Armored field artillery battalions had the same command structure within their organic divisions as the infantry but contained 18 self-propelled howitzers instead of the usual 12 for the towed variety. The Division has an excellent veterans association which is very helpful to families, see americal.org. The gun fires a shell weighing 272 kilograms a distance of 27 kilometers. At the end of the eight weeks a high percentage of the troops were assigned to the 264th FA Btl in Bad Kreuznach, Germany. After the round has been fired, these two plotting boards plot the course of the target flight paths. I believe that gun ("Atomic Annie") is the one now on display at the Artillery Museum at Fort Sill. Lt. Col. Ricardo Jones is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. (Everyone who wasnt GI was "Comrade.") I know his headstone states he was a Sergeant but he must received that at Camp Swift in Texas in the three months before being discharged on October 14, 1945. I also have some general information about the 280mm Gun, including a photo copy of the pamphlet "Test of the 280mm Gun" published by the Artillery Center in May, 1953. 285th Engineer Combat Battalion. At a roadblock one battery destroyed twelve attacking enemy tanks with direct fire. As the vehicle stops with its sight mount over the surveyed hub, three crewmen lower the side and rear jacks while other crewmen elevate and extend the launching beam to the firing position. The division was formed and had its initial three months of training at Camp Blanding in northeastern Florida. I guess we will all be pursuing our parents for the rest of our lives. There was no place to hide. I'm looking for whatever I can find. We paid $7 a month for KP and these guys hired Germans who did it for us. and initiative, [ 39th Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 47th Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 49th Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 51st Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 52nd Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 53rd Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 54th Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 56th Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 57th Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 58th Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 60th Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 61st Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 62nd Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 64th Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 67th Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 68th Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 72nd Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 73rd Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 74th Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ], Leo van Bussel (from Holland) & Ron Villegas. If the battery is on the march when the fire mission is received, the howitzers are immediately moved off the road and emplaced. It seems there was a DP camp over the hill from our position. The firing battery, the largest element of the battery, is commanded by the executive officer. After graduating from high school in 1951 and registering for the draft, I received a college deferment and went off to the University of Illinois. PDF US 9th Army, 12 December 1944 - 8th Armored We were protected by a battery of antiaircraft guns and a company of light infantry. I read that the first guns got there in Oct and not Novas I remembered it. And Edgewood Arsenal, he was there. It's getting harder and harder to get detailed histories because the NA does not catalog AA reports below Regimental (for infantry) and below FA Group for WWII. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/arm CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on May 14, 2020: Mr. Poore, thank you very much. Sorry I misunderstood you. When we returned to Bad Kreuznach I was called to the Battery Commanders office. The maximum range for the 105mm was approximately seven miles (12,205 yds). CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on May 12, 2020: Hi Mr. Walters, still looking for info on either the Battalion or at least a FA group history. Finding the break in a line required both skill and a little bit of luck. Besides being in charge of the survey crew he was also the FO when we fired the guns. A few minutes before the arrival of the gun, the line of fire and center of the turntable are marked with white tape to guide the chief of section and driver, in employing the piece. The 8" howitzer battery is the general support weapon of the field artillery and is normally employed in battalion-sized organizations; however, a battery or either of its two platoons can operate independently in certain tactical situations for limited periods. I remember the fallout shelter symbols at our school (Giessen American Elementary, I believe) but we had no "duck and cover" drills. When the wooden tower turned into toothpicks it took about three minutes for the French Army to disappear. My email is jhuston1440@wavecable.com Much thanks!!! We got along great with my math background. ss mariposa wwii I will put an ad up and keep you posted. Artillery Battalions in World War II - Owlcation A few years ago I ran across a book entitled Private Presley by Andreas Schroer which documents Elviss years in Germany and I swear it is as good as a high school yearbook for memories. While I have found quite a bit of information about his unit, including a book published by the South Dakota Historical Commission, a book by Richard Cropp, and the daily reports for his battery. The first units which have been described in some detail are the British 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division & British 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division. The turret rear doors are opened and the crew prepares the weapon for action. Alexander Hamilton's New York provincial Co. of Artillery organized in 1776. Subject: DAVAO; SHIKOKU; YYUSHU '45, '46. The third area, which is apart from the Administrative and Control Areas, is the Launching Area. After a couple of days back, the men I was serving with and myself figured something was going on. It consisted of a battery headquarters, operations platoon, communication platoon, an air observation section, and a maintenance section. 