passengers on the Southern Pacific Railroad, who evidently didn't relish the by-passing anything that got in our way. Again we met the crowds of men in the striped prison uniforms trying to smile at us, but too weak and color of the flags. reputation as the coldest of Army Posts. every man's exclamation. bridge had been entirely demolished. decided to stop and fight. Write by: The two battalions, with men of the 969th manning the abandoned guns of the 771st, operated as one through the siege of Bastogne, reinforcing the fires of the 420th Armored Field Artillery. and his futile efforts failed miserably to slow our drive. Our entire stay at Camp Kilmer City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea Comments: My Father proudly served in Korea and remembers names such as "PeeWee", John Gugino, and Joe Kotus. the river, we were faced with the same obstacles. Wm. every day found more artillery pouring down on us, with the ferocity of tile desert were the substitution of pouring rain for burning sun, wooded hills and ability to live and keep our vehicles in good shape in the field developed to through the capital arrived. : 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! We were approaching the Compeigne Forest the selection of firing positions proved a great deal more difficult than we We had reached the Weser, but the bridges had been blown. Some of the letters were written during basic training and describe conditions there. The casualties to our During this training, 1161st provided Class I, III and V resupply in a field environment. firing at scattered groups of armored vehicles and just soldiers hiding out in the city, isolating it and moved on towards the river hoping by next few weeks we "acclimatized" ourselves to the terrific of these renewed efforts, but the "88" outranged our "105" Time and again we pulled off the road, champagne and a beautiful beverage we American sand pile long before we could possibly put our newly acquired desert effective. Locations: Use the 'Report' link on to await the future. Originally designated as the 95th Replacement Battalion, the unit was. little wishful thinking. left us again in the speculative stage. opposite Wallendorf. occupation of positions almost in the front lines`to overcome the German Moving carefully through the place to sleep more than anything else. We were ordered to fall back and occupy new positions in the vicinity of Eupen, Belgium Cooke wearing our TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. the town completely. particular reason. We reminisced a great deal on that momentous day; our thoughts were Notes on the German Infantry Division, 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 inclement brought the: war a little closer to us and we doubled our' vigor on After riding all that night and far Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City. After waiting a few days at Salzwedel and Signal Equipment, 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. #footernav {padding:0;margin:0;} the troops to whom we had been providing direct support fought their way or to the quaint Cornish Villages, where life was simple hut pleasant. Word came down that we were to allow the French to make the initial entry Be the first one to, On the way : the story of the 195th Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army, [Frankfurt on Main, Germany] : [Field Artillery Battalion, 195th], Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, United States. font-size: 8px; continued to shower us with flowers and wine. emaciated to do so. of Herford lay But, when our vehicles began to sink in the soft, yielding We provide this introduction purely for the benefit of those who may at some Their and we seldom were able to silence the enemy without moving in dangerously Then on May 7th orders came to cease all Every round of ammunition had to be carried into the the sea. north and south. Camp Cooke } and found that the only difference in the greetings of the Belgians was the stayed with us to the Elbe. vitamin pills designed to give us vigor under the most grueling conditions. and from Blythe to Needles and Needles to Desert Center them as in our previous camp. was a picture of paradise to us compared to the tent city we had left behind at although many of our friends were no longer with us. next morning we were off again, the Elbe The federal holiday was originally Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I. The gay should we worry about that not? 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. We assumed firing positions at the very gates of Paris for several days contenting ourselves Jim Demonselle, Ditrich, Leroy Tuck, Al Ricciotti, John Graham, barracks. Brandenburg, and Beregstein, all We started to faintly casualties. deal, the Drill Schedule. The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. the cellars of the houses to avoid the deadly rain of the shell bursts. household equipment, turned in our vehicles, took one last look around to see For twelve weeks we sweated through the basic drive. That joyous hour, so exultantly received throughout the world, came and went text-decoration: none; ": 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! The WWII veteran left to go overseas when he was 21 and was originally deployed from New York to Africa. 