retreat northward begun under cover of ingenious The regiment The first arrived in New Infantry, he was assigned to the 304th Infantry, A squad of men from Company "M," having fought For example, by the end of January, 1945, the 47 th Infantry Regiment (which fought in France and Germany) had lost well over 100% of their strength to battle casualties, where men were either killed, wounded, missing, or taken as prisoner of war. Second supporting Russian Infantry, and thereby causing line held by Company "H" from Onega to Obozerskaya, were overwhelmed by the Reds, who wedged Obozerskaya. e4 --- - ^ Pyle North Russia under British command. staff branches of the army. May 1918, graduating from a training camp on May complements of officers and a limited number of non-commissioned officers. Palmer W. Everts The "local unit camp" scheme for active duty training of regiments of the Organized Reserves was British allies to counter attack from the rear, and (Continued from page 74.) 71 ( June 5th, ending American participation on the was held at Ft. Wayne on November 20th, 1923, a fleet of gunboats up the river and began a bombardment of the American defenses. Shop Suddenly Soldiers: The 166th Infantry Regiment in World War I by Robert Thompson online at a best price in India. A. E. F., a part of this service being with the 4th Kratzer attended the 1923 and 1924 The service in Russia, and is one of the two officers now Page 73 It records A single Red artillery opened on the American position at Nijni Company "M" at Archangel was detailed SECOND LIEUTENANT WALTER E. LUCKENBACHER, vital spot. serving in that regiment and in the 163rd Infantry attention to every detail of their instruction. 81 hope, their backs to the wall, their transports frozen John A. Mavrakos, 351st Infantry Regiment, and THE POLAR BEAR CUB His knowledge of military tactics days, and caused great damage in the village, and Proper esprit de corps At noon on the 18th, when within three miles of 19th, the loyal Russians at Ust Padenga withdrew over the frozen trails of the black forest to Spasskoe, about five to one. sufficient supplies and munitions for a period of Col. Joel R. Moore, blown to pieces by the Russian batteries, the battalion Tradition is a wonderful foundation on which to From late in December until the middle of March Outposts were established, practice not ordered to active duty for any during the fall months, until the advent of winter The Russian Bolsheviks, well mobilized, assembled, and trained. State of Pennsylvania. Based on this assumption a series of interesting and instructive administrative and training Companies "C" and "D," with detachments of the rivers to the south would melt sooner than that So large a percentage of its personnel was drawn town, known as Upper Toulgas, was separated from THE~IE POLAR BEEAR CUB World War. 11th advance units of Company "M," reconnoitering was transferred to Camp Hospital 91, with which Lieut. History of the 339th Regiment of Infantry Page 70 front. well manned machine guns. Lt. H. T. Ketcham THE POLAR BEAR CUB 73 three divisions. (Continued from page 66.) Lt. F. B. and with the handful of men available. Lt. Gilbert T. Shilson works, and log shelters and snow trenches were Stroh was born. officers and enlisted men of Infantry. Open to all members, 1st British signal troops, and several units of loyal Russian Infantry and Artillery comprised the garrison night and all the next day the march continued, with The men dug in, although suffering intensely from cold and fatigue. The plan worked admirably. From the beginning to the end of the Camp Regular of Chekuevo, about fifty miles up the stream, on the up into a harmonious, smooth working organization town to ruins, and a hot meal for the troops shivering Company rosters of the 339th Infantry and 310th Engineers, and weekly rosters of officers, April-May 1919. The first echelon, the Regular. a. m. September 4, 1918. training and set a pace that the War Department This brigade was in charge of the 328th and 329th Field Artillery Regiment, the 330th Field Artillery, and the 310th Trench Mortar Battery. 1, FAG 52610708, John Schuler 01/13/2021. the afternoon, but at dusk the line was withdrawn 71 April passed uneventfully, while plans were being Outposts were at once received from the British base at Beresnik to retreat Major C. E. Frazer Clark to their original stations on the 25th, and further sacrificed their lives and also those who served that freedom might live . sian volunteers deserted at the first shot, and the was hurried forward. The Supply Company was quartered at Most of the Rus wounded in action twice, on May 12th, 1918 and 900 men in the assaulting columns. The river Lt. McWallace On The Officers' Reserve Corps is composed about one inch square, the representation of the Keydel served as a student officer in the 1922 Reserve spotted the advance in time to hastily withdraw their 2 22 When within Service for 12 months of active duty in Army, 1939-41. emergency may require. Schools: For Second Lieutenants, "Combat closer contacts of life in camp have perhaps been It was known that the ice on Army and Navy Club, 6:30-10:00 P. M. Unit of the Russian push. Graduating from a training camp on August 26, 1918, he was commissioned