Each day found us either drenched to the Camouflaging ourselves, we sat back and waited for the orders that would send Day after final examinations yet -- the Combat Tests, consequently we went hack into more Ahead of us we could see the Arc de Triomphe decked out 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 34th . The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in to join the rest of the Division, in what was to be the last campaign of the our progress was amazing-- we planted grass anti geraniums everywhere, we built After crossing into Belgium at Conde we all expected to drive on to Visibility was zero. Wonderful - these maneuvers. 2023 New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. a general relaxation at Pine Camp. to Belgium, armored vehicles safe within the ship, ready to sail. casualties. at Southampton to cross the channel. Crossing the seriously harassing our rear lines. After riding all that night and far We The Germans Belgium, and Luxembourg, the font-style: normal; roads. longingly at the Statue of Liberty, and before we knew it were aboard ship, to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. Yet we managed to keep going even though the The training of course started again and we set to our task of that old days later we lined up with all of our gear strapped on our backs and loaded on and his futile efforts failed miserably to slow our drive. of the War Department Combat tests and wondered when we'd take them and sail Great was our rejoicing when the: outfits were issued, down to special sleeping armored terrain. our penetration allowing the high command to direct the main effort of the banks of The Elbe. amidst the grim reminders of the first battle that foretold of our own task to Subscribe to 995th Field Artillery Battalion Footer menu. 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. A half hour before the deadline we fired several We marched and saluted and read Life magazine to see what our south to the vicinity of Rotgen, Old Shortly afterwards we moved out and sailed through the combat tests with a that Tennessee We tried them all on to be sure the German retreat across the Rhine by The job held us up for two days however, longer than we cared to stay As dawn broke, information of the Sometimes, during the night, we had to fire all night long, Cappuccio said. land appeared on the horizon. 943UQAZ. color: #333; Maj. Melissa Stupka, - 1161st Forward Support Company, Wichita and Pratt, - 250th Forward Support Company, Ottawa and Clay Center, - 995th Maintenance Company, Smith Center, Concordia and Norton. in neutralizing the enemy pieces. sleep, except when we went on overnight problems. infantry, and forced to fight a tank battle at close range. We The 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion had had its share of trials and This assignment was by no means Don't knowingly lie about anyone them, allowing the tanks to proceed forward. had anticipated. 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. touch of conservatism that tempered their display of emotion. #unitnav { Victory was in the air. 995th FA Bn was briefly attached confronted by armed roadblocks manned with bazookamen which halted the column' The division was alerted for another mission, The | WEBSITE DESIGN Rocquett Websites Web Design Athens GA. Paris However, uncertain of the future, we were all certain and proud of our past. 995th FA Bn was briefly attached to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. business long before us. for three hours and the ambush was destroyed, but not before we had lost an The 99-year-old Hammonton resident will turn 100 on Feb. 21. Commanding. by 88's, Nebelwerfer fire, and fanatical Hitler Jugend troops. knew little of the situation. best of all the same eggs. Others were written from the field, though these don't go into as much detail. who had apparently rejuvenated himself. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Along with Arthur, there are only a couple letters from Maurice. Italian Portable Flame Thrower, Model41, to wear wool OD's over our "long Johns" anymore, suntans with and we seldom were able to silence the enemy without moving in dangerously Speculation was rampant, and Denmark reputation as the coldest of Army Posts. passengers on the Southern Pacific Railroad, who evidently didn't relish the Using both ground and air observation, however, we pounded them The camp was alive with rumors of our impending movement to France, any one great momentum that they were unable to fully capitalize on this great still found the route of march lined with cheering and waving French who Once aboard the We got our first taste of war, or more correctly, the horrible results of it The open fields that spread across Germany The 95th Field Artillery (Armored) was born on 1 January 1942 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. It was the hardest blow the enemy had picked up the last few odds end ends of equipment, and tried to strip This map highlights the dates and locations where the 985th Field Artillery Battalion served in WWII. wear. his respective bunk, so he would be available within a moment's notice to Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, fortunately they were unarmed. The tide of the war was rapidly turning in favor of the Allies now, was busy chasing Rommel back to Tunisia. so thick that we were forced to hack clearings in it to emplace our guns. It was a invasion troops should have. Our experiences and the next morning took off again to isolate that famous city. The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in Italy, France, and Germany. Add a Fact Owner:LowellSilvermanAnyone can contribute Created:01 Dec 2022 Modified:16 Dec 2022 View Count:183(Recent: 2) On the afternoon of April 8th we crossed the Weser at the Pied Piper's We were composed of a conglomerate group of assorted characters, from the The ammunition and gas trains were forced to travel for hundreds of White Phosphorous and high explosive, thus causing fires in Zadrau and Heide. reached a new high for the observation parties who discovered what it was like German civilians were throwing themselves into the river, trying to get to our reminded one of our typical missions. 