Post by Young90th on Jul 26, 2008 22:39:38 GMT -5
Date: July 22-27 1944
Unit: 90th Division, 358th Regiment, 1st and 2nd Bn.
Location: St. Germain sur Seves AKA "The Island"
www.normandy1944.org.uk/seves.jpg
Situation: Following the Heavy Fight for Hill 122 the 90th took a few days breather and then headed out again this time to Start Operation Cobra. In front of the 90th lay a small two mile long by half a mile wide "Island". This strip of land was cut to the North by the now swelling Seves River and to the others sides by swamps and creeks making an Island of Sorts. At 6:30 AM on July 22 the 1st and 2nd Bn Attacked north to the Island after a 15 minute artillery barrage. At first the the the attack was a success with the Bn.'s moving 250 yards inland, but this soon changed. At 12 PM the German Commander gave orders to send the Tough Ombres off the Island. The 1st and 2nd Bn.'s soon lost 2 officers and 7 men KIA and 10 Officers and 180 men MIA. Still holding on by a shoe string the 90th dug in for the night. The Next day the Germans brought up 2 MG42's placing one on the edge of an open field the the 90th rear and the other with a plain field of fire over the Seves River. Also this morning the Germans brought up 3 tanks, though 2 were disabled before getting into the fray.
On July 23rd the Germans launched three attacks; One at 7:00 AM the second at 8:00 AM and the third roughly around 11:00 AM. By Mid day more then 200 American soldiers surrendered to the 50 Germans. A Group of Americans Dashed for the river instead of being taken prisoners, at this point the 2 MG42's opened up on the retreating Americans and decimated them. At around 3:00 PM two US army Chaplains boldly walked in the Meadows of Seves Island with White Flags to collect the dead. The Germans honored the truce and US and German medics came forward to take care of the wounded, at one point a MG42 gunner pointed out the dead and wounded soldiers to the medics. The 90th retreated to lick there wounds and fight another day.
On the 26 and 27th of July the 90th again attacked but only to find the Island void of Germans.
Reference:
www.historynet.com/us-armys-90th-infantry-division-the-tough-hombres-battle-in-normandy.htm
www.normandy1944.org.uk/seves_island.htm
www.normandy1944.org.uk/new_page_9.htm
www.tankbooks.com/interviews/donfoy1.htm
pagesperso-orange.fr/normandy44-90div.us/usa/2-90e-02.htm
www.90thdivisionassoc.org/90thDivisionFolders/90thhistorybook/1.htm - CHAPTER III
The Hill, the Islands and the Plains.
Photos:
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/p011191/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/main-22php/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/dv90us_1/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/530516965_c019f83fae_b/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/vdo-hi-capt02/web.jpg
gallery.mac.com/tcm28/100106/p013355/web.jpg
gallery.mac.com/tcm28/100106/post-2231-1203832264/web.jpg
gallery.mac.com/tcm28/100106/Webarmy_buddies/web.jpg - Note cut down leggings
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/vdo-hi-capt05/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/vdo-hi-capt01/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/Goodfriendthatdied/web.jpg
The Following Photos are From Combat Reels: 90th ID
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/0614081321/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/0614081320/web.jpg - Note cut down leggings
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/0614081320a/web.jpg - Note cut down leggings
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/c0_12_sb/web.jpg
Please Note: Due to the the small amount of photos taken during the battle for Seves Island I have also added some other pictures of of the 90th during the Normandy Campaign.
Impression:
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000757/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000758/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000760/web.jpg
( gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/dv90us_1/web.jpg )
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000766/web.jpg
( gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/Goodfriendthatdied/web.jpg )
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000773/web.jpg
( gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/dv90us_1/web.jpg )
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000775/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000776/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000779/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000786/web.jpg (Da*m Mosquito!!)
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000798/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000801/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000807/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000810/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000811/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000819/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000820/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000821/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000822/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000826/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000827/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000829/web.jpg
Equipment:
1923 Cartridge belt (ATF)
1928 Haversack (Original)
1910 Canteen case (ATF)
Canteen and cup ( Original)
1942 aid pouch (ATF)
Pistol belt (Original)
M1 Garand Bayonet (Stuart Antiques)
Carbine pouch ( Original)
Rough Out Boots ( ATF)
1943 Entrenching tool covers (ATF / Original
1943 Entrenching tool ( Original re done)
1938 Leggings (Original)
1938 Leggings (cut down) (Original)
Front Seam Helmet with TO ( J Murray)
Front Seam Helmet with TO ( Original through J. Murray)
Wool shirt and trousers ( Original)
2nd Pattern HBT's ( ATF)
Note: All the photos were Taken by my Mom who stayed with me through 7 changes of uniform and gear.
