385th Infantry Regiment (United States)

The 385th Infantry Regiment was part of the 76th Infantry Division of the US Army during World War II. It was originally organized in September 1918, composed of National Army draftees mainly from Rhode Island, for deployment during World War I, but was ordered to be demobilized – before having reached its full complement – 19 days after the Armistice of 11 November 1918. It was reconstituted in the Organized Reserves in 1921, becoming fully operational and headquartered in Rhode Island. In 1942, after the United States had entered World War II, the 385th was ordered into active military service. It fought in Germany, including the Siegfried Line. The 385th's 2nd Battalion crossed the Nims River at Niederweis taking the town while the 1st Battalion attacked south between Nims and the Prum toward Irrel. The 3rd Battalion was the first of the regiment to span the Sauer and go into action in Germany.