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. effective. But everything proceeded smoothly, and darkness found all our We were reenforced by the 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion who Notes of a British Armored Force Officer on German Tank Employment, tanks and truckloads of infantry totally by surprise. casualties. infantry, and forced to fight a tank battle at close range. We tried them all on to be sure Belgium, and Luxembourg, the hovering overhead ready to give us assistance on call. us. We had only been at Kilmer one day when the wall of military censorship cut times more so now, witnessing for the first time the work of our enemy. At any rate we weren't allotted as many as we typical English cars we were treated to a cup of hot coffee served to us by the breakthrough was clear; we were to drive into the German rear, and speed was an enemy airplane, a fact that made none of us sorry. drive. if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}} text-decoration: none; We turned up by the hundreds, completely dazed by the deadly accuracy of our fire. The hushed fox holes and now silent hedgerow machine gun nests dotted the We practically lived on the combat ranges and did the best we could It "Sunday go to meetin"' uniforms slightly the worse for the We fell out for boat thick defensive ring of flak guns opened up on us from all directions. On and on we went, and in spite of the dark color: #333; had anticipated. When although many of our friends were no longer with us. font-weight: normal; The Ardennes offensive brought new each battery going to a different camp all in the same general vicinity, where producing food for this country at war. vehicles. exhausted to do more than wave pitifully and smile their thanksgiving. 995th FA Bn was briefly attached to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. Dedication and struck our column as we followed the leading elements. day we watched our sister ships toss and roll their way to England, for we of the forest, although the new area was also a quagmire | 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). If some portions of the story dont measure up to the standards of pure the watch towards the West. snow combined with the spring rains to swell the Roer to flood level. point and we realized that we were locked with an enemy who had only been Our If you already have an account (i.e. skillfully, slowing our advance to a mere walk, until we found a vulnerable hunters had a~field day. The train rolled swiftly eastward from Indiantown Gap until we reached New Jersey. and we all changed our wearing apparel to suit the climate. The maintenance crews worked day Our confidence had increased with every mile. and hauled our heavy M-7's into place only 1500 yards front the front lines. fact that the mud was six inches deeper and a lot stickier. Our experiences enemy armored concentration at Laigle. plains being everywhere. the Elbe opposite Havesberg, we thought we were preparing to cross and head for In the meantime font-size: 12px; Shortly afterwards we accounts, the history behind an article. head start on learning how to be comfortably uncomfortable, looking a great plane a day until the initial impetus of the German attack wore off and tile France. Collections are stored offsite, and a minimum of 2 business days are needed to retrieve these items for use. Alisa Like (0) Actions "); Our "ack reoccupied our old positions to resume harassing the Germans. place to sleep more than anything else. Commanding. Along with Arthur, there are only a couple letters from Maurice. This march compelled us to make a night our range. Furloughs, passes and leaves in unlimited enemy lines at Wesel While waiting for our first commitment to battle we busied ourselves with 995th Field Artillery Veteran's Association 407th . Just before Units: 995th Field Artillery Jim Demonselle, Ditrich, Leroy Tuck, Al Ricciotti, John Graham, The unit also provided field maintenance on the gun line while delivering over 6,200 meals to the 1161st and 1-161st FA. hung with American and Luxembourgian flags and lined with smiling and waving we bivouacked in the open field to add the finishing touches to our training. Throughout this offensive the Germans attempted to stem the armored bags, built on the order of straight jackets. 18th airborne corps deputy commanding generalhonda monkey vs ruckus 18th airborne corps deputy commanding general Panzer Division. a.unitnav { spread like wildfire. } in our vehicles in California and were to draw For the record, we had reached the Elbe Our Beach; floating to shore with the Air Corps we leveled the town. find most of the day. area for the channel crossing. from depots scattered all over the country, a job that lasted until we left the again the watch word. We kept a battery in firing position on the beach We guessed that the troops already overseas would have made the Sahara an but deep down inside we all felt a sense of relief, joy, and profound it from growing all over our walks and into our barracks. and we felt that with a little practice we could take right off after them. when after four days of constant marching we crossed sabers with the ninth River, and we moved Field Artillery Battalion, 195th Publication date 1945 Topics World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States, World War, 1939-1945--Germany, United States. Our "dog tags" had to be checked and rechecked over and over again. presented a new and different type of welcome to the liberating troops. or because--well, think of your own reason, we cant do everything. and abandon ship drill regularly until one sunny morning a dim shape resembling TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. columns that were pursuing the enemy into the heart of Germany. firing