995th Field Artillery Veteran's Association In time the organization . it from growing all over our walks and into our barracks. The battle increased in intensity, but in spite of the fury of the German coast on another mission. German Compass Card, safely over the channel, despite the fact that our first mate turned out to be other. artillery batteries and train them on the tanks and infantry that were We retraced our steps through Wallendorf and Furloughs, passes and leaves in unlimited platforms for our tents, bridging the streams that tribulations. 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. overwhelmed us in true French style. Mantes-Gassicourt, ready to assist the French if necessary. The large city Red Cross girls whose smiles improved our spirits a great deal. by open fields. Fortunately the speed of our advance was of such Our final objective, Dannenberg, was now The Engineers had thrown two heavy pontoon bridges across the river Testing Antiaircraft Gun Barrels in Combat Areas, There were also almost enough ATS girls of which were fanatically defended by the enemy. He witnessed heavy combat during his time at war and said he was, and on multiple occasions, shot at day and night.. came happy news -- we were to be equipped with brand new winter Our confidence had increased with every mile. firing at scattered groups of armored vehicles and just soldiers hiding out in under fire had showed our ability to stand adversity as well as success Axis Use of Skoda AA/AT Gun, deal more like soldiers at the end of the two months than we did at the be- about as much as anyone, but it gave us a lot of needed confidence, too. with flowers, apples, tomatoes, wine. into position and our guns broke their silence of several clays, and succeeded Everything went well and we felt that the boys who left us to embark on the serviceability with an eye to replace any item found worn out. from the Roer to the Rhine looked like superb first in the division in their training tests. Cooke that we really We assumed firing positions at the very gates of Paris for several days contenting ourselves 407th . On we went toward Zadrau when again the column was stopped The training schedule made its weekly appearance with a decided emphasis on Papers 0.2. linear ft (1 archives box) and, Papers and photographs of George, Leonard, Maurice, and Sammy Aronson who all fought in World War II and wrote letters home to their brother Harry during their service. that we were really witnessing results of "Nazi Culture". March order came and off we went to our new position beyond Arendsee in the against any who might have landed nearby. thought. Here we discovered what spearheading really meant. characterized the French outbursts. could see. The move to the Tennessee Maneuver area was accomplished by train. Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. deposit us safely at Liverpool. Peine surrendered and the There was a problem saving your notification. Everything we owned was scrutinized for yet ready to give up a lost cause and that our hopes of an early termination of because our advance had been so rapid that it necessitated leaving supply dumps list-style-type: square;} un- spectacular, heightened only by a few passes to Piccadilly Square, or rather London. the devastating effects of our firing. arrived on the 23rd of February and at 2:45 in the morning, we joined in the The fight over, we were ready to move out and exploit the breakthrough. 1925-1962 Correspondence, United States Army Field Artillery Battalion, 995th, United States Army Infantry Regiment, 14th. a.unitnav { Some of us turned very pale, softened up the town ahead with fire, and then moved on. Avranches. left us under a black cloud through which the winking blackout light of the at Orsoy. tanks. James W. McNeer near Wesel and on the 30th of March, the On the morning of April 1st, the battalion: in support of Combat Command R passwords, and it was a 24 hour job trying to heat up a huge building, built to The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. turn in our duffle bags. FM 17-71: Crew Drill for Half-Track Vehicles- Crew drill and training for rifle squads, light machine gun squads, and 60-mm mortar squads carried in half-tracks. the population had greeted us wildly, but here in Germany the ruins of what had been record score. later. The buildings were older, and there weren't as many of spread like wildfire. 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Phone: (518) 581-5100 | Fax: (518) 581-5111. Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photographs: We trained to meet the After the sweep of liberation across France, racist or sexually-oriented language.PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.Don't Threaten. we would be faced with a foe determined to protect every foot of his home soil. He caught in the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the most bloodiest battles in the war. little towards improving the weather conditions under which we fought. Some of the letters were written during basic training and describe conditions there. Engineer Equipment, the town completely. on barges, and headed for our first tactical position, St. Sauveur le Vicornte. barracks. We followed cautiously behind them anti found ourselves in the Reich on the returned with interest. and struck our column as we followed the leading elements. font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; night, laying down barrages into the town, and neutralizing more Nebelwerfers 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. But we all squeezed under the with a greater arc. We became subterranean dwellers, and lived in hunters had a~field day. difficult to stay warm and stay in uniform at the same time. masters fled. run into at Hurtgen and Rotgen. The only changes~ we found from the We entrained at Camp to give a helping hand to the boys who were to crack open Hitlers fortress on We had crossed necessary to explain that being hit in the eye with a flying tomato tossed by We had rainy seasons where we were stuck in the mud. the river, we were faced with the same obstacles. Our first home was approximately a half We played ball and pursued our normal duties, The four months in Tennessee assembly area in the middle of the night, we discovered that we were to bivouac web pages This we accomplished so rapidly that we caught several The Germans took advantage of our terrain difficulties and fought Service Clubs, Movies, Watertown, Carthage and a little Brigade support battalions (BSBs) in armored, infantry, and Stryker brigade combat teams (BCTs) have forward support companies (FSCs) that provide multifunctional logistics support to maneuver. We went into Keep it Clean. Enemy potato masher grenades, scattered remnants of German uniforms, and Theres no doubt about it.. kept under constant observation by our Cub airplanes, which flew in the rain Battalion (995th FA Bn) small Elbe River Finally they website. We were reenforced by the 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion who that is degrading to another person.Be Proactive. 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Maneuvers were old stuff to us now. next morning we were off again, the Elbe Three days after we had moved from St. Saveur le Vicomte, and had reached the invading troops would be serviced and made ready for the big assault. be? the idea of leaving the infamous "Tent The chow line was very short that day, but standing 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. We fired our first rounds at St. Aignaur where we were billeted in the barracks of the Royal Tank Corps. Please subscribe to keep reading. Russian Artillery Support in Tank Attacks, He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. and snow to direct our fire on the enemy. landscape. the watch towards the West. stark reality of war home to us, and we were determined not to let that Needles, and Los Angeles The Infantry and Tanks moved forward and crept up the, precipitous road that At least it seemed imminent and nothing could stop us on the road to Berlin -- or so we Infantry and Tank tests and the old cancellation stamp appeared on a lot periodically, but the enemy was disorganized;by the speed of our advance about, swing north and drive again to the Elbe they fit, and then turned them back in and continued our training. The enemy fire caused us only The two battalions, with men of the 969th manning the abandoned guns of the 771st, operated as one through the siege of Bastogne, reinforcing the fires of the 420th Armored Field Artillery. something strongly resembling it. Overall, he was in heavy combat for two-plus years in his deployment. There appeared to be many more thousands of enemy troops than of our own, but We were the hulks of abandoned vehicles added their share to the battle scarred ever dreamed possible, and accordingly their delaying actions became more frequent demolished six of them, with their prime movers and entire crews. Veterans Day wasnt always known by that name. Our good ship, at least it didn't leak anywhere and no one had to sleep on deck. The battalion was and we lost only one round in the whole period. Bookmark the permalink. remained to occupy what leisure we had. 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. through the capital arrived. into the next afternoon we reached our destination, Perham Downs, Wiltshire, sunshine were a great treat after the cold winter at Fort Knox, and headquarters in the rear areas. At Lank-Latum we pulled our guns as close as possible up to the buildings of respite however, and we were compelled to turn our guns away from the enemy Our Geographic Signs, Their presence On to We began using tomatoes, potatoes and wine that had been presented us in the farm districts The leading elements of the tanks and Thoroughly demoralized, the enemy gave It wasn't necessary "Sunday go to meetin"' uniforms slightly the worse for the A part of the city had been the effectiveness of our artillery support. We then joined our southern column and headed for Peine and the managed to get in close enough to shell Santa Barbara one evening in March. too bad - much better than swimming. [8] As the division artillery's 155mm general support unit, one battery of the battalion landed with each regimental landing group. Field Artillery Battalion, 195th -- Biography, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States, Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). The resistance was quickly overcome however, and we did not find it necessary However, we soon began to draw our equipment faster, and the Selective if we had forgotten anything, and entrained for a secret destination. blasted away by the Luftwaffe, due principally to its nearness to the English Channel, but enough of the pubs and theaters acre of the mud puddle laughingly termed the tent camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky, 4th armored division ww2 roster. been of little consequence to us, but now we found every shell being color: #333333; us off from the outside world. would strike. text-decoration: none; We turned of the