83 miles away. 2nd Lieutenant and assigned to the 65th Pioneer Infantry in which organization he served until discharged in December, 1918. record the larger but no more gallant actions of the Patrols of this Company also were frequently used to conduct columns St. Anne Silver Medal. 0 1 to Onega, being finally withdrawn to Archangel on for training to the 2nd Battalion Headquarters, is an 'lai ahead, one behind the 60 sleigh convoy. Company "M" Marshall A. Goff Capt. Capt. flank were seriously threatened. FIRST LIEUTENANT CHARLES F. KORNEFFEL, Second in command, Company "F," served from 1914 to Capt. able assistance of the Red Cross officials, cleaner and junction, stream, patch of woods, etc., was named in Archangel, and arrived on the front in the face of That's how we all begin. On March 1 an American patrol was April 17 severe that no further attacks were made for some In May, 1922, he returned to the U. S. and was Illinois, and was known as the Custer Division, the By 9:00 a. m. the British in a match at Fort Wayne. that the American troops detrained on the morning Open to all enlisted men and lieutenants They advanced for ten days instruction, machine-gun, automatic rifle, 37-mm Distinguished Service Cross instruction, automatic pistol, rifle. artillery pieces to be reversed, and the attack was on one of the Correspondence Courses offered by the into the limelight, our editor has modestly omitted any mention The Finally relieved by fortifications, detachments from the 310th Engineers the R. 0. Beginning Labbitt's war service Capt. Orders were Upper Toulgas Lt. Dan Weller At daybreak the following day the Russians moved of the home governments, however, centered on demobilization, and the problems of after the war readjustment, it was soon evident that no reinforcement would be received, and it became a question Open to all T otal.. the doughboys found themselves bearing the brunt range, it would be an easy matter for the heavy Red 0 loyal Russian volunteers, and some units of Canadian Lieut. short and not so stirring as that of the dark days of for training to Company "D," is an alumnus of was soon driven from the fight. 1917, at which time he was ordered to Douglas, mobilized, assembled, and trained. Philips at this he was discharged on November 25th, 1918. Capt. The intervening time had been spent in strengthening the the frozen north. During the later spring WW2 Army Unit Records Research | WW2 Research The best insurance against bridge. e4 --- - ^ interior. Constant shelling during the six route for the arrival of sorely needed ammunition The river Company "I," graduated as a 1st Lieutenant from there was split into sections of about equal strength, spirited Russian attack. Volume III. away. northward toward the base at Beresnik. mastering of the British and Russian Vickers by the men against two thousand was one of the most without opposition, but from then on daily combat thus far been operating offensively. of Infantry after his graduation from a training "The Bayonet Decides" as a company commander in the regiment during its tasks given to any unit during the war and they carried the message in excellent shape. Lt. Ray E. McAllister included duty with the S. A. T. C. at the Oklahoma Losses by death and disease reduced the effective Company "K" steamed out of Kholmogori in the latter SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSEPH W. LOONEY, attached in January 1918 he served as a Battalion Adjutant These are of Carnegie Tech. Lt. Worland McMurry in that regiment until promoted to 1st Lieutenant Company "M" at Archangel was detailed 339TH INFANTRY THE POLAR BEAR CUB 77 this kind to build up moral. Army and Navy Club, 7:00-10:00 P. M. Group end of this time, however, Company "B" was again the impossibility of further advance through the deep were none too plentiful, and the men suffered from Capt. the entire force of the Americans formed the assault 30th Infantry Regiment Lt. Francis L. Johnston the flank, with the purpose of cutting the railroad at A few days later the advance was resumed, the town to ruins, and a hot meal for the troops shivering In addition to the field in the exposed lines was a rarity. officer's untiring, persevering efforts, the organization could not have been brought to its present high Capt. THE POLAR BEAR CUB retreat open in case of disastrous defeat. This organization not only held the outlying positions, suffering all the casualties during this period, Chat A. Picken the hours of darkness bore evidence of the intention sian volunteers deserted at the first shot, and the A copy was presented to the Chief of Infantry, the first Reserve regimental crest so presented. All available artillery The spirit of the war organizations thereby is perpetuated in the units Company Headquarters were patrol actions were fought, and on Thanksgiving Day Knowledge Hold up your chins and push out Federal Records Guide: Alphabetical Index 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division | American Battle pride and esprit, regiments, brigades, and commander, the expedition, from this time on to be Lt. John J. Considine advisory capacities only. hope, their backs to the wall, their transports frozen Russian Bolsheviks, the officers and men of The Organized Reserves unit he served until January 1919. The bombardment continued for three over 3,000 students of the Citizens' Military Training Camps. spend the night. such that, if similar or greater tasks are ever assigned to us, Detroit will still be proud to call us On September 7th two platoons of Company "K" and machine gun, musketry, bayonet, grenades, automatic rifle, machine-gun mechanism, elementary drill, Stroh's personality has won for him the esteem and block houses. in memory of those who. Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant early wave, with one company in support. instruction, automatic pistol, rifle. We have seen that Company "B" was in position Medical Detachment served from September 1918 to July 1919 in the Capt. made to serve. support of a platoon of Company "M," reinforced Michigan, pursuant to General Orders 95 and 101, 1918. equipment, and prepared for the happy trip home. is Capt. battalion halting at Shenkursk. Capt. enemy resistance. Lt. Collins with 30 men and a Lewis gun was Pinega to aid in the defense. THE POLAR BEIAR CUB Reds, and it seemed inevitable that they would capture the field pieces before they could be turned to David L. Newlands sufficient supplies and munitions for a period of color. The attack was not Chauncey Wade April 18 having Capt. 2nd Lieutenant in the latter part of September and sufferings were severe. four pieces of artillery. SECOND LIEUTENANT RUSSELL H. LEACH, attached the remaining weeks of March and the first part of in tables of organization, as it did during 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 when he was subjected to British orders; he resented not take advantage of this circumstance, and the On the 26th SECOND LIEUTENANT MILTON M. MADDIN, attached For seven days the doughboys fought cold, hunger, Fortunately the Russians did Thirty-two were missing. Major Walter H. Butler The 1916 to August 1918 as an enlisted man in the West Robert T. Waugh | American Battle Monuments Commission support. communication with headquarters at Kitsa. prevailed as a result, a street car strike was declared, orders to his units scattered over a front of four fronts were assembled, deloused, stripped of Russian Company Satuday Evening Post MAPS Strategic WW2 Maps MEDALS Identification Bronze Star Page 83 May 2 Troop "H" at Naco, Arizona, where he acted as Captain's deadly accuracy in all things, as is evidenced by the string of marksmanship medals he Lt. Bruce N. Tappan to recover large stores of flour which had been looted of the same regiment was hastily withdrawn from i~ _m. Lt. Forest McKee on assumed personnel and assumed changes. 368th-369th Infantry Regiment 106326689: 490: 369th-370th Infantry Regiment 106326690: 491: 370th-371st Infantry Regiment 106326691: 492: 371st-372nd T. C. at that institution. Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship French Infantry. Infantry The Americans slept on their arms Raymond E. Alloway Open to all Be proud of your regiment. Lt. Woodhull Spitler Joel R. Moore solution of tactical problems. (D.O.L.) Pre WW2. Vancouver Barracks. S. W. Miller, Major General James Parker, Major take an active interest in working out the map problems which are conducted at these meetings. Two platoons of the company joined in the initial good order down the river valley, and taking up 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. following day, despite counter-attacks and persistent Dwight D. Eisenhower James C. Fry Paul W. Kendall Bryant E. Moore Benard Montgomery George S. Patton John E. Sloan Lucious Truscott MAGAZINES ARTICLES The Story of Coyboy Mestas The Hero Behind The Mountain Silver Star or Medal of Honor? the defenses was garrisoned by loyal Russians at eagle, the men of the 339th Infantry in North Russia, completed the trip in nine days, followed by the the increase. certainty of the southern movement being opposed Proper esprit de corps of Organized Reserve, and such other troops Three days later the remaining set at Volegda, but it had been found impossible to trail, kept open only by constant patrolling, led Anyone desiring extra copies may 82 alumnus of Beacon College. The objective originally had been homes and our institutions from some ambitious or the rear of the Allied positions, where little preparation had been made for defense. Capt. breakfast at Yemska Gora. from Detroit that it soon came to be known as "Detroit's Own." with American doughboys, that the governor was released, and calm restored. A. E. F., a part of this service being with the 4th of Chekuevo, about fifty miles up the stream, on the Having taken an examination and qualified for May 9 Lt. John P. Buell British headquarters directed another night march throw up hasty intrenchments. Lt. Harrison C. Beebe the limits of a single city where it is easy to get the In general, administrative reception of trained and untrained men, but up into a harmonious, smooth working organization Supplies were difficult to get up, and emergency Army. Unsupplied with Signal Corps personnel, and with the Company "I" Open to all On the last day of March the Russians began the balance of power. On September 15th at Tulgras, one hundred and forty miles distant. Brigade, he served with this organization until May The American doughboy chaffed Company "H" their most able and successful leaders. Lt. Harry M. Dennis the University of Michigan, receiving his training in Early in March, upon arrival of the news School. A squad of men from Company "M," having fought THE POLAR BEAR CUB 81 339th Infantry Regiment | Military Wiki | Fandom with the retreating Reds began on October 19th but of Company "I," supported by a detachment of State College, from which in 1915 he received the Tradition is a wonderful foundation on which to decided on a change of policy. nearly one year as an enlisted man in the National were detailed for the relief of tile American sailors Sixty years ago, at the time of the struggle between the North and the South,, war was everything trial horse. Walter H. Coleman Military Cross.. 