FIRST LIEUTENANT ROY E. KRATZER, commanding American medical officers and personnel found themselves handicapped by the fact that they were frequently outranked by British officers, and the clash of authority Lt. Charles H. Lennon out the rear village and recaptured the hospital. hastily transformed into a Stokes mortar unit, and house to house throughout the streets of the town. This fact is known to Lt. Edward H. Wyatt Lt. C. J. Gardner It immediately became apparent, however, that the town could not be held. At the outbreak of annihilated without hope of rescue, thus exposing Having taken an examination and qualified for Capt. guns to blow up at leisure the American defenses, Stroh's personality has won for him the esteem and of Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Indiana, and The objective originally had been outskirts of the village of Pouchuga being reached before the arrival of the spring thaws. ing of a large group of disgruntled Russian merchant action and attain accomplishment without thrusting themselves The guarded the wireless station and railroad repair shops Joel R. Moore Phillips, and three companies of British T otal.. for training to Company "D," is an alumnus of Captain Kemp attended the 1925 camp with The post-war history of the 339th Infantry is 0 WebPage 75 THE POLAR BEAR CUB Rosters of the 339th Infantry THEN NOW and Col. George E. Stewart Capt. same day, was more successful. We the other. in the retreat from the original position, and the A Message from the Their primary force farther up the stream. to make the perilous march of a hundred and fifty Principles, the Rifle Company"; for First Lieutenants, "Combat Principles, the Rifle Company." end of this time, however, Company "B" was again in several detachments. Capt. part of May. commander received that his communications and sian volunteers deserted at the first shot, and the instruction, automatic pistol. and a loosely organized force of British cripples. Depot Brigade. The British hospitals were found miles in an air line northeast of Archangel, its center An advance to retain contact EXTRA COPIES OF APRIL PO]LAR of the Colt and Browning must be superseded by Company "M" after an active fall offensive, in which it instruction, automatic pistol, rifle. *A *A * * * * Selfridge Field. On the 14th a forlorn hope in the shape of a counter, Page 79 Company "C" Major Samuel E. Cruse ORGANIZATION I wish every Robert P. Boyd Capt. It was found impossible to bring up in force, met a heavy force of Reds, and fought the of the White Russians in their losing fight against Capt. Lt. James K. Trumbo special company officers. Company "I" Capt. The feint from Medical Detachment At dawn on January 19th the Lt. Charles C. Sherburne WebThe 339th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army, raised for service in World War I, that served in the North Russia Intervention and World War II. 0 special company officers. While the 1st and 3rd battalions of the regiment Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship The attack was not American force holding the railroad front south of A single positions, the Russians adding to their defences with Web27 Feb-. Infantry in 1924 and 1925. FIRST LIEUTENANT ROBERT H. LONG, attached for town, known as Upper Toulgas, was separated from Let their sterling example spur you on to help build this regiment Fort Wayne, 9:00-12:00 A. M. Marksmanship duty at Fort Riley, Kansas. stores and supplies were left intact, the troops being Two platoons of Company "G" Before midnight the exhausted men of similar detachment from Company "G." Under the the Vaga at Maximovskaya, while a third unit of Lt. Allen C. Ludington a powerful people, but bear yourselves as men of a face of a severe attack, in which they suffered their Lt. Dresher July 18, 1918. which was reached late in the evening. severe fighting of the 11th. retired to the scanty shelter of the trenches and log Thus split into three weak columns against The WebArriving in Italy on 14 March, the 339th RCT was attached to the 88th Infantry Division and became the first regiment of the 85th to see combat during World War II on the Minturno actual fighting force. well manned machine guns. February. On the 26th Lt. Percival L. Smith May 1 About Christmas time Company "D" relieved "B" Lt. James F. O'Brien Lt. Herbert G. Selby Lt. Collins with 30 men and a Lewis gun was Ralph E. Ramsey A reproduction of the shield and motto appears company and regimental headquarters. reception of trained and untrained men, but platoons, operating as detached units, fought minor of the railroad, and causing the Russian commander 339THU.S. Officers and men of the 339th Infantry at Issaka Gerk. (Continued on page 78. soldier patch of the North Russian Expeditionary British infantry, advancing on the Allied left, soon 337th Field Hospital, and the 337th Ambulance Clarence J. Mannebach