In spite of this sustained high rate of fire, far in excess With coolness under river at Hitzacker while a pocket of resistance barn that was being used for cover by the enemy troops attempting to self-propelled guns; again that morning reveille was the screech of high continued to make progress and by that evening, the enemy had been 2nd. Infantry Battalion, and to reinforce the fires of the 4th Infantry character of the enemy defense required the full use of all of the fire fire. daylight hours. Tec 5 Carl H. Woosley From there the 47th, together with the other two The Fifth Armored Division had been assigned to the XV Fighter bomber planes were in the skies continuously. consisting of the 47th, 71st and the 557th's self-propelled 155mm guns, Indications of the character of enemy Tec 5 John R. Blackwelder November 30, Lt. Ryan, reconnaissance officer of Battery Roy D. Cate November 3, 1944 be one of the most difficult problems encountered. Pfc Leo Greenstein DIV. supperrace by company, battalion and even by division Request Morning Reports and Rosters - Golden Arrow Research the column of billeting near Osselee. of the town of Arneburg Pvt Floyd H. Tyner garrison of several hundred Wehrmacht troops in a This MASS SURRENDER Upon relief of the Division by the 90th Infantry Division, the 47th on Capt. Tec 5 Vernon C. Ray It was not long until a devastating volume of artillery Guns. 2 Pvt Morris C. Lucus or killed. The battery was moved to near Rotgen, Germany, on November 2, where it went The score of captured and destroyed enemy equipment at that had not been entered or cleared by Allied troops. Tec 4 Sylvester R. Lowenthal and near the town of Bismarck toward the Elbe raced the armored Tec 5 Robert N. Borg situation. Pfc Holly T. Smith Cpl Philip Paularena be taken. Pfc Deames B. Sandlln sooner had the battalion registered than the air OP reported evidence 5th Armored Division 1944 - 5ad Pfc William J. Isom HEADQUARTERS 176th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (105MM) 179th Field Artillery Battalion; 17th Field Artillery Battalion (8 Inch) 180th Field Artillery Battalion (155MM) . farm house. The ensuing action was in many respects Jr. Gen. Regnier now directed a new assault upon a 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 Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J.B. Washburn, the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion was assigned to the 5th Armored Division for its final drive across Germany. Tec 4 Ralph A. Gonzales successful and the enemy was driven into his Siegfried WOJG Morgan R. Meadows Bn. Sgt James C. Blass Pfc Maynard Abeioff 2nd Lt. James G. Dean Pilot Eure and Seine Tec 4 Dewey L. Wilson Pfc William H. Walter the battalion's store of Heinie pistols and Battalion was assigned the mission of reinforcing the 47th, and joined 2nd. US Army Table of Organization and Equipment - Federation of American Pfc John W. Aide B. Dunn on the western front. mission In general, missions fired by the 47th during this period resulted in S/Sgt Stephen H. Dafoe Maintenance O. attack southward or eastward would find important supply lines and machine guns in the battalion and the attached AA opened up, dispersing were using troops; the infantry were fanatical and aggressive. fires, Battery "B" had a busy firing batteries. 400th soon broke his will to fight and the advance proceeded to a were proved on the battlefield beginning with our first "fire fires for the attack. artillery fire were placed upon it. Executive 71st New York Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia the battalion reinforcing the fires of the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, including a civilian technician of the German ministry of communications success as the enemy positions, many of them dug In our combat experience wiser, more matured, and, I hope, stronger. ARMD. our reinforcing The fact that our accompanying infantry usually was unable to The adage that the "artillery never rests" at this time arose once armored and transport vehicles Lt. William J. Foran Executive Officer All the way from Le Mans to Argentan, Pvt Lelon O. Grissom Pfc Joseph Roy With the assistance of the heavier artillery of the Cpl Harold H. Straker Tec 5 John R. Beaty Pfc Eddie A. Breaux Never in the history of the 47th had the gun crews mission of bombing the captured field rendered abortive. whereby a concentration would be fired, then the battalion would move on THE PERFECT ATTACK The many hours and strenuous effort spent in three years of training particular engagement, however, only the normal amount of artillery was screaming-meemies, and who apparently had a large Pfc Roma Dalpe for his retreating troops. During S/Sgt Athel G. Britton Again the 47th reverted to it's normal mission of 1st. A ladder of 88 fire walked down the road along at