Seeking information about the 528th Field Artillery Battalion

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I'm researching my grandfather's WWII military service, and I'm trying to find information about the unit he was with.

He was a lineman in the 528th Field artillery battalion, Hq & Hq battery. He arrived in Liverpool Europe with the unit on

November 13 1944 and left for the USA on Aug 6 1945 on the Pierre Soule troopship, from Le Havre.

Does anyone have any information on this unit or battery that you can share with me?

Thank you,

Christine

Robert Torrence · Answer

Hi, Christine. Just saw your post. My father was the First Sergeant of Hq. & Hq. Battery, 528th Field Artillery, 37th Division, from around late 1943 or early 1944. Dad kept an itinerary of his travels from Camp Hood, TX, to Europe. It matches what you have posted.&#160; He was from Sidney, Ohio, and part of the Ohio National Guard beginning in 1940. When WW II broke out, he was sent, along with the rest of the 528th, to Camp Shelby, MS. From there, the 528th was sent to Camp Bowie, TX, and then to Camp Hood, (now Ft. Hood). On Oct. 21, 1944, the 528th was sent to Liverpool, England. His itinerary lays it all out and is attached here. I have quite a few of his papers and will look to see if I can&#8217;t find anything that mentioned your grandfather. He kept a few logs on who was assigned to k.p. (mess hall duty), guard duty, etc. I&#8217;m also attaching a web link that speaks to the fighting in the Ruhr Valley, or Pocket) in Germany where they were. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhr_pocket II&#8217;ll post anymore info. I find here later on. 1944.

Seeking information about the 528th Field Artillery Battalion

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