8 inch gun Field Artillery Battalions ! In a postwar study, the Army noted that the group command structure was one of the keys to success during the war because it permitted the commanders to shift artillery battalions from army to army, corps to corps or even to support individual divisions. It looks like the picture was of an inspection or something. You can use the email provided on my page. In some of his personal effects was a patch for the 44th Inf Div and a CIB. World War II unit histories The majority of the shells expended during fire missions were usually high explosive (HE). I think both were part of the 79th Infantry Division. All units in the last year of the war were short men on their roster. FA Btry (762-mm Rocket), 531st http://www.lonesentry.com/gi_stories_booklets/84th https://history.army.mil/documents/ETO-OB/84ID-ETO https://web.archive.org/web/20020409040148/http:// https://archive.is/20030327053614/http://www.battl Not sure how useful these will be, but give it a shot. I would like very much to find out what happened to a large number of the Officers and EM I served with. Each Launching Section consists of four launcher-loaders from which missiles are fired, a missile storage building, and a personnel shelter which protects personnel during firing and houses electronic equipment. Thank You! I still have a 5 cent bill. The technical development between the world wars, particularly in the United States, created a system that was second to none. Because he was an officer, there was a lot of paper work that mentioned him, but much of it was repetitious, mostly lists of soldiers in the B Battery as they changed over time. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on June 07, 2019: Hi Mr. Armstrong, can you email me directly? Despite the copious Army manuals and regulations that defined nearly every aspect of life, the Army still encouraged low-level decision making regarding daily operations of its combat units. FA Msl Bn (Cpl). The fire direction center computes the mission and sends firing data to the weapons. I was very happy not to be with the gun as we crossed. I have quite a bit of information about the Battalion and its history, both during and prior to the period of time I was assigned there. If you would like to send a photo, that would be great. The 274th was an Armored Field Artillery unit using the "Priest," 105mm on an M7 chassis. 155mm battery during the Battle of the Bulge. WW2 Army Unit Records Research | WW2 Research I'm trying to trace where he was during WWII. stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. Arriving at the 264th in Bad Kreuznach I started one of the best experience and times of my life. FA Msl Bn (Cpl), 558th If you can, use the email provided as it will be easier for you to contact me. The author of this history is unknown Home Many of the men who were replacements in the final 6-8 months of the war were from ASTP units back in the States. I think he was in the 20th Service Battalion of the 200th Just half an hour ago I purchased a hard copy on ebay from someone in Old Forge Pennsylvania, just 4hr drive from where he lived in Slippery Rocks. I am uncertain whether this gun accompanied the 867th in its later deployment to Germany, referred to by some on your web site as "AWOL". I will start checking into the unit ASAP. We went to the firing ranges in Graf. FAB. The Battalion was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC). After completing basic training his unit went on. Field Artillery Battalion in action in Normandy, France in 1944. If he has any pics he would like to share, please send. he left for normandy july 2 1944 could he have been assigned after the masacre ? We were paid in "Script." Zaloga, Steven. This pamphlet was edited by 1Lt Robert A. Hentzen, who later became a reknowned sports reporter with a Topeka newspaper. Any help will be appreciated in regards to my questions and my uncle's records. Upon arriving at a new hide position the crewmen transfer another rocket onto the launcher, and await the next fire mission. After firing, the breech was opened by the #1, and the shell casing would drop out automatically, where it was picked up by one of the loaders to be tossed aside. These battalions were directly under the command of their respective Corps, which had its own commanders and staff to coordinate all its elements. PDF Allied Army, Battle of the Bulge, 1 January 1945 - Alternate Wars Then went back to duty. [1] As originally organized, the unit consisted of one officer and eight enlisted Soldiers. I remember one of the Lieutenants (a company commander?) Reported to the 265th FA Bn on 16 Jan 56 http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on January 02, 2018: Glad to hear from you. Arriving in England in February 1944, the 333rd and 969th battalions shipped over to Normandy in July and provided vital artillery support to American forces through months of hard fighting, including at the siege of Brest, France. After the rocket leaves the launcher the crewmen rapidly march order the section. Even the famous infantry replacements rarely moved. Discover unknown details about your veteran's family: civilian occupations . I remember his children, Wally, Shelly, Pam, Barbara, Earl, and Nancy (my age). We were shaped up by 8 am. The 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (264th CSSB) is a U.S. Army support battalion stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Battalions were also formed into field artillery groups of various calibers. A group of Marylanders who had recently returned home from voluntary military training . The shells had lifting rings attached to their nose during shipment, and they had to be removed to install the fuse. For example, if the setting sleeve was turned parallel to the shell, it was set for superquick. Subscribe to 264th Field Artillery Battalion Footer menu Cemeteries & Memorials Burial Search About Us Education Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 Thx. The history of Battery B, 1 st