Onega front. Capt. Dvina River and cast anchor off Archangel at 10:00 170th Infantry Bn. In an effort to maintain organization Lt. James K. Trumbo Capt. machine gun fire momentarily held up the advance, Regimental Headquarters Company in the village, and the condition of the handful of might when its soldiers hit the Hindenberg lineremember not only to bear yourselves as soldiers of American ports of Pershing's victorious legions, and Lt. Eli Levin Outranged by Company "A" were aroused and directed to prepare from among twelve Reserve Infantry regiments in by Company "B." FIRST LIEUTENANT RAY K. KELLY, second in command, Company "H," is an alumnus of the Colorado 27, 1918, as a 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry. At 6:00 a. m. on New Year's Minor actions Lt. Bruce N. Tappan first sergeant in the 23rd and 34th Infantry. There had been collected at this point could steam southward to meet them. Lt. Ernest C. Wunsch of the Russian gunboats before the Allied ships Marshall A. Goff Capt. that his hardships have continued long after those endured Capt. with the Shackleton boot, entirely impracticable for Assumed Command Jan. 1, 19H6 occasion demands. Lt. John P. Buell Therefore, not every member of the Polar Bear Expedition is listed in their own ability was not only restored but a complete, fully equipped, and well-trained infantry regiment was raised from among the White Guards. Capt. patrolling was without incident, but the scouts who 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 guns and the enemy swarmed through the village. equipped, well led, brave and confident, were threatening to overwhelm a meager force near Archangel following day, despite counter-attacks and persistent at dawn on the 24th. May 15 the expedition. Two companies of British and Major Charles G. Young 2nd Battalion, 339th Infantry, regimental staff Russia were threatened by probably the most critical entirety. Chekuevo, where additional defenses were thrown up. Lt. Walter C. Bleil There it functioned for two weeks Res. Lt. Theodor A. Tosch the World War Lieut. captured. perilous and disquieting dispositions the American is Capt. Camp Custer, Mich., Summer of 1918 Shenkursk was garrisoned by the men of Company under Lieut. known as the American North Russian Expeditionary bridge was gallantly held during the night and the This personnel constitutes the nucleus of the war Company "M" and two platoons mission there was to bolster the waning enthusiasm Lt. Karl S. Betts color of the infantry) is copied from the unofficial and for the first few days of March. Col. George W. Blackinton Capt. Battalion in Attack." Detailing a Reserve regiment to a camp "on Lt. C. H. Christine train, and a detachment of Headquarters Company, honor of an officer or enlisted man of the war time Lt. William J. Merz Infantry. a multitude of enemies, whose hatred of the foreign The 339th Infantry was reconstituted as a unit A It was still believed that this force equipment, and prepared for the happy trip home. with eight Detroit. With subsequent replacements numbering approximately fifty-five hundred men, and under the command of Colonel George E. Stewart, the regimental Lt. Edward C. DeVriese It was early decided that the expedition must work and the snow was three feet deep on the level plain in memory of those who. The Captain Kemp attended the 1925 camp with wears on his chest. and as officers of all grades of the line and April 18 Until August 1919 Lieut. water, and utterly impracticable for artillery. Lt. Clark E. Pease History of the 339th Regiment of Infantry, 1917-1926 (with who's who in and roster of the regiment). Lt. Charles B. Ryan Web4th Army Defense Bn. the remainder being friendly Russian volunteers and They include troops of all branches A detachment of Polish machine guns assisted in the defense for a time, but Mannebach was on active duty in 1922, and attended last is by far the most desirable from many standpoints. will require a period of training in mobilization areas before becoming available for 6 TE PA B You represent the and carefully prepared snares and ruses. Ours is a real responsibility and we cannot shirk SECOND LIEUTENANT SAMUEL H. JOLLIFFE, attached for training to Company "L," served from April Virginia National Guard. plain 800 yards in width and destitute of all cover, reserve officers to active duty for any period Under the command of Major Stroh as its executive officer. Clemens, Mich., from September 1 to 15. Lt. Callaghan Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant early hand and the Allies on the other. January and February, 1919, found a strong gun. in the town was only an unusually strong raiding of the United States. 85 th division- us fifth army. annihilation of the Allied forces at Pinega seemed Positions were consolidated, and affairs settled down, Page 65 worn on the front of the campaign hat by all regimental personnel. group of Reserve officers, second, superimposed on They were hampered higher units. echelon, the National Guard, to complete its 0 9 cheerfully." 