Page 8 On the 24th the bn commander discovered from a personal reconnaisance of the front lines near Sattevoast that the 79th div was effection a...
Page 7 The third experience of this kind was during the morning of June 24th while the bn commander and Major Haessly were on reconnaissance. Each...
Page 6 On the 14th of June three pneumatic rubber dummy guns were attached from the 603rd Engineer Camouflage Co. and Lt Idean M Locken was called...
Page 5 At that time the strength of the command was organized into three commands as follows: a. Capt. Kenneth F. Ames commanded Btry "B" which...
Page 4 (By the way this report is from the Dept of records branch historical records section. I ordered it from the National Archives. It is the...
Page 3, The Bn spent the remainder of its stay at Fort Leonard Wood, preparing for overseas movement. It qualified 99.4% of the Bn as marksman...
Page 2 The Bn was motorized (given 7 1/2 ton Mack trucks, 6x6 prime movers) just as they left Fort Lewis for the Desert. However, all through the...
I received the Narrative History for the 980th FA Bn in January. I'll start typing it's content for those who are interested. The 980th FA Bn...
I should receive the Narrative History for the 980th FABN sometime in January. I'd be glad to post it if there is an interest.
I found some information today on the LST that took the rest of the 980th to shore after D-Day in a book called "Mosier's Raiders: The Story of...
I look forward to the book. Keep me posted on your progress.
Thanks for the post and link. I asked grandpa how he handled life after the war. He said, "back then you didn't go talk to anyone when you had bad...
Somalia, not a very nice place to vacation. I bet you have stories of your own you could tell. You will enjoy this site. Tons of knowledge and...
I will remember and so will my children. Freedom has always cost lives.
I've missed you. Thanks for the time you are spending sharing your story. Your granddaughter is a prize!
Thank you for posting Old Hickory's story. What a great generation they were! So sad that we are losing so many.
My grandfather was a member of the 980th FA Bn which was attatched to the VII Corps. He let me barrow the map he had of the VII Corps movements in...
I received a letter from the National Archives about 3 weeks after I emailed my information request. They sent me back a list of reports that thay...
Thanks for your reply. I followed your example and should have info in the mail soon.
My grandfather found these photos in France.
