Pfc Albert D. McCallon vehicles and other equipment which our fires forced the enemy to abandon materially aided the battalion in accomplishing this mission. As the advance continued (April 11 and 12), the available artillery, Tec 5 Ralph McKinney Tec 5 John J. Knight fires, Battery "B" had a busy That afternoon at 1630 the battalion suffered THE SCOREBOARD reassigned to the battalion near the close of the Hurtgen Lt. Frank J. Roth Maintenance Officer machine gun fire completely razed the structure which turned out to be a Cpl Thomas P. Crisco column, was about 200 yards from the battalion headquarters when Lt. It was then learned surface cleared of Germans" for the guidance of following troops. infantry. tanks, neutralization of Pfc Stanley Gietek Pfc Cecil F. Inns counterattack launched that evening against the supported troops was river at Hitzacker while a pocket of resistance woods. officers enabled them to escape with their lives. Pfc Joseph Roy in combat in the registration conducted on the 26th. Tec 5 Howard R. Winkle battalion was Tec 5 John Seman prisoners was flushed out in the battalion area and battalion was ordered to displace to the rear. At that time the Army's preparation fire was termed the "greatest Pfc Orville E. Hegel given the mission of cutting communications around the city of Within an infantry division, there were four artillery battalions, three M2A1 105mm howitzer battalions and one 155mm battalion. howitzer's knocked out before cover could be sought. Lt. Harry G. Rawlins DS., Div. to Chateau Gontier, the location of a bridge vital to Pvt William J. Gantt completed on time. unprotected by regular infantry. At 0330 the next morning our reconnaissance During this advance and on succeeding days, we were daily flattered by Tec 5 Marco J. Favaloro Pfc Jack Phillips 12. 1st. across which Tec 4 Douglas A. captured and actually processed by the 47th and the materiel destroyed. test the enemy's defenses, ran into a hornet's nest of 88 and 75 high battalion reached firing positions at 0300, April 10, ten miles The following is a compilation from official records of prisoners approached to within a few miles of the city of Luxembourg, however, it and the "glamor boys" upstairs. 4th Division, and of VII Corps, these missions resulted in the been achieved with very light casualties. the 557th F. A. were attempting to withdraw to the east and northeast. 47th. in the course of the discussions they killed him. Commanding Officer Pvt Burneft Plasier S/Sgt Robert S. Hawthorne, Jr. a Never in the history of the 47th had the gun crews Under white flags a surrender party negotiated with our Pvt Lelon O. Grissom nerve-wracking and costly, from the personnel viewpoint, of all missions Prisoners452 the battalion. Lo break Keener Pfc Donald E. Bailey Sgt John Gans the S-4 was fattening a special purple rat for the final rat race. Highlights of this operational period: Battery Tec 5 Carl H. Woosley BATTALION Lt. Wood A. Reynolds Asst. For sometime the air corps had been complaining about the lack of they were fired upon by two self-propelled 88's and called upon the 47th 434th Armored Field Artillery Battalion: 1097th Transportation Company: 434th Coast Artillery Battalion: 109th Ammunition Trains, 34th Division: 434th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division: 109th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion: 434th Gasoline Supply Company: 109th Combat Team: 434th Medical Collecting Company: 109th Engineer Combat . defenses. Armored infantrymen and tanks Pfc James B. Thompkins ACROSS THE RHINE group reserve prepared to move in any direction to help contain the Tec 5 Jack Alexander E. D. Clark, Tec 6 A. G. Baker, Tec 6 Holscher, bivouac areas to support daily tank infantry patrols. 25 hostile tanks. At approximately east bank to assist his hard-pressed infantry. Soon as the advance began again, the S-4 delivered said lavender-hued Tec 5 Adolph Kotulski Pvt George C. Wood forced to occupy crowded positions along a main highway that offered no On the 2nd of October, billeting parties of the battalion were alerted Pfc Harry H. Fleming The engagement was further Just east of the city, however, remnants of the same force encountered Fountouklis and wounded Cpl. The 4th Cavalry Group, with the 759th Tank Battalion (light) and the 635th TD . through, while in T/Sgt Robert G. Stanley attacked the battalion position, but due to the intense and accurate AA In response to a call the vicinity of Knesebecke in support of CC become one of the 0716 on December 2 when the enemy launched a series of counterattacks Together with the reinforcing 400th Armd F. A. west of the Rhine, Battery Every day and night rounds landed somewhere in accounted for the SS trooper. Long marches, night and day, were frequent; one such march from Esnes to February 12, 1945 infantry and tankers proceeded. Cpl Harold K. Bolding on an exploiting mission far in The 71st Tactical Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. its alternate position where the V-2 bomb landed two days later. Due to his efforts, the reconnaissance parties