264th field artillery battalion

Hi Mr. Kelly- I did not have much luck on the 4th Infantry Division Association Page in finding anything on the 20th Field Artillery Batallion- do you have any other page suggestions- any advice is much appreciated! 286th Field Artillery Battalion. We were shaped up by 8 am. I was allowed to go into the kitchen anytime 24/7 and get food. Field artillery Part 2 army lineage series Compiled by Janice e. McKenney CenTer OF miliTary HisTOry UniTeD sTaTes army WasHingTOn, D.C., 2010 I will check the 20th Corps order of battle just to confirm. I have info and other things I could help you with. Very informative! Thx. I remember the U-shaped layout of staff/office buildings with the Officers Club, NCO club, and chapel in the NE corner (as you came in the gate, not sure of the absoulte orientation). When target and missile converge, the missile is detonated and the Missile Tracking Radar automatically transfers to the next missile readied for firing. The 66th Division consisted of the following units: 262nd , 263rd, and 264th Infantry Regiments, Headquarters Battery, 721st, 870th, 871st, and 872nd, Field Artillery Battalions, 266th Engineer Combat Battalion, the 366th Medical Battalion, 66th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment, 66th Quartermaster Company, 66th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, But of course, I want More information! Stay well. Information on this unit has been hard to come by, do you have any notion of how I might find out more about the 689th? 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. Use my Facebook page and I can make my "Red Leg of the Week." CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on July 15, 2020: CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on July 14, 2020: Just realized my email is not up there. Our first formation was 7:30 instead of 6. Kidd was a gun chief. For those of you who are looking for info. So now I'm on to more official information. It could be rotated manually 360 degrees. Or did the units adjust while in the field during Korea? Let me know and that can help the search be more specific. The computer compares this information to a standard trajectory and generates commands to keep the missile directed toward the target. My father serverd in the 282nd FAB in Europe.I understand they were loaned out to may units.. Is there a way I can find out more about their unit and the men killed in his outfit. his discharge papers say he was in battery b 285th fa obsn which i know was the battalion at the malmedy massacre but i have never found his name on any survivor list his name by the was daniel coggeshall. We have been putting together some information about my granddad recently after putting out a Facebook message. CORPORAL position areas constitute a prime target and will be the subject of diligent search by enemy intelligence and target acquisition agencies. But overall, no, the guys rarely moved if the unit was intact. The tank battalions are now shown as present in the source document, but an armored division isn't much of an armored division without its armored battalions. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on December 14, 2017: Hi Mr. Rodgers, my so called "sources" turned out to be a dud. I used to speak with two different librarians/assistants at the library in Fort Sill (I'm calling the library, it could be the office for Field Artillery Journal mag). During the following days, the 26th Field Artillery continued to provide a supporting fire for the 39th Infantry Regiment, as of the 9th of August 1944. Then went back to duty. The Battalion was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC). Each firing platoon contains sufficient personnel to check out, assemble, fuel and fire missiles. The officers jobs within the battery varied. The Lt. then put it in a classified record for use if hostilities broke out. I remember a black guy (Pvt/Cpl/Sgt? The remainder of the men in the 66th Division who did not have enough points to return home was either sent to Delta Base in southern France or to Germany and Austria to serve as occupation forces. Other battery and battalion personnel included radiomen, wiremen, instrument operators (survey team), cooks, drivers, and mechanics. http://www.lonesentry.com/gi_stories_booklets/84th https://history.army.mil/documents/ETO-OB/84ID-ETO https://web.archive.org/web/20020409040148/http:// https://archive.is/20030327053614/http://www.battl Not sure how useful these will be, but give it a shot. It is possible he was assigned after the massacre from another unit. These documents are provided for by Dave Curry, historian of the 83rd Infantry Division Association. You should be able to find it on my profile page. Once the fire mission is received at battalion the firing data is computed and final missile preparations are completed. 3 M 12 81 mm 412 AIRBORNE 40 (H) 32 M-7 Priest 60 36 They were just fascinating. 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Media; Armed; Dental Health Activity; 419th Contracting Support Regiment. Everything in his records say that he served in the 274th Field Artillery Battalion from his inscription to discharge. Army Regulation 615-365 (Enlisted Personnel . Each missile is given a series of mechanical, hydraulic and electrical checks to assure its proper functioning. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on May 25, 2017: I believe the 221st was assigned to the Americal Division, which ended up on Guadalcanal at the end of 1942. This capability is useful in engaging targets of opportunity to the flanks or rear, and in those situations in which the direction of fire is such that transporters could not set the gun down and have room to move away. I'll have to confirm that. He did not speak of his service- wondering if you have any leads that might help? Thanks. This happened in March in Germany which can be and was quite cold. The 406th was probably sent home first as the 196th did occupation duty for a couple of months. 