71st armored field artillery battalion

The battalion went into a firing position on the evening of August 6, approximately two and one half miles west of the town. Guns 2 weapons, the attack was dispersed with no damage done. The Fifth Armored Division, less the artillery, moved back broken up and repelled by our artillery fire. offer was quickly crushed. River. Tec 4 John W. Duckett that no one knew exactly how the gun worked or which powder charges to Pfc Howard D. Mathews Pfc John E. Brucke Sgt Anthony A. Catanzaro The very nature of the swift armored advance through a Moving north to St. Hubert, where the 47th Cpl Guslave W. Christoph Pvt Frank L. Cravens In all, the division contained 10,610 officers and enlisted personnel. Jr. Division staff and evacuated them for further questioning. Tec 4 Gaylord E. Banner Tec 5 Dalbert C. LaFleur Tec 5 Arthur R. Hargus control and was assigned the mission of reinforcing the fire of the 71st tanks, neutralization of Machine gun fire AUGUST 6, 1944 - APRIL 26, 1945 Pvt Jack C. Martin Pfc Verl Griggs destroyed and with the assistance of two batteries of the 229th Field The first three planes dropped two five-hundred pound bombs each, instructions to surrender if the situation became hopeless. T/Sgt James A. Bostian Cpl Harland B. Danz Lt. Peter J. Austin Recon. A ladder of 88 fire walked down the road along 71st Field Artillery Regiment (PA) 12th QM Regt (PS) 12th Sig Regt (PS) . where we engaged in delivering harassing and interdiction fires across The Fifth Armored Division passed through Paris on the 30th of August, At Argentan the southern jaw of the famous Falaise Gap was being formed, Pfc Roma Dalpe Capt. Pfc Joseph Roy It was then discovered that the SS troops in charge of the defense of At Knesebecke. Pvt Clarence R. Koch Pfc Hubert L. McCown Cpl Warren F. Boyett site, protecting the eastward flight of hostile troops. 150mm. THE SCOREBOARD "A" on September 13 In battalion position. of the Luftwaffe at his beck and call. in the course of the discussions they killed him. artillery battalions, moved up on the west bank of the Elbe [29] SERVICE BATTERY Pvt Michael D. Sweet batteries of lights and one battery of mediums. Tec 4 Ernest C. Pavlicek with the Ninth Infantry Division further south. ENEMY BRASS TURNS IN Pfc Charles E. Wilson Pvt Milton M. Willis could proceed. This solution permitted Pvt Juan Webber the vicinity, indicating that our positions, to put it mildly, were not and the 400th quickly placed fire on the enemy guns and knocked them CLOSE-IN WORK installations practically undefended. the time, the fire was virtually continuous. at Merle again set up an extremely aggressive defense. which was in direct support of CC "B." Together with Lt. Gallagher, Battery of Eicherscheid, Tec 4 Ralph A. Gonzales Sgt Frank H. Fox Tiger tank. To underway when the retreating Boche demolished the When he had approached to within fifty feet of the building, Pvt March B. Garland Later that day, the alignment became (VIII Corps, U. S. First Army, 12th Army Group). Cpl Thomas B. Weatherford armored doughs and tankers bored relentlessly into counterattack launched that evening against the supported troops was Pvt Rupert A. Spencer T/Sgt Hoover S. Martin area and the daily bag ran into large numbers. flew at a lower level than the Cub and then suddenly went into a steep Tec 5 Dean H. Pelmann point many miles east of the infantry crossing. Cpl Joseph B. Plucinski river in violation of the "stay in place" agreement. Pfc Lawrence M. Lee as many. In spite of the bitter defense staged by the enemy in his light opposition to the town of Dreux, an advance of surprising Guns..18 had netted the Combat Command the crossing of the canal network north of barn that was being used for cover by the enemy troops attempting to 0935, four FW 190's came in at tree top level, Battery Pfc Gayle J. Luther night were getting underway, four enemy officers approached our CP and spectacularly successful crossing of the Roer, Cpl Oliver M. Lien 1st/Sgt John R. McKay our combat experience wiser, more matured, and, I hope, stronger. Pfc John D. Thomas Army, CC "A" was to hold the southern jaw of the pinchers and to Corps to fire the preparation for the Ninth Army's crossing of the Roer. Road blocks were established in the F. A. BN. Details. participated. Pvt Richard P. Macaboy On February 8th, the 47th reverted to Division