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AUrJh OG 6T~ INF DIV SIllQItET IlAtlih $0 l~OVI~MfllllR 1944shy~~ - 11IITIAlS_1__-___
liJilADIiUJUifJiRS 46th lI1el~ ArtiUery BtlbtaUQn
AFTER AQilONAGUNST TIl]1 JilISiMY ItEliGRl 1ilIriod 1 NG 1944 to 30 IOT 1944
1 PERSO~lN~li a Toa etflctiNIlI stXength
34 Otticent~rs 2Warranb OftiMr$ 468 mN(l) Beog1lU~ingQf period(2) JiJnd of period 34 Qfpoundieers2 Warrallt Ott1oer$ 475 llllVL
b Killed in eet1on 1Ilone
Wounded in action 2ndtt Clinton 0 Wainwright Ptc Leonard 13 MOore
Mi$fling ill a9tion WQllG
a Replae$l1wnts eapb (frarit IJohnson 2nd Ltli ilathfUl A Aranovitz Willie D BJ1yIJA Sgt Leon L lVlorgan Pios Sh$llrIQft It Oabbag~ John Vf Martin Johli J Plu0in~ Tuehtitrd (J Ne~sUn~lVIEJb$r J Kowalski Walter E Meuiek Pvts Oharlas A Sohuster JeWElll 0 llavililil JolmG Illauesl Robe1ii Combs
Retburnlllu to duty Ssgts Yj~lliam G 81aokll Virgil Givin Carroll 0 Shouse Sgt lIrnlistl LilliXlY~ T4$ Jcenthn
It GanPll_r Jr Sterling JenkinsJr lhUll)lOnd lIH$eurolk 01 Atthur J Acentri fa lobldegti GipsQtl Pic ~lilliam J Holbrook Robert J Kiehm Jiirb Walter tl Sohrewsb1rv
ENEMY ~)l the early part 01 tha period aotion was the tHune ilt$it has be9ndtlring the pre ceding period The eneDY continued with his poliey otreUeving high CJuali ty troopsi~ the areaand replaoill tll~un r1th dampf1n1tely ~nferior middotcroops Aooordh)g to lneaZltlV interxogatlon the $n~ i~ our inrmBdiatezsturbor consisted of ~baM$ilioll of perMnnel withstlm~ physioaI tiereG~s 9Iiligt oompauy was 61mpOIJE~d entirely of mellwiths-tomachcentUorders
flIsumablytQ easmiddotQ1he problamp1ll Qf preparlngfQQltl tn 0Etrtain wayh flteraln ~d mU1 hl1tl mOre middot1)~tptltl1e en0llljY thlan GJl)US as it tilled all the ei1t1mV 1ox hales and dugolxtsneitr thE)
line$~il4~~~iJentlere(leome of his rneeh11l6 gUnsunstrliaeabl beeause of rust and they posse$$$fl t60 tfYW to t~mPorarily replaoe them fol centleaninlt
Enenw arti1lery Wlilil moderately aet1Y6 J although thi1 prepollcieXiillloe omiddotf tho artil16ry was moUnted in fortsl Fltrrtmiddot 5OmtlW IQrt t~Alen _ For lser being the onO$ in our immediate Vicinity eh~ apOu lIIQt+nted intnesa tort3 Wfllmiddote Qt the a06mmud 100mm oaliber with an OllClllQna1 f(9 _ Fr6n1 phOlh middot111e fOlt~ whUe presentinias~r1oua obetaQ)e to our operationst had boepdwnaiect in previou acrtiQll co thepolttt whl1llle they Wllie n1i) long0r more tbatn SOQ~tenmiddotain to defend with IlIhelt~rs Th(i)w~ap01lS had one by on~J bun e~i1Ul)at$d either from wear or dirElot hit lleavy $6r1a1 bOlnbardm$lt had penetrated theIJe bull fortJi middotaitld artillamptY bAd done euo1Jgh laJjlQj5$ to iampll(3al~middot thil well Qotlamptructed and lmiddotQme of the ~un$ useless fiOWeVfH n~ne othlamp was known at the tinte ot the operations
