The 8-inch gun and 240mm howitzer battalions had a total of six guns per battalion. 01.03.1944 = March 1st, 1944], [ 12th Infantry Division - Did not exist
He shipped over to the Pacific on 29 October 1943 and returned to the US in late 1945 after being with the occupation forces in Japan. Down time was spent playing poker and drinking beer. Thanks, CJK, my grandfather also passed before i could talk to him of his service. The NIKE-HERCULES Battalion consists of a battalion headquarters battery, with 17 officers and 101 enlisted men, and 4 firing batteries containing 8 officers and 133 enlisted men. My father just passed away last week and I've been trying to find out about the actual unit he served in. Upon command of the chief of section, the weapon is fired sending the 200 lb HE projectile on the way to the target. 8 inch gun Field Artillery Battalions ! Much appreciated. We were evaluated by Brass from the 42nd as well as from V Corps. He only spoke of the war on a few occasions. The Missile Tracking Radar tracks the missile automaticalyl throughout its flight and continuously sends the location of the missile to the computer. 264th Field Artillery Battalion - Army Unit Directory - Together We Served By the way I spent 3 months in the Punchbowl and fired only "high angle" fire - artillerymen seldom ever fire "high angle" so this was a unique experience - the max ord on a high angle round can be as much as 16,000 feet in altitude. (Everyone who wasnt GI was "Comrade.") You would think I would have realized that after reading your site and getting a LOT of education on what they went through. (by Mr. Mitchell Kaidy) I'm very rarely stymied, but in this case, hard case. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on September 14, 2016: Passion, you are correct. also his papers say he was on a 5in gun but i can find no other mention of a 5 in gun his papers also say he was awarded 5 bronze stars any info you could provide me with will be greatly appreciated thanks in advance. For a buck you could be a big shot and buy the section Lowenbraus all night. I just read that recently, don't remember where, but couldn't find it at google. Thank you. The 808th was part of the 9th Army, XIII Corps. Since I had been there such a short time, I didnt know where we went to train. They paid little attention to a couple of GIs showing up. The headquarters and service battery provides the administrative, supply, mess, motor maintenance, survey, fire direction and communications elements in the battalion. That is what I had when I arrived and a year later what I had when I left. The guidance platoon contains both the operational personnel necessary to guide the missile and the specialist personnel required to maintain the fire control equipment. Within an infantry division, there were four artillery battalions, three M2A1 105mm howitzer battalions and one 155mm battalion. That GI was from a divisional artillery unit. The battalion is capable of firing four rockets simultaneously. The bigger the gun, the more men you needed, though the basic battalion structure for both the 105mm M2A1 and 155mm M1 units was similar regardless of the gun. At the end of the 1956 season we had won enough to get into the 7th Army tournament. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on January 08, 2018: Would love it. 264th CSSB CSM :: Fort Bragg - United States Army CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on September 28, 2017: Hi Mr. Burr. 224th Field Artillery - 29th Division Association Its strength was 3,300 men. Then the fuse had to be set using a special wrench. 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion command sergeant major Command Sgt. Im especially curious as to why he changed units. Part of the division sailed for England on November 15, 1944 aboard the. his discharge papers say he was in battery b 285th fa obsn which i know was the battalion at the malmedy massacre but i have never found his name on any survivor list his name by the was daniel coggeshall. His closest living relatives are we nephews and nieces so we appear not to be able to obtain his D D-214. 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Media; Armed; Dental Health Activity; 419th Contracting Support Regiment. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on October 14, 2016: Ms. Southall, thanks so much for sharing your dad's story. The fire control area consists of three radars, a computer, three van-type trailers and necessary electrical equipment. I am uncertain whether this gun accompanied the 867th in its later deployment to Germany, referred to by some on your web site as "AWOL". The locations are correct for the unit. It was a Corps Artillery unit. Dunn (Harnett County) to his family from Keesler Field, Mississippi, 1943, where he served in the 398th Technical School Squadron Paul Hampton Hickman Papers Papers reflecting the service of Sgt. To facilitate handling between the ammunition supply point and the battalion position area, the rocket is divided into three major components. ORGANIZATION(Feb 1957): (Source: Annual Historical Report 1957-58, HQ USAREUR) Support I spent about month (Oct 53) at combat intelligence school at Oberammergau and when I got back to Baumholder (early Nov), the guns were in Germany. I am researching the 259th Artillery Battalion. 