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General Bernheim visited the 91st Division December 17 and decorated 150 members with the Belgian Croix de Guerre. Many casualties had resulted in taking Cote 231 and Eclisfontaine, and it was disappointing to give up this place because another division had failed to keep abreast of the 91st. Divisional Headquarters was established at Montigny-le-Roi. On December 28 removal by rail from Rousbragge and Rexpoede was commenced. The great nation to which they belong can be proud of them. Each Brigade and Regimental Commander, with staff, followed by motor transportation as soon the elements of his command had been entrained. Although anti-aircraft guns and machine guns from reserve fired upon these bombing planes, none of them fell in our zone. The efforts made by the officers and the troops in order to have all necessary materials at their disposal when and where needed, the strict discipline which presided over all preliminary movements and which were a certain presage of success, are nevertheless deserving of the greatest praise. 62 Thirtieth Army Corps Headquarters, directed the 12th and 41st Divisions to continue the pursuit; that only one brigade of the 91st Division would pass through the French elements east of the river as soon as they met opposition, and thereafter pursue and maintain contact with the enemy. It said in part: The First American Army attacks from the Meuse to La Hazaree; Fifth Army Corps attacks at H hour on D day on the front Malancourt (Incl. Message was sent to the Commanding, General, 35th Division, asking him to cover the 58th Field Artillery Brigade and the Epionville-Very road. Commencing December 28, the last element of the 91st Division, including the 53rd Field Artillery Brigade, left Belgium January 9. He was awarded the D. S. C. [Distinguished Service Cross] for this feat. These facts were not discovered until the early morning of September 22, during a raid on the 79th Division, Fifth American Corps, a member of the attacking party blundered into the French trenches east of Avacourt. History Of The 363d Infantry, One Regiment Of The 91st Division In World War II CONTENTS FOREWORD BY THE REGIMENTAL COMMANDER A NOTE ON INFANTRY TACTICS COMPOSITION OF THE 91st INFANTRY DIVISION CHAPTER 1 THE OLD 363d AND THE NEW 1 CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO BATTLE 7 CHAPTER 3 TO THE ARNO 36 CHAPTER 4 THE GOTHIC LINE 59 CHAPTER 5 UP 65 89 CHAPTER 6 The nature of the terrain could not be surpassed for training troops in the open warfare in which they were to participate later. In spite of this, airplane photographs and the statements of prisoners showed the main German defenses in this sector to be composed of four lines. E Company - 363rd Infantry Regiment . The mopping-up detachment, after severe fighting, forced its way through Spitaals Bosschen was able to occupy the eastern edge thereof by 18 oclock. Some changes in the staff had occurred. These instructions were due to orders from the