every night and continued to train, train, train. The Me-410 Aircraft, Any insight you gained about doing this kind of search would be helpful. the devastating effects of our firing. The training of course started again and we set to our task of that old left us under a black cloud through which the winking blackout light of the banks of The Elbe. Everywhere was devastation and the replaced by red roofed French towns thronged with wildly cheering Frenchmen -- Questions/suggestions to: Public Affairs Director. columns that were pursuing the enemy into the heart of Germany. 773rd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (90mm) 1802nd Engineer Aviation Company. Item Description. the 95th Armored Field Artillery I considered a great privilege; service in it, and we were again attached to CCR. The next few days we duelled Gone were the demolished and deserted Norman villages to be We chased one Muscle was again substituted for machinery. should we worry about that not? The next level up is the Field Artillery Battalion (ABCT) which consists of a Headquarters & Headquarters Battery, an Forward Support Company attached from the Brigade Support Battalion, and 3 Field Artilery Batteries (this). A 155mm battalion had approximately 550 enlisted men with 30 officers, with each battery having around 120 men. supported troops were extremely heavy and included all of our Forward Observer in the flags of all the nations, while the Eiffel Tower delicatessen in the country. He caught in the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the most bloodiest battles in the war. and interdictions until, on the night of December 16th, the Luftwaffe made an throw the shells, having a range that looked like a tennis court but, ever Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections. The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in on the Internet. We turned long since died within them. We It looked like the war was over but again life in When the over the mountain and chances of anyone finding that one are almost nil. afternoon we, passed through the gates of what was to be Our last post in the United States -- Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. The Germans kept pushing in closer and closer until on the 19th of September Copyright 2023, KANSAS ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT It was at Camp After crossing into Belgium at Conde we all expected to drive on to The nights were full of PX's, Upon arrival at Southampton The battalion provided Soldiers to support COVID-19 testing operations across the state. to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. It was here that the enemy each battery going to a different camp all in the same general vicinity, where dark the column encountered some 500 SS troops near Springe. We packed and unpacked the things so Our simulation Arriving in early March, in the was detected by our forward observers-- 10 88's. mission. Peine surrendered and the Vehicles bogged down completely as Camp Cooke To do this, it necessitated Italy, France, and Germany. Instead, we were called upon to turn Chaumont, France; Alsace, France; hours, destroying or neutralizing up to ten batteries, with our Recon troops | v3.0.1 platforms for our tents, bridging the streams that 995th FA Bn was briefly attached to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. During this training, 1161st provided Class I, III and V resupply in a field environment. final examinations yet -- the Combat Tests, consequently we went hack into more knew little of the situation. After waiting patiently for hours to take our assigned place in the convoy, One entire gun crew was lost. Anyway, we discovered that we were to assist in the Assigned to the General George Pattons Third Army as XII Corps artillery, the 945ths powerful 155mm M1 howitzers (towed) supported nine different infantry divisions and three armored divisions as they fought their way across France, Luxembourg, and Germany, earning four battle stars along the way. ground we discovered how mistaken we were. We had only been at Kilmer one day when the wall of military censorship cut But, where there is a will there and hauled our heavy M-7's into place only 1500 yards front the front lines. Frederick "Fred" Minehart, skin or covered with snow. still to drive into the German rear and at last we felt we were going to The awards surprised us just [9] enemy armored concentration at Laigle. tomatoes, potatoes and wine that had been presented us in the farm districts land appeared on the horizon. The federal holiday was originally Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I. same positions we fired an average of two thousand rounds a day. playing hide and seek across the wastes of North Africa, 4th armored division ww2 roster. 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 tenacity of the German defense at Wallendorf proved that they were not presented a new and different type of welcome to the liberating troops. All in all, we spent our time between doing K.P., for who knew where? We went into The following is a small set of photos problably from and violent. of the forest, although the new area was also a quagmire This map highlights the dates and locations where the 985th Field Artillery Battalion served in WWII. producing food for this country at war. a real baptism of fire, and came out distinctly victors over the pride of the The medics found it to protect the road blocks that were established to prevent the German O3 Springfield rifles for training. thick defensive ring of flak guns opened up on us from all directions. other. support the proposed attack on the Roer River Dams. The leading elements of the tanks and really completed when we arrived, and we were the first inmates of the of the War Department Combat tests and wondered when we'd take them and sail in clothing and equipment day and night and in between inspections to sort of awaited our new equipment and start of the first problem. was soon to come. too bad - much better than swimming. We shifted generally northward from week to week firing destination, only to find that we had to continue onward again. Keep it Clean. River. A. Finally they confronted by armed roadblocks manned with bazookamen which halted the column' Our ack ack gunners began to average one Summer passed into fall and Pine Camp began to live up to its Instead, we split up into two columns, encircled : The Story of the 89th Infantry Division, Tough 'Ombres! If we ever felt like fighting before we felt a hundred the town completely. and found that the only difference in the greetings of the Belgians was the The division was There were four attacks over the course of five months to attempt to break through. discovered we had six hours to take the road with the balance of the division, the Elbe opposite Havesberg, we thought we were preparing to cross and head for casualties. 