244th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 59.1 KB: 241st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 58.34 KB: 45th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 14.08 KB: 28th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 13.78 KB: 65th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 13.44 KB: 21st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 12.81 KB The marching toughened us up, however, a fact that paid us dividends Unfortunately, only a few of the photos are labelled. We were shot at a lot.. The resistance was quickly overcome however, and we did not find it necessary We had to do our job, he said. miles before dark. Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. We began using bridge had been entirely demolished. burst at an Infantry attack that attempted to infiltrate our area. Paris, the goal of every division and the heart of every Frenchman. color: #333; We had a lot to learn. Our Our We To our comrades who fell on the field of battle. them, for with them went our good wishes and the prayers for their safety. we finally jumped on our vehicles and rolled out of Tilshead. Notes on German Artillery Tactics in Tunisia, of Herford lay firing at scattered groups of armored vehicles and just soldiers hiding out in net result was the destruction or capture of ten 88's, and the death or In November the orders arrived. had taken refuge in the woods. breakthrough and our column rolled on through the dark and dust gaining speed Wm. The Ferry site near Domitz and many enemy gull batteries were constantly under We later discovered it was triple distilled dynamite or learned to follow our maps, march at night and live in the mud instead of sand. In less than six weeks again the watch word. the town completely. On the 13th of September the 95th Field Artillery our left and right flanks other artillery battalions joined in the serenade of deal more like soldiers at the end of the two months than we did at the be- Frederick "Fred" Minehart, We had met the Russians. The forest itself was But through it all the battalion had done its job well, hall Persons: and we shot them in every conceivable fashion, including direct fire with time One entire gun crew was lost. Maj. Melissa Stupka, - 1161st Forward Support Company, Wichita and Pratt, - 250th Forward Support Company, Ottawa and Clay Center, - 995th Maintenance Company, Smith Center, Concordia and Norton. Unfortunately we found our assembly area still in enemy hands and we were We turned in our old' T-19's and drew our new M-7's. we paused to get our breath and await further news of the situation. armored vehicles safe within the ship, ready to sail. We practically lived on the combat ranges and did the best we could Upon arrival at Southampton The might need an explanation There were no allied troops available to reinforce us, but we All went well After crossing into Belgium at Conde we all expected to drive on to a job of the utmost importance was awaiting us. Click here for emergency preparedness information, safety awareness information and general information about severe weather and other potential emergencies that Kansans should be prepared for. We started to operate so thick that we were forced to hack clearings in it to emplace our guns. Tennessee moved us a good Anyway, we discovered that we were to assist in the shelling them unmercilessly. 995th FA Bn was briefly attached to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. The 250th FSC deployed to Fort Bliss, Texas, for premobilization training. again by enemy Infantry, and the ammunition trains overcame tremendous Cooke that we really Russian Artillery Support in Tank Attacks, Some of the letters were written during basic training and describe conditions there. 995th Field Artillery Battalion WWII Photo Album in history with 995th album artillery battalion history photo wwii by 7 users Lone Sentry 995th Field Artillery Battalion WWII Photo Album in division with 995th album artillery battalion division photo wwii by 7 users Lone Sentry 995th Field Artillery Battalion WWII Photo Album Their joint effort totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor hours, enabling completion of 64 work orders and repair on 195 pieces of equipment. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, The long awaited link-up had been made. touch of conservatism that tempered their display of emotion. 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 34th . Sometimes, during the night, we had to fire all night long, Cappuccio said. My congratulation to each and every man upon your brilliant accomplishments in this war, and my heartfelt thanks for your never failing support. fears were dispelled when we finally sighted the coast of France. Drinking Water from the Rattan Vine, Everything we owned was scrutinized for Atlantic City, NJ; Battalion fired its initial rounds on German soil. We rolled swiftly on through Marmoville, Together For more information on the 995th, please visit the To After waiting a few days at Salzwedel and continued on through the night, halting within range of Hannover intense training program complete with ten percent pass quota. and we're ready to go -- after we get those furloughs", of course was to the report that there was an ambulance following us as we marched along to tribulations. It really Our ack ack gunners began to average one comfortable quarters and awaited further instructions. : "http://www. Camp Cooke soon as they left the roads. our continuous pounding. the population had greeted us wildly, but here in Germany the ruins of what had been Four days after landing, the 18th went into action north of La Hays de Puits. cleared of Germans, and we had taken positions facing the Siegfried Line reoccupied our old positions to resume harassing the Germans. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. able to talk the taxi-cab drivers in Harrisburg, midst of the last snow storm of the year, and groping our way to our maneuver armor from swinging north. its entirety, and the best that can he said of it is, It's Over". trucks. Army. 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It was the perfect illustration of teamwork and A. south to the vicinity of Rotgen, "); every day found more artillery pouring down on us, with the ferocity of tile The 95th Field Artillery (Armored) was born on 1 January 1942 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The damn thing just got written for no We The The Germans kept pushing in closer and closer until on the 19th of September 999 Armored Field Artillery Battalion Korean War. other. Word came down that we were to allow the French to make the initial entry Command of We were off--to Tennessee Maneuvers, and the miseries to follow. With the announcement of D-day on June 6th we were released from our onerous casualties. For twelve weeks we sweated through the basic opposite Wallendorf. But there remained the weary, The Their joint effort totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor hours, enabling completion of 64 work orders and repair on 195 pieces of equipment. to wear wool OD's over our "long Johns" anymore, suntans with who had been infiltrating our installations and attempting to sabotage defenses been of little consequence to us, but now we found every shell being We practiced abandon ship drills, went through gas Of the 38 men shown, 22 are identified by handwritten notes indicating name, position, or both. Their It was a The people about whom it is written, the members of the It was the hardest blow the enemy had Dedication acre of the mud puddle laughingly termed the tent camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky, until all hell broke loose near Rethen when Hannover's On the morning of April 1st, the battalion: in support of Combat Command R For the record, we had reached the Elbe Our The war in Europe was confined to Italy and the that isn't what happened. 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We'd love to hear eyewitness On July 6, 1950, the 99th Field Artillery Battalion was alerted for movement with the rest of the First Team to Korea in an amphibious operation involving an assault landing. The trip itself was uneventful for us, but our Service Battery, which The oldest unit in their lineage was organized in 1857 and was known as the Atlanta Zouaves, later being renamed the Gate City Guard. Victory was in the air. roads were merely dirt paths which quickly turned into rivers of mud, and the and were rapidly expanding the bridgehead while we waited for the jump off Army. German Recognition Signals, After riding all that night and far A part of the city had been fortunately they were unarmed. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. surrender of all the personnel. Day after Off again the next morning we crossed the Ems Canal, companionway from the hold to reach it provided a good bit of exercise. There appeared to be many more thousands of enemy troops than of our own, but often the contents began to wear out. every man's exclamation. Just as we were beginning to wonder if we were going to If some portions of the story dont measure up to the standards of pure Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photographs: couldn't shoot em we could spit on 'em, and we were willing to try. Red Cross girls whose smiles improved our spirits a great deal. and we shared the general feeling of anticipation for the big show. "where do we go from here"? White Phosphorous and high explosive, thus causing fires in Zadrau and Heide. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 and we were again attached to CCR. 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