137th infantry regiment roster

Includes detailed letters / reports on the engagement of troops of the 137th New York Infantry Regiment at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. RICHARD G. CHADWICK Lt Col, A. G. D. Adjutant General, Back to the 35th Infantry Division After Action Report menu. Finding aid available athttp://www.lib.montana.edu/collect/spcoll/findaid/2508.php. Willson describes the logistics of marching with Sherman's army, the destruction of property by Union troops, and the liberated slaves who accompanied the army. rank, Army Serial Number, and medals and awards earned by the soldier. Eight of the enemy were killed, twelve taken prisoner, and a large amount of enemy materiel captured. CLICK HERE to download a copy of the 137th Infantry Gen. George Sears Greene of the Army of the Potomac. Col. Greene's speech before the McClellan Club of Ward eleven, Boston, October 28, 1864. A large accession was received from the nth corps, but Col. Ireland and Gen. Geary retained their respective commands. They were meeting heavy artillery and mortar fire along their entire front. History of the 13th Alabama Infantry Arkansas Arkansas Regiments, Rosters and Muster Rolls History of the 19th Dawson's Arkansas Infantry Regiment (hosted at Couch GenWeb) Florida Florida Regiments, Rosters and Muster Rolls Georgia Georgia Regiments, Rosters and Muster Rolls Tribute to Company D 3rd Regiment , Madison Home Guards The casualties suffered by a typical American infantry regiment serving in World War II were horrendous. Located at the Smithtown Historical Society, Smithtown, NY. After being held up in the early part of the day, the 2nd Battalion broke through for a gain of 500 years. 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. One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Infantry.Cols., David Ireland, Koert S. Van Voorhes; Lieut.-Cols., Koert S. Van Voorhes, Milo B. Eldridge; Majs., Wetsell Willoughby, Milo B. Eldridge, Frederick A. Stoddard. The casualties in the 137th at Gettysburg exceeded those of any other regiment in the corps, amounting to 40 killed, 87 wounded and 10 missing. [2] On 16 May, the regiment left for Camp Merritt, California, and due to disease, the regiment was forced to relocate to Camp Merriam, just north of the Presidio of San Francisco on 5 August. Search You are going to search our database of the soldiers of 35th infantry division. Forty-seven prisoners were taken during the day. 1 folder. The 137th fought here from 713 August, and they suffered 23 killed, 140 wounded, and 40 missing in action. 19 JULY 1944 With St. This Regiment is a composite organization made np largely out of two . After the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the 137th was sent to Fort Ord, California to guard against the possibility of Japanese attacks on the West Coast. The Alabama Militia Before the war every state had a militia, the forerunner of today's National Guard. AUDLIN, JOHN B.Age, 33 years. The last active unit of the regiment was the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry. 12 JULY 1944 The regiment again attacked at 0800 on 12 July 1944, with 2nd and 3rd Battalions in the leading echelon. : who, alone at Culp's Hill, in the 2nd day's battle saved the right at Gettysburg. At 1500 10 July 1944, the Division order was issued, and at 1700 Colonel Grant Layng issued to the 137th Infantry Officers Field Order No. [6] On 25 July, the regiment witnessed the beginning of Operation Cobra, and Allied bombers bombed German positions right near friendly lines. Mustered in: September 25, 1862 Advanced Scuba Diver; Book/Printed Material A short history and illustrated roster of the 112th infantry, army of the United States, Colonel George C. Rickards commanding, 1917 . Papers, 1860-1864. No enemy prisoners were taken. The diary also mentions the hospital. A folder of laid-in material from the second diary consists of numerous receipts for the shipment of bodies home from the front, regimental record notes, and an original hand signed battle report by Col. Abel Goddard, 60th New York Infantry, for his regiment's part in the battle of Resaca, Ga., on 15 May 1864. Willson's terse entries describe his final days at Canton, N.Y., recuperating from a wound he received at Chancellorsville up to his reunion with the 60th New York Infantry in northern Virginia on 11 July 1863. The Roster shows the soldier's Rank, Army Serial Number (Dog Tag Number) and Duty. The 2nd Battalion operating in the vicinity of le Carrillon, advanced 600 yards at one point. (Enlisted man's diary, Jun 25-Jul 5, 1863). The change was made in accordance with a 2012 Army chief of staff directive. Working on the front lines, and not waiting for the enemy fire to cease before going to the soldiers assistance, these men are subjected to every hazard of the Infantryman. These forces received heavy fire from enemy 88mm artillery regularly during the day, although at 1145 our own artillery knocked out two enemy mobile 88s. Also recommended to receive the Bronze Star is Technical Sergeant Mitchell R. Hughbanks of Anthony, Kansas. The 3rd Battalion remained in reserve in a switch with the 1st Battalion shortly after midnight. NorwichCWRTColl 1st Lt. John R. Huntley of Company L was killed, the first officer of the regiment to give his life in this conflict. During the night of 11 July 1944, the 1st and 2nd Battalions were in position for the attack, with Company G in reserve. As a staff officer, Willson also touches on the arguments and in-fighting among officers on matters of promotion and command organization. 