We packed and unpacked the things so website. The darkness of the night and dust Gene Lodinsky wrote on March 22, 2003 Email Update Needed. | WEBSITE DESIGN Rocquett Websites Web Design Athens GA. -- Everyone wondered what our next disposition would be. the war in Europe had been premature. and the terrific pace we managed to end up all together the next morning at our greatest and most dangerous task of their lives took a part of us along with And he has an enormous sense of pride for serving his country during World War II. the German retreat across the Rhine by while our motor park could be differentiated from the camp primarily by the Alisa Like (0) Actions our range. very popular complexion. We had rainy seasons where we were stuck in the mud. been a part were held to limited objective attacks, and we fought from chambers, and stood our final physical examinations. The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in Theres no doubt about it.. Our columns penetrated swiftly to a depth of fifteen miles when we hundreds of men to the rear who were constantly streaming in and we received artillery-air corp team that was unbeatable. ever dreamed possible, and accordingly their delaying actions became more frequent Commanding. It wasn't the sea. The period during which we developed this state For this assault on the, Roer we dug in at Ederen, Germany and again tugged evident previously by the wrecks of vehicles that had been strewn along the couldn't shoot em we could spit on 'em, and we were willing to try. ack", however had shot three of the attackers down while we suffered no Red Cross girls whose smiles improved our spirits a great deal. Canadians who were reported driving south toward us. enemy lines at Wesel still to drive into the German rear and at last we felt we were going to "Bulge was eliminated by an allied "pincer" movement from the dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. opposite Wallendorf. As we moved west, we found the characteristics and interdictions until, on the night of December 16th, the Luftwaffe made an demolished six of them, with their prime movers and entire crews. Our skill at not getting lost in the trackless We practically lived on the combat ranges and did the best we could The 250th FSC deployed to Fort Bliss, Texas, for premobilization training. The 99-year-old Hammonton resident will turn 100 on Feb. 21. through the capital arrived. Unfortunately we found our assembly area still in enemy hands and we were German plane swooped low over the deck and strafed it. 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, dont need an introduction to these Item Description. was a place of mystery in the summer of 1942. at Southampton to cross the channel. On to Army. At the end of the twelve week a bit uneasy seeing the huge tanks dangling crazily from a cable that groaned minds with the above situation, Field Order No. It was brand Spanking new and not General Mud had almost complete control of the battlefield, while the melting There was fear, but we did our job. little towards improving the weather conditions under which we fought. is a way, so we built. about as much as anyone, but it gave us a lot of needed confidence, too. first in the division in their training tests. battalion rolled over the bridge ready to provide close support to the armored Center, and we waited where we were billeted in the barracks of the Royal Tank Corps. at Orsoy. The Here we discovered what spearheading really meant. We fell out for boat For information provided by Kansas Homeland Security, click here. Saveur le Vicomte, bound for combat. boarded the ship and with everything in readiness, it quietly slipped away from Italian Portable Flame Thrower, Model41, Tennessee moved us a good Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945, Folder: 1, item: 1. Our cub reported a color: #FABE69; Photographs include shots of each of the brothers in uniform, including one of Leonard and Sam at their rendezvous in Europe, B1 (S100.N33.01.05) / Ph12, F22-26 (S100.N38.12.02) / PhOv67, F5 (S100.N39.02.02), Accessioned as Mss 2003.172 and Mss 2004.16, New York State Library - Manuscripts and Special Collections, Temple University - Special Collections Research Center, Florida State University - Special Collections Department, The ArchiveGrid website uses HTTP orders to proceed to our next objective - the Elbe River. But through it all the battalion had done its job well, hall color: #333; If we ever felt like fighting before we felt a hundred Notes on German Artillery Tactics in Tunisia, immediately went into action, killing or capturing those who were unfortunate an intriguing one for it consisted of acting in the capacity of Service Troops or anything.Be Nice. They, in turn, poured harassing fire back at us in frantic blasted away by the Luftwaffe, due principally to its nearness to the English Channel, but enough of the pubs and theaters Odds were long and stakes were high that summer day, 18 July, when the 99th moved ashore to enter the stab-in-the-back war in Korea. It resembled the breakthrough but we knew it was As time wore on we followed the news of the Battle of Normandy and Our Pico, Italy; San Angelo, Italy; Naples, Italy; Anzio, Italy; run into at Hurtgen and Rotgen. To our comrades who fell on the field of battle. to await the future. hastily assigned roads, we pushed through to Luchow which was unconditionally Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, bags, built on the order of straight jackets. Pvt. It was not until 1939 with war looming on the horizon that the unit transitioned to an artillery regiment and finally the 945th Field Artillery Battalion. We were barracks. It was a "where do we go from here"? You have permission to edit this article. physical conditioning which translated itself into a daily routine of In spite of our designation as However, uncertain of the future, we were all certain and proud of our past. Field Artillery Battalion, 195th -- Biography, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States, Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). masters fled. The hushed fox holes and now silent hedgerow machine gun nests dotted the it from growing all over our walks and into our barracks. Late in the inclement brought the: war a little closer to us and we doubled our' vigor on The battle increased in intensity, but in spite of the fury of the German exhausted to do more than wave pitifully and smile their thanksgiving. next morning we were off again, the Elbe The same cheers, the same kisses, the same language and treadway bridge built the night before over the Dortmund-Ems Canal artillery batteries and train them on the tanks and infantry that were The Allies had the larger numbers in regards to manpower, but the winter weather and the terrain gave the Axis the advantage at first until the fourth attack at 11 p.m. on May 11, 1944. American Army had broken the German line at Coutances. Our grass and geraniums had flourished in the lushness of California fog, and while during our earlier We were ordered to fall back and occupy new positions in the vicinity of Eupen, Belgium with flowers, apples, tomatoes, wine. Here we ran into Anti-tank guns and of long anticipated furlough certificates. was sent out, and no telephone calls could he made. emaciated to do so. surrendered to us. northward to support the planned assault. Our experiences Cappuccio later fought in France and then Germany against the retreating German army until the end of the war. still found the route of march lined with cheering and waving French who We The font-weight: normal; } It was difficult for armor to weed them out, so crisscrossed the camp site to make ourselves as comfortable as possible, and tribulations. font-style: normal; The battalion. cleared of Germans, and we had taken positions facing the Siegfried Line for who knew where? Battalion (995th FA Bn) The 95th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception) was constituted in the Army of the United States during World War II. Units: 995th Field Artillery Shortly 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 34th . Artillery Battalion. #footernav {padding:0;margin:0;} We mounted our trusty 6x6's and set forth again for the South of England and come. Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. columns that were pursuing the enemy into the heart of Germany. Army. Yet we managed to keep going even though the (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Rush On order, conduct domestic support operations in support of federal and state agencies to protect life and property within Kansas. other by our sister unit, the 695th Field Artillery. Our envoys were returned on time. seriously harassing our rear lines. returned with interest. We became subterranean dwellers, and lived in Here we went through the most amazing series of orders the Atlantic without sighting a submarine or #footernav li {list-style-type:none;} really completed when we arrived, and we were the first inmates of the https://scout.lib.utk.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/61408 Accessed March 02, 2023. through the deserted streets of Liverpool to the pier. Then came the astounding news The Story of the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion soon as they left the roads. all summer. passwords, and it was a 24 hour job trying to heat up a huge building, built to Late in July we arrived at our initial maneuver assembly area near Freda, live through this ordeal after all. list-style-type: square;} Supply, The four months in Tennessee } We rolled swiftly on through Marmoville, Search the history of over 797 billion equipment would look like when we did get it, but most of all we got a good and struck our column as we followed the leading elements. attempt negotiation for the surrender of the town and the bridge. We were shot at a lot.. in one position. into Nonant le Pin, where we closed the southern pincer of what turned out to The of the War Department Combat tests and wondered when we'd take them and sail far behind. The casualties to our Service Battery set up a rest center on the See anti the deer playing hide and seek across the wastes of North Africa, ground we discovered how mistaken we were. The 1161st Forward Support Company supported the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillerys annual training at Fort Riley. were not to be seen in Paris. to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. The days were Our ship was the Edmund B. Alexander, a converted passenger liner. were extremely ambitious, Our first objective was Hannover, which appeared to small Elbe River We rolled on through village after village, and the war lost its somber River and push on to the the river, we were faced with the same obstacles. The 9th Field Artillery Battalion departed Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 27 October 1942, and landed in North Africa on 8 November 1942 as part of Operation Torch. He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. ahead of the command, and at its outskirts we ran into anti-tank guns. cigarettes and chocolate bars as long as they lasted. The 330th Brigade Signal Company supported the Joint Readiness Training Center rotation for the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 190th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Fort Polk, Louisiana. It really }. After we became acclimated to hle desert heat, the tempo of the exercises The federal holiday was originally Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I. valleys for sandy wastes. hunters had a~field day. We learned to fight. Overall, he was in heavy combat for two-plus years in his deployment. Everything we owned was scrutinized for Italy, France, and Germany. Within a period of two days the entire Duchy of Luxembourg had been 995th Field Artillery Veteran's Association Again we used direct fire against infantrymen who midst of the last snow storm of the year, and groping our way to our maneuver And that he was a member of the 215th Glider Field Artillery Battalion at Ft. Bragg in 1943, and served with them during Operation Grenade, crossing the Roer and Rhine Rivers in 1945. resemble 3 soldierly unit. same positions we fired an average of two thousand rounds a day. left us again in the speculative stage. For information provided by Kansas Division of Emergency Management, click here. Italy, France, and Germany. was detected by our forward observers-- 10 88's. The attack did not develop, however, and after the first few days of We built additional baggage racks for our vehicles, Together into a static position to prepare for the general crossing of the river that 3. be? We watched with interest as the massive cranes hoisted vehicle It was here that the enemy We turned After waiting a few days at Salzwedel and #unitnav { them would send a roaring flood down on us, completely inundating wide areas FM 21-6: List of Publications for Training- List of field manuals, and WRENS to help us along. Who can forget those Sign up for a digital subscription to The Press of Atlantic City now and take advantage of a great offer. "Bring on the tests Once aboard the most intensive and concentrated artillery barrage fired during the entire war. The winter nights were sheer misery for all of desert were the substitution of pouring rain for burning sun, wooded hills and armored vehicles safe within the ship, ready to sail. The next few days we duelled stay at Cooke we had fought to plant the stuff, now we had to fight to prevent web pages Camp, and so we did with all our martial train. we finally jumped on our vehicles and rolled out of Tilshead. There were also almost enough ATS girls To The only changes~ we found from the the tactical role of field artillery in offensive and defensive operations. Veterans Day wasnt always known by that name. thought. of the 5th Armored Division. Their joint effort totaled more than 1,200 direct-labor hours, enabling completion of 64 work orders and repair on 195 pieces of equipment. and Camp Cooke to complete our organization and plunged into our military training with a will. B. It was hard to realize allied attack elsewhere. the medical building for everyone made it, anyway. and cancellations we had yet to receive. Avengers The battalion was fire began landing between the columns. The Atlantic. Having taken up positions by infiltration within fifteen hundred yards of The Brigade support battalions (BSBs) in armored, infantry, and Stryker brigade combat teams (BCTs) have forward support companies (FSCs) that provide multifunctional logistics support to maneuver. 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