137th infantry regiment roster

Letter, 1863 May 23. 1 folder (.05 cubic feet). The 3rd Battalion was committed at 1830. 44-50. When this TD bogged down, he returned to bring up another which pulled the first to safety. Clearing the area boosted the number of prisoners captured to 54 for the 19th. The 1st Battalion cleaned out remaining hostile resistance in the vicinity of St. Gilles by 1400. Welman, Lysander. A wounded member of the crew was still in the tank, and Staff Sergeant Volk and Sergeant Blankenship, also of Company A, both lay wounded near the tank. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. His unit was suddenly pulled and sent to take Patton's place in the line after the general was summoned to the Bulge. No casualties of any kind were reported on this day for the first time since the regiment entered combat. Gen. George Sears Greene of the Army of the Potomac. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Fox, William F. and Sickles, Daniel Edgar. Their mission was to close with and destroy the enemy by means of fire and maneuver or repel assaults by fire, close combat and counterattack. Roberts, E.F.NorwichCWRTColl The 3rd Battalion was held up by machine gun, mortar and artillery fire north of les Fontaines, about 1500 yards south of Conde sur Vire, at 0930, but had pushed on to the bridge 500 yards south of les Fontaines by noon. The 137th New York Infantry Regiment lost 6 officers and 121 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 163 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. R. SEARS, Colonel, Infantry, Commanding. DIV. D Company was formed in 1922, entirely from American Indian personnel at Haskell Indian College in Topeka. Located at the Military History Institute in Carlisle, PA. Eggleston, Amb. ferred to Co. E, this regiment, January 28, 1865; to Co. D, Ninety-first Infantry, June 5, 1865. Thank you. HISTORY OF THE 112th INFANTRY This book contains the photographs of the officers and soldiers of the 112th Infantry. Compared to this was the woeful lack of supplies suffered by the Germans. In April, 1864, the corps number was changed to the 20th, Gen. Hooker being placed in command. In the month following their arrival the regiment was engaged in the midnight battle at Wauhatchie, where it lost 15 killed and 75 wounded; and, a few weeks later, fought with Hooker at Lookout mountain in the famous 'battle above the clouds;' casualties in that battle, 6 killed and 32 wounded. 51st Regiment Infantry. 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division Legacy ID 18696 Legacy Alias /db-abmc-burial-unit/137th-infantry-regiment-35th-infantry-division Legacy Source db_abmc_burial_unit Roy R. West Read more Herbert O. Wright Read more Paul H. White Read more Glen V. Whitmore Read more William K. Waymire Read more Roger E. Walker Read more Royal E. Unold Heavy fighting in Luxembourg and Belgium saw the 137th suffer heavy casualties, but they beat back the enemy wherever they met them. With the attack scarcely begun, Colonel Layng was wounded in the face and leg by machine gun fire at 0715. No prisoners were taken on the 27th, 28th, or 29th. They stayed put and awaited orders to move. The regiment left the State September 27, 1862; it served in the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 12th Corps, from September 30, 1862; in the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 2Oth Corps, from April, 1864; and it was honorably discharged and mustered out, under Col. Koert S. Van Voorhees, June 9, 1865, near Bladensburg, Md. Thru: Command Channels. For these two members of the Medical Detachment, the Silver Star has been recommended. An additional 11 enlisted men died of wounds received in battle. The 1st Battalion was slowed up during the early part of the day. Casualties in the regiment showed a marked decrease as the action slowed down and as the men were becoming more battle-wise. Includes detailed letters / reports on the engagement of troops of the 137th New York Infantry Regiment at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. This collection consists of photocopies of four letters from William H. Scofield to his father and sister. Co., 1908. volume II. Army. Colonel Robert Sears joined the regiment at 1830 and assumed command at 2030. 12 JULY 1944 The regiment again attacked at 0800 on 12 July 1944, with 2nd and 3rd Battalions in the leading echelon. (Enlisted man's diary, Jun 25-Jul 5, 1863). : who, alone at Culp's Hill, in the 2nd day's battle saved the right at Gettysburg. Description: 2 v. and laid-in documents (0.2 linear ft.) This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of Operation Overlord through 357 specific events. The 320th Infantry also attacked at that time. It left on the 27th, 1,007 strong, for Harper's Ferry, and was there assigned to the 3d brigade, 2nd (Geary's) division,the "White Star" division12th corps, to which it was attached throughout the whole period of its active service. The Battalion also supported DOD and State Department missions building capacities among partner nations across east Africa. 