Description

The 495th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Printed by Dr. Karl Höhn K.-G., Ulm-Donau          178 Pages

Col. R. W. Hockman, Commanding

Contents:

As Crowfoot Saw The War (19 Sept 1944 – 8 May 1945)

Prologue

History
     Capitulation of Colmar Bulge
     Siege of Forbach
     “How Long, How Long. In Infinite Pursuit . . . “
     Combat Veterans
     By T/5 Simon Kops
     Christmas Day
     By T/5 Simon Kops
     Weyersheim
     By T/5 Simon Kops
     Folklingen
     By T/5 Simon Kops
     End of Mission
     Battle of Aachen
     By Sgt. J. Helgeson
     Battle of Herrlisheim
     March to the Rhine
     By Sgt. J. Helgeson
     Battle of Konigshoffen
     By Pfc. Edward Gilder
     With the R.O. Section at Herrnbrechtsheim
     By Pfc. Edward Gilder
     “The Unforgetable Bischwiller”
     By Joseph D, Messner
     Weyersheim
     By Cpl. Lee Colbath
     Giesslingen
     By Sgt. Frank W. Anderson
     “59 Miles in Seven Hours”
     By Lt. Clinton E. Seitz
     “Bohl”
     By Lee A. Colbath
     Do You Remember
     Windmill Hill
     By S/Sgt. Fred Stillman
     Luneville
     By S/Sgt. Fred Stillman
     Battle of the Church Steeple
     By S/Sgt. Fred Stillman
     Weyersheim-Weitbruch
     By S/Sgt. Fred Stillman
     Fire Mission
     By S/Sgt. Fred Stillman
     Service Highlights and Opinions
     By S/Sgt. Roy Danklefsen
     Hagenau-Weyersheim-Herrlisheim Encounter
     By S/Sgt. Roy Danklefsen
     From the Men Behind the Men Behind the Guns
     Spearheading the Third
     What is Combat Like?
     By Capt. W. A. Draheim

Photos

Poetry
     Burning Embers
     By R. Saehloff
     Very Dull Day
     Tec 5 Shiky Kops III

Awards and Decorations

Roster
     Battalion Headquarters
     Headquarters Battery
     Able Battery
     Baker Battery
     Charlie Battery
     Service Battery
     Medical Detachment

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