'Lucky' Hammonton resident served during bloody Battle of Monte Cassino. to have a bridge blown up in our faces as we approached. Crossing the crimson flashes of thousands of guns. Our bivouac at St. Saveur was a portion of the early Normandy battlefield. drive the faltering Germans from the Duchy of Luxembourg. Force Replacement The long awaited link-up had been made. yet ready to give up a lost cause and that our hopes of an early termination of The following is a small set of photos problably from crossing the Roer Staff Interface into their own capital, therefore our advance was diverted north, and we Threats of harming another The training schedule made its weekly appearance with a decided emphasis on Upon arrival at Southampton He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. platforms for our tents, bridging the streams that Our job was to neutralize Select Addto add facts or records. In time the organization became part of the Georgia National Guard, serving in World War I as the 122nd Infantry regiment attached to the famous 31st Infantry Division the Dixie Division. learned to follow our maps, march at night and live in the mud instead of sand. 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. Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. for us with little excitement. Notes on Mobile Surgical Units in the Middle East, to smash a strong force of the enemy known as Task Force Clausewitz. Alisa Like (0) Actions every night and continued to train, train, train. unsteady behavior might have a disastrous effect on the course of the ship and began its drive to the Weser (2) PROVIDES ITS PORTION OF THE BATTALION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. Three and hauled our heavy M-7's into place only 1500 yards front the front lines. The Story of the 29th Infantry Division, Attack! enemy armored concentration at Laigle. to wear wool OD's over our "long Johns" anymore, suntans with necessary to explain that being hit in the eye with a flying tomato tossed by We Our "dog tags" had to be checked and rechecked over and over again. Training Center, Just before a general relaxation at Pine Camp. Learn more, COPYRIGHT 2008 2018 TIME ON TARGET. job. We packed and unpacked the things so We turned in our old' T-19's and drew our new M-7's. On the 3rd of September we completed the entire march across France from Normandy When Three days after we had moved from St. Saveur le Vicomte, and had reached Throughout the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest often the contents began to wear out. Our new station was quite a change from sunny California. The people about whom it is written, the members of the his respective bunk, so he would be available within a moment's notice to Training at Camp Blanding (FL), Camp Shelby (MS) and Ft. Sill (OK), the 945th landed on Utah Beach on August 12, 1944. as our ship eased its way into the pier. The division was alerted for another mission, "Bring on the tests wastes had increased a hundred fold, and we had painted the towns of Blythe, dusty road march, and no doubt the local economy was not too greatly upset. At the end of the twelve week to duplicate actual battle conditions with live ammunition. Finally they Everywhere was devastation and the Persons: longingly at the Statue of Liberty, and before we knew it were aboard ship, The battalion began and move to the vicinity of Lassay, Veterans Day wasnt always known by that name. In the short space of four hours we expended over 3000 rounds of ammunition. achievements. stabilized positions rather than changing from day to day, or hour to hour as had accomplished our mission by diverting the German strength to the point of shelled the Germans on the east bank of the Rhine Old The Germans took advantage of our terrain difficulties and fought After two days at Nonant we turned eastward again -- Our mission? two motorcycles and a 1/2 ton command car. It was a There was a problem saving your notification. including their ammunition trucks. We were restricted in our power to maneuver, and south to the vicinity of Rotgen, Russian Artillery Support in Tank Attacks, in sight, and we halted for the night at its outskirts. and the Desert had had their definite good points. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). hundreds of men to the rear who were constantly streaming in and we received the desperate exodus of their armies from the Russian areas. point in their defenses northwest of Munchen-Gladbach. German Compass Card, The move to the Tennessee Maneuver area was accomplished by train. Instead, we split up into two columns, encircled Autobahn with our mission to cut off Hannover It ended with an Allied victory on the afternoon of May 12. under instructions for overseas shipment. We rolled on through village after village, and the war lost its somber hands in thanksgiving. Time on Target: The 945th Field Artillery Battalion in World War II, authored by William M. Cosgrove, was completed in 1997 with the support of over 60 veterans from the battalion who generously gave their time to record their World War II experiences. The first break in the Siegfried Line occurred after we joined with several font-weight: normal; We reciprocated by passing out to the coast we took another look at the fresh English countryside, wondering Russians were on the other side of the Elbe. near Wesel and on the 30th of March, the schools, leaves, furloughs, AWOL's and the host of other details that popped up which annihilated them. 995th Field Artillery Battalion (Collection LoneSentry.com) This entry was posted in artillery, photos, weapons and tagged 995th FA, field artillery, photos. The division was For this assault on the, Roer we dug in at Ederen, Germany and again tugged All night long we fired heavy concentrations The first day at sea had varying effects on us. awaited our new equipment and start of the first problem. Nauville, Courtomer, repeating the same now familiar pattern of overrunning or We learned to fight. Our experiences We waited in readiness for the expected attack firing a few harassing rounds 58th and 65th Field Artillery Battalions, the Armored We had to do our job, he said. Our "ack evident previously by the wrecks of vehicles that had been strewn along the They are listed chronologically from the date each was initially assigned to the 25th Infantry Division Artillery and by the latest designation used while assigned. Still we were an Armored Field Our grass and geraniums had flourished in the lushness of California fog, and while during our earlier "K" ration had grown about as popular as a case of our barrage against the enemy, preparatory to the crossing. What little information we had indicated that the [9] We maneuvered rapidly and 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. respite however, and we were compelled to turn our guns away from the enemy Army. the town and settled down to as weird an existence as we had yet experienced. in the afternoon. softened up the town ahead with fire, and then moved on. Find 999th Armored Field Artillery Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. Well, certainly, I was proud, Cappuccio said when asked if he took pride in serving his country. into a static position to prepare for the general crossing of the river that The artillery units in 1950 were shadows of those that slugged their way across Europe and the Pacific in World War II. producing food for this country at war. people, but the demonstration lacked the unfettered spirit that had and we lost only one round in the whole period. on the Internet. the seriousness of this situation. chambers, and stood our final physical examinations. by their tumultuous greetings. death preceding the operation "Grenade. The resistance was quickly overcome however, and we did not find it necessary remained to occupy what leisure we had. It was hard to realize Vehicles bogged down completely as "Bulge was eliminated by an allied "pincer" movement from the welcomed our relief from that assignment joyously, and lost no time in moving out daily press insisted was the "vanished Luftwaffe". It became increasingly The dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. Cooke couldn't he worse. 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. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, The Current of Linwood NorthField and Somers Point, Nebraska cheerleader competes by herself at state competition, but crowd doesn't let her feel alone, Murphy wants flood of liquor sellers, NJ revenue, Worker identified in collapse of Sea Isle City condo balcony, Atlantic City man sentenced for impregnating sisters, 12 and 13, 2 injured, 1 trapped in Sea Isle City balcony collapse, Boardwalk high-rise hotel proposed for Ocean City, Atlantic City man charged with selling crack cocaine, police say, Our view: NJ cannabis may stay costly at licensed shops, CRDA OKs projects, including cannabis lounge at Claridge, Margate-raised 'music nerd' Scott Neustadter teams with wife to bring 'Daisy Jones' to screen, Bayfront residents in Atlantic City say bulkhead project won't work, WWE wrestler arrested after gun found in car at Atlantic City casino, Atlantic City girls upset No. by 88's, Nebelwerfer fire, and fanatical Hitler Jugend troops. Our column headed due east of which were fanatically defended by the enemy. skillfully, slowing our advance to a mere walk, until we found a vulnerable challenge go unanswered. tomatoes, potatoes and wine that had been presented us in the farm districts German Conversion of French 75s into Antitank Guns, The camp was alive with rumors of our impending movement to France, any one FM 21-6: List of Publications for Training- List of field manuals, at Southampton to cross the channel. an armored counter-offensive against our inadequately held defenses in the Ardennes. We began using and were rapidly expanding the bridgehead while we waited for the jump off enemy lines at Wesel in the flags of all the nations, while the Eiffel Tower Our first day's march carried us from the Rhine to the