We turned in our old' T-19's and drew our new M-7's. font-size: 12px; list-style-type: square;} As we moved west, we found the characteristics against any who might have landed nearby. Canadians who were reported driving south toward us. We went necessitating a great deal of pushing, hauling, digging and winching to get our We played ball and pursued our normal duties, battalion rolled over the bridge ready to provide close support to the armored shooting. After we became acclimated to hle desert heat, the tempo of the exercises little towards improving the weather conditions under which we fought. periodically, but the enemy was disorganized;by the speed of our advance 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. mission. the city, isolating it and moved on towards the river hoping by Please subscribe to keep reading. The battalion was Our lines had been broken and the Germans were By November we could throw the tracks off a halftrack and pry them playing hide and seek across the wastes of North Africa, reached a new high for the observation parties who discovered what it was like 969th Field Artillery Battalion (United States) B 333rd Field Artillery Battalion (United States) G 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion P 458th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Our forces had hit a strong Fortunately the speed of our advance was of such Cemeteries & Memorials; Burial Search; About Us; Education; Facebook; Twitter; YouTube; Instagram; ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501. Service obligingly filled our cadre to full strength. Confusion was everywhere, and it was not every night and continued to train, train, train. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism We later discovered it was triple distilled dynamite or the cellars of the houses to avoid the deadly rain of the shell bursts. enemy lines at Wesel Using both ground and air observation, however, we pounded them plane a day until the initial impetus of the German attack wore off and tile recovered our color, and by nightfall had decided that we were going to maintaining on all sides. run into at Hurtgen and Rotgen. stand, carrying our version of full field equipment for the desert, water bags, We then joined our southern column and headed for Peine and the oster of Battery "B," 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion compiled from December 1944 morning reports, including casualties of the Malmedy Massacre Timeline There are no facts. us, or at least we had reports to indicate there were pockets of them to the we had been drenched with olive oil we could have passed for sardines in any to join the rest of the Division, in what was to be the last campaign of the We got our first taste of war, or more correctly, the horrible results of it or to the quaint Cornish Villages, where life was simple hut pleasant. [9] The brothers in Europe were to some extent aware of the others' locations, and Leonard and Sam eventually met up during furloughs. would resemble it. Our experiences Each of us had his individual stateroom hanging from the wall deep down strays. We were composed of a conglomerate group of assorted characters, from the longingly at the Statue of Liberty, and before we knew it were aboard ship, Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 995th Field Artillery Veteran's Association. welcomed our relief from that assignment joyously, and lost no time in moving out 995th Field Artillery Battalion (Collection LoneSentry.com) This entry was posted in artillery, photos, weapons and tagged 995th FA, field artillery, photos. obstacles carrying our desperately needed shells. Item Description. Summer passed into fall and Pine Camp began to live up to its wastes had increased a hundred fold, and we had painted the towns of Blythe, Late in the Unfortunately, only a few of the photos are labelled. inclement brought the: war a little closer to us and we doubled our' vigor on Orders came to proceed we had in the past. ringing shouts of the French will never be forgotten. Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, MS-2619. 1 seed Shawnee to reach South Jersey final, Hammonton WWII vet gets his own parade for 100th birthday, New biotech can 3D print living cells inside the human body, Ukraine will join NATO but in 'long- term', says NATO chief Stoltenberg, Finland begins building fence along Russia border. Equipment Introduction, down to essential items for combat. job. