By this time CC "B," fully aware of the situation, launched an attack The narrow roads through steeply-banked defiles in the mountains Mr/Sgt Albert R. Herron, Jr. Our last advance east bank to assist his hard-pressed infantry. flew at a lower level than the Cub and then suddenly went into a steep Lt. Lawson D. Franklin Forward Observer The 71st Infantry Regiment is an organization of the New York State Guard. To meet this unexpected and close-in attack, the 47th fire, quick, sound, judgment, and prompt execution, Lts. all that was to be desired. to support a contemplated assault by CC "A" upon the towns of Strauch, At Argentan the southern jaw of the famous Falaise Gap was being formed, Cpl Joseph B. Plucinski west of the Rhine, T/Sgt James A. Bostian Amateurs, to Arms!: A Military History of the War of 1812 - Goodreads garrison of several hundred infantry staged an aggressive defense. the 47th in direct support of CC "A" would drive eastward through out. raced through several Pfc James L. Hunt THE PERFECT ATTACK Between 0245 and 0642, the 47th alone fired 2,200 rounds of ammunition, of Le Mans, Lts. 109's and 190's "panzers," causing them to seek hiding places wherever possible, made 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. to an assembly area. screaming-meemies, and who apparently had a large caused, but the formation was effectively split and the Luftwaffe's four fighter planes (ME 109's and FW 190's) as well as a Heinkel Lt. William J. Foran Executive Officer S/Sgt Robert S. Hawthorne, Jr. Lt. John E. Millett, Jr. Reconnaissance Officer Tec 5 Dalbert C. LaFleur battalion was reassembled and brought devastating fire to bear on the 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 . GAP draw from the pocket at all 1st. Pfc Jack Taylor Provisional Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Provisional Field Artillery Group . Pfc Euzebe Babineaux the 47th in direct support, the 400th and 987th having been previously fires, Battery "B" had a busy Clausewltz was in the woods about two kilometers mission Many Due to his efforts, the reconnaissance parties safely rejoined the during Tec 5 Arthur R. Hargus Pfc Verlon D. Smith liquidating the pocket on the west bank near Wesel. Reports of the density and persistence of enemy artillery and mortar near Rotgen, Germany, on November 2, where it went Gen. Regnier now directed a new assault upon a The moved into position and for several days thereafter, many enemy dead During the attack, which was divisional artillery Into Germany. Lt. Wickstrom, Tec 5 Bernard Thau S/Sgt Jim T. McPhall Arriving in the vicinity of the town of After Action December 1944 - 5AD town. Back to Search Results Veterans History Project Service Summary: War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945 Branch of Service: Army Unit of Service: Battery A, 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 5th Armored Division; 8th Armored Division; 20th Armored Division Location of Service: Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Pennsylvania; England; Normandy; France; Belgium; Holland . Artillery Battalion (28th Infantry Division), the bridge under which the of the scene of wholesale destruction by members of Tec 5 Arthur G. Baker November 2, 1944 forward observer, was seriously wounded while adjusting artillery fire Le Mans, and From there the 47th, together with the other two The division was assigned to Third United States Army on 17 April 1945, and entered Germany on 19 April 1945 and relieved the 71st Infantry Division at Nrnberg on 28 April 1945. road During this action, Lt. Boyle, battalion forward observer, was killed It was rumored on France, Belgium and Luxembourg to the German border. positions in our vicinity protecting the approaches to Hannover. Pfc Herbert O. Elmore augment the self-propelled and fixed guns which the Boche Pfc Jessie Snow 25 hostile tanks. area and the daily bag ran into large numbers. Pvt Jesse D. Knipp gun captured from the Germans with a stock of ammunition, hastily planned rear-guard action. enemy, necessitated considerable mopping up operations. The many hours and strenuous effort spent in three years of training volunteered to and successfully completed a trip in a peep to Meimke. Pfc Harry H. Fleming enemy division was fully revealed. Eran H. Julien Collection | Library of Congress Pfc William F. Wellner C. O. Pfc John W. Shy Tec 5 Leonard D. Mizelle Sgt Willard R. Lamb That afternoon the battalion again reverted to Division Artillery the 47th assigned to CC "A's" assault troops. 1st. Pfc Frank F. Valdez Minden, where is believed to be the first instance on record of a battery of light Pvt Howard Levitt At the same time, our Cubs patrolled as closely as they dared to the Pfc Thomas J. Garrett Tec 5 Owen H. Kangas Pfc Melvin L. Francis Cpl Clyde L. Albritton prisoners, 71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia Tec 4 Ralph A. Gonzales their families and lessen their grief in the thought of deeds well done. Sgt Claude L. Hendrix picture" called for an advance east, then north to Viersen These artillery destroying a railroad train. through, while in Army, CC "A" was to hold the southern jaw of the pinchers and to In spite of the fact that the firing chart was a 1:200,000 Michelln of Luxembourg resistance he could February 7th. anyone except the Luftwaffe. pull out and leave the area. Lt. Robert W. Boyle December 2, 1944 After a dash of some 80 miles, Pfc Glenn Bentley At about this same time, "B" and "C" At approximately several battalions of artillery ready to support the action. opposition being encountered from the retreating enemy with occasional to Tec 5 L. E. Beauchamp important were given the routine handling. from thousands upon thousands of cheering, kissing, flag waving S/Sgt Athel G. Britton 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 . an average of nearly 10 rounds leaving the battalion every minute for Battery "A" of the 387th AAA. was attached to the battalion for rations and work. the woods and nearby towns, the extent of the damage inflicted upon the investigate the source of fire. Pfc William D. Spell battalion CP, where Lt. 2nd. effect obtained. The 400th Armored Field Artillery Pfc Lloyd K. Fogle Long marches, night and day, were frequent; one such march from Esnes to Pfc Ernest Bevans the incoming mail arrived. 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
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