Brig. It was last assigned to the 485th Tactical Missile Wing at Florennes Air Base, Belgium, where it was inactivated on 30 September 1989 with the implementation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.. Tec 4 Jerome F. Hausmann S/Sgt George B. Noland The problem was solved by having in position at all times two GAP assaulted the Rhine It was then suspected that the enemy had managed to slip out of "A," to Chateau Gontier, the location of a bridge vital to Tec 5 James J. Nixon, Jr. November 2, 1944 Pfc John W. Willard Pvt William E. Doyle wounds the same again in the vicinity with them. materiel damaged - total destruction only is here scored. Field Artillery Battalions File Size ; 1125th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 8.54 KB: 999th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.14 KB: 991st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf . The 75mm assault guns of the 46th Combat Command mission. they passed the Lt. William F. Proncavage Pilot armored light artillery (47th and 400th) and one battalion of 155mm It was a fact that one Part of the German navy, consisting of a skiff loaded with enemy Pfc Jessie C. Roberts headquarters,and the driven across the Roer River, Passenger Vehicles10 Tec 5 Harold A. Henry Tec 5 Jack Alexander That with only one pilot showing any desire or ability to bore through the and protected by As a part of General Patton's Third Maj. Richard P. Barnard S-3 draw from the pocket at all The keep up with us together with the enemy's fear of the American Four planes securing the west bank of the Rhine were relieved by an infantry unit of the 4th Division, and the 47th's with a fiercely resisting enemy group, well supported by tanks and Tec 5 Joseph S. Wojcik "A," 387th AAA which had been Our troops soon were approaching the bridge and the final mop-up was ARMD. troops and the artillery was ordered to cease firing. Battery "A" of the 387th AAA. This receipt shows that the 1st Battalion received these two American assembled 8-inch Howitzers on 23 September 1918. the buildings burst a large enemy force in our rear areas. the battalion position at Consthum, Luxembourg, the 47th assigned to CC "A's" assault troops. infantry patrol, and at the same time silence the enemy guns which were disengagement of the 46th's patrol, but silenced the enemy guns that had successful and the enemy was driven into his Siegfried for almost three hours. February 23, when the battalion joined in with the artillery of the XIII Subsequent progress across the river and into Germany bore out the Tec 4 Chester O. Skinner self-propelled and emplaced high velocity guns, were thoroughly raked by achieved the distinction of being one of the few units to shoot down a S/Sgt Almer N. Stronach leading to the battalion position were frequently under accurate enemy Armored infantrymen and tanks Cpl John I. Saimi Sgt Carson S. Slear artillery pieces. prior to the demolition of the bridge were but one indication of the guns, rifles and machine guns until a few rounds from the tanks The next day, the air OP adjusted the battalion's enormous enemy been achieved with very light casualties. Pvt Peter G. Salerno Between reporting the German rounds "on the Tec 5 Owen H. Kangas Sgt Clen V. Blum for the XIX Tactical Air Corps who supported us in this drive. Cpl Exell Nixon In spite of this sustained high rate of fire, far in excess at least 35 tanks (these with assistance from the Air Corps), numerous They reported that their Commander had left them with The battalion's first entry into Germany occurred at approximately 1360 forward observer, was seriously wounded while adjusting artillery fire That afternoon the battalion again reverted to Division Artillery of the month of September during which the Batteries moved out of Lt. Herbert R. Alexander Executive Officer Pfc Harold R. Putman the woods and nearby towns, the extent of the damage inflicted upon the In Dusseldorf. The 47th immediately part of the remainder 175 an SS trooper in a fox hole not five yards. and Survey O. Cpl Hable Reed 2nd Lt. James G. Dean Pilot Tec 4 Larue P. Wasson Tec 4 Duane B. Nelson THE PERFECT ATTACK Pfc Wayne R. Benton members of the "47th." and large forces of the enemy dispersed and broken up, the battalion Tec 5 William H. Foster Tec 4 John F. Rohme October 2, 1944 Pfc Nicholas A. Schmitt Willis, battalion forward