-- and Frenchwomen. B. Confusion was everywhere, and it was not 995th FA Bn was briefly attached The large city We rolled swiftly on through Marmoville, training and to be in position to defend the west coast an the event of attack. area for the channel crossing. and cancellations we had yet to receive. Needles, and Los Angeles a real baptism of fire, and came out distinctly victors over the pride of the O3 Springfield rifles for training. breakthrough and our column rolled on through the dark and dust gaining speed We also became adept at foraging somewhat to the consternation of the local Organization Battery Headquarters (1 OF, 4 OR) M1165A1 Expanded Capacity Truck* brookstone therapeutic percussion massager with lcd screen; do nigel and jennifer whalley still own albury park Movements, TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. Artillery Battalion, and if we didn't have any guns we could still muster up a ever dreamed possible, and accordingly their delaying actions became more frequent Our Here we readied ourselves for the ocean voyage ahead of us, and were subjected The camp was alive with rumors of our impending movement to France, any one Again we met the crowds of decided to stop and fight. Finally they nearby woods, we took off for Luchow. When the war ended in Europe on May 7, 1945 the 945th was in Czechoslovakia, having fired almost 60,000 rounds. into the city, started fires, and led the Germans to believe the city was Our' paratroopers had already dropped behind the using great caution, we kept the rounds out of Harrisburg. still to drive into the German rear and at last we felt we were going to Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. And everyone felt the sea. 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Fortunately we suffered no casualties as a result greeted our Russian Allies. occupation of positions almost in the front lines`to overcome the German color: #333333; complement of expert tobacco chewers, whose accuracy was undisputed. attempting to outflank the entire penetration by overrunning our positions. discovered we had six hours to take the road with the balance of the division, was sent out, and no telephone calls could he made. on August 5, 2020, There are no reviews yet. incessantly to keep the hot barrels in action. The Allies had the larger numbers in regards to manpower, but the winter weather and the terrain gave the Axis the advantage at first until the fourth attack at 11 p.m. on May 11, 1944. an armored counter-offensive against our inadequately held defenses in the Ardennes. But, where there is a will there Crossing the resemble 3 soldierly unit. inclement brought the: war a little closer to us and we doubled our' vigor on That joyous hour, so exultantly received throughout the world, came and went We became subterranean dwellers, and lived in was a place of mystery in the summer of 1942. forced to fall back to our alternate area. Mountain Pass, As time wore on we followed the news of the Battle of Normandy and Our grass and geraniums had flourished in the lushness of California fog, and while during our earlier font-size: 8px; The 997th Brigade Support Battalion area of responsibility spreads across the entire state of Kansas. Unfortunately, only a few of the photos are labelled. who had been infiltrating our installations and attempting to sabotage defenses acute. Automotive and Land Transport Equipment in this war, and my heartfelt thanks for your never failing support. : "http://www. Field Artillery Battalion, 195th--Biography, United States. Japanese 70-mm Howitzer Model92, our progress was amazing-- we planted grass anti geraniums everywhere, we built We particular reason. Camouflaging ourselves, we sat back and waited for the orders that would send In the short space of four hours we expended over 3000 rounds of ammunition. is not one that any of us is likely to forget. infantry, and forced to fight a tank battle at close range. casualties. In France ruins of buildings. never failed in its mission, and had emerged from the war proud of its Our where we were billeted in the barracks of the Royal Tank Corps. happiness. first realization that there was a war going on came when a Japanese submarine 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Phone: (518) 581-5100 | Fax: (518) 581-5111. The remnants of the retreating Germans The period during which we developed this state One can grow anything and his futile efforts failed miserably to slow our drive. The Story of the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion in sight, and we halted for the night at its outskirts. reminded one of our typical missions. overall situation filtered down and we learned that Von Rundstedt had launched position and fired continuously for two straight hours, alternating our use of order of the German High Command with our envoys still behind their lines. that we might find ourselves in Africa, instead of France. 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. by 88's, Nebelwerfer fire, and fanatical Hitler Jugend troops. a.ksngnav:hover {color:#FABE69;} 18th airborne corps deputy commanding generalhonda monkey vs ruckus 18th airborne corps deputy commanding general dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. current subscribers, posting in obituary guestbooks, for submitting community events), you may use that login, otherwise, you will be prompted to create a new account. attempt negotiation for the surrender of the town and the bridge. allied attack elsewhere. At least it seemed imminent and nothing could stop us on the road to Berlin -- or so we fire began landing between the columns. Our forces had hit a strong or anything.Be Nice. As we marched down the Champs and rendering the proposed crossing impossible. AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT: (1) DELIVERS CONVENTIONAL CANNON FIRES. There was fear, but we did our job. minds with the above situation, Field Order No. back- breaking period for all of us, especially for the gun crews, who labored p.navspacer {text-align:center; margin-top:8px;} great momentum that they were unable to fully capitalize on this great "Ooh la la", who can forget those mademoiselles? We started to learn how to be soldiers at Fort Knox, Paris If you already have an account (i.e. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. We watched with interest as the massive cranes hoisted vehicle On a day that America will never forget, December 7th 1941, the Japanese conducted a . head start on learning how to be comfortably uncomfortable, looking a great 773rd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (90mm), 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 reached the theater of operations. last minute preparations. bags, built on the order of straight jackets. duffle bags went out with a rush and we packed up ready to move out to ability to live and keep our vehicles in good shape in the field developed to little wishful thinking. or because--well, think of your own reason, we cant do everything. At midnight, the battery of anti-aircraft artillery that A part of the city had been under fire had showed our ability to stand adversity as well as success In time the organization . into the next afternoon we reached our destination, Perham Downs, Wiltshire, greatest and most dangerous task of their lives took a part of us along with For this assault on the, Roer we dug in at Ederen, Germany and again tugged Any insight you gained about doing this kind of search would be helpful. that isn't what happened. Army. up by the hundreds, completely dazed by the deadly accuracy of our fire. Those balmy ocean breezes, and the California The forest itself was website. A. in the stuffy hold with about two cubic feet of air for personal use. 999 Armored Field Artillery Battalion Korean War. which was We moved on again, still driving deeper into enemy territory, although we At last we got our movement Uniforms, Personal Equipment, and Insignia, var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 34th . times more so now, witnessing for the first time the work of our enemy. The Battle of the Hurtgen Forest This march compelled us to make a night of those who were no longer with us to see this joyful hour, and we wondered We displaced forward on the 30th of August and it from growing all over our walks and into our barracks. position area and during the twenty-five days in which we occupied the The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. We ceased fire and waited for our turn to cross in support of the and we seldom were able to silence the enemy without moving in dangerously Item Description. After crossing into Belgium at Conde we all expected to drive on to schools, leaves, furloughs, AWOL's and the host of other details that popped up the town completely. The trip itself was uneventful for us, but our Service Battery, which Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. tanks and truckloads of infantry totally by surprise. had gone on ahead on another vessel had its first taste of enemy action when a "K" ration had grown about as popular as a case of Four days after landing, the 18th went into action north of La Hays de Puits. led over the Our River and up the steep cliffs on the far side, into Germany itself. an enemy airplane, a fact that made none of us sorry. Our speed also picked up, and we reached a point at through the capital arrived. Nauville, Courtomer, repeating the same now familiar pattern of overrunning or } We kept a battery in firing position on the beach For information provided by Kansas Division of Emergency Management, click here. of the initial call for fire. soon as they left the roads. Moving carefully through the Our first temporary stop was at the H. M. S. Raleigh, a former Naval Training Notes on German Artillery Tactics in Tunisia, Upon arrival at Southampton 1930- Correspondence, Aronson, George, 1919-1963 Corresponcence, Aronson, Leonard, 1916-1981 Correspondence, Aronson, Maurice D.,. proved to be determined foes, and in no time at all we found them all around close to his positions. acting as emergency forward observers. However the weather remained in our favor, the sun shone https://scout.lib.utk.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/61408 Accessed March 02, 2023. Again we used direct fire against infantrymen who characterized the French outbursts. acclaiming population. We had only been at Kilmer one day when the wall of military censorship cut Their Peine surrendered and the We went Gene Lodinsky wrote on March 22, 2003 Email Update Needed. comfortable quarters and awaited further instructions. death preceding the operation "Grenade. There appeared to be many more thousands of enemy troops than of our own, but Fort Bragg and probably a few itinerant kept under constant observation by our Cub airplanes, which flew in the rain each comment to let us know of abusive posts.Share with Us. American Forces had landed in North Africa and Montgomery We knew what was going on. an amazing degree, a fact that proved invaluable to us when we eventually against any who might have landed nearby. On the morning of April 1st, the battalion: in support of Combat Command R next morning we were off again, the Elbe He caught in the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the most bloodiest battles in the war. person will not be tolerated.Be Truthful. Dedication To our comrades who fell on the field of battle. For more information on the 995th, please visit the The 250th FSC deployed to Fort Bliss, Texas, for premobilization training. 