774th tank battalion history book

The music man goes to war les barth was gunner in tank destroyer les barth was no soldier. He left a copy of the history of the 745th tank battalion. Home world war ii operational documents after action report, 712th tank battalion. Seek strike destroy the story of the 774th tank destroyer battalion by title on. This incident, reported in the 709th tank battalion book 335 days in combat, is not the same as i witnessed. Nicknamed pattons spearheaders the 737th participated in five major battles, including normandy, northern france, ardennesalsace, rhineland and central europe.

I thought it would be a good idea to preserve the content for my three nephews, so they would know more about their grandfather. This website is only in its very early stages, aiming to give a full spectrum of data on world war ii fighting units, including details on organization, commanders, and literature. Distinguished service cross for his part in halting the attack. This book does a great job of telling a real story in a compelling way.

My father fought in wwii in europe and was a tank destroyer commander. It took the direct fire of the attached 774th tank battalion to accomplish this. It was formed from the 37th armored regiment upon completing training at pine camp ny. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Trivette, to lead at first, on the battalion right in a column of platoons. The additional units, as of january 7, 1945, consisted of the 774th tank destroyer and the 465th aaa automatic weapons battalions. His was the first tank unit to land in south korea in early july 1950. I scanned the images and text and created word documents for the pages, which i took to kinkos and had them create booklets. E5 mos3148 140th tank battalion 40th infantry general george patton jr. In april 1919, in blangysurternoise where the battalion had been billetted since the armistice, the co of the 6th tank battalion, lord somers late 1st life guards summoned a meeting of all his officers, ncos and men at which it was unanimously agreed to devote the private funds of the battalion to publishing the battalion history for the benefit of all surviving members and late members. In early 1942, the battalion moved from fort knox to camp gordon, near augusta. Converted to a towed battalion before arriving at gourock, scotland, on 12 june, 1944.

The 740 th tank battalion in the battle of the bulge cecil taylor was a tank commander and a member of the 740 th tank battalion, a specialized unit that was assigned to different infantry divisions whenever extra armored support was needed. He started doing interviews in 1987 with the 712 tank battalion and has never stopped interviewing wwii vets since then. The 751st tank battalion was activated at fort benning, georgia, on june 1, 1941. To the officers and men of the 68th tank battalion. Please forgive me for any omissions and let me know, so i can add them. As the 2nd battalion advanced further toward remich, they knocked out machine guns that the enemy had emplaced in concrete. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. The artillery fire called by tucker destroyed three of the enemys tanks as well as forcing the infantry to withdraw. Introduction includes memorium and staff officer pages pages early history to oct. Battle of lampaden ridge, germany, march 1945 sofrep. The 774th tank destroyer battalion was activated on december 15, 1941 at. The 778th tank battalion was to be attached on february 16 and the 704th tank destroyer battalion on january 23 until replaced by the 691st tank destroyer battalion on march 4.

The following sections were scanned from a copy of the book graciously provided by art pelkey. Because the 740 th was not permanently attached to a division, it was known as a bastard battalion. When they entered combat somewhere south of osan, covering the withdrawal, they had no armor piercing or he ammunition for their main guns, only practice rounds, which fragmented well for antipersonnel use, but were hopeless against the north. Reorganized on 19 november 1943 as special battalion equipped with top secret cdl spotlight tanks. War history of the sixth tank battalion war history of. Us army units, book 8 boxes 14041567 163rd infantry.

The 743rd tank battalion was an independent tank battalion that participated in the european theater of operations with the united states army in world war ii. Read about tom muellers relative in the civil war, who fought in louisiana and nearby states in 1864 and 1865. To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. It was then moved to fort knox, kentucky, where the battalion was training when the japanese attacked pearl harbor on december 7, 1941. Seek strike destroy the story of the 774th tank destroyer. The music man goes to war les barth was gunner in tank. The 740th tank battalion in the battle of the bulge. This is the history of the th armored division, a story of three long years in training and battle a story written not in the bonedry dust of the historian, but rather with the sweat and blood and honest fear of the infantryman, the tanker, and the cannoneer. The book is well written, aaron has a background in writing. A significant piece of history may be buried on your family tree, and researching it will provide a story that will last for generations. The 735th tank battalion was an independent tank battalion that participated in the european theater of operations with the united states army in world war ii.

