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270th Field Artillery Battalion

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  1. Nicelyb

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    few photos of Doc Saenz
     

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    Raymond Hall, Alex Woitowitz, Kenneth Moore and Frank Zaleski (Medics for the Battalion)
     

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    Group Photos
     

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    Battalion members
     

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    A and B Btry group photo
     

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    Oszusrulri(sp), O'Brien, Venerable, 4th person unknown (C Btry Dec '44)
     

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    My Grandfather Merle Arnold A Btry Ammo Handler
     

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    Reunion photos
     

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    Phillip Loyacano
     

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    Doc Saenz visitor pass to the Dachau War Crimes trials. believe he was assigned Medic duties for the trial.
     

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    Fantastic pics, Nicelyb. Thanks for sharing them.
     
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    Thank you. It’s been a long journey to get here and I think there is still plenty more info/pics to discover.
     
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    Attached is the one picture my dad had. 270 FAB battery C. My dad is on the lower left. I don't have the names of the other gentlemen.
     

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    Another great pic. The men are numbered, so there was probably a separate piece of paper with their names & corresponding number. Too bad it got separated from the pic.
     
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    I have a slightly different version of this photo. I did not know any of the names until your post. Now at least I know 1. I am trying to figure out where I got this photo from. Its been a while.

    I am Always on the hunt for name of guys assigned to the Bn. Out of the 475 authorized strength, I have about 270 names. I have kinda hit a wall with my research as most places like St. Louis archives, etc.. is on some weird COVID schedule. I need a couple morning reports for each Company to help fill in the gaps
     

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    Camp Bewdley #1 and 2 near Worcestershire England were the final stops before the Bn began loading onto landing crafts and heading to France on/about 23-24 July or D+48
     

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    Courtesy of the book "240".

    Page 3image
    Top Photo =
    LT C. Norris is actually LT Carrol Morris
    LT Carl Walker (aerial Observer/Liaison Pilot)
    Capt. Soon to Major George Howze (A Btry CDR and Asst. S3)
    LT Lloyd Hawley ( A Btry XO)

    Bottom Photo =
    Willie Sofka
    Edward Foster
    Charlie McClain
    Pablo Infante
    Anthony Mele. All members of A Btry
     

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    Updated Roster. Still a long way to go, but slowly chipping away. Any help with adding names is appreciated.

    270th FA personnel as best as I can make it.



