HISTORY OF THE 410th INFANTRY

The 410th Infantry dates back to May 22, 1922, when a board of officers headed by Lt Colonel Jefferson D. Atwood, O.R.C., met in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and recommended allocation of the various units in New Mexico with Headquarters at Roswell. Lt Colonel Atwood became the first commander.

The motto "Super Ardua Surgo" (Arise Over Difficulties) and distinctive insignia were approved in 1925. The insignia was a blue enameled shield upon which was emblazoned the Sia sun Symbol in red, taken from the flag of New Mexico. The motto was inscribed on a scroll beneath the shield.

The 410th became at once a component part of the 103rd Division "The Rocky Mountain Division," as it was then called. The Division Commander at that time was Colonel G.R. Lee. The Division had been organized during the summer of 1921 as part of the Organized Reserve. Other units from Colorado and Arizona completed the division. The name "Cactus Division" was adopted at the summer training camp in 1925.

As is true of the 103rd Division, the 410th Infantry has no battle honors although many of the early members were thus distinguished. The regiment was disbanded as an organized reserve on June 30, 1942, as Division preparation was initiated to activate as part of the Army of the United States.

And so on November 15, 1942 the 410th Infantry was brought into active service and stationed at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, as part of the 103rd Division under the IV Corps, Third Army. Commanding the Division was Brigadier General Charles C. Haffner, Jr., and commanding the 410th Infantry was Colonel Carlisle V. Allan, of Washington, D.C. Colonel Allan and his cadre of officers and enlisted men from the 85th Division arrived at Camp Claiborne, early in October and were joined in the following weeks by the remainder of their officers, who came from various special schools held at Ft. Leavenworth, Ft. Sill, and Ft. Benning.

On Decembe 4th, 1942, the filler replacements began to arrive from induction centers of the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Services Commands. Enthusiastically both men and officers began that training which will make the 410th Infantry the smooth working, fast moving, and hard hitting fighting machine that it is destined to be.

 

---

Menu
Sunday, May 30, 1943

Roast Turkey
Giblet Gray
Snow Flake Potatoes
Fresh Peas
Creamed Corn
Head Lettuce
Thousand Island Dressing
Stuffed Olives
Sweet Mixed Pickles
Hot French Rolls
Butter
Devil Food Cake
Ice Tea
Ice Cream

 

---

ROSTER

COMPANY "B" 410th INFANTRY
CAMP CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA

OFFICERS

1st Lt Vinson, James A., Goldsboro, NC, Company Commander
2nd Lt Campbell, Burdette, Maple Park, IL, 2nd in Command
1st Lt Thompson, Charles H., Vienna,VA
2nd Lt Dorato, William J., New York, NY
2nd Lt Hebert, Julius F., Houma, LA
2nd Lt Martin, Klebert D., Houma, LA
2nd Lt Selin, Charles P., Reading, PA
2nd Lt Walsh, Kenneth H., Cleveland, OH
1st Sgt Ball, Kermit H., Hughes, TX
Mess Sgt Gillen, James J., Taylor, TX

STAFF SERGEANTS

Bork, LeRoy V., Chicago, IL
Ferguson, Victor E., Salado, TX
Hardy, Walter E., Terrell, TX
Krysinski, Edmond H., Marlin, TX
Zakravsky, Frank, Turtle Creek, PA

TECHNICIANS FOURTH CLASS

Monahan, Sam F., Northfield, IL
Weier, Raymond D., Independence, WI

CORPORALS

Austreng, Vernon L., Reynolds, ND
Bane, Doyle F., Dyersburg, TN
Braack, Clarence R., Chicago, IL
Craig, Earl J., St Louis, MO
DeBenedetto, Nick, Lobdell, LA
Fischer, Gerard G., Detroit, MI
Gilmore, James D., Selma, AL
Guskewic, Joseph J., Chicago, IL
Kersey, Mahlon T., Minneapolis, MN
Kiecker, Herbert A., Rochester, MN
Panarese, Dominic N., Chicago, IL
Seguin, Aubert F., Detroit, MI
Shaw, John H., Chicago, IL
Sinke, Marvin, Moline, MI
Streckenbach, Glenn A., Freepoint, TX

TECHNICIANS FIFTH GRADE

Conner, Paul E., Muskegon, MI
Peters, Herbert W., McCausland, IA
Ward, Connie G., Detroit, MI

PRIVATES FIRST CLASS

Adams, Lloyd E., Cheasaning, MI
Andrews, Orville, E., Verndale, MN
Beaird, Caryl R., Rapid City, SD
Brzyszczan, Peter W. Jr., Chicago, IL
Childers, Nim R., Hogansville, GA
Collins, Robert F., Adrian, MI
Coyne, Thomas F., Chicago, IL
Crowley, Ervel J., Charlotte, IA
Daniels, Lester W. Jr., River Grove, IL
Decanini, Edward J., Sonoma, CA
DuPerron, Van More J., Pinckney, MI
Eoff, Jay M., Sylvester, TX
Garrison, Jesse R., Evensville, TN
Giraudo, Bartolomeo, Los Gatos, CA
Gonzales, Juan D., Dallas, TX
Gordon, Henry G., Winnetka, IL
Gray, Dallas R., Detroit, MI
Haven, Richard J., Appleton, MN
Hendrix, Jack W., Waynesboro, TN
Johnson, Charlie R., Johnson City, TN
Jones, Melvy E., Bolivar, MO
Ledtje, Robert E., Gladbrook, IA
Livedot, Frank J., Detroit, MI
Maddox, L.B., Ridgley, TN
Mann, Robert H., Indian Mound, TN
Marso, Raymond J., Joliet, IL
Meifert, Robert H., Milwaukee, WI
Melton, Ray, Mulvane, KS
Metten, Maurice J., Effingham, IL
Milczewski, Theodore, Dearborn, MI
Oddo, Samuel A., Detroit, MI
Palmer, Howard D., Grandville, MI
Paprocki, Joseph C., Evanston, IL
Remmenga, William, Elwood, NE
Singleton, Leslie A., Duluth, MN
Stewart, Hubert O., Guthrie Center, IA
Struve, Harry T., Deshler, NE
Swanson, Sidney O., Minneapolis, MN
Tillis, Francis J., Sabula, IA
Trenkamp, Edward J., Preston, IA
Vollmayer, Vincent J., Detroit, MI
Wagner, Arland F., Reedsburg, WI
Walacz, Nicholas, Detroit, MI
Werner, LaVern J., Deshler, NE
Williams, Wilmot J., Oswosso, MI
Wilson, Rosie L., Reedsville, NC
Zatko, George J., Superior, WI

