History of the 313th Infantry in World War II
By: by Colonel Sterling A. Wood, Colonel Edwin M. Van Bibber, Captain Thomas L. Lyons [and] Pfc. Robert G. Deihl for the 313th Infantry Association.
Publisher: Infantry journal press
Published: 1947
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
Subjects: United States. Army. 313th Infantry; World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
Notes: "First edition."
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: Foreword by Regimental Commander - 11; title: Chapter 1: PREPARATION  15; title: GENERAL ORDERS No. 1— THE ORIGINAL 313th STAFF— EVENTS PRIOR TO ACTIVATION— EARLY DIFFICULTIES— FORMATION OF OFFICERS' CLUB; title: Chapter 2: CAMP PICKETT 20; title: ACTIVATION DAY— ARRIVAL OF FIRST RECRUITS— LIFE AT CAMP PICKETT —THE TRAINING PROGRAM— DEDICATION OF CAMP PICKETT— MOVEMENT ORDERS; title: Chapter 3: CAMP BLANDING 27; title: THE TRIP TO BLANDING— STORY OF THE QUARTERING PARTY— EARLY DAYS AT BLANDING — TRAINING AT BLANDING — SAND HILL LAKE EXHIBITION— THE FIRST FURLOUGHS— APPOINTMENT OF REGIMENTAL MASCOT— MOVEMENT ORDERS; title: Chapter 4: TENNESSEE MANEUVERS. 36; title: ARRIVAL IN TENNESSEE— EARLY DIFFICULTIES— FIRST FIELD MANEUVERS — ACTUAL MANEUVERS — RETURN TO CAMP FORREST — MOVEMENT ORDERS; title: Chapter 5: DESERT TRAINING 41; title: THE TRIP WEST — CAMP LAGUNA — TRAINING — CALIFORNIA- ARIZONA MANEUVERS— MOVEMENT ORDERS— DEPARTURE; title: Chapter 6: CAMP PHILLIPS 45; title: LIFE AT CAMP PHILLIPS— WINTER TRAINING— POM— FURLOUGHS— LAST DAYS AT PHILLIPS— MOVEMENT ORDERS; title: Chapter 7: DESTINATION UNKNOWN 56; title: THE MOVE EASTWARD — CAMP MYLES STANDISH — COMMONWEALTH PIER, BOSTON — EMBARKATION — OVERSEAS VOYAGE — ARRIVAL IN SCOTLAND; title: Chapter 8: THE BRITISH ISLES 63; title: GARSWOOD PARK AND MARBURY HALL— STORY OF THE ADVANCE PARTY— EARLY ACTIVITIES IN ENGLAND— SPECIAL EVENTS— LYPE HILL- PLYMOUTH— EMBARKATION; title: Chapter 9: THE TAKING OF CHERBOURG 68; title: LANDING AT UTAH BEACH— ARRIVAL AT SEBEVILLE— FIRST BATTLES- BOMBARDMENT BY FRIENDLY PLANES— THE DRIVE INTO CHERBOURG; title: Chapter 10: THE BATTLES OF NORMANDY 79; title: EVENTS AFTER CHERBOURG — THE HEDGEROW FIGHTING — HILL 55 — BLOODY HILL— MONTGARDON; title: Chapter 1 1 : THE BREAKTHROUGH AT ST. LO 87; title: RECEIPT OF ATTACK ORDER— THE BREAKTHROUGH— THE 313th MOTORIZED—CROSSING THE SIENNE RIVER— LINGERVILLE, AVRANCHES, PON TORSON, FOUGERES, LE MANS, LAVAL, LA-MELE-SUR-SARTHE; title: Chapter 12: THE ADVANCE TOWARD PARIS 93; title: THE ADVANCE TOWARD PARIS— CROSSING THE EURE RIVER— THE SEINE RIVER CROSSING— VAN BIBBER TASK FORCE— FINAL ACTION AT ST. MARTIN; title: Chapter 13: THE MARCH TO BELGIUM 100; title: RECEIPT OF MOVEMENT ORDER— CROSSING THE SOMME RIVER— UNFORGETTABLE SCENES EN ROUTE— ARRIVAL AT HOWARDRIES, BELGIUM; title: Chapter 14: THE RETURN TO FRANCE 104; title: THE STAY IN BELGIUM— RECEIPT OF MOVEMENT ORDER— ARRIVAL AT REIMS AND MONTREUIL-SUR-THONNENCE — AMBRACOURT, BETTENCOURT, MIRECOURT, POUSSAY— THE RUMPUS AT RAMECOURT— ARRIVAL AT AVRAINVILLE; title: Chapter 15: THE LUNEVILLE DRIVE 116; title: THE REST AT AVRAINVILLE — MOVEMENT ORDERS — CAPTURE OF XERMAMENIL— MARCH ON LUNfiVILLE — CROSSING THE MEURTHE RIVER — CAPTURE OF MONCEL AND CROISMARE — PREPARATION FOR THE FORET DE PARROY ATTACK; title: Chapter 16: THE FORET DE PARROY 123; title: THE BOMBING AND INITIAL ATTACK— SUBSEQUENT EVENTS— FINAL COORDINATED ATTACK— MARAINVILLER, LE NEUVEVILLE AND EMBERMENIL— RELIEF OF 79th BY 44th DIVISION; title: Chapter 17: THE REST AT ROSIERES 130; title: EARLY ACTIVITIES— PRESENTATION OF AWARDS— ARMISTICE DAY CEREMONIES—VAN BIBBER ASSUMES COMMAND— RESTS END; title: Chapter 18: THE RACE TO ALSACE 134; title: 1st BATTALION ATTACHED TO FRENCH 2d ARMORED DIVISION— ST. POL, ANCERVILLE, MONTIGNY, BARBAS, BLAMONT, SAARBURG, HATTIGNY, FRAGUALFIND, NIEDERHOF, SCHNECKENBUSCH, PFALSBURG, WEYERSHEIM, WEITBRUCK, KURTZENH AUSEN— THE I&R PLATOON IN GAMBSHEIM; title: Chapter 19: THE SIEGFRIED LINE 139; title: THE 1ST BATTALION IN STRASBOURG— ATTACKS ON THE SIEGFRIED LINE — HAGENAU, BISCHWILLER, OBERHOFFEN, SCHIRRHEIM, SOUFFLENHEIM, SELTZ, NIEWEILLER, SCHAFFHAUSEN, LAUTERBERG, NEW LAUTERBERG, BERG, KARLSRUHE, RIEPERTSWEILER, ROTTBACH, WILDENGUTH, SAEG- BUHL, PICARDIE; title: Chapter 20: RETREAT TOWARD VICTORY 153; title: HATTEN AND RITTERSHOFFEN— WITHDRAWAL TO HAGENAU, BISCHWILLER— DEFENSE OF HAGENAU LINE— RELIEF BY 506th PARACHUTE INFANTRY— THE MOVE TO PAGNY; title: Chapter 21: THE RHINE CROSSING 157; title: PREPARATORY TRAINING— OBJECTIVE: PERFECTION— THE SLAGPILE — HAMBORN — THE RHINE-HERNE CANAL — GELSENKI RCHEN, BOCHUM, ESSEN— OPERATION ZIG-ZAG; title: Chapter 22: ANTICLIMAX 168; title: ACTIVITIES IN SCHWERTE— SURRENDER OF GERMAN ARMY— THE MOVE TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA— ACTIVITIES IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA— THE MOVE TO VICINITY OF HAMMELBURG, GERMANY — JAPAN'S SURRENDER AND WAR'S END; title: Chapter 23: IN ACTIVATION 173; title: EVENTS FOLLOWING JAPAN'S SURRENDER — THE 313th INFANTRY RETURNS HOME; title: APPENDIXES; title: Medal of Honor Citation, T/Sgt. Robert E. Gerstung 176; title: Roster of Officers 177; title: Roster of Enlisted Men 178; title: Distinguished Unit Citation, 3d Battalion 202; title: Award of Croix de Guerre with Palm, 79th Division 203; title: MAPS; title: 1. CHERBOURG 70; title: 2. MONTGARDON 80; title: 3. MONTGARDON-SEINE I 86; title: 4. MONTGARDON-SEINE II 94; title: 5. SEINE TO BELGIUM 101; title: 6. POUSSAY 107; title: 7. WALSUM 163; title: ( Unless otherwise credited, all photographs in this book by Pfc. Stig Stabe, 313th Infantry )