Corporal Reckleff injured his left foot in an accident. 2nd Lt John J. Cassin, Jr Brigadier General Dinoh Dolina, commander of the Army’s 3 rd Infantry Division, leads the send-off of the 94 th Infantry Battalion troops to Negros Island on Wednesday (June 6, 2018). The 3rd Battalion of the 20th Infantry Regiment, which was supposed to follow the same route as the 1st Battalion through the Carabuan Hills, was surprised to find that the Japs had moved back in force and had established defensive positions which stopped them cold. There were D-2 and D-4 caterpillars, a road grader and several jackhammers available and the road was soon completed. During the course of this action, one of the DUKWs was sunk by 20 mm fire which the enemy was laying down with great accuracy from the caves above the beach. Company D landed on D Day at White Beach #3, Humboldt Bay. Pvt Francis S. Cross It was an awesome monster for sure. His only comment at the end of the inspection was, "I guess you haven't done this before.". The infantry reported more than 50 enemy bodies lying in front of their positions in the morning. This was beaten off by the 4.2s and antitank guns, but minutes later they came back again from the north and once again they were beaten back. The tow started out in a convoy of trucks, tanks and armored cars which had only gone 1/2 mile before running into an ambush. Gen. Dwayne Edwards, Commanding General 98th Training Division (IET), Mikey Kloster is the newest addition to the 98th Training Division, Headquarters, 98th Training Division (IET) Changes Command, Army Reserve commander gets star in ceremony Saturday, "First openly gay general to take command of Army Reserve unit at Fort Benning", "Brigadier Gen. 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Barrett (1979–82), Major General Norbert J. Rappl (1982-1987), Brigadier General Dean L. Linscott (1987-1987), Major General Barclay O. Wellman (1988–1992), Major General Peter A. Gannon (1996-2000), Major General Charles E. Wilson (2000–02), Brigadier General Robert Catalanotti (2007–08), Brigadier General Robert P. Stall (2008–10), Brigadier General Dwayne R. Edwards (2010–12), Brigadier General Michaelene A. Kloster (2012–2015), Brigadier General Tammy S. Smith (2015-2016), Brigadier General Miles A. Davis (2016–2019), Brigadier General Tony L. Wright (2019–present), This page was last edited on 16 August 2020, at 18:24. The infantry reported pieces of gun and its crew blown into the air. At 2000 hours, the enemy staged a banzai charge which was quickly broken up by a 4.2 barrage. There have been 6 Red Alerts in the last 24 hours. There was little time for prayers; we just waited helplessly for a bomb or suicide bomber to ram us. The deck was constructed of steel plate and the guns firing directly above our heads made a heck of a racket. Two mortar carts were destroyed and two were damaged. Arriving at Gladstone, the 641st found the former KLM steamer Bontekoe at the pier discharging a cargo of battlefield salvage, including blood-stained blankets, dented helmets, etc., which had a sobering effect on the troops. Instead, the 98th Infantry Division arrived in Japan on 27 September 1945 and served in Osaka, Japan as part of the occupying force until 16 February 1946 when the unit was inactivated. T/Sgt William P. Adams T/5 Donald C. Newton The infantry crawled slowly up the ridge and late in the afternoon dug in just below the crest. The sky was clear and there was a last quarter moon low in the sky. They fired 18 rounds on enemy positions in support of Company I, 163rd Infantry Combat Team and returned to the company area. Sgt Martin W. Rebich was the leader of the 1st platoon in place of S/Sgt Mckennett, and doing a great job. In the meantime, the Bastard Boys had found a home in the SIXTH Army and their presence was not only tolerated, but welcomed. Later a 40-minute smoke screen was fired with good results but overheated the mortar tubes causing premature ignition of one powder increment, resulting in some burns to the gun crew. The Aussies were learning to say "Okay" and the general feeling of urgency was somewhat diminished. Lieutenant Joe Able, FO of the 1st platoon, spotted an enemy patrol in the open and opened up on it with a volley of HE. The 3rd platoon is at the CP at Baguio constructing a permanent camp. S/Sgt Jack B. Stengel Near the Baloy River Jap tanks suddenly burst from concealment and, spitting steel, roared toward the infantry. 