137th Infantry Regiment Personnel Roster Index Click a letter below to go to Soldier names beginning with that letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z This database was compiled by Mr. Rick Callendar based on the book "35th Infantry Division Roster POE to POE". Private Robert G. Reason and Pfc Robert Waugh were wounded at the same time. 28 cm. Westminster, Md. downloaded as an Excel In the second letter, he states that he does not want to leave Savannah, a beautiful city, but that he has been ordered into South Carolina; he also notes that the weather is more like a northern spring that winter (the letter was written in January). The regiment soon arrived in England on 25 May 1944, and then into the frontline in Normandy on 8 July 1944. Lo toward Tessy sur Vire. [2] On 31 March, the regiment entered Malolos, the capital of the First Philippine Republic. At 0945, Lt. On 1 September 2008, the inactive 1st Battalion, 137th Infantry was consolidated with the active 635th Armored Regiment, and the consolidated unit was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 635th Armored Regiment. Published for the comrades of the renowned defenders by the Acme Pub. [1], On 17 July 1947, the 137th was reorganized and Federally recognized, headquartered at Wichita. Jennings, Hudson. 17 items. The 3rd Battalion moved 500 yards before being held up by machine gun fire. Thank you to LTC Ben Gardiner for recommending this resource. The regiment captured 47 prisoners on 13 July, most of which were Poles, Czechs, and Austrians who seemed glad to be out of the fighting. The Germans, in their rapid withdrawal, left behind great quantities of weapons, ammunition and assorted materiel. In the early morning, both the 1st and 2nd Battalions received enemy mortar fire. of Infantry. Bloomer wrote about missing the battle, having rejoined the Company as they were retreating. 263-266. 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment Propaganda leaflets had also been dropped over the enemy lines during the night, which may have had some results. Our casualties on this day were the heaviest yet, with 21 killed, 87 wounded and 17 missing in action. 6 enemy prisoners were taken. KIA - Killed in Action; LWA - Lightly Wounded in Action; PH - Purple Heart; SSM An alert 3rd Battalion observer watched 45 Germans, with full equipment, enter a house northeast of St. Col. Ireland succumbed to disease at Atlanta, and Col. Van Voorhes succeeded to the command. Cousin, Abram. Lo, core of the German defenses in this sector. Enlisted, August 12, 1862, at Lisle, to serve three years; mustered in as sergeant, Co. E, September 3, 1962; wounded in action, June 22, 1864, at Culp's. 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. Holding the Right : The 137th New York Regiment at Gettysburg." The Battalion was called to active duty in early August 2005. Lieutenant Simpson was immediately recommended General Sebree to receive the Bronze Star. After being held up in the early part of the day, the 2nd Battalion broke through for a gain of 500 years. Col., Edward J. Robinson; Lieut. The 137th Infantry Regiment (First Kansas)[1] was an infantry regiment of the United States Army. Company F also encountered an enemy patrol during the night. The 3rd Battalion ran into heavy enemy machine gun and light mortars north of Brectonville at 1900, and was forced to withdraw. The 56th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment served from October of 1861 until July of 1865 in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Reports from German prisoners indicated that their replacements were practically non-existent. Both of these men have been recommended to receive the Distinguished Service Cross. The 20th Kansas had not seen combat against the Spaniards and were camped in tobacco warehouses in Manila until February 1899 when the Philippine Insurrection began. The 2nd Division on the left of the 35th Division, and the 30th Division on the right, continued the attack as the V Corps drove south and east from St. Headquarters Company Detachment: Junction City, Kansas. At 1600 a strong enemy position was captured about 1000 yards south of St. Gilles. (Enlisted man's letters, Dec 25, 1863 & Dec 24, 1864). Throughout the siege of St. Albert Bayless was the source of the original letters, electronic files sourtesy of Robert Bowen. Greene's Brigade. The unit redeployed through Camp McCoy, Wisconsin in April 2011 having earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation. On 12 July, after his Platoon Leader had been killed, Sergeant Gonzales took command of the platoon, which had been under heavy mortar and machine gun fire. Of these, 17 were killed, 106 wounded and 4 missing. Its regimental motto is Cargoneek Guyoxim, which is Chippewa Indian for "Always Ready." The 147th Infantry Regiment . These books were digitized by Yale University and Cornell University. However, a physical check of personnel and reports from various sources revealed that during the first week of combat, the regiment suffered numerous casualties which had not previously been reported. On 1 February 1976, the 3rd Battalion was inactivated, and the 1st and 2nd Battalions were assigned to the 69th Brigade. Volunteer Union soldiers of the 2nd through 7th Colored Infantry, including 3rd Tennessee Volunteers, 6th Louisiana Infantry, and 7th Louisiana Infantry Volunteer Union soldiers of the 8th through 13th Infantry Organizations Volunteer Union soldiers of the 20th through 25th Infantry Organizations On 25 August 1984 the two battalions were reassigned to the 35th Division when it was reformed from the 69th Brigade headquarters. D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia. The Civil War Battle Unit Details Return to Results UNION NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS 137th Regiment, New York Infantry Overview: Organized at Binghamton, N. Y., and mustered in September 25, 1862.