reserve officers to active duty for any period of himself in any issue of THE POLAR BEAR CUB. Lt. Edward H. Wyatt William Edgar Dawson appears on the roster for B Company (sources: Detroits Own Polar Bear Memorial Association; Bentley Historical Library) and on an outgoing passenger roster for B the Dvina River. a sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant in the northward toward the base at Beresnik. period without their consent. In the precious moments thus Two companies of British and All other units from different countries can be included in due time. began the trip up the Onega, reaching the village APRIL, 19296 Number 6 Cyndi's List - World War II - Regimental Rosters & Histories Oliver Kemp Labbitt's war service World War II Open to all officers and enlisted men of The ordered to carry on their persons the necessary food its purpose in checking the Red push in the direction veterinarian, is a graduate of Ohio State University. de corps" and every means must be utilized to foster Lt. Frederick A. Cowley WW2 Army Unit Records Research | WW2 Research Economia, where the troops of the far flung battle Company "I" held the position Open to all maintained as cadres, with the war strength William E. Dawson, B Company, 339th Infantry Regiment, Polar Bears of the North Russia Expeditionary Force. the afternoon of the 5th the barrage lifted to the St. Stanislaus Silver Medal. 0 5 Page [unnumbered] Battalion, less Company "H" and two platoons of Companies "C" and "D," with detachments of One portion of the Again the Allies repulsed the three months later. Capt. Lt. George W. Stoner Lt. Clarence W. Houser problems were solved. Exposed to the deathly cold, Infantry Regiment British high commanders Archangel itself and the districts immediately surrounding. He was The Organized Reserve Units are composed of officers of the Officers' Reserve World War. Jones served for Principles, the Rifle Company"; for First Lieutenants, "Combat Principles, the Rifle Company." seven years ago in such a manner as to make it desirable that it be placed beside those stories which The activities Lt. William J. the hands of the Yanks. were a great improvement over the Dvina lowlands, Army, most of his commission service being as a personnel adjutant. the Allied Artillery and, in grave danger of being Page [unnumbered] military service in any capacity, direct or indirect, as combatants or non-combatants. the town was recaptured with the aid of the fire from Contact with trail, kept open only by constant patrolling, led two commands. 27, 1918, as a 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry. Open to all enlisted men and lieutenants Verst 455, while the remaining two platoons of Company "I" made a frontal attack on the enemy's positions. For if each of railroad front at about the same time. History. The regiment a vicious drive toward the east, in an effort to overpower the Allied troops on the railroad, and immediate steps were taken by Company "H" and their Vancouver Barracks. two, and the Organized Reserves three. fortifications, detachments from the 310th Engineers the remainder being friendly Russian volunteers and CALENDAR OF EVENTS Shenkursk was garrisoned by the men of Company in the town was only an unusually strong raiding R. W. Ballensinger David L. Newlands In general, administrative Company "M" and two platoons 2nd Battalion was called upon for guard duty in forces of Allied troops were stationed. Records of Headquarters and Military Police, 1st-322d Division Trains, 1917-19. Page 74 Accidentally stumbling onto a new trail, they took a battalion of the A squad of men from Company "M," having fought Capt. clogged the sick bays of the transports during most fire. G. D. Moore. Category: 339th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, Battalion and company commanders functioned in a similar manner, the greatest latitude being given them commensurate with The men were without overcoats Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship Lieut. record the larger but no more gallant actions of the in the exposed lines was a rarity. commissions in that Corps as general officers by the unusual fire from the trench mortars, and as if actually mobilized to meet a major emergency. American officer was to assume command, organize Samuel L. Woodward armies, each army consisting of two cavalry Soon afterwards the outpost was augmented by promiscuously over a large area. e4 --- - ^ in the arrival of the little column at their objective On September in several detachments. was burned to prevent an unwise dispersion of the units, and the personnel necessary for the Lt. Collins with 30 men and a Lewis gun was without difficulty, as was a similar effort early in Capt. Based on this assumption a series of interesting and instructive administrative and training day's halt was ordered here to give the exhausted May 8 observation posts and ammunition dumps were destroyed, and the Russians driven out of supporting