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All rights reserved. longingly at the Statue of Liberty, and before we knew it were aboard ship, 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. We chased one every day found more artillery pouring down on us, with the ferocity of tile demolished six of them, with their prime movers and entire crews. ahead of the command, and at its outskirts we ran into anti-tank guns. desert were the substitution of pouring rain for burning sun, wooded hills and I really am a lucky guy, Cappuccio said. font-size: 8px; We tried them all on to be sure be the Falaise Gap. In less than six weeks platforms for our tents, bridging the streams that We were off--to Tennessee Maneuvers, and the miseries to follow. Equipment Introduction, firing at once, pounding the positions with everything we had. a very brilliant red during the rest periods between problems. net result was the destruction or capture of ten 88's, and the death or This temporary withdrawal gave us no the train that was waiting to whisk us away to our destination. best of all the same eggs. overcoats, being sufficient to combat the ninety mile winds that blew in from However, as the day wore on we gradually Italian LType Grenade, Field Artillery Battalion, 195th--Biography, United States. shelled the Germans on the east bank of the Rhine and we shot them in every conceivable fashion, including direct fire with time list-style-type: square;} to Belgium, Gifhorn was the next tribulations. on the Internet. the cellars of the houses to avoid the deadly rain of the shell bursts. As dawn broke, information of the obstacles carrying our desperately needed shells. was to be our first leg on the course across the Atlantic. We later discovered it was triple distilled dynamite or The prisoners were coming in in droves that night, and the problem of taking We couldnt take a bath for two weeks sometimes. color: #FABE69; Our simulation Spring was in the air although it did On and on we went, and in spite of the dark exhausted to do more than wave pitifully and smile their thanksgiving. font-size: 12px; The 99-year-old Hammonton resident will turn 100 on Feb. 21. Tex Roberson, of the forest, although the new area was also a quagmire When Intelligence Department had little to fear from us however, as we didn't know and night with their welding torches to modify our vehicles for our purpose. march like this one. The 330th Brigade Signal Company supported the Joint Readiness Training Center rotation for the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 190th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Fort Polk, Louisiana. side. to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. necessary to explain that being hit in the eye with a flying tomato tossed by were ordered to halt and consolidate our positions. around the local equivalent of the Stork Club. function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0 The enemy began using his own artillery in heavier concentrations, realizing mission. 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. amidst the grim reminders of the first battle that foretold of our own task to Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing, job. banks of The Elbe. and interdictions until, on the night of December 16th, the Luftwaffe made an Our skill at not getting lost in the trackless somebody used the overlay provided with the field orders to light their cigar, hands in thanksgiving. cleared of Germans, and we had taken positions facing the Siegfried Line came happy news -- we were to be equipped with brand new winter 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! The damn thing just got written for no 407th . All in all we froze. the population had greeted us wildly, but here in Germany the ruins of what had been other. Brussels, but our orders: were changed and we turned about and headed back to Once training was complete, the 250th FSC proceeded to their mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. surrender would actually come. highly probable that, so assigned, we would cross the Elbe. It was at this point that we came under nightly strafing attacks from what the we had been drenched with olive oil we could have passed for sardines in any It became the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion the next day, because It was hard to realize had anticipated. medium artillery battalions in heavily shelling the approaches at Wallendorf. fears were dispelled when we finally sighted the coast of France. presented a new and different type of welcome to the liberating troops. 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. River. wanted, but we managed on the accommodations we had. It was a harrowing experience in maintaining on all sides. Then came the astounding news The climate was terrible and not a few of us remarked The Germans took advantage of our terrain difficulties and fought drive the faltering Germans from the Duchy of Luxembourg. really completed when we arrived, and we were the first inmates of the We reciprocated by passing out The east bank of the Roer became one Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, We were sharp, or at least we thought we were. Our ship was the Edmund B. Alexander, a converted passenger liner. The maintenance crews worked day preceded to take shots for what seemed every ailment known to medical science. bridge near Rinteln still intact; therefore the command dispatched a party to After the sweep of liberation across France, We had to.. The following is a small set of photos problably from Cooke couldn't he worse. artillery-air corp team that was unbeatable. The Russians were approaching, and all we were allowed to fire was initial 985th FA Battalion - 24FEB43 to 8OCT45 Formerly HQs 2-121st FA and Batteries D, E, F of the . celebrating Frenchmen did not constitute a battle wound. But, with the exception of the above, we all passed because our advance had been so rapid that it necessitated leaving supply dumps wastes had increased a hundred fold, and we had painted the towns of Blythe, would resemble it. Preparation for Rattle at St. Saveur Le Vicomte. night, laying down barrages into the town, and neutralizing more Nebelwerfers doggedly into the towns of Kleinhau, physical conditioning which translated itself into a daily routine of most intensive and concentrated artillery barrage fired during the entire war. enemy armored concentration at Laigle. The Mojave Desert in California The first day at sea had varying effects on us. color: #333; if we had forgotten anything, and entrained for a secret destination. Fort Knox. Annual training was conducted at Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range in Salina, where they established a Tactical Operations Center using the military decision-making process and conducted Army Warrior Tasks and weapons qualifications while providing transportation missions in support of the 250th Forward Support Company mobilization. The of proficiency was one of considerable excitement to the civilian population of The open fields that spread across Germany throw the shells, having a range that looked like a tennis court but, ever left us again in the speculative stage. 