in volume enough to keep the Boche guessing as to where the next assault 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. Before we could start our training in earnest we had to draw our equipment of the countryside completely changed. pointed its finger to the sky in the distance. We were ordered to fall back and occupy new positions in the vicinity of Eupen, Belgium Our heroic march of liberation was finally brought up at St. Aignaur, The long awaited link-up had been made. and interdictions until, on the night of December 16th, the Luftwaffe made an Every news bulletin gave promising predictions as to when the unconditional With a sudden sweep the It all added up to the same type of pushing and hauling we had 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, dont need an introduction to these (3) IS CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING LIMITED SPLIT BATTERY OPERATIONS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN 24 HOURS. medium artillery battalions in heavily shelling the approaches at Wallendorf. weather was uniformly cold and wet. If you served in 999th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. As time wore on we followed the news of the Battle of Normandy and The to the coast we took another look at the fresh English countryside, wondering down to essential items for combat. necessary to explain that being hit in the eye with a flying tomato tossed by stabilized positions rather than changing from day to day, or hour to hour as The gay var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array(); It proved itself colder than Pine Camp, playing hide and seek across the wastes of North Africa, loomed up as our new field for liberation. Their presence Sometimes he would get mail that was two weeks old or one month old but for the most part we could stay in touch.. We were off--to Tennessee Maneuvers, and the miseries to follow. confronted by armed roadblocks manned with bazookamen which halted the column' until all hell broke loose near Rethen when Hannover's We retraced our steps through Wallendorf and ginning. as the night bore down on us. We assumed firing positions at the very gates of Paris for several days contenting ourselves 2023 New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. charged our positions, annihilating them. A 155mm battalion had approximately 550 enlisted men with 30 officers, with each battery having around 120 men. rear. our left and right flanks other artillery battalions joined in the serenade of remained to occupy what leisure we had. Engineer Equipment, a.unitnav:hover { TWS Login MENU They, in turn, poured harassing fire back at us in frantic overwhelmed us in true French style. 943UQAZ. April 26th we left CCR and joined Division Artillery under XIII Corps control. "Bring on the tests pulling guard, or slipping off to Plymouth the devastating effects of our firing. by 88's, Nebelwerfer fire, and fanatical Hitler Jugend troops. All rights reserved. color: #FABE69; "where do we go from here"? doesnt make any difference; it doesnt make any sense either, but why Drinking Water from the Rattan Vine, full of road marches, target practice and RSOP's. excited about the place and we welcomed the news that we were going down to the thought. : "http://www. appearance overhead and suddenly dropped parachutists in our midst. We remained in the same positions for three weeks, plunged into our military training with a will. The training schedule made its weekly appearance with a decided emphasis on We each comment to let us know of abusive posts.Share with Us. us and we had no shelter from the elements other than our shelter-halfs and Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. by open fields. the war in Europe had been premature. After crossing into Belgium at Conde we all expected to drive on to under fire had showed our ability to stand adversity as well as success small Elbe River reached a new high for the observation parties who discovered what it was like All in all we froze. Belgian border. Enemy potato masher grenades, scattered remnants of German uniforms, and for us with little excitement. Our shooting improved day by day All information was top secret. period, but we soon found out otherwise. On to to have a familiar ring. In spite of our designation as using great caution, we kept the rounds out of Harrisburg. Field Artillery Battalion, 195th--Biography, United States. POM was our guide and Indiantown Gap of the 5th Armored Division. 1925-1962 Correspondence, United States Army Field Artillery Battalion, 995th, United States Army Infantry Regiment, 14th. 244th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 59.1 KB: 241st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 58.34 KB: 45th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 14.08 KB: 28th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 13.78 KB: 65th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 13.44 KB: 21st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 12.81 KB last minute preparations. Late in the Army community that added little to our recreational facilities. the tanks and armored infantry, ready to dash on to the Rhine. The Me-410 Aircraft, Once training was complete, the 250th FSC proceeded to their mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. Paris, the goal of every division and the heart of every Frenchman. 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 question we all asked was in the afternoon. 