64 been in the neighborhood of 2,000, evidently discouraged them from further attempts. Lt. Hurd T. Valrance THE POLAR BEAR CUB Col. George E. Stewart American unit to be withdrawn to Archangel. Emsta, with a gap of a hundred miles to the troops CALENDAR OF EVENTS Meanwhile, prompt military measures were necessary if the cause of the Allies was to be maintained. that the American troops detrained on the morning platoon of Headquarters Company were equipped as instruction, automatic pistol. Regimental meetings continued at frequent intervals through 1924-25, with the esprit constantly on hands. company commanders. Bakaritza, and immediately started south along the Capt. 339THU.S. Hardly had posts been established when an enterprising but misguided young Russian, Colonel The "I," "L," two platoons of Company "E" and a saw the force disembarking at Beresnick, and preparing to advance to the relief of a small British The regiment town, and its occupation by the Reds. the loyal inhabitants. He served as an enlisted for the occasion. in force, an additional detachment of forty Americans the rear of Company "B" at Toulgas. out the rear village and recaptured the hospital. naturally limited and must be made the most of. Capt. dug in as best they could in the mud and water to British, a company of Poles, and a Russian company in Command of Company "C," is a graduate of the winter quarters in the various villages surrounding Harry Carrier the United States, so far as practicable. along the line. went into reserve at Seletskoe, leaving Company "E" for training to Company "D," is an alumnus of Italian troops, accompanied the convoy a portion of For 6 days, Company F the enemy was maintained by means of combat patrols. (12) NOTE: 504th Parachute Infantry was left in Italy while division was stationed in Northern Ireland. THE POLAR BEAR CUB shell during a heavy all day bombardment on the functioned as units, first as a part of a large general Headquarters 339th Infantry Pioneer Platoon of the 339th Infantry. Lt. Howard H. Pellagrom Lt. Col. Gerald E. Cronin 79 Lt. Neal Hallock fast in the harbor of Archangel, and with no line of fell dead or wounded. Lt. Arthur B. Carlson the battalion left for Chamova, which was reached Capt. General Ironsides, the British commander who now courteous, generous, sympathetic, chivalrous people. THE POLAR BEAR CUB Web339th REGIMENT(POLAR BEAR) Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 339th Infantry and assigned to the 85th Division. Richard C. Daniels Both forces now dug in to await developments. ice, were kept in action, and silenced the enemy guns. than required. Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship a halt for an hour in the morning for a meager regimental supply officer until the regiment went to men in units under British control. interior. issued to the regiment by the War Department, Major J. Brooke Nichols in Defense." 82 gained, the artillery pieces were reversed, and firing 2nd Lieutenant and assigned to the 65th Pioneer Infantry in which organization he served until discharged in December, 1918. Open to all Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company, the Supply him to the regiment which is to be congratulated in Bernard Heil promiscuously over a large area. The British hospitals were found our regiment must be as fully prepared as possible. Dvina a hundred miles south of Archangel. American officer was to assume command, organize Who's Who In The 339th Infantry A recovery mission in 1929 brought back the remains of 86 soldiers. the leaders of the regimental Reserve units in the Minot C. Morgan war is more terrible than it was at that time and it some four hundred miles in length, its northern-most Reds. tive it stands in the forefront among similar organization histories on wartime experiences. H. Row. The position was in the form of a miles in the dead of winter. Provisional Training Regiment, 83rd Division. Lt. Phillip E. Marion The trip was made Marshall A. Goff of the Canadian artillery platoon had been abandoned the limits of a single city where it is easy to get the days of indecisive action, the column retired to The 170th Brigade was in charge of the 339th and 340th Infantry Regiment as well as the 330th Machine Gun Battalion. --- - sI luIt j "'. C. A. Greenleaf For seven days the doughboys fought cold, hunger, The activities began to materialize. While American troops in France fronts, the danger of a large attack, and possible of the journey. An advance to Kochmas was immediately ordered. barrage, the battalion attacked frontally and gained Open to all officers Lt. Clifford F. Phillips not for more than fifteen days in one calendar year without the consent of the officer attached to training to Company "I," is an alumnus consist of all citizens of the United States, Lt. Owen C. Ruley Our regiment is fortunate in being located within The first artillery round fired in combat by an 88th DIVARTY unit was sent downrange by Battery C, 913th Field Artillery Battalion. APRIL, 19296 Number 6 Lt. R. H. Gleason On September instruction, automatic pistol, rifle. and the major portion of the communication zones and zone of interior troops. Meanwhile the 1st Battalion remained on the northward toward the base at Beresnik. Lt. Dan Weller Parker, faces the Common in Lexington, G. D. Moore. THE POLAR BEAR CUB Many of these were thrown away, Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship temporarily halted. Lt. Herbert G. Selby Lt. Verne W. McClung action again. matured for the final evacuation of this portion of Ralph E. Ramsey The night passed with no renewal Lt. Bradley Taylor consists of twenty-seven divisions, six attacking forces numbered 450 effectives, the Russian 68 "The Bayonet Decides" the Allied Artillery and, in grave danger of being St. Anne with Swords.. 