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Les Geronimo À Carentan The Carington News N°9 Novembre 2015 L’autre côté de la bataille ; les Geronimo à Carentan Tous les quatre régiments de la 101st Airborne, ainsi que leurs unités de soutien, ont pris une part active et décisive à la libération de Carentan. Le 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, engagé notamment dans les combats de Basse Addeville, St Côme du Mont et La Barquette, se voit confier le 10 juin la mission de contourner la ville par l’est, via Saint Hilaire Petitville, après avoir traversé la Douve à Brévands. C’est le 3ème bataillon de Julian J. Ewell qui le premier atteint le soir du 11 juin le canal Vire-Taute à St Hilaire. Les troopers y bivouaquent, avant d’entreprendre aux première lueurs du lundi 12 juin la périlleuse traversée des marais en direction de la colline 30. Des canots pneumatiques ont été apportés par les Engineers pour permettre à H/501st de traverser. Le 3/501st avance sur la droite, avec le 2/501st (Robert A. Ballard) sur sa gauche. Les troopers progressent avec de l’eau au dessus des chevilles. C’est le 3ème platoon de H/501st (Captain Felix W. Stanley) qui est en pointe, malgré ses effectifs terriblement réduit par les pertes du Jour J. Les Lieutenant Curran et Herbert sont là, avec les squad leaders Cassada, Tyrrel et le sergent Robert J. Houston, de la section de mortier de 60 mm du bataillon, qui traine seul le tube, la base et 6 obus. Les canots n’inspirent pas confiance, et les troopers décident de traverser en empruntant le pont de chemin de fer seulement partiellement détruit. Ils entreprennent ensuite la traversée des marais à découvert vers le pied de la colline 30, en évitant un champs de mines.. La Compagnie Item suit la voie jusqu’à la gare avant d’obliquer vers la gauche. L’artillerie américaine commence à bombarder les positions ennemis au phosphore. Arrivés au pied de cette élévation, les Geronimos reçoivent les premiers tirs allemands. il s’agit de tirs de mitraillettes, bientôt suivies de tirs de mortier et de canons antiaériens de 20 mm. Le Lt Curan ordonne à Houston de mettre son mortier en batterie. Herbert reçoit un éclat qui lui arrache la mâchoire. Houston le soigne comme il peut avant de le renvoyer vers l’arrière. Houston porte son dévolu sur un emplacement de mitrailleuse. Il tire une première fois, puis ajuste son tir et drop deux obus sur le nid de mitrailleuse allemand. Cassada et Lloyd J. Lein achèvent les défenseurs allemands. Tout le platoon se rue à l’assaut, tirant et jetant des grenades dans les foxholes. Un jeune cuisinier de la compagnie H saute dans un trou qu’il trouve occupé par un allemand. Il s’en extrait promptement en disant : « Excuse me! ». Les lignes allemandes craquent, et tout le 3/501st se précipite vers le sommet. Un char les y attend que les troopers forcent à reculer à coups de bazooka. Julian Ewell prend position et installe ses défenses à hauteur de La Billonnerie. Le 3/501st tient Hill 30. Robert Houston recevra l’une des trois Distinguished Service Cross remise ce jour là à des membres du 3/501st, avec Lloyd J. Lein et Odel Cassada. The other side of the battle ; Geronimos in Carentan All four regiments of the 101st Airborne and its supporting units took an active part in the liberation of Carentan.The 501st PIR delivered an crucial blow to the German defenses when storming on Monday June 12th across swampy land south of Carentan, to make a frontal bayonet charge against a strong point known as Hill 30 at La Billonnerie. The final assaut against the german defenses of Carentan started out with 3/502nd along Purple Hearts lane, the former RN 13 between Carentan and St Côme du Mont. The 506th then circled the City from the west, while the 327th/ 401st GIR crossed the Douve at Brévands, made contact with the 29th ID coming from Omaha, and was to enter the city from the bassin à flot and the harbour. It was the 501st, spearheaded by its third battalion (Julian Johnson Ewell commanding), with 2/501st on the flank, which made a frontal charge up Hill 30 on the east face, which was heavily defended and fortified, with 20 mm guns, heavy mortars and Infantry. This heroic action on12 June, was spearheaded by Captain Felix W. Stanley, of H company. Even though the Engineers had brought up inflatable boats during the night, H/501st decided to cross the Douve using the demolished yet usable rail road bridge. I company followed, pushing straight towards the railroad station, then turning left towards la Billonnerie. German defenders open fire