434th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
7th Armored Division
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UNITS OF THE 434TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION:
The 434th Armored Field Artillery Battalion consisted of the following reporting units. That is, each of these would have filed their own Morning Reports.
- Battalion Headquarters (Bn HQ/434)
- Headquarters Battery (HQ Btry/434)
- Battery "A" (A/434)
- Battery "B" (B/434)
- Battery "C" (C/434)
- Service Battery (SV/434)
- Medical Detachment (Med/434)
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OFFICERS OF THE 434TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION:
The following was supplied by 434th veteran Gordon Moore. It was originally compiled by Battalion S-1, 1st Lt. Paul A. Smith, from field notes kept in action.
- Battalion Headquarters
- Commanding Officer:
- Lt. Col. James G. Dubuisson (?? - 30 September 1944 - ??)
Other Sources: 7AD Sep 44 After Action Report
- Executive Officer: Major William J. Fluke
- S-1: 1st Lt. Paul A. Smith
- S-2: Capt. James H. Cheek, Jr.
- S-3: Major Oscar C. Tonetti
- S-4: Capt. William B. Sheveland
- Reconnaisance Officer: 1st Lt. Kettenring
- Liason and Survey Officer: 1st Lt. Robert T. Werkman
- Pilot: 1st Lt. Alton
- Pilot: S/Sgt. then 2nd LT. Leighton
- Headquarters Battery
- Battery Commander: Capt. James R. Taylor
- Executive Officer: 1st Lt. Gordon E. Moore
- Communications Officer: 1st Lt. Peter J. McKeon
- Lt. Davis
- Lt. Mincosky
- Lt. Shafer
- Lt. Klein
- Lt. Tom McLemore (States to France: wounded in the shoulder and evacuated somewhere in the ETO)
- Battery "A"
- Capt. Gaulke
- Lt. Richards
- Lt. Bartleson
- Lt. Jones
- Lt. Shively
- Lt. Bundy
- Lt. Greco
- Battery "B"
- Capt. John Irland
- Lt. Neil Chapin
- Lt. Richmond
- Lt. Kivett
- Lt. Morse
- Lt. Marshall
- Battery "C"
- Capt. Bossman
- Capt. Fitzsimmons
- Lt. Ellis
- Lt. P.F. Smith
- Lt. Foss
- Lt. McKenna
- Lt. Bundy
- Lt. McGiloney
- Service Battery
- Capt. William B. Sheveland (Battalion S-4)
- Lt. Kjar (Battalion Ammunition Officer)
- Lt. Paul A. Smith (Battalion S-1)
- Capt. Wright (Battalion Motor Officer)
- Lt. Gordon Moore (Battalion Motor Officer, from Verdun [approx. 1 September 1944] to wounded in action in Holland 8 October 1944)
- Lt. Cahill (Battalion Motor Officer)
- W.O. Beidler
- W.O. Wallbaum
- Medical Detachment
- Capt. Isamu Ozamoto (Battalion Surgeon)
- Click here to see a photo of Capt. Ozamoto.
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AWARDS TO THE 434TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION AND MEMBERS:
- Unit Awards
- Battle Honors for St. Vith, Belgium (Dept. of the Army General Order No. 48, dated 12 July 1948)
- Individual Awards
- Distinguished Service Cross: 2
- lst Lt. Neil M. Chapin
- lst Lt. Vincent E. McKenna
- Silver Star: 11
- Bronze Star - Heroic: 31
- Bronze Star - Meritorious Service: 55
- Air Medal: 21 (includes clusters)
- Purple Heart: 103 (does not include those presented by medical units)
- French Croix de Guerre: 2
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BATTALION STATISTICS:
Source of Information: Major Wm.J. Fluke Operations Record (about 1947), via 434th veteran Gordon Moore
- Assignments: The 434th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was assigned to Combat Command B, but from time to time supported just about anyone in the division, as needed.
- 105mm Rounds expended: 104,660
- Miles Traveled: 2,572
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BOOKS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE 434TH ARMORED Field Artillery BATTALION:
- "Record of Operations" of the 434th Armored Field Artillery Battalion: This 9-page chronology shows the events of key dates and the route of all of the moves for 434 AFAB from 23 April 1944 to 28 June 1945, inclusive. Click on the title above to go to the 7th Armored Division Document Repository, where you will find the 434 AFAB "Record of Operations" listed under each month. (Although it is listed separately for each month, the entire 9-page document is in a single document file.)
- Combat Interviews of the 7th Armored Division Artillery: Division Artillery and 434th and 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalions St. Vith and Poteau, Belgium December 1944 (Click here for information on this book.)
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BOOKS THAT MENTION THE 434TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION OR ACTIONS THEY WERE IN:
This is a growing list. Please forgive me for any omissions and let me know, so I can add them.
- Entire War
- Official Records of the 38th Armored Infantry Battalion: After Action Reports, Journals and more (Click here for more information, ordering instructions, and samples for December 19, 1944.)
- France: August - September 1944
- 7th Armored Division: August 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- Blumenson, Martin. Breakout and Pursuit. Washington: Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, 1989.
A volume in the US Army in World War II series
- Kemp, Anthony. The Unknown Battle: Metz, 1944. New York: Stein and Day, 1981.
- Overloon and Meijel, Holland: September-November 1944
- Altes, A. Kornthals and N. K. C. A. in't Veld. The Forgotten Battle: Overloon and the Maas Salient 1944-45. Sarpedon, 1995.
- Battle of the Bulge: December 1944 - January 1945
- Defense of St. Vith Salient and Manhay Area: Belgium, December 1944
- US Army Armored School Research and Evaluation Division. The Defense of St. Vith, Belgium 17-33 December 1944: An historical example of armor in the defense. Fort Knox: Armored School. (Click here for information on this book.)
- Boyer at St. Vith: Major Donald P. Boyer's "Personal Report: Narrative Account of Action of 38th Armored Engineer Battalion,
7th Armored Division, Battle of St. Vith, 17-22 December 1944"
and "Notes - The Battle of St. Vith, 17-22 December 1944" (Click here for information about this book.)
- Combat Interviews of the 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion: The St. Vith Salient December 17-23, 1944 (Click here for information about this book.): only four 33rd Engineer references
- Combat Interviews of the 31st Tank Battalion: St. Vith Salient December 17-23, 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- Combat Interviews of the 33rd Armored Engineer Battalion: St. Vith, Belgium December 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- Combat Interviews of the 38th Armored Infantry Battalion: St. Vith Salient December 17-21, 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- Combat Interviews of the 48th Armored Infantry Battalion: St. Vith Salient December 17-21, 1944 (Click here for information about this book.)
- Combat Interviews of the 87th Cavalry Reconnaisance Squadron: St. Vith, Belgium - December 1944 (Click here for information about this book.): only four 33rd Engineer references
- Recapture of St. Vith, Belgium: January 1945
- The 7th Armored Division Goes Back: St. Vith, Belgium 20-23 January 1945 (Click here for information about this book.)
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