Battalion, 214 th Field Artillery Regiment begins in Statesboro with the organization of the Headquarters Detachment, 264 th Coast Artillery Battalion. Please take as long as you need. This may be what you are seeing. I was allowed to go into the kitchen anytime 24/7 and get food. (1) 18 Jan 56 to 1 May 56: Gun Platoon Commander, A Battery (2nd Gun Platoon) 315th field artillery regt btry f-hq co 318th fa regt 106370634: 997: 318th field artillery regt hq co-btry b 319th fa regt , 106370635: 998: 319th field artillery regt btry b-vet det 321th fa regt 106370636: 999: 321th field artillery regt enl ord-btry b 322nd fa regt, 106370637: 1000: 322nd field artillery regt btry b-btry b 324th fa regt . We bowled, played softball, went to the library or just tried to look busy. There was a replacement system, but the exigencies of combat left all units in the combat arms (infantry, armor, engineer or artillery) short of men. I am doing a blog about the 100 letters my uncle Charles D Knight wrote home while in Europe in the 15th FAB section B using the 105mm howitzer. "Out of sight, out of mind.". My father was a member of the 264th FA Bn, Btry B. Maybe it was just there to scare Russian satellites into thinking we had "one" (a nuke) on the pad ready to go - lol. Start with the 4th Infantry Division Association page. My father was in the 752 field artillery laying cable, in ww 2, trying to get info on his journey. My Father was a Pvt with Btry B of the 221st Field Artillery Battalion with the Americals in WWII. Walked everywhere! Retirements and budget cuts have occurred but I will dig into it, let you know what I find. After 5 you could pick up a pass to go to town. The use of artillery reached its zenith in World War II. I just missed a man who served under my dad, died two weeks before I found him, but I have at least one of his descendants and hope to talk to her. He enlisted into the United States Army in May 1999 as. We would play cards till lights out. Thanks! The unit ended the war near Hitler's Eagles Nest. Amazingly, those incidents were relatively rare considering the near-constant use that most of the weapons received. Although requiring more personnel and having some technical differences (i.e. Gouttes Kaserne, composed The guidance platoon contains both the operational personnel necessary to guide the missile and the specialist personnel required to maintain the fire control equipment. The pictures of the 8" Howitzer in the Phillippines, 1944 really brought back memories! Hi Mr. Kelly. This usually creates fear and I was no exception. personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army Their job was to lay, repair, and pick up telephone line. The communications platoon had the wire and radio section which was provided with over 30 miles of telephone wire and 4 radio sets. Thanks! It is probably the only gun in existence which was designed specifically to fit the ammunition. I've been to the area. Let me know if you have trouble, and I can just list them here. Others were graduates of rigorous artillery ROTC programs from around the country. At the count of zero a button is pushed on the firing panel box. The locations are correct for the unit. 15 minutes prior to firing the countdown is started. Just hit "Contact CJ Kelly.". It rotates constantly at a predetermined speed and targets coming within its range are presented pictorially on a radar scope to the Battery Commander at his tactical control position. We had a great little dining room where we started off each day with eggs to order and copies of the Stars and Stripes. I was a reconnaissance officer in "B" Battery of the 324th Field, 83rd Inf Div - there were three of us in the battalion and we were all sent forward on or around 25 June '44 to inf companies as FO's. The 2nd Battalion 5th Field Artillery was constituted in the Regular Army as a Light Artillery Regiment in January 1907, and organized in May with existing units at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas and the Philippines. We then did a half hour of PT followed by a half hour of DD. Or did the units adjust while in the field during Korea? Church steeple) and line up the angle on that. The 8" howitzer battery may receive a fire mission while on the march or while in a prepared position. 555th Field Artillery Bn (105MM) (The Triple Nickel) 674th Field Artillery Bn (105MM) 187th RCT . On 16 August 1987, HHB, 1st Bn, 333rd FA was reorganized and redesignated as Battery A, 333rd FA and assigned to the 1st Cav Div. It could be rotated manually 360 degrees. "A" Btry, 261st Field Artillery Regiment - Homepage FA Btry (762-mm Rocket), 3rd Three Launching Sections form the firing components of the battery. I saw a former A 3/6 member, Pfc David Lee Marcum, in the same unit. Within an infantry division, there were four artillery battalions, three M2A1 105mm howitzer battalions and one 155mm battalion. It seems they needed to replace the man who did the calculations during the surveys and the review of my schooling made me their choice. The SS then opened fire with machine guns and bazookas killing my granddad and PFC Lusk with the other two managing to escape. We found on the internet a small book with 17 pages called 200th Field Artillery Battalion and gives a brief history and account of their journey from America to England, D-Day and ending up in Czechoslovakia. 42nd Many others were reserve officers with established professional careers in civilian life. I also learned the folly of riding a bicycle around a blind corner of the path around the courtyard of the apartment complex at full speed. also his papers say he was on a 5in gun but i can find no other mention of a 5 in gun his papers also say he was awarded 5 bronze stars any info you could provide me with will be greatly appreciated thanks in advance. However, it was to inform me I was now in the survey section. Service or Relationship: Army Veteran. pany. Figure it would be easier via email. I'll have to confirm that. Another key feature of American artillery during the war was the role of non-divisional artillery battalions of all calibers. I lucked out and was given KP duty, which I didnt like at first.
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