Description
The Third Division Front Line
Vol II — No 40 | Bad Wildungen, Germany | 6 July, 1946
4 pages scanned (partial issue)
Names
• Adams, Lucien (S/Sgt, 30th Inf Regt — CMH recipient; 25th Marne CMH; knocked out three MG nests of crack German battalion near St. Die, France, 28 October 1944; from Port Arthur, Texas)
• Anderson, General (General — referenced in context of 3d Division Signal Co assignment)
• Apichello, Tony (Supervisor — of staff running Bad Wildungen pool; Special Troops)
• Atkinson, F. P. (Wis — referenced in Longevity Secret Coast to Coast item)
• Bamberger (Player — 3d Division Special Troops Bambino All-Stars; 6-2 win over American All-Stars at Schmidt Field)
• Bell, Eugene E. (Chaplain, 3d Bn, 15th Regt — author of ‘The Church In Germany Under Nazism’ Chapel Chats column)
• Bickers (Pitcher — American All-Stars; credited with loss in Bambino All-Stars game)
• Birmingham, Rita (Reporter — author of ‘ARC Round-Up’ column)
• Bjornland, Britta (ARC Club Director — ARC at Bad Wildungen; mentioned in farewell ARC Round-Up column)
• Blake, Stewart P. (Lt — 3d Division Signal Officer; unofficial report of permanent RA rank)
• Blum, Charles K. (Lt — 3d Div Finance Officer since March 1945; former Platoon leader G Co 7th Regt; assigned to 9th Inf Div at Augsburg; Bronze Star, ETO ribbon with eight battle stars; Oak Leaf cluster)
• Boerce (Pitcher — 3d Division Special Troops Bambino All-Stars; winning pitcher in game against American All-Stars)
• Boeren, Richard D. (Lt Col — ex-1st Bn CO, 30th Inf; whose four-year service was done with 1260 1st Inf Regt; sent to the Pacific)
• Bohannans (Player — referenced in Babes vs American All-Stars game)
• Boyce, Beryl (1st Lt — 15th Inf; assigned as Asst Division Finance Officer; ETO ribbon with eight battle stars, Bronze Star, Purple Heart)
• Boyse (Player — 7th Inf baseball, twin bill Kassel; batting performance mentioned)
• Brown, Thomas C. (T/5, 15th Inf — reporter; author of ‘Friscan Knocked Out Three MG Nests’ CMH article; listed in masthead)
• Calder, Stanley (Lt, 181st Labor Supervision Group — number two man on Marne Golf Team; leading 3d Army Golf Tournament at Fildalfing after 36 holes of 72-hole tournament; took lead with score of 151)
• Clem, Rhoman E. (Maj, 2d Bn, 7th Regt — recently awarded Silver Star for Volturno River fight, October 1943; mortar fire and heavy concentrations of small arms fire; also ETO ribbon)
• Clem, Rhoman E. (Maj, 30th Inf, Lowell, Washington — awarded Silver Star in General Order; also awarded medals to two former Marne officers and one enlisted man)
• Clower, Lloyd (Lt — Special Troops; member of relay team with Knappenberger at Fritzlar track meet)
• Cooper, D. (Pfc, J. Douglas — artist listed in masthead)
• Dawson, B. (Player — Division athletics; won pool in Bambino All-Stars game)
• Dedisio (Player — golf foursome mentioned alongside Van Pigman; Marne Tourney leaders)
• Delmore, E. B. (Maj, 39th Inf — liaison officer; from 9th Division to Bad Wildungen to facilitate on-the-spot transfer policy)
• Demers, Robert J. (15th Regt CO — assigned to 3d Div in July 1940; transferred to 103d TD Bn; returned to 3d Div in 1945 as CO 3d Bn; Maj John Georgelas assigned to 9th Inf Div in July 1940; joined 9th FA Bn of Divarty)
• Demers, Robert J. (Maj, 15th Inf Regt — first entered 3d Div in Sept 1940; served five years; deployed to D-Day; ETO ribbon and eight battle stars; Bronze Star and Purple Heart; Major now CO of B Btn 15th Regt)
• Dillon, Cooper (Pfc — artist listed in masthead)
• Douglas, Jack (Player — Marne Golf Tournament; Ninth Division; 9th Div linksmen; 637 total)
• Dunn, Joseph B. (Capt — Community Adjutant; announced Darmstadt fire department; took over Belina theater)
• Eakin, John K. (Capt, AC of S, G-4 — remarked on equipping 677th Infantry Regiment from 9th Division)
• Elliott, J. Douglas (Reporter — author of ‘Div AG Section Seethes With Personnel Management’ article)
• Euphemi (Player — Bambino All-Stars game; Special Troops)
• Euphemi, Lou (Supervisor — of staff running Bad Wildungen pool; Special Troops)
• Georgelas, John (Maj, Div CO — assigned to 9th FA Bn of Divarty; assigned to 3d Div in July 1940; transferred in Dec 1946 to 103d TD Bn)
• Gimbel, Joseph (Philadelphia — referenced in Coast to Coast ‘Interested Reader’ item about letter box charges)
