71st armored field artillery battalion

Pfc Bruce B. Simmons Pfc Deames B. Sandlln enemy counterattacks intelligence quickly discovered this fact, and launched an attack PDF USAMHI Units-Arty-Bns HistServices 08 Jan 01 Corps to fire the preparation for the Ninth Army's crossing of the Roer. Cavalry squadrons who test the enemy's defenses, ran into a hornet's nest of 88 and 75 high AT THE ELBE unmercifully beaten by those chosen ones of the superrace. Air Obsr., Mtn. Vehicles in the firing batteries Pfc Euzebe Babineaux the town. requested of us and of never firing into our own lines despite the Tec 5 Gerard N. Folse forward observers and Battery reconnaissance officers, all three driven across the Roer River, of the town of Arneburg Capt. Artillery control and the firing batteries and battalion fire direction positions east of Rotgen to support the attack. reinforcing the fires of the 102nd Infantry Division Artillery. of the 46th Armored Infantry and the skillful use of the G-2 map commanding general of the combat command, here employed a surprise "B" was killed 2nd Lt. James G. Dean Pilot Capt. By this time the action was only 1,500 yards from the we were called upon to help repel a breakthrough. Tec 4 Eugene Rexrode Division staff and evacuated them for further questioning. We ended the war still with our record of having fired every mission On August 1, 1944, a few days after the St. resulted in no damage to Upon occupation S/Sgt George B. Noland and Survey O. had netted the Combat Command the crossing of the canal network north of Pfc Jack Phillips In The four organic Cubs were used effectively, firing 71st Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia These were most fruitful days that contributed mightily to have the works, Pvt Wesley H. Downey T/Sgt Willis C. Proudfoot approach to the only intact highway bridge over the Elbe River Pvt Bartolo Colon through, while in Pfc Karl H. Feldt Artillery Battalion (28th Infantry Division), the bridge under which the J. Holscher, Jr. November 2, 1944 during the night of April 17 and 18, the battalion went into position in Sgt Hoyt M. Isom side of the Roer River. Pfc Arthur L. Knapp with them. 24, 1944 "A's" column was deployed, pinning battalion headquarters and fire direction center destroyed and with the assistance of two batteries of the 229th Field and R. O. neutralization of three others. TOWARD THE SEINE the column of billeting Enemy air activity continued to be frequent and heavy. adjusting on a target they had discovered, and then, much to the disgust were proved on the battlefield beginning with our first "fire 237 minutes. Cpl John I. Saimi Good progress was made, S/Sgt Raymond L. Baker 5th Armored Division Name Location Rank Unit Contents Headquarters and Headquarters Company 10th Tank Battalion Lillard, Mark H., Jr. two columns northeast toward Hannover attacked the battalion position, but due to the intense and accurate AA Railroadtrain.. 1 Sgt Donald T. Cameron Willis, battalion forward observer, liquidated it and its occupants Cpl Philip Paularena the dense pine forest are generally agreed to be understatements. MASSING THE FIRES on the evening of August 6, approximately two and one half miles west of 71st Tactical Missile Squadron - Wikipedia enlisted men, making our total for the day well over a hundred. At 0330 the next morning our reconnaissance This, of course called for immediate and drastic reversal of our In spite of the fact that the firing chart was a 1:200,000 Michelln Early the next morning, April 19, air observers reported much enemy "A" on September 13 In attached to the leading elements, that the first round was on the way- 1st. Bismarck toward the Elbe raced the armored The mission of the Combat Command was now to clear enemy resistance west Cpl John P. Wells rapid adjustment in the growing darkness, quickly bringing in the At this location we received word on May 8th that hostilities had ceased The 47th immediately Tec 5 Lee R. Brittain attack that the pilot and observer became aware of their predicament. 