Even under the worst circumstances, the men of the 88th gave their all and wound up playing and integral part in the defeat of the German Army in Italy. Highway 6 was cut on 2 June, and by 3 June, the Blue Devils were just 4,000 yards from their objective. Organization and Training of the 88th Division. Ordered into active military service: 15 July 1942. Article 21 and Annex VII, Instrument for the Provisional Regime of the Free Territory of Trieste. On 5 and 6 July 1944, the 88th was once again back at the front. It received amphibious training at Port aux Poules near Arzew and Oran, Algeria, 1 February to 23 March, then embarked for Naples, Italy, arriving on 27 March. Still, on 4 June, the Eternal City fell to the Allies. The citizens of the town were herded into a church so they could not warn the Allies of what lay ahead, and then were mercilessly shot by German tanks. September 14, 1918, the Division moved by rail to Brigade of the 28th Division, U. S. A., which had taken part in the Second Maine Some The fourth part, a complete roster of all officers and men who served with the Division in France. J. O'LOUGHLIN 175th Infantry Brigade, Bri. conflict which cost the American Expeditionary Force battle casualties totaling 240,197 ( Your credit card or PayPal account will be charged. The 88th Division, a National Army Division was After a period of rest and training, the 88th Division, now commanded by Major General Paul Wilkins Kendall, opened its assault on the Gothic Line on 21 September, and advanced rapidly along the Firenzuola-Imola road, taking Mount Battaglia (Casola Valsenio, RA) on the 28th. A corps from New Zealand and one from France took over the American sector of the line. It's fast and easy http://historian.freeservers.com/index.htm. // -->. An advance element went into the line before Monte Cassino on 27 February, and the entire division relieved the battered British 46th Infantry Division along the Garigliano River in the Minturno area on 5 March. Names and Rosters-88th Infantry Division-MtMestas.com-An 88th Infantry Division Blue Devils Research Website periods of World War II between 1942-1954. This time they went through special training to prepare for the impending spring offensive. Fighting not only the Germans but the treacherous terrain as well, the 88th was exhausted. In the first few weeks, the draftees had to learn how to make a bed, sweep and mop a floor, police an area, what the letters K.P. meant, how to stand at attention, how to march, field sanitation, basic first aid, military organization, close-order drill, courtesy, discipline and the difference between stripes and bars. The division went into defensive positions near Pomerance on 5 July, and launched an attack toward Volterra on the 8th, taking the town the next day. The headquarters was organized on 2 September 1921. They were involved in some brief but intense fighting at Monterosi, battling German tanks and hoping to buy time for the main body of troops who were blasting Nazi soldiers fleeing north by Highway 2. The divisions first battle casualty came that very same day, when SGT William A. Streuli was killed by enemy air attack two miles west of Venafro. All files are After the crossing, the men were once again relieved from the front lines and sent back for seven weeks of refitting and training. All members of the Division are assured that this History will, in every way, be a worthy volume, and all are urged to secure a copy of what will be the record of one of the most interest:ng chapters in their life's history. The Division passed through three big stages in its career. Many thought it was too good to be true. Today the 88ths lineage lives on as the 88th Regional Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve, with headquarters at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. An advance element went into the line before Cassino, 27 February, and the entire unit relieved British elements along the Garigliano River in the Minturno area, 5 March. When the United Stated entered the war in April 1917, there were only 3,000 enlisted engineers. Complete list of every officer and enlisted man who served in the Headquarters Staff with the 88th Division in the A. E. F. Roster of 88th Division Headquarters Staff, Unit Histories of