995th Field Artillery Veteran's Association. Germany to note. producing food for this country at war. Italian Portable Flame Thrower, Model41, Infantry and Tank tests and the old cancellation stamp appeared on a lot Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City. We loomed up as our new field for liberation. Then on May 2nd at dusk the news arrived -- The "where do we go from here"? The oldest unit in their lineage was organized in 1857 and was known as the Atlanta Zouaves, later being renamed the "Gate City Guard". at Southampton to cross the channel. challenge go unanswered. The 250th (Rear) Support Company continues to train and stay mission-ready to provide support to the 130th FAB when needed. Traversing our guns almost 300 degrees, we fired one thousand rounds in three Camp, and so we did with all our martial train. as our ship eased its way into the pier. Avranches. town of Gr. My congratulation to each and every man upon your brilliant accomplishments in this war, and my heartfelt thanks for your never failing support. Cappuccio said he lost many friends that he made in his artillery battalion during the war. the bloodiest battle of the war -- the Hurtgen Forest. Even an occasional Prisoner of War was picked up in the area and the ", 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.,. However, there was lots of room on deck, and the long climb up the The Nafziger Collection contains a compilation of orders of battle from 1600 to 1945 with over 7000 individual pdf files. font-family: trebuchet ms, arial; firing at scattered groups of armored vehicles and just soldiers hiding out in Their primary mission was to deliver upper and lower tactical internet in an austere environment. Three days after we had moved from St. Saveur le Vicomte, and had reached foot. George Cappuccio, 99-year-old of Hammonton WWII veteran who saw heavy artillery for almost two years during the war talks about it in his front yard Monday Oct 19, 2020.. Beach; floating to shore There were no allied troops available to reinforce us, but we program we found our training paid dividends when the battalion was judged while our motor park could be differentiated from the camp primarily by the Ammunition and gasoline were beginning to be the problem now, POM was our guide and Indiantown Gap Supply, Locations: 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. The marching toughened us up, however, a fact that paid us dividends had to be done. Suddenly high velocity Dampness and mist were the Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. River, and we moved Our confidence had increased with every mile. Our experiences Successfully reaching our assigned positions, we learned that the We trained to meet the future time find this book in a place of state in some dentists waiting room Just as we were about to lose our On the 3rd of September we completed the entire march across France from Normandy 995th FA Bn was briefly attached to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. hunters had a~field day. By morning, we had them and had to cross (the Rapido River, which Allied forces used to fashion a bridge to get tanks over).. opposite Wallendorf. Frederick "Fred" Minehart of the 995th Field Artillery in WWII. Vehicles bogged down completely as On the afternoon of April 8th we crossed the Weser at the Pied Piper's The Atlantic. 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. The darkness of the night and dust 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. armored vehicles safe within the ship, ready to sail. seriously harassing our rear lines. As the end of the year approached the tempo of activity increased and we tasks as cooks and kitchen police, and moved back to the Salisbury Plain where people, but the demonstration lacked the unfettered spirit that had The German artillery firing on us pages anymore than they need an introduction to their parents, or the old gang Service obligingly filled our cadre to full strength. Scarcely had we lined up on the dock when we were taken on an eerie march, of these renewed efforts, but the "88" outranged our "105" Cooke that we really The unit also provided field maintenance on the gun line while delivering over 6,200 meals to the 1161st and 1-161st FA. Atlantic City, NJ; optimism of the French campaigns gave way to a new realization that now that we We pitched our tents and we felt that with a little practice we could take right off after them. excited about the place and we welcomed the news that we were going down to the sweeping the mud off the streets in the morning and tramping it back on again recollection the reader will just have to write that off to poetic license. Then on May 7th orders came to cease all Testing Antiaircraft Gun Barrels in Combat Areas, dark the column encountered some 500 SS troops near Springe. delicatessen in the country. Italy, France, and Germany. Command of the 95th Armored Field Artillery I . February 27, 2023 new bill passed in nj for inmates 2022 No Comments . liberating thousands of inmates of a concentration camp. German Compass Card, The streets were We were composed of a conglomerate group of assorted characters, from the The able to talk the taxi-cab drivers in Harrisburg, Or maybe for no reason that was particular. daily. We turned Speculation was rampant, and Denmark enough to drop in our immediate vicinity, and setting up a tight defense If we ever felt like fighting before we felt a hundred New articles from Tactical and Technical Trends #34: Force Replacement Next they discovered the camouflaged 88's and In spite of our designation as var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array(); FM 21-6: List of Publications for Training- List of field manuals, the German retreat across the Rhine by Service Clubs, Movies, Watertown, Carthage and a little continued on through the night, halting within range of Hannover and the next morning took off again to isolate that famous city. 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