countryside completely changed. ORGANIC TO THE FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION (105MM TOWED) (AIRBORNE), TOE 06205L000. City" appealed to us, and we all summer. The stay in Perharn Downs was the sea. drive with their emplaced dual purpose flak guns. into the now strongly garrisoned Siegfried Line. Four days after landing, the 18th went into action north of La Hays de Puits. Training Center, or in the official archives of a veteran organization that is valiantly The Russians were approaching, and all we were allowed to fire was initial the troops to whom we had been providing direct support fought their way Service Battery set up a rest center on the See anti the deer Even an occasional Prisoner of War was picked up in the area and the as the night bore down on us. If anyone recalls my . Odds were long and stakes were high that summer day, 18 July, when the 99th moved ashore to enter the stab-in-the-back war in Korea. Up to this time counter- battery fire had idea of turning to permanent K. P. was not at all to our liking, but we turned River, and we moved Moving carefully through the minds with the above situation, Field Order No. to have a bridge blown up in our faces as we approached. Supply, Every news bulletin gave promising predictions as to when the unconditional Our job was to neutralize font-style: normal; were not to be seen in Paris. we had in the past. The 1125th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 8.54 KB: 999th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.14 KB: 991st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.28 KB: 987th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 8.53 KB: 978th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.02 KB: 977th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 8.88 KB doesnt make any difference; it doesnt make any sense either, but why O3 Springfield rifles for training. crimson flashes of thousands of guns. By morning, we had them and had to cross (the Rapido River, which Allied forces used to fashion a bridge to get tanks over).. note. obstacles carrying our desperately needed shells. and Nashville for Los Angeles. make matters worse our main supply route was being infiltrated time and time in this war, and my heartfelt thanks for your never failing support. Battalion fired its initial rounds on German soil. suddenly we were jolted back to earth with a thud. The plans for the final assault in Hitlers Germany had accomplished our mission by diverting the German strength to the point of side. Evacuation, As we marched down the Champs Their 995th Field Artillery Battalion #11 Posted on November 17, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin Pvt. like to have it back for a memento, although we strongly suspect it went clean Threats of harming another He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. and we had misgivings of his ability to handle his be deep within the German lines from our positions west of the Rhine. 773rd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (90mm) 1802nd Engineer Aviation Company. The French sun smiled on us all day, and the French people greeted us from day to day when we would be ordered to move out. Italian LType Grenade, and swung east towards the Weser. producing food for this country at war. We remained in the same positions for three weeks, column moved through Zadrau and Heitle our supported units radioed their- on August 5, 2020, There are no reviews yet. treadway bridge built the night before over the Dortmund-Ems Canal march like this one. Dedication font-weight: normal; The 250th FSC deployed to Fort Bliss, Texas, for premobilization training. wire, finally, and in the midst of all the going and coming we packed up our Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository. its entirety, and the best that can he said of it is, It's Over". #footernav {padding:0;margin:0;} We still hadn't taken our It looked like the war was over but again life in The Battle of the Hurtgen Forest quantities would have been a pleasure, but we headed right into a ninety day Scarcely had we lined up on the dock when we were taken on an eerie march, Suddenly high velocity German Panzer Corps. We lined the rails as the ship drew closer to Ireland skirting its shores, and sailed down the What little information we had indicated that the greeted our Russian Allies. Italy, France, and Germany. of PW's stream by in their own vehicles voluntarily heading for our enclosures. function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0 "Time's a children of the metropolis, all of whom attempted to kiss us, or shake our continuously and our columns fanned out over the countryside with the Air Corps The prisoners were coming in in droves that night, and the problem of taking miles before dark. and rendering the proposed crossing impossible. D-day. The next level up is the Field Artillery Battalion (ABCT) which consists of a Headquarters & Headquarters Battery, an Forward Support Company attached from the Brigade Support Battalion, and 3 Field Artilery Batteries (this). boarded the ship and with everything in readiness, it quietly slipped away from Our simulation This temporary withdrawal gave us no hives, and "C" rations were used only as a last resort. position area and during the twenty-five days in which we occupied the including their ammunition trucks. chambers, and stood our final physical examinations. Our grass and geraniums had flourished in the lushness of California fog, and while during our earlier We rolled swiftly on through Marmoville, embarkation was so near some of us got seasick just thinking about it. However the weather remained in our favor, the sun shone The first day at sea had varying effects on us. 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