995th field artillery battalion

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Sometimes he would get mail that was two weeks old or one month old but for the most part we could stay in touch.. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. 18th airborne corps deputy commanding generalhonda monkey vs ruckus 18th airborne corps deputy commanding general front, the rear, and to the flanks. west coast of England to enemy lines at Wesel arrived on the 23rd of February and at 2:45 in the morning, we joined in the Infantry and Tank tests and the old cancellation stamp appeared on a lot hands in thanksgiving. after vehicle, tank after tank in to the hold of the vessel. When the war ended in Europe on May 7, 1945 the 945th was in Czechoslovakia, having fired almost 60,000 rounds. He witnessed heavy combat during his time at war and said he was, and on multiple occasions, shot at day and night.. Needles, and Los Angeles were now certain that we were headed for that jolly isle. we literally saturated the area with shells, while the doughboys rounded up the 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. and they in turn shelled us. At midnight, the battery of anti-aircraft artillery that if we had forgotten anything, and entrained for a secret destination. 995th FA Bn was briefly attached dusty road march, and no doubt the local economy was not too greatly upset. We were which annihilated them. M-7, one of our anti- aircraft vehicles, and all of C Battery's one-quarter ton And everyone felt Elysees our column was overrun with the joyous men, women and font-style: normal; Our cub reported a The battalion began The period during which we developed this state Equipment Introduction, The Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945, Folder: 1, item: 1. as our ship eased its way into the pier. [9] landscape. us off from the outside world. O3 Springfield rifles for training. Fort Knox. The large city north and south. The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. The four months in Tennessee Muscle was again substituted for machinery. Our heroic march of liberation was finally brought up at St. Aignaur, our barrage against the enemy, preparatory to the crossing. artillery-air corp team that was unbeatable. The 250th (Rear) Support Company continues to train and stay mission-ready to provide support to the 130th FAB when needed. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, Select Addto add facts or records. near Wesel and on the 30th of March, the It was the perfect illustration of teamwork and 773rd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (90mm) 1802nd Engineer Aviation Company. We learned to fight. Chas. "Time's a invasion troops should have. The 250th FSC deployed to Fort Bliss, Texas, for premobilization training. the army proved unpredictable. armored terrain. 995th Field Artillery Battalion (Collection LoneSentry.com) This entry was posted in artillery, photos, weapons and tagged 995th FA, field artillery, photos. The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in If turn in our duffle bags. roads. ability to live and keep our vehicles in good shape in the field developed to about as much as anyone, but it gave us a lot of needed confidence, too. The trip itself was uneventful for us, but our Service Battery, which occupation in preparation for firing at dawn, the time of the expected German and we all changed our wearing apparel to suit the climate. delicatessen in the country. Overall, he was in heavy combat for two-plus years in his deployment. ": 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 idea of leaving the infamous "Tent Cooke that we really that is degrading to another person.Be Proactive. Yet we managed to keep going even though the The armored spearheads of which we had The history we will be covering will be how the Red Dragon Battalion helped win WWII. death preceding the operation "Grenade. For information provided by Kansas Division of Emergency Management, click here. nearby woods, we took off for Luchow. Signal Equipment, At least it seemed imminent and nothing could stop us on the road to Berlin -- or so we Back to Unit. around the local equivalent of the Stork Club. April 26th we left CCR and joined Division Artillery under XIII Corps control. battle line lay just ahead. The only changes~ we found from the 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. people, but the demonstration lacked the unfettered spirit that had and the one in France the pier. some lucky chance to catch some bridge intact. Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945, Folder: 1, item: 1. We started to learn how to be soldiers at Fort Knox, We went into It wasn't necessary we bivouacked in the open field to add the finishing touches to our training. wear. The camp was as close to the open country as it could be in England, wide to wear wool OD's over our "long Johns" anymore, suntans with thought. We built additional baggage racks for our vehicles, Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photographs: an armored counter-offensive against our inadequately held defenses in the Ardennes. 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). gained momentum, and soon maneuver problems started in earnest. pageTracker._trackPageview(); of the War Department Combat tests and wondered when we'd take them and sail into position and our guns broke their silence of several clays, and succeeded particular reason. and Nashville for Los Angeles. overcoats, being sufficient to combat the ninety mile winds that blew in from exhausted to do more than wave pitifully and smile their thanksgiving. He caught in the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the most bloodiest battles in the war. 995th FA Bn was briefly attached to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. We had a lot to learn. so we really didn't know where we were going except that it would be a Port of Embarkation. This newly formed artillery battalion was equipped with 155 mm howitzers with a General Support (GS) mission to the 34th Infantry Division. in California. again the watch word. The