After training in the United Kingdom from 17 April 1944, the 79th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach, Normandy, 12–14 June.

The Division cut across the Moselle and Meurthe Rivers, 13–23 September, cleared the Foret de Parroy in a severe engagement, 28 September–9 October, and attacked to gain high ground east of Emberménil, 14–23 October, when it was relieved, 24 October.

During 18 and 19 October the 79th continued to maintain its positions and prepared to conduct an attack on the 21st to finally dislodge the Germans from the ridgeline. To further support this attack the 144th and 71st Infantry Regiments of the 44th Division were attached to the 79th Division with the mission of occupying the 79th positions. The Germans maintained light pressure on the 79th by conducting harassing attacks. These attacks were all broken up by artillery fire. Adverse weather continued to preclude the use of friendly air support. By the evening of the 19th the last regiment of the 44th had closed with the 79th and preparations were near completion for the attack on the 21st.

During the evening of 20 October the 315th Regiment moved on line with the other two regiments in preparation for the attack. The Germans made heavy use of artillery fire during the afternoon and evening, but with little result. The weather cleared sufficiently for the XIX TAC to provide air interdiction sorties against AMENCOURT. Bomb Damage Assessment indicated troops, vehicles, and supplies were hit.

At 0636 hours on 21 October, the 79th launched its attack with three regiments abreast. The division initially encountered moderate resistance consisting of small arms and heavy mortar fire, but by 0900 the 313th and 314th had reached their objectives. The 315th was held up by determined resistance along the ridgeline, but achieved its objective at 1400 hours after committing its reserve battalion. Adverse weather again prevented friendly air support.

On 22 October the 79th consolidated its positions and prepared for relief by the 44th DIVISION. German forces launched several counterattacks during the early morning hours but failed to achieve a penetration.

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Unit History 330th Engineer Regiment China - Burma-India Theater of World War II.
The China-Burma-India Theater 1944 - In coordination with the opening of the Ledo Road in the initial phase of the Burma campaign, the 330th Engineers were bridging the rivers and opening the way through dense jungle for tanks and infantry. During April the first of the monsoon rains began, thus impeding the progress of the road.

The Magwitang rose to a height of 6 to 12 feet above the road's finished sub-grade. To carry the road across the flooded section of the Magwitang Valley, Brig. Gen. Pick on 4 July ordered the construction of a causeway, 18 inches above high water level.

Tec-5 Felix Barros, 37350071, Company "E" was drowned on 25 July in the overflow of the Magwitang River, paralleling the Causeway. Burial services were held on 28 July.

By 0110, 20 September, all of the artillery of the Division had displaced West of the river. During the day the 1st and 2d Battalions, 112th Inf Regt, were attacked by the enemy but held the WALLENDORF bridge under heavy artillery and mortar fire and in close contact with enemy ground troops.

24 Feb 44 - Walsenburg: Staff Sgt. Andrew Dick Jr. was reported missing in action over Germany in a raid February 24.

22 May 46 - Walsenburg World-Independent - Dicks Get Word Of Death Of Son In Germany - Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dick Sr., of this city, have received official notification of the death of their son, Technical Sergeant Andrew Dick Jr., who has been on the “missing in action” list of the Army records since March 10, 1944. The notification came from Leon W. Johnson, Brigadier General, chief of the personnel services division U. S. Army Forces, Washington.

Records of the AAF, General Johnson states, shows that Sgt. Dick's aircraft, a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, exploded in midair and crashed near the village of Hungen, Germany, on Feb. 24, 1944. His body was interred in Hungen on Feb. 25. This town is 13 miles southeast of Giessen. This information was gathered from the translation of several volumes of captured German records, the letter states. Young Dick was inducted into the service on November 4, 1942, and was shipped overseas in November 11, 1943, where he was based in England. He was reported missing March 10, 1944. He was a gradate of Huerfano county high school, class of 1939, and took work at Barnes Business college, Denver and Angola Tri-State, Angola, Indiana, prior to his induction.

1947 - The body of Pfc. Tom Dunich will arrive tomorrow, Friday, for burial with full military honors and services, by the Walsenburg Croatian Fraternal Union No. 292.

26th Sep 1944
The 359th Infantry:3rd Battalion, supported by C Company, attacked at 0515 to extend the right flank of theregiment and secure a firm hold on the road from GRAVELOTTE East as far as ST HUBERT'SFARME. C Company and L Company on the left moved rapidly and had secured their objectivesby midmorning. K Company on the right, hampered by enemy mine fields and exposed ground,was badly handled throughout the day by enemy fire and one counterattack. By dark it was stillshort of its objective and was relieved by I Company preparatory to continuation of the attack in the morning.

Son of William Perry and Mary Ellen Hendrix, of Walsenburg, Colorado, United States.

Identical twins, Robert Hendrix enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and Ralph Hendrix in the United States Naval Air Corps.

Robert had just completed the initial period of training.

Ralph flew a plane based on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Near the end of World War II the Japanese resorted to the "Kamikazi" suicide attack and struck the carrier Ralph was on and he was killed. His body was buried at sea.