328^th Infantry Regiment

The 328th Infantry Regiment was activated at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, on February 12, 1943 and assigned to the 26th Infantry Division. After training in the United States, it departed New York on August 27, 1944, reached England, and landed in France on September 7. Attached to the 80th Infantry Division in early October, it saw its first combat during the Seille River operations. Returned to the 26th Division, it attacked on the division right in the November Lorraine offensive, seizing Bezange-la-Petite and Moncourt during the demonstration toward Dieuze. The regiment later stormed Berange Farm, entered the Koecking Ridge Forest, and, reinforced by elements of the 4th Armored Division, entered Dieuze on November 20 and secured the bridge there intact.

During the continued Lorraine fighting, the 328th was committed toward Albestroff to assist the 101st Infantry and was delayed by German rear guards before occupying Honskirch on November 27. It attacked Fort Wittring in the Maginot defenses on December 9. When the Ardennes crisis drew the 26th Division north, the regiment moved into Luxembourg and crossed into that country on December 30. It advanced toward Arsdorf and Grevils-Bresil, then served as reserve and flank support during the division's difficult fight toward Wiltz. On January 20, 1945, it established a small bridgehead near Oberwampach across the Wiltz River.

In March 1945 the 328th helped lead the 26th Division's return to the offensive. It cleared Merzig and Haustadt during the Saar-Palatinate drive, then crossed the Rhine and was attached briefly to the 4th Armored Division. In the Main River phase it reinforced the Hanau bridgehead and helped clear Grossauheim. Attached to the 11th Armored Division in early May, it joined the approach to Linz and moved into the city after its capture. Reverting to the 26th Division, it entered Czechoslovakia on May 6.