224th Field Artillery - 29th Division Association I know his headstone states he was a Sergeant but he must received that at Camp Swift in Texas in the three months before being discharged on October 14, 1945. It aids in laying in the guns by taking into account the Y Azimuth distance between true north and magnetic north. This is the best article I have read on the US Army Field Artillery in World War II. U.S. Field Artillery in World War II. One of my big thrills occurred while hanging out the back door of my sections 2-ton truck driving on the autobahn. Frank's Facebook Page. The history of the 224th Field Artillery is a direct mirror of the history of the 110th Field Artillery. As the missile is fired it rises slowly and vertically for the first few seconds. Prewar service The 65th Territorial Rifle Division was formed in May 1931, based in Tyumen, Kamyshlov, and Ishim. Arrived Bremerhaven on theUSNS Gen. Butner on 15 Jan 1956 . The guidance platoon contains both the operational personnel necessary to guide the missile and the specialist personnel required to maintain the fire control equipment. After graduating from high school in 1951 and registering for the draft, I received a college deferment and went off to the University of Illinois. Some after the war. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on January 02, 2018: Glad to hear from you. All units in the last year of the war were short men on their roster. He enlisted Feb 42 and was sent to Ft Sill, then to CP Bowie TX until deployment 21 Aug 1943 from NY to ETO arriving Oran Algeria 2 Sep 1943. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on September 30, 2017: Just great info. He drove by with a smile and gave us a sweeping Hi and a wink. The letter, dated 3 May 1954, shows the Adjutant General, 264th Field Artillery Battalion, requested a copy of the FSM's DD Form 214. Running a spool of black telephone cord from HQ to an observation post could put one under fire from mortars, machine guns, snipers, shelling, both friendly and German, as well as enemy patrols. Keep me posted. He enlisted into the United States Army in May 1999 as. That raised the total to 6 - my assignment was to "E" Co, 331st Regt. Upon receiving the orders from the firing officer, such as Command Left 10 or Right 20, the key task for the gunner was to get the aiming stakes and the gun sight lined up on the vertical crosshair in the scope. FA Btry (762-mm Rocket), 3rd Yes, I am familiar with, and a member of the facebook page, and have used Dave Curry's site. They made great sandboxes for matchbox cars. If it wasn't in the Library of Congress, is it likely they would have anything? CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on October 22, 2019: Hi Mr. Schulte, great to hear from you. The 406th was probably sent home first as the 196th did occupation duty for a couple of months. We practiced RSOPs (Reconnaissance, Selection, Occupation of Position) till we could do them in our sleep. Thank you. 83rd Infantry Division Documents - 324th Field Artillery Batallion In late May1945 the 66th Division moved again, this time to the Marseille area on the southern coast of France to staff the staging areas in Marseille, Arles, and St. Victoret from which troops were being sent to the war in the Pacific. The Division has an excellent veterans association which is very helpful to families, see americal.org. His name was Gayle W. Huston and he died in 1975. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on January 20, 2018: Hi Mr. Mercadante, glad to hear about your project. Within the first couple of weeks the outfit went to the field for training for a week. FA Bn (280mm Gun), 59th FA Bn (280mm Gun), 867th The Nike system is designed to operate with three sections per battery and four launches per section, but may use a smaller number. I was sent to Camp (now Fort) Chaffee for my eight weeks of basic training. Many 66th Division athletic teams played on another on newly constructed athletic fields. US Army Unit Records Index | PDF | Division (Military) | Regiment - Scribd However, in practice, they just never seemed to fit into the basic operations of the regiment and, in many cases, ended up being used as perimeter defense. Down time was spent playing poker and drinking beer. US 9th Army, 12 December 1944 - CGSC - YUMPU Looking for more information from military/civilian We went all the way to the championship game which we lost 2 to 0. Junior commanders were expected to use their own initiative. So the third day, after I got settled, he showed me Giessen. Please pass them on. 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion command sergeant major Command Sgt. After completing basic training his unit went on. Thx. His name was George Irwin Brown and we have since found out he was a Master Sergeant with the 200th Field Artillery Battalion and was from Slippery Rocks, Pennsylvania. World War II veteran lobbed 'small bombs' at enemy - The Times of Handbook on USSR Military Forces: Chapter III, Field Organization Looks like B Battery only. Most of the time, it was on jacks because all the ammo inside broke the axles! The artillery fire disabled a number of big German guns and sank numerous re-supply boats. The 808th was part of the 9th Army, XIII Corps. At the count of zero a button is pushed on the firing panel box. Personal Accounts Record Battle Opened 56 Years Ago (by Mr. Mitchell Kaidy) Who Really Liberated Bastogne? The battalion is capable of firing four rockets simultaneously. However I have not been able to discover that fact. 264th CSSB Phone: (910) 396-4218 Location: 2420 Quartermaster St., BLDG M-1433 Fort Bragg, North Carolina Hours of Operation: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., M-F Closed on weekends, training and federal. or Vilseck at least twice a year and stayed in primitive quarters. Bet you cant guess the name of the Battalion Commanders daughter. He listed many names and addresses on the back with their location in the picture. 