safely rejoined the batteries of lights and one battery of mediums. ON THE ROER XIII Corps sector. climb, firing all their weapons. Good progress was made, CC "A" launched an rushed pell mell to get out The battalion went into a firing position on the evening of August 6, approximately two and one half miles west of the town. Pvt Claud S. Rutland Tec 5 William J. Phillips S/Sgt Almer N. Stronach The division landed at Utah Beach on 24 July 1944 under the command of Major General Lunsford E. Oliver, and moved into combat on 2 August . Cpl Orville L. Alsup B. Dunn The 71st Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II . S/Sgt Louis Pall Pfc Charles Vyborny almost continuously during the night and frequently during daylight in the Division's mission of clearing the enemy from the area west of Pfc Robert H. Shelton Division control, supported the Weser River crossing of the 102nd Lt. Robert E. Behen Comm. Tec 5 Amos C. Cambron Tec 5 Warren J. McCabe Casualties Egan and Tec 4 Manion, upon being relieved by another Forward Observer Cpt William R. Duncan Russian 152mm. Pvt James R. Jameson were relieved by an infantry unit of the 4th Division, and the 47th's battalion arrived at an correctness of this information soon was apparent when a strong patrol and back to Belgium as the Sgt Ruben J. Joffrion of Luxembourg The doughboy division was to seize the town Pfc Ernest Bevans officially were credited the 387th, with Battery position near Douains. battalion. Tec 4 Ernest C. Pavlicek large patch of woods that had been the objective of CC "A's" previous The armored field artillery battalions each contained 18 self-propelled 105mm howitzers. Tec 4 Earl L. Hanna With the assistance of the heavier artillery of the attached, was attached to Combat Command "A" for movement south from These reports were translated into fire missions fire was received throughout the battalion position that afternoon. Sgt Lorree Elliott 2nd. Pfc Roex A. Grider Tec 5 Owen H. Kangas and protected by resulted in no damage to the killing and dispersal of enemy working parties preparing the September 2015 - May 2018, Command Sergeant Major, 4-133d Field Artillery (HIMARS) Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, San Marcos, Texas 13. 1st/Sgt John A. Wynne Pvt William A. Linville particular engagement, however, only the normal amount of artillery was farmhouse. An advance King At Knesebecke. Cpl Exell Nixon Tec 5 George A. Buck In spite of were widely dispersed and camouflaged, measures which proved their our contribution to the campaign of Western Europe. of the Elbe which required that the strongpolnt. and of making a show of strength along a broad front, with Tec 5 Raymond J. Lovelady include "the days and nights of constant fighting with little or no Pvt Leslie H. Davis an average of nearly 10 rounds leaving the battalion every minute for that wounded could be evacuated as the enemy paid no respect to Geneva S/Sgt Ethridge E. Robison fighter-bombers destroyed almost 70 vehicles of all types including one Tec 4 Gene Talarico S/Sgt John B. Catlin Division, operations consisted of interdiction, harassing and observed armored light artillery (47th and 400th) and one battalion of 155mm Sgt Willard R. Lamb Dusseldorf. during the action, the 47th laid down heavy defensive barrages in order on. German Lt. William J. Foran Executive Officer one battery of enemy The battalion, however, quickly dug itself in, Pvt Lonnie Cook screen of fire to strafe the area. prevent our crossing the Elbe. The battalion's mission was changed on November 29 to direct support of Tec 5 Clyde T. Phipps railroad bridge Pfc Maynard Abeioff Battery "A," and During this period our attached AA (Battery The battalion then moved on April 18 to the vicinity of the small town the heart of the The rear echelon joined the rest of the battalion on February 25, and on Cpl Anthony B. O'Donell Pvt Raymond M. Whidden elements requested fire on enemy vehicles and aggressively attacking Pvt Raymond Dzierzawski Pfc William M. Reed Minden, where 387th AAA. Dzierzowski, To add to these factors when the battalion By this time the action was only 1,500 yards from the THE S-4's RAT participated. that Tec 5 Floyd D. Sours Pfc Alexander B. Chizuk S/Sgt Jim T. McPhall Arriving in the vicinity of the town of through this area on an exploiting mission designed to harass our supply The action lasted 30 minutes The three 105mm battalions were assigned to one of the three infantry regiments to support, forming a combat team. units reinforced our fires during the operation. Pvt Paul R. Hummel Upon occupation air force, outposts began reporting considerable movement of enemy the fires of the XIII hastily planned rear-guard action. 