An edition of History of the 313th Infantry in World War II
(1947)
History of the 313th Infantry in World War II
by Wood, Sterling A.
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Contents
Foreword by Regimental Commander - 11
Chapter 1: PREPARATION 15
GENERAL ORDERS No. 1— THE ORIGINAL 313th STAFF— EVENTS PRIOR TO ACTIVATION— EARLY DIFFICULTIES— FORMATION OF OFFICERS' CLUB
Chapter 2: CAMP PICKETT 20
ACTIVATION DAY— ARRIVAL OF FIRST RECRUITS— LIFE AT CAMP PICKETT —THE TRAINING PROGRAM— DEDICATION OF CAMP PICKETT— MOVEMENT ORDERS
Chapter 3: CAMP BLANDING 27
THE TRIP TO BLANDING— STORY OF THE QUARTERING PARTY— EARLY DAYS AT BLANDING — TRAINING AT BLANDING — SAND HILL LAKE EXHIBITION— THE FIRST FURLOUGHS— APPOINTMENT OF REGIMENTAL MASCOT— MOVEMENT ORDERS
Chapter 4: TENNESSEE MANEUVERS. 36
ARRIVAL IN TENNESSEE— EARLY DIFFICULTIES— FIRST FIELD MANEUVERS — ACTUAL MANEUVERS — RETURN TO CAMP FORREST — MOVEMENT ORDERS
Chapter 5: DESERT TRAINING 41
THE TRIP WEST — CAMP LAGUNA — TRAINING — CALIFORNIA- ARIZONA MANEUVERS— MOVEMENT ORDERS— DEPARTURE
Chapter 6: CAMP PHILLIPS 45
LIFE AT CAMP PHILLIPS— WINTER TRAINING— POM— FURLOUGHS— LAST DAYS AT PHILLIPS— MOVEMENT ORDERS
Chapter 7: DESTINATION UNKNOWN 56
THE MOVE EASTWARD — CAMP MYLES STANDISH — COMMONWEALTH PIER, BOSTON — EMBARKATION — OVERSEAS VOYAGE — ARRIVAL IN SCOTLAND
Chapter 8: THE BRITISH ISLES 63
GARSWOOD PARK AND MARBURY HALL— STORY OF THE ADVANCE PARTY— EARLY ACTIVITIES IN ENGLAND— SPECIAL EVENTS— LYPE HILL- PLYMOUTH— EMBARKATION
Chapter 9: THE TAKING OF CHERBOURG 68
LANDING AT UTAH BEACH— ARRIVAL AT SEBEVILLE— FIRST BATTLES- BOMBARDMENT BY FRIENDLY PLANES— THE DRIVE INTO CHERBOURG
Chapter 10: THE BATTLES OF NORMANDY 79
EVENTS AFTER CHERBOURG — THE HEDGEROW FIGHTING — HILL 55 — BLOODY HILL— MONTGARDON
Chapter 1 1 : THE BREAKTHROUGH AT ST. LO 87
RECEIPT OF ATTACK ORDER— THE BREAKTHROUGH— THE 313th MOTORIZED—CROSSING THE SIENNE RIVER— LINGERVILLE, AVRANCHES, PON TORSON, FOUGERES, LE MANS, LAVAL, LA-MELE-SUR-SARTHE
Chapter 12: THE ADVANCE TOWARD PARIS 93
THE ADVANCE TOWARD PARIS— CROSSING THE EURE RIVER— THE SEINE RIVER CROSSING— VAN BIBBER TASK FORCE— FINAL ACTION AT ST. MARTIN
Chapter 13: THE MARCH TO BELGIUM 100
RECEIPT OF MOVEMENT ORDER— CROSSING THE SOMME RIVER— UNFORGETTABLE SCENES EN ROUTE— ARRIVAL AT HOWARDRIES, BELGIUM
Chapter 14: THE RETURN TO FRANCE 104
THE STAY IN BELGIUM— RECEIPT OF MOVEMENT ORDER— ARRIVAL AT REIMS AND MONTREUIL-SUR-THONNENCE — AMBRACOURT, BETTENCOURT, MIRECOURT, POUSSAY— THE RUMPUS AT RAMECOURT— ARRIVAL AT AVRAINVILLE
