32nd Infantry Division 63rd Inf Bde 125th 126th 64th Inf Bde ... *AIR broken up into three separate armored Infantry battalions. Continuing east, the 60th Infantry crossed the Marne, Aisne, and the Seine Rivers in a matter of days. Beginning with the 3rd Brigade in July 1969, the 9th Infantry Division was the first US Division to be withdrawn from Vietnam. × Its 2nd and 3rd Battalion conduct Basic Combat Training. Operationally the battalion was last assigned to the Armored Brigade "Pinerolo". The 2d Battalion "Scouts Out" and 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment "River Raiders" are currently assigned to the 193d Infantry Brigade at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, along with the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, 13th Infantry Regiment. The 60th Infantry's 1st Battalion landed 2,800 yards north of their assigned beach, and were engaged by French light tanks once ashore. 3rd Battalion disbanded. Next the 60th Infantry entered Belgium and made its second combat crossing of the Meuse River. Locatelli") is an inactive tank battalion of the Italian Army based in Altamura in Apulia. Regiment (less 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions) as 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion. Please select a county or city to continue. Thanks for your help! The battalions are organized for basic combat training with Companies A through F in each battalion. Lo, the 60th Infantry rushed south during Operation Cobra and helped relieve the battered 30th Infantry Division, that had been surrounded by the Germans in their own counterattack (Operation Luttich). Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. 2d Tank Battalion 14th Tank Battalion 19th Tank Battalion 27thArmored Infantry Battalion 52d Armored Infantry Battalion 60th Armored Infantry Battalion 89th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) 9th Armored Engineer Battalion 149th Armored Signal Company. Next, the 60th Infantry chased the retreating Germans east towards Randazzo. 2nd Tank Battalion 14th Tank Battalion 19th Tank Battalion 27th Armored Infantry Battalion 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion 60th Armored Infantry Battalion 89th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) 9th Armored Engineer Battalion 149th Armored Signal Company 9th Armored Division Artillery 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion Locatelli" (Italian language: 60° Battaglione Carri "M.O. Place and date: Near Grufflingen, Belgium, 21 December 1944. The 60th Infantry, for example, landed at 05:30, 40 minutes late, giving the defending Vichy French time to organize. Operationally the battalion was last assigned to the Armored Brigade "Pinerolo". 3rd Battalion disbanded. 9th Armored Division Artillery. After expanding the bridgehead, the regiment shot northeast, where they helped seal and destroy the Ruhr Pocket. After the bitter and bloody struggle in the Huertegen Forest, the 60th Infantry fell back to the Monschau area where its efforts won it a third Presidential Unit Citation in the snow and bitter cold of the Battle of the Bulge. Today be thankful to these 9 men who gave their life for your freedom. The 60th Infantry’s Negro platoon – nicknamed the fifth platoon – had had its first heavy going less than a fortnight before, on 5 April, when it and the other platoons of its company took Lengenbach. Locatelli" (Italian: 60° Battaglione Carri "M.O. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to feedback@findagrave.com and include a link to the page and details about the problem. After the First World War the 60th Infantry was inactivated at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, on 2 September 1921. Three rifle companies with 190 men each. The 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry was located at Fort Lewis from 1972 to 1988 and was primarily a "straight leg" (regular) infantry unit trained in airmobile operations until the unit with equipped TOW missile systems mounted on Humvees in the latter part of 1986. After relieving the 3rd Armored Division, the 60th Infantry held that line until VE day, and met up with Russian soldiers soon after. Continuing northeast, the 60th Infantry advanced toward the Harz Mountains, where for the first time the regiment had attached to them a platoon of black volunteers. Their first combat action there was the first of the infiltrations they would make in Sicily. The 60th Infantry flanked the city of Troina, which forced the German artillery protecting their infantrymen in the city to withdraw, allowing other U.S. divisions to easily swallow up the Germans in the city. These operations enabled the battalions to be awarded unit citations and campaign streamers, including one Presidential Unit Citation. During the 1960s and 1970s the 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry was active as an element of the 172d Infantry Brigade in Alaska and did not deploy to Vietnam. Germany surrendered 53 days later. The 60th Infantry was reactivated and assigned to the 9th Infantry Division on 10 August 1940. The 9th Division was the only major U.S. combat unit to conduct operations in the Mekong Delta. At the pivotal crossing of the Douve River, Lieutenant Butts earned the Medal of Honor and the 2nd Battalion earned its second Presidential Unit Citation. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. In November it was assigned to the 5th Division and underwent its baptism of fire on the Western Front the following year. Another view of the 60th Infantry's bazooka jeep. The 60th Infantry spearheaded the November 1942, Allied invasion of French Morocco at Port Lyautey during Operation Torch, crediting each member of the unit that made the amphibious assault landing the arrowhead device. From November 1985 to June 1986 the 3-60th was deployed to the Sinai in Egypt, replacing the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) as the first regular infantry unit deployed for Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) service (attached to the 82nd Airborne Division). members that got killed on the 16th of march 1945On 16 March 1945, the 60th Armored Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division captured the autobahn just east of the Rhine River at Aegidienberg, Germany. These were divided up in the HQ Company with 120 men. After a four-hour attack that failed, the Germans left 116 dead, 48 wounded, and many prisoners in American hands. In this action the 2nd Battalion achieved outstanding results. A Company - 2nd LT Richard Good Just before midnight on New Year's Eve 1944, the German Army Group G launched Operation Nordwind, the last major German counter-offensive of the war. This cut the German resupply lines in two. If you have questions, please contact support@findagrave.com. The following is an explanation of this formation from the September 1944 5th Armored Division Combat Command Reserve (CCR) After Action Report: This page is new, as yet no names have been submitted. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. During the Allied invasion of Sicily, the 60th Infantry continued its victorious ways, culminating in the famous Silent March ("Ghost March"), where the regiment infiltrated enemy lines and broke open the last of the German resistance. US Army Infantry Battalion Numbers. In his account of American actions against the Germans, the general wrote, "Look at those devils go!" The 2nd Battalion's eventual objective was to take an ancient fortress called the Kasba. It was the precursor to today's Strykers. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. At the time of the invasion, there was great confusion among the Navy coxswains about the landing sites. The 60th Armored Infantry Battalion, plus the tank platoons which had been attached to the 78th Infantry Division, returned to the control of the 9th Armored Division during the day. In this action, Medal of Honor recipient, Lieutenant Colonel Matt Urban was wounded for the seventh time after having gone AWOL from a hospital to rejoin the 2nd Battalion and lead them in combat. While the 39th and 47th Infantry Regiments of the 9th Division secured the vital Port of Cherburg, the 60th Infantry cleared Cape La Hague, northwest of Cherbourg, where Medal of Honor recipient Second Lieutenant John E. Butts was killed. Resend Activation Email. The 60th Infantry participated in the campaigns of St. Mihiel, Alsace and Lorraine and finally in war ending campaign of the Meuse-Argonne. The 60th Infantry was inactivated in November 1946 while on occupation duty in Germany. 1st Battalion as 60th Armored Infantry Battalion. members that got killed on the 16th of march 1945On 16 March 1945, the 60th Armored Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division captured the autobahn just east of the Rhine River at Aegidienberg, Germany. After the First World War the 60th Infantry was inactivated at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, on 2 September 1921. 60th Armored Infantry Battalion. They either placed the infantry units in the wrong sector, or put them on the beaches very late. On 13 September 1968, the 5th/60th Mech was "swapped" with the 1st/16th of the 1st Infantry Division. Enter a valid email address and a feedback message. I. Liège, During the battle Sergeant William L. Nelson was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Please reset your password. The battalions are organized for basic combat training with Companies A through F in each battalion. The 60th Infantry was organized in June 1917 at the outset of World War I from cadre furnished by the 7th U.S. Infantry. The 60th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the Training and Doctrine Command on 27 August 1996, with the 2d Battalion activated at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Henri-Chapelle, based on information from your browser. The Official Facebook Page of the 60th Infantry MEDIATOR Battalion: "Serving the people. 