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SECRET
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AUTH: CG
TUSA
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DATE: 1
JAN 45
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INIT :
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HEADQUARTERS
EAP/cp
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736TH FIELD ARTILLERY
BATTALION
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APO 403
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1 January 45
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| SUBJECT: After Action
Report, |
TO
: Commanding General. XII Corps, APO 312, U.S.
Army
Attn: Historical Officer. |
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1. The After Action
Report
for this unit for the period 1 December 44 to 31 December 44
is
herewith
submitteed.
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1 December - 20 December 44:
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At the opening of the period covered by this report, this battalion was
attached to the 195th Field Artillery Group in general support of XX
Corps,
and was occupying firing positions in the vicinity of SCHWERDORFF,
France
(159859) in the 90th Division sector. Here the unit stayed
until the morning of 5 December 1944 when it displaced forward into
Germany
at GUERLFANGEN, (WQ1888879). |
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21 December - 27 December 44:
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At 0837 21 December 1944 the first elements of the battalion
began
withdrawing back into France in the vicinity of GRINDROFF-EWIG
(VU115879),
the entire battalion closing there by 1215 hours. The unit
remained
here until 28 December 1944. |
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28 December - 31 December 44:
At
0730, 28 December 1944, the battalion was given "Close Station
March
Order".
The unit was relieved of attachment
to XX Corps
and attached to XII Corps. At 1300 the battalion
marched from Grindorff-Ewig to
MEDERNACH, Luxembourg
(VP907358), where it occupied positions
with the mission of general suppport
of XII Corps,
and a zone of action that of the zone of action of 80th
Infantry Division; supervision of
fires to be
handled by 410 Field Artillery Group Fire Direction Center.
The unit closed in at Medernach at
2247,
28 December 1944.
At 1610, 30 December
1944, a platoon
of Battery "B" was detached and marched to BERBOURG (032271)
where
it took up a position with the mission of reinforcing the fires of 20th
Field Artillery Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division. The close of
the
period reported upon found the Battalion, less
one platoon of Battery "B", in
position at Medernach. |
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2. The following battle casualties were suffered during the
period.
| S/Sgt Robert E. Witcher,
37059541 |
| Tec 5 James E. Lonergan, 31301640 |
| Pfc Malcolm Smith, 34098722 |
| Pfc Clifford I. Bainter, 36592676 |
| Pvt Walter J. Izak, 36592676 |
| Pvt Gerold E. Wymer, 15059043 |
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.3. The following decorations were awarded:
| 1st Lt. Wagner, received the Oak
Leaf Cluster
for the Air Medal. |
| 1st/Sgt Lippert, S/Sgt
Smith, Sgt
Puntoriero, Tec 5 Gemmel, |
| Cpl Thornton, Pfc
Ford, Pfc Brindle,
Pfc Smith, Pfc Callori |
| Pfc Mitten, Pvt
Bottini, Pvt Houston
and Pvt Craig received the Purple Heart. |
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A total of 300 tons of HE Shell was fired at the enemy during the month. |
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5. Attached hereto is the Unit Journal and Fire Mission Record
for
this period. |
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ERIC A.PEACH |
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Lt. Col., FA, |
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Commanding |
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