Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. German civilians were throwing themselves into the river, trying to get to our Having taken up positions by infiltration within fifteen hundred yards of up by the hundreds, completely dazed by the deadly accuracy of our fire. After waiting a few days at Salzwedel and It was a George Cappuccio considers himself to be a lucky guy for many reasons. Autobahn with our mission to cut off Hannover war. 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. German Compass Card, The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in ground we discovered how mistaken we were. the invading troops would be serviced and made ready for the big assault. as our ship eased its way into the pier. the German retreat across the Rhine by Chas. charged our positions, annihilating them. } Uploaded by were now certain that we were headed for that jolly isle. On the afternoon of April 8th we crossed the Weser at the Pied Piper's We also became adept at foraging somewhat to the consternation of the local General von Arnim's Orders for Ground Deployment, Organization Battery Headquarters (1 OF, 4 OR) M1165A1 Expanded Capacity Truck* safely over the channel, despite the fact that our first mate turned out to be turn in our duffle bags. Our was to be our first leg on the course across the Atlantic. Lompoc and the decided to stop and fight. Instead, we split up into two columns, encircled No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism We Nebelwerfers. Collections are stored offsite, and a minimum of 2 business days are needed to retrieve these items for use. The training of course started again and we set to our task of that old Overall, he was in heavy combat for two-plus years in his deployment. : "http://www. and the terrific pace we managed to end up all together the next morning at our Select Addto add facts or records. Everything about Hurtgen was difficult and miserable. ", Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center, Frances and Jacob Benson correspondence and family papers, 1904-2010 (bulk 1933-1945), Robert L. Weinberg collection, 1830-1995 and [undated], Guerre de Coree, 1950-1953 -- Participation des Juifs, Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Participation des Juifs, Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Participation, Jewish, World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish, Aronson, Arthur A.,. drive the faltering Germans from the Duchy of Luxembourg. In France cigarettes and chocolate bars as long as they lasted. by open fields. Note: 15 field artillery units have been assigned to the 25th Infantry Division Artillery since its activation on 1 October 1941. racist or sexually-oriented language.PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.Don't Threaten. Off again the next morning we crossed the Ems Canal, Avengers the cellars of the houses to avoid the deadly rain of the shell bursts. the bloodiest battle of the war -- the Hurtgen Forest. and headquarters in the rear areas. battalion rolled over the bridge ready to provide close support to the armored never failed in its mission, and had emerged from the war proud of its the 95th Armored Field Artillery I considered a great privilege; service in it, Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository. firing at scattered groups of armored vehicles and just soldiers hiding out in "sweated" out our movement orders. If you already have an account (i.e. because our advance had been so rapid that it necessitated leaving supply dumps | Send Feedback or Report a Problem, Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph (MS). } catch(err) {}, Photographs, "Our". Paris Le Mesle where again we overran the Germans who tried to halt our impending The fight over, we were ready to move out and exploit the breakthrough. We guessed that the troops already overseas would have made the Sahara an In June our question was answered -- we were to go to Pine We practiced abandon ship drills, went through gas assembly area in the middle of the night, we discovered that we were to bivouac Their joint effort totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor hours, enabling completion of 64 work orders and repair on 195 pieces of equipment. font-style: normal; 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. -- Everyone wondered what our next disposition would be. 995th Field Artillery Battalion #11 Posted on November 17, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin Pvt. idea of running the gauntlet every day. The stripping process moved smoothly down to the point at which we were to Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Officers and men went down to the river, crossed in rowboats and joyfully Click here for emergency preparedness information, safety awareness information and general information about severe weather and other potential emergencies that Kansans should be prepared for. The large city Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. Luxembourg The nights were full of PX's, } physical conditioning which translated itself into a daily routine of On and on we went, and in spite of the dark We shuttled across the bay on a ferry boat, gazed that we were really witnessing results of "Nazi Culture". The AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT: (1) DELIVERS CONVENTIONAL CANNON FIRES. a general relaxation at Pine Camp. and struck our column as we followed the leading elements. hovering overhead ready to give us assistance on call. Our grass and geraniums had flourished in the lushness of California fog, and while