34th Infantry Division Association

07/30/2026

Anyone know what Company L did at Anzio? We received this inquiry:

I am researching my relative, PFC Peter Rocco, ASN 33440162, who served with L Company, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, and was killed in action in Italy on 6 April 1944.

I have located an L Company morning report showing his KIA status, the report places L Company approximately two miles east of Bargo/Borgo Montello, Italy, during this April 1944 period. I am now trying to understand the broader context of what L Company was doing in the days leading up to his death and on 6 April 1944 itself.

I am especially interested in learning whether the Association has, or can point me toward, any records, maps, journals, after-action reports, newsletters, memoirs, photographs, or veteran accounts concerning the 168th Infantry Regiment or 34th Infantry Division that discuss L Company or the 3rd Battalion around the Anzio beachhead in early April 1944.

My goal is to better understand where L Company was positioned, what was happening in that sector, and what kind of action Peter Rocco may have been involved in when he was killed.

If there is an Association historian, archivist, newsletter editor, or member who might know where to look next, I would be very grateful for any guidance.

Thank you for your time and for preserving the history of the 34th Infantry Division.

Respectfully,
William Fisher

07/28/2026

PFC Melinski, lost for 80 years in Italy, will make his way home soon!

More than eight decades after a Minnesota soldier went missing​ during World War II, his remains have been found.

06/18/2026

Red Bull history event!

05/25/2026

At long last, the moment has arrived.
After years of field research, sacrifices, testimonies, and studies in historical archives, the Combat Road Association is deeply honored to announce the inauguration of the Memorial dedicated to the 34th U.S. Infantry Division, the “Red Bull,” at Monte Pantano.

For more than eighty years, the heroes of that distinguished infantry division had no place that represented their sacrifice or told the story of what happened on that mountain.
Today, that place finally exists.

The choice of location is not accidental: the memorial will rise in the very area from which the attacks toward the summit of Monte Pantano were launched—an area that witnessed fierce fighting during the winter of 1943. A place steeped in history, sacrifice, and memory.

The stone placed at the base of the hill will bear the inscription:
“34th Red Bull Division – Battle of Monte Pantano,”
honoring the courage and sacrifice of the many men who fought for the highest of ideals, ensuring that their story is never forgotten.

“Attack, Attack, Attack!”

Combat Road: present on the ground, to honor and remember.

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, please take a moment to remember our service members who lost their lives while serving our country.
Here, Lt. Col. Kyle Liudahl places his commander's coin upon each battlefield cross at the memorial ceremony for Chief Warrant Officer 2 James A. Rogers Jr., Chief Warrant Officer 2 Charles P. Nord, and Sgt. Kort M. Plantenberg, members of Charlie Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, at the North Fort Hood Chapel on Dec. 8, 2019. The ceremony was to honor the fallen Minnesota National Guard flight crew who tragically died in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash on Dec. 5, 2019.

04/29/2026

Don at Cassino!

1944 Vs. 2026

WWII Veteran Don Halverson points towards the a ridge near Monte Cassino, Italy that his company was responsible for assaulting. He was only one of a half dozen men to survive from D Company, 168th Regiment, 34th “Red Bull” Division. The destruction shown makes it unimaginable. Don is now 102 years-old!

www.theWWIIRifle.com

04/27/2026

04/18/2026

Does anyone know if there is a Red Bull memorial on Iowa's capitol grounds? Do you have a photo?

04/12/2026

The founding members of our Council Bluffs chapter, 1949.

04/11/2026

Are any members of our old Tri-State Chapter still kicking?
This announcement was in The Anderson Herald in Indiana. February 17, 1974.
The Herald Bulletin, Tri-State Living History Association,