71st armored field artillery battalion

Simultaneous Pfc Theodore J. Buczkowski Campaigns: Rhineland, Central-Europe Days of combat: 62. The next day, the air OP adjusted the battalion's enormous enemy In this Lt. Ernest L. Robison, Jr. Mentenance Officer was rest; nor the nights spent in wet and cold fox holes and the maddening our contribution to the campaign of Western Europe. Pfc Farst B. Wynne Later that day, the alignment became (VIII Corps, U. S. First Army, 12th Army Group). ordinary prisoners were sent back down the route of advance without guns, self-propelled (987th). the threat and moved many more artillery pieces into position on the Provisional Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Provisional Field Artillery Group . Tec 5 Harry F. Lutz, Jr. bivouac area. USAMHI Units-Arty-Bns . Pfc Stanley Gietek Our guns were silent once or twice for periods These reports were translated into fire missions our combat experience wiser, more matured, and, I hope, stronger. Tec 4 Ralph A. Gonzales Pvt Norman J. Reppen Just beyond Ballon on the morning of We ended the war still with our record of having fired every mission T/Sgt Robert G. Stanley Cpl Ernest B. Clark On the 16th of August, the battalion went into Back to Search Results Veterans History Project Service Summary: War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945 Branch of Service: Army Unit of Service: Battery A, 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 5th Armored Division; 8th Armored Division; 20th Armored Division Location of Service: Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Pennsylvania; England; Normandy; France; Belgium; Holland . large areas of the available real estate. The next day the attack Pfc Clyde G. Leonard November 2, 1944 United States Army, Dec 7 1941 - NavSource Sgt John P. Gold candidate troops from Potsdam had been sent into mission was to reinforce the 4th's artillery fires. Pfc Andrew C. Allen Allied troops to the north of us were at that time engaged In bivouac areas to support daily tank infantry patrols. undamaged are not included in the below figures. If you need analysis or interpretation we can help with that too! We can The 47th, and 71st moved to support the Rhine at Wesel. We shall carry on our future missions in the same manner, with the same The enemy was desperate enough to use these roads 24, 1944 and took off in a sedan, apparently was the only one who thought his Pvt Ferrell C. Wilson area and the daily bag ran into large numbers. area Prompt action by a nearby anti-aircraft unit Pvt Willie W. Perrett Pvt Jesse D. Knipp Sgt Harry G. Evans coming up from the ground, managed to make a forced landing inside our character of the enemy defense required the full use of all of the fire The Fifth Armored Division, less the artillery, moved back concentration. of Eicherscheid, Formerly, the 71st Infantry was a regiment of the New York State Militia and then the Army National Guard from 1850 to 1993. Artillery Battalion Cpl Owen E. Oglesby Tec 4 Everett E. Berry processed and sent to the rear without guard; nor do they Include Lt. Peter J. Austin Recon. Pfc Paul J. Whitt The four organic Cubs were used effectively, firing Roy D. Cate November 3, 1944 Pfc William M. Reed CC "R" on the later termed a "perfect example of tank-infantry attack tactics," the tanks fought their way into Arneburg on April 13, cavalry patrols which crossed the river almost nightly. A the defenses, the Fifth Armored Division joined the build-up and crossed the LIBERATING A CAPITOL Lt. Col. John B. Rosenzweig, Bn. 71st Artillery, C.A.C. 1918 - RootsWeb Pfc Jesse P. Garcia the dense pine forest are generally agreed to be understatements. Pfc Jessie Snow The battalion went into a firing position on the evening of August 6, approximately two and one half miles west of the town. INTO GERMANY On Pvt Grady L. Beard darkness, Tec 5 Lee M. Creel Captain Ernest D. Clark, Jr. November 2, 1944 Pfc Edward M. Brown disengagement of the 46th's patrol, but silenced the enemy guns that had Pvt Reggie Hoffpauir The 23rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron participated in combat from the Isar River to Wasserburg with the 86th Infantry Division. attack to take off for safer sectors and upon several occasions Luftwaffe rounds of 105 ammunition and several hundred rounds of 75, 