~nemy artil1e~f co~sietGd ofnumetQU$ lOmm 8l atld AlgUnsa few (nWlRerunlcnown88mm dual pUrpOHl I1UJ+G and 13Q1ij$-light flalrutf3d as direQt f1re weapllllI$Ql1 ~rQund tar~Ert$ nasidet1~$e some 160mm howi1tiers were acrtiv9 lMlQ a 1105 llitIl how1t~t$ VfJre id~ntieied Onabairlll11onof Q1d 1916) middotRu$d~ 762_ gUlUl weralQQel~d ~d owrlunOna attempt was made to turn these gUXlS on the ~)]lell1yen with the consid~rabl6 atoQks ot IonllllU1it1on IJfptured butllloaj or tll~ piaoeswere lUkine tirinl5 1ocla6U1Q 8it11113 ny oompetriellt)l) Witll most ~11eml artilloryihef(gt6 pi$oEle 1ere archaic wiill WQ~Qn wheel$ box tr(1ils and limitad-utt traverse the pieoes ware d~a_ bY traeked vehio16lf of whioh many were delltloyed and the LJieeel$ remained in position iiring until tho on~WS h-d to rElBort to in1etnlry tampcrttiQs ehe enemy destrQyed -the equ~pmmt Qi ampeIT~lr6l b~ttaUQruii Qrar1illelY plIfore departing hurriedly from the areJil of Nletlhe prlllviolts h-rh lercientaiQf dlkd- W~unot noted ttl bh1e pe~~iQdbull
Ammunition eonsililtingQf Ii tremendous quanitiY or S11UitU arm$ and mortaralnmunj tion plus V(i1rlous types of altilleryammuni-Cion were oltpinued by the lOth tn in BoiaL lXQpit~l
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Reprodu-fromthUnclassified ID~fssTt HOldings of the Natio~alArchives
southe$st of Me1lz In bhi$ dUInp2~1000 rQunt1a of 15mnm phosgelle shells were tuen in addition bo thou6ands of rounds of high explosiv~
Knovvn enemy elements in oorraobJ [una of Iiorts Somroy st fHaise 1)r101l 1 Ler LA1sne Des BordesLalvalhere and Qut)ulea
o 131is01161$ captured -middot4
3 OlJR OPlllRATIONS - ~~ot mos=ti Cifthe period the 46th FA Bn oontinued its normal miuion of d1r66t
sUPllOrt of che 10th Illtllntry~ F9rshort JlioQ$ the battalion was in general sUPJilQrt of the 5th Infantry ~ilision e1ul95th Infantry Dividon
Dtu~ng the first pine days ~centti1)1l period I11e only tir1ng done by the batital10n was with the two eaptl1led Iillilmm dual purpose guns fheae WfJapQUS _10 fQtI1lU to be VifX7 diffloult to emplaoe tUltll diifi-oult to lIIlWuVer TllEt oQ11lplltrce _ pons ~nd bog1es wil$h 12000 PQundil~ andpljme movere had to _ bOXlowlld from the 21st FA Bll to lllQV$ the p1eoes irdo P0sitiol The flat tl~jotory 01 this we~pon makes lIlultable podt1ons diffiouli tQpoundhu1 espeoially to bE) ul0d in close support The gUll hesbeell lound t(ll besurplj~lng~yeQurato $IIon at long ranges liUld rood eiteot flU b6llen repQried Oilll destruq~1on llUs$1ons 1hesE)weapQns were emplaced just below tne orost of a hill 11t order tQnaINJ9 low minimium elevatioa 6n10liiowmber 1944 tn 80-bh Inf 1)111 all(l 6th Armd Div on our rieht (I1lQuth)i
attackedtQ the est aoro$$ the Se111- RiVlt3r The enenw h6l11 antioipated an $ttMk4 but had no id$a whEtrEI it would take plao9 and althou(h ho W93 praporad M Muld nGlt hold agairust the oontlnued li(rmbardment of artillery and heavy pOnbflns A thorough CQuotEllbattery plenwas made and followed and mtlst of the Etnel11Y artillery whi0h managed to iire on our roroea wa$ either in forts or 011 self-propelled carrjllgt[es A very few rounds Iame from towed weAPonS and then only from ~C)ngmiddotraYlges middotThea1r $uiiort or 10 N01r11mber 1944 in the form oi~ heavy bombing on vlllaglluJ and forti1shycations only two thousand ylUds frorn the forward el$rrtents Wafgt tutrumental n Il ap6$dy oapture af the~1P points lab~z io the attaolc fhe bomb pattern fell aquareliv on nhEt targats our ab$elVEH~ could~ijid(J and was follolllea by TOT~ fXom $middote~ral batcaUQns
