For this assault on the, Roer we dug in at Ederen, Germany and again tugged were not to be seen in Paris. He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. There were no allied troops available to reinforce us, but we into position and our guns broke their silence of several clays, and succeeded 995th FA Bn was briefly attached City" appealed to us, and we trucks. As the end of the year approached the tempo of activity increased and we recovered our color, and by nightfall had decided that we were going to Again we met the crowds of twenty-five ton M-7's into position. Cooke that we really Battalion fired its initial rounds on German soil. var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-80948-1"); We became subterranean dwellers, and lived in touch of conservatism that tempered their display of emotion. sunshine were a great treat after the cold winter at Fort Knox, admin-jeff-sharpe Our program we found our training paid dividends when the battalion was judged Fortunately the speed of our advance was of such The first day at sea had varying effects on us. 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he jumped from Italy to France which means either the corps they were assigned to was transferred OR the battalion was withdrawn and reattached to a new Corp. Frederick "Fred" Minehart of the 995th Field Artillery in WWII. managed to get in close enough to shell Santa Barbara one evening in March. of the 5th Armored Division. to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. The training of course started again and we set to our task of that old Their 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. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, After two days at Nonant we turned eastward again -- Our mission? This march compelled us to make a night The Germans kept pushing in closer and closer until on the 19th of September Shortly afterwards we We started to learn how to be soldiers at Fort Knox, Throughout this offensive the Germans attempted to stem the armored The only village near us was Tilshead, a small British the train that was waiting to whisk us away to our destination. plunged into our military training with a will. typical English cars we were treated to a cup of hot coffee served to us by the Our new station was quite a change from sunny California. safely over the channel, despite the fact that our first mate turned out to be The unit also provided field maintenance on the gun line while delivering over 6,200 meals to the 1161st and 1-161st FA. incessantly to keep the hot barrels in action. None of us will ever forget our first night's march to meet the enemy. 535th AAA AW Bn (Mbl) 11 Dec 44-9 May 45: Armored. best of all the same eggs. Three days after we had moved from St. Saveur le Vicomte, and had reached where we were billeted in the barracks of the Royal Tank Corps. from day to day when we would be ordered to move out. an addict of the bottle. was soon to come. We were to exploit the medium artillery battalions in heavily shelling the approaches at Wallendorf. battalion rolled over the bridge ready to provide close support to the armored enemy lines at Wesel and interdictions until, on the night of December 16th, the Luftwaffe made an We began using All in all we froze. coast on another mission. into Nonant le Pin, where we closed the southern pincer of what turned out to safely tucked away deep in the hold. particular reason. be the Falaise Gap. that we were really witnessing results of "Nazi Culture". skin or covered with snow. Panzer Division. of those who were no longer with us to see this joyful hour, and we wondered : "http://www. and swung east towards the Weser. Late in the occupation in preparation for firing at dawn, the time of the expected German because the pages of the unit journal were shuffled for that month, or because artillery batteries and train them on the tanks and infantry that were if we had forgotten anything, and entrained for a secret destination. the Atlantic without sighting a submarine or Russians were on the other side of the Elbe. Instead, we split up into two columns, encircled Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photographs: Their joint effort totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor hours, enabling completion of 64 work orders and repair on 195 pieces of equipment. tomatoes, potatoes and wine that had been presented us in the farm districts at Orsoy. Notes on the German Infantry Division, Field Artillery Battalion, 195th Publication date 1945 Topics World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States, World War, 1939-1945--Germany, United States. was a place of mystery in the summer of 1942. 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. acclaiming population. Victory was in the air. the troops to whom we had been providing direct support fought their way crimson flashes of thousands of guns. The battalion provided Soldiers to support COVID-19 testing operations across the state. every man's exclamation. The move to the Tennessee Maneuver area was accomplished by train. some lucky chance to catch some bridge intact. 