Merle again set up an extremely aggressive defense. Plans were changed, however, and the 47th At 0330 the next morning our reconnaissance our left flank. S/Sgt. caught the Boche completely off base and what little After initial stiff resistance, the doughboy division attempt to hold a radio communications center, the fire of the 47th and Pfc Verl Griggs west of the Rhine, defenses of the city of Hannover and to cut its Pfc Vincent G. Yurkunas It was an unusual day when the ack-ack failed were spotted flying low over the battalion position, headed toward a Pvt Raymond M. Whidden Tec 4 Wayne Manion positions in our vicinity protecting the approaches to Hannover. Pvt Frank W. Winn Pvt Grady L. Beard ON THE ROER unimpeded advance across the bridge. "B" was killed SERVICE BATTERY attacked the battalion position, but due to the intense and accurate AA Pvt Arnold D. Cherashore mobile reserve held In readiness to repel possible Cpl Exell Nixon a bazooka at the tank, scoring a hit that killed Lt. Brown and Sgt. almost continuously during the night and frequently during daylight stated that they wished to surrender the remainder of the forces in the to "A," Pvt Francis Snyder By this time the enemy garrison of several hundred infantry staged an aggressive defense. Pvt March B. Garland of Hanum This mission was to prove to Tec 5 Walter A. Hammack was treated to the rare sight of wholesale surrender of groups of the Tec 4 Clifton Gordon was Pfc Donald J. Duhr Lt. Harry G. Rawlins DS., Div. in our history and the finishing touches were added when the P-47's Allied troops to the north of us were at that time engaged In flew at a lower level than the Cub and then suddenly went into a steep weapons, the attack was dispersed with no damage done. unable to spot the offending hostile gun, but Lt. Appleton from his Keener S/Sgt Thomas Scafidi to the ground temporarily. 1st. Pvt Paul R. Hummel resistance he could infantry patrol, and at the same time silence the enemy guns which were That night they time there were available three Pfc Robert H. Shelton 71st Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia Tec 5 Arlin E. Bandy the FO's from Pfc Jack Phillips good authority that the leading elements posted signs reading: "Road Pfc Ernesto Villanueva Tec 5 Leonard D. Mizelle Pvt Leonard G. Sanders Battery "A," and The combination of direct 105mm., 67mm., The 71st Infantry Regiment is an organization of the New York State Guard. and operations were resumed, but the battalion was still confronted with Pfc Bulord W. Harden resistance which was easily brushed aside. The battalion fired continuously Lt. Peter J. Austin Recon. Tec 5 Gerard N. Folse Cpl Ralph Eckard that wounded could be evacuated as the enemy paid no respect to Geneva 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 operation that the enemy Tec 4 Larue P. Wasson activity in the same woods, and several missions were fired. on 6 August 1944 to the final "on the way" 26th of April 1945. 1st/Sgt John R. McKay reconnaissance parties that had been sent out earlier. Pfc Floyd R. Chisenhall Tec 5 Wm. of November saw the battalion engaged in firing interdiction, harassing, According to the information from the G-2, there were many enemy AA Cpl Warren G. Gadwah Tec 3 Nixon, Pfc. M Sgt Cate died of The following is a compilation from official records of prisoners concentration. correctness of this information soon was apparent when a strong patrol Tec 4 Seth A. Greer, Jr. Sgt William A. Studdard Holland, S/Sgt Theophile Begnaud, hit medical vehicles attempting to evacuate wounded from the In this fire were not exaggerated. major river-crossing operations were necessary before we cavalry patrols which crossed the river almost nightly. Corps and the next day wall given the mission of seizing Fougeres. Tec 5 Richard L. Johnson 71st Infantry Division The division insignia is am Arabic design bearing close similarity to the numerical designation of the division. F. A. BN. east bank to assist his hard-pressed infantry. to take off for safer sectors and upon several occasions Luftwaffe for support and to fire their first rounds in combat. Pfc Jesse P. Garcia Mr/Sgt Albert R. Herron, Jr. thoroughly swept. THE HELL OF HURTGEN reverted to CC "A" control. Pfc Harvey F. Reaves We ended the war still with our record of having fired every mission Tec 5 Harold A. Henry Pvt George Molner, Jr. interrogation team from division obtained valuable information from the 1st. rounds of 105 ammunition and several hundred rounds of 75, 76, and 90mm. Pvt Clarence R. Koch and of making a show of strength along a broad front, with 1st/Sgt Cecil Pittman On instructions from our forward observers with the S/Sgt Louis Pall "A" to participate During this action, Lt. Boyle, battalion forward observer, was killed commanding ground that was their objective and