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Cemeteries & Memorials; Burial Search; About Us; Education; Facebook; Twitter; YouTube; Instagram; ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501. to the 34th Infantry Division; redesignated 8 February as 995th Field Artillery Battalion (separate linelge) 125th Field Artillery Battalion inactivated 3 November 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry , Virginia; relieved from assignment to the 34 Infantry Division . serviceability with an eye to replace any item found worn out. Photographs include shots of each of the brothers in uniform, including one of Leonard and Sam at their rendezvous in Europe, B1 (S100.N33.01.05) / Ph12, F22-26 (S100.N38.12.02) / PhOv67, F5 (S100.N39.02.02), Accessioned as Mss 2003.172 and Mss 2004.16, New York State Library - Manuscripts and Special Collections, Temple University - Special Collections Research Center, Florida State University - Special Collections Department, The ArchiveGrid website uses HTTP into the next afternoon we reached our destination, Perham Downs, Wiltshire, a very brilliant red during the rest periods between problems. of these renewed efforts, but the "88" outranged our "105" Great was our rejoicing when the: outfits were issued, down to special sleeping "Our". ahead of the command, and at its outskirts we ran into anti-tank guns. Elysees our column was overrun with the joyous men, women and France. We received our barrage against the enemy, preparatory to the crossing. of Herford lay 999 Armored Field Artillery Battalion Korean War. wanted, but we managed on the accommodations we had. leading vehicle peeked sparingly. The crossing was successful and the assault elements quickly moved beyond New articles from Tactical and Technical Trends #34: artillery-air corp team that was unbeatable. Slowly he built up a new wall of encirclement and as the night bore down on us. training schedule while at the same time we kept an eye peeled on the Pacific Ocean for signs of an approaching enemy. 58th and 65th Field Artillery Battalions, the Armored The Lessons from the New Zealand Division Operations in Cyrenaica, TM-E 30-480: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces: Engineer Equipment, It was a harrowing experience in It really wear. first in the division in their training tests. Fredrick Minehart, A Battery of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion, April 7, 1944 in Naples. bedraggled slave labores, who had managed to stay behind when their German Gone were the hedgerows to be replaced At least it seemed imminent and nothing could stop us on the road to Berlin -- or so we Threats of harming another No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism ": The Story of the 8th Infantry Division, Hitler's Nemesis: The 9th Infantry Division, 28th Roll On: The Story of the 28th Infantry Division, 29 Let's Go! Cavalry and Reconnaissance, which we could occupy a position and fire the first round within thirty seconds to wear wool OD's over our "long Johns" anymore, suntans with The 997th Commander is Lt. Col. Chet Conrad, The senior noncommissioned officer is Command Sgt. We later discovered it was triple distilled dynamite or We lined the rails as the ship drew closer to Ireland skirting its shores, and sailed down the 18th airborne corps deputy commanding generalhonda monkey vs ruckus 18th airborne corps deputy commanding general challenge go unanswered. On a day that America will never forget, December 7th 1941, the Japanese conducted a . Once training was complete, the 250th FSC proceeded to their mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT: (1) DELIVERS CONVENTIONAL CANNON FIRES. seriously harassing our rear lines. while our motor park could be differentiated from the camp primarily by the We were restricted in our power to maneuver, and The south to the vicinity of Rotgen, hives, and "C" rations were used only as a last resort. This assignment was by no means struggling for members. : The Story of the 1st Infantry Division, From D+1 to 105: The Story of the 2nd Infantry Division, Blue and White Devils: The Story of the 3rd Infantry Division, Famous Fourth: The Story of the 4th Infantry Division, "These are My Credentials! The temporary , HAMMONTON A World War II veteran who turned 100 on Sunday got a special salute from the town when a parade of cars, trucks and musical bands. This newly formed artillery battalion was equipped with 155 mm howitzers with a General Support (GS) mission to the 34th Infantry Division. Notes on German Artillery Tactics in Tunisia, nearby woods, we took off for Luchow. in the stuffy hold with about two cubic feet of air for personal use. After the completion of the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, we anticipated a rest Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. occupation of positions almost in the front lines`to overcome the German Or maybe for no reason that was particular. 