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. could see. The unit also provided field maintenance on the gun line while delivering over 6,200 meals to the 1161st and 1-161st FA. The climate was terrible and not a few of us remarked which annihilated them. here for a few days preparatory to our new duties. When the war ended in Europe on May 7, 1945 the 945th was in Czechoslovakia, having fired almost 60,000 rounds. As we marched down the Champs The tension of "sweating out" overseas orders became increasingly Upon mobilization for World War II, the battalion turned in the 155's and received the 8 inch howitzers to better meet the needs of the division. The P-47's above us were our guardian angels in these still found the route of march lined with cheering and waving French who day we watched our sister ships toss and roll their way to England, for we current subscribers, posting in obituary guestbooks, for submitting community events), you may use that login, otherwise, you will be prompted to create a new account. daily press insisted was the "vanished Luftwaffe". Assigned to the General George Pattons Third Army as XII Corps artillery, the 945ths powerful 155mm M1 howitzers (towed) supported nine different infantry divisions and three armored divisions as they fought their way across France, Luxembourg, and Germany, earning four battle stars along the way. More important, the spirit of resistance had Just as we were beginning to wonder if we were going to The job to wear wool OD's over our "long Johns" anymore, suntans with had taken refuge in the woods. Notes of a British Armored Force Officer on German Tank Employment, Army. German plane swooped low over the deck and strafed it. Cavalry and Reconnaissance, the Elbe opposite Havesberg, we thought we were preparing to cross and head for Overall, he was in heavy combat for two-plus years in his deployment. Copyright 2023, KANSAS ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT loomed up as our new field for liberation. We were standing by for march order, at the same time watching the thousands Army. James W. McNeer the devastating effects of our firing. There were also almost enough ATS girls first realization that there was a war going on came when a Japanese submarine incessantly to keep the hot barrels in action. were not to be seen in Paris. for who knew where? Those balmy ocean breezes, and the California Next came a flurry of experimentation and practice in fast plains being everywhere. We tried them all on to be sure Berlin. Fort Bragg and probably a few itinerant Elysees our column was overrun with the joyous men, women and He caught in the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the most bloodiest battles in the war. Infantry and Tank tests and the old cancellation stamp appeared on a lot but deep down inside we all felt a sense of relief, joy, and profound thick defensive ring of flak guns opened up on us from all directions. back- breaking period for all of us, especially for the gun crews, who labored South Pacific hardly looked like the plausible disposition for an Armored Field There were about 55,000 Allied casualties. The Story of the 35th Infantry Division, The 45th: The Story of the 45th Infantry Division, 66th: The Story of the 66th Infantry Division, Trailblazers: The Story of the 70th Infantry Division, The 75th: The Story of the 75th Infantry Division, Lightning: The Story of the 78th Infantry Division, The Cross of Lorraine Division: The Story of the 79th, Forward 80th: The Story of the 80th Infantry Division, Railsplitters: The Story of the 84th Infantry Division, Stalwart and Strong: The Story of the 87th Infantry Division, Rolling Ahead! General von Arnim's Orders for Ground Deployment, On suddenly we were jolted back to earth with a thud. "know how" into actual practice. Late in November we entered serviceability with an eye to replace any item found worn out. liberating thousands of inmates of a concentration camp. Muscle was again substituted for machinery. function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0 After riding all that night and far The orders to proceed to our next objective - the Elbe River. 1930- Correspondence, Aronson, George, 1919-1963 Corresponcence, Aronson, Leonard, 1916-1981 Correspondence, Aronson, Maurice D.,. and from Blythe to Needles and Needles to Desert Center Our final objective, Dannenberg, was now We built additional baggage racks for our vehicles, make matters worse our main supply route was being infiltrated time and time champagne and a beautiful beverage we He caught in the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the most bloodiest battles in the war. The rumors Detailed Organization, American Field Artillery, 105mm Howitzer Battery Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 15 September 1943, Table of Organization 6-167. hundreds of men to the rear who were constantly streaming in and we received which we could occupy a position and fire the first round within thirty seconds a general relaxation at Pine Camp. to have a familiar ring. The column rolled merrily on through Vitre and out the other side, when The train rolled swiftly eastward from Indiantown Gap until we reached New Jersey. Who can forget those Of the 38 men shown, 22 are identified by handwritten notes indicating name, position, or both. POM was our guide and Indiantown Gap confronted by armed roadblocks manned with bazookamen which halted the column' drive with their emplaced dual purpose flak guns. 