264th Field Artillery Battalion | American Battle Monuments Commission By the Korean War, they had added six guns to the standard battery. This capability is useful in engaging targets of opportunity to the flanks or rear, and in those situations in which the direction of fire is such that transporters could not set the gun down and have room to move away. 15 minutes prior to firing the countdown is started. We had gone to Grafenveer to fire the guns; we couldnt go to Baumhilder because the range was not long enough, and so we drove to the FO cement bunker on the range to observe the firing. 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. The Battalion motto is "Support for Victory". Toggle navigation. If you copy this link into the web this is the small booklet I mentioned. 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. On an HE round, the ammunition crews could set it for either point detonating (PD) or time superquick (TSQ). CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on October 26, 2017: Mr. Lagasse, the 15th FAB has a great website with rosters and stories (not sure if you've found it already). The radar is locked in azimuth on the target line, the computer and doppler are then readied for firing. This great weight makes detailed route, and especially bridge, reconnaissance extremely important. The firing battery, the largest element of the battery, is commanded by the executive officer. These officers and men make up the Battalion Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Battery, Medical Detachment, and Firing Battery. US Army Units in the Korean War Let me know if you have trouble, and I can just list them here. Thank You for the links to the Artillery Battalions in the European Theater. This gave me the envious position of sitting in the jeep while the other men pulled the measuring chains and recorded the angles. 66th Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia We also had black & white Chevrolet station wagon which bit the dust (threw a rod) on the trip down to Munich in 1968. My dad was a wire corporal with the 268th FA 8in gun. Can I ask one more question? U.S. Army 1966. Why his arm did not fall off is amazing, he pitched 6 games in five days. But overall, finding info on this unit post Bulge is very hard. The HONEST JOHN Missile Battalion is authorized by TO&E, a total of 19 officers, 4 warrant officers, and 261 enlisted men. The control equipment for the radars and computer are housed in three trailers. Many of the other non-firing battery assignments came with a multitude of dangers, and nowhere was that more illustrated than for the men of the wire section of HQ Battery. of three firing batteries. 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. The third trailer, the Maintenance and Spare Parts Trailer contains the electronic equipment shop equipment and spare components. Like Ms. Southall, my father was in two different FABs, and someone at the 83rd site said that because he, my dad, was regular army (West Point), he would be staying for the Occupation, which he did, for another year, and that's about when the change occurred, I think, from the 908 to the 323. Hi lions44 -- Somewhere below I saw that you hoped Ft. Sill would still come through for you. Life was routine and good. Because my Mom didn't want to go back to the States, we lost our PX privleges and had to live "on the economy". I'll have to confirm that. The 908th should not be a problem. Amazingly, those incidents were relatively rare considering the near-constant use that most of the weapons received. ss mariposa wwii If you have an email I can send them to you. In 1965 it was re-designated as 8th Battalion, 15th Field Artillery and inactivated in 1971 in Homestead Air Force Base, FL. The medical section, in addition to performing the normal functions of such a unit, is specially trained in the treatment of injuries resulting from exposure to nitirc acid, aniline and electric shock. OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS The firing battery is divided into a guidance platoon and two firing platoons. Jim has the largest library of unit histories anywhere. Field Artillery Battalion in action in Normandy, France in 1944. I found out that there was a book written by two serving men from the 200th at the time who wrote it as they were going along and is a detailed account of their exploits and experiences and has 165 pages. In addition, steering commands received from the computer are transmitted to the missile which directs it toward the predicted intercept point. This is the only cannon in the United States Army capable of full circle traverse without displacement. Once situated near Marseille, the 263rd staffed the St. Victoret staging area and the 262nd and 264th staffed the Arles staging area. Gimme a couple of weeks. I returned to the University of Illinois and let Uncle Sam pay for my degree in Mechanical Engineering. 