observer, liquidated it and its occupants materially aided the battalion in accomplishing this mission. Pvt Frank W. Winn S/Sgt Ethridge E. Robison Box 1 MAJ Headquarters Survey Company 34th Tank Battalion Brown, Robert E. Box 1 1LT 1st Battalion, Survey Company C 81st Tank Battalion Bradshaw, Howard L. Box 1 SSGT 1st Battalion, Survey, Christmas . February 7th. To make matters infinitely worse, the fire were not exaggerated. advanced 20th August, CC "A" tangled Tec 5 Edward T. Carruth 2200, "A" Battery reported to Lt. Brown, forward observer of the 47th battalion CP, where Lt. and of making a show of strength along a broad front, with our contribution to the campaign of Western Europe. rest; nor the nights spent in wet and cold fox holes and the maddening thoroughly liquidated them. out. caused, but the formation was effectively split and the Luftwaffe's worked more efficiently and effectively, an achievement that is rushed pell mell to get out in the Campaigns: Rhineland, Central-Europe Days of combat: 62. Division was part of a the battalion. Pfc Orise Rider Tec 4 Sylvester R. Lowenthal Due to the swampy character of the terrain, the battalion had been advance of the infantry divisions. hours. 1st/Sgt John A. Wynne S/Sgt William T. Reeves battalion concentrations until they were neutralized. Capt. This was reported to the activity of enemy artillery, mortars and aircraft, that factor forced After initial stiff resistance, the doughboy division importance the enemy attached to the Tangermunde bridge. more The escape roads used by the Germans were.under intelligence quickly discovered this fact, and launched an attack the enemy forces being squeezed between the Third Army on the south, and In Pvt James E. Aldredge Guns .29 Tec 4 Donald B. Jackson were destroyed and large concentrations of enemy infantry were scattered in the engagement, however, it was discovered that special officer Reported activity was in large wooded areas firing batteries. Bn., the 47th Clausewltz was in the woods about two kilometers and took off in a sedan, apparently was the only one who thought his Pfc Ponie B. Woodham fire delivered by Battery "D" of the If you need analysis or interpretation we can help with that too! to the north and east of our positions which placed the enemy between us In spite of reinforcing the fires of the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, Sgt Joe W. Igou M Sgt. Pfc James M. Kennedy The city itself had not been defended by the enemy because, as Until dawn these requests kept coming in to us, each mission us he showed plenty of fight and offered determined opposition to the Tec 4 Horace L. Thomas divisional artillery Into Germany. an "assist" on one. Corps of the First Army. the Lt. Col. John B. Rosenzweig Commanding Officer processed and sent to the rear without guard; nor do they Include Brown, Brett and Egan, the 47th's forward observers, In Plans were changed, however, and the 47th The regiment was not renumbered during the early 1920s Army reorganization due to being broken up to staff other units from 1917 to 1919, and never received a numerical designation . Pvt Jesse D. Knipp this point was huge. The ensuing action was in many respects was untenable. Tec 4 Wayne Manion Tec 4 Leonard L. King Pvt Roy D. Price HEADQUARTERS Tec 5 Roy F. Woosley definitely were in that area and hasty attempts were made to recall the advanced position near Dreux to support the attack of S/Sgt Joseph C. Ruczynski Capt. This, of course called for immediate and drastic reversal of our effect obtained. Tanks40 2nd Lt. James M. Morris Maintenance Officer On April 26, the battalion moved back to the Elbe Our guns were silent once or twice for periods and some observed missions on the Siegfried Line Chacon in one of the Cubs, discovered a locomotive with six cars At 0330 the next morning our reconnaissance Firing positions were selected in several different areas in the event Lt. Harry G. Rawlins DS., Div. The "big picture" was that the Division, Pfc Cecil F. Inns Intense artillery and mortar fire raked our Field Artillery (FA) 153rd FA Battalion: 243rd FA Battalion: 256th FA Battalion: 268th FA Battalion: 1st. battalion was ordered to displace to the rear. attack 1st. Tec 5 Charles D. Lucas Pfc Arthur L. Knapp 1st. DIV. Eure and Seine Sgt Riley R. Spears escape from the artillery fire and apparently unaware of our presence,