282nd Field Artillery Battalion

My Dad served in the USA 282nd Field Artillery Battalion. I have been able to find some good summary information about the battalion from the family of other battalion members. This includes a list of towns occupied and passed through, plus a brief 3-page history from the Office of the Chief of Military History dating from 1955. The list of towns is titled ANNEX "A" but the person who provided me the document no longer remembers where it came from.

I have experience with family history research but not so much with military history research. Would anyone be willing to share pointers on how to get started in researching US World War II history, especially for this battalion?

The resources mentioned in the thread on the 270th Field Artillery Battalion is very intriguing. However I'm not sure how many of the resources can be accessed online, contacted online, or require in-person visits.

Thanks very much for any guidance you can offer! I am new to these forums, so please let me know if there is a FAQ that I have missed about this topic.

Michael

 

There is some info on the 282nd FA Bn in this thread: US Army artillery replacements system

 

I recognize this 282nd sign!! I am Robert Hurleys daughter, this sign was made for the reunions..who is your Dad?

 

Hi Teresa - I have replied with a private message. Yes, I took my avatar from photos that I received from the 2 last reunions of the 282nd.

 

Michael; I am the OP for the 270th discussion. The only place I actually visited in person was the National Archives. Everywhere else was done via e-mails, or website searches. Hope this helps. v/r Brian

 

Some Newspaper clippings concerning members of the
282 Field Artillery Battalion.

Capt. Thomas M. Alexander 282 Field Artillery Battalion

The Moulton Advertiser
Moulton, Alabama 30 Aug 1945, Page 4

Pfc. Paul Bivins

The Paris News Paris, Texas
28 Aug 1945, Page 8

Pfc. Truett Carter

Big Spring Daily Herald Nov. 18, 1945

Pfc. Thomas Hollingsworth Radio Operator

Palladium-Item Richmond, Indiana 23 Aug 1945, Page 2

Pfc. Russell Howell

The Mitchell Tribune MITCHELL, INDIANA
September 6, 1945

T/4 Santo Mansinne 282 Field Artillery Battalion

The Daily Clintonian Clinton, Indiana 27 Aug 1945, Page 3

T5 Clarence Niebuhr

Arlington Heights Herald
Arlington Heights, Illinois
31 Aug 1945, Page 12

Pfc. John H. Stahl

The Daily Item Sunbury, Pennsylvania
26 Oct 1945, Page 9

MSGT Russell E. Sunkel

The Newark Advocate Newark, Ohio
21 Sep 1945, Page 9

Cpl. Billy J. White 282 Field Artillery Battalion

Big Spring Daily Herald Big Spring, Texas
26 Aug 1945, Page 20

 

Newspaper articles concerning 282nd Field Artillery Battalion

Jackson County, Indiana youths in 282nd Field Artillery Battalion

The Tribune Seymour,
Indiana 21 Aug 1943, Page 4

John C. Bryant, Roger V. Donohoo, Virgil Morris, Gerald R. Riley 282nd Field Artillery Battalion

The Press-Gazette Hillsboro, Ohio
August 31, 1943 - Page 2

Pvt. James Tolbert

The Bedford Daily-Times Mail Bedford, Indiana
September 08, 1943 - Page 6

Pfc. John W. Holeman

The Paducah Sun-Democrat
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
February 3, 1944

Cpl. George E. Randolph Jr. awarded Bronze Star

The Daily Times
Davenport, Iowa
26 Jul 1945, Thu • Page 13

Cpl. Robert M. Richards awarded Bronze Star

The Bedford Daily-Times Mail
BEDFORD, INDIANA 07 Aug 1945, Page 3


The Bedford Daily-Times Mail
BEDFORD, INDIANA September 1, 1945


Pfc. Pean F. Beal

The Dayton Herald DAYTON, OHIO
August 22, 1945

Solom Burgess received Purple Heart

The Bedford Daily-Times Mail
BEDFORD, INDIANA August 22, 1945

T/5 Arthur Resley

The Kokomo Tribune Kokomo, Indiana
22 Aug 1945 Page 25

 

Michael,
My father — Robert Culhane — was in Battery A of the 282nd Field Artillery Battalion. Can you make available to me the information you have on the 282nd?

Also, may I ask what was your father’s name and do you know which Battery he was in? Garrett Culhane

 

Sure, I would be happy to email what I have. I'll contact you via PM with more details. My Dad was part of Headquarters Battery.

 

Teresa,

Your father — Robert Hurley — was in the same 282nd Field Artillery Battalion Battery as my father — Robert Culhane — which was Battery A. If you have any information about the 282nd, I would so much like to hear from you. Garrett Culhane

 

My father served with the 282nd FAB Company C. I have several pictures he took of the men and places some of Ordruf as well. I would be happy to share. My email is rvah5@yahoo.com. Chuck Armstrong

 

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Hi all. I took @Nicelyb's advice and visited archives. The National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis has the morning reports that lets you know where the battalion ended up each day. The National Archives in College Park has operations reports that also provide the routes traveled. Using those I have put together a Google map that shows where Headquarters Battery of the 282nd was from activation in June 1943 through deactivation in October 1945. The other batteries were usually close by, but perhaps some miles away on any particular date.

If you would like to see the map, just message me your email address. I think you may need that address associated with a Google account to view it. I'll try to post an overview picture here too.

Michael

 

Let me try again with the image (though this didn't seem to work...)

 

One more time...

 

A textbook example of how to conduct basic research though NARA. Nicely done and well explained.

 

My father was a Sargent in the 282nd. B. I have dozens of pictures of 282 nd. troops in the field during the war that my dad took. Most of them have the names on the back. My email address is rvah5@yahoo.com I would love to see the route they took if you would share. Many Thanks Chuck Armstrong

 

The map is awesome and shows the movement of the battalion in a clear and concise way that words alone struggle to. Well done indeed. I may have a new project to do over Christmas break.