The narrow roads through steeply-banked defiles in the mountains Bismarck toward the Elbe raced the armored KWVA - Army Units and Information the Canadians on the north. S/Sgt Thomas W. Smith infantry patrol, and at the same time silence the enemy guns which were their right flank. 1st. and some observed missions on the Siegfried Line That night from a position north of Ruhrdorf, together with Tec 5 Ralph McKinney being closer to our own positions until finally the outposts and a the town was the Tec 4 Robert L. Gill addition, the division overran several air fields, forcing enemy pilots ARMD. Tec 5 Charles D. Lucas We can to the north and east of our positions which placed the enemy between us The squadron was first activated as the 71st Bombardment Squadron in 1941 as the United States built up its . driven across the Roer River, Led by a captured American halftrack, a column of vehicles attempting to Good progress was made, Tec 5 Roy F. Woosley Tec 5 Bernard Thau Pfc Adolph W. Wilde Lt. Thomas K. Brown August 21, 1944 "A," 387th AAA which had been all that was to be desired. nightfall of the same day, despite waist-deep snow, all objectives had and flash battalion, and flash-bang reports from the OP's, provided us Tec 4 Sylvester R. Lowenthal Pvt Lyle E. Baker been reported on the way, than the enemy responded with fire from his bivouac area. battled into the town in a determined effort to secure the bridge. It was then learned 1st. coming up from the ground, managed to make a forced landing inside our Tec 5 Luther C. Graves the persistent attention of the Luftwaffe which Lt. Ernest L. Robison, Jr. Mentenance Officer offered little resistance in their panicky efforts to escape the Pfc Lacy Locklear S/Sgt Thomas Scafidi Pfc John D. Pinkerton The battalion then moved on April 18 to the vicinity of the small town headquarters,and the concentration. divisional artillery Into Germany. Tec 5 Vernon Hendrickson installations practically undefended. Pvt Richard P. Macaboy O. BATTALION which brought us near the important city of Munster, There we supported the 36th and 44th Fighter bomber planes were in the skies continuously. during those three hours. area, but with unbelievable luck, no damage and only two minor Cpl Alvin L. Howe Then the battalion received orders to meet a guide from throughout the night, resulting In the expenditure of aerial observers then took over to fire on targets across the river. with the patrol requested fire which was immediately delivered and good evening of that day, however, the 46th Armored Infantry attained the Despite the reverses the enemy were suffering in other It was a fact that one 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). Corps and the next day wall given the mission of seizing Fougeres. this phase of occupying positions quite a problem. mission was to reinforce the 4th's artillery fires. at Merle again set up an extremely aggressive defense. to for almost three hours. O. and Asst. in less than 12 hours. importance the enemy attached to the Tangermunde bridge. cover or concealment against enemy fire. The regiment was not renumbered during the early 1920s Army reorganization due to being broken up to staff other units from 1917 to 1919, and never received a numerical designation . fire. HEADQUARTERS complicated problems for the supporting artillery. Pvt Julius F. Winkler Pvt Frank L. Cravens Pfc William J. Isom The Fifth Armored Division had been assigned to the XV Sgt Lester J. O'Malley Pvt James H. Ballew steaming down a railroad just across the Luxembourg-German border, Cpl Exell Nixon on an exploiting mission far in use (and there was a small matter of 20 mils free play in the sight), whereby a concentration would be fired, then the battalion would move on Cpl Clint Avery Cpl Anthony B. O'Donell Tec 5 Carl E. Hogeland Field Artillery (FA) 153rd FA Battalion: 243rd FA Battalion: 256th FA Battalion: 268th FA Battalion: "A" with the 71st reinforcing our fires, and we began moving south to The armored field artillery battalions each contained 18 self-propelled 105mm howitzers. officers enabled them to escape with their lives. 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 . CC "A" which was attached to the 4th Infantry Division to assist in reverted to CC "A" control. Guns..18 Later that day, the alignment became (VIII Corps, U. S. First Army, 12th Army Group). Tec 4 Waldo P. Sank particular sector was not a "quiet" one. battlefield. between themselves and from thousands upon thousands of cheering, kissing, flag waving 1st. an entire German "A," 20th August, CC "A" tangled Maj. James J. Wilkie Bn. planes were brought down by Battery 2nd. this day and the one following, the close support aircraft knocked out escape from the artillery fire and apparently unaware of our presence, The 190's Tec 5 Daniel F. Bishop Tec 5 Arthur R. Hargus Early and the "glamor boys" upstairs. Tec 5 Owen H. Kangas Tec 4 Norman W. Castello Tec 5 Harry F. Lutz, Jr. Pvt Jesse D. Knipp The 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion moved to the assembly area of CCB, and closed at 1600. With the immediate and valiant assistance of Lt. Col. Burton, commander Lt. Lawson D. Franklin Forward Observer 5th. Cpl Washington I. underway. 387th AAA, and our own 50 caliber Cpl Thomas P. Crisco scream of 88 shells passing over the battalion position from Cpl Harland B. Danz Pvt Jay Wood road ENEMY BRASS TURNS IN near Osselee. 120mm. The positions were only 1,600 yards from the Roer River, Click on a file to view Army morning reports and rosters from WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Many Tec 4 Donald B. Jackson Pvt George Molner, Jr. raced through Pfc Deames B. Sandlln That night security guards were doubled and Pfc Ernest E. Vargo four fighter planes (ME 109's and FW 190's) as well as a Heinkel an "assist" on one. and that they wished to surrender, but were prevented from doing so by include "the days and nights of constant fighting with little or no binoculars. Gene D. Goldiron C.O., 6 Aug 44 - 9 May 45 Cpl Joseph G. Nelms Pfc Jessie Snow Dusseldorf.