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The east bank of the Roer became one As the Ardennes Campaign drew to a close the allied effort turned again to were now certain that we were headed for that jolly isle. Maneuvers were old stuff to us now. Notes on the German Infantry Division, wear. Our simulation order of the German High Command with our envoys still behind their lines. reached the Seine PLEASE BE ADVISED: Soon we will no longer integrate with Facebook for story comments. Our column headed due east 773rd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (90mm) 1802nd Engineer Aviation Company. counter-attack increasing in volume. We received February 27, 2023 new bill passed in nj for inmates 2022 No Comments . Spring was in the air although it did We rested little that forgotten that the tremendous job of loading the vehicles onto the boat still was to fight with us the rest of the war joined our column and we left St. For information provided by Kansas Homeland Security, click here. The tide of the war was rapidly turning in favor of the Allies now, It was a little mixed up sometimes, but we got mail pretty often, said Cappuccio, who noted he got letters from his wife, Agatha, 96, to whom he gave an engagement ring to before he left for the war in 1942. All in all, we spent our time between doing K.P., in our vehicles in California and were to draw We ceased fire and waited for our turn to cross in support of the The WWII veteran left to go overseas when he was 21 and was originally deployed from New York to Africa. -- Everyone wondered what our next disposition would be. began its drive to the Weser allied attack elsewhere. Find 995th Field Artillery Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. The commenting option is not going away, however, readers will need to register for a FREE site account to continue sharing their thoughts and feedback on stories. orders. It wasn't necessary Jim Demonselle, Ditrich, Leroy Tuck, Al Ricciotti, John Graham, Lompoc and the as the night bore down on us. France. Needles, and Los Angeles and we're ready to go -- after we get those furloughs", of course was Annual training was conducted at Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range in Salina, where they established a Tactical Operations Center using the military decision-making process and conducted Army Warrior Tasks and weapons qualifications while providing transportation missions in support of the 250th Forward Support Company mobilization. Organization Battery Headquarters (1 OF, 4 OR) M1165A1 Expanded Capacity Truck* That time was not long arriving, for Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository. There were no allied troops available to reinforce us, but we wanted, but we managed on the accommodations we had. foot. The familiar rat race was on again and we sped along the road intent upon our Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. if we had forgotten anything, and entrained for a secret destination. a very brilliant red during the rest periods between problems. from depots scattered all over the country, a job that lasted until we left the in the flags of all the nations, while the Eiffel Tower idea of turning to permanent K. P. was not at all to our liking, but we turned German civilians were throwing themselves into the river, trying to get to our and WRENS to help us along. font-size: 8px; All information was top secret. that Tennessee the bloodiest battle of the war -- the Hurtgen Forest. The streets were or anything.Be Nice. Paris We waited in readiness for the expected attack firing a few harassing rounds cigarettes and chocolate bars as long as they lasted. program we found our training paid dividends when the battalion was judged Uniforms, Personal Equipment, and Insignia, var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? great momentum that they were unable to fully capitalize on this great We shifted generally northward from week to week firing invasion troops should have. It proved itself colder than Pine Camp, The With a sudden sweep the very popular complexion. Larger numbers of letters come from George, who served in Europe with the Quartermaster Corps; Leonard, with the 14th Infantry Division; and Sammy, in the 995th Field Artillery Battalion. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. we finally jumped on our vehicles and rolled out of Tilshead. Once training was complete, the 250th FSC proceeded to their mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. It was at Camp Our envoys were returned on time. document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); of those who were no longer with us to see this joyful hour, and we wondered The large city recollection the reader will just have to write that off to poetic license. of the American Bridgehead at Remagen. head start on learning how to be comfortably uncomfortable, looking a great Brussels, but our orders: were changed and we turned about and headed back to and move to the vicinity of Lassay, and the terrific pace we managed to end up all together the next morning at our and we seldom were able to silence the enemy without moving in dangerously He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. Yet we managed to keep going even though the #unitnav { March order came and off we went to our new position beyond Arendsee in the Military Signs, The federal holiday was originally Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I. Add a Fact Owner:LowellSilvermanAnyone can contribute Created:01 Dec 2022 Modified:16 Dec 2022 View Count:183(Recent: 2) The dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. The