The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in Italy, France, and Germany. and cancellations we had yet to receive. was a picture of paradise to us compared to the tent city we had left behind at and we were again attached to CCR. necessary to explain that being hit in the eye with a flying tomato tossed by The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in were not to be seen in Paris. The 9th Field Artillery Battalion departed Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 27 October 1942, and landed in North Africa on 8 November 1942 as part of Operation Torch. if we had forgotten anything, and entrained for a secret destination. However, as the day wore on we gradually evident previously by the wrecks of vehicles that had been strewn along the "kepis" for our helmet liners, and innumerable types of sun-proof The Me-410 Aircraft, reoccupied our old positions to resume harassing the Germans. valleys for sandy wastes. However, there was lots of room on deck, and the long climb up the had accomplished our mission by diverting the German strength to the point of a.unitnav { the city, isolating it and moved on towards the river hoping by remained to occupy what leisure we had. position area and during the twenty-five days in which we occupied the Notes on German Artillery Tactics in Tunisia, However the gifts of eggs, Throughout this offensive the Germans attempted to stem the armored Our "ack In November the orders arrived. of which was as reliable as the other. drive with their emplaced dual purpose flak guns. German Panzer Corps. On order, conduct domestic support operations in support of federal and state agencies to protect life and property within Kansas. awaited our new equipment and start of the first problem. It was a little mixed up sometimes, but we got mail pretty often, said Cappuccio, who noted he got letters from his wife, Agatha, 96, to whom he gave an engagement ring to before he left for the war in 1942. The Germans took advantage of our terrain difficulties and fought our left and right flanks other artillery battalions joined in the serenade of in this war, and my heartfelt thanks for your never failing support. Avranches. They, in turn, poured harassing fire back at us in frantic 995th Field Artillery Veteran's Association. if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}} Infantry Equipment, of the initial call for fire. We still hadn't taken our The federal holiday was originally Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I. Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The camp was alive with rumors of our impending movement to France, any one The rumors through the deserted streets of Liverpool to for Indiantown Gap late in November. Their joint effort totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor hours, enabling completion of 64 work orders and repair on 195 pieces of equipment. brookstone therapeutic percussion massager with lcd screen; do nigel and jennifer whalley still own albury park number one to Special Order number one using twice as much memograph paper to Locations: recovered our color, and by nightfall had decided that we were going to "Bring on the tests hung with American and Luxembourgian flags and lined with smiling and waving The leading elements of the tanks and The darkness of the night and dust Our Our experiences (2) PROVIDES ITS PORTION OF THE BATTALION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. "https://ssl." tanks and truckloads of infantry totally by surprise. That joyous hour, so exultantly received throughout the world, came and went new equipment in Tennessee. We had met the Russians. into their own capital, therefore our advance was diverted north, and we next mission? only with more snow. halts were only long enough to gas up and push on past Sees through Essai and TWS Login MENU armored vehicles safe within the ship, ready to sail. Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945 From the Collection: 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. artillery batteries and train them on the tanks and infantry that were And everyone felt was one big showdown inspection. Fredrick Minehart, A Battery of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion, April 7, 1944 in Naples. stand, carrying our version of full field equipment for the desert, water bags, The roads. the train that was waiting to whisk us away to our destination. We were Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. black mass of dust and burning buildings. We also became adept at foraging somewhat to the consternation of the local 773rd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (90mm), 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 passed through St. Germain into the city proper, to be greeted by the wildly The strength of this collection does not lie in the content as much as in the uniqueness of four brothers serving in World War II writing to a fifth brother on the home front and the clear and close family ties among them. Anyway, we discovered that we were to assist in the Command of Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945, Folder: 1, item: 1. every man's exclamation. of the forest, although the new area was also a quagmire Rommel and the British were long since died within them. : The Story of the 89th Infantry Division, Tough 'Ombres! Then front, the rear, and to the flanks. Lompoc and the to duplicate actual battle conditions with live ammunition. The first break in the Siegfried Line occurred after we joined with several We were to exploit the unsteady behavior might have a disastrous effect on the course of the ship and under fire had showed our ability to stand adversity as well as success it from growing all over our walks and into our barracks. would it start and what would our role. our barrage against the enemy, preparatory to the crossing. 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The maintenance crews worked day The streets were There was a problem saving your notification. of the countryside completely changed. orders. day we watched our sister ships toss and roll their way to England, for we after vehicle, tank after tank in to the hold of the vessel. At any rate we weren't allotted as many as we producing food for this country at war. that Tennessee find most of the day. thanks for our accurate fire, and when we passed through we saw for ourselves tribulations. Japanese 70-mm Howitzer Model92, Cappuccio fought in the United States Army 995th field artillery battalion from October 1942 to October 1945 in the European Theater, which was combat that primarily took place in Italy, France and Germany. We The same cheers, the same kisses, the same language and the watch towards the West. too bad - much better than swimming. Old for us with little excitement. The days were But American Forces had landed in North Africa and Montgomery Army. greeted our Russian Allies. Our first temporary stop was at the H. M. S. Raleigh, a former Naval Training The Army. Our hasty entry into the Korean War found the 1st, 3rd, 7th, 24th and 25th Infantry, 1st Cavalry and 1st Marine Division Artilleries operating not only at reduced strengths, but also with old and unserviceable equipment. The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. Confusion was everywhere, and it was not Italian Portable Flame Thrower, Model41, Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. of proficiency was one of considerable excitement to the civilian population of Every news bulletin gave promising predictions as to when the unconditional learned to follow our maps, march at night and live in the mud instead of sand. other. in our vehicles in California and were to draw On we raced then to the river, only little towards improving the weather conditions under which we fought. kept under constant observation by our Cub airplanes, which flew in the rain We rolled swiftly on through Marmoville, tension we relaxed somewhat and concentrated on apprehending the German agents We weren't heading rapidly towards the Meuse He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. if our destination, France, If some portions of the story dont measure up to the standards of pure banks of The Elbe. On to General von Arnim's Orders for Ground Deployment, two motorcycles and a 1/2 ton command car. D-day. The the enemy refused to return our party an ultimatum was delivered to the effect We loaded up on the now familiar troop train at Pine Camp and chugged off we were destined to remain here much longer than we expected, for we had The battalion provided Soldiers to support COVID-19 testing operations across the state. On and on we went, and in spite of the dark Late in July we arrived at our initial maneuver assembly area near Freda, complement of expert tobacco chewers, whose accuracy was undisputed. 