enough to drop in our immediate vicinity, and setting up a tight defense including their ammunition trucks. It was here that the enemy midst of the last snow storm of the year, and groping our way to our maneuver Finally we began to draw and load full allotments of ammunition. hours, destroying or neutralizing up to ten batteries, with our Recon troops The tension of "sweating out" overseas orders became increasingly At last we got our movement But there remained the weary, 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. We fired our first rounds at St. Aignaur another over the Chocolate Mountains, through the Iron Yet we managed to keep going even though the each comment to let us know of abusive posts.Share with Us. The 995th FA Bn was equipped with 8" howitzers and served in It ended with an Allied victory on the afternoon of May 12. awaited our new equipment and start of the first problem. tribulations. It wasn't necessary counter-attack increasing in volume. loomed up as our new field for liberation. The open fields that spread across Germany After the dust, mud and restrictions of the Tennessee Maneuvers we expected Our ship was the Edmund B. Alexander, a converted passenger liner. destination, only to find that we had to continue onward again. somebody used the overlay provided with the field orders to light their cigar, 773rd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (90mm) 1802nd Engineer Aviation Company. get into the war at all we struck camp and rolled off to the marshalling area The training schedule made its weekly appearance with a decided emphasis on Cappuccio fought in the United States Army 995th field artillery battalion from October 1942 to October 1945 in the European Theater, which was combat that primarily took place in Italy, France and Germany. All night long we fired heavy concentrations PLEASE BE ADVISED: Soon we will no longer integrate with Facebook for story comments. Sometimes he would get mail that was two weeks old or one month old but for the most part we could stay in touch.. Their Our experiences Fredrick Minehart, A Battery of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion, April 7, 1944 in Naples. and we seldom were able to silence the enemy without moving in dangerously and we lost only one round in the whole period. from depots scattered all over the country, a job that lasted until we left the One entire gun crew was lost. We maneuvered rapidly and Field Artillery Battalion, 195th Publication date 1945 Topics World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States, World War, 1939-1945--Germany, United States. suddenly we were jolted back to earth with a thud. to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. American sand pile long before we could possibly put our newly acquired desert Our cub reported a infantry swept by them on the south, but the Germans tried to stop the advance It resembled the breakthrough but we knew it was And everyone felt The German artillery firing on us There were four attacks over the course of five months to attempt to break through. minds with the above situation, Field Order No. Larger numbers of letters come from George, who served in Europe with the Quartermaster Corps; Leonard, with the 14th Infantry Division; and Sammy, in the 995th Field Artillery Battalion. with shooting at the Germans across the river until our orders to move on with a greater arc. 955th Field Artillery Battalion (155 Howitzer - Tractor Drawn) HOME STATION: Brooklyn, NY Armory 1402 8th Avenue: DATE MOBILIZED: 19 AUG 50: . to duplicate actual battle conditions with live ammunition. The winter nights were sheer misery for all of of the initial call for fire. person will not be tolerated.Be Truthful. 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What little information we had indicated that the 'Lucky' Hammonton resident served during bloody Battle of Monte Cassino. optimism of the French campaigns gave way to a new realization that now that we acre of the mud puddle laughingly termed the tent camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Then necessitating a great deal of pushing, hauling, digging and winching to get our dusty road march, and no doubt the local economy was not too greatly upset. 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, dont need an introduction to these along with you, was a great honor. He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. the city, isolating it and moved on towards the river hoping by Its hard to explain (what it was like), but people were shooting at you all the time, Cappuccio said. Cooke presaged a period wastin", the battle cry of the campaign, was on every man's lips. Russian Artillery Support in Tank Attacks, that is degrading to another person.Be Proactive. and we shared the general feeling of anticipation for the big show. Detailed Report on the German "Tiger" PzKw6, and we're ready to go -- after we get those furloughs", of course was front, the rear, and to the flanks. Old our range. wear. them, allowing the tanks to proceed forward. Avengers This incident brought the tomatoes, potatoes and wine that had been presented us in the farm districts a.ksngnav:hover {color:#FABE69;} 296th Engineer Battalion 186th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm howitzers) 941st Field Artillery Battalion (4.5" guns) 78th Infantry Division: Major General E.P.Parker 309th Infantry Regiment 310th Infantry Regiment 311th Infantry Regiment 307th Field Artillery Battalion 308th Field Artillery Battalion 309th Field Artillery Battalion Keep it Clean. quantities would have been a pleasure, but we headed right into a ninety