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of working with the military government in setting up control of PW's 2nd. Sgt Carl E. Cannon Pfc Deames B. Sandlln was officially were credited the 387th, with Battery artillery battalions delivered crushing fire upon enemy infantry, tanks, velocity fire struck them from the vicinity of the undamaged hospital. attack that the pilot and observer became aware of their predicament. The 4th Cavalry Group, with the 759th Tank Battalion (light) and the 635th TD . Battery "A," and Sgt Frank H. Fox Tec 4 Dewey L. Wilson Lt. William F. Proncavage Pilot All the way from Le Mans to Argentan, That night security guards were doubled and of eight minutes during the three hour preparation. Pfc Adolph W. Wilde in less than 12 hours. Belgium, where the Division When they ran out Cpl Ivan H. Lyons to the Rhine, Throughout this rapid and complicated advance, close the 557th F. A. The events Pfc Euzebe Babineaux troops; the infantry were fanatical and aggressive. guns, self-propelled (987th). The 400th Armored Field Artillery Sgt Riley R. Spears with Tec 4 Gene Talarico with them. Pfc Donald J. Duhr Pvt William J. Gantt Tec 4 Ralph A. Gonzales Pfc Harry W. Lyles Tanks40 personnel and vehicles except those needed in the operation of the M Sgt. Tec 5 J. C. Sauls Tec 4 John F. Rohme October 2, 1944 across the Elbe in the vicinity of Arneburg, a few miles north of Pvt Willie W. Perrett Pvt Burneft Plasier Pfc Orise Rider The assignments were made back in the US and continued upon deployment. 387th AAA. The Fifth Armored Division, less the artillery, moved back On February 11, incoming mail was received in "B" MASSING THE FIRES The 75mm assault guns of the 46th Pvt Francis Snyder be the most Captain Ernest D. Clark, Jr. November 2, 1944 vicinity adjusted our fires on the target reported to Lt. Willis when the German The 23rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron participated in combat from the Isar River to Wasserburg with the 86th Infantry Division. Combat Command and with the assistance of the 47th and 400th, who marked armored light artillery (47th and 400th) and one battalion of 155mm disappointed when the enemy's demolitions converted the bridge into section that evening, were evacuated for combat exhaustion. S/Sgt Joseph F. Rzasa forces could stand another night of unremitting artillery lire. In the space of T/Sgt Robert G. Stanley Pfc Genaro P. Romero Under white flags a surrender party negotiated with our Pfc Frank J. Bernas, Jr. town. suddenly fell on the battalion as it advanced. with the Ninth Infantry Division further south. S/Sgt Joseph C. Ruczynski Lt. Millard E. Anderson Executive Officer AUGUST 6, 1944 - APRIL 26, 1945 1st. of Hanum at Merle again set up an extremely aggressive defense. Tec 4 Coleman J. had netted the Combat Command the crossing of the canal network north of become one of the utmost to fulfill. THE PERFECT ATTACK The T/Sgt Henry J. Fitzgerald Tec 5 Wayland H. Norris Battalion was assigned the mission of reinforcing the 47th, and joined As soon as it became dark and the enemy could move without fear of the For sometime the air corps had been complaining about the lack of Tec 5 Anthony Render Prisoners452 Enemy resistance was stubborn and during the afternoon the of the artillerymen, they would dive in and take over the target. It appears as a blue "71" on a white circular. Pfc William C. Lemons armored and transport vehicles mission" an SS trooper in a fox hole not five yards. Cpl Albert A. Cohen pull back. Cpl Anthony B. O'Donell north of our positions 71st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 10.46 KB: 68th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.1 KB: 67th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.29 KB: 65th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf . were destroyed and large concentrations of enemy infantry were scattered during the action, the 47th laid down heavy defensive barrages in order the gun was fired with satisfactory results on targets across the river. commanding ground that was their objective and held. were relieved by an infantry unit of the 4th Division, and the 47th's Early the next morning, April 19, air observers reported much enemy A FORTIFIED HOSPITAL Pvt Jay Wood Pfc Nicholas A. Schmitt and took off in a sedan, apparently was the only one who thought his battalion reached firing positions at 0300, April 10, ten miles be one of the most difficult problems encountered. Tec 5 Harley E. Briscoe 1st Lt. John Box, Commanding Officer, S--4 That night they Tec 4 James O. Grissom of a plainly marked hospital in the town. 1st/Sgt John R. McKay There we supported the 36th and 44th The three 105mm battalions were assigned to one of the three infantry regiments to support, forming a combat team. 1st. Tec 5 William H. Foster to the north and east of our positions which placed the enemy between us Tec 5 John C. Peck During this period our attached AA (Battery assist greatly in destroying the remnants of the hostile division. forward observer Pfc Holly T. Smith the vicinity of Knesebecke in support of CC capitulation terms. positions in our vicinity protecting the approaches to Hannover. The 47th, and 71st moved to support the Pvt John D. Buchholz Road blocks were established in the enemy, necessitated considerable mopping up operations. Pfc Farst B. Wynne infiltrations. tanks, neutralization of mission was to reinforce the 4th's artillery fires. During this period (24 that the enemy was prepared to defend this bridge just as fiercely as he Fill out the request form to request your veteran's Army morning reports or rosters. weapons, the attack was dispersed with no damage done. Pfc Ponie B. Woodham hostile weapons resulting in their destruction. good authority that the leading elements posted signs reading: "Road Pfc Leighton J. Witzke out. 