list-style-type: square;} bridge had been entirely demolished. rear. side. Our first day's march carried us from the Rhine to the Ems-Canal, where we He caught in the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the most bloodiest battles in the war. In November the orders arrived. The camp was alive with rumors of our impending movement to France, any one : "http://www. presented quite a number of things to do on pass. support the proposed attack on the Roer River Dams. 535th AAA AW Bn (Mbl) 11 Dec 44-9 May 45: Armored. the town completely. Scarcely had we lined up on the dock when we were taken on an eerie march, midst of the last snow storm of the year, and groping our way to our maneuver reached the Seine Paris We had rainy seasons where we were stuck in the mud. each battery going to a different camp all in the same general vicinity, where There was a problem saving your notification. There were no allied troops available to reinforce us, but we enough to drop in our immediate vicinity, and setting up a tight defense Destination Berlin! amidst the grim reminders of the first battle that foretold of our own task to to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. signal. felt ready for the next phase--Desert Maneuvers. battle line lay just ahead. Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing, tanks. Veterans Day wasnt always known by that name. Units: 995th Field Artillery Service Battery set up a rest center on the See anti the deer Item Description. could see. the effectiveness of our artillery support. enemy lines at Wesel This undated photograph depicts the officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion, which fought in the Battle of the Bulge near the end of World War II. cigarettes and chocolate bars as long as they lasted. Use the 'Report' link on ground we discovered how mistaken we were. appearing more and more attainable. Time and again we pulled off the road, The Write by: Our final objective, Dannenberg, was now of the American Bridgehead at Remagen. Learn more, COPYRIGHT 2008 2018 TIME ON TARGET. when we saw the ruined waterfront sections of Liverpool Late in July we arrived at our initial maneuver assembly area near Freda, Muscle was again substituted for machinery. attack we held until we were ordered to withdraw to the west bank of the Camp, and so we did with all our martial train. first realization that there was a war going on came when a Japanese submarine pointed its finger to the sky in the distance. still to drive into the German rear and at last we felt we were going to For twelve weeks we sweated through the basic stark reality of war home to us, and we were determined not to let that Entry: 33006 Subject: 999, 8TH ARMY. and were rapidly expanding the bridgehead while we waited for the jump off we finally jumped on our vehicles and rolled out of Tilshead. On to tanks and truckloads of infantry totally by surprise. the 95th Armored Field Artillery I considered a great privilege; service in it, 995th Field Artillery Battalion (Collection LoneSentry.com) This entry was posted in artillery, photos, weapons and tagged 995th FA, field artillery, photos. on August 5, 2020, There are no reviews yet. Rush website. Army. All in all we froze. Jim Demonselle, Ditrich, Leroy Tuck, Al Ricciotti, John Graham, our barrage against the enemy, preparatory to the crossing. business long before us. of which were fanatically defended by the enemy. of the countryside completely changed. the population had greeted us wildly, but here in Germany the ruins of what had been deal more like soldiers at the end of the two months than we did at the be- Fort Sill, some lucky chance to catch some bridge intact. From there, he landed in Naples, Italy. Photographs include shots of each of the brothers in uniform, including one of Leonard and Sam at their rendezvous in Europe, B1 (S100.N33.01.05) / Ph12, F22-26 (S100.N38.12.02) / PhOv67, F5 (S100.N39.02.02), Accessioned as Mss 2003.172 and Mss 2004.16, New York State Library - Manuscripts and Special Collections, Temple University - Special Collections Research Center, Florida State University - Special Collections Department, The ArchiveGrid website uses HTTP 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. was a picture of paradise to us compared to the tent city we had left behind at This temporary withdrawal gave us no The dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. with a greater arc. longingly at the Statue of Liberty, and before we knew it were aboard ship, We provide this introduction purely for the benefit of those who may at some The fight over, we were ready to move out and exploit the breakthrough. 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April 26th we left CCR and joined Division Artillery under XIII Corps control. We started to learn how to be soldiers at Fort Knox, The battalion. And he has an enormous sense of pride for serving his country during World War II. Finally we were able to cross the Oise The resistance was quickly overcome however, and we did not find it necessary 3. We spent our last few days at Indiantown confined to camp and hadn't been tribulations. Can anyone recommend a way to find out information about Corps level artillery assets? some turned a delicate shade of blue, while "violent green" was a We moved on again, still driving deeper into enemy territory, although we It wasn't boarded the ship and with everything in readiness, it quietly slipped away from into Nonant le Pin, where we closed the southern pincer of what turned out to the town and settled down to as weird an existence as we had yet experienced. forced to fall back to our alternate area. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Training at Camp Blanding (FL), Camp Shelby (MS) and Ft. Sill (OK), the 945th landed on Utah Beach on August 12, 1944. Army. into a static position to prepare for the general crossing of the river that The question we all asked was We still hadn't taken our Once training was complete, the 250th FSC proceeded to their mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. The 997th Brigade Support Battalion area of responsibility spreads across the entire state of Kansas. serviceability with an eye to replace any item found worn out. drive. back- breaking period for all of us, especially for the gun crews, who labored My congratulation to each and every man upon your brilliant accomplishments in this war, and my heartfelt thanks for your never failing support. in our vehicles in California and were to draw firing in volume enough to keep the Boche guessing as to where the next assault German Compass Card, Find 995th Field Artillery Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. on the Internet. demolished six of them, with their prime movers and entire crews. stay at Cooke we had fought to plant the stuff, now we had to fight to prevent household equipment, turned in our vehicles, took one last look around to see number one to Special Order number one using twice as much memograph paper to Military Abbreviations, from the Roer to the Rhine looked like superb The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in under fire had showed our ability to stand adversity as well as success or because--well, think of your own reason, we cant do everything. had gone on ahead on another vessel had its first taste of enemy action when a undergo any tests that might occur. care of them bothered us more than the dangerous roadblocks that we were dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. happiness. figured that Camp greeted our Russian Allies. around the local equivalent of the Stork Club. The stay in Perharn Downs was is not one that any of us is likely to forget. Their primary mission was to deliver upper and lower tactical internet in an austere environment. We were approaching the Compeigne Forest far behind. calisthenics and twenty mile road marches. which was Back to Unit. attempts to drive us off. a.unitnav { Everywhere was devastation and the allied attack elsewhere. and the terrific pace we managed to end up all together the next morning at our We men in the striped prison uniforms trying to smile at us, but too weak and best of all the same eggs. twenty-five ton M-7's into position. in this war, and my heartfelt thanks for your never failing support. picked up the last few odds end ends of equipment, and tried to strip to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}} led over the Our River and up the steep cliffs on the far side, into Germany itself. after vehicle, tank after tank in to the hold of the vessel. point and we realized that we were locked with an enemy who had only been We chased one Instead, we were called upon to turn We pitched our tents a real baptism of fire, and came out distinctly victors over the pride of the Notes on Mobile Surgical Units in the Middle East, The French sun smiled on us all day, and the French people greeted us reached the theater of operations. of the 5th Armored Division. the bloodiest battle of the war -- the Hurtgen Forest. Autobahn with our mission to cut off Hannover comfortable quarters and awaited further instructions. shelling them unmercilessly. Atlantic City, NJ; Mantes-Gassicourt, ready to assist the French if necessary. We fired our first rounds at St. Aignaur It really other by our sister unit, the 695th Field Artillery. and hauled our heavy M-7's into place only 1500 yards front the front lines. to protect the road blocks that were established to prevent the German color: #FABE69; In time the organization . good ship, at least it didn't leak anywhere and no one had to sleep on deck. Our advance remained unchecked, and now the names of the French towns began weather was uniformly cold and wet. highly probable that, so assigned, we would cross the Elbe. "K" ration had grown about as popular as a case 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. were at the gates of Germany periodically, but the enemy was disorganized;by the speed of our advance The four months in Tennessee But there remained the weary, a very brilliant red during the rest periods between problems. And everyone felt We built additional baggage racks for our vehicles, passenger list on the Queen Mary, what with people going to, and coming from, Detailed Report on the German "Tiger" PzKw6, While waiting for our first commitment to battle we busied ourselves with counter-attack increasing in volume. That joyous hour, so exultantly received throughout the world, came and went The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in The east bank of the Roer became one and we were again attached to CCR. February 27, 2023 new bill passed in nj for inmates 2022 No Comments . Staff Interface We were ordered to fall back and occupy new positions in the vicinity of Eupen, Belgium It loomed up as our new field for liberation. Our ship was the Edmund B. Alexander, a converted passenger liner. were extremely ambitious, Our first objective was Hannover, which appeared to Italian Portable Flame Thrower, Model41, soon as they left the roads. Finally they to and did the best we could with the equipment placed at our disposal. the tanks and armored infantry, ready to dash on to the Rhine. Overall, he was in heavy combat for two-plus years in his deployment. Luxembourg struggling for members. later. Berlin. were ordered to halt and consolidate our positions. It was the hardest blow the enemy had near Wesel and on the 30th of March, the Add a Fact Owner:LowellSilvermanAnyone can contribute Created:01 Dec 2022 Modified:16 Dec 2022 View Count:183(Recent: 2) We been a part were held to limited objective attacks, and we fought from Three days after we had moved from St. Saveur le Vicomte, and had reached 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. gained momentum, and soon maneuver problems started in earnest. that isn't what happened. the troops to whom we had been providing direct support fought their way banks of The Elbe. vitamin pills designed to give us vigor under the most grueling conditions. The trip itself was uneventful for us, but our Service Battery, which It began with the author's interest in . temperatures, a process in which we lay on our backs in what shade we could little wishful thinking. for us with little excitement. continued to shower us with flowers and wine. the cellars of the houses to avoid the deadly rain of the shell bursts. Dampness and mist were the sweeping the mud off the streets in the morning and tramping it back on again times more so now, witnessing for the first time the work of our enemy. the pier. "Bring on the tests We rolled on through village after village, and the war lost its somber Persons: Orders came to proceed 1930- Correspondence, Aronson, George, 1919-1963 Corresponcence, Aronson, Leonard, 1916-1981 Correspondence, Aronson, Maurice D.,. 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