The 3rd platoon was firing steadily into this area, and by June 10 was credited by Captain Schultz, S-3, 126th Infantry Regiment, with knocking out two 150mm mortars and a heavy machine gun, and sealing the caves which killed at least 22 Japs. The battalion CO, Major Batlin, visited us today. The T/O & E (Table of Organization and Equipment) was for a self-propelled tank-destroyer unit, but as none of the required ordinance was then available, the battalion was armed with towed 37mm anti-tank guns. Sixteen men received promotion today to fill vacancies created by personnel leaving on rotation. When we got to Rocky we all had loads of fun SETYEMBRE 19, 2019 - Gi-timbaya ni Mayor "Poling" Lorenzo ang Philippine Army sa ilang malampuson nga pagsugpo sa mga komunista sa Bukidnon. Field exercises were staged with the Australian Tank Corps, many units of which had seen action in North Africa. Our infantry patrolled towards Taboyog, and Lieutenant Bell's 3rd platoon is credited by the infantry with destroying a 147mm A/T gun and a 90mm mortar, and killing 56 Japs. Company A sailed away on Navy LCI (Mortar) 974, 975, 1055 and 755 early in December. The 1st and 3rd platoons were attached to the 130th Infantry Regiment, and the 2nd platoon to the 123rd Infantry Regiment. July 10. 41st Infantry Division HQ ordered Major "Iron Mike" Davidson to the 641st as commanding officer. The battalion is best known for its role in the Raid at Cabanatuan in the Philippines in January 1945. Company B furnished security guard for the 147th FA and 167th FA, and the 1st platoon fired 104 rounds in support of the attack by Company F, 158th Infantry Regiment. An expeditionary force of more than 700 Iroquois warriors were trained and equipped at four sites: Camp Atterbury, Fort Bliss, Fort Hood and Fort Benning. ), "Our ship was armed with two 40mm Bofor anti-aircraft guns, manned by navy gunners. July 4. During a brief interruption of fire to move base plates, the enemy placed six rounds of mortar fire on the road, killing one man and wounding five. Company D was ordered to positions 1500 yards north of Mokmer Drome in support of the 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Combat Team. Lieutenant Woebbeking and six enlisted men of the 2nd platoon returned to the CP at Kimiri from Namber Drome. Adjustment was made by air with Lieutenant White using the Division Artillery plane. July 1. The regimental heritage was retained with the 389th, 390th and 391st Infantry Regiments organized as Basic Combat Training (BCT) regiments and the 392nd Infantry Regiment organized as an Advanced Individual Training (AIT) regiment. Prendergast and Anderson and the 1st platoon section arrived at 21st Infantry Division HQ at Hollandia Drome on this date. Capt Clare M. Prendergast Harassing fire was kept up all night, and infantry patrols next day counted over 50 dead Japs. The 641st Tank Destroyer Battalion was activated at Fort Lewis, Washington, on 18 December 1941. We received Christmas mail including packages and a ration of BEER! Field exercises were carried out, including landing with LCM's and firing service ammunition. PFC Oliver C. Walker* Company C loaded on LST 466 and embarked from Finschhafen on April 18 for the Hollandia beachhead as part of the Letterpress Landing Force. PFC Filipe C. Valverde and Pvt Oliver C. Walker were wounded. The 2nd Engineer Special Brigade at Camp Sudest cooperated with the use of LCM's (Landing Craft, Mechanized). He said that officers had tried to take away all weapons from their men to try and keep them from killing themselves. The 41st Infantry Division requested that Company D, its favorite "Bastard Boys," be attached for Hurricane Operation to Biak Island. As of 8 July 2017 the following units are subordinate to the 98th Training Division (Initial Entry Training): Shoulder patch: The 98th Division Patch consists of a shield in the shape of the Great seal of the State of New York, with the head of an Iroquois Indian Chief. Lieutenant Colonel Fertig again ordered all personnel off the ship and this time it was for real. Rumors of beer available at the base sent Captain Staudacher, with a pocket full of money, burning up the road, but he found nothing. Later, the 3rd platoon fired in support of the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, using an artillery observer in an L-4 plane. Of the fighting 641! We're up so bright and early and take off for the docks Your Philippine Army based in Impasugong, Bukidnon The rifled barrel weighed 90 lbs; the standard, 75 lbs. Recovering from this setback, the infantry drew up in defensive positions and returned fire. Company D landed on D Day at White Beach #3, Humboldt Bay. Suddenly two Jap