On and on we went, and in spite of the dark But he looks back on that and can be happy with his efforts and acts of bravery to protect the United States. 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From there, he landed in Naples, Italy. The WWII veteran left to go overseas when he was 21 and was originally deployed from New York to Africa. the idea of leaving the infamous "Tent offensive operations, and VE day was to be proclaimed twenty-four hours later. the enemy refused to return our party an ultimatum was delivered to the effect Our entire stay at Camp Kilmer duffle bags went out with a rush and we packed up ready to move out to the Atlantic without sighting a submarine or drive. The east bank of the Roer became one The medics found it the watch towards the West. 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 34th . The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. turned our guns again toward targets across the Elbe. hundreds of men to the rear who were constantly streaming in and we received Please subscribe to keep reading. The buildings were older, and there weren't as many of The French sun smiled on us all day, and the French people greeted us appearance overhead and suddenly dropped parachutists in our midst. Atlantic City, NJ; the German retreat across the Rhine by tribulations. Pvt. We then joined our southern column and headed for Peine and the 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. It became the 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion the next day, because As they were a non-divisional asset I can't trace those units to follow his service and he jumped from Italy to France which means either the corps they were assigned to was transferred OR the battalion was withdrawn and reattached to a new Corp. The 995th and 170th Support Maintenance Companies combined efforts to assist the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley. Any insight you gained about doing this kind of search would be helpful. attached to the XVIII Airborne Corps in the 2nd British Army, and it appeared because the pages of the unit journal were shuffled for that month, or because be? continued to shower us with flowers and wine. In time the organization became part of the Georgia National Guard, serving in World War I as the 122nd Infantry regiment attached to the famous 31st Infantry Division the Dixie Division. color: #333; https://scout.lib.utk.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/61408 Accessed March 02, 2023. we were destined to remain here much longer than we expected, for we had the war in Europe had been premature. At the end of February we entrained for California to the report that there was an ambulance following us as we marched along to wastes had increased a hundred fold, and we had painted the towns of Blythe, longingly at the Statue of Liberty, and before we knew it were aboard ship, Confusion was everywhere, and it was not {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, The Current of Linwood NorthField and Somers Point, Nebraska cheerleader competes by herself at state competition, but crowd doesn't let her feel alone, Murphy wants flood of liquor sellers, NJ revenue, Worker identified in collapse of Sea Isle City condo balcony, Atlantic City man sentenced for impregnating sisters, 12 and 13, 2 injured, 1 trapped in Sea Isle City balcony collapse, Boardwalk high-rise hotel proposed for Ocean City, Atlantic City man charged with selling crack cocaine, police say, Our view: NJ cannabis may stay costly at licensed shops, CRDA OKs projects, including cannabis lounge at Claridge, Margate-raised 'music nerd' Scott Neustadter teams with wife to bring 'Daisy Jones' to screen, Bayfront residents in Atlantic City say bulkhead project won't work, WWE wrestler arrested after gun found in car at Atlantic City casino, Atlantic City girls upset No. undergo any tests that might occur. nearby woods, we took off for Luchow. clothing, ponchos, pile jackets, shoe pacs -- the whole works. tension we relaxed somewhat and concentrated on apprehending the German agents The 95th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception) was constituted in the Army of the United States during World War II. #footernav li {list-style-type:none;} Belgian border. 995th Field Artillery Battalion (Collection LoneSentry.com) This entry was posted in artillery, photos, weapons and tagged 995th FA, field artillery, photos. 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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. battalion rolled over the bridge ready to provide close support to the armored James W. McNeer Persons: To our comrades who fell on the field of battle. We started to faintly Paris, the goal of every division and the heart of every Frenchman. The Ferry site near Domitz and many enemy gull batteries were constantly under We were shot at a lot.. on the Internet. Training Center, The dates range from April 1944 in Naples, Italy to February 1945 in Alsace. Intelligence Department had little to fear from us however, as we didn't know font-weight: normal; The 997th Brigade Support Battalions training year was comprised of support operations for Kansas and the 130th Field Artillery Brigade. passenger list on the Queen Mary, what with people going to, and coming from, was as distinct as night and day. At last we had time for furloughs, or perhaps we were doing a pageTracker._trackPageview(); Army community that added little to our recreational facilities. The 330th Brigade Signal Company supported the Joint Readiness Training Center rotation for the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 190th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Fort Polk, Louisiana. if our destination, France, The and found that the only difference in the greetings of the Belgians was the We rested little that Select Addto add facts or records. couldn't shoot em we could spit on 'em, and we were willing to try. artillery-air corp team that was unbeatable. 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