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3uLscMGT After action report for period covered 15 AU6ltst 1914 to 31 August 1944

TO Adjutant General iiashington D C

1 In conliance with AR 345-105 the followinb IIft~r action reports are subrritted

a The 66th Atmd Field Artillery En a partof CC -A arrived ia bivouac 3 miles south-west of st Calais France near St Cerotte France at 0615 15 august 1944 This completed a 157 mile march in 21 hOltTS ampnd 5 ~A~~ at 1105 the p6thArmdField Artillery Bn moved with CC A toward Orleans Fran~e ission 1vas to knockout brirtbes between Tours Franc~ and BlOis Iraa _ seize Orleans France 10 r3sisi tance was encountered until the battalion rla~ en the area near Ou~ouer The b~tt~lion went intoposition at 1800 and wa registshyered but fired ~o missiOs The coordinates of position were 47 88--441amp- 1Jaa~ night it WI decire that Task Force Bailey would attack Ormes Franee O~OQ 16 uEust 1944--Btteries ttn amp c -rre to support this attck Btt-y -J to supf-lort Tksk Force Oden which w s to move north to Cere ot I~es and theJi middots ~~1ens France Observers were attached as fo11~s ~s~Foro B of the 35th TK En)j Lt Moorby (C of the lOth In Bn) Task Force Odsn- t_~M1114 (35th TK Bn) Lt Hampton (A of the 10th Inf Bn On the 16th nf AUGust 1944 1II1e attack started as planned Btry A 66th rMd FA Bn with Task Foroe OdMl ~ed nositions follawinr the attack and this Task Foroe moved into Orlenl Fr~~th f8w casualties Batteries Bit and Cmiddot disnlaeed as iollows Btry~ 52~--431 at JPOO and registered Btry c 573--444 at 0800 No Missions wfle tiltliJtakmiddot Forre Bailey moved into Orlebullns Francei th very few casualties ~ere ~ ralual ties in the Artillerv A Combat te~ from the 35th I)lv relefved be the 66th Arrlld Field Artil1~rv B1 nove~ into a ssemblv are at 60~5-~4GmiddotSmiddot we established to the nort~ of Orleans and artil1~ry concentration 1111bullbullshy

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h On the 11th of AUrust the Bn rester lUld perfor~d maintenanee C1 Clarke CC a COllllllallder presented abullrds to thf ollowing men and offleer at he )

(Tb Lt John Uaher--cluster for the ampir TnAoal--L+ lahlt1r hrs 92 hours combat flying ti~1e Silver StlTS ere presented to the fol1ovrin me for their actions at Rennes j Friic~= 1st ~t VQnderpool Sgt Yellin Tee 5 Tetnhaun Sgt ~[est amp Tec 5 0aMI_ 7h ~rC)n7e StAr was prespntld to Cnl Dell Tee 5 Lauterio and PFC Huey CO-A- -+--3~hed -11) th0 5Sth piv and warned to be ready to move on short notice 4 tentatiye s si~l ent of uui ts T)lkcEd us in TilS1~ Force Odon wi th Btr A 66th Armd Field Artill ~rr bn in the AdvUlce rInard position Observers w~re to btl as signed asmiddot follows sLt Levit+ Vii th ConpanJ c of +~ 3th E Bn whicl WIIS 5n Task Force i1est illlllediately hiYJ( 7sk orcp ~lten j Lt R8lp+ol +0 COlpany ltC~ of the 10th Inf Bn

~ Ur ~he 1S of AUgust 1944 the En remained in the saPle area rioing -1aintens1ce

d On +he 19th of AUGUS+ 1944 CCA received 3 Bns of hled Arty two of

whi(h rcre to refmiddotain at Orle~s Fran~e One Bn 155 How were attached to CCA for ~ove Did no+ ~ove so Jllampintenance was continued

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3uLscMGT After action report for period covered 15 AU6ltst 1914 to 31 August 1944

TO Adjutant General iiashington D C

1 In conliance with AR 345-105 the followinb IIft~r action reports are subrritted

a The 66th Atmd Field Artillery En a partof CC -A arrived ia bivouac 3 miles south-west of st Calais France near St Cerotte France at 0615 15 august 1944 This completed a 157 mile march in 21 hOltTS ampnd 5 ~A~~ at 1105 the p6thArmdField Artillery Bn moved with CC A toward Orleans Fran~e ission 1vas to knockout brirtbes between Tours Franc~ and BlOis Iraa _ seize Orleans France 10 r3sisi tance was encountered until the battalion rla~ en the area near Ou~ouer The b~tt~lion went intoposition at 1800 and wa registshyered but fired ~o missiOs The coordinates of position were 47 88--441amp- 1Jaa~ night it WI decire that Task Force Bailey would attack Ormes Franee O~OQ 16 uEust 1944--Btteries ttn amp c -rre to support this attck Btt-y -J to supf-lort Tksk Force Oden which w s to move north to Cere ot I~es and theJi middots ~~1ens France Observers were attached as fo11~s ~s~Foro B of the 35th TK En)j Lt Moorby (C of the lOth In Bn) Task Force Odsn- t_~M1114 (35th TK Bn) Lt Hampton (A of the 10th Inf Bn On the 16th nf AUGust 1944 1II1e attack started as planned Btry A 66th rMd FA Bn with Task Foroe OdMl ~ed nositions follawinr the attack and this Task Foroe moved into Orlenl Fr~~th f8w casualties Batteries Bit and Cmiddot disnlaeed as iollows Btry~ 52~--431 at JPOO and registered Btry c 573--444 at 0800 No Missions wfle tiltliJtakmiddot Forre Bailey moved into Orlebullns Francei th very few casualties ~ere ~ ralual ties in the Artillerv A Combat te~ from the 35th I)lv relefved be the 66th Arrlld Field Artil1~rv B1 nove~ into a ssemblv are at 60~5-~4GmiddotSmiddot we established to the nort~ of Orleans and artil1~ry concentration 1111bullbullshy

to protect th~M

h On the 11th of AUrust the Bn rester lUld perfor~d maintenanee C1 Clarke CC a COllllllallder presented abullrds to thf ollowing men and offleer at he )

(Tb Lt John Uaher--cluster for the ampir TnAoal--L+ lahlt1r hrs 92 hours combat flying ti~1e Silver StlTS ere presented to the fol1ovrin me for their actions at Rennes j Friic~= 1st ~t VQnderpool Sgt Yellin Tee 5 Tetnhaun Sgt ~[est amp Tec 5 0aMI_ 7h ~rC)n7e StAr was prespntld to Cnl Dell Tee 5 Lauterio and PFC Huey CO-A- -+--3~hed -11) th0 5Sth piv and warned to be ready to move on short notice 4 tentatiye s si~l ent of uui ts T)lkcEd us in TilS1~ Force Odon wi th Btr A 66th Armd Field Artill ~rr bn in the AdvUlce rInard position Observers w~re to btl as signed asmiddot follows sLt Levit+ Vii th ConpanJ c of +~ 3th E Bn whicl WIIS 5n Task Force i1est illlllediately hiYJ( 7sk orcp ~lten j Lt R8lp+ol +0 COlpany ltC~ of the 10th Inf Bn

~ Ur ~he 1S of AUgust 1944 the En remained in the saPle area rioing -1aintens1ce

d On +he 19th of AUGUS+ 1944 CCA received 3 Bns of hled Arty two of

whi(h rcre to refmiddotain at Orle~s Fran~e One Bn 155 How were attached to CCA for ~ove Did no+ ~ove so Jllampintenance was continued

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e On the 20 August 1944 pasitior1 s T(rpn18c-l-~( far t~ ~lt Tlt lt1 Bn which occlpieci the posit10Ys in tfe +rnorm 4+~ iJ) middotp iVf(l yo ~io~ -l-( C~ze

nd hold Sense Observers wEre to be cssiLnerl kS follows L Pmiddot~l- to liSa of the 35th TKBn set t~jrat to Co B of the SthK 3n nrler 01- + r)rtrol Opl Lewis R Fox or Btry Bit recebrer +he Sil-pr st~r fran Col C1lrlr CnOllancer

f On the 21st of August] 944 thn Pn moved Ill1+ at (JP()O and at 1900 hiol~

clos~ in a BivouaC( position at 7 7 7--667 havb1b trliplec JO miles rrch WIlS

controlled well and resistance was li~ht There wcr~ no f~e jiR~ionR 1+- h Btry occupied 4 positions am Werf~ joined by Btrv3 Il~ In C It ir +lu f +r~se F(lr the first time in FrMllc e the ~r was opera+in~ ir mu~ hl pro~ rll1r of h~-ing one Btry near the hfJad of the calumn has prorlm saund 1 ~ate thgt 6th ~ rf1rl Field Artillery Bn has trveled 653 11~ les all of which h~s been thrallh ~r01~r teTi tor~r exceptth~ 157 miles from Nantlfl Frampl1ce to st Calilc-s JOO(l bt ~cre1on nairl-cnJ~e has been evirlent (lUI to thp sma]1 nuy~r of ~ehicuhr l1-vL+S Or position it 777--657 was Slrv~r~ nsinE a 1100000 np Cav nmiddot )~1-rols had IT~~ (1+ so flOor i

b~adit Was not sa~1 +n Te~ister 1 ~

g On the 2~nd of Ausust 1944 -he fiE3th hrIld F5eld Artillerr Br lhrh had about forgotten what its own suns soundet( li~ re~rc the soum] of ~-rr itA lr~~king ~ a long artiller~r silence Patrols har moven ()bst to Vi1leneue L archemiddotp-te l)ut

in the early morninG they VTere clrilP 1gtad to oissy Fremce It vr~s decic1~( that Btry Ita would s-upport an ~ttrck on Ville reuve L i~rchevfue so Dtr~T It Was ciisshyplaced to 689--809 Durinb this vJr~r successful Ilttoc thr reman(h~r of t1 Bn dispbced to the same vicinity Btr7T itA firec 380 rounds of ammYli ion h -th~s attaokiand several ~rehicles and nmr Germans f o lt the ef+ects oJ -this firf Felr the first time in France a rounclt OF 1gtS estiblished und the CO rins thi s OP fired on enemy Inf On s~veral occasions Lt Pfahler hkc~ one -l-lrpt (~ons~ +11 of two JT Glns He directer artiller v fire 1Don tte nms ud c ~strOltlr1 then he tren walked artillery fre tlroughthe ~rea set tine on~ lI~uni tj on v~hi ~le or ci re lnd routipg the rel1lining lrornlilns Lt La tchel1 firec missions on Inf anc his avrr )0 Cal MG oould be heard rhen he transmiLted His a~curllte use of tile f5re accann ~e_l for some of the German dead The Executive of Db- A L+ R_~J]in lla e the rel~rk that he had so many fire rtissions at on~ the t1(t -th~ abRervrs were fQrc~cl -l-a qU2qu4( up and wait their turn La~er on tlE B~ TTS r2Gi~+f~rf(1 anr prfpflr~r to fire On 0 11 tt missions -+hrouhou~ th rirht

h On the 23 bugust 194 there vms -f lit-le Ilct_Ti-l-T L~~nt~n~TGe~middot

of vehicles IUd cleaninr of clothin n r1 ~(yinlyt WfS ulroPcj

i On th 24th of Auns+ 1944 t~F)f vrtS no JC-middothT~ ty rl 1t pJ nsf)r the 25th of August 1944 have been rlr~wn un The 5th ir-1r1 Fidei 1ortill~rr 21 i JIbe in taskforce Odin 1iUi Btry e n t-middot fow1- n()s-i~in L+ F~~I)+nn is to the observer1Iith Co C of t1A JOth Ii Er ~1~ Y[Al of +rf Igt h1 1 e~+V a VAry high state of morale and are arxioits 10 keel) gt10riT6

j Onthe 25th of aUfust 1344 thl C~th ~tlnd Tp1rl rtill~ -ltQ out d middott t 130 + lL lt ~r - o~ I V f)C 0 v ot1Y~t 0750 and occuple POS1 lana~ iJ --)ci J8 S -( - - ~

hich was to by pass Troyes lYLPGP or~ hr no~+l fun ~ll r~ middotS 1 Ly u The Ln supported crossing lThich rAciuired 4 Ene ~fr rrilPS ir-til rr fi C C ro+ re(e(~ at this point~ The 1n nNPcl kaross bri(~~s 2t J 5() ii 1 Ant te r~Tnl 230 The night was very black Ole dust Idded to +he r1-l-~r of rlad~1ut lj-ipgt

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~ _(1 ~r)n Mt)~03C---lC)~ Anl~-~1fl~ 00 torle fnlt on +he Jr~s Jlltin~ ro-e ~rlC 0 V ~~t J~~r-(- 0 ln r~~I TS II 20 nT1 AA Unit fOlmC on +hF road tv ajr 0 SJrvp Lt Lillhr His e)~~pll(mt irinp cirone the enemy into a WOOf Wl(~ g~rr 3 fire 70 rOiln(ls ~n+o he fOOS Th0 trfes aye the desired air i ~urst and lat- r Ix[11i nllt50n credite(l UH i th rjeGtroh~ 20 vehicles IlId many GeT~ killen Observers brou2l+ fire 011 Irf 11 seJuriil OC ~sions an r~oOlmiddotted ~ffect as nd LayinG hI arar Thl enth~lsia~r of te 1n jnrr(gt3S~S vrhn -lv~re is f1Ting to be rlo~ lhFly hsve YP h~)(~()C1 tir~d 0 Wi Jin the lal1yaro 5no lIe1come the report of thp effect of th~iT fir Cnr observers ei thFlr hl~Te no targets ormiddot they have BO mAIY that thA is no ti1e for n aCJurate disrripton bf th effect nli hls bpn 1i+~Ieurol o)nortl1it to br~n +J~~ fire of all thrf~~ Btrys on onp tkrget hecause of ~h mn~rous requests for fire received It onA tmiddote ~itrv c of the 191st F~ En vhieh had hen attnch0u to this Bn for th March was rel~astld to it