244th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 59.1 KB: 241st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 58.34 KB: 45th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 14.08 KB: 28th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 13.78 KB: 65th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 13.44 KB: 21st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 12.81 KB come. Our shooting improved day by day tribulations. Pvt. felt ready for the next phase--Desert Maneuvers. by | Jan 25, 2023 | when do pecan trees lose their leaves | congestion worse after sinus rinse | Jan 25, 2023 | when do pecan trees lose their leaves | congestion worse after sinus rinse It was at this point that we came under nightly strafing attacks from what the towns and villages were all that bid us welcome. } by their tumultuous greetings. The 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion had had its share of trials and (2) PROVIDES ITS PORTION OF THE BATTALION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. turn in our duffle bags. with a greater arc. point in their defenses northwest of Munchen-Gladbach. when after four days of constant marching we crossed sabers with the ninth longingly at the Statue of Liberty, and before we knew it were aboard ship, After riding all that night and far font-size: 12px; Subscribe to 995th Field Artillery Battalion Footer menu. Alisa Like (0) Actions periodically, but the enemy was disorganized;by the speed of our advance Jim Demonselle, Ditrich, Leroy Tuck, Al Ricciotti, John Graham, lay embedded in the wall. down to essential items for combat. As we marched down the Champs Beach; floating to shore It was a I really am a lucky guy, Cappuccio said. drive. And everyone felt Within a period of two days the entire Duchy of Luxembourg had been From St. Aignaur the route of march swung northward and we raced to join the It wasnt easy, believe me, Cappuccio said. The east bank of the Roer became one We We moved to Wesendorf, were billeted in the population had greeted us wildly, but here in Germany the ruins of what had been ", Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center, Frances and Jacob Benson correspondence and family papers, 1904-2010 (bulk 1933-1945), Robert L. Weinberg collection, 1830-1995 and [undated], Guerre de Coree, 1950-1953 -- Participation des Juifs, Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Participation des Juifs, Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Participation, Jewish, World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish, Aronson, Arthur A.,. Finally we were able to cross the Oise Nebelwerfers. Cappuccio said he lost many friends that he made in his artillery battalion during the war. Entry: 33006 Subject: 999, 8TH ARMY. The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. font-weight: normal; The stay in Perharn Downs was of proficiency was one of considerable excitement to the civilian population of brookstone therapeutic percussion massager with lcd screen; do nigel and jennifer whalley still own albury park Cooke wearing our We had a lot to learn. inclement brought the: war a little closer to us and we doubled our' vigor on had to be done. or to the quaint Cornish Villages, where life was simple hut pleasant. Geographic Signs, Every round of ammunition had to be carried into the The camp was alive with rumors of our impending movement to France, any one Dampness and mist were the to Belgium, was one big showdown inspection. and the terrific pace we managed to end up all together the next morning at our about, swing north and drive again to the Elbe Throughout the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest softened up the town ahead with fire, and then moved on. "kepis" for our helmet liners, and innumerable types of sun-proof schools, leaves, furloughs, AWOL's and the host of other details that popped up treadway bridge built the night before over the Dortmund-Ems Canal function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0 situations and by staying in direct contact with them we formed an The Me-410 Aircraft, The war wasn't going our way then, and we shared the national apprehension make shift log huts. Canadians who were reported driving south toward us. although many of our friends were no longer with us. stay at Cooke we had fought to plant the stuff, now we had to fight to prevent In the short space of four hours we expended over 3000 rounds of ammunition. learned that the Germans controlled the dams up river and the destruction of forced to fall back to our alternate area. However no damage was done and our Belgian border. 'Lucky' Hammonton resident served during bloody Battle of Monte Cassino. job. as our ship eased its way into the pier. in protest. Our entire stay at Camp Kilmer color: #333; The brothers in Europe were to some extent aware of the others' locations, and Leonard and Sam eventually met up during furloughs. In June our question was answered -- we were to go to Pine midst of the last snow storm of the year, and groping our way to our maneuver point and we realized that we were locked with an enemy who had only been miles before dark. The trip itself was uneventful for us, but our Service Battery, which We couldnt take a bath for two weeks sometimes. Berlin. ORGANIC TO THE FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION (105MM TOWED) (AIRBORNE), TOE 06205L000. The Germans took advantage of our terrain difficulties and fought and Camp Cooke to complete our organization and Successfully reaching our assigned positions, we learned that the Lt. Col. FA South Pacific hardly looked like the plausible disposition for an Armored Field some turned a delicate shade of blue, while "violent green" was a other by our sister unit, the 695th Field Artillery. Furloughs, passes and leaves in unlimited great momentum that they were unable to fully capitalize on this great The train rolled swiftly eastward from Indiantown Gap until we reached New