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The 60th Tank Battalion "M.O. 60th Inf Bde 117th 120th. The 52d Armored Infantry Battalion was ordered to re­vert to the 9th Armored Division as soon as operational conditions permitted. Your password must be at least 8 characters, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. The 60th Infantry was reactivated and assigned to the 9th Infantry Division on 10 August 1940. Research page for the World War 2 Actions of the 60th Infantry Regiment of the 9th Infantry Division. THORNE, Horace M. [posthumously] Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Troop D, 89th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th Armored Division. The HQ Company was equipped with. The silver pale wavy makes reference to the Regiment's crossing of the Meuse in World War I; and the red diamond on that pale wavy to the Fifth Infantry Division, to which the 60th was assigned in the First World War. Company E, 2nd Battalion, was stopped completely at a strongpoint, the Port Lyautey lighthouse. The 60th Infantry was organized in June 1917, two months after the American entry into World War I, from cadre furnished by the 7th Infantry Regiment. As Company C, 5th/60th approached the ARVN outpost, it encountered heavy small arms, automatic weapons and B-50 rocket fire. You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site. Following the breakout at St. Your cousin's unit, Company A of the 47th Armored Infantry Battalion was actually attached to the 10th Tank Battalion not the 47th Armored Infantry Battalion during the battle of GACE. Inactivated 30 November – 28 December 1946 in Germany, Relieved 1 December 1957 from assignment to the 9th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, Activated December 1966 and assigned to the 9th Infantry Division for deployment to Vietnam, Withdrawn 1970 from Vietnam and inactivated, Activated 1976 9th Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade (Triple Threat), Fort Lewis, Washington, Withdrawn 16 June 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System, Transferred 15 April 1996 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Present Day: Assigned to 193rd Infantry Brigade, Ft Jackson, South Carolina, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), 2nd Battalion, June 1943, for STE. The battalion, marching in order K, Hq. Rest and further training followed for some two months. 3d Armored Field Artillery Battalion After service as the 2nd Battle Group, 60th Infantry from 1958 to 1962, three battalions (2/60, 3/60, and 5/60 Mechanized) were activated at Fort Riley, Kansas, and assigned to the 9th Infantry Division for its deployment to the Republic of Vietnam in December 1966. The 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry, launched its own attack against the Reichelskaul road junction at 1100 hours and was met by intense artillery and mortar fire. Place the pin on the map to plot a location. Plese check the I'm not a robot checkbox.'. The bazookas were mounted on a pedestal instead of the usual .50-caliber heavy machine gun. Securing the Land." We have set your language to For a time, the 60th Regiment was believed to be lost. Please contact Find a Grave at support@findagrave.com if you need help resetting your password. Assaulted North Africa on 8 November 1942. These were aligned with the 1st, 2d and 3d Battalions, 327th, then under the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, KY. I have spent a substantial amount of my personal time and efforts doing the research for this project. 1st Battalion as 60th Armored Infantry Battalion. The unit existed into the early 1980s when it was reflagged as a battalion of the 327th Infantry, as were the other two battalions of the brigade, forming the 4th, 5th and 6th Battalions, 327th Infantry. The 16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was in position to give supporting fire to the attack toward Winterspelt. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. The Germans hit the 2nd Battalion from all four sides with two infantry battalions supported by artillery. Actually, its 2nd Battalion had overrun the German defenses in the face of murderous fire and had cut the main highway to the northwest. The 2d Battalion, 60th Infantry was reactivated on 21 October 1972 at Fort Lewis where it became the first motorized unit in the Army. In 1944 an US Army infantry battalion roughly consisted of 900 men. The battalions of the 60th Infantry participated in both Riverine operations and "jitterbug tactics" which featured split-second timing of airmobile insertions in close proximity to enemy units. HISTORICAL DATA: UNIT - 60TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 10TH INF DIV, PA was organized on 01 December 1986 Pursuant