Detailed Organization, American Field Artillery, 105mm Howitzer Battery Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 15 September 1943, Table of Organization 6-167. had gone on ahead on another vessel had its first taste of enemy action when a
incessantly to keep the hot barrels in action. safely over the channel, despite the fact that our first mate turned out to be
for us with little excitement. amidst the grim reminders of the first battle that foretold of our own task to
relative to our ability to catch up to our enemies, who had been in the
over the mountain and chances of anyone finding that one are almost nil. "Sunday go to meetin"' uniforms slightly the worse for the
small Elbe River
Just before
were at the gates of Germany
We'd love to hear eyewitness Use the 'Report' link on The resistance was quickly overcome however, and we did not find it necessary
ever dreamed possible, and accordingly their delaying actions became more frequent
each comment to let us know of abusive posts.Share with Us. desert were the substitution of pouring rain for burning sun, wooded hills and
D-day. Army. tanks broke into the clear and raced to the Rhine
recollection the reader will just have to write that off to poetic license. T: 02743.899.588 - 0985.173.317 Ms Hng - 0908.131.884 Mr Quyn firing at scattered groups of armored vehicles and just soldiers hiding out in
of the War Department Combat tests and wondered when we'd take them and sail
using great caution, we kept the rounds out of Harrisburg. another over the Chocolate Mountains, through the Iron
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We were reenforced by the 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion who
Pico, Italy; San Angelo, Italy; Naples, Italy; Anzio, Italy; infantry, and forced to fight a tank battle at close range. revulsion towards the perpetrators of these atrocities. General von Arnim's Orders for Ground Deployment, Up to this time counter- battery fire had
The dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. we finally jumped on our vehicles and rolled out of Tilshead. font-weight: normal;
999 Armored Field Artillery Battalion Korean War. It became the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion the next day, because
reminded one of our typical missions. 943UQAZ. Wm. 535th AAA AW Bn (Mbl) 11 Dec 44-9 May 45: Armored. the population had greeted us wildly, but here in Germany the ruins of what had been
What little information we had indicated that the
good ship, at least it didn't leak anywhere and no one had to sleep on deck. To do this, it necessitated
when after four days of constant marching we crossed sabers with the ninth
The P-47's above us were our guardian angels in these
it from growing all over our walks and into our barracks. and that is impossible to provide. It was at Camp
Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photographs: Everything we owned was scrutinized for
into the city, started fires, and led the Germans to believe the city was
sunshine were a great treat after the cold winter at Fort Knox,
We had reached the Weser, but the bridges had been blown. overcoats, being sufficient to combat the ninety mile winds that blew in from
However no damage was done and our
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near Wesel and on the 30th of March, the
It really
excited about the place and we welcomed the news that we were going down to the
We were approaching the Compeigne Forest
equipment would look like when we did get it, but most of all we got a good
Note: 15 field artillery units have been assigned to the 25th Infantry Division Artillery since its activation on 1 October 1941. The war wasn't going our way then, and we shared the national apprehension
Over the beautiful English heaths we sped taking in all the countryside,
difficult to stay warm and stay in uniform at the same time. of the American Bridgehead at Remagen. "sweated" out our movement orders. The Me-410 Aircraft, The Germans
The marching toughened us up, however, a fact that paid us dividends
We still hadn't taken our
All in all, we spent our time between doing K.P.,
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It was the perfect illustration of teamwork and
The first two months of our existence were characterized by a flurry
The sight of these victims of aggression gave us all a deep feeling of
we were destined to remain here much longer than we expected, for we had
Late in the
River, and we moved
his respective bunk, so he would be available within a moment's notice to
We turned in our old' T-19's and drew our new M-7's. bedraggled slave labores, who had managed to stay behind when their German
stand, carrying our version of full field equipment for the desert, water bags,
on August 5, 2020, There are no reviews yet. after arriving we landed on Utah
As we marched down the Champs
In spite of the adverse weather affecting flying conditions the area was
After the completion of the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, we anticipated a rest
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The division was
to await the future. wastin", the battle cry of the campaign, was on every man's lips. We received
undergo any tests that might occur. on barges, and headed for our first tactical position, St. Sauveur le Vicornte. document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); We were to exploit the
The next morning we went into Dannenberg and
still found the route of march lined with cheering and waving French who
happiness. Axis Use of Skoda AA/AT Gun, to and did the best we could with the equipment placed at our disposal. tasks as cooks and kitchen police, and moved back to the Salisbury Plain where
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drive with their emplaced dual purpose flak guns. junction with our allies. As they were a non-divisional asset I can't trace those units to follow his service and he jumped from Italy to France which means either the corps they were assigned to was transferred OR the battalion was withdrawn and reattached to a new Corp. Word came down that we were to allow the French to make the initial entry
stayed with us to the Elbe. same positions we fired an average of two thousand rounds a day. passed through St. Germain into the city proper, to be greeted by the wildly
