United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, Enlisted The Battalion, and especially A Battery, lost a large number of officers during the first half of 1956. Maybe it was just there to scare Russian satellites into thinking we had "one" (a nuke) on the pad ready to go - lol. The bits and pieces I have seem to point to him being in the 325th FA 84th Infantry Division Railsplitters. To fire a 280mm cannon the exact quadrants of the gun were required by FDC. Once situated near Marseille, the 263rd staffed the St. Victoret staging area and the 262nd and 264th staffed the Arles staging area. The fire direction center computes the mission and sends firing data to the weapons. When the wooden tower turned into toothpicks it took about three minutes for the French Army to disappear. If you served in A Battery, 264th Field Artillery Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. I would love to talk to anyone connected with the 908 FAB B Btry, if there are any descendants who have pictures to share, or stories, if you come across any. Like most Army units, sports was a big part of off hours. OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS Batteries were headed by a captain with an exec who was a lieutenant. Goodman was FDC section chief. After the war, they were disbanded. If you copy this link into the web this is the small booklet I mentioned. Let me know if you have trouble, and I can just list them here. How can one find a unit history? It could be rotated manually 360 degrees. Thankfully my sister is older and paid more attention! The dentist put them in a cast, but could not save the left front one. So the personnel without enough points were kept with other units until their time came up. These battalions were directly under the command of their respective Corps, which had its own commanders and staff to coordinate all its elements. Field artillery Part 2 army lineage series Compiled by Janice e. McKenney CenTer OF miliTary HisTOry UniTeD sTaTes army WasHingTOn, D.C., 2010 The detail platoon has the communications and survey personnel necessary to support the battery's operations. FA Btry (762-mm Rocket), 7th 865th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (SP) - Korean War The lineage and honors of 2/20th is in the link. Note the panoramic scope on the left side of the gun. THOMPSON Charles E - 47 IR 9 ID There is an active Div Association. Charles (Mac) Armstrong 283nd. 266th Field Artillery Battalion. A lieutenant led the small team of 3 or 4 men to a forward outpost to spend up to several days manning a front-line position. Overall the 66th Division suffered the following casualties: 804 killed, 268 wounded, seven missing, and nineteen captured. If the command was left 10, the head of the site would then be moved off of the aiming stakes by that many degrees. I think both were part of the 79th Infantry Division. I just read that recently, don't remember where, but couldn't find it at google. Last week we found a Facebook group for the 200th and sent them a mail about if they knew of the book as it might mention my grandad. 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. The command for this maneuver is stored on board the missile until it reaches denser atmosphere where its control surfaces are most effective. I saw a former A 3/6 member, Pfc David Lee Marcum, in the same unit. The two tracking radars feed target and missile. World War II By the end of World War II, the U.S. Army had established several hundred temporary burial grounds around the world. Born in March 1920 in Flagstaff, Arizona, Mr. Mendoza enlisted into the United Army and joined the 264th Field Artillery Battalion saw action in the European Theater in the following battles and campaigns: Northern France, Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge), Rhineland, Central Europe and Battle of Hrtgen Forest. Research a World War I Veteran (WWI WW1) - Golden Arrow Research I did not see you mention, so I'm assuming you have not seen it. O, Lt. Wegman, Our section S3, Lt. Aldrich and one of the gun officers, Lt. Hightower. talion. We found on the internet a small book with 17 pages called 200th Field Artillery Battalion and gives a brief history and account of their journey from America to England, D-Day and ending up in Czechoslovakia. 285th Engineer Combat Battalion. Dastrup, Boyd. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on October 26, 2017: Mr. Lagasse, the 15th FAB has a great website with rosters and stories (not sure if you've found it already). Also, if you google the following, some interesting pages about the 200th will come up: http://ww2veteransmemories.com/bill-graham-200th-f Another person just contacted me through Facebook about the 200th, there is a homepage. 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. The B Battery commander was 1st Lieutenant Flash Gardner, a man who received a battlefield commission in Korea and still had the enlisted man at heart. These documents are provided for by Dave Curry, historian of the 83rd Infantry Division Association. (3) 7Jun 56 to 11 Oct 56: Gun Platoon Commander, A Battery (2nd Gun Platoon) The battery control officer, stationed in the battery control trailer, is provided with all of the information and controls necessary to engage targets effectively. Sometimes brings in units' other families looking for info too. () Gene Bane Stars and StripesBad Kreuznach, West Germany, September, 1956: 264th Field Artillery Battalion soldiers from Battery C's 2nd Gun Platoon, who set a 280mm gun firing record, pose. Everything in his records say that he served in the 274th Field Artillery Battalion from his inscription to discharge. Our uncle, Richard V. Fritts, was a Technical Fourth Grade in the 993rd Field Artillery Battalion, in the Pacific Theater in 1944 and 1945. Enough about me lets talk about the 264th FA Battalion. My older brother said he got to drive a 2 1/2 ton truck (he was 12). Any assistance