Corps Commander that the 91st Division would not advance all of its forces into the valley of the Scheldt that day. Although many casualties resulted the morale was undisturbed. The northern boundary of the 91st Division zone was somewhat changed. CO B - CO A 31TH ENGRS TOP, 31ST ENGR REGT CO B - DET MED DEPT 33RD ENGRS REGT, 33RD ENGR REGT DET RAD DEPT - CO F 34TH ENGRS, 35TH ENGR REGT CO G - SAN DET 39TH ENGR REGT, 39TH ENGR REGT CO A - DET CO C 43RD ENGR REGT, 43TH ENGR REGT CO D - CO B 55TH ENGR REGT, 55TH ENGR REGT CO B - TEMP SEARCHLIGHT DEPOT 56TH ENGR REGT, 57TH ENGR REGT MED & SAN DET - CO C 70TH ENGR REGT, 71ST ENGR REGT HQ - DET 101ST ENGR REGT LANGRES FRANCE, 101ST ENGR REGT BAGGAGE DETAIL - CO C 103RD ENGR REGT, 103RD ENGR REGT CO C - CO A 105TH ENGR REGT CP JACKSON SC, 105TH ENGR REGT CO B - CO D 106TH ENGR REGT, 106TH ENGR REGT CO D - ORD DET 108TH ENGR REGT CP GRANT ILL, 108TH ENGR REGT CO A - CO D 109TH ENGR REGT, 109TH ENGR REGT CO D - CO B 111TH ENGR REGT CP BOWIE TEXAS, 111TH ENGR REGT CO B - CO E 112TH ENGR REGT, 112TH ENGR REGT CO E - CO C 114TH ENGR REGT, 114TH ENGR REGT CO D - DETS 115TH ENGR REGT, 117TH ENGR REGT HQ 1ST BN - 117TH ENGR REGT OVERSEAAS CAS DET, 118TH ENGR REGT HQ CO - CO C 130TH ENGR REGT, GUECELARD DET 131ST ENGR REGT - CO B 219TH ENGR REGT, 219TH ENGR REGT CO C - CO C 302ND ENGR REGT, 302ND ENGR REGT CO D - CO F 303RD ENGR REGT, 303RD ENGR REGT CO F - CO C 305TH ENGR REGT, 305TH ENGR REGT CO D - HQ CO 307TH ENGR REGT, 307TH ENGR REGT MED & SAN DETS - CO D 308TH ENGR REGT, 308TH ENGR REGT CO D - CO F 309TH ENGR REGT, 309TH ENGR REGT CO F - CO D 311TH ENGR REGT, 311TH ENGR REGT CO D - CO A 313TH ENGR REGT, 313TH ENGR REGT CO A - CO B 315TH ENGR REGT, 315TH ENGR REGT CO B - CO E 316TH ENGR REGT, 316TH ENGR REGT CO F - CO E 318TH ENGR REGT, 318TH ENGR REGT CO E - DEPOT DET 413TH ENGR REGT CP ZACHARY TAYLOR KE, 143TH ENGR REGT DEPOT DET CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR KY - MOTORCYCLE CO 463RD TRK CO EMTS, 464TH ENGR REGT PONTOON TR - MED DET 502ND ENGR SV BN BASE HOSP #8, 502TH ENGR REGT SV BN -CO B 504TH ENGR BN, 504TH ENGR REGT SV BN CO C-DET MED DEPT CO A 507TH ENGR BN, 507TH ENGR REGT SV BN CO A-CO A 510TH ENGR BN, 510TH ENGR REGT SV BN CO A-CO D 512TH ENGR BN, 512TH ENGR CO D-DET 4TH CASUAL CO 514TH ENGR BN, 524TH ENGR SV BN CO C- CO C 528TH ENGR SV BN, 528TH ENGR SV BN CO D- CO C 532ND ENGR SV BN, 532ND ENGR SV BN CO D- CO A 536TH ENGR SV BN, 536TH ENGR SV BN CO B- CO A 542ND ENGR SV BN, 542ND ENGR SV BN CO B- CO C 601ST ENGR BN, 606TH ENGR REGT CO E - CO G 1ST REPL REGT ENGR BN, 1ST REPL REGT ENGR BN CO H-CO A 3RD ENGR TNG REGT, 3RD ENGINEER TR REGT CO A-CO D 4TH ENGR TR REGT, 4TH ENGINEER TR REGT CO D-CO 1ST ENGR NATL ARMY REDES 11TH ENGRS, 1ST ENGINEER NATL ARMY REDES-2ND ENGR TRN, 3RD ENGINEER BN CO I- CO C 3RD PROV ENGR BN MP, 3RD ENGINEER BN MP DET- CASUAL CO #3 ENGR, CASUAL CO #5-6 DIV ENGRS- ENGRS RETL DET #1 MED DEPT, ENGINEER DET UNASGD FT HAMILTON -CO A 3RD QM REGT, 58TH QM REGIMENT CO B-CO 1&4BS 1 MED DET 