PRIVATES

Anderson, Reuben A., Austin, MN
Bateman, Walter, Trezevant, TN
Beaver, James F., Chicago, IL
Bedsaul, Clyde H., Forest Hill, MD
Bell, Edwin A., Milan, MI
Bell, Gordon M., Hazel Park, MI
Bentley, Eugene W., Moorsville, NC
Bergeron, Earl L., Turner, MI
Biskey, Robert Q., Thief River Falls, MN
Bommer, Donald T., Detroit, MI
Briarton, Robert, Bennett, IA
Brockmeyer, Darrell B., Bennett, IA
Bunker, Merle K., Eaton Rapids, MI
Byrd, Charles D., Covington, TN
Campabello, Vito J., Chicago, IL
Campbell, Clifford R., Chicago, IL
Ceraulo, Donald, Chicago, IL
Chesney, Lawrence B., Monroe, MI
Cihasky, William J., Hatley, WI
Conway, Victor J., Baraboo, WI
Crisp, Herschel R., Lafayette, GA
Dobranski, Thaddeus, Chicago, IL
Dockins, James A., Lebanon, TN
Dondlinger, Albert P., Lincoln, NE
Duckrow, Edward L., Blue Island, IL
Fennessy, James A., Chicago, IL
Foos, Clarence W., Russel, KS
Fuszner, Vernon G., Kirkwood, MO
Gardner, Charlie L., Bankson, AL
Gazaway, James L., Arcadia, KS
Gray, James H., Detroit, MI
Gross, Clifford D., Big Rapids, MI
Harris, Eugene C., Newport, KY
Hippee, George B., Baraboo, WI
Holmes, Roy V., Otsego, MI
Hubbard, Mack, Risco, MO
Jaskinski, Anthony S. Chicago, IL
Jeske, Ernest P., Kawkawlin, MI
Jewell, Louie, Dayton, TN
Johnson, Russell, Clinton, IA
Karvonen, Arthur G., Minneapolis, MN
Kelecich, Frank J., Summit, IL
Kerns, Raymond L., Stewartsville, MO
Kidd, Linden R., Eagle Rock, VA
Kirk, Robert O., Ann Arbor, MI
Klein, John E., Waterloo, IA
Klimek, Mark R., Joliet, IL
Kolesik, Robert P., Westpoint, IL
Lehmann, Ernest C., Minneapolis, MN
Levendahl, Birger E., Merrill, WI
Maine, Everett C., Marionville, MO
Maki, Toivo A., Embarrass, MN
Martens, William J., New Orleans, LA
McDermott, William H., Jackson, MI
McHale, Richard L., Chicago, IL
Meyers, Nickie G., Minneapolis, MN
Milton, Herbert L., Utica, MI
Minano, Carmen, Dearborn, MI
Montgomery, James R., Crosswell, MI
Moore, John, Lenoir, NC
Morgan, Milton, Honoraville, AL
Myracle, Hearl L., Darden, TN
Nelson, Mahlon W., Petersburg, ND
Newton, James B., Oxford, NC
Oleksiak, Edward J., Detroit, MI
Opland, Einar S., Duluth, MN
Peake, William H., Green Mountain, NC
Ponce, Angel O. Indiana Harbor, IN
Powell, John R., Easley, SC
Queenneville, Horace A., Detroit, MI
Rampley, William T., Rome, GA
Ramsett, Sherman M., Viroqua, WI
Ray, Albert, Lennon, MI
Rea, Frederick H., Detroit, MI
Reinwald, Anthony J., Wilmette, IL
Richey, Joe A., Honea Path, SC
Roggenbuck, Harvey G., Badger, MN
Ross, Lyle G., Ava, MO
Roush, James A., Dallas, TX
Ruper, William, Detroit, MI
Schoetz, George W., Merrill, WI
Sexton, John M., Morehead, KY
Shields, Alton M., Baxter, PA
Sinclair, Donald M., Baltimore, MD
Speegle, James C., Crane Hill, AL
Stapp, August C., Detroit, MI
Thomas, Robert L., St Paul, MN
Toney, Jack, Bostic, NC
Tucker, Theodore W., Dearborn, MI
Ullrich, John P., Waterloo, IA
Urbanowski, Leonard J., Chicago, IL
VanderRoest, Cornelius, Kalamazoo, MI
VanZandt, Richard T., Detroit, MI
Voss, Elmer D., Arapahoe, NE
Wall, Francis D., Strandburg, SD
Walters, James A., Corning, IA
Watkins, Cleve, Underwood, AL
Watkins, Robert, Detroit, MI
Weesies, Ben, Kalamazoo, MI
Weuthrich, Fred, Medford, WI

 

---

SOURCE: Souvenir dinner pamphlet published in May 1943 in commemoration of the twenty-first anniversary of the establishment of the 410th Infantry Regiment.