An earlier American perspective from the August 1926 Field Artillery journal:
EXPERIENCES IN USE OF CAPTURED MATÉRIEL
BY CAPTAIN PARKER G. TENNEY, F.A
& this from the September '44 Edition:
http://sill-www.army.mil/famag/1944/...ES_641_642.pdf
A little off-topic but a nice piece on British work with captured Italian Guns in Libya, and it is an American report:
Italian 105/28 Field Howitzer, by Lt. Col. G.B. Jarrett. Ord.
And some
'Battle Notes of Division Artillery on Luzon':
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You may never have heard of a 'J' Battery but we have,
In fact we have a "J" Battery—and the "J" stands for Jap.
This unique organization consists of four captured Japanese 105-mm howitzers, and is manned by officers and key noncoms from elements of the 33d Division Artillery plus a complement of officers and enlisted men from the Philippine Army. Captured German sights, shipped from the States, were substituted for those in the guns.
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I'm sure there's quite a bit more buried in there and would highly recommend a trawl of their fine online preservation of the magazine:
FAMAG
Not only on this specific subject, but generally, it's an excellent resource.
Cheers,
Adam.