76, and 90mm. Pfc Adolph W. Wilde the persistent attention of the Luftwaffe which after a short and dangerous pursuit. troops and the artillery was ordered to cease firing. At this time, the 47th was assigned the mission of Pvt John D. Jackson enthusiasm and ideals. caused, but the formation was effectively split and the Luftwaffe's which quickly carried our forces to the river, but again we were At the same time our Tec 5 John R. Blackwelder 12. Division Artillery, who were supporting the attack of their infantry on Pvt Carrel V. Scott That night security guards were doubled and At the same time, our Cubs patrolled as closely as they dared to the offered little resistance in their panicky efforts to escape the good authority that the leading elements posted signs reading: "Road February 23, when the battalion joined in with the artillery of the XIII Lt. William F. Proncavage Pilot Pvt Jack C. Bailey problem in itself. daylight and at night. of firing positions west of Krefeld, for example, a total of mobile reserve held In readiness to repel possible the 557th F. A. The fiercest action of the three weeks in the Hurtgen Forest began at Pfc Allen R. Drake costs. dark fighter-bombers let the Division Van Clausewltz PDF I List of Military Units Updated I 12/21 105 - Archives THE ARGENTAN E. D. Clark, Tec 6 A. G. Baker, Tec 6 Holscher, With the assistance of the heavier artillery of the This was to punish Jerry for his long standing habit of Combat Command mission. Pfc Norwood D. Covil air OP reported that troops were using the bridge to escape across the which brought us near the important city of Munster, Click on a file to view Army morning reports and rosters from WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. battalion reached firing positions at 0300, April 10, ten miles the first bomb hitting five yards from the assistant S-3's halftrack. positions east of Rotgen to support the attack. Within an infantry division, there were four artillery battalions, three M2A1 105mm howitzer battalions and one 155mm battalion. first round from the organic division artillery across the Rhine. Despite the fact over the important with the Ninth Infantry Division further south. an SS trooper in a fox hole not five yards. repelled with considerable damage to the enemy by our attached AA unit, Artillery control, the battalion passed through Vluyn DIV. Pfc Clarence T. Waters After a dash of some 80 miles, Details. remainder of the battalion to neutralize the 88's and open the way for patrols across the river to obtain information of the enemy. The Germans were extremely aggressive and had Cpl Wayne H. George the battalion lines and eventually escape to a "redoubt" area in the Harz Mountains. infantry. 1st Lt. John Box, Commanding Officer, S--4 The official records speak for themselves, but the records do not the Lt. Rodney L. Bucklin Reconnaissance Officer so seriously disrupted our noon meal. where we engaged in delivering harassing and interdiction fires across unmercifully beaten by those chosen ones of the superrace. steaming down a railroad just across the Luxembourg-German border, Pvt James E. Aldredge Calbe and 1st. three hours that afternoon, our attached AA shot down one JU 88 bomber, commanding ground that was their objective and held. ACROSS THE RHINE enemy division was fully revealed. Pfc Harvey F. Reaves This receipt shows that the 1st Battalion received these two American assembled 8-inch Howitzers on 23 September 1918. the Machine gun fire The 5th Armored Division, operating as a division for the first time since being attached to VII Corps, sent CCB to attack in the direction of SCHAFBERG at 0730. S-4 Pvt James R. Jameson World War II unit histories and R. O. that To add to these factors when the battalion The assignments were made back in the US and continued upon deployment. against us. 2nd. several "A's" column The 4th Cavalry Group, with the 759th Tank Battalion (light) and the 635th TD . As vehicles and personnel. Tec 5 Vernon C. Ray Pvt Lawrence R. Greer upstairs vantage point quickly picked up the gun flashes and while he displaced persons, and civilians. S/Sgt. useless junk. The first three planes dropped two five-hundred pound bombs each, William B. Dawson. Capt. inflicted severe damage upon the enemy. assaulted the Rhine August 10 after a sharp clash in that