• Gladwin, Jay (1st Lt — Public Relations Officer; listed in masthead)
• Graham, Sidney L. (Pfc — mechanical supervisor listed in masthead)
• Grimes, Lt Col (Lt Col — Finance Officer of 3d Div in July 1943; served following two years as Asst Division Finance Officer; from Oregon University; prior Infantry Reserve officer; transferred to Finance Reserve)
• Grimes, Lyle C. (Lt Col — named as Officer with permanent RA rank; Div FO)
• Hanna, Rhodes (Player — pitcher; Blue Devils; referenced in batting averages from prior issues)
• Hargrave, T. (T — Div Hq Provost Marshal Section; ‘Why I Reenlisted’ feature from prior issue continued reference)
• Harris, James L. (Lt, 7th Inf — CMH referenced in ongoing context; 21st Marne CMH)
• Hudges (Player — Bambino All-Stars; hit triple in second inning)
• Justinson, Jack (Supervisor — of Bad Wildungen pool staff; Special Troops)
• Kerrel, Hans (Minister — Church affairs under Nazism; personal friend of Hitler; said in 1937 ‘The wine is a sign of the eternal blood’)
• Keyes, Geoffrey (Lt Gen — 3d Army CG; visited 30th Regt with Mrs. Patton; inspected troopers of 1st Constabulary; lunched at 30th Regt Officers’ Mess in Rothwesten before going to Frankfurt)
• Knappenberger (Player — Special Troops; led field by comfortable margin in 100 meter dash at Fritzlar; took 400 meter relay with Clower)
• Lacy, William H. (Lt, Aide de Camp — present at Club Terrace grand opening)
• Lashbrook, Robert (Player — golf; Marne Open entry; has good records to credit with Deddisio)
• Leffler, Siegfried (Nazi German Christian — made radical commitments for marking the Third Reich)
• Lenhart (Player — Division athletics; Bambino All-Stars)
• Liebel (Player — 3d Army track; ran mile at Fritzlar track meet)
• Lyons, Danny (Sports writer and clerk — transferred to 30th Infantry; joined Front Line in February)
• McFalls, Carroll (Maj — has taken Major McFalls’ place as S-3 Officer, 30th Inf; left recently as RJ-3 Officer)
• McLish, Cal (Player — Blue Devils; Special Troops)
• Mendlowitz, Jerry (30th Inf — correspondent; all combat veteran; joined Front Line since April)
• Moore, Howard (Lt — Kitzingen Air Base; stole show at track meet; broke Arizona state record for pole vault; first in pole vault, high jump, javelin, and 100m dash; referenced in prior issue continuing coverage)
• Moore, John E. (Asst AG — direction of Miscellaneous Section of AG; including requisitions publication and mail and distribution)
• Murphy, James (Golf course runner — Bad Wildungen Golf Course; now runs course along with Ralph Dedisio, both playing in 3d Army Golf tourney at Tutzing)
• Nichols, J. A. (Col, Division Chief of Staff — subject of Biographical Sketch; veteran of two World Wars; present Division Chief of Staff since May 1945; born 16 March 1894; from York, SC; commissioned 2d Lt Cavalry 1917; married and wife resides in Columbus, Georgia)
• Niemuller, Martin (Bishop — opposition clergyman; placed in concentration camp by Nazis until close of war; name mentioned in Chapel Chats article)
• Noviello (Player — 1st Div; listed in Army golf tournament standings; alongside Conrad Rupert)
• Parker, Edwin P. (Maj Gen — Marne CG; visited 30th Regt with Mrs. Patton and Lt Gen Keyes; photo caption; inspected troopers of 1st Constabulary)
• Patton, George S. (Mrs — wife of General Patton; visited Kassel area; chatted with Mrs. Smith at 30th Regt Officers’ Mess; visited units alongside Lt Gen Keyes and Gen Parker)
• Patton, Ruth Ellen (Lt — daughter of Gen and Mrs. Patton; visiting with mother; in group photo)
• Pier, Gerald L. (Pfc, 15th Regt — Silver Star awarded via General Order; Cannon Co)
• Pigman, Van (Player — Marne golf tourney; tied at 162 with Willie Brown)
• Prachal, Frank (Lt, Special Troops — ran 1500 meter at Fritzlar track meet; formerly University of Illinois; member of relay team)
• Pruden, Frank (Lt — Personnel Section supervisor; AG Section)
• Ralph, Homer (Lt — now been redeployed from Classification Section; Army Commendation Ribbon; hundreds of replacements came to 3d Division from 3d Reinforcement Depot)
• Rosson, Col — listed in 30th Inf Regt staff changes as key departure
• Rupert, Conrad (1st Div — listed in Army golf tournament standings; alongside Noviello; both with 157 apiece)
