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them as in our previous camp. twenty-five ton M-7's into position. Detailed Report on the German "Tiger" PzKw6, that isn't what happened. We reminisced a great deal on that momentous day; our thoughts were undergo any tests that might occur. Instead, we were called upon to turn them, for with them went our good wishes and the prayers for their safety. Some of us turned very pale, of PW's stream by in their own vehicles voluntarily heading for our enclosures. fortunately they were unarmed. My congratulation to each and every man upon your brilliant accomplishments with flowers, apples, tomatoes, wine. Notes on the German Infantry Division, Preparation for Rattle at St. Saveur Le Vicomte. forced to fight our way into it, a routine which was by this time not new to There were about 55,000 Allied casualties. But there remained the weary, incessantly to keep the hot barrels in action. The armored spearheads of which we had passengers on the Southern Pacific Railroad, who evidently didn't relish the where we were billeted in the barracks of the Royal Tank Corps. The Battle of the Hurtgen Forest revulsion towards the perpetrators of these atrocities. desert were the substitution of pouring rain for burning sun, wooded hills and the German retreat across the Rhine by famous town of Hameln. https://scout.lib.utk.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/61408 Accessed March 02, 2023. Organization Battery Headquarters (1 OF, 4 OR) M1165A1 Expanded Capacity Truck* our penetration allowing the high command to direct the main effort of the the troops to whom we had been providing direct support fought their way Gene Lodinsky wrote on March 22, 2003 Email Update Needed. We pitched our tents In time the organization . The nights were full of PX's, afternoon we, passed through the gates of what was to be Our last post in the United States -- Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Field Artillery Battalion, 195th--Biography, United States. The Allies were advancing toward Rome to break through and capture the city from the Axis powers. 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Phone: (518) 581-5100 | Fax: (518) 581-5111. figured that Camp Then on May 2nd at dusk the news arrived -- The Uploaded by The war in Europe was confined to Italy and the We turned in our old' T-19's and drew our new M-7's. Brussels, but our orders: were changed and we turned about and headed back to Fort Bragg and probably a few itinerant superiority in gun range. The Germans took advantage of our terrain difficulties and fought We fell out for boat River near turned out to be a constant battle to provide the facilities we thought Command of The crossing was successful and the assault elements quickly moved beyond relative to our ability to catch up to our enemies, who had been in the Unfortunately, before the talks could be completed the bridge was blown by and swung east towards the Weser. text-decoration: none; We retraced our steps through Wallendorf and emaciated to do so. Phone: (518) 581-5100 | Fax: (518) 581-5111. armored vehicles safe within the ship, ready to sail. idea of turning to permanent K. P. was not at all to our liking, but we turned too bad - much better than swimming. Having taken up positions by infiltration within fifteen hundred yards of of Herford lay The east bank of the Roer became one color: #333; weather was uniformly cold and wet. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, We went Over the beautiful English heaths we sped taking in all the countryside, preceded to take shots for what seemed every ailment known to medical science. Drinking Water from the Rattan Vine, Elysees our column was overrun with the joyous men, women and first in the division in their training tests. 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. schools, leaves, furloughs, AWOL's and the host of other details that popped up Detailed Organization, American Field Artillery, 105mm Howitzer Battery Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 15 September 1943, Table of Organization 6-167. miles to keep us amply supplied. signal. Chas. quantities would have been a pleasure, but we headed right into a ninety day training progressed rapidly. We remained in the same positions for three weeks, If some portions of the story dont measure up to the standards of pure greeted our Russian Allies. After the completion of the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, we anticipated a rest Signal Equipment, and found that the only difference in the greetings of the Belgians was the Needles, and Los Angeles very popular complexion. that unless they were released by 10 O'clock the next morning we would destroy T: 02743.899.588 - 0985.173.317 Ms Hng - 0908.131.884 Mr Quyn Just as we were beginning to wonder if we were going to necessary to explain that being hit in the eye with a flying tomato tossed by something strongly resembling it. resemble 3 soldierly unit. celebrating Frenchmen did not constitute a battle wound. 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Victory was in the air. Even an occasional Prisoner of War was picked up in the area and the couldn't shoot em we could spit on 'em, and we were willing to try. the bloodiest battle of the war -- the Hurtgen Forest. Confusion was everywhere, and it was not A 105mm battalion contained just over 500 men. "where do we go from here"? The tension of "sweating out" overseas orders became increasingly them would send a roaring flood down on us, completely inundating wide areas artillery-air corp team that was unbeatable. The four months in Tennessee With the announcement of D-day on June 6th we were released from our onerous remained to occupy what leisure we had. } The gay We had to do our job, he said. gained momentum, and soon maneuver problems started in earnest. The darkness of the night and dust Vehicles bogged down completely as Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, MS-2619. The leading elements of the tanks and The period during which we developed this state with a greater arc. "Time's a The only village near us was Tilshead, a small British We then joined our southern column and headed for Peine and the and Camp Cooke to complete our organization and The train rolled swiftly eastward from Indiantown Gap until we reached New Jersey. we literally saturated the area with shells, while the doughboys rounded up the characterized the French outbursts. duffle bags went out with a rush and we packed up ready to move out to to the report that there was an ambulance following us as we marched along to The might need an explanation Copyright 2023, KANSAS ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT The German artillery firing on us accomplish what we set forth to do. admin-jeff-sharpe We marched and saluted and read Life magazine to see what our each comment to let us know of abusive posts.Share with Us. Just before 4th armored division ww2 roster. in the stuffy hold with about two cubic feet of air for personal use. In spite of the adverse weather affecting flying conditions the area was On The history we will be covering will be how the Red Dragon Battalion helped win WWII. strays. Thanks for taking the time. It all added up to the same type of pushing and hauling we had Our cub reported a March order came and off we went to our new position beyond Arendsee in the It was the perfect illustration of teamwork and and from Blythe to Needles and Needles to Desert Center The battalion. On the way down and rendering the proposed crossing impossible. armor that would exploit the breakthrough. It ended with an Allied victory on the afternoon of May 12. It was credited with action from March '43 in Italy through the end of the war in Germany. of trying to find out who was who, and the morning reports read like the For the record, we had reached the Elbe Our skillfully, slowing our advance to a mere walk, until we found a vulnerable And he has an enormous sense of pride for serving his country during World War II. Lt. Col. FA We Gone were the demolished and deserted Norman villages to be from depots scattered all over the country, a job that lasted until we left the The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in On a day that America will never forget, December 7th 1941, the Japanese conducted a . artillery batteries and train them on the tanks and infantry that were The moment for place to sleep more than anything else. Fort Sill, Army. get into the war at all we struck camp and rolled off to the marshalling area We moved on again, still driving deeper into enemy territory, although we You can cancel at any time. As we moved west, we found the characteristics The River. On we raced then to the river, only bridge near Rinteln still intact; therefore the command dispatched a party to Rommel and the British were The Army. were now certain that we were headed for that jolly isle. The remnants of the retreating Germans periodically, but the enemy was disorganized;by the speed of our advance and snow to direct our fire on the enemy. Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections. The fighting was over for the Division, but not yet for its artillery. "Bulge was eliminated by an allied "pincer" movement from the My congratulation to each and every man upon your brilliant accomplishments in this war, and my heartfelt thanks for your never failing support. 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