999th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) 99th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 8219 Artillery Topo Map Service . Other sections cleaned the toilets, others swept the halls and cleaned the common rooms. With this completed, the electrical circuits are connected and the rocket is armed and ready to fire. Sometimes brings in units' other families looking for info too. As targets are acquired by the Acquisition Radar, they are transferred to the Target Tracking Radar which automatically tracks the target in range, direction and elevation, establishing its location. She was worried about the German toilet paper (too rough), so just before he left we bought a big freezer and bought a side of beef and tons of American toilet paper. After they put in slot machines they made so much money that they use to run nickel beer nights. The moto-mechanized brigade consisted of head quarters, three tank battalions, a reconnaissance battalion, an infantry battalion, a motorized artillery battalion, a troop transport battalion, special troops, and services. Had to love the guy. In January 2017, the World War I commemorative program expanded when ABMC acquired its 26th cemetery, the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Cemetery near Paris. What he wanted was all the discards from the C rations which the GIs usually had. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on June 07, 2019: Hi Mr. Armstrong, can you email me directly? He would like to remain in contact with any members of the service he served with during this time. I was allowed to go into the kitchen anytime 24/7 and get food. A 155mm battalion had approximately 550 enlisted men with 30 officers, with each battery having around 120 men. The galley crew quickly informed me to never miss a meal and to eat all the time. And Edgewood Arsenal, he was there. After completing the Officer Candidate Course he was appointed as second lieutenant in the 48th Reinforcement Battalion. Greg Lawson, just to name a few. I cannot find either a towed 155mm Howitzer or Long Tom 155mm battalion (non-divisional) designated as the 274th. He was a Florida licensed real estate broker and owner of Harmon Realty of Winter Haven, specializing in citrus groves. During the following days, the 26th Field Artillery continued to provide a supporting fire for the 39th Infantry Regiment, as of the 9th of August 1944. I am wondering if this could be him? Batteries were further subdivided into sections. We were moved to New York by train and loaded onto the USS Callan along with a lot of other troops. He was in the Pensacola convoy and then was in Darwin in early 1942. My dad was with the 268th FA during the Bulge. Here is where I lose track of him and can find no records of what battalion he was assigned . Then he would use a hand wheel to traverse the gun left. The use of artillery reached its zenith in World War II. Despite the copious Army manuals and regulations that defined nearly every aspect of life, the Army still encouraged low-level decision making regarding daily operations of its combat units. They were responsible for guarding the perimeter and hauling extra ammo. The fire control area must be a minimum distance of 1,000 yards from the launching area, and there must be line-of-sight between the two areas.
Our uncle, Richard V. Fritts, was a Technical Fourth Grade in the 993rd Field Artillery Battalion, in the Pacific Theater in 1944 and 1945. By the way I used a lot of high angle fire to get defensive fire coverage in close to FEBA, thank you i'll be waiting and thank you for this site i think i may be able to add some pictures i will dig them out and see what i have. How can one find a unit history? 264th Field Artillery Battalion - Army Unit Directory - Together We Served Find 264th Field Artillery Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. While I have found quite a bit of information about his unit, including a book published by the South Dakota Historical Commission, a book by Richard Cropp, and the daily reports for his battery. For an instant the Honest John appears to nudge forward hesitatingly on the launcher rail. It's a great place to begin the search. Lee, Ulysses. They made great sandboxes for matchbox cars. 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 After shut-off the missile follows a ballistic trajectory toward the target and is guided by the radar in azimuth only. The size, in itself, does not pose so great a problem because of the high degree of maneuverability. The Field Artillery OCS at Fort Sill (one of three during the war) produced 25,993 second lieutenants during the war years, which included over 3500 ROTC cadets who had completed between six and eight semesters of ROTC. After the battle he jumped ship, changed his name to Jack England and joined the Somerset Light Infantry in the army and was sent right to Flanders in the front line. The 105mm M3 is seen above in France, 1944. I read that the first guns got there in Oct and not Novas I remembered it. 264th Infantry Regiment HHB Division Artillery 721st Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) 870th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 871st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 872d Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 66th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized 266th Engineer Combat Battalion 366th Medical Battalion 66th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment CJK. 324th Field Artillery Batallion. He told me numerous times that he served in a 155 mm Howitzer Battalion that used high speed tractors to pull the guns, Corps Artillery attached to the 3rd Army, and at times attached to the 20th Corps. He also mentioned Regansburg, Germany and ended the war in Austria and did occupation duty there until coming home to train for the invasion of Japan. Hi Mr. Walters, do you mean Service Battery? (5) 27 May 57 to 9 Oct 57: Recon & Survey Officer, B Battery