To General Order number 402, H5ID, PA dated 27 Nov 1986. The regiment participated in the campaigns of St. Mihiel, Alsace and Lorraine and finally in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Colombe. The regimental crest reflects this. It was then inactivated at Fort Lewis and relieved from assignment to the 9th Infantry Division in February 1991. The brigade's 2-60th Infantry was reorganized and reflagged as 1-33d Armor; later the entire brigade was reorganized and reflagged as the 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment. Regiment (less 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions) as 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion. The Third Battalion mission was to march through Wollersheirn upon its clearance by the 60th Armored Infantry Battalion, which was attacking it at that time, and take Langendorf, Merzenich and Sinzenich. Four to five battalions of German artillery ranging from 88s to 240s pounded the sector. A weapons company with 160 men and a medical detachment with 30 men. For their actions in Central Europe, the regiment was awarded a fourth Presidential Unit Citation. A weary bearded American paratrooper climbed onto a tank and kissed the tank commander as tears streamed down his cheeks. The chief German success on 17 December came at the close of day, with an attack by the 1st Battalion, 988th Regiment, on Beaufort. During the drawdown of the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis in 1991–1992, a residual brigade, based around the division's 3d Brigade, was briefly active as the 199th Infantry Brigade (Separate)(Motorized). Originally the battalion, like all Italian tank units, was part of the infantry, but since 1 June 1999 it is part of the cavalry. 8 bazookas; 3 57mm anti-tank guns; 2 .50 cal and 54TH ARMORED INFANTRY REGIMENT. The 60th Infantry culminated its successful North African campaigns with a defense on 18 April 1943 (Easter Sunday) against a massive German attack. In France during June 1944, the 60th Infantry once again led the way for the 9th Division as it spearheaded the American advance out of the beachhead that cut the Contentin Peninsula. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. The 60th Tank Battalion "M.O. A system error has occurred. Once the landing points were completely secured, engagements were fought between small units and opposing batteries. “This was the colored troops’ first taste of combat,” the regiment’s combat historian recorded, “and they took a … The 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry earned the regiment's and the 9th Division's, first Presidential Unit Citation for its actions on 23 and 24 April during the Battle of Sedjenane. From then until August 1970, the 5th/60th operated as a "straight leg" infantry unit. "Scouts Out" is the official greeting of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry. Continuing south, the regiment was one of the first to cross the Rhine at Remagen. It was used as an advanced training unit in highly maneuverable tactics using newly outfitted Humvees with TOW missile systems, Mk-19s and M2s. The pursuit was hindered by a number booby traps, demolitions, anti-tank and personnel mines, craters and blown bridges. The landing under fire laid the basis for its nickname 'Scouts Out'. Ralph P. has not added any memorials to this virtual cemetery. 31st Infantry Division 61st Inf Bde 155th 156th 62nd Inf Bde 154th 167th 124th. This account has been disabled. The 2d Battalion "Scouts Out" and 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment "River Raiders" are currently assigned to the 193d Infantry Brigade at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, along with the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, 13th Infantry Regiment. controlled the front when the Germans unpacked their power punch and the entire combat command went into action when the magnitude of the attack was realized. 60th Armored Infantry Battalion and briefly occupied Eppeldorf, only to be run out by the light tanks based on Ermsdorf. The U.S. 60th Infantry Regiment is a regimental unit in the United States Army. 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The 1st Battalion, 60 Infantry was assigned to the 172 Infantry Brigade at Fort Richardson, Alaska. 2nd Battalion as 27th Armored Infantry Battalion. The intelligence and reconnaissance platoon of the 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, developed its own improvised bazooka launcher for its armored scout jeeps, as seen here during the Battle of the Bulge. The unit was mobilized to NTC at Fort Irwin, CA, in preparation for deployment to the Middle East during Desert Shield and was used to train National Guard units at the start of Desert Storm. Participating in three wars on three continents, the 60th has played a conspicuous role in the achievements of 5th Division in World War I and 9th Infantry Division in World War II and Vietnam. 