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The month of June began wi th our .battalion l~einforcillg t~le
fires of the 171 st Fi eld ~l.rti11ery Battalion. The C.P. vrns 10 CEt ted
s:p ,ctively. IJt. Olsop was the observer on the ~tatic O.P. at campo
leone at, 862397 and 3gt. Laubhan on alike OP at 860L!.01. Il'his VIes
6h5th T. D. had reporte~ to ou:!;' C.P; also Lt. Merchant had gone to
hind the "0" linephas \? Which was frOin. 865408 to 877425 a line ex
tending S and oW about 2 1/2 miles >:iW of IJanuvio, and contillu5nl~ to
advance Without meeting much resistance.' However, the enemy did r~t
:in ·f-ront 0 f our sector andspreadinto the 3hth Divi Sio n ;jector. Yet
their efforts were in vain, after vicious fighting the coun·ceratt8.ck
"Was stopped and our forceS again started advancing, meeting 'tNJO (2)
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more small counterattacks 'wl ich aGain \}61'e quickly ::lto lped.. i"t
1935Jj Division 'informed US th t, the 157th Il1fal1tr~r woulu diSplace
2nd battalion waS attacking one mile South o,f G-a112,ano (905L I-42) and
the 3d battlilion l57th Infantry at about: 1/2 mile east o-.L' Lake J\femi
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(935L~63) being' directly supportee!. by the l31st Field J.-l'tillery .i:kl.t'L&ldlOll.
The 1st .Battalion157th Inf'q.ntry had the :mission of passing thru t:ne
2d Hattalion as. SQon9-;'3 ~)ossi ole.! In the meantime the 131st .h&ci
kept advancing and at 1400b the battal:ion COTrl1'J.ander and the l::J8.ttali on
Executive went on 'reco-imaissance for neW :positions. - On di:CfETent
oCC' 'ons during the day" we had reports of prisoners being taken ''''-[''0
Said that they had suffered heavy 10 ~':;SeS, in one caSe our arti=_JJ;:2:Y
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said that they were afraid to fire on uS for fear of receivinz re
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cracked, since there Has only one c~ unte~'attacl and. t118.t onE; on a
S:Ylall :3cale in front of "AflCo.w.:pG.ny of the 179th .lnfan·cry;. o~nd
progress seeDed more rapid, the zone preparatio:Cls laid dOI'IYl by our
art ill ery VI 8re canst -.ntly being rai sed, farther 0.118&0. 0 four [,d
vancing troops.' :b'ournew officers came to our .b8.ttalion on this
day: Lt. Wolf, Lt. 'II.'Tarshall,. Lt. Gabrysch, and Lt. orter. In view
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of these ratlid changes ~h8~attalion Com,aI er ordered Lt. Oobb to
tires as the troops advanced; 'r.o .T.' sand d.efensive fj_res. G.uly
"one 0 bservell! miSSion" was attemped, and it. ad to be (\i scontinuecl
·OeC'3.1]8e 8'lloke hampered visibility ill spite of the clear day_ l1he
1I II BEJ.ttery 612 roundS; lIBtl Battery 1101 roundS; "C" Battery 1619
1'0 'J.nds •. Total: J 332 rounds.
June 3rd waS the start of "The Great l\i~igration fJ.1oVJ2rd _)CJne"
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tive beLr...g one mile '::>outh of Ganzano (9054/+2); and at l015.b our 3d
(} nzano, J. 0 ceo D'''''''opa .. eN.E. to Eake Al bano) and that '~he 3d Divi sio n
1\.t'·1218 our Infantry had reached their object.ive and Were on the
Lt. llerellant was d.irect?d to report to them. as 1,iai80n Off:i e8r. J:,.·u
jJi vi sion Co ntrol' v'rhen the cro ssec1 the 875 !'asting Lr· 'io. Line; Our
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_battalion 1J\0 -ld,·then be i.n cdreet Su})))ort. of' the 157th Inf'ntry. .i.-loG
2025Jj OllT Hegiment L.~ .0. captain ~-,jrigllt l'E:j)O rtea tIle 157th :.(e,;i2jl31 t
'l'ne nuuber of' rounds fired bye' eh b' -c';:'er~, '"e1'8 dS fol1o\.s: I: I ..' ,
Ba~~t817 726 rG1.wd S ; nBlf Battery 515 roundS; nc" Battery 8h7 round").
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dund.ay, June 4th, wus a day 0 f' movernen-c, the ljut'l.;ulion 1-'-.oVD1;,'
'cl1ree times and firing not a round. :~'.he lJivi,sl.on mo.in e~~is of.'ad
'/ est from Ho ad JUllctio_l1 5' mil eS 'Vest of'G-anzuIlo (8311+44) the 180th
;:;0 far 2l.11ead tho.tf'iring was impo sSi ble. lIt. Mere lant va~3 orctered
to report to 160tl1 8.S L.,"'O. Lt. Veach 1el't lor '~.l1C l'/l:::>t J,!'ie1c.1
l'rti11ery Battalion v,ith a mobile ,task fo~cce. The BattaliOI1 Itoved
at 1630Bto the nei"7 ,~josi'Gion 5 1.1 8 west of Gal1zal1o~ C •. '. at; 828L1.L:.)
