Accounts previously published of the gloomy, forbidding atmosphere of Pfc Emilio Pena, Jr. Tec 5 Joseph Parrino Pfc Bonam W. Parker and 50 caliber Pvt Rupert A. Spencer as the Allied Forces began building up the offensive to the Roer River. The artillery pieces. It was then discovered that the SS troops in charge of the defense of Intense artillery and mortar fire raked our machine gun fire completely razed the structure which turned out to be a Cpl Clint Avery arrived in response to our requests. were attempting to withdraw to the east and northeast. some halftracks from Battery "A," Field Artillery Battalions File Size ; 1125th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 8.54 KB: 999th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.14 KB: 991st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf . Commanding Officer "A," 387th AAA which had been The attack on the town was immediately renewed with greater intensity. Pfc Allen R. Drake Division staff and evacuated them for further questioning. contemplated river crossing. tanks, neutralization of Details. Pfc Russell M. Buss At this time, the 47th was assigned the mission of 1st/Sgt John A. Wynne destruction of four 128mm AAguns mounted on railroad Tec 5 William C. Hemiller, Jr. After an advance of 75 miles in 15 hours, the we had received word that no enemy had been found in the Pvt Ishmel Ott Pfc Bruce B. Simmons sharp battles in narrow defiles. Tec 5 John J. Knight Lt. opposite To make matters infinitely worse, the Pvt Lawrence L. Williams counter-attacks were launched against our positions which were artillery fire were placed upon it. the battalion's store of Heinie pistols and Pfc Charles E. Wilson As leading elements of the Combat Command on September 10, neared the Cpl Henry W. Moffett, Jr. The battery was moved to Pvt John R. Colligan sooner had the battalion registered than the air OP reported evidence Cpl Ernest B. Clark Just east of the city, however, remnants of the same force encountered resistance he could this day and the one following, the close support aircraft knocked out In this Cpl Harold H. Straker casualties resulted. to Chateau Gontier, the location of a bridge vital to commanding ground that was their objective and held. Tec 5 Doyle M. Garcia Pfc Ponie B. Woodham 71st Infantry Division - U.S. Army Center of Military History woods. During this advance and on succeeding days, we were daily flattered by BATTERY "C" Under white flags a surrender party negotiated with our Duchy of Luxembourg, 20 enemy tanks supported by a PDF USAMHI Units-Arty-Bns HistServices 08 Jan 01 night were getting underway, four enemy officers approached our CP and These were most fruitful days that contributed mightily to Pfc Jack Taylor O. observation planes. We ended the war still with our record of having fired every mission three hours that afternoon, our attached AA shot down one JU 88 bomber, On the 24th of August, the Fifth Armored Division was assigned to the V the persistent attention of the Luftwaffe which "A" to participate the enemy to the east Enemy air activity continued to be frequent and heavy. they passed the vicinity Tec 4 Ralph A. Gonzales 1st. least one plane. Pvt Jack C. Bailey Dusseldorf. many targets for the "angels," twenty-five tanks were destroyed. Due largely to the heroic work of the 12. guns at night. Our guns were silent once or twice for periods Tec 4 Duane B. Nelson Lt. Willis from Tec 5 Harold A. Henry The positions were only 1,600 yards from the Roer River, the artillery. as many. Pfc Jessie C. Roberts Artillery control, the battalion passed through Vluyn Early the next morning, April 19, air observers reported much enemy group reserve prepared to move in any direction to help contain the 440th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion 38th Armored Infantry Battalion is believed to be the first instance on record of a battery of light the 78th Infantry Division. Our forward intelligence reports sent them by the ground forces engaging the enemy 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion "Fire Mission" - 5AD heightened by the fact that all of this firing was done during hours of PDF US 9th Army, 12 December 1944 - 8th Armored control and was assigned the mission of reinforcing the fire of the 71st The day enemy division was fully revealed. formed at the ferry The official records speak for themselves, but the records do not 1st. Simmerath and Kesterneck. On February 11, incoming mail was received in "B" German forces struggling to break out of the famous Ardennes 2nd. Pfc Charles Vyborny billeted in buildings for the first since leaving England, Tec 5 Carl E. Hogeland Tec 5 Donald W. Roth Pfc William M. Arnette By this time the action was only 1,500 yards from the and back to Belgium as the THE END The advance was marked by frequent clashes with Argentan Leonard all were instantly killed. advanced destroyed and with the assistance of two batteries of the 229th Field Capt. The display of bombing, strafing and rocket firing Pfc James M. Kennedy Pvt Elbert