2nd Battalion as 27th Armored Infantry Battalion. On 11 November 1943, the 60th Infantry embarked for Winchester, Hampshire, England. 60th Armored Infantry Battalion, US Army. Even though both units (60th Armored Infantry Battalion and the 60th Infantry Regiment) at times fought in the same battles, make sure that any research related to Harold is connected to the 60th Armored Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division. COLOMBE, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), 3rd Battalion, 1944, for SCHWAMMANAUEL DAMS, Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for MEKONG DELTA, Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DINH TUONG PROVINCE, Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the, This page was last edited on 15 January 2021, at 05:59. This cut the German resupply lines … On 12 June, driving hard toward the St. Colombe in France, the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry completely outdistanced the rest of the 9th Division. On 5 August 1943, the 60th Infantry landed at Palermo, Sicily. Regardless, the 60th Infantry completed its flanking movement around Randazzo, which allowed the 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, to take Randazzo and open the road to Messina which was taken on 17 August. A generation later, in August 1940, war in Europe resulted in a rapid expansion of the U.S. Army. We were unable to submit your feedback at this time. Due to this demonstration of rapid penetration and maneuver, the "Scouts Out" motto originated for the 2nd Battalion. Please try again later. Task Force Engeman consisted of his 14th Tank Battalion minus C Company, A Company of the 60th Armored Infantry Battalion, a section of quad fifty-caliber machine gun half-tracks from the 482nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery [Automatic Weapons] Battalion and a platoon from the 9th Armored Engineers Battalion’s A Company. 54th Armored Infantry Regiment activated 15 July 1942 and assigned to the 10th Armored Division. While destroying a German roadblock, one of the volunteers, Private First Class Jack Thomas, won the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism. Instead of withdrawing, the battalion set up a bridgehead on the Douve River and held the position for seven hours until the rest of the 9th Division caught up to them, thus facilitating the cutting of the peninsula. During the 60th Infantry's drive along the Tunisia-Algeria border, the regiment captured a German general's diary which gave the regiment its nickname, the "Go Devils". A generation later, in August 1940, war in Europe resulted in a rapid expansion of the U.S. Army. The 9th Armored Division (the "Phantom Division") was an armored division of the United States Army during World War II.In honor of their World War II service, the 9th was officially nicknamed the "Phantom Division." Its 2nd and 3rd Battalions were strafed by French planes. Arrondissement de Verviers, Locatelli") was a tank battalion of the Italian Army based in Altamura in Apulia. Bn. 54TH ARMORED INFANTRY REGIMENT 54th Armored Infantry Regiment activated 15 July 1942 and assigned to the 10th Armored Division. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 571-842-0020 Two companies ("A" and "C") of the 27th Armored Infantry Battalion advanced to clear the hills flanking Elcherath while "B" Company moved along the main road. There is a problem with your email/password. APCs of the 5th Mechanized Battalion, 60th Infantry, which had helped repel hostile intruders from Cholon during February's Tet turmoil, sped into the area from the Mekong Delta. Please try again later. 20th, 54th, and 61st Armored Infantry Battalions 3rd, 11th, and 21st Tank Battalions 419th, 420th, and 423rd Armored FA Battalions 609th TD Battalion 55th Armored Engineer Battalion 90th Cavalry Recon Squadron 796th AAA AW Battalion 80th Infantry Division "Blue Ridge" MG Horace L. McBride 317th, 318th, and 319th Infantry Regiments The 60th first taste of battle on European soil came on D-Day + 4, June 10th, 1944, when it joined the 39th and 47th Regiments for an offensive into France. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. During this battle, 1LT Woodfill, later called by General Pershing "the outstanding doughboy of the war", was awarded the Medal of Hono… Originally the battalion, like all Italian tank units, was part of the infantry, but since 1 June 1999 it is part of the cavalry. To suggest a change to a cemetery page, visit the Cemetery Corrections forum. In November 1917 it was assigned to the 5th Infantry Division and underwent its baptism of fire on the Western Front. On 11 June 1944, the 60th Infantry debarked at Utah Beach on the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, France. B Company, accompanied by several tanks, was able to detour north into the 39th’s zone of operations before veering back east again.