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. GPS: 49.359205, -0.855093. 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. I'm just trying to find out what actual unit my father served in while in the combat zone? stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. Other stakes are used to mark the direction of fire. I'm also available on Google + or Twitter. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on May 13, 2020: Hi Mr. Gruber, I do. Each firing battery has its own survey and fire direction and is capable of almost independent action for a period of up to two weeks. From there, they would splice into the line with their own EE8A telephone, and crank it to ring back to their starting place. 108th Air Definition Artillery Brigade. I have a lot of links and contacts for you. Maybe a quick bio on your dad (West Point class, hometown, etc.). After a couple of days back, the men I was serving with and myself figured something was going on. Change for me! 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. The 1-151 FA provides combatant commanders with a trained and ready force to destroy, defeat or disrupt the enemy with timely, accurate and integrated fires; additionally, the 1-151 FA is prepared to support the State of Minnesota with troops capable of assisting in a disaster. The term Red Leg began in the Civil War, First during the Kansas border wars and then the Army adapted it later. After his military service, he attended the University of Florida where he was a member of the ATO fraternity and where he became a lifelong Gator fan. 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. pany. Me again. As targets are acquired by the Acquisition Radar, they are transferred to the Target Tracking Radar which automatically tracks the target in range, direction and elevation, establishing its location. They were also charged with conducting topographical surveys, which during combat operations were carried out rather infrequently. I believe. But overall, finding info on this unit post Bulge is very hard. On September 27, 1939, Headquarters Battery, 1 st Battalion, 264 th Coast Artillery at Statesboro was reorganized as . We were assigned the task of burying trig marks (a piece of rebar in concrete) in the intersections of all the dirt roads in our part of Germany. Will do. It was an M110 (8" SP) Bn. 42nd had an Alfa Romeo and I remember the Getoggio brothers, enlisted (twins). We have a group picture of Battery B taken on June 22, 1943. After graduating from high school in 1951 and registering for the draft, I received a college deferment and went off to the University of Illinois. 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Many of the men who were replacements in the final 6-8 months of the war were from ASTP units back in the States. 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. It looks like the picture was of an inspection or something. 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. He was a Florida licensed real estate broker and owner of Harmon Realty of Winter Haven, specializing in citrus groves. In addition, steering commands received from the computer are transmitted to the missile which directs it toward the predicted intercept point. His discharge papers list 274th Field Artillery Battalion, Battery B Let me explain - His name was Willis L. Henry and was drafted in 9/44 and discharged in 1946, He trained in Fort Sill, OK and arrived as a replacement in a camp in Charleyville, France sometime in late February or early March 1945 and joined his unit shortly after. Find A Battery, 264th Field Artillery Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. 264th Pioneer Battalions . It sounds like you've spoken to just about everybody, including the division association. His detailed service records were lost in the St.Louis fire. I remember going to Grafenwoehr for some sort of Family weekend and my Dad was wearing his .45 cal Colt M1911A1 and ear plugs. Each Launching Section consists of four launcher-loaders from which missiles are fired, a missile storage building, and a personnel shelter which protects personnel during firing and houses electronic equipment. about practically any U.S.Army unit contact: jcontrovich@comcast.net. Also, there is a Facebook page for the Division. I don't know if the few I have of my dad would do you any good because he is not in a fighting scene, but one time I think you remarked that you would like a picture. As the vehicle stops with its sight mount over the surveyed hub, three crewmen lower the side and rear jacks while other crewmen elevate and extend the launching beam to the firing position. Contact them. I do know that he landed in England February 26, 1944 and France on June 14, 1944. If they received an answer, they had to keep moving, and the procedure was repeated until they did not get an answer. While exciting, it can get confusing. I think this exercise was a response to Khrushchev banging his shoe at the UN meeting in New York. They were inactivated in 1994. Guns are moved frequently to make their location by the enemy more difficult. (6) 9 Oct 57 to 1 Jul 57: Executive Officer, B Battery With the cessation of hostilities in the Pacific a small part of 66th Division sailed for home in late October 1945. It will be very much appreciated. One of the members of the 83rd group. The 266th Engineer and 366th Medical battalions performed their usual duties. FA Btry (762-mm Rocket), 85th 254th Engineer Combat Battalion 187th FA Group (751st and 997th FA Battalions) 190th FA Group (62nd, 190th, 272nd, and 268th FA Battalions) 406th FA Group (76th, 941st, 953rd, and 987th FA Battalions) 1111th Engineer Combat Group (51st, 202nd, 291st, and 296th Engineer Combat Battalions) Batteries were further subdivided into sections. We ended Dismounted Drill with a 10-15 minute double time jog around the area. There were also units called cannon companies that used the M3 105mm, a lightweight, short-barreled version of the gun. His closest living relatives are we nephews and nieces so we appear not to be able to obtain