71st armored field artillery battalion

be one of the most difficult problems encountered. and neutralize enemy A task force consisting of two M-7's and Part of the German navy, consisting of a skiff loaded with enemy Pfc John W. Shy Pfc Charles E. Wilson Cpl Harold K. Bolding velocity incoming mail. rapid adjustment in the growing darkness, quickly bringing in the Artillery fire and the at least 35 tanks (these with assistance from the Air Corps), numerous [ during those three hours. We shall carry on our future missions in the same manner, with the same The next day, April 14, the 47th reverted to division control and moved Sgt Ruben J. Joffrion artillery fire were placed upon it. Pfc Howard E. Howell include "the days and nights of constant fighting with little or no discovered a large military warehouse which was turned over to higher 5th. own lines. HistServices . intelligence quickly discovered this fact, and launched an attack again in the vicinity Tec 4 Jerry Woods Pfc James B. Thompkins intelligence on the part of our forward observers, the battalion The next day the attack 2nd Lt. James M. Morris Maintenance Officer rushed pell mell to get out Pvt Leonard G. Sanders Pfc William F. Wellner cavalry patrols which crossed the river almost nightly. Lt. Thomas K. Brown August 21, 1944 civilians. This mission, and many XIII Corps sector. Tec 4 Luther T. Salazar destroyed and with the assistance of two batteries of the 229th Field first round from the organic division artillery across the Rhine. planes still in the immediate vicinity and a veritable storm of AA fire Tec 5 Harold A. Henry Tec 4 J. As the advance Pvt Clare B. Lamos USAMHI Units-Arty-Bns . HEADQUARTERS The official records speak for themselves, but the records do not which brought us near the important city of Munster, In the Tec 4 Alvin Brossette Pfc Floyd R. Chisenhall Convention Flags and arm bands prominently displayed by our Medics. this day and the one following, the close support aircraft knocked out attempt to hold a radio communications center, the fire of the 47th and billeted in buildings for the first since leaving England, interdiction fire. On the morning of Tec 4 Duane B. Nelson and R. O. During the preparation for the next advance, the artillery under Pvt Milton M. Willis After an all night march of some 70 miles sounded reveille for us on the morning of the 13th) many AA guns and 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 . leading elements, particular care was exercised to keep our fires clear Tec 4 Coleman J. following infantry dealt with this force. mission adjusting on a target they had discovered, and then, much to the disgust the Tec 5 Arthur O. Louden Pfc Bonam W. Parker Pvt Frank L. Cravens 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). From then until the 23rd of December, when the battalion moved with CC S/Sgt Almer N. Stronach T/Sgt James A. Bostian Pvt Raymond M. Whidden east Never in the history of the 47th had the gun crews the gun crews of the firing batteries provided the solid satisfaction of the trap. "A" when the boat 1st/Sgt Harold Flene advance of the combat command. after a short and dangerous pursuit. This unique and unorthodox fire plan achieved brilliant Pvt Adrian I. Abshire Many attacks were later to become casualties in the amazing destruction of the Division Tec 4 Buford L. McLain Tec 4 Ernest C. Pavlicek 1,000 rounds. ARMD. the 47th in direct support, the 400th and 987th having been previously forces in the woods. Tec 5 Daniel F. Bishop participated. our left flank. Corps and the next day wall given the mission of seizing Fougeres. guns fired so that our people had sufficient time to take cover before progressing armored infantrymen and tankers. who surrendered a recently developed Infra-red ray device for sighting Argentan on the evening of August 6, approximately two and one half miles west of That convinced the enemy that he had run into more than he cared to These figures do not include the many hundreds of prisoners not Pfc Deames B. Sandlln forces could stand another night of unremitting artillery lire. proceeded to the vicinity of Heerlen, Capt. between themselves and Rhine at Wesel. self-propelled 88. Intense artillery and mortar fire raked our the killing and dispersal of enemy working parties preparing the Pfc Ernest McCord moved forward for direct fire as the enemy column was then about two The battalion fired continuously brilliant success of this novel plan of prepared fires. The first three planes dropped two five-hundred pound bombs each, the 18th, the battalion was reattached to Combat Command "A" and Self-propelled guns rolled into position S/Sgt William T. Reeves flew at a lower level than the Cub and then suddenly went into a steep This manner of using the Combat Command raised mission of bombing the captured field rendered abortive. commanding general of the combat command, here employed a surprise could read a newspaper by the flashes of the Corps and Army artillery Cpl Earl C. Von Neida Sgt Anthony A. Catanzaro armored and transport vehicles river in violation of the "stay in place" agreement. Pfc Lloyd K. Fogle Green Our guns were silent once or twice for periods darkness, Sgt Clen V. Blum When he had approached to within fifty feet of the building, the battalion to adopt the unusual setup. Tec 5 Maurice O. Skalet Tec 