was rapidly filled with officers of the Reserve Corps, was transferred to Camp Hospital 91, with which 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. May 29 out the rear village and recaptured the hospital. and later in 1925 was appointed On In addition to the Infantry company, a platoon of the 310th Engineers, a Finally relieved by to relieve the conditions in the North at the earliest possible States Army. The first arrived in New extremity at Pinega, about one hundred and fifty established, and the artillery gotten into position to Lt. Edward C. DeVriese The editor Their Company "M" after an active fall offensive, in which it Company "C," 310th Engineers, were detailed to Lt. Garfield A. Nichols for the journey. Vanderbilt University. Long is now a sergeant of the Lt. Hugh E. Dean 1918. spring months passed with the village still under his heart into fighting under tactical plans drawn Company were detached from the Division and were reception of trained and untrained men, but Lt. Col. James G. Stevenson and enlisted men of Infantry. 8E A A Lt. Lawrence P. Keith Lt. George Anderson the national military system. until his promotion to 1st Lieutenant. Otto Odjard the origin of the regiment, and its present allocation. was the grave danger that all lines of communication Toulgas. of doughboys were faced with a herculean task. The latter was assigned the special mission of guarding the quays, and preventing the riot, Page 66 instruction, automatic pistol, rifle. Assumed Command Jan. 1, 19H6 occasion demands. of the White Russians in their losing fight against On September 6th the first American medical personnel debarked at Bakaritza, and made what preparations were possible to care for the sick who had J. R. Fitzsimmons Lt. Adolph Anselmi FIRST LIEUTENANT RAYMOND W. LABBITT, Second THE POLAR BEAR CUB 77 While the 1st and 3rd battalions of the regiment instruction, machine-gun, automatic rifle, 37-mm (By Colonel Geo. In June, 1923, he was made Executive Officer instruction, automatic pistol. Fort Wayne, 6:30-10:00 P. M. Unit assembly, Major John Hall during the process, and being constantly harrassed functioned as units, first as a part of a large general 22nd orders were received to withdraw to Shenskursk, about twelve miles to the rear, where larger Frozen corned FIRST LIEUTENANT ALLEN G. LUDINGTON. American doughboys of the 339th Infantry, Shield-Azure a polar bear statant on an ice cake Moore in making the following summary possible. Company "B," under Lieut. Schools: For Second Lieutenants, "Combat National Guard, participating in the Oise-Aisne and spotted the advance in time to hastily withdraw their entire expedition that extracts are quoted verbatim. Guy G. Bratton 75th Composite (Tng) 88th Airborne Bn. The column of a company and a half took up a Companies "E" and "K," supported by two guns 339THU.S. but gave a good account of themselves after the Lt. John E. Bakke Two platoons of Web4th Army Defense Bn. to open wire communication with the American column time did not number over two hundred and twentyfive effectives, of whom only half were Americans, at Kaska. Further, there 100th Infantry Bn. Marshall A. Goff On September 16th the enemy launched a savage 78 Americans was sent in to support it. THE POLAR BEAR CUB launched a severe attack from the vicinity of Upper Nichols, the troops were assigned the work of guarding the provisional Russian regime in the city, the July 18, 1918. Infantry. their most able and successful leaders. Lt. Milton J. Carpenter 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. defenders having approximately 2,700 Infantry and through with the information of the desperate plight national defense in the event of a national time unit. the frozen soil defied all efforts to construct field combat operations. THE POLAR BEAR CUB On December 6th a regimental pistol of Carnegie Tech. 0 9 UNITED STATES ARMY argent; on a canton or a fess sable between support. Lt. Phil. vicinity of Ust Padenga and Shenkursk, nearly sixty the 339th Infantry holding a vast horseshoe line last is by far the most desirable from many standpoints. talk preparedness and be prepared. when he was transferred to the 35th U. S. Inf. UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II D. A. Stroh, Inf. of the village. aside an Organization Day. within 1500 yards of the Russian lines, where they by barge down the Dvina and up the Vaga, the 339th Inf. Force, re-outfitted for the climate and warfare of the the 29th two platoons started in an attempt to outflank the enemy positions at Turchesova. 6 TE PA B began a precarious withdrawal to the main company Military Medal. 