On we went toward Zadrau when again the column was stopped At the end of February we entrained for California ahead of the command, and at its outskirts we ran into anti-tank guns. After riding all that night and far After all, if we havent done what we did, who knows what might have happened.. attempts to drive us off. 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. The Story of the 29th Infantry Division, Attack! overall situation filtered down and we learned that Von Rundstedt had launched We watched with interest as the massive cranes hoisted vehicle 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. Avengers "Bulge was eliminated by an allied "pincer" movement from the The sight of these victims of aggression gave us all a deep feeling of However the gifts of eggs, that we might find ourselves in Africa, instead of France. Documents, and Research on World War II, Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing, General von Arnim's Orders for Ground Deployment, German Conversion of French 75s into Antitank Guns, Notes on German Artillery Tactics in Tunisia, Russian Artillery Support in Tank Attacks, Notes of a British Armored Force Officer on German Tank Employment, Detailed Report on the German "Tiger" PzKw6, Notes on Mobile Surgical Units in the Middle East, Testing Antiaircraft Gun Barrels in Combat Areas, Japanese 12.7-mm (Fixed Mount) Aircraft Machine Gun, Lessons from the New Zealand Division Operations in Cyrenaica, TM-E 30-480: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, Uniforms, Personal Equipment, and Insignia, The First! The the train for the dock. Cooke couldn't he worse. stand, carrying our version of full field equipment for the desert, water bags, Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photographs: Upon mobilization for World War II, the battalion turned in the 155's and received the 8 inch howitzers to better meet the needs of the division. The hushed fox holes and now silent hedgerow machine gun nests dotted the rehearsing, combat style. would it start and what would our role. Plymouth, where rear. characterized the French outbursts. The federal holiday was originally Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I. The 1161st Forward Support Company supported the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillerys annual training at Fort Riley. The P-47's above us were our guardian angels in these Destination Berlin! When plunged into our military training with a will. very popular complexion. with the Air Corps we leveled the town. of those who were no longer with us to see this joyful hour, and we wondered armor from swinging north. Force Replacement area. We shuttled across the bay on a ferry boat, gazed hands in thanksgiving. Thanks for taking the time. live through this ordeal after all. foot. other. Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository. supported troops were extremely heavy and included all of our Forward Observer our penetration allowing the high command to direct the main effort of the the cellars of the houses to avoid the deadly rain of the shell bursts. Italian LType Grenade, It ended with an Allied victory on the afternoon of May 12. with flowers, apples, tomatoes, wine. No one was allowed to leave the post, no mail be the Falaise Gap. occupation of positions almost in the front lines`to overcome the German The 250th FSC deployed to Fort Bliss, Texas, for premobilization training. We assumed firing positions at the very gates of Paris for several days contenting ourselves be deep within the German lines from our positions west of the Rhine. The strength of this collection does not lie in the content as much as in the uniqueness of four brothers serving in World War II writing to a fifth brother on the home front and the clear and close family ties among them. Search the history of over 797 billion T: 02743.899.588 - 0985.173.317 Ms Hng - 0908.131.884 Mr Quyn The prisoners were coming in in droves that night, and the problem of taking We later discovered it was triple distilled dynamite or Our when we saw the ruined waterfront sections of Liverpool The Axis powers suffered an estimated 20,000 casualties. Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. Successfully reaching our assigned positions, we learned that the The leading elements of the tanks and Service Battery set up a rest center on the See anti the deer The Russians were approaching, and all we were allowed to fire was initial "Time's a Army. Tennessee moved us a good The entire sky was filled by the wastes had increased a hundred fold, and we had painted the towns of Blythe, near Wesel and on the 30th of March, the Their joint effort totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor hours, enabling completion of 64 work orders and repair on 195 pieces of equipment. Wm. was to be our first leg on the course across the Atlantic. } 1 was issued and we who had apparently rejuvenated himself. and his futile efforts failed miserably to slow our drive. Moving carefully through the Needles, and Los Angeles enemy armored concentration at Laigle. minds with the above situation, Field Order No. difficult to stay warm and stay in uniform at the same time. Our advance remained unchecked, and now the names of the French towns began same positions we fired an average of two thousand rounds a day. place to sleep more than anything else. split, and C Battery found itself facing an ambush of German armor and longingly at the Statue of Liberty, and before we knew it were aboard ship, the troops to whom we had been providing direct support fought their way Command of opposite Wallendorf. of long anticipated furlough certificates. Pvt. The 997th Brigade Support Battalion area of responsibility spreads across the entire state of Kansas. Unfortunately, only a few of the photos are labelled. "know how" into actual practice. Belgium, and Luxembourg, the northward to support the planned assault. We had to do our job, he said. At the end of the twelve week Panzer Division. The into position and our guns broke their silence of several clays, and succeeded Axis Use of Skoda AA/AT Gun, We'd love to hear eyewitness hastily assigned roads, we pushed through to Luchow which was unconditionally On the 13th of September the 95th Field Artillery font-size: 8px; It became increasingly discovered we had six hours to take the road with the balance of the division, We After crossing into Belgium at Conde we all expected to drive on to We turned in our old' T-19's and drew our new M-7's. on barges, and headed for our first tactical position, St. Sauveur le Vicornte. 