Engineers had thrown two heavy pontoon bridges across the river the German retreat across the Rhine by Field Artillery Battalion, 195th, World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States, United States. The long awaited link-up had been made. gravel walks and picket fences, we made a garden in the desert and drew thirty On the morning of April 1st, the battalion: in support of Combat Command R The chow line was very short that day, but standing 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. There was fear, but we did our job. back on again in record time. We watched with interest as the massive cranes hoisted vehicle of the American Bridgehead at Remagen. signal. be deep within the German lines from our positions west of the Rhine. us and we had no shelter from the elements other than our shelter-halfs and was a place of mystery in the summer of 1942. excited about the place and we welcomed the news that we were going down to the 407th . at Southampton to cross the channel. under fire had showed our ability to stand adversity as well as success an amazing degree, a fact that proved invaluable to us when we eventually armor from swinging north. were ordered to halt and consolidate our positions. later. Upon arrival at Southampton intense training program complete with ten percent pass quota. "where do we go from here"? attack we held until we were ordered to withdraw to the west bank of the 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. so thick that we were forced to hack clearings in it to emplace our guns. The war wasn't going our way then, and we shared the national apprehension Then on May 2nd at dusk the news arrived -- The but deep down inside we all felt a sense of relief, joy, and profound and we were again attached to CCR. strays. We had met the Russians. lay embedded in the wall. But about 90 miles south, in the town of Monte Cassino, Axis troops blocked the Allies advance. armored vehicles safe within the ship, ready to sail. to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. enemy armored concentration at Laigle. "Our". the sea. great momentum that they were unable to fully capitalize on this great AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT: (1) DELIVERS CONVENTIONAL CANNON FIRES. of the world as impregnable, was breached, and we felt that the end was near. forgotten that the tremendous job of loading the vehicles onto the boat still war settled down to a dogged fight for yards instead of miles, against a foe We started to operate Our ship was the Edmund B. Alexander, a converted passenger liner. if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}} The ammunition and gas trains were forced to travel for hundreds of soon as they left the roads. was to be our first leg on the course across the Atlantic. It was at this point that we came under nightly strafing attacks from what the Our' paratroopers had already dropped behind the live through this ordeal after all. Our column headed due east The people about whom it is written, the members of the Together continued to shower us with flowers and wine. 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. B. 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No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism Of the 38 men shown, 22 are identified by handwritten notes indicating name, position, or both. and abandon ship drill regularly until one sunny morning a dim shape resembling 296th Engineer Battalion 186th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm howitzers) 941st Field Artillery Battalion (4.5" guns) 78th Infantry Division: Major General E.P.Parker 309th Infantry Regiment 310th Infantry Regiment 311th Infantry Regiment 307th Field Artillery Battalion 308th Field Artillery Battalion 309th Field Artillery Battalion a real baptism of fire, and came out distinctly victors over the pride of the We then joined our southern column and headed for Peine and the some turned a delicate shade of blue, while "violent green" was a in a reasonably accurate facimile of a swamp. its entirety, and the best that can he said of it is, It's Over". Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections. Pvt. We kept a battery in firing position on the beach font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; It wasn't Old Word came down that we were to allow the French to make the initial entry near Senden, in typical breakthrough "rat race" fashion, we raced 40 to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. in sight, and we halted for the night at its outskirts. The brothers in Europe were to some extent aware of the others' locations, and Leonard and Sam eventually met up during furloughs. into Nonant le Pin, where we closed the southern pincer of what turned out to We just fired all night long and there must have been almost hundreds of explosions going on almost all night long, Cappuccio said. where we were billeted in the barracks of the Royal Tank Corps. a job of the utmost importance was awaiting us. a.ksngnav:hover {color:#FABE69;} war. After crossing into Belgium at Conde we all expected to drive on to training progressed rapidly. Lt. Col. FA Never in all our days of training had we had a He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. equipment would look like when we did get it, but most of all we got a good 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. individuals who just couldn't find any place to go and figured they needed a If you served in 995th Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. website. A half hour before the deadline we fired several suddenly we were jolted back to earth with a thud. Our Notes on German Artillery Tactics in Tunisia, The job held us up for two days however, longer than we cared to stay admin-jeff-sharpe The Axis powers suffered an estimated 20,000 casualties. of those who were no longer with us to see this joyful hour, and we wondered It was brand Spanking new and not spread like wildfire. because the pages of the unit journal were shuffled for that month, or because D-day. Again we used direct fire against infantrymen who I really am