The Boys of Fifty, The 625th Field Artillery Battalion
Author: R. L. Hanson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 141168849X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: R. L. Hanson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 141168849X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Robert L. Hanson
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is the battalion's history from the time of its organization in 1946 until it was reorganized and redesignated the 214th Armored Field Artillery Battalion in 1954. This book covers the battalion from its beginnings in Southern California following World War II, through its activation and training at Camp Cooke, service in Japan, combat in Korea and return home. Includes pictures, a battalion roster of more than a thousand names, casualty list, and battery TO&E's for a light field artillery battalion of the 1950's.
Author: Jeffrey E. Geiger
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-03-13
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 0786478551
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →During World War II, hundreds of military training installations were built throughout the United States to prepare servicemen for the rigors of overseas combat. One such installation was Camp Cooke in California, which since 1957 has become an internationally recognized missile and rocket base renamed Vandenberg Air Force Base. This book examines the history of the camp, starting with its construction. Established some 150 miles north of Los Angeles, Cooke was designed for armored divisions, but by the end of the war hundreds of other specialized organizations trained there. It supported many USO clubs and attracted some of Hollywood's leading entertainers as well as many from radio and stage. With the outbreak of the Korean War, Cooke supported Army National Guard and reserve units. Its large hospital cared for war evacuees and Army medical cases from other parts of the globe. When it became an Air Force base, America's first spy satellite program was conducted from there. The intelligence data collected from these missions exploded the myth of a "missile gap" with the Soviet Union. At the height of the Cold War, America's first ICBM missile equipped with a nuclear warhead was based at Vandenberg.
Author: Anthony J. Sobieski
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2005-04-29
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 1468525972
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →FIRE FOR EFFECT! is more than just a book about the Korean War. It is the untold history of the Korean War Artillery Forward Observer, told by the men themselves. From the earliest days of the war in 1950 through the harrowing battles of 1951 and on into the so-called stalemate period of the hill battles of 1952 and 1953, into the final climactic battles before the cease fire, the Forward Observer, or FO, was there. Korea was and is known as the Artillery War because more rounds were fired in Korea than in all of WWII, and it was the job of the FO to direct these rounds onto their targets. FOs are the eyes of the artillery, and the importance of their job in Korea has been largely overlooked until now. Serving as infantrymen, but not being considered one, Forward Observers lived, ate and slept on the front lines, ever ready to respond to an attack, or defend friendly troops and positions, and sometimes losing their lives doing it. The awesome responsibility and firepower that was placed on a 22 or 23 year-old lieutenant or sergeant was staggering, and after reading these first hand accounts, one can easily imagine what these young men faced on a daily basis. With over 100 interviews of Forward Observers, from all time periods and from all locations and battles of the war, the grittiness and reality of what these servicemen went through in the Forgotten War is brought to life so that their deeds may be remembered for future generations, so the battlefield known as Korea and its veterans will not be forgotten any more.
Author: United States. Army. 555th Field Artillery Battalion
Publisher:
Published: 1953
Total Pages: 9
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. 178th Field Artillery Battalion
Publisher:
Published: 1945*
Total Pages: 54
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 35th
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Published: 1956*
Total Pages: 23
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Army. 880th Field Artillery Battalion, 1943-1945
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Published: 1944*
Total Pages: 27
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
Published: 1940
Total Pages: 1134
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Author: United States. Army. 426th Field Artillery Battalion
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Published: 1953*
Total Pages: 6
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