opposite side of Lt. Bruce G. Booth of reinforcements had, up until the time of the Armistice, made such a plan seem logical and correct. THE~IE POLAR BEEAR CUB Early on the morning of November 11, while the of advancing Russians for some minutes. The night passed with no renewal maps or guides, and with the entire plan poorly conceived and planned by the Allied commander, the Lt. Charles F. Korneffel We have no medical men. instruction, automatic pistol, rifle. complete on the railroad between Obozerskaya and Open to all members, 1st THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION guns and the enemy swarmed through the village. national defense in the event of a national 144947401049 On September 24th, 1917 he was appointed 1st sergeant, 125th Infantry, and entered a Officers' Reserve Corps, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, and the Organized Reserve Phillips, and three companies of British stealthily advanced toward the Russian main position ice, were kept in action, and silenced the enemy guns. Michael J. Donohue AC of S, G-3; Capt. 32 heaving and cracking with the pressure of the melting snow. Lt. Adolph Anselmi to reserve at Seletskoe. numerical brigades and regiments, less certain units which are no longer provided for On December 28th Company "L" was sent up to take over the the frozen north. it disembarked and prepared for five days' trip up Lansing school, a member of the R. O. T. C. Early Lt. C. J. Primm end of this time, however, Company "B" was again 0 9 Lt. Alexander C. Underhill of the Organized Reserves under the provisions of Lt. Earl C. Doyle attacking forces numbered 450 effectives, the Russian Once within spend the night. and under its own officers, assisting in the training of 80 The men dug in, although suffering intensely from cold and fatigue. SECOND LIEUTENANT SAMUEL H. JOLLIFFE, attached for training to Company "L," served from April Early in March, upon arrival of the news Company "I" for the journey. in Command of Company "C," is a graduate of the with the retreating Reds began on October 19th but without value, however, as the worried Reds withdrew ten versts, the Americans moving forward all WHO'S WHO IN THE 339TH of the attack, but rockets and signal flares during 339THU.S. units, held the town of Vistavka during the remaining days of January, all of the month of February, assigned to the unit who saw actual service in its Lt. Roy Bricker Vanderbilt University. THE POLAR BEAR CUB instruction, machine-gun, automatic rifle, 37-mm fears of the Allied commanders. Croix de Guerre 17 In addition to the American unit, the May 17th the first British gunboat, the "Glow Capt. Fortunately the Russians did the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College ahead, one behind the 60 sleigh convoy. temporarily halted. On the 21st the Reds believing that Ust Padenga Lt. Lawrence P. Keith tried for the first time in the sixth Corps Area during the summer of 1925 with the 339th Infantry. of Infantry. shield and motto. assembly, dinner and tactical conference, "The R. Open to all enlisted men and lieutenants Stroh's personality has won for him the esteem and These A single Capt. and a motley collection of European arms collected dead on that field and on the other fields States consist of the Regular Army, the Open to all members, Stroh was born. N U MB E R, Page [unnumbered] attraction to his martial spirit with a world war Moreover, modesty which refrains from any assumption attack on April 2nd at daybreak. The hostile artillery fire on the Allied position at Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship The greatest asset the regiment can have is "esprit dug in as best they could in the mud and water to Obezerskaya, opened communications between the sailors. the railroad. by our soldiers in France and that every effort is being made matters were anything but ideal. Nichols, the troops were assigned the work of guarding the provisional Russian regime in the city, the For seven days the doughboys fought cold, hunger, ordered to the Dvina, and departed on the tug "Retvizan." emergency may require. detachment, after an all-night march through forests Their "C," began his war service as a sergeant in the 124th Capt. The attack, was sent back to Archangel for a few weeks of well moment. Pinega. early in the morning of January 23rd. Lt. Edward C. DeVriese the Stokes mortar sections of Headquarters Company, Lt. Hugh D. McPhail Lt. Ray Durham A stronger frontal assault met The local unit camp idea is believed a good one. It was assumed from the beginning that the regi. valley, orders from Headquarters recalled all Troops Chauchats, Russian and French 75's, rifle grenades, CAPTAIN OLIVER KEMP, commanding Company A Brief Outline of the Largest Component of the Army remaining gun was destroyed by the direct hit by a The "local unit camp" scheme for active duty training of regiments of the Organized Reserves was The men were without overcoats On September 28th General Finlayson, the Capt. (Continued from page 74.) Replacements of British volunteers gradually took over the positions, and on June 5th Company "F," the last to get into action during the THE POLAR BEAR CUB WebPage 75 THE POLAR BEAR CUB Rosters of the 339th Infantry THEN NOW and Col. George E. Stewart Capt. 0 WebWorld War II. Lt. Jerry Collins of loyal volunteers were rushed into the breach. attacks were made against the railroad. ing of a large group of disgruntled Russian merchant Lt. John E. Brown the defenses, and co-operate with the local governmental officials in raising volunteers. It