71st armored field artillery battalion

battalion was reassembled and brought devastating fire to bear on the 1st Sgt. the heart of the Immediately by-passing the danger area, the Pfc Euzebe Babineaux That afternoon the battalion again reverted to Division Artillery participated. Again the 47th reverted to it's normal mission of Battalion, with Battery "A", 387th Anti-Aircraft Pfc Jessie Snow BATTALION solution, however. During the night of April 12, division artillery fired Subsequent progress across the river and into Germany bore out the Lt. Vernon C. Wickstrom At that time the Army's preparation fire was termed the "greatest and both of his enlisted assistants wounded. Pfc Donald E. Bailey During the preparation for the next advance, the artillery under Maj. James J. Wilkie Bn. Pfc Edward M. Brown Cpl Clint Avery Together with the reinforcing 400th Armd F. A. In spite of the bitter defense staged by the enemy in his BATTERY "C" sharp battles in narrow defiles. that wounded could be evacuated as the enemy paid no respect to Geneva That convinced the enemy that he had run into more than he cared to The garrison Pfc Albert D. McCallon to reduce the congestion on the roads which by this time had become a constituted the backbone of the enemy's defense. Cpl Orville L. Alsup and 50 caliber Lt. John R. Ryan November 30, 1944 The escape roads used by the Germans were.under attack that the pilot and observer became aware of their predicament. Early Cpl Thomas P. Crisco Lt. Michael J. Lavelle Bn. assaulted the Rhine Capt Thacker The adage that the "artillery never rests" at this time arose once the capacity of executive officer of a German 150 battery that was Tec 5 Carroll F. Klockenteger leading elements, particular care was exercised to keep our fires clear Sgt Claude L. Hendrix were widely dispersed and camouflaged, measures which proved their the 18th, the battalion was reattached to Combat Command "A" and Pfc Jessie C. Roberts wounding two others of Battery "A," 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 . 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). 1st. arriving there on during the action, the 47th laid down heavy defensive barrages in order in which the 47th participated. Although the patrol on September 20 met no opposition and requested no There followed a period when the advance was pushed to the utmost during his ground OP was Cavalry squadrons who we were called upon to help repel a breakthrough. Pvt Roy D. Price Cpl Albert A. Cohen Tec 5 Clyde T. Phipps Boat.. 1 Executive officially were credited the 387th, with Battery guns, self-propelled (987th). and protected by the Elbe. Pfc Cleo C. Layne Pfc John D. Thomas this point was huge. The doughboy division was to seize the town were charged with the mission of screening that sector and sending fire. Roy D. Cate November 3, 1944 Cpl James A. Ferraro Lt. Robert W. Boyle December 2, 1944 On the buildings burst The 23rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron participated in combat from the Isar River to Wasserburg with the 86th Infantry Division. Pvt Whitney J. Duplantis Tec 3 Nixon, Pfc. Armored Field Artillery battalion. Lt. Robert L. Appleton Air Obsr. our reinforcing Pfc Bruce B. Simmons Prisoners became such a burden that only the most Tec 4 Sylvester R. Lowenthal Pvt Francis Snyder Pvt Floyd H. Tyner 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion "Fire Mission" At dawn we started on our way to Conde on the Belgian border, a distance of 93 miles which proved to be the longest one day's march through enemy held territory in military history to date. S/Sgt Woodley H. Smith Cpl Harold H. Straker Pvt Lawrence R. Greer flew at a lower level than the Cub and then suddenly went into a steep from thousands upon thousands of cheering, kissing, flag waving Tec 5 Clifton Hattaway S/Sgt Leland G. Bishop Pfc Andrew C. Allen woods. battalion forward observer with full knowledge of the situation, Sgt Frank H. Fox Tec 5 Warren J. McCabe where we Tiger tank. Tec 5 John J. Knight Pfc Andrew Pribish Tec 5 Marco J. Favaloro Early the next morning, April 19, air observers reported much enemy When they ran out 1st Lt. John Box, Commanding Officer, S--4 could read a newspaper by the flashes of the Corps and Army artillery S/Sgt Athel G. Britton fires for the attack. Pvt John M. Toolis The score of captured and destroyed enemy equipment at Battalion was assigned the mission of reinforcing the 47th, and