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Category : 588th Field Arty Bn, 588th Fld Arty Bn, France (North), Germany
Tags: 137th Infantry, 155-MM Gun M-1917, 155-MM Guns SF, 168th Field Artillery, 177th Field Artillery Group, 181st Field Artillery, 182nd Field Artillery Group, 193d Field Artillery Group, 195th Field Artillery Group, 1st Lt Bernard August, 1st Lt William J. Lawless, 2d Lt Herbert M. Shryock, 2d Lt Stanley B. Bowmar, 2nd Armrd Corps, 304th French Truck Company, 33rd Field Artillery Brigade, 35th Infantry Division, 3rd Cavalry Group, 3rd US Army, 404th Field Artillery Group, 40th FA Group, 50th FA Group, 558th FA Battalion, 558th Provisional Group, 5th Field Artillery Group, 689th FA Battalion, 6th Mtz Div, 731st Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Army, 83rd Infantry Division (US), 947th Field Artillery, 94th Infantry Division, 983rd Field Artillery, 983rd Field Artillery Battalion, Allied POW Camps, Ardenne Offensive, Arizona, Artillery School, Bamberg, Baumholder, Billingen, Bittburg, Bloomington, Borg, Briquebec, Browning HMG Cal .50, California, Camp Roberts, Camp San Luis Obispo, Camp Shanks, Campholz Woods, Capt Joseph A. Dupont, Cattenom, CCB-7th Armd Div, CCR-7/AD, Chenoise, Cloyes, Colonel O'Neal-(FR), Dillengen, Douglas, East Garrison, Eisenach, England, Epernay, Evendorf, Field Artillery Reserve Training Center, Field Artillery Scholl, Field Artillery School Executive Course, Field Artillery School Survey Course, Fort Douglas, Fort Driant, Fort Hamilton, Fort Jeanne D’Arc, Fort Julian, Fort Lewis, Fort MacArthur, Fort Plapperville, Fort Sill, Fort St Quentin, Fort Verdun, Fountainebleau, France, Frankfurt, General Orders #33, Germany, Gestapo Headquarters, Gorze, Hammelberg, Hants, Haut Sierck, Headquarters II Armored Corps, Hersbruck, Himeling, Historical Section, Hombourg Bundage, Hunter-Liggett Military Reservation, II Armored Corps, Illinois, Infantry Training Center - Metz, Kaisen, Kansas, Koenignmaker, la Forêt de Vendome, La Mans, Labach, LCT 721, Le Feyar, Le Gault, Lebach, Liberal, Liverpool, Loire River, Los Angeles, LST 294, LST 506, Lt Gilbert Hahn, Luxembourg, Lyons, M-12, M-3 Medium Tank, Mainz, Maiziere-les-Metz, Maj Henry F. Thorne, Maj Mark E. Conway, Maj William R. Binkly, Manderen, Marne River, Meiningen, Melun, Merschweiller, Mersey River, Metrich, Metz, Meuse River, Military Department, Moreton Morell, Moselle River, Moselle Valley, Neunkirshen, New York, New York Port of Embarkation, Nürnberg, Oberlueken, Obersuhl, Oklahoma, Oregon, Orleans, Paris, Port Brincon, Presidio of Monterey, Provost Marshal, Ramelfangen, Regensberg, Remich, Rheims, Rhine River, Ritzing, Romsey, Saalfield, Saar River, Saarlautern, Saarwellingen, San Jose, Seille River Valley, Seine River, Siegfried Line, Southhampton, St Hillaire, St Masmes, State of Colorado, State of Utah, TBA 6-56, Tennessee, Thionville, Trier, USAT Edmund B. Alexander 2030, Utah, Utah Beach, Verdun, Verny, Vionville, Warmerville, Warwickshire, Washington, Wies, Wittlich, Ziegenhain
This copy of the History of the 558th FA Battalion was reproduced by the Military Department, State of Colorado. It was copied from the original history as prepared by Lt Gilbert Hahn upon request of the Historical Section of the Artillery School. Their request was predicated on the basis that the original cadre came from a Colorado unit – the 983rd Field Artillery Battalion. It would be amiss if we failed to mention the great contribution by the State of Utah from whence came the bulk of the fine young men that filled the ranks. The States of Tennessee, Washington, Oregon and California each sent sizeable contingents; however, most States were represented by one or two.
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