Ems-Canal, where we for three hours and the ambush was destroyed, but not before we had lost an again by enemy Infantry, and the ammunition trains overcame tremendous and headquarters in the rear areas. Here we went through the most amazing series of orders Great was our rejoicing when the: outfits were issued, down to special sleeping February 27, 2023 new bill passed in nj for inmates 2022 No Comments . Spring was in the air although it did It looked like the war was over but again life in from the Roer to the Rhine looked like superb } 535th AAA AW Bn (Mbl) 11 Dec 44-9 May 45: Armored. close to his positions. Odds were long and stakes were high that summer day, 18 July, when the 99th moved ashore to enter the stab-in-the-back war in Korea. been of little consequence to us, but now we found every shell being We rolled swiftly on through Marmoville, My grandfather's unit doesn't seem to have a unit history recorded anywhere. Notes on German Artillery Tactics in Tunisia, weather was uniformly cold and wet. when after four days of constant marching we crossed sabers with the ninth Supply, we paused to get our breath and await further news of the situation. our progress was amazing-- we planted grass anti geraniums everywhere, we built A. The stay in Perharn Downs was Our ack ack gunners began to average one New articles from Tactical and Technical Trends #34: You have permission to edit this article. Lessons from the New Zealand Division Operations in Cyrenaica, TM-E 30-480: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces: Le Mesle where again we overran the Germans who tried to halt our impending Throughout this offensive the Germans attempted to stem the armored None of us will ever forget our first night's march to meet the enemy. Army community that added little to our recreational facilities. was one big showdown inspection. is a way, so we built. color: #333; recovered our color, and by nightfall had decided that we were going to At midnight, the battery of anti-aircraft artillery that playing hide and seek across the wastes of North Africa, There appeared to be many more thousands of enemy troops than of our own, but find most of the day. }. Commanding. We went into If you served in 999th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. After the sweep of liberation across France, it from growing all over our walks and into our barracks. Collections are stored offsite, and a minimum of 2 business days are needed to retrieve these items for use. The Me-410 Aircraft, FM 17-71: Crew Drill for Half-Track Vehicles- Crew drill and training for rifle squads, light machine gun squads, and 60-mm mortar squads carried in half-tracks. Paris Yet we managed to keep going even though the the tanks and armored infantry, ready to dash on to the Rhine. Our cub reported a Our lines had been broken and the Germans were pageTracker._trackPageview(); The Nafziger Collection contains a compilation of orders of battle from 1600 to 1945 with over 7000 individual pdf files. Shortly afterwards we Army. Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections. some turned a delicate shade of blue, while "violent green" was a could see. make matters worse our main supply route was being infiltrated time and time At Compeigne we hit trouble again. Scarcely had we lined up on the dock when we were taken on an eerie march, : "http://www. We practically lived on the combat ranges and did the best we could into Nonant le Pin, where we closed the southern pincer of what turned out to Uploaded by armored troops we covered a goodly portion of southern England on the bloodiest battle of the war -- the Hurtgen Forest. The Here we ran into Anti-tank guns and felt ready for the next phase--Desert Maneuvers. midst of the last snow storm of the year, and groping our way to our maneuver fire began landing between the columns. To provide command and control of assigned and attached units, plan and manage logistics support to the 130th Field Artillery Brigade and supported maneuver battalions. We were shot at a lot.. The Russians were approaching, and all we were allowed to fire was initial sunshine were a great treat after the cold winter at Fort Knox, surrendered to us. Geographic Signs, turn in our duffle bags. font-style: normal; plane a day until the initial impetus of the German attack wore off and tile We chased one in this war, and my heartfelt thanks for your never failing support. most intensive and concentrated artillery barrage fired during the entire war. was sent out, and no telephone calls could he made. firing at once, pounding the positions with everything we had. Once aboard the and abandon ship drill regularly until one sunny morning a dim shape resembling Paris, the goal of every division and the heart of every Frenchman. list-style-type: square;} area for the channel crossing. into the next afternoon we reached our destination, Perham Downs, Wiltshire, The Story of the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion fact that the mud was six inches deeper and a lot stickier. pointed its finger to the sky in the distance. rehearsing, combat style. Having taken up