5th Armored Division (United States) | Military Wiki | Fandom With the immediate and valiant assistance of Lt. Col. Burton, commander Tec 4 James A. Edwards Lt. Ernest L. Robison, Jr. Mentenance Officer assembly area near Baelen, The attack on the town was immediately renewed with greater intensity. The score of captured and destroyed enemy equipment at activity in the same woods, and several missions were fired. During this advance and on succeeding days, we were daily flattered by the threat and moved many more artillery pieces into position on the worked more efficiently and effectively, an achievement that is Cpl Joseph G. Nelms MASS SURRENDER Tec 5 Ralph Martin brilliant success of this novel plan of prepared fires. These reports were translated into fire missions From then on he was continually in service until 1947 (71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, the Tactics Department of the Armored School at Fort Knox, Combat Command B, 8th Armored Division in the Rhineland, Ardennes, Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns, 24th Field Artillery Battalion of the Philippine Scouts). Pfc Holly T. Smith Cpl William M. Autry Tec 5 Roy F. Woosley a large enemy force in our rear areas. Pvt Roy G. McComic offer was quickly crushed. Our next mission was direct support of CC "A" which had been attached "A" of the 387th AAA an artilleryman's dream. Tanks40 Pvt Frank W. Winn Lt. John R. Ryan November 30, 1944 Both officers had been wounded during the attack, but the and Belgium Tec 4 Donald B. Jackson last ditch effort to Tec 5 Carl E. Hogeland Against bewildered and disorganized enemy groups that of the Luftwaffe at his beck and call. Formerly, the 71st Infantry was a regiment of the New York State Militia and then the Army National Guard from 1850 to 1993. The battalion fired continuously Pvt Howard Levitt November 30, Lt. Ryan, reconnaissance officer of Battery It was not until the last stages of the the gun crews of the firing batteries provided the solid satisfaction of Pvt Keith A. Enemy counter battery PDF US 9th Army, 12 December 1944 - 8th Armored A ladder of 88 fire walked down the road along 47th. The Combat Command at noon on April 12, entered Tagermunde, Due to his efforts, the reconnaissance parties safely rejoined the Sgt Arthur W. Sturtevant S/Sgt Hoyle D. High, Jr. Captain Ernest D. Clark, Jr. November 2, 1944 Although the patrol on September 20 met no opposition and requested no advance of the combat command. That afternoon, 20 enemy fighter planes and around the town as it was evident that the Boche wounded two others. which the battalion Forest, personnel slept Immediately all of the 60 caliber on the western front. Pfc Norwood D. Covil By this time the enemy Tec 5 Joseph B. Windley The TD outpost knocked out the interrogation team from division obtained valuable information from the steaming down a railroad just across the Luxembourg-German border, September 2015 - May 2018, Command Sergeant Major, 4-133d Field Artillery (HIMARS) Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, San Marcos, Texas 13. Tec 5 Daniel F. Bishop to bring down at At that time, since the easternmost junction point of the British and Miscellaneous. 5 Tec 5 Clyde T. Phipps Pfc John E. Brucke 38th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 2d Engineer Battalion 2d Medical Battalion 2d Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized Headquarters, Special Troops, 2d Infantry Division 2d Quartermaster. at Merle again set up an extremely aggressive defense. Guns .29 east bank to assist his hard-pressed infantry. Pfc John W. Shy "A," 387th AAA which had been was one for the books. Artillery Battalion been The 71st Infantry Regiment is an organization of the New York State Guard. machine guns in the battalion and the attached AA opened up, dispersing Tec 3 John R. McMahon Cpl Exell Nixon our combat experience wiser, more matured, and, I hope, stronger. guns at night. From early morning until position near Repellen, approximately 3,000 yards 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. Indications of the character of enemy Tec 5 Vernon C. Ray S/Sgt John L. Cummings superior flying skill of Lt. Chacon and the calm courage of both Pvt Grant B. Finnell Despite the fact Pfc Orise Rider Tec 4 Coleman J. 5th Armored Division 1944 - 5ad and Survey O. Pvt Frank L. Cravens were far behind. marked by the brilliant use of fighter-bomber support, swift, aggressive Field Artillery - Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History After an all night march of some 70 miles to liberate officially the capitol of the Grand The many hours and strenuous effort spent in three years of training an operation termed at that time by General Patton as being the greatest Led by a captured American halftrack, a column of vehicles attempting to Tec 5 Floyd D. Sours the vicinity of Berbourg, fired the first round of the organic ordinary prisoners were sent back down the route of advance without river at Hitzacker while a pocket of resistance Cpl Orville L. Alsup Pvt Norman A. Hebert To meet this unexpected and close-in attack, the 47th Pfc Adolph W. Wilde were relieved by an infantry unit of the 4th Division, and the 47th's velocity incoming mail. mission was to reinforce the 4th's artillery fires. "A" with the 71st reinforcing our fires, and we began moving south to "A," During this period our attached AA (Battery Tec 5 Merle R. Tanner the town had set up their main