With this information, knowing the rules of engagement and the restricted areas, the battery control officer determines the most advantageous time to fire the round. The story was that the perimeter guard/patroller heard a rustle in the bushes, turned, and saw the tiger coming at him in mid air. There was a field behind the gun "parking lot" where there might have been one "kind of museum piece" 175mm SPH. Crew of 105mm (M2). 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. Upon receipt of a fire mission, the launcher with a rocket loaded on the rail moves from a concealed position to the firing site. I returned to the University of Illinois and let Uncle Sam pay for my degree in Mechanical Engineering. Our problem was Moses had rotated to the US so we were down to one pitcher, Capt. 1 gunner on a 105mm (M2). 264th Infantry Regiment; History of Leopoldville; Temporary Cemetery; Glossary; External links. Finding rosters is incredibly hard but they might have them or be able to piece together the info. There are vets with home pages, etc. dates given are day-month-year [e.g. 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. While I have found quite a bit of information about his unit, including a book published by the South Dakota Historical Commission, a book by Richard Cropp, and the daily reports for his battery. Their response was which corner. stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. The surviving descendant of the 20th FA is 2nd BN 20th FA which is now MLRS. Frank's Facebook Page. I was introduced to my new Sgt. Working on another unit right now but I can put together a list for you this weekend. 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. The Radar Control Trailer contains the controls and electronic equipment for the target and missile tracking radars. The 105mm M3 is seen above in France, 1944. I just missed a man who served under my dad, died two weeks before I found him, but I have at least one of his descendants and hope to talk to her. During the relay of firing commands, included were terms such as Up 15 or Down 5, from the zero. I have info for you as well as a possible contact in Europe. (1)In January 1955, the 259th FA Msl Bn (Corporal)was deployed to Europe with full Type I CORPORAL field equipment. My question, were field artillery replacement soldiers moved around from battalion to battalion wherever they were needed? Use my Facebook page and I can make my "Red Leg of the Week." Regardless of the theater in which they operated, the branch was able to put all of these innovations into use. The first of three radars is the Acquisition Radar which is a search radar. 315th field artillery regt btry f-hq co 318th fa regt 106370634: 997: 318th field artillery regt hq co-btry b 319th fa regt , 106370635: 998: 319th field artillery regt btry b-vet det 321th fa regt 106370636: 999: 321th field artillery regt enl ord-btry b 322nd fa regt, 106370637: 1000: 322nd field artillery regt btry b-btry b 324th fa regt . Maybe it was just there to scare Russian satellites into thinking we had "one" (a nuke) on the pad ready to go - lol. Hi Mr. Oakley, I'm assuming this is WWII? Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. I would be glad to furnish you with that. Home I suspect that Sill arrived at the conclusion of WWII that the Btry Exec could manage 2 more guns - certainly from my point of view 18 rounds on the target instead of 12 was going to make a lot more noise. To be commissioned, those ROTC cadets had to attend OCS after going through basic training and AIT. The battery executive officer lays the weapon on the azimuth of fire as aiming posts are placed out. The 66th Division was part of the Sixth Army Group and participated in the Northern France campaign. There were also a few officers and large numbers of enlisted men who were transferred to the Battalion when the "Pentomic" reorganization took place. We were paid in "Script." CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on January 30, 2017: John, go to my homepage and contact me via FB or email, etc. But of course, I want More information! It's a mix of WWII, Korea and Vietnam, but their webmasters and historians are good. '44/'45. The unit structure was evaluated, standard operating procedures were rewritten, and new technologies came on line. Anything out there?? 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion command sergeant major Command Sgt. Field artillery Part 2 army lineage series Compiled by Janice e. McKenney CenTer OF miliTary HisTOry UniTeD sTaTes army WasHingTOn, D.C., 2010 Yes it was WWII. Then during the Civil War, the artillery branch began the practice of having red stripes down the side of their pants to distinguish from the infantry (who still wear blue). Personal Accounts Record Battle Opened 56 Years Ago (by Mr. Mitchell Kaidy) Who Really Liberated Bastogne? There was a setting sleeve located at the base of each fuse. Rank was hard to come by because the 280s were being phased out and the battalion seemed to be a place for Officers who were being phased out. Also, using my Red Leg FB page to turn something up. 416th Support Units . AP580304E--LS $10.00: Add to Cart U.S. A.P.O.'s 6c Air Force 1958 Army-Air Force Postal Service A.P.O. This may be what you are seeing. So the third day, after I got settled, he showed me Giessen. I can't find hardly any information about the 2nd FA Obv Bn or the 894th Ord HAM Co and am hoping you may be able to help me with any information about either of these units? Looks like B Battery only. I do know that he landed in England February 26, 1944 and France on June 14, 1944. 8 inch gun Field Artillery Battalions ! I already have the 1946 yearbook of the 15th FAB and also the 2nd Infantry Division book that was published. But Fort Sill might be come through for me. Looking for more information from military/civilian The 26th Field Artillery Battalion fired 5000 rounds at Sejnane, Tunisia in one day in 1943! My father was with the 662nd FA Battalion in Europe in WWII. Very informative! When they finished we moved out and did a Rhine River crossing. He served in the U.S. Army, 264th Field Artillery Battalion, in Germany. The multitude of different caliber weapons combined with pre-configured firing tables meant no escape from its power, no matter how deep you tried to dig or how far you tried to run. or Vilseck at least twice a year and stayed in primitive quarters. in Germany from 1945 to 1989. As you can see from the pictures I sent, the Guns were named Apache and Alley Oop in A Battery, Big Ike and Big Mo in B Battery, and Comanche and Cheryl in C Battery. The days were pretty much the same so we looked forward to being in the field. Batteries were headed by a captain with an exec who was a lieutenant. As with the 105mm, color markings were used to differentiate the type of shells. Self-propelled artillery took on a greater role, and of course, missile and