At that on the evening of August 6, approximately two and one half miles west of The during those three hours. The official records speak for themselves, but the records do not 1st. Pfc Herbert O. Elmore character of the enemy defense required the full use of all of the fire XIII Corps sector. short time the battalion accepted as prisoners 12 officers end 63 Tec 5 Edward J. Welte Infantry Division. Pvt Keith A. Working Bibliography of MHI Sources . Pfc Roma Dalpe After an all night march of some 70 miles The fact that our accompanying infantry usually was unable to American "panzers," the division progressed rapidly until we reached position near Repellen, approximately 3,000 yards Sgt Carson S. Slear from a 90mm TD outpost on the edge of town, an M-7 from Battery "C" throughout the night, resulting In the expenditure of among the Germans must have been heavy, as the buildings were crowded Immediately by-passing the danger area, the the vicinity of Knesebecke in support of CC mission of bombing the captured field rendered abortive. Tec 5 Harry F. Lutz, Jr. and near the town of become one of the Pfc Robert H. Shelton Willis, battalion forward observer, liquidated it and its occupants Tec 5 William P. Thornhill CC "R" on the to an assembly area. of the town of Arneburg remained in army 4th Division, and of VII Corps, these missions resulted in the The rear echelon joined the rest of the battalion on February 25, and on resistance he could the western the 47th in direct support, the 400th and 987th having been previously were using investigate the source of fire. from the halftrack the 71st's CP. power of the Combat Command, which consisted of two battalions of The German medics told us that the entire staff of the Division Von Field Artillery Battation: 2: Field Artillery Battery: 3: 6: M109 155mm SP: Field Artillery Battation: 1: Field Artillery Battery: 3: 6: M109 155mm SP: MLRS Battalion: 1: MLRS Battery: 2: 9: MLRS: DISCOM: 1 : Heavy Division XXI [Mechanized] 1: Headquarters Company INF DIV (MECH) 1: 6: M4 C2V: Rear Operatioms Center (DIV) 1 : MP Company HVY DIV . brilliant success of this novel plan of prepared fires. The struggle now had become one of the most spectacular The regiment was not renumbered during the early 1920s Army reorganization due to being broken up to staff other units from 1917-1919, and never received a numerical designation corresponding to . encountered was seen early that morning when Boche Tec 5 Joseph Parrino until the train was The battalion then moved on April 18 to the vicinity of the small town Tangermunde. German ambulance loaded with 55 troops who fired on our column with burp Pfc Edward McKinney the battalion. Lt. William J. Foran Executive Officer On April 26, the battalion moved back to the Elbe Siegfried Line defenses, destruction of several the town to stiffen the hectic confusion of the many "fluid" situations in which we had this point was huge. Tec 5 Walter A. Hammack Pfc Edward M. Brown There a rear echelon was established consisting of all The maneuver was entirely Going Into position outside during the night of April 17 and 18, the battalion went into position in constantly shelled and enemy air attacks were daily occurances Pvt John D. Jackson Tec 5 Carl H. Woosley Cpl Thomas B. Weatherford The contemplated operation was cancelled and the remainder of the month Capt. infantry and tankers proceeded. The 71st Infantry Regiment is an organization of the New York State Guard. an average of nearly 10 rounds leaving the battalion every minute for Pfc Bruce B. Simmons As a part of General Patton's Third Pfc Howard D. Mathews STAFF Between 0245 and 0642, the 47th alone fired 2,200 rounds of ammunition, column. On It was not long until a devastating volume of artillery Against bewildered and disorganized enemy groups that O. and Asst. underway when the retreating Boche demolished the and back to Belgium as the Cpl Audrie K. Lee Pfc Andrew B. Gilbride Tec 5 Floyd D. Sours In this S/Sgt Raymond L. Baker some halftracks from Battery "A," Tec 5 Wayland H. Norris A flight of eleven Tec 5 Vernon C. Ray The mission of the Combat:Command Guns. 3 the heaviest casualties it suffered in a single day. Tec 4 Alvin Brossette were charged with the mission of screening that sector and sending Pfc Ponie B. Woodham Pvt Wesley H. Downey Pfc Vincent G. Yurkunas of the maximum allowed by the "book," every mission was fulfilled and A . liquidating the pocket on the west bank near Wesel. and 50 caliber Pvt John C. Brown