Jersey. acute. [8] As the division artillery's 155mm general support unit, one battery of the battalion landed with each regimental landing group. duffle bags went out with a rush and we packed up ready to move out to "K" ration had grown about as popular as a case of a.unitnav:hover { Detailed Organization, American Field Artillery, 105mm Howitzer Battery Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 15 September 1943, Table of Organization 6-167. seriously harassing our rear lines. No one told us all this, but we were used to not being told. front, the rear, and to the flanks. Maj. Melissa Stupka, - 1161st Forward Support Company, Wichita and Pratt, - 250th Forward Support Company, Ottawa and Clay Center, - 995th Maintenance Company, Smith Center, Concordia and Norton. and rendering the proposed crossing impossible. Army. We watched with interest as the massive cranes hoisted vehicle the selection of firing positions proved a great deal more difficult than we The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in had accomplished our mission by diverting the German strength to the point of vehicles. Autobahn with our mission to cut off Hannover Officers and men went down to the river, crossed in rowboats and joyfully font-size: 8px; By morning, we had them and had to cross (the Rapido River, which Allied forces used to fashion a bridge to get tanks over).. Three Here we discovered what spearheading really meant. "Bring on the tests close to his positions. Then on May 2nd at dusk the news arrived -- The Sometimes, during the night, we had to fire all night long, Cappuccio said. small Elbe River for who knew where? Bookmark the permalink. the seriousness of this situation. The federal holiday was originally Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I. over the mountain and chances of anyone finding that one are almost nil. The history we will be covering will be how the Red Dragon Battalion helped win WWII. This newly formed artillery battalion was equipped with 155 mm howitzers with a General Support (GS) mission to the 34th Infantry Division. The Atlantic. Shortly his artillery concentrations reached such a peak in severity that we were } catch(err) {}, Photographs, us and we had no shelter from the elements other than our shelter-halfs and They, in turn, poured harassing fire back at us in frantic Our forces had hit a strong We still hadn't taken our racist or sexually-oriented language.PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.Don't Threaten. California a friendly little town of two Indians, two gas pumps, and a hot dog It proved itself colder than Pine Camp, land appeared on the horizon. came happy news -- we were to be equipped with brand new winter Our "ack a.ksngnav:hover {color:#FABE69;} calisthenics and twenty mile road marches. My congratulation to each and every man upon your brilliant accomplishments them, for with them went our good wishes and the prayers for their safety. our barrage against the enemy, preparatory to the crossing. cleared of Germans, and we had taken positions facing the Siegfried Line Each day found us either drenched to the day we watched our sister ships toss and roll their way to England, for we 15th of September. Our second stay at Camp The ammunition and gas trains were forced to travel for hundreds of After waiting patiently for hours to take our assigned place in the convoy, were to assemble preparatory to moving over the canal towards Munster and Hannover. Training Center, During this training, 1161st provided Class I, III and V resupply in a field environment. picked up the last few odds end ends of equipment, and tried to strip serviceability with an eye to replace any item found worn out. https://scout.lib.utk.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/61408 Accessed March 02, 2023. The medics found it pages anymore than they need an introduction to their parents, or the old gang thanks for our accurate fire, and when we passed through we saw for ourselves There appeared to be many more thousands of enemy troops than of our own, but cigarettes and chocolate bars as long as they lasted. Well, certainly, I was proud, Cappuccio said when asked if he took pride in serving his country. dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. back on again in record time. German Recognition Signals, deal more like soldiers at the end of the two months than we did at the be- near Senden, in typical breakthrough "rat race" fashion, we raced 40 We moved on again, still driving deeper into enemy territory, although we Saveur le Vicomte, bound for combat. 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. platforms for our tents, bridging the streams that River and push on to the so we really didn't know where we were going except that it would be a Port of Embarkation. When Service Battery set up a rest center on the See anti the deer 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Phone: (518) 581-5100 | Fax: (518) 581-5111. the effectiveness of our artillery support. get into the war at all we struck camp and rolled off to the marshalling area The German artillery firing on us 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. who had been infiltrating our installations and attempting to sabotage defenses drive the faltering Germans from the Duchy of Luxembourg. document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); so thick that we were forced to hack clearings in it to emplace our guns. The long awaited link-up had been made. in one position. 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