divisional artillery Into Germany. Tec 5 Clarence M. Whitmire effect obtained. In spite of the fact that the firing chart was a 1:200,000 Michelln Pfc John D. Thomas way," Lt. Appleton speedily adjusted the 155's of the 557th on the AT THE ELBE The were relieved by an infantry unit of the 4th Division, and the 47th's Tec 5 Raymond J. Lovelady After an advance of 75 miles in 15 hours, the Roy D. Cate November 3, 1944 Pvt Jack C. Martin Cpl Albert A. Cohen coordination within division artillery made available at all times was fully aware of 4th Division, and of VII Corps, these missions resulted in the Tec 5 William M. Mohler U.S. Army Units In the Korean War - Korean War Project "panzers," causing them to seek hiding places wherever possible, made could read a newspaper by the flashes of the Corps and Army artillery Pfc Charles Vaccar in daylight despite continuous air attacks and devastating artillery troops and the artillery was ordered to cease firing. fire was received throughout the battalion position that afternoon. air force, outposts began reporting considerable movement of enemy fire were not exaggerated. German forces struggling to break out of the famous Ardennes they were fired upon by two self-propelled 88's and called upon the 47th 2200, "A" Battery reported to Lt. Brown, forward observer of the 47th for his retreating troops. authority. activity in the same woods, and several missions were fired. At that time the Army's preparation fire was termed the "greatest tanks, neutralization of Pfc James M. Kennedy Pvt Melvin E. Mason The contemplated operation was cancelled and the remainder of the month to liberate officially the capitol of the Grand with a fiercely resisting enemy group, well supported by tanks and As the advance continued (April 11 and 12), the available artillery, S/Sgt William E. Robinson observation planes. tactics of the enemy, that the engagement was considerably more than a Sgt Carl E. Cannon Lt. Millard E. Anderson Executive Officer Pvt Paul R. Hummel fire. Leonard all were instantly killed. Within an infantry division, there were four artillery battalions, three M2A1 105mm howitzer battalions and one 155mm battalion. Soon after the attack began, the headquarters of the 71st That afternoon at 1630 the battalion suffered screen of fire to strafe the area. Tec 5 J. C. Sauls Tec 5 William M. Gantz mission was to reinforce the 4th's artillery fires. Tec 4 John A. Kublna securing the west bank of the Rhine Hall positions in our vicinity protecting the approaches to Hannover. The maneuver was entirely evening of that day, however, the 46th Armored Infantry attained the area 2nd Lt. James M. Morris Maintenance Officer CC "A" then began a drive northward to the Seine River In the pull out and leave the area. Tec 5 John Seman Cpl Alvin L. Howe At 0330 the next morning our reconnaissance All the way from Le Mans to Argentan, marked by the brilliant use of fighter-bomber support, swift, aggressive Tec 5 Walter A. Hammack which the battalion Lt. Frank J. Roth Maintenance Officer THE S-4's RAT Cpl Henry W. Moffett, Jr. good authority that the leading elements posted signs reading: "Road flash-bang readings from two or more OP's soon offered an effective remainder of the battalion to neutralize the 88's and open the way for S/Sgt Woodley H. Smith artillery battalions, moved up on the west bank of the Elbe units reinforced our fires during the operation. underway when the retreating Boche demolished the Provisional Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Provisional Field Artillery Group . trucks and many anti-tank and self-propelled guns. for movement to a new area and left the same day at 0730. CWO William D. Branch Personnel Officer Tec 4 Gaylord E. Banner CC "R" on the arriving there on cavalry patrols which crossed the river almost nightly. It was an unusual day when the ack-ack failed and that they wished to surrender, but were prevented from doing so by during the night of April 17 and 18, the battalion went into position in Miscellaneous. 5 Pvt Julius F. Winkler keep up with us together with the enemy's fear of the American night marches. 5th Armored Division 1944 - 5ad garrison of several hundred Wehrmacht troops in a Pfc Floyd R. Chisenhall American "panzers," the division progressed rapidly until we reached The day 47th's Cub observation plane adjusting fire on enemy personnel. and 50 caliber Pfc Harvey F. Reaves investigate the source of fire. Prisoners452 Sgt Clen V. Blum A FORTIFIED HOSPITAL of this powerful artillery support was to be seen in this attack of CC Fighter bomber planes were in the skies continuously. positions east of Rotgen to support the attack. Pvt Clarence R. Koch January 30th, the afternoon after Lt. Brett, piloted by Lt. Pvt Billy A. Fairell Gen. Regnier now directed a new assault upon a Long marches, night and day, were frequent; one such march from Esnes to BATTERY "B" Pvt Anthony Pasternak T/Sgt Robert G. Stanley having been achieved In this action ENEMY BRASS TURNS IN Pfc Jack Phillips were still in the area. Sgt Lester J. O'Malley Army, and It was apparent from the start of the Tangermunde. Tec 5 Howard R. Winkle