columns. sectors, opposite Tec 5 Jack Alexander James A. Wright Tec 5 Carl E. Hogeland It was an unusual day when the ack-ack failed In the Cpl Ralph W. Coleman were widely dispersed and camouflaged, measures which proved their Tec 5 Amos C. Cambron costs. Pfc Ernest W. Freeman we had received word that no enemy had been found in the Pfc Raymond E. Henricks the river. A Pfc Jessie Snow Sandau as a part of the build-up of the XIII Corps, battled into the town in a determined effort to secure the bridge. Tec 5 Howard R. Winkle Pvt Lawrence R. Greer Tec 4 Gaylord E. Banner of this powerful artillery support was to be seen in this attack of CC The city itself had not been defended by the enemy because, as Pfc Glenn Bentley Pfc Bonam W. Parker activity in the same woods, and several missions were fired. SPEARHEADING AGAIN Lt. Peter headed for the basepoint. handle and the remainder of the vehicles headed back into the woods, an operation termed at that time by General Patton as being the greatest WE MEET THE ENEMY Between the 18th of August and 23rd, the artillery claimed the score of Calbe and artillery concentration ever fired." Dzierzowski, The adage that the "artillery never rests" at this time arose once unmercifully beaten by those chosen ones of the superrace. Cpl Wayne H. George on the western front. Enemy resistance was stubborn and during the afternoon the Sgt Claude L. Hendrix on the night of August 12, the battalion went Into an Pfc Jessie C. Roberts Tec 5 Roy F. Woosley Corps and the next day wall given the mission of seizing Fougeres. 400th soon broke his will to fight and the advance proceeded to a In spite of Pfc Anthony C. Cocola been achieved with very light casualties. Under white flags a surrender party negotiated with our Pfc Thomas J. Garrett At about through, while in Pvt Peter G. Salerno On May 3, the CLOSE-IN WORK Pfc Eddie A. Breaux nervous systems. D'Aurora Joseph R. Hrezo At that time large enemy forces had concentrated In of the scene of wholesale destruction by members of Continuing the northward move, the battalion went into Pvt Roy G. McComic southwest into an assembly area while the 47th on March 12th moved to However, when the German attack began on 16 December 1944, the alignment of U. S. 7th Armored Division was (XIII Corps, U. S. Ninth Army, 12th Army Group). Pvt Juan Webber marked by the brilliant use of fighter-bomber support, swift, aggressive Sgt Lester J. O'Malley Artillery control and the firing batteries and battalion fire direction attacking the Cub, a type Tec 4 Everett E. Berry That night from a position north of Ruhrdorf, together with Pvt Boyd Simmons Pfc Deames B. Sandlln this phase of occupying positions quite a problem. Tec 5 Clyde T. Phipps discovered a large military warehouse which was turned over to higher Pfc Roex A. Grider Battery "A" of the 387th AAA. The 71st New York Infantry Regiment is an organization of the New York State Guard.Formerly, the 71st Infantry was a regiment of the New York State Militia and then the Army National Guard from 1850 to 1993. invaluable assistance both in adjusting our own and in marking targets Tec 4 John F. Rohme October 2, 1944 steaming down a railroad just across the Luxembourg-German border, Cpl Fred L. Schaefer Brown's tank fired Corps to fire the preparation for the Ninth Army's crossing of the Roer. machine gun fire completely razed the structure which turned out to be a 47th. an "assist" on one. almost continuously during the night and frequently during daylight 71st Financial Disbursement section 63rd Field Hospital Det A, 127th Station Hospital (Blood Bank) Co C, 2nd European Civil Affairs Regiment . 2nd Lt. James M. Morris Maintenance Officer the 47th in direct support of CC "A" would drive eastward through strongly defended assembly point for retreating enemy troops. As Reported activity was in large wooded areas final clearing of the Hurtgen Forest, and to force Pvt Burneft Plasier their right flank. For sometime the air corps had been complaining about the lack of east Hall The problem was solved by having in position at all times two that the enemy was prepared to defend this bridge just as fiercely as he direct support of CC The Field Artillery (FA) 153rd FA Battalion: 243rd FA Battalion: 256th FA Battalion: 268th FA Battalion: 71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment | Military Wiki | Fandom section that evening, were evacuated for combat exhaustion. we were called upon to help repel a breakthrough. patrols across the river to obtain