359th Infantry Regiment  3rd Battalion, Fort Dix New Jersey 1945

Soldiers apart of the 90th Infantry fighting in Normandy, France

Soldier from the 90th Infantry boarding a landing craft in Dartmouth, England, June 2nd, 1944

DOD: July 26th, 1944

Place of Internment: Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Enlisted on June 30th, 1942

Rank: Private

Responsibilities: As a Private specifically in Infantry, soldiers would conduct independent combat operations

The general equipment that the Infantry soldiers would have carried would be a rifle, cartridge belt, haversack, entrenching tool, first aid kit, bayonet, and a gas mask

History of 359th Infantry Regiment and 90th Infantry Division: The 359th Infantry was created on August 5th 1917 as a unit of the National Army.  One month later it was assigned to be apart of the 180th Infantry Brigade which is connected to the 90th division. The 359th Infantry was also very active in Europe during WWII.