US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Carson, CO)

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3-Wfa fzfzlllefzy Balfafian just two years after their redesignation and activation in 1940 the 34th Field Artillery Battalion was rolling across Tunisia in pursuit of the German Army, Their destination was Kasserine Pass, where they were to engage in one of the greatest artillery battles in history. The 9th Divarty was preparing to hold desert maneuvers nearly 800 miles away from the main objective in Romme1's rush across Africa-Tebessa, It seemed impossible for the artillery to reach it in time to stop the Nazi war machine, But the column started rolling with the 34th FA leading the way, Through snow, rain, and over treacherous mountain roads the column made its way, sleeping only occasionally and eating on the run, The Nazis struck with everything they had-tanks, infantry, airplanesg but nothing could silence the guns of the 34th, Losses were tremendous, but Marshal Rommel was stopped, It marked the first time in the history of modern warfare that artillery had stopped combined assault of tanks, motorized infantry, dive-bomb- ers-and also dueled with enemy artillery, At Trapini, Sicily, the veteran 155m cannoneers of the 34th teamed with the 82d Airborne Division, and helped win the island. Up through France and Belgium the 34th continued poking holes in the German defenses, Over the Rhine and into the bread- basket of Germany the 34th FA kept up its devastating onslaught,

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xx!! Ala-jor Captain ROGER M. BERCAW MURRAY S. PINCKNEY S-l S'2 Major Major KLEMENS M. NELSON WILLIAM J. NOLAN S-3 S-4 Major Captain lst Lieutenant EUDIE E. GROSE RICHARD L. KIRK LOUIS GETTY Commo. Asst. S-2 Asst. S-l

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sad, qiefcl 14 'ufilfeaq Battalion Lieutenant Colonel H. P. RIMMER Battalion Commander X 3 QUBERTS X 1!Lt, 2fLt, Captain WILLIAM P, ROBERTS ROBERT 1, HYDE JAMES L, THOMPSON Adjutant s-2 s-3 R P x C-W-fl Mfsgr. Mfsgr. LAWRENCE R. FREGEAU JAMES R, CARROLL JAMES J, NEWMAN 5,4 Sergeant Major Operations Sergeant