90th Infantry Division
358 Infantry Regiment
Company M
The youngest of 10 children, Herbert enlisted into the Army from his home in Minnesota, was involved with the D-Day invasion of Normandy and died during the Battle of the Bulge conflict in the Ardennes forest near Bras, Belgium East of Bastogne. Herbert was awarded the Purple Heart with 3 Oak Clusters. He was wounded several times but refused to be sent home. He was killed by a falling tree most likely from German shelling. Herbert's father William came to the US from West Prussia around 1880 to avoid the war and while Herbert was in Germany he wrote to his family in Minnesota that he wished he could visit his German relatives but was not able to for obvious reasons. Herbert is buried in the same cemetery as George S. Patton Jr.
Excerpt from "Battle History of 3rd Battalion, 358th Infantry 1945", by Lt. Colonel Charles B. Bryan.
-At 0730 January 13 the Battalion jumped off in the attack with Co I on the left and Co K on the right. However, due to inaccuracies on the map and an extremely dense woods, the attack was made too far to the right. Consequently it was necessary to withdraw to the original LD and relaunch the attack at 1200. The attack reached the Battalion objective by 1700. Throughout the entire assault the enemy threw in heavy concentrations of artillery, tank and mortar fire. The Battalion suffered between 55 and 60 casualties due mainly to tree bursts in the thick woods.
(Note: 90th division was assigned to the III Corps when Herbert was killed. Company M must have been attached to Companies I and K after their commanding officer was killed in action)
90th Infantry Division
358 Infantry Regiment
Company M
The youngest of 10 children, Herbert enlisted into the Army from his home in Minnesota, was involved with the D-Day invasion of Normandy and died during the Battle of the Bulge conflict in the Ardennes forest near Bras, Belgium East of Bastogne. Herbert was awarded the Purple Heart with 3 Oak Clusters. He was wounded several times but refused to be sent home. He was killed by a falling tree most likely from German shelling. Herbert's father William came to the US from West Prussia around 1880 to avoid the war and while Herbert was in Germany he wrote to his family in Minnesota that he wished he could visit his German relatives but was not able to for obvious reasons. Herbert is buried in the same cemetery as George S. Patton Jr.
Excerpt from "Battle History of 3rd Battalion, 358th Infantry 1945", by Lt. Colonel Charles B. Bryan.
-At 0730 January 13 the Battalion jumped off in the attack with Co I on the left and Co K on the right. However, due to inaccuracies on the map and an extremely dense woods, the attack was made too far to the right. Consequently it was necessary to withdraw to the original LD and relaunch the attack at 1200. The attack reached the Battalion objective by 1700. Throughout the entire assault the enemy threw in heavy concentrations of artillery, tank and mortar fire. The Battalion suffered between 55 and 60 casualties due mainly to tree bursts in the thick woods.
(Note: 90th division was assigned to the III Corps when Herbert was killed. Company M must have been attached to Companies I and K after their commanding officer was killed in action)
Family Members
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Herman E. Roeglin
1896–1992
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Erna Bertha Roeglin Thompson
1897–1975
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Emily Augusta Roeglin Weishair
1899–1938
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Dorothy Roeglin Reveland
1901–2003
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Fred Roeglin
1904–1989
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Carl Edward Roeglin
1906–1958
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Henry W. Roeglin
1908–1975
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Bertha A. Roeglin Christenson
1911–1999
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Marian Agatha Roeglin Caswell
1914–1998
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