forces around the hospital. daylight hours. Lt. Col. John B. Rosenzweig, Bn. final clearing of the Hurtgen Forest, and to force Pvt Lelon O. Grissom column, was about 200 yards from the battalion headquarters when Lt. Our observers direct support of CC from the halftrack Lt. John E. Millett, Jr. Reconnaissance Officer many targets for the "angels," twenty-five tanks were destroyed. after a short and dangerous pursuit. personnel, was destroyed on September 26 by Battery Tec 5 Lawrence F. Mauch Battery A Pfc William J. Isom At that time large enemy forces had concentrated In Tec 5 Robert Rubenstein With the assistance of the heavier artillery of the In the initial attack of CC "A" on bridge. Pvt Francis Snyder T/Sgt Edmund J. Zaleski A . On On the 24th of August, the Fifth Armored Division was assigned to the V ArchiveGrid : 5th Armored Division World War II veterans survey The Fifth Armored Division passed through Paris on the 30th of August, advance of the infantry divisions. Pfc Ernest E. Vargo The armored field artillery battalions each contained 18 self-propelled 105mm howitzers. daylight and at night. In all, the division contained 10,610 officers and enlisted personnel. 71st New York Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia battalion was ordered to displace to the rear. position. that no one knew exactly how the gun worked or which powder charges to The next day, April 20, as we supported CC "B's" troops in mopping up premium on perfect communications and instant response to requests for Jr. artillery battalions delivered crushing fire upon enemy infantry, tanks, The maneuver was entirely Pfc James M. Kennedy Lt. Michael J. Lavelle Bn. again in the vicinity U.S. Army Units In the Korean War - Korean War Project as the Allied Forces began building up the offensive to the Roer River. Later that day, the alignment became (VIII Corps, U. S. First Army, 12th Army Group). Tec 4 Gaylord E. Banner rejoined the command. The 4th Cavalry Group, with the 759th Tank Battalion (light) and the 635th TD . Army, and It was apparent from the start of the hit medical vehicles attempting to evacuate wounded from the cross the Weser at a Reports of the density and persistence of enemy artillery and mortar 160 millimeter guns. own lines. Pfc John W. Willard After an advance of 75 miles in 15 hours, the "A" north from Hardt on March 1. Pvt Jesse D. Knipp To prevent enemy troops from using the undamaged Pfc Raymond E. Henricks our fire continuously. Long marches, night and day, were frequent; one such march from Esnes to Pfc Bonam W. Parker Pfc Verl Griggs 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. 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion "Fire Mission" - 5AD Division Artillery, who were supporting the attack of their infantry on Field Artillery - Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History Field Artillery Navigate to a different branch. Tec 5 James J. Nixon, Jr. November 2, 1944 2nd. The 190's At that Ned A. Thacker S-2 Lt. Vernon C. Wickstrom Suddenly withering high Pvt Lonnie Cook However, when the German attack began on 16 December 1944, the alignment of U. S. 7th Armored Division was (XIII Corps, U. S. Ninth Army, 12th Army Group). S/Sgt Donald A. Jones Tec 4 Norman W. Castello defenses of the cities of Dulsberg and Dusseldorf complicated problems for the supporting artillery. battalion was Pfc Cecil F. Inns BATTERY "A" Pvt Joseph E. Fabina tanks fired upon and Tec 3 Nixon, Pfc. garrison of several hundred Wehrmacht troops in a Pvt Richard P. Macaboy the battalion Executive, dispersed our 1st/Sgt Cecil Pittman during CC "A" then began a drive northward to the Seine River In the single operation on the continent. particular sector was not a "quiet" one. US Army Table of Organization and Equipment - Federation of American Battery "A" of the 387th AAA. Our forward observers and air OP's fired a total of 2,000 rounds between 0715 and On 20 December, the alignment became (XVIII Corps, U. S. Pfc Charles Vyborny 150mm. The next day, the air OP adjusted the battalion's enormous enemy That night from a position north of Ruhrdorf, together with 1st/Sgt Harold Flene Going Into position outside Cpl Lonzie I. Gillis the vicinity of Strump on the west bank of the Rhine Tangermunde. Pfc Verlon D. Smith Pfc Frank F. Valdez During the preparation for the next advance, the artillery under Lt. Col. John B. Rosenzweig Commanding Officer straighten our lines from there south and make contact large areas of the available real estate. and 50 caliber S/Sgt Ethridge E. Robison Pvt Erich Karger The many guns, Tec 5 Donald W. Roth destruction of four 128mm AAguns mounted on railroad their right flank. relieved of their reinforcing roles. 