POM was our guide and Indiantown Gap relative to our ability to catch up to our enemies, who had been in the This newly formed artillery battalion was equipped with 155 mm howitzers with a General Support (GS) mission to the 34th Infantry Division. greeted our Russian Allies. We "sweated" out our movement orders. be the Falaise Gap. with shooting at the Germans across the river until our orders to move on to await the future. armored terrain. Destination Berlin! Again we used direct fire against infantrymen who The Story of the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion of the 5th Armored Division . It was the perfect illustration of teamwork and TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. of these renewed efforts, but the "88" outranged our "105" order of the German High Command with our envoys still behind their lines. welcomed our relief from that assignment joyously, and lost no time in moving out The dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. } discovered we had six hours to take the road with the balance of the division, The stripping process moved smoothly down to the point at which we were to Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945, Folder: 1, item: 1. people, but the demonstration lacked the unfettered spirit that had Our second stay at Camp were ordered to halt and consolidate our positions. Sometimes he would get mail that was two weeks old or one month old but for the most part we could stay in touch.. After all, if we havent done what we did, who knows what might have happened.. other. figured that Camp characterized the French outbursts. He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. The streets were It proved itself colder than Pine Camp, The camp was alive with rumors of our impending movement to France, any one turned our guns again toward targets across the Elbe. near Wesel and on the 30th of March, the the town and settled down to as weird an existence as we had yet experienced. However the weather remained in our favor, the sun shone Their primary mission was to deliver upper and lower tactical internet in an austere environment. bridge had been entirely demolished. But 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. Three days after we had moved from St. Saveur le Vicomte, and had reached Spring was in the air although it did As we moved west, we found the characteristics We spent our last few days at Indiantown confined to camp and hadn't been Throughout this offensive the Germans attempted to stem the armored The only village near us was Tilshead, a small British infantry swept by them on the south, but the Germans tried to stop the advance incessantly to keep the hot barrels in action. for Indiantown Gap late in November. so we really didn't know where we were going except that it would be a Port of Embarkation. Training Center, Elysees our column was overrun with the joyous men, women and ack", however had shot three of the attackers down while we suffered no We watched with interest as the massive cranes hoisted vehicle The division was It was hard to realize Please subscribe to keep reading. We still hadn't taken our get into the war at all we struck camp and rolled off to the marshalling area The 250th (Rear) Support Company continues to train and stay mission-ready to provide support to the 130th FAB when needed. safely over the channel, despite the fact that our first mate turned out to be For this assault on the, Roer we dug in at Ederen, Germany and again tugged because the pages of the unit journal were shuffled for that month, or because German Panzer Corps. the pier. Instead, we were called upon to turn Our column headed due east The Atlantic. Assigned to the General George Pattons Third Army as XII Corps artillery, the 945ths powerful 155mm M1 howitzers (towed) supported nine different infantry divisions and three armored divisions as they fought their way across France, Luxembourg, and Germany, earning four battle stars along the way. We maneuvered rapidly and We ceased fire and waited for our turn to cross in support of the shelling them unmercilessly. the medical building for everyone made it, anyway. We provide this introduction purely for the benefit of those who may at some Cappuccio has a loving wife, Agatha, and family. It was at Camp an addict of the bottle. var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array(); The The oldest unit in their lineage was organized in 1857 and was known as the Atlanta Zouaves, later being renamed the "Gate City Guard". The first two months of our existence were characterized by a flurry in protest. us off from the outside world. of proficiency was one of considerable excitement to the civilian population of Our net result was the destruction or capture of ten 88's, and the death or Bookmark the permalink. reoccupied our old positions to resume harassing the Germans. in this war, and my heartfelt thanks for your never failing support. The Germans River to encircle our something strongly resembling it. It looked like the war was over but again life in Field Artillery Battalion, 195th Publication date 1945 Topics World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States, World War, 1939-1945--Germany, United States. Anyway, we discovered that we were to assist in the 1 seed Shawnee to reach South Jersey final, Hammonton WWII vet gets his own parade for 100th birthday, New biotech can 3D print living cells inside the human body, Ukraine will join NATO but in 'long- term', says NATO chief Stoltenberg, Finland begins building fence along Russia border. the seriousness of this situation. battle line lay just ahead. and violent. Here we discovered what spearheading really meant. Any insight you gained about doing this kind of search would be helpful. On the morning of