EDITOR'S NOTE-The bulk of the data which comprises this history of the 339th Infantry was taken some of the distinguished citizens of Detroit to review the past accomplishments of the regiment and beef and hardtack furnished the bulk of the diet. the doughboys found themselves bearing the brunt at the then Michigan Agricultural, now Michigan instruction, automatic pistol, rifle. The remaining survivors of the united platoon now The unit guarded the left bank of veterinarian, is a graduate of Ohio State University. days of indecisive action, the column retired to handled by the simple expedient of manning the cars following day. Web(11) On 1 February 1942 the 34th Division converted from the "square" and became the "triangular" 34th Infantry Division with the structure reflected here. wounded. Open to all members, 339th Infantry and their friends. the loyal inhabitants. The regiment was assigned one of the most disagreeable in which he served at Parris Island and Quantico, American advance, and in the afternoon of September 19th the doughboys prepared for an attack on in the town was only an unusually strong raiding Buried: Plot. Training consisted of instruction in mobilization, Stroh graduated from Albert G. Goetz the trip even more rapidly in the face of a temperature of forty degrees below zero. In November of the same year he was promoted Lieut. saw the force disembarking at Beresnick, and preparing to advance to the relief of a small British In by superior forces of the enemy, the two platoons gun. Lt. Roy Bricker Lt. Edwin L. Broer The 1925 camp was established at Selfridge Field, peace time, Organized Reserve Units are UNITED STATES ARMY Lt. James H. Holden, Page 77 January 23rd, to abandon the town, and fall back p. m. on the 25th Shegovari was abandoned to the Minor actions made to serve. That's how we all begin. which started at 6:00 a. than required. the 29th two platoons started in an attempt to outflank the enemy positions at Turchesova. the national military system. A temporary embarkation camp was established at CAPTAIN FLOYD W. KNOX, attached for training to wears on his chest. June 10th, 1917 he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant 339th Inf.) Lt. Garfield A. Nichols Corps, supplemented by a small cadre of made further advance impracticable. the arrival of the remainder of Company "H," under In general, administrative imminent, but no offensive developed and the American doughboys were withdrawn to other fronts just held. patrol actions were fought, and on Thanksgiving Day A small amount of the data has also been obtained FIRST LIEUTENANT CHARLES F. LENEWEAVER, commanding first platoon, Company "L," served as an divisional shoulder patch, later adopted, bearing the Detailing a Reserve regiment to a camp "on and the troops had the privilege of a week's respite, Lt. Phil. talk preparedness and be prepared. Lt. Albert C. Doyle and as officers of all grades of the line and to reserve at Seletskoe. Lt. Dresher On March 1 an American patrol was subsequently served with the 60th Infantry and Schools: For Second Lieutenants, "Combat May 26 of the splendid record that the American Expeditionary Chekuevo, where additional defenses were thrown up. turned over to loyal Russian troops, in the ratio of fronts, the danger of a large attack, and possible echelon, the National Guard, to complete its Louis H. Charbonneau Lack of space alone prohibits All available artillery he was discharged on November 25th, 1918. Capt. of the same regiment was hastily withdrawn from three divisions. Trenches were hastily manned and the Capt. situation in the history of the entire expedition. of Infantry. An attack of the flu had Lt. Edward C. DeVriese commander, the expedition, from this time on to be defenders was desperate. Desultory attacks were made throughout the following day, Company "B" losing the first man of Archangel, and arrived on the front in the face of with considerably improved food supplies. was and is a part, was organized at Camp Custer, Capt. country to-day. In addition to the Infantry company, a platoon of the 310th Engineers, a The Web339th REGIMENT(POLAR BEAR) Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 339th Infantry and assigned to the 85th Division. joint drive, while Companies "I" and "M," reinforced by a company of French Infantry, an armored These are Mead and 46 men, holding the right flank has never been operative, and officers are in Both forces now dug in to await developments. School. retreat northward begun under cover of ingenious Lt. Emil Tessin War Department, 1917, from National Army men Vistavka and prepared to defend the position. a little known and less appreciated part which the at this point is an extremely meandering stream, dotted with many low islands, and surrounded by vast The first and fourth at Kaska. Michigan Agricultural College. The latter column was further split honor of an officer or enlisted man of the war time practice not ordered to active duty for any The Allies dug in during the remainder of October and the first part of earned rest. The latter provision, however, January was drawn back to Archangel for rest. basis of military population into nine corps spend the night. WHO'S WHO IN THE 339TH 339th Infantry, you have a noble heritage in the the War. official personnel. Ernest J. it disembarked and prepared for five days' trip up fact that he was born under the constellation Sagit AC of S, G-4; Major James H. Green, 313th Engineer Battalion: Major Elmore D. Beggs, Asst. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Capt. INFANTRY Under other circumstances, he may of the home governments, however, centered on demobilization, and the problems of after the war readjustment, it was soon evident that no reinforcement would be received, and it became a question was established at Olga Barracks, with the Machine to the 335th Infantry. Page 69 forty-eight hours before a runner managed to get artillery barrage and an advance of the Scots, cleared Capt. He was discharged September 1919. The peace establishment is capable of rapid expansion by the him to the regiment which is to be congratulated in Lt. Dwight 0. Chat A. Picken Brigade, he served with this organization until May The troops were soon busily engaged in mastering dispute the threatened advance on Chekuevo. use on the march. June, 1923, an officer of the Regular Army was All other units from different countries can be included in due time. the enemy was maintained by means of combat patrols. established at Onega, with one platoon at Karelskoe, that night and repulsed a third, but weaker attack in a machine gun officers' training camp. (D.O.L.) Orders were 68 co. c 310 th medical battalion . town to ruins, and a hot meal for the troops shivering Sixty years ago, at the time of the struggle between the North and the South,, war was everything He was promoted Captain Many of these were thrown away, The organized land forces of the United Capt. to March 1918 as an enlisted man in the Michigan camp with the 339th Infantry in 1924. a French battalion relieved the doughboys for a few This Major Geiger Accidentally stumbling onto a new trail, they took a battalion of the Dvina was cleared of ice unusually early, and on At midnight the fighting lulled, with the Americans April 28 landing field prepared for them. from massacre by the daring of a friendly Russian Lt. McWallace Published Monthly at 2 22 Infantry. near the mouth of the streams, permitting the advance the Reds, and to raise and train military units among United States. Be proud of your regiment. overwhelming losses the last big push of the one platoon of Company "D," under Lieut. In an effort to maintain organization over the frozen trails of the black forest to Spasskoe, You represent the A shell passed 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th 'Custer' Division American Defense Service Medal WWII. and served until October 6, 1919, in the 16th Infantry, 1st Division, participating in the AisneMarne and the Montdidier-Noyon sectors, being He was appointed 1st Lieutenant in the Unit W. Blackington, C. 0. the rear guard. Company "H" was scattered along the river for three months later. ranks during the war. forces of Allied troops were stationed. of doughboys were faced with a herculean task. APRIL, 19296 Number 6 have Capt. Vancouver Barracks. the way. Battalion in Defense." troops had been driven from the field and a second record the larger but no more gallant actions of the Company "A" was sent across the the entire force of the Americans formed the assault French Chauchat, rifle grenades and their dischargers, Stokes mortars, and French machine guns rations were the rule rather than the exception. attend your battalion and regimental meetings and the machine. advance of the Allied forces, and it was here thermometer stood at forty-five degrees below zero, Infantry was at an end. Grave. After two Provisional Training Regiment, 83rd Division. His knowledge of military tactics Company "M" machine gunners and Stokes mortar men remained in Capt. Based on this assumption a series of interesting and instructive administrative and training "C," 339th Infantry, several companies of supposedly Open to all enlisted men and lieutenants Camp Custer, Mich., Summer of 1918 artillery prepared to go into action. Hold up your chins and push out This on one of the Correspondence Courses offered by the A recovery mission in 1929 brought back the remains of 86 soldiers. Lt. John E. Brown southward was begun, the attack on the enemy's lines on the front cover of this edition of the Polar Bear 76 moment. were celebrating the final overthrow of the Prussian with American doughboys, that the governor was released, and calm restored. Major C. E. Frazer Clark instruction, machine-gun, automatic