2nd Battalion as 27th Armored Infantry Battalion. I have spent a substantial amount of my personal time and efforts doing the research for this project. A generation later, in August 1940, war in Europe resulted in a rapid expansion of the U.S. Army. US Army Infantry Battalion Numbers. 60th Armored Infantry Battalion. During the battle Sergeant William L. Nelson was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. 3rd Battalion disbanded. A weary bearded American paratrooper climbed onto a tank and kissed the tank commander as tears streamed down his cheeks. It was the precursor to today's Strykers. Henri-Chapelle, Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. 3rd Battalion disbanded. 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). Beginning with the 3rd Brigade in July 1969, the 9th Infantry Division was the first US Division to be withdrawn from Vietnam. One of the first orders given to the 60th Regiment was to march toward Ste. 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. 2nd Battalion as 27th Armored Infantry Battalion. They either placed the infantry units in the wrong sector, or put them on the beaches very late. 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. Regiment (less 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions) as 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. 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. Ralph P. has not added any memorials to this virtual cemetery. On 5 August 1943, the 60th Infantry landed at Palermo, 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. 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. This cut the German resupply lines in two. 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. Arrondissement de Verviers, The 60th Infantry was reactivated and assigned to the 9th Infantry Division on 10 August 1940. The Germans hit the 2nd Battalion from all four sides with two infantry battalions supported by artillery. The 60th Armd. during the Second World War 1939-1945. Research page for the World War 2 Actions of the 60th Infantry Regiment of the 9th Infantry Division. 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. Following the breakout at St. The 60th Infantry's 1st Battalion landed 2,800 yards north of their assigned beach, and were engaged by French light tanks once ashore. 9th Armored Division Artillery. Please try again later. The 60th Infantry was reactivated and assigned to the 9th Infantry Division on 10 August 1940. Locatelli") is an inactive tank battalion of the Italian Army based in Altamura in Apulia. 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. These operations enabled the battalions to be awarded unit citations and campaign streamers, including one Presidential Unit Citation. 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. Another view of the 60th Infantry's bazooka jeep. 8 bazookas; 3 57mm anti-tank guns; 2 .50 cal and The battalions are organized for basic combat training with Companies A through F in each battalion. 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 Today be thankful to these 9 men who gave their life for your freedom. THORNE, Horace M. [posthumously] Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Troop D, 89th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th Armored Division. We’ve updated the security on the site. Inf. While destroying a German roadblock, one of the volunteers, Private First Class Jack Thomas, won the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism. We have set your language to 1st Battalion as 60th Armored Infantry 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). Next the 60th Infantry entered Belgium and made its second combat crossing of the Meuse River. Locatelli") was a tank battalion of the Italian Army based in Altamura in Apulia. The HQ Company was equipped with. 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. Locatelli" (Italian: 60° Battaglione Carri "M.O. A generation later, in August 1940, war in Europe resulted in a rapid expansion of the U.S. Army. The pursuit was hindered by a number booby traps, demolitions, anti-tank and personnel mines, craters and blown bridges. 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. Liège, Colombe. Regiment (less 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions) as 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion. 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. 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. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. In 1944 an US Army infantry battalion roughly consisted of 900 men. 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. Its 2nd and 3rd Battalions were strafed by French planes. Rest and further training followed for some two months. 31st Infantry Division 61st Inf Bde 155th 156th 62nd Inf Bde 154th 167th 124th. The 52d Armored Infantry Battalion was ordered to re­vert to the 9th Armored Division as soon as operational conditions permitted. 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. × Operationally the battalion was last assigned to the Armored Brigade "Pinerolo". The 9th Division was the only major U.S. combat unit to conduct operations in the Mekong Delta. In this action the 2nd Battalion achieved outstanding results. These were divided up in the HQ Company with 120 men. 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. For a time, the 60th Regiment was believed to be lost. Continuing south, the regiment was one of the first to cross the Rhine at Remagen. The 60th Tank Battalion "M.O. Originally the battalion, like all Italian tank units, was part of the infantry, but since 1 June 1999 it is part of the cavalry. 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. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. The battalion, marching in order K, Hq. 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. During this battle, First Lieutenant Samuel Woodfill, later called by General John "Blackjack" Pershing, Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) on the Western Front, "the outstanding doughboy of the war",[1] was awarded the Medal of Honor for his single-handed destruction of a German company (with all available weapons from a machine gun to pick ax) as his battalion made an epic crossing of the Meuse River under ferocious enemy fire to help break the back of German resistance. 32nd Infantry Division 63rd Inf Bde 125th 126th 64th Inf Bde ... *AIR broken up into three separate armored Infantry battalions. 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 chief German success on 17 December came at the close of day, with an attack by the 1st Battalion, 988th Regiment, on Beaufort. [Although 'Old Reliables' were returning to the United States, from the Summer of 1969 on into the Fall of 1970, units of the 3rd Brigade remained in the Mekong Delta; operating under the command of the 25th Infantry Division in Cu Chi] The Division returned to Ft. Lewis, Washington, in 1970 where its battalions were inactivated. “This was the colored troops’ first taste of combat,” the regiment’s combat historian recorded, “and they took a … 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.