guadalcanal in 1943
This artillery unit was originally the 52d Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. It was redesignated the 286th Coast Artillery Battalion August 3, 1944. It was redesignated the 538th Field Artillery Battalion on November 20, 1944. The 538th Artillery was one of the 238 "separate" artillery battalions in the European Theater of Operations. It was a 240MM howitzer battalion.
I checked the artillery assigned to the Infantry Divisions and the 208 Field Artillery Battalion was NOT part of an infantry division. This means they were either a separate battalion assigned to an Army or a Corps. I did find reference to the 208 Field Artillery Group. An artillery regiment or a group were a higher level of command for several battalions. It was more of an administrative organization. However, some of these units were re-organized and re-identified from a regiment to a Battalion.
The only President that I know of that was a Commander of an artillery unit in the National Guard was Harry S. Truman, who was the Commander of 129th Field Artillery, Missouri Army National Guard, in 1918, During World War 1.
FIELD ARTILLERY 37 mm 57mm 105mm Howitzer 105mm Mountain Howitzer and similar model used by airborne division 155mm Cannon 155mm Howitzer 8-in and 240mm Cannon (slight difference in shell but very similar cannon) OTHER ARTILLERYOther types of artillery was used for coastal defense and anti-aircraft artillery.
This marching cadence can be tailored to fit almost any unit or Army branch by replacing "Field Artillery" with "U.S. Infantry" "airborne Infantry" etc. I found it! Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he!! Yeah! Thanks! http://www.militaryimages.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-744.html
The 185th FA was part of the the 34th Division and served in Africa and Italy during World War II with its 155mm howitzers.
This artillery unit was originally the 52d Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. It was redesignated the 286th Coast Artillery Battalion August 3, 1944. It was redesignated the 538th Field Artillery Battalion on November 20, 1944. The 538th Artillery was one of the 238 "separate" artillery battalions in the European Theater of Operations. It was a 240MM howitzer battalion.
Edward D. Sirois has written: 'Smashing through \\' -- subject(s): World War, 1914-1918, Artillery, United States artillery, 102d Field Artillery, United States artillery. 102d field artillery. Battery C, 1917-1919, Regimental histories
Frederic Richard Kilner has written: 'Battery E in France, 149th field artillery' -- subject(s): United States artillery, World War, 1914-1918, United States artillery. 149th field artillery. Battery E.
Leslie Langille has written: 'Men of the Rainbow' -- subject(s): 149th Field Artillery, Artillery, Regimental histories, United States, United States. artillery. 149th field artillery. Battery B, 1917-1919, World War, 1914-1918
Charles Manning Colyer has written: 'The history of the 323rd regiment of field artillery, 158th F. A. brigade, 83rd division, 32nd division' -- subject(s): 323d field artillery, World War, 1914-1918, Artillery, Regimental histories
I checked the artillery assigned to the Infantry Divisions and the 208 Field Artillery Battalion was NOT part of an infantry division. This means they were either a separate battalion assigned to an Army or a Corps. I did find reference to the 208 Field Artillery Group. An artillery regiment or a group were a higher level of command for several battalions. It was more of an administrative organization. However, some of these units were re-organized and re-identified from a regiment to a Battalion.
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the machine gun and the rapid-fire field artillery gun
The only President that I know of that was a Commander of an artillery unit in the National Guard was Harry S. Truman, who was the Commander of 129th Field Artillery, Missouri Army National Guard, in 1918, During World War 1.
Wolfgang Fleischer has written: 'Heavy 24 cm Cannon development and action, 1916-1945' -- subject(s): Armed Forces, Artillery, Artillery operations, German, Artillery, Field and mountain, Field and mountain Artillery, German Artillery operations, History, World War, 1914-1918, World War, 1939-1945 'Das letzte Jahr der Waffen-SS' -- subject(s): Campaigns, History, Waffen-SS, World War, 1939-1945 'Die Heeresversuchsstelle Kummersdorf' -- subject(s): History, Proving grounds, Weapons systems, Testing, Armed Forces 'German motorized artillery and Panzer artillery in World War II' -- subject(s): Artillery, Artillery operations, German, German Artillery operations, Germany, Germany. Heer, History, World War, 1939-1945 'Military vehicles of the Reichswehr' -- subject(s): Equipment, Germany, Germany. Heer, History, Military Vehicles, Vehicles, Military 'Das Kriegsende in Sachsen 1945' -- subject(s): World War, 1939-1945, History
Battery B, 6th Field Artillery, Replacement Department