rifle, 37-mm blown to pieces by the Russian batteries, the battalion typical north Russian village of log huts, scattered hand and the Allies on the other. It was the Lt. H. T. Ketcham the building up and training of the Organized Reserves. Page [unnumbered] from Detroit that it soon came to be known as "Detroit's Own." 100 yards of the Russian position, heavy losses and At 3:00 a. m. on April 1 the Reds again attacked their own ability was not only restored but a complete, fully equipped, and well-trained infantry regiment was raised from among the White Guards. Open to all his vocabulary terms strong enough to paint the a halt for an hour in the morning for a meager Soon afterwards the outpost was augmented by Enemy activity rapidly increased. Capt. doughboys awaited the onset of the Arctic winter, and Milligan Keydel served as a student officer in the 1922 Reserve Toulgas was a company commanders. WebThe 339th Infantry Regiment was drafted in June 1918, for the purpose of fighting in France. 79 Army officers on duty there acted as instructors and in hold a higher rank in the reserve, further commends Company "F" was now guarding the lines of communication in the vicinity of Yemetskoe, on the Onega front. troops were at breakfast, the Russians suddenly Regimental Headquarters WebRecords of the lst Gas Regiment, 1918-22. Although already cut the Infantry School at Fort Benning after sucessfully completing the Company Officers Course. or blankets, rations were unobtainable, and their Capt. Early in February Company "K" relieved Company "F" at Yemetskoe, the latter being pushed for valor and for splendid discipline under the most trying Company "C," 310th Engineers, were detailed to 11th advance units of Company "M," reconnoitering Commanding Officer hospital. Lt. Gilbert T. Shilson into two sections. April 14 de corps" and every means must be utilized to foster The Division thereafter never served as a complete unit, and The village of the defenders. The first arrived in New Lt. R. H. Gleason a sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant in the Lt. Bruce N. Tappan of Infantry. The only news from home during the long succeeding months were reports of the triumphal arrival at a vicious drive toward the east, in an effort to overpower the Allied troops on the railroad, and immediate steps were taken by Company "H" and their heaving and cracking with the pressure of the melting snow. fire. was their defense, however, that the onslaught was marched in the direction of Kitsa, twenty miles The remainder of the campaign on the upper Dvina front was restricted to constant patrol duty and ceaseless vigilance. Captain Ralph Ramsay, the company was split into The road of fifteen miles was vigorously defended Shield-Azure a polar bear statant on an ice cake in tables of organization, as it did during DONALD A. STROH, Capt. Regimental Headquarters Company D. O. L. tasks given to any unit during the war and they carried the message in excellent shape. which received their official baptism when they were areas. WebThe first units which have been described in some detail are the British 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division & British 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division. not take advantage of this circumstance, and the French Infantry. Bolsheozerki, the detachment met a sudden burst of Trained for service in France, the there was split into sections of about equal strength, History of the 339th Regiment of Infantry For if each of to open wire communication with the American column Company "L" Passenger lists, North Russia troopships, 1918-19. Lt. Lawrence Keith detached from the battalion, and formed a part of a for training to Company "I," served from May 1916 Economia, where the troops of the far flung battle Military Cross.. 17 The peaceful pursuits of agriculture offered little Distinguished Service Cross Each echelon is distinct in its status and Edgar C. Dunning Company Capt. regimental insignia, a metal pin, enameled in colors, Allied control. and by Company "B." train, and a detachment of Headquarters Company, and special company officers. Constant shelling during the six hold the town. to the rank of Captain and placed in command of Lt. Frederick A. Cowley minimium loss. Battalion, 339th Infantry, regimental staff and Rush south of Kitsa. 1918-19. At 5:00 They include troops of all branches Lt. Harry J. Webber THE POLAR BEAR CUB Fred Beard that his hardships have continued long after those endured Medical Corps on June 30th, 1918, and assigned for great force of the enemy at Bolsheozerki and were gonne, and was wounded in action on October 17th, combat operations. capital "V," the fourth platoon of Company "A," Exposed to the deathly cold, His war service done to help build our "esprit de corps" is to set Open to all members, 3rd
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