482nd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored Division 470. Per Stanton, World War II Order Of Battle: 6 Jan 45 activated in France with personnel from the 1st Special Service Force with the 99th Infantry Battalion joined as the third battalion on 25 Jan 45; arrived in Norway 7 Jun 45; ". Shipping 325538490378 Seymour Mermelstein, from New Jersey, joined the First Special Service Force, composed of American and Canadian soldiers, an all-volunteer unit. Attached below a Silver scroll inscribed "AUDAX ET FORTIS" (Bold and Brave) in Blue letters. (laughs) And there were many. The 8th of May was then adopted as a flag day by royal decree in 1962. Would love to hear of any remaining nazi fortifications in norway that can be visited. The various Special Forces groups of the Second World War played a major role in the evolution of elite units in the decades to follow. On 2-3 December 1943 the Force captured the 3,000 foot high Monte La Difensa and La Rementanea mountain tops defended by a Panzer Grenadier division to crack the German Winter Line. Five months later, near the village of Menton, France, the FSSF paraded one final time on 5 December 1944, honoring the departure of the Canadians. Next question. 99th Infantry Battalion inactivated on 2 November 1945 at Camp Miles Standish, Massachusetts. 777th Inf . In May 1945, when the war ended in Europe, the 474th was sent to Norway to disarm the German forces. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for US Army 474th infantry Regiment / 74th Regimental Combat Team Patch Inv# K1132 at the best online prices at eBay! Dec 22, 2017. This unit was first . We searched National Archives Catalog and located the World War II Operations Reports, 1940-1948 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917-1985 (Record Group 407) that includes records of the 474th Infantry Regiment during WWII. 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272, Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States, Statistical Summary of Holdings by Record Group Number, How to File a FOIA Request for Archival Records. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. [15]. It includes all units except for platoons and detachments that were a part of larger organizations and is based on the following War Department and Department of the Army General Orders: WD GO 70, 1945; WD GO 75, 1945; WD GO 116, 1946; DA GO 23, 1947; DA GO 72, 1948; DA GO 6 . ORIGINAL CUT-EDGE WW2 474th INFANTRY REGIMENT PATCH. Numirile au fost publicate n The London Gazette i The Times n ianuarie 1919.. Medalia de conduit distins (DCM) Pentru un serviciu distinct n legtur cu operaiunile militare cu armatele . Disbanded 4 August 1952. There was also armed resistance and famous acts of sabotage, most notably the Heavy Water Warthat played out in Telemark. Jim Baker Member Regt and was demobilized at the end of WW I on 4-2-19. Frederick later commanded the 1st Airborne Task Force in Operation DRAGOON, the invasion of Southern France. 479th Fighter Group 7. as elements of various infantry regiments in the NY State Militia and NG. The patch is in nice condition. MG FREDERICK: Well, the qualities were that they had to be loggers, trappers, woodsmen, miners, forest guides and that sort of stuff. The red cross appears on the Norwegian flag and alludes to the 3d Battalion (99th Infantry Battalion), constituted and activated in 1942, and composed of the citizens of Norway living in the United States and Norwegian speaking Americans. We sent them down --. It was an iconic moment in Norwegian history. @mikegolicjr Dad/Mr. Reconstituted 18 July 1941 in the Regular Army. It marks the anniversary of 8 May 1945, when Nazi Germany forces withdrew from Norway and World War II came to an end. Thank's for any info you can provide me. Download our mobile app for on-the-go access to the Jewish Virtual Library, Liberating the Concentration Camps GIs Remember Table of Contents, Seymour Mermelstein - Buchenwald, W. Gunther Plaut - Nordhausen, Albert Schwartz - Nordhausen, Alvin Ungerleider- Nordhausen, George Chornesky - Ahlem and Salzwedel, Martin Donald - Bergen-Belsen, Julius Bernstein - Landsberg, Ronald Rabinovitz - Woebbelin, George Fichtenbaum - Gunskirchen, Balfour Goldman - Mauthausen, Rosalyn Orenstein - Mauthausen, Bernhard Storch - Sachsenhausen, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, 