Chapter 15: THE LUNEVILLE DRIVE 116
THE REST AT AVRAINVILLE — MOVEMENT ORDERS — CAPTURE OF XERMAMENIL— MARCH ON LUNfiVILLE — CROSSING THE MEURTHE RIVER — CAPTURE OF MONCEL AND CROISMARE — PREPARATION FOR THE FORET DE PARROY ATTACK
Chapter 16: THE FORET DE PARROY 123
THE BOMBING AND INITIAL ATTACK— SUBSEQUENT EVENTS— FINAL COORDINATED ATTACK— MARAINVILLER, LE NEUVEVILLE AND EMBERMENIL— RELIEF OF 79th BY 44th DIVISION
Chapter 17: THE REST AT ROSIERES 130
EARLY ACTIVITIES— PRESENTATION OF AWARDS— ARMISTICE DAY CEREMONIES—VAN BIBBER ASSUMES COMMAND— RESTS END
Chapter 18: THE RACE TO ALSACE 134
1st BATTALION ATTACHED TO FRENCH 2d ARMORED DIVISION— ST. POL, ANCERVILLE, MONTIGNY, BARBAS, BLAMONT, SAARBURG, HATTIGNY, FRAGUALFIND, NIEDERHOF, SCHNECKENBUSCH, PFALSBURG, WEYERSHEIM, WEITBRUCK, KURTZENH AUSEN— THE I&R PLATOON IN GAMBSHEIM
Chapter 19: THE SIEGFRIED LINE 139
THE 1ST BATTALION IN STRASBOURG— ATTACKS ON THE SIEGFRIED LINE — HAGENAU, BISCHWILLER, OBERHOFFEN, SCHIRRHEIM, SOUFFLENHEIM, SELTZ, NIEWEILLER, SCHAFFHAUSEN, LAUTERBERG, NEW LAUTERBERG, BERG, KARLSRUHE, RIEPERTSWEILER, ROTTBACH, WILDENGUTH, SAEG- BUHL, PICARDIE
Chapter 20: RETREAT TOWARD VICTORY 153
HATTEN AND RITTERSHOFFEN— WITHDRAWAL TO HAGENAU, BISCHWILLER— DEFENSE OF HAGENAU LINE— RELIEF BY 506th PARACHUTE INFANTRY— THE MOVE TO PAGNY
Chapter 21: THE RHINE CROSSING 157
PREPARATORY TRAINING— OBJECTIVE: PERFECTION— THE SLAGPILE — HAMBORN — THE RHINE-HERNE CANAL — GELSENKI RCHEN, BOCHUM, ESSEN— OPERATION ZIG-ZAG
Chapter 22: ANTICLIMAX 168
ACTIVITIES IN SCHWERTE— SURRENDER OF GERMAN ARMY— THE MOVE TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA— ACTIVITIES IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA— THE MOVE TO VICINITY OF HAMMELBURG, GERMANY — JAPAN'S SURRENDER AND WAR'S END
Chapter 23: IN ACTIVATION 173
EVENTS FOLLOWING JAPAN'S SURRENDER — THE 313th INFANTRY RETURNS HOME
APPENDIXES
Medal of Honor Citation, T/Sgt. Robert E. Gerstung 176
Roster of Officers 177
Roster of Enlisted Men 178
Distinguished Unit Citation, 3d Battalion 202
Award of Croix de Guerre with Palm, 79th Division 203
MAPS
1. CHERBOURG 70
2. MONTGARDON 80
3. MONTGARDON-SEINE I 86
4. MONTGARDON-SEINE II 94
5. SEINE TO BELGIUM 101
6. POUSSAY 107
7. WALSUM 163
( Unless otherwise credited, all photographs in this book by Pfc. Stig Stabe, 313th Infantry )
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