Description

History of the 351st Infantry Regiment      World War II     July 1942 to July 1945

Printed in Italy    1945      84 Pages          (Note: Unit Roster is in 88th’s Unit History)

Colonel Franklin P. Miller, Infantry Commanding

Contents Inside:

Introduction

Unit History
As The Twig Is Bent     Training
     351 Infantry Meets The Enemy     Cassino-Minturno
     Blood, Guts, and a Reputation     Santa Maria Infante
     The Spear Strikes     Itri-Valmontone
     At The End of The Rainbow     Rome
     Midsummer Fighting—1944     Montecatini
     Death and Glory in the Wheatfields     Laiatico
     Northward Through The Vineyards     Arno River
     Sweating Out The Gothic Line     Montognoso-Scarperia
     Gallantry In The Appenines     Castel Del Rio
     They Tried To Stop Us     Mount Cappello
     Power Drive Through Left Tackle     Mount Codronco
     Where Teamwork Turned The Tide     Gesso
     High Tide of Fifth Army     Mount Grande And Vedriano
     “Patrols Were Active”     Winter Line
     Final Preparation     Barberino-Pisa
     Spearhead Sunday Punch     Mount Capra
     The Dam Breaks     San Giovanni-Panaro River
     Storming The Po     Ostiglia
     37 Miles in 13 Hours     Verona
     351st On Patrol     Marostica-Bassano
     Into The Alps      Arsie-Borgo
     “Cease Firing”     Trento-Ghedi
     Toujours Prêt

Awards as of 1 July 1945
The Distinguished Service Cross
     Colonel Arthur S. Champeny
     Lieutenant Colonel Harold B. Ayres
     Lieutenant Colonel Raymond E. Kendall
     Major Frank W. Carmon, Jr.
     Captain Theodore W. Noon, Jr.
     Captain William B. Sandlin
     Lieutenant Ralph Decker, Jr.
     Lieutenant John F. Ebel
     Lieutenant Trevelyn L. McClure
     Lieutenant Charles W. Pierce
     Lieutenant Linnsey L. Wheeler
     Lieutenant John T. Lamb
     Staff Sergeant Sam Mc Gowan
     Staff Sergeant Delvin V. Sample
     Private First Class Walter Ellsworth

The Legion of Merit
     Colonel Arthur S. Champeny
     Lieutenant Colonel Harold B. Ayres
     Lieutenant Colonel Charles P. Furr
     Lieutenant Colonel Victor W. Hobson, Jr.
     Lieutenant Colonel Walter B. Yeager
     Major William H. Klein, Jr.
     Captain Charles J. Radosevich
     Lieutenant Joseph J. Baran
     Master Sergeant John F. McGrath
     Master Sergeant Chester A. Post
     Staff Sergeant William R. Abrams

