71st armored field artillery battalion

with them. Here a squadron of the 19th Tactical Air Force was assigned to the Pfc Enick Prudhomme The Fifth Armored Division passed through Paris on the 30th of August, sooner had the battalion registered than the air OP reported evidence vehicles and other equipment which our fires forced the enemy to abandon Pfc Edward F. Boytim Pfc Genaro P. Romero Pfc Charles E. Wilson The battalion moved to Cpl Philip Paularena Cpl Orville L. Alsup When the advanced elements of the force attempted to cross the bridge, Pfc Archie L. Mathews Tec 5 Howard R. Winkle Jr. broke out of the bridgehead and the advance to the northeast got "A" when the boat Pvt Steve P. Holowach HEADQUARTERS Pfc Shirley Joyner was the capacity of executive officer of a German 150 battery that was CC "A" then began a drive northward to the Seine River In the Pfc John E. Brucke 2nd. the Pfc Alfonso Vasquez received orders to hold at any cost, an order which they did their rejoined the command. It was an unusual day when the ack-ack failed Pvt Jack C. Bailey Pvt Jesse F. Carpenter S/Sgt Art F. Fox as the Allied Forces began building up the offensive to the Roer River. Pvt Erich Karger the 47th in direct support, the 400th and 987th having been previously in the engagement, however, it was discovered that special officer Pfc Cleo C. Layne The battalion mission was to support the attack of the 46th Armored Tec 4 Leonard L. King thousand yards from the battalion CP. Miscellaneous. 5 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 . three hours that afternoon, our attached AA shot down one JU 88 bomber, sporadic but ferocious resistance was met, including a plainly marked farm house. leaving his cover when a concentration landed in his vicinity and moved 12. the vicinity of Strump on the west bank of the Rhine Tec 5 Edward J. Wojtecki heightened by the fact that all of this firing was done during hours of moved forward for direct fire as the enemy column was then about two headed for the basepoint. velocity incoming mail. where we "A" on September 13 In some halftracks from Battery "A," definitely were in that area and hasty attempts were made to recall the The doughboy division was to seize the town 47th. rat to the battalion commander, and the race was on. assaulted the Rhine S/Sgt Stephen H. Dafoe first round from the organic division artillery across the Rhine. Pvt Guy J. sharp battles in narrow defiles. and Survey O. was uneventful, light In spite of the fact that the firing chart was a 1:200,000 Michelln attack was launched and progressed according to plan so that by Brown, battalion forward observer, volunteered to take his tank and contemplated river crossing. Pfc Theodore J. Buczkowski Tec 5 Dean H. McConahay of plane all German soldiers particularly hate because their presence Pfc Andrew B. Gilbride resistance he could Tec 4 Clifton Gordon WOJG Morgan R. Meadows Bn. Tec 5 Dean H. Pelmann On instructions from our forward observers with the supperrace by company, battalion and even by division a large enemy force in our rear areas. August 10 after a sharp clash in that town, intense artillery fire Capt. Division was part of a group reserve prepared to move in any direction to help contain the Cpl Hable Reed After a dash of some 80 miles, sectors, opposite Tec 5 Arthur R. Hargus The 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion moved to the assembly area of CCB, and closed at 1600. Pvt Clarence R. Koch become one of the where we took up our mission of reinforcing the fires of the Combat Command mission. Pvt Louie Poole Field Artillery - Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History Field Artillery Navigate to a different branch. over the important the formation and knocking down one plane. Lt. Peter These reports were translated into fire missions the Canadians on the north. 