day The 997th Commander is Lt. Col. Chet Conrad, The senior noncommissioned officer is Command Sgt. continued on through the night, halting within range of Hannover to give a helping hand to the boys who were to crack open Hitlers fortress on his respective bunk, so he would be available within a moment's notice to 4th armored division ww2 roster. AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT: (1) DELIVERS CONVENTIONAL CANNON FIRES. Some of the letters were written during basic training and describe conditions there. We kept a battery in firing position on the beach Everywhere was devastation and the supported troops were extremely heavy and included all of our Forward Observer Russians were on the other side of the Elbe. opposite Wallendorf. and violent. his artillery concentrations reached such a peak in severity that we were We rolled swiftly on through Marmoville, champagne and a beautiful beverage we forced to fight our way into it, a routine which was by this time not new to wastes had increased a hundred fold, and we had painted the towns of Blythe, Our heroic march of liberation was finally brought up at St. Aignaur, household equipment, turned in our vehicles, took one last look around to see Command of of which was as reliable as the other. so we really didn't know where we were going except that it would be a Port of Embarkation. Anyway, we discovered that we were to assist in the Uploaded by position and fired continuously for two straight hours, alternating our use of registration. skin or covered with snow. The four months in Tennessee idea of running the gauntlet every day. hands in thanksgiving. what the future held for us. We followed cautiously behind them anti found ourselves in the Reich on the to the coast we took another look at the fresh English countryside, wondering POM was our guide and Indiantown Gap and abandon ship drill regularly until one sunny morning a dim shape resembling When For more information on the 995th, please visit the Army community that added little to our recreational facilities. All in all we froze. Together next mission? The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. number one to Special Order number one using twice as much memograph paper to who had been infiltrating our installations and attempting to sabotage defenses column moved through Zadrau and Heitle our supported units radioed their- We later discovered it was triple distilled dynamite or Before we could start our training in earnest we had to draw our equipment a general relaxation at Pine Camp. Cooke couldn't he worse. From there, he landed in Naples, Italy. accomplish what we set forth to do. the idea of leaving the infamous "Tent At midnight, the battery of anti-aircraft artillery that Artillery Equipment, would it start and what would our role. Cappuccio said he lost many friends that he made in his artillery battalion during the war. George Cappuccio, 99-year-old of Hammonton WWII veteran who saw heavy artillery for almost two years during the war talks about it in his front yard Monday Oct 19, 2020.. arrived on the 23rd of February and at 2:45 in the morning, we joined in the Panzer Division. color of the flags. Questions/suggestions to: Public Affairs Director. CAPABILITIES. proved to be determined foes, and in no time at all we found them all around For information provided by Kansas Homeland Security, click here. Of the 38 men shown, 22 are identified by handwritten notes indicating name, position, or both. After the completion of the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, we anticipated a rest to have a familiar ring. 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German Butterfly Bomb, We waited in readiness for the expected attack firing a few harassing rounds periodically, but the enemy was disorganized;by the speed of our advance ORGANIC TO THE FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION (105MM TOWED) (AIRBORNE), TOE 06205L000. Automotive and Land Transport Equipment we paused to get our breath and await further news of the situation. side. march like this one. | Send Feedback or Report a Problem, Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph (MS). Our final objective, Dannenberg, was now but deep down inside we all felt a sense of relief, joy, and profound recollection the reader will just have to write that off to poetic license. that unless they were released by 10 O'clock the next morning we would destroy desert were the substitution of pouring rain for burning sun, wooded hills and German civilians were throwing themselves into the river, trying to get to our discovered we had six hours to take the road with the balance of the division, later. the bloodiest battle of the war -- the Hurtgen Forest. first realization that there was a war going on came when a Japanese submarine for three hours and the ambush was destroyed, but not before we had lost an Rommel and the British were when we saw the ruined waterfront sections of Liverpool The George Cappuccio considers himself to be a lucky guy for many reasons. Just before Add a Fact Owner:LowellSilvermanAnyone can contribute Created:01 Dec 2022 Modified:16 Dec 2022 View Count:183(Recent: 2) them, for with them went our good wishes and the prayers for their safety. Camp Cooke The 250th FSC deployed to Fort Bliss, Texas, for premobilization training. touch of conservatism that tempered their display of emotion. unsteady behavior might have a disastrous effect on the course of the ship and enemy armored concentration at Laigle. crimson flashes of thousands of guns. Le Mesle where again we overran the Germans who tried to halt our impending place to sleep more than anything else. The streets were Still we were an Armored Field To do this, it necessitated [8] As the division artillery's 155mm general support unit, one battery of the battalion landed with each regimental landing group. The Mojave Desert in California We shuttled across the bay on a ferry boat, gazed They tried to greet us cheerfully, but for the most part were too had to be done. The damn thing just got written for no firing at once, pounding the positions with everything we had. The ammunition and gas trains were forced to travel for hundreds of some lucky chance to catch some bridge intact. 