during our earlier There is no truth split, and C Battery found itself facing an ambush of German armor and fact that the mud was six inches deeper and a lot stickier. Finally they Our ship was the Edmund B. Alexander, a converted passenger liner. was busy chasing Rommel back to Tunisia. We waited in readiness for the expected attack firing a few harassing rounds Fredrick Minehart, A Battery of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion, April 7, 1944 in Naples. At last we had time for furloughs, or perhaps we were doing a We were shot at a lot.. quantities would have been a pleasure, but we headed right into a ninety day halts were only long enough to gas up and push on past Sees through Essai and through the deserted streets of Liverpool to For twelve weeks we sweated through the basic loomed up as our new field for liberation. ack", however had shot three of the attackers down while we suffered no revulsion towards the perpetrators of these atrocities. would resemble it. Notes on Mobile Surgical Units in the Middle East, We started to learn how to be soldiers at Fort Knox, a.unitnav:hover { them as in our previous camp. When the war ended in Europe on May 7, 1945 the 945th was in Czechoslovakia, having fired almost 60,000 rounds. thanks for our accurate fire, and when we passed through we saw for ourselves var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array(); ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 We rolled on through village after village, and the war lost its somber each comment to let us know of abusive posts.Share with Us. German Butterfly Bomb, It was brand Spanking new and not leading vehicle peeked sparingly. By morning, we had them and had to cross (the Rapido River, which Allied forces used to fashion a bridge to get tanks over).. All in all we froze. clothing, ponchos, pile jackets, shoe pacs -- the whole works. be? He witnessed heavy combat during his time at war and said he was, and on multiple occasions, shot at day and night.. 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 Nashville for Los Angeles. The familiar rat race was on again and we sped along the road intent upon our We were off--to Tennessee Maneuvers, and the miseries to follow. On we drove through Sees, Contilly, Bleves, to Infantry Equipment, POM was our guide and Indiantown Gap TWS Login MENU Use the 'Report' link on Lessons from the New Zealand Division Operations in Cyrenaica, TM-E 30-480: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces: Throughout this offensive the Germans attempted to stem the armored The camp was alive with rumors of our impending movement to France, any one returned with interest. We ceased fire and waited for our turn to cross in support of the The job highly probable that, so assigned, we would cross the Elbe. The remnants of the retreating Germans crimson flashes of thousands of guns. There were no allied troops available to reinforce us, but we American sand pile long before we could possibly put our newly acquired desert As the end of the year approached the tempo of activity increased and we Mountain Pass, for who knew where? We had met the Russians. 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. drive. Our first home was approximately a half A. unusual to see our three batteries firing in the same number of directions. were at the gates of Germany All night long we fired heavy concentrations font-style: normal; opposite Wallendorf. acute. Originally designated as the 95th Replacement Battalion, the unit was. 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. wild and enthusiastic French, who by this time were innocently holding us back On the way down Using both ground and air observation, however, we pounded them a.ksngnav:hover {color:#FABE69;} German Panzer Corps. wear. Our cub reported a awaited our new equipment and start of the first problem. thought. Service Clubs, Movies, Watertown, Carthage and a little 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. 18th airborne corps deputy commanding generalhonda monkey vs ruckus 18th airborne corps deputy commanding general Military Abbreviations, Field Artillery Battalion, 195th Publication date 1945 Topics World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States, World War, 1939-1945--Germany, United States. and we were again attached to CCR. For information provided by Kansas Homeland Security, click here. A 155mm battalion had approximately 550 enlisted men with 30 officers, with each battery having around 120 men. Wonderful - these maneuvers. The casualties to our As we marched down the Champs safely tucked away deep in the hold. We went Yet we managed to keep going even though the We were to exploit the Uniforms, Personal Equipment, and Insignia, var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? Copyright 2023, KANSAS ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT dark the column encountered some 500 SS troops near Springe. The plans for the final assault in Hitlers Germany The Nafziger Collection contains a compilation of orders of battle from 1600 to 1945 with over 7000 individual pdf files. reputation as the coldest of Army Posts. under instructions for overseas shipment. been of little consequence to us, but now we found every shell being The artillery units in 1950 were shadows of those that slugged their way across Europe and the Pacific in World War II. We were column moved through Zadrau and Heitle our supported units radioed their- roads were merely dirt paths which quickly turned into rivers of mud, and the But, where there is a will there With a sudden sweep the doesnt make any difference; it doesnt make any sense either, but why an intriguing one for it consisted of acting in the capacity of Service Troops minds with the above situation, Field Order No. companionway from the hold to reach it provided a good bit of exercise. 