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THE 309TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION
Part of 78th “Lightning” Infantry Division • World War II •

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Document Overview

Privately printed in 1947 by the Rumford Press for the officers and men of the battalion, this history traces the 309th Field Artillery Battalion from its 1917 organization as part of the 78th “Lightning” Division through its 1944-45 combat in the European Theater — the Battle of the Bulge, the Siegfried Line, the Rhine crossing at Remagen, and the reduction of the Ruhr Pocket — concluding with occupation duty in Kassel and Berlin, and closing with a roster of the battalion’s officers and men. It is offered here as a digital download of a scanned copy of the original.

Campaigns: World War I (St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne), Ardennes / Battle of the Bulge (Lammersdorf-Paustenbach), Siegfried Line, Schwammenauel Dam, Roer River crossing, Rhine River crossing (Remagen bridgehead), Ruhr Pocket, occupation of Kassel and Berlin.

Commanders: Colonel E. O. Sarratt (organizing commander, 1917), Colonel Louis B. Campbell, Colonel Harry F. Wanvig, Colonel Roswell B. Hart, Colonel Azel F. Hatch, Lieutenant Colonel Eber D. Russell (World War II Battalion Commander), Brigadier General Frank Gamm (78th Division Artillery).

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents
Preface
Regimental History
Bronze Star Awards
Baptism by Fire
309th Field Artillery Battalion History
The Ardennes / Battle of the Bulge
The Drive to the Rhine
Crossing the Rhine
The Ruhr Pocket
Occupation Duty at Kassel
Occupation Duty at Berlin
Comrades in Arms (Roster)
Officers

“With the passing of time the 309th may fade into a memory, but that memory will live on in the heart of America.”
— Closing lines, 309th Field Artillery Battalion history