History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II
By: Ed. by Donald G. Taggart.
Contributors: Taggart, Donald G.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Infantry Journal Press
Published: 1947
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 574
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: PREFACE xxi; title: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxiii; title: I. PREPARATION FOR WAR; title: "Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before"; We Prepare for the Showdown 3; title: II. CASABLANCA; title: We Storm the Beaches of North Africa and Capture a White- Walled City 13; title: III. NORTH AFRICAN INTERLUDE; title: We Learn the "Truscott Trot" and Prepare to Invade Sicily 37; title: IV. SICILY; title: "In Which We Carve Our Name" 51; title: V. SOUTHERN ITALY; title: We Battle in the Craggy Apennines 79; title: VI. ANZIO; title: 1. The First Battle of Cisterna di Littoria 105; title: 2. The Tide of Battle Turns 121; title: 3. The Big War of Little Battles 139; title: VII. THE PUSH TO ROME; title: 1. The Second Battle of Cisterna di Littoria 153; title: 2. Cisterna— Rome Operation: 26 May to 5 June 173; title: 3. Interlude: Rome 189; title: VIII. SOUTHERN FRANCE; title: From the Riviera to the Vosges in Thirty Days 199; title: IX. THROUGH THE VOSGES; title: The Summer War Gives Way to Bitter Combat in the Forests of France's "Impassable" Mountains 237; title: X. THE COLMAR POCKET; title: We Move in the Lead Again to Crack the "Frozen Crust" 283; title: XL GERMANY; title: The Long Trail from the Rugged Shores of Morocco Ends Deep in the Hartland 327; title: Appendix; title: DECORATIONS AND AWARDS; title: Medal of Honor 378; title: Distinguished Service Cross 389; title: Silver Star 389; title: Legion of Merit 403; title: Soldier's Medal 404; title: Bronze Star 405; title: Distinguished Unit Citations 431; title: Meritorious Service Unit Plaque 435; title: Battle Credits, 3d Infantry Division 437; title: THIRD (REGULAR ARMY) DIVISION, WORLD WAR I 438; title: ROSTERS OF PERSONNEL, WORLD WAR II; title: Commanders and Staff 442; title: Headquarters & Headquarters Company 443; title: 7th Infantry Regiment 446; title: 15th Infantry Regiment 478; title: 30th Infantry Regiment 507; title: 3d Infantry Division Artillery 534; title: 9th Field Artillery Battalion 536; title: 10th Field Artillery Battalion 539; title: 39th Field Artillery Battalion 542; title: 41st Field Artillery Battalion 545; title: 3d Reconnaissance Troop 548; title: 10th Engineer Combat Battalion 550; title: 3d Medical Battalion 554; title: 3d Signal Company 556; title: 3d Quartermaster Company 558; title: 703d Ordnance Company 560; title: 3d Infantry Division Band 561; title: 441st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 562; title: 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion 566; title: 756th Tank Battalion 571; title: "THE DOGFACE SOLDIER" 575; title: Maps; title: Fedala to Casablanca 20; title: 3d Division in North African Theater 47; title: D-day Objectives and Landing Beaches 5 5; title: Sicily: 10 July to 18 August 1943 62; title: Battle of San Fratello 67; title: Battle of Acerno 82; title: Southern Italy: 18 September to 18 November 1943 84; title: Crossing the Volturno 89; title: Approaching the Winter Line 98; title: Attack on the Flank: 22 January 1944 106; title: Landing Area and D-day Objectives, Anzio 107; title: Attack Against Cisterna di Littoria 114; title: 3d Division Positions: 31 January 1944 118; title: Enemy Attack Against 3d Division Line: 16 February 1944 129; title: Enemy Attack Against 3d Division: 29 February- 3 March 1944 134; title: Anzio-Rome: 22 January-6 June 1944 141; title: Operation "Mister Black": Development of Attack 145; title: Area Seized in 3d Division Limited Objective Attacks 147; title: Plan of Attack Against Cisterna 155; title: Breakout at Cisterna to Highway 6 172; title: Landing Area and D-day Objectives, Southern France 203; title: Southern France: 15 August to 12 September 1944 204; title: Battle of Brignoles 215; title: Advance Against Montelimar 222; title: Attack Against Besancon 227; title: Advance in the Vosges Mountains 246; title: Reaching the Meurthe River 254; title: The Advance to Strasbourg 267; title: Cracking the Winter Line 27$; title: Crossing the 111 and Fecht Rivers 304; title: The Colmar Pocket 306; title: Crossing the Colmar Canal 314; title: Isolation and Fall of Neuf Brisach 319; title: Smashing the Siegfried Line 335; title: Germany-Austria: 15 March to 8 May 1945 340; title: Crossing the Rhine 344; title: Battle of Nurnberg 355; title: 3d Infantry Division Positions at the End of Active Hostilities 371