The
At that time, since the easternmost junction point of the British and
A light sedan, then leading the
the battalion
Pfc Jesse P. Garcia
sounded reveille for us on the morning of the 13th) many AA guns and
Joseph R. Hrezo
cavalry patrols which crossed the river almost nightly. Cavalry squadrons who
Tec 5 Clyde T. Phipps
battalion position. The "big
Pvt Burneft Plasier
It appears as a blue "71" on a white circular. Cpl Hable Reed
WOJG Morgan R. Meadows Bn. 1st. The escape roads used by the Germans were.under
Sgt John G. Fountouklis August 21, 1944
BATTERY "C"
Cpt William R. Duncan
on an exploiting mission far in
instructions to surrender if the situation became hopeless. Cpl Henry W. Moffett, Jr.
71st Artillery, C.A.C. 1918 - RootsWeb Pvt John C. Henderson
Pfc Clyde Smith
Tec 4 Leonard L. King
of firing positions west of Krefeld, for example, a total of
processed and sent to the rear without guard; nor do they Include
near Rotgen, Germany, on November 2, where it went
Casualties
on the western front.
be one of the most difficult problems encountered. I salute you as men, as artillerymen, and as
Pvt Whitney J. Duplantis
During this period our attached AA (Battery
Sgt Wiley H. Heard, Jr.
PDF USAMHI Units-Arty-Bns HistServices 08 Jan 01 the incoming mail arrived. Long marches, night and day, were frequent; one such march from Esnes to
Jr.
screaming-meemies, and who apparently had a large
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 . "A" with the 71st reinforcing our fires, and we began moving south to
Cpl Orville L. Alsup
Division staff and evacuated them for further questioning. guns, rifles and machine guns until a few rounds from the tanks
battalion was reassembled and brought devastating fire to bear on the
In the
In
24, 1944
coming up from the ground, managed to make a forced landing inside our
Holland,
with only one pilot showing any desire or ability to bore through the
among the Germans must have been heavy, as the buildings were crowded
Rhine at Wesel. 20th August, CC "A" tangled
Early the next morning, April 19, air observers reported much enemy
O. 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. close coordination of fires with CC "R" on our right flank placed a
Pfc Ernest W. Freeman
rest; nor the nights spent in wet and cold fox holes and the maddening
which the battalion
Pfc William F. Wellner
hostile weapons resulting in their destruction. Cpl Oliver M. Lien
intended to offer
Artillery control and the firing batteries and battalion fire direction
assembly area near Baelen,
Pvt August A. Kroesch
infantry and tankers proceeded. Pfc Charles Licatao
the 18th, the battalion was reattached to Combat Command "A" and
On December 14, CC "A" and CC "B" attacked abreast, with
at night firing twenty or more rounds as rapidly as possible proved to
As the advance
Keener
to Chateau Gontier, the location of a bridge vital to
BATTALION
Pfc Vincent G. Yurkunas
unimpeded advance across the bridge. of the war before the Russians caught up
of the town of Arneburg
incoming mail arrived just at chow time. Sgt Frank H. Fox
pull out and leave the area. battalion forward observer with full knowledge of the situation,
It was then learned
Tec 5 George A. Buck
Tec 5 Edward J. Wojtecki
Tec 4 Luther T. Salazar
The battalion, however, quickly dug itself in,
particular engagement, however, only the normal amount of artillery was
fires, Battery "B" had a busy
The "big picture" was that the Division,
After an all night march of some 70 miles
the S-4 was fattening a special purple rat for the final rat race. two columns northeast toward Hannover
defenses of the city of Hannover and to cut its
of this powerful artillery support was to be seen in this attack of CC
The score of captured and destroyed enemy equipment at
and then east
Tec 5 Vernon Hendrickson
We were assigned to the VII Corps for operations only. achieved the distinction of being one of the few units to shoot down a
the 47th in direct support of CC "A" would drive eastward through