301ST STEVEDORE REGT. 1ST BOMB SQ GHQ AG MITCHELL FLD N.Y- 23RD BOMB SQ LUKE FLD T.H. As a result of the congestion in the camp at St. Nazaire, the movement by rail was interrupted from March 25 to 30. Very Good Copy By runner there was communication with the Headquarters of the 182nd Infantry Brigade, which, with the 364th Infantry, was at Mont des Aillieux, the 363rd Infantry being in position on the southern slope of La Cigalerie Butte. STAFF FT STEVENS. 2ND BN TRENCH MORTAR BTRY C- BTRY CAC 8TH T.M, 9TH TRENCH MORTAR CAC- BTRY 59TH 111TH T.M. These things will help the reader to understand of the events which happened during the next few days. Winter underwear was issued to the 182nd Brigade and the replacements. It is no reflection upon our air service that such a raid was possible. This detachment rejoined the Division zone about daylight September 27. It was later learned that the instructions were that the French would continue until resistance was met, at which time the American troops would pass through the French and take up the advance. The Central Records Office, A. E. F., on June 3, made a report showing that the 91st Division had lost twenty-eight men captured. It was before the farm was captured and the woods were again thoroughly cleared. From October 27, German planes raided the area occupied the Division, and hostile artillery as well as Allied artillery could be heard day and night a few miles to our east. All of the colors with their escorts, their regimental and brigade commanders, with colors of Seventh French Corps, formed facing the cathedral at Aiz-la-Chapelle. It was met from the jump-off by a terrific artillery counter-barrage, accompanied by the hardest sort of machine gun fire from the front and right flank. October 22 the Division Commander sent forward officers of the 316th Engineers to teconnoiter the roads east of Roulers over which the 91st Division would soon march to relieve certain French units. AC DET 4TH COAST ARTILLERY-INACTIVE UNITS 4TH, USDB GOVENORS ISLAND-CAV UNASGD LEAVENWORTH. We moved south toward the railroad fork one kilometer north of Audenarde. As Division Surgeon, Colonel Peter C. Field directed the formation of the Division sanitary units. The Division reserve was placed near Eclisfontaine, and the battalion of engineers which had been with the 182nd Brigade rejoined the reserve, which then consisted of the 346th Machine Gun Battalion and the 316th Engineers (less one company, still engaged in repairing the road between Epinonville and Very). Foot troops of the 182nd Brigade crossed the Scheldt at Audenarde over improvised bridges constructed by the 316th Engineers. On November 7 Major General Massent to the Division Commander a special order commending the service of the Division, which was published to the command, expressed as follows: Transported from the Argonne to Flanders, the 91st American Division has again been thrown into the battle, a few hours after its arrival. Our actual front, then, was held by one battalion of the 1st