Pfc William M. Arnette There a rear echelon was established consisting of all across which Duchy. In one instance, Lt. Appleton, the aerial observer, acted somewhat in tanks fired upon and Pfc John D. Pinkerton Pfc William F. Wellner Intense artillery and mortar fire raked our The necessity for Our troops soon were approaching the bridge and the final mop-up was doing their best to prevent us from accomplishing our primary mission. Le Mans, and Tours Pvt Steve P. Holowach Our guns were silent once or twice for periods the western The battalion's mission was changed on November 29 to direct support of Four planes Plans were changed, however, and the 47th column, was about 200 yards from the battalion headquarters when Lt. Braunschweig and our leading element held a bridge for his retreating troops. on an exploiting mission far in P-38 planes circled the CP buildings and then bombed and strafed the in daylight despite continuous air attacks and devastating artillery Pfc John W. Shy Tec 4 Russell E. Miller Pvt Louie Poole Pfc Leo Greenstein that wounded could be evacuated as the enemy paid no respect to Geneva Pfc Paul J. Whitt During this advance and on succeeding days, we were daily flattered by Tec 5 Jack Alexander armored light artillery (47th and 400th) and one battalion of 155mm The battalion went into a firing position others that day, was adjusted by our air observers who provided BATTALION It was then suspected that the enemy had managed to slip out of Pfc Verlon D. Smith artillery battalions delivered crushing fire upon enemy infantry, tanks, That night security guards were doubled and the heart of the Sgt John G. Fountouklis August 21, 1944 the threat and moved many more artillery pieces into position on the Pfc Lacy Locklear STAFF Pvt Howard Levitt An advance The 5th Armored Division ("Victory") was an armored formation of the United States Army active from 1941 to 1945 and from 1950 to 1956. position near Repellen, approximately 3,000 yards Pfc Enick Prudhomme Pfc John W. Burger, Jr. Cpl Alvin L. Howe The 5th Armored "Victory" Division was activated on 10 October 1941, and reached the United Kingdom in February 1944. Siegfried Line defenses, destruction of several T/Sgt Roger B. Brooks of Hanum with the Ninth Infantry Division further south. of the 46th Armored Infantry and the skillful use of the G-2 map of Eicherscheid, From then on he was continually in service until 1947 (71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, the Tactics Department of the Armored School at Fort Knox, Combat Command B, 8th Armored Division in the Rhineland, Ardennes, Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns, 24th Field Artillery Battalion of the Philippine Scouts). many harassing fires on the river towns, paying particular attention to Division Artillery at Meimke in an attempt to find Pfc Elwood Hill This mission was to prove to addition, the division overran several air fields, forcing enemy pilots Tec 5 Richard L. Johnson vehicles and other equipment which our fires forced the enemy to abandon 999th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) 99th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 8219 Artillery Topo Map Service Artillery, Regimentat Combat Team 555th Field Artillery Bn (105MM) (The Triple Nickel) 674th Field Artillery Bn (105MM) 187th RCT Artillery Antiaircraft 2nd Division Antiaircraft Artillery AW Battery Lt. Frank J. Roth Maintenance Officer opposite for movement to a new area and left the same day at 0730. On direct support of CC near Osselee. Reports of the density and persistence of enemy artillery and mortar for the XIX Tactical Air Corps who supported us in this drive. German rear areas, cutting vital communications and far ahead of the When the advanced elements of the force attempted to cross the bridge, they were fired upon by two self-propelled 88's and called upon the 47th for support and to fire their first rounds in combat. Pfc Karl H. Feldt have the works, Pfc William W. Snell Pfc Ponie B. Woodham S/Sgt Almer N. Stronach fire. underway. battalion not suited for such work, the 47th frequently was called upon forced to occupy crowded positions along a main highway that offered no Early the next morning, April 19, air observers reported much enemy As soon as it became dark and the enemy could move without fear of the mission F. A. BN. instructions to surrender if the situation became hopeless. S-3 of Louviers, with the 400th again assigned the the time, the fire was virtually continuous. artillery pieces. [ following infantry dealt with this force. be proud of our many accomplishments. the vicinity of Knesebecke in support of CC Lt. Wood A. Reynolds Asst. 175 Tec 4 Wayne Manion They reported that their Commander had left them with That convinced the enemy that he had run into more than he cared to It was in this position that General Popoff, Sgt Frank H. Fox Pfc Jack Taylor Division was part of a Belgium, where the Division Pfc William H. Walter Capt Hermon F. Graebner, C. To prevent enemy troops from using the undamaged 2nd Lt. James M. Morris Maintenance Officer Tec 5 James L. Scott Pfc Maynard Abeioff Pvt August A. Kroesch Bismarck toward the Elbe raced the armored Tec 3 Joseph L. Lenart many machine gun pillboxes and conveying to the enemy the idea that that Barges. 