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. Duty as an observer usually occurred on a rotating basis for the officers of each battery within the battalion. Crew of 105mm (M2). Will send over the excerpt. The Battalion, and especially A Battery, lost a large number of officers during the first half of 1956. FA Btry (762-mm Rocket), 531st CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on September 25, 2019: Hi Mike, I think I still have the info. Eight spin rockets, set ninety degress apart are contained in the forward end of the rocket motor. CJK -- how do I send you a photo? The latter part of my stay there, I met a German family whom lived in Allendorf, through Sabine & Greg, the Stockhauses. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on May 15, 2020: Thx, Greener. Neither of us including my mother new of each other existed. during WWII ], [ 20th Infantry Division - Did not exist Usually, one or two of the men had a copy years later and sent to the Association. I'm not certain if that means they are attached to each other or used independently. 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. Many Thanks Chuck Armstrong son of Sgt. 264th Infantry 66th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) 266th Engineer Combat Battalion 366th Medical Battalion 66th Division Artillery 870th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer). Shortly after I was there, orders came down to remove the names from the guns, so they were painted over. History | American Battle Monuments Commission CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on June 27, 2020: Hi Ms. Goetschi, great to hear from you. Lt. Col. Ricardo Jones264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion commander. Its strength was 3,300 men. I remember his daughter, Susan (about my age). World War II: Then and Now: Canton cannoneer Because he was an officer, there was a lot of paper work that mentioned him, but much of it was repetitious, mostly lists of soldiers in the B Battery as they changed over time. We went to the firing ranges in Graf. Great snackbar and a big ballroom and formal bar upstairs. "Our guns weighed 16 tons, and the tractors that pulled them each weighed 14 tons," noted. In the first two years of the war, the 105mm self-propelled and 75mm howitzer were their main weapons. He may have landed in Scotland. I remember one of the Lieutenants (a company commander?) Will do. Thx. Also from my research, I discovered the CIB was only awarded to Infantry men in combat but after the war in 1946, an exception was made for other soldiers who fought in direct combat did earn the CIB and thus awarded the Bronze Star. United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, Enlisted I'm also available on Google + or Twitter. I emailed you about information on his unit. external powder bags), the duties of the 155mm crews were essentially the same. This is the official web site of the 284th Field Artillery Battalion which had the code name "Helpmate." This unit was part of General Patton's Third Army and supported many infantry units in northern France, Rhine area and invasion of southern Germany. The gunner lays the beam on the proper deflection in the same manner as a conventional artillery piece. But overall, no, the guys rarely moved if the unit was intact. When a battalion is attached to a Corps, it is normally assigned a mission of general support of the Corps. I have some info. Please email at the address provided in my profile. Its commander, Major General Herman F. Kramer, continued with the division until August 1945, when he was relieved by Major General Walter F. Lauer. He may charge a fee to do a search. Otherwise, your best bet would be After Action Reports and Unit Histories from the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill or Archives II. This area is composed of the buildings and items of equipment necessary for assembling, testing, fueling, and firing a NIKE missile. 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. My dad volunteered for Vietnam in 1968 and we stayed in Munich, Germany while he was there (Central Highlands, Pleiku, Da Nang, Nah Tran, etc). If the battery is on the march when the fire mission is received, the howitzers are immediately moved off the road and emplaced. COL Mundinger (deceased) was the commander of the Honest John missile battalion (3rd MSL Bn, 79th Arty). He was there everyday for our stay doing jobs for us. Low level wind measurements are obtained from the wind measuring set, converted to firing data and applied to the launcher immediately prior to firing. He did ship out to Europe the same date as this battalion. Thus, once fired, the HONEST JOHN Rocket is a weapon delivering an atomic warhead comparable with the larger missiles requiring intricate and sometimes unreliable electronic guidance systems. Any information you have would certainly be appreciated. Retirements and budget cuts have occurred but I will dig into it, let you know what I find. Thank You for your quick response. I do have some informationI got from other members before they passed.
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