PDF 79th Infantry Division We wonder about the rest that served with us in the artillery unit we served in. On 26 July, the 79th attacked across the Ay River, took Lessay, crossed the Sarthe River and entered Le Mans, 8 August, meeting only light resistance. A day or two later, batteries of heavy howitzers took up position one by one in the vicinity of Esnes, a ruined village on the right edge of the Regimental sector. The Third Battalion was at once directed to send forward two companies. Two months were necessary to fix all port facilities. 315th Infantry Regiment 79th Infantry Division ww2 | WWII Forums Cemeteries & Memorials; Burial Search; About Us; Education; Facebook; Twitter; YouTube; Instagram; ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501. 3 miles South before Cherbourg, the number of prisoners of war increased, while. Major subordinate commands of the 79th SSC include the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) in San Antonio, Texas, the 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) in Los Angeles, California, the 364th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) in Marysville, Washington, and the 451st Expeditionary Sustainment Command in Wichita, Kansas. The trip by train was made in box cars said to be capable of holding forty men or eight horses ("Hommes 40 -- Chevaux 8") [however, Company "K" was transported in compartment coaches; a squad was forced into each compartment, and the squad's corporal was given charge of three days of "iron rations" for the men (p. 262-263)]. (Map based on p. 50), The plan of action, as outlined in Brigade orders, was that the 315th Infantry should support the attack of the 314th Infantry at a distance of 1,000 meters, advancing with two battalions in line and one in support, the latter to serve as a Brigade reserve. (p. 59), At 8:30 A.M., contact was gained with the 314th Infantry. (p. 263)] The journey was made by rail from Vaux to Revigny. `9CjAzv-"'\;q- ={5Ci{[XU;O7eB7`l-G'4Kvc g+g4,98cb;Q%h"Y6;?cC'NhZ'z_=N*wv|r944]{y6_OvG~ej=_o\n.i{_],K%+dWCZ_#C] d (p. 36-37), But on 21 July 1918 the first movement toward the fighting line began, when at noon the First Battalion and Headquarters Company struck tents and waded through the mud to a railroad siding near the dock, where a train was waiting to move them inland. Skytech M1000 Mouse Software, Articles OTHER
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