his D D-214. The fuses were shipped in crates, about 25 per box. Mention of how important to the success of the artillery was the role of the Liaison aircraft. Between the wars, there were important changes to the standard practices of the branch. Thanks! Start with the 4th Infantry Division Association page. Stay well. With this completed, the electrical circuits are connected and the rocket is armed and ready to fire. That GI was from a divisional artillery unit. Artillery, Regimentat Combat Team. We calibrated the guns and did fire missions day and night. The 2nd Battalion 5th Field Artillery was constituted in the Regular Army as a Light Artillery Regiment in January 1907, and organized in May with existing units at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas and the Philippines. If the battery is on the march when the fire mission is received, the howitzers are immediately moved off the road and emplaced. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on January 02, 2018: Glad to hear from you. The KPS even came into the field with us. Field Artillery in the European Theater I think he was in the 20th Service Battalion of the 200th Just half an hour ago I purchased a hard copy on ebay from someone in Old Forge Pennsylvania, just 4hr drive from where he lived in Slippery Rocks. Running a spool of black telephone cord from HQ to an observation post could put one under fire from mortars, machine guns, snipers, shelling, both friendly and German, as well as enemy patrols. 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. The pictures of the 8" Howitzer in the Phillippines, 1944 really brought back memories! Hope you can help. He shipped over to the Pacific on 29 October 1943 and returned to the US in late 1945 after being with the occupation forces in Japan. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on September 19, 2016: Thx Greener. (1) 18 Jan 56 to 1 May 56: Gun Platoon Commander, A Battery (2nd Gun Platoon) He was in Normandy, northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe. The dentist put them in a cast, but could not save the left front one. AP580305A . 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. 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. My first assignment was in the radar group, which didnt last very long. The CORPORAL Battalion is the firing battery rather than the battery. You can email me. The guidance platoon contains both the operational personnel necessary to guide the missile and the specialist personnel required to maintain the fire control equipment. There was a field behind the gun "parking lot" where there might have been one "kind of museum piece" 175mm SPH. It is fully mobile and consists of a battalion headquarters, a headquarters and service battery, a firing battery and a medical detachment. FDC cleaned the showers and sinks. The 66th Division was part of the Sixth Army Group and participated in the Northern France campaign. There was more interaction between the ranks and you really got to know who you could depend on in the field. What he wanted was all the discards from the C rations which the GIs usually had. If the command was left 10, the head of the site would then be moved off of the aiming stakes by that many degrees. After they put in slot machines they made so much money that they use to run nickel beer nights. The 175 mm guns were usually parked in the same corner, just in front of these corner buildings (just west of them). who does research at the Library of Congress, did a search on my father for me. Another radar, the missile-tracking radar, locks on the missile prior to firing and tracks that missile throughout the entire flight. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Keep me posted. (by Mr. Mitchell Kaidy) The unit structure was evaluated, standard operating procedures were rewritten, and new technologies came on line. Crew of 105mm (M2). Because my Mom didn't want to go back to the States, we lost our PX privleges and had to live "on the economy". Note the panoramic scope on the left side of the gun. I guess we will all be pursuing our parents for the rest of our lives. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on January 08, 2018: Would love it. . The picture is small so I can't be sure. Sgt Pappy Bryant was another gun chief. He was a heavy machine gunner in the 662nd Service Battalion. Hi lions44-- I have a picture of my father in uniform, are you looking for those, or only with the howitzers? 463d Field Artillery Battalion, 101st Airborne Division: 117th Ordnance Battalion: 463d Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division: 117th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad: 463rd AAA AW Battalion (Mobile) 117th Port Battalion: 463rd Anti- Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion: 117th Quartermaster Battalion: 463rd MP Company Thank you! In this request, the assistant adjutant commented that the FSM had been discharged as a master sergeant to accept a battlefield commission as a second lieutenant. My dad was with the 268th FA during the Bulge. Scott. That happened to most of the 589th FAB survivors. He was a Artillery Mechanic and recently celebrated his 99th birthday! My grandmother would provide info to the school on my fathers whereabouts. Junior commanders were expected to use their own initiative. Looking through the sight once again to determine that he was still lined up with the aiming stakes, his last task would be to level the bubble and shout Ready! This told the Section Chief that the gun was ready to fire; he then held up his right arm as a signal to the gun crew. 2791 JBSA-FSH, TX 78234 U.S. Army Element (USAE) After Hours Duty Phone: (210). William Oakley was a Forward Observer for Battery A. 