• Saine, Harold J. (Capt — Easy Co officer; step into role of S-4 Officer, 30th Inf)
• Schackelford, William A. (Reporter — author of ‘Friscan Knocked Out Three MG Nests’ CMH article)
• Schlicht, J. F. (CO of Easy Co — will step into role of S-4 Officer)
• Silver, Irving (I and E — Bill Thompson won ping pong finals with help from Irving Silver; also Danny Lyons mentioned)
• Smith, J. A. (Lt Col — 1st Constabulary; escort for Patton-Keyes-Parker party in Kassel area; chatted at 30th Regt Officers’ Mess)
• Smith, Ralph A. (Lt Col — Chaplain; been 3d Div Chaplain for five years; wears ETO ribbon with eight battle stars and Oak Leaf cluster; Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster; Btry CO in July 1942 and Battery Executive in October 1945)
• Spinks, Ralph J. (Pfc — Photo Editor listed in masthead)
• Strong, Dick (T/5, Sports Editor — of ‘Down by Center’ fame; transferred to other units)
• Sudbury, Carol (Player — 3d Division Bambino All-Stars game)
• Thompson, Bill (Finance Section — won ping pong tournament finals at ARC Bad Wildungen)
• Tucker (Pfc — George Tucker; VHF carrier operator from prior issue)
• Van Pigman (Player — Marne golf tourney; tied at 162 with Willie Brown)
• Watts, James K. (Lt, Special Ho Co — present at Club Terrace grand opening)
• Whaline (Player — Army Golf Tournament; second place at halfway mark with 152)
• Whaline (Player — Army golf; took 86 on opening day to grab second place at halfway mark)
• Williams, J. R. (Maj, CO Williams Jr — Silver Star awarded; major who was a commander of 3rd Bn, 7th Regt at time; also referenced as Air Medal to Lt Col Grover Wilson; then AC of S, G-2, Hq 3d Div and 1st Oak Leaf cluster to the Bronze Star to Pfc Gerald L. Pier)
• Willis (Pitcher — 333d Engr; referenced in batting averages from prior issues)
• Wilson, Grover (Lt Col — Air Medal awarded; then AC of S G-2, Hq 3d Div; Bronze Star to Pier)
Locations
• Augsburg, Germany — destination of Lt Blum assigned to 9th Inf Div here
• Austria — referenced in masthead as 3d Division campaign theater
• Bad Wildungen, Germany — publication city; Division HQ; new Embassy Club terrace opened; municipal pool opened; golf course reopened; Stardust Show circuit show
• Bamberg, Germany — destination of Special Troops; also U.S. Constabulary at Bamberg
• Bordeaux, France — referenced in prior issue context of track team
• Coblenz, Germany — referenced as first occupation post of Col Nichols
• Darmstadt, Germany — Divarty HQ; fire department and theater facilities; Belina theatre; Russische Kapelle context
• Edersee, Germany — ‘Holiday Inn’ rest camp; Army Aquatics meet scheduled here 13 July; Bad Wildungen pool referencing Edersee resort camp
• Eschwege, Germany — referenced in context of Constabulary and service locations
• Fildalfing, Germany — location of 3d Army Golf Tournament at Fildalfing Golf Course; 72-hole tourney
• France — site of Adams CMH action (St. Die, 28 Oct 1944); Harris CMH (Vagney); campaign theater referenced
• Frankfurt, Germany — Gen Keyes and party proceeded to Frankfurt after visiting 30th Regt
• Fritzlar, Germany — site of track meet where Special Troops team topped three DP teams; Moore stole show at Central Division meet here
• Giessen, Germany — home of Stardust circuit show this week; French artistes performing
• Glondive, Montana — referenced in Coast to Coast ‘Hot Moment’ basketball scoreboard item
• Greece — referenced in ‘Lost Worlds’ book review (ancient Greek cities)
• Indianapolis, Indiana — referenced in Coast to Coast ‘Fighters In Tears’ item (US location — excluded)
• Italy — referenced throughout for Marne Division combat; Clem Silver Star action at Volturno River Oct 1943
• Kassel, Germany — 30th Regt Officers’ Mess in Rothwesten where Mrs. Patton and party lunched; service location
• Kitzingen, Germany — site of Central Division Invitational Track Meet; home of Lt Moore
• Leavenworth, Kansas — where Col Nichols served at Command and General Staff School
• Mannheim, Germany — 3d Army track meet 14 June; referenced for track coverage
• Meuse-Argonne, France — where Col Nichols served during WWI
• Morocco, French — referenced in masthead campaign theater
• Nurnberg, Germany — where German Swimming Team trained; Von Ribbentrop and Von Neurath were regular visitors to pool