A variant of a talk given at flying heritage collection, the sequel to myths of american armor. The 736th tank battalion and the 893rd tank destroyer battalion provided support. The 705th tank destroyer battalion was a tank destroyer battalion of the united states army active during the second world war. Abmc headquarters 2300 clarendon blvd, suite 500 arlington, va 22201 phone. Rob, who runs the td website, also wisely provided a link so that one can choose to download just the unit roster. Official records of the 38th armored infantry battalion.

Home world war ii operational documents after action report 774th tank battalion. Due to the size of the files, it is downloadable in two parts. Ellis tank slid into a bomb crater with four feet of water and flipped over. Captain thomaes battalion was still in position and formed the major element of the german defense. This unit history is for the 48th tank battalion during the battle of the rhine and the battle of central europe from 1944 to 1945.

Vintage 1945 wwii 774th tank destroyer battalion unit history. The american plan called for company g, commanded by 1st lt. After action reports, journals and more click here for more information, ordering instructions, and samples for december 19, 1944. Aug 16, 2016 vintage 1945 wwii 774th tank destroyer battalion unit history book military wow. After taking the towns of wallenstein, bech and kleinmacher, they captured schengen. The book chronicles the lives of young black men from all over the united states who registered for the draft or volunteered in the united states army in 1942. Company commander july 17, 1948 september 15, 1956 signing of the truth at munsonni keywords. It was originally formed from artillery elements of the 5th armored division, and its lineage is today perpetuated by the 75th cavalry regiment the battalion operated in northern france with third army in 1944, where it fought in brittany at the capture of brest, and.

Separate tank battalions were military formations used by the united states army during world war ii, especially in the european theater of operations. It was one of five tank battalions all independent which landed in normandy on dday 6 june 1944. Ww2 unit history and associations division, bomb group. The first units which have been described in some detail are the british 15th scottish infantry. These men worked together, lived together, and some of them died together. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours.

Veritas journal of army special operations history. The 68th tank battalion in combat bangor public library. It does have a little damage to the bottom and top. The history of the 192nd tank battalion 752nd tank battalion in wwii 644th tank destroyer battalion in wwii 746th tank battalion 750th tank battalion the 440th troop carrier group 150th combat engineer battalion 44th infantry division 381st bombardment group heavy, ridgewell veterans 1st fighter group usaaf europe 78th division history. Part of an effort to chronicle the history of the first african americans to serve in armored units, this history recounts the service of the 784th tank battalion.

The history of the 771st tank battalion edwin castagna. Established 16 december 1941, at forrest, tennessee, as a heavy selfpropelled unit. Activated on 15 december, 1941, at camp blanding, florida. The life of a tanker could vary wildly from anothers depending on where he got. To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this object, paste this html in website. These photos are with a few exceptions from the period 1943 to 1945. The ultimate sacrifice and history battle of the bulge. Company b, 774th tank destroyer battalion as well as the men from 3rd bn.

High quality tank destroyer inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. The battalion participated in combat operations throughout northern europe until ve day. Brothers in arms is the actual, heroic account of the 761st tank battalion, an africanamerican armored unit that fought in world war ii. Of the 750 18 and 19yearolds drafted for the tank battalion in 1942 and sent for a years worth of training at fort lewis, wash. The 774th tank battalion, known as the blackcat battalion was activated on. Are you looking for someone who is or was in 774th tank battalion. They were pretty much the same in organization, if not in how they were used. First army, rolls through former german block in gladbach, germany. On his dining room table at left is a german luger pistol he liberated from a dead german officer. The document has many photos, personal interviews and lists participants and those wounded or killed complete with dates and the location. The battalion entered combat in normandy in july 1944 with the 5th infantry division and fought across france with the 95th infantry division.

The 784th was one tank battalion formed as a result. When reattached to the 5th infantry division, the 735th tank battalion played a key role in the. Separate tank battalions were military formations used by the united states army during world. I have done the same for many years, but have never seen someone quite like aaron so dedicated to preservation of wwii history, through oral history. History text from the book the tank killers by harry yeide. The salisbury post has published an article about the remaining veterans of the 737th tank battalion. Us army units book 2 boxes 127489 33rd armored regiment. Mar, 2018 the 8th tank battalion was one of three tank battalions in the us fourth armored division. Great photos, cartoon illustrations, and time lines of travels and strikes. Home world war ii operational documents after action report 775th tank battalion. This is a history of an organization which did a great deal of hard effective fighting, of a unit which received little credit, but which was truly one of the. There were two types of tank battalion, the type attached to infantry divisions, as independent tank battalions, and the type that were a part of an armored division.