I already have the 1946 yearbook of the 15th FAB and also the 2nd Infantry Division book that was published. The 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (264th CSSB) is a U.S. Army support battalion stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. A truck could carry between 50 and 60 shells per trip. One or more of the battalions of a group might be attached for direct support to an individual division. Such was the case with many African American artillery battalions. The 406th was probably sent home first as the 196th did occupation duty for a couple of months. Will send over the excerpt. I'll have to confirm that. Thx. during WWII ], [ 18th Infantry Division - Did not exist When target and missile converge, the missile is detonated and the Missile Tracking Radar automatically transfers to the next missile readied for firing. Giving NARA another shot. 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Sponsorship; Garrison; Dental Health Activity; 419th Contracting Support Truppe. Jessie Martinez Obituary (1924 - 2020) - Hobart, IN - The Times If too much powder residue built up in the barrel, it could cause a catastrophic explosion when a round was fired. 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. Please contact me again the first week of December. We had a great little dining room where we started off each day with eggs to order and copies of the Stars and Stripes. One aiming stake was approximately 30 to 40 yards back, while another was placed halfway between the gun sight and the other stake. My gran lived in the next town called Bideford where they had a relationship. That would be common. The version of the 155mm they're using was modfied the next year. I am assuming that my father was in a 3rd Army towed 155 mm battalion until VE-Day and then transferred to the 274th in Austria during the reorganization & disbanding of units. LTC Ring was the commanding officer of the 2nd of the 82nd (8" self-propelled howitzers). SFC Stewart saw potential in me as a clerk instead of a gun bunny because when I was at A 3/6 FA, Ft. Riley, I OJT'd as a 94B (cook). He served in the U.S. Army, 264th Field Artillery Battalion, in Germany. Although the shells were shipped semi-fixed with the fuse already installed, it was the powder that provided the punch, so that had to be added to the shell. Artillery Antiaircraft . Crew of a 155mm howitzer in North Africa, 1943 (1st ID ner El Guettar). I knew almost all of the original personnel who brought the Battalion to Germany, plus a number of the Officers who joined the Battalion for short periods of time when left behind by their units which rotated to the States before they were eligible to return to the States. Im especially curious as to why he changed units. The battery is only 25% mobile and is classified as a semi-mobile battery. This assignment was temporary, pending the arrival of replacements. All of these units, regardless of their group or assignment, were considered Corps artillery. I actually have several L-4 pics (not great ones), but I put the best one in another article, the Artillery Innovations article. Guns are moved frequently to make their location by the enemy more difficult. The majority of the infantry troops were on board the. 264th x 2 187th Field Artillery Battalion x 2 x 2 x 2 401st Field Artillery Group 809th 275th 400th Armored Field Artillery Battalionx 2 x 3 460th Parachute Field Artillery 254th Field Artillery Battalion x 2 x 9 509th Parachute Battalion (attached) x 3 x 1 x 9 551st x 3. Upon arriving at a new hide position the crewmen transfer another rocket onto the launcher, and await the next fire mission. At least 2 cooks married the women KPs. I have some info. Once we sat on the Fulda Gap near the East German border in concentric circles with half of the 7th Army. This piece can make a right angle turn in a walled intersection of two streets which are 9 meters wide, can move laterally, and can execute a 360 degree turn in a circle 90 meters in diameter. Controls necessary for premature or delayed detonation of the warheads are incorporated into the system. The B Battery commander was 1st Lieutenant Flash Gardner, a man who received a battlefield commission in Korea and still had the enlisted man at heart. 