Unit: 90th Division, 358th Regiment, 1st and 2nd Bn.
Location: St. Germain sur Seves AKA "The Island"
www.normandy1944.org.uk/seves.jpg
Situation: Following the Heavy Fight for Hill 122 the 90th took a few days breather and then headed out again this time to Start Operation Cobra. In front of the 90th lay a small two mile long by half a mile wide "Island". This strip of land was cut to the North by the now swelling Seves River and to the others sides by swamps and creeks making an Island of Sorts. At 6:30 AM on July 22 the 1st and 2nd Bn Attacked north to the Island after a 15 minute artillery barrage. At first the the the attack was a success with the Bn.'s moving 250 yards inland, but this soon changed. At 12 PM the German Commander gave orders to send the Tough Ombres off the Island. The 1st and 2nd Bn.'s soon lost 2 officers and 7 men KIA and 10 Officers and 180 men MIA. Still holding on by a shoe string the 90th dug in for the night. The Next day the Germans brought up 2 MG42's placing one on the edge of an open field the the 90th rear and the other with a plain field of fire over the Seves River. Also this morning the Germans brought up 3 tanks, though 2 were disabled before getting into the fray.
On July 23rd the Germans launched three attacks; One at 7:00 AM the second at 8:00 AM and the third roughly around 11:00 AM. By Mid day more then 200 American soldiers surrendered to the 50 Germans. A Group of Americans Dashed for the river instead of being taken prisoners, at this point the 2 MG42's opened up on the retreating Americans and decimated them. At around 3:00 PM two US army Chaplains boldly walked in the Meadows of Seves Island with White Flags to collect the dead. The Germans honored the truce and US and German medics came forward to take care of the wounded, at one point a MG42 gunner pointed out the dead and wounded soldiers to the medics. The 90th retreated to lick there wounds and fight another day.
On the 26 and 27th of July the 90th again attacked but only to find the Island void of Germans.
Reference:
www.historynet.com/us-armys-90th-infantry-division-the-tough-hombres-battle-in-normandy.htm
www.normandy1944.org.uk/seves_island.htm
www.normandy1944.org.uk/new_page_9.htm
www.tankbooks.com/interviews/donfoy1.htm
pagesperso-orange.fr/normandy44-90div.us/usa/2-90e-02.htm
www.90thdivisionassoc.org/90thDivisionFolders/90thhistorybook/1.htm - CHAPTER III
The Hill, the Islands and the Plains.
Photos:
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/p011191/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/main-22php/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/dv90us_1/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/530516965_c019f83fae_b/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/vdo-hi-capt02/web.jpg
gallery.mac.com/tcm28/100106/p013355/web.jpg
gallery.mac.com/tcm28/100106/post-2231-1203832264/web.jpg
gallery.mac.com/tcm28/100106/Webarmy_buddies/web.jpg - Note cut down leggings
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/vdo-hi-capt05/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/vdo-hi-capt01/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/Goodfriendthatdied/web.jpg
The Following Photos are From Combat Reels: 90th ID
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/0614081321/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/0614081320/web.jpg - Note cut down leggings
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/0614081320a/web.jpg - Note cut down leggings
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/c0_12_sb/web.jpg
Please Note: Due to the the small amount of photos taken during the battle for Seves Island I have also added some other pictures of of the 90th during the Normandy Campaign.
Impression:
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000757/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000758/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000760/web.jpg
( gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/dv90us_1/web.jpg )
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000766/web.jpg
( gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/Goodfriendthatdied/web.jpg )
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000773/web.jpg
( gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/dv90us_1/web.jpg )
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000775/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000776/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000779/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000786/web.jpg (Da*m Mosquito!!)
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000798/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000801/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000807/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000810/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000811/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000819/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000820/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000821/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000822/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000826/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000827/web.jpg
gallery.me.com/tcm28/100250/P1000829/web.jpg
Equipment:
1923 Cartridge belt (ATF)
1928 Haversack (Original)
1910 Canteen case (ATF)
Canteen and cup ( Original)
1942 aid pouch (ATF)
Pistol belt (Original)
M1 Garand Bayonet (Stuart Antiques)
Carbine pouch ( Original)
Rough Out Boots ( ATF)
1943 Entrenching tool covers (ATF / Original
1943 Entrenching tool ( Original re done)
1938 Leggings (Original)
1938 Leggings (cut down) (Original)
Front Seam Helmet with TO ( J Murray)
Front Seam Helmet with TO ( Original through J. Murray)
Wool shirt and trousers ( Original)
2nd Pattern HBT's ( ATF)
Note: All the photos were Taken by my Mom who stayed with me through 7 changes of uniform and gear.