1 On thA 2~7tr of AUGlS+ 1944 therlt WIS no ~ctivity Bn perforMed maint- f-nGrce --l2 c P8r~Fld equ5pnent

m On thJ 8th of s_U6ust 1944 the 66th AraL Field Artillery Bn moved at 0705 ant1 ws It the larne River lilt 1230 (Vicinit~r of 1lairigny-sur-Iarne) Positicm reii Wfc 55~1--3G3J Lts Hampton and Pfahler extb1ished OPc On the msrch we in j[SK Force Abe with 1tr Btl lS f01yrarrl Btry Observers were with units IIi fQll Lt l=it~hell (~o It~ of th1 ~l7tL ~ Bn) Lt PEh1er (Cu iJ of -the 37th XI Bn) Lt F~-rpton (Co c ~ +he 10+h lnf 13n) smiddot-t R~jrqt (Co C of the 37t k ~n) Lt (Co of th-n 11t) 1issions VT0re fired usinG brOlllld as well a~ Air obaw vation on tfirgets d1finate1y cestro~rrl Fire VTIlS djuted on roaos nd enemys allowed Jcori Fe into it 2h( bri(tge-heamp0 secupc the En Moved to 60l2--i156 t 1640 This gtoition VTaS SE of ChdOlls-Surlarne Btrys B and C f5red upon Occupring position Btry c vms regis~ered Btr~T -A WIlS displaoed receiTed inij r~ct arti11ery fire upon entflriq pew position 80 they returned oriin l position TherA were no casua1t~es 300 rounds interdictory fire lamp1ir durin the night try c of -the 191st FA En vrhich lras ttllched to us fir8d 12~ r ouncl s inter01ctory fir~

n C~ the morring of 2~Auampust 1944 the Fre French reportd that trere were no Jer1l1U1S ir to1 but the French don t lib~ allr Ar+ fir Pn fired 4 ~1ir_ut~ eparJtior at 110 lmrler 0i7 Artr Control GCI~ ~ltere( toIn after preshy01lration 71A~iq no resisitance hI FrEe French VTPrf r1t bull

bull o Or the )0 AUbust IJ~4 ~hc ~L n0VCC at 0900 and was i~ position t

13-]0 lt (rl62lt~--122Ob Fest oJ 3t Dizier Fn~rce ne r St EUllien France jje were s U 9osed to reCr)Up in this Ilreor but Jr(8rs are to LO on to Conlercy tOr1orrow In -rLS registered but die no otlr iiriq

p On the 31 AUU~gtt 1944 the 3n l1uved at 030 in isk Force Abe with ctse-r-rprs -s follows LtPpoundJ1er (lp D of the 37tgt-t r En) L~ Llit8hell (Co ~ o~ t~ )- Th lin) Lt la1ton (Co C 0 the loth Ln ~n) Sgt R jrat (Co c of th rk Dr) 0 ltrr bull V[Il~) the fOIrarc ttr The Er occupiee position rt 421 O180CKl~ jut west of iJommrcT France rt 12) b~t no firinb was done fIn occupied pos1 t t103J1E-2156fi jUGt south-east of Vi]~ot at g4)~ It rind util objective was

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a S~Y Twelve e~e~middot [J J 1gt str-ifing and ~hNt1t~ lJ(~tts rt cur

position greeted us the first day of Septffllber 7he u++Alck beGan rt 1330 Ihile we wCPe in peaition E of Vignot and lasted about t3l1 minutes J pprentl~r the targets ere O1r CP tents where I1_cti0o1ly all our e u~l tip rtlEultc-4 uring the attack the fen of lieadqulIrter-s Pattery conductecl tillelvcs ad~1irbly by firing More effectively PIC Joh1 Co KinG continued to man his rlichine bun although woundedo The S~ttalion 1edi~al DetachLlent Hci u~r Capt Sidner Gnce treated the casuGltics while under fire In all the courage coolness anj soldierly conduct of the men of He~dqartE Batterr whi le being bomcpc nd straffedwas superb

ApproxiIlltfll~r three hours lator our c Battery recaicd counter-bat-l8ry artiller~r fire Five nen of th81t JJttery VFerp wounded

_jor AD ickard replaced Lt ColoCl~l lpn 11 ~allacc as 3tt~lior Commandr Lt Colonel Wallace WfS vrounded and eVllcunted durinG the strafn Capt RE KUlJs made Battalion fxecu~~ve end Lt Atkinson rfgtS [r0inted Asstt S - 3 bull 1 se Changes lasted only i~ve dayB vrhen Lt Colonel allace returned to cfti~ and rflsurned command once againI

On September 13th we cfossed the lose lIe River ampt Dieulouord On r-eJldn the east bank of the River enemy artillery shelled us heavily Our Dlt Ct ell Batteries sustained minor casualties Nevertheless vredrove or and [ouht our way ahead bflfore we went into posl+on r)rroximatplr IJOG ~Tlrds east of Fresn~sshyen-Saulnois wnich was firout 4000 yards v of Ch t(3u-3a15 ~3 re ren~ ined -thr3 over night and pushed on -ehe next afternoon iInd went into pOBi+ion in the vicinity of Arraceurt (South of Chat~[u-SLlins) 1e occupipC ilis 8rea for bire 176 dars when we moved to an altern3te posi tio or CJrder of our j)j vision COnrl~Lcr 0 Our a~sign- ment being to ll~n CI nore Active dsf8nse Durilb our- brelv d~r s-8 th~re our tanks inilict~d heavy losos on the enery is taJ1Ys 4ni vehicles ewr8~ers

and radio cOrJrentators referrAd to -tlis 8 --hcretest +Yk ~tlp Si10C I - Day

The remainder of the nonth finds us further S~)n+iLLd ng to 31iinct= +r~

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tt shyCapt Bernard J luncheoa (Hq Btry) 1st Lt Grlnt H l1obt~ (Hq Btry) 3 b t Jule J 7eiss (Li =trJ)

II It~ Ghlllrlcs ) Grah8r1 (Bn Hq) Crl lornan L~ 1~lOJIOS (Hq ptry) tI

ttlec ) Glenn Glass (Hq Ltrr) IITec ~ iIH30uorc lie Huber (~v Btry) It tt7eu ~ 1li-~~1 J vdl)r (Hq Bt7)

Itshywe Cltr~n~e ilo~rtlty (Hq Btry) t ItmiddotPF0 lrlt( I bull 1eissman (Hq Btry) It ItPFC John C Kin (liq Btry)WC Devona Vandevere - (Hq Btry)A

tt prt Joseph G ~rtGr (Hq Btry) Pvt Jaek rterson Ifmiddot (Bn Hq) Enemy artillery on Septenber 1st

fit Robert Javidson (Killed) (~ Btry) vt Bernrd Lipky (Wounded-Evacuated) (C Btry)

PVt Leroyl middotiimsen (C Btry)

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011 John E~~rtnun ()[oune middotd-iv)vuntc d) ( 11 c P+ ry)

PFe ~illie H CanTer ( 0unJd-Evacuated) Ct~ tt 3try)

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Cpl Albert Gajdos Pvt Georte G Kar8ffo Cpl Raymond A Pi-zen Cpl Earl T Dell Teo 5 Hubert Davis Pvt Iv C bull atcher

i lrC StanlY Dombrowski Pvt John Pewick we altore C Conti oSt Peter Yeeek

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ao The 66th Arnd FA left the lJkrshallir~ rea near Southhamoton at -alQO~t Li July lS~4 En vTas dividecl enroute Sone tUlits ~ of En +ra~~ling on Libert) ShiPmiddot~1 Joseph story othersleft on Libyrty Ships John i illirytt and -~os J 1hro~bullbull~middot~1 1r~t unit to land in France vms Battery B 66th Armd Fa an on 14 July H)44~ first jveh~e~ ep l~d san lln~i Iion HT con~istint of Lt ~tkinson set Flaran 1eomiddot S Davls alncl P--rmiddotmiddots n~ufgtmiddot Brdtes licL~6hlJIl Ramleri and Payn~Iln PaesesthroUfh ~tAil Ee~Ji~o c1 lInd tlln -thru trxlsit ilrelL B 21 Proc bulleded to bivouac are~ a1l ~- j~ inioltes 083-i113 110uO()0 vicinity of ~ urmle cl~ Dime On J-ly 17 1944 Db ordered to relieve thH 4th Il f Div Harth of Rtdds~ Franct Bn ~nt in1l8 pecs1ieAbull I 2130 on the 17th July 1944 No 6prOtUld observatiOn so Bn ll~S ristered trGa th1r

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~ by V Maher 1st rotUlu arec on rench soil rras bT Btry Il bull 6~th Lntd iA in~ C1 _ i ( Bixb~r Div Arty CO pulled +ho bnY1rd Gun C1middotr Make-up ~s Sgt E Pelpuld Cpl - I Kozuch Tec 4 EdTTlurtlson Fes Todd Schott Leiby and ~bin8f)n OIl 18 Juq It442 Bn ired harassirb fires wei l~ Lt Lrr hlpy VTIlS a~sibnoo to the 53rd Infmiddot atorwfrdh observ~r W-d later to tn lOth rnf En Lt ~gio ws assirn~ to the 53rdI1pound En and f hter to the 10th Inf Bn liS forvrard observer lue to poor [ro1md observation ll~at lt of th~ fire r1t~ unobserverl Lt L 1 May vras iilled in action tmthe l)ttiot Ju1T 19- ~ while servjnb wi th the 10th In Bn Stt NichOlson his reconna1ssance Je oen1linu gtJ iring after L~ ivhl wa~ ~~t Td completed the nilsior- fire wamiddotNrrltbullbull vy )Mortar middotmiddot1In tl-) rnn + 1lP 3g+- I~cholon and p~t Shenks carrJ~u Lt Uay block trOlll the fronilmiddot line tnt hlld to 1e~ve hil1 ~u~ tn ~ne~r shellin bull l-t ReggiO of B1Jry ttc~Wi tMC~ 10th Inf Bn ~C in a r~connaissllnc~ in force 1lear S+ German middotSU~ SfIve$ o~dto d ~t rty iir~ hd( n01Jl bv Lt Rebrio pp+b )~sistec1 Co C of theW_liltraquo -N -i wi thrrlw wjth0Ut ~ h Tunber of casual tie Patrols were flown treaOSQomiddotbullbull Ilo Jf ir lmtiJ 2230 in th evenirc by Lts ahfr Mr ~Va~er3 Mumrl~ and Passer apo1t1Damp em nosi tions vrLS accPr1plished IUlC1 ilS the pln~s WTe in ~~he air th~ firinll ~trcmt line t troops by th~ enellY was lessened Other observere ~ssi~ed to units i~ frfgtnt lin e J Fl Lts PfHhlr HlUpton l~u+herford Wi1Jis nd lIQ1etto Capt lendersOD and Capt ~gt 10 t 1 w~re as1itned to the S of thE Inf Ens ~nGltbAd -to middotrt as coordinators af obser J

vers On 22 Ju1~ 1944 the Bn vras ~D8red to support 1Ul t~ak hy th~ 90th Inf )iv r on line wi th outmiddot front At present the Division still 1101 r1 3 the salient toward R~dJ i f--om the period 21 July 19l4 lntil 28 Ju1~r 1944 -tler- ras n6 chlnge jn our positio~ ~) P r fired herassins 4Trl on c11-nissions for flw( (5v13rd lnf Div was on left flank i l middotnoving fOM7Ud on aline with the lOth Inf Jiv

On 28 July 1944 ei230(l unit connanoer receire information that we ~ vere to novemiddot Sou+h to vichi t~ ~f L JOllrr mticrc to hold roac lets in the vicird ~Y h ~nj+ llved our IDfletil- sporacic reAiitllnce to positions aDlt rgtiles north of Cout- ~-i)~~ nc~s 311111 lUcs fip VT~S rther heavJ While En moved into pOAiti~ Some c1A~1l1t~ ~~l is T-or suf-tered Bll in this nove ~(1()k well over 200 prisoners 14-100 C amp R truolc ~ c~s-lroved in Cout~nces bv rrnc vo men of Btr C were seriouslv wounded ~11 Un ~9 July 1944 Bn loved fro~ liorth of Ctwtgt(es +0 rea North of La J~urdllniere (CmiddotTrrc~s~h Ie in posi -i)n Horth of Avnnches Itrlnce fire was delivArecl on enemy 0 lIshy

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VI rs (es ~ rfc due tmiddot) enemy B-zcJok fir~ r rJrc q c bullbullvmiddot~ ~ GoJr up positio yen-Gout 3 niles ~olth Qllr ()qE~Jt Srmr )--raquo c ~h of ArToo1ces 7tr~ls hac1 Gont) ri2P= j ]_~n ~ bullbull ~~ rpr~ - rrmiddot middotmiddot t -f-r -- t~ pi[-~middot

the 3n S-2 ThS kil1c( ir aJ~ middot1+~emiddotl1)t -I) )erlc~ lr1) of -I~~1( (1middot r middotr ~ j1)r~crrr~

Lt Peter middotRe6~io of Etr G r ~lP~ iIctin~ 8 f~I 0 ~i il +~gtllc (3

vounEied b~r eneJllY b~7middotn~ IiS trl( eVC1Jtergt ~o He bullbull~ -p Ji t Le ios crewtras rotTninc frnn +hp city 0f ~middotllChes ltiY(~ A~lGm ti~rC lt i-middotl 1 cl trk Sgt Rejrat or(ere his (river tu raj middot~hA tank ~y s oib ~~( CL Jmiddotmiddot1l Jlr

not fire on hi~ dne to the lent th 0 +lbe 0 +h Qn ~nr S7- - -ll f~r(( (l round of HE md several rounrls of 3Ii+ +hxoJch +lr -1-) bull 0 n + 1 r1 middot)e tiis own taLk turned OVtT irto u ditch w1 s+~rtfrl +0 111rr co+ (jr+ ~ r ab~Y oned the tank and returned to the ltn position On 1 lllst l~)middot~l +jc r 1 ro~J o+ at 1100 displacinG by brt+eries It suon middotrecar[e ~ 1111 ~gt11middot( -~ of)- ~ posishytion was taken np 1Par Pr~tton France ou+side th C+T of RAT bullbull11U +8 Bn fl-s movinG iTto nosi tion vie vrere SUllJ8CtAC + he~vr fm~ +lllorv ~)l t~er i s~p 11 arms fire C~sual tie s suffero hr th5 En rerA 4 em+~gt iE +s OP -rr lie COtllID1Ulder was kille(l IUlr Lt F J-Av3r~nski W[S middotm(l~rl 8 b+ (1101 1-t Jct of Etry C took over thr 1+r [1 1 c fn0 joJ 1 1 +51 elrireu 1 1 u ) ic~r of the Div Arty Li SV middotilliampraf) 811~A Officer was J-illed l ni~)r~ rmiddoti~middote In atte~pting to go baCk lnc reTlmTf LtilJi~as body ~c+ TC11n10on id r~c1wl ]ershyiously 1st Sgt Zelin of Btrv E who D~lnif (~ it Trgt111~t0n eli not ntmiddot rn He has b~en ofid ll~r Glr~ed as )i~si~j~ ~Y [cction ~eYtio11 Limiddoth-t 13 Aie 1~YC tgtat +he 66th Ar1c FA En ~~ere ri lActl~r 11e~ln +~1f 1)[~C ili~ ~J1C ts rc ir JO1P ca-ses in front of tho 11f

et jout of thier hilf-trJC ~~In SUe jCrt3 gticll r1S arl f)l1~r fir rdY

cases they dUb in and did not atteTlpt to send out patroJ s The s ~ j~lttion on 2 Aushyust 19~4 Aras relatilel~r qui~t aft~I ~o~in~ l)Gck rO1 t1e posit~on o(cupi3 1 t~p cav 1

before l~intenonc(~ of 8 rmch ne0d ed nat1]r cs rfnrr~~l ~ ngtmiddotl)=r~~i yn ~ ~he

move to Josccln Plpns 1relc chu~~ed s 0f +11e llUSt 19L~L1 r(1 C A ~(e 50 mile march around the Horth ShA 0 AEEes Joxt- ~ 1 lessac 3rst tf) 111 rc --jrJ Yd9

1nd tl-ten Harth to LalOlmiddotf I+ Taf l8cl~ irith Ttr~r li--~lp opos+ior ltJt~ cOmiddot1~t1 oj 6

~our~ Fn re1lained in ~~r is posLton i1~ ied or ~ )hlTJs r~~rcG tiY1~ ~md1--middot r~ rom i Hennes AuampuJ~ lSLA a t~sk force 0( vhic1 lr~ lt] nrt 10pc1 0 th to k gtelf lr1(gt

France Occyensiol~l resisithllcp lIIS Alr01lTlt~rEd LP( rc n onrc vtin t021 quit a l t ~( -I- bull t I r tnumb er 0 f pr~sonl~rs Arr17CU lP 110uac Q )UJ I lJ0Jn 11~ 1)1 3P () middotmiddotjmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotes I