the 351st Infantry, 88th Division - 1919, Roster of Officers, 351st Infantry, 88th Division - 1919, Headquarters Company, 351st Infantry - 1919, Machine Gun Company, 351st Infantry - 1919, Armstrong, Cheater C., 2nd Lt, SanFrancisco, CA, Benz, Frederic P., A.F.C, Grundy Center, IA, Burns, Wendell T., 1st Lt., Philadelphia, PA, Campbell, Charles I., 1st Lt., Imperial, NE, Clark, Bennett C., Lt. Col., Bowling Green, MO, Decker, Ralph S., 2nd Lt., Indianapolis, IN, Derivan, Joseph F., Capt., New Vienna, OH, Emerson, Ralph W., Capt., Springfield, MO, Fairall, Lawrence H., 1st Lt., Iowa City, IA, Graham, William A., Lt. Col., Des Moines, IA, Hession, Thomas J., Capt., Graettinger, IA, Huber, Charles F., Capt., Cedar Rapids, IA, Isherwood, Joseph A., 1st Lt., Pittsburgh, PA, Kinkead, Michael F., 1st Lt., St. Paul, MN, Larson, Edgar J. D., Capt., Minneapolis, MN, McHaffie, Steward M., 2nd Lt., Missoula, MT, McKnight, Sumner T., Capt., Minneapolis, MN, McLean, Allan F., Lt. Col., San Antonio, TX, Meek, Edward W., 2nd Lt., Rock Island, IL, Nelson, Gilbert N., 1st Lt., Minneapolis, MN, Northrop, George N., Maj., Minneapolis, MN, O'Loughlin, William J., Lt. Col., San Antonio, TX, Reinhardt, Charles E., 2nd Lt., Deller, NE, Stone, Frank R., Lt. Col., Washington, DC, Symond, Robert R., A. F. C. Dodgeville, WI, Toombs, Louis, A., Lt. Col., Meridian, MS, Wilkinson, George E., Capt., New Brunswick, NJ, Conway, Elmer A., 1st Lt. Minneapolis, MN, Carpenter, William I., 2nd Lt., Baxter, MT. Trying to break through the Gothic Line, the 88th encountered some of the heaviest fighting in the fall of 1944. Laiatico fell on the 11th, Villamagna on the 13th, and the Arno River was crossed on the 20th although the enemy resisted bitterly. They found themselves completing obstacle courses, going on night compass marches, dealing with gas mask drills, and learning how to fire rifles and other small arms. Still in a rear assembly area, the waiting was almost worse than the actual fighting. Seventh Army, when the hostilities ended on 2 May 1945. The publishers undertook this work in view of the interest and enthusiasm evinced by the officers and men of the 88th Division, from the States of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, the Dakotas and neighboring States; and upon the assurances of co-operation and support from them and that there was a tremendous demand for a book giving in pictures and text the accomplishments of the 88th Division. This site will contain the entire roster of every officer and man who served with the 88th Division in the A.E.F. Uploaded by Some of the soldiers had enough points to ship out during the summer, while others were moved to Trieste for occupation in the fall. Book contains good history of the Division, as well as a list of citations (silver stars), and full roster with addresses. To fool any enemy observers, the American soldiers wore British helmets while the switch took place. 88th Division photos (350th Band & Major Russ), Be sure and check out my Fire Department site! // --> . An advance element went into the line before Monte Cassino on 27 February, and the entire division relieved the battered British 46th Infantry Division along the Garigliano River in the Minturno area on 5 March. Names and Rosters-88th Infantry Division-MtMestas.com-An 88th Infantry Division Blue Devils Research Website periods of World War II between 1942-1954. This time they went through special training to prepare for the impending spring offensive. Fighting not only the Germans but the treacherous terrain as well, the 88th was exhausted. In the first few weeks, the draftees had to learn how to make a bed, sweep and mop a floor, police an area, what the letters K.P. meant, how to stand at attention, how to march, field sanitation, basic first aid, military organization, close-order drill, courtesy, discipline and the difference between stripes and bars. The division went into defensive positions near Pomerance on 5 July, and launched an attack toward Volterra on the 8th, taking the town the next day. The headquarters was organized on 2 September 1921. They were involved in some brief but intense fighting at Monterosi, battling German tanks and hoping to buy time for the main body of troops who were blasting Nazi soldiers fleeing north by