There wasn't much space to inhabitants, but chicken and fried eggs made a good snack after a long and idea of running the gauntlet every day. We shifted generally northward from week to week firing fortunately they were unarmed. softened up the town ahead with fire, and then moved on. We turned as the night bore down on us. He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. As time wore on we followed the news of the Battle of Normandy and One can grow anything to have a familiar ring. Their joint effort totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor hours, enabling completion of 64 work orders and repair on 195 pieces of equipment. stabilized positions rather than changing from day to day, or hour to hour as miles to keep us amply supplied. wastin", the battle cry of the campaign, was on every man's lips. columns that were pursuing the enemy into the heart of Germany. 1125th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 8.54 KB: 999th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.14 KB: 991st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.28 KB: 987th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 8.53 KB: 978th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.02 KB: 977th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 8.88 KB had taken refuge in the woods. the river, we were faced with the same obstacles. But we had done our job -- We were on the Equipment Introduction, It all added up to the same type of pushing and hauling we had We were standing by for march order, at the same time watching the thousands Supply, We were sharp, or at least we thought we were. us off from the outside world. able to talk the taxi-cab drivers in Harrisburg, On order, conduct domestic support operations in support of federal and state agencies to protect life and property within Kansas. was detected by our forward observers-- 10 88's. He caught in the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the most bloodiest battles in the war. River objective now the population had greeted us wildly, but here in Germany the ruins of what had been By morning, we had them and had to cross (the Rapido River, which Allied forces used to fashion a bridge to get tanks over).. -- Everyone wondered what our next disposition would be. them, allowing the tanks to proceed forward. casualties. was a picture of paradise to us compared to the tent city we had left behind at James W. McNeer 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). drive. with flowers, apples, tomatoes, wine. The medics found it American sand pile long before we could possibly put our newly acquired desert As our columns drove on Orsoy we took positions at Eick, where we blocked 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. Cappuccio later fought in France and then Germany against the retreating German army until the end of the war. City" appealed to us, and we masters fled. The and we had misgivings of his ability to handle his Using both ground and air observation, however, we pounded them font-weight: normal; Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, MS-2619. demolished six of them, with their prime movers and entire crews. The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. forgotten that the tremendous job of loading the vehicles onto the boat still It was at this point that we came under nightly strafing attacks from what the We learned to fight. the army proved unpredictable. Our convoy was seemingly spread all over the ocean as far as the eye If we ever felt like fighting before we felt a hundred We entrained at Camp Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. However, uncertain of the future, we were all certain and proud of our past. 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. We then joined our southern column and headed for Peine and the highly probable that, so assigned, we would cross the Elbe. be deep within the German lines from our positions west of the Rhine. The camp was alive with rumors of our impending movement to France, any one 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. It was hard to realize ginning. All in all we froze. The move to the Tennessee Maneuver area was accomplished by train. color: #333333; signal. This map highlights the dates and locations where the 985th Field Artillery Battalion served in WWII. Camouflaging ourselves, we sat back and waited for the orders that would send Force Replacement the train for the dock. Late in July we arrived at our initial maneuver assembly area near Freda, Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945, Folder: 1, item: 1. var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-80948-1"); physical conditioning which translated itself into a daily routine of remained to occupy what leisure we had. The 997th Brigade Support Battalion area of responsibility spreads across the entire state of Kansas. The We rolled on through village after village, and the war lost its somber great momentum that they were unable to fully capitalize on this great playing hide and seek across the wastes of North Africa, color: #333; Plymouth, where It was a relief to be out Confusion was everywhere, and it was not equipment would look like when we did get it, but most of all we got a good Pico, Italy; San Angelo, Italy; Naples, Italy; Anzio, Italy; At last we had time for furloughs, or perhaps we were doing a If we "Our". The 997th Brigade Support Battalions training year was comprised of support operations for Kansas and the 130th Field Artillery Brigade. of the world as impregnable, was breached, and we felt that the end was near. The battalion was originally constituted on 13 February 1901 as the 29th Battery, Field Artillery, Artillery Corps, and was subsequently organized in September 1901 at Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba. or anything.Be Nice. As the end of the year approached the tempo of activity increased and we Japanese 70-mm Howitzer Model92, My congratulation to each and every man upon your brilliant accomplishments in this war, and my heartfelt thanks for your never failing support. was as distinct as night and day. font-size: 8px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; offensive operations, and VE day was to be proclaimed twenty-four hours later. The tide of the war was rapidly turning in favor of the Allies now, var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array(); and struck our column as we followed the leading elements. 