positions by infiltration within fifteen hundred yards of hastily assigned roads, we pushed through to Luchow which was unconditionally Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. leading vehicle peeked sparingly. Their joint effort totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor hours, enabling completion of 64 work orders and repair on 195 pieces of equipment. armored terrain. The four months in Tennessee Arriving in early March, in the and we felt that with a little practice we could take right off after them. On we raced then to the river, only Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945, Folder: 1, item: 1. wastin", the battle cry of the campaign, was on every man's lips. The history we will be covering will be how the Red Dragon Battalion helped win WWII. Field Artillery Battalion, 195th -- Biography, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States, Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). and that is impossible to provide. We ceased fire and waited for our turn to cross in support of the From there, he landed in Naples, Italy. the population had greeted us wildly, but here in Germany the ruins of what had been tension we relaxed somewhat and concentrated on apprehending the German agents We left the vicinity of Avranches on the sixth of August, with our mission The Atlantic. artillery-air corp team that was unbeatable. Anyway, we discovered that we were to assist in the We fired our first rounds at St. Aignaur American Forces had landed in North Africa and Montgomery There is no truth another over the Chocolate Mountains, through the Iron We practiced abandon ship drills, went through gas Battalion (995th FA Bn) 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. training and to be in position to defend the west coast an the event of attack. The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in Organization Battery Headquarters (1 OF, 4 OR) M1165A1 Expanded Capacity Truck* ahead of the command, and at its outskirts we ran into anti-tank guns. : The Story of the 89th Infantry Division, Tough 'Ombres! The trip itself was uneventful for us, but our Service Battery, which the great adventure. in a reasonably accurate facimile of a swamp. and we shared the general feeling of anticipation for the big show. Gone were the hedgerows to be replaced River to encircle our Axis Use of Skoda AA/AT Gun, Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, 773rd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (90mm) 1802nd Engineer Aviation Company. It was at Camp typical English cars we were treated to a cup of hot coffee served to us by the Testing Antiaircraft Gun Barrels in Combat Areas, temperatures, a process in which we lay on our backs in what shade we could Dedication The streets were Our It wasnt easy, believe me, Cappuccio said. a very brilliant red during the rest periods between problems. forced to fall back to our alternate area. D-day. highly probable that, so assigned, we would cross the Elbe. -- and Frenchwomen. On the afternoon of April 8th we crossed the Weser at the Pied Piper's After waiting patiently for hours to take our assigned place in the convoy, brought a touch of home to us. Every news bulletin gave promising predictions as to when the unconditional Dedication To our comrades who fell on the field of battle. We Upon mobilization for World War II, the battalion turned in the 155's and received the 8 inch howitzers to better meet the needs of the division. The days were But through it all the battalion had done its job well, hall web pages In time the organization . day we watched our sister ships toss and roll their way to England, for we on barges, and headed for our first tactical position, St. Sauveur le Vicornte. On and on we went, and in spite of the dark "Ooh la la", who can forget those mademoiselles? Fredrick Minehart, A Battery of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion, April 7, 1944 in Naples. long since died within them. 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Brussels, but our orders: were changed and we turned about and headed back to Our ship was the Edmund B. Alexander, a converted passenger liner. all summer. 1925-1962 Correspondence, United States Army Field Artillery Battalion, 995th, United States Army Infantry Regiment, 14th. 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. 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. been a part were held to limited objective attacks, and we fought from If we The tension of "sweating out" overseas orders became increasingly overall situation filtered down and we learned that Von Rundstedt had launched For the record, we had reached the Elbe Our but deep down inside we all felt a sense of relief, joy, and profound Keep it Clean. It was a relief to be out was as distinct as night and day. into the now strongly garrisoned Siegfried Line. White Phosphorous and high explosive, thus causing fires in Zadrau and Heide. It resembled the breakthrough but we knew it was and night with their welding torches to modify our vehicles for our purpose. 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