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l1tted am all mts openad. At 0950 tba fkst. ,.....tioD ,.':,;.
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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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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
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Normandy, Fr;=.nee
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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

Tec 5 Leech, Glarence E 28 July 1944

Pfe klm, Entin 1. 28 July 1944
Pvt Anderson, H. 29 July 1944
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Pvt Vunvannon, horman F. .>1 July 1944
Pvt Holsclaw, Viillard H.. 31 July 1944
,;1. lormer and present members 'who have distinguished themselves:
None knOVIll.
k. Photogr8.phs:
1. Inclosures: Narrative ;;jtatement - Appen<iiX No.1
Unit Journal - A.ppendix No. 2
S-3 ;Vork Sheet - Appendix' No. 3
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tiEPORT lt1)R IJ!ONTH OF JULy 1944
On 1 auly 1944 the Battalion was inposition m the Villars Fossard
Sector of the XIX Corps Sector. A salient had just' been reduced in the
29th Int. Div. Sector, CCA of the ,3rd A. D. providing the drive, this
Battalion being :in direct support of the Combat Command.
On 3 July 1944 the Battalion was dLsplacedto the vicinity of Le MDlay
m the V Corps Sector to be in general support of the 2nd Inf. Div. if the
occasion arose. However, until 7 July 1944 the battalion remUned in some
what an inactive status, keeping liaison with the 2nd Inf. Div. but doing
no firing at all.
On 7 July 1944 the iSattalion moved out to new positions in the vicinity
of the Airel Bridgehead where some firing was done in general support of the
30th Inf. Div. in the XIX Corps Sector. On8July 1944 about 2300 the battalion
moved acrossthe bridgehead at Airel uneventfully and took new positions just
acrossthe river. Considerable firing was conducted from these positions and
some enemy fire 'was received. At one tme a shell burst over the
Executive Half-track in C Battery area causing slight damage to the vehicle
but no personnel casualties although one man Vlas termed to have combat exhaustion
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On 10 July 1944 the Battalion moved to positions in the vicinity of
. st. aean de Daye. The Battalion was now in [;8neral 51 pport of the 9th Inf,
Div. On the morning of 11 July information of an enemy counter attack ,'n. th
armour and patrols was received and defensive lines were immediately set up
. against a possible break through. Defensive lines consisted of bazooka
and machine gun nests assisted b,. men of the 9th Inf. Div.
At 0705 of' the II July the Battalion area received some shelling from enemy
artillery with no casualties. Again at about OU2\) more shelling was received
at which time one personnel casualt.y, Pvt. McAnany, was injured and evacuated
ani six vehicles were damaged. The vehicles were quickly restored to running
order. It was later thatthe shelling was intended to hit the town
of St. Jean de Daye but was falling mort. 'rhe counterattack was repulsed
a few hundred yards from the battalion posi tions but the combined efforts of
Infantry, Tanks" Tank destroyers and fighter bombers "lith terrific loss to
the enemy as was later evidenced by a trip through the battle area and witnessmg
burnt out and destroyed tanks.
New pas itions were taken about three miles Southeast on 15 auly 1944
and from there both the 9th Inf JJiv. and t13rd lnf uiv were given general
support by our guns. Generally, h01.'Tever, this position developed into an
area of majntenonce and preparations for ne'w operations. On 21 July a
false gas alert was circulated through the troops in the entire division
area caasi ng some anxiety among the troops until it was duly explained.
The period from 15 July to 26 July was generally consumed in planning
a new operation, named "Cobra" which was to be a main effort. D-Day was 24July
at l"lhich time a saturation bombing was delivered to the enemy from 3l me
two thousand planes. On 27 July the Battalion moved out for a drive through
Marigny through Cerisy la Salle to the vicinity of Coutances as a part of
Task Force X of Command A.
Numerous llllts Ylere made and firing done to assist the a.dvance of the
three battle groups of the Task li'orce. The Firing Batteries \'i'ere operating
directly vlith their respective Forward Observers and Batt.le Group Commanders.
A strone enemy counterattack at Cerisy la Salle was stopped and
put to route by the fire of C Battery directed by 1st Lt. Hamilton. li'rom
there to positions just south of Coutc::.nces the battle took on the appe"a-Cl!lce
of a road march from the standpoint of the Battllion.
On 28 July 1944 a Major Gardner of the USAAF and a member of the I'Tench
underGround apl,9.3red at the CP. l'l&jor Gardner had been shot do,,;'lIl Ot; 18 .
aIlG. Dad been in hid:i nr: & nce that tjme. 'rhe Frenchman had helped him ".vl.tn. __
food_.:?Ild Both men were'taken to GOA for interrozo.tion forvrarding.
11.5 t:1S ::onth ::m::Jed the 3attlli0n '/Tas headed" toward 1}::1,vray :Jnri from there
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!he 14JutaDt General, h1Dcton, D. C. (!hrouch ohanDe1.).
In aocordaDoe .Uh &I )4'-10', the toUm,. Nporl 1. IlUbllltt.cll
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(2 Durati0l11 1 Iaroh 194' to )1 larch 194'.
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To AooompaDJ Atter Aotion Report, 54th Armored Pield Artillery
Battalion, Karoh 1945r
At the ot the period, the battalion moved to positiona in vicinity
of Berrendort 1Jl lupport of CCR, whioh was attaoking to establish a bridgehead
aoroas the Ertt Canal. Q1 S lIaroh the battalioa advanced aoroaa the Erft intoprls
itionl at Hiederhaul., and oontinued to move torward at intervals to support the
attaok.
WheIl the batta110D IlOved into Buadort on 3 lIaroh, the town was under enemy
artillery fir., and OD. enliated .an was killed. On the .ame day, one officer was
killed and one ofticer wal wounded direct tank fire on their forward
poiat. En., artillery and tank fire was reoeived throughout that day.
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<a5 lIaroh the battaliOD WI.. transterred to ,upport of CCA in the 67th Armd FA
Groutaeat. The batta110n WI.. again IlOving forward, the leading elements of the com
bat ceu.nd reaohed Cologae. Shortly atter the battalion arrived in poiitions
at Veg.nich, a round of indirect anti-tank tire knooked out an )(-7 of C Battery,
o.e enlilted man WI.. slightly wounded. Q1 the same day, B Battery fired the first
rounda ot light artillery of the 3d Armored Division aorclII the Rhine River.
Prom 6 )(arch to 8 )(arch, the battalion was in a statio polition. On 8 March
the battalion WI., attaohed a. part of CCR to the 1st Infantry Division, and moved
to.Liblar iD the III Corp' Seotor, where maintenanoe of vehioles and rehabilitation
ot perlonnel were
On 13 )larch, the batta110n moved to Bruhl, in support of a defenaive .ector on
the Rhine River, and fired on observed targets. On 16 lIarch, the unit train. joined
the battalion at Bruhl.
OR 20 KarOh, the unit moved out across the Rhine River in support of the attaok
ot CCR. The attack moved forward rapidly and at the olose of the period, the batt
alion was in position. in the vioinit.y of Wilhet.aburg, prepared to continue the
attaok into Germaay.
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