9 they were sent in a midnight truck convoy around the newly liberated city of Rome to a large bivouac at Civitavecchia. While at Civitavecchia, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Ryder visited on June 15 for an inspection. The stellar training reputation of the 522nd had preceded them to Italy and, as commander of the 34th Division
of the Arno River. There were unconfirmed rumors that the enemy was evacuating Pisa and pulling back north across the Arno. The 34th Division commander, Major General Charles W. Ryder, ordered the rumors to be confirmed or dismissed – and the 442nd was called upon to furnish the patrols to probe as far north of the
at 9:45 a.m. and took them to a position just behind the front lines, closing in at 6:45 p.m. They were visited that evening by Major General Charles W. Ryder, commander of the 34th Division, with final instructions for the next day’s plan to relieve the frontline units: the 142nd Infantry Regiment and 517th Parachute Infantry
at 9:45 a.m. and took them to a position just behind the front lines, closing in at 6:45 p.m. They were visited that evening by Major General Charles Ryder, commander of the 34th Division, with final instructions for the next day’s plan to relieve the frontline units: the 142nd Infantry Regiment and 517th Parachute
moving on to Bagnoli. It was in Bagnoli that Companies E and F were trucked up from Salerno and finally rejoined the outfit. During this period, General Charles W. Ryder, 34th Division commander, gave his 100th troops a token of his esteem – the Red Bull shoulder patch to wear on the sleeve of their uniform.
here. Generals who had previously shunned this unit of Japanese Americans now jockeyed and vied with each other for assignment of the 100th to their commands. General Charles Ryder of the 34th Division called them “the best troops in the division.” Bill Mauldin, famous war correspondent writes of the 100th, “no combat unit in