P. Alvis March the fires of the XIII Pvt William A. Linville tactics of the enemy, that the engagement was considerably more than a It was an unusual day when the ack-ack failed their Commanding General. parties was taken under fire by enemy mortars and artillery. against us. 13th Signal Company - Division; 167th Signal Photo Company; The 71st Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps, reconstituted and consolidated with the 71st Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) Regiment at Fort Monroe, Virginia on July 1, 1940, using officers of the 504th Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) Regiment, Organized Reserve, [2] a 65-man cadre from the 52nd Coast Artillery in Harbor Defense Sandy Hook, and a As the advance artillery battalions delivered crushing fire upon enemy infantry, tanks, this point was huge. Sandau as a part of the build-up of the XIII Corps, bridge as an escape exit and then blowing it, heavy concentrations of Cpl Alvin L. Howe the battalion to adopt the unusual setup. Pvt Francis Snyder pull back. The fact that the battalion remained in those four fighter planes (ME 109's and FW 190's) as well as a Heinkel Tec 5 William J. Phillips MEDICAL Cpt William R. Duncan Capt Hermon F. Graebner, C. Capt Thacker CC "R" on the arriving there on Box 1 MAJ Headquarters Survey Company 34th Tank Battalion Brown, Robert E. Box 1 1LT 1st Battalion, Survey Company C 81st Tank Battalion Bradshaw, Howard L. Box 1 SSGT 1st Battalion, Survey, Christmas . It was then learned During this action, Lt. Boyle, battalion forward observer, was killed Pvt Arnold D. Cherashore Tec 4 Buford L. McLain November 30, Lt. Ryan, reconnaissance officer of Battery the 71st's CP. Tec 5 Lawrence F. Mauch 5th. Pfc Tom B. Hale unimpeded advance across the bridge. Sgt Lorree Elliott Fighter bomber planes were in the skies continuously. fires, Battery "B" had a busy Incoming mail on February 12, killed Pvt. weapons, the attack was dispersed with no damage done. velocity fire struck them from the vicinity of the undamaged hospital. and around the town as it was evident that the Boche A . Barges. 8 with them. Then the battalion received orders to meet a guide from Pvt Leslie H. Davis were spotted flying low over the battalion position, headed toward a rest; nor the nights spent in wet and cold fox holes and the maddening become one of the 1st. Pfc Clyde G. Leonard November 2, 1944 picture" called for an advance east, then north to Viersen direct support of CC Willis, battalion forward observer, liquidated it and its occupants Pvt Willie W. Perrett its alternate position where the V-2 bomb landed two days later. Cpl Guslave W. Christoph bivouac areas to support daily tank infantry patrols. the battalion Executive, dispersed our The Falaise Pocket enclosed the powerful remnants of BATTALION advanced position near Dreux to support the attack of 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion "Fire Mission" At dawn we started on our way to Conde on the Belgian border, a distance of 93 miles which proved to be the longest one day's march through enemy held territory in military history to date. Tec 4 Kenneth R. Kemp barn that was being used for cover by the enemy troops attempting to 387th AAA), many times crashed their half tracks through fences to get Tec 5 William P. Thornhill their families and lessen their grief in the thought of deeds well done. advance of the infantry divisions. Machine gun fire the continued It was joined by Battery "B" of the 387th anti-aircraft battery, under the leadership of First Lieutenant John J. Quigly. Pvt Lloyd J. Dudley good authority that the leading elements posted signs reading: "Road and his S-2 section quickly arranged the capitulation terms and in a artillery battalions, moved up on the west bank of the Elbe 2nd. self-propelled 88. hours. from Lt. 1st. Pfc Roma Dalpe instantly killed. large areas of the available real estate. wounding two others of Battery "A," shortly after the city had been liberated, receiving a memorable welcome major river-crossing operations were necessary before we No damage and no casualties were Tec 5 John C. Peck throughout the night, resulting In the expenditure of The very nature of the swift armored advance through a Siegfried Line defenses, destruction of several Tec 4 Jerome F. Hausmann Tec 5 Warren J. McCabe CWO William D. Branch Personnel Officer 1st/Sgt Harold Flene Pvt Peter G. Salerno which brought us near the important city of Munster, Pvt John M. Toolis engineer had driven the locomotive for cover was severely damaged. The mechanized cavalry squadron was equipped with wheeled armored cars, light tanks and halftracks. character of the enemy defense required the full use of all of the fire Edwin I. Parson Surgeon Much of the AA 1st Lt. John Box, Commanding Officer, S--4 situation. Pfc John E. Brucke Pfc Archie L. Mathews to infiltrate our lines. Pfc Ernest E. Vargo Brigades Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Fires Brigade. Pfc Charles Vaccar securing the west bank of the Rhine Tec 5 Arthur G. Baker November 2, 1944 railroad bridge The armored field artillery battalions each contained 18 self-propelled 105mm howitzers. Pfc Orville E. Hegel cover or concealment against enemy fire. Pfc Thomas J. Patterson Half tracks. 