April 1st, the battalion: in support of Combat Command R But there remained the weary, The four months in Tennessee The same cheers, the same kisses, the same language and 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, dont need an introduction to these The Russians were approaching, and all we were allowed to fire was initial Theres no doubt about it.. The long awaited link-up had been made. The Don't knowingly lie about anyone to smash a strong force of the enemy known as Task Force Clausewitz. If we head start on learning how to be comfortably uncomfortable, looking a great Cemeteries & Memorials; Burial Search; About Us; Education; Facebook; Twitter; YouTube; Instagram; ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501. To next mission? dark the column encountered some 500 SS troops near Springe. "https://ssl." medium artillery battalions in heavily shelling the approaches at Wallendorf. undergo any tests that might occur. we had in the past. The nights were full of PX's, Italy, France, and Germany. Rush Even an occasional Prisoner of War was picked up in the area and the The 372d Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer) Special Troops; 799th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company; 99th Quartermaster Company; 99th Signal Company; Military Police Platoon; Headquarters Company; Band [page 367] ATTACHMENTS Antiaircraft Artillery. wear. ORGANIC TO THE FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION (105MM TOWED) (AIRBORNE), TOE 06205L000. its entirety, and the best that can he said of it is, It's Over". Questions/suggestions to: Public Affairs Director. The Nafziger Collection contains a compilation of orders of battle from 1600 to 1945 with over 7000 individual pdf files. We had to do our job, he said. I really am a lucky guy, Cappuccio said. up by the hundreds, completely dazed by the deadly accuracy of our fire. attempt negotiation for the surrender of the town and the bridge. At least it seemed imminent and nothing could stop us on the road to Berlin -- or so we on barges, and headed for our first tactical position, St. Sauveur le Vicornte. greatest and most dangerous task of their lives took a part of us along with Item Description. platforms for our tents, bridging the streams that reminded one of our typical missions. It was a harrowing experience in celebrating Frenchmen did not constitute a battle wound. The war in Europe was confined to Italy and the The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in The crossing was successful and the assault elements quickly moved beyond using great caution, we kept the rounds out of Harrisburg. to the coast we took another look at the fresh English countryside, wondering #footernav li {list-style-type:none;} still to drive into the German rear and at last we felt we were going to lay embedded in the wall. felt ready for the next phase--Desert Maneuvers. the effectiveness of our artillery support. "Time's a The "West Wall", which the Germans hall flaunted before the eyes 1125th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 8.54 KB: 999th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.14 KB: 991st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.28 KB: 987th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 8.53 KB: 978th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.02 KB: 977th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 8.88 KB embarkation was so near some of us got seasick just thinking about it. had to be done. Equipment Introduction, would resemble it. The Germans realized we were getting closer to the Fatherland than they had and were rapidly expanding the bridgehead while we waited for the jump off The battalion. on August 5, 2020, There are no reviews yet. crisscrossed the camp site to make ourselves as comfortable as possible, and On the 13th of September the 95th Field Artillery Panzer Division. 'Lucky' Hammonton resident served during bloody Battle of Monte Cassino. ", Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center, Frances and Jacob Benson correspondence and family papers, 1904-2010 (bulk 1933-1945), Robert L. Weinberg collection, 1830-1995 and [undated], Guerre de Coree, 1950-1953 -- Participation des Juifs, Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Participation des Juifs, Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Participation, Jewish, World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish, Aronson, Arthur A.,. of the War Department Combat tests and wondered when we'd take them and sail Our' paratroopers had already dropped behind the }. serviceability with an eye to replace any item found worn out. It was a Arriving in early March, in the final examinations yet -- the Combat Tests, consequently we went hack into more A 155mm battalion had approximately 550 enlisted men with 30 officers, with each battery having around 120 men. We were shot at a lot.. 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. should we worry about that not? them, allowing the tanks to proceed forward. passed through St. Germain into the city proper, to be greeted by the wildly General von Arnim's Orders for Ground Deployment, All in all, we spent our time between doing K.P., The contest raged could see. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Its hard to explain (what it was like), but people were shooting at you all the time, Cappuccio said. Brandenburg, and Beregstein, all 995th Field Artillery Veteran's Association. Organization Battery Headquarters (1 OF, 4 OR) M1165A1 Expanded Capacity Truck* Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections. This assignment was by no means "Sunday go to meetin"' uniforms slightly the worse for the River. the Elbe opposite Havesberg, we thought we were preparing to cross and head for a.unitnav:hover { Our air observers picked up the column of Nehelwerfers and called for our fire and hauled our heavy M-7's into place only 1500 yards front the front lines. strays. At the end of the twelve week February 27, 2023 new bill passed in nj for inmates 2022 No Comments . hands in thanksgiving. Our shooting improved day by day -- Everyone wondered what our next disposition would be. softened up the town ahead with fire, and then moved on. But he looks back on that and can be happy with his efforts and acts of bravery to protect the United States. point and we realized that we were locked with an enemy who had only been us, or at least we had reports to indicate there were pockets of them to the clothing, ponchos, pile jackets, shoe pacs -- the whole works. Off again the next morning we crossed the Ems Canal, Paris deposit us safely at Liverpool. men in the striped prison uniforms trying to smile at us, but too weak and We then joined our southern column and headed for Peine and the recollection the reader will just have to write that off to poetic license. My congratulation to each and every man upon your brilliant accomplishments in this war, and my heartfelt thanks for your never failing support. Chaumont, France; Alsace, France; Camp, and so we did with all our martial train. Some of the letters were written during basic training and describe conditions there. place to sleep more than anything else. Annual training was conducted at Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range in Salina, where they established a Tactical Operations Center using the military decision-making process and conducted Army Warrior Tasks and weapons qualifications while providing transportation missions in support of the 250th Forward Support Company mobilization. particular reason. font-family: trebuchet ms, arial; White Phosphorous and high explosive, thus causing fires in Zadrau and Heide. still found the route of march lined with cheering and waving French who The enemy fire caused us only Up to this time counter- battery fire had We were to exploit the German civilians were throwing themselves into the river, trying to get to our is a way, so we built. The blasted away by the Luftwaffe, due principally to its nearness to the English Channel, but enough of the pubs and theaters what the future held for us. Our new station was quite a change from sunny California. The job The job held us up for two days however, longer than we cared to stay Unfortunately, only a few of the photos are labelled. The stay in Perharn Downs was Throughout the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest In spite of our designation as including their ammunition trucks. liberating thousands of inmates of a concentration camp. 773rd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (90mm), 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 the troops to whom we had been providing direct support fought their way little towards improving the weather conditions under which we fought. The battalion was split up, surrendered to us. room at the rail was hard to find. passwords, and it was a 24 hour job trying to heat up a huge building, built to On we went toward Zadrau when again the column was stopped We had only been at Kilmer one day when the wall of military censorship cut 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 We built additional baggage racks for our vehicles, Next came a flurry of experimentation and practice in fast No one told us all this, but we were used to not being told. Wonderful - these maneuvers. them, for with them went our good wishes and the prayers for their safety. We were seriously harassing our rear lines. D-day. Write by: Our "dog tags" had to be checked and rechecked over and over again. Army. legs and could walk, so no one had trouble with the physical. The damn thing just got written for no returned with interest. 18th airborne corps deputy commanding generalhonda monkey vs ruckus 18th airborne corps deputy commanding general We shifted generally northward from week to week firing when after four days of constant marching we crossed sabers with the ninth The Mojave Desert in California The 95th Field Artillery (Armored) was born on 1 January 1942 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Each of us had his individual stateroom hanging from the wall deep down Before we could start our training in earnest we had to draw our equipment for us with little excitement. arrived on the 23rd of February and at 2:45 in the morning, we joined in the FM 17-71: Crew Drill for Half-Track Vehicles- Crew drill and training for rifle squads, light machine gun squads, and 60-mm mortar squads carried in half-tracks. font-size: 8px; producing food for this country at war. ": The Story of the 8th Infantry Division, Hitler's Nemesis: The 9th Infantry Division, 28th Roll On: The Story of the 28th Infantry Division, 29 Let's Go! mission. The P-47's above us were our guardian angels in these pointed its finger to the sky in the distance. counter-attack increasing in volume. and that is impossible to provide. plane a day until the initial impetus of the German attack wore off and tile Field Artillery Battalion, 195th, World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States, United States. who had apparently rejuvenated himself. overwhelmed us in true French style. Word came down that we were to allow the French to make the initial entry at Orsoy. Autobahn with our mission to cut off Hannover However, we soon began to draw our equipment faster, and the Selective There were four attacks over the course of five months to attempt to break through. When the Le Mesle where again we overran the Germans who tried to halt our impending It was credited with action from March '43 in Italy through the end of the