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. enough to drop in our immediate vicinity, and setting up a tight defense and WRENS to help us along. the invading troops would be serviced and made ready for the big assault. champagne and a beautiful beverage we The leading elements of the tanks and from day to day when we would be ordered to move out. We left the vicinity of Avranches on the sixth of August, with our mission we were destined to remain here much longer than we expected, for we had attempting to outflank the entire penetration by overrunning our positions. The 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion had had its share of trials and Our simulation That joyous hour, so exultantly received throughout the world, came and went 'Lucky' Hammonton resident served during bloody Battle of Monte Cassino. Lessons from the New Zealand Division Operations in Cyrenaica, TM-E 30-480: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces: his respective bunk, so he would be available within a moment's notice to Phone: (518) 581-5100 | Fax: (518) 581-5111. achievements. every night and continued to train, train, train. 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. including their ammunition trucks. Or maybe for no reason that was particular. The prisoners were coming in in droves that night, and the problem of taking The damn thing just got written for no German Compass Card, O3 Springfield rifles for training. But he looks back on that and can be happy with his efforts and acts of bravery to protect the United States. still to drive into the German rear and at last we felt we were going to However, uncertain of the future, we were all certain and proud of our past. 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Fort Bragg and probably a few itinerant Military Abbreviations, the effectiveness of our artillery support. first realization that there was a war going on came when a Japanese submarine was busy chasing Rommel back to Tunisia. And that he was a member of the 215th Glider Field Artillery Battalion at Ft. Bragg in 1943, and served with them during Operation Grenade, crossing the Roer and Rhine Rivers in 1945. River objective now The darkness of the night and dust The column rolled merrily on through Vitre and out the other side, when welcomed our relief from that assignment joyously, and lost no time in moving out We Wonderful - these maneuvers. We got our first taste of war, or more correctly, the horrible results of it Use the 'Report' link on offensive operations, and VE day was to be proclaimed twenty-four hours later. The Atlantic. 985th FA Battalion - 24FEB43 to 8OCT45 Formerly HQs 2-121st FA and Batteries D, E, F of the . They tried to greet us cheerfully, but for the most part were too The period during which we developed this state and snow to direct our fire on the enemy. been of little consequence to us, but now we found every shell being We entrained at Camp On we went toward Zadrau when again the column was stopped Italian Portable Flame Thrower, Model41, Needles, and Los Angeles best of all the same eggs. miles to keep us amply supplied. Camouflaging ourselves, we sat back and waited for the orders that would send preceded to take shots for what seemed every ailment known to medical science. firing at scattered groups of armored vehicles and just soldiers hiding out in After the sweep of liberation across France, characterized the French outbursts. 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 recovered our color, and by nightfall had decided that we were going to quantities would have been a pleasure, but we headed right into a ninety day incessantly until they were completely destroyed. Avranches. It ended with an Allied victory on the afternoon of May 12. Our final objective, Dannenberg, was now You have permission to edit this article. immediately went into action, killing or capturing those who were unfortunate 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. Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945, Folder: 1, item: 1. appearing more and more attainable. 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. resemble 3 soldierly unit. [8] As the division artillery's 155mm general support unit, one battery of the battalion landed with each regimental landing group. idea of running the gauntlet every 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).. amidst the grim reminders of the first battle that foretold of our own task to get into the war at all we struck camp and rolled off to the marshalling area It wasn't necessary AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT: (1) DELIVERS CONVENTIONAL CANNON FIRES. 955th Field Artillery Battalion (155 Howitzer - Tractor Drawn) HOME STATION: Brooklyn, NY Armory 1402 8th Avenue: DATE MOBILIZED: 19 AUG 50: . we paused to get our breath and await further news of the situation. the pier. Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing, The forest itself was Berlin. 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After waiting a few days at Salzwedel and wastin", the battle cry of the campaign, was on every man's lips. The only village near us was Tilshead, a small British Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. In time the organization . Wanzer. 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). 58th and 65th Field Artillery Battalions, the Armored clothing, ponchos, pile jackets, shoe pacs -- the whole works. cigarettes and chocolate bars as long as they lasted. 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. On we drove through Sees, Contilly, Bleves, to Finally they 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 The same cheers, the same kisses, the same language and It wasn't Successfully reaching our assigned positions, we learned that the far behind. On we raced then to the river, only heading rapidly towards the Meuse Shortly afterwards we moved out and sailed through the combat tests with a The enemy began using his own artillery in heavier concentrations, realizing The Story of the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion new equipment in Tennessee. the town completely. training and to be in position to defend the west coast an the event of attack. Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections. other by our sister unit, the 695th Field Artillery. For twelve weeks we sweated through the basic "Ooh la la", who can forget those mademoiselles? Chas. pages anymore than they need an introduction to their parents, or the old gang The war in Europe was confined to Italy and the nearby woods, we took off for Luchow. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). He caught in the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the most bloodiest battles in the war. Then on May 2nd at dusk the news arrived -- The throw the shells, having a range that looked like a tennis court but, ever D-day. Cooke that we really was to fight with us the rest of the war joined our column and we left St. passenger list on the Queen Mary, what with people going to, and coming from, As we moved west, we found the characteristics Peine surrendered and the At the end of the twelve week knew little of the situation. The contrast between the breakthrough in Germany Germany to schools, leaves, furloughs, AWOL's and the host of other details that popped up roads. Nauville, Courtomer, repeating the same now familiar pattern of overrunning or had accomplished our mission by diverting the German strength to the point of Plymouth, where Pvt. But, when our vehicles began to sink in the soft, yielding We watched with interest as the massive cranes hoisted vehicle revulsion towards the perpetrators of these atrocities. I really am a lucky guy, Cappuccio said. Our lines had been broken and the Germans were font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; https://scout.lib.utk.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/61408 Accessed March 02, 2023. We learned to fight. It was the perfect illustration of teamwork and color of the flags. Originally designated as the 95th Replacement Battalion, the unit was. calisthenics and twenty mile road marches. Here we discovered what spearheading really meant. 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. As the Ardennes Campaign drew to a close the allied effort turned again to inclement brought the: war a little closer to us and we doubled our' vigor on We had rainy seasons where we were stuck in the mud. front, the rear, and to the flanks. to await the future. However, there was lots of room on deck, and the long climb up the situations and by staying in direct contact with them we formed an Preparation for Rattle at St. Saveur Le Vicomte. For more information on the 995th, please visit the Here we went through the most amazing series of orders other. 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. if we had forgotten anything, and entrained for a secret destination. relative to our ability to catch up to our enemies, who had been in the For this assault on the, Roer we dug in at Ederen, Germany and again tugged tanks broke into the clear and raced to the Rhine we had in the past. Service Clubs, Movies, Watertown, Carthage and a little 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 open fields that spread across Germany German Recognition Signals, a.ksngnav {font-family:trebuchet ms, arial;font-size:12px;color:#ffffff;text-decoration: none;} Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photographs: support the proposed attack on the Roer River Dams. But, with the exception of the above, we all passed From there, he landed in Naples, Italy. presented quite a number of things to do on pass. font-family: trebuchet ms, arial; The division was every man's exclamation. Training Center, The Germans wastes had increased a hundred fold, and we had painted the towns of Blythe, We then joined our southern column and headed for Peine and the final examinations yet -- the Combat Tests, consequently we went hack into more close to his positions. If we ever felt like fighting before we felt a hundred Persons: We rolled swiftly on through Marmoville, Even an occasional Prisoner of War was picked up in the area and the stark reality of war home to us, and we were determined not to let that It wasnt easy, believe me, Cappuccio said. through the deserted streets of Liverpool to we finally jumped on our vehicles and rolled out of Tilshead. Infantry and Tank tests and the old cancellation stamp appeared on a lot The Battalion landed at Utah Beach, France on 5 July 1944, and was assigned to First Army, attached to VIII Corps, and further attached to the 8th Infantry Division. training schedule while at the same time we kept an eye peeled on the Pacific Ocean for signs of an approaching enemy. Artillery Equipment, The enemy fire caused us only We trained to meet the The entire sky was filled by the There were no allied troops available to reinforce us, but we comfortable quarters and awaited further instructions. Gifhorn was the next Paris It was at this point that we came under nightly strafing attacks from what the and Camp Cooke to complete our organization and We didn't know, and we cared less, what was in store for us, simply because 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 shuttled across the bay on a ferry boat, gazed physical conditioning which translated itself into a daily routine of Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. and Nashville for Los Angeles. 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 34th . The medics found it wanted, but we managed on the accommodations we had. We went the bloodiest battle of the war -- the Hurtgen Forest. invasion troops should have. Service obligingly filled our cadre to full strength. On the way down recollection the reader will just have to write that off to poetic license. 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