Highway 2. The divisions first battle casualty came that very same day, when SGT William A. Streuli was killed by enemy air attack two miles west of Venafro. All files are After the crossing, the men were once again relieved from the front lines and sent back for seven weeks of refitting and training. All members of the Division are assured that this History will, in every way, be a worthy volume, and all are urged to secure a copy of what will be the record of one of the most interest:ng chapters in their life's history. The Division passed through three big stages in its career. Many thought it was too good to be true. Today the 88ths lineage lives on as the 88th Regional Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve, with headquarters at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. An advance element went into the line before Cassino, 27 February, and the entire unit relieved British elements along the Garigliano River in the Minturno area, 5 March. When the United Stated entered the war in April 1917, there were only 3,000 enlisted engineers. Complete list of every officer and enlisted man who served in the Headquarters Staff with the 88th Division in the A. E. F. Roster of 88th Division Headquarters Staff, Unit Histories of the 351st Infantry, 88th Division - 1919, Roster of Officers, 351st Infantry, 88th Division - 1919, Headquarters Company, 351st Infantry - 1919, Machine Gun Company, 351st Infantry - 1919, Armstrong, Cheater C., 2nd Lt, SanFrancisco, CA, Benz, Frederic P., A.F.C, Grundy Center, IA, Burns, Wendell T., 1st Lt., Philadelphia, PA, Campbell, Charles I., 1st Lt., Imperial, NE, Clark, Bennett C., Lt. Col., Bowling Green, MO, Decker, Ralph S., 2nd Lt., Indianapolis, IN, Derivan, Joseph F., Capt., New Vienna, OH, Emerson, Ralph W., Capt., Springfield, MO, Fairall, Lawrence H., 1st Lt., Iowa City, IA, Graham, William A., Lt. Col., Des Moines, IA, Hession, Thomas J., Capt., Graettinger, IA, Huber, Charles F., Capt., Cedar Rapids, IA, Isherwood, Joseph A., 1st Lt., Pittsburgh, PA, Kinkead, Michael F., 1st Lt., St. Paul, MN, Larson, Edgar J. D., Capt., Minneapolis, MN, McHaffie, Steward M., 2nd Lt., Missoula, MT, McKnight, Sumner T., Capt., Minneapolis, MN, McLean, Allan F., Lt. Col., San Antonio, TX, Meek, Edward W., 2nd Lt., Rock Island, IL, Nelson, Gilbert N., 1st Lt., Minneapolis, MN, Northrop, George N., Maj., Minneapolis, MN, O'Loughlin, William J., Lt. Col., San Antonio, TX, Reinhardt, Charles E., 2nd Lt., Deller, NE, Stone, Frank R., Lt. Col., Washington, DC, Symond, Robert R., A. F. C. Dodgeville, WI, Toombs, Louis, A., Lt. Col., Meridian, MS, Wilkinson, George E., Capt., New Brunswick, NJ, Conway, Elmer A., 1st Lt. Minneapolis, MN, Carpenter, William I., 2nd Lt., Baxter, MT. Trying to break through the Gothic Line, the 88th encountered some of the heaviest fighting in the fall of 1944. Laiatico fell on the 11th, Villamagna on the 13th, and the Arno River was crossed on the 20th although the enemy resisted bitterly. They found themselves completing obstacle courses, going on night compass marches, dealing with gas mask drills, and learning how to fire rifles and other small arms. Still in a rear assembly area, the waiting was almost worse than the actual fighting. Seventh Army, when the hostilities ended on 2 May 1945. The publishers undertook this work in view of the interest and enthusiasm evinced by the officers and men of the 88th Division, from the States of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, the Dakotas and neighboring States; and upon the assurances of co-operation and support from them and that there was a tremendous demand for a book giving in pictures and text the accomplishments of the 88th Division. This site will contain the entire roster of every officer and man who served with the 88th Division in the A.E.F. Uploaded by Some of the soldiers had enough points to ship out during the summer, while others were moved to Trieste for occupation in the fall. Book contains good history of the Division, as well as a list of citations (silver stars), and full roster with addresses. To fool any enemy observers, the American soldiers wore British helmets while the switch took place. 88th Division photos (350th Band & Major Russ), Be sure and check out my Fire Department site! // -->