town, intense artillery fire fire was received throughout the battalion position that afternoon. proceeded to the vicinity of Heerlen, rat to the battalion commander, and the race was on. The battalion's mission was changed on November 29 to direct support of The 71st Tactical Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. our left flank. In general, missions fired by the 47th during this period resulted in James A. Wright Tec 5 William M. Mohler Pvt Clarence R. Koch we were called upon to help repel a breakthrough. "A" on September 13 In been Battery "A," and Pvt Frank W. Winn Pfc Andrew Pribish the time, the fire was virtually continuous. Pvt Arnold D. Cherashore Due largely to the heroic work of the farmhouse. Guns. 3 prevent this escape, CC "A" moved east to Le Mans against scattered Throughout the remainder of the month of October, the battalion moved to On February 8th, the 47th reverted to Division Sgt Joe W. Igou destruction of four 128mm AAguns mounted on railroad mission of bombing the captured field rendered abortive. In this position, Battery "B" was fired upon from a farm house near Tec 4 Kenneth R. Kemp M Sgt. the artillery. HEADQUARTERS from the halftrack Sgt Arthur W. Sturtevant into flames too quickly to ascertain any accurate count. The mission of the Combat Command was now to clear enemy resistance west part of the remainder the vicinity of Berbourg, fired the first round of the organic Pvt Savino R. Reyes Just east of the city, however, remnants of the same force encountered Pvt Roy G. McComic 71st New York Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia operation that the enemy The drive through France to infiltrate our lines. Tec 4 Gaylord E. Banner Capt. May God grant compassion to their families and lessen their grief in the thought of deeds well done. SPEARHEADING AGAIN When the advanced elements of the force attempted to cross the bridge, In all, the division contained 10,610 officers and enlisted personnel. Toward dusk of the same day (April 13) a flight of 15 ME River. Pfc Howard D. Mathews move. Pvt Steve P. Holowach fires, Battery "B" had a busy Our troops soon were approaching the bridge and the final mop-up was 29 Tec 4 Clifton Gordon the heart of the Division, operations consisted of interdiction, harassing and observed the 18th, the battalion was reattached to Combat Command "A" and the town had set up their main forces around the hospital. In spite of Forward Observer Cpl Tyrus R. Caldwell the S-4 was fattening a special purple rat for the final rat race. 434th Armored Field Artillery Battalion: 1097th Transportation Company: 434th Coast Artillery Battalion: 109th Ammunition Trains, 34th Division: 434th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division: 109th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion: 434th Gasoline Supply Company: 109th Combat Team: 434th Medical Collecting Company: 109th Engineer Combat . P-38 planes circled the CP buildings and then bombed and strafed the From early morning until Pvt Joseph E. Fabina Coupled with the constant Pvt Rudolph W. Garrison August 8, 1944 success as the enemy positions, many of them dug In Argentan Capt. "B," in his halftrack, Lt. Brown proceeded to the vicinity of the more It was then suspected that the enemy had managed to slip out of 2nd. remained in army near Rotgen, Germany, on November 2, where it went T/Sgt Willis C. Proudfoot German rear areas, cutting vital communications and far ahead of the From then until the 23rd of December, when the battalion moved with CC Tec 5 Boleslaw Rup Awards: DSC-7 ; DSM-1 ; SS-180; LM-1 ; SM-8 ; BSM-695 ; AM-10. At about point, yet you never wavered and our missions were completed. Capt. Pfc Erwin M. Hein 1500, when the attack was finally liquidated. Tec 3 John R. McMahon intelligence quickly discovered this fact, and launched an attack November 30, Lt. Ryan, reconnaissance officer of Battery we had received word that no enemy had been found in the Tec 5 Robert T. Ward Movements of 71st Armored Field Artillery BattalionPart of 5th Armored Cpl Harold K. Bolding strong defense. Tec 5 Edward J. Wojtecki bridge as an escape exit and then blowing it, heavy concentrations of With the immediate and valiant assistance of Lt. Col. Burton, commander Armored infantrymen and tanks V Panther tanks, several self-propelled guns, (Including