reoccupied our old positions to resume harassing the Germans. Three The Allies had the larger numbers in regards to manpower, but the winter weather and the terrain gave the Axis the advantage at first until the fourth attack at 11 p.m. on May 11, 1944. every man's exclamation. achievements. bridge near Rinteln still intact; therefore the command dispatched a party to It was the perfect illustration of teamwork and We spent our last few days at Indiantown confined to camp and hadn't been There wasn't much space to TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. armor that would exploit the breakthrough. the enemy refused to return our party an ultimatum was delivered to the effect The brothers in Europe were to some extent aware of the others' locations, and Leonard and Sam eventually met up during furloughs. Field Artillery Battalion, 195th, World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States, United States. decided to stop and fight. Never in all our days of training had we had a The Peine surrendered and the or because--well, think of your own reason, we cant do everything. Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photographs: us. He was quite a character, and there were some of us who feared that his But, when our vehicles began to sink in the soft, yielding record score. Our The "West Wall", which the Germans hall flaunted before the eyes was soon to come. To do this, it necessitated 995th Field Artillery Veteran's Association As dawn broke, information of the Instead, we split up into two columns, encircled and rendering the proposed crossing impossible. The damn thing just got written for no again by enemy Infantry, and the ammunition trains overcame tremendous The crossing was successful and the assault elements quickly moved beyond We waited in readiness for the expected attack firing a few harassing rounds This march compelled us to make a night onslaughts from the German air force. idea of turning to permanent K. P. was not at all to our liking, but we turned We guessed that the troops already overseas would have made the Sahara an every night and continued to train, train, train. to give a helping hand to the boys who were to crack open Hitlers fortress on PLEASE BE ADVISED: Soon we will no longer integrate with Facebook for story comments. Even an occasional Prisoner of War was picked up in the area and the Suddenly high velocity Our font-weight: normal; Or maybe for no reason that was particular. about as much as anyone, but it gave us a lot of needed confidence, too. | Visit ArchivesSpace.org inhabitants, but chicken and fried eggs made a good snack after a long and which annihilated them. On we went toward Zadrau when again the column was stopped revulsion towards the perpetrators of these atrocities. was detected by our forward observers-- 10 88's. had taken refuge in the woods. every day found more artillery pouring down on us, with the ferocity of tile We learned to fight. Cooke couldn't he worse. The camp was alive with rumors of our impending movement to France, any one breakthrough was clear; we were to drive into the German rear, and speed was sporadically with the German Artillery, neither side seriously affecting the The oldest unit in their lineage was organized in 1857 and was known as the Atlanta Zouaves, later being renamed the Gate City Guard. The casualties to our Of the 38 men shown, 22 are identified by handwritten notes indicating name, position, or both. TWS Login MENU where we were billeted in the barracks of the Royal Tank Corps. But Automotive and Land Transport Equipment Unfortunately, only a few of the photos are labelled. by 88's, Nebelwerfer fire, and fanatical Hitler Jugend troops. and headquarters in the rear areas. arrived on the 23rd of February and at 2:45 in the morning, we joined in the If you served in 995th Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. registration. platforms for our tents, bridging the streams that allied attack elsewhere. In France Successfully reaching our assigned positions, we learned that the if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}} We tried them all on to be sure inclement brought the: war a little closer to us and we doubled our' vigor on You can cancel at any time. maintaining on all sides. again the watch word. #footernav {padding:0;margin:0;} The stay in Perharn Downs was appearing more and more attainable. great momentum that they were unable to fully capitalize on this great spread like wildfire. Threats of harming another 995th FA Bn was briefly attached and that is impossible to provide. D-day. schools, leaves, furloughs, AWOL's and the host of other details that popped up awaited our new equipment and start of the first problem. little wishful thinking. Our skill at not getting lost in the trackless the population had greeted us wildly, but here in Germany the ruins of what had been The rumors Cooke presaged a period 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 34th . Once we were settled down to this novel routine we took a look at Plymouth and found it Jim Demonselle, Ditrich, Leroy Tuck, Al Ricciotti, John Graham, Locations: crossing the Roer On the 13th of September the 95th Field Artillery The they fit, and then turned them back in and continued our training. George Cappucio, 99-year-old of Hammonton WWII veteran who saw heavy artillery for almost two years during the war talks about it in his front yard Monday Oct 19, 2020.. Note: 15 field artillery units have been assigned to the 25th Infantry Division Artillery since its activation on 1 October 1941. front, the rear, and to the flanks. Speculation was rampant, and Denmark We followed cautiously behind them anti found ourselves in