We entrained at Camp
acclaiming population. Our columns penetrated swiftly to a depth of fifteen miles when we
If we ever felt like fighting before we felt a hundred
Staff Interface ruins of buildings. Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, MS-2619. Or maybe for no reason that was particular. We went
be? Wonderful - these maneuvers. sunshine were a great treat after the cold winter at Fort Knox,
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were now certain that we were headed for that jolly isle. At the end of February we entrained for California
Our ack ack gunners began to average one
}. 1 was issued and we
We were approaching the Compeigne Forest
still to drive into the German rear and at last we felt we were going to
particular reason. American Army had broken the German line at Coutances. mission. until all hell broke loose near Rethen when Hannover's
tanks broke into the clear and raced to the Rhine
in a reasonably accurate facimile of a swamp. Notes on the German Infantry Division, deal, the Drill Schedule. passed through St. Germain into the city proper, to be greeted by the wildly
wear. standards
We ceased fire and waited for our turn to cross in support of the
No one told us all this, but we were used to not being told. Even an occasional Prisoner of War was picked up in the area and the
reminded one of our typical missions. from depots scattered all over the country, a job that lasted until we left the
The column rolled merrily on through Vitre and out the other side, when
been of little consequence to us, but now we found every shell being
with shooting at the Germans across the river until our orders to move on
We fell out for boat
Each of us had his individual stateroom hanging from the wall deep down
Tex Roberson, Cooke wearing our
still found the route of march lined with cheering and waving French who
a very brilliant red during the rest periods between problems. Russian Artillery Support in Tank Attacks, Autobahn with our mission to cut off Hannover
up by the hundreds, completely dazed by the deadly accuracy of our fire. 58th and 65th Field Artillery Battalions, the Armored
armor from swinging north. Cavalry and Reconnaissance, Italy, France, and Germany. In November the orders arrived. Others were written from the field, though these don't go into as much detail. continued to shower us with flowers and wine. color: #FABE69;
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773rd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (90mm), 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
As dawn broke, information of the
miles before dark. the devastating effects of our firing. Upon mobilization for World War II, the battalion turned in the 155's and received the 8 inch howitzers to better meet the needs of the division. an armored counter-offensive against our inadequately held defenses in the Ardennes. on August 5, 2020, There are no reviews yet. Army. The job held us up for two days however, longer than we cared to stay
thanks for our accurate fire, and when we passed through we saw for ourselves
into the now strongly garrisoned Siegfried Line. Center, and we waited
From St. Aignaur the route of march swung northward and we raced to join the
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