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. TACTICAL USAGE In 1965 it was re-designated as 8th Battalion, 15th Field Artillery and inactivated in 1971 in Homestead Air Force Base, FL. during WWII ], [ 21st Infantry Division Lou was assigned to the 264th Field Artillery Battalion and received his basic training at Camp Swift, TX, and became a Gunner on an 8' Howitzer. My father left behind a narrative of his service years. One or more of the battalions of a group might be attached for direct support to an individual division. Upon the German surrender on May 8, 1945, the 66th Division moved to the area near Koblenz, Germany for occupation duty and to guard German POW camps. We took a trip last fall to the areas where both of my parents were during the war (my mother was a nurse at an evacuation hospital closest to the Battle of the Bulge, outside Liege), and Myra found wonderful information for me on where my father was at various times, places we visited, like a farmhouse command post, and a church where he was observing as it was being shelled. 1st Battalion, 333rd Field Artillery was activated 2 July 1973 in Germany (Wiesbaden). I left out a lot, but that's the easy synopsis. At the ammo dumps, these were broken down for shipment by truck to the batteries. There also was a 155 outfit at Rivers Barracks so there was plenty of competition between the troops. No way the Seventh Army was going to stop 65 tank divisions located across the Eastern Boarder in the Fulda Gap. 155mm battery during the Battle of the Bulge. Thankfully my sister is older and paid more attention! The 8-inch gun and 240mm howitzer battalions had a total of six guns per battalion. It was a short cut to our apartment complex. We went to the firing ranges in Graf. The bits and pieces I have seem to point to him being in the 325th FA 84th Infantry Division Railsplitters. The control equipment for the radars and computer are housed in three trailers. 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. Since your dad was assigned in late '43, he probably ended up on Bouganville and then the Philippines. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on September 23, 2019: http://www.84thrailsplitters.com/history.html. I am assuming that my father was in a 3rd Army towed 155 mm battalion until VE-Day and then transferred to the 274th in Austria during the reorganization & disbanding of units. I'm not certain if that means they are attached to each other or used independently. You can contact their historian (Dave Curry) or visit their website at: Here is a link from the site: https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/units/908th-fa-bn/. The fire control area consists of three radars, a computer, three van-type trailers and necessary electrical equipment. All us kids were issued dog-tags with our name and my Dad's serial number on them) instead of Army ID cards, which we were used to having back in the States. The 155mm battalion supported the units or areas most in need at the discretion of the Division artillery commander (better known as Divarty). Always a popular feature and in some cases, it has brought old friends together. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on January 07, 2018: Hi Ms. Hamiliton, can I ask what unit you are researching? He saw his action on D+1 when they stormed Omaha. 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. By the Korean War, they had added six guns to the standard battery. Overall the 66th Division suffered the following casualties: 804 killed, 268 wounded, seven missing, and nineteen captured. My father was in the 752 field artillery laying cable, in ww 2, trying to get info on his journey. I played on the B battery basketball team, touch football team, and fast pitch softball team. This way, the additional fire support went where it was needed quickly. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. The shift of several large caliber artillery units, particularly segregated African American battalions, to Bastogne during the first 48 hours of the battle helped save the city from capture. These battalions were directly under the command of their respective Corps, which had its own commanders and staff to coordinate all its elements. 105mm crew preparing the shells during training exercise. Brief History of the 66th Black Panther Division. I will contact the office to see what they have or maybe they can point me in the right direction. Continuous commands are sent to the missile to correct for evasive action of the target. Looking for more information from military/civilian The Battalion, and especially A Battery, lost a large number of officers during the first half of 1956. To facilitate handling between the ammunition supply point and the battalion position area, the rocket is divided into three major components. I am incredibly proud of my history and thanks for keeping this alive through your work, i appreciate everything you are doing thank you. 264th Infantry Regiment Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 66th Infantry Division Artillery 721st Field Artillery Battalion (155 mm) 870th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 871st Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 872d Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 266th Engineer Combat Battalion 366th Medical Battalion Please email at the address provided in my profile. Subject: DAVAO; SHIKOKU; YYUSHU '45, '46. Send me an email (link from HP) and I will send the list. On payday they were filled and SPs as well as MPs roamed the town to prevent trouble. Any help will be appreciated in regards to my questions and my uncle's records. Crew of a 155mm howitzer in North Africa, 1943 (1st ID ner El Guettar). This test culminated in the firing of the first atomic round at Frenchman's Flat firing range in Nevada, by the Officers and men (and one gun) of the 867th FA Bn. Within the first couple of weeks the outfit went to the field for training for a week. Its commander, Major General Herman F. Kramer, continued with the division until August 1945, when he was relieved by Major General Walter F. Lauer. Their response was which corner. NEW ! Towards the end of summer 1958 the Army switched to dollars and I remember waking up to hear women screaming along the depot fence.
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