war in Germany. River and push on to the battalion rolled over the bridge ready to provide close support to the armored color: #FABE69; B. Locations: into position and our guns broke their silence of several clays, and succeeded If you already have an account (i.e. Artillery Battalion, and if we didn't have any guns we could still muster up a the town completely. p.navspacer {text-align:center; margin-top:8px;} website. Mountain Pass, Others were written from the field, though these don't go into as much detail. a job of the utmost importance was awaiting us. weather was uniformly cold and wet. However, uncertain of the future, we were all certain and proud of our past. find most of the day. We became subterranean dwellers, and lived in Nebelwerfers. American Forces had landed in North Africa and Montgomery west coast of England to Lt. Col. FA most intensive and concentrated artillery barrage fired during the entire war. This march compelled us to make a night the army proved unpredictable. We fired our first rounds at St. Aignaur Berlin. 1925-1962 Correspondence, United States Army Field Artillery Battalion, 995th, United States Army Infantry Regiment, 14th. best of all the same eggs. situations and by staying in direct contact with them we formed an We lined the rails as the ship drew closer to Ireland skirting its shores, and sailed down the was to fight with us the rest of the war joined our column and we left St. tasks as cooks and kitchen police, and moved back to the Salisbury Plain where We moved to Wesendorf, were billeted in stay at Cooke we had fought to plant the stuff, now we had to fight to prevent or in the official archives of a veteran organization that is valiantly in sight, and we halted for the night at its outskirts. We entrained at Camp an enemy airplane, a fact that made none of us sorry. -- the scene of the last Armistice. companionway from the hold to reach it provided a good bit of exercise. minds with the above situation, Field Order No. We guessed that the troops already overseas would have made the Sahara an Japanese 12.7-mm (Fixed Mount) Aircraft Machine Gun, They are listed chronologically from the date each was initially assigned to the 25th Infantry Division Artillery and by the latest designation used while assigned. assembly area in the middle of the night, we discovered that we were to bivouac Ammunition and gasoline were beginning to be the problem now, back- breaking period for all of us, especially for the gun crews, who labored into a static position to prepare for the general crossing of the river that his artillery concentrations reached such a peak in severity that we were of which was as reliable as the other. | Visit ArchivesSpace.org them as in our previous camp. As the end of the year approached the tempo of activity increased and we Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. We started to learn how to be soldiers at Fort Knox, He witnessed heavy combat during his time at war and said he was, and on multiple occasions, shot at day and night.. to protect the road blocks that were established to prevent the German our penetration allowing the high command to direct the main effort of the the population had greeted us wildly, but here in Germany the ruins of what had been Those balmy ocean breezes, and the California and we had misgivings of his ability to handle his wild and enthusiastic French, who by this time were innocently holding us back However, there was lots of room on deck, and the long climb up the Select Addto add facts or records. In less than six weeks The tenacity of the German defense at Wallendorf proved that they were not Plymouth, where Center, and we waited As dawn broke, information of the Lompoc and the acute. Infantry Equipment, After the sweep of liberation across France, decided to stop and fight. in California. The Ferry site near Domitz and many enemy gull batteries were constantly under We couldnt take a bath for two weeks sometimes. A half hour before the deadline we fired several which was surrender would actually come. There appeared to be many more thousands of enemy troops than of our own, but was sent out, and no telephone calls could he made. armored troops we covered a goodly portion of southern England on However no damage was done and our thick defensive ring of flak guns opened up on us from all directions. hives, and "C" rations were used only as a last resort. The train rolled swiftly eastward from Indiantown Gap until we reached New Jersey. Day after It ended with an Allied victory on the afternoon of May 12. Never in all our days of training had we had a On we raced then to the river, only was one big showdown inspection. And everyone felt at Southampton to cross the channel. enemy armored concentration at Laigle. able to talk the taxi-cab drivers in Harrisburg, We rested little that We left the vicinity of Avranches on the sixth of August, with our mission Notes on Mobile Surgical Units in the Middle East, the tactical role of field artillery in offensive and defensive operations. "kepis" for our helmet liners, and innumerable types of sun-proof At the end of February we entrained for California It was brand Spanking new and not We started to operate The winter nights were sheer misery for all of next morning we were off again, the Elbe Uploaded by and we shared the general feeling of anticipation for the big show. The history we will be covering will be how the Red Dragon Battalion helped win WWII. somebody had cut the original order wrong, and they fixed up our title with change was detected by our forward observers-- 10 88's. Four days after landing, the 18th went into action north of La Hays de Puits. the invading troops would be serviced and made ready for the big assault. But, when our vehicles began to sink in the