France Col Ri Bixby Div arty CO~r11rr plp~tmtpcl t11 ~o-lorimiddot tv~lrc1s 0 offjcer~ and enlisted men of -his Lat~a]onlst Lt Jonmiddotld LunrUl 2u L~ 01[ bullbull 1-middotr and ~

2nd it Jeroue Rbulll~t~rs rec)ived the c~i edls Jc SSmiddot~ ~ J~o13r1 (Jf lry Ett I received the Silver star fOl bc1ytr ir act~or OhrgtrvrTS lp1 srt 01+ ~u outshyposts on main roads out of VaTlTeS to ~Lp- YCs+ tor+ r pmiddots+ -)iiril)i~ ~~ (011

On the 8 Ansust 1941 the LT rHcpivei iq enlistmiddoten ~nl (1n~ middotd 2 )lilt(gt~GIl 2rd Lt 1Iartin and 2~d Lt llorby Here fcssineJ t) gti )tT lrr L~rr n YsS)Ctmiddotmiddotfely Some vehicles Jp-re r~(eiv~d 6 lf +on C~ trusks XJl 2 llf-+rr~s 00~(gtV(rs vi th outposts were as follons---Lts ~nnpton P~thl3r ntliY~on r itt IT Ij +)[l t dH on the rJorn~rg of th~ 10 iugust 1944 )n nul ~er out l 8 gt+-0 1 a 01 rr~~l middotrr~ eurod iiorth of t)nies Pranmiddote Eo cort~~t ~lth -hmiddotmiddot rLltT i+ Cnl 0~1 bull 11 lt3 e sentpd 1ith the Slvlr S-tr for gulmtrr ir a~imJ ar (lutirJgtr l middotmiddotgt~~e at Renn~s Col Clarke T1ade th nresnt)tior hmiddothll n ~lp Dil ~ rcbullbull

Durine the nprioo 11 c~ubust IJ4-lt~ to 13 rU1l -I- 1 r til r r no 11~ in the situplusmnion On 14 AU~ust 1 ~lA fn ~tlfc1 )Ir r~ 03S0 Y ltC i 1 J O~ ~ r0ri

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on the lmiddotSth middot1iLUgltSt 19 l1lh uy ~ - ro~(l ~)] --~~ Y Ar middot~_nl~middot--r~y~ rpt~

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APO 254 U S Army- - shyStJ13J3CT After Lcmiddottion repo-t (or gteriod covered 1 O~tol)er ta 31 October 1944

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1 In c9lliance with AR 345-105 thetollow1namp alter aom~ta are submitted

a SUMHARY -lti ) ThiS period ftS the most unexoitint and uneventful an aince our rrlT~~ (

in France Our ~ iring consisted mainly of reampiaterini IJ~ h-rauiltamp tire from 1 ~1 Octob6r to 22 October 19lt14_ On Ootober l~tl1middot Battmiddoter of ~e 3~ ~_ to this Bn On October 23rd fie disp1aced IE ot Jthienville trteT be1Damp P UII1amp

the 263rd 16 Btl (25th DiY) our lussion then beug general sUPllort ~l1hOup IBattalion was still vithlri range the schedule consistedot 1ntfl_allpbull aJUi~r shoers an~ passes to l~anoy md Paris) after 107 consecutive 4aYs ~t _ _-

Onmiddot Jotober 30th we displl1lc~d tothe 35th Div1sionaie~ IrR of ~mauc)urte ___ ~ 1

Attached are True Copies of ail inspeoting offie~rr~

Corp who recentlY inspected our Bathlion ampnd a 1st Indors-lt hoa W ~bulli~ajI__1IJII

Coramander Who complimetlted us further Also attaohed 1s a Ti1l1t COP1~ from lajor General Eddye -

b the following list by Btrys is e cOJlplete (Silver Star Bronze Star __ofAtjIAir Wedal and Purple Heart DDM

KIIJED IN ACTION Thin oovers tb perio~ 17 JUly to- 31 tiotK orfleers f4t( enlisted men

lIT LLED I1i ACTION C~pt J G Kalbfleisoh 1st Lt D E MUlILItl 1st Lt EV Williams

PvRPI1 I~a __ SILVER suR Lt Col itM Wsl1flCA Lt Col itlf lII11a~e

~ljor A~ Pickard -

C1pt~G Kalbileisch BRONZE STARS Id~ Lt DE ~ ~jorAD Piekard

1st Lt E~V Williams L~jor BS Smith AIR lIEDAL S~t P Yaoek 1st Lt D E KUMmI Cp1 1 R Male Cpl EC ~drews ~s

Tee 4 C J~ Graham ~ec 5 SB Garciamp ~c 5 C~l Jri+ Fe CW Cable PFC A~ treissmampn PFC G H Free p~C Erne rs on

~ARTERS BATTERY rILLCD I tGTIC IROUOTIOUS

~~middotmiddotmiddott r lie- 1 ~o w bull cy_e 1st lt DA Levitt to Cllpt Cpl J ~rer 2nd Lt Glh Malett to 1st ~Lt sCpl ~ J ils 2nd Ltmiddot SE iillill to 1st Lt 7gt Cpl R L Saqurt Lt JR Waters to 1st Lt ~

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Capt F Vogel

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SSrt T ~ j I 1 lt~11 r middot~J)oln tb ~ bull -) J

S t -r J lt ~ ~ t l-tg I 7tw VCl~middot ~Z () ~e fee 4 bull L Rov to S lot Cpl J J middotTe s to Sgt i

Cpl A GajctoE to s~t 1

Cpl S Gbull ~yerG to SLt PFe Ri IJemanich to Cpl 1 PFC RL Squet to Cpl Tee 5 L ari)) tl) CpT ~-t E ~ laushn to 1 Plt R K Gor(on to Cpl PFC J C 3till to ec 5 PFC H~ Stnmp to Tee 5 FC D A V~devere to 7ec 5 Pvt K I lierninmiddot to ree 5 ~

SI Llr3R SThRS 2nd Lt BA R~jrat

PFC JC lU_ng

AIR 1lE~L

1st Lt JR W6lters (2 c lustflrs) 2nd Lt JM lo1lher (1 e lust~r ) 2nd Lt BC Wulf (1 Clust~r)

mmrZE STARS TSgt GN Johnson Tee 3 CE Mc~1ip Sgt A Gcgdos Tee 4 P 1 Will lilS

Tee 5 Hr~ st8llP PFC A Christ FPC L J Costano

TJ 0 L C~~r

2110 Lt~n F~l1C)tOl t lt It 2r_d Lt p rorrison t lt Lt+ 1 M p~ r) l-~middotmiddott~C J 6 r-U~j v oJlJ ~fJ~ 4 1 bullbull ~ r a~l --() ~-lt~middott

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Ssst SS llate ( f- 1 m ft d0)1 ~b bullbull bullbulle 3it J ~ noel Sgt S J S-cchir-1 Seurot A s Nuzzer ~ec 4 ~ Petkovieh Tc 4 R ravis Sgt C Srrlth Tee 4 J DrQbik Cpl R Hendricks Cpl R I Croc~ett Tee 5 CP MUrphy Tee 5 C Ro1eon Tee 5 S C Conti PFC A J lIrozol 1vt F P Tarlor Pvt W Joubert no S Dombroski PFC JI Burgess Pvt I H Carver Pvt OL Jolllw Prt RR Pitzen Pvt FM -usso Pvt MA Pi-fSash Pvt M T fuse ar Pvt J ~ Marshall Pvt pound middot91 Hendri~on Pvt J E Greer

R~PuCgMEN1S PFC Ao ~ Shenton PFC Eenson Pvt~f J Fare-n~ Pvt E 1 Eolt Pvt FF lia tob Pvt P J Remolds Pvt J Serra bullPvt J C Cheatvlood

fJLLSD IE ACTIOlI Tee 5 V L Yecker PITt TP I(ihy 1st Lt LT toT

PvRPlE EEt~TS middotht Lt L E LhY 1st Lt FS Pf~~r 3bt ~P Flarasan Sbf- J Povl ir k Col J a litllti PBC J Cnnron frC J ll Suonks PFC P C Durfin pt C H llhitc

Bbull

mOHOTIOlS Tee 5 SB Zazensli to tee 4 Toe 5 ~ A ~oAe ~n TfC 4 Toe 5 E D~vis to ~~u laquo ~eo 5 e H Olson t9 Teo 4 Fe ll 1 Peroek to Opl Pr~ RI Crooket~ to Cpl ~ CP Hyntt to Tee 5 PFC D WilSon to Tee 5 PFC J Sebulsky to Teo 5 PFO SS -Conti to Teo 5 Cpl A S Uumiddotzer to Sgt Tee 5 F E Hos~r to Cpl ITt ~~ G Koen to CplPFe W E Kluk to r~c 5 PFC A O ~rury toOplPFC J H rettmiddotto Opl

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SILVER STAR 1st Lt F BHampton

BRONZE STAR 1st Lt FB Hampton SSgt H YeHinshyCpl F E Hosmer

C)Il EJ Meze Cpl A J Weber

~ PIPO W R Huey -

REPlACE11ElTS Pvt C R Jiiamp Pvt OL Willianson Irt l 7oodrum Pvt P C Snllulding fl Pvt 11bull L Berstein I Pit AS Beyer

SJFR STAR sSt r bull 1e I lC~() Ron Cl L rr Fox C21 J p ~rizci()lski

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lEUL~-T lOllS 2nd Lt PS Pfahler tn ~~ Lt sSbt AF~middotre(ne~r to 1st Sgt Tee 4 ~ lMliA to 7Sgt lec 5 J J~ lox f() SEt ~~cc 5 AS middotTrd(~ie to Tee 4

rE Kohler to Tee 4

A R Cirillo to Tae 5 FP C111and to ~ec 5

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PJ~ P~ ITF1L X0 r 01S Pv+ J P iartin Pvt Gbull E lJeek ~) ee 5 Pvt C Fardin lJc - L Yecker Pvt C F 1al- 3h Pvt t~ L lfp 1to~ vt R C lIoLnuchlin

KIUED IN ACTION SILVBEt STAR t I Capt RS Watson CL~-~ r 1 FOw~rr1 s I raquoFe J A Dross let Lt P EeCio I t

Pvt RS Carty 2nd Lt J G Vanderpool Pvt H LoO BroYln Jr

t hi ~ Lee BRONZE ST1RI II

Pvt E Cross Cpl BE Dell hi Ow Ainsworth Tee 5 D E Laut~cro

Pvt RM Davidosn

PROl TO IOHS Oapt RS iTatson 1st Lt F 11 Edwards to Czptiat Lt P Reggio lst Sgt J 1 Vanrerlool to 2nu Lt 1st 11 P J Gaveinski Cpl J l~ lenoshyst Ai Hirschmiller Cpl B E Ru~sey to S~t_1 jJ Golden PFC RX Clarke to C~l

ltSit lCHatcher PFC o F Sciarrk to Cnl G W Brittingha~ Fe E Byrd to Tee 5 OplJ Hrtman rvt J eil to Tee 5ep- IL Jones Cplt rll R~PuCCiEIITS

CplD J DesoClll 1st Lt F I Edwards Cpl R MultreVl 2nd Lt R Y Livincston cpr J R Obroskr 2nd Lt F II Aloorby 1C jWbull S8-nders PFC F K Hright JiC J A Dross PFC C P tacle PPCHL -Schelhorn PC D F ~~ollard

m A A Genazzio PFC R Ioc s on PFC M G Baird PPC D P Marie

bullPvt RS -Carty Pvt l bull 1lamprzolf Tee 5 LD Joddard Pvt J a Eenned Tee 5 DE~k~uipro Pvt F Lohr Tee 5 J L mbardo Pvt J i 1 ~ J

Tee J hmtck Pvt F L LcCarth Pvt H L pJWn p-t R lor)isn Pvt P T l~irhonski PITt 0 7op Pvt J D Jreemrell Pvt f J Dhvid3m iVt C T oklund pt D E vi Pvt B J Karafr Pvt C J 1183 P-rt CI( Ainaworth ~ Pvt E Lfvi~

Pvt B F Lipkl ot n lt LiTbl Pvt R n Davison Pvt ~ 7 Ll)( ~~rno(

Pvt F 1 Schvmdlre Pv~ lr R JOcs Pv+

J Lyo PPit 17 Trhnsen~

Pvt J L~ JIPvt p Sros l Pvt ~ J Iitchell

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2nd Lt P S Lees 1st Jt 3 bull ~ilbllrn

KIlliD nr ACTIOli Tee 5 P J i ndro~Jlski

PJtPLS HEi~T Tee 3 B L St~l Teo 5 P J AllUreJnslci

bull$IVIER S~IJl

Campt S Q ace ~bt lti o Iest bull eo 5 L Te~enrampum

ec 5 S cUuso

BATTERY A RSLACE11ET~

PFC ~ E Co~pton

PFC T D lItgtstrorgtietro ~~t i J Gc)()ciwir P--t G 1 Hancoclo PvtJ D Dunn Pvt c i~ Hle r bull

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RO~CiOS f1or 5 i~ ~1 middottmiddotnr 1 ~~f) 70c 4 r~foC 5 If G r~ +~~~11 to T]c 4 PFC Of JorGon ~o

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SlJeC1- to ec 5Pvt it s A1t to middotec 5

HWllOTIONS Fe L Tetenb~UM to Tee 5

Cpl W L Sha mTW Washburn Pvt 11 Glovicr Pvt GJ Santora Pvt R1f~ ieMn

REPLACEIotEln1 PFe J T DUnn Pvt A lJwin Pvt J 11 ~rlm_Jn PITt H w endrckson

pPvt L Landiied 1Pv-t Race

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Ssst SS llate ( f- 1 m ft d0)1 ~b bullbull bullbulle 3it J ~ noel Sgt S J S-cchir-1 Seurot A s Nuzzer ~ec 4 ~ Petkovieh Tc 4 R ravis Sgt C Srrlth Tee 4 J DrQbik Cpl R Hendricks Cpl R I Croc~ett Tee 5 CP MUrphy Tee 5 C Ro1eon Tee 5 S C Conti PFC A J lIrozol 1vt F P Tarlor Pvt W Joubert no S Dombroski PFC JI Burgess Pvt I H Carver Pvt OL Jolllw Prt RR Pitzen Pvt FM -usso Pvt MA Pi-fSash Pvt M T fuse ar Pvt J ~ Marshall Pvt pound middot91 Hendri~on Pvt J E Greer

R~PuCgMEN1S PFC Ao ~ Shenton PFC Eenson Pvt~f J Fare-n~ Pvt E 1 Eolt Pvt FF lia tob Pvt P J Remolds Pvt J Serra bullPvt J C Cheatvlood

fJLLSD IE ACTIOlI Tee 5 V L Yecker PITt TP I(ihy 1st Lt LT toT

PvRPlE EEt~TS middotht Lt L E LhY 1st Lt FS Pf~~r 3bt ~P Flarasan Sbf- J Povl ir k Col J a litllti PBC J Cnnron frC J ll Suonks PFC P C Durfin pt C H llhitc