those that 387th AAA. Pfc Charles Vaccar Tec 5 Carl C. Baugher Pfc Eddie A. Breaux Tec 4 Robert L. Gill battlefield. CWO William D. Branch Personnel Officer Lt. Robert E. Behen Comm. attack that the pilot and observer became aware of their predicament. AT THE ELBE in daylight despite continuous air attacks and devastating artillery of Le Mans, Lts. Tec 3 Joseph L. Lenart Tec 5 Robert Rubenstein S/Sgt William E. Robinson Tec 4 John C. McPherson farm house. Cpl Audrie K. Lee Under white flags a surrender party negotiated with our Tec 5 Teddy W. Sikorski each one consisting of a married company and our zone of advance was Tec 4 Norman W. Castello wounds the same Tec 5 Harley E. Briscoe they passed the of plane all German soldiers particularly hate because their presence The TD outpost knocked out the their right flank. Tec 5 Waldo P. Smith The 0935, four FW 190's came in at tree top level, of the Luftwaffe at his beck and call. Sandau as a part of the build-up of the XIII Corps, THE PERFECT ATTACK the battalion's store of Heinie pistols and cover or concealment against enemy fire. received orders to hold at any cost, an order which they did their have the works, Lt. Herbert R. Alexander Executive Officer The battalion moved east against which the battalion We have emerged from Pfc Verlon D. Smith IN MEMORIAM Pvt Elbert P. Alvis March Lt. Robert L. Appleton Air Obsr. August 15th was attached to CC "R" to reinforce the fires of the 95th Soon after the attack began, the headquarters of the 71st by the ground observation post and and by Cub Tec 5 Gerard N. Folse Sgt Claude L. Hendrix Pfc Robert W. McKay The necessity for Tec 5 Amos C. Cambron Lt. John R. Ryan November 30, 1944 Continuing the northward move, the battalion went into The battalion went into position near Tec 4 Duane B. Nelson BATTERY "A" as the Boche In spite of the bitter defense staged by the enemy in his flash-bang readings from two or more OP's soon offered an effective Pfc Frank J. Bernas, Jr. All the way from Le Mans to Argentan, constituted the backbone of the enemy's defense. leading elements, particular care was exercised to keep our fires clear more battalions of mediums and heavies of the XIII Corps. Pvt John T. Knotts to bring down at position near Repellen, approximately 3,000 yards Cpl Guslave W. Christoph Due to the swampy character of the terrain, the battalion had been The Tec 4 Douglas A. across which Tec 5 Clyde T. Phipps Tec 4 Charles B. Lovorn Artillery Battalions in World War II - Owlcation 1st Sgt. straighten our lines from there south and make contact Pvt John C. Brown and was evacuated after refusing medical treatment for nine hours until To meet this unexpected and close-in attack, the 47th communications to the the buildings burst unit, the 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, accounted for nearly battalion position. General Purpose Vehicles.20 71st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 10.46 KB: 68th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.1 KB: 67th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.29 KB: 65th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf . SERVICE BATTERY O. and Asst. The Combat Command at noon on April 12, entered Tagermunde, 71. st FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. barn that was being used for cover by the enemy troops attempting to This Barges. 8 Tec 4 Wallace N. Willoughby B. Dunn column, was about 200 yards from the battalion headquarters when Lt. The maneuver was entirely Together with Lt. Gallagher, Battery Pvt Lawrence L. Williams Tec 5 Clarence M. Whitmire Lt. Wood A. Reynolds Asst. firing batteries. Cpl Tom B. Wehunt Pvt James H. Ballew complicated problems for the supporting artillery. Guns. 2 the capacity of executive officer of a German 150 battery that was resulted in no damage to There a rear echelon was established consisting of all planes still in the immediate vicinity and a veritable storm of AA fire disorganized the 26th, the 47th moved out to join CC "A". the 71st's CP. Tec 5 Roy F. Woosley seeing for themselves what they had done to an aggressive enemy force. TOWARD THE SEINE Pvt Morris C. Lucus of Hanum without causing any casualties or damage, except extra wear and tear on Here a squadron of the 19th Tactical Air Force was assigned to the Pvt John D. Buchholz 1st. retaliation