1998 - 2023 American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. He was also instrumental in procuring nonstandard equipment for the force. Activated 6 January 1945 in France with American personnel from the joint Canadian-American 1st Special Service Force. Recruits were sworn into the US military, received medical examinations and vaccinations, were classified and assigned to a unit, and were issued basic equipment. The insignia is based upon the FSSF 'red arrow' badge . Reference: -Sleeve Shoulder Insignia of the U.S. Army 1946-1989- by Richard W. Smith, plate 13. Simon. A descendant of Norwegian heritage now in NEW Zealand. The 74th Infantry Regiment was a regular infantry regiment of the United States Army. Colonel Frederick was wounded three times in Rome. Newly promoted Brigadier General Frederick was sent to command the 1st Allied Airborne Task Force for the invasion of Southern France. The FSSF was dispatched to Italy where the Fifth U.S. Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, was stalemated by the Germans. Nico Brandeis (1886-1917) was a German soldier who served in the Imperial German Army's Infanterie-Regiment Nr. The Regimental Combat Team (RCT) was a post WWII / Korean War era development. He led the Force amphibious assaults on 14 August 1944 on the islands of Port Cros and Levant in the Mediterranean. The RCT took the number designation of the infantry regiment. On 25 January 1945, the 99th Infantry Battalion (Sep) was selected to replace the 3rd Battalion of the 474th Infantry Regiment. On 7-27-47 the unit was des-ignated the 7th Regiment of Infantry (National Guard) NY State Militia. Born to a doctor and nurse in San Francisco, California, in 1907, Robert Tryon Frederick was the oldest of two children, with a younger sister. They were looking east and south. World War II regiment [ edit] Ryksopps Profound Mysteries Live in Oslo, Americans in Norway: Facts, Stats & Resources, Ryksopp: Norways Foremost Electronic Music Duo. "474th Infantry Regiment (Separate) 6 Jan 45 activated in France with personnel from the 1st Special Service Force with the 99th Infantry Battalion joined as the third battalion on 25 Jan 45; . There are several groups of the descendants of those veterans. Organized July 1918 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. This patch was used by both the 474th Infantry regiment in WWII and the 74th RCT in the 1950s. While conventional armed resistance to the occupation ended after just a couple of months, an underground resistance movement operated throughout the occupation period. The King handed out ten medals to people in honour of their military service at a special ceremony during the afternoon, following a church service and laying of a wreath. And that was where the trouble started, because I noticed that the Germans were not observing the north side of the mountain, because it was such a steep cliff, they didnt expect anyone to come up there. Next question. (99th Infantry Battalion replaced 3rd Battalion on 25 January 1945.) Frederick reinjured an old wound on his right leg for his eighth Purple Heart. In addition to inducting recruits, specialized units were organized and trained at the fort. The 74th Infantry Regiment was a regular infantry regiment of the United States Army. Learn how and when to remove this template message, http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lh.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=74th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)&oldid=953598129, This page was last edited on 28 April 2020, at 01:58. End has sleeve for flag pole and leather tabs. Reconstituted 18 July 1941 in the Regular Army. and still others formed the 474th Infantry Regiment, which served with the Third United States Army and performed occupation duty in Norway." This particular regiment of the US Army was created in November 1944 by the amalgamation of elements from the First Special Service Brigade; 1st, 3rd and 4th Ranger Battalions; and the 99th Infantry Battalion (composed of Norwegians and Norwegian-Americans). Subscribe to 474th Infantry Regiment Footer menu. Constituted 11 November 1944 in the Regular Army as the 474th Infantry. Was the Ranger Diamond worn by all the Battalion's in Europe? Distinguished Unit Citation (Army) 347th Infantry Regiment, 25 Mar, 45, WD GO 66-45, 