Tonight I post Tuesday, August 12, 2014, about the inventors of the Kline family and related families that have served in been part of the Military branches and development during the last hundred years of ourNation and families. I will preface this Post with what my father told me when I asked him if going in the military was hard. His response was, they had soldiers in the Revolutionary war I think youll be okay! The fact that our family in such high numbers served in the military was an assumed obligation no one felt they should not we were all very proud but if I had to say there was one thread that went through the veins in the blood of those that have spawned us it would be that the Klines more than any other thing love their children!!! CitizenKline Cuzz Those that serve in chronological order: Robert L Kline Sr.United States Navy Norbert Kline, Uncle USN, US Army,Omaha, the most heavily defended beach, was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division and 29th Infantry Division.[143] They faced the 352nd Infantry Division rather than the expected single regiment.[144] Strong currents forced many landing craft east of their intended position or caused them to be delayed.[145] For fear of hitting the landing craft, American bombers delayed releasing their loads and, as a result, most of the beach obstacles at Omaha remained undamaged when the men came ashore.[146] Many of the landing craft ran aground on sandbars and the men had to wade 50 to 100 yards (46 to 91 m) in water up to their necks while under fire to get to the beach.[97] In spite of the rough seas, DD tanks of two companies of the 741st Tank Battalion were dropped 5,000 yards (4,600 m) from shore, and 27 of the 32 flooded and sank, with the loss of 33 crew.[147] Some tanks, disabled on the beach, continued to provide covering fire until their ammunition ran out or they were swamped by the rising tide.[148] At Reunion I will tell additional story regarding uncle Norb at this battle. Casualties were around 2,000, as the men were subjected to fire from the cliffs above.[149] Problems clearing the beach of obstructions led to the beachmaster calling a halt to further landings of vehicles at 08:30. A group of destroyers arrived around this time to provide fire support so landings could resume.[150] Exit from the beach was possible only via five heavily defended gullies, and by late morning barely 600 men had reached the higher ground.[151] By noon, as the artillery fire took its toll and the Germans started to run out of ammunition, the Americans were able to clear some lanes on the beaches. They also started clearing the gullies of enemy defences so that vehicles could move off the beach.[151] The tenuous beachhead was expanded over the following days, and the D-Day objectives for Omaha were accomplished by D+3.[152] Kenneth G. Kline, USA;The battle started on 7 March 1945, when American forces entered Remagen, on the south-west side of the river. The American force also included two battalions of soldiers from recently-liberated Belgium belonging to the Fusilier Battalions. German soldiers assigned the task of blowing up the bridge were positioned on the north side of the river. They wanted to wait until all the German force, on the south side of the river, had retreated across the bridge before they destroyed it. Just as the Americans approached, the Germans set off the explosives but most failed to detonate and the damage to the bridge, while significant, could be quickly repaired. A three-man detachment from 2nd Platoon, B Company, 9th Armored Engineer Battalion (Lieutenant Hugh Mott, Staff Sergeant John Reynolds, and Sergeant Eugene Dorland) moved with the first squad of A/27th AIB to reduce the remaining explosives after the first unsuccessful bridge demolition by the Germans. Crossing with lead elements, Dorland destroyed the main demolition switch box on the far bank. The remainder of B Company with the rest of A/27th AIB, finding and reducing more explosives on the bridge. After the crossing was initially secured, Lt. Mott led B Company in the hasty bridge repairs that allowed the first Sherman tanks to cross the bridge by 22:00 that evening. Outcome After the capture of the bridge, the Germans attempted to destroy it through a variety of methods, including air attacks by Arado Ar 234 jet bombers of KG 76, escorted by Messerschmitt 262 jet fighters. Over 50 sorties a day were flown during the roughly week-long bombing campaign, with the 262s usually running flak suppression for the bombers.Frogmen were also employed to implant explosives on the bridge supports, and in a final desperate move even a handful of V2 ballistic missiles were fired at the bridge. None of the missiles came close to the intended target, with the rockets landing in and around Remagen town and killing large numbers of civilians as well as German and American troops. The battle ended on 25 March 1945 when the allied forces could break out of their bridgehead and advance into the rest of Germany. Military Policeman John Jack Hyde commanded a detachment of MPs in the 9th Armored Division. Only 4 months prior, he was serving in the Battle of the Bulge when he refused George Patton access to a restricted area. Patton demanded to be let through and asked for his name. Patton saw that Hyde was promoted, and Patton stopped by the bridge to make sure he was promoted. Hyde was the divisions officer in charge of the flow across the bridge and established a rigid traffic control that his soldiers enforced. Hyde even refused to stop traffic for Field Marshal Montgomery, the highest ranking officer in the British Army, who demanded traffic be stopped so he could take a picture. After Hydes stiff refusal, William Hoage commended him for his obedience to his post and orders. Hyde received a Silver Star for his effort.[citation needed] Aftermath The site of the Remagen Bridge, viewed from northwest The bridge collapsed due to structural damage on 17 March, after six US divisions were in place in the bridgehead. By then the allies had already built 3 pontoon bridges about 1,000 yards down river from the bridge. Several German officers who had been assigned the task of destroying the bridge when ordered were court-martialed for their failure and were convicted, sentenced to death and executed.[citation needed] The bridge was not rebuilt after the war. However, the towers for the bridge are still there, and can be visited. The battle was depicted in the novel The Bridge at Remagen by Ken Hechler, later adapted into a film of the same name.
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