tanks broke into the open and headed for the platoon position. To complicate matters, the Jap tanks began firing their 47mm cannon into the 2nd platoon area. There was a Red Alert at 2030 hours and sniper fire on mortar positions. Company B completed loading as part of Cyclone force. Lieutenant Colonel Barron, the artillery CO, was wounded minutes after Captain Staudacher left the OP. Lieutenants Searing, Taisey and Perry were promoted to 1st lieutenant. Lieutenant Able then shifted his fire to an area where enemy mortars were laying down a harassing fire on the infantry. Next came some rapid administrative changes for the 641st. The ground was carpeted with shell fragments. [Editor's note: For more detail on the Battle of Hill 355, see the Addendum to this history.]. Suddenly a large island appeared on the port side, which could only have been Cuba. June 24. During the night of February 7, the enemy attacked the 20th Infantry Regiment to the south and west of town in an effort to cover the evacuation of their main force from Munoz. Red Alerts occurred during this period and there was occasional sniper fire. It was a great sight and the GI's cheered as if they were watching a football game. The infantry was within six miles of Balete Pass but the enemy defense was anchored in the mountainous country where General Yamashita had ordered his men to fight to the death. May 24 and 25, Company B remained in the same area. June 10, Company D's mortars again adjusted fire on the ridge and, beginning at 0800 hours, placed a minimum of one round per minute on the target until 1515 hours. I Corps was to divide General Yamashito's forces and push the 150,000 men in the Shobu Group into the northern mountains where it could be neutralized. The infantrymen carried the food containers up the steep trails to the platoon positions and in addition furnished a security guard at night. The unit was then an integral part of the new 6th Army and would not ever again be with the 41st Infantry Division, which had now become part of the 8th Army. On February 26, Company A was attached to the 126th Infantry Regiment of the 32nd Infantry Division. The LST hit a reef and all ammunition and equipment had to be carried through shoulder deep water. Needless to say, the hold of the ship was malodorous with the offal of the chickens, goats and ducks which, with the humidity in the tropics, made the thought of personnel living in those quarters quite unbearable. On April 21, the 1st platoon relieved the 2nd platoon which went into reserve with Company B's CP which was now at Pugo. The 3rd platoon shifted its mortars and brought down a volley of HE and WP, and by 1600 hours they had fired 425 rounds and the mortar tubes were smoking hot. The DUKWs pulled away from the reef with the 1st platoon, but were well peppered by 20 mm fire from the cliffs above. The 3rd platoon is at the CP at Baguio constructing a permanent camp. The 2nd platoon moved out of camp and went into position in a deep draw some 400 yards from Balete Pass and within range of Santa Fe. The local government soldiers and officers under the 8th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army was sending the combat operations in the Visayas region and the engagements of the Anti-Communist Operations and helping aided and supp… PFC J.B. Harris and Pvt Skylarck were taken to the hospital in shock. The 1st platoon fired from 1100 to 0200 hours with a total of 355 rounds expended. The platoon then displaced to a position in the vicinity of the Payawan Rest House at noon and immediately was under heavy machine gun fire which resulted in the wounding of PFC Clarence Dempsey, Jr, and damage to the ammo truck. As the target was concentrated in a narrow area, it was decided not to use the artillery and the burden fell on the 4.2's to carry the attack. And I'm afraid we'd have to run. June 2. March like the infantry Switching to HE, the 4.2 shells soon had logs and bodies flying in all directions. Lieutenant David Stimson, leader of the 3rd platoon, was named CO of Company A and recommended for promotion to captain. Lieutenant Dutton, the 3rd platoon FO, did manage to catch a large number of the enemy in the open and killed at least 30 of them. The barrage started at daylight and ended at 0800 hours. The next day a platoon of B Company was moved to the Tadji Plantation and the other platoon to the Tabiki Plantation from where enemy positions were taken under fire. Company B landed on Yellow Beach in support of the 163rd Infantry Combat Team for the Wakde Island Operation. The situation was pretty well stalemated as the enemy was in an inaccessible area and well dug in. 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