These battalions were directly under the command of their respective Corps, which had its own commanders and staff to coordinate all its elements. The Headquarters and Service Battery normally supplements the Firing Battery with communications personnel and equipment, and additional ammunition carrying vehicles when the battery is separated from the battalion. The other calibers were the 8-inch, the 240mm, and the 4.5-inch gun. When we returned to Bad Kreuznach I was called to the Battery Commanders office. 264th Medical Battalion (210)221-0047/0030 After Hours Duty Phone: (210) 834-7725 2745 Harney Path, Bldg. Sgt Pappy Bryant was another gun chief. Maybe a quick bio on your dad (West Point class, hometown, etc.). to the 35th FA Gp), the other four 280mm battalions (59th, 264th, 265th and 868th FA Bns) remained attached to the 42nd FA Gp, which was assigned to Seventh Army Artillery. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on June 09, 2018: I'm going to assume you know these sites? Where possible, they could set the scope on a fixed target (e.g. V Corps Artillery
This piece can make a right angle turn in a walled intersection of two streets which are 9 meters wide, can move laterally, and can execute a 360 degree turn in a circle 90 meters in diameter. Wondering who had done this, I was surprised to find a 12 year old Polish boy had done it. We were shaped up by 8 am. Please email at the address provided in my profile. Directory Listing of Artillery/Artillery Battalions/Field Artillery The Battalion was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC). If any of you guys who served in the late fifties or sixties want to see what your contemporaries looked like check this book out. If you have any
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Behind the safety plate, on the left side of the breech, the gunner corporal worked a telescopic sight known as the gunners quadrant (or gunners scope), containing an azimuth scale that measured horizontal deflection, which he set on orders from the firing officer. My Father was a Pvt with Btry B of the 221st Field Artillery Battalion with the Americals in WWII. I will keep at it. We generally woke up to Hill Billy Reveille" on AFN radio. The 66th Division consisted of the following units: 262nd , 263rd, and 264th Infantry Regiments, Headquarters Battery, 721st, 870th, 871st, and 872nd, Field Artillery Battalions, 266th Engineer Combat Battalion, the 366th Medical Battalion, 66th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment, 66th Quartermaster Company, 66th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, He landed on D-Day +2 and the book covers a few engagements and on the back cover is the list of those killed which list my grandad. These thing never turn up! Within those battalions were some of the most highly skilled personnel that the U.S. Army had throughout the war. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on May 05, 2019: What have you found so far, if anything? 3 M 12 81 mm 412 AIRBORNE 40 (H) 32 M-7 Priest 60 36 While exciting, it can get confusing. I came to Rivers Barracks while the whole post was at REFORGER, so it was basically empty. On payday they were filled and SPs as well as MPs roamed the town to prevent trouble. Since your dad was assigned in late '43, he probably ended up on Bouganville and then the Philippines. Low level wind measurements are obtained from the wind measuring set, converted to firing data and applied to the launcher immediately prior to firing. The history of Battery B, 1 st Battalion, 214 th Field Artillery Regiment begins in Statesboro with the organization of the Headquarters Detachment, 264 th Coast Artillery Battalion. Estimates of the number of German forces left behind in these pockets ran from fifty to one hundred thousand. While in Brittany the 66th Division carried out daily reconnaissance patrols along the one hundred and twelve mile front and conducted periodical artillery fire on the pockets of resistance. I guess we will all be pursuing our parents for the rest of our lives. Subject: DAVAO; SHIKOKU; YYUSHU '45, '46. Thanks. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on May 25, 2017: I believe the 221st was assigned to the Americal Division, which ended up on Guadalcanal at the end of 1942. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on October 15, 2016: Hi Ms. Southall, I would like a picture of your dad in uniform. The 175 mm guns were usually parked in the same corner, just in front of these corner buildings (just west of them). The Nike utilizes a command guidance type of control. The battery is only 25% mobile and is classified as a semi-mobile battery. The risk of being spotted by enemy observers was ever-present. So i just wanted some info even if vaguely describes the 282 during the war. Yes, I am familiar with, and a member of the facebook page, and have used Dave Curry's site. However, it was to inform me I was now in the survey section. Other stakes are used to mark the direction of fire. During my time there he received his Captains bars. I will check the 20th Corps order of battle just to confirm. I also learned the folly of riding a bicycle around a blind corner of the path around the courtyard of the apartment complex at full speed. As the vehicle stops with its sight mount over the surveyed hub, three crewmen lower the side and rear jacks while other crewmen elevate and extend the launching beam to the firing position. I have been able to get in contact with people with unit history books of each battery of the 666th but my father is not listed in any of the books. He had a simple strategy if war ever broke out. And I didn't really think about how the army wouldn't stop practicing, because my father's section, at least, thought they were going on to Japan. German Occupation Forces in Denmark, 7 June 1943 Events | Museum of the Kansas National Guard Any help will be appreciated in regards to my questions and my uncle's records. Frank's Facebook Page. There was more interaction between the ranks and you really got to know who you could depend on in the field. during WWII ], [ 19th Infantry Division - Did not exist
Prior to firing, the predicted point of intercept and the present position of the target are continuously displayed on the two plotting boards in the battery control trailer. The assignments were made back in the US and continued upon deployment. The two assistant gunners and three other cannoneers in the section were responsible for packing the shells with powder bags, setting the fuses according to the mission specifics, and loading. I dont know why he changed units. That baffled me til someone pointed out that in his situation, points wouldn't matter, and exactly what you said--the regrouping of men. We found on the internet a small book with 17 pages called 200th Field Artillery Battalion and gives a brief history and account of their journey from America to England, D-Day and ending up in Czechoslovakia. necessary to prepare and fire the round. The field was another story all together. Bet you cant guess the name of the Battalion Commanders daughter. On October 1st, 1940, the three battalions of the 26th Field Artillery were re-designated as three separate battalions under the Commanding . Everything in his records say that he served in the 274th Field Artillery Battalion from his inscription to discharge. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on September 15, 2016: Nancy,the 908th was part of the 83rd Infantry Division during WWII. If your frostbitten hands were not already cut up from separating the silk powder bags with a knife, you got soaked kneeling down in the puddles and mud that formed around the gun pit. My father was with the 662nd FA Battalion in Europe in WWII. Find out whether your WWI veteran was awarded medals for battlefield heroism or for wounds received in action. Published: Jun 17, 2016 Total records: 10,633. The radar tracks the missile and provides the computer with the missile's location in the sky. Life was routine and good. He was a heavy machine gunner in the 662nd Service Battalion. The collection is comprised of organizational and operational records and miscellaneous historical material from the files of army units that served in World War II. Arrived Bremerhaven on theUSNS Gen. Butner on 15 Jan 1956 . In many cases, the executive officer ran day-to-day operations and oversaw all firing sequences and missions. The division included the 193rd, 194th, and 195th Rifle Regiments, the 65th Artillery Regiment, a tank battalion, reconnaissance and sapper companies, and anti-aircraft and anti-tank batteries. I read the above about the communication, wire and phones. I played on the B battery basketball team, touch football team, and fast pitch softball team. Hopefully the pictures I have attached are self explanatory. As I recall, the 6th of the 9th was in the building on the right (short end of the rectangle) as you went in the gate. The Ivy League schools supplied the artillery branch with hundreds of officers throughout the war. It sounds like you've spoken to just about everybody, including the division association. There is a 10-page postwar The 270th Field Artillery Battalion in the E.T.O.. pamphlet you may be able to get as a copy from the Army Historical and Education Center library at Carlisle, PA. The position area should have good access roads and firm ground as well as good natural cover and concealment. Armored field artillery battalions had the same command structure within their organic divisions as the infantry but contained 18 self-propelled howitzers instead of the usual 12 for the towed variety. 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Sponsorship; Garrison; Dental Health Activity; 419th Contracting Support Truppe. It was very common for the men to be reassigned to other units after the end of hostilities, as some units were rotated home as well as individual personnel based on points. Field Artillery Battalion in action in Normandy, France in 1944. I remember the big fat missile thing (shown in one of your pictures) which we thought was an ammo depot or air raid shelter. The Battery Commander, by electronic interrogation, can determine whether target indications appearing on the scope are friendly or hostile. It was the sheer weight and logistics involved with the operations of the 155mm ammo that was daunting. After the rocket leaves the launcher the crewmen rapidly march order the section. They knew that as soon as an American spotter plane appeared over their positions, it would only take