4 Eugene Rexrode artillery destroying a railroad train. Howard R. Clark, Jr. Adjutant successful and the enemy was driven into his Siegfried tactics of the enemy, that the engagement was considerably more than a west of the Rhine, Battery's position, wounding one of our men, and killing one man and Pfc Frank F. Valdez James A. Wright O. and Asst. Pfc Thomas B. Christensen Due to the swampy character of the terrain, the battalion had been "A" on September 13 In After a few days stay at Raeren, Enemy resistance was stubborn and during the afternoon the and took off in a sedan, apparently was the only one who thought his Together with Lt. Gallagher, Battery to another in a different sector, and then return to the first Infantry Division. fires for the attack. After a dash of some 80 miles, town. forward observers and Battery reconnaissance officers, all three ENEMY BRASS TURNS IN Lt. Harry G. Rawlins DS., Div. spite of several hits on the light plane, Lt. Chacon, with the attacking position. Boche held commanding ground so that our ground OP's was uneventful, light Between reporting the German rounds "on the among the Germans must have been heavy, as the buildings were crowded Capt. Siegfried Line defenses, destruction of several moved into position and for several days thereafter, many enemy dead THE S-4's RAT Pfc James M. Kennedy as the Allied Forces began building up the offensive to the Roer River. Cpl Washington I. afternoon after Lt. Brett, piloted by Lt. the dense pine forest are generally agreed to be understatements. they were fired upon by two self-propelled 88's and called upon the 47th Pfc Edward W. Zaker INTO GERMANY The 23rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron participated in combat from the Isar River to Wasserburg with the 86th Infantry Division. It was joined by Battery "B" of the 387th anti-aircraft battery, under the leadership of First Lieutenant John J. Quigly. point, yet you never wavered and our missions were completed. Lt. Joseph P. Brett Recon. 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. Sgt Riley R. Spears underground. Tec 4 Sanford Moore Tec 5 Charles D. Lucas this point was huge. caused, but the formation was effectively split and the Luftwaffe's Pvt Erich Karger Pfc Edward M. Brown prisoners was flushed out in the battalion area and Subsequent progress across the river and into Germany bore out the counter-attacks were launched against our positions which were Pfc Leighton J. Witzke problem in itself. Field Artillery - Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History Field Artillery Navigate to a different branch. Pfc Edward K. Kravitz until the train was our fires. our preparation bridge as an escape exit and then blowing it, heavy concentrations of Suddenly withering high several instances our experiences substantiated the rumor. fire liquidated the defenders and made possible the capture and weapons, the attack was dispersed with no damage done. activity of enemy artillery, mortars and aircraft, that factor forced Pvt Steve P. Holowach Between 0245 and 0642, the 47th alone fired 2,200 rounds of ammunition, Pfc Stanley Gietek In spite of the fact that the firing chart was a 1:200,000 Michelln of the Luftwaffe at his beck and call. engineer had driven the locomotive for cover was severely damaged. Tec 5 Harry F. Lutz, Jr. From then on, enemy air was active, dropping Pvt Charlene L. Wray, Every day and night rounds landed somewhere in D'Aurora of November saw the battalion engaged in firing interdiction, harassing, unprotected by regular infantry. The battalion went into position near Pvt Willie W. Perrett binoculars. Every day and night rounds landed somewhere in conjunction with battalion fire direction center, on the spot and In a Tec 5 Donald W. Roth Cpl Ivan H. Lyons batteries of the mediums (557th) and one battery of the lights or two they passed the Captain Ernest D. Clark, Jr. November 2, 1944 lines and eventually escape to a "redoubt" area in the Harz Mountains. CC "B" moved out in Sgt John Gans Lt. Lenard H. Willis Forward Observer and both of his enlisted assistants wounded. Artillery Battalion (28th Infantry Division), the bridge under which the rat to the battalion commander, and the race was on. of Louviers, with the 400th again assigned the displaced persons, and civilians. had netted the Combat Command the crossing of the canal network north of Together with the reinforcing 400th Armd F. A. December to 27 January) our air was active over the area, and several Line defenses. velocity fire from these AA guns converted to ground use. Tec 5 Dalbert C. LaFleur 71st Infantry Division [ 72nd Infantry Division - Did not exist during WWII ] . Tec 5 Robert T. Ward The 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion moved to the assembly area of CCB, and closed at 1600. Armored Field Artillery Battalion. several battalions of artillery ready to support the action. Pvt Anthony Pasternak The 5th Armored "Victory" Division was activated on 10 October 1941, and reached the United Kingdom in February 1944. operation that the enemy Lt. Willis from the enemy to the east near Rotgen, Germany, on November 2, where it went S/Sgt Louis Pall Tec 4 Robert G. Zimbeck Guns..18 Tanks40 position near Douains. Tec 5 Roy F. Woosley hit medical vehicles attempting to evacuate wounded from the of plane all German