On 11 NovenfbEtt 194~ the loth tnfantry abtaoked to the ltIaat aerus tl1 $WOllell
Beille IHVEll ThiB rilrer normally not lItQre thcfOlty yards Wjtie was in $Otlle p1aoes approMhing bwp thou lis width em surroundin tampround wl)~ tot) soft tel VIlt~le mOyeIJ1ent Blid~6S weleiltruot0d and tho artUlftry d1poundplacId aOrOlU the river ~~ 15 November 1944 to remain olQse ~nough to I3UpPOrt tho enliluintli flttteks witht1tn~ fire Th~ soft ground Qaue()d by heavy Idna _6 (iI serious ob6tlt()t~ but by thlll til oflT1nehe$ and other expeiiients m~v~rnent to and from gtll podigtiona wa a~HH)tllllisho$)4 The battalion fireQ a great diJlAl in thilii posltion ne~r (JhelQinot but morlll forward positions had to 00 founc1 8l$ the attack Wii5 prQoe~1ng l6tpidly A few mines and llUIl1Y bloWn bridges and culverts oaused nome delay~ N1Cht haraiHlinamp tir~$Wer I$liver ed abnoet eveuro)r~r llitht in the iorHl of TOTs ~d singleguI1$ firing Seurolwral time$ each hourl$uo011IHive Qa1t1cnls U the v101nlty of Fa leIS Goin4 ViIill and itttilry W$$
OUC31lpied in litlpport of the attaok on Metz The baal1on was re oi(HJdab Vuiltllt1$ t1Ulesduting this operatiQn by the Ust A in (lfJ5 Rowh 377 FA Bs (Hi5 HOW) 243 FA En (811 and 240 now) I1ld the 284 FABn (105 now)
l~eather tluXil)g this period was oharaaterized by haze or tog EHren o~ day when the sun $hoQ i grQund haze whioh made observation on the round 1mp08s1h1lt9 d air Observation ditliQult 1a ill ted until ~roUrJd noon eaoh day rlh~ poliey of sendb11t at least tw~ tQlwlilrd oblierver parties with eaoh auult battalion liH)metimtt$ 9$$8amp oQ$ervars to spend two w~eks in the front line area witb ~lailY ettaoks The strain was [~reat but this polioy had the advamptltat~ of pellllitt1ng the ba1gttalion to deliver fire on a llUiUt11nll1rl number of tareurogt01s It wu nothing untuualto be fbing 011 three targetaat once and observers wer~ often reterred to re~rlrQrGittg unils haec-use this battalion was engaged
Xhe battalion in position iIlthe vioinity of Pluery was able toreaob all escape route2evampilable to the enemy and several timeliJ COJlVQys were destrayed on on roada by fl1tl1g first using fuze quick and as personnel ran tor tloVel firing again using time fmiddotU2Hi) Enemt batteries in the Sablon area of Me-tit Wample neutxoalhed quiQ~ly with time fire and later preetdon adJuatmentli were 0$111i8d out on the pieces IUI the rem91n(1~r of the Grewe actempted tomen th piEtct)s in prepQretion for lQovemeni or to restune firinC
lI~ear of our arampil1ery oaused at ene~ $1rtillery bedtalion oomxnal1der to visit hi6 batterie$ by bioyn~ f1e divulftf9d lh1s inil)mation aiter aepture by the 10th or with the elCpllUletion that a vehiole tr6qu$ntly drew l1r0 and shells oound not be heard sJJoachine above the noise or the motor