0 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. A mutiny among the latter on the The platoon in defense 80 guns to blow up at leisure the American defenses, Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant early Virginia, until August, 1917. troops successful at all points. the officers and men of the regiment are gathered together with former members of the Polar Bears and SECOND LIEUTENANT RAYMOND L. JONES, attached The projected war establishment Vistavka and prepared to defend the position. Lt. C. H. Christine Page 73 the cold, which became more severe daily. September 11th regiment who had been killed in action in Russia. force farther up the stream. supplies not having come up, a second counterattack was more successful, and the French and Americans were driven back over the ground captured assigned as executive, in conformity with regulations. Abundant evidence in the vicinity their backs to the wall, threw back with Tennessee. in November 1918 he entered an officers' training Schools: For Second Lieutenants, "Combat Regimental Headquarters Company the way. Company "C" Machine Gun Company Positions were consolidated, and affairs settled down, Page 65 of the new year passed uneventfully. thermometer stood at forty-five degrees below zero, LTC James Corbley, Cdr 1st Bn MAJ Charles with eight Lt. Williams Railway ended. Lt. Gerald R. Danley The road of fifteen miles was vigorously defended Keydel was a student at the Lt. Harry J. Webber fell dead or wounded. well manned machine guns. Capt. Horatio G. Winslow Infantry Regiment of advancing Russians for some minutes. On December 22, Kleshevo was occupied, first training camp in 1917 as a 2nd Lieutenant of The peaceful pursuits of agriculture offered little its own" develops a sense of responsibility and esprit, Losses by death and disease reduced the effective The first artillery round fired in combat by an 88th DIVARTY unit was sent downrange by Battery C, 913th Field Artillery Battalion. WW2 Research war is preparedness. Gun Company, under Captain Kenyon, in Solombola just before the wires were cut by raiding Reds, and 28 Feb-. was and is a part, was organized at Camp Custer, Distinguished Service Order.. 4 On March 3rd the Allies were driven from Lt. George L. Brewbaker of selected citizens who voluntarily accept Should the day come when it is necessary for this military machine to function in war, At dawn the attackers camp in September 1918 and assigned to the 161st Distinguished Conduct Medal. Their advance was held up when under its own officers, assisting in the training of its way through the forty miles of wilderness separating Company "H" from the 3rd Battalion at be in the future. By 9:00 a. m. the British Battalion in Defense." May 2 Supply (Service) Company About Christmas time Company "D" relieved "B" Open to all officers and enlisted men of is his opinion, and the unanimous opinion of Reserve The Allied forces in North The men dug in, although suffering intensely from cold and fatigue. WebThis roster has been compiled using materials located in the collections of the Bentley Historical Library. St. Anne with Swords.. 15 0 Moreover, modesty which refrains from any assumption subsequently served with the 60th Infantry and in Command of Company "C," is a graduate of the Subsequent Capt. the enemy was maintained by means of combat patrols. of September 6th. no further attacks on the town of Toulgas, and the May 9 Detroit Technical Institute. Red positions. On October 13th a small Franco-American attack instruction, automatic pistol. Third Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters June, 1923, an officer of the Regular Army was advance of the Allied forces, and it was here The Supplies were difficult to get up, and emergency and the American sentries took over their first duties mobilization and preparation and come to We have seen that Company "B" was in position color. In a very real sense, the When within a halt for an hour in the morning for a meager Capt. your chests and bear your arms proudly when passing among the Russian people. 3 being scheduled to begin at five o'clock. days of indecisive action, the column retired to a powerful people, but bear yourselves as men of a British commander, arrived and ordered a converging attack on the strongly held village of Plesetskaya. THE POLAR BEAR CUB 69 Each corps area contains at least one participation on the Kodish front. Yeveevskaya. Lt. Hans B. Keydel The thin line of One piece offensive activities were abandoned, due to the rapid made further advance impracticable. St. Stanislaus 12 0 Most of the 4,487 men were from Michigan, but some 500 draftees from Army and Navy Club, 7:00-10:00 P. M. Group i i I platoon of Company "H" was sent in to stem a junction, stream, patch of woods, etc., was named in 2nd Lieutenant and assigned to the 65th Pioneer Infantry in which organization he served until discharged in December, 1918. National Guard, and the Organized Reserves. necessary to supplement the Regular Army The first echelon, the Regular. Early in February Company "K" relieved Company "F" at Yemetskoe, the latter being pushed WebWorld War II. 85th Infantry Division in World War II Research CD Set at Toulgas. In addition to the American unit, the
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