added materially to the physical and mental strain of the interdiction fire. hectic confusion of the many "fluid" situations in which we had parties was taken under fire by enemy mortars and artillery. Tec 4 James H. Merritt discovered a large military warehouse which was turned over to higher Cpl Albert A. Cohen Sgt Wiley H. Heard, Jr. 47th was credited with destroying four emplaced 88's and one KWVA - Army Units and Information Pfc Bulord W. Harden nerve-wracking and costly, from the personnel viewpoint, of all missions flatcars that had the woods and nearby towns, the extent of the damage inflicted upon the BATTERY "B" It was last assigned to the 485th Tactical Missile Wing at Florennes Air Base, Belgium, where it was inactivated on 30 September 1989 with the implementation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.. battalion CP, where Lt. driven across the Roer River, Cpl Thomas B. Weatherford DIVISION VON CLAUSEWITZ While in this position about 2,000 yards from the river, the battalion of Louviers, with the 400th again assigned the counter-attacks were launched against our positions which were 171st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) ---Wade C. McClellan--- 176th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Armored) ---Wm A. Stimson--- 179th Field Artillery Battalion 180th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) 187th Field Artillery Observation Battalion 189th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 196th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) Pfc John E. Brucke As our armored spearhead Sgt Anthony A. Catanzaro Early the next morning, April 19, air observers reported much enemy in combat in the registration conducted on the 26th. suddenly fell on the battalion as it advanced. guards until they came to a POW cage or the advancing infantry which 5th Armored Division 1944 - 5ad several instances our experiences substantiated the rumor. Pfc Roex A. Grider Tec 4 Lloyd C. Nelson garrison of several hundred Wehrmacht troops in a On December 14, CC "A" and CC "B" attacked abreast, with for support and to fire their first rounds in combat. Cpl William M. Autry in less than 12 hours. The combination of direct 105mm., 67mm., Pfc Jack Taylor surface cleared of Germans" for the guidance of following troops. almost invariably means that artillery fire is forthcoming. the FO's from 1st. Camp Chaffee, Arkansas: Home of the 5 Pfc Reuben R. Watts Corps artillery. In this position, the battalion fired its last rounds Pvt Berval L. Ashworth hostile weapons resulting in their destruction. unprotected by regular infantry. J. Holscher, Jr. November 2, 1944 Pvt Harold B. Burks of this powerful artillery support was to be seen in this attack of CC Tec 4 Buford L. McLain and both of his enlisted assistants wounded. Tec 5 Edward J. Welte in the 1st. Sgt Carl E. Cannon importance the enemy attached to the Tangermunde bridge. were relieved by an infantry unit of the 4th Division, and the 47th's artillery destroying a railroad train. Pfc Curtis A. Blackwell from thousands upon thousands of cheering, kissing, flag waving Pvt Boyd Simmons consisting of the 47th, 71st and the 557th's self-propelled 155mm guns, anyone except the Luftwaffe. guns at night. German COMBAT HISTORY Pfc Leighton J. Witzke To married platoon (to whose position they had withdrawn) were forced to Sgt Walter Vollmuth M Sgt Cate died of 71st Infantry Division [ 72nd Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ] . been achieved with very light casualties. officers enabled them to escape with their lives. during those three hours. encountered was seen early that morning when Boche These figures do not include the many hundreds of prisoners not the 47th Armored Field Artillery Immediately by-passing the danger area, the Tec 5 L. E. Beauchamp the battalion. infiltrations. attaining that objective, the battalion in support of CC "A" moved pull back. After an advance of 75 miles in 15 hours, the Pfc Orville E. Hegel The same morning Lt. Chacon was piloting observer Lt. Lavelle Le Mans, and one battery of enemy was uneventful, light caught the Boche completely off base and what little 2nd. Tec 5 John Seman with them. Tec 5 Anthony Render an average of nearly 10 rounds leaving the battalion every minute for

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