14th Infantry "Avenger" Battalion, Philippine Army. Arriving at Port Moresby, our Company D unloaded its ship and stowed away in a warehouse about two tons of foodstuffs purchased in Australia with unit funds for use against hard times in the jungle. The 35th Infantry Regiment, supported by the 1st platoon, was approaching Balete Pass from the south and the 27th Infantry Regiment with the 2nd platoon in support was approaching from the southeast. The unit was then an integral part of the new 6th Army and would not ever again be with the 41st Infantry Division, which had now become part of the 8th Army. chow was heavy on oatmeal and bread with syrup for breakfast and beef or mutton stew with tea for other meals. Entering the year 1942, the battalion had about half its organizational complement of personnel. Next came some rapid administrative changes for the 641st. ANNOUNCEMENT! Once on the summit the infantry found a scene of utter destruction with over 160 enemy dead and heavy weapons including 90 mm mortars and a 77mm field gun and light and heavy machine guns destroyed. May 28. 2nd Lt Joseph P. Russell* This was light years ahead of the arrangement for the original landings at Aitape and Wakde, where Company B was attached to the Task Force Artillery and was reduced to thumbing rides. Lieutenant Colonel Cochran selected a target and fired the first shell while Captain Brighton and Captain Saunders observed. The infantry found themselves facing an enemy dug in and, having the advantage of observation from high ground, was administering a punishing fire. The days went by as the ship sailed along the Equator, and it was about this time we were informed that the ship was only capable of making 60 tons of fresh water a day and was consuming 90 tons. Lieutenant Woebbeking and six enlisted men of the 2nd platoon returned to the CP at Kimiri from Namber Drome. "There's the fighting 641! With this evidence, the 1st Infantry Regiment cut across the fields in a night march and took up positions south of San Jose. Cpl Joseph J. Ponte All platoons were under intense artillery fire and the communications section was doing heroic work in keeping the lines open. Several members of the gun crews suffered burns but fortunately none were serious. Then came the fighters and dive bombers. As usual, all water had to be hauled in to wet down the 10-in-1 ration. The changes of 1968 also ushered in the designation and training of Army Reserve Drill Sergeants, a significant and enduring innovation. Over 100 dead were counted in front of the infantry position the next morning. On one occasion, he and his radio operator and the nearby infantry were pinned down by a tank which was running up and down the road firing its 47mm cannon. General MacArthur assigned the 24th and 41st Infantry Divisions to this task. July 15-19. Lieutenant Darius Nease was awarded the Bronze Star. Fire was also concentrated on Hill 508 and the adjacent draws. After about a month, heavy equipment began to come in and real progress was made. June 8. The 2nd platoon was in a muddy area that provided no firm footing for the base plates which consequently had to be dug out and reset after only a few rounds were fired. At this moment all hell broke loose as the surviving Japs had moved into the brush on either flank of Company G and blasted it with mortar and small arms fire. June 15. HQ Forward Detachment consisting of Lieutenant Colonel Cochran, Captain Saunders and 28 men were attached to the 41st Infantry Division Letterpress Landing Force. Every day, the experience ranged between apathy and boredom, and nights spent in sweltering blackouts were something to be forgotten. The blue and orange-gold colors are those of the Dutch House of Nassau, the earliest settlers of New York State. Lieutenant Bertram W. McElroy, T/Sgt William P. Adams and S/Sgt Joseph R. Able were transferred into B Company to help out. This completes the activities of Company D in support of the 41st Infantry Division in the conquest of Biak. Before dawn the Bontekoe cast off and, shortly after midnight of the second day, arrived in Oro Bay, blacked out in a wild tropical storm. Although faced with considerable discouragement on some parts of the distance, the 641st had handled each job it had been given with integrity and competence. Captain Saunders aided the Beachmaster in moving mobile equipment out of the path of the flames. S/Sgts Lloyd W. Taisey and Wayne A. Perry were commissioned as 2nd lieutenants. The town was flattened and huge quantities of supplies were destroyed together with nine tanks before the Japs were driven out. Plenty of hot iron fell in the holes. Company B was attached to the 163rd Infantry Combat Team, Company