28 cm. Three prisoners were taken during the day. On 28 March, some of the Kansans swam another river, capturing eighty prisoners among the men occupying the earthworks on the opposite side. That night, at 2000, Colonel Harold R. Emery reported and assumed command. RICHARD H. NEDDERSEN Colonel, Infantry USAR Commanding April 25, 1955 Digitized by Google. 14 JULY 1944 On Friday, 14 July 1944, the regiment attacked again at 0800, with one platoon of medium tanks in support of each battalion. Blue & Gray Magazine(Spring 2006): pp. Mondays fighting cost the life of 1st Lt. Jack Yost of Culver, Kansas. Many of the wounded had returned to duty, and these and new replacements totaled 826. By 2300, the 3rd Battalion had pushed through to the initial objective, with Company L reported in the vicinity of la Roque. This page has been viewed 1,843 times (0 via redirect). The collection contains George Hazard's official Civil War service papers and diary in photocopy and the original of a drawing of Jeffersonville Army Hospital and grounds in Jeffersonville, Ind. The regiment then went to Camp Rucker, Alabama on 31 March 1943, and then to Camp Forrest, Tennessee on 17 November 1943, where they conducted combat training for fighting in Europe. [8] Fighting along the Dutch border of Germany saw the regiment cross the Rhine in March 1945. 5th Infantry Regiment 6th Infantry Regiment 6th Machine Gun Battalion. Abbreviations contained in this database This collection consists of photocopies of four letters from William H. Scofield to his father and sister. Black, 320 N. Iuka, Pratt, Kansas, Med Det. Greene's Brigade. Located at the Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay, WI. Company F also encountered an enemy patrol during the night. The 3rd Battalion, in the meantime, was mopping up in the area north of Rampan and la Capelle. In compliance with letter, above subject, Headquarters First United States Army, the following Battle History Reports of the 137th Infantry for the month of July 1944, is submitted; copy of Daily Journal for combat period is enclosed as separate inclosure. The diary resumes on 26 June 1864 as Willson's regiment prepared to move on Confederate positions guarding the approaches to Atlanta through their subsequent capture of the city. The regiment continued on through the Allied breakout and pushed east to the city of Orlans and then onto Nancy which they captured after heavy resistance. He also mentions the battles at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. downloaded as an Excel The 1st and 2nd Battalions were again called to active service on 13 May 1968 during the Vietnam War as part of the 69th Infantry Brigade (SEP) and sent to Fort Carson, Colorado. Be sure to see a copy of the actual database itself, which can be Also recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross and for battlefield promotion to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant is Technical Sergeant Claude A. Hupp of Overbrook, Kansas, a Platoon Sergeant of Company M. On 13 July, after several unsuccessful attempts of his platoon to cross a field which the Germans had well covered with machine gun fire, and after his Platoon Leader was killed, Sergeant Hupp determined the location of the enemy emplacements, obtained a light machine gun, and firing from the hip, killed three Germans. Colonel Emery was evacuated to the hospital at 2030, 24 July 1944. No casualties of any kind were reported on this day for the first time since the regiment entered combat. ROSTER OF OHIO SOLDIERS. Propaganda leaflets had also been dropped over the enemy lines during the night, which may have had some results. Thank you to LTC Ben Gardiner for recommending this resource. The last active battalion was the 2nd Battalion, as the 2137th Combined Arms Battalion, a component of the 635th Regional Support Group. On 1 September 1992, the 1st Battalion was inactivated, leaving the 2nd Battalion as the only active unit of the regiment.[1]. After the first few days of the battle replacements were received regularly, both officers and enlisted men. 30th anniversary, 1863-1893, souvenir of the reunion, July 1st to 3rd, 1893, of Greene's Brigade : 3rd Brigade, 2nd Div., 12th Corps, the 60th, 78th, 102nd, 137th, and 149th N.Y. Vols. Using sound judgment and quick thinking, Gonzales commanded an attached Tank Destroyer, whose crew had been reduced by enemy fire, and blasted out a gun nest. (Enlisted man's diary, Sep 22, 1864-Jun 20, 1865). The loudspeaker method of contacting the enemy troops was again used, and 25 prisoners were taken. From 17 June to 6 August 1935, the regimental headquarters and 3rd Battalion were called up to provide riot control during a strike of coal miners at Columbus.