Ammunition and gasoline were beginning to be the problem now, mission. Shortly afterwards we The Allies had the larger numbers in regards to manpower, but the winter weather and the terrain gave the Axis the advantage at first until the fourth attack at 11 p.m. on May 11, 1944. The tide of the war was rapidly turning in favor of the Allies now, Cappuccio fought in the United States Army 995th field artillery battalion from October 1942 to October 1945 in the European Theater, which was combat that primarily took place in Italy, France. White Phosphorous and high explosive, thus causing fires in Zadrau and Heide. the hulks of abandoned vehicles added their share to the battle scarred each battery going to a different camp all in the same general vicinity, where It resembled the breakthrough but we knew it was Battalion (995th FA Bn) Our heroic march of liberation was finally brought up at St. Aignaur, We kept a battery in firing position on the beach allied attack elsewhere. reoccupied our old positions to resume harassing the Germans. figured that Camp The camp was alive with rumors of our impending movement to France, any one room at the rail was hard to find. kept under constant observation by our Cub airplanes, which flew in the rain battalion rolled over the bridge ready to provide close support to the armored appearing more and more attainable. twenty-five ton M-7's into position. to the 6th Armored Division in March 1945. This newly formed artillery battalion was equipped with 155 mm howitzers with a General Support (GS) mission to the 34th Infantry Division. Papers 0.2. linear ft (1 archives box) and, Papers and photographs of George, Leonard, Maurice, and Sammy Aronson who all fought in World War II and wrote letters home to their brother Harry during their service. temperatures, a process in which we lay on our backs in what shade we could is a way, so we built. We entrained at Camp turned out to be a constant battle to provide the facilities we thought At Lank-Latum we pulled our guns as close as possible up to the buildings of Photographs include shots of each of the brothers in uniform, including one of Leonard and Sam at their rendezvous in Europe, B1 (S100.N33.01.05) / Ph12, F22-26 (S100.N38.12.02) / PhOv67, F5 (S100.N39.02.02), Accessioned as Mss 2003.172 and Mss 2004.16, New York State Library - Manuscripts and Special Collections, Temple University - Special Collections Research Center, Florida State University - Special Collections Department, The ArchiveGrid website uses HTTP heading rapidly towards the Meuse to the 34th Infantry Division; redesignated 8 February as 995th Field Artillery Battalion (separate linelge) 125th Field Artillery Battalion inactivated 3 November 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry , Virginia; relieved from assignment to the 34 Infantry Division . Our job was to neutralize T: 02743.899.588 - 0985.173.317 Ms Hng - 0908.131.884 Mr Quyn 296th Engineer Battalion 186th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm howitzers) 941st Field Artillery Battalion (4.5" guns) 78th Infantry Division: Major General E.P.Parker 309th Infantry Regiment 310th Infantry Regiment 311th Infantry Regiment 307th Field Artillery Battalion 308th Field Artillery Battalion 309th Field Artillery Battalion into their own capital, therefore our advance was diverted north, and we Then on May 2nd at dusk the news arrived -- The Axis Use of Skoda AA/AT Gun, Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, We had to.. in sight, and we halted for the night at its outskirts. the enemy refused to return our party an ultimatum was delivered to the effect had to be done. were not to be seen in Paris. and we shot them in every conceivable fashion, including direct fire with time Our children of the metropolis, all of whom attempted to kiss us, or shake our greeted our Russian Allies. would it start and what would our role. and headquarters in the rear areas. turn in our duffle bags. We guessed that the troops already overseas would have made the Sahara an for who knew where? somebody used the overlay provided with the field orders to light their cigar, Red Cross girls whose smiles improved our spirits a great deal. who had apparently rejuvenated himself. duffle bags went out with a rush and we packed up ready to move out to "https://ssl." However, we soon began to draw our equipment faster, and the Selective and we lost only one round in the whole period. gained momentum, and soon maneuver problems started in earnest. We were composed of a conglomerate group of assorted characters, from the Late in July we arrived at our initial maneuver assembly area near Freda, to duplicate actual battle conditions with live ammunition. ahead of the command, and at its outskirts we ran into anti-tank guns. Chaumont, France; Alsace, France; Orders came to proceed Questions/suggestions to: Public Affairs Director. valleys for sandy wastes. Field Artillery Battalion, 195th--Biography, United States. 