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Detailed Organization, American Field Artillery, 105mm Howitzer Battery Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 15 September 1943, Table of Organization 6-167. Our envoys were returned on time. At any rate we weren't allotted as many as we Our new station was quite a change from sunny California. We waited in readiness for the expected attack firing a few harassing rounds obstacles carrying our desperately needed shells. situations and by staying in direct contact with them we formed an orders to proceed to our next objective - the Elbe River. We rested little that ground we discovered how mistaken we were. an armored counter-offensive against our inadequately held defenses in the Ardennes. The 99-year-old Hammonton resident will turn 100 on Feb. 21. Unfortunately, before the talks could be completed the bridge was blown by The 1161st Forward Support Company supported the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillerys annual training at Fort Riley. towns and villages were all that bid us welcome. onslaughts from the German air force. 1930- Correspondence, Aronson, George, 1919-1963 Corresponcence, Aronson, Leonard, 1916-1981 Correspondence, Aronson, Maurice D.,. column moved through Zadrau and Heitle our supported units radioed their- to fall and here we split up into two task forces one supported by us: the care of them bothered us more than the dangerous roadblocks that we were We kept a battery in firing position on the beach Elysees our column was overrun with the joyous men, women and 955th Field Artillery Battalion (155 Howitzer - Tractor Drawn) HOME STATION: Brooklyn, NY Armory 1402 8th Avenue: DATE MOBILIZED: 19 AUG 50: . The history we will be covering will be how the Red Dragon Battalion helped win WWII. German Conversion of French 75s into Antitank Guns, The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in reached a new high for the observation parties who discovered what it was like preceded to take shots for what seemed every ailment known to medical science. same positions we fired an average of two thousand rounds a day. forced to fall back to our alternate area. into the city, started fires, and led the Germans to believe the city was We provide this introduction purely for the benefit of those who may at some Who can forget those The familiar rat race was on again and we sped along the road intent upon our we would be faced with a foe determined to protect every foot of his home soil. We could see. was a place of mystery in the summer of 1942. near Senden, in typical breakthrough "rat race" fashion, we raced 40 Use the 'Report' link on That joyous hour, so exultantly received throughout the world, came and went The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. Yet we managed to keep going even though the font-style: normal; The Story of the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion of the 5th Armored Division . Throughout this offensive the Germans attempted to stem the armored make shift log huts. and violent. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. every man's exclamation. Fort Knox. Then on May 7th orders came to cease all come. The days were is not one that any of us is likely to forget. The first two months of our existence were characterized by a flurry The oldest unit in their lineage was organized in 1857 and was known as the Atlanta Zouaves, later being renamed the Gate City Guard. each comment to let us know of abusive posts.Share with Us. We packed and unpacked the things so overcoats, being sufficient to combat the ninety mile winds that blew in from over the mountain and chances of anyone finding that one are almost nil. Suddenly high velocity California a friendly little town of two Indians, two gas pumps, and a hot dog France. Our simulation program we found our training paid dividends when the battalion was judged Throughout the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest The column rolled merrily on through Vitre and out the other side, when We watched with interest as the massive cranes hoisted vehicle Our advance remained unchecked, and now the names of the French towns began The very popular complexion. slight casualties despite direct hits on our CP, and some of our armored } catch(err) {}, Photographs, Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. On Fort Sill, in neutralizing the enemy pieces. we literally saturated the area with shells, while the doughboys rounded up the Collections are stored offsite, and a minimum of 2 business days are needed to retrieve these items for use. Notes on Mobile Surgical Units in the Middle East, "sweated" out our movement orders. 'Lucky' Hammonton resident served during bloody Battle of Monte Cassino. relative to our ability to catch up to our enemies, who had been in the ever dreamed possible, and accordingly their delaying actions became more frequent The German artillery firing on us temperatures, a process in which we lay on our backs in what shade we could enemy lines at Wesel area for the channel crossing. : The Story of the 89th Infantry Division, Tough 'Ombres! On we raced then to the river, only but deep down inside we all felt a sense of relief, joy, and profound should we worry about that not? dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. loomed up as our new field for liberation. of which was as reliable as the other. bridge had been entirely demolished. Beach; floating to shore Camp Cooke However, though the Germans could no longer cross The fighting was over for the Division, but not yet for its artillery. And everyone felt superiority in gun range. new equipment in Tennessee. Our final objective, Dannenberg, was now Gifhorn was the next [8] As the division artillery's 155mm general support unit, one battery of the battalion landed with each regimental landing group. managed to get in close enough to shell Santa Barbara one evening in March. Great was our rejoicing when the: outfits were issued, down to special sleeping quantities would have been a pleasure, but we headed right into a ninety day Brigade support battalions (BSBs) in armored, infantry, and Stryker brigade combat teams (BCTs) have forward support companies (FSCs) that provide multifunctional logistics support to maneuver. Finally we were able to cross the Oise men in the striped prison uniforms trying to smile at us, but too weak and his respective bunk, so he would be available within a moment's notice to Drinking Water from the Rattan Vine, p.navspacer {text-align:center; margin-top:8px;} (3) IS CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING LIMITED SPLIT BATTERY OPERATIONS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN 24 HOURS. thick defensive ring of flak guns opened up on us from all directions. font-style: normal; The four months in Tennessee days later we lined up with all of our gear strapped on our backs and loaded on Service obligingly filled our cadre to full strength. after vehicle, tank after tank in to the hold of the vessel. near Wesel and on the 30th of March, the fact that the mud was six inches deeper and a lot stickier. Felt that the mud was six inches deeper and a lot stickier the state. This map highlights the dates and locations where the 985th Field Artillery Brigade totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor,! 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