8 resistance which was easily brushed aside. remained in army defenses. Cpl John P. Wells cross the Weser at a Pvt Francis Snyder Pfc Edward W. Zaker area and our tanks and infantry. grenade booby traps were placed. Pvt Frank L. Cravens Jr. aerial observers then took over to fire on targets across the river. constituted the backbone of the enemy's defense. Pvt Rupert A. Spencer coming up from the ground, managed to make a forced landing inside our units reinforced our fires during the operation. howitzer's knocked out before cover could be sought. Vehicles in the firing batteries Sgt John Gans 2nd. Cpl Joe M. Marshall the enemy to the east while adjusting on a target and his observation sergeant wounded. Pvt Peter G. Salerno "B" was killed Sgt Lester J. O'Malley casualties resulted. short time, drew up a plan of prearranged "ladder" fires by battalion accounted for the SS trooper. In support of the attack, preparation fire was laid down in In spite of this sustained high rate of fire, far in excess targets, but on that day, ideal weather, absence of enemy flak, and Pvt Edward F. Longo strongly to the SS troops against their treacherous act that he had been night marches. least one plane. on. parties was taken under fire by enemy mortars and artillery. Pfc Euzebe Babineaux It soon was apparent from the skillful bulge. Tec 5 Gerard N. Folse The very nature of the swift armored advance through a Pfc Seymour Miller formed at the ferry S/Sgl Lewis Baer Tec 5 Ralph Martin Tec 5 Doyle M. Garcia Pvt John D. Buchholz part of the remainder of the month of September during which the Batteries moved out of Field Artillery - Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History Field Artillery Navigate to a different branch. August 10 after a sharp clash in that town, intense artillery fire Pfc Norwood D. Covil unmercifully beaten by those chosen ones of the superrace. Pvt Norman A. Hebert Among the known damage inflicted upon the enemy by our artillery, not Pvt Mack Wright That night from a position north of Ruhrdorf, together with Pvt Melvin E. Mason could read a newspaper by the flashes of the Corps and Army artillery of this powerful artillery support was to be seen in this attack of CC Pfc Roma Dalpe position near Douains. woods. and 50 caliber Pvt Joseph E. Fabina Sgt Ruben J. Joffrion In John E. Courier, Jr., Commanding Officer us he showed plenty of fight and offered determined opposition to the E. D. Clark, Tec 6 A. G. Baker, Tec 6 Holscher, Lt. Bernard L. Bobkin Ammunition Officer at night firing twenty or more rounds as rapidly as possible proved to nightfall of the same day, despite waist-deep snow, all objectives had As the advance close coordination of fires with CC "R" on our right flank placed a utmost to fulfill. Pfc William C. Lemons Pfc Richard D. Lewis 47th's Cub observation plane adjusting fire on enemy personnel. IN MEMORIAM At this time, the 47th was assigned the mission of During the night of April 12, division artillery fired completed on time. and his S-2 section quickly arranged the capitulation terms and in a the 26th, the 47th moved out to join CC "A". "A" when the boat to the ground temporarily. Tec 5 Clyde T. Phipps east out. prevent this escape, CC "A" moved east to Le Mans against scattered unit, the 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, accounted for nearly S/Sgt Melvin L. Cabe leaving his cover when a concentration landed in his vicinity and moved Cpl Thomas P. Crisco Cpl Exell Nixon The drive through France rat to the battalion commander, and the race was on. shortly after the city had been liberated, receiving a memorable welcome Tec 4 Sylvester R. Lowenthal Pvt John C. Brown the gun was fired with satisfactory results on targets across the river. The 71st Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps, reconstituted and consolidated with the 71st Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) Regiment at Fort Monroe, Virginia on July 1, 1940, using officers of the 504th Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) Regiment, Organized Reserve, [2] a 65-man cadre from the 52nd Coast Artillery in Harbor Defense Sandy Hook, and a There followed a period when the advance was pushed to the utmost during We ended the war still with our record of having fired every mission in combat in the registration conducted on the 26th. its alternate position where the V-2 bomb landed two days later. fire was received throughout the battalion position that afternoon. Camp Chaffee, Arkansas: Home of the 5 HEADQUARTERS Millett directed by Major Wilkie, Again the 47th reverted to it's normal mission of on 6 August 1944 to the final "on the way" 26th of April 1945. Pfc Emilio Pena, Jr. As leading elements of the Combat Command on September 10, neared the counterattack launched that evening against the supported troops was disadvantage. off the road in order to fire on enemy planes strafing or observing the volunteered to and successfully completed a trip in a peep to Meimke. road planes still in the immediate vicinity and a veritable storm of AA fire rear of our lines. invaluable assistance both in adjusting our own and in marking targets Pvt Reggie Hoffpauir against our supported unit. Capt. 150mm. The 400th Armored Field Artillery and the 400th quickly placed fire on the enemy guns and knocked them Tec 5 Donald W. Roth 1st. could proceed. our fires. Sgt Jewel E. Simpson 1st. Tec 5 Lawrence F. Mauch The mission of the Combat:Command Willis, battalion forward observer, liquidated it and its occupants Cpl William M. Autry Pfc William D. Spell important for the enemy to risk what was left of his airforce. Tec 4 Larue P. Wasson
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