264th Infantry Regiment Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 66th Infantry Division Artillery 721st Field Artillery Battalion (155 mm) 870th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 871st Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 872d Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 266th Engineer Combat Battalion 366th Medical Battalion When I woke up in my sleeping bag the first morning a fire had been started and all our boots were around the fire getting warm. Several places could have reports and other info, like NARA. (part of the Green Series). We practiced RSOPs (Reconnaissance, Selection, Occupation of Position) till we could do them in our sleep. My grandfather Sgt. During the Bulge, many of these Corps units were on the move every 12 to 24 hours. World War II By the end of World War II, the U.S. Army had established several hundred temporary burial grounds around the world. The lineage and honors of 2/20th is in the link. 169 Giessen, Germany 264th Field Artillery Battalion Airmail to Detroit, Mich. LEGAL SIZE. 946. Reported to the 265th FA Bn on 16 Jan 56 Hi Mr. Kelly- I did not have much luck on the 4th Infantry Division Association Page in finding anything on the 20th Field Artillery Batallion- do you have any other page suggestions- any advice is much appreciated! The division included the 193rd, 194th, and 195th Rifle Regiments, the 65th Artillery Regiment, a tank battalion, reconnaissance and sapper companies, and anti-aircraft and anti-tank batteries. The division was formed and had its initial three months of training at Camp Blanding in northeastern Florida. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on September 25, 2017: Hi Mr. Rodgers. But his task did not end there; he also operated the breech block, set the primer, and pulled the lanyard upon the order, Fire! 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. You can use the email provided on my page. Battery D was descended from Capt. I'm honored to have helped honor your uncle. There was more interaction between the ranks and you really got to know who you could depend on in the field. The picture is small so I can't be sure. frameset, 868th She was worried about the German toilet paper (too rough), so just before he left we bought a big freezer and bought a side of beef and tons of American toilet paper. So there must be one out there for the 908. The 155mm battalion supported the units or areas most in need at the discretion of the Division artillery commander (better known as Divarty). By the Korean War, they had added six guns to the standard battery. If you could share a photo that would be great. In one letter, he sent me a color picture of a 400 pound tiger carcass tied to a pole in the middle of one of the firebases. Hi, I got a notice of a new post and after reading it scrolled down for others I may have missed. We would play cards till lights out. The surviving descendant of the 20th FA is 2nd BN 20th FA which is now MLRS. Technician Fourth Grade Lou Marinez served in the 264th Field Artillery Battalion in Europe during World War II. Overall the 66th Division suffered the following casualties: 804 killed, 268 wounded, seven missing, and nineteen captured. Im grateful to have found a book entitled Under Cover that in their own words provides a G-rated history of the 406th Field Artillery Group from January 29, 1944 through Ju;y 7, 1945. I lived with them mostly from Friday eves to Sunday eves to learn everything about them. The Battalion Exec, a Major Stein was the only man in his West Point class who was still a Major or the last of his class to make Major. Later in the war, field commissions for qualified noncoms became commonplace. The 274th was an Armored Field Artillery unit using the "Priest," 105mm on an M7 chassis. In the first two years of the war, the 105mm self-propelled and 75mm howitzer were their main weapons. After arriving at Cherbourg the 66th Division regrouped and headed for the LOrient and St. Nazaire sectors in Brittany to relive the 94th Division which had been guarding the German submarine base pockets that were left after the D-Day invasion. The risk of being spotted by enemy observers was ever-present. Would such a book exist for all of the FABs? CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on April 01, 2020: Mr. Ferandes, I'll do the best I can. Every time it was moved, it took hours to get it up and running again. H&HQ as well as A Btry were there in April 1958 and B & C Btry were at Rivers Barracks. I'm also available on Google + or Twitter. A driver and assistant driver rounded out the 105mm section, making for a total of nine men. A split second later a gust of yellow orange flame bursts from the nozzle end of the rocket. OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS The CORPORAL Battalion is the firing battery rather than the battery. My father was part of the 147th FA. I saw a former A 3/6 member, Pfc David Lee Marcum, in the same unit. No Frozen Chosan for him again. Thanks! The NIKE-HERCULES Battalion consists of a battalion headquarters battery, with 17 officers and 101 enlisted men, and 4 firing batteries containing 8 officers and 133 enlisted men. It was some kind of Battery test so the radar crew was given a truck load of C rations and stuck in a remote site away from the rest of the unit. Many of the specialists were also grouped into sections and personnel from both the communications section and survey teams often were part of forward observation teams. After completing the Officer Candidate Course he was appointed as second lieutenant in the 48th Reinforcement Battalion. 