    CPT Bernard Adams (C Btry CDR)
    Margarito Alvarez (A Btry)
    Herman Anderson (A Btry)
    Freddie Andres (A Btry)
    1LT Eugene Anspach (Motor Officer, Liaison Pilot/Observer shot down over Germany KIA 2 Jan ’45)
    MAJ Luther Arnold (Bn XO)
    PFC Merle Arnold (Ammo Handler A Btry)
    Ward Ashford (B Btry Survey Team)
    SSG Edwin (EE) Atteberry Sr (After the war was commissioned as a LT in the Texas NG.)
    TEC5 Frank Baker
    TEC4 Delbert Ballengee (HQ Btry FDC Instrument Operator, Commissioned in Reserves and retired as a CPT, Instructed at the FA School, FSOK)
    Morris Barker (C Btry Instrument Section later transferred to Pilot Training and was commissioned as a 2LT. Shot down and was a POW)
    PVT Roger Baribeault
    Francis Barnes
    TEC5 William Basham
    2LT William Battin
    TEC4 Herbert Baumann (Bronze Star)
    CPL Harry Bennett
    CPL Dan Bloom (C Btry, Survey Team)
    2LT Ambrose Boles
    George Bolton
    Henry “Cecil” Borne
    John W. Bradshaw (A Btry)
    Brewster Branz
    John Bready (B Btry Survey Team)
    Charles Breeding (A Btry)
    John Bristow
    SGT William Brooks
    Raul Buentello (A Btry)
    PFC J.B. Burlison (B Btry)
    Obadiah Burns
    Pat Burns (A Btry)
    Robert F Byrnes
    George Canales (A Btry)
    Jack Carberry ( A Btry Motor Sgt)
    Donald Carter (HQ Btry)
    _____ Catnell
    PVT Oscar Chandler (Taxicab robbery @ Camp Butner)
    Edwin Chastain (A Btry)
    CPT Angelo Cicciu (Btry XO)
    John Coke (A Btry)
    Aubrey Cole
    Norman Collins (A Btry)
    Charles Conrad (A Btry)
    TEC4 Charles Cormendy ( A Btry Gun Mechanic)
    Loren Cook (A Btry)
    Raymond Couchman (A Btry)
    ____Croft
    CPT Paul Culberson (Hq Btry CDR)
    1SG Merle Cummings ( A Btry 1SG)
    James Currie
    Frank Daly Jr.
    David W. Davis (A Btry)
    Adam Dittenbir
    John T. Doughty
    ______ DeMercy (Commo / Wire Section)
    PFC Roy Denman (Medic)
    Guy R. Dulin (A Btry)
    Daniel J. Dunn (A Btry)
    2LT Fidel Dunne
    Jesse Dyess
    Clovis Z. Edwards (A Btry)
    John Eitson
    2LT Duane Ellingham
    Calvin C. Elmore (A Btry)
    1LT LaVerne Emberts (Liaison Pilot shot down over Germany KIA 2 Jan ’45)
    2LT Frank Esosito (Asst. Bn S2 and Survey Officer, Aerial Observer)
    ______ Faircloth
    Walter Ferens (A Btry)
    Edward Fielder (A Btry)
    CPT Howard Fillmer (HQ Btry CDR and COMO)
    ________ Fletcher
    Luis A. Flores (A Btry)
    Edward E. Foster Jr. (A Btry)
    Bennie Foster (A Btry)
    Arlon Fowler
    2LT Louis Fulop
    LTC James C. Gabriel (Bn CDR)
    PFC Robert Gittinger
    Alfred H. Gonzales (A Btry)
    Raul Gonzales (Medic)
    Eddie Graham (A Btry)
    CPL James Graves (C Btry, Survey Team)
    John W. Greene (A Btry)
    Peter Giussago
    2LT Charles Gurganus
    2LT Louis Haberkorn
    Raymond Hall (Medic)
    PVT Hall (Field Survey Instrumentation)
    Lewis S. Hammonds (A Btry)
    MAJ Robert Hannah (Bn S3)
    CPT Stone Harris
    TEC5 William Harvey (WIA Aug ’44 enemy aircraft strafing) (C Btry Crane Operator)
    1LT Lloyd R. Hawley (A Btry XO)
    TEC5 John Heath
    Eliot Herman
    Rojelio O. Hernandez ( A Btry Machine Gunner)
    TEC5 Bernard Hillebrandt (Medic)
    John W. Hinton (A Btry)
    TEC5 Jack Hodges
    SGT John Hollebeek (A Btry)
    SSG Fred S. Hopson (A Btry Forward Observer)
    R.E. “Red” Horton
    MAJ George Howze (Asst S3 and A Battery CDR) (Captured Bn’s first POWs 8ea on 8 Aug 44)
    Elmer (Eugene) Hughes
    1LT John Hummer (Asst. Bn S2 and Survey Officer) (KIA 1430hrs 15 Nov ’44 by enemy mortar fire near city of Thionville on the East bank of Moselle River)
    Paul Hummer
    Buell Hunter (A Btry)
    TEC5 Lavern Hunter (B Btry)
    Pablo H. Infante (A Btry)
    J.P. Issacs (A Btry)
    John F. Jett (A Btry)
    Esias J. Johnson (A Btry)
    Billy H. Jordan (A Btry)
    Louis Kawacha (Field Survey Instrumentation)
    C.P. Kelly
    PFC James Kidwell (C Btry, Survey Team)
    CPT Howard Kingston
    2LT Gerald Knackstedt
    Walter S. Kohl (A Btry)
    2LT Phillip Klatman
    Lester R. Kluting (A Btry)
    Gerald Knackstedt
    1LT Cyrille John LaBlanc (Aerial Observer / Liaison Pilot)
    CPT Dudok Langerak (Bn S4 and CO of Svc Btry)
    James E. Lankford (A Btry)
    2LT Arthur Larsen
    CPL Louis Leal (.50 Cal MG squad)
    William M. Lee (A Btry)
    2LT Alvan Levenson
    William Kelly Lewis
    TEC4 Wayne Lidgard (WIA Aug ’44 enemy aircraft strafing) (C Btry Crane Operator)
    CPL William Loftin
    CPL Phillip Loyacano
    _______ Luker
    2LT Charles Madden (A Btry)
    ______ _Manecia
    Tec5 George Marcak (Purple Heart wounded 31 July 1943 New Georgie Island prior to joining unit 23 Nov 1943)
    CWO Robert Martin (Bn S1 / Adjutant)
    Francis C. Martines (A Btry)
