MARNE's Collection...

[MARNE]

Here the last few pages....

 

Page #12 & #13

 

Page #14 & #15

 

Page #16 & #17

 

Page #18 & Inside Back Cover

 

Back Cover

 

Kind Regards,

MARNE

[Walt's Daughter]

Sweet! Can't wait till Joe gets to see this.

 

Funny but when I was looking at all the pics, I couldn't help to think; man these guys have NO idea what's in store for them.

[j3rdinf]

Marne: Some geat pics. Many thanks. Cant help but wonder how many are with us now. Where were these pics taken? CA. WA, or where? I believe the 7th was at Vancouver, Ft. Lewis and Ft. Ord during this era ? No idea of where the 30th was then. Too early for this "youngster's" mind .

[MARNE]

Marne: Some geat pics. Many thanks. Cant help but wonder how many are with us now. Where were these pics taken? CA. WA, or where? I believe the 7th was at Vancouver, Ft. Lewis and Ft. Ord during this era ? No idea of where the 30th was then. Too early for this "youngster's" mind .

 

 

Hey Joe!

 

Thanks! Have you talked to Sherman in a while? Hows he doing? The pictures taken in this dinner menu were taken sometime I would ponder a guess in the November to early December time frame of 1941 just before their christmas dinner. I say that because a few of the photos show the infantry piping on the garrison caps and according to my research that regulation took effect in November of 1941. All the photos in the menu were taken of them while doing daily every day-to-day type activites and drill and formations while they were at the Presidio in San Francisco during the November to December time frame of 1941.

 

As for how many are still with us? I couldn't even being to say but heres their statistics:

 

U.S. 30th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 3rd Infantry Division

 

Campaigns:

WWI:

Champagne-Marne Defensive

Aisne-Marne Counter Offensive

Meuse-Argonne Offensive

 

WWII:

Algeria-French Morocco

Tunisia

Sicily

Naples-Foggia

Anzio

Rome-Arno

Southern France

Rhineland

Ardennes-Alsace

Central Europe

 

Constituted: Spring-Fall 1813

Unit: U.S. 30th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 3rd Infantry Division

Nickname: Friscans or Battle Boars

Unit Motto: Our Country, Not Ourselves

Days in Combat: 531

Theatres of Operation: Mediterranean and European

Casualties: 8,308

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients: 12

Distinguished Service Cross Recipients: 39

Silver Star Recipients: 854

Bronze Star Recipients: 1,068

Legion of Merit Recipients: 29

Soldier's Medal Recipients: 28

 

Fedela to Salzburg Survivors of the U.S. 30th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 3rd Infantry Division:

 

Officers:

 

Regimental Headquarters: 9

1st Battalion Headquarters: 3

2nd Battalion Headquarters: 2

3rd Battalion Headquarters: 3

Dog Company: 3

Howe Company: 2

Love Company: 3

Mike Company: 1

Service Company: 5

Cannon Company: 3

 

Enlisted:

 

Regimental Headquarters: 57

1st Battalion Headquarters: 32

2nd Battalion Headquarters: 19

3rd Battalion Headquarters: 29

Able Company: 12

Baker Company: 14

Charlie Company: 9

Dog Company: 33

Easy Company: 6

Fox Company: 6

George Company: 6

Howe Company: 23

Item Company: 18

King Company: 6

Love Company: 13

Mike Company: 28

Anti-Tank Company: 44

Service Company: 74

Cannon Company: 57

Medical Detachment: 16

 

Officers: 33

Enlisted: 502

 

Regards,

MARNE

[Custermen]

Great little booklet.

 

But what is it with the page of photos of the Dogs???

 

[MARNE]

Great little booklet.

 

But what is it with the page of photos of the Dogs???

 

 

Hey Custerman,

 

The dog in the photos was (I believe)was their unit mascot while they were stationed at the Presidio in San Francisco.

 

Kind Regards,

MARNE

[j3rdinf]

Hey Marne: Just looking back and finally answereing as I probably missed this in a hospial stay an now answerin. Yes,

hell yes, still in conact with Sherm Pratt our 3rd Bn L Company commander. Still hear from Sherm on a regular basis.

Fact is just got one from him yesterday. Us old "Cotten Balers" s (those of left) still stick together.) Must admit some

have been "joining the other ranks" though. "Volens Et Potens" guy. We are still in there kicking thogh.