134th Infantry Regiment Website
"All Hell Can't Stop Us"
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134th Infantry Regiment Website"All Hell Can't Stop Us" |
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Harley Frederick Niewohner, son of Frederick Henry and Lucille Edna (Edwards) Niewohner, was born November 23, 1917 in Bruce Township, Minnesota. He registered for the draft October 16, 1940. At the time he was working for the Todd County Highway Department in Long Prairie, Minnesota. He was inducted into the Army March 23, 1942 and served as a Communications Chief in the Communications Platoon, Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment. He landed at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France July 5, 1944 and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for heroic action during the battle for St Lo, France. T/5 Harley F Niewohner was killed in action August 10, 1944 in the vicinity of Mortain, France. He is buried at Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery, Swanville, Minnesota.
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Bronze Star Medal Citation |
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Technician Fifth Grade Harley F Niewohner, 37170558, Infantry, United States Army, for heroic service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States in the vicinity of St Lo, Normandy, France 19 July 1944. In the action following the capture of St Lo, maintenance of wire communications was difficult because of heavily concentrated enemy artillery fire upon that city. When wire communication to Company C was disrupted, Technician Niewohner, message center code clerk, voluntarily and alone, in the absence of the wire section, made vital wire repairs under intense enemy fire. The devotion to duty, disregard for personal safety and determination that his unit's communications be continued, are in accord with the high traditions of the military service. Entered military service from Minnesota. General Orders No. 35, Headquarters 35th Infantry Division, 22 September 1944 |