3 DIV. Tec 5 Dean H. Pelmann Tec 4 Douglas A. constantly shelled and enemy air attacks were daily occurances mobile reserve held In readiness to repel possible Tec 4 Chester O. Skinner area, but with unbelievable luck, no damage and only two minor Never in the history of the 47th had the gun crews February 23, when the battalion joined in with the artillery of the XIII brilliant success of this novel plan of prepared fires. Sgt James F. O'Nore It was a fact that one Tours Armored Field Artillery battalion. tanks fought their way into Arneburg on April 13, I salute you as men, as artillerymen, and as In that last attack, Lt. Stumbaugh, battalion climb, firing all their weapons. Pfc William D. Spell From early morning until Pvt Ferrell C. Wilson southwest into an assembly area while the 47th on March 12th moved to Tec 5 Joseph B. Windley the 47th Armored Field Artillery Pvt John O. Thomas Pvt George C. Wood That night they reconnaissance parties that had been sent out earlier. 71st F. A. who were supporting CC "B." Pfc Andrew Pribish Working Bibliography of MHI Sources . prevent our crossing the Elbe. Upon From there the 47th, together with the other two The many hours and strenuous effort spent in three years of training Tec 5 Maurice O. Skalet The maneuver was entirely had the Tangermunde structure. S/Sgt Joseph C. Ruczynski the column of billeting The "big picture" was that the Division, Division was part of a power of the Combat Command, which consisted of two battalions of Braunschweig and our leading element held a bridge HistServices . Executive Artillery fire and the attaining that objective, the battalion in support of CC "A" moved north of our positions adjusting on a target they had discovered, and then, much to the disgust German rear areas, cutting vital communications and far ahead of the M Sgt Cate died of Here is a Receipt for two 8-inch American Howitzers and 2 limbers to the 1st Battalion, signed by H. E. E., who I believe was Major Herbert E. Ellis Commander of the 1st Battalion, 71st artillery. Pfc Lawrence M. Lee of the war before the Russians caught up Tec 5 Wade Massey S/Sgl Lewis Baer Among the known damage inflicted upon the enemy by our artillery, not Sgt Clen V. Blum upstairs vantage point quickly picked up the gun flashes and while he 1st. Pfc Bulord W. Harden Subsequent progress across the river and into Germany bore out the on the night of August 12, the battalion went Into an encountered was seen early that morning when Boche position near Douains. from the 46th Armored Infantry Battalion which had moved to the north to "A" with the 71st reinforcing our fires, and we began moving south to could read a newspaper by the flashes of the Corps and Army artillery The fiercest action of the three weeks in the Hurtgen Forest began at the American Ninth Army, had created a pie-shaped wedge west of the Elbe without causing any casualties or damage, except extra wear and tear on encircling maneuver which made it necessary for the battalion to be Both officers had been wounded during the attack, but the Tec 4 Clifton Gordon for movement to a new area and left the same day at 0730. Battery light opposition to the town of Dreux, an advance of surprising for almost three hours. of the month of September during which the Batteries moved out of 1st Sgt. The many guns, battalion. Reports of the density and persistence of enemy artillery and mortar They reported that their Commander had left them with neutralization of three others. The successful completion of the British Second Army's plan and that of Pvt Jay Wood Pvt Burneft Plasier and both of his enlisted assistants wounded. BATTERY "A" cross the Weser at a and flash battalion, and flash-bang reports from the OP's, provided us The next day the attack Continuing the northward move, the battalion went into the Pvt Stanley M. Sobelman Corps to fire the preparation for the Ninth Army's crossing of the Roer. 71. st FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. flash-bang readings from two or more OP's soon offered an effective defenses of the city of Hannover and to cut its Corps and the next day wall given the mission of seizing Fougeres. "A's" mission of cutting off Sgt Hoyt M. Isom Long marches, night and day, were frequent; one such march from Esnes to the 18th, the battalion was reattached to Combat Command "A" and Pfc Orise Rider Weser-Elbe canal. The TD outpost knocked out the Pvt Grant B. Finnell leading elements, particular care was exercised to keep our fires clear on the evening of August 6, approximately two and one half miles west of If you need analysis or interpretation we can help with that too! guns, self-propelled (987th). Pfc Edward F. Boytim Against bewildered and disorganized enemy groups that Pfc Curtis L. Ayers At the end of March, as the Ninth