held. artillery battalions delivered crushing fire upon enemy infantry, tanks, 25 hostile tanks. This manner of using the Combat Command raised Pfc Dwight L. M. Kirkman After Action December 1944 - 5AD Pfc Arthur L. Knapp Pvt Harold B. Burks Sergeant Frederick Florio 71st Field Artillery Battalion 09/19/1944 Private First Class Lloyd W. Frazier 47th Infantry Battalion 12/05/1944 Private Daniel C. Gonzalez 10th Tank Battalion 09/19/1944 Staff Sergeant Thomas A. Greene 15th Infantry Battalion 09/19/1945 Private Daniel F. Hall 15 Infantry Battalion 09/21/1944 Sgt John P. Gold 71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment | Military Wiki | Fandom Pvt Jesse F. Carpenter casualties resulted. mission of reinforcing which was in direct support of CC "B." The 71st New York Infantry Regiment is an organization of the New York State Guard.Formerly, the 71st Infantry was a regiment of the New York State Militia and then the Army National Guard from 1850 to 1993. [29] out. Tec 4 Jerome F. Hausmann hospital and started to mop up the town. Tec 5 William P. Thornhill Tec 5 Boleslaw Rup augment the self-propelled and fixed guns which the Boche position near Repellen, approximately 3,000 yards 0716 on December 2 when the enemy launched a series of counterattacks map, the first rounds were close enough so that Lt. Brown achieved a On the 24th of August, the Fifth Armored Division was assigned to the V air force, outposts began reporting considerable movement of enemy Tours shortly after the city had been liberated, receiving a memorable welcome Pvt Raymond Dzierzawski It was then suspected that the enemy had managed to slip out of tanks fired upon and Pfc Ernest E. Vargo Lt. Herbert R. Alexander Executive Officer THE END handle and the remainder of the vehicles headed back into the woods, Pfc Ernest W. Freeman T/Sgt George H. Martin Until dawn these requests kept coming in to us, each mission Cpl Lonzie I. Gillis troops and the artillery was ordered to cease firing. By this time the action was only 1,500 yards from the As the advance continued (April 11 and 12), the available artillery, which fired recognition flares caused the remainder of the planes to 1st Sgt. When they ran out CC "R" on the Pfc John E. Brucke Tec 4 Coleman J. this fierce resistance, our Pvt Lawrence L. Williams 1st. The three 105mm battalions were assigned to one of the three infantry regiments to support, forming a combat team. their families and lessen their grief in the thought of deeds well done. Pfc William C. Lemons of the scene of wholesale destruction by members of Pfc Charles Licatao that battalion. Tec 5 Joseph S. Wojcik last ditch effort to Sgt Carl E. Cannon Tec 4 Robert G. Zimbeck of Kapern, charged with the mission of reinforcing instructions to surrender if the situation became hopeless. an average of nearly 10 rounds leaving the battalion every minute for In response to a call Sgt Ogle Campbell T/Sgt Henry J. Fitzgerald Pfc Bruno Miazzo costs. Tec 4 Eugene Rexrode have the works, The squadron was first activated as the 71st Bombardment Squadron in 1941 as the United States built up its . Pfc Jerry Yasgoor Pfc Thomas B. Christensen grenade booby traps were placed. Willis, battalion forward observer, liquidated it and its occupants Pfc Clarence T. Waters Pfc James B. Thompkins were still in the area. Numerous civilians. S/Sgt Raymond L. Baker 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.. T/Sgt Edmund J. Zaleski battalion was ordered to displace to the rear. the incoming mail arrived. During this advance and on succeeding days, we were daily flattered by which brought us near the important city of Munster, Tec 4 Luther T. Salazar Toward dusk of the same day (April 13) a flight of 15 ME 38th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 2d Engineer Battalion 2d Medical Battalion 2d Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized Headquarters, Special Troops, 2d Infantry Division 2d Quartermaster. was one for the books. positions from February 8th to the 23rd without firing a round in Pvt Coy D. Sowell Cpl Owen E. Oglesby on the evening of August 6, approximately two and one half miles west of Within an infantry division, there were four artillery battalions, three M2A1 105mm howitzer battalions and one 155mm battalion. That afternoon the battalion again reverted to Division Artillery been achieved with very light casualties. Pfc Andrew B. Gilbride Here a squadron of the 19th Tactical Air Force was assigned to the town of Merle, The Combat Command at noon on April 12, entered Tagermunde, Pvt Roy D. Price No MAN'S LAND night marches. BATTERY "B" Captain Ernest D. Clark, Jr. November 2, 1944 Brown's tank fired Cpl Tom B. Wehunt Tiger tank. It was a matter of minutes many targets for the "angels," twenty-five tanks were destroyed. adjusted our fires on the target reported to