Bbull

mOHOTIOlS Tee 5 SB Zazensli to tee 4 Toe 5 ~ A ~oAe ~n TfC 4 Toe 5 E D~vis to ~~u laquo ~eo 5 e H Olson t9 Teo 4 Fe ll 1 Peroek to Opl Pr~ RI Crooket~ to Cpl ~ CP Hyntt to Tee 5 PFC D WilSon to Tee 5 PFC J Sebulsky to Teo 5 PFO SS -Conti to Teo 5 Cpl A S Uumiddotzer to Sgt Tee 5 F E Hos~r to Cpl ITt ~~ G Koen to CplPFe W E Kluk to r~c 5 PFC A O ~rury toOplPFC J H rettmiddotto Opl

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SILVER STAR 1st Lt F BHampton

BRONZE STAR 1st Lt FB Hampton SSgt H YeHinshyCpl F E Hosmer

C)Il EJ Meze Cpl A J Weber

~ PIPO W R Huey -

REPlACE11ElTS Pvt C R Jiiamp Pvt OL Willianson Irt l 7oodrum Pvt P C Snllulding fl Pvt 11bull L Berstein I Pit AS Beyer

SJFR STAR sSt r bull 1e I lC~() Ron Cl L rr Fox C21 J p ~rizci()lski

vt 1(1 1rJ ~hodes

lEUL~-T lOllS 2nd Lt PS Pfahler tn ~~ Lt sSbt AF~middotre(ne~r to 1st Sgt Tee 4 ~ lMliA to 7Sgt lec 5 J J~ lox f() SEt ~~cc 5 AS middotTrd(~ie to Tee 4

rE Kohler to Tee 4

A R Cirillo to Tae 5 FP C111and to ~ec 5

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PJ~ P~ ITF1L X0 r 01S Pv+ J P iartin Pvt Gbull E lJeek ~) ee 5 Pvt C Fardin lJc - L Yecker Pvt C F 1al- 3h Pvt t~ L lfp 1to~ vt R C lIoLnuchlin

KIUED IN ACTION SILVBEt STAR t I Capt RS Watson CL~-~ r 1 FOw~rr1 s I raquoFe J A Dross let Lt P EeCio I t

Pvt RS Carty 2nd Lt J G Vanderpool Pvt H LoO BroYln Jr

t hi ~ Lee BRONZE ST1RI II

Pvt E Cross Cpl BE Dell hi Ow Ainsworth Tee 5 D E Laut~cro

Pvt RM Davidosn

PROl TO IOHS Oapt RS iTatson 1st Lt F 11 Edwards to Czptiat Lt P Reggio lst Sgt J 1 Vanrerlool to 2nu Lt 1st 11 P J Gaveinski Cpl J l~ lenoshyst Ai Hirschmiller Cpl B E Ru~sey to S~t_1 jJ Golden PFC RX Clarke to C~l

ltSit lCHatcher PFC o F Sciarrk to Cnl G W Brittingha~ Fe E Byrd to Tee 5 OplJ Hrtman rvt J eil to Tee 5ep- IL Jones Cplt rll R~PuCCiEIITS

CplD J DesoClll 1st Lt F I Edwards Cpl R MultreVl 2nd Lt R Y Livincston cpr J R Obroskr 2nd Lt F II Aloorby 1C jWbull S8-nders PFC F K Hright JiC J A Dross PFC C P tacle PPCHL -Schelhorn PC D F ~~ollard

m A A Genazzio PFC R Ioc s on PFC M G Baird PPC D P Marie

bullPvt RS -Carty Pvt l bull 1lamprzolf Tee 5 LD Joddard Pvt J a Eenned Tee 5 DE~k~uipro Pvt F Lohr Tee 5 J L mbardo Pvt J i 1 ~ J

Tee J hmtck Pvt F L LcCarth Pvt H L pJWn p-t R lor)isn Pvt P T l~irhonski PITt 0 7op Pvt J D Jreemrell Pvt f J Dhvid3m iVt C T oklund pt D E vi Pvt B J Karafr Pvt C J 1183 P-rt CI( Ainaworth ~ Pvt E Lfvi~

Pvt B F Lipkl ot n lt LiTbl Pvt R n Davison Pvt ~ 7 Ll)( ~~rno(

Pvt F 1 Schvmdlre Pv~ lr R JOcs Pv+

J Lyo PPit 17 Trhnsen~

Pvt J L~ JIPvt p Sros l Pvt ~ J Iitchell

cor D SERVICE BtTTERY

ULL2D L bullbull_~0

7GC II ~ z Buscl~eT~r

J

PIlltilpound PEAaT Tee 1 R J Hlle r

Tc ~ Ii lInbar

~SPUCEulrrs

2nd Lt P S Lees 1st Jt 3 bull ~ilbllrn

KIlliD nr ACTIOli Tee 5 P J i ndro~Jlski

PJtPLS HEi~T Tee 3 B L St~l Teo 5 P J AllUreJnslci

bull$IVIER S~IJl

Campt S Q ace ~bt lti o Iest bull eo 5 L Te~enrampum

ec 5 S cUuso

BATTERY A RSLACE11ET~

PFC ~ E Co~pton

PFC T D lItgtstrorgtietro ~~t i J Gc)()ciwir P--t G 1 Hancoclo PvtJ D Dunn Pvt c i~ Hle r bull

1 Inel Inel 1 - Overlays(9 sheets)

RO~CiOS f1or 5 i~ ~1 middottmiddotnr 1 ~~f) 70c 4 r~foC 5 If G r~ +~~~11 to T]c 4 PFC Of JorGon ~o

-eo 5 PIC

SlJeC1- to ec 5Pvt it s A1t to middotec 5

HWllOTIONS Fe L Tetenb~UM to Tee 5

Cpl W L Sha mTW Washburn Pvt 11 Glovicr Pvt GJ Santora Pvt R1f~ ieMn

REPLACEIotEln1 PFe J T DUnn Pvt A lJwin Pvt J 11 ~rlm_Jn PITt H w endrckson

pPvt L Landiied 1Pv-t Race

t Lt FA Bn ~ 2

r-

~ imiddot~ ~ ~

~ I

b AY~S~ ~TC CONTushyBATI~PY B It

PJ~ P~ ITF1L X0 r 01S Pv+ J P iartin Pvt Gbull E lJeek ~) ee 5 Pvt C Fardin lJc - L Yecker Pvt C F 1al- 3h Pvt t~ L lfp 1to~ vt R C lIoLnuchlin

KIUED IN ACTION SILVBEt STAR t I Capt RS Watson CL~-~ r 1 FOw~rr1 s I raquoFe J A Dross let Lt P EeCio I t

Pvt RS Carty 2nd Lt J G Vanderpool Pvt H LoO BroYln Jr

t hi ~ Lee BRONZE ST1RI II

Pvt E Cross Cpl BE Dell hi Ow Ainsworth Tee 5 D E Laut~cro

Pvt RM Davidosn

PROl TO IOHS Oapt RS iTatson 1st Lt F 11 Edwards to Czptiat Lt P Reggio lst Sgt J 1 Vanrerlool to 2nu Lt 1st 11 P J Gaveinski Cpl J l~ lenoshyst Ai Hirschmiller Cpl B E Ru~sey to S~t_1 jJ Golden PFC RX Clarke to C~l

ltSit lCHatcher PFC o F Sciarrk to Cnl G W Brittingha~ Fe E Byrd to Tee 5 OplJ Hrtman rvt J eil to Tee 5ep- IL Jones Cplt rll R~PuCCiEIITS

CplD J DesoClll 1st Lt F I Edwards Cpl R MultreVl 2nd Lt R Y Livincston cpr J R Obroskr 2nd Lt F II Aloorby 1C jWbull S8-nders PFC F K Hright JiC J A Dross PFC C P tacle PPCHL -Schelhorn PC D F ~~ollard

m A A Genazzio PFC R Ioc s on PFC M G Baird PPC D P Marie

bullPvt RS -Carty Pvt l bull 1lamprzolf Tee 5 LD Joddard Pvt J a Eenned Tee 5 DE~k~uipro Pvt F Lohr Tee 5 J L mbardo Pvt J i 1 ~ J

Tee J hmtck Pvt F L LcCarth Pvt H L pJWn p-t R lor)isn Pvt P T l~irhonski PITt 0 7op Pvt J D Jreemrell Pvt f J Dhvid3m iVt C T oklund pt D E vi Pvt B J Karafr Pvt C J 1183 P-rt CI( Ainaworth ~ Pvt E Lfvi~

Pvt B F Lipkl ot n lt LiTbl Pvt R n Davison Pvt ~ 7 Ll)( ~~rno(

Pvt F 1 Schvmdlre Pv~ lr R JOcs Pv+

J Lyo PPit 17 Trhnsen~

Pvt J L~ JIPvt p Sros l Pvt ~ J Iitchell

cor D SERVICE BtTTERY

ULL2D L bullbull_~0

7GC II ~ z Buscl~eT~r

J

PIlltilpound PEAaT Tee 1 R J Hlle r

Tc ~ Ii lInbar

~SPUCEulrrs

2nd Lt P S Lees 1st Jt 3 bull ~ilbllrn

KIlliD nr ACTIOli Tee 5 P J i ndro~Jlski

PJtPLS HEi~T Tee 3 B L St~l Teo 5 P J AllUreJnslci

bull$IVIER S~IJl

Campt S Q ace ~bt lti o Iest bull eo 5 L Te~enrampum

ec 5 S cUuso

BATTERY A RSLACE11ET~

PFC ~ E Co~pton

PFC T D lItgtstrorgtietro ~~t i J Gc)()ciwir P--t G 1 Hancoclo PvtJ D Dunn Pvt c i~ Hle r bull

1 Inel Inel 1 - Overlays(9 sheets)

RO~CiOS f1or 5 i~ ~1 middottmiddotnr 1 ~~f) 70c 4 r~foC 5 If G r~ +~~~11 to T]c 4 PFC Of JorGon ~o

-eo 5 PIC

SlJeC1- to ec 5Pvt it s A1t to middotec 5

HWllOTIONS Fe L Tetenb~UM to Tee 5

Cpl W L Sha mTW Washburn Pvt 11 Glovicr Pvt GJ Santora Pvt R1f~ ieMn

REPLACEIotEln1 PFe J T DUnn Pvt A lJwin Pvt J 11 ~rlm_Jn PITt H w endrckson

pPvt L Landiied 1Pv-t Race

t Lt FA Bn ~ 2

cor D SERVICE BtTTERY

ULL2D L bullbull_~0

7GC II ~ z Buscl~eT~r

J

PIlltilpound PEAaT Tee 1 R J Hlle r

Tc ~ Ii lInbar

~SPUCEulrrs

2nd Lt P S Lees 1st Jt 3 bull ~ilbllrn

KIlliD nr ACTIOli Tee 5 P J i ndro~Jlski

PJtPLS HEi~T Tee 3 B L St~l Teo 5 P J AllUreJnslci

bull$IVIER S~IJl

Campt S Q ace ~bt lti o Iest bull eo 5 L Te~enrampum

ec 5 S cUuso

BATTERY A RSLACE11ET~

PFC ~ E Co~pton

PFC T D lItgtstrorgtietro ~~t i J Gc)()ciwir P--t G 1 Hancoclo PvtJ D Dunn Pvt c i~ Hle r bull

1 Inel Inel 1 - Overlays(9 sheets)

RO~CiOS f1or 5 i~ ~1 middottmiddotnr 1 ~~f) 70c 4 r~foC 5 If G r~ +~~~11 to T]c 4 PFC Of JorGon ~o

-eo 5 PIC

SlJeC1- to ec 5Pvt it s A1t to middotec 5

HWllOTIONS Fe L Tetenb~UM to Tee 5

Cpl W L Sha mTW Washburn Pvt 11 Glovicr Pvt GJ Santora Pvt R1f~ ieMn

REPLACEIotEln1 PFe J T DUnn Pvt A lJwin Pvt J 11 ~rlm_Jn PITt H w endrckson

pPvt L Landiied 1Pv-t Race

t Lt FA Bn ~ 2

t

bull iI-r

fbull

lwio rLlt 11) crt nto IOrp3 00r-1 SUPl) L( i(1 nrcpltrlitr ires ~~Dn()tin

~ rca01 0 th) i5ti I11nc-I-ry IJimiddotron UL =~OV11 E1r 10 IG44 VTe joinArl CC~ e1(l

18ft our ocito ~t u-a(~ourt (lODG rr1s ~) l( oved 0 ~l~~ ~ ()f ()l-villl3 - sur S3ill~~ Al[~01rctrir~ npI1~r ar~Plfrjr ~ir +~f~~ 11 ne=- r 2lti]l~ry nrdSJIIl1 irns

firp irmiddotrE~(l ~Y ilb j~+~ c F (l~~=)l~ec to bnorL Qhn~c1 nrr1 tlen SOil6 5to 3f1S~VA 03it i on fn - ~ ~t r of ~)r-hil f[1fnntr~r plpr1A n+-s o~ the 26th Division I --X ~ 1isltion it VI3 -0 +0I-hl~ to11 0 rhmiddotmiddotlt ~tl eOl 11lt conlr Oot dl1e to f5er~e pnpMY 1 rcs-~ ~~~10e h~r rcqu ~J~~(l ar~il~_0~r ~iro o~~ Lh0 ~omiddotr ~or1 ~ Bf-+~ry ~~) 1las ~rl~nte

- Jll~1L)i~1+G J)c~+~or 0( -1 road BaJ+ery Ifir irpct fir Or the to (1 1 en) J i n~ -h 10 inin t = o~ -hp 2( -11 J ~ v s ion 0 311 ~ fce tl-llt ir lj s ion

[ ~rc01lrtre(l our rmiddotlwrps+ rh 01 J~h 1Ai 0 7 oveT1bfr 1944 r1lmiddotn tr ~ ~Tr lcl~c(gt( apJro~ltGr 30 1rc1 s J v~riOU8 ~Ilil)rcr of artillery in our J~lpr Tll+r ~1r +middot h ~cnk ~tr(l ~rt()r~r fire at-Rcker1 omiddotr po~1+ion from ~ -hp l~t lr~l Ollr J+l fr~ It -I-e al11n~in- n~-- 1t rm~e 0 750 ~ards ltinel C~US( th n1 -0 (is)c rse tlll( 10Vn leck AJtOl1 Gone ~nemr nfgtytrJr approached (1 )sitiDr~- )) S of ]es~ than 750 ~~~rc Vp ~Ol1c n)+ 1tt ~rt llry fire on them

nmiddotmiddotc~ r~1_ ~r ~ll~r~r Ui~isi~)r ~r~~r ~~ 4-0 -r_th(lrampVT frol 2oirlhc after ~rvmiddot~middot

+ ~Y 8~~ p (~-~-~rr ~~)~~ ~~~~IC~ fJl1_ - a-f~middot~~l2o~ n-- ~rlpr L+ Cn ~il ~ rpllac- --rry-p+-shy

or~middotrmiddot ~ -- ~I~ 0- C~I ]+ 1~f()rbDmiddotat1r tlmiddot3 G)~ocl ali he tln~ crvT h~H~ ~I-J