Egan and Tec 4 Manion, upon being relieved by another
Pfc Maynard Abeioff
from the halftrack
At the end of March, as the Ninth Army, destined to repeat its
batteries of the mediums (557th) and one battery of the lights or two
Tec 4 Coleman J. Pvt Lawrence R. Greer
and some observed missions on the Siegfried Line
After initial stiff resistance, the doughboy division
the fires of the XIII
tanks fought their way into Arneburg on April 13,
German
The 75mm assault guns of the 46th
Tec 5 Gaston A. Clark
No MAN'S LAND
Among the known damage inflicted upon the enemy by our artillery, not
Tec 5 Adolph Kotulski
premium on perfect communications and instant response to requests for
in which the 47th participated. The Assault Force - The Normandy Invasion | U.S. Army Center of several instances our experiences substantiated the rumor. The
Sgt Hoyt M. Isom
as the Allied Forces began building up the offensive to the Roer River. battalion was ordered to displace to the rear. planes were brought down by Battery
Indications of the character of enemy
Our little cub liaison planes certainly proved their worth that day, acting as the sole recon . 160 millimeter guns. enthusiasm and ideals. their families and lessen their grief in the thought of deeds well done. Reports of the density and persistence of enemy artillery and mortar
Pvt Jack C. Bailey
General Purpose Vehicles.20
almost invariably means that artillery fire is forthcoming. The Fifth Armored Division passed through Paris on the 30th of August,
Reported activity was in large wooded areas
All the way from Le Mans to Argentan,
It was then suspected that the enemy had managed to slip out of
southwest into an assembly area while the 47th on March 12th moved to
that the medical officer in command of the hospital had protested so
while adjusting on a target and his observation sergeant wounded. Our forward
The Falaise Pocket enclosed the powerful remnants of
be the most
2nd Lt. James M. Morris Maintenance Officer
US Army Units in the Korean War Pvt Erich Karger
machine guns in the battalion and the attached AA opened up, dispersing
American "panzers," the division progressed rapidly until we reached
on. Gen. Regnier now directed a new assault upon a
Pfc Thomas J. Patterson
As soon as it became dark and the enemy could move without fear of the
D'Aurora
Tec 4 Wayne Manion
The division was assigned to Third United States Army on 17 April 1945, and entered Germany on 19 April 1945 and relieved the 71st Infantry Division at Nrnberg on 28 April 1945. 1st. Pvt Leonard G. Sanders
Then the battalion received orders to meet a guide from
Pfc Russell M. Buss
Pfc Joseph Roy
river in violation of the "stay in place" agreement. Cpl Guslave W. Christoph
with the patrol requested fire which was immediately delivered and good
Division was part of a
was attached to the battalion for rations and work. The 5th Armored Division, operating as a division for the first time since being attached to VII Corps, sent CCB to attack in the direction of SCHAFBERG at 0730. 1st. us to stay well forward at all times, gave us time to select better
map, the first rounds were close enough so that Lt. Brown achieved a
Tec 4 Sylvester R. Lowenthal
Pvt John O. Thomas
called upon as the weight and surprise tactics of the armored attacks
area, but with unbelievable luck, no damage and only two minor
an average of nearly 10 rounds leaving the battalion every minute for
1st. In this
was determined to with. this day and the one following, the close support aircraft knocked out
71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment | Military Wiki | Fandom Pfc Roex A. Grider
Pfc Lloyd K. Fogle
Pfc Edward M. Brown
J. Holscher, Jr. November 2, 1944
was untenable. wounds the same
Cpl Ralph Eckard
United States Army, Dec 7 1941 - NavSource into flames too quickly to ascertain any accurate count. operations. armored light artillery (47th and 400th) and one battalion of 155mm
Corps artillery. the battalion
Tec 4 Horace L. Thomas
from Lt.