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. One of the keys to the success of the artillery branch in World War II lays in the structure of the battalion and its personnel. When they finished we moved out and did a Rhine River crossing. The 280mm Gun Battalion is composed of a Headquarters, and a Headquarters and Service Battery, which directs, administers and furnishes logistic support, and three firing batteries of two guns each. Continuous commands are sent to the missile to correct for evasive action of the target. I believe. The technical development between the world wars, particularly in the United States, created a system that was second to none. Many Thanks Chuck Armstrong son of Sgt. Please take as long as you need. Each GI was allowed one time to exchange and some people made a lot of money buying script dirt cheap. Then he would use a hand wheel to traverse the gun left. The best was the softball team, we had two very good pitchers, one was a man named Moses and the other was Captain Gardner. Ned Burr, Col USA Ret on September 28, 2017: A couple of changes made that helped in Korea( I'm sure there were more but the two important to me as FDC Chief of 64th Field) - one was that we went to 6 gun batteries, 18 gave me a lot more firepower and, second, we increased number of FO's to 3 per battery so I had 9 on the line. Each firing platoon contains sufficient personnel to check out, assemble, fuel and fire missiles. Home Counties Division 44th (Home Counties) Division 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division Running a spool of black telephone cord from HQ to an observation post could put one under fire from mortars, machine guns, snipers, shelling, both friendly and German, as well as enemy patrols. The Missile Tracking Radar tracks the missile automaticalyl throughout its flight and continuously sends the location of the missile to the computer. Love the cigarettes around all that powder. He did ship out to Europe the same date as this battalion. At a roadblock one battery destroyed twelve attacking enemy tanks with direct fire. I remember our cooks: Mack Lingo, Watson, Greb and The Chief. A battalion not attached to a Corps may be given a tactical mission of general support of the Field Army; general support of the Field Army -- reinforcing a specific Corps Artillery; or reinforcing a specific Corps Artillery. The group owner very kindly sent us a photo copy of the page where it describes in detail how my grandad and three others were driving two trucks from a supply depot in the rear back to their position with rubber tracks for the prime movers on April 18th 1945 (three weeks before the war ended!) There was no place to hide. My grandfather was in the 282nd fab and i saw you respond to mr. Armstrong in the comments and was hoping that u still had access to the information id love to find out more but its very hard to find info in his personell file bc alot of what they actually did differs from what it says they did. If you have any other questions, please let me know. Retirements and budget cuts have occurred but I will dig into it, let you know what I find. This happened in March in Germany which can be and was quite cold. But overall, finding info on this unit post Bulge is very hard. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on November 17, 2017: Nothing yet. This usually creates fear and I was no exception. It could be rotated manually 360 degrees. Others were graduates of rigorous artillery ROTC programs from around the country. I do mean Service Battery. To be commissioned, those ROTC cadets had to attend OCS after going through basic training and AIT. World War II 1943 264th Field Artillery Battalion Camp Hood Christmas This may be what you are seeing. Is prin Thank you. Me again. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on April 16, 2020: Hi Mr. Bowles, try this websitehttp://www.89infdivww2.org/index.htm. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on December 29, 2018: Yes, most units had a yearbook published, one while in the State training. Rex G Welty, the Exec. Kidd was a gun chief. Military Collection Xii. World War Ii Papers, 1939 1947 Xiv - Ncdcr After completing basic training his unit went on. He enlisted into the United States Army in May 1999 as. One of my big thrills occurred while hanging out the back door of my sections 2-ton truck driving on the autobahn. Paul Hampton Hickman in the U.S. Army, including panoramic photograph of Company B, 18th Battalion, I. R. T. C. [Infantry Replacement Training I used to play with Earl (deceased) behind their house in the bomb craters left over from WW II. 