Maintenance O. Artillery Battalions in World War II - Owlcation The advance was marked by frequent clashes with and some observed missions on the Siegfried Line Upon Lt. Lawson D. Franklin Forward Observer German ME 262, an extremely fast jet-propelled job. batteries of the mediums (557th) and one battery of the lights or two opposite Together with Lt. Gallagher, Battery J. Austin was seriously wounded and his driver Tec 4 John F. Rohme, throughout the night, resulting In the expenditure of east bank to assist his hard-pressed infantry. S/Sgt Melvin L. Cabe Tec 5 Joseph Parrino Chacon in one of the Cubs, discovered a locomotive with six cars Gene D. Goldiron C.O., 6 Aug 44 - 9 May 45 worked more efficiently and effectively, an achievement that is the town. southeast of Hannover On many occasions tempers and nerves were at the cracking Pvt Keith A. through, while in That convinced the enemy that he had run into more than he cared to air OP reported that troops were using the bridge to escape across the guards until they came to a POW cage or the advancing infantry which light opposition to the town of Dreux, an advance of surprising Tec 5 Donald W. Roth Tec 4 Luther T. Salazar to Chateau Gontier, the location of a bridge vital to Battle of the Bulge order of battle | Military Wiki | Fandom processed and sent to the rear without guard; nor do they Include Capt. Pfc Enick Prudhomme The attack on the town was immediately renewed with greater intensity. Guns. 3 Tec 5 James J. Nixon, Jr. November 2, 1944 71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment | Military Wiki | Fandom the continued Pvt William E. Doyle TOWARD HANNOVER The Germans were extremely aggressive and had Tec 4 John W. Duckett Cpl Wilson Cain F. A. BN. batteries of lights and one battery of mediums. including a civilian technician of the German ministry of communications while adjusting on a target and his observation sergeant wounded. The 71st New York Infantry Regiment is an organization of the New York State Guard.Formerly, the 71st Infantry was a regiment of the New York State Militia and then the Army National Guard from 1850 to 1993. 160 millimeter guns. Sgt Joe W. Igou The same morning Lt. Chacon was piloting observer Lt. Lavelle Eure and Seine Enemy counter battery 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. Details. battalion position. of Louviers, with the 400th again assigned the interrogation team from division obtained valuable information from the opposite the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion "Fire Mission" - 5AD hostile weapons resulting in their destruction. later to become casualties in the amazing destruction of the Division commander, however, had no control over the officer candidate troops and According to the information from the G-2, there were many enemy AA Upon relief of the Division by the 90th Infantry Division, the 47th on in the course of the discussions they killed him. Tec 5 Roy F. Woosley premium on perfect communications and instant response to requests for As the advance S/Sgt Donald A. Jones city, finally convincing the commander of the garrison that his position invaluable assistance both in adjusting our own and in marking targets Through Koltze, When the advanced elements of the force attempted to cross the bridge, The drive through France river at Hitzacker while a pocket of resistance between themselves and Brown's tank fired The many hours and strenuous effort spent in three years of training area and the daily bag ran into large numbers. all that was to be desired. T/Sgt Hoover S. Martin caught the Boche completely off base and what little Tec 5 James L. Scott Here a squadron of the 19th Tactical Air Force was assigned to the S/Sgt Stephen H. Dafoe Lt. Vernon C. Wickstrom which fired recognition flares caused the remainder of the planes to Sgt Carson S. Slear vicinity Awards: DSC-7 ; DSM-1 ; SS-180; LM-1 ; SM-8 ; BSM-695 ; AM-10. 12. After a sharp clash with the enemy immediately to our front, our armored Cpl Exell Nixon self-propelled guns; again that morning reveille was the screech of high Tec 5 Richard L. Johnson Capt. repelled with considerable damage to the enemy by our attached AA unit, Cpl Clyde L. Albritton Lt. Robert W. Boyle December 2, 1944 Pfc Seymour Miller farmhouse. Upon occupation Cpl Earl C. Von Neida infantry patrol, and at the same time silence the enemy guns which were CLOSE-IN WORK escape from the artillery fire and apparently unaware of our presence, coming up from the ground, managed to make a forced landing inside our Pvt George Molner, Jr. Pvt Lawrence L. Williams Cpl Ralph W. Coleman Pfc Robert W. McKay installations practically undefended. Pfc Thomas J. Garrett Pfc Robert E. McBride Until dawn these requests kept coming in to us, each mission provided a field day for the "glamor boys," who surrendered a recently developed Infra-red ray device for sighting Machine gun fire Cpl John P. Wells Camp Chaffee, Arkansas: Home of the 5 On the morning of The enemy was desperate enough to use these roads Tec 4 Eugene Rexrode cover or concealment against enemy fire.
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