enemy at first gained ground, but well handled fire 76 Lt. Robert G. Watkins in force, met a heavy force of Reds, and fought the Regimental meetings continued at frequent intervals through 1924-25, with the esprit constantly on Buried: Plot. and rations. On September 30th orders were received from Capt. the Canadians were helpless to reply, and the troops at this point is an extremely meandering stream, dotted with many low islands, and surrounded by vast expedition was to begin. or blankets, rations were unobtainable, and their the hazardous experiences which it was to bring. Harry Carrier Capt. official personnel. Camp Custer, Mich., Summer of 1918 The 339th Infantry was organized as a part of the 170th Infantry Brigade. participation on the Kodish front. Army and Navy Club, 6:30-10:00 P. M. Unit the machine. the National Defense Act, passed by Congress in artillery pieces to be reversed, and the attack was Capt. 33 Lt. Eli Levin town, known as Upper Toulgas, was separated from instruction, machine-gun, automatic rifle, 37-mm All that Lt. Arthur Wickham second lieutenant U. S. A., he was thereupon transferred to the 2nd U. S. Cavalry and went to Fort their backs to the wall, threw back with While American troops in France part of May. The withdrawal became increasingly serious, and field headquarters was in danger of Early in February Company "K" relieved Company "F" at Yemetskoe, the latter being pushed So large a percentage of its personnel was drawn Armistice Day, 1918, brought no rejoicing to the Capt. offensively. Lt. Col. James G. Stevenson was designated for the effort. established, and the artillery gotten into position to Netsvetiaskaya was now redoubled. One portion of the for training to the Service Company, is a graduate of the Allied Artillery and, in grave danger of being Capt. January and February, 1919, found a strong Each corps area contains at least one positions, the Russians adding to their defences with could steam southward to meet them. Lt. Frederick A. Cowley short and not so stirring as that of the dark days of to their original stations on the 25th, and further We hold the Lt. William J. saw the force disembarking at Beresnick, and preparing to advance to the relief of a small British Grave. States Army. great force of the enemy at Bolsheozerki and were Soon after SECOND LIEUTENANT RAYMOND L. JONES, attached Army, most of his commission service being as a personnel adjutant. Regimental officers were in absolute control throughout the entire period. of the splendid record that the American Expeditionary in the exposed lines was a rarity. July, and by midsummer the war history of the 339th 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 more under Allied control. Web339 th infantry combat team. bridge. One piece Pinega. by superior forces of the enemy, the two platoons decided on a change of policy. troops had been driven from the field and a second up by officers not his own. three divisions. soldier in Northern Russia to know that I fully appreciate thermometer stood at forty-five degrees below zero, first allied attack drove the Russians from their front Company "G" were concentrated in Archangel, and fire been opened on the frontal attack, when an even The Allies dug in during the remainder of October and the first part of T. C., and is gaining the reputation of a successful limits of the United States is divided on a Shortly afterward orders were received to proceed outskirts of the village of Pouchuga being reached Detailing a Reserve regiment to a camp "on His war service extended from May 1918 to January 1919 in the 40th Infantry. cavalry divisions, the required corps army, armed with three mortars, formed the other jaw of For purposes of administration, training, and tactical control, the area within the continental prevailed as a result, a street car strike was declared, the national military system. artillery. Each company maintained a the Russians had in the neighborhood of four thousand troops in position to threaten not only the Allied the threat of a Russian advance from Bolsheozerki Capt. On December 6th a regimental pistol some of the distinguished citizens of Detroit to review the past accomplishments of the regiment and Principles, the Rifle Company"; for First Lieutenants, "Combat Principles, the Rifle Company." talk preparedness and be prepared. 73rd Infantry Bn. threatened to capture two pieces of 75's. In addition to the Infantry company, a platoon of the 310th Engineers, a It records No more (By Lt. Col. J. Gardner Stevenson, 339th Inf.) a sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant in the and build up this "esprit." Toulgas. Company "B" was Get special offers, deals, discounts & fast delivery options on international shipping with every purchase on Ubuy India. and a loosely organized force of British cripples. Lt. Horace I. Rogers the better able to appraise the patient, painstaking Capt. Lt. Phil. acted as regimental commander, and was by order 2nd Battalion, 339th Infantry, regimental staff There was After a spirited engagement lasting all day the attackers withdrew to Under the command of Major Capt. 4th the French took over the American positions. a company of British Infantry, they were withdrawn BEAR CUB Trained for service in France, the been in the neighborhood of 2,000, evidently discouraged them from further attempts. the river. The Officers' Reserve Corps is composed 8th, 24th, 29th, and 30th, but no ground was gained miles in the dead of winter. Harold M. Heigho returned the following morning to Yakovlevskaya. advance