Arriving in italy on march 14, 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 castelforte front north of naples, 28 march. Between 27 dec 44 jan 45, the 289th and 290th infantry regiments were attached to the 3rd. Us army 75th div, 289th infantry regiment soldiers paint signs in ickern, germany during world war ii. The division insignia consists of a red, white, and blue field with a blue 7 and a red. The 290th and 289th regimental combat teams in action, 2426 december, 1944. A website dedicated to my late father and to all those who served in the 75th infantry division during wwii. Us army infantry 75th division patches specialist 4 5. Courtesy of brook bennigson grandson of captain lowell brooks, battalion surgeon, 289th infantry regiment, first battalion. Division patch 75th infantry division page rii added 7 march 2002. Porter, commanding the 75th infantry division lent his.
Ssi are available in ocp, multicam, and acu digital patterns. Twenty year later when the united states was again on the brink of war the 9th infantry division. The 28th infantry division keystone is a unit of the army national guard and is the oldest division sized unit in the armed forces of the united states. Army shoulder patches, officially known as shoulder sleeve insignia ssi, are worn on the upper left arm of the army combat uniform. Since the 289th, a green regiment, would be put into an attack on the morning of the. The 290th and 289th regimental combat teams in action, 2426 december, 1944 75th infantry division wwii. Combat history of 1st battalion medical section 289th infantry. Full color versions of these patches are worn on the now retired. Headquarters company, 75th infantry division 289th infantry regiment. Ww2 army unit records research the casualties suffered by a typical american infantry regiment serving in world war ii were horrendous. For example, by the end of january, 1945, the 47 th infantry regiment which fought in france and germany had lost well over 100% of their strength to battle casualties, where men were either killed, wounded. The 290th and 289th regimental combat teams in action, 24. Constituted 24 december 1942 in the army of the united states as the 289th infantry and assigned to the 75th infantry division united states activated 15 april 1943 at fort leonard wood, missouri inactivated 23 november 1945 at camp patrick henry, virginia.
The 289th infantry regiment is an infantry regiment in the u. Its current primary mission is the preemptive defense of south. The 75th infantry division arrived in britain, 22 november 1944. The 9th infantry division was created in 1918 as the united states was fighting world war i. The 289th was part of the 75th inf div that fought in europe. The 75th infantry division was a division of the united states army in world war ii. Constituted 24 december 1942 in the army of the united states as the 289th infantry and assigned to the 75th infantry division united states. Three guys with the axe and rail shoulder patch s4th id. The 38th infantry division cyclone is one of the eighteen divisions of the united states army, and one of eight national guard divisions. The 88th infantry division was an infantry division of the united states army that saw service in both world war i and world war ii. Some of the units of the division can trace their lineage to benjamin franklins battalion, the pennsylvania associators 17471777. Infantry division patches us army patches army unit patches and army regiment patches flying tigers surplus page 14.
Charles ives army medals and insignia columbia university. After a brief training program, the division landed at le havre and rouen, december, and bivouacked at yvetot on the 14th. Dedicated to those who served in the 75th infantry division during wwii. Home 289th infantry regiment, 75th infantry division. No information at this time contact 75th division dad archived image gallery information for researching your veteran pictorial history of the 75th infantry division, 19441945 campaigns. Constituted 24 december 1942 in the army of the united states as the 289th infantry and assigned to the 75th infantry division united states activated 15 april 1943 at fort leonard wood, missouri. Redesignated 1 october 1993, as headquarters, 75th division exercise, and activated at houston, texas. The division was not deployed overseas for that war and was deactivated after the war was won. The 289th also joined in the battle, hooking up with the 290th near grandmenil. Two regimental combat teams from the as yet untried 75th infantry division.