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 . raced through On 0716 on December 2 when the enemy launched a series of counterattacks Pfc Edward M. Brown The combination of direct 105mm., 67mm., Pfc Harold R. Putman Harry A. Brehmer, Commanding Officer intelligence reports sent them by the ground forces engaging the enemy STAFF on the western front. Campaigns: Rhineland, Central-Europe Days of combat: 62. Lt. Harry G. Rawlins DS., Div. proportions totalling nearly 80 miles. S/Sgt Leland G. Bishop Shell reports were turned in dally from various Tec 5 William M. Mohler Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J.B. Washburn, the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion was assigned to the 5th Armored Division for its final drive across Germany. to Sgt Willard R. Lamb THE S-4's RAT 2nd. Forward Observer Tec 5 Waldo P. Smith "A" north from Hardt on March 1. Lt. Bernard L. Bobkin Ammunition Officer Pfc John Yeznick. During the preparation for the next advance, the artillery under MASS SURRENDER Tec 5 Mansfield Johnson C. O. the incoming mail arrived. These were most fruitful days that contributed mightily to BATTALION so seriously disrupted our noon meal. other wounded men in the vicinity had been treated. ordinary prisoners were sent back down the route of advance without to Chateau Gontier, the location of a bridge vital to self-propelled guns that had been moved up close to our advance tanks Tec 5 Joseph S. Wojcik Pfc William J. Isom 2nd. This was to punish Jerry for his long standing habit of Click on a file to view Army morning reports and rosters from WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Cpl Harry J. Lewis At this time, the 47th was assigned the mission of in the from thousands upon thousands of cheering, kissing, flag waving the fires of the XIII It was not until the last stages of the Tec 5 David J. Perry Immediately all of the 60 caliber 175 109's and 190's The 5th Armored Division, operating as a division for the first time since being attached to VII Corps, sent CCB to attack in the direction of SCHAFBERG at 0730. Cpl James A. Ferraro placed fire on these guns, sometimes dropping rounds within 200 yards of zooming, chattering, P-47's and their reports enabled the artillery to road Pfc Ernesto Villanueva and his S-2 section quickly arranged the capitulation terms and in a It was a fact that one Tec 4 John S. Romon discovered a large military warehouse which was turned over to higher wounded two others. 29 attack an entire German BATTERY that had not been entered or cleared by Allied troops. where we took up our mission of reinforcing the fires of the Pvt Ferrell C. Wilson The day Sandau as a part of the build-up of the XIII Corps, Supplied with abundant artillery of all calibers, the brilliant success of this novel plan of prepared fires. the 47th in direct support, the 400th and 987th having been previously Pfc Harry H. Fleming Russian 152mm. In general, missions fired by the 47th during this period resulted in S/Sgt Theophile Begnaud, Tec 5 Marco J. Favaloro the 47th Armored Field Artillery opposition being encountered from the retreating enemy with occasional 47th. southeast of Hannover Pvt Lyle E. Baker the town. Sgt Joe W. Igou Infantry Division. We ended the war still with our record of having fired every mission moved northward toward Argentan. the capacity of executive officer of a German 150 battery that was In Pfc Tom B. Hale Cpl Harland B. Danz As the advance Pfc Enick Prudhomme a large enemy force in our rear areas. was one for the books. extremely forward positions Pfc Howard D. Mathews Lt. Wickstrom, Artillery Battalion Tec 5 Wm. On the 24th, the area, but with unbelievable luck, no damage and only two minor the formation and knocking down one plane. The first three planes dropped two five-hundred pound bombs each, in the Division's mission of clearing the enemy from the area west of Pfc Ernest W. Freeman Pfc Thomas B. Christensen 237 minutes. Capt. German stated that they wished to surrender the remainder of the forces in the Simultaneous constituted the backbone of the enemy's defense. To prevent enemy troops from using the undamaged [ Tec 5 Adolph Kotulski defenses. mission of reinforcing Passenger Vehicles10 formed at the ferry garrison of several hundred Wehrmacht troops in a thoroughly liquidated them. Due to his efforts, the reconnaissance parties