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. After 1st formation we had about a half hour to do section chores. The Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 caused such a manpower crisis in infantry units that even some artillery units ended up sending non-essential personnel to the infantry as replacements. I found out that there was a book written by two serving men from the 200th at the time who wrote it as they were going along and is a detailed account of their exploits and experiences and has 165 pages. Any information about this unit in the interim would be great! The collection is comprised of organizational and operational records and miscellaneous historical material from the files of army units that served in World War II. At the count of zero a button is pushed on the firing panel box. This information is transmitted electrically to the Computer for use in guiding the missile to its destination. It mentions that in the UK they were stationed in a small town in Devon called Torrington. I used to speak with two different librarians/assistants at the library in Fort Sill (I'm calling the library, it could be the office for Field Artillery Journal mag). I made friends quickly, Pfc Jonathan Ahlbrand, Pfc Muhammad Blaylock, Cpl Juan Then, Pvt. 65th Rifle Division - Wikipedia Any help will be appreciated in regards to my questions and my uncle's records. I remember the big fat missile thing (shown in one of your pictures) which we thought was an ammo depot or air raid shelter. The Firing Battery is composed of two platoons each of two sections. The wide dispersal of an exploding shell, which could be more than 50 yards, gave the gunners room to be off a little bit. 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. Eight spin rockets, set ninety degress apart are contained in the forward end of the rocket motor. This depended on how it was turned. It's going to be hard coming up with history unless you find a dedicated 20th historian. 105mm ammo crew arming shells during the Battle of the Bulge (591st FAB -106th ID). CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on October 26, 2017: Mr. Lagasse, the 15th FAB has a great website with rosters and stories (not sure if you've found it already). Yes, I am familiar with, and a member of the facebook page, and have used Dave Curry's site. Most notably, the safety plate was changed. The aiming circle was a small scope graduated with 6,400 mils as opposed to the usual 360 degrees (a mil is 1/6400 of a circle). The shells had lifting rings attached to their nose during shipment, and they had to be removed to install the fuse. PDF Allied Army, Battle of the Bulge, 1 January 1945 - Alternate Wars 264th Field Artillery Battalion - Army Unit Directory - Together We Served From what I have gathered he was with 5th Army as part of II Corps and or VI Corps Artillery through North Africa, Italy, then with VI Corps, VII Army through Southern France, and into Germany. What he wanted was all the discards from the C rations which the GIs usually had. My father was in Battery B 563RD Field Artillery Battalion and he did not talk at all about his service. Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' I'm heading to the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge reunion next month (here in Seattle). I did find a guy who runs a blog/website. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on September 30, 2017: Just great info. US Army Unit Records Index | PDF | Division (Military) | Regiment - Scribd The assignments were made back in the US and continued upon deployment. Jones graduated from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, and commissioned as a Quartermaster Officer in December 2002. The firing battery, the largest element of the battery, is commanded by the executive officer. I don't remember if I got to fire one. 1st Battalion, 151st Field Artillery - Minnesota National Guard 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. Although requiring more personnel and having some technical differences (i.e. Spec4 was my rank. "Out of sight, out of mind.". My first assignment was in the radar group, which didnt last very long. World War II: Then and Now: Canton cannoneer The Battery Commander, by electronic interrogation, can determine whether target indications appearing on the scope are friendly or hostile. hey just reminding you it is past the first week in dec thanks. Change for me! The turret rear doors are opened and the crew prepares the weapon for action. The officers jobs within the battery varied. If the battery is on the march when the fire mission is received, the howitzers are immediately moved off the road and emplaced. The unit crest on his IKE Jacket is the 2nd FA Obv Bn and he attained the rank of Tech 5. I know he also went to Edgewood Arsenal at some point (I don't know my own history!). I remember going to Grafenwoehr for some sort of Family weekend and my Dad was wearing his .45 cal Colt M1911A1 and ear