On July 25, 1944, the 377 thInfantry Regiment boarded a train to Camp Myles Standish, Mass. They are staged here until July 27, 1944. They stayed here before departing from the Boston Port of Embarkation on August 10, 1944 on the U.S.S. West Point. Arriving at Liverpool harbor in England on August 17, 1944, they made their way to Sutton Scotney, a village in Hampshire, England. From here, the Regiment was shuttled to Camp Barton Stacey, where they would train to familiarize themselves with German equipment and tactics.
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The Regiment received orders to move to France on September 6, 1944, and by September 9, 1944, they all traveled by train and truck to Southampton. From here, the 377th Infantry Regiment boarded the Harold K. Andrews, the Empire Crossbow, the Elihu Root, the William S. Tillhman, and the Llangibby Castle and made their way to Northern France. After several days of rough seafaring, they eventually land on the shores of Omaha Beach on September 15, 1944.
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From here, the troops departed on October 9, 1944 towards Carentan, traveling through Normandy, Paris, Versailles, and Verdun. At this point, the Regiment’s original assigned was to travel to Belgium, and they did. However, by the time they reached Arlon, Belgium, they were ordered back to France and arrived in Baroncourt on October 15, 1944, where they stay at a bivouac in Norroy-le-Sec, twenty miles northwest of Metz.
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On October 17, 1944, the Regiment moved to Foret de Vercheres and prepared to relieved the Second Infantry of the Fifth Division. The next day, Eaton’s battalion, the Second battalion, successfully relieved the Second Infantry from the front lines. Then, on October 31, 1944, the Second Infantry of the Fifth Division returns the favor by relieving the 377th Infantry Regiment. From that point on, they were positioned near the Moselle River, by the city of Metz.
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