as soon as the first american smoke shells were fired in the early hours of monday June 12th. The Germans had zeroed-in the canal with mortars, because they anticipated an attack from that direction. The evening of 11 June, Jumpy Johnson (501st CO) had stood near the canal, briefing his officers in full view of the Germans on Hill 30. Rubber rafts were brought-up during that night, while a barrage of U.S. phosphorus and HE artillery fire worked-over Hill 30. When the attack commenced on the morning of the 12th, German mortars blew-up most of the rubber rafts, but a few did cross the canal with 501st troopers aboard. The rest had to cross the canal on the mostly destroyed Rail Road bridge. The water was ankle to knee deep all the way across that open area, and the 501st troopers had to wade through it without cover for a mile, just to reach the bottom of Hill 30. The whole time, they were subjected to flat trajectory 20mm cannon fire, Machine Gun fire and mortar fire. Third Bn under Lieutenat Colonel Julian J.Ewell was first to reach the base of the Hill. H Company men stormed up and destroyed the defenders, with support from Sgt Robert J. Houston's 60 mm mortar. This action ranks with LTC Cole's bayonet charge at Bridge 4 on the Carentan causeway, for valor under very difficult conditions. Lenny Lloyd, Odel Cassada (H/501),and Robert J. Houston of 3/501 earned Distinguished Service Crosses, for their roles in taking the Hill. After taking Hill 30, the 3/501 moved to defensive positions astride the D971 higjhway at the Baupte turnoff, several miles south of Carentan along the road to Isigny. They were near one of the road junctions known as 'la Fourchette'. The armored and W-SS/Para counterattack of 13 June came up that highway as well as on the Auvers-Carentan road. 3/501 participated in stopping that thrust at Carentan as well. The Carington News !1 The Carington News N°9 Novembre 2015 Heroes of Carentan… 2nd Lieutenant Robert R. Harrison Fin mars 1945, George S. Patton ordonne au capitaine Abraham Baum de pénétrer plus de 80 km dans les lignes allemandes, à la tête d'une Task Force, Combat Command B de la 4th Armored Division, afin de libérer un camps de POW, l'Oflag XIII- B à Hammelsburg. La raison de cette entreprise à très haut risque était officiellement de prévenir toute annihilation des POWs par leurs gardiens. La "vraie" raison aurait été la présence dans cet Oflag du propre gendre de Patton, John K Waters., fait prisonnier en Tunisie en 43. Cette mission fut un désastre. Sur les 300 hommes de la task Force, 32 furent tués, et seuls 35 hommes purent rejoindre les ligne sUS. Le reste fut fait prisonnier. Les 57 véhicules et chars furent détruits! Certains prisonniers profitèrent de cette entreprise pour tenter de fuir, mais beaucoup, affaiblis par les privations, demeurèrent dans le camps qui fut libéré 15 jours plus tard par l'avance Alliée. Parmi les "daredevils" qui tentèrent leur chance, un héros de Carentan, le 1st Lieutenant (2nd LT à l’époque des faits) Robert Randall Harrison. Un platoon leader de Item Company, 501st Parachute Infantry, il est le 12 juin à l'attaque de la colline 30 près de la Billonnerie. Sa compagnie est clouée au sol par les mitrailleuses situées sur les hauteurs. Harrison parvient en rampant à s'approcher à moins de 25 mètres d'une mitrailleuse. Il parvient à donner des coordonnées de tirs à l'artillerie qui tire pratiquement sur sa position. Deux de ses scouts sont touchés. Il les tire un par un à l'abri d'un chemin creux, toujours sous le feu. Il recevra la Silver Star pour cette actionHarrison sera fait prisonnier à Wardin en Belgique e 19 décembre 1944. Le 28 mars 1945, profitant de la confusion résultant du raid de Abe Baum; il s'enfuit à pied en compagnie d'un autre officier. Les deux hommes sont abattus alors qu'ils tentent de franchir une rivière. The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry), [then Second Lieutenant] Robert R. Harrison (ASN: 0-1013093), United States Army, for galantry in action while serving with the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. On 12 June 1944, his platoon was directed to envelop the German position on Hil 30 which dominated Carentan, France. When German reserves pinned the company down, Lieutenant Harrison moved up a sunken road to within 30 feet of a machine gun and remained there, exposed to enemy fire, directing artilery fire on the enemy. When his two scouts were wounded, he draged them to safety and returned to his exposed position.
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