rocket technology changed the branch forever. Decades after he got back from Vietnam, he later told me he was moving 155mm howitzers around to different (mobile) firebases. I am wondering if this could be him? Other stakes are used to mark the direction of fire. Any information, no matter how little helps, so I would very much appreciate it. A lieutenant led the small team of 3 or 4 men to a forward outpost to spend up to several days manning a front-line position. When I woke up in my sleeping bag the first morning a fire had been started and all our boots were around the fire getting warm. This depended on how it was turned. They made great sandboxes for matchbox cars. But I'll keep trying. Change for me! Giving NARA another shot. Keywords: For 13 days B,Battery 11th Field Artillery Battalion[November 12 to 24] was attached to the 52nd FieldArtillery Battalion and to reinforcing the fire ofthe 52nd in their support of the 27th British Brigade[Middlesex] and the 3rd Australian Battalion [Argyle] Entry: 79785. FA Btry (762-mm Rocket), 7th 264th Medical Battalion (210)221-0047/0030 After Hours Duty Phone: (210) 834-7725 2745 Harney Path, Bldg. The battalion itself is 100% mobile. Upon arrival at a position, using such equipment as aiming circles, range finders, and other survey equipment like steel tapes and chains, the enlisted men of the section would lay in the guns to prepare them for aiming direction and elevation. I remember his daughter, Susan (about my age). 264th Field Artillery Battalion 401st Field Artillery Group 187th Field Artillery Battalion 809th Field Artillery Battalion 7th Armored Division: Brigadier General R.W.Hasbrouck CCA CCB CCR 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion 38th Armored Infantry Battalion 48th Armored Infantry Battalion . The Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 caused such a manpower crisis in infantry units that even some artillery units ended up sending non-essential personnel to the infantry as replacements. This assignment was temporary, pending the arrival of replacements. If they received an answer, they had to keep moving, and the procedure was repeated until they did not get an answer. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on June 27, 2020: Hi Ms. Goetschi, great to hear from you. We calibrated the guns and did fire missions day and night. The collection was originally in the custody of the World War II Records Division (now the Modern Military The 265th had a massive turnover of Officers and men during my 36 month posting to the Battalion. The fuses were shipped in crates, about 25 per box. Because of the separately loaded powder, it was vital that the powder chambers of the 155mm tubes be swabbed and inspected after each round was fired. The B Battery commander was 1st Lieutenant Flash Gardner, a man who received a battlefield commission in Korea and still had the enlisted man at heart. There was even an instance within the 106th ID when a battery commander was actually manning an observation outpost at the time of the initial attack during the Bulge. A well-trained crew under average condition can occupy a firing position in 12-15 minutes. CJ Kelly-- We have corresponded before (see way below); my dad was the CO of the 908FAB B Btry, 83rd Inf Div. They paid little attention to a couple of GIs showing up. After the round has been fired, these two plotting boards plot the course of the target flight paths. Empty shell casings near gun section, Elsenborn Ridge, 1944. One of the members of the 83rd group. If I hear back from him, will let you know. The Nike utilizes a command guidance type of control. GPS: 49.359205, -0.855093. When we got there a French unit with about a dozen 20mm cannons were shooting at a wooden tower with a bunch of what looked like Generals with BC scopes watching the results. We have been putting together some information about my granddad recently after putting out a Facebook message. just wondering if you were able to find anything on my grandfather thanks. The rocket itself is free-flight, that is, there are no electronic flight control gear since the accuracy of the weapon depends solely upon an initial azimuth lay. I lost the picture, but it was impressive. Movement out of a position after firing normally required approximately 10 minutes. NEW ! There were 1,098 battle casualties and 849 non-battle casualties. I'm looking for pictures of the C Battery 81st Field Artillery. After the war, change came again. 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. I was 8 years old (3rd grade - 4th grade) at the time so my memories are not crystal clear. On 16 August 1987, HHB, 1st Bn, 333rd FA was reorganized and redesignated as Battery A, 333rd FA and assigned to the 1st Cav Div. pany. 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. Although this concept was much more limited in the artillery branch than in other branches, in practice each batterys CO had great autonomy on officer assignments. They were just fascinating. Good luck and I will keep you posted. While exciting, it can get confusing. If you didnt go to town the EM club at The Depot was first rank. 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. Lt. Col. Ricardo Jones is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. Arriving in England in February 1944, the 333rd and 969th battalions shipped over to Normandy in July and provided vital artillery support to American forces through months of hard fighting, including at the siege of Brest, France. during WWII ], [ 18th Infantry Division - Did not exist U.S. Army 1966. The command for this maneuver is stored on board the missile until it reaches denser atmosphere where its control surfaces are most effective. If you have any This really made us feel like little soldiers - lol. We got along great with my math background. Lt. Col. Ricardo Jones264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion commander. It was some kind of Battery test so the radar crew was given a truck load of C rations and stuck in a remote site away from the rest of the unit. Later in the war, field commissions for qualified noncoms became commonplace. The fire direction center computes the mission and sends firing data to the weapons. Those howitzers were big, firing "small bombs" that weighed nearly 50 pounds each,. He was a Artillery Mechanic and recently celebrated his 99th birthday! Mostly though we were all E3s or E4s. My grandmother had a newsletter from the 666th field artillery, which was a non divisional battalion, telling about their travels in Europe so I was thinking he was with this battalion. Within the Headquarters and Service Battery there are 10 sections: Headquarters and Service Battery Headquarters, Operations and Intelligence, Survey, Liaison, Communications Platoon, Assembly and Transport Platoon, Personnel, Maintenance, Mess, and Supply.
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