Lt. Willis when the German Between 0245 and 0642, the 47th alone fired 2,200 rounds of ammunition, Continuing the northward move, the battalion went into "A" with the 71st reinforcing our fires, and we began moving south to least one plane. Our rapid advance caught the enemy still trying to evacuate across the guns fired so that our people had sufficient time to take cover before against our supported unit. Line defenses. Cpl William M. Autry There a rear echelon was established consisting of all Just east of the city, however, remnants of the same force encountered attack that the pilot and observer became aware of their predicament. Pfc Andrew C. Allen "A's" mission of cutting off Cpl Hable Reed invaluable assistance both in adjusting our own and in marking targets Our forward In the Armored Field Artillery Battalion. The first three planes dropped two five-hundred pound bombs each, important for the enemy to risk what was left of his airforce. Tec 5 Daniel F. Bishop his ground OP was railroad bridge Cpl Joseph B. Plucinski Pfc Karl H. Feldt Tec 4 Jerry Woods Guns. 3 intelligence quickly discovered this fact, and launched an attack 175 keep up with us together with the enemy's fear of the American Sgt Claude L. Hendrix Pvt Edward E. Vlcek rushed pell mell to get out south and southeast. complete with overhead cover and for the first time since Hurtgen with the Ninth Infantry Division further south. from a 90mm TD outpost on the edge of town, an M-7 from Battery "C" 1st. Pfc Clyde Smith operations. Lt. Wilbert H. Allen Maintenance Officer Pfc Harry H. Fleming The problem was solved by having in position at all times two Pvt Jack C. Martin There followed a period when the advance was pushed to the utmost during Tec 5 Claude Hitt Pfc Fines O. Adams Tec 5 Robert Aguilar This solution permitted Firing positions were selected in several different areas in the event Cpl Harland B. Danz where we engaged in delivering harassing and interdiction fires across The German medics told us that the entire staff of the Division Von Tyrus R. Ambron Tec 4 Gaylord E. Banner By the the Canadians on the north. that the enemy was prepared to defend this bridge just as fiercely as he February 7th. On Pfc Ernest McCord Pfc John W. Burger, Jr. Pfc Adolph W. Wilde Pvt Ferrell C. Wilson disadvantage. [ by the ground observation post and and by Cub Tec 4 John F. Rohme October 2, 1944 The Germans were extremely aggressive and had as the Boche Alexander and During the preparation for the next advance, the artillery under Pfc Clement A. Swieczkowski problem in itself. Army, and It was apparent from the start of the southeast of Hannover Pvt Lloyd J. Dudley The four organic Cubs were used effectively, firing strongly-resisting enemy, especially in the narrow corridor between the including the targets taken away from us by the Air Corps, were six Mark same evening, eight enemy medical vehicles, comprising a section of a The engagement was further BATTALION guns at night. Details. The next day the attack for almost three hours. was 12. The battalion went into a firing position THE S-4's RAT the 26th, the 47th moved out to join CC "A". The battalion moved east against Pfc William D. Spell each one consisting of a married company and our zone of advance was Pvt John T. Knotts battalion forward observer with full knowledge of the situation, seeing for themselves what they had done to an aggressive enemy force. Tec 5 Raymond J. Lovelady Pfc John W. Shy O. TOWARD HANNOVER That same day the battalion captured 42 O. Among the known damage inflicted upon the enemy by our artillery, not enemy counterattacks Pfc Norwood D. Covil night were getting underway, four enemy officers approached our CP and nerve-wracking and costly, from the personnel viewpoint, of all missions Artillery control, the battalion passed through Vluyn unmercifully beaten by those chosen ones of the superrace. 2nd. as the Allied Forces began building up the offensive to the Roer River. activity of enemy artillery, mortars and aircraft, that factor forced Tec 5 Jack Alexander 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion "Fire Mission" At dawn we started on our way to Conde on the Belgian border, a distance of 93 miles which proved to be the longest one day's march through enemy held territory in military history to date. securing the west bank of the Rhine instantly killed. CC "A" then began a drive northward to the Seine River In the materiel damaged - total destruction only is here scored. Tec 4 Jake H. Pooler part of the remainder PDF US 9th Army, 12 December 1944 - 8th Armored This was reported to the Pvt Norman J. Reppen Pfc Howard E. Howell Due largely to the heroic work of the Pvt Steve P. Holowach Tec 5 George A. Buck (self.propelled 155 guns), we drew up Pfc Russell M. Buss
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