The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-16
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9TH ARMY GROUP, Germany
Target for the 155-mm howitz-
ers of the 1S2nd Field Artillery
Battalion, a medium artillery unit
supporting u. S. Seventh Army
troops in General Jacob L. Devers'
9th Army Group, was the main
fortress of the Maginot Line of
Bitche. These howitzers fired 73
armor-piercing shells, scoring 26
direct hits on the face of the fort
and 19 on the top.
Pfc. Charles F. Wilcox, 211 NJ.
, Main ST. is a member of this bat
talon.
This was but one incident in the
182nd's mission of paving the way
for infantry advance. During eight
months of varied combat operation
in France, the battalion has ex-
pended over $4,000 rounds of am
munition, marking up such rapid
fire records as six rounds fired by
one howitzer in 46 seconds.
When strong German infantry
aki armored forces attacked a
Northern Vosges sector near Sill
zhein, these howitzers fired 1882
shells in week. After slight gains
the enemy was repulsed and push
ed back on German soil.
During the push to the MOSelle
River, the battalion made a no.
mile march, carrying infantrymen
forward in our trucks" said 1t.
Col Richard H. Moore of Detroit,
Mich, battalion commander. I'VE
by-passed many German pockets
as we followed the spearhead,
sometimes coming within 1,5O0
yards of enemy outputs"
Formerly a Michigan National
Guard unit from Detroit, the 1872
nd was activated on April 7, 1941,
landed in England in April, 1914,
and came into Normandy on July
25. 1t participated in the break
through to the Seine and later in
the thrust to the Rhine.
Mrs. Erma Grawall, of Raymond,
has received word that her hus-
band, Sgt. Harold Grawall, is sta
toned in England. His address
may be obtained from her.
nden
Pvt. Pearl M. j. Nicol, A. S. N.
35978745, Co. B., 26th Bn., 3rd
Regt, l. r. T. c., Fort Mcclellan,
Alabama.
9th ARMY GROUP, Germany
The 398th Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Battalion, its automatic weapons
mounted on half-tracks, is blasting
the enemy from the skies by day,
and by night is lowering the eleva-
ton of its 50-cal. machine guns and
81 nm. cannon as precaution a
gainSt hostile thruSts, to do an a
round d-the-clock job in support of
the u. S. Seventh Army in General
Jacob L. Devers' 9th Army Group.
Pfc. Lawrence K. Malone, Ma
rysville Rt. 5, is member of this
battalion
Ack-ack batteries of this battal-
ion downed one of the first jet
propelled planes bagged on their
front, and in a two-day period
helped destroy As enemy planes in
tent on preventing establishment
of a bridge-head. Members of the
battalion have taken prisoners in
ground action, and have blasted
snipers in buildings along their
line of march.
Teh 398th, commanded by 1t.
Col. Albert A. Moren, Bristol, r. l.,
is entirely mobile, match in speed
for the armored division it serves.
Each weaponS-carrying vehicle is
radio-equipped for close contact
with forward spoilers and Battal-
ion Headquarters.
I'VE can move on half an hours
notice." Col. Moren said. We've
made as many as four changes in
one day, going into position for ac-
ton at each halt. All-around team
work is required, and we have
that he said.
The 398th, commanded by 1t.
June %, 1914, landing in Scotland.
Proceeding to an English port, it
crossed the Channel into Northern
France at Utah Beach July 28 and
supported the Third Army in Nor
mandy.