[4]. Located at the Indiana Historical Society. Five companies were from counties in the 3d Congressional district, and five from other parts of the state, one being from Kokomo, one from Medora, one . [11] On 1 May 1959, it was reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, including the 1st and 2d Battle Groups, part of the 35th Division. Lt. Garthwaite and Lt. Kennedy were killed. An alert 3rd Battalion observer watched 45 Germans, with full equipment, enter a house northeast of St. Some of these surrendered as a result of our speaking to them across the enemy lines by means of a loudspeaker, encouraging them to give up the fight. 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment After the company radio man had been killed, Sergeant Hughbanks removed the radio from the dead soldier, called the battalion OP and requested artillery fire on the German position. Since arriving in France, the 137th Infantry had suffered 1,183 casualties, consisting of 177 killed, 946 wounded, and 40 missing in action. Our casualties on this day were the heaviest yet, with 21 killed, 87 wounded and 17 missing in action. Accordingly our casualties were very light, with 1 killed, 5 wounded and 2 missing on the 20th, none killed, 7 wounded and 1 missing on the 21st, none killed, 4 wounded and none missing on the 22nd, and 1 killed, 8 wounded and 1 missing on the 23rd. 2023 New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. The gold baton was awarded to the regiment by the French War Department commemorating the 137th's capture of the historic town of Varennes in the 1918 Meuse-Argonne offensive. June 10, 1865, the men not to be mustered out with the regiment were transferred to the 102d Infantry. Joseph Obtained fromhttp://www.soldierstudies.org/. Combined with this continuous two-day advance, which resulted in the clearing of organized enemy resistance from north and east of the Vire River, came the announcement of the capture of St. Although continued German fire prevented his evacuation from that area until the following day, Lieutenant Guinessy was still alive when finally evacuated. Army. The list of important battles in which the regiment took part includes Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, Missionary ridge, Lookout mountain, Ringgold, Rocky Face ridge, Resaca, Cassville, Lost mountain, Kennesaw mountain, Peachtree creek, the siege of Atlanta, and numerous minor actions on the march to the sea and in the campaign of the Carolinas. The regiment moved from north of la Bedellerie, down highway 2 southeast of St. DURING COMBAT. At the bottom are crossed, golden bolos representing service of the 20th Kansas in The Philippine War. Prisoners taken numbered 22 on the 17th and 20 on the 18th. The 147th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Ohio Army National Guard. To Captain Roger Heller, the author, my sincere appreciation for a most unusual and outstanding performance. Located at the Military History Institute in Carlisle, PA. Eggleston, Amb. Private 1st Class Howard G. Nichols and Technical Sergeant Richard E. Blair of Atchison, Kansas, saved the lives of three men during the afternoon of 13 July, southeast of le Meauffe. A History of the 137th Infantry: An All-Kansas National Guard Regiment: Collection Name: World War I Unit Histories: Subject.LCSH: World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories; United States. Cousin, Abram. by Brevet Captain Edward N. Whittier, U.S.V. 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 137th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry Contents 1 Brief History 2 Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin 3 Other Sources 4 References Brief History [ edit | edit source] This regiment was organized at Harrisburg August 25, 1862, and ordered to Washington, D. C. It mustered out June 1, 1863. of the enrollment; 4 officers and 167 men died of disease, accidents, and all other causes, a total of 294. Casualties of the 137th Infantry for the two days fighting were 13 killed, 61 wounded and 6 missing on Monday 17 July 1944, and 11 killed, 57 wounded and 7 missing on the 18th. Brigadier General Edmund Sebree, assistant division commander, assumed command of the 137th Infantry at 0830. The 1st Battalion then moved on and contacted elements of the 3rd Battalion, which had cut in behind these strong points. Another tremendous advantage enjoyed by our forces was that of replacements received. Showing unequalled courage and utter disregard for their own safety, countless lives were saved by these men, litter bearers, technicians and surgeons who, unarmed, carry out their work of rescue, attention, and evacuation of the wounded. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. The battalion was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 635th Armor Regiment in 2020, although the structure of the unit remained unchanged. Roster. Civil War Miscellaneous Collection. The 2nd Battalion was in reserve. Headquarters and Headquarters Company: Kansas City, Kansas. They stayed put and awaited orders to move. 106th Field Artillery Regiment, (155mm Tk Drawn) New York National Guard. German prisoners also reported their morale as very low, due to continued artillery pounding and their own lack of supplies and replacements. The 3rd Battalion moved 500 yards before being held up by machine gun fire. Diary reflecting Welman's service with Company F, 137th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the war. The 37th was broken up on 11 June 1918, when Division HQ, HQ Troop, the 134th Machine Gun Battalion and 137th Infantry Brigade began a move to the Port of Embarkation at Hoboken, New Jersey. On the left of the 35th Division was the 29th Division. The personal record and unit information makes the collection valuable to anyone with New York ancestors in . In addition to Technical Sergeants Hupp and Gonzales, recommendations include the following: Technical Sergeant Louis A. Griffith, 609 N Pine, Pratt, Kansas, Company A Technical Sergeant Wilbur C. Hobbs, Mayfield, Kansas, Company C Technical Sergeant Victor W. Shultz, Ripon, Wisconsin, Company C Technical Sergeant Elwin I. Shopteese, 631 Hancock, Topeka, Kansas, Company E Staff Sergeant Lloyd W. Belt Jr., Kingman, Kansas, Company L. Technical Sergeant Paul L. Powell, 149 S Elizabeth, Wichita, Kansas, Med Det. [2], Simultaneously with its mustering out from Federal service, the 20th Kansas was consolidated with the 1st Regiment of Infantry (Provisional), as the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Kansas National Guard. "Burt." He also discussed the fate of fellow soldier, William E. Hopkins, who was captured in action at Chancellorsville. The unit arrived in Djibouti, Africa in May 2010 under United States Africa Command tasked with providing force protection to Camp Lemonnier and Combined Joint Task Force-Africa. 137th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles Organization Organized at Harrisburg August 25, 1862, and ordered to Washington, D.C. Six Privates 1st Class showed such qualities of leadership under fire that they were promoted to Staff Sergeant, a jump of three grades. 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. Exposing himself to enemy machine gun fire, he pointed out enemy emplacements from his position at the head of the platoon, and five emplacements were successfully disposed of. Due to allied aerial superiority, no enemy air attacks were encountered. They were published as a set of 8 volumes. DIV. The units operated the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the Army's main battle tank, the M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams.[12]. No enemy artillery fire was reported, but enemy planes were again over the area. Frederick Phisterer. The 1st Battalion remained in Division reserve. Lo. [3] The regiment returned to Fort Riley and was mustered out on 30 October. They were downloaded from the Internet Archive. Papers,1865-1919. Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) Advanced Training. Lo toward Tessy sur Vire. Albany: J.B. Lyon Co., printers, 1902. 106 pages. 6 enemy prisoners were taken. The Armistice of 11 November 1918 finally stopped the fighting, after which the regiment returned to Kansas, where it demobilized at Camp Funston between 9 and 11 May 1919. Lo taken, and the Corps mission completed in eight days of fighting, 19 July was a period of patrolling rear areas and cleaning out scattered Germans, clearing minefields, and reorganization of forces for defense of areas occupied. 25th Infantry Regiment, (Colored) 368th Infantry Regiment, (Colored) Arkansas, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Little Rock Arkansas. The regiment and brigade became a part of the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized). With the first action, in which the Regimental Commander was wounded, 1st Lieutenant Harry C. Simpson of Bozeman, Montana, distinguished himself by pulling to safety Lieutenant Guinessy and rendering first aid which no doubt saved the life of the wounded officer. On this day also the Corps Commander issued a commendation for the fine showing of the 35th Division in their part of the operation. The total enrollment of the regiment was 1111, of whom 6 officers and 121 men, were killed and mortally wounded11.4 per cent. The entire battalion was then able to advance. A Paper Prepared and Read before theMassachusetts Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, (MOLLUS) February 10, 1891. The 30th Division remained on the right. include the following: BSM - Bronze Star Medal; CIB - Combat Infantry Badge; DOW KIA - Killed in Action; LWA - Lightly Wounded in Action; PH - Purple Heart; SSM TRANSMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE JANUARY, 1905, SERIAL No. The 1st attack the 137th made was on the morning of 11 July 1944, and they made small gains at the cost of 12 killed, 96 wounded, and 18 missing. Sergeant Allburty has been recommended to receive the Bronze Star. They advanced on, and were the first to enter, Caloocan on 10 February.

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