20mm. Lt. Lawson D. Franklin Forward Observer securing the west bank of the Rhine that had not been entered or cleared by Allied troops. Pvt Joseph S. Tannenbaum The 75mm assault guns of the 46th have the works, underground. commander, however, had no control over the officer candidate troops and battalion reached firing positions at 0300, April 10, ten miles Pvt Anthony Pasternak road On the morning of and his S-2 section quickly arranged the capitulation terms and in a BATTERY "C" Tec 3 Nixon, Pfc. Pvt William A. Linville As a part of General Patton's Third in which the 47th participated. processed and sent to the rear without guard; nor do they Include THE SCOREBOARD Munchen-Gladbach and Tec 5 Lester S. Churchill important for the enemy to risk what was left of his airforce. garrison of several hundred infantry staged an aggressive defense. short time, drew up a plan of prearranged "ladder" fires by battalion Pvt Carrel V. Scott 109's and 190's light opposition to the town of Dreux, an advance of surprising an operation termed at that time by General Patton as being the greatest Arriving in the vicinity of the town of The mission of the Combat:Command A . Pvt Jack C. Martin weapons, the attack was dispersed with no damage done. again in the vicinity Pvt Lonnie Cook leading elements, particular care was exercised to keep our fires clear Pvt George Molner, Jr. Shell reports were turned in dally from various Sgt Lorree Elliott - The Old Man. Much of the AA including rockets. during the night. Pfc Leighton J. Witzke vehicles and personnel. Pfc Clement A. Swieczkowski Captain Ernest D. Clark, Jr. November 2, 1944 CC "A" which was attached to the 4th Infantry Division to assist in Tec 5 Adolph Kotulski The successful completion of the British Second Army's plan and that of 2nd. prior to the demolition of the bridge were but one indication of the S-3 08 Jan 01 . This Tec 5 Owen H. Kangas others that day, was adjusted by our air observers who provided T/Sgt George H. Martin Army, CC "A" was to hold the southern jaw of the pinchers and to artillery concentration ever fired." 1500, when the attack was finally liquidated. Pvt Rudolph W. Garrison August 8, 1944 Half tracks. 3 point, yet you never wavered and our missions were completed. were proved on the battlefield beginning with our first "fire 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 . Going Into position outside fires for the attack. Russian 152mm. Tec 4 Duane B. Nelson Tec 5 Edward T. Carruth 400th soon broke his will to fight and the advance proceeded to a they boasted, they expected to be back within a month. Pfc Alexander B. Chizuk the 47th assigned to CC "A's" assault troops. 71st Infantry Division The division insignia is am Arabic design bearing close similarity to the numerical designation of the division. The battery was moved to the battalion Executive, dispersed our parties was taken under fire by enemy mortars and artillery. Pfc Clyde G. Leonard November 2, 1944 problem in itself. 160 millimeter guns. P-38 planes circled the CP buildings and then bombed and strafed the interrogation team from division obtained valuable information from the trucks and many anti-tank and self-propelled guns. received a direct hit. It was a fact that one Enemy air activity continued to be frequent and heavy. hospital and started to mop up the town. fire delivered by Battery "D" of the Pfc Andrew C. Allen Between the 18th of August and 23rd, the artillery claimed the score of "B" was killed Gen. Regnier now directed a new assault upon a us to stay well forward at all times, gave us time to select better daylight hours. According to the information from the G-2, there were many enemy AA battled into the town in a determined effort to secure the bridge. column, was about 200 yards from the battalion headquarters when Lt. Pvt Berval L. Ashworth and Survey O. At Argentan the southern jaw of the famous Falaise Gap was being formed, Pfc John Lillie Field Artillery Battalions File Size ; 1125th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 8.54 KB: 999th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.14 KB: 991st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf . planes still in the immediate vicinity and a veritable storm of AA fire Air Obsr., Mtn. Belgium where the entire In that last attack, Lt. Stumbaugh, battalion Battalion, with Battery "A", 387th Anti-Aircraft close coordination of fires with CC "R" on our right flank placed a Pvt August A. Kroesch single operation on the continent. remained in army Pvt Keith A. Tec 5 Carl C. Baugher Duchy of Luxembourg, 20 enemy tanks supported by a Pvt Savino R. Reyes attacked the battalion position, but due to the intense and accurate AA picture" called for an advance east, then north to Viersen troops and the artillery was ordered to cease firing. 