C was attached to the 162nd Infantry Combat Team, and Company D was attached to the 186th Infantry Combat Team. The platoon was ordered into an area of soft clay which provided no footing for the mortar base plates. Our 2nd platoon was attached to them for the push on Rosa Rio at the junction of routes 2 and 11, and went into position 1 mile south of Rabon after dark. T/4 Cosmo R. Riviello In December, the airfields at Leyte and Mindoro were made reasonably operational and the stage was set for the push to Luzon. Lieutenant Colonel Barron, the artillery CO, was wounded minutes after Captain Staudacher left the OP. January 27 was a big day! By 0300, the attack slackened and finally stopped, only to come on again from a different direction. The 1st platoon radio operator who had been so lucky the previous day, PFC Morris Rubenstein, had his luck run out and was shot through the chest, but eventually recovered. Sometimes all four mortars would be firing on different targets. The 1st platoon expended 70 rounds and the 2nd platoon experienced no activity. 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By now it was obvious that the enemy was withdrawing to the fortified area in the vicinity of Urdeneta and Cabaruan Hills to protect the line of communication along Route 3. Most welcome was the sight of land on March 25 when the Uruguay sailed into the harbor at Bora-Bora in the Society Islands. On 6 April 1998, Headquarters, Philippine Army issued an order to reactive the 66th Infantry Battalion. We had very little ammo left as Colonel Cleland ordered all that remained be sent to the 2nd platoon at Sison. Everyone dug in deep, which was a good move as the Japs attacked during the night but were driven off by the infantry. The 3rd platoon FO was especially adept at bracketing a tank and then closing the bracket until it was destroyed. The infantry later located the road block and knocked it out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/98th_Infantry_Division_(United_States) Moving up the Villa Verde Trail was Company A, 98th CMB, in support of the 127th Infantry Regiment in the vicinity of Hill 300. "That God-damn 641!". Another Jap who came in to surrender said the 4.2s had been falling on their CP on the reverse side of the ridge all night, sealing many Japs in caves and most of those who weren't killed had committed suicide. Soon the battalion was divided again among three landing forces. Formerly headquartered in Rochester, New York with longstanding historical ties to New York and New England, the 98th Training Division (IET) was moved to Fort Benning, Georgia in 2012,[2] and exercises command and control of units located throughout the eastern U.S. as well as Puerto Rico. That same night the Japs rushed the 103rd Infantry CP and killed one of the defenders. Canned turkey and all the trimmings were served. 98th Regiment, NY Volunteer Infantry Civil War Newspaper Clippings. The 2nd platoon was able to fire only one mortar as the other three had bent elevating screws. Company strength was now down to 4 officers and 143 enlisted men. In fact, the Japs had resurrected our old adversary, the 2nd Tank Division and, after losing their tanks at San Manuel and Lupao, this formidable opponent, with an infusion of new soldiers, was now fighting as infantry, and harder than ever. The 3rd Battalion had the task of making the frontal assault supported by the Co A's 3rd platoon. 98th Chemical Mortar Battalion. Major Preston left the Company B area on May 30, accompanied by S/Sgt Gale Bettesworth for Battalion Headquarters at Hollandia. At that moment the Jap artillery dropped six rounds of high explosive shells into the waist of the ship, killing six and wounding 22. On S+2, the Company CP was moved to Manoag. Switching to HE, the 4.2 shells soon had logs and bodies flying in all directions. On June 5, the 1st platoon moved to Tor River and the 2nd platoon moved to Toem. By February 13, the 33rd Infantry Division was well in command and Captain Salmon of Company B reported to Major General Clarkson for assignment. Unfortunately, the names are not available. This letter came from the commanding officer; Company A, 103rd Infantry Regiment: "During the night of 14 January 1945, and the morning of 15 January 1945, when the enemy tried to break through with horse-drawn artillery ammunition supplies, they were stopped at the edge of the perimeter and scattered all around us. Commendation from Brigadier General Hanford McMider, CG, 158th Regimental Combat Team, Silver Star Company B units were relieved and under canvas at Baguio