ltU~~um U$O Qt m(j3$$d poundlxoll11 WU )Ddo thl(mg~ut tl)l$ lI~~lgt~~U~Ol~t wLtth dllilmiddotfIllIJtu~ull ~1middotletot tor tht f)ll~~ lh(t low trade ltgtfila~Qli)pj l34l-tl 1)1 the 1ii11)IJIV bthfSl fillAldlttterulo
01 jiff~Z 1n inllltlY ~06es bJQk$ sndtiIUl tJiftex lit ilQlI11 oolaQ~lrtrtiQllffjll n~~l them bull ar(lamp 1000 11~lItfjr $ 10~tmiddot fJt Camppyprior to a hi 6ttflQkJ(o~(I_r$ P1QOdQD th$ ViOlj)l ~ bull middot
~J lalremy had previousl1 been Qbsbull ~d(tigg1rl~ tn this ~Jet nd whcn tb$ hInt wry Qnte~fraquodth$ WQQ(l_f nQ oppouit1orJ w$Bl$i JI)centi~V titlamptl liJld WQmiddotund(~d Wllr~ iauIMl
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Reprodu-fromthUnclassified ID~fssTt HOldings of the Natio~alArchives
southe$st of Me1lz In bhi$ dUInp2~1000 rQunt1a of 15mnm phosgelle shells were tuen in addition bo thou6ands of rounds of high explosiv~
Knovvn enemy elements in oorraobJ [una of Iiorts Somroy st fHaise 1)r101l 1 Ler LA1sne Des BordesLalvalhere and Qut)ulea
o 131is01161$ captured -middot4
3 OlJR OPlllRATIONS - ~~ot mos=ti Cifthe period the 46th FA Bn oontinued its normal miuion of d1r66t
sUPllOrt of che 10th Illtllntry~ F9rshort JlioQ$ the battalion was in general sUPJilQrt of the 5th Infantry ~ilision e1ul95th Infantry Dividon
Dtu~ng the first pine days ~centti1)1l period I11e only tir1ng done by the batital10n was with the two eaptl1led Iillilmm dual purpose guns fheae WfJapQUS _10 fQtI1lU to be VifX7 diffloult to emplaoe tUltll diifi-oult to lIIlWuVer TllEt oQ11lplltrce _ pons ~nd bog1es wil$h 12000 PQundil~ andpljme movere had to _ bOXlowlld from the 21st FA Bll to lllQV$ the p1eoes irdo P0sitiol The flat tl~jotory 01 this we~pon makes lIlultable podt1ons diffiouli tQpoundhu1 espeoially to bE) ul0d in close support The gUll hesbeell lound t(ll besurplj~lng~yeQurato $IIon at long ranges liUld rood eiteot flU b6llen repQried Oilll destruq~1on llUs$1ons 1hesE)weapQns were emplaced just below tne orost of a hill 11t order tQnaINJ9 low minimium elevatioa 6n10liiowmber 1944 tn 80-bh Inf 1)111 all(l 6th Armd Div on our rieht (I1lQuth)i
attackedtQ the est aoro$$ the Se111- RiVlt3r The enenw h6l11 antioipated an $ttMk4 but had no id$a whEtrEI it would take plao9 and althou(h ho W93 praporad M Muld nGlt hold agairust the oontlnued li(rmbardment of artillery and heavy pOnbflns A thorough CQuotEllbattery plenwas made and followed and mtlst of the Etnel11Y artillery whi0h managed to iire on our roroea wa$ either in forts or 011 self-propelled carrjllgt[es A very few rounds Iame from towed weAPonS and then only from ~C)ngmiddotraYlges middotThea1r $uiiort or 10 N01r11mber 1944 in the form oi~ heavy bombing on vlllaglluJ and forti1shycations only two thousand ylUds frorn the forward el$rrtents Wafgt tutrumental n Il ap6$dy oapture af the~1P points lab~z io the attaolc fhe bomb pattern fell aquareliv on nhEt targats our ab$elVEH~ could~ijid(J and was follolllea by TOT~ fXom $middote~ral batcaUQns