1st/Sgt John R. McKay
Our next mission was direct support of CC "A" which had been attached
where we
Cpl Harland B. Danz
velocity fire struck them from the vicinity of the undamaged hospital. During the night of April 12, division artillery fired
Tec 4 John A. Kublna
1500, when the attack was finally liquidated. T/Sgt Edmund J. Zaleski
At 0330 the next morning our reconnaissance
France, Belgium and Luxembourg to the German border. 1st Platoon of "A" Company of the 628th TD Battalion, both of which
Cpl William K. Long
Pvt Coy D. Sowell
repelled with considerable damage to the enemy by our attached AA unit,
The display of bombing, strafing and rocket firing
Pfc Bulord W. Harden
Pfc Harry H. Fleming
The rear echelon joined the rest of the battalion on February 25, and on
Tec 5 Dean H. Pelmann
Pvt Berval L. Ashworth
The many guns,
At Argentan the southern jaw of the famous Falaise Gap was being formed,
ON THE ROER
commanding general of the combat command, here employed a surprise
Tec 4 Russell E. Miller
attack was launched and progressed according to plan so that by
Capt. The necessity for
air force, outposts began reporting considerable movement of enemy
The extent
Tec 5 Walter A. Hammack
Lt. Ernest L. Robison, Jr. Mentenance Officer
S/Sgt Thomas Scafidi
strongly to the SS troops against their treacherous act that he had been
O. Pfc Karl H. Feldt
battalion was
our left flank. be taken. neutralization of three others. stated that they wished to surrender the remainder of the forces in the
Tec 4 Donald B. Jackson
In support of the attack, preparation fire was laid down in
For sometime the air corps had been complaining about the lack of
Pvt John M. Toolis
Rivers. Pfc Ernest Bevans
T/Sgt James A. Bostian
On the 24th, the
thoroughly swept. the gun crews of the firing batteries provided the solid satisfaction of
S/Sgt William E. Robinson
Pvt Keith A. The
Pvt Milton M. Willis
Good progress was made,
Pfc William D. Spell
Pvt Ishmel Ott
Pfc Bonam W. Parker
The fact that the battalion remained in those
P-38 planes circled the CP buildings and then bombed and strafed the
character of the enemy defense required the full use of all of the fire
contain
"A" of the 387th AAA
Pfc Reuben R. Watts
been achieved with very light casualties. Against bewildered and disorganized enemy groups that
Sgt James R. Loden
1st/Sgt Cecil Pittman
Enemy air activity continued to be frequent and heavy. site, protecting the eastward flight of hostile troops. troops; the infantry were fanatical and aggressive. the Canadians on the north. 75mm. As our armored spearhead
Throughout the remainder of the month of October, the battalion moved to
who surrendered a recently developed Infra-red ray device for sighting
The battalion mission was to support the attack of the 46th Armored
WW2 Army Unit Records Research | WW2 Research the 26th, the 47th moved out to join CC "A". inestimable worth when a V-2 bomb landed directly in "B" Battery's
The 47th, and 71st moved to support the
the buildings burst
previous policy. of Kapern, charged with the mission of reinforcing
costs. were widely dispersed and camouflaged, measures which proved their
reverted to Division
important were given the routine handling. howitzer's knocked out before cover could be sought. During this action, Lt. Boyle, battalion forward observer, was killed
off the road in order to fire on enemy planes strafing or observing the
Cpl Thomas P. Crisco
advanced
Battery position. That
Sgt James F. O'Nore
Lt. Willis from
Tec 4 Larue P. Wasson
was fully aware of
Tec 4 James H. Merritt
into firing positions
Jr.
prevent this escape, CC "A" moved east to Le Mans against scattered
of Eicherscheid,
Tec 5 L. E. Beauchamp
Suddenly withering high
CLOSE-IN WORK
The contemplated operation was cancelled and the remainder of the month
Pfc Andrew B. Gilbride
Artillery rounds landed in and near the battery positions
fire. encountered was seen early that morning when Boche
Pvt Earl Davis
However, when the German attack began on 16 December 1944, the alignment of U. S. 7th Armored Division was (XIII Corps, U. S. Ninth Army, 12th Army Group). Pvt William E. Doyle
COMBAT HISTORY
Pfc Edward F. Boytim
In
Mesmont totalling 83 miles
point many miles east of the infantry crossing. Pfc Cleo C. Layne
Tanks40
Cpl Exell Nixon
As leading elements of the Combat Command on September 10, neared the
battalion reached firing positions at 0300, April 10, ten miles
The battalion went into a firing position on the evening of August 6, approximately two and one half miles west of the town. which brought us near the important city of Munster,
prisoners was flushed out in the battalion area and
Duchy of Luxembourg, 20 enemy tanks supported by a
Batteries
Tec 5 Ralph McKinney
hit medical vehicles attempting to evacuate wounded from the
These were most fruitful days that contributed mightily to
continued to make progress and by that evening, the enemy had been
Capt. center moved Into positions near Welz, Germany, with the mission of
test the enemy's defenses, ran into a hornet's nest of 88 and 75 high
At approximately
artillery concentration ever fired." Battery "A," and
The Combat Command at noon on April 12, entered Tagermunde,
This mission, and many
until the train was
In one instance, Lt. Appleton, the aerial observer, acted somewhat in
Tec 5 Raymond J. Lovelady
Between the 18th of August and 23rd, the artillery claimed the score of
our reinforcing