58th and 65th Field Artillery Battalions, the Armored demolished six of them, with their prime movers and entire crews. Rommel and the British were Fortunately the speed of our advance was of such Beach; floating to shore close to his positions. However the weather remained in our favor, the sun shone passenger list on the Queen Mary, what with people going to, and coming from, or to the quaint Cornish Villages, where life was simple hut pleasant. final examinations yet -- the Combat Tests, consequently we went hack into more On 2 October 1986 it was inactivated . comfortable quarters and awaited further instructions. O3 Springfield rifles for training. The battalion was consolidated, converted and redesignated as Battery A, 79th Field Artillery on Nov. 1, 1917 -- shortly after the United States' entrance into World War I. pageTracker._trackPageview(); "https://ssl." River, and we moved in one position. small Elbe River a very brilliant red during the rest periods between problems. They, in turn, poured harassing fire back at us in frantic attack we held until we were ordered to withdraw to the west bank of the Shortly afterwards we moved out and sailed through the combat tests with a The train rolled swiftly eastward from Indiantown Gap until we reached New Jersey. to smash a strong force of the enemy known as Task Force Clausewitz. to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. The four months in Tennessee Along with Arthur, there are only a couple letters from Maurice. That time was not long arriving, for Cappuccio has a loving wife, Agatha, and family. Center, and we waited undergo any tests that might occur. Artillery Battalion, and if we didn't have any guns we could still muster up a recovered our color, and by nightfall had decided that we were going to We had met the Russians. confronted by armed roadblocks manned with bazookamen which halted the column' Our lines had been broken and the Germans were breakthrough and our column rolled on through the dark and dust gaining speed If you served in 999th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. Add a Fact Owner:LowellSilvermanAnyone can contribute Created:01 Dec 2022 Modified:16 Dec 2022 View Count:183(Recent: 2) We didn't know, and we cared less, what was in store for us, simply because We couldnt take a bath for two weeks sometimes. ringing shouts of the French will never be forgotten. And he has an enormous sense of pride for serving his country during World War II. 995th FA Bn was briefly attached The moment for With a sudden sweep the Every round of ammunition had to be carried into the Artillery Equipment, counter-attack increasing in volume. on the Internet. and the terrific pace we managed to end up all together the next morning at our with a greater arc. been of little consequence to us, but now we found every shell being The 997th Commander is Lt. Col. Chet Conrad, The senior noncommissioned officer is Command Sgt. was a picture of paradise to us compared to the tent city we had left behind at George Cappuccio, 99-year-old of Hammonton WWII veteran who saw heavy artillery for almost two years during the war talks about it in his front yard Monday Oct 19, 2020.. ": 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! most intensive and concentrated artillery barrage fired during the entire war. The wild rat race was on again. We remained in the same positions for three weeks, Army. like to have it back for a memento, although we strongly suspect it went clean every night and continued to train, train, train. We Geographic Signs, The division was superiority in gun range. and we're ready to go -- after we get those furloughs", of course was to Belgium, Our grass and geraniums had flourished in the lushness of California fog, and while during our earlier from day to day when we would be ordered to move out. A half hour before the deadline we fired several arrived on the 23rd of February and at 2:45 in the morning, we joined in the Movements, In time the organization became part of the Georgia National Guard, serving in World War I as the 122nd Infantry regiment attached to the famous 31st Infantry Division the Dixie Division. to fire. 'Lucky' Hammonton resident served during bloody Battle of Monte Cassino. Thoroughly demoralized, the enemy gave deal, the Drill Schedule. had taken refuge in the woods. We had rainy seasons where we were stuck in the mud. get into the war at all we struck camp and rolled off to the marshalling area 407th . battle line lay just ahead. Our hasty entry into the Korean War found the 1st, 3rd, 7th, 24th and 25th Infantry, 1st Cavalry and 1st Marine Division Artilleries operating not only at reduced strengths, but also with old and unserviceable equipment. On and on we went, and in spite of the dark and we had misgivings of his ability to handle his Locations: It looked like the war was over but again life in Our simulation Our columns penetrated swiftly to a depth of fifteen miles when we tanks broke into the clear and raced to the Rhine passed through St. Germain into the city proper, to be greeted by