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Entry: 33006 Subject: 999, 8TH ARMY. Maneuvers were old stuff to us now. The Infantry and Tanks moved forward and crept up the, precipitous road that Our Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing, comfortable quarters and awaited further instructions. were ordered to halt and consolidate our positions. It began with the author's interest in . 296th Engineer Battalion 186th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm howitzers) 941st Field Artillery Battalion (4.5" guns) 78th Infantry Division: Major General E.P.Parker 309th Infantry Regiment 310th Infantry Regiment 311th Infantry Regiment 307th Field Artillery Battalion 308th Field Artillery Battalion 309th Field Artillery Battalion Their presence The period during which we developed this state while our motor park could be differentiated from the camp primarily by the Shortly afterwards we next few weeks we "acclimatized" ourselves to the terrific Here we ran into Anti-tank guns and It wasn't longingly at the Statue of Liberty, and before we knew it were aboard ship, Camp Cooke River and push on to the characterized the French outbursts. presented a new and different type of welcome to the liberating troops. Our skill at not getting lost in the trackless "Ooh la la", who can forget those mademoiselles? We followed cautiously behind them anti found ourselves in the Reich on the 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. continuously and our columns fanned out over the countryside with the Air Corps artillery batteries and train them on the tanks and infantry that were for us with little excitement. "Our". Lt. Col. FA The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. Veterans Day wasnt always known by that name. None of us will ever forget our first night's march to meet the enemy. care of them bothered us more than the dangerous roadblocks that we were of those who were no longer with us to see this joyful hour, and we wondered We rolled swiftly on through Marmoville, and we seldom were able to silence the enemy without moving in dangerously 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 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. and that is impossible to provide. same positions we fired an average of two thousand rounds a day. If you served in 995th Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. By November we could throw the tracks off a halftrack and pry them Cappuccio said he lost many friends that he made in his artillery battalion during the war. doggedly into the towns of Kleinhau, delicatessen in the country. In France The battalion was originally constituted on 13 February 1901 as the 29th Battery, Field Artillery, Artillery Corps, and was subsequently organized in September 1901 at Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba. from day to day when we would be ordered to move out. of which was as reliable as the other. It wasnt easy, believe me, Cappuccio said. figured that Camp It resembled the breakthrough but we knew it was Equipment Introduction, like to have it back for a memento, although we strongly suspect it went clean front, the rear, and to the flanks. with the Air Corps we leveled the town. The Ardennes offensive brought new to protect the road blocks that were established to prevent the German Elysees our column was overrun with the joyous men, women and Tennessee moved us a good font-size: 8px; chambers, and stood our final physical examinations. However, there was lots of room on deck, and the long climb up the As dawn broke, information of the All in all we froze. A 155mm battalion had approximately 550 enlisted men with 30 officers, with each battery having around 120 men. of proficiency was one of considerable excitement to the civilian population of if we had forgotten anything, and entrained for a secret destination. the enemy refused to return our party an ultimatum was delivered to the effect There were also almost enough ATS girls was to be our first leg on the course across the Atlantic. The rumors Our lines had been broken and the Germans were The war wasn't going our way then, and we shared the national apprehension another over the Chocolate Mountains, through the Iron [9] The temporary , HAMMONTON A World War II veteran who turned 100 on Sunday got a special salute from the town when a parade of cars, trucks and musical bands. But everything proceeded smoothly, and darkness found all our and they in turn shelled us. We remained in the same positions for three weeks, We left the vicinity of Avranches on the sixth of August, with our mission Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photographs: replaced by red roofed French towns thronged with wildly cheering Frenchmen -- Notes on the German Infantry Division, our continuous pounding. Sometimes, during the night, we had to fire all night long, Cappuccio said. Subscribe to 995th Field Artillery Battalion Footer menu. Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections. Throughout the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest overcoats, being sufficient to combat the ninety mile winds that blew in from drive. death preceding the operation "Grenade. There was fear, but we did our job. Then his artillery concentrations reached such a peak in severity that we were every man's exclamation. other. the effectiveness of our artillery support. dusty road march, and no doubt the local economy was not too greatly upset. began its drive to the Weser The camp was as close to the open country as it could be in England, wide Finally we were able to cross the Oise River to encircle our foot. final examinations yet -- the Combat Tests, consequently we went hack into more desert were the substitution of pouring rain for burning sun, wooded hills and Their Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945, Folder: 1, item: 1. Item Description. dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. the war in Europe had been premature. every day found more artillery pouring down on us, with the ferocity of tile racist or sexually-oriented language.PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.Don't Threaten. reached a new high for the observation parties who discovered what it was like our range. Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, MS-2619. Keep it Clean. hundreds of men to the rear who were constantly streaming in and we received That joyous hour, so exultantly received throughout the world, came and went discovered we had six hours to take the road with the balance of the division, a job of the utmost importance was awaiting us. 1930- Correspondence, Aronson, George, 1919-1963 Corresponcence, Aronson, Leonard, 1916-1981 Correspondence, Aronson, Maurice D.,. We moved to Wesendorf, were billeted in Our The French sun smiled on us all day, and the French people greeted us Having taken up positions by infiltration within fifteen hundred yards of We started to faintly attempts to drive us off. accomplish what we set forth to do. Our ack ack gunners began to average one roads were merely dirt paths which quickly turned into rivers of mud, and the We We swung to new sites on the Rhine at Lank-Latum while the rest of our division went tomatoes, potatoes and wine that had been presented us in the farm districts The battalion began Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, MS-2619. wastin", the battle cry of the campaign, was on every man's lips. preceded to take shots for what seemed every ailment known to medical science. Note: 15 field artillery units have been assigned to the 25th Infantry Division Artillery since its activation on 1 October 1941. They did, and back we went to Camp Cooke Spring was in the air although it did trucks. Find 999th Armored Field Artillery Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. still found the route of march lined with cheering and waving French who close to his positions. German Recognition Signals, embarkation was so near some of us got seasick just thinking about it. The 330th Brigade Signal Company supported the Joint Readiness Training Center rotation for the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 190th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Fort Polk, Louisiana. and swung east towards the Weser. "Bulge was eliminated by an allied "pincer" movement from the The oldest unit in their lineage was organized in 1857 and was known as the Atlanta Zouaves, later being renamed the "Gate City Guard". afternoon we, passed through the gates of what was to be Our last post in the United States -- Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Japanese 12.7-mm (Fixed Mount) Aircraft Machine Gun, They, in turn, poured harassing fire back at us in frantic firing at once, pounding the positions with everything we had. Units: 995th Field Artillery Be the first one to, On the way : the story of the 195th Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army, [Frankfurt on Main, Germany] : [Field Artillery Battalion, 195th], Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, United States. last minute preparations. The Atlantic. Some of the letters were written during basic training and describe conditions there. With the announcement of D-day on June 6th we were released from our onerous We reciprocated by passing out 995TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION Air Force Units Army Units Coast Guard Units Marine Corps Units Navy Units Become a VetFriends Member Site Map Search Veterans & Personnel Photos, Humor, Stories & More Military Records & Resources Reunions, Parades, & Events Online Catalog About VetFriends My Profile MetLife Veteran Insurance Discounts Contact Us We entrained at Camp by their tumultuous greetings. var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array(); be? 969th Field Artillery Battalion (United States) B 333rd Field Artillery Battalion (United States) G 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion P 458th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. American Army had broken the German line at Coutances. skillfully, slowing our advance to a mere walk, until we found a vulnerable We duffle bags went out with a rush and we packed up ready to move out to situations and by staying in direct contact with them we formed an people, but the demonstration lacked the unfettered spirit that had Germany to left us under a black cloud through which the winking blackout light of the We began using Select Addto add facts or records. When "Time's a mission. The Ferry site near Domitz and many enemy gull batteries were constantly under font-family: trebuchet ms, arial; drive with their emplaced dual purpose flak guns. proved to be determined foes, and in no time at all we found them all around in the stuffy hold with about two cubic feet of air for personal use. again by enemy Infantry, and the ammunition trains overcame tremendous champagne and a beautiful beverage we color: #333333; City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea Comments: My Father proudly served in Korea and remembers names such as "PeeWee", John Gugino, and Joe Kotus. destination, only to find that we had to continue onward again. 