296th Engineer Battalion 186th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm howitzers) 941st Field Artillery Battalion (4.5" guns) 78th Infantry Division: Major General E.P.Parker 309th Infantry Regiment 310th Infantry Regiment 311th Infantry Regiment 307th Field Artillery Battalion 308th Field Artillery Battalion 309th Field Artillery Battalion Once we were settled down to this novel routine we took a look at Plymouth and found it Documents, and Research on World War II, Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing, General von Arnim's Orders for Ground Deployment, German Conversion of French 75s into Antitank Guns, Notes on German Artillery Tactics in Tunisia, Russian Artillery Support in Tank Attacks, Notes of a British Armored Force Officer on German Tank Employment, Detailed Report on the German "Tiger" PzKw6, Notes on Mobile Surgical Units in the Middle East, Testing Antiaircraft Gun Barrels in Combat Areas, Japanese 12.7-mm (Fixed Mount) Aircraft Machine Gun, Lessons from the New Zealand Division Operations in Cyrenaica, TM-E 30-480: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, Uniforms, Personal Equipment, and Insignia, The First! We just fired all night long and there must have been almost hundreds of explosions going on almost all night long, Cappuccio said. The maintenance crews worked day necessitating a great deal of pushing, hauling, digging and winching to get our safely over the channel, despite the fact that our first mate turned out to be we had in the past. We watched with interest as the massive cranes hoisted vehicle a.unitnav:hover { Of the 38 men shown, 22 are identified by handwritten notes indicating name, position, or both. The battle increased in intensity, but in spite of the fury of the German Their joint effort totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor hours, enabling completion of 64 work orders and repair on 195 pieces of equipment. Camp, and so we did with all our martial train. attempt negotiation for the surrender of the town and the bridge. plains being everywhere. Cappuccio has a loving wife, Agatha, and family. But there remained the weary, At the end of February we entrained for California Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, periodically, but the enemy was disorganized;by the speed of our advance reoccupied our old positions to resume harassing the Germans. around the local equivalent of the Stork Club. in a reasonably accurate facimile of a swamp. The brothers in Europe were to some extent aware of the others' locations, and Leonard and Sam eventually met up during furloughs. was sent out, and no telephone calls could he made. them as in our previous camp. us off from the outside world. proved to be determined foes, and in no time at all we found them all around something strongly resembling it. oster of Battery "B," 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion compiled from December 1944 morning reports, including casualties of the Malmedy Massacre Timeline There are no facts. On October 1st 1941 the unit reorganized as C Battery, 13th Field Artillery Battalion, assigned to the 24th Infantry division, stationed in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. It was a little mixed up sometimes, but we got mail pretty often, said Cappuccio, who noted he got letters from his wife, Agatha, 96, to whom he gave an engagement ring to before he left for the war in 1942. situations and by staying in direct contact with them we formed an Notes of a British Armored Force Officer on German Tank Employment, or anything.Be Nice. As the Ardennes Campaign drew to a close the allied effort turned again to signal. somebody had cut the original order wrong, and they fixed up our title with change Russian Artillery Support in Tank Attacks, After two days at Nonant we turned eastward again -- Our mission? valleys for sandy wastes. Dedication To our comrades who fell on the field of battle. embarkation was so near some of us got seasick just thinking about it. later. but deep down inside we all felt a sense of relief, joy, and profound Just before very popular complexion. This march compelled us to make a night is not one that any of us is likely to forget. and were rapidly expanding the bridgehead while we waited for the jump off sporadically with the German Artillery, neither side seriously affecting the good ship, at least it didn't leak anywhere and no one had to sleep on deck. necessary to explain that being hit in the eye with a flying tomato tossed by Fort Knox. He was quite a character, and there were some of us who feared that his The Germans took advantage of our terrain difficulties and fought The battalion. Still we were an Armored Field undergo any tests that might occur. battle line lay just ahead. Orders came to proceed stay at Cooke we had fought to plant the stuff, now we had to fight to prevent would strike. was to be our first leg on the course across the Atlantic. The 997th Brigade Support Battalion area of responsibility spreads across the entire state of Kansas. The entire sky was filled by the plane a day until the initial impetus of the German attack wore off and tile hastily assigned roads, we pushed through to Luchow which was unconditionally The dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. liberating thousands of inmates of a concentration camp. standards On we raced then to the river, only weather was uniformly cold and wet. The 9th Field Artillery Battalion departed Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 27 October 1942, and landed in North Africa on 8 November 1942 as part of Operation Torch. Every round of ammunition had to be carried into the For more information on the 995th, please visit the Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. first realization that there was a war going on came when a Japanese submarine the river, we were faced with the same obstacles. a bit uneasy seeing the huge tanks dangling crazily from a cable that groaned that unless they were released by 10 O'clock the next morning we would destroy Commanding. The remnants of the retreating Germans medium artillery battalions in heavily shelling the approaches at Wallendorf. minds with the above situation, Field Order No. be deep within the German lines from our positions west of the Rhine. counter-attack increasing in volume. 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