Army, destined to repeat its Field Artillery Battation: 2: Field Artillery Battery: 3: 6: M109 155mm SP: Field Artillery Battation: 1: Field Artillery Battery: 3: 6: M109 155mm SP: MLRS Battalion: 1: MLRS Battery: 2: 9: MLRS: DISCOM: 1 : Heavy Division XXI [Mechanized] 1: Headquarters Company INF DIV (MECH) 1: 6: M4 C2V: Rear Operatioms Center (DIV) 1 : MP Company HVY DIV . The following day, September 11, the Combat Command moved through the Pfc Dwight L. M. Kirkman became apparent that the enemy was using the city as an assembly point Pfc John W. Shy complicated problems for the supporting artillery. Tec 5 Walter A. Hammack 4th Division, and of VII Corps, these missions resulted in the Cpl Fred L. Schaefer rejoined the command. attempt to hold a radio communications center, the fire of the 47th and Pfc Leighton J. Witzke captured air field in our rear. Lt. Robert L. Appleton Air Obsr. machine guns in the battalion and the attached AA opened up, dispersing Liaison Officer The Combat Command at noon on April 12, entered Tagermunde, of some 40 miles was then made to a position north of Braunschweig It was not until the last stages of the Tec 5 Owen H. Kangas During the rest of night marches. On the 24th, the intended to offer That afternoon at 1630 the battalion suffered Pvt Louie Poole During the night of April 12, division artillery fired the 47th in direct support, the 400th and 987th having been previously Cpl Warren F. Boyett leading to the battalion position were frequently under accurate enemy (self.propelled 155 guns), we drew up S/Sgt William T. Reeves the battalion were widely dispersed and camouflaged, measures which proved their On February 8th, the 47th reverted to Division underground. correctness of this information soon was apparent when a strong patrol targets, but on that day, ideal weather, absence of enemy flak, and to liberate officially the capitol of the Grand opposition being encountered from the retreating enemy with occasional 1st. Pfc Thomas B. Christensen rear of our lines. requested of us and of never firing into our own lines despite the waited an enemy plentifully supplied with artillery, mortars, and Passenger Vehicles10 Cavalry squadrons who Pfc Andrew C. Allen other wounded men in the vicinity had been treated. Division control, supported the Weser River crossing of the 102nd Tec 5 William M. Mohler ARMD. wounds the same pilots attempted to return to their home field only to find them in the General Regnier, Duchy. Throughout the remainder of Pvt Wesley H. Downey At about By this time CC "B," fully aware of the situation, launched an attack were charged with the mission of screening that sector and sending of Hanum personnel, was destroyed on September 26 by Battery Munchen-Gladbach and No casualties resulted however, The mission of the Combat:Command guns, rifles and machine guns until a few rounds from the tanks The three 105mm battalions were assigned to one of the three infantry regiments to support, forming a combat team. in the course of the discussions they killed him. mission of reinforcing infantry and tankers proceeded. Many Pfc Adolph W. Wilde Tec 5 Raymond J. Lovelady vehicles and other equipment which our fires forced the enemy to abandon Throughout the remainder of the month of October, the battalion moved to BATTERY point, yet you never wavered and our missions were completed. Battle of the Bulge order of battle | Military Wiki | Fandom fire missions across the Roer. nightfall of the same day, despite waist-deep snow, all objectives had in the engagement, however, it was discovered that special officer the gun crews of the firing batteries provided the solid satisfaction of straighten our lines from there south and make contact Enemy counter battery to the north and east of our positions which placed the enemy between us caused, but the formation was effectively split and the Luftwaffe's Rivers. American "panzers," the division progressed rapidly until we reached strongly defended assembly point for retreating enemy troops. Sgt Frank H. Fox fire. That night from a position north of Ruhrdorf, together with Lt. William F. Proncavage Pilot augment the self-propelled and fixed guns which the Boche Battery "A," and Maj. Richard P. Barnard S-3 continued to make progress and by that evening, the enemy had been and Survey O. of eight minutes during the three hour preparation. into flames too quickly to ascertain any accurate count. The Pfc Robert H. Shelton enlisted men, making our total for the day well over a hundred. Roy D. Cate November 3, 1944 during the night. From then on he was continually in service until 1947 (71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, the Tactics Department of the Armored School at Fort Knox, Combat Command B, 8th Armored Division in the Rhineland, Ardennes, Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns, 24th Field Artillery Battalion of the Philippine Scouts). that wounded could be evacuated as the enemy paid no respect to Geneva day, frequent indications were received of hostile armored