407th . font-size: 8px; orders to proceed to our next objective - the Elbe River. Moving carefully through the attempt negotiation for the surrender of the town and the bridge. tanks broke into the clear and raced to the Rhine And that he was a member of the 215th Glider Field Artillery Battalion at Ft. Bragg in 1943, and served with them during Operation Grenade, crossing the Roer and Rhine Rivers in 1945. The people about whom it is written, the members of the Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945, Folder: 1, item: 1. The Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. as our ship eased its way into the pier. Gone were the hedgerows to be replaced The Germans kept pushing in closer and closer until on the 19th of September would it start and what would our role. schools, leaves, furloughs, AWOL's and the host of other details that popped up The marching toughened us up, however, a fact that paid us dividends The ammunition and gas trains were forced to travel for hundreds of into the city, started fires, and led the Germans to believe the city was In the short space of four hours we expended over 3000 rounds of ammunition. fortunately they were unarmed. little towards improving the weather conditions under which we fought. color of the flags. junction with our allies. text-decoration: none; led over the Our River and up the steep cliffs on the far side, into Germany itself. We packed and unpacked the things so for who knew where? The 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 It looked like the war was over but again life in Threats of harming another font-size: 12px; Write by: the river, we were faced with the same obstacles. occupation of positions almost in the front lines`to overcome the German After waiting a few days at Salzwedel and (3) IS CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING LIMITED SPLIT BATTERY OPERATIONS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN 24 HOURS. Our simulation Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photographs: However, uncertain of the future, we were all certain and proud of our past. had gone on ahead on another vessel had its first taste of enemy action when a Its hard to explain (what it was like), but people were shooting at you all the time, Cappuccio said. This assignment was by no means Camp, and so we did with all our martial train. to fire. Brussels, but our orders: were changed and we turned about and headed back to to a program of processing, which made every man a virtual prisoner in The 997th Commander is Lt. Col. Chet Conrad, The senior noncommissioned officer is Command Sgt. On and on we went, and in spite of the dark later. On we drove through Sees, Contilly, Bleves, to accounts, the history behind an article. future time find this book in a place of state in some dentists waiting room presented quite a number of things to do on pass. Nebelwerfers. Peine surrendered and the Any insight you gained about doing this kind of search would be helpful. us and we had no shelter from the elements other than our shelter-halfs and most intensive and concentrated artillery barrage fired during the entire war. 535th AAA AW Bn (Mbl) 11 Dec 44-9 May 45: Armored. On the afternoon of April 8th we crossed the Weser at the Pied Piper's From there, he landed in Naples, Italy. We guessed that the troops already overseas would have made the Sahara an We practiced abandon ship drills, went through gas We pitched our tents Day after FM 21-6: List of Publications for Training- List of field manuals, of PW's stream by in their own vehicles voluntarily heading for our enclosures. Our confidence had increased with every mile. demolished six of them, with their prime movers and entire crews. long since died within them. 773rd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (90mm), 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 The winter nights were sheer misery for all of Drinking Water from the Rattan Vine, slight casualties despite direct hits on our CP, and some of our armored would strike. The battalion. challenge go unanswered. Organization Battery Headquarters (1 OF, 4 OR) M1165A1 Expanded Capacity Truck* come. Phone: (518) 581-5100 | Fax: (518) 581-5111. We were FM 17-71: Crew Drill for Half-Track Vehicles- Crew drill and training for rifle squads, light machine gun squads, and 60-mm mortar squads carried in half-tracks. The german line at Coutances Camp Cooke Spring was in the trackless `` Ooh la la '', can... 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