~~J 1 reO I) le~ - +c GS hi~ J~nmv +nc fire ~middotrl lurrt ah()l+ +~lG ace + Colmel cL gt r~ r middotmiddotlrp+p ~~rpr p-r ~~Jl rmiddots [1(1 flilchire -un T~ip wnGer COII~pr o~ l ltJ ~~- n~ ~~lJ(~Ad ~o et ltcrr~middot~ ()si titJn to t-J~ htn ~l()]nd ~ 0~ ~o~~L~_1 =ur VJ 01~~ ~t[middot~r ~--r(~ f-rl)rl l-~-lS lIoa1lrr _ ~rp -~ -f~r ~~oJfrc~ti()~ fi 0 3

c-~~1 ~r 2 j -0 o~ r r L~ ( i ~_l--l~ i + middot5 ~ ave ~- ~~y bull

~__ Li 01_~ l~lcl-) r~ tt ~T nr0r~1~ (1

01 )-r laf ~rgt- (~- ~~- -~ P r~orpr ~J 1 l~middotf

1 lt~t~-ns

-+~~r()1)~~tl

~ n~ middotrs ~ 11 -- c -1

~ $

bull ( J- Imiddotmiddot~~1~middotmiddot nr 11

1middotmiddot ~

- --- r - I - ~ (V

~bull lt _l I~ tv NT

I I

On ~ecerlber 5 ~ moved forwnro to 2~ krl sout J ___ i n sc1orf 1T+Arn YTe lent into P03t~o~ (jver night novinr forward Dece~ber 6t~1 t( U oition lilnnrCixi~1f1ely 21100 S011t-1 v(st of Dehlincen J here we firen pr-fo~n~ tor firr s PlC on -n ~rlV tshyillery anti-tank-gUll8 vehiclas and person~el U1til uecenhpr 8t hpp fA r~rp relshyived bv the 12th ArlDd Division for a Vlell clrned 11( 11)1[ n fce rps+ --l Ol-~

being ~e1eivec Lt Mitchall tlnd his FO =l cnm firer +c iir~~+ Dr f I soil i7(Jl1Y

They fired a round of lE It JIIariun rang~ froTIJ hjs fOnJ1 r rl ]1o~tLn middot-I~hivps Oj=l r

er~1f the honor of firing the first ounn into lXPlrwTp ltm qP 6G+1-l bull Thc tank raos Jlck~J sOrt IIcew lI1embersmiddot were 1st Lt John 2 Jiitpll Gpot Pq11 G3ydo~ n1 nm 1 Hyde Tee 5 John K5n~ amp1 PFC James Camplgell

1b MISC bull

During this period the enem enra~l in our cotr corssted of le npts from the followtnp Divisions llth Panze Division 130-11 Pnzur Lehr 0iv_2~ em 25th lanzer Grenld~er Division an( the 559th GnnacHer Divisi on

Enemy vehicu1ar1osses durin +Lis perio(1 6 +mks 1 - 6 Barrelec (Neshyelwerflaquor) Rooket projector

OUr losses 2 tanks and 1 rltl_1fgt1

Aorlunition (l05) ~penne(~ for thf Battle o~ ~r1n~pll U 17th +0 1lovemberc 4th 1944) - 17 ~04 rOlmds

Ammuni tion (1011 1) pWlanned for th Bat+le of Gernru~ylt (no 5th to Qeo 8th 1944) were 19LOmiddot

Orgt November 18th we fjreda BattClion r~c()rc~ fo 9JlI11mition exner1Hure of 2184 rounds in a 24 hour period

e CASUjIES 2nd Lt EcvllTn it RejrR+ S+tff S~+ 3-noeP E-rcelJ nl i1irh~el esra

Cpl ~Ulcis P lTohn 3nl iC YUhrt J SClnlon kEled 043 menber of th Blttalior re~eivecl vrounds of veTious types rlnrin6

thia period

I

For the COM_~rdin Clf ic Fr

I I ~~ ptStgt rEG ) 1st Lt 6 Arme ilA En S 2

bull

f _ ~ L

ELAJQUaRERS ()6TI Ai1UOli8 FIELD l~TI~RY Bn~LIm

r liFO h~254 u S Army

i1tUl~ (lener l middotieshn+on =-

3 uhlitted

a he 66th bullrr1d FA En Lt Uul ~eil 1 1lllace COl1rwJning a part ot

COTlllat Coru-Jmiddotr A 4+ Armd DiYision un(~r the COT1Tmiddot-l1( of Brit Jen Ernest was in position Tricinity GunZwilor Al~~bullce Franca bull 1st Dec4Dr1~4o Combat CO1r1lIld ~ bull ~~ libhtint in tro columns mder Lt ColonAs O~en n Jest 35tr Tmk Bn and 10tli ~--~ Infll t~T fln lJoronrl Lt~ ufficermiddot s r8 spectivaly had un -1-0 date pontratec the Mamp~~not Ita dofenoes

he rlissir)1 of ~h~ Division was to seiz~ the tovm of Biningbull just short of the Gern~n bor-ier mrl thn hih CrolTd to the east middotThis arell contains manY of the TitOst iT1potelt laino-+ line (lefflTICeS and also the gtltea~rmiddot into Germany and the

Siegfried line ~

F~f-lL of Dece~b~r the Bn difflaced forWard to a posi~ion 2 loll ot RiTSC~)rfmiddot reMallaW~ oVlrnibh-l- i~~T1 I1533ion8 on enemy targ8ts from our foWaril obs~rvirs D~s~lacinb fl)rvrnrr 01 f-lmiddot ~eceMber to a position 2~ 1an south west t insen rher~ e relned untiJ thA Di-rision was relieved by the 12th Armd Divia on the 8th Dccenbcr 194lt1 Fire nissions ~middotrltmiddotre p18n~iful (luringtha le-riod and tcrets consisted 0 onemy inf~ultry r1o-tars tanks rtllery and piilmiddotbox t013 Our tClYTlJrc Ohscrvls did a earvelous job as (lid our Liaison piloti ltrhe daily fron S11r-t~p -Ii11 dark ~ffect on ~ll targets W88 excellent however ~~ c~su11ties inflicted b our artillery fire could not be estinated

Eighth of December 1944 the 66th r1splac~d +0 the town of AasenuuJua~ blsiice Fru1ue for remiddot t nnd rnaintenance of equipoent wher it remained until 19th December 19~middotl The GerrlUl 00untErltttck IIld lrettkthroufr into 3elgium ended our rlst perj_od The n bein a~r-ted loved oct leth Decerilbel AiminG at(llr destina l~ss21lc b(lGiu~ abju~ 0130 20-h December 19 4 The mo+or march being b~r wv ()f

~)-har6eJ Pont-4-LiA1JSSOrL ltUl(l Lor_~middotrr bull ~ _

m ent~r-fir t of Decenbqr the Bn moved ~orlfnr in~o ~ nosi ti)n gt +h of +~1G ci-t of ~Ilon hbin ~ nart 0 COT1b+ CO~middotllmiddot I- an u1der the col (ormiddotmiddotmiddot~l1d of Lt tjlloneJmiddotv r rr co1Oosition of -IIC~ C(ln colunn cosi-ted of th fol i - units )Sth u1 Bn bullbull 51st InfJtry Bn )le~OOF 0 ~~ COlpan 24tJ- ArTld Eh~ln -rtl AlMU 1 Bn iU middot11 2~7~h Fi ~n rpinforcirt[ the e~th

Tf Divi1jIl nry ~~ xrt of H~ Third ~r- _S to att~c +n tll~ r1r4-l ~f)r~~ct BIC~ ioirl ~orces Fith

J17 holmiddot~rr ~he enc-lrcl~middotriy of Ihs1~ f) obmiddot+ 01jtnr nl11

~Lrf r7y was given tl~e 10hmiddot+ Airborne

-rns euro5F~~ ~ routp ot --Y(middote omiddot L~l~ a~ 1-- 1-1 b~tmiddot~An Arlo _ P3-~omiddotmiddotY1 middot~ss1~e-toTnd moved to - )~vjsiorJ left fl~-nl~ gtrgt yrrs f~-~-I ~() nlcormiddotplih t-lc idons li~sion Lt Col 1- ~nln r_ r() 1 rop e ron+r~ r~ tl J lOIs ~ir~onfJ lJITifiO ~noTi~telY ]l~~() t)th r~f~tp- lSlti4

i

~r_-l

I

~-

Combat Car n~nci A acVlnce no~h throu~) 1 1~lr - ( Y ~~r1n i~~ct with fri)nilly forces ut nstoSllp operin ~l1fJ ~ri routlt o~ J~r Lr) + (~tr

fror1 the south The 31st of December fi1Cs onI orC(3 )ITgth 11 1- -o the east which +h Gernans are des erate1 trit to (nt Tvro r~InL~+~lrlt iron the east and north east on th 60th m(~ 31st of D01ber - re l~l L-~ ~nerJy suffrin~ heavy o8~ngJtjls it Was reportlld

-I The 66th fired on enerty infartr~T ~Jl~s n~r~or8 or+il ~r ~osHions

and troop conoentrations expendinr 10~75 rtm(ls of lClSnn xn1rtion ~ror ~2nci

Decembermiddot to 31st December 1944 3046 rOlln1gt of 1r11 Ti f~~ nr ~h)t of Jec~ ember 8 record day for armunition eXDir_L l1re v~-r ~ 7~Ylt-rgtolr 1011 r~()

2)th of December to P-47s Ti-th lllilll r18rJr~n~ (1o)ned our 1-)1-1 ~nG il strafed the Bn positien without c1arlZS or cmiddotlsllt~r -to )Y

Decenber four P-47s ag~n anpo ared flTpr nur Pn pnist0l1

~ ) lPS On th~ 2~th of LTO Clf hich s-trciecl

I

i and bomled ld~~ il1r one r1al1 nnrl 8fJyer1rIolmdi-b tw) 3D 1-1-+ iiltJat50n well displayed cnr it VTES reportfd hy hf a~r E1d_s)y QPi_CCl lith COmiddotlb(t th~t these phmes 11ere Iot frienfli

l)-ltls

COlfmd

i 1

II ii

Casu~I-li8s in thc Bn dur_li thfO pr~oci 1 )ecn1~r to 01 =lecIoer 1]44

are as follows

Killed in action -- 1 offic~r unrl 2 mli~d()c ~rL

dOundfC in action -- ciec 0 vTolms 2 n1L+e(1 Y~()D

Woundeci in ac tion (l+y -- 9 IOInlisr( C nAn

t 2 Is+ Lt

I

gt

5 ~~ 1

s

66TH

3 Fel)ru~r Eli G

SUEJ2CT After action reoort fqr period cOllerfl~ I Jymlti lt~0 31 ltl~umiddotmiddot 1C S~Jyen~ I TO = Adjutant ~ner] Ws~in~fon l c ~~~11JJI(tffvJ~Y0 1

omiddot ~ 0 Ij

1 In complianc~ with AP 345-105 -lhp- fol1owin~ f+n~ rrt~ 0 Y()l-~ lt-

a On 1 JTH~ry l~Vfi fh~ En W~~3 ir nni~-i(yn icipi ~-r J-rjr--hrJps )f j

Belgium 5Z~5-445 where it reil~ner1 lmtil 9 nnr 1_045 Corl+ ~PL( Itb

of which thf 66th was still a pflrt contin11~d th7i rissi)I1 of keeninc thfl rryin highway rwlning South frm Baston~ +0 ArIon o)~n h 51st In En arl 3)~r Ttnk En werein pos1tion east of the Plain h~ghwi-~t contnctin~ (31ElJ1~r_ts of +h~ F-lh 1gtrmQ TilV ontht -~bhJ~ fhlk Bn oblt vt s V8re es foJ] oyrs 1st Lt Hi +1o1] vi th Co G iith Tank Bn 2nd Lt Csnrne vrith +hA ~Fth aTk n ff) Itlt o~rl ~rc1 ~t S~nrr5 v5t- Ijo ~It 51st Inf Rn F~ rineuro con si~ttd r)f 1 ~usi 1 al r~j 1jorc~1 fire) forhe ymiddotth Inf Division h~ ~middotel+~-middot ronti~u(~ 801d wth -0 s~()rT13 ~nd middotrrr middot1ir ~~ 1ossshyible for ptr liaison rl~~ - fly

On R Januarr IJ4fi +b middotc-+~l 11 ]iiTisim ~lu-)middotl inJ -Iy ~1ch[~1)

occu~middotinmiddot all availttbJi bui]rins The 66th I~P 11 thF fire dir cgtct0r 1-1 ~TngtO)shy

it-+ely 1500 y rds west of StrLincha-1ps to the vi~~LGo of ~o-l-Lo rpl inirl )Vfr shy

nitlht

On 3 JnrtarJ 1945 +r0 Qn c1isphc~d fcc Ymiddot to 1lt u~-l-~ rl in 1 vicinity )f Bastogne r3elium coorcYJh~ )60-57 alsfprjr caJls ~~or ir~s frc~ 1e lOlst r 1borne DiT~f)11 ~r 01 1 700DS 1Jvements r+1-~ n1fCr ~rl )oserVit

~~

ion zood ~

Or 10 Jnnu 1915 +h~ 4+h ~~rJ1~ Division at~middot(keC oard 0 I ~lith its Combat COJlnands brpast TJ--I Rl)th firll ~ T r- ~-~ ()1 fo C~II nrj or -0 +h J attok F -+1 tII++ack nrofr~sed the 4th Iorne DivisiCJn ifIlS rli6 t ~c 6~h Armd 1 Division goin into a rest rea Sbuth of the rit r of LUY8j~llou~ ~rl )l~Jcd ~rc 3rd lt I Army Re serve d

I The 66+11 So sedllr in tho vic ini t~r of Ei~1nlYl- Frr~ approximately 14 km I S fr O LL~enbourb ~ll lJivision in8~b~~rs VIr rrmiddot 0~c1 f y +l() iyriv~_~ul

clothi~ anti iCfln tHictton lrdn_ s from -1 -r~ci l(s 1 ~)r~ Ie aYu 00tucr13

On 12 JrmuU 1945 -Ihe fc qO--l -10 vj ir~tr Li1er ill e(~1r Lu-emp16 the OP and fire dirFls ()~ ~~~A~ loca+~r~ i I~middoti-r ~e ~14tli bullbull YO FA ~jv -i-L bullrmd Division also mmred into ~h grnr~tl vicini+~r an(l h1+h ~ IS - 10--- - er-rgtl sUJport of +h 4th Infantr D_visj )11 ~le rr+) r- ~~r(Oi~= firf r J_~I ~

4th Inf Div Firing consifp~ If Rf~r ~ (~ ~(~ r ~n~r ~rrvrs lL -1r~-rr

nrop~r

(h1 J6~1 of ltn~TH l~l ~ --l rv ~t r~middot( ~ ~--- )middot~middot-~-or eJr -~-LLrk

ty +he 4th Infantry DirisiOlJ 5+~ Ircf+rT ivision pr --n = )~ Y)fm-T~r ivilHm teinforcins iires wrp con+jy~1lt( l~i+l 30 - lS 1 ~ 1r)- -~1 +11 fe rf~li

ed hy he 94-fh Arrd Fia Bn vhich occupicQ our Spound1e btl+- 0siti_oY m-i

intO are~~ sreamiddotappreuro)Jcytnlv 7Joo r i )J +1 of LUAn~10ur_ -L~ r tiEi-( ~~le vil1i-b~s of ~ivarpgttO~n rrl~~erl lTf ~)cn~lt)l Jnu~~T -j --r is rcentst p(150 frogt ~~IA CJfl S~ tt~TL~~PLl ( ~ C U 0 ~ -~ l

