Battle of Buchhof and Stein am Kocher

The Battle of Buchhof and Stein am Kocher was a seven-day battle fought between the

"On April 9th ... Company F, Company E, and Company G was down to 63, 50, and 83 men, respectively. Of the approximately 500 infantry men who were in the Battalion 7 days prior, only 196 did not sustain any physical injuries from this battle." 2nd Battalion of the 253rd Infantry Regiment sustain 66 killed in action and 238 wounded in action. The unit did not receive their Presidential Unit Citations until 2000. Also according to Malone's 2014 book on the battle 9 men of F Company 253rd Infantry Regiment have the wrong date of death.^[2]

Awards

• 2nd Battalion of the 253rd Infantry Regiment 63rd Infantry Division medals for April 2–12:
  • one
    Staff Sergeant John R. Crews
    of the 2 the division earned during the war.
  • three Distinguished Service Cross (United States) of the 9 that the division earned during the war.
  • Silver Stars
  • Bronze Stars
  • one Presidential Unit Citation
• First Lieutenant James E. Robinson Jr., of Battery A, 861st Field Artillery Battalion, 63d Infantry Division, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions near Untergriesheim and Kressbach, in which he suffered mortal wounds, on April 6, 1945.^[3]
• Private First Class Mike Colalillo, of Company C, 398th Infantry, 100th Infantry Division, received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack against strong German positions near Untergriesheim, on April 7, 1945.^[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Battle of Buchhof and Stein am Kocher at Wikimedia Commons