1st Battalion (Rhine Crossing) Postwar The 87th Infantry Division was reformed in the Organized Reserve Corps after the war, in the Third Army area. $9.99 + $5.00 shipping. He was one of the youngest division commanders in the U.S. Army. So it must have had effect on them. Constituted 9 July 1918 in the Regular Army as the 74th Infantry and assigned to the 12th Division. patch original WW2 du 474 rgiment d'infanterie US. Does anyone know if there is a tie between the FSSF and the 99th Battalion? ORIGINAL CUT-EDGE WW2 474th INFANTRY REGIMENT PATCH, REVERSED COLORS VARIATION. This particular regiment of the US Army was created in November 1944 by the amalgamation of elements from the First Special Service Brigade; 1st, 3rd and 4th Ranger Battalions; and the 99th Infantry Battalion (composed of Norwegians and Norwegian-Americans). His dynamic command style and up front combat leadership is found today throughout Special Forces. Disbanded 4 August 1952. 474th Infantry Regiment (United States) or 74th Infantry Regiment (United States), Regular infantry regiment in the United States Army 474th Tactical Fighter Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, inactive United States Air Force unit See also [ edit] 474 (number) Sir Winston Churchill and Lord Cherwell, Churchills Scientific Advisor, suggested that a unit be formed to go into Norway and destroy the hydroelectric stations, go into the Transylvanian Ops in Italy and destroy the hydroelectric station, go into Romania and destroy the Ploieti oil field. In their off time soldiers at the fort enjoyed dances and socials, swimming pools and golfing, as well as a movie theater and post libraries run by the Red Cross. MG FREDERICK: Oh, a couple hundred prisoners. The 474th Infantry Regiment was formed from hardened Veterans of the Fist Special Service Force. After 1944 the fort was the location of the Military Intelligence Service Language School, where Nisei (second-generation) Japanese Americans learned Japanese, Korean, and Chinese language and culture in preparation for overseas service as interpreters, interrogators, and intelligence workers. When the war in Europe ended, MG Frederick was the commander of the 45th Infantry Division in Munich, Germany. (99th Infantry Battalion replaced 3rd Battalion on 25 January 1945.) In December of 1944 the Force was disbanded and reformed into the 474th Infantry Regiment who finally took part in the Liberation of Norway. Constituted 9 July 1918 in the Regular Army as the 74th Infantry and assigned to the 12th Division. MISLS students, 1945. He was a very good mechanic and I believe part of Maintenance Company. Accepted to the U.S. Military Academy, he graduated on 9 June 1928 with a Second Lieutenant (2LT) commission in the Coast Artillery Corps. Reproduction WW 2 US Army Guide on 474th Infantry Regiment Company D May have a few chalk marks from tailor, will clean off. The make-up of the remainder of the Regiment was American personnel from the joint Canadian-American 1st Special Service Force; signified by its badge of two crossed arrows. 475th Fighter Group, Fifth Air Force 173; 754. Unit of Service: 1st Special Service Force, 99th Battalion, 474th Infantry Division; Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 474th Infantry Regiment Location of Service: Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort William Henry Harris, Helena, Montana; Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont; Aleutian Islands; Naples, Foggia, Anzio, Italy; France; Norway; Germany QUESTION: What psychological effect do you think this had, or were you able to determine that it had on the German soldiers? US MILITARIA FORUM - COLLECTORS PRESERVING HISTORY There have been two units given the title '74th Infantry Regiment'. Blue is the color used for Infantry. 80. When the United States entered World War II in December 1941, Fort Snelling became the induction point for more than 300,000 men and women who joined the armed forces. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 474th Inf 475th Inf 501st PIR 503rd PIR 509th PIR. US Army 474th infantry Regiment / 74th Regimental Combat Team Patch Inv# K1135 $69.85 Buy It Now , $39.03 Shipping , 14-Day Returns, eBay Money Back Guarantee Seller: worldwarpatches (13,759) 100% , Location: Clewiston, Florida, US , Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: