One of the members of the 83rd group.
By the 1941 the American army and Marine Corps had standardised their artillery for WW2.
Other battery and battalion personnel included radiomen, wiremen, instrument operators (survey team), cooks, drivers, and mechanics. (He passed 10 years ago, having said little about his service!) Many Thanks Chuck Armstrong son of Sgt. I'm also available on Google + or Twitter.The term Red Leg began in the Civil War, First during the Kansas border wars and then the Army adapted it later.
Figure it would be easier via email.Hi Mr. Walters, do you mean Service Battery? I already have the 1946 yearbook of the 15th FAB and also the 2nd Infantry Division book that was published. Ft. Jackson, 1943.
He did not speak of his service- wondering if you have any leads that might help?My father was with the 662nd FA Battalion in Europe in WWII. Whenever the greatest gun on the planet was over weight for 6 horses to transport, it wouldn’t be put into practice.However, a couple unique styles can be discovered in the manner self-propelled artillery was utilized in battle. He also said that his unit was emplaced for a couple weeks around Kassel, Germany during the Rhineland Campaign as he got strafed by German fighters.
It is possible he was assigned after the massacre from another unit. We are still trying to get hold of the full copy so if anyone out there who can help then please get in touch.After seeing you very interesting page I noticed the photo of a destroyed truck and a battalion mess sergeant wrapped in a poncho on the ground in April 1945. Japanese artillery regiments were equipped with 75mm field guns, 105mm field howitzers and 150mm heavy howitzers. Some 105s were fired from their landing craft while approaching Omaha and Utah beaches on D-Day.Introduced in the summer of 1941, the M1 Howitzer replaced theM1918 six-inch weapon. German light field howitzer 105 mm leFH 18. Also, using my Red Leg FB page to turn something up. Will do. Pages in category "World War II artillery of Germany" The following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 total. Between the wars, there were important changes to the standard practices of the branch.
Did the 274th Field Artillery Battalion have a towed 155 MM Battery attached to it anytime during the war?? Thank youI might have some contacts for you, when you have a minute, just email me. I’m especially curious as to why he changed units.Mr. Note the tire difference with later versions of the gun. Just hit "Contact CJ Kelly. Their officer would take a reading from the aiming circle so that the four guns of the battery would be aligned and shoot parallel with each other. I assumed because of the increase to 6 guns that there were more observers, but I was not sure if the 3 FO was a standard.A couple of changes made that helped in Korea( I'm sure there were more but the two important to me as FDC Chief of 64th Field) - one was that we went to 6 gun batteries, 18 gave me a lot more firepower and, second, we increased number of FO's to 3 per battery so I had 9 on the line. Artillery (1941-1945) entries in the Military Factory. My gran lived in the next town called Bideford where they had a relationship. My email is jhuston1440@wavecable.com Much thanks!! There are a total of [ 106 ] WW2 Artillery (1939-1945)entries in the Military Factory. Field artillery went through a significant alteration in the 1919-39 time period, resulting from expertise acquired in 1914-1918.
If you have a photo and bio for your dad, I would love to add him to the Red Leg of the Week feature I do. The groups began forming in 1943.
There were instance after the Bulge were survivors who were in units wiped in the battle were farmed out to other battalions until their original units were reformed or the war was over.
who does research at the Library of Congress, did a search on my father for me. Site created in November 2000.
Thanks!Hi Mr. Armstrong, can you email me directly? Is there a way to know who survived the war in his Battery B?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. 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. This page lists all artillery pieces that were used during World War II.
Obtaining information and reports from non-divisional battalions is extremely difficult as the National Archives has not formally cataloged their after actions and daily rosters.But there is stuff out there and I will put together a page w/links.
The 666th was a non divisional battalion which frequently moved to different groups so wondering if this battalion was made up of field artillery replacements. Any information you have would be great - I'm just trying to put together some detailed information for my sons about their grandfather who served in World War 2. This indicated that the break was somewhere between where they were and the location of the last “Okay” call.M7 Self-propelled 105mm ("The Priest") near La Gleize, Belgium during the Battle of the BulgeForward observation team near Cherbourg, France, June 1944.The officers’ jobs within the battery varied.
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