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66TH

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SUEJ2CT After action reoort fqr period cOllerfl~ I Jymlti lt~0 31 ltl~umiddotmiddot 1C S~Jyen~ I TO = Adjutant ~ner] Ws~in~fon l c ~~~11JJI(tffvJ~Y0 1

omiddot ~ 0 Ij

1 In complianc~ with AP 345-105 -lhp- fol1owin~ f+n~ rrt~ 0 Y()l-~ lt-

a On 1 JTH~ry l~Vfi fh~ En W~~3 ir nni~-i(yn icipi ~-r J-rjr--hrJps )f j

Belgium 5Z~5-445 where it reil~ner1 lmtil 9 nnr 1_045 Corl+ ~PL( Itb

of which thf 66th was still a pflrt contin11~d th7i rissi)I1 of keeninc thfl rryin highway rwlning South frm Baston~ +0 ArIon o)~n h 51st In En arl 3)~r Ttnk En werein pos1tion east of the Plain h~ghwi-~t contnctin~ (31ElJ1~r_ts of +h~ F-lh 1gtrmQ TilV ontht -~bhJ~ fhlk Bn oblt vt s V8re es foJ] oyrs 1st Lt Hi +1o1] vi th Co G iith Tank Bn 2nd Lt Csnrne vrith +hA ~Fth aTk n ff) Itlt o~rl ~rc1 ~t S~nrr5 v5t- Ijo ~It 51st Inf Rn F~ rineuro con si~ttd r)f 1 ~usi 1 al r~j 1jorc~1 fire) forhe ymiddotth Inf Division h~ ~middotel+~-middot ronti~u(~ 801d wth -0 s~()rT13 ~nd middotrrr middot1ir ~~ 1ossshyible for ptr liaison rl~~ - fly

On R Januarr IJ4fi +b middotc-+~l 11 ]iiTisim ~lu-)middotl inJ -Iy ~1ch[~1)

occu~middotinmiddot all availttbJi bui]rins The 66th I~P 11 thF fire dir cgtct0r 1-1 ~TngtO)shy

it-+ely 1500 y rds west of StrLincha-1ps to the vi~~LGo of ~o-l-Lo rpl inirl )Vfr shy

nitlht

On 3 JnrtarJ 1945 +r0 Qn c1isphc~d fcc Ymiddot to 1lt u~-l-~ rl in 1 vicinity )f Bastogne r3elium coorcYJh~ )60-57 alsfprjr caJls ~~or ir~s frc~ 1e lOlst r 1borne DiT~f)11 ~r 01 1 700DS 1Jvements r+1-~ n1fCr ~rl )oserVit

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ion zood ~

Or 10 Jnnu 1915 +h~ 4+h ~~rJ1~ Division at~middot(keC oard 0 I ~lith its Combat COJlnands brpast TJ--I Rl)th firll ~ T r- ~-~ ()1 fo C~II nrj or -0 +h J attok F -+1 tII++ack nrofr~sed the 4th Iorne DivisiCJn ifIlS rli6 t ~c 6~h Armd 1 Division goin into a rest rea Sbuth of the rit r of LUY8j~llou~ ~rl )l~Jcd ~rc 3rd lt I Army Re serve d

I The 66+11 So sedllr in tho vic ini t~r of Ei~1nlYl- Frr~ approximately 14 km I S fr O LL~enbourb ~ll lJivision in8~b~~rs VIr rrmiddot 0~c1 f y +l() iyriv~_~ul

clothi~ anti iCfln tHictton lrdn_ s from -1 -r~ci l(s 1 ~)r~ Ie aYu 00tucr13

On 12 JrmuU 1945 -Ihe fc qO--l -10 vj ir~tr Li1er ill e(~1r Lu-emp16 the OP and fire dirFls ()~ ~~~A~ loca+~r~ i I~middoti-r ~e ~14tli bullbull YO FA ~jv -i-L bullrmd Division also mmred into ~h grnr~tl vicini+~r an(l h1+h ~ IS - 10--- - er-rgtl sUJport of +h 4th Infantr D_visj )11 ~le rr+) r- ~~r(Oi~= firf r J_~I ~

4th Inf Div Firing consifp~ If Rf~r ~ (~ ~(~ r ~n~r ~rrvrs lL -1r~-rr

nrop~r

(h1 J6~1 of ltn~TH l~l ~ --l rv ~t r~middot( ~ ~--- )middot~middot-~-or eJr -~-LLrk

ty +he 4th Infantry DirisiOlJ 5+~ Ircf+rT ivision pr --n = )~ Y)fm-T~r ivilHm teinforcins iires wrp con+jy~1lt( l~i+l 30 - lS 1 ~ 1r)- -~1 +11 fe rf~li

ed hy he 94-fh Arrd Fia Bn vhich occupicQ our Spound1e btl+- 0siti_oY m-i

intO are~~ sreamiddotappreuro)Jcytnlv 7Joo r i )J +1 of LUAn~10ur_ -L~ r tiEi-( ~~le vil1i-b~s of ~ivarpgttO~n rrl~~erl lTf ~)cn~lt)l Jnu~~T -j --r is rcentst p(150 frogt ~~IA CJfl S~ tt~TL~~PLl ( ~ C U 0 ~ -~ l

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Enbull ~ ~ 2

14 bullbullbull bullbull 44

1st Lt S - 2

l[ E A D Q l ~ R I ST

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fl 0 bull bull bullbull 11Y 1~ t~- ~ [Ol4Yl~ S ~u tbullbullbullbullbullbull bull bull bull ~