On 11 NovenfbEtt 194~ the loth tnfantry abtaoked to the ltIaat aerus tl1 $WOllell
Beille IHVEll ThiB rilrer normally not lItQre thcfOlty yards Wjtie was in $Otlle p1aoes approMhing bwp thou lis width em surroundin tampround wl)~ tot) soft tel VIlt~le mOyeIJ1ent Blid~6S weleiltruot0d and tho artUlftry d1poundplacId aOrOlU the river ~~ 15 November 1944 to remain olQse ~nough to I3UpPOrt tho enliluintli flttteks witht1tn~ fire Th~ soft ground Qaue()d by heavy Idna _6 (iI serious ob6tlt()t~ but by thlll til oflT1nehe$ and other expeiiients m~v~rnent to and from gtll podigtiona wa a~HH)tllllisho$)4 The battalion fireQ a great diJlAl in thilii posltion ne~r (JhelQinot but morlll forward positions had to 00 founc1 8l$ the attack Wii5 prQoe~1ng l6tpidly A few mines and llUIl1Y bloWn bridges and culverts oaused nome delay~ N1Cht haraiHlinamp tir~$Wer I$liver ed abnoet eveuro)r~r llitht in the iorHl of TOTs ~d singleguI1$ firing Seurolwral time$ each hourl$uo011IHive Qa1t1cnls U the v101nlty of Fa leIS Goin4 ViIill and itttilry W$$
OUC31lpied in litlpport of the attaok on Metz The baal1on was re oi(HJdab Vuiltllt1$ t1Ulesduting this operatiQn by the Ust A in (lfJ5 Rowh 377 FA Bs (Hi5 HOW) 243 FA En (811 and 240 now) I1ld the 284 FABn (105 now)
l~eather tluXil)g this period was oharaaterized by haze or tog EHren o~ day when the sun $hoQ i grQund haze whioh made observation on the round 1mp08s1h1lt9 d air Observation ditliQult 1a ill ted until ~roUrJd noon eaoh day rlh~ poliey of sendb11t at least tw~ tQlwlilrd oblierver parties with eaoh auult battalion liH)metimtt$ 9$$8amp oQ$ervars to spend two w~eks in the front line area witb ~lailY ettaoks The strain was [~reat but this polioy had the advamptltat~ of pellllitt1ng the ba1gttalion to deliver fire on a llUiUt11nll1rl number of tareurogt01s It wu nothing untuualto be fbing 011 three targetaat once and observers wer~ often reterred to re~rlrQrGittg unils haec-use this battalion was engaged
Xhe battalion in position iIlthe vioinity of Pluery was able toreaob all escape route2evampilable to the enemy and several timeliJ COJlVQys were destrayed on on roada by fl1tl1g first using fuze quick and as personnel ran tor tloVel firing again using time fmiddotU2Hi) Enemt batteries in the Sablon area of Me-tit Wample neutxoalhed quiQ~ly with time fire and later preetdon adJuatmentli were 0$111i8d out on the pieces IUI the rem91n(1~r of the Grewe actempted tomen th piEtct)s in prepQretion for lQovemeni or to restune firinC
lI~ear of our arampil1ery oaused at ene~ $1rtillery bedtalion oomxnal1der to visit hi6 batterie$ by bioyn~ f1e divulftf9d lh1s inil)mation aiter aepture by the 10th or with the elCpllUletion that a vehiole tr6qu$ntly drew l1r0 and shells oound not be heard sJJoachine above the noise or the motor
ltU~~um U$O Qt m(j3$$d poundlxoll11 WU )Ddo thl(mg~ut tl)l$ lI~~lgt~~U~Ol~t wLtth dllilmiddotfIllIJtu~ull ~1middotletot tor tht f)ll~~ lh(t low trade ltgtfila~Qli)pj l34l-tl 1)1 the 1ii11)IJIV bthfSl fillAldlttterulo
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