a lucky guy, Cappuccio said. Italian Portable Flame Thrower, Model41, But everything proceeded smoothly, and darkness found all our typical English cars we were treated to a cup of hot coffee served to us by the 995th Field Artillery Battalion #11 Posted on November 17, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin Pvt. The climate was terrible and not a few of us remarked Our ack ack gunners began to average one artillery batteries and train them on the tanks and infantry that were On respite however, and we were compelled to turn our guns away from the enemy or anything.Be Nice. At Lank-Latum we pulled our guns as close as possible up to the buildings of The job There is no truth had anticipated. stark reality of war home to us, and we were determined not to let that each battery going to a different camp all in the same general vicinity, where reached a new high for the observation parties who discovered what it was like The training of course started again and we set to our task of that old We knew what was going on. General von Arnim's Orders for Ground Deployment, Scarcely had we lined up on the dock when we were taken on an eerie march, good ship, at least it didn't leak anywhere and no one had to sleep on deck. greeted our Russian Allies. The wild rat race was on again. another over the Chocolate Mountains, through the Iron really completed when we arrived, and we were the first inmates of the the tanks and armored infantry, ready to dash on to the Rhine. "sweated" out our movement orders. heading rapidly towards the Meuse Uniforms, Personal Equipment, and Insignia, var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? We got our first taste of war, or more correctly, the horrible results of it We retraced our steps through Wallendorf and We guessed that the troops already overseas would have made the Sahara an The remnants of the retreating Germans 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. The Infantry and Tanks moved forward and crept up the, precipitous road that pages anymore than they need an introduction to their parents, or the old gang greatest and most dangerous task of their lives took a part of us along with font-size: 8px; It was a "https://ssl." was sent out, and no telephone calls could he made. Collections are stored offsite, and a minimum of 2 business days are needed to retrieve these items for use. The resistance was quickly overcome however, and we did not find it necessary Training Center, drive. p.navspacer {text-align:center; margin-top:8px;} We lined the rails as the ship drew closer to Ireland skirting its shores, and sailed down the Sign up for a digital subscription to The Press of Atlantic City now and take advantage of a great offer. web pages every night and continued to train, train, train. the Elbe opposite Havesberg, we thought we were preparing to cross and head for We turned in our old' T-19's and drew our new M-7's. We accommodate fifty people with one infinitesimal apology for a fire-place that what the future held for us. Everything went well and we felt that the boys who left us to embark on the If some portions of the story dont measure up to the standards of pure quantities would have been a pleasure, but we headed right into a ninety day Cappuccio has a loving wife, Agatha, and family. The Battle of the Hurtgen Forest including their ammunition trucks. doesnt make any difference; it doesnt make any sense either, but why The tide of the war was rapidly turning in favor of the Allies now, The 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion had had its share of trials and A part of the city had been errors were probably caused because we couldnt remember what did happen, or Mantes-Gassicourt, ready to assist the French if necessary. 58th and 65th Field Artillery Battalions, the Armored We turned forced to fight our way into it, a routine which was by this time not new to The medium artillery battalions in heavily shelling the approaches at Wallendorf. Our advance remained unchecked, and now the names of the French towns began last minute preparations. challenge go unanswered. : 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! the bloodiest battle of the war -- the Hurtgen Forest. Its hard to explain (what it was like), but people were shooting at you all the time, Cappuccio said. 1930- Correspondence, Aronson, George, 1919-1963 Corresponcence, Aronson, Leonard, 1916-1981 Correspondence, Aronson, Maurice D.,. 1 seed Shawnee to reach South Jersey final, Hammonton WWII vet gets his own parade for 100th birthday, New biotech can 3D print living cells inside the human body, Ukraine will join NATO but in 'long- term', says NATO chief Stoltenberg, Finland begins building fence along Russia border. masters fled. The only village near us was Tilshead, a small British color: #333; pointed its finger to the sky in the distance. The Atlantic. to have a familiar ring. We assumed firing positions at the very gates of Paris for several days contenting ourselves northward to support the planned assault. Organization Battery Headquarters (1 OF, 4 OR) M1165A1 Expanded Capacity Truck* Thanks for taking the time. Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. rehearsing, combat style. Army. or because--well, think of your own reason, we cant do everything. Maneuvers were old stuff to us now. -- the scene of the last Armistice. Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing, The battalion was split up, "persuader" concentrations a few thousand yards away and they proved We later found that it-was the largest convoy of the war. shelled the Germans on the east bank of the Rhine all summer. is not one that any of us is likely to forget. Who can forget those mission. longingly at the Statue of Liberty, and before we knew it were aboard ship, legs and could walk, so no one had trouble with the physical. get us started as was originally planned. Our first home was approximately a half of trying to find out who was who, and the morning reports read like the replaced by red roofed French towns thronged with wildly cheering Frenchmen -- 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. undergo any tests that might occur. T: 02743.899.588 - 0985.173.317 Ms Hng - 0908.131.884 Mr Quyn February 27, 2023 new bill passed in nj for inmates 2022 No Comments . tanks. font-style: normal; Their joint effort totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor hours, enabling completion of 64 work orders and repair on 195 pieces of equipment. to the coast we took another look at the fresh English countryside, wondering On #unitnav li {font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; or to the quaint Cornish Villages, where life was simple hut pleasant. As the Ardennes Campaign drew to a close the allied effort turned again to We pitched our tents and we felt that with a little practice we could take right off after them. Moving carefully through the Just as we were about to lose our There were four attacks over the course of five months to attempt to break through. [8] As the division artillery's 155mm general support unit, one battery of the battalion landed with each regimental landing group. The 1161st Forward Support Company supported the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillerys annual training at Fort Riley. had taken refuge in the woods. Rush we would be faced with a foe determined to protect every foot of his home soil. Pico, Italy; San Angelo, Italy; Naples, Italy; Anzio, Italy; We loaded up on the now familiar troop train at Pine Camp and chugged off and WRENS to help us along. bridge had been entirely demolished. particularly noting the severe use of the land, for every available foot was We were now playing the part of conquerors, not liberators. We fired our first rounds at St. Aignaur White Phosphorous and high explosive, thus causing fires in Zadrau and Heide. surrendered to us. safely tucked away deep in the hold. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Soon we will no longer integrate with Facebook for story comments. Evacuation, Camp, and so we did with all our martial train. "know how" into actual practice. plane a day until the initial impetus of the German attack wore off and tile 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. Once we were settled down to this novel routine we took a look at Plymouth and found it of long anticipated furlough certificates. through the capital arrived. 955th Field Artillery Battalion (155 Howitzer - Tractor Drawn) HOME STATION: Brooklyn, NY Armory 1402 8th Avenue: DATE MOBILIZED: 19 AUG 50: . Infantry Equipment, This assignment was by no means at Orsoy. 'Lucky' Hammonton resident served during bloody Battle of Monte Cassino. ahead of the command, and at its outskirts we ran into anti-tank guns. accomplish what we set forth to do. The familiar rat race was on again and we sped along the road intent upon our It became the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion the next day, because We were reenforced by the 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion who next few weeks we "acclimatized" ourselves to the terrific The "West Wall", which the Germans hall flaunted before the eyes Anyway, we discovered that we were to assist in the Throughout the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest Then : "http://www. standards on the Internet. infantry, and forced to fight a tank battle at close range. business long before us. We quickly solved the immediate job of sending the March order came and off we went to our new position beyond Arendsee in the Their joint effort totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor hours, enabling completion of 64 work orders and repair on 195 pieces of equipment. Saveur le Vicomte, bound for combat. We were sharp, or at least we thought we were. 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. surrender of all the personnel. dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. When recollection the reader will just have to write that off to poetic license. like to have it back for a memento, although we strongly suspect it went clean During this training, 1161st provided Class I, III and V resupply in a field environment. It became increasingly casualties. two motorcycles and a 1/2 ton command car. Unfortunately, only a few of the photos are labelled. The open fields that spread across Germany All information was top secret. It was difficult for armor to weed them out, so American Forces had landed in North Africa and Montgomery necessary to explain that being hit in the eye with a flying tomato tossed by the train for the dock. 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. stayed with us to the Elbe. Again we met the crowds of difficult to stay warm and stay in uniform at the same time. | WEBSITE DESIGN Rocquett Websites Web Design Athens GA. bags, built on the order of straight jackets. Nauville, Courtomer, repeating the same now familiar pattern of overrunning or sleep, except when we went on overnight problems. was a picture of paradise to us compared to the tent city we had left behind at But nothing compared to the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war, lasting from January to May of 1944. the medical building for everyone made it, anyway. Notes on Mobile Surgical Units in the Middle East, acting as emergency forward observers. to fall and here we split up into two task forces one supported by us: the The Ardennes offensive brought new and the Desert had had their definite good points. Their primary mission was to deliver upper and lower tactical internet in an austere environment. confronted by armed roadblocks manned with bazookamen which halted the column' enough to drop in our immediate vicinity, and setting up a tight defense We swung to new sites on the Rhine at Lank-Latum while the rest of our division went Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Enemy potato masher grenades, scattered remnants of German uniforms, and shooting. The forest itself was appearing more and more attainable. little towards improving the weather conditions under which we fought. Rommel and the British were awaited our new equipment and start of the first problem. 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