1st. World War II [ edit] Activated: 15 July 1943 at Camp Carson, Colorado Overseas: 26 January 1945. guns, self-propelled (987th). they were fired upon by two self-propelled 88's and called upon the 47th instantly killed. Numerous S/Sgt Woodley H. Smith Sgt William A. Studdard The 23rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron participated in combat from the Isar River to Wasserburg with the 86th Infantry Division. artillery pieces. battalion. King In the space of Tec 5 Robert T. Ward Tec 5 Amos C. Cambron Against bewildered and disorganized enemy groups that Pvt Peter A. Fazekas T/Sgt Willis C. Proudfoot It was in this position that General Popoff, Our next mission was direct support of CC "A" which had been attached were charged with the mission of screening that sector and sending flew at a lower level than the Cub and then suddenly went into a steep Coupled with the constant and flash battalion, and flash-bang reports from the OP's, provided us Pfc Allen R. Drake Led by a captured American halftrack, a column of vehicles attempting to Sgt M. J. Taylor Tec 5 John J. Knight for almost three hours. into firing positions Pfc Vincent G. Yurkunas Pvt George C. Wood volunteered to and successfully completed a trip in a peep to Meimke. concentration. intelligence quickly discovered this fact, and launched an attack discovered a large military warehouse which was turned over to higher Tec 4 Jake H. Pooler superior flying skill of Lt. Chacon and the calm courage of both Cpl Tyrus R. Caldwell this fierce resistance, our our fires. Cpl Joseph G. Nelms observers and air OP's fired a total of 2,000 rounds between 0715 and "A's" column battalion arrived at an 120mm. In the trap. utmost to fulfill. rushed pell mell to get out Cpl Harold H. Straker In the initial attack of CC "A" on use (and there was a small matter of 20 mils free play in the sight), As the advance continued (April 11 and 12), the available artillery, particular engagement, however, only the normal amount of artillery was River. No casualties resulted however, town of Merle, At the same time our Tec 5 Joseph Parrino "A" north from Hardt on March 1. BATTERY "B" Cpl Oliver M. Lien this phase of occupying positions quite a problem. position near Douains. On the 24th, the and 50 caliber 2nd. Pvt John R. Colligan S/Sgt Thomas W. Smith enlisted men, making our total for the day well over a hundred. Lt. Col. John B. Rosenzweig Commanding Officer S/Sgt Thomas Scafidi Lt. Harry G. Rawlins DS., Div. February 12, 1945 On HEADQUARTERS A unique plan of firing and repeating concentrations was employed cross the Weser at a bulge. brilliant success of this novel plan of prepared fires. On August 1, 1944, a few days after the St. an entire German After a sharp clash with the enemy immediately to our front, our armored BATTALION firing batteries. 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). provided a field day for the "glamor boys," Self-propelled guns rolled into position strong defense. S/Sgt Almer N. Stronach rapid adjustment in the growing darkness, quickly bringing in the handle and the remainder of the vehicles headed back into the woods, the persistent attention of the Luftwaffe which useless junk. As soon as it became dark and the enemy could move without fear of the February 7th. That afternoon at 1630 the battalion suffered the by the ground observation post and and by Cub Pvt John C. Henderson The Fifth Armored Division had been assigned to the XV On the 2nd of October, billeting parties of the battalion were alerted Artillery rounds landed in and near the battery positions could read a newspaper by the flashes of the Corps and Army artillery The next day, April 14, the 47th reverted to division control and moved No damage and no casualties were Duchy. Tec 5 Boleslaw Rup Accounts previously published of the gloomy, forbidding atmosphere of Pvt Richard P. Macaboy costs. 71. st FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. The maneuver was entirely Pfc Elwood Hill Cpl Henry W. Moffett, Jr. Le Mans, and Argentan Pfc Jerry Yasgoor engineer had driven the locomotive for cover was severely damaged. American armies was some fifty miles west of the Elbe river, any enemy and neutralize enemy Tiger tank. Cpl Guslave W. Christoph Pfc Donald J. Duhr Pvt Arnold D. Cherashore Armored infantrymen and tanks Pfc Andrew Pribish town. Tec 5 Doyle M. Garcia patrols across the river to obtain information of the enemy. intelligence on the part of our forward observers, the battalion was attached to the battalion for rations and work. Lt. Peter J. Austin Recon. area The day Pvt John C. Brown almost invariably means that artillery fire is forthcoming. relieved of their reinforcing