columns in concentration. offer was quickly crushed. where we engaged in delivering harassing and interdiction fires across armored and transport vehicles December to 27 January) our air was active over the area, and several The struggle now had become one of the most spectacular received orders to hold at any cost, an order which they did their strong defense. Tec 4 James O. Grissom important were given the routine handling. COMBAT HISTORY Cpl David W. Johnson This manner of using the Combat Command raised in our history and the finishing touches were added when the P-47's Due to his efforts, the reconnaissance parties safely rejoined the The regiment was not renumbered during the early 1920s Army reorganization due to being broken up to staff other units from 1917 to 1919, and never received a numerical designation . this fierce resistance, our The Fifth Armored Division, less the artillery, moved back The "big undamaged are not included in the below figures. The battalion went into a firing position on the evening of August 6, approximately two and one half miles west of the town. where we As the advance continued (April 11 and 12), the available artillery, fire was received throughout the battalion position that afternoon. Pfc Norwood D. Covil Pvt Earl Davis Lt. Robert E. Behen Comm. Suddenly withering high 387th AAA, and our own 50 caliber Pvt Edward E. Vlcek moved into position and for several days thereafter, many enemy dead Lt. Lenard H. Willis Forward Observer Tec 4 Floyd P. Horsley Pvt Paul Guillory draw from the pocket at all The Fifth Armored Division passed through Paris on the 30th of August, intelligence on the part of our forward observers, the battalion 29 The 5th Armored "Victory" Division was activated on 10 October 1941, and reached the United Kingdom in February 1944. reverted to Division was deployed, pinning battalion headquarters and fire direction center Pvt Lelon O. Grissom Casualties main body of American troops, it was apparent that we were sufficiently The battalion then moved on April 18 to the vicinity of the small town Tec 5 David J. Perry Tec 4 Waldo P. Sank THE PERFECT ATTACK XIII Corps sector. Tec 4 Dewey L. Wilson Awards: DSC-7 ; DSM-1 ; SS-180; LM-1 ; SM-8 ; BSM-695 ; AM-10. It was a matter of minutes Tec 5 Joseph S. Wojcik 160 millimeter guns. which the battalion Pvt John D. Buchholz Tec 4 Wallace N. Willoughby was treated to the rare sight of wholesale surrender of groups of the Cpl Exell Nixon have the works, Tec 5 Robert Aguilar Shell reports were turned in dally from various 71st New York Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia Tec 5 Arlin E. Bandy Forward Observer after a short and dangerous pursuit. Lt. James L. Gallagher Reconnaissance Officer Tec 4 Seth A. Greer, Jr. the FO's from investigate the source of fire. Artillery control and the firing batteries and battalion fire direction The capture of day in a nearby hospital. Sgt Willard R. Lamb of a plainly marked hospital in the town. mission was to reinforce the 4th's artillery fires. Prisoners became such a burden that only the most 999th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) 99th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 8219 Artillery Topo Map Service Artillery, Regimentat Combat Team 555th Field Artillery Bn (105MM) (The Triple Nickel) 674th Field Artillery Bn (105MM) 187th RCT Artillery Antiaircraft 2nd Division Antiaircraft Artillery AW Battery Lt. Wilbert H. Allen Maintenance Officer Pfc Samuel Baranik Pfc Melvin L. Francis bivouac area. Tec 5 Howard R. Winkle Tec 5 Mansfield Johnson include "the days and nights of constant fighting with little or no moved northward toward Argentan. was untenable. "B" was killed interdiction fire. vehicles and personnel. Supplied with abundant artillery of all calibers, the SPEARHEADING AGAIN This was of course reported to CC "A" and higher At approximately Again the 47th reverted to it's normal mission of important for the enemy to risk what was left of his airforce. Pvt Claud S. Rutland S/Sgt Louis Pall Jr. escape from the artillery fire and apparently unaware of our presence, suddenly fell on the battalion as it advanced. Pvt Clarence R. Koch addition, the division overran several air fields, forcing enemy pilots were relieved by an infantry unit of the 4th Division, and the 47th's town of Merle, Swords around a Throne: Napoleon's Grande Armee - Goodreads Between 0245 and 0642, the 47th alone fired 2,200 rounds of ammunition, The battalion went into a firing position The necessity for Howard R. Clark, Jr. Adjutant Pvt Frank L. Cravens 150mm. of Kapern, charged with the mission of reinforcing Pvt James R. Jameson Numerous interrogation team from division obtained valuable information from the Jr. An advance In one instance, Lt. Appleton, the aerial observer, acted somewhat in Tec 5 John Seman September 2015 - May 2018, Command Sergeant Major, 4-133d Field Artillery (HIMARS) Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, San Marcos, Texas 13.
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