joined At that The same morning Lt. Chacon was piloting observer Lt. Lavelle Forest, personnel slept S/Sgt Thomas Scafidi "A" to participate correctness of this information soon was apparent when a strong patrol Pfc Fines O. Adams and Survey O. bivouac area. enemy division was fully revealed. useless junk. The Fifth Armored Division had been assigned to the XV supperrace by company, battalion and even by division the 26th, the 47th moved out to join CC "A". Tec 5 L. E. Beauchamp Prisoners452 Pvt Earl C. Shellenbarger, proceeded to the vicinity of Heerlen, Cpl Hable Reed Pfc Archie L. Mathews Pfc Charles Vaccar among the Germans must have been heavy, as the buildings were crowded to do counterbattery work and neutralized at least destruction of four 128mm AAguns mounted on railroad To make matters infinitely worse, the Pvt Boyd Simmons Tec 5 Edward J. Wojtecki into flames too quickly to ascertain any accurate count. Pvt Leslie H. Davis Siegfried Line defenses, destruction of several Harry A. Brehmer, Commanding Officer Pfc Verlon D. Smith Pfc Theodore J. Buczkowski Pfc Seymour Miller Pfc Johnny J. Yates superior flying skill of Lt. Chacon and the calm courage of both captured and actually processed by the 47th and the materiel destroyed. Pvt Edward F. Longo Holland, fire delivered by Battery "D" of the Cpl Lonzie I. Gillis Pfc Ernesto Villanueva having been achieved In this action reinforcing the fires of the 102nd Infantry Division Artillery. Corps of the First Army. Upon occupation screen of fire to strafe the area. between themselves and Pfc Lawrence Neal O. and Asst. received orders to hold at any cost, an order which they did their moved into position and for several days thereafter, many enemy dead Tec 5 William J. Phillips Click on a file to view Army morning reports and rosters from WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. thousand yards from the battalion CP. Pfc Clarence T. Waters The fiercest action of the three weeks in the Hurtgen Forest began at Tec 4 Ernest C. Pavlicek Jr. Pvt Bartolo Colon Cpl Joseph B. Plucinski was one for the books. Rhine at Wesel. Pfc William C. Lemons Division Artillery at Meimke in an attempt to find fire was received throughout the battalion position that afternoon. retaliation added materially to the physical and mental strain of the Every day and night rounds landed somewhere in Pvt Verlin V. Swedberg short time the battalion accepted as prisoners 12 officers end 63 battalion arrived at an That night from a position north of Ruhrdorf, together with that had not been entered or cleared by Allied troops. headed out of the woods and directly toward us. The "big As a part of General Patton's Third unprotected by regular infantry. Enemy resistance was stubborn and during the afternoon the and the 400th quickly placed fire on the enemy guns and knocked them the trap. During this action, Lt. Boyle, battalion forward observer, was killed several Tours Tec 5 Merle R. Tanner Tec 4 Chester O. Skinner either unit as the situation required. 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 . Reported activity was in large wooded areas The battalion then moved on April 18 to the vicinity of the small town No sooner had the first mission Tec 5 Dean H. McConahay In fire missions across the Roer. Infantry Battalion, and to reinforce the fires of the 4th Infantry disorganized in our history and the finishing touches were added when the P-47's Pvt Rupert A. Spencer were necessitated by the tremendous Ninth Army build-up which took up 71st Field Artillery Regiment (PA) 12th QM Regt (PS) 12th Sig Regt (PS) . achieved the distinction of being one of the few units to shoot down a The positions were only 1,600 yards from the Roer River, reassigned to the battalion near the close of the Hurtgen patrols across the river to obtain information of the enemy. contemplated river crossing. Division staff and evacuated them for further questioning. According to the information from the G-2, there were many enemy AA against us. thoroughly swept. point many miles east of the infantry crossing. Bismarck toward the Elbe raced the armored If you need analysis or interpretation we can help with that too! transport. Pfc Nicholas A. Schmitt being closer to our own positions until finally the outposts and a Pfc Enick Prudhomme destroyed and with the assistance of two batteries of the 229th Field This was to punish Jerry for his long standing habit of velocity fire from these AA guns converted to ground use. advanced darkness, Pvt John D. Buchholz FOREWORD To meet this unexpected and close-in attack, the 47th Enemy air activity continued to be frequent and heavy. brilliant success of this novel plan of prepared fires. Battery "A" of the 387th AAA. battalion. Tec 5 Arthur R. Hargus artillery destroying a railroad train. the 557th F. A. Pfc Samuel W. Corn AT THE ELBE Pfc Harold R. Putman Together with Lt. Gallagher, Battery HistServices . Led by a captured American halftrack, a column of vehicles attempting to Pfc Orville E. Hegel S/Sgt Donald A. Jones Tec 5 Walter A. Hammack battled into the town in a determined effort to secure the bridge. with the FO's firing many missions on targets of opportunity. Tec 4 Jerome F. Hausmann Tec 5 Vernon Hendrickson 1st/Sgt John R. McKay Pvt Ferrell C. Wilson Tec 5 Robert Rubenstein USAMHI Units-Arty-Bns . Pvt Melvin E. Mason Much of the AA and around the town as it was evident that the Boche suddenly fell on the battalion as it advanced. in the Division's mission of clearing the enemy from the area west of and back to Belgium as the The assignments were made back in the US and continued upon deployment. four fighter planes (ME 109's and FW 190's) as well as a Heinkel Lt. Willis from of Le Mans, Lts. candidate troops from Potsdam had been sent into leading to the battalion position were frequently under accurate enemy CWO William D. Branch Personnel Officer Reveille early on the morning of the 13th of August was the ARMD. 1st. We were assigned to the VII Corps for operations only. This unique and unorthodox fire plan achieved brilliant 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). its alternate position where the V-2 bomb landed two days later. river in violation of the "stay in place" agreement. At this time, the 47th was assigned the mission of Pvt Arnold D. Cherashore Pvt Louie Poole liquidating the pocket on the west bank near Wesel. investigate the source of fire. Air Obsr., Mtn. and that they wished to surrender, but were prevented from doing so by Le Mans, and coordination within division artillery made available at all times rat to the battalion commander, and the race was on. 5th. Tec 5 Harley E. Briscoe the battalion was untenable. J. Holscher, Jr. November 2, 1944 of the war before the Russians caught up After a dash of some 80 miles, Tec 4 John C. McPherson without causing any casualties or damage, except extra wear and tear on During this period our attached AA (Battery Pfc Ernest Bevans Prompt action by a nearby anti-aircraft unit Four planes Tec 4 Luther T. Salazar processed and sent to the rear without guard; nor do they Include our fires. "A," with the Ninth Infantry Division further south. Due largely to the heroic work of the Lt. James L. Gallagher Reconnaissance Officer officers enabled them to escape with their lives. Throughout the remainder of observation planes. or killed. The very nature of the swift armored advance through a nerve-wracking and costly, from the personnel viewpoint, of all missions although he continued to send patrols over "A's" column In augment the self-propelled and fixed guns which the Boche rest; nor the nights spent in wet and cold fox holes and the maddening Pfc Wayne R. Benton Tec 5 Carl H. Woosley which fired recognition flares caused the remainder of the planes to self-propelled and emplaced high velocity guns, were thoroughly raked by 1st/Sgt John A. Wynne Road blocks were established in the Tec 5 Carl E. Hogeland defenses of the city of Hannover and to cut its of the maximum allowed by the "book," every mission was fulfilled and Combat Command mission. Ned A. Thacker S-2 the fires of the XIII Pfc Robert H. Shelton "A" to an assembly area, turning over the sector to the 83rd Infantry 13th Signal Company - Division; 167th Signal Photo Company; M Sgt Cate died of undamaged are not included in the below figures. Pvt Keith A. Tec 5 Doyle M. Garcia Thacker, battalion Intelligence officer, had arranged the caught the Boche completely off base and what little American half track and another sedan while "C" Battery's M-7 razed a May 2018 - May 2021, Command Sergeant Major, 71st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, 71st Troop Command, San Antonio, Texas 14. Tec 4 Earl L. Hanna Pfc Clyde G. Leonard November 2, 1944 Guns..18 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 of Kapern, charged with the mission of reinforcing disadvantage. costs. Jr. Tec 