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~eports yrere lost +hro1lch mterny Ilction or ~e st~oyed r~r hurdn~

~~~ 1st Lt~ SCth hrne FA Pn S 2

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11 Marca 1945 i SUIJIGn-~obullbulleport for periOd COTered 1 February to 28 ebruary 1945

to ltut oe_ral wa1Dgtoa D~O

~ 1_ III caaP11~ w11Ja lI 345-105 tile following after action reports are

I~lt~i ~rItto=-=-Dm~~~ ~~~ rc~alI j I

n~~~LUaaBour l(ainteqance of eqllient was do~ during Jd y ~~lhia-a tile oft~rs aDd Mn ere CiTen six-our passes to

tW1V at ~--OlDl 1 OIl Sta ]Ie~ 1945 tlle In lett rest area at 0900 arriVing in

pofitioaortJl of COltadorf 1aembovg at l445 We were riven tlle Jlission of ~al port to t)ae 5t1l w DiTt~and were reinfor~1ng the fires of tile 46ta shy

A tD at _1CA tiae Were in )i1rectnpport of tae 10th In Jiegt5th In Div capt ell was LD Off wit1a tAe 46t1l FA ID

oa 8t1a leBruary 1945 elements of t1le 10ta W Itegt aM t1le 11ta In

K-Ct 5th IDt DiT crossed t1le sauer R1ver the boundary between ruxemDourg and ~ eroas1ngs Were made in assault boats Witll great diffieulty due to

)a_V ~ rnistence and the swift current ot t1le river Firing c9Yisted of _ke au_1oD8 for til river crossing counter-1ttery harrassing and interdicshytion t1Joee oa road juactiou TOTs on towns and fires on enemy oops called

tor olaerqrs GroUDAi oDseroyer trom tile n ao manned the 01- was Lt Doran ~~middot74 ~ tgt~~

OIl 10ta ~ 1945 tae 5tll rnt DiT succeeded in building a footshyartdIe across tae river and tAe s nigllt heavy vehicular bridgings were under fonstruction

oallta re~ruary 1945 tae Bn displaced to possitions in tae vicinity of )erdorf~OIUg just west of tlle Sauer rtiver The Batteries were regis tered andsup~rting fires were continued

on 13ta feBruary 1945 the 5th In Div elements were reported making good ~rogres across tae river lnd were receiving moderate resistence

on l4ta leDruary 1945 Lt col wallace and feep driver rvt HUbert J plecinski were tAe tirst members of the 13n to enter Germany crossinE the river on tlle JUnrly constructed treadWay bridge between Echternack and Bollendort at 0925 Lt sanders len Off of Btry followed rt col rallace crossing the river making reconnaisance for a ground OP

on 15th Iebruary 1945 the 50th FA en 5til Inf Div relieved the 46th FA In and the 66th Armd FA En continu~d its general support mission reinforcing the tires of tlle 50tA A Bn

on 18th February 1945 the an displaced at 1015 across the sauer River over ta tre~cvbr~e just D of Ichternach into Germany occupint ossitions

2 ilmeters west ot Ferschweiller we were in general support ot the 5th Int Div TAe 66th Armd Field Artillery Bn was the first unit ot the 4th Armd Div to enter Ge1lD8IV order ot JDartlt was C B A and Hq The 5th rnr Div w~s making good

- Aftr r tction leport foJ~ period covered 1 Feb to 28 leb ~ continued

progress against continued moderate resistance and on the 2Sth February 1945 ~ reached the west bank of the prum River an continued missions on e~ artillerr ~ batteries vekieular activity troop concentratiol18 and towns middott

on 21st rearuaq 1945 J1 displaced to a position just Norta o~ saankweiler-~~ order of marea A I aM G This position was directly belaiM tile vat~ dug in on tAe river bank approxiJaate1y 1900 yards from tae enell) ~ Ild1IPlaoM t along a route oicA was under e~ oBservation for aprox1aately 1111 S-- u ever themovement did not draw any eneIIY firo Tae D reu1ned in bull poa1~~ until 2Sta FeBruart 1945 firing on targets from compass 6200 to 1600 ar~ were botA observed and unobserved missions

-~l(I

At 1200 2StA February 1945 tae Btl reverted back to tlle 4tlamiddot AJWl ])iTI tile S12th FA Bn taking over our mission of general support of tlle 5tll rat DiT-~shyout at 1400 to an assembly area in tae vicinity of Qeic1lliDampen atter 1IIa1Q moved out arriving in position in the vicinity of BriIlingenat 16SS It mission at tais time was to reinforce tae fires ot tae 22Jul 11IIICl rA JIl tIIl AlIII Div The 4ta Armel Div was committed in tns area and giTa tu aiasioD ~t cJridilc east and occupying the hig ground north of Bitburg Tile objective reuW by tile 26tlt February 1945 and on tile 21tA February 1945 tae DiT Jwl seevecl1M ground East to the 1011 River Tile Bn now in position on tlle laSt oftM n-um Itiver in tlte vicinity of Hermesdort remaining in tais positioa at tM of the period Firing consisted of the usual harrusing and iaterdietion fire and observed missions called for by FO I S on enemy strong peate IDtaatrr cIac in retreating enemy troops and en~ held towns--etfect on all tareta was reshyported very good and indicatiorus from our own and adjacent sectors saa tllat - tae famous German Siegfried Line or weet wall is rapidly cruaDliDI

31063 rounds of 10Smm Ammwrltioll were expended during tae peri04

DUring the period one memraquoer of tile Bn was killed ill action set stea1aellMYers and five lightly wounded shy

Promotions let Lt feter Reggio to captain and SSgt Claude liddiJtgtoll acting 2nd lIt was commissioned 2nd Lt 7 reB 1945 Cp1 Norman 11 TIlOllaa to Sgt FFC Leonard Tetenbaum to 14 TS Melvin Rhodes to Ssgt and PFC lMst R JODee to Cpl

bull

l

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In I BlAB 1 incl - Journal File Lt WaaU7 Tmiddotn n(lJ Lebel - COOfilH1GQ Ac11

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HEADQUARTIRS 66m lJlIDtKD IELD AllTIUlfty Bl1lJLICIf

APOI 254 USArIII1

SUBaala Aft Act1 Report tor iod OOY 1 )(amprob to 31 llarch 1945

TO bull AJ1dut 01 a8h1npca DO

L 1raquo oOllPl1aae with AI 345-105 the to1lnmg after action report are 1III1tt

a lae perl0 In to 31ft JllLreb INS bullbull partioular1y dianor1bullbull te the (J-a AntrJ for lt bullbull ariB thl t1aetllat tile ftl1r U8ArIIJ ith tlle JIlcnarUl u-r DlYiaioarhbullbull_ throup aray laft etbullbullo lillo Wore tJae Rhia ft hinory-ak1Jlg brtthrotaP of tho Thir Arwy threw tho Gerbullbull ArIIJ Dt oapleto cOIltUG a101l1 tho tIltirbullbullbulltens tront x-M1atoly __BJarour ettot by tho In Arar the Briti_ 2nd Arar aad tllo A-1oaa 1tJa u etaobull r_cl lit a pramprl tiro rithia tho Webrwcht Aray llbullbull~rter wer out tt bullbull c-i_tioa bullbullt captv Tko bar-r 11amp1 taaatl trl ftiIlly to halt our rap1 abeDbullbull by 1Itil1dll or afti1shyamp1t1 foroe Do1tiB Hlt1 eorri arar tho VoltftrD or-Pitoh-tork AnIJ-

ftbullbull000lld p of hitory-akill operatiOllbullbullbull tJao oro81111 ot tho IUd atY Irift aftIloo to tho an ea ot ot oraaaa tho _ptv ot illportaat citlbullbull iIloam Fraakturt Baaa1a Danuta4lt eacl 04_117 bullbullrtaat loa 01 Jri1turlt llatl R8Iat1bullbull

011 In llarob 1145 tho Ii amp pari ot c-bat eo -I bad oro tho - RlY8I oooup1 poitibullbull ill the rioiDity ot Bort cc-r toot the to ot Sett1oh ampD JlBlbpeioh obJectio aeip tJa 0_ D th 80th W Di octor Th 66th ArlIt riol ArtiUery BIl reiDshytor Ute tl ot tho 2211 ArM A BII OIlpt bullbulleU bullbull III ott with the 22nd fA JIlIt bullbull obbullbull out

ora h liar lN5 tho III bullbull D poaitioll Juri Borth ot Natt_hob ttriaa lIarabullbullia sa hrt4ictiClft aieaiOll OO-- P1Iehecl _at towrd 1II1b01I t1atiaC a oroeUag ot tho KyU RiY OIl 3 rob 145 Tho river a orobullbull the _ bullbullipt tvth to tho ao1lth by ol__t of tho 5th Iat D1Y R_iJlia iB pbullbulllti__til 0430 5 arch 1945 tho JIl oro tho IC711 RiTer goiDg iJrt poeitt_ 1Jl tho Yioirlity of Jleiaburg Oberbullbullore Lt DOrall with tho 25th caY ea Lt ~rith 3th Bak BIl 1I18iOl1 ca110 tor incllabullbullbull eD8DIJ taata Waatry harabullbulliD aad 1BtorticrUOD ttrobullbull

ca 6 rob 1945 Oo-B- bfJUl it iriYO to tho RbiJlo and at 0800 tho 1IOY04 tr_ 1t poltlO1l iJl tho YlciJdty elburg Ordor ot _roh bullbull-A--r-O Hq Dur1Jl tho arob capt Br bullbull try 0- CIIdr plaOH flIl -- try into poitiOll at 1000 u aiJuet on 811 -8DIJ tank hich bullbull triDi GIl our col A _k aorbullbullbullbull also la1 do_ at this poiJlt 8I1abl1J1g our oolulm to pabullbullbull At 1230 three tulk toot our 001181 UDcter tiro iD tho tnD ot Oberetadtfe1bullbullbull platoOll ot try -- went iDto politioD placiDs clreot an OH8IYM fire OIl tho t8Jlks 2 withclr and one was mock out

- 1 shy

l

~er Action 1teport - contuaUed j I

In I BlAB 1 incl - Journal File Lt WaaU7 Tmiddotn n(lJ Lebel - COOfilH1GQ Ac11

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HEADQUARTIRS 66m lJlIDtKD IELD AllTIUlfty Bl1lJLICIf

APOI 254 USArIII1

SUBaala Aft Act1 Report tor iod OOY 1 )(amprob to 31 llarch 1945

TO bull AJ1dut 01 a8h1npca DO

L 1raquo oOllPl1aae with AI 345-105 the to1lnmg after action report are 1III1tt

a lae perl0 In to 31ft JllLreb INS bullbull partioular1y dianor1bullbull te the (J-a AntrJ for lt bullbull ariB thl t1aetllat tile ftl1r U8ArIIJ ith tlle JIlcnarUl u-r DlYiaioarhbullbull_ throup aray laft etbullbullo lillo Wore tJae Rhia ft hinory-ak1Jlg brtthrotaP of tho Thir Arwy threw tho Gerbullbull ArIIJ Dt oapleto cOIltUG a101l1 tho tIltirbullbullbulltens tront x-M1atoly __BJarour ettot by tho In Arar the Briti_ 2nd Arar aad tllo A-1oaa 1tJa u etaobull r_cl lit a pramprl tiro rithia tho Webrwcht Aray llbullbull~rter wer out tt bullbull c-i_tioa bullbullt captv Tko bar-r 11amp1 taaatl trl ftiIlly to halt our rap1 abeDbullbull by 1Itil1dll or afti1shyamp1t1 foroe Do1tiB Hlt1 eorri arar tho VoltftrD or-Pitoh-tork AnIJ-

ftbullbull000lld p of hitory-akill operatiOllbullbullbull tJao oro81111 ot tho IUd atY Irift aftIloo to tho an ea ot ot oraaaa tho _ptv ot illportaat citlbullbull iIloam Fraakturt Baaa1a Danuta4lt eacl 04_117 bullbullrtaat loa 01 Jri1turlt llatl R8Iat1bullbull

011 In llarob 1145 tho Ii amp pari ot c-bat eo -I bad oro tho - RlY8I oooup1 poitibullbull ill the rioiDity ot Bort cc-r toot the to ot Sett1oh ampD JlBlbpeioh obJectio aeip tJa 0_ D th 80th W Di octor Th 66th ArlIt riol ArtiUery BIl reiDshytor Ute tl ot tho 2211 ArM A BII OIlpt bullbulleU bullbull III ott with the 22nd fA JIlIt bullbull obbullbull out

ora h liar lN5 tho III bullbull D poaitioll Juri Borth ot Natt_hob ttriaa lIarabullbullia sa hrt4ictiClft aieaiOll OO-- P1Iehecl _at towrd 1II1b01I t1atiaC a oroeUag ot tho KyU RiY OIl 3 rob 145 Tho river a orobullbull the _ bullbullipt tvth to tho ao1lth by ol__t of tho 5th Iat D1Y R_iJlia iB pbullbulllti__til 0430 5 arch 1945 tho JIl oro tho IC711 RiTer goiDg iJrt poeitt_ 1Jl tho Yioirlity of Jleiaburg Oberbullbullore Lt DOrall with tho 25th caY ea Lt ~rith 3th Bak BIl 1I18iOl1 ca110 tor incllabullbullbull eD8DIJ taata Waatry harabullbulliD aad 1BtorticrUOD ttrobullbull

ca 6 rob 1945 Oo-B- bfJUl it iriYO to tho RbiJlo and at 0800 tho 1IOY04 tr_ 1t poltlO1l iJl tho YlciJdty elburg Ordor ot _roh bullbull-A--r-O Hq Dur1Jl tho arob capt Br bullbull try 0- CIIdr plaOH flIl -- try into poitiOll at 1000 u aiJuet on 811 -8DIJ tank hich bullbull triDi GIl our col A _k aorbullbullbullbull also la1 do_ at this poiJlt 8I1abl1J1g our oolulm to pabullbullbull At 1230 three tulk toot our 001181 UDcter tiro iD tho tnD ot Oberetadtfe1bullbullbull platoOll ot try -- went iDto politioD placiDs clreot an OH8IYM fire OIl tho t8Jlks 2 withclr and one was mock out

- 1 shy

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HEADQUARTIRS 66m lJlIDtKD IELD AllTIUlfty Bl1lJLICIf

APOI 254 USArIII1

SUBaala Aft Act1 Report tor iod OOY 1 )(amprob to 31 llarch 1945

TO bull AJ1dut 01 a8h1npca DO

L 1raquo oOllPl1aae with AI 345-105 the to1lnmg after action report are 1III1tt

a lae perl0 In to 31ft JllLreb INS bullbull partioular1y dianor1bullbull te the (J-a AntrJ for lt bullbull ariB thl t1aetllat tile ftl1r U8ArIIJ ith tlle JIlcnarUl u-r DlYiaioarhbullbull_ throup aray laft etbullbullo lillo Wore tJae Rhia ft hinory-ak1Jlg brtthrotaP of tho Thir Arwy threw tho Gerbullbull ArIIJ Dt oapleto cOIltUG a101l1 tho tIltirbullbullbulltens tront x-M1atoly __BJarour ettot by tho In Arar the Briti_ 2nd Arar aad tllo A-1oaa 1tJa u etaobull r_cl lit a pramprl tiro rithia tho Webrwcht Aray llbullbull~rter wer out tt bullbull c-i_tioa bullbullt captv Tko bar-r 11amp1 taaatl trl ftiIlly to halt our rap1 abeDbullbull by 1Itil1dll or afti1shyamp1t1 foroe Do1tiB Hlt1 eorri arar tho VoltftrD or-Pitoh-tork AnIJ-

ftbullbull000lld p of hitory-akill operatiOllbullbullbull tJao oro81111 ot tho IUd atY Irift aftIloo to tho an ea ot ot oraaaa tho _ptv ot illportaat citlbullbull iIloam Fraakturt Baaa1a Danuta4lt eacl 04_117 bullbullrtaat loa 01 Jri1turlt llatl R8Iat1bullbull

011 In llarob 1145 tho Ii amp pari ot c-bat eo -I bad oro tho - RlY8I oooup1 poitibullbull ill the rioiDity ot Bort cc-r toot the to ot Sett1oh ampD JlBlbpeioh obJectio aeip tJa 0_ D th 80th W Di octor Th 66th ArlIt riol ArtiUery BIl reiDshytor Ute tl ot tho 2211 ArM A BII OIlpt bullbulleU bullbull III ott with the 22nd fA JIlIt bullbull obbullbull out

ora h liar lN5 tho III bullbull D poaitioll Juri Borth ot Natt_hob ttriaa lIarabullbullia sa hrt4ictiClft aieaiOll OO-- P1Iehecl _at towrd 1II1b01I t1atiaC a oroeUag ot tho KyU RiY OIl 3 rob 145 Tho river a orobullbull the _ bullbullipt tvth to tho ao1lth by ol__t of tho 5th Iat D1Y R_iJlia iB pbullbulllti__til 0430 5 arch 1945 tho JIl oro tho IC711 RiTer goiDg iJrt poeitt_ 1Jl tho Yioirlity of Jleiaburg Oberbullbullore Lt DOrall with tho 25th caY ea Lt ~rith 3th Bak BIl 1I18iOl1 ca110 tor incllabullbullbull eD8DIJ taata Waatry harabullbulliD aad 1BtorticrUOD ttrobullbull

ca 6 rob 1945 Oo-B- bfJUl it iriYO to tho RbiJlo and at 0800 tho 1IOY04 tr_ 1t poltlO1l iJl tho YlciJdty elburg Ordor ot _roh bullbull-A--r-O Hq Dur1Jl tho arob capt Br bullbull try 0- CIIdr plaOH flIl -- try into poitiOll at 1000 u aiJuet on 811 -8DIJ tank hich bullbull triDi GIl our col A _k aorbullbullbullbull also la1 do_ at this poiJlt 8I1abl1J1g our oolulm to pabullbullbull At 1230 three tulk toot our 001181 UDcter tiro iD tho tnD ot Oberetadtfe1bullbullbull platoOll ot try -- went iDto politioD placiDs clreot an OH8IYM fire OIl tho t8Jlks 2 withclr and one was mock out

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APOI 254 USArIII1

SUBaala Aft Act1 Report tor iod OOY 1 )(amprob to 31 llarch 1945

TO bull AJ1dut 01 a8h1npca DO

L 1raquo oOllPl1aae with AI 345-105 the to1lnmg after action report are 1III1tt

a lae perl0 In to 31ft JllLreb INS bullbull partioular1y dianor1bullbull te the (J-a AntrJ for lt bullbull ariB thl t1aetllat tile ftl1r U8ArIIJ ith tlle JIlcnarUl u-r DlYiaioarhbullbull_ throup aray laft etbullbullo lillo Wore tJae Rhia ft hinory-ak1Jlg brtthrotaP of tho Thir Arwy threw tho Gerbullbull ArIIJ Dt oapleto cOIltUG a101l1 tho tIltirbullbullbulltens tront x-M1atoly __BJarour ettot by tho In Arar the Briti_ 2nd Arar aad tllo A-1oaa 1tJa u etaobull r_cl lit a pramprl tiro rithia tho Webrwcht Aray llbullbull~rter wer out tt bullbull c-i_tioa bullbullt captv Tko bar-r 11amp1 taaatl trl ftiIlly to halt our rap1 abeDbullbull by 1Itil1dll or afti1shyamp1t1 foroe Do1tiB Hlt1 eorri arar tho VoltftrD or-Pitoh-tork AnIJ-

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011 In llarob 1145 tho Ii amp pari ot c-bat eo -I bad oro tho - RlY8I oooup1 poitibullbull ill the rioiDity ot Bort cc-r toot the to ot Sett1oh ampD JlBlbpeioh obJectio aeip tJa 0_ D th 80th W Di octor Th 66th ArlIt riol ArtiUery BIl reiDshytor Ute tl ot tho 2211 ArM A BII OIlpt bullbulleU bullbull III ott with the 22nd fA JIlIt bullbull obbullbull out

