417th infantry regiment, 76th infantry division
When traveling with tanks we were permitted to ride on the tanks when not under fire. The ditch along side the road on the left was deep enough in most places to provide protection from small arms fire. Gerald: I served in Compay M, 3rd Battalion, 417th Regiment. to help me interpret some of the things that I have!
Thomas E. Ryan was killed in action 6 Feb 45. disinterred and reburied in New York with a military funeral. We came on home for a long furlough and re-assignment until I was elgible for discharge - June 19, 1946. Web417th Infantry Regiment 76th Infantry Division April 28th, 2018 - NAME Lawrence J Selegue 417th Infantry F Company 4th Platoon My name is Lawrence J Selegue I was a member of the 76th Div 417 Bn Co F 4th platoon For the last 10 plus years I have been trying to locate members of Co F with little success Answers to Review Questions Brands 
Edward T. Allen, My Father, Sgt. Four exercises were conducted during which the 385th Infantry Regiment (headquartered in Pori, Michigan, opposed the division as an enemy force. 47025
I am still getting information from him at this time. I guess it was a bit funny -- me, standing there as one of two survivors of my squad with bullet holes in my shirt and a bullet lodged in my boot asking if I was qualified for the badge.
G.I. Members of the Companies A, B, C were taken POW that day.
I've attached a few photos that I have of my father in training
My boots were full and my feet soaked. I only served with the unit from the end of February until about the first of August 1945, consiquently, after all these years my memory does not contain many names.
The 417th was detached from the 76th Division and attached to the 5th Division in late January or early February 1945 for the crossing of the Sauer River from Ecternach to Ecternachterbrook. With the Lieutenant's arms across our shoulder we started down the side of a small mountain to the Aid Station. View Photo
The 5th Division crossed up river while the 417th Regiment was crossing into the heavily fortified hills across the Sauer River from Ecternach, Luxumborg. COL Nearys first assignment was with the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Hill Military Reservation near Fredericksburg, Virginia. She handed him his favorite treat, a peanut
Terry L. Glusko, Sr.
Inducted at Fort McAuther near Santa Monica, California on August 7, 1944. Loud foot steps from the road were heard approaching us. Had I tossed that grenade I would have had to live with that horror for the rest of my life.
1945. year old woman. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1994 Topps Heritage American Heroism #AH-WWII5 36TH Infantry Division NRMT !!! My name is Terry L. Glusko, Sr. from Springfield, Massachusetts. The Engineers attempted building a bridge across the river but were not successful in keepng it in place till about February 10 or 11.
I am continuing to search and
That was when I scrambled out of the ditch and made another few yards before the bullets became so heavy that I took cover. 136 Feltham Road
To the webmaster: Please include my email address with the post. Reg. Katzenkopf fortress and Irrel fell on 28 February and the attack pushed on toward Trier, reaching the Moselle, 3 March. He was
I myself fired 4 rounds.
On 12 March 1944, the division returned to Camp McCoy.
It landed at Le Havre, France, 12 January 1945, and proceeded to the Limesy concentration area. The 76th Infantry Division arrived in England, 20 December 1944, where it received additional training. I need some help from the vets of the 417th. effort to find more about the circumstances of his death and about his
Robert J Kountz, NAME:Sgt. My platoon was in single file going around a bend in the road (dead Krauts off to the sides) to enter the town. Those that made it across the river the 1st night ran into mine fields just across the river and many were killed or wounded there. Can't ever be sure though without a little bit more background on him. (Apparently working its way back to the point of entry and falling out).
He is trying to remember things so I can write them down. was found dead of shrapnel wounds to the throat. He thinks that the 6th, or 9th armored division may hae liberated him at a dairy farm. My girlfirends grandmother is his daughter and she was 7 when he was killed. to anyone who may have served with him and has an interest. The advance continued across the Prum and Nims Rivers, 25-27 February. The ditch at that point was too shallow to completely protect my body and the germans were taking target practice at my head -- they either shot too low with the bullet glancing over my head or too high with the bullet hitting the bank above my head. A possible match? Can't ever be sure though without a little bit more background on him. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.3960174,4334609
I am looking for anyone in the 417th who might have known Verlon M. Horton. The Division moved to Beine east of Reims and then to Champlon, Belgium, 23 January, to prepare for combat. 
Is it possible that you could post on you webside an inquiry to see if there is anyone out there who may have known him. man, Poncho (nickname) from Arizona or New Mexico. I can't identify the men that are
Robert J Kountz, Hello, I would like to add my uncle's name to the registry, he was "Jack F Kountz" he was in the 76th division, 417th regiment Headquarters Company, was assigned to reconassance. Riverside,CA 92501. Krauts were coming out of some doors with their arms in the air surrendering to us as we marched by. If there is anything else I can provide you please don't hesitate to contact me. He is almost 89 years old. rarely spoke of his injuries or his experiences and he
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I have his honorable discharge papers and according to them he was a heavy mortar crewman, he was awarded the EAME with 2 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal. 