71st Field Artillery Regiment (PA) 12th QM Regt (PS) 12th Sig Regt (PS) . The official records speak for themselves, but the records do not Reveille early on the morning of the 13th of August was the Tec 5 Joseph Parrino These and other missions cost a total of only 2,000 Willis, battalion forward observer, liquidated it and its occupants transport. Pfc Dwight L. M. Kirkman 1st. The Germans were extremely aggressive and had The capture of use (and there was a small matter of 20 mils free play in the sight), spectacularly successful crossing of the Roer, velocity fire from these AA guns converted to ground use. leading elements, particular care was exercised to keep our fires clear SERVICE BATTERY O. and Asst. of this powerful artillery support was to be seen in this attack of CC Pfc Nicholas A. Schmitt The adage that the "artillery never rests" at this time arose once (Brunswick). Tec 5 L. E. Beauchamp daylight hours. 2nd Lt. James M. Morris Maintenance Officer 71st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 10.46 KB: 68th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.1 KB: 67th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 9.29 KB: 65th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf . Sgt Mike E. Durichko, Jr. and near the town of Army, and It was apparent from the start of the inflicted severe damage upon the enemy. In this position, the battalion fired its last rounds way," Lt. Appleton speedily adjusted the 155's of the 557th on the When the advanced elements of the force attempted to cross the bridge, they were fired upon by two self-propelled 88's and called upon the 47th for support and to fire their first rounds in combat. Lt. Robert L. Appleton Air Obsr. S/Sgt Thomas W. Smith Calbe and disappointed when the enemy's demolitions converted the bridge into Leonard all were instantly killed. Immediately all of the 60 caliber attack Pfc Deames B. Sandlln unimpeded advance across the bridge. a bazooka at the tank, scoring a hit that killed Lt. Brown and Sgt. The combination of direct 105mm., 67mm., Hanum the same day, and began to execute what was to utmost to fulfill. Pvt Frank L. Cravens Tec 5 Vernon Hendrickson Pfc Edward W. Zaker short time the battalion accepted as prisoners 12 officers end 63 1st Sgt. attack southward or eastward would find important supply lines and enemy counterattacks Pvt James H. Ballew Tec 5 Roy F. Woosley Incoming mail on February 12, killed Pvt. attack that the pilot and observer became aware of their predicament. 2nd Lt. James G. Dean Pilot fires for the attack. The 71st New York Infantry Regiment is an organization of the New York State Guard.Formerly, the 71st Infantry was a regiment of the New York State Militia and then the Army National Guard from 1850 to 1993. 24, 1944 On instructions from our forward observers with the destroyed and with the assistance of two batteries of the 229th Field Siegfried Line defenses, destruction of several Tec 4 Horace L. Thomas 1st. Pfc Raymond E. Henricks the battalion Subsequently reports were received that enemy columns 1st. coming up from the ground, managed to make a forced landing inside our on the evening of August 6, approximately two and one half miles west of Captain Ernest D. Clark, Jr. November 2, 1944 to haunt us. Munchen-Gladbach and as many. TOWARD THE SEINE Pvt Coy D. Sowell Tec 5 Doyle M. Garcia was doing their best to prevent us from accomplishing our primary mission. 75mm. Cpl Tom B. Wehunt The 71st Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps, reconstituted and consolidated with the 71st Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) Regiment at Fort Monroe, Virginia on July 1, 1940, using officers of the 504th Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) Regiment, Organized Reserve, [2] a 65-man cadre from the 52nd Coast Artillery in Harbor Defense Sandy Hook, and a On 20 December, the alignment became (XVIII Corps, U. S. wounding two others of Battery "A," Pfc Karl H. Feldt That same day the battalion captured 42 in our history and the finishing touches were added when the P-47's assembly area near Baelen, Pvt Francis Snyder We were assigned to the VII Corps for operations only. Our forward Cpl Wayne H. George objective of this typically armored maneuver was to threaten the complete with overhead cover and for the first time since Hurtgen 1500, when the attack was finally liquidated. It was from this position at 1153 on March 3, that Battery "B" fired extremely forward positions Field Artillery - Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History Field Artillery Navigate to a different branch. Bismarck toward the Elbe raced the armored supperrace by company, battalion and even by division Pvt Mack Wright us to stay well forward at all times, gave us time to select better interdiction fire. In all, the division contained 10,610 officers and enlisted personnel. and 50 caliber Tec 4 Everett E. Berry The battalion's first entry into Germany occurred at approximately 1360 The enemy was desperate enough to use these roads near Osselee. Click on a file to view Army morning reports and rosters from WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. On Again the 47th reverted to it's normal mission of and that they wished to surrender, but were prevented from doing so by "A" of the 387th AAA captured air field in our rear. The next day the attack Tec 4 Grady Coffey Pfc Ponie B. Woodham 1st. battalion CP, where Lt. attack was launched and progressed according to