    Bacilio V. Martinez (A Btry)
    PFC Marcos Martinez
    Estarislado L. Mauricio (A Btry)
    Anthony J. Mele
    Carlton L. McCray (A Btry)
    Charlie R. McClain (A Btry)
    S/SGT Robert McDonald
    Burl “Mac” McGraw
    Anthony Mele (A Btry)
    William A. Meyers (A Btry)
    Jerry Michalsky (A Btry)
    CPT Roger P Michels (Bn Surgeon)
    2LT Gray O. Miller
    Johnie W. Morgan (A Btry)
    TEC4 Kenneth Moore (Medic)
    2LT Carrol N. Morris (A Btry)
    Perry Moye (A Btry)
    Bert A. Mullen
    Buck Mullens (A Btry Ammo SGT)
    Marion W. Mullican
    Wilson Mullican (A Btry)
    CPT Paul Murphy ( Svc Btry CDR and Bn Motor Officer)
    Benjamin Nale (A Btry)
    CPL Phillip Narcomy
    Billy J. Neal (A Btry)
    PVT Gilbert Nelson (Taxicab robbery @ Camp Butner)
    Harold F. Nickel (A Btry Motor Sgt)
    Ray F. Noble (A Btry)
    James O’Brien (C Btry, Survey Team)
    August Oprzadek (A Btry Cook)
    John Panks III (Field Survey Instrumentation)
    John Parker
    ______ Parks
    Roger A. Parsels (A Btry Clerk)
    S/SGT Aylmer Patterson
    Frank H. Patterson (A Btry)
    PFC John Parker (C Btry, Survey Team)
    CPT Fred B. Perry (A Btry CDR)
    Alvis E. Peters (A Btry)
    PFC Arthur Petri (Medic)
    2LT August Walter Pfluger (B Btry)
    Gilberto Pineda ( C Btry)
    Lawrence R. Potts (A Btry Machine Gunner)
    Robert Presser
    Joe A. Pyle “AKA Muscles” (A Btry)
    Regino Ramirez ( A Btry )
    Oscar R. Ramos (ABtry)
    S/SGT Edward J. Raetz (A Bytry Survey Section Chief Battlefield Commissioned to 2nd Lt 17 Feb ’45)
    CPT Robert Ray ( Bn S2 and A Btry CDR)
    Archie Roberts
    Joe Rodriguez
    Simon Rodriguez (A Btry)
    Victor H. Rogers (ABtry)
    1LT Iver Roslund (Asst Bn S2)
    2LT James G. Rothrock Jr. (A and C Btry)
    1LT Charles Rothaermel (C Btry XO)
    F.J. Roussell
    Antonio G. Ruiz (A Btry)
    Guadalupe Saenz (A Btry)
    PFC Armengol Saenz (Medic)
    1SG Sahr (Btry 1SG)
    Santos F. Saldana (ABtry)
    Domingo Sanchez (A Btry)
    Robert S. Sanders (A Btry)
    Leroy Savoie (ABtry)
    Robert W. Sheegog (ABtry)
    Robert W. Sides (A Btry)
    S/SGT John Siepieranski (B Btry Motor Sgt and WIA Aug ’44 enemy aircraft starting)
    Israel Silva
    PFC James Sims (Medic)
    1LT Paul Sinclair (Aerial Observer)
    Ivan J. Slaughter
    Irby Earl Slaughter (A Btry)
    PFC Calvin Smith
    TEC5 James Smith (WIA)
    PFC Elliot Smith (WIA Aug ’44 enemy aircraft strafing)
    Robert H. Smith (A Btry)
    Toby Smith
    Bill Snodgrass (Ammo bearer B Btry)
    CPT Thomas Snyder (B Btry CDR)
    Willie E. Sofka (A Btry)
    Paul S. Soileau (A Btry)
    Ernest J. Sonnier (A Btry)
    Billy Spencer
    CPL ___ Spradlin (C Btry, Survey Team)
    Paul St. Clair (HQ Btry)
    Lowell Stamps (A Btry)
    Lawless A. Stelly (A Btry)
    PFC Gerhard Steppke (WIA Jan ’45)
    Jeff Stewart (Field Survey Instrumentation)
    Riley W. Stuckey Jr. (A Btry)
    Earnie E. Tedford (A Btry)
    Lee Testa (A Btry)
    Jack A. Thompson (A Btry)
    Joseph W. Thompson (A Btry)
    Elmer H. Totsch (A Btry, wrote the book “240” about his time in the 270th.)
    Dillard R. Tucker (A Btry)
    SSG _______ Uel (Supply Sgt)
    Carlos D. Valadez (A Btry)
    Albert M. Van De Velde (A Btry)
    1SG Vic Velvecates (A Battery 1SG)
    Robert Vaughn
    ___ Venerable
    Israel Villarreal (A Btry)
    ________ Ward
    Adam E. Wadzinski (A Btry Cook)
    1LT Carl A. Walker (A Btry Aerial Observer / Liaison Pilot)
    Harvey O. Walker (A Btry)
    CPL Harry E. Wallace (A Btry)
    SGT Robert Wallace
    Willard Watts (A Btry)
    Robert “Barry” Weigert ( Medic Bronze Star and 2ea Purple Hearts)
    Ralph W. Wendt (A Btry)
    Ted Williams (A Btry)
    CPL Lester Williams (Medic)
    James M. Williamson (A Btry)
    2LT Richard Wilson (Liaison Pilot)
    S/SGT Alex Woitowitz (Medic)
    John Woolard (A Btry)
    John (Jack) Wolf
    S/SGT Jerome Wolney
    John E. Woloszyn (A Btry)
    Lee H.Womack (A Btry)
    John R. Woolard
    Tommy L. Wright (A Btry)
    Margarito R. Ybarra (A Btry)
    ________Young
    TEC3 Frank Zaleski (Medic and designed an improved Pharmacy chest)
    Richard Zule (A Btry)



    268 names out of 475ea
     
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    Added 4 more names (partial names sometimes) Phillip Morris, McKnight, Luker and Winhorn. Up to 272ea Lots more to go though.
     
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    So I tried my hand at writing a Blog. It is very rudimentary and basic since I am old, have very little creativity and am half computer illiterate. It seemed the easiest way to get a lot of info in one place in a digital format since my research file(s) is too big to email to people.

    Blogger
     

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