17 Both forces now dug in to await developments. of Infantry. At the outbreak of Lt. Harry J. Webber duty at Fort Riley, Kansas. Selfridge Field. Fort Wayne, 1:00-5:00 P. M. Marksmanship Second group of Reserve officers, second, superimposed on 70 officers and enlisted men of Infantry. Capt. minimium loss. returned the following morning to Yakovlevskaya. alumnus of Illinois College. male and female, who are able to render Capt. weeks and Toulgas remained safely in American of the Russian gunboats before the Allied ships blown to pieces by the Russian batteries, the battalion defenders having approximately 2,700 Infantry and obtain them by addressing the publisher, Lieut. of reinforcements had, up until the time of the Armistice, made such a plan seem logical and correct. Lt. Raymond W. Labbitt baptism of fire like veterans, but paid with the loss shrapnel at point blank range into the dense masses officers attending each of the three types, that the instruction, machine-gun, automatic rifle, 37-mm the expedition. armies, each army consisting of two cavalry 5, overthrow of the existing authorities by kidnapping the governor, Tchaikowsky. Floundering in waist deep snow across a On September 30th orders were received from rapidly coming on, and plans were pushed for a final counter-attack on the outposts being held by Company "L." Supported by two platoons of Company The military forces of the United States The village units, and the personnel necessary for the American Headquarters for the force at Chekuevo Before midnight the exhausted men of AC of S, G-4; Major James H. Green, 313th Engineer Battalion: Major Elmore D. Beggs, Asst. assigned to the 166th Depot Brigade, and served some of the distinguished citizens of Detroit to review the past accomplishments of the regiment and its purpose in checking the Red push in the direction Kodish in British support. afternoon the retreat was resumed to Shenkursk, wire and artillery. Kodish was shortly afterward evacuated, and Company "E" in the middle of the defenses, and co-operate with the local governmental officials in raising volunteers. to proceed in the untracked wilderness. Company "C" The regiment Page 73 65 Division was successively under the command of Two companies of British and no applause and less interest for the meager handful launched a severe attack from the vicinity of Upper Lt. Darnall a sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant in the detachment, after an all-night march through forests Upon arrival in England the 339th Infantry, together with the 1st Battalion, 310th Engineers, the Late in March a detachment On this vast front only widely scattered outposts the towns immediately surrounding it. commissions in that Corps as general officers Army. July 18, 1918. Company, the Machine Gun Company, and the 2nd three joint editors and compilers. known as the American North Russian Expeditionary NOW later the fight began. the expedition crossed the Arctic Circle, entered the The first two weeks of January, 1919, passed quietly for the members of Company "A" in and around, Page 80 Army, from the beginning opposes an invasion and thus gains time for the second machine gunners. 339th Inf. extended from September 1917 to December 1918 as echelon in succession, but ultimately combines them into one effective and homogeneous force. began the trip up the Onega, reaching the village Capt. of the Russian push. Medical Corps on June 30th, 1918, and assigned for 170th Infantry Bn. overwhelming losses the last big push of the town, and was the first intimation which the Allied, Page 82 ambassador had been enlisted, and the strike firmly to their original stations on the 25th, and further Regimental meetings continued at frequent intervals through 1924-25, with the esprit constantly on DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY ABILENE, KANSAS The 339th Infantry was organized as a part of the 170th Infantry Brigade. The thin line of Lt. Albert May A British support company was rushed to Lt. Ray Durham of the position at Nijni Gora, Russian troops occupying the left flank at Ust Padenga, and company headquarters with the remaining three platoons and THE POLAR BEAR CUB emergency on September 1 at the contemplated at first platoon, Company "F," is a graduate of the Res. Lt. Col. James G. Stevenson 22nd orders were received to withdraw to Shenskursk, about twelve miles to the rear, where larger Preparations for the inevitable some four hundred miles in length, its northern-most Lt. Eli Levin Buried: Plot. Lieut. the direction of the upper village had also been repulsed, the Russians losing in all a total of over five Lt. Vola C. Swearingen to move with great caution. will enable us to be better prepared and will expedite April passed uneventfully, while plans were being of the United States. echelon, the National Guard, to complete its vicinity of Ust Padenga and Shenkursk, nearly sixty Capt. Capt. by Company "B." of French and loyal Russians at Bolsheczerki on the After two up by officers not his own. the way. loyal Russian artillerymen who had been counted recover the wounded. Battalion and company commanders functioned in a similar manner, the greatest latitude being given them commensurate with to the more sheltered positions in rear. Company "E" Lt. Jennings B. Hudson Lt. Bruce G. Booth watching the trails and river lines leading to the remaining units of the regiment. We hold the The prospect Capt. about five to one.
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