Pg 55 Close station was given to both btrys at 1710B and the btry left the area at 1730B. Btry "A" was prevented from marching earlier because the...
[ATTACH]Pg 54 The Btry was equipped with 8 M-15's, and 8 M-16's. Col. Waters, Commanding Officer, 1st Inf Div Art visited the bn CP for a few...
Pg 53 March Order was given at 0700A the next morning, 26 March 1945 and the Bn Commander left on reconnaissance for position near Kircheib,...
pg 52 The following message received from Speaker Rayburn of the US House of Rep. "At the request of the House of Rep unanimously expressed, I...
Hi Lance, I looked at your photos and grandpa is not in them. I am glad you found this forum. The folks here are wonderful and help out as much as...
pg 51 At 1450A, the next day, an enemy aircraft over the area was fired at aby adjacent AA units. The Bn adjusted a bn of the 188th FA Gr on...
You all have a Merry Christmas! I will be out of reach of a computer until Jan 6.
I received this from Jerry Hayton who's father was in A btry 980th FA Bn. It is a record of events. 7 june 44 Left Marley Park, Wimborne Minster,...
Pg 50 A report was received from the 4th Cavalry Gr the morning of the 7th, that concentrations 842, 844, and 845, fired by this bn in support of...
Pg. 49 At 0655A the next morning, 2 March 1945, the bn commander, Lt. Colonel Harold O. Welchleft for a seven day leave to London, England. Major...
Thanks for the map. I am easily distracted and you just gave me another idea.
[ATTACH] I did what you said and marked the path. Thanks
Here is a map I found online that shows the concentration camps in Germany. [ATTACH]
Pg. 48 The bn received close station march order at 1810A and were to leave the area at 2200A. The bn marched to Mariaweiler-Hoven, Germany,...
Pg. 46 Btry "A", 428th AAA which had been providing AA protection for the Bn left the bn at 1300A 11 February 1945. At 1214A, two ME 109's over...
Pg. 45 The four guns of btry "C" returned from ordnance and closed in the position area at 0945A, the next morning, 7 February 1945 and the four...
Pg. 44 At 0001 1 February 1945 the bn was in bivouac in and around Ciney, Belgium, coor. P123915 for the purpose of rehabilitation of personnel...
I checked out your link this morning. I love it! I've been searching for weather reports for WWII. I shall look no more. Thank you.
Pg. 43 The 25th and 26th of January were spent cleaning and repairing materiel. At 1800A 26 Jan 1945 two road blocks were established to check all...
Pg. 42 The bn was detached from 188th FA Gr at 1355A, 19 Jan 1945 and attached directly to VII Corps Art. The bn was attached to the 142nd FA Gr...
