Author: Major Hermon E. Smith
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329043871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Merriam Press Military Reprint MR28 (First Reprint Edition, 2015). The 697th Field Artillery Battalion not only has a history stemming from the oldest battery in the U.S. Army, but it also has the distinction of being the first 240mm howitzer battalion formed for World War II. To carry on this proud history the 697th Field Artillery was the first 240mm howitzer outfit to enter combat in World War II, when it was committed under the aegis of the Fifth Army at Cassino, Italy, on 30 January 1944. From that time until 8 May 1945 when "Peace through Victory" was secured, the battalion remained in combat to become the last 240mm howitzer battalion to continue actively in battle in the European Theater. Contents: Historical Background; Italy; France and Germany; Peace; Appendices: Campaigns, Battalion Soft Ball Team, List of Awards, Commendations, Roster of Officers, Headquarters Battery, Medical Detachment, A Battery, B Battery, C Battery, Service Battery. 34 photos and illustrations, 2 maps.
An Informal History of the 697th Field Artillery Battalion
Author: Major Hermon E. Smith
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329043871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Merriam Press Military Reprint MR28 (First Reprint Edition, 2015). The 697th Field Artillery Battalion not only has a history stemming from the oldest battery in the U.S. Army, but it also has the distinction of being the first 240mm howitzer battalion formed for World War II. To carry on this proud history the 697th Field Artillery was the first 240mm howitzer outfit to enter combat in World War II, when it was committed under the aegis of the Fifth Army at Cassino, Italy, on 30 January 1944. From that time until 8 May 1945 when "Peace through Victory" was secured, the battalion remained in combat to become the last 240mm howitzer battalion to continue actively in battle in the European Theater. Contents: Historical Background; Italy; France and Germany; Peace; Appendices: Campaigns, Battalion Soft Ball Team, List of Awards, Commendations, Roster of Officers, Headquarters Battery, Medical Detachment, A Battery, B Battery, C Battery, Service Battery. 34 photos and illustrations, 2 maps.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329043871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Merriam Press Military Reprint MR28 (First Reprint Edition, 2015). The 697th Field Artillery Battalion not only has a history stemming from the oldest battery in the U.S. Army, but it also has the distinction of being the first 240mm howitzer battalion formed for World War II. To carry on this proud history the 697th Field Artillery was the first 240mm howitzer outfit to enter combat in World War II, when it was committed under the aegis of the Fifth Army at Cassino, Italy, on 30 January 1944. From that time until 8 May 1945 when "Peace through Victory" was secured, the battalion remained in combat to become the last 240mm howitzer battalion to continue actively in battle in the European Theater. Contents: Historical Background; Italy; France and Germany; Peace; Appendices: Campaigns, Battalion Soft Ball Team, List of Awards, Commendations, Roster of Officers, Headquarters Battery, Medical Detachment, A Battery, B Battery, C Battery, Service Battery. 34 photos and illustrations, 2 maps.
An Informal History of the 280th Field Artillery Battalion
Author: Stanley H. Levin
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
An Informal History of the 77th Field Artillery
Author: United States. Army. 77th Field Artillery Regiment
Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Field Artillery
Author:
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Category : Artillery, Field and mountain
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
This volume gathers in compact form the official historical records of field artillery units in the United States Army in order to perpetuate and publicize their traditions, honors, and heraldic entitlements. It includes the lineages and honors of Regular Army and Army Reserve field artillery commands, brigades, and groups, and corps and division artillery that have been active since 1965. It also includes the fifty-eight elements of each regiment that have been active since the inception of the Combat Arms Regimental System in 1957. This two-part second edition updates the lineages, honors, and heraldic items of the Regular Army's field artillery regiments and further expands them to include organizations above the regimental level, as well as Army National Guard units. All are current through September 1, 2003. This is the companion book of The Organizational History of Field Artillery, 1775-2003.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Artillery, Field and mountain
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
This volume gathers in compact form the official historical records of field artillery units in the United States Army in order to perpetuate and publicize their traditions, honors, and heraldic entitlements. It includes the lineages and honors of Regular Army and Army Reserve field artillery commands, brigades, and groups, and corps and division artillery that have been active since 1965. It also includes the fifty-eight elements of each regiment that have been active since the inception of the Combat Arms Regimental System in 1957. This two-part second edition updates the lineages, honors, and heraldic items of the Regular Army's field artillery regiments and further expands them to include organizations above the regimental level, as well as Army National Guard units. All are current through September 1, 2003. This is the companion book of The Organizational History of Field Artillery, 1775-2003.
History of the Second Field Artillery Battalion
Author: United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion (Rocket), 2nd
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Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
A History of the Sixth Regiment, Field Artillery, First Division, United States Army
Author: United States. Army
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Trail of the 61st
Author: Rex Francis Harlow
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The History of 375 Field Artillery Battalion
Author: United States. Army. 375th Field Artillery Battalion
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
A History of the 313th Field Artillery U.S.A.
Author: Thomas Irving Crowell
Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
History of the regiment from organization to demobilization. Includes war diary, letters, orders, citations, chronological record of events, regimental roster, and list of soldiers who died during the war.
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
History of the regiment from organization to demobilization. Includes war diary, letters, orders, citations, chronological record of events, regimental roster, and list of soldiers who died during the war.
History and Operations of the Eighty First Field Artillery Battalion, 8 June 1940 to 7 May 1945
Author: United States. Army. 81st Field Artillery Battalion
Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description