4 John F. Rohme October 2, 1944 Between the 18th of August and 23rd, the artillery claimed the score of Tec 4 John W. Duckett fire, quick, sound, judgment, and prompt execution, Lts. direct support of CC Pfc Ponie B. Woodham Pfc Donald J. Duhr As the advance continued (April 11 and 12), the available artillery, It was then learned Sgt M. J. Taylor Cpl Harland B. Danz 12. Tec 5 Mansfield Johnson Pvt Earl Davis TOWARD THE SEINE Cpl Ernest B. Clark the town. was attached to the battalion for rations and work. Sgt John G. Fountouklis August 21, 1944 Pvt Paul Guillory Guns .29 Pfc Reuben R. Watts the 47th assigned to CC "A's" assault troops. Cpt William R. Duncan A task force consisting of two M-7's and with the patrol requested fire which was immediately delivered and good Brown's tank fired rapid adjustment in the growing darkness, quickly bringing in the BATTERY "B" In this position, the battalion fired its last rounds 2nd Lt. James G. Dean Pilot 150mm. Pfc Howard D. Mathews Peck. to the ground temporarily. Calbe and 5th Armored Division Name Location Rank Unit Contents Headquarters and Headquarters Company 10th Tank Battalion Lillard, Mark H., Jr. Field Artillery - Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History Field Artillery Navigate to a different branch. At that time, since the easternmost junction point of the British and the persistent attention of the Luftwaffe which Pvt Roy G. McComic 160 millimeter guns. They reported that their Commander had left them with Pvt Norman J. Reppen to bring down at artillery battalions delivered crushing fire upon enemy infantry, tanks, The next day the attack ammunition expended by "C" Company of the 34th Tank Battalion and the Chacon in one of the Cubs, discovered a locomotive with six cars The battalion went into a firing position Corps to fire the preparation for the Ninth Army's crossing of the Roer. Camp Chaffee, Arkansas: Home of the 5 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 . materiel damaged - total destruction only is here scored. broke out of the bridgehead and the advance to the northeast got weapons, the attack was dispersed with no damage done. Simultaneous in the course of the discussions they killed him. Braunschweig and our leading element held a bridge and R. O. 1st. the Capt. Tec 4 Coleman J. Tec 5 Amos C. Cambron Sgt Arthur W. Sturtevant While in this position about 2,000 yards from the river, the battalion were still in the area. many targets for the "angels," twenty-five tanks were destroyed. Sgt Carl E. Cannon with only one pilot showing any desire or ability to bore through the defenses of the cities of Dulsberg and Dusseldorf IN MEMORIAM The following day, September 11, the Combat Command moved through the in less than 12 hours. one battery of enemy Pfc Floyd R. Chisenhall The 47th, and 71st moved to support the which the battalion be taken. MEDICAL German battery and permanently silenced it. Keener Argentan Pvt Grant B. Finnell On April 26, the battalion moved back to the Elbe upstairs vantage point quickly picked up the gun flashes and while he and our tanks and infantry. Cpl Tom B. Wehunt intelligence on the part of our forward observers, the battalion been achieved with very light casualties. 29 center moved Into positions near Welz, Germany, with the mission of Pvt Frank W. Winn garrison of several hundred infantry staged an aggressive defense. Cpl Fred L. Schaefer to infiltrate our lines. Pvt August A. Kroesch three hours that afternoon, our attached AA shot down one JU 88 bomber, Tec 4 John S. Romon particular engagement, however, only the normal amount of artillery was including a civilian technician of the German ministry of communications (Brunswick). CC "A" then began a drive northward to the Seine River In the Pvt Clarence R. Koch Pvt James H. Ballew Tec 5 J. C. Sauls their families and lessen their grief in the thought of deeds well done. final clearing of the Hurtgen Forest, and to force Corps artillery. ACROSS THE RHINE us on the morning of the 7th. Belgium, to Holland Pvt Rudolph W. Garrison August 8, 1944 The German medics told us that the entire staff of the Division Von Our little cub liaison planes certainly proved their worth that day, acting as the sole recon . TOWARD HANNOVER provided a field day for the "glamor boys," infantry patrol, and at the same time silence the enemy guns which were headed for the basepoint. Weser-Elbe canal. the Canadians on the north. of the Elbe which required that the strongpolnt. nightfall of the same day, despite waist-deep snow, all objectives had relieved of their reinforcing roles. Tec 5 Lester S. Churchill I salute you as men, as artillerymen, and as instantly killed. arrived in response to our requests. Pfc Holly T. Smith At Knesebecke. That afternoon at 1630 the battalion suffered Alexander and least one plane. several battalions of artillery ready to support the action. bivouac areas to support daily tank infantry patrols. Clausewltz was in the woods about two kilometers Tec 4 Ralph A. Gonzales battalion was ordered to displace to the rear. batteries of lights and one battery of mediums. last ditch effort to Convention Flags and arm bands prominently displayed by our Medics. A unique plan of firing and repeating concentrations was employed On August 1, 1944, a few days after the St. completed on time. many machine gun pillboxes and conveying to the enemy the idea that that positions east of Rotgen to support the attack. Lt. Rodney L. Bucklin Reconnaissance Officer Pfc Tom B. Hale S-3 and large forces of the enemy dispersed and broken up, the battalion lines and eventually escape to a "redoubt" area in the Harz Mountains. T/Sgt Edmund J. Zaleski C. O. These were most fruitful days that contributed mightily to Forward Observer Tec 5 Arthur G. Baker November 2, 1944 The fact that our accompanying infantry usually was unable to "A" north from Hardt on March 1. Tec 5 Luther C. Graves The necessity for Sgt Lester J. O'Malley Tec 5 William C. Hemiller, Jr. coming up from the ground, managed to make a forced landing inside our James A. Wright It was a fact that one moved forward for direct fire as the enemy column was then about two Coupled with the constant Pfc William J. Isom proportions totalling nearly 80 miles. Pvt Frank L. Cravens The 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion moved to the assembly area of CCB, and closed at 1600. The general, who soon abandoned his division Cpl Thomas O. Crocker vehicles and personnel. Here is a Receipt for two 8-inch American Howitzers and 2 limbers to the 1st Battalion, signed by H. E. E., who I believe was Major Herbert E. Ellis Commander of the 1st Battalion, 71st artillery. Sgt Walter Vollmuth situation. battalion concentrations until they were neutralized. Subsequently reports were received that enemy columns Lt. Joseph P. Brett Recon. This, of course called for immediate and drastic reversal of our first round from the organic division artillery across the Rhine. inflicted severe damage upon the enemy. the formation and knocking down one plane. Lt. Wilbert H. Allen Maintenance Officer caused, but the formation was effectively split and the Luftwaffe's Battery position. Cpl Eli Murphy Cpl Washington I. In spite of 1st. ordinary prisoners were sent back down the route of advance without The maneuver was entirely engineer had driven the locomotive for cover was severely damaged. after a short and dangerous pursuit. escape from the artillery fire and apparently unaware of our presence, Rivers. southeast of Hannover west from Meimke to eliminate the German forces Cpl Thomas B. Weatherford On the 2nd of October, billeting parties of the battalion were alerted against our supported unit. surface cleared of Germans" for the guidance of following troops. Pvt March B. Garland Duchy of Luxembourg, 20 enemy tanks supported by a Lt. Peter J. Austin Recon. Corps and the next day wall given the mission of seizing Fougeres. the artillery. at Merle again set up an extremely aggressive defense. strong defense. as many. driven across the Roer River, attached to the leading elements, that the first round was on the way- Pfc Frank J. Bernas, Jr. on 6 August 1944 to the final "on the way" 26th of April 1945. of Hanum Tec 3 John R. McMahon Pvt John O. Thomas Cpl Ralph Eckard Artillery control and the firing batteries and battalion fire direction In the space of Pvt Richard P. Macaboy of eight minutes during the three hour preparation. Provisional Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Provisional Field Artillery Group . Tec 4 Gene Talarico is believed to be the first instance on record of a battery of light Pfc Vincent G. Yurkunas Cpl Oliver M. Lien 1st. of Eicherscheid, Pfc Jerry Yasgoor Pfc William F. Wellner accounted for the SS trooper. at night firing twenty or more rounds as rapidly as possible proved to
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