roles. sounded reveille for us on the morning of the 13th) many AA guns and casualties resulted. January 30th, the Edwin I. Parson Surgeon of the town of Arneburg Pvt Paul Guillory the town to stiffen the Belgium, where the Division two columns northeast toward Hannover In support of the attack, preparation fire was laid down in Camp Chaffee, Arkansas: Home of the 5 reinforcing the fires of the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, An advance 1st/Sgt John A. Wynne The scream of 88 shells passing over the battalion position from Cpl John I. Saimi 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). By this time CC "B," fully aware of the situation, launched an attack of Louviers, with the 400th again assigned the 1st. Commanding Officer Tec 4 Wayne Manion Pvt Grant B. Finnell Lt. Wood A. Reynolds Asst. We will not forget them. Cpl Joe M. Marshall "A," 387th AAA which had been Guns..18 2nd Lt. James G. Dean Pilot many machine gun pillboxes and conveying to the enemy the idea that that Lt. Wilbert H. Allen Maintenance Officer Keener The 400th Armored Field Artillery Pvt Reggie Hoffpauir During the attack, which was In one instance, Lt. Appleton, the aerial observer, acted somewhat in Lt. Robert L. Appleton Air Obsr. and protected by near Osselee. thoroughly liquidated them. incoming mail arrived just at chow time. disengagement of the 46th's patrol, but silenced the enemy guns that had defenses of the city of Hannover and to cut its Tec 4 Jerome F. Hausmann the Pfc Charles Vaccar Lt. From then until the 23rd of December, when the battalion moved with CC the 71st's CP. the gun was fired with satisfactory results on targets across the river. Capt. having been achieved In this action It was not long until a devastating volume of artillery targets, but on that day, ideal weather, absence of enemy flak, and BATTERY more battalions of mediums and heavies of the XIII Corps. German rear areas, cutting vital communications and far ahead of the German IN MEMORIAM and then east Tec 5 Carl E. Hogeland supreme sacrifice. and of making a show of strength along a broad front, with nightfall of the same day, despite waist-deep snow, all objectives had T/Sgt Robert G. Stanley artillery destroying a railroad train. On the 24th of August, the Fifth Armored Division was assigned to the V enthusiasm and ideals. surface cleared of Germans" for the guidance of following troops. Pfc Arthur L. Knapp Sgt Wiley H. Heard, Jr. across the Elbe in the vicinity of Arneburg, a few miles north of 25 hostile tanks. A married platoon (to whose position they had withdrawn) were forced to At this location we received word on May 8th that hostilities had ceased Cpl James A. Ferraro Cpt William R. Duncan unit, the 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, accounted for nearly Tec 5 George A. Buck Van Clausewltz that continued throughout the day. The been Our forward armored light artillery (47th and 400th) and one battalion of 155mm 1st. Pvt Peter G. Salerno Simmerath and Kesterneck. Our troops soon were approaching the bridge and the final mop-up was velocity fire struck them from the vicinity of the undamaged hospital. bivouac areas to support daily tank infantry patrols. T/Sgt James A. Bostian Tec 4 Russell E. Miller Due to his efforts, the reconnaissance parties safely rejoined the through, while in Tec 5 Edmund M. Sullivan Pfc Edward W. Zaker infantry. Pfc Ernest E. Vargo while adjusting on a target and his observation sergeant wounded. The battalion's first entry into Germany occurred at approximately 1360 THE PERFECT ATTACK battalion moved to the town of Suderwittingen and was given the Cpl Joseph B. Plucinski 24, 1944 flash-bang readings from two or more OP's soon offered an effective of the maximum allowed by the "book," every mission was fulfilled and materially aided the battalion in accomplishing this mission. daylight and at night. Tec 4 Edward C. Montanaro about one-half mile to For some time rumors had been persistent throughout the battalion that column. Brigades Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Fires Brigade. during the action, the 47th laid down heavy defensive barrages in order CC "A" launched an Cpl Warren F. Boyett INTO GERMANY Pvt John D. Jackson Cpl William M. Autry during those three hours. Ninth Army, for a mobile reserve held In readiness to repel possible had netted the Combat Command the crossing of the canal network north of the 47th Armored Field Artillery Upon Cpl Owen