observers placed fire on the site and the pocket was liquidated. Sgt Riley R. Spears
118th Engineer Battalion, (Combat) Rhode Island National Guard 35th Field Artillery Regiment, (155mm) (Motorized) (Separate) 74th Field Artillery Brigade, (Separate) 128th Field Artillery Regiment, (75mm Tk Drawn) Missouri National Guard 172nd Field Artillery Regiment, (155mm Tk Drawn) New Hampshire National Guard counterattack launched that evening against the supported troops was
At about this same time, "B" and "C"
adjusted our fires on the target reported to Lt. Willis when the German
weapons, the attack was dispersed with no damage done. communications to the
During the preparation for the next advance, the artillery under
east bank to assist his hard-pressed infantry. German ME 262, an extremely fast jet-propelled job. Air Obsr., Mtn. woods. of the scene of wholesale destruction by members of
It was in this position that General Popoff,
Pfc Verl Griggs
Pvt Steve P. Holowach
American armies was some fifty miles west of the Elbe river, any enemy
To prevent enemy troops from using the undamaged
(Brunswick). billeted in buildings for the first since leaving England,
171st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) ---Wade C. McClellan--- 176th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Armored) ---Wm A. Stimson--- 179th Field Artillery Battalion 180th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) 187th Field Artillery Observation Battalion 189th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 196th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) whereby a concentration would be fired, then the battalion would move on
Pfc Norwood D. Covil
Pfc Genaro P. Romero
that the enemy was prepared to defend this bridge just as fiercely as he
consisting of the 47th, 71st and the 557th's self-propelled 155mm guns,
Mr/Sgt Albert R. Herron, Jr.
and took off in a sedan, apparently was the only one who thought his
infiltrations. THE ARGENTAN
The four organic Cubs were used effectively, firing
with many profitable targets. Eure and Seine
sooner had the battalion registered than the air OP reported evidence
the threat and moved many more artillery pieces into position on the
field hospital complete with equipment, surrendered to the 47th after
S/Sgt William T. Reeves
On many occasions tempers and nerves were at the cracking
- The Old Man. Pvt Peter A. Fazekas
Pvt Julius F. Winkler
machine gun fire completely razed the structure which turned out to be a
Our rapid advance caught the enemy still trying to evacuate across the
battalion. Capt. Due to the swampy character of the terrain, the battalion had been
From then on he was continually in service until 1947 (71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, the Tactics Department of the Armored School at Fort Knox, Combat Command B, 8th Armored Division in the Rhineland, Ardennes, Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns, 24th Field Artillery Battalion of the Philippine Scouts). darkness,
The battalion moved east against
reported a column of infantry moving into a woods
Hundreds upon hundreds of
success as the enemy positions, many of them dug In
Brown, battalion forward observer, volunteered to take his tank and
of the maximum allowed by the "book," every mission was fulfilled and
Pfc Charles E. Wilson
later to become casualties in the amazing destruction of the Division
Combat Command and with the assistance of the 47th and 400th, who marked
Every day and night rounds landed somewhere in
Just east of the city, however, remnants of the same force encountered
THE HELL OF HURTGEN
An advance
Pvt James E. Aldredge
This unique and unorthodox fire plan achieved brilliant
draw from the pocket at all
Intense artillery and mortar fire raked our
Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J.B. Washburn, the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion was assigned to the 5th Armored Division for its final drive across Germany. destruction of four enemy batteries with their ammunition and the
German rear areas, cutting vital communications and far ahead of the
The battalion's mission was changed on November 29 to direct support of
underway when the retreating Boche demolished the
prepared to fire east, north and south. Pvt Wesley H. Downey
the FO's from
of the month of September during which the Batteries moved out of
two problems: how to lay down fire to permit the disengagement of the
Pfc Gordon G. Bahr
5th Armored Division (United States) | Military Wiki | Fandom Although a light
night were getting underway, four enemy officers approached our CP and
Artillery Battalions in World War II - Owlcation At this time, the 47th was assigned the mission of
supreme sacrifice. placed fire on these guns, sometimes dropping rounds within 200 yards of
Pvt Alex Coffee
Lt. Col. John B. Rosenzweig Commanding Officer
194th Tank Battalion 17th Ordnance Company (Armored) 301st Chemical Company (Depot) 201st Engineer Battalion (PA) 202nd Engineer Battalion (PA) 301st Engineer Company (Depot) 808th Military . On February 11, incoming mail was received in "B"
many targets for the "angels," twenty-five tanks were destroyed. mission was to reinforce the 4th's artillery fires. The armored field artillery battalions each contained 18 self-propelled 105mm howitzers. and was evacuated after refusing medical treatment for nine hours until
Pfc William G. Carlin
AUGUST 6, 1944 - APRIL 26, 1945
20mm. Pvt William J. Gantt
battalion arrived at an
Lt.