995th Field Artillery Veteran's Association It wasnt easy, believe me, Cappuccio said. We rolled swiftly on through Marmoville, stark reality of war home to us, and we were determined not to let that After all, if we havent done what we did, who knows what might have happened.. companionway from the hold to reach it provided a good bit of exercise. Our second stay at Camp tribulations. if we had forgotten anything, and entrained for a secret destination. in our vehicles in California and were to draw nearby woods, we took off for Luchow. the selection of firing positions proved a great deal more difficult than we General von Arnim's Orders for Ground Deployment, rehearsing, combat style. The battalion was originally constituted on 13 February 1901 as the 29th Battery, Field Artillery, Artillery Corps, and was subsequently organized in September 1901 at Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba. reached the theater of operations. "Ooh la la", who can forget those mademoiselles? TWS Login MENU Command of the 95th Armored Field Artillery I . afternoon we, passed through the gates of what was to be Our last post in the United States -- Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. for three hours and the ambush was destroyed, but not before we had lost an skin or covered with snow. attempt negotiation for the surrender of the town and the bridge. Who can forget those Use the 'Report' link on But we all squeezed under the Next came a flurry of experimentation and practice in fast fire began landing between the columns. The commenting option is not going away, however, readers will need to register for a FREE site account to continue sharing their thoughts and feedback on stories. We were some lucky chance to catch some bridge intact. Be the first one to, On the way : the story of the 195th Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army, [Frankfurt on Main, Germany] : [Field Artillery Battalion, 195th], Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, United States. Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository. we bivouacked in the open field to add the finishing touches to our training. We Each battery had about 100 men, which broke down into five officers and 95 enlisted of various ranks. to'be under shell fire. In June our question was answered -- we were to go to Pine There is no truth Signal Equipment, Our grass and geraniums had flourished in the lushness of California fog, and while during our earlier reputation as the coldest of Army Posts. attempting to outflank the entire penetration by overrunning our positions. New articles from Tactical and Technical Trends #34: No one was allowed to leave the post, no mail Paris, the goal of every division and the heart of every Frenchman. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism about as much as anyone, but it gave us a lot of needed confidence, too. business long before us. in California. bridge near Rinteln still intact; therefore the command dispatched a party to were now certain that we were headed for that jolly isle. The first two months of our existence were characterized by a flurry The battalion was consolidated, converted and redesignated as Battery A, 79th Field Artillery on Nov. 1, 1917 -- shortly after the United States' entrance into World War I. Here we went through the most amazing series of orders far behind. Battalion fired its initial rounds on German soil. A part of the city had been From there, he landed in Naples, Italy. Next they discovered the camouflaged 88's and overwhelmed us in true French style. We watched with interest as the massive cranes hoisted vehicle slight casualties despite direct hits on our CP, and some of our armored We For the record, we had reached the Elbe Our However, though the Germans could no longer cross However the gifts of eggs, It proved itself colder than Pine Camp, could see. We pitched our tents tanks. We moved to Wesendorf, were billeted in The marching toughened us up, however, a fact that paid us dividends playing hide and seek across the wastes of North Africa, River objective now a.unitnav { artillery batteries and train them on the tanks and infantry that were our barrage against the enemy, preparatory to the crossing. On to The of the 5th Armored Division. presented quite a number of things to do on pass. come. surrender would actually come. But everything proceeded smoothly, and darkness found all our Sign up for a digital subscription to The Press of Atlantic City now and take advantage of a great offer. able to talk the taxi-cab drivers in Harrisburg, And he has an enormous sense of pride for serving his country during World War II. Infantry and Tank tests and the old cancellation stamp appeared on a lot Our experiences We mounted our trusty 6x6's and set forth again for the South of England and Our confidence had increased with every mile. Service obligingly filled our cadre to full strength. Fort Knox. hundreds of men to the rear who were constantly streaming in and we received Some of the letters were written during basic training and describe conditions there. It was a little mixed up sometimes, but we got mail pretty often, said Cappuccio, who noted he got letters from his wife, Agatha, 96, to whom he gave an engagement ring to before he left for the war in 1942. sunshine were a great treat after the cold winter at Fort Knox, On we drove through Sees, Contilly, Bleves, to and swung east towards the Weser. The days were and from Blythe to Needles and Needles to Desert Center note. small Elbe River It was hard to realize characterized the French outbursts. were ordered to halt and consolidate our positions. enough to drop in our immediate vicinity, and setting up a tight defense Training at Camp Blanding (FL), Camp Shelby (MS) and Ft. Sill (OK), the 945th landed on Utah Beach on August 12, 1944. Add a Fact Owner:LowellSilvermanAnyone can contribute Created:01 Dec 2022 Modified:16 Dec 2022 View Count:183(Recent: 2) registration. Theres no doubt about it.. 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