My father was in WWII. Hi Mr. Kelly. Only two field artillery battalions in Bastogne were equipped with the hard-hitting 155mm howitzer: the 755th FA and the 969th FA. I have zip skills but can usually figure out how to do that. A group was usually assigned from two to six battalions. 987 Field Artillery Battalion OAA | Army.mil | USA.gov | iSalute | Site Map The appearance of hyperlinks to external sites does not constitute endorsement by the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army (OAA) of the linked web site or the information, products or … Mustered into Federal service 8 May 1898 at Camp Alva Adams, Denver, as Company D. 1st volunteer Infantry Regiment. King of Battle: A Branch History of the U.S. Army's Field Artillery. Let me know if you have trouble, and I can just list them here. All we had to go on was a name from my gran. The sight had an alcohol bubble which he had to level prior to firing while using number wheel to traverse the tube left or right. Each gun crew was considered a section and within each section there was a sergeant (Section Chief), a gunner corporal and assistant gunner (known as the #1), two other assistant gunners and three cannoneers. Email us at the244th@gmail.com. Hi lions44 -- Somewhere below I saw that you hoped Ft. Sill would still come through for you. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on September 29, 2016: Mr. Lister, so glad to hear from you. Or you can go to FB, and message me. I will put together the links for you. This indicated that the break was somewhere between where they were and the location of the last “Okay” call. Interesting article. The risk of being spotted by enemy observers was ever present. Even the famous infantry replacements rarely moved. They were inactivated in 1994. After the war, change came again. He saw his action on D+1 when they stormed Omaha. The jobs of the enlisted members of each firing battery varied depending on their training and circumstances with many personnel being cross-trained to do a variety of work. Thank You for your quick response. Some after the war. My father went to Camp Roberts for replacement field artillery training as a lineman. He listed many names and addresses on the back with their location in the picture. I remeber my grandpa and uncle looking thru timelife magazine and my grandpa exclaiming "we werent actually there! CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on May 17, 2020: I might have some contacts for you, when you have a minute, just email me. Would such a book exist for all of the FABs? The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. Travis Gray, foreground, was one of 17 Soldiers who just graduated from 1-79th Field Artillery Battalion and donated convalescent plasma Aug. 28, at 95th Adjutant General Battalion. I will pass it on. Thank you for putting together this film to enlightenment myself and others who would benefit from learning about the history of our ancestors. 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, the field artillery element of the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, had 3 batteries, each with 4 M198 155-mm howitzers. It was the sheer weight and logistics involved with the operations of the 155mm ammo that was daunting. Despite the copious Army manuals and regulations that defined nearly every aspect of life, the Army still encouraged low-level decision making regarding daily operations of its combat units. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on September 16, 2016: Absolutely, Nancy. I've seen so many. Please email at the address provided in my profile. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more). If you have a photo and bio for your dad, I would love to add him to the Red Leg of the Week feature I do. I know his headstone states he was a Sergeant but he must received that at Camp Swift in Texas in the three months before being discharged on October 14, 1945. William Oakley was a Forward Observer for Battery A. But Fort Sill might be come through for me. Subscribe to 113th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th Infantry Division Footer menu. First, with regard to artillery replacement, for the part, once a soldier was assigned to a artillery battalion, he stayed with them. 240mm howitzer preparing to fire, January 1944. He enlisted Feb 42 and was sent to Ft Sill, then to CP Bowie TX until deployment 21 Aug 1943 from NY to ETO arriving Oran Algeria 2 Sep 1943. Usually, two men were sent out. I think I have their lineage and honors somewhere on backups. Some day I would like for me and my brother to travel the same route together. Yes it was WWII. He did ship out to Europe the same date as this battalion. So now I'm on to more official information. I do know that he landed in England February 26, 1944 and France on June 14, 1944. I understand infantry replacement soldiers were moved frequently from divisions but I cannot find information regarding field artillery replacement soldiers. You can either email me, friend me on Facebook or my Red Legs page. In Europe, having one FO for each infantry battalion was unacceptable since it was the infantry company that was basic to infantry operations and each needed to call directly for artillery support. If the command was left 10, the head of the site would then be moved off of the aiming stakes by that many degrees. Because he was an officer, there was a lot of paper work that mentioned him, but much of it was repetitious, mostly lists of soldiers in the B Battery as they changed over time. I'm trying to assemble their route to share with family, but of course I'd also like to make a Bucket List trip and follow the route. Hi, I got a notice of a new post and after reading it scrolled down for others I may have missed. By the Korean War, they had added six guns to the standard battery. Battalions were also formed into field artillery groups of various calibers. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on January 07, 2018: Hi Ms. Hamiliton, can I ask what unit you are researching? The 8 inch gun and 240mm howitzer battalions had a total of six guns per battalion. Church steeple) and line up the angle on that. I have found them with XX Corps in the 204th FA Group from March through the end of war with Germany, but I can't find them from Normandy across France. who does research at the Library of Congress, did a search on my father for me. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on September 23, 2019: http://www.84thrailsplitters.com/history.html. (Home Guard Company D. 1st Infantry Regiment organized February 1899 at Greely) Mustered out of Federal service 8 September 1899 at San Francisco… He landed on D-Day +2 and the book covers a few engagements and on the back cover is the list of those killed which list my grandad. I was a reconnaissance officer in "B" Battery of the 324th Field, 83rd Inf Div - there were three of us in the battalion and we were all sent forward on or around 25 June '44 to inf companies as FO's. 1. His closest living relatives are we nephews and nieces so we appear not to be able to obtain his D D-214. A 105mm battalion contained just over 500 men. It was a 155mm howitzer battalion and did fight in the Bulge and in '45. 12/04/2020 . Information on this unit has been hard to come by, do you have any notion of how I might find out more about the 689th? My father was a member of the 264th FA Bn, Btry B. 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. John Gatens, U.S. Army Ret., Personal interview, October 17, 2011. 155mm battery during the Battle of the Bulge, 8 inch howitzer on the move during the Bulge. While I have found quite a bit of information about his unit, including a book published by the South Dakota Historical Commission, a book by Richard Cropp, and the daily reports for his battery. Keep me posted. The version of the 155mm they're using was modfied the next year. Battalion Commander. He may charge a fee to do a search. Such was the case with many African American artillery battalions. If you can, use the email provided as it will be easier for you to contact me. The locations are correct for the unit. That happened a lot in the wake of the Bulge. Date 1944-04-08. M7 Self-propelled 105mm ("The Priest") near La Gleize, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. White phosphorus shells fired on German positions during the Bulge. Others were graduates of rigorous artillery ROTC programs from around the country. A gun section of the 333rd Field Artillery preparing for action in Normandy. FDCs also exist in the next higher parent battalion that "owns" two to four artillery batteries. and were ambushed by SS. Fine article. The corporal gunner to the left of the breech and #1 gunner to the right. Pvt. Dense woods, thick mud and snow made repairing the lines physically demanding work. I'm not finding information about the 325th FA after that. *This publication supersedes FM 3-09.21, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures For The Field Artillery Battalion I would love to talk to anyone connected with the 908 FAB B Btry, if there are any descendants who have pictures to share, or stories, if you come across any. I passed your name along. The command element of the groups was structured very similarly to that of a divisional artillery HQ with such features as fire direction center, H&H battery and service battery. I am incredibly proud of my history and thanks for keeping this alive through your work, i appreciate everything you are doing thank you. I know he also went to Edgewood Arsenal at some point (I don't know my own history!). Fires Fifty #32: High standards, positive outlook, and excellence are contagious. You can contact several folks there. Besides the four firing battalions, an infantry division’s artillery complement contained a Division Headquarters component. Finding the break in a line required both skill and a little bit of luck. At the ammo dumps, these were broken down for shipment by truck to the batteries. During the relay of firing commands, included were terms such as Up 15 or Down 5, from the zero. All of these units, regardless of their group or assignment, were considered Corps artillery. Have been researching my Dad's WWII service for past 2 years. Many times the Germans were able to ambush the crews and cut the wire. During WW2, it fought in the islands of Saipan and Okinawa. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on October 15, 2016: Hi Ms. Southall, I would like a picture of your dad in uniform. Field Artillery Headquarters Battalion web site. John Schafner, U.S. Army Ret., Email interivews. I have seen them, but I hope to add them to my You Tube channel soon. I also have a Kemper Military School paper that said he was with battery A of the 666th. How can one find a unit history? Type in 83rd Infantry Division. Will keep you posted. It has served the State of Arizona and the United States since 1921. My Father was a Pvt with Btry B of the 221st Field Artillery Battalion with the Americals in WWII. We are planning a trip to Europe to retrace the units movements. Thanks, Mr. McCasland. Also found in Hugh Cole's The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge. His name was Gayle W. Huston and he died in 1975. That baffled me til someone pointed out that in his situation, points wouldn't matter, and exactly what you said--the regrouping of men. Their officer would take a reading from the aiming circle so that the four guns of the battery would be aligned and shoot parallel with each other. No matter what your job, it was dangerous - Artillery battalion mess sergeant lies dead after a German barrage, April 1945. My father just passed away last week and I've been trying to find out about the actual unit he served in. Will do. I've been to the area. No luck so far. Thanks for the insight. I can send you a description of his duties as an FC Operator. Those are solid rubber tires. Appreciate the reminder. I actually have several L-4 pics (not great ones), but I put the best one in another article, the Artillery Innovations article. I use the word approximately because once combat operations began, it was rare for any unit (Division, Battalion, Regimental, etc.) … Continued The 22d Field Artillery Regiment was constituted on 18 May 1918 as Battery A, Separate Battalion of Mountain Artillery. He did not talk much about his experience except one instance when he was in Italy as a Forward Observer being shelled so badly one night that his buddy's hair turned white by the next morning. Very informative! Regardless of the theater in which they operated, the branch was able to put all of these innovations into use. Battalions were usually headed by a lieutenant colonel with an executive officer who was usually a major. Empty shell casings near gun section, Elsenborn Ridge, 1944. Running a spool of black telephone cord from HQ to an observation post could put one under fire from mortars, machine guns, snipers, shelling, both friendly and German, as well as enemy patrols. It was very common for the men to be reassigned to other units after the end of hostilities, as some units were rotated home as well as individual personnel based on points. My father was part of the 147th FA. Vavřince, Hrádek, Czechia 244th F. A. Battalion Memorial Plaque is located just east of Hrádek u Sušice at the Kostel sv. I'll keep looking and get back to you. The above article and picture ran in the local paper, The Canton Repository, after the war was over when 5 brothers and one brother-in-law returned home safe after serving around the world in different branches of the military. So i just wanted some info even if vaguely describes the 282 during the war. Subscribe to 465th Field Artillery Battalion Footer menu. 6th Battalion, 14th Field Artillery (United States) 14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (United States) 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment. When the situation was more fluid, as was the case in the summer and fall of 1944, the observation team may stay with a particular infantry unit for an extended time. I am doing a blog on the 182 letters he wrote home while at Camp McCoy and then in the European Theater. Many of the men who were replacements in the final 6-8 months of the war were from ASTP units back in the States. He was a heavy machine gunner in the 662nd Service Battalion. Last week we found a Facebook group for the 200th and sent them a mail about if they knew of the book as it might mention my grandad. In 1923,… Self-propelled artillery took on a greater role and of course, missile and rocket technology changed the branch forever. The assignments were made back in the States and continued upon deployment. 1st Battalion - 180th Field Artillery. The position of aiming posts could vary depending on the unit and terrain. There are some resources on the 666th as well as a book that was published. The setting sleeves also mirrored those on the 105mm ammo. But they were part of the infantry regiment, and used at the discretion of the regimental CO. The Field Artillery OCS at Fort Sill (one of three during the war) produced 25,993 second lieutenants during the war years,which included over 3500 ROTC cadets who had completed between six and eight semesters of ROTC. Thank You! Officially, it was called the M12A2 panoramic telescope. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on April 16, 2020: Hi Mr. Bowles, try this website...http://www.89infdivww2.org/index.htm. The unit was organized at Corozal Canal Zone on 10 July 1918. This is the official web site of the 284th Field Artillery Battalion which had the code name "Helpmate." But of course, I want More information! Yes, I am familiar with, and a member of the facebook page, and have used Dave Curry's site. : would love it and others who would benefit from learning about the Field! 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