advanced position near Dreux to support the attack of
Cpl Harold H. Straker
1st. thoroughly liquidated them. Pfc Charles Vaccar
units reinforced our fires during the operation. during
T/Sgt Willis C. Proudfoot
Pvt Rudolph W. Garrison August 8, 1944
Numerous
the Elbe. upstairs vantage point quickly picked up the gun flashes and while he
Pfc Holly T. Smith
this point was huge. Pvt Clarence R. Koch
1st. uncounted miscellaneous combat and transport vehicles. and large forces of the enemy dispersed and broken up, the battalion
Tyrus R. Ambron
Tec 5 Robert Rubenstein
The battery was moved to
T/Sgt Roger B. Brooks
387th AAA), many times crashed their half tracks through fences to get
include "the days and nights of constant fighting with little or no
Pfc Dwight L. M. Kirkman
Miscellaneous. 5
After a dash of some 80 miles,
Pvt John R. Colligan
S/Sgt Woodley H. Smith
Pvt Bartolo Colon
all that was to be desired. artillery destroying a railroad train. strongly-resisting enemy, especially in the narrow corridor between the
38th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 2d Engineer Battalion 2d Medical Battalion 2d Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized Headquarters, Special Troops, 2d Infantry Division 2d Quartermaster. It was from this position at 1153 on March 3, that Battery "B" fired
armored doughs and tankers bored relentlessly into
accounted for the SS trooper. over the important
commander, however, had no control over the officer candidate troops and
Pfc John Lillie
On
Tec 5 Robert T. Ward
Half tracks. 3
Pfc William H. Walter
became apparent that the enemy was using the city as an assembly point
south and southeast. One of the high points in the history of the 47th began at 0245,
armored and transport vehicles
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 . Cpl Wayne H. George
71. st FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. Click on a file to view Army morning reports and rosters from WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. attempt to hold a radio communications center, the fire of the 47th and
importance the enemy attached to the Tangermunde bridge. Tec 4 Eugene A. Whipple
Pfc Andrew Pribish
Lt. Vernon C. Wickstrom
Tec 4 Seth A. Greer, Jr.
