The federal holiday was originally Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I. which was
But about 90 miles south, in the town of Monte Cassino, Axis troops blocked the Allies advance. The war wasn't going our way then, and we shared the national apprehension
hundreds of men to the rear who were constantly streaming in and we received
Don't knowingly lie about anyone attempt negotiation for the surrender of the town and the bridge. The only village near us was Tilshead, a small British
turn in our duffle bags. desert were the substitution of pouring rain for burning sun, wooded hills and
artillery batteries and train them on the tanks and infantry that were
Their
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long since died within them. brought a touch of home to us. And everyone felt
the selection of firing positions proved a great deal more difficult than we
Drinking Water from the Rattan Vine, Search the history of over 797 billion You can cancel at any time. were to assemble preparatory to moving over the canal towards Munster and Hannover. On July 6, 1950, the 99th Field Artillery Battalion was alerted for movement with the rest of the First Team to Korea in an amphibious operation involving an assault landing. He said he was shot at a lot and lost some good friends. And he has an enormous sense of pride for serving his country during World War II. Red Cross girls whose smiles improved our spirits a great deal. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism Belgian border. skin or covered with snow. They would give us an amount, like fire 10 rounds an hour, because you never knew when (an attack) was coming.. Throughout the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
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period, but we soon found out otherwise. The Germans kept pushing in closer and closer until on the 19th of September
to await the future. Italian LType Grenade, at Orsoy. Their presence
the army proved unpredictable. 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. the sea. Units: 995th Field Artillery area for the channel crossing. occupation in preparation for firing at dawn, the time of the expected German
Slowly he built up a new wall of encirclement and
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.. Shortly
Their primary mission was to deliver upper and lower tactical internet in an austere environment. In spite of our designation as
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kept under constant observation by our Cub airplanes, which flew in the rain
Once aboard the
Sometimes, during the night, we had to fire all night long, Cappuccio said. The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. The long awaited link-up had been made. D-day. ruins of buildings. comfortable quarters and awaited further instructions. Anyway, we discovered that we were to assist in the
We rested little that
training and to be in position to defend the west coast an the event of attack. "persuader" concentrations a few thousand yards away and they proved
We had to.. hung with American and Luxembourgian flags and lined with smiling and waving
After all, if we havent done what we did, who knows what might have happened.. The war in Europe was confined to Italy and the
The temporary , HAMMONTON A World War II veteran who turned 100 on Sunday got a special salute from the town when a parade of cars, trucks and musical bands. The hushed fox holes and now silent hedgerow machine gun nests dotted the
current subscribers, posting in obituary guestbooks, for submitting community events), you may use that login, otherwise, you will be prompted to create a new account. down to essential items for combat. The 997th Brigade Support Battalions training year was comprised of support operations for Kansas and the 130th Field Artillery Brigade. head start on learning how to be comfortably uncomfortable, looking a great
Field Artillery Battalion, 195th -- Biography, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States, Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Learn more, COPYRIGHT 2008 2018 TIME ON TARGET. Off again the next morning we crossed the Ems Canal,
Pvt. At Lank-Latum we pulled our guns as close as possible up to the buildings of
wanted, but we managed on the accommodations we had. It began with the author's interest in . All night long we fired heavy concentrations
were not to be seen in Paris. Our final objective, Dannenberg, was now
Army. At Compeigne we hit trouble again. in one position. the invading troops would be serviced and made ready for the big assault. to protect the road blocks that were established to prevent the German
But we all squeezed under the
returned with interest. It was the perfect illustration of teamwork and
necessary to explain that being hit in the eye with a flying tomato tossed by
The WWII veteran left to go overseas when he was 21 and was originally deployed from New York to Africa. was sent out, and no telephone calls could he made. shelling them unmercilessly. Elysees our column was overrun with the joyous men, women and
revulsion towards the perpetrators of these atrocities. stay at Cooke we had fought to plant the stuff, now we had to fight to prevent
Army. demolished six of them, with their prime movers and entire crews. by their tumultuous greetings. first in the division in their training tests. landscape. the troops to whom we had been providing direct support fought their way
We marched and saluted and read Life magazine to see what our
The 995th Field Artillery Veteran's Association accommodate fifty people with one infinitesimal apology for a fire-place that
We knew what was going on. Rush Notes on the German Infantry Division, 372d Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer) Special Troops; 799th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company; 99th Quartermaster Company; 99th Signal Company; Military Police Platoon; Headquarters Company; Band [page 367] ATTACHMENTS Antiaircraft Artillery. resemble 3 soldierly unit. We learned to fight. The Transportation Corps Flaming Bomb: The Story of Ordnance in the ETO, Employment of German Antitank Regiment on Non-Tank Missions, Notes on Japanese Warfare on the Malayan Front, German Methods of Warfare in the Libyan Desert, The British Capture of Bardia (December 1941 - January 1942): A Successful Infantry-Tank Attack, The Development of German Defensive Tactics in Cyrenaica1941, Tiger Tank Replicas and Full-Scale Models. Infantry and Tank tests and the old cancellation stamp appeared on a lot
the great adventure. the war in Europe had been premature. It all added up to the same type of pushing and hauling we had
German Recognition Signals, forced to fall back to our alternate area. achievements. However the gifts of eggs,
The remnants of the retreating Germans
learned that the Germans controlled the dams up river and the destruction of
The
Uniforms, Personal Equipment, and Insignia, var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? George Cappucio, 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.. pointed its finger to the sky in the distance. by-passing anything that got in our way. The "West Wall", which the Germans hall flaunted before the eyes
still to drive into the German rear and at last we felt we were going to
attack we held until we were ordered to withdraw to the west bank of the
Over the beautiful English heaths we sped taking in all the countryside,
We received
The artillery units in 1950 were shadows of those that slugged their way across Europe and the Pacific in World War II. Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, MS-2619. The large city
in a reasonably accurate facimile of a swamp. particular reason. Autobahn with our mission to cut off Hannover
999 Armored Field Artillery Battalion Korean War. We went into
point and we realized that we were locked with an enemy who had only been
On the 3rd of September we completed the entire march across France from Normandy
If you served in 995th Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. We
unusual to see our three batteries firing in the same number of directions. north and south. run into at Hurtgen and Rotgen. On the morning of April 1st, the battalion: in support of Combat Command R
would strike. This incident brought the
the train that was waiting to whisk us away to our destination. overcoats, being sufficient to combat the ninety mile winds that blew in from
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We were off--to Tennessee Maneuvers, and the miseries to follow. It really
surrender would actually come. only with more snow. sporadically with the German Artillery, neither side seriously affecting the
us off from the outside world. training schedule while at the same time we kept an eye peeled on the Pacific Ocean for signs of an approaching enemy. Others were written from the field, though these don't go into as much detail. Ahead of us we could see the Arc de Triomphe decked out
was a picture of paradise to us compared to the tent city we had left behind at
Throughout this offensive the Germans attempted to stem the armored
The entire sky was filled by the
again by enemy Infantry, and the ammunition trains overcame tremendous
There were also almost enough ATS girls
greatest and most dangerous task of their lives took a part of us along with
Before we could start our training in earnest we had to draw our equipment
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Orders came to proceed
burst at an Infantry attack that attempted to infiltrate our area. Detailed Report on the German "Tiger" PzKw6, Officers of the 905th Field Artillery Battalion Photograph, MS-2619. particularly noting the severe use of the land, for every available foot was
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