ora h liar lN5 tho III bullbull D poaitioll Juri Borth ot Natt_hob ttriaa lIarabullbullia sa hrt4ictiClft aieaiOll OO-- P1Iehecl _at towrd 1II1b01I t1atiaC a oroeUag ot tho KyU RiY OIl 3 rob 145 Tho river a orobullbull the _ bullbullipt tvth to tho ao1lth by ol__t of tho 5th Iat D1Y R_iJlia iB pbullbulllti__til 0430 5 arch 1945 tho JIl oro tho IC711 RiTer goiDg iJrt poeitt_ 1Jl tho Yioirlity of Jleiaburg Oberbullbullore Lt DOrall with tho 25th caY ea Lt ~rith 3th Bak BIl 1I18iOl1 ca110 tor incllabullbullbull eD8DIJ taata Waatry harabullbulliD aad 1BtorticrUOD ttrobullbull

ca 6 rob 1945 Oo-B- bfJUl it iriYO to tho RbiJlo and at 0800 tho 1IOY04 tr_ 1t poltlO1l iJl tho YlciJdty elburg Ordor ot _roh bullbull-A--r-O Hq Dur1Jl tho arob capt Br bullbull try 0- CIIdr plaOH flIl -- try into poitiOll at 1000 u aiJuet on 811 -8DIJ tank hich bullbull triDi GIl our col A _k aorbullbullbullbull also la1 do_ at this poiJlt 8I1abl1J1g our oolulm to pabullbullbull At 1230 three tulk toot our 001181 UDcter tiro iD tho tnD ot Oberetadtfe1bullbullbull platoOll ot try -- went iDto politioD placiDs clreot an OH8IYM fire OIl tho t8Jlks 2 withclr and one was mock out

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IStIJ 0- Ion t_ Kmiddots to til tir ot tlabullbullbull taatl at the truao t til t_ It the __ tiM -17 A bullbullt Sato poiti_ 8Ilel 1 n ltJ Qapt Yopl bull ~hbullbull teaks 1II0t lalbullbull- --bl the oo~ to pall ft_ ido )oltlO1l at UlIIe at 130 a liarbullbull BaIampbullbulllaS iIlttirii_ 1Iibullbulll lr DaliIll tlabullbully -roll r bullbullin_obullbullbull eClllpamplltlely Uamp1I laU 1IIIS nbeltbullbull an tant tirbullbull YII ocnmt pri_ bullbull tatbullbull

~ Mat 1145 tho vibullbull to the llbill M oCllltSall with tla Up 3Ioun4 betbullbull belemaot ea ~obl1 l10rtb of OoJrtbullbull18IS b1I1 tb ell1i_ )bJoctle ft Ba lett at 0100 arriDI Sa poltl_ at 1515 iB the Tl1IIit Jt Ooht4tmS- 0111 of _rob bullbull -middotmiddotmiddotCHq Roaldaebullbullbullbull11_ Borl __ tatbullbullbull0 tirIIibullbulll U tor

C 8 llaroll 15 tho r_iIlecl ill th pbullbullltiaa tir the _1 iJ1lrabullbulliIl firbullbull 8Ilel 1I1bullbull1oa oall tor ltJ oberY _ _ ooa u terrr 3rosiBp COWB olr nera1 t rillabullbull toar tla Rbia M lb 11th ArM Dl up 011 0 lltt fleak with b k a thir obJrilbullbullbull

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011 11 March 1145 tho bat e-s IIOY baok to the )Jorih 1bullbull Jf the hi Nta Haabuot 4 ISlllailaa Ba Mh DIt Di D tak1lal Jer tho area frbullbullouth of the hi to til Mobullbulll1 Rl III 0 ea 0J U ot to the ID

OIl 13 Mar lM5 tho III to tho rillap of 8eIIII1tt r_laia JyeralPt aa 011 tho 14 Marcia 1MS the III ltwet back to thir poltlmiddot t Dantu Ob BIl lJ1 0 t ovt a tollons Lt II1toh11 with 37th rk D an capt Wadll with 22Dcl Ar1141 rA BD

OIl 15th Jlaroh 145 the BI1 oro the Mobullbullll Rior u hrbullbull ~o brlgeh_cl _ th IOUth 1bullbull whioh ha4 bo 1tabl1Ih by the 5th lit m bull ~1bullbull1011 of tho aD bullbull to 011 tb oit of a 11- to the _st OC 3D the ript _ bullbull _ the lott Bamiddot bullbull iB poltl_ ricmlty ot Sten JanabullbulliDs aac1 1IlterdictlOll 111bullbull1bullbull the 0Il1y firbullbullbull

OD lath Karch tho iribullbull oOl1tiBu with l_t ot Co-B- to tla ampb River ptviJag brielle iBtact ael cOIltaiBiB the 1108 outh of Irumach OCAw 1ant allO ccmt1lluet to the Babo My 8Il4 ho1 tho sr-4 ~ ot Ba Kreumaoh Miions tire4 OIl iBc1ud flY ehicloAl Qua 4 ~amprasillg tlrbullbullbull

Utnlea a~ 1~ 1 C4w 1 to 31 1145 (Coat)

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Qa 16 MlLreJa 145 the BIl tir a prrati _ AohattIm-

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HaDQULJRS 6SlH AJUm JlELD ARTILLERY APOI 254 USARMY

3 llay 1945

SUBJECTs Atter Action Report tor Period Covered 1 April to 30 April 1945

TO bull AdjuteDt Galeral washington D C

1In compliance with the provisions ot AR 345-105 the following Atter Action Report is submitted

At the beginning ot period the Bn A part ot Combat COJDlmlld B left its position at Honeback Germany at 0600 Btry A was the advance Btry The general route _a along the autobahn to positions at Willershauaen During the drive the Bn tired on en-y tank vehicles and Int and also a preparation tire tor an attack on the town ot creulberg Obaervers were as tolloWBI Lts Mitchell with C35th Armd TaDk BnRolllig with B35th Armd lank Bn Doran with A51st Armd Inf BnNeuworth with B51ri Armd lilt Ba Livingston with C5lst Armd Int Bn Liaison ofticers were Capt Wdel1 with 35th Armd Tank Bn and capt Reggio with 51st Armd Inf Bn

On the 2 April 1945 the divison established a bridgehead across the river at creulherg and the 66th A~md FA Bn crossed at 1800 and went into position on its ea8t benk The Bn tired on enemy IntKG SP Guns and enemy in town ot Krauthausen Ell airoraft were very active and attempted to bomb the bridges at creuzberg

OIl the 3 April 1945 the Bn lett its position Bad at 0700 Btry C the ad~ce Btry arrived in position at 1145 on NW outskirts ot Gotha Fired on nuaerous _em targets with excellent results including enemy aircratt on the airtield at Gotha

ell the 4th of April 1945 Gotha surrendered about 1000 The Combat COJrllBlld moved through Gotha and went into positions NE of Ohrdrut The 66th Armd FA Bn occupied a poeition in the vicinity ot liuh1berg Resistance 1I8S very light 0

~ 011 the 5 April 1945 the Bn tired harassing and interdiction tires Observers

remained the same Reei8tance was light Enemy aircratt over our position but they U did not attack

J On 6 April 1945 the Third Army _s ordered to hold reason surmised-shy

the threat created by the pocketing ot enemy troops in the First and 9th Army sectors The 66th Armd FA Bn moved to pOSitions in the vicinity ot Schwabhausen Liaison otticers and observers were called in and the Bn r8DEmed in the same location until 11 April

General Hoge 4th Armd Div Cmdr mde a visit to our unit on 8 April 1945 The 4th Armd Div was relieved by elements ot the 80th and 89th Int Divs

On the 11 April 1945 the Bn was assigned to Combat Comrnend A and moved trom ampChwabbauseD to positions in the vicinity ot Eucha Observers weres Lts Mitchell with CSth Armd Tank Bn Romig with B8th Armd Tank Bn Neuworth with ASth Armd Tank Bn Doran with A51st Int Bn Prehler with B5lst Armd Int Bn Livingston with C5lst Armd Int Bn Liaison otticers were capt Wendell with 8th Armd Tank Bn and Capt Reggio with 51st Armd Int Bn Enemy resistance WfLS light

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On 12 April 1945 the Combat COJIIDBDd bullbull diTided into two Tak roroet Btry S B 8 C with one and Btry A with the other The two colWlllI adTanced alol1g paralell routea CCA going into position in the Ticmty ot Bobeok The 66t11 Arlld FA Bn went into poition at Bobeck arriTing at 0020 13 April 1945

On 13 April 1945 the Combat CoDalDd IIILrched al a Wlit again 1Tmg p08itions at Bobeck at 0700 The adwnce mGYed Tery nittly II1ID11 reailtanc being very light llhaay attempted to blow-up bridgbullbull along rout without 1U0Cbullbullbullbull nI 66th Armel FA BD arriTed in poition North ot Glauchau at 1830 Fired 011 en gun poition yehiole Railroad bridge and Dat

en 14 April 1945 the Br1 avd out with tlle COIIbat CoJllllUld at 0905 arriiishying in p08ition in the Ticinity at Meindort CCA- l__t alOllg eotor approxshyillatel 5 Kilometer f ot Cb_itl During the adftDoe the col_ reciYed a te round ot eneDlJ artillery tire along the autobalm It bullbull belieY iatershydiction tir on an intersction D1 Br1 tired on a railroad tram tIlay Dat and and usual harasing and interdiction tirebullbull D1e DiT r_ined ill position alonl this sector UIltil relifted by the 76th JIlt DiT

OIl 20 April 1945 the Diy maTed back into asabl ar tor rn relab1l1shytation and _intenance ot equipment DIe BIt mOTed to town 01 Vollaerllbam where all troop occupied houbullbullbullbull

OIl 24 April 1945 the DiY mGYed illto 8l aS8l111bl ar iD th Yiomit ot Bayreuth GeraD Th 68th Armd FA Bn bullbull a bullbulliped th tOWll of Ober-JCollllernreatb whre it rl1Jllined until lilt va 1945

During the period lilt April to 30 April 1945 the BIt tired 4563 round ot 105mm ammunition

Members ot the Bn killed in action dvmg the period inolud lilt Lt Bertr8ld C Wult Liaison Pilot and Pvt William T lIorribullbull

Woundd m Acticm dvmg period Lt Col Neil II -llaoe lfa1or Robert 1 Kulp Captain Walter H Wendell rsgt Joeph -ldlpurpr sap Gl_ Aunin SSgt urioe H B01llllN1 Sgt John E Gold~ Sgt Franci Alh T4 Henry E Abrecht T4 ~rl H Derr Cpl William L Shaw T5 Hershell Bradllhaw Pre William H Myrs Pvts Theodore T Morton Allen J Freer Eugene Celll1to Barl E Grimes D1e above wounded me re all aarded the Purpl Hrt lIeda1

Awards received during priod werel Silver star lIedal to Te 4 HarYe L Schelhorn Bronze star Medal to lit Lt Robert E LiTingston lilt Lt GraDt H Kolett2nd Lt Delos W Evens USgt Earl JIIBetzTSgt8 Harry J WBrdleJoeph waldspurgerHerman C Zinsmeister SSgt John P HoptautHelll1ll J Sheet-I Sgta Arthur W Hir8ebmillerAlex S NU8IerThoma 1 Qu1mlSteve TokachAlton8o L monaco NorlllLn M Thoma Cpls HADumaisRLNeDludchRichard ARobinson Tee 5 s Kieran w KeminHenry A BalboniNorman GordonPFC s Cliftord G JerguoD Riehard G Banks Altred J HendricksonJred R wittenbergFAOrt8Pri8 Frank J Fuseck PCSpaulding John ralardo lirIIIUI E Brookbullbull

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Die toU prcot101le made during period SSgt He1JllBl1 J Scheetz to rrlsgt 1bullbullbull Re C lIeirODDe Cpl rerri B Ho_er and Prl Raymond R Pitzen to SSgt Cpl Leo L Bota Cpl RlLJIlODd 1 Jane and Tee 5 Thos Fulton to ftc 4 Pres Leo L BollaLo1l1 A Jlaribullbullu Willard C lhCIIIIB C2Jarle8 W Cab1ePri Lewis I bull el to Cpl no Harold J Wript~ybum N ICrebeheanePYts Olarl s P ftIalq Ltwre D Ooddard MUe Meek to Tee 5 Pri Elbert C Anelr toTe 5

lb toUn1Dg reWorcbullbullt bullbullere received during periods WC Leonard r bull Ore_odanel AlriD Hoelge Primiddot Roco C HrOlleicklirrol L HartlIichael U asa DIlat B CJreelerHelOIl HottanJule 1 Joyce Joseph C Jones George I GogtaDoaald Hobkuk aad Ob1e D SiDlbullbull

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SUBJKCTa Arter act1or1 rport for period coered 1 Imiddota to 14 May- bull shy~o a Adjutant Oeneral Waht~gton De IS

1 III o0llp1ance with Aft ~~5-105 the tollowlr~ after art~o1 reporta are aubaitte4a

1 bullbull7 15 the th ~red Dl1a1on wbullbull ~elea8ef rro~ 12th ArMJ ~poup Rbullbulle~ve to XI Corps 3rd Arm_ The Dv181on has been 1n bull 1VGUIlC are vIcinity of Byreutha German ince 24 ArrJl be 66th OccuP7ng poe1tios vc Ober lorrmersreuth 2 kmiddotlolTee -a

outh 01 Bareuth

The D l1s10 upon release r(1 n rrerHJ Dtnts Imrri3c1LLmiddotl beOIlJle oreratlona1 and Vb ordere~ _ 0 t1n 8selrbl are south of aegan rermeD) ccmiddot~ of h~~~h the G6tt~ 01amp8 a rart move( out It~t (87 followe bJ CCB a1lt reserve COInsrl( o~ QY 2Dd the j5th cloaed r ossemtl1 aren rtt ns ng rerrany iiOlth of 1eanmiddot at 1430 2nc ~9y bull

- ia~ay the reU11n(er of Ue d1v1a1or closed n Uer TGSieCshy

t1ve ~mt17 ar~a~ tl Armorec Dd3~ori recf)~wed Q 48 hop alert order to move tCl Prague 1 he Germlll1amp en ltus1ana Loth lLhdrQ tlercely for the ct 1eIran trools illere rpo~ted to be shoot f ~ cshy

many Cieehoslovak1811 C v~ l ana c terror1z1ng 811 who OPT oaed The Caect1 undeygrclrd AlIl1j ~(lC r~ ht tg 1tr t he hua~d ana Qn~ 38

gor~ 118$ beh1D~ tile emnn l~ NS lzecr coriroll~H~ r2n~ 0) n Hmiddotfue ar rrnt~cllly ron(a~tr aJ~eals fot fi(~ to 117es Ground troors and a1r BUrr-Ort uere ne~middotef1 ~- tu~ Jeerfe ) te

Czech Cr~ tol __ bull ---G~~lricAncu~-5th May---iattalon ece tee t pOlte eAfT~j~ttCn Iii

to Prague lorbullbullTd oLaer ers ere Bed ~ q~~tLa ~ fTi

51 l~ran~17 ~ and 25th ~vnlrYr Gfll i un middotti~JtA~jAN1middot f ~ oampr th 35th Jank ~n ane Lfltampn _f~IlQiUe~l~ bull 3~ ~~

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66th AHtOR~ FIELD JRTILLKRY BATl AI or

l June 1~45

SUBJKCTa Arter act1or1 rport for period coered 1 Imiddota to 14 May- bull shy~o a Adjutant Oeneral Waht~gton De IS

1 III o0llp1ance with Aft ~~5-105 the tollowlr~ after art~o1 reporta are aubaitte4a

1 bullbull7 15 the th ~red Dl1a1on wbullbull ~elea8ef rro~ 12th ArMJ ~poup Rbullbulle~ve to XI Corps 3rd Arm_ The Dv181on has been 1n bull 1VGUIlC are vIcinity of Byreutha German ince 24 ArrJl be 66th OccuP7ng poe1tios vc Ober lorrmersreuth 2 kmiddotlolTee -a

outh 01 Bareuth

The D l1s10 upon release r(1 n rrerHJ Dtnts Imrri3c1LLmiddotl beOIlJle oreratlona1 and Vb ordere~ _ 0 t1n 8selrbl are south of aegan rermeD) ccmiddot~ of h~~~h the G6tt~ 01amp8 a rart move( out It~t (87 followe bJ CCB a1lt reserve COInsrl( o~ QY 2Dd the j5th cloaed r ossemtl1 aren rtt ns ng rerrany iiOlth of 1eanmiddot at 1430 2nc ~9y bull

- ia~ay the reU11n(er of Ue d1v1a1or closed n Uer TGSieCshy

t1ve ~mt17 ar~a~ tl Armorec Dd3~ori recf)~wed Q 48 hop alert order to move tCl Prague 1 he Germlll1amp en ltus1ana Loth lLhdrQ tlercely for the ct 1eIran trools illere rpo~ted to be shoot f ~ cshy

many Cieehoslovak1811 C v~ l ana c terror1z1ng 811 who OPT oaed The Caect1 undeygrclrd AlIl1j ~(lC r~ ht tg 1tr t he hua~d ana Qn~ 38

gor~ 118$ beh1D~ tile emnn l~ NS lzecr coriroll~H~ r2n~ 0) n Hmiddotfue ar rrnt~cllly ron(a~tr aJ~eals fot fi(~ to 117es Ground troors and a1r BUrr-Ort uere ne~middotef1 ~- tu~ Jeerfe ) te

Czech Cr~ tol __ bull ---G~~lricAncu~-5th May---iattalon ece tee t pOlte eAfT~j~ttCn Iii

to Prague lorbullbullTd oLaer ers ere Bed ~ q~~tLa ~ fTi

51 l~ran~17 ~ and 25th ~vnlrYr Gfll i un middotti~JtA~jAN1middot f ~ oampr th 35th Jank ~n ane Lfltampn _f~IlQiUe~l~ bull 3~ ~~

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RQ8~ of ~trakonmiddote~ he battn110n ~Ilt into lJoat1or Rt ~oVfta at 1))middot 10 reaiatarce encountered no Qlm1unt~on ezpended The a vTe turned out ~ 0 rJe a tact~ 8n1 road Murch

8th pa 1)15 ~~le In l08--tor v~c hovna General tgtoe~middottz or~erec an uncorr1~ t 10na1 Burrender of all OermD No e7 acshytmiddot t y forarf o server-a at--11 ot h aa~e UymiddotH bullbull

)+- lJl5-hoada from tte eft IlUd~rlJ were jlUllned middotth flee1r neran (olumna who -ere try~ng ~bullbullperat81J to urrendel tot bmiddot Mcd can thnD to he Rubullbull aD although the had bn ordered to tamp1 111 place the column Deluded _tor traDrort flr-Horef veU clE8 (omnerc 81 ear tarm tractor hau1iDI 9~O tea[s of t Orae8 arn oxen haulng a~o ane cart an~ h1lDdrda tr~d~nr on foot

~he bBttil11on ql-~cv1J asavned eReb batt17 an area and he d aor-anbjed Oerr~9ns colutnna iIItre herded rtthe hlghaJ nto CPllftra de sortdegra- lCld t ~~u8c1nf of rer ans laatee about ttIo anC ore blllf days itle battalon vuarded approxlIIate17 12000 pw bullbull

10 liay the (-(usa 1ana eroaselt1 t lc Hetralning 1 ne an~ a co1uma rolled nto trnkon ce The rerrnan pt oS beo trent 1( uron ght of tre Rubullbulllana ard in 80me case armded guard anlJ prveDtd the n1lIa tlo tlee ~ ng

12 May an adance~ P1rt7 eo t ng ot the Bttalon lashycutve Ofner Yalor ltIer ad ihe aattrJ C_ander lert to reonno1ter ~ seleot h111etllg tor tt~ batta11011 la Ire eouat7) or Rottnblrg ~TCtrJllIll7 our oCcupntional area

(uard arJ( 8Urervmiddot a on of tre flerD PW camp cont bullbull4 vat 11 13 bullbully at whcn Urne the olat Infartry Hatteron took 0 bullbull1 OUP 11 and larea t~e tBtta11on Dlove~ tak to the tolntt7 or R-roe Czectn~ J 00-1 a arrrox bullbulltelJ 2 f18 from oor 011 vnal locat onbullbull

14 Ya1--he rJ1l~n flt~ were mArched eaat--r Haek and tt~rae( over to t-~ Russan8 by the D1v~aon g(t~crdmiddotn~ to ar 1ntemat10nll1 a~ree~~nt bull

~he bs ~ 8l10n fEbullbullbull ned In bl vouac at Rer ce Czchltlalovald a ~a1rtennrce arclt Cftre of equ~rment was cotducted whle abullbull~t1n~middot orders 101 I fnfll movement tAlck to our occuJBtonal area in ershyan bull

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