will be appreciated. We had a great little dining room where we started off each day with eggs to order and copies of the Stars and Stripes. Dad passed a decade ago, so I started this idea too late to ask him. Each firing platoon contains sufficient personnel to check out, assemble, fuel and fire missiles. The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio Page 8 Hope you can help. Any information you have would certainly be appreciated. I remeber my grandpa and uncle looking thru timelife magazine and my grandpa exclaiming "we werent actually there! The three 105mm battalions were assigned to one of the three infantry regiments to support, forming a combat team. Other times we would go out from Giessen for 10 day periods as part of NATO exercises or just to practice maneuvers. While in Brittany the 66th Division carried out daily reconnaissance patrols along the one hundred and twelve mile front and conducted periodical artillery fire on the pockets of resistance. World War II veteran lobbed 'small bombs' at enemy - The Times of FA Bn (280mm Gun), 1st This great weight makes detailed route, and especially bridge, reconnaissance extremely important. If not West Pointers, many were from military schools such as the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) or the Citadel. Looking for more information from military/civilian I remember his daughter, Susan (about my age). Organization [ edit] AF The Nike system is designed to operate with three sections per battery and four launches per section, but may use a smaller number. about practically any U.S.Army unit contact: jcontrovich@comcast.net. 419th CSB Sponsorship; 406th Army Field Assistance Trupp. That happened to most of the 589th FAB survivors. stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me . I lucked out and was given KP duty, which I didnt like at first. Towards the end of summer 1958 the Army switched to dollars and I remember waking up to hear women screaming along the depot fence. 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. 264th Field Artillery Battalion - Army Unit Directory - Together We Served We calibrated the guns and did fire missions day and night. 224th Field Artillery. If the battery is on the march when the fire mission is received, the howitzers are immediately moved off the road and emplaced. A group of Marylanders who had recently returned home from voluntary military training . In Normandy I was a 155 RO sent forward as an FO because the lights only had 1 per battery. There are vets with home pages, etc. My father's executive officer was Major Lightner (?). I use the word approximately because once combat operations began, it was rare for any unit (Division, Battalion, Regimental, etc.) during WWII ], [ 15th Infantry Division - Did not exist CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on September 30, 2017: Just great info. If he has any pics he would like to share, please send. One or more of the battalions of a group might be attached for direct support to an individual division. His service records were burned in the ST Louis fire when I contacted NARA and did get one page which stated he spent 20 months with the 894th Ord HAM Co; however, I don't think that is correct. One of my big thrills occurred while hanging out the back door of my sections 2-ton truck driving on the autobahn. 406th Army Field Support Brigade Sponsorship; 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) 192nd Duty Battalion Sponsorship; 50th Signal Battalion; Army Golden Cavaliers; 4th ROTC Brigade Please note: 256th Field Artillery Battalion (8", Trac-D) 265th Field Artillery Battalion (240mm How, Trac-D) 26 9th Field Artillery Battalion (240mm How, Trac-D) 281st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm How, Trk-D) 411th Field Artillery Group, HQ/HQ Battery 548th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm gun, Trk-D) 686th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm how, Trac-D) It appears to me to be more pre Bulge. He may have landed in Scotland. Thank you so much for sharing this information. Red and white aiming posts were laid to the rear of the sight, almost in a straight line. I have a lot of links and contacts for you. 264th Field Artillery Battalion. or Vilseck at least twice a year and stayed in primitive quarters. There was a setting sleeve located at the base of each fuse. CJ Kelly (author) from the PNW on April 16, 2020: Hi Mr. Bowles, try this websitehttp://www.89infdivww2.org/index.htm. Hi lions44-- I have a picture of my father in uniform, are you looking for those, or only with the howitzers? I remember Rivers Barracks. I remember his children, Wally, Shelly, Pam, Barbara, Earl, and Nancy (my age). He would like to remain in contact with any members of the service he served with during this time. Why his arm did not fall off is amazing, he pitched 6 games in five days. Many of the other non-firing battery assignments came with a multitude of dangers, and nowhere was that more illustrated than for the men of the wire section of HQ Battery. (by Mr. Mitchell Kaidy) A.S.T.P. Maj. Robert White is a native of West Palm Beach, Florida. At that time which will result in the highest kill probability, the computer issues a burst order to the missile. Using the vernacular of today, they could be described as a heavy weapons company on steroids. But there is stuff out there and I will put together a page w/links. However, AARs for smaller units, such as Field Artillery Battalions, Combat Engineer Battalions, Armored units, or Military Police outfits, tend to provide more detail in connection with the individual service of their collective soldiers. He saw his action on D+1 when they stormed Omaha. The division included the 193rd, 194th, and 195th Rifle Regiments, the 65th Artillery Regiment, a tank battalion, reconnaissance and sapper companies, and anti-aircraft and anti-tank batteries. 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