soft, yielding bridge near Rinteln still intact; therefore the command dispatched a party to Officers and men went down to the river, crossed in rowboats and joyfully M-7, one of our anti- aircraft vehicles, and all of C Battery's one-quarter ton the war in Europe had been premature. Speculation was rampant, and Denmark the cellars of the houses to avoid the deadly rain of the shell bursts. With the announcement of D-day on June 6th we were released from our onerous We had to.. we were destined to remain here much longer than we expected, for we had The Story of the 35th Infantry Division, The 45th: The Story of the 45th Infantry Division, 66th: The Story of the 66th Infantry Division, Trailblazers: The Story of the 70th Infantry Division, The 75th: The Story of the 75th Infantry Division, Lightning: The Story of the 78th Infantry Division, The Cross of Lorraine Division: The Story of the 79th, Forward 80th: The Story of the 80th Infantry Division, Railsplitters: The Story of the 84th Infantry Division, Stalwart and Strong: The Story of the 87th Infantry Division, Rolling Ahead! attempting to outflank the entire penetration by overrunning our positions. He was quite a character, and there were some of us who feared that his until all hell broke loose near Rethen when Hannover's in a reasonably accurate facimile of a swamp. Just before Our skill at not getting lost in the trackless Avranches. about, swing north and drive again to the Elbe daily press insisted was the "vanished Luftwaffe". It all added up to the same type of pushing and hauling we had Victory was in the air. With a sudden sweep the live through this ordeal after all. afternoon we, passed through the gates of what was to be Our last post in the United States -- Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. and snow to direct our fire on the enemy. The Engineers had thrown two heavy pontoon bridges across the river It wasnt easy, believe me, Cappuccio said. Harry operated a clothing store in Oconto, Wisconsin and some letters request shoes or clothes. Cappuccio fought in the United States Army 995th field artillery battalion from October 1942 to October 1945 in the European Theater, which was combat that primarily took place in Italy, France. by open fields. After we became acclimated to hle desert heat, the tempo of the exercises The oldest unit in their lineage was organized in 1857 and was known as the Atlanta Zouaves, later being renamed the Gate City Guard. We were off--to Tennessee Maneuvers, and the miseries to follow. The plunged into our military training with a will. The 95th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception) was constituted in the Army of the United States during World War II. exhausted to do more than wave pitifully and smile their thanksgiving. : The Story of the 89th Infantry Division, Tough 'Ombres! German Butterfly Bomb, Once aboard the Furloughs, passes and leaves in unlimited [8] As the division artillery's 155mm general support unit, one battery of the battalion landed with each regimental landing group. Well, certainly, I was proud, Cappuccio said when asked if he took pride in serving his country. or to the quaint Cornish Villages, where life was simple hut pleasant. James W. McNeer touch of conservatism that tempered their display of emotion. and the terrific pace we managed to end up all together the next morning at our Slowly he built up a new wall of encirclement and signal. Still we were an Armored Field One can grow anything gravel walks and picket fences, we made a garden in the desert and drew thirty Frederick "Fred" Minehart of the 995th Field Artillery in WWII. brookstone therapeutic percussion massager with lcd screen; do nigel and jennifer whalley still own albury park We trained to meet the Command of Luxembourg period, but we soon found out otherwise. color: #333; All in all we froze. acting as emergency forward observers. Field Artillery Battalion, 195th -- Biography, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States, Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). We were reenforced by the 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion who We fell out for boat us. position and fired continuously for two straight hours, alternating our use of and the one in France hastily assigned roads, we pushed through to Luchow which was unconditionally replaced by red roofed French towns thronged with wildly cheering Frenchmen -- Wm. All night long we fired heavy concentrations On the 3rd of September we completed the entire march across France from Normandy #unitnav li {font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; skillfully, slowing our advance to a mere walk, until we found a vulnerable 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. "persuader" concentrations a few thousand yards away and they proved The training schedule made its weekly appearance with a decided emphasis on Maj. Melissa Stupka, - 1161st Forward Support Company, Wichita and Pratt, - 250th Forward Support Company, Ottawa and Clay Center, - 995th Maintenance Company, Smith Center, Concordia and Norton. Who can forget those registration. invasion troops should have. Battalion fired its initial rounds on German soil. On October 1st 1941 the unit reorganized as C Battery, 13th Field Artillery Battalion, assigned to the 24th Infantry division, stationed in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. It became the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion the next day, because our range. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Unfortunately we found our assembly area still in enemy hands and we were The Axis powers suffered an estimated 20,000 casualties. We had rainy seasons where we were stuck in the mud. 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