US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Carson, CO)

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A Colonel WVALTER WV. YVENDT Commanding Officer Present-day members of the 60th Infantry still point with pride to the brillant combat record compiled by their regiment over 38 years ago in World War I, When the hard-hitting Go-Devils suc- cessfully crossed the Meuse River in what had been termed by military experts as impossible, General Pershing heaped further honors on the 60th by referring to the action as One of the most brilliant feats in the history of the American Army in France. Reactivated at Ft, Bragg, N, C,, on Aug, l, 1940, the unit re- ceived its World War II baptism of fire on the beaches at French Morocco, The regiment went on to capture its objective-the Djebel Goussa hill mass dominating the main German railroad supply line near Station de Sened, Africa, From this strategic posi- tion the Go-Devils continued on the flanks of the 47th RCT on its drive to Bizerte, crushing Rommel's war machine, the Afrika Korps, The Go-Devils next landed in Sicily as part of a combat team supporting the lst Division. Handed an assignment to capture the key town of Troma, the 60th crossed almost impassable terrain in complete secrecy to gain its objective, Pursuing the Germans, the 60th captured Monte Camolato and finally Floresta and Basico, On August 14, 1943, the Go-Devils, advancing near Monte Pamanazzo, were ordered to hold their posi- tion, Shortly thereafter the Sicilian campaign was over, Six days after the Allied invasion of France, the 60th got into its first action on European soil during World War II, Together with the 39th Infantry, the troops were given the order to march s 2 Y 'W Jfeafquaaleu 60 ft fnfawhy A Lieutenant Colonel CHARLES A. WHITCOMB Executive Officer to St, Colombe, France, It was here the 60th Infantry, in particular the 2d Battalion, achieved epic results. Driving hard against its objective, the 2d Battalion completely outdistanced the rest of the Division, For a time it was believed that they were lost, Actually, they had overrun the German defenses in the face of murderous fire and cut the main highway to the northwest, Instead of with- drawing, they set up a bridgehead on the Douve River and held their position for seven hours until the rest of the Division caught up. On March 7, 1945, the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen was cap- tured and the 9th Division began the job of crossing the mighty Rhine, The Germans commanding the heights overlooking the bridge poured tons of artillery shells down on the Americans, It took the regiment more than 24 hours to cross, But the bridgehead was established-through blood and guts and determina- tion of the 60th-and now all that remained was the race across Germany, On April 26, at 1830 hours, a patrol of the 60th contacted elements of the Russian Army-the East and West fronts were joined, It marked the end of the Third Reich and the end of battle for the fighting Go-Devils, Col Harold B, Mangold is conunanding officer of the Go- Devils, who are stationed at FORT CARSON

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l .Aw Lieutenant Colonel Major WILLIAM S. BOWVERS ALBERT DALBY Battalion Commander Executive Officer f'- -H , :hs M-.n-...M,,..... Ny! 3d Baftahbn 4 ff: Infantry Lieutenant Major 1fLt, ROBERT C. SCHUETZ BENJAMIN S. SILVER LOWVELL K. YVHITE S-2 S-3 S-4 1fLt. Mfsgt, ANTHONY 12. DAMMICCI BARRETT FRIQELS Asst. S-3 Sergeant Major Battalion Clerk

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, wk ir, Major Major C, H. FERGUSON RAYMOND GESELL S-1 S-2 ,......av!'-U Major Major ERNST SHUMACHER JOHN L, RHODES S-3 S-4 lfLt, Mfsgr, TEDDY G, I-IOLLOWAY JOHN SCHNEIDEN Assistant Adjutant Sergeant Major