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87TH INFANTRY DIVISION — DIVISION ARTILLERY

87th “Golden Acorn” Infantry Division · World War II ·

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Document Overview

This is the official history of the 87th “Golden Acorn” Infantry Division, covering activation at Camp McCain, Mississippi, in December 1942 through combat across France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Germany into Czechoslovakia, with particular attention to Division Artillery’s actions. It traces the 334th, 335th, 336th, and 912th Field Artillery Battalions from reactivation and training through the Metz sector, the Battle of the Bulge, the crack of the Siegfried Line, the crossings of the Moselle and Rhine, and the drive to the Czechoslovakian border and V-E Day, with battalion rosters, commanders, and campaign photographs throughout. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original wartime publication.

Campaigns: Activation & Training, Camp McCain · Metz Sector · The Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes) · Cracking the Siegfried Line · Across the Moselle to Koblenz · Across the Rhine · Race to Czechoslovakia

Commanders: Maj. Gen. Frank L. Culin, Jr. (Commanding General) · Maj. Gen. Percy W. Clarkson (Commanding General, activation) · Brig. Gen. Russell G. Barklow (Commanding General, Division Artillery, activation) · Brig. Gen. William W. Ford (Commanding General, Division Artillery, 1944–inactivation)

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

The 87th Is Reactivated

Troops Arrive and Training Begins

Overseas Movement

The Metz Sector

There Were Two Enemies in the Bulge — the Germans and the Winter

The Belgian Bulge Folds Up

Cracking the Siegfried Line

Across the Moselle to Koblenz

Across the Rhine

Race to Czechoslovakia

V-E Day and Surrender

History of the 334th Field Artillery

Roster of 87th Division Artillery

Roster of the 335th Field Artillery Battalion

“I know of no instance of shirking nor of half-hearted performance of duty. Surely you may feel confident of your country’s gratitude.”

— Brig. Gen. William W. Ford, to the 87th Division Artillery