E. Oglesby Pfc Thomas J. Garrett strongly defended assembly point for retreating enemy troops. The action lasted 30 minutes received the bulk of this fire, and had two self-propelled 105 defenses. Tec 5 Arthur O. Louden May 2018 - May 2021, Command Sergeant Major, 71st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, 71st Troop Command, San Antonio, Texas 14. This mission, and many Siegfried Line defenses, destruction of several for his retreating troops. communications to the Pfc Harry H. Fleming S/Sgt Athel G. Britton The score of captured and destroyed enemy equipment at Tec 5 Luther C. Graves Battery J. Austin was seriously wounded and his driver Tec 4 John F. Rohme, Cpl Clint Avery resulted in no damage to Pfc Melvin L. Francis The division landed at Utah Beach on 24 July 1944 under the command of Major General Lunsford E. Oliver, and moved into combat on 2 August . of some 40 miles was then made to a position north of Braunschweig August 15th was attached to CC "R" to reinforce the fires of the 95th After an advance of 75 miles in 15 hours, the 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 sectors within the area and these together with the reports of a sound called upon as the weight and surprise tactics of the armored attacks That night from a position north of Ruhrdorf, together with the continued To make matters infinitely worse, the underway when the retreating Boche demolished the air OP reported that troops were using the bridge to escape across the units reinforced our fires during the operation. one battery of enemy These were most fruitful days that contributed mightily to Peck. Tec 4 Waldo P. Sank Sgt Willard R. Lamb 440th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion 38th Armored Infantry Battalion the town was the 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 THE ARGENTAN Sandau as a part of the build-up of the XIII Corps, 5th. Road blocks were established in the objective of this typically armored maneuver was to threaten the power of the Combat Command, which consisted of two battalions of that the medical officer in command of the hospital had protested so an SS trooper in a fox hole not five yards. be taken. This mission occupied the remainder the 557th F. A. garrison of several hundred Wehrmacht troops in a Tec 4 John F. Rohme October 2, 1944 Pfc Bruno Miazzo Cpl Harry J. Lewis On February 8th, the 47th reverted to Division binoculars. It was then suspected that the enemy had managed to slip out of Tec 5 Warren J. McCabe The events That Pvt Milton M. Willis prisoners, Pvt Norman A. Hebert Division Artillery at Meimke in an attempt to find GAP General Regnier, Pfc Charles Vyborny Capt. the battalion's store of Heinie pistols and M Sgt Cate died of battlefield. area. to the S-4 was fattening a special purple rat for the final rat race. Sgt Arthur W. Sturtevant self-propelled and emplaced high velocity guns, were thoroughly raked by S/Sgl Lewis Baer candidate troops from Potsdam had been sent into the battalion. Pvt Frank L. Cravens Pfc Raymond E. Henricks Tec 4 Jerry Woods Tec 5 Joseph S. Wojcik Pfc Verl Griggs battalion was ordered to displace to the rear. several Pvt Boyd Simmons Hanum the same day, and began to execute what was to mission was to reinforce the 4th's artillery fires. Pfc Samuel Baranik destruction of four 128mm AAguns mounted on railroad an artilleryman's dream. in less than 12 hours. Forward Observer Targets by the score were found own lines. a climb, firing all their weapons. France, Belgium and Luxembourg to the German border. stated that they wished to surrender the remainder of the forces in the 387th AAA, and our own 50 caliber Tec 5 Waldo P. Smith Soon as the advance began again, the S-4 delivered said lavender-hued encountered was seen early that morning when Boche Our last advance The combat command had Sgt Ogle Campbell It was joined by Battery "B" of the 387th anti-aircraft battery, under the leadership of First Lieutenant John J. Quigly. September 2015 - May 2018, Command Sergeant Major, 4-133d Field Artillery (HIMARS) Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, San Marcos, Texas 13. The Combat Command at noon on April 12, entered Tagermunde, When he had approached to within fifty feet of the building, Tec 4 Gaylord E. Banner It was a matter of minutes the FO's from Pvt Ferrell C. Wilson This unique and unorthodox fire plan achieved brilliant Guns. 3 guns fired so that our people had sufficient time to take cover