Arthur Fitzgerald Military TIMELINE

Arthur E Niquette Fitzgerald Military Timeline

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1 Mar 1941

ENLISTMENT, 1-C Classification, Draft Board

Springfield MA

1941

BASIC TRAINING, Camp Edwards, Cape Cod MA

1942-1944

TRAINING & MILITARY Courses-Fort Rodman RI,
Fort Benning GA & Fort Adam RI

(all under Niquette surname)

Legal NAME changed: Niquette to Fitzgerald;

same service number

17 Feb 1944

Assigned to 90th DIVISION at Fort Dix NJ

Entire 358th INFANTRY/90th DIVISION moved to Fort Dix NJ & then Camp Kilmer NJ

21 Mar 1944

Entire 358th INFANTRY/90th DIVISION took train ride from NJ to NY Port of Embarkation

Loading of SHIP for 2 days; ship embarked but engine trouble 100 miles out so returned to port for repairs

27 Mar 1944

SHIP embarked 2nd time; 15-day journey to England; most of the troops were seasick

Docked at Liverpool England Apr 9th; Apr 10th all disembarked and went by train to SE Wales; set up Camp Llanmartin & began intensive training programs

1 Jun 1944

Entire camp under RESTRICTED SECURITY; divided into boat groups; preparation for landing

1 Feb 1944

13 Mar 1944

25 Mar 1944

9 & 10 Apr 1944

4 Jun 1944

Camp/Troops went to nearest RR station and detrained at Cardiff Harbor; boarded LIBERTY SHIP USS BIENVILLE and ship moved out into harbor; dropped anchor

6 Jun 1944

Arthur & UTAH BEACH LANDING; fighting at Sainte Mere Eglise & Northern France

D-DAY; ship crossed English Channel and troops onto France beaches

10 Jun 1944

8 Jun 1944

Arthur WOUNDED IN ACTION at Sainte Mere Eglise; evacuated to hospital in England

10 Jun-Sep 1944

Arthur's HOSPITALIZATION from battle casualty (thorax, leg, closure of wounds) Admitted June 10; discharged Sept 1944

Aug - Oct 1944

Northern France BATTLES continued while Arthur recuperated in England

1 Nov 1944

Arthur returned to 90th Division at THIONVILLE France; assigned to COMPANY A, 358th INFANTRY

5, 6, & 8 Nov 1944

Battle for METZ & assault on FORT KOENIGSMACHER;

due to weather, heavy rains, and swollen river, assault moved to Nov 9; last minute preparations and reconnaisance

9 Nov 1944

DAY 1 of ASAULT on FORT KOENIGSMACHER; heavy mortar fire and casualties

10 Nov 1944

DAY 2 of ASAULT on FORT KOENIGSMACHER by Company A, B, C, 358th Infantry; blasted way into bunkers and tunnels; heavy enemy counterattacks; worse mortar fire on Day 2

11 Nov 1944

DAY 3 of ASAULT on FORT KOENIGSMACHER; all-out devastating assault on Fort spearheaded by Company A

All-out devastating assault on Fort spearheaded by Company A. Arthur (2nd in command) took over company when his Company A squad leader was hit; US Casualties: 21 killed, 85 wounded, 5 missing; Arthur WOUNDED; medic tried to reach him but was hit; given first aid by member of his squad; Arthur taken to battalion aid station

Nov 1944-Mar 1945

Arthur's hospitalization & 2nd Casualty in Battle;
recuperation at 162nd General Hospital, England; penicillin treatment; after months of hospitalization, Arthur placed on limited duty

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