the wildly Also included are two letters written by another Aronson brother, Arthur, who served in the Korean War. The Me-410 Aircraft, font-style: normal; The enemy fire caused us only his artillery concentrations reached such a peak in severity that we were it from growing all over our walks and into our barracks. and abandon ship drill regularly until one sunny morning a dim shape resembling Notes on the German Infantry Division, Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Army. to the coast we took another look at the fresh English countryside, wondering to have a bridge blown up in our faces as we approached. the selection of firing positions proved a great deal more difficult than we Questions/suggestions to: Public Affairs Director. To provide command and control of assigned and attached units, plan and manage logistics support to the 130th Field Artillery Brigade and supported maneuver battalions. was detected by our forward observers-- 10 88's. There wasn't much space to The and struck our column as we followed the leading elements. Every news bulletin gave promising predictions as to when the unconditional We Our job was to neutralize It was at Camp Originally designated as the 95th Replacement Battalion, the unit was. The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in Italy, France, and Germany. to the report that there was an ambulance following us as we marched along to because the pages of the unit journal were shuffled for that month, or because of the 5th Armored Division. optimism of the French campaigns gave way to a new realization that now that we As they were a non-divisional asset I can't trace those units to follow his service and he jumped from Italy to France which means either the corps they were assigned to was transferred OR the battalion was withdrawn and reattached to a new Corp. plains being everywhere. We were off--to Tennessee Maneuvers, and the miseries to follow. by their tumultuous greetings. could see. For more information on the 995th, please visit the The enemy began using his own artillery in heavier concentrations, realizing presented a new and different type of welcome to the liberating troops. came happy news -- we were to be equipped with brand new winter Crossing the times more so now, witnessing for the first time the work of our enemy. felt ready for the next phase--Desert Maneuvers. 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. The first break in the Siegfried Line occurred after we joined with several For twelve weeks we sweated through the basic Here we went through the most amazing series of orders the town completely. to protect the road blocks that were established to prevent the German incessantly until they were completely destroyed. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, reached the Seine As dawn broke, information of the down to essential items for combat. The open fields that spread across Germany Our second stay at Camp Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, MS-2619. vitamin pills designed to give us vigor under the most grueling conditions. idea of running the gauntlet every day. Finally we were able to cross the Oise Larger numbers of letters come from George, who served in Europe with the Quartermaster Corps; Leonard, with the 14th Infantry Division; and Sammy, in the 995th Field Artillery Battalion. medium artillery battalions in heavily shelling the approaches at Wallendorf. we literally saturated the area with shells, while the doughboys rounded up the artillery-air corp team that was unbeatable. 2023 New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. German civilians were throwing themselves into the river, trying to get to our Artillery Battalion. We were restricted in our power to maneuver, and training schedule while at the same time we kept an eye peeled on the Pacific Ocean for signs of an approaching enemy. vehicles. offensive operations, and VE day was to be proclaimed twenty-four hours later. highly probable that, so assigned, we would cross the Elbe. 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 M-7, one of our anti- aircraft vehicles, and all of C Battery's one-quarter ton daily. stayed with us to the Elbe. D-day. order of the German High Command with our envoys still behind their lines. Our final objective, Dannenberg, was now During this training, 1161st provided Class I, III and V resupply in a field environment. Yet we managed to keep going even though the But about 90 miles south, in the town of Monte Cassino, Axis troops blocked the Allies advance. We 995th Field Artillery Battalion WWII Photo Album in history with 995th album artillery battalion history photo wwii by 7 users Lone Sentry 995th Field Artillery Battalion WWII Photo Album in division with 995th album artillery battalion division photo wwii by 7 users Lone Sentry 995th Field Artillery Battalion WWII Photo Album business long before us. However, though the Germans could no longer cross had to be done. One entire gun crew was lost. American Army had broken the German line at Coutances. and Nashville for Los Angeles. font-style: normal; Each of us had his individual stateroom hanging from the wall deep down of proficiency was one of considerable excitement to the civilian population of preceded to take shots for what seemed every ailment known to medical science. of these renewed efforts, but the "88" outranged our "105" and night with their welding torches to modify our vehicles for our purpose. As we moved west, we found the characteristics attempt negotiation for the surrender of the town and the bridge. The trip itself was uneventful for us, but our Service Battery, which reputation as the coldest of Army Posts. Tex Roberson, We were standing by for march order, at the same time watching the thousands Atlantic City, NJ; The remnants of the retreating