• Philippines — referenced in context of 30th Regt sending men to Pacific
• Remagen, Germany — where Col Nichols commanded 78th Division Rhine crossing; bridge later collapsed
• Rhine River, Germany — where Nichols’ Rhine crossing consolidation happened; Patton Bridge dedication from prior issue
• Rosson (referenced as departure from 30th Inf Regt staff — location unclear)
• Rothwesten, Germany — location of 30th Regt Officers’ Mess where Patton-Keyes-Parker party lunched
• Russia — referenced in ‘These Are The Russians’ book review from prior issue context
• Sicily, Italy — referenced in masthead campaign theater
• St. Die, France — site of Adams CMH action, 28 October 1944; German 201st Mountain Infantry Bn encountered
• Switzerland — referenced in context of track team competing against Swiss teams
• Tientsin, China — where Col Nichols was assigned to 15th Infantry Regiment
• Treya, Germany — where AG Section base post office was located; four branch post offices maintained
• Tunisia — referenced in masthead campaign theater
• Tutzing, Germany — location of 3d Army Golf Tournament course; Bad Wildungen course manager also playing here
• Vagney, France — site of Harris CMH action (prior issue); referenced in ongoing CMH series context
• Verdun, France — where Col Nichols served during WWI battles
• Volturno River, Italy — site of Clem Silver Star action, October 1943
• Weinheim, Germany — destination of 300 men going to 3d Constab Brigade for attachment to 14th Constab Regt at Kitzringen
• Wildungen, Germany — Bad Wildungen Golf Course reopened; links laid out 1927; run by James Murphy and Ralph Dedisio
• York, South Carolina — birthplace of Col J. A. Nichols, Division Chief of Staff
Units
• 103d Tank Destroyer Battalion — where Demers and Georgelas were transferred during the war
• 10th Field Artillery — reenlistment statistics listed
• 14th Constabulary Regiment — attachment destination for 300 men going to Weinheim
• 15th Infantry Regiment (Friscans) — Bell chaplain column; Boyce and Demers biographies; Blum finance officer; Pier Silver Star; CMH Adams story
• 181st Labor Supervision Group — unit of golf team leader Lt Calder
• 1st Constabulary Brigade — destination of 300 men (282 AUS men, 18 RA) from 30th Regt; also 489 RA men; inspected by Keyes and Parker
• 201st German Mountain Infantry Battalion — crack enemy unit knocked out by Adams at St. Die
• 30th Infantry Regiment (Cotton Balers) — almost complete staff turnover; Clem Silver Star; Mrs. Patton and Keyes visited; Chapel article context
• 39th Field Artillery — reenlistment statistics listed
• 3d Army — Geoffrey Keyes CG; golf tournament at Fildalfing; visited 30th Regt
• 3d Division (Marne Division) — inactivation continuing; 1,879 enlisted men transferred to Constabulary; AG Section managing personnel
• 3d Division Signal Company — VHF carrier profiled; Blake listed as Signal Officer for RA rank
• 3d Reinforcement Depot — source of replacements coming to 3d Division through Classification Section
• 41st Field Artillery — reenlistment statistics listed
• 677th Infantry Regiment — to be completely equipped from 9th Division deactivation; Capt Eakin remarked
• 78th Infantry Division — Col Nichols commanded Rhine crossing; inactivated in Berlin May 1946
• 7th Infantry Regiment (Dragons) — Clem Silver Star for Volturno action; Demers biography mentions G Co; referenced in batting averages
• 9th Field Artillery Battalion (Divarty) — John Georgelas assigned here; one destination for transferred men
• 9th Infantry Division — receiving 300-man transfer from 15th Regt; liaison officers from 9th Div in Bad Wildungen; also receiving Bambino All-Stars team
• American All-Stars softball team — lost to Bambino All-Stars 6-2 at Schmidt Field 28 June
• Bambino All-Stars (3d Division Special Troops) — beat American All-Stars 6-2; second inning slugfest
• Div AG Section — seethes with personnel management; five sub-sections; direction under Maj John E. Moore
• Division Artillery (Divarty) — fire department and theater in Darmstadt; Georgelas assigned to 9th FA Bn
• Special Troops, 3d Division — track team topped three DP teams at Fritzlar; pool staff; Bambino All-Stars
• U.S. Constabulary — receiving large inactivation transfers from 3d Division; brigades at Weinheim and Bamberg; 27th Sqd moved into Schweinfurt