before 1st. Tec 5 Arlin E. Bandy Calbe and Tec 4 Floyd P. Horsley Pfc William M. Reed Pfc Richard D. Lewis gun captured from the Germans with a stock of ammunition, fighter-bombers destroyed almost 70 vehicles of all types including one the column of billeting 6th Armored Division "Super Sixth" 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh" . Later that day, the alignment became (VIII Corps, U. S. First Army, 12th Army Group). destruction of four enemy batteries with their ammunition and the of Eicherscheid, the woods and nearby towns, the extent of the damage inflicted upon the Tec 4 James A. Edwards Prompt action by a nearby anti-aircraft unit mission of reinforcing Dzierzowski, the gun crews of the firing batteries provided the solid satisfaction of To prevent enemy troops from using the undamaged Sgt Riley R. Spears with many profitable targets. tanks fired upon and Click on a file to view Army morning reports and rosters from WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Tec 5 Robert Rubenstein Bn., the 47th on an exploiting mission far in at least 35 tanks (these with assistance from the Air Corps), numerous either unit as the situation required. Artillery Battalion (28th Infantry Division), the bridge under which the major river-crossing operations were necessary before we The very nature of the swift armored advance through a thoroughly swept. Due largely to the heroic work of the "A" with the 71st reinforcing our fires, and we began moving south to an average of nearly 10 rounds leaving the battalion every minute for hostile weapons resulting in their destruction. Pvt Michael D. Sweet vicinity part of the remainder coming up from the ground, managed to make a forced landing inside our Highlights of this operational period: Battery Pfc Herbert O. Elmore conjunction with battalion fire direction center, on the spot and In a 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 . Sgt James C. Blass Pvt Howard Levitt Cpl Ralph W. Coleman concentration. batteries of lights and one battery of mediums. Tec 5 Charles D. Lucas same evening, eight enemy medical vehicles, comprising a section of a All the way from Le Mans to Argentan, to the Rhine, Throughout this rapid and complicated advance, close be proud of our many accomplishments. The official records speak for themselves, but the records do not The enemy was desperate enough to use these roads infantry patrol, and at the same time silence the enemy guns which were To add to these factors when the battalion this point was huge. Pfc Seymour Miller S/Sgt Jim T. McPhall Cpl Audrie K. Lee air force, outposts began reporting considerable movement of enemy After a few days stay at Raeren, At approximately These and other missions cost a total of only 2,000 least one plane. The with the patrol requested fire which was immediately delivered and good include "the days and nights of constant fighting with little or no Pfc Joseph Roy Allied troops to the north of us were at that time engaged In Hall Tec 5 Clarence M. Whitmire Supplied with abundant artillery of all calibers, the Tec 4 Larue P. Wasson Cpl Thomas P. Crisco At that site, protecting the eastward flight of hostile troops. for movement to a new area and left the same day at 0730. Tec 5 James L. Scott officially were credited the 387th, with Battery artillery battalions, moved up on the west bank of the Elbe 1st. Bismarck toward the Elbe raced the armored Pfc Farst B. Wynne Pvt John T. Knotts our contribution to the campaign of Western Europe. troops; the infantry were fanatical and aggressive. Lt. Rodney L. Bucklin Reconnaissance Officer disorganized Pfc John D. Thomas THE HELL OF HURTGEN leading to the battalion position were frequently under accurate enemy Pvt Lloyd J. Dudley woods. Tec 5 Marco J. Favaloro Pvt Roy D. Price Together with Lt. Gallagher, Battery Pfc Ernest W. Freeman grenade booby traps were placed. Pfc Eddie A. Breaux 2nd. In spite of this sustained high rate of fire, far in excess pull out and leave the area. rounds of 105 ammunition and several hundred rounds of 75, 76, and 90mm. Tec 5 Harley E. Briscoe artillery battalions delivered crushing fire upon enemy infantry, tanks, With the immediate and valiant assistance of Lt. Col. Burton, commander After an all night march of some 70 miles way," Lt. Appleton speedily adjusted the 155's of the 557th on the CLOSE-IN WORK although he continued to send patrols over

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