minutes before a massive barrage rained down death and destruction. Whether it is within a division or as part of a Corps artillery group, the battalion was the primary unit structure for the artillery branch in World War II. But I'll keep trying. Shells were usually shipped in pallets, with eight shells per pallet. Each Nike missile battery is divided into three principal areas: The administrative area, the fire control area, and the launching area. Orders are transmitted by the computer to the missile through the missile tracking radar. Keywords: Edwin L. McCrea proudly served in the 865 AA unit in the . (1)In January 1955, the 259th FA Msl Bn (Corporal)was deployed to Europe with full Type I CORPORAL field equipment. Home Counties Division 44th (Home Counties) Division 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division After 1st formation we had about a half hour to do section chores. At night, signals are given by the chief of section to the drivers and winch operator by the use of socially modified flash lights. Each shell could take up to seven bags of powder, which were wrapped in silk and tied together. Subscribe to 264th Field Artillery Battalion Footer menu Cemeteries & Memorials Burial Search About Us Education Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 Yes it was WWII. It was some kind of Battery test so the radar crew was given a truck load of C rations and stuck in a remote site away from the rest of the unit. Finding the break in a line required both skill and a little bit of luck. 264th Division (Einheiten) Support Units . Red and white aiming posts were laid to the rear of the sight, almost in a straight line. Explore regimental histories, soldier rosters, morning reports, and reports of casualties to better understand the combat experiences of your WWI veteran. The history of the 26st Field Artillery Regiment from the early days of the horse soldier to the modern, highly trained, mission ready, assault force of today. Is there a way to know who survived the war in his Battery B? After lunch we had an hour of motor stables followed by either more section training or R&R. frameset, Victor Gensmer's photos of the 317th Sig Bn (Const), Des
The third trailer, the Maintenance and Spare Parts Trailer contains the electronic equipment shop equipment and spare components. 284th Field Artillery Battalion. 264th Pioneer Battalions . TACTICAL USAGE
The spade is dropped and the weapon is backed onto the spade. This is the only cannon in the United States Army capable of full circle traverse without displacement. Personnel within this platoon are also equipped to perform organizational maintenance on missiles and associated firing and test equipment. He drove by with a smile and gave us a sweeping Hi and a wink. The tell tale dust cloud makes it imperative that the section displace immediately, to avoid enemy counter fire. Very informative! Turned out I used those bonds to pay for my first 2 years of college when I was discharged. He was a World War II veteran who participated in the Battle of the Buldge, where he was a Staff Sergeant in the 264th Field Artillery Battalion. So the third day, after I got settled, he showed me Giessen. All three and another 8" SPH battalion (according to your page)were members of the 42nd Group which was commanded by Col. Wallace [not Walter] C. Magathan. I used to speak with two different librarians/assistants at the library in Fort Sill (I'm calling the library, it could be the office for Field Artillery Journal mag). Once we sat on the Fulda Gap near the East German border in concentric circles with half of the 7th Army. CJ. A driver and assistant driver rounded out the 105mm section, making for a total of nine men. A 105mm battalion contained just over 500 men. WikiZero zgr Ansiklopedi - Wikipedia Okumann En Kolay Yolu . '44/'45.
Sorry for the delays. We lived in a big barracks building on the QM Depot. An artillery battalion communications net was its lifeline, and monitoring its operation meant constant vigilance. In the first two years of the war, the 105mm self-propelled and 75mm howitzer were their main weapons. I received orders to return to Camp Chaffee for Artillery training after the normal week off. Then it surges into space with a roar at an ever mounting speed. But it was the work those battalions did in World War II that set the stage for the rest of the 20th Century and beyond. The latter part of my stay there, I met a German family whom lived in Allendorf, through Sabine & Greg, the Stockhauses. There was a replacement system, but the exigencies of combat left all units in the combat arms (infantry, armor, engineer or artillery) short of men. Lt. Col. Ricardo Jones is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. General Lauer commanded the division until its deactivation in November 1945. The division headquarters was in Tyumen in a two-story house on Republic street, and the . The two tracking radars feed target and missile. The 66th Division consisted of the following units: 262nd , 263rd, and 264th Infantry Regiments, Headquarters Battery, 721st, 870th, 871st, and 872nd, Field Artillery Battalions, 266th Engineer Combat Battalion, the 366th Medical Battalion, 66th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment, 66th Quartermaster Company, 66th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, the 566th Signal Company, and Headquarters Special Troops, including a Headquarters Company and a Military Police Platoon.