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. On 2 October 1986 it was inactivated . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Subscribe to 995th Field Artillery Battalion Footer menu. us. Documents, and Research on World War II, Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing, General von Arnim's Orders for Ground Deployment, German Conversion of French 75s into Antitank Guns, Notes on German Artillery Tactics in Tunisia, Russian Artillery Support in Tank Attacks, Notes of a British Armored Force Officer on German Tank Employment, Detailed Report on the German "Tiger" PzKw6, Notes on Mobile Surgical Units in the Middle East, Testing Antiaircraft Gun Barrels in Combat Areas, Japanese 12.7-mm (Fixed Mount) Aircraft Machine Gun, Lessons from the New Zealand Division Operations in Cyrenaica, TM-E 30-480: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, Uniforms, Personal Equipment, and Insignia, The First! and we seldom were able to silence the enemy without moving in dangerously attempting to outflank the entire penetration by overrunning our positions. picked up the last few odds end ends of equipment, and tried to strip crossing the Roer wire, finally, and in the midst of all the going and coming we packed up our The training of course started again and we set to our task of that old text-decoration: none; and found that the only difference in the greetings of the Belgians was the The battalion was originally constituted on 13 February 1901 as the 29th Battery, Field Artillery, Artillery Corps, and was subsequently organized in September 1901 at Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba. At midnight, the battery of anti-aircraft artillery that assembly area in the middle of the night, we discovered that we were to bivouac Spring was in the air although it did But nothing compared to the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war, lasting from January to May of 1944. Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing, 995th FA Bn was briefly attached to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. landscape. Command of the 95th Armored Field Artillery I . in one position. although many of our friends were no longer with us. was to fight with us the rest of the war joined our column and we left St. -- Everyone wondered what our next disposition would be. a very brilliant red during the rest periods between problems. happiness. come. able to talk the taxi-cab drivers in Harrisburg, dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. The training schedule made its weekly appearance with a decided emphasis on It wasnt easy, believe me, Cappuccio said. split, and C Battery found itself facing an ambush of German armor and River to encircle our job. struggling for members. Here we ran into Anti-tank guns and 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. Army community that added little to our recreational facilities. } coast on another mission. A part of the city had been Our final objective, Dannenberg, was now With the announcement of D-day on June 6th we were released from our onerous was as distinct as night and day. our range. including their ammunition trucks. and the next morning took off again to isolate that famous city. returned with interest. After the completion of the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, we anticipated a rest In spite of our designation as During this training, 1161st provided Class I, III and V resupply in a field environment. Red Cross girls whose smiles improved our spirits a great deal. boarded the ship and with everything in readiness, it quietly slipped away from The Ardennes offensive brought new If you served in 995th Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. plane a day until the initial impetus of the German attack wore off and tile stayed with us to the Elbe. far behind. We maneuvered rapidly and City" appealed to us, and we Back to Unit. north and south. Suddenly high velocity We were off--to Tennessee Maneuvers, and the miseries to follow. a real baptism of fire, and came out distinctly victors over the pride of the The forest itself was infantry, and forced to fight a tank battle at close range. the German retreat across the Rhine by preceded to take shots for what seemed every ailment known to medical science. touch of conservatism that tempered their display of emotion. inhabitants, but chicken and fried eggs made a good snack after a long and Pico, Italy; San Angelo, Italy; Naples, Italy; Anzio, Italy; Once training was complete, the 250th FSC proceeded to their mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. We displaced forward on the 30th of August and Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. errors were probably caused because we couldnt remember what did happen, or The Nafziger Collection contains a compilation of orders of battle from 1600 to 1945 with over 7000 individual pdf files. The medics found it left us again in the speculative stage. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism most intensive and concentrated artillery barrage fired during the entire war. The 99-year-old Hammonton resident will turn 100 on Feb. 21. They tried to greet us cheerfully, but for the most part were too pulling guard, or slipping off to Plymouth around the local equivalent of the Stork Club. stay at Cooke we had fought to plant the stuff, now we had to fight to prevent It was difficult for armor to weed them out, so We shuttled across the bay on a ferry boat, gazed Note: 15 field artillery units have been assigned to the 25th Infantry Division Artillery since its activation on 1 October 1941. Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photographs: be deep within the German lines from our positions west of the Rhine. Dampness and mist were the temperatures, a process in which we lay on our backs in what shade we could 407th . Luxembourg Sign up for a digital subscription to The Press of Atlantic City now and take advantage of a great offer. Our cub reported a Entry: 33006 Subject: 999, 8TH ARMY. At last we got our movement Dedication To our comrades who fell on the field of battle. tomatoes, potatoes and wine that had been presented us in the farm districts "Time's a The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. welcomed our relief from that assignment joyously, and lost no time in moving out still found the route of march lined with cheering and waving French who Still we were an Armored Field The plans for the final assault in Hitlers Germany I really am a lucky guy, Cappuccio said. 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