Description

13TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT
• World War II •
24 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview
This is the 1939 Organization Day booklet of the 13th Field Artillery Regiment, nicknamed “The Clan” and known as the “Lucky Thirteenth,” published to mark the regiment’s 22nd anniversary while it was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Edited by Lieutenant C. I. Clifton with Corporal John Gregory as editorial assistant and photography by Sgt. Donald D. Whitaker, it covers the regiment’s World War I combat record in France, its interwar history and move to Hawaii, rosters and photographs of headquarters and battery personnel by battalion, and a recap of the regiment’s 1938-1939 training and athletic seasons. This listing is for a digital download of the scanned original booklet.

Campaigns: Aisne-Marne • St. Mihiel • Meuse-Argonne • Champagne • Lorraine

Commanders: Colonel Wright Smith (first commander) • Lt. Col. Isaac Spalding (commanding officer, 1939) • Major John F. Roehm • Major R. M. Danford (Ex-Clansman, Major General)

Unit newspaper: unknown.

Table of Contents

Officers of the Clan
History of the Thirteenth Field Artillery
Headquarters Battery
The First Battalion
Battery A
Battery B
Battery C
Difficult Draft Demonstration, Aircraft Shooting, and May Maneuvers
The Clan Crest and Its Meaning
The Second Battalion
Headquarters Battery, Second Battalion
Battery D
Battery E
Battery F and Combat Train
Clan Sports
1938 Clan Football Squad
The 13th Field Artillery on the Gridiron

“The Lucky Thirteenth… continues to work Without Fear, Favor, or the Hope of Reward.”
— The Clan, 13th Field Artillery Organization Day Booklet, 193