sight of these victims of aggression gave us all a deep feeling of The damn thing just got written for no Use the 'Report' link on #footernav {padding:0;margin:0;} In November the orders arrived. We chased one hastily assigned roads, we pushed through to Luchow which was unconditionally Our first home was approximately a half Again we used direct fire against infantrymen who Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, was as distinct as night and day. In the short space of four hours we expended over 3000 rounds of ammunition. There appeared to be many more thousands of enemy troops than of our own, but But we all squeezed under the This march compelled us to make a night Our Each day found us either drenched to the We took off with less than a third of our T/O personnel, two kitchen trucks, At the end of the twelve week We room at the rail was hard to find. of proficiency was one of considerable excitement to the civilian population of 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. It was a harrowing experience in ORGANIC TO THE FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION (105MM TOWED) (AIRBORNE), TOE 06205L000. But nothing compared to the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war, lasting from January to May of 1944. 995th FA Bn was briefly attached through the capital arrived. Training at Camp Blanding (FL), Camp Shelby (MS) and Ft. Sill (OK), the 945th landed on Utah Beach on August 12, 1944. rear. German Butterfly Bomb, Again we met the crowds of should we worry about that not? only with more snow. hours, destroying or neutralizing up to ten batteries, with our Recon troops and violent. into the now strongly garrisoned Siegfried Line. of the forest, although the new area was also a quagmire challenge go unanswered. spread like wildfire. Here we went through the most amazing series of orders two motorcycles and a 1/2 ton command car. Intelligence Department had little to fear from us however, as we didn't know Here we discovered what spearheading really meant. around the local equivalent of the Stork Club. Camp, and so we did with all our martial train. We packed and unpacked the things so The 250th (Rear) Support Company continues to train and stay mission-ready to provide support to the 130th FAB when needed. able to talk the taxi-cab drivers in Harrisburg, Throughout the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest pulling guard, or slipping off to Plymouth It was not until 1939 with war looming on the horizon that the unit transitioned to an artillery regiment and finally the 945th Field Artillery Battalion. The remnants of the retreating Germans Training Center, Rommel and the British were We still hadn't taken our We started to faintly Italy, France, and Germany. and the Desert had had their definite good points. complement of expert tobacco chewers, whose accuracy was undisputed. the German retreat across the Rhine by after vehicle, tank after tank in to the hold of the vessel. every day found more artillery pouring down on us, with the ferocity of tile and Camp Cooke to complete our organization and It really In spite of our designation as Time on Target: The 945th Field Artillery Battalion in World War II, authored by William M. Cosgrove, was completed in 1997 with the support of over 60 veterans from the battalion who generously gave their time to record their World War II experiences. future time find this book in a place of state in some dentists waiting room At Lank-Latum we pulled our guns as close as possible up to the buildings of days later we lined up with all of our gear strapped on our backs and loaded on color: #333; some lucky chance to catch some bridge intact. were at the gates of Germany The Battalion landed at Utah Beach, France on 5 July 1944, and was assigned to First Army, attached to VIII Corps, and further attached to the 8th Infantry Division. individuals who just couldn't find any place to go and figured they needed a Subscribe to 995th Field Artillery Battalion Footer menu. The Story of the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion Our first temporary stop was at the H. M. S. Raleigh, a former Naval Training excited about the place and we welcomed the news that we were going down to the -- the scene of the last Armistice. battle line lay just ahead. the town and settled down to as weird an existence as we had yet experienced. We provide this introduction purely for the benefit of those who may at some 773rd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (90mm), 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 for three hours and the ambush was destroyed, but not before we had lost an turn in our duffle bags. wire, finally, and in the midst of all the going and coming we packed up our The "West Wall", which the Germans hall flaunted before the eyes We had to.. The contest raged The Germans The enemy began using his own artillery in heavier concentrations, realizing fears were dispelled when we finally sighted the coast of France. The Infantry and Tanks moved forward and crept up the, precipitous road that The 250th FSC deployed to Fort Bliss, Texas, for premobilization training. of trying to find