for two weeks when the call came to report to the 3rd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment on May 30. The platoon later neutralized an enemy mortar and fired a barrage for and assault on a ridge by Companies B and C, and later fired on the flank of Company B to block off an enemy attack. Bombing raids were fairly frequent, but were mostly ineffective and caused no casualties. After a wild melee they were repulsed and the defenders had two casualties. Cpl Ingram, Wakde He said that officers had tried to take away all weapons from their men to try and keep them from killing themselves. The 1st platoon fired a total of 90 rounds at intervals during the day and two mortar sections with the 167th FA expended 10 rounds on enemy positions. Headquarters Company received 12 Harley-Davidson motorcycles and a request for volunteer riders to serve in a battalion scout detachment was issued. The crew jumped out and the FO shot one, and a nearby infantryman got another. The 1st platoon got as far as Hill 565 and went into position and the 2nd platoon fired interdictory fire in the early morning and succeeded in exploding an ammo dump which lit up the countryside. Rations were hard to come by and "The Bastard Boys" seemed not to be getting much of it. WP fire was effective in burning off the camouflage of the dug in tanks which could then be destroyed with pin point HE fire. After another difficult landing, the company moved to the 218th and 176th FA (Field Artillery) Battalion areas and formed a perimeter guard. Lieutenant Colonel Fertig again ordered all personnel off the ship and this time it was for real. The 641st Tank Destroyer Battalion was activated at Fort Lewis, Washington, on 18 December 1941. On April 30, Company D was relieved of attachment to the 34th Infantry Division and returned to Pim to stand by for orders. Eventually the 1st platoon found a position some 400 yards southwest of Rosario and immediately got a mission to fire on enemy troops in the open at 3,000 yards. June 20. The 20th Infantry Regiment went through town and indeed, there were many abandoned defense positions and no sign of the enemy. Its first commanding officer was Major Albert H. Swift and the executive officer was Major Irving M. Marr. Companies alternated in guarding the air strip at Rockhampton. Captain Jones was attached to the 41st Infantry Division reconnaissance platoon for two weeks up the coast to the Mambare River area. The 2nd platoon moved again by water in the vicinity of Namber Drome and landed with great difficulty because of the coral reef. The building was under heavy fire by enemy small arms, and a 47mm tank shell had torn off a corner of the building. Concentration of fire from Company D temporarily silenced the enemy mortars. Surrounded and having neither the option of maneuver or retreat, the Japanese fulfilled General Yamashita's prediction that "every soldier fights to his grave". Pvt Joseph G. Betyn Two mortar sections of Company B, 1st platoon, returned to company control at 1000 hours, and two mortar sections were moved from Tor River to Maffin I. The sea was dead calm. Cpl Edmond F. Kelly Three tanks on board were also used in an attempt to achieve a precision adjustment on the enemy-occupied ridges. More ammo was now available and the 1st platoon joined the 2nd platoon in support of the 2nd Battalion, 103rd Infantry Regiment. 102nd Infantry Battalion - Jan 2010-May 2010. The 126th Infantry Regiment moved over to the right side of the Villa Verde Trail with the other two regiments taking the 2nd platoon along. At the 3rd platoon position, Sgt. All forces landed on schedule and the 20th Infantry Regiment with Company A Provisional in support was right there. 929 rounds were fired in support of a renewed infantry attack on Sarmi. Sailing from Finschhafen on the USS Etamin, 19 April 1944, Company B landed at the Aitape beachhead with the 163rd Infantry Combat Team on 22 April 1944. There was a Red Alert at 2100 hours and PFC. The 641st was to form a defense for the area. [Editor's note: For more detail on the Battle of Malasin, see the Addendum to this history.]. The infantry sent a patrol and two tanks to flush them out and were later able to move in. The infantry again assaulted Hill 600 in the morning and the two platoons fired over 1,350 rounds during the day, but the Japs were well entrenched and could not be driven out. Air observation was maintained every day by Captain Gerttula and S/Sgt White to make sure that shells were impacting the target area. 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