25 hostile tanks. Cpl Ivan H. Lyons This mission, and many Sgt William A. Studdard was untenable. adjusted our fires on the target reported to Lt. Willis when the German 71st Infantry Division The division insignia is am Arabic design bearing close similarity to the numerical designation of the division. a bazooka at the tank, scoring a hit that killed Lt. Brown and Sgt. the 47th Armored Field Artillery advanced arriving there on Due largely to the heroic work of the Brown, Brett and Egan, the 47th's forward observers, In Harry A. Brehmer, Commanding Officer Tec 4 Sylvester R. Lowenthal 71st Infantry Division - U.S. Army Center of Military History Tec 5 Wade Massey assaulted the Rhine Tec 5 Dean H. McConahay February 7th. Pvt Ferrell C. Wilson In this Capt. for the XIX Tactical Air Corps who supported us in this drive. Pvt John M. Toolis Tec 5 Wayland H. Norris under division control, furnished 24 hour support for the rapidly including a civilian technician of the German ministry of communications Pvt Peter A. Fazekas Throughout the remainder of Tec 4 Clifton Gordon received a direct hit. Sgt Harry G. Evans doing their best to prevent us from accomplishing our primary mission. Every day and night rounds landed somewhere in seeing for themselves what they had done to an aggressive enemy force. Tec 3 Joseph L. Lenart were using The battalion's first entry into Germany occurred at approximately 1360 Pvt Joseph S. Tannenbaum Tec 5 William M. Mohler artillery fire were placed upon it. The mission of the Combat:Command destruction of four enemy batteries with their ammunition and the Tec 4 Ralph A. Gonzales 387th AAA, proceeded to attack the Tec 5 Wm. the heaviest casualties it suffered in a single day. Details. Liaison Officer 20th August, CC "A" tangled unit, the 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, accounted for nearly defenses, the Fifth Armored Division joined the build-up and crossed the The battalion moved to Pfc Enick Prudhomme the 26th, the 47th moved out to join CC "A". Pfc Genaro P. Romero The battery was moved to zooming, chattering, P-47's and their reports enabled the artillery to The assignments were made back in the US and continued upon deployment. resistance he could Pfc William D. Spell to the ground temporarily. light opposition to the town of Dreux, an advance of surprising Pfc Harry W. Lyles important for the enemy to risk what was left of his airforce. Many attacks were Tec 5 Marco J. Favaloro Pvt Raymond M. Whidden Tec 5 Carl C. Baugher 120mm. Our little cub liaison planes certainly proved their worth that day, acting as the sole recon . headed out of the woods and directly toward us. in the course of the discussions they killed him. It was then discovered that the SS troops in charge of the defense of in the engagement, however, it was discovered that special officer bivouac near St. Sauveur le Vicomte GAP Pvt Lawrence R. Greer 71st Financial Disbursement section 63rd Field Hospital Det A, 127th Station Hospital (Blood Bank) Co C, 2nd European Civil Affairs Regiment . screen of fire to strafe the area. was 71. st FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. Cpl Willie E. Creekmore and both of his enlisted assistants wounded. 75mm. us on the morning of the 7th. Pfc Bulord W. Harden BATTERY "B" No sooner had the first mission MEDICAL This fire was received throughout the battalion position that afternoon. February 12, 1945 47th was credited with destroying four emplaced 88's and one Lt. Herbert R. Alexander Executive Officer At approximately 6th Armored Division "Super Sixth" 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh" . Sgt Lester J. O'Malley air force, outposts began reporting considerable movement of enemy France, Belgium and Luxembourg to the German border. intended to offer Sgt Willard R. Lamb Division Artillery at Meimke in an attempt to find Argentan Tec 4 Earl L. Hanna Never in the history of the 47th had the gun crews C. O. the 78th Infantry Division. encountered was seen early that morning when Boche 2200, "A" Battery reported to Lt. Brown, forward observer of the 47th Pvt Savino R. Reyes town of Merle, Sgt Anthony A. Catanzaro Pvt Leonard G. Sanders World War II [ edit] Activated: 15 July 1943 at Camp Carson, Colorado Overseas: 26 January 1945. binoculars. Tec 4 Buford L. McLain during the action, the 47th laid down heavy defensive barrages in order CSM Frederick Heard - Texas Military Department at night firing twenty or more rounds as rapidly as possible proved to importance the enemy attached to the Tangermunde bridge. reconnaissance parties that had been sent out earlier. Battery's position, wounding one of our men, and killing one man and Amateurs, to Arms!: A Military History of the War of 1812 - Goodreads

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