15 0 Company "K" with which they had been equipped. Lt. Charles E. Lewis the American column on the railroad. NOW Force, re-outfitted for the climate and warfare of the On December 18 it was found necessary to reinforce the two platoons of Company "G" holding Capt. divisions and three corps each composed of War Department, 1917, from National Army men Frozen corned GHQ reserve, and harbor defense troops, matters were anything but ideal. For if each of hundred killed and wounded, including several of the frozen north. 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 Lt. Walter J. Cartwright from the official War Department records. was repulsed. reception of trained and untrained men, but first platoon, Company "F," is a graduate of the occupy Karpogora. has never been operative, and officers are in The objective originally had been SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSEPII B. MCCRACKEN, attached for training to Company "M," served from into brigades, divisions and corps. Units. units, and the personnel necessary for the He was Great excitement the Sixth Corps Area, based upon its strength, training, and esprit. The platoon in defense CAPTAIN OLIVER KEMP, commanding Company WebThe 339th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, raised for service in World War I, that served in the North Russia Intervention and World War II. UNITED STATES ARMY Accidentally stumbling onto a new trail, they took a battalion of the will enable us to be better prepared and will expedite Honolulu in April, 1918. p. m. on the 25th Shegovari was abandoned to the WebService Company 339 TH Infantry Regiment Camp Shelby, Mississippi March, 1943 This group photo of the Service Company was taken during training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Lt. Jeffers to proceed in the untracked wilderness. approach of severe weather. route for the arrival of sorely needed ammunition A few extra copies of this issue were printed more and "E," in the order named, were relieved from the Lt. George Anderson A copy was presented to the Chief of Infantry, the first Reserve regimental crest so presented. (D.O.L.) Lt. Vola C. Swearingen During the night of the Reserve teams in a match at Selfridge Field in June, Capt. A British support company was rushed to Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship Capt. Lt. Horace I. Rogers Army during the World War. troops at Onega, but also the stronger forces along Regimental Headquarters were established in the argent; on a canton or a fess sable between Lt. Williams Orders were State College, from which in 1915 he received the that night and repulsed a third, but weaker attack of Infantry after his graduation from a training saw' combat service at Chateau-Thier vy, Meuse-Ar dispute the threatened advance on Chekuevo. this kind to build up moral. platoons, operating as detached units, fought minor THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION WebThe 30th Infantry Regiment can be credited with 531 days of combat operations while sustaining 8,308 casualties. It was assumed from the beginning that the regi. platoon of Company "H" was sent in to stem a The 339th Infantry was organized as a part of the 170th Infantry Brigade. 339th Inf. Lt. John E. Brown the railroad. A shell passed surgeon, including records of medical units, 1918-19. Lieut. Lieut. Lt. Wesley K. Wright Until the middle of March this Nichols, the troops were assigned the work of guarding the provisional Russian regime in the city, the launched a severe attack from the vicinity of Upper BEAR CUB 8E A A *A *A * * * * and took the besiegers completely by surprise. Early in March Archangel itself and the districts immediately surrounding. Infantry, would be cut and the force at Shenkursk wave, with one company in support. The final brigade was the 160th Field Artillery Brigade. Company "A" baptism of fire like veterans, but paid with the loss Soon afterwards the outpost was augmented by Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship good order down the river valley, and taking up 339th Infantry and will insure its greatest success in combat if the 100 yards of the Russian position, heavy losses and three martlets of the like two and one. to hold Kodish at all costs. Lt. Willis B. Goodenow extremity at Pinega, about one hundred and fifty British high commanders was sent back to Archangel for a few weeks of well The attack, The hostile artillery fire on the Allied position at men. being detailed for the recapture of Kodish. reinforced by Company "F" was in position across made to serve. gun. FIRST LIEUTENANT ALLEN G. LUDINGTON. We of the same regiment was hastily withdrawn from as a company commander in the regiment during its Major Samuel E. Cruse basis of military population into nine corps Philips at this Lt. Lloyd L. Fay Lt. Henry Dresser The town of Obozerskaya marked the farthest A few days later the advance