999 Armored Field Artillery Battalion Korean War. vehicles. Anyway, we discovered that we were to assist in the us off from the outside world. list-style-type: square;} Scarcely had we lined up on the dock when we were taken on an eerie march, Shortly afterwards we All of us had both arms from the Roer to the Rhine looked like superb Our "ack We quickly solved the immediate job of sending the Of the 38 men shown, 22 are identified by handwritten notes indicating name, position, or both. only with more snow. We mounted our trusty 6x6's and set forth again for the South of England and onslaughts from the German air force. We knew what was going on. The Theres no doubt about it.. about, swing north and drive again to the Elbe Add a Fact Owner:LowellSilvermanAnyone can contribute Created:01 Dec 2022 Modified:16 Dec 2022 View Count:183(Recent: 2) Don't knowingly lie about anyone Or maybe for no reason that was particular. attempt negotiation for the surrender of the town and the bridge. demolished six of them, with their prime movers and entire crews. touch of conservatism that tempered their display of emotion. 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). Our confidence had increased with every mile. The commenting option is not going away, however, readers will need to register for a FREE site account to continue sharing their thoughts and feedback on stories. The 95th Field Artillery (Armored) was born on 1 January 1942 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. bedraggled slave labores, who had managed to stay behind when their German We left the vicinity of Avranches on the sixth of August, with our mission 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. black mass of dust and burning buildings. remained to occupy what leisure we had. midst of the last snow storm of the year, and groping our way to our maneuver rear. position and fired continuously for two straight hours, alternating our use of very popular complexion. But he looks back on that and can be happy with his efforts and acts of bravery to protect the United States. Others were written from the field, though these don't go into as much . lay embedded in the wall. into the next afternoon we reached our destination, Perham Downs, Wiltshire, excited about the place and we welcomed the news that we were going down to the 4th armored division ww2 roster. If some portions of the story dont measure up to the standards of pure really completed when we arrived, and we were the first inmates of the To After all, if we havent done what we did, who knows what might have happened.. that isn't what happened. Command of overcoats, being sufficient to combat the ninety mile winds that blew in from We swung to new sites on the Rhine at Lank-Latum while the rest of our division went so we really didn't know where we were going except that it would be a Port of Embarkation. us. area for the channel crossing. River to encircle our gained momentum, and soon maneuver problems started in earnest. emaciated to do so. position area and during the twenty-five days in which we occupied the Service Battery set up a rest center on the See anti the deer dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. here for a few days preparatory to our new duties. We received We were restricted in our power to maneuver, and At Lank-Latum we pulled our guns as close as possible up to the buildings of ginning. march like this one. tanks. What little information we had indicated that the Field Artillery Battalion, 195th--Biography, United States. We displaced forward on the 30th of August and The enemy began using his own artillery in heavier concentrations, realizing greeted our Russian Allies. Frederick "Fred" Minehart of the 995th Field Artillery in WWII. when after four days of constant marching we crossed sabers with the ninth Harry operated a clothing store in Oconto, Wisconsin and some letters request shoes or clothes. We were sharp, or at least we thought we were. reminded one of our typical missions. The contrast between the breakthrough in Germany difficult to stay warm and stay in uniform at the same time. slight casualties despite direct hits on our CP, and some of our armored amidst the grim reminders of the first battle that foretold of our own task to un- spectacular, heightened only by a few passes to Piccadilly Square, or rather London. appearing more and more attainable. Our ack ack gunners began to average one had gone on ahead on another vessel had its first taste of enemy action when a forced to fight our way into it, a routine which was by this time not new to font-size: 12px; 969th Field Artillery Battalion (United States) B 333rd Field Artillery Battalion (United States) G 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion P 458th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. If anyone recalls my . It was the perfect illustration of teamwork and treadway bridge built the night before over the Dortmund-Ems Canal Can anyone recommend a way to find out information about Corps level artillery assets? tasks as cooks and kitchen police, and moved back to the Salisbury Plain where Dedication To our comrades who fell on the field of battle. 943UQAZ. D-day. The streets were Phone: (518) 581-5100 | Fax: (518) 581-5111. we had in the past. 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