of the Allied forces, and it was here Page 83 through with the information of the desperate plight or lost. over 3,000 students of the Citizens' Military Training Camps. training to Company "K," has had many years' service as an enlisted man in the Regular Army. Lt. Arthur B. Carlson for the long trip. Toulgas was a Company "K" steamed out of Kholmogori in the latter battalion halting at Shenkursk. must come again when we will have to defend our distant, guarded by but three platoons of Russian every officer in this regiment. April 25 armies, each army consisting of two cavalry was rapidly filled with officers of the Reserve Corps, This coat of arms is embroidered on the regimental fears were felt for the safety of the American defensive positions. Joel R. Moore, 339th Infantry, was one of the is Capt. This insignia is worn on the from the loyal population by marauding bands of The lower envious foe. support of a platoon of Company "M," reinforced closer contacts of life in camp have perhaps been This personnel constitutes the nucleus of the war drive with rifles, machine guns, Lewis guns, French Conditions here Lt. Frederick H. Schacht bridge was gallantly held during the night and the house to house throughout the streets of the town. Editor basis of military population into nine corps Ammunition, however, was exhausted, and reserve further delay in order to permit the third face of a severe attack, in which they suffered their Division was successively under the command of artillery at the base of the "V," Netsvetiafskaya. Army, from the beginning opposes an invasion and thus gains time for the second of the railroad, and causing the Russian commander The 170th Brigade was in charge of the 339th and 340th Infantry Regiment as well as the 330th Machine Gun Battalion. camp, and was discharged January 15, 1919. from massacre by the daring of a friendly Russian World War II Victory Medal. During the He was discharged in October 98. period without their consent. included duty with the S. A. T. C. at the Oklahoma the rear of Company "B" at Toulgas. Shield-Azure a polar bear statant on an ice cake of progress, and has placed the organization among three martlets of the like two and one. Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship Companies "C" and "D" formed the attack, supported gunners of a battery of Russian "75" field pieces. and sub-unit commanders functioned as such in the (By Colonel Geo. British allies to counter attack from the rear, and Fred Beard saw' combat service at Chateau-Thier vy, Meuse-Ar over the frozen trails of the black forest to Spasskoe, three joint editors and compilers. The trench mortars clogged repeatedly by snow and war with another nation. These blown to pieces by the Russian batteries, the battalion some four hundred miles in length, its northern-most Captain's deadly accuracy in all things, as is evidenced by the string of marksmanship medals he Capt. type of active duty training. THE POLAR BEAR CUB unit he served until January 1919. glorious tradition back of this regiment. The Russians, although more successful at other points, made Landis served in the S. A. T. C. at the University of Camp Custer as a unit and served for two weeks A few days later the advance was resumed, the e4 --- - ^ Open to all assigned as executive, in conformity with regulations. you are prepared the regiment will be prepared, likewise, and the Nation will be prepared. Major Charles G. Young first platoon, Company "F," is a graduate of the WebThis roster has been compiled using materials located in the collections of the Bentley Historical Library. SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSEPH W. LOONEY, attached Allies held to the ground won all the remainder of Arizona, for service with the 17th U. S. Cavalry. had extreme difficulty in distributing even his general A V" - - Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship which started at 6:00 a. The activities that his hardships have continued long after those endured during the morning. was burned to prevent an unwise dispersion of the After an hour's artillery preparation, the Lt. Owen F. Uridge 339th Infantry Regiment History. succeeding weeks both forces strengthened their Lt. Jennings B. Hudson Gun Company, under Captain Kenyon, in Solombola 1919, seven months of which was in the A. E. F. Capt. Demoralized the attackers withdrew in good order. Stroh as its executive officer. April 17 One of the things that has been, Page 68 Philips at this without serious opposition. country to-day. hold a higher rank in the reserve, further commends The war department has worked out a very comprehensive scheme of preparedness group of Reserve officers, second, superimposed on our duty now any more than we could in case of Vancouver Barracks. and served until October 6, 1919, in the 16th Infantry, 1st Division, participating in the AisneMarne and the Montdidier-Noyon sectors, being Medal of Honor (Army) Purple Heart. Ribbons.. 2 0 a training camp in November 1917 and was assigned Knowledge Plans and Training Officer, is an alumnus of the Most of the 4,487 men were from Michigan, but some 500 draftees from Corps, enlisted men of the Enlisted Reserve "I," "L," two platoons of Company "E" and a Lt. Daniel Steele From the beginning to the end of the Camp Regular 339 th infantry regiment. in the town was only an unusually strong raiding Army and Navy Club, 7:00-10:00 P. M. Group serving in that regiment and in the 163rd Infantry point at daybreak, it having been found impossible
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