I am sending copies of his platoon at Berga Germany in June 25th 1945, A squad picture of the 3rd Sq. WebABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501
Gerald, this enough for now, contact me if you would care to. WebArmy Service No. Schmitton was the first major battle I was in after joining the unit and a couple of days after the battle several of us were rehashing the battle and I asked in all seriousness if I was now qualified for the Combat Infantryman's Badge.
Dear Sir,
was looking at and when I finally started to ask for records
e-mail: dg_terek@yahoo.com. Hi,
According to the War Department, he
Terry L. Glusko, Sr.
She handed him his favorite treat, a peanut
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First Class Emmett Dangerfield Sr, Company M, 417th Infantry. From March 2020 to August 2020, Brigadier General Douglas A. Cherry served as acting commanding general. However, when I turned around the hill to enter the town, all hell broke loose. passed away of congestive heart failure in 1972 and I was
I've attached a few photos that I have of my father in training
In passing through a number of farm towns (I don't remember their names) white sheets were hanging from many windows, there was little or no resistance from the enemy. last days. At the end of the war, the 417th provided occupation duty until regular occupation troops were assigned to relieve us. US MILITARIA FORUM - COLLECTORS PRESERVING HISTORY If anybody has this booklet please contact me at wwii_research_investigations@yahoo.com Thanks for looking! The few Germans still in the town surrendered. 
Jerry Wilson
Dennis Terek
I joined the Divison at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin in the late summer/fall of 1944. Dogs were forever barking giving our position away. Additional winter training began at Ottawa National Forest near Watersmeet, Michigan on 19 February 1944. Did not like French people encountered enroute along the RR Tracks. 76th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia, Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths, Final Report (Statistical and Accounting Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1 June 1953), United States Army Reserve Chemical Command, http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=14750&CategoryId=8819&grp=2&menu=Uniformed, "Premier Army Reserve Command gets new name", "U.S. Army Reserve > Commands > Functional > 76th ORC", "Army Reserve Chemical Brigade reactivated during historic ceremony", http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cbtchron.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=76th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)&oldid=1129845512, Infantry divisions of the United States Army, United States Army divisions during World War II, Military units and formations established in 1917, Training divisions of the United States Army, United States Army divisions of World War I, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, "Onaway Division," "Liberty Bell Division", Activated: August 1917 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts, 301st Train Headquarters and Military Police, 301st, 302nd, 303rd, and 304th Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals, Ordered into active military service: 15 June 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, Awards: MH-2; DSC-11; DSM-1; SS-176; LM-5; SM19; BSM-1,312; AM-58, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 76th Infantry Division Artillery, 901st
during the crossing of the Sauer River. Ordered into active military service: 15 June 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland My father died in 1971 of a heart attack. The commander at the time was BG John G Pappas, who served in this position from 1 Oct 1994 until 9 Sept 1996. A new attack was launched 4 April and the Werra River was reached the next day. stateside & then in Germany in 1945. G.I. I don't know much about my father's
I know he had a lower leg and possibly chest wound
The following morning we regrouped and moved east through the next small village where several of our tanks were knocked out and a few of the tankers were pinned down in a house and were really happy to see us. 
He was wounded and captured outside of Trier, Germany. First Class Emmett Dangerfield Sr, Company M, 417th Infantry. In May 1959, the Division was re-designated and reorganized as the 76th Division (Training) with the mission of training initial (basic) entry soldiers of various branches and in later years the division also became able to train infantry volunteers or draftees. or by e-mail: daphnept@earthlink.net, NAME:T/Sgt. From October 2015 to September 2017, Major General Ricky L. Waddell served as commanding general of the 76th Operational Response Command. She has very little memory of him and would really like some information (btn, company, pltn, anything really). Part way down bullets were swishing past my ears. With the outbreak of World War I, the First Infantry was reorganized into the 151st Infantry Regiment, and assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade, 38th Division. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for RARE ORIGINAL WW1 PATCH US 23rd INFANTRY REGIMENT MACHINE GUN COMPANY 2 A bullet (apparently a richochet) struck my right heel circling around between the two layers of leather where it lodged for a few days before disappearing. He is almost 89 years old. She stiil talks about seeing him off in early 1944 at the Dearborn
However, when I turned around the hill to enter the town, all hell broke loose. Although I had bullet holes in the back of my clothes and a bullet lodged in my boot I have always felt like that was my closest call. 01118413-782-3890
The white device was a medieval English heraldic symbol meaning
in the photos with my father.
WebCOL David Neary, Deputy Commander, 85th United States Army Reserve Support Command, began his military service in 1991 and has served in a wide variety of positions as an Infantry officer in the Regular Army, Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve. Our units job is training, said Matherly. The combined
The unit was again redesignated on 1 October 2005 as the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment. Rollin E. Allen was a member of the 417th Inf. Thank you,
the time) I have no first hand accounts of my Dad in WWII. NAME:PFC Michael A Abatemarco, Co. G, 417th Infantry, 2nd Battalion
We went into the town down a narrow road along side a rather deep creek (Canyon) on our right with the enemy firing at us from the town in front and a wooded area on the other side of the creek. The remainder of the division sailed from Boston on 10 December 1944 aboard the Coast Guard operated transport SS Richardson. There was a hail of fire in front of me which I could reach out and touch.