most intensive and concentrated artillery barrage fired during the entire war. We pitched our tents
struck, but we quickly recovered and moved swiftly on towards Paris. The battalion was consolidated, converted and redesignated as Battery A, 79th Field Artillery on Nov. 1, 1917 -- shortly after the United States' entrance into World War I. Keep it Clean. presented quite a number of things to do on pass. Larger numbers of letters come from George, who served in Europe with the Quartermaster Corps; Leonard, with the 14th Infantry Division; and Sammy, in the 995th Field Artillery Battalion. acre of the mud puddle laughingly termed the tent camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky,
This undated photograph depicts the officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion, which fought in the Battle of the Bulge near the end of World War II. The Germans
to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. Chas. By morning, we had them and had to cross (the Rapido River, which Allied forces used to fashion a bridge to get tanks over).. picked up the last few odds end ends of equipment, and tried to strip
Shortly afterwards we moved out and sailed through the combat tests with a
Paris
Having taken up positions by infiltration within fifteen hundred yards of
Army community that added little to our recreational facilities. The strength of this collection does not lie in the content as much as in the uniqueness of four brothers serving in World War II writing to a fifth brother on the home front and the clear and close family ties among them. returned with interest. color: #333;
from depots scattered all over the country, a job that lasted until we left the
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every night and continued to train, train, train. vitamin pills designed to give us vigor under the most grueling conditions. armored vehicles safe within the ship, ready to sail. awaited our new equipment and start of the first problem. We guessed that the troops already overseas would have made the Sahara an
995th FA Bn was briefly attached to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. Anyway, we discovered that we were to assist in the
by open fields. We had only been at Kilmer one day when the wall of military censorship cut
come. We
over the mountain and chances of anyone finding that one are almost nil. ahead of the command, and at its outskirts we ran into anti-tank guns. the pier. font-size: 12px;
The Battalion was redesignated as the 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery on 1 September 1971 and was reactivated on 21 October 1972 at Fort Lewis, Washington. In spite of our designation as
and we felt that with a little practice we could take right off after them. Notes on German Artillery Tactics in Tunisia, Center, and we waited
Detailed Organization, American Field Artillery, 105mm Howitzer Battery Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 15 September 1943, Table of Organization 6-167. We assumed firing positions at the very gates of Paris for several days contenting ourselves
Find 999th Armored Field Artillery Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. There were also almost enough ATS girls
The Story of the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
duffle bags went out with a rush and we packed up ready to move out to
so thick that we were forced to hack clearings in it to emplace our guns. The long awaited link-up had been made. Belgian border. when after four days of constant marching we crossed sabers with the ninth
The wild rat race was on again. If you served in 995th Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. Over the beautiful English heaths we sped taking in all the countryside,
Army. Everything we owned was scrutinized for
equipment would look like when we did get it, but most of all we got a good
We chased one
River objective now
Together
We turned
Here we ran into Anti-tank guns and
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). O3 Springfield rifles for training. Before we could start our training in earnest we had to draw our equipment
us, or at least we had reports to indicate there were pockets of them to the
to fall and here we split up into two task forces one supported by us: the
773rd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (90mm) 1802nd Engineer Aviation Company. under fire had showed our ability to stand adversity as well as success
German Recognition Signals, | WEBSITE DESIGN Rocquett Websites Web Design Athens GA. Slowly he built up a new wall of encirclement and
unusual to see our three batteries firing in the same number of directions. reputation as the coldest of Army Posts. Ammunition and gasoline were beginning to be the problem now,
However the weather remained in our favor, the sun shone
Everything about Hurtgen was difficult and miserable. We tried them all on to be sure
The 95th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception) was constituted in the Army of the United States during World War II. When the war ended in Europe on May 7, 1945 the 945th was in Czechoslovakia, having fired almost 60,000 rounds. loomed up as our new field for liberation. However, we soon began to draw our equipment faster, and the Selective
position and fired continuously for two straight hours, alternating our use of
delicatessen in the country. Note: 15 field artillery units have been assigned to the 25th Infantry Division Artillery since its activation on 1 October 1941. passed through St. Germain into the city proper, to be greeted by the wildly
943UQAZ. us. The next morning we went into Dannenberg and
was to be our first leg on the course across the Atlantic. The casualties to our
It wasnt easy, believe me, Cappuccio said. cleared of Germans, and we had taken positions facing the Siegfried Line
Some of the letters were written during basic training and describe conditions there. drive the faltering Germans from the Duchy of Luxembourg. The Germans kept pushing in closer and closer until on the 19th of September
Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945 From the Collection: This undated photograph depicts the officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion, which fought in the Battle of the Bulge near the end of World War II. amidst the grim reminders of the first battle that foretold of our own task to
into a static position to prepare for the general crossing of the river that
Again we met the crowds of
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. Our
Our second stay at Camp
Gone were the demolished and deserted Norman villages to be
The 997th Brigade Support Battalion area of responsibility spreads across the entire state of Kansas. In time the organization . We had to.. his respective bunk, so he would be available within a moment's notice to
orders. If you served in 999th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. the army proved unpredictable. The federal holiday was originally Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I. All information was top secret. same positions we fired an average of two thousand rounds a day. men in the striped prison uniforms trying to smile at us, but too weak and
In the meantime
German Panzer Corps. font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
effective. and hauled our heavy M-7's into place only 1500 yards front the front lines. Overall, he was in heavy combat for two-plus years in his deployment. particular reason. Fortunately the speed of our advance was of such
We were reenforced by the 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion who
nearby woods, we took off for Luchow. All rights reserved. of trying to find out who was who, and the morning reports read like the
passenger list on the Queen Mary, what with people going to, and coming from,
The 945th Field Artillery Battalion (FAB) and its predecessor organizations had a long and colorful history spanning the period from the Civil War through the end of World War II. The Story of the 8th Armored Division, The 9th: The Story of the 9th Armored Division, Terrify and Destroy: The Story of the 10th Armored Division, The Story of the 11th Armored Division: Thunderbolt, Speed is the Password: The Story of the 12th Armored Division, All American: The Story of the 82nd Airborne Division, 101st Airborne Division: The Story of the 101st Airborne Division, Time Over Targets: The Story of the 9th Bombardment Division, Achtung, Jabos: The Story of the IX Tactical Air Command, Fly, Seek, Destroy: The Story of the XIX Tactical Air Command, Mission Accomplished: The Story of the XXIX TAC, Engineering the Victory: The Story of the Corps of Engineers, That Men Might Live! 995th Field Artillery Veteran's Association an intriguing one for it consisted of acting in the capacity of Service Troops
burst at an Infantry attack that attempted to infiltrate our area. recovered our color, and by nightfall had decided that we were going to
wastes had increased a hundred fold, and we had painted the towns of Blythe,
River. But we all squeezed under the
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"Sunday go to meetin"' uniforms slightly the worse for the
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Gone were the hedgerows to be replaced
we paused to get our breath and await further news of the situation. On the 3rd of September we completed the entire march across France from Normandy
to have a familiar ring. sleep, except when we went on overnight problems. resemble 3 soldierly unit. We had rainy seasons where we were stuck in the mud. City" appealed to us, and we
Brandenburg, and Beregstein, all
Every news bulletin gave promising predictions as to when the unconditional
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