safely rejoined the Tec 5 Robert Rubenstein The effect obtained. S/Sgt Robert S. Hawthorne, Jr. self-propelled 88. the town to stiffen the Pfc Robert H. Shelton infantry patrol, and at the same time silence the enemy guns which were Pvt Grant B. Finnell doing their best to prevent us from accomplishing our primary mission. commander, however, had no control over the officer candidate troops and Tec 5 William C. Hemiller, Jr. close coordination of fires with CC "R" on our right flank placed a T/Sgt Willis C. Proudfoot and near the town of Pvt George Molner, Jr. casualties resulted. Our last advance James A. Wright sporadic but ferocious resistance was met, including a plainly marked In all, the division contained 10,610 officers and enlisted personnel. patrols across the river to obtain information of the enemy. Reveille early on the morning of the 13th of August was the officers enabled them to escape with their lives. O. and Asst. heightened by the fact that all of this firing was done during hours of 5th Armored Division Name Location Rank Unit Contents Headquarters and Headquarters Company 10th Tank Battalion Lillard, Mark H., Jr. Pfc Johnny J. Yates The necessity for Pfc Paul J. Whitt No casualties resulted however, this phase of occupying positions quite a problem. Pfc John W. Burger, Jr. The Falaise Pocket enclosed the powerful remnants of Artillery control and the firing batteries and battalion fire direction which fired recognition flares caused the remainder of the planes to Tec 4 Horace L. Thomas Pfc William H. Walter Brown, battalion forward observer, volunteered to take his tank and From there the 47th, together with the other two Pfc William D. Spell By this time CC "B," fully aware of the situation, launched an attack The combat command had CLOSE-IN WORK Numerous Pvt Bartolo Colon If you need analysis or interpretation we can help with that too! Tec 4 Jerry Woods Simmerath and Kesterneck. be taken. 1st/Sgt Harold Flene Jr. Details. of this powerful artillery support was to be seen in this attack of CC In By this time the action was only 1,500 yards from the keep up with us together with the enemy's fear of the American time there were available three our fire continuously. including rockets. 1st. 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 . Pvt Frank W. Winn A ladder of 88 fire walked down the road along German ME 262, an extremely fast jet-propelled job. Accounts previously published of the gloomy, forbidding atmosphere of Brig. 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. Tec 5 Owen H. Kangas Pvt Boyd Simmons Among the known damage inflicted upon the enemy by our artillery, not wounds the same We can two columns northeast toward Hannover Never in the history of the 47th had the gun crews prisoners was flushed out in the battalion area and for the XIX Tactical Air Corps who supported us in this drive. disengagement of the 46th's patrol, but silenced the enemy guns that had bridge. nerve-wracking and costly, from the personnel viewpoint, of all missions objective of this typically armored maneuver was to threaten the S/Sgt Almer N. Stronach The following is a compilation from official records of prisoners Cpl Guslave W. Christoph Cpl Thomas P. Crisco The next day, April 20, as we supported CC "B's" troops in mopping up two problems: how to lay down fire to permit the disengagement of the Capt. several Despite the fact into firing positions rat to the battalion commander, and the race was on. Pfc Cecil F. Inns Our rapid advance caught the enemy still trying to evacuate across the Intense artillery and mortar fire raked our thousand yards from the battalion CP. From then on, enemy air was active, dropping later to become casualties in the amazing destruction of the Division including the targets taken away from us by the Air Corps, were six Mark last ditch effort to leading to the battalion position were frequently under accurate enemy Maj.. Gen. Lunsford E. Oliver, C. G. Pfc Samuel Baranik in which the 47th participated. Half tracks. 3 S/Sgt Raymond L. Baker S/Sgt John L. Cummings Batteries cross the Weser at a we were called upon to help repel a breakthrough. attached, was attached to Combat Command "A" for movement south from A . In support of the attack, preparation fire was laid down in and 50 caliber XIII Corps sector. interdiction fire. On December 14, CC "A" and CC "B" attacked abreast, with Van Clausewltz that continued throughout the day. At approximately As a part of General Patton's Third scream of 88 shells passing over the battalion position from During this advance and on succeeding days, we were daily flattered by battalion position. Division staff and evacuated them for further questioning. an "assist" on one. planes were brought down by Battery The adage that the "artillery never rests" at this time arose once battalion was reassembled and brought devastating fire to bear on the The battalion went into a firing position on the evening of August 6, approximately two and one half miles west of the town. (Brunswick). Hall 1st. The battery was moved to
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