AAR 54th Armored Field Artillery Batttalion, 3rd Armored Division, 26 June 44 Thru April 45
AAR 54th Armored Field Artillery Batttalion, 3rd Armored Division, 26 June 44 Thru April 45
AAR 54th Armored Field Artillery Batttalion, 3rd Armored Division, 26 June 44 Thru April 45
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AFT,Ell. ACTION .REPORT
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SUBJECT: ACtion JgaiDSt Em.,.Bap'ta / JtbIr Action a.pcria..
TO : Tbil AdJutautGemr.:L, Wash1IBifo.iD. C ..
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1. Tb1a wxl.t laDd 111 JftDce on 25 JuIa..J144 &D! . '\li'",
a8samb17 ana in tha 'f'1Ointt7 of IsjgD7. On 26B18 .no. at DiY1aioD ... ...
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which tlWl.UDit is a 'set, to tile T101n1t:r .. Cla1n ',:}':t:
tha 2fth Di'f'iaioD in &117 --IV attilak aiIl to ...... ...
south ot SI;. 1.0. Duri. luJit, lut.wJd.ttelll; ftz'iJa'" eo" ,.if.1
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_Di "AW.. B7 27P255 .JUDI 194.4, unit was in poaitlon in rioinit7 et". f.'Aaift............n.:.:.
W'IlIIN it n,ma1D1Ci ual;U 28J.500 J'uIII 19M... At 272110 JUDI 0.'..... ....'tJ
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read7 to tin about -1 Idle north CoUYaiIll .. B1cUtzaf.lon_Ja7 ...
duriIg the night; At 290630 the two. torw*ti iD.fIIid1.ua . .... , . ' 0;.;1;11 .,..
their supported units of Tn ot Combat Coaand ftAw ..At 0'lIO
l1tted am all mts openad. At 0950 tba fkst. ,.....tioD ,.':,;.
90minued throtthout 29 am SO Jum (s.e attacbad B-1. fart __
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battery tire was encoWJtered.. Om cuualt7, 2nd Lt. Tuu ..., dDI: ..,,'. ,#' '"
was sUBtaiDld. Lt. Barnas was shot 'b7s-U arms f'1n.hUt .:.'.
QbiNI ve:r in a LD-& airplaDl. uri. tba .nt:l:n action t. [t .. :.., I _. ..
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5. Ifba action was sucC8saf'u1in a
tba XIX Corps in tba 29th Infantry Division sector.
to be highly satisfactory.
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lOAugust1944
SUBJECT: AClnOl'; AGiUNST END-IY, llliPCltTS AGII'IOU
TO The Adjutant GerieraJ., Washington, D. C.
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1. In accordance AR345-l05 the follW'ing report is submitted:
!!. Original Unit: 54th Armd. F. A. Bn., jrd A.D.
b. Changes in organization:
c. Strength: I' July 1944 Off: 40
W/o: 3
EM : 719
31 July 1944 Off: 38
w/o: 3
EM : 108
Normandy, Fr;=.nee
e. 1iarches: See Appendix No. 1 - Narrative report
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. Campaigns: '
U) Normandy
l2) Entire mpnth
UJ Secure mvasion beachhead and liberate France
(4) First U. S. Army
Battles: See Appendi.l No.1 - Narrative report.
h. Coxmnanding officers in impoz:tant engagements: Lt.Col. J. )(oor.
during entire period.
i. Losses in action:
Pfe Bisel, lobert L. 9 JiLly 1944
Pfe 1,icAnany, Cleo O. 11 July 1944
Pfe Erhmantraut, Leo F. 10 July 1944
Pfc Swain, Almon L. 28 July 1944
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