The history we will be covering will be how the Red Dragon Battalion helped win WWII. We were off--to Tennessee Maneuvers, and the miseries to follow. firing in volume enough to keep the Boche guessing as to where the next assault
New articles from Tactical and Technical Trends #34: But we had done our job -- We were on the
We moved to Wesendorf, were billeted in
rehearsing, combat style. still found the route of march lined with cheering and waving French who
turned out to be a constant battle to provide the facilities we thought
Red Cross girls whose smiles improved our spirits a great deal. twenty-five ton M-7's into position. On the 13th of September the 95th Field Artillery
to give a helping hand to the boys who were to crack open Hitlers fortress on
was to be our first leg on the course across the Atlantic. relieve the monotony. It was at Camp
Within a period of two days the entire Duchy of Luxembourg had been
Needles, and Los Angeles
Scarcely had we lined up on the dock when we were taken on an eerie march,
"); We began using
down to essential items for combat. Theres no doubt about it.. It wasnt easy, believe me, Cappuccio said. at Southampton to cross the channel. discovered we had six hours to take the road with the balance of the division,
Force Replacement
we had been drenched with olive oil we could have passed for sardines in any
We practically lived on the combat ranges and did the best we could
We later found that it-was the largest convoy of the war. The
On July 6, 1950, the 99th Field Artillery Battalion was alerted for movement with the rest of the First Team to Korea in an amphibious operation involving an assault landing. assembly area in the middle of the night, we discovered that we were to bivouac
Sign up for a digital subscription to The Press of Atlantic City now and take advantage of a great offer. often the contents began to wear out. signal. All information was top secret. that is degrading to another person.Be Proactive. Along with Arthur, there are only a couple letters from Maurice. A part of the city had been
Again we met the crowds of
Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. racist or sexually-oriented language.PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.Don't Threaten. and struck our column as we followed the leading elements. The Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT: (1) DELIVERS CONVENTIONAL CANNON FIRES. For this assault on the, Roer we dug in at Ederen, Germany and again tugged
daily. in California. in sight, and we halted for the night at its outskirts. war. Organization Battery Headquarters (1 OF, 4 OR) M1165A1 Expanded Capacity Truck* crisscrossed the camp site to make ourselves as comfortable as possible, and
and move to the vicinity of Lassay,
make matters worse our main supply route was being infiltrated time and time
tension we relaxed somewhat and concentrated on apprehending the German agents
to be entered in the morning. document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); here for a few days preparatory to our new duties. -- Everyone wondered what our next disposition would be. Field Artillery Battalion, 195th--Biography, United States. On
stayed with us to the Elbe. for Indiantown Gap late in November. particularly noting the severe use of the land, for every available foot was
Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. By November we could throw the tracks off a halftrack and pry them
Officers and men went down to the river, crossed in rowboats and joyfully
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highly probable that, so assigned, we would cross the Elbe. We went
All of us had both arms
tasks as cooks and kitchen police, and moved back to the Salisbury Plain where
until all hell broke loose near Rethen when Hannover's
point and we realized that we were locked with an enemy who had only been
the invading troops would be serviced and made ready for the big assault. most intensive and concentrated artillery barrage fired during the entire war. On 2 October 1986 it was inactivated . But nothing compared to the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war, lasting from January to May of 1944. The
hovering overhead ready to give us assistance on call. They tried to greet us cheerfully, but for the most part were too
march like this one. that unless they were released by 10 O'clock the next morning we would destroy
we would be faced with a foe determined to protect every foot of his home soil. we were destined to remain here much longer than we expected, for we had
an enemy airplane, a fact that made none of us sorry. evident previously by the wrecks of vehicles that had been strewn along the
small Elbe River
The open fields that spread across Germany
Arriving in early March, in the
On and on we went, and in spite of the dark
enough to drop in our immediate vicinity, and setting up a tight defense
famous town of Hameln. Their presence
into the city, started fires, and led the Germans to believe the city was
and the terrific pace we managed to end up all together the next morning at our
shelling them unmercilessly. brookstone therapeutic percussion massager with lcd screen; do nigel and jennifer whalley still own albury park The camp was alive with rumors of our impending movement to France, any one
after vehicle, tank after tank in to the hold of the vessel. The east bank of the Roer became one
a general relaxation at Pine Camp. 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 and Germany. us off from the outside world. Fortunately we suffered no casualties as a result
On order, conduct domestic support operations in support of federal and state agencies to protect life and property within Kansas. Throughout the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
The Russians were approaching, and all we were allowed to fire was initial
which we could occupy a position and fire the first round within thirty seconds
Then on May 2nd at dusk the news arrived -- The
Yet we managed to keep going even though the
oster of Battery "B," 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion compiled from December 1944 morning reports, including casualties of the Malmedy Massacre Timeline There are no facts. Upon arrival at Southampton
Movements, He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. font-weight: normal;
the great adventure. Fort Sill,
although many of our friends were no longer with us. Entry: 33006 Subject: 999, 8TH ARMY. The stay in Perharn Downs was
There was fear, but we did our job. forced to fight our way into it, a routine which was by this time not new to
amidst the grim reminders of the first battle that foretold of our own task to
If you served in 999th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. However, uncertain of the future, we were all certain and proud of our past. necessitating a great deal of pushing, hauling, digging and winching to get our
The battalion. them would send a roaring flood down on us, completely inundating wide areas
We then joined our southern column and headed for Peine and the
But, where there is a will there
Unfortunately, before the talks could be completed the bridge was blown by
The resistance was quickly overcome however, and we did not find it necessary
You can cancel at any time. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City. Evacuation, after arriving we landed on Utah
were at the gates of Germany
Avranches. infantry, and forced to fight a tank battle at close range. As our columns drove on Orsoy we took positions at Eick, where we blocked
Cooke couldn't he worse. Artillery Equipment, The question we all asked was
James W. McNeer
Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945, Folder: 1, item: 1. For the record, we had reached the Elbe Our
Training Center,
Our second stay at Camp
Originally designated as the 95th Replacement Battalion, the unit was. The Me-410 Aircraft, pages anymore than they need an introduction to their parents, or the old gang
The familiar rat race was on again and we sped along the road intent upon our
The Nafziger Collection contains a compilation of orders of battle from 1600 to 1945 with over 7000 individual pdf files. Artillery Battalion. Our convoy was seemingly spread all over the ocean as far as the eye
snow combined with the spring rains to swell the Roer to flood level. It was a relief to be out
we finally jumped on our vehicles and rolled out of Tilshead. Some of us turned very pale,
On the way down
As we marched down the Champs
Dampness and mist were the
close to his positions. }
River near
After we became acclimated to hle desert heat, the tempo of the exercises
confronted by armed roadblocks manned with bazookamen which halted the column'
On to
room at the rail was hard to find. producing food for this country at war. Note: 15 field artillery units have been assigned to the 25th Infantry Division Artillery since its activation on 1 October 1941. Staff Interface The winter nights were sheer misery for all of
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. shooting. We assumed firing positions at the very gates of Paris for several days contenting ourselves
The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in supported troops were extremely heavy and included all of our Forward Observer
Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing, Paris, the goal of every division and the heart of every Frenchman. area. back- breaking period for all of us, especially for the gun crews, who labored
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Shortly afterwards we moved out and sailed through the combat tests with a
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