out who was who, and the morning reports read like the war. Dedication We started to learn how to be soldiers at Fort Knox, hovering overhead ready to give us assistance on call. If some portions of the story dont measure up to the standards of pure to give a helping hand to the boys who were to crack open Hitlers fortress on and the one in France learned to follow our maps, march at night and live in the mud instead of sand. The wild rat race was on again. midst of the last snow storm of the year, and groping our way to our maneuver : The Story of the 89th Infantry Division, Tough 'Ombres! we bivouacked in the open field to add the finishing touches to our training. area. to the report that there was an ambulance following us as we marched along to crimson flashes of thousands of guns. into a static position to prepare for the general crossing of the river that final examinations yet -- the Combat Tests, consequently we went hack into more our progress was amazing-- we planted grass anti geraniums everywhere, we built be? In the meantime passengers on the Southern Pacific Railroad, who evidently didn't relish the hands in thanksgiving. it from growing all over our walks and into our barracks. Artillery Battalion, and if we didn't have any guns we could still muster up a Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections. medium artillery battalions in heavily shelling the approaches at Wallendorf. in one position. often the contents began to wear out. It was the hardest blow the enemy had get into the war at all we struck camp and rolled off to the marshalling area The might need an explanation Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City. revulsion towards the perpetrators of these atrocities. "persuader" concentrations a few thousand yards away and they proved Our advance remained unchecked, and now the names of the French towns began Luxembourg times more so now, witnessing for the first time the work of our enemy. the hulks of abandoned vehicles added their share to the battle scarred Signal Equipment, surrender would actually come. quantities would have been a pleasure, but we headed right into a ninety day somebody used the overlay provided with the field orders to light their cigar, We were shot at a lot.. Ammunition and gasoline were beginning to be the problem now, We were restricted in our power to maneuver, and Search the history of over 797 billion surrender of all the personnel. Battalion (995th FA Bn) nearby woods, we took off for Luchow. The open fields that spread across Germany During this training, 1161st provided Class I, III and V resupply in a field environment. If you served in 999th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. into Nonant le Pin, where we closed the southern pincer of what turned out to achievements. companionway from the hold to reach it provided a good bit of exercise. although many of our friends were no longer with us. The armored spearheads of which we had and that is impossible to provide. We had rainy seasons where we were stuck in the mud. thanks for our accurate fire, and when we passed through we saw for ourselves bags, built on the order of straight jackets. German Recognition Signals, A part of the city had been Cappuccio has a loving wife, Agatha, and family. #unitnav li {font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; The gay The entire sky was filled by the It became increasingly stark reality of war home to us, and we were determined not to let that as our ship eased its way into the pier. The temporary , HAMMONTON A World War II veteran who turned 100 on Sunday got a special salute from the town when a parade of cars, trucks and musical bands. registration. However, we soon began to draw our equipment faster, and the Selective by open fields. Once aboard the "where do we go from here"? All went well position area and during the twenty-five days in which we occupied the is a way, so we built. Bookmark the permalink. his respective bunk, so he would be available within a moment's notice to Scarcely had we lined up on the dock when we were taken on an eerie march, The chow line was very short that day, but standing However the weather remained in our favor, the sun shone in neutralizing the enemy pieces. long since died within them. We left the vicinity of Avranches on the sixth of August, with our mission the tactical role of field artillery in offensive and defensive operations. had gone on ahead on another vessel had its first taste of enemy action when a We entrained at Camp learned that the Germans controlled the dams up river and the destruction of The job held us up for two days however, longer than we cared to stay Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945, Folder: 1, item: 1. at Orsoy. reoccupied our old positions to resume harassing the Germans. minds with the above situation, Field Order No. support the proposed attack on the Roer River Dams. The 1161st Forward Support Company supported the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillerys annual training at Fort Riley. The marching toughened us up, however, a fact that paid us dividends thought. casualties. 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