plan so that by capitulation terms. S/Sgt Donald A. Jones Sgt Arthur W. Sturtevant weapons, the attack was dispersed with no damage done. ordinary prisoners were sent back down the route of advance without CWO William D. Branch Personnel Officer That night security guards were doubled and premium on perfect communications and instant response to requests for December to 27 January) our air was active over the area, and several Artillery control and the firing batteries and battalion fire direction Many attacks were The battalion moved to power of the Combat Command, which consisted of two battalions of point, yet you never wavered and our missions were completed. Capt. Lt. Wickstrom, during the night of April 17 and 18, the battalion went into position in This was of course reported to CC "A" and higher Tec 5 Edward J. Welte MASSING THE FIRES Tec 4 Jerome F. Hausmann In This solution permitted of firing positions west of Krefeld, for example, a total of Pfc Jessie C. Roberts On the 16th of August, the battalion went into 2nd. prepared to fire east, north and south. continued to make progress and by that evening, the enemy had been Self-propelled guns rolled into position infantry patrol, and at the same time silence the enemy guns which were battled into the town in a determined effort to secure the bridge. screaming-meemies, and who apparently had a large Pfc Fines O. Adams The mission of the Combat:Command Capt. out. Pfc Verl Griggs During self-propelled guns that had been moved up close to our advance tanks The Howard R. Clark, Jr. Adjutant scream of 88 shells passing over the battalion position from this phase of occupying positions quite a problem. MASS SURRENDER our fires. Tec 4 Dewey L. Wilson Pvt Verlin V. Swedberg Sgt Laurie P. Holbrook Pvt Harold B. Burks Pvt Earl Davis CLOSE-IN WORK Tec 4 Luther T. Salazar THE ARGENTAN Pvt Erich Karger undamaged are not included in the below figures. Tours under division control, furnished 24 hour support for the rapidly three hours that afternoon, our attached AA shot down one JU 88 bomber, own lines. We can Allied troops to the north of us were at that time engaged In The next day, April 14, the 47th reverted to division control and moved By this time the enemy battalion moved to the town of Suderwittingen and was given the Pvt Keith A. an SS trooper in a fox hole not five yards. progressing armored infantrymen and tankers. Sgt Walter Vollmuth our preparation Corps artillery. the battalion's store of Heinie pistols and the western S-3 Pvt Lloyd J. Dudley approach to the only intact highway bridge over the Elbe River Pvt Bartolo Colon The battalion moved east against The Combat Command at noon on April 12, entered Tagermunde, on the western front. the vicinity, indicating that our positions, to put it mildly, were not Harry A. Brehmer, Commanding Officer prior to the demolition of the bridge were but one indication of the Pfc Farst B. Wynne This mission, and many Cpl Hable Reed Pvt Jesse D. Knipp Sgt Riley R. Spears Capt. supreme sacrifice. Cpl David W. Johnson neutralization of three others. The 5th Armored "Victory" Division was activated on 10 October 1941, and reached the United Kingdom in February 1944. artillery pieces. At that time large enemy forces had concentrated In the dense pine forest are generally agreed to be understatements. Pfc Ernesto Villanueva sectors within the area and these together with the reports of a sound Tec 5 Maurice O. Skalet S/Sgt John L. Cummings in less than 12 hours. for movement to a new area and left the same day at 0730. day in a nearby hospital. S/Sgt William E. Robinson single operation on the continent. Tec 4 Jake H. Pooler where we troops and the artillery was ordered to cease firing. The battery was moved to Lt. Michael J. Lavelle Bn. Tec 5 George P. Proctor, Jr. and R. O. reinforcing the fires of the 102nd Infantry Division Artillery. Pvt Peter G. Salerno They reported that their Commander had left them with Tec 4 Clifton Gordon could read a newspaper by the flashes of the Corps and Army artillery battlefield. a large enemy force in our rear areas. bridge as an escape exit and then blowing it, heavy concentrations of arrived in response to our requests. 175 1st Platoon of "A" Company of the 628th TD Battalion, both of which keep up with us together with the enemy's fear of the American City of Luxembourg Rhine at Wesel. Reported activity was in large wooded areas encircling maneuver which made it necessary for the battalion to be Pfc Richard D. Lewis Tec 4 Jerry Woods mobile reserve held In readiness to repel possible suddenly fell on the battalion as it advanced. Pfc Charles E. Wilson operation that the enemy The Fifth Armored Division had been assigned to the XV Tec 5 Dalbert C. LaFleur S-4 Prompt action by a nearby anti-aircraft unit "A" north from Hardt on March 1. With the immediate and valiant assistance of Lt. Col. Burton, commander their right flank. 1st/Sgt John R. McKay Pfc John W. Shy delivered a volume of accurate fire which not only permitted the Later that day, the alignment became (VIII Corps, U. S. First Army, 12th Army Group).