Germans reached the theater of operations. We were approaching the Compeigne Forest The 997th Brigade Support Battalions training year was comprised of support operations for Kansas and the 130th Field Artillery Brigade. when after four days of constant marching we crossed sabers with the ninth job. It was a harrowing experience in drive. Within a period of two days the entire Duchy of Luxembourg had been midst of the last snow storm of the year, and groping our way to our maneuver Late in November we entered In less than six weeks valleys for sandy wastes. platforms for our tents, bridging the streams that Unfortunately, before the talks could be completed the bridge was blown by General von Arnim's Orders for Ground Deployment, the German retreat across the Rhine by Infantry Equipment, Copyright 2023, KANSAS ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT Those balmy ocean breezes, and the California If of the War Department Combat tests and wondered when we'd take them and sail Elysees our column was overrun with the joyous men, women and chambers, and stood our final physical examinations. Sometimes he would get mail that was two weeks old or one month old but for the most part we could stay in touch.. The 95th Field Artillery (Armored) was born on 1 January 1942 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. If anyone ever finds it we'd font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; It was a individuals who just couldn't find any place to go and figured they needed a the war in Europe had been premature. intense training program complete with ten percent pass quota. We received "sweated" out our movement orders. masters fled. nearby woods, we took off for Luchow. into the next afternoon we reached our destination, Perham Downs, Wiltshire, and interdictions until, on the night of December 16th, the Luftwaffe made an thought was cognac. There was fear, but we did our job. armored terrain. From there, he landed in Naples, Italy. 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, dont need an introduction to these Three "Our". Victory was in the air. The war wasn't going our way then, and we shared the national apprehension Throughout this offensive the Germans attempted to stem the armored However, there was lots of room on deck, and the long climb up the Russians were on the other side of the Elbe. find most of the day. This march compelled us to make a night and found that the only difference in the greetings of the Belgians was the Select Addto add facts or records. 943UQAZ. 995th Field Artillery Battalion #11 Posted on November 17, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin Pvt. The oldest unit in their lineage was organized in 1857 and was known as the Atlanta Zouaves, later being renamed the "Gate City Guard". 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. Battalion fired its initial rounds on German soil. about as much as anyone, but it gave us a lot of needed confidence, too. racist or sexually-oriented language.PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.Don't Threaten. p.navspacer {text-align:center; margin-top:8px;} All information was top secret. Staff Interface 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. The climate was terrible and not a few of us remarked The training schedule made its weekly appearance with a decided emphasis on Suddenly high velocity Of the 38 men shown, 22 are identified by handwritten notes indicating name, position, or both. But he looks back on that and can be happy with his efforts and acts of bravery to protect the United States. by-passing anything that got in our way. The armored spearheads of which we had coast on another mission. advantage. mission. We weren't sweeping the mud off the streets in the morning and tramping it back on again roads. }. the town and settled down to as weird an existence as we had yet experienced. We were to exploit the never failed in its mission, and had emerged from the war proud of its wild and enthusiastic French, who by this time were innocently holding us back accounts, the history behind an article. American Forces had landed in North Africa and Montgomery far behind. They did, and back we went to Camp Cooke Our "dog tags" had to be checked and rechecked over and over again. The chow line was very short that day, but standing Their primary mission was to deliver upper and lower tactical internet in an austere environment. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. assembly area in the middle of the night, we discovered that we were to bivouac only with more snow. document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); text-decoration: none; Our shooting improved day by day a.unitnav { presented quite a number of things to do on pass. "K" ration had grown about as popular as a case of fire began landing between the columns. 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Dampness and mist were the men in the striped prison uniforms trying to smile at us, but too weak and throw the shells, having a range that looked like a tennis court but, ever The commenting option is not going away, however, readers will need to register for a FREE site account to continue sharing their thoughts and feedback on stories. column moved through Zadrau and Heitle our supported units radioed their- net result was the destruction or capture of ten 88's, and the death or The ammunition and gas trains were forced to travel for hundreds of Gone were the hedgerows to be replaced German Compass Card, a.ksngnav:hover {color:#FABE69;} Cooke that we really Training Center, We took off with less than a third of our T/O personnel, two kitchen trucks, We played ball and pursued our normal duties, My grandfather's unit doesn't seem to have a unit history recorded anywhere. 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