plugs. If you served in A Battery, 264th Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. There was a setting sleeve located at the base of each fuse. Coffee at the snack bar followed by more section training and bug out time. He only spoke of the war on a few occasions. Born in March 1920 in Flagstaff, Arizona, Mr. Mendoza enlisted into the United Army and joined the 264th Field Artillery Battalion saw action in the European Theater in the following battles and campaigns: Northern France, Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge), Rhineland, Central Europe and Battle of Hrtgen Forest. It is probably the only gun in existence which was designed specifically to fit the ammunition. Try it out. I do know that he landed in England February 26, 1944 and France on June 14, 1944. If your frostbitten hands were not already cut up from separating the silk powder bags with a knife, you got soaked kneeling down in the puddles and mud that formed around the gun pit. Estimates of the number of German forces left behind in these pockets ran from fifty to one hundred thousand. Movement out of a position after firing normally required approximately 10 minutes. There was a field behind the gun "parking lot" where there might have been one "kind of museum piece" 175mm SPH. 406th Land Field Support Brigade Sponsorship; 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) 192nd Ordnance Battalion Sponsorship; 50th Signal Battalion . his discharge papers say he was in battery b 285th fa obsn which i know was the battalion at the malmedy massacre but i have never found his name on any survivor list his name by the was daniel coggeshall. ORGANIZATION(Feb 1957): (Source: Annual Historical Report 1957-58, HQ USAREUR) Support AF There were 1,098 battle casualties and 849 non-battle casualties. I was afforded a wonderful chance to see Germany from the inside. In November 1944 the division arrived at Camp Shanks, New Jersey, its final stop before being shipped overseas. On September 27, 1939, Headquarters Battery, 1 st Battalion, 264 th Coast Artillery at Statesboro was reorganized as . V Corps Artillery Turned out I used those bonds to pay for my first 2 years of college when I was discharged. Osprey 2007. He completed the Quartermaster Officer Basic Course at Fort Lee, Virginia, in . The majority of the officers within the artillery branch were highly skilled. I remember, in Giessen, we had to have two weeks worth of rations ready at home in case the Russians came in and we (dependents) had to bug out. 264th CSSB CSM :: Fort Bragg - United States Army objective area. The groups began forming in 1943. He was a Florida licensed real estate broker and owner of Harmon Realty of Winter Haven, specializing in citrus groves. My Dad was in the 745th Field Artillery Battalion in World War II firing the 240 Howitzer over the Rhine River. This smaller version of the 105mm howitzer replaced the 75mm gun in Army airborne units and cannon companies. I also drove a Gamma Goat. CJK -- how do I send you a photo? I suspect that Sill arrived at the conclusion of WWII that the Btry Exec could manage 2 more guns - certainly from my point of view 18 rounds on the target instead of 12 was going to make a lot more noise. Because my Mom didn't want to go back to the States, we lost our PX privleges and had to live "on the economy". This website is only in its very early stages, aiming to give a full spectrum of data on World War II fighting units, including details on organization, commanders, and literature. Thx. 419th CSB Sponsorship; 406th Army Field Support Brigade. I remember his children, Wally, Shelly, Pam, Barbara, Earl, and Nancy (my age). during WWII ], [ 21st Infantry Division The 1-151 FA provides combatant commanders with a trained and ready force to destroy, defeat or disrupt the enemy with timely, accurate and integrated fires; additionally, the 1-151 FA is prepared to support the State of Minnesota with troops capable of assisting in a disaster. Was the increase in FOs officially part of the T&O? The bits and pieces I have seem to point to him being in the 325th FA 84th Infantry Division Railsplitters. and were ambushed by SS. This order detonates the three missile warheads simultaneously. Keep me posted on what you find and if you need any clarification. I remember comming back from Earl Magathan's house or the Post snack bar many times and the gate out of the motor pool was closed. The fact that Congress was thinking of ending the GI Bill (still hasnt happened) I returned my deferment and volunteered for the draft. Would you to feature him as a Red Leg of the Week on my page. The artillery commander has at his call a weapon capable of neutralizing strategic-sized targets, yet requiring only a minimum of notification or support. He was a heavy machine gunner in the 662nd Service Battalion.
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