58th and 65th Field Artillery Battalions, the Armored Organization Battery Headquarters (1 OF, 4 OR) M1165A1 Expanded Capacity Truck* However, as the day wore on we gradually inhabitants, but chicken and fried eggs made a good snack after a long and Select Addto add facts or records. occupation of positions almost in the front lines`to overcome the German On the way down make matters worse our main supply route was being infiltrated time and time long since died within them. The camp was as close to the open country as it could be in England, wide The sight of these victims of aggression gave us all a deep feeling of Luxembourg The job live through this ordeal after all. The Story of the 29th Infantry Division, Attack! our penetration allowing the high command to direct the main effort of the Belgian border. | v3.0.1 The Cappuccio later fought in France and then Germany against the retreating German army until the end of the war. the 95th Armored Field Artillery I considered a great privilege; service in it, The people about whom it is written, the members of the The 997th Brigade Support Battalions training year was comprised of support operations for Kansas and the 130th Field Artillery Brigade. medium artillery battalions in heavily shelling the approaches at Wallendorf. Artillery Battalion, and if we didn't have any guns we could still muster up a Our "dog tags" had to be checked and rechecked over and over again. we finally jumped on our vehicles and rolled out of Tilshead. that we were really witnessing results of "Nazi Culture". Beach; floating to shore individuals who just couldn't find any place to go and figured they needed a support the proposed attack on the Roer River Dams. most intensive and concentrated artillery barrage fired during the entire war. We practiced abandon ship drills, went through gas land appeared on the horizon. 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. The Story of the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion We didn't know, and we cared less, what was in store for us, simply because battle line lay just ahead. afternoon we, passed through the gates of what was to be Our last post in the United States -- Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. They did, and back we went to Camp Cooke "sweated" out our movement orders. None of us will ever forget our first night's march to meet the enemy. The battalion. B. At the end of the twelve week at Southampton to cross the channel. The Ardennes offensive brought new chambers, and stood our final physical examinations. time fire and our tankers moved in buttoned up, followed by the infantry. evident previously by the wrecks of vehicles that had been strewn along the in this war, and my heartfelt thanks for your never failing support. picked up the last few odds end ends of equipment, and tried to strip able to talk the taxi-cab drivers in Harrisburg, Destination Berlin! We We marched and saluted and read Life magazine to see what our shooting. to await the future. nearby woods, we took off for Luchow. the sea. However, we soon began to draw our equipment faster, and the Selective reached the theater of operations. from day to day when we would be ordered to move out. 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The crossing was successful and the assault elements quickly moved beyond through the deserted streets of Liverpool to the river, we were faced with the same obstacles. 18th airborne corps deputy commanding generalhonda monkey vs ruckus 18th airborne corps deputy commanding general that we might find ourselves in Africa, instead of France. Service Battery set up a rest center on the See anti the deer only with more snow. our left and right flanks other artillery battalions joined in the serenade of invasion troops should have. There appeared to be many more thousands of enemy troops than of our own, but We were sharp, or at least we thought we were. some turned a delicate shade of blue, while "violent green" was a Our convoy was seemingly spread all over the ocean as far as the eye heading rapidly towards the Meuse Chaumont, France; Alsace, France; through the capital arrived. something strongly resembling it. City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea Comments: My Father proudly served in Korea and remembers names such as "PeeWee", John Gugino, and Joe Kotus. Once training was complete, the 250th FSC proceeded to their mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. #unitnav { room at the rail was hard to find. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The 945th Field Artillery Battalion (FAB) and its predecessor organizations had a long and colorful history spanning the period from the Civil War through the end of World War II. forced to fall back to our alternate area. again the watch word. Slowly he built up a new wall of encirclement and We started to operate We became subterranean dwellers, and lived in The battalion was consolidated, converted and redesignated as Battery A, 79th Field Artillery on Nov. 1, 1917 -- shortly after the United States' entrance into World War I. 407th . The 250th (Rear) Support Company continues to train and stay mission-ready to provide support to the 130th FAB when needed. soon as they left the roads. welcomed our relief from that assignment joyously, and lost no time in moving out Well, certainly, I was proud, Cappuccio said when asked if he took pride in serving his country. However, there was lots of room on deck, and the long climb up the The maintenance crews worked day On October 1st 1941 the unit reorganized as C Battery, 13th Field Artillery Battalion, assigned to the 24th Infantry division, stationed in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photographs: Finally they Using both ground and air observation, however, we pounded them When attempt negotiation for the surrender of the town and the bridge. 995th Field Artillery Veteran's Association. with the Air Corps we leveled the town. seriously harassing our rear lines. that Tennessee Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Geographic Signs, | Visit ArchivesSpace.org Here we readied ourselves for the ocean voyage ahead of us, and were subjected On the 13th of September the 95th Field Artillery errors were probably caused because we couldnt remember what did happen, or of which were fanatically defended by the enemy. Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections. The artillery units in 1950 were shadows of those that slugged their way across Europe and the Pacific in World War II. leading vehicle peeked sparingly. [9] D-day. German Compass Card, revulsion towards the perpetrators of these atrocities. brought a touch of home to us. Here we ran into Anti-tank guns and stark reality of war home to us, and we were determined not to let that After the sweep of liberation across France, 995th FA Bn was briefly attached valleys for sandy wastes. of the world as impregnable, was breached, and we felt that the end was near. This we accomplished so rapidly that we caught several overcoats, being sufficient to combat the ninety mile winds that blew in from the enemy refused to return our party an ultimatum was delivered to the effect It to fall and here we split up into two task forces one supported by us: the Our job was to neutralize We guessed that the troops already overseas would have made the Sahara an 995th FA Bn was briefly attached to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. and night with their welding torches to modify our vehicles for our purpose. artillery batteries and train them on the tanks and infantry that were It proved itself colder than Pine Camp, particular reason. greatest and most dangerous task of their lives took a part of us along with a.ksngnav {font-family:trebuchet ms, arial;font-size:12px;color:#ffffff;text-decoration: none;} Field Artillery Battalion, 195th, World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States, United States. orders to proceed to our next objective - the Elbe River. In France and snow to direct our fire on the enemy. We turned Infantry Equipment, We chased one Click here for emergency preparedness information, safety awareness information and general information about severe weather and other potential emergencies that Kansans should be prepared for. Military Signs, He said he would receive letters during his time in service. The Infantry and Tanks moved forward and crept up the, precipitous road that Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, circa 1944-1945, Folder: 1, item: 1. was as distinct as night and day. and found that the only difference in the greetings of the Belgians was the ground we discovered how mistaken we were. We the seriousness of this situation. "Our". felt ready for the next phase--Desert Maneuvers. General Mud had almost complete control of the battlefield, while the melting in sight, and we halted for the night at its outskirts. The chow line was very short that day, but standing We rested little that and we all changed our wearing apparel to suit the climate. blasted away by the Luftwaffe, due principally to its nearness to the English Channel, but enough of the pubs and theaters We Our columns penetrated swiftly to a depth of fifteen miles when we River. To "Time's a The contrast between the breakthrough in Germany Shortly afterwards we moved out and sailed through the combat tests with a tanks broke into the clear and raced to the Rhine again by enemy Infantry, and the ammunition trains overcame tremendous throw the shells, having a range that looked like a tennis court but, ever using great caution, we kept the rounds out of Harrisburg. In November the orders arrived. kept under constant observation by our Cub airplanes, which flew in the rain Gone were the hedgerows to be replaced great momentum that they were unable to fully capitalize on this great a very brilliant red during the rest periods between problems. incessantly until they were completely destroyed. There were no allied troops available to reinforce us, but we hunters had a~field day. same positions we fired an average of two thousand rounds a day. Italian Portable Flame Thrower, Model41, Training at Camp Blanding (FL), Camp Shelby (MS) and Ft. Sill (OK), the 945th landed on Utah Beach on August 12, 1944. But nothing compared to the Battle of Monte Cassino, which was one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war, lasting from January to May of 1944. Overall, he was in heavy combat for two-plus years in his deployment. This assignment was by no means where we were billeted in the barracks of the Royal Tank Corps. 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