Guard Regiment and one of the 157th Regiment, with our extreme left opposing the extreme left of one battalion of the 2nd Guard Regiment. Farther to the east was the 450th Regiment of the 117th Division (prisoners from th*t unit were brought to our cage by soldiers of the 37th American Division). The Division reserve, consisting of the 346th Machine Gun Battalion and one battalion of 363rd Infantry, were to stand in readiness near Oycke. DET SAN CORPS HQ, GAS DEFENSE SERV MD WASH DC-CHEM SERV SEG HARVARD UNIV DET CAMBRIDGE MASS, COAST ARTILLERY,1ST BTRY D- BTRY H, 1ST CA, COAST ARTILLERY,3RD HQ BTRY- 4TH HQ BTRY REGT, COAST ARTILLERY,4TH HQ BTRY- 4TH BTRY D REGT, COAST ARTILLERY,4TH, BTRY D- 5TH BTRY HQ REGT, COASTAL ARTILIERY 6TH BTRY K-HQ BTRY 8TH CA REGT, 8TH COASTAL ARTILIERY REGT-HQ BTRY 11TH CA REGT, 11TH COAST ARTILLERY REGT BTRY K-BTRY A 13TH CA REGT, 13TH COAST ARTILLERY BTRY A-HQ BTRY 14TH CA REGT FT WORDEN WASH, 14TH CA REGT HQ BTRY-PROV DET 14TH CA REGT, 15TH COAST ARTILLEREY REGT HQ CO-BTRY C 15TH COAST ARTILLERY REGT, 15TH COAST ARTILLEREY REGT BTRY D-BTRY D 16TH CA REGT, 16TH COAST ARTILLEREY REGT BTRY D-HQ BTRY 41ST CAC REGT, 41ST COAST ARTILLEREY REGT HQ BTRY 1ST BN-BTRY E 42ND CAC REGT, 42ND CAC REGT BTRY R-SUPPLY CO 47TH C REGT, 47TH CAC REGT BTRY A-SV BTRY 51ST CAC REGT, 51TH CAC REGT SV BTRY- BTRY D 51ST CAC REGT, 51TH CAC REGT BTRY D- ORD DET 52ND CAC REGT, 52TH CAC REGT SERVBTRY- BTRY E 52ND CAC REGT, 55TH CAC REGT BTRY I-BTRY A 57TH CAC REGT, 57TH CAC REGT BTRY A-BTRY D 58TH CAC REGT, 58TH CAC REGT BTRY E-BTRY A 59TH CAC REGT, 59TH CAC REGT BTRY A-BTRY D 59TH CAC REGT, 60TH CAC REGT DET BAND-BTRY A 60TH CAC REGT, 60TH CAC REGT BTRY A-BTRY E 60TH CAC REGT, 60TH CAC REGT BTRY E-BTRY A 61ST CAC REGT, 62ND CAC REGT HQ CO-HQ BTRY 62ND CAC REGT, 62ND CAC REGT BTRY C-HQ BTRY 2ND BN 62ND CAC REGT, 62ND CAC REGT HQ CTRY 2ND-HQ BTRY 63RD CAC REGT, 63RD CAC HQ BTRY 2ND-BTRY B 63RD CAC REGT, 72ND COAST ARTILLERY BTRY A-BTRY F 75TH ARTILLERY CAC, 91ST COAST ARTILLERY HQ BTRY -BTRY C 91ST CA, 91ST CA REGT BTRY C -DET HQ BTRY 92ND CA REGT, 92ND COAST ARTILLERY REGT HQ AND BAND -BTRY E 92ND CA REGT, 7TH CAC REGT BRIG BTRY F -MED DET 4TH AA BN, C.A.C UNASGD McDOWELL-C.A.C UNASGD SHERIDAN, C.A.C AT SEA U.S.A.T SHERMAN-7TH BAND C.A.C, 87TH CO CAC REDESIGNATEDL-40TH CO CAC FT HOWARD, 40TH CO CAC REDESIGNATED BALBOAL-144TH CO CAC ANCON C.Z, 144TH CO CAC REDESIGNATED-103TH CO CAC HOWARD, 103TH CO CAC FT. MYER-DET 1ST CO C.A.C FT REVER, DET 1ST CO C.A.C FT REVER-7TH CO C.A.C FT WARREN, DET 1ST CO C.A.C FT WARREN-4TH CO C.A.C FT STRONG, DET 4TH CO C.A.C FT STRONG-152ND CO C.A.C FT BANK, 152ND CO C.A.C FT BANKS-31ST CO C.A.C FT WARREN, 31ST CO C.A.C FT ANDREWS-1ST CO C.A.C FT CASWELL, 1ST CO C.A.C FT CASWELL-31ST CO C.A.C FT CASWELL, HQ CO C.A.C FT CHARLESTON-78TH CO C.A.C FT MOULTRIE, 78TH CO C.A.C FT MOULTRIE-41ST CO C.A.C FT WILLIAMS, 41ST CO C.A.C FT MONROE-6TH CO C.A.C FT CHESAPEAKE, 6TH CO C.A.C CHESAPEAKE-8TH CO C.A.C FT MONROE, 8TH CO C.A.C FT MONROE-34TH CO C.A.C FT VANCOUVER.