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739th Field Artillery Battalion – Fire Mission         200 pages scanned

History from Activation to the End of War in Europe May 20, 1943 — May 9, 1945

Contents:

Editorial Staff

Lt. Col. Herbert M. Brown, Commanding

History
     The Training Period
     Origin And Activation; Arrival Of Enlisted Men; Training At Fort Jackson; Maneuvers.

Preparation For Overseas Movement
     Camp Forrest, Tennessee; Camp Shanks, New York.

Movement To The Continent
     ETO Bound On The SS Queen Elizabeth: The British Isles; Embarkation For France.

Introduction To Combat
     The Isle De Cezembre And Dinard; Across France To The Western Front.

The Siege Of Metz
     Rezonville; Onville; Butner Battery; The End Of The Stay At Onville.

From The Moselle To The Saar
     The Fall Of Metz; On To The Saar; The Siegfried Line.

The Big Push Begins
     A Trip Through Five Countries; The Battle Of The Roer.

The Final Phase
     Crossing The Rhine; The Battle Of The Ruhr; On To The Elbe River; The End Of The War.

Battalion Organization

The Observation Post

The Air Section Or ‘‘Flying Op”

Rosters
     Headquarters — The Staff
     Headquarters Battery
     Medical Detachment
     “A” Battery
     “B” Battery
     “C” Battery
     Service Battery

Snapshots and Statistics

The Book Staff