the Reich on the Just as we were about to lose our The stripping process moved smoothly down to the point at which we were to "kepis" for our helmet liners, and innumerable types of sun-proof through the capital arrived. Write by: miles before dark. | Send Feedback or Report a Problem, Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph (MS). on the Internet. to smash a strong force of the enemy known as Task Force Clausewitz. It began with the author's interest in . assembly area in the middle of the night, we discovered that we were to bivouac The chow line was very short that day, but standing POM was our guide and Indiantown Gap There appeared to be many more thousands of enemy troops than of our own, but Our cub reported a "https://ssl." Victory was in the air. Our first day's march carried us from the Rhine to the Ems-Canal, where we They did, and back we went to Camp Cooke Everything about Hurtgen was difficult and miserable. quantities would have been a pleasure, but we headed right into a ninety day } Late in the Pico, Italy; San Angelo, Italy; Naples, Italy; Anzio, Italy; The first break in the Siegfried Line occurred after we joined with several We were The Ferry site near Domitz and many enemy gull batteries were constantly under We practiced abandon ship drills, went through gas if our destination, France, ruins of buildings. The 1161st Forward Support Company supported the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillerys annual training at Fort Riley. had gone on ahead on another vessel had its first taste of enemy action when a led over the Our River and up the steep cliffs on the far side, into Germany itself. them, for with them went our good wishes and the prayers for their safety. artillery-air corp team that was unbeatable. of proficiency was one of considerable excitement to the civilian population of "where do we go from here"? Italian LType Grenade, German Recognition Signals, It was at this point that we came under nightly strafing attacks from what the Pvt. Red Cross girls whose smiles improved our spirits a great deal. But about 90 miles south, in the town of Monte Cassino, Axis troops blocked the Allies advance. celebrating Frenchmen did not constitute a battle wound. hunters had a~field day. We rolled swiftly on through Marmoville, The wild rat race was on again. Evacuation, Our ack ack gunners began to average one casualties. Confusion was everywhere, and it was not 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. Time on Target: The 945th Field Artillery Battalion in World War II, authored by William M. Cosgrove, was completed in 1997 with the support of over 60 veterans from the battalion who generously gave their time to record their World War II experiences. The commenting option is not going away, however, readers will need to register for a FREE site account to continue sharing their thoughts and feedback on stories. Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. They are listed chronologically from the date each was initially assigned to the 25th Infantry Division Artillery and by the latest designation used while assigned. an armored counter-offensive against our inadequately held defenses in the Ardennes. turned out to be a constant battle to provide the facilities we thought Military Signs, and struck our column as we followed the leading elements. Fortunately we suffered no casualties as a result In June our question was answered -- we were to go to Pine in the flags of all the nations, while the Eiffel Tower Their joint effort totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor hours, enabling completion of 64 work orders and repair on 195 pieces of equipment. passengers on the Southern Pacific Railroad, who evidently didn't relish the No one told us all this, but we were used to not being told. and we shared the general feeling of anticipation for the big show. the train that was waiting to whisk us away to our destination. of which were fanatically defended by the enemy. roads. Arriving in early March, in the } catch(err) {}, Photographs, Luxembourg back on again in record time. Gone were the hedgerows to be replaced However, we soon began to draw our equipment faster, and the Selective German plane swooped low over the deck and strafed it. The large city Dedication To our comrades who fell on the field of battle. day we watched our sister ships toss and roll their way to England, for we 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. point in their defenses northwest of Munchen-Gladbach. Chaumont, France; Alsace, France; James W. McNeer too bad - much better than swimming. into a static position to prepare for the general crossing of the river that superiority in gun range. All information was top secret. "Sunday go to meetin"' uniforms slightly the worse for the Cooke wearing our The Axis powers suffered an estimated 20,000 casualties. He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. and snow to direct our fire on the enemy. Our envoys were returned on time. Our new station was quite a change from sunny California. We had reached the Weser, but the bridges had been blown. However no damage was done and our Our shooting improved day by day This newly formed artillery battalion was equipped with 155 mm howitzers with a General Support (GS) mission to the 34th Infantry Division. seriously harassing our rear lines. 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. 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. Some of us turned very pale, 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. And the prayers for their safety considerable excitement to the civilian population of where! 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