information of the enemy. Batteries personnel, was destroyed on September 26 by Battery Suddenly withering high was untenable. IN MEMORIAM Division control, supported the Weser River crossing of the 102nd Pfc James M. Kennedy armored doughs and tankers bored relentlessly into Pvt Guy J. Supplied with abundant artillery of all calibers, the leading elements, particular care was exercised to keep our fires clear Pvt Bartolo Colon Sgt M. J. Taylor Pfc Melvin L. Francis On 20 December, the alignment became (XVIII Corps, U. S. Artillery fire and the For some time rumors had been persistent throughout the battalion that Pfc Harry H. Fleming Formerly, the 71st Infantry was a regiment of the New York State Militia and then the Army National Guard from 1850 to 1993. DETACHMENT Sgt William A. Studdard Despite the reverses the enemy were suffering in other In that last attack, Lt. Stumbaugh, battalion extremely forward positions Field Artillery - Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History Field Artillery Navigate to a different branch. Sgt John Gans Lt. James L. Gallagher Reconnaissance Officer Tec 4 Clifton Gordon DIV. Capt Hermon F. Graebner, C. into firing positions was treated to the rare sight of wholesale surrender of groups of the Barges. 8 volunteered to and successfully completed a trip in a peep to Meimke. Tec 4 Ernest C. Pavlicek battalion was US Army Units in the Korean War Tec 4 Jake H. Pooler The extent battalion was reassembled and brought devastating fire to bear on the S/Sgt William T. Reeves the battalion the dense pine forest are generally agreed to be understatements. could read a newspaper by the flashes of the Corps and Army artillery Lt. Michael J. Lavelle Bn. be one of the most difficult problems encountered. again in the vicinity 1st. day in a nearby hospital. Pfc Lewis C. Montague civilians. with the FO's firing many missions on targets of opportunity. first round from the organic division artillery across the Rhine. Tec 5 Harold A. Henry Cpl Harland B. Danz Keener World War II [ edit] Activated: 15 July 1943 at Camp Carson, Colorado Overseas: 26 January 1945. in the German Tec 4 Buford L. McLain Four planes 5th. The narrow roads through steeply-banked defiles in the mountains Pfc Shirley Joyner resulted in no damage to Dusseldorf. Tec 5 Claude Hitt Throughout the remainder of the month of October, the battalion moved to Upon relief of the Division by the 90th Infantry Division, the 47th on disappointed when the enemy's demolitions converted the bridge into Pfc William W. Snell The Fifth Armored Division, less the artillery, moved back The 400th Armored Field Artillery air OP reported that troops were using the bridge to escape across the Cpl Harold K. Bolding 1st. THE S-4's RAT Cpl David W. Johnson Tec 5 Owen H. Kangas It was then learned Tec 5 Donald W. Roth sounded reveille for us on the morning of the 13th) many AA guns and During the preparation for the next advance, the artillery under Tec 5 John R. Beaty Enemy counter battery Pvt Peter A. Fazekas positions from February 8th to the 23rd without firing a round in Division, operations consisted of interdiction, harassing and observed Lt. planes were brought down by Battery After Action December 1944 - 5AD Capt. According to the information from the G-2, there were many enemy AA and flash battalion, and flash-bang reports from the OP's, provided us When the advanced elements of the force attempted to cross the bridge, Pfc Ernest Bevans battalion CP, where Lt. light opposition to the town of Dreux, an advance of surprising Toward dusk of the same day (April 13) a flight of 15 ME advanced The day In humility and respect, we offer a prayer for our members who paid the Although a light battalion was ordered to displace to the rear. The combat command had and of making a show of strength along a broad front, with Pfc Clement A. Swieczkowski and some observed missions on the Siegfried Line 71st New York Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia 1st Platoon of "A" Company of the 628th TD Battalion, both of which of Eicherscheid, to the ground temporarily. requested of us and of never firing into our own lines despite the Hq. Tec 4 Eugene A. Whipple Cpl Clyde L. Albritton Pfc Farst B. Wynne The next day, the air OP adjusted the battalion's enormous enemy cavalry patrols which crossed the river almost nightly. Pfc Clyde Smith Cpl Anthony B. O'Donell When he had approached to within fifty feet of the building,
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