113th Field Artillery Regimental Association

08/27/2026

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08/27/2026

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08/20/2026

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Attention all Redlegs, Cannoneers, and Field Artillery Professionals,The Command of the Field Artillery officially summons all Soldiers of the King of Battle…

08/20/2026

Save the date!! 5 December 2026 Saint Barbara’s Ball at the Koury Convention center. Here is the registration link for all Retirees and the 139th RTI Soldiers. The other Battalions will host their own ticket sales.

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08/20/2026

Retirement ceremony for COL Almond will be on 28 August 2026 at the North Carolina Joint Force Headquarters at 1030.

08/11/2026

ON THIS DATE IN 113th FIELD ARTILLERY HISTORY:

The situation on Hill 314 was becoming increasingly precarious for the 2d Battalion, 120th Infantry, which had been cut off for four days. The battalion was critically short of medical supplies for treating its wounded, as well as radio batteries needed by its forward observers.

In an attempt to resupply the isolated infantrymen, Battery A, 113th FA Battalion emptied the contents of HC smoke-shell canisters and repacked the shells with medical supplies and blood plasma. At 1030 hours, Battery A began registering the shells using empty base-ejecting rounds. Because these rounds were lighter than the normal am******on, they produced an estimated 1,400-yard range error from the initial firing data, along with considerable lateral dispersion. The battery adjusted its fire until it could place the rounds close enough to the battalion's position.

Once the adjustments were complete, Battery A fired the specially loaded medical shells toward the besieged 2d Battalion. At least one of the shells was recovered by the defenders. Although the bottle of blood plasma had broken during the impact, some of the other medical supplies survived and were usable.

08/10/2026

ON THIS DATE IN 113th FIELD ARTILLERY HISTORY:

On the night of August 10, the 113th Field Artillery Battalion began firing a continuous barrage of high-explosive shells against the road junctions and trails leading into the positions held by the 2nd Battalion, 120th Infantry, on Hill 314. The soldiers defending Hill 314 had been completely cut off from the rest of the division since before dawn on August 7.

Perched above the town of Mortain, Hill 314 dominated the surrounding countryside, providing clear lines of observation across the area. This made the hill a vital position for directing and adjusting artillery fire, and controlling it was essential to both sides.

Throughout the night, the 113th shifted its fire among these critical targets every twelve minutes. The battalion worked its way completely around Hill 314, targeting the roads and trails on all sides, and then repeated the cycle. The bombardment continued without interruption through the night.

Only after daylight on the morning of August 11 were the howitzer sections of the battalion finally allowed to stand down.

08/07/2026

ON THIS DATE IN 113th FIELD ARTILLERY HISTORY:

The heavy fighting in and around Mortain on August 7, 1944 was not just limited to the front-line units of the Old Hickory Division as the Silver Star citation below clearly illustrates.

First Lieutenant Edward J. Bosch
Silver Star
Headquarters, 30th Infantry Division General Orders Number 131, 25 May 1945, Page 1

CITATION: First Lieutenant Edward J. Bosch, Jr., 01174786, Field Artillery, 113th Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army, for gallantry in action on 7 August 1944, in France. The enemy suddenly attacked Lieutenant Bosch’s battery area with seven tanks and supporting Infantry. He crawled under machine gun fire to give bazookas and am******on to two men to block the approach of the tanks. By fighting fiercely, the small defending force was able to drive off the enemy infantry and later to knock out a tank, thereby forcing the remaining tanks to withdraw. Once during the action, Lieutenant Bosch approached to within five feet of an enemy soldier who was trying to drive away with a friendly vehicle and killed him with his pistol. Entered military service from New Jersey.

In addition to 1LT Bosch's Silver Star, Captain George R. Springer of Battery C and Corporal Joseph F. Doherty earned the Bronze Star Medal for Valor for their actions that day.

08/06/2026

ON THIS DATE IN 113th FIELD ARTILLERY HISTORY:

On the morning of Sunday, August 6, 1944 the 30th Division began moving south to relieve the 1st Infantry Division in the vicinity of Mortain, France. At the end of a 41-mile road march, the 113th FA Battalion occupied positions northeast of Chevalaye, which is roughly four miles west northwest of Mortain and halfway down the road connecting the towns of Juvigny-Le-Tetre and La Bazoger. Taking over positions from the 5th FA Battalion in the late afternoon, at that time there was no intelligence that indicated the 30th Division’s position lay directly in path of a counterattack the German XLVII Panzer Corps would launch that night.

06/15/2026

ON THIS DATE IN 113th FIELD ARTILLERY HISTORY:

82 years ago, on the morning of June 15, 1944, the 517 men of the 113th Field Artillery Battalion were crossing the English Channel headed for Normandy. The battalion was loaded on board the USS LST-133, USS LST-372 and USS LST-510. The convoy that these ships were a part of had sailed from Portland Bill Harbor, England the previous night. Headquarters Battery along with Batteries B and C, were loaded on LST-133, Battery A and the Medical Detachment were loaded on LST-372 and Service Battery was loaded on LST 510. A little after 0800, while the men were cleaning up from breakfast, a tremendous explosion shattered the stern of the LST-133. After a head count was taken it was determined that 20 soldiers of the 113th FA were missing and their bodies were lost to the sea. Twelve of the missing were from HHB, six were from Battery B, and two of the missing were from Battery C. Nineteen of these soldiers are memorialized on the wall of the missing at the Normandy American Military Cemetery in France and one is on the wall of the missing at the Cambridge American Military Cemetery in England. Among those still on board the ship Technician 5th Grade James E. Clark, Jr of Battery C and Private Stanley Moniuszko of HHB were killed. Corporal George Tyner of the Headquarters Battery was nearly cut in half when a piece of the stern fell on him. Corporal Tyner would pass away a couple days later in England. Seven other soldiers were seriously injured. Below is a list of those who were never found. Let us never forget the sacrifices these brothers-in-arms made in the cause of freedom.

TEC4 Joseph E. Barbour, HHB
SGT Clyde W. Beachen, Btry C
PVT Steve W. Carroll, HHB
SSG James B. Collier, HHB
CPL James S. Davis, HHB
TEC5 Clarence M. Edwards, HHB
TEC5 Donald B. Edwards, HHB
PVT Otis G. Hall, Btry B
PVT John A. Hussli, Btry B
CPL Jacob C. Marshall, HHB
TEC4 John W. Martin, HHB
PVT Cecil E. McLendon, Btry B
SGT John E. Nelms, Jr, Btry B
PVT Albert P. Ramiez, HHB
TEC5 Wiley G. Ratcliff, Btry C
PVT Outra Schroader, Btry B
TEC5 William S. Srp, HHB
PVT J. C. Swanger, Btry B
PFC John F. Udovic, HHB
CPL James A. Wilkins, HHB