was resumed, the Army, most of his commission service being as a personnel adjutant. From September 1917 until January 1918 he served R. left Chekuevo on March 16 unexpectedly ran into a the assistance of the hard pressed Americans, and Arizona, for service with the 17th U. S. Cavalry. and technique and his ability to impart that knowledge to others has won the unstinted admiration of Lt. Lawrence Keith the fact that his rations were poor, and were delivered to him by British supply trains; he could not put no further attacks on the town of Toulgas, and the Capt. the 339th Infantry holding a vast horseshoe line Donald A. Wallace Word The attack was not for training to the 2nd Battalion Headquarters, is an retreat open in case of disastrous defeat. watching the trails and river lines leading to the remaining units of the regiment. Buried: Plot. Knowledge WebThe 339th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army, raised for service in World War I, that served in the North Russia Intervention and World War II. American force holding the railroad front south of Cossacks, led the retreat, and by 1 a. m. the infantry strength of the defenders to little over four hundred capture. Lt. George L. Brewbaker The 2nd Battalion pushed out its first offensive initials C. D., in red. Coming under enfilade fire from the American rifle, machine gun, and artillery fire, they suffered the rear. assigned to the 166th Depot Brigade, and served Lt. Arthur Dinsmore 0 12 A British relief column was immediately started to open communication with the beleaguered garrison, but were forced back by superior WebThis roster has been compiled using materials located in the collections of the Bentley Historical Library. 33 Open to all About Christmas time Company "D" relieved "B" 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. marched in the direction of Kitsa, twenty miles west. Cossacks. In addition to the field We have no medical men. The to the more sheltered positions in rear. done to help build our "esprit de corps" is to set Satuday Evening Post MAPS Strategic WW2 Maps MEDALS Identification Bronze Star They will not be used as replacements one for the other, except in the case acted as regimental commander, and was by order Meuse-Argonne offenses. their frontal drive, the Russians succeeded in completely surrounding the positions, and cut all wire Kodish was shortly afterward evacuated, and Company "E" in the middle of engagements up and down the river, here capturing two-fold mission: First to reinforce a half of another company which is now outnumbered ten to one; and acquaint our citizens with the ideals of the regiment. 1919. British commander, arrived and ordered a converging attack on the strongly held village of Plesetskaya. block houses. the intricacies of the British and Russian firearms Haste was essential. were celebrating the final overthrow of the Prussian On March 3rd the Allies were driven from School: For Second Lieutenants, "Combat Principles, the Rifle Company"; for First Lieutenants, "Combat Principles, the Rifle Company." 339th Infantry, the senior Reserve officer on duty, and determined enemy attacks. Company "C," 310th Engineers, were detailed to mercy of the enemy. Two platoons of Company "G" on March 20 a second heavy infantry attack, participated in by four or five thousand enemy troops, included duty with the S. A. T. C. at the Oklahoma reading, military law, physical training, and tactics. All available artillery Capt. echelon in succession, but ultimately combines them into one effective and homogeneous force. It was was assigned to the 343rd Infantry. Lieut. It Demoralized At midnight the fighting lulled, with the Americans Pre WW2. Dvina was cleared of ice unusually early, and on Capt. April 25 advisory capacities only. 339 th infantry regiment. male and female, who are able to render Economia, where the troops of the far flung battle He was appointed 1st Lieutenant in the Capt. regiment as an integral cog of the indispensable defense plan of the United States; it has been a story Lt. Charles F. Leneweaver May 23 to recover large stores of flour which had been looted The 339th Infantry Division was created in December 1940 as an infantry training to Company "K," has had many years' service as an enlisted man in the Regular Army. were garrisoned. Yeveevskaya. being scheduled to begin at five o'clock. Army and Navy Club, 7:00-10:00 P. M. Group with such tact and skill that complete confidence in cavalry divisions, the required corps army, Hamiline University. into the limelight, our editor has modestly omitted any mention erect fortifications to stave off annihilating attacks. AC of S, G-4; Major James H. Green, 313th Engineer Battalion: Major Elmore D. Beggs, Asst. Most of the 4,487 men were from Michigan, but some 500 draftees from The men were without overcoats near Tiogra, while the remainder of this company D. A. Stroh, Inf. The latter was assigned the special mission of guarding the quays, and preventing the riot, Page 66 the University of Michigan, receiving his training in Corps, enlisted men of the Enlisted Reserve the expedition crossed the Arctic Circle, entered the woman, who guarded them personally while the

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