':);,:;·cc.lo1i3h liaison v!i"tl1 their G'P; Lt l!'etzer VJ8...30rderecl to I'C~"01't r-. :'1
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the Ti "ocr, arriving in there ne'/ po si' iOES at 2200B aYlirO).iwl t,.. ly
5 miles 'I\leSt of Ro~ 'e. CP at 6?1609, ~ 652599, B 6h9607, (j 65h(J07.
10 ~oundd ere fired this day.
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taok over the I'ole of reil'1£ l'cL Gaur i'i- "S. Lt :roJ-,tel"' 8.110. .:)8;t.
L8.ubhEll1, ,H'orward b S 8vers, ',; ere 0 retered in. J';'o roUl:',':;'", v'fere fired
During The morning cd {eclnesday, June 7th, ths 15'ltb. ]!10V-SlJ. ~<<..:',in
:L 11to a ~C'endezvous area LI- 1/2 mil sS North Vest of Horde (6369). Hew
·plans from Di vi,.:rty reveal ed that the 1+5th Di vi sian xas to :f'olloVtJ t11e
36th Division in the attack on CIVIT." 'CCRIA. The 158'011 11'ield 1 rtille:r'y
[tyea 6 miles due ,west, of Rome (6264)., Battalion C ... "v'1:1,S e .. 'taoliShed
938th :f:l'ield rtillery Batt lion "vas relieved of reinfo:ccing the fi:CC:;3
jjuttalion tEL ing over. The 157th Infantry moved e.gai,n ,t 1732:3 Li.ltO
a ~LendezvouS area 7 11 ileS No rthwest o:f', orne (6070), e.nd our t\;"lO ~'8-
ll1'O8. at 6264 '>TaS to become a rest area, and so it pro'tc::cl tc be. Il't~o
Battalio n vvas in rest 1L thi s 1')0 sit ion until. June 21 st, duri.ng t i s
time the Bat'Galion 'I,Vas given ample o"J:-,ortunity to visit ROc;lO, Which
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had previously been declared 01'1' lLili t s . On Thursrl y, J-une 15th
rt Vl3.S a~moul1ced tha t t~le 2d J::)at tal~o 11, 157th Illfa~)try and all
at ached per-som:el Ilho ·:~oo.:: ~)[trt in ,the Bat~le of.' the caves in
i:lil e 1"0 ad mai'ch to a tr' i, _ing areC.< at 769293, 7 mll eS East 0 l'
oalerno· Ileal" the town of' ]'aiano.. The Battal':ho~n arrived in the n8\
rea at 2255:8. ~'rom this day until the end of the ~ o 11th the tiat
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( 1 ) Sketcll of __ utes rll:i.~aveled and. IllstE,llations.
( 2 ) oster of Or'ficers.
( 3 ) CasuQl ty l"~e:port.
( 4 ) Casualty List.
( 5 ) List of 8i ted Personnel.
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ANNEX NO. 1:3
}.lONTBLY HI.3TORIC.lu' REPORT
MONTH of JUNE, 1944
CASUALTY REPORT
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for period ..
1 June 1944 to: 30 June 1944
:5 0' . 0 1 dWA
3 0 ·0 1 KIA
3 '0 0 1 MIA
3 0 0 1 LfA
8 0 0 1. DiA
8 0 0 1 D/A
TOTAL: 0 0 7
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tor period.
·1 J"une 1944 to 30 June 1944
3 PRICER, aymond E
-Rank -A;'N Organ. I!:xtent
T/4 20830881 Hq. Btry.
GAL BERT, Ro bert L Pfc 35169289 HQ. Jjtry.
WARD, Clement C Pvt 11078830 Hq. Htry.
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KIA
BLAKE, • John V Pvt 33479433 Hq. Htry. MIA
GREENE, Charles N Pvt ,36462046 U Btry. LWA
8 lJ\M:B, Jo seph' P Ptc 35109124 (J B-cry. DiVA
HOWARD, John H.• Pvt 32670685 C Btry. ViA
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ANNEX NO. #5
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CIT .E D FE R S Q. N N ! L
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Medals .were awarded as indicated to the following individuals,
during the period 1 June 1944 to 30 June 1944.
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.li'Ul\1K, RUS '.ELL D; 0:"267164 Ba~t;talion Co
,unander
MAJOR
HUB~R, ALBERT' E • 0-273895 xecutive and _djutant
SCHEEFERS, PAUL E .. 0-293864 8~3 .
CAPTAIN ]/IILLER., LEROY, ( MvIT) . 0-337582 Assistant ,'::)-3
ED,L4.RDS, CO 'IN V. 0-420935 6-2
WRIGHT, JO EPH'"H.· 0-450132 Liai SO 11 0 l':Li C 61" )1
HUBBE .T, GEORGE 0.' 0-Lt-50052 Liaison Officer ;f2
KAHN, RO BERT~v • '.0-378919 Battalion 0urgeon
1st Lt FETZER, CRA-BLES K~ JR 0:..i165849 Assistant 6-2
OOBE, I WIN V.. .JR." " 0-1165828 LiaiSon Officer ft3
1111. TIUG, RI ClM.RD A. J"R' 0-1165909 LiaiSon Officer #l}
KESBWillIE~, CHARLES
J. 0"",11733:28 LiaiSon Bi10t
COLLINS, NORBERT M.
0-1166461 iur Observer
WO (jg) RI CH.ARDdON, in CIUillD N.
W-2117849 'Pe1"sonn~l Adjutant
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