The Silver Star
     Colonel Arthur S. Champeny
     Lieutenant Colonel Tillman E. Boyd
     Lieutenant Colonel Victor W. Hobson, Jr.
     Lieutenant Colonel Claude M. Howard
     Lieutenant Colonel Herman W. Ohme
     Lieutenant Colonel Walter B. Yeager (1st Oak Leaf Cluster)
     Major Frank W. Carmon, Jr.
     Major Edwin H. Marks, Jr.
     Major Trevor E. Williams
     Captain Gilmer H. Heitman, Jr.
     Captain Emmet B. Lyle
     Captain John J. McDonnell
     Captain Albert F. Reinwart, Jr.
     Captain Stanton D. Richart
     Captain Stanton D. Richart (1st Oak Leaf Cluster)
     Captain Charles J. Radosevich
     Captain Leo L. Sautter
     Captain George D. Schafter
     Captain George D. Schafter (1st Oak Leaf Cluster)
     Captain Allen R. Vail
     Lieutenant Joseph J. Baran
     Lieutenant  Harry G. Baughman
     Lieutenant  Perry J. Cheeney
     Lieutenant John F. Curry
     Lieutenant Ralph Decker, Jr.
     Lieutenant Roy C. Ellis
     Lieutenant Leslie P. Geelen
     Lieutenant James V. Masone
     Lieutenant Garvin C. McMakin
     Lieutenant Carlton R. Mikkelsen
     Lieutenant Herbert F. Mutschler
     Lieutenant John A. Neeley
     Lieutenant Edward A. Walsh
     Lieutenant Wilson G. Weisert
     Lieutenant John M. Weston
     Lieutenant Thomas A. White
     Lieutenant John E. Anderson
     Lieutenant Howard K. Knapp
     Lieutenant Lester F. Mac Donald
     Lieutenant Albert Muvrin
     Lieutenant Edward J. Pesano
     Lieutenant Calvin A. Pulliam
     Technical Sergeant George Anderson
     Technical Sergeant Calvin C. Colliver
     Technical Sergeant Elbert E. Greiner
     Technical Sergeant Charles J Hamrysky
     Technical Sergeant James A. Kirby
     Technical Sergeant Eugene J. Martin
     Technical Sergeant Leonard Maciejewski
     Technical Sergeant Frank W. McCormick
     Technical Sergeant John A. Smullen
     Technical Sergeant Charles M. Spiecer
     Technical Sergeant Clyde A. Vaughn
     Staff Sergeant Edwin H. Bender
     Staff Sergeant Richard G. Brine
     Staff Sergeant Arthur Chartier, Jr.
     Staff Sergeant Frank A. Christopher
     Staff Sergeant George H. Dall
     Staff Sergeant Gerhardt M. Eicholtz
     Staff Sergeant Rodolfo Gonzales
     Staff Sergeant William O. Hager
     Staff Sergeant Albert Kruger
     Staff Sergeant George E. Lancto
     Staff Sergeant Dale R. May
     Staff Sergeant Edward T. O’Brien
     Staff Sergeant Jose C. Orona
     Staff Sergeant Jose C. Orona (1st Oak Leaf Cluster)
     Staff Sergeant John T. Petro
     Staff Sergeant Howard E. Prather
     Staff Sergeant Leren J. Rauch
     Staff Sergeant Herbert L. Redfield
     Staff Sergeant W. W. Richards
     Staff Sergeant Harry A. Spears
     Staff Sergeant William C. Woodside
     Staff Sergeant Minor S. Workman
     Staff Sergeant Frank J. Ziegler
     Sergeant Oswald De Hoyos
     Sergeant Floyd E. Franklin
     Sergeant Richard D. Hoftman
     Sergeant Harold L. McDannald
     Sergeant Truman E. McEyea
     Sergeant Thomas F. Moftett
     Sergeant Clifford T. Nelson
     Sergeant George L. Parr
     Sergeant George R. Rubino
     Corporal William J. Schnorbus
     Corporal Arthur Tosi
     Corporal John Van Bergen
     Corporal Thomas Bowen
     Corporal Henry W. Cleeves
     Corporal Clarence M. Ferguson
     Corporal William H. Faust
     Corporal Edward Handcock
     Corporal Joseph Mills
     Corporal Deloy Rickenbach
     Corporal William C. Swaftord
     Corporal William C. Watts
     Technician 5th Grade Harold A. Gagnon
     Private First Class Harry E. Baggett
     Private First Class Benjamin Barela
     Private First Class Fred G. Binggeli
     Private First Class Ivan D. Black
     Private First Class Robert M. Boston
     Private First Class George Boykin
     Private First Class Frank Cimini
     Private First Class Alfred D. Crox
     Private First Class Walter D. Deay
     Private First Class Henry Dombrozky
     Edward M. Drozdowski
     Private First Class Asa E. Farmer
     Private First Class Kay H. Fishburn
     Private First Class Alden F. Johnson
     Private First Class Donald L. King
     Private First Class John Kovach
     Private First Class Stephen Lowicki
     Private First Class John C. McFarland
     Private First Class Richard J. Montague
     Private First Class John J. Patukonis
     Private First Class John Pawlik
     Private First Class John E. Prange
     Private First Class Anthony Rila
     Private First Class Rodolpho Sanchez
     Private First Class William F. Scott, Jr.
     Private First Class Bill D. Shaw
     Private First Class Warren A. Sherman
     Private First Class Donald G. Taylor
     Private First Class George E. Tyberg
     Private First Class Joseph P. Verdi
     Private First Class Vernon L. Ward
     Private First Class David D. Williams
     Private First Class Thomas C. Wilson
     Private First Class Peter E. Winther
     Private First Class Richard Zippel
     Private Charles T. Boston
     Private Paul H. Campbell
     Private Lawrence J. Cunningham
     Private Kurt Freisinger
     Private Roger C. Hall
     Private Sylvester Ignasiak
     Private Hendrick F. Rodriquez
     Private Lyle E. Rust
     Private John E. Takach
     Private Lester E. Wells