CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS, DATES AND POSITIONS
25 March 1942 The 90th Infantry Division was reactivated at Camp Berkeley, Texas. Major
General Henry Terrell, Jr. was the Division Commander and Brigadier General John A. Lewis
commanded the Division Artillery. Lt. Colonel Milo B. Barragan was the commander of the 345th F. A.
Battalion.
7 July 1942 Col. George Shea becomes The Division Artillery Commander.
l4 October 1942 Major FrankW.Norris assumes the command of the 345th F.A. Battalion.
26 January 1943 the 90th Division left Camp Barkeley for the Louisiana Maneuvers.
2 April 1943 The Division returned to Camp Barkeley from the Louisiana Maneuvers.
10 September 1943 The Division left Camp Barkeley for the Arizona – California Desert
Maneuvers.
25 September Brig. General John M. Devine becomes the Divisien Artillery commander.
2 January 1944 the Division arrived at Fort Dix, New Jersey, from the Desert Maneuvers.
16 March Left Fort Dix for Camp Kilmer.
22 March lst Comp Kilmer, New York.
23 March Sailed for England from New York Harbor. How long will it be before we take another
look at the States?
6 April Arrived in England. What a relief to get off that boat. Moved into Camp Davenport.
14 May at Camp Heath, Wales. Getting ready for the big show.
3 June Oh that hot walk that took us to the boat. All our worldly possessions that were hung and
tied on us didn’t exactly make the stroll a pleasure. Boarded ship. Is this another dry run?
4 June Aboard the SS Charles C. Jones and the SS Charles D Poston. What suspense.
8 June Disembarked. Moved to position near Ste. Mere Eglise, France. What a soaking we got.
So this is France.
9 June Fired our first round, “B’’ Battery does the honors.
11 June Bombed by enemy aircraft..
17 June Moved to Amfreville. Fired a lot of interdiction.
18 June In positional Orglandes.
19 June In position at St. Sauveur Le Vicomte.
20 June ‘‘C’’ Battery moves to near Besneville to prevent Germans from escaping over a bridge.
22 June Nine enemy planes gave us a slight scare.
29 June Moved to Beuzeville La Bastille. Doesn’t this rain never stop.
30 June Shelled by enemy artillery for 2½ hours.
3 July Still raining. And Noah thought he had troubles.
4 July Everyone celebrated Independence Day by firing everything at noon. Some of the
celebrants’ small arms fire made things a bit hot.
6 July Moved to St. Jores.
14 July Shelled by enemy artillery. Moved to Le Plessis.
16 July Took another shelling. A very small dose of our own medicine.
19 July Moved to Gorges and Durauville. Enemy artillery made this position a hot one. A few
enemy planes flew over us.
28 July Moved to St. Michel De La Pierre. No rounds were fired.
2 August Moved to La Boulouze. Moved again to Le Bourget.
3 August Enemy planes drop flares near us. So much light made us feel somewhat insecure.
4 August Planes overhead. Service Battery captured 1 German officer and 4 men complete with
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