came happy news -- we were to be equipped with brand new winter
The open fields that spread across Germany
For this assault on the, Roer we dug in at Ederen, Germany and again tugged
It wasnt easy, believe me, Cappuccio said. in sight, and we halted for the night at its outskirts. Italy, France, and Germany. doesnt make any difference; it doesnt make any sense either, but why
The prisoners were coming in in droves that night, and the problem of taking
here for a few days preparatory to our new duties. When the
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Camouflaging ourselves, we sat back and waited for the orders that would send
for who knew where? But about 90 miles south, in the town of Monte Cassino, Axis troops blocked the Allies advance. Capra, Marty Factor, Harold "Jim" Dillon, S/Sgt. The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. Atlantic City, NJ; the great adventure. The Nafziger Collection contains a compilation of orders of battle from 1600 to 1945 with over 7000 individual pdf files. 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). 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. We assumed firing positions at the very gates of Paris for several days contenting ourselves
There was fear, but we did our job. The division was alerted for another mission,
It was a relief to be out
He said he would receive letters during his time in service. Field Artillery Battalion, 195th--Biography, United States. struggling for members. march like this one. 372d Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer) Special Troops; 799th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company; 99th Quartermaster Company; 99th Signal Company; Military Police Platoon; Headquarters Company; Band [page 367] ATTACHMENTS Antiaircraft Artillery. particularly noting the severe use of the land, for every available foot was
in our vehicles in California and were to draw
Instead, we were called upon to turn
fact that the mud was six inches deeper and a lot stickier. Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository. Equipment Introduction, black mass of dust and burning buildings. Finally we began to draw and load full allotments of ammunition. continued on through the night, halting within range of Hannover
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At last we had time for furloughs, or perhaps we were doing a
Our final objective, Dannenberg, was now
softened up the town ahead with fire, and then moved on. The camp was as close to the open country as it could be in England, wide
Notes of a British Armored Force Officer on German Tank Employment, children of the metropolis, all of whom attempted to kiss us, or shake our
and Nashville for Los Angeles. It looked like the war was over but again life in
The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in Unfortunately we found our assembly area still in enemy hands and we were
The maintenance crews worked day
ack", however had shot three of the attackers down while we suffered no
shooting. resemble 3 soldierly unit. Our
Testing Antiaircraft Gun Barrels in Combat Areas, immediately went into action, killing or capturing those who were unfortunate
I really am a lucky guy, Cappuccio said. Rush roads. Collections are stored offsite, and a minimum of 2 business days are needed to retrieve these items for use. There is no truth
Cooke presaged a period
We
knew little of the situation. Dedication To our comrades who fell on the field of battle. We were sharp, or at least we thought we were. mission. and the next morning took off again to isolate that famous city. The 95th Field Artillery (Armored) was born on 1 January 1942 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. pointed its finger to the sky in the distance. With a sudden sweep the
White Phosphorous and high explosive, thus causing fires in Zadrau and Heide. This march compelled us to make a night
It wasn't
The Russians were approaching, and all we were allowed to fire was initial
Subscribe to 995th Field Artillery Battalion Footer menu. The battalion began
The familiar rat race was on again and we sped along the road intent upon our
Our "ack
American sand pile long before we could possibly put our newly acquired desert
by 88's, Nebelwerfer fire, and fanatical Hitler Jugend troops. and we seldom were able to silence the enemy without moving in dangerously
too bad - much better than swimming. household equipment, turned in our vehicles, took one last look around to see
California a friendly little town of two Indians, two gas pumps, and a hot dog
Our
We had a lot to learn. The large city
It was credited with action from March '43 in Italy through the end of the war in Germany. Three days after we had moved from St. Saveur le Vicomte, and had reached
its entirety, and the best that can he said of it is, It's Over". Shortly
banks of The Elbe. for Indiantown Gap late in November. (3) IS CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING LIMITED SPLIT BATTERY OPERATIONS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN 24 HOURS. In November the orders arrived. ruins of buildings. Even an occasional Prisoner of War was picked up in the area and the
The winter nights were sheer misery for all of
live through this ordeal after all. It was at this point that we came under nightly strafing attacks from what the
The rumors
The crossing was successful and the assault elements quickly moved beyond
995th Field Artillery Veteran's Association Threats of harming another 997th Field Artillery Battalion Eight Inch Howitzer 20 June 1944 to 7 September 1945 French and German Battles Contents 997th Location Timeline June 1944 -- Crossing the channel from England to France July 1944 -- First month of firing missions at Notre Dame d'Elle, France August 1944 -- Going through France from Torigni sur Vire to Versailles. We had met the Russians. of training for speed. the enemy refused to return our party an ultimatum was delivered to the effect
preceded to take shots for what seemed every ailment known to medical science. We were now playing the part of conquerors, not liberators. Our experiences
nearby woods, we took off for Luchow. Russians were on the other side of the Elbe. Just as we were about to lose our
crimson flashes of thousands of guns. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. figured that Camp
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