6 Nov. Moved to Boust. Service at Volmerange. Everything was secret. Supported Infantry
crossing of the Moselle. Reducing Fort Koenigsmaker.
12 Nov. Moved to Garche. Headquarters and Service stayed at Boust.
14 Nov. Crossed Moselle River on a pontoon bridge. Went into position at Koenigsmaker.
Headquarters Battery took 2 German prisoners.
17 Nov. Moved to Valmestroff. Fired on Metzeresche and Homburg.
18 Nov. Moved Iv Metzervisse. Then to Alstroff and finally to Vigy.
19 Nov. Moved to Laneauville. Only fired registration. Metz surrounded.
20 Nov. “C” Battery takes 11 prisoners. “B” Battery takes 10 prisoners including 1 captain.
23 Nor,. More rain and more mud.
25 Nov. Moved to Grindorff. Harassed and interdicted enemy artillery.
28 Nov. Fired 70 rounds on distraction mission to cover noises of building bridges across an
antitank ditch.
29 Nov. Moved to Oberesch, Germany. Shelled again. Headquarters got a close one. Entered The
Fatherland.
3 Dec. Moved to Gerlfange. Fired on targets across the Saar River.
4 Dec. Moved to Guisingen. No firing; observed secrecy.
6 Dec. Supported Infantry Crossing of the Saar River. We did our part in wrecking Dillingen.
22 Dec. Moved to Betting, France; went into a holding position.
25 Dec. Our dreams of a White Christmas came true. But this one was in France instead of
America. May it be the last one away from home.
6 Jan. Left Betting, France and started that cold night march to the Ardennes Campaign.
7 Jan. Early in the morning we arrived at Tontelange, Belgium; did a bit of resting. In the
afternoon we continued traveling to Bonnal, Luxembourg.
The trip had covered 77 miles of icy roads. The tractors had come in a separate column. They
had skidded up.
12 Jan. Moved to Bavigne, Luxembourg, fired on Bras, Grummelscheid, and Bohey.
13 Jan. Moved to Tarchamps, Luxembourg, Headquarters at Harlange; Service at Rambrouch.
16 Jan. Moved to Wardin, Belgium. Fired interdiction and on counterattacks.
21 Jan. Moved to Neiderwampach, Luxembourg. Fired on self propelled guns.
22 Jan. Moved to Hamiville, Luxembourg, moved again to Stockem.
25 Jan. Moved to Binsfeld. Fired on nebelwerfers, mortars and towns.
28 Jan. Moved to Weiswampach. Interdiction fires.
31 Jan. Moved to Bracht, Belgium.
5 Feb. At 0115 the 50,000th 155 mm. round was fired by the first section, “C” Battery on an
interdiction mission. Moved to Winterscheid, Germany.
10 Feb. Moved to Bleialf. Fired on tanks and infantry.
11 Feb. Moved to Brandscheid. Fired on enemy OP’s and horsedrawn vehicles.
19 Feb. Moved to Habscheid. Preparation fires.
22 Feb. Moved to Nieder Uttfeld. Had 2 direct hits on enemy tanks and destroyed many vehicles.
25 Feb. Moved to Eigelscheid to a bivouac area. Cleaned equipment and had a physical (a parade
for the doc). Corps reserve.
3 March Moved to a position near Eilscheid. Service at Pronsfeld.
4 March Moved to Wetteldorf and then on to Seiwerath.
6 March Moved to Eigelbach. Moved to Hinterhausen.
7 March Moved to Gees.
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