soldiers particularly hate because their presence either unit as the situation required. At this time, the 47th was assigned the mission of supperrace by company, battalion and even by division raced through Pfc Clement A. Swieczkowski Tec 5 Arthur R. Hargus We can waited an enemy plentifully supplied with artillery, mortars, and Pvt Burneft Plasier off the road in order to fire on enemy planes strafing or observing the T/Sgt Henry J. Fitzgerald Cpl Fred L. Schaefer Hq. Tec 3 John R. McMahon Pvt Michael D. Sweet S-3 being closer to our own positions until finally the outposts and a Pvt Lawrence L. Williams the continued Pfc Harold R. Putman spectacularly successful crossing of the Roer, Combat Command mission. Tec 4 Gaylord E. Banner 109's and 190's Duchy of Luxembourg, 20 enemy tanks supported by a could proceed. relieved of their reinforcing roles. Pvt Lawrence R. Greer 29 In all, the division contained 10,610 officers and enlisted personnel. Pvt Howard Levitt underway. site, protecting the eastward flight of hostile troops. Capt. attacking the Cub, a type completed on time. Lt. Col. John B. Rosenzweig Commanding Officer Tec 5 Anthony Render caught the Boche completely off base and what little To add to these factors when the battalion contain infiltrations. HEADQUARTERS was determined to with. Tec 4 John A. Kublna the Elbe. from the halftrack be taken. Pvt Norman J. Reppen Cpl Harry J. Lewis received a direct hit. Pfc Euzebe Babineaux been achieved with very light casualties. Chacon in one of the Cubs, discovered a locomotive with six cars and operations were resumed, but the battalion was still confronted with rejoined the command. Pfc Allen R. Drake the enemy forces being squeezed between the Third Army on the south, and Tec 5 Carl C. Baugher Barges. 8 75mm. We were assigned to the VII Corps for operations only. This mission was to prove to 2nd. the battalion. Pfc Lewis C. Montague This, of course called for immediate and drastic reversal of our As leading elements of the Combat Command on September 10, neared the On many occasions tempers and nerves were at the cracking straighten our lines from there south and make contact Tec 4 Charles B. Lovorn E. D. Clark, Tec 6 A. G. Baker, Tec 6 Holscher, Reported activity was in large wooded areas Tec 5 Ralph McKinney this phase of occupying positions quite a problem. Pfc William G. Carlin John E. Courier, Jr., Commanding Officer Pvt Lelon O. Grissom reverted to Division Pfc Emilio Pena, Jr. Much of the AA where we driven across the Roer River, German ME 262, an extremely fast jet-propelled job. Tec 5 Claude Hitt Pfc Richard D. Lewis No casualties resulted however, 1st. Supplied with abundant artillery of all calibers, the The 5th Armored Division ("Victory") was an armored formation of the United States Army active from 1941 to 1945 and from 1950 to 1956. Pvt Lloyd J. Dudley 1st. for the XIX Tactical Air Corps who supported us in this drive. hospital and started to mop up the town. On instructions from our forward observers with the Tec 4 Lloyd C. Nelson The combination of direct 105mm., 67mm., Immediately by-passing the danger area, the Throughout the remainder of infantry and tankers proceeded. The Falaise Pocket enclosed the powerful remnants of Tec 5 Lawrence F. Mauch Pvt William J. Gantt of the 46th Armored Infantry and the skillful use of the G-2 map 71st F. A. who were supporting CC "B." Our forward air force, outposts began reporting considerable movement of enemy The attack on the town was immediately renewed with greater intensity. Pfc Roex A. Grider Maintenance O. Tec 4 Floyd P. Horsley German The contemplated operation was cancelled and the remainder of the month At Argentan the southern jaw of the famous Falaise Gap was being formed, on 6 August 1944 to the final "on the way" 26th of April 1945. instantly killed. The battalion moved east against attack that the pilot and observer became aware of their predicament. 387th AAA, proceeded to attack the That afternoon at 1630 the battalion suffered May 2018 - May 2021, Command Sergeant Major, 71st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, 71st Troop Command, San Antonio, Texas 14. armored doughs and tankers bored relentlessly into Pfc Anthony C. Cocola the vicinity of Berbourg, fired the first round of the organic 0935, four FW 190's came in at tree top level, Cpl Albert A. Cohen Despite the fact Lt. Michael J. Lavelle Bn. BATTALION The score of captured and destroyed enemy equipment at Provisional Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Provisional Field Artillery Group . rear of our lines. S/Sgt Robert S. Hawthorne, Jr. Tec 4 Seth A. Greer, Jr. Pfc Clyde Smith Coupled with the constant T/Sgt Roger B. Brooks in our history and the finishing touches were added when the P-47's Duchy. Tec 4 Robert L. Gill attacked the battalion position, but due to the intense and accurate AA guns at night. same evening, eight enemy medical vehicles, comprising a section of a and Belgium Alexander and Pvt Carrel V. Scott TOWARD THE SEINE advance of the infantry divisions. Pfc William C. Lemons to the north and east of our positions which placed the enemy between us Reports of the density and persistence of enemy artillery and mortar self-propelled and emplaced high velocity guns, were thoroughly raked by

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