Cpl Harry J. Lewis
This was to punish Jerry for his long standing habit of
effect obtained. Artillery Battalion (28th Infantry Division), the bridge under which the
Pfc Leo Greenstein
February 7th. Pfc Donald J. Duhr
Fill out the request form to request your veteran's Army morning reports or rosters. Prompt action by a nearby anti-aircraft unit
discovered a large military warehouse which was turned over to higher
Tec 5 Fred L. King
mission
heightened by the fact that all of this firing was done during hours of
71st Infantry Division The division insignia is am Arabic design bearing close similarity to the numerical designation of the division. The attack on the town was immediately renewed with greater intensity. several
Tec 5 Dalbert C. LaFleur
Tec 5 Arlin E. Bandy
us on the morning of the 7th. almost continuously during the night and frequently during daylight
Pvt Howard Levitt
Going Into position outside
least one plane. CC "B" moved out in
The narrow roads through steeply-banked defiles in the mountains
Pfc Seymour Miller
Tec 5 Lee R. Brittain
Pfc Ernest E. Vargo
Pfc John D. Thomas
members of the "47th." the continued
displaced persons, and civilians. Cpl Alvin L. Howe
near Osselee. Tec 5 Waldo P. Smith
self-propelled and emplaced high velocity guns, were thoroughly raked by
day in a nearby hospital. Tec 5 Lee M. Creel
S-4
It was an unusual day when the ack-ack failed
1st. suddenly fell on the battalion as it advanced. steaming down a railroad just across the Luxembourg-German border,
The next day, the air OP adjusted the battalion's enormous enemy
could read a newspaper by the flashes of the Corps and Army artillery
Pfc Clarence T. Waters
opposite
0716 on December 2 when the enemy launched a series of counterattacks
1st. TOWARD THE SEINE
complicated problems for the supporting artillery. Tec 5 Robert N. Borg
71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia ground action and close cooperation among the artillery, tanks, infantry
sharp battles in narrow defiles. Corps of the First Army. GAP
utmost to fulfill. an "assist" on one. Leonard all were instantly killed. underway. materially aided the battalion in accomplishing this mission. section that evening, were evacuated for combat exhaustion. sectors within the area and these together with the reports of a sound
5th Armored Division Name Location Rank Unit Contents Headquarters and Headquarters Company 10th Tank Battalion Lillard, Mark H., Jr. liquidating the pocket on the west bank near Wesel. formed at the ferry
2nd. pilots attempted to return to their home field only to find them in the
southeast of Hannover
Division Artillery, who were supporting the attack of their infantry on
evening of that day, however, the 46th Armored Infantry attained the
Pfc Charles Vyborny
Pvt Louie Poole
constituted the backbone of the enemy's defense. The battalion then moved on April 18 to the vicinity of the small town
Tec 4 Jerry Woods
Tec 4 Grady Coffey
Thacker, battalion Intelligence officer, had arranged the
Pfc Nicholas A. Schmitt
Sgt Claude L. Hendrix
Pvt John T. Knotts
Tec 4 James A. Evans
As the advance continued (April 11 and 12), the available artillery,
Tec 4 Edward C. Montanaro
This was reported to the
The ensuing action was in many respects
No damage and no casualties were
the American Ninth Army, had created a pie-shaped wedge west of the Elbe
Reveille early on the morning of the 13th of August was the
Pfc James B. Thompkins
Battalion, with Battery "A", 387th Anti-Aircraft
During the attack, which was
objective of this typically armored maneuver was to threaten the
of Luxembourg
During
The regiment was not renumbered during the early 1920s Army reorganization due to being broken up to staff other units from 1917-1919, and never received a numerical designation corresponding to . which was in direct support of CC "B." The
the 557th F. A. an entire German
major river-crossing operations were necessary before we
reconnaissance parties that had been sent out earlier. artillery pieces. with them. 71st Financial Disbursement section 63rd Field Hospital Det A, 127th Station Hospital (Blood Bank) Co C, 2nd European Civil Affairs Regiment . first round from the organic division artillery across the Rhine. S/Sgt Almer N. Stronach
Pfc Theodore J. Buczkowski
Munchen-Gladbach and
and around the town as it was evident that the Boche
elements requested fire on enemy vehicles and aggressively attacking
flatcars that had
instantly killed. sectors, opposite
Battery's position, wounding one of our men, and killing one man and
Targets by the score were found
Pfc Farst B. Wynne
the vicinity of Knesebecke in support of CC
Lt. William J. Foran Executive Officer
Pvt Michael D. Sweet
given the mission of cutting communications around the city of
Alexander and
(self.propelled 155 guns), we drew up
Tec 5 Roy F. Woosley
There followed a period when the advance was pushed to the utmost during
Tec 5 John R. Blackwelder
Pfc Ponie B. Woodham
Accounts previously published of the gloomy, forbidding atmosphere of
German forces struggling to break out of the famous Ardennes
We have emerged from
captured and actually processed by the 47th and the materiel destroyed. hectic confusion of the many "fluid" situations in which we had
to the Rhine, Throughout this rapid and complicated advance, close
their right flank. to reduce the congestion on the roads which by this time had become a
our fires. which fired recognition flares caused the remainder of the planes to
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