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HISTORY OF THE 589TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION

106th Infantry Division · World War II ·

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Document Overview

Compiled by Francis H. Aspinwall, this unit history traces the 589th Field Artillery Battalion, 106th Infantry Division, from activation at Fort Jackson in March 1943 through training at Camp Atterbury, deployment to England and France, and its harrowing stand at Auw, Schonberg, and Baraque de Fraiture during the Battle of the Bulge, where the battalion was largely overrun and later disbanded to reinforce sister units. It continues through the inactive period, reconstitution and retraining at Rennes and Coetquidon, occupation duty in Germany, and deactivation at Camp Patrick Henry in October 1945, illustrated throughout with battlefield photographs. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original typescript history.

Campaigns: Activation & Training, Fort Jackson and Camp Atterbury · The Ardennes / Battle of the Bulge (Auw, Schonberg, St. Vith, Baraque de Fraiture) · Reorganization at Rennes and Coetquidon · Lorient Pocket · Occupation Duty, Germany

Commanders: Brigadier General Leo T. McMahon (Commanding General, Division Artillery) · Lt. Col. Thomas P. Kelly (Battalion Commander) · Major Elliott Goldstein (Executive Officer)

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

Forward

Activation and Training

Voyage to the European Theater

Into the Line at Auw, Germany

The German Attack, 16 December

Withdrawal Through Schonberg to St. Vith

Baraque de Fraiture

Overrun and Disbandment

Inactive Period

Reorganization at Rennes and Coetquidon

The Lorient Pocket and V-E Day

Return to Germany and Occupation Duty

Deactivation

“The effective work of this patrol and of our firing batteries kept the whole battalion position from being overrun that afternoon.”

— Francis H. Aspinwall, Historical Journal of the 589th FA Bn.