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BATTERY C, 558th F.A. BATTALION
Prepared by Nick Hicks

June 7, 1944          East Garrison, Camp Roberts, California

June 8, 1944          Los Angelos, Calif. Left Camp Roberts 3:15 p.m.

June 9, 1944          Douglas, Arizona

June 10, 1944        Liberal Kansas

June 11, 1944        Bloomington, Illinois

June 12, 1944        Llian, New York

June 13, 1944        Camp Shank, New York. Arrived 10:45 a.m.

June 30, 1944        Left Camp Shank at 4:35 p.m. Embarked 10:30 p.m.

July 1, 1944           United States Army Transport Alexander

July 2, 1944           Weighed anchor at 2:30 a.m.

July 12, 1944         Dropped anchor at 2:00 p.m.

July 13, 1944         Liverpool, England. Disembarked 09:00 p.m. Entrained at 11:00 p.m.

July 14, 1944         Moreton, Paddox, two miles East Wellesbourne, Worwickshire. Brittish Cassini. Arrived 6:30 a.m.

Aug. 9, 1944          Two and three tenths miles south east Romsey Hauts — Brittish Cassini. Arrived 7:20 p.m.

Aug. 10, 1944        Embarked at 9:00 p.m. on U.S.S. L.S.T. boat 506

Aug. 11, 1944        Utah Beach, Lambert Zone 1 — Departed from U.S.S. L.S.T. 506 at 10:00 p.m.

Aug. 12, 1944        Two miles West LeFoyer — Left Utah Beach 2:45 p.m.

Aug. 14, 1944        LeMans, France

Aug. 15, 1944        One half mile north east Parigne L’Enegree, France

Aug. 16, 1944        Five Miles North Vendame, France

Aug. 17, 1944        Three miles southwest Eloyes France

Aug. 18, 1944        Five miles north west Orleans, France — First Action

Aug. 23, 1944        Six miles south west Milius, France

Aug. 26, 1944        Fontainebleau, France — Action from 18th to 26th

Aug. 27, 1944        Three miles East Naugis, France

Aug. 28, 1944        Six miles West Epernay, France.

Aug. 30, 1944        Eighteen miles north east Reines, France

Sept. 2, 1944         Four miles north west St. Hilaire, France

Sept. 6, 1944         One mile south St. Marie Aux Chenes, France

Sept. 7, 1944         One half mile north Veonville, France

Sept. 10, 1944       Three miles south west St. Marie Aux Chenes, France

Sept. 15, 1944       One half mile southwest Gorge, France

Sept. 19, 1944       Two miles west Pagny Lur Mosell, France

Sept. 21, 1944       One Mile east Vittionville, France

Sept. 28, 1944       Three fourths miles northwest of Carny, France
Bodell, Sanderson were wounded in action

Sept. 29, 1944       Bodell and Sanderson died in action.

Oct. 31, 1944        Pierrepoint, France

Nov. 8, 1944         Hemiling, 1½ miles south west Mandorff

Nov. 11, 1944       One mile north west Weller LaTour, France

Nov. 12, 1944       One mile north west Cattonom, France

Nov. 14, 1944       One half mile south Koenigsniacher, France

Nov. 17, 1944       One half mile north Inglauge, France

Nov. 18, 1944       One half mile south east Hombourg Budance, France

Nov. 21, 1944       One fourth mile east Ritzing, France

Nov. 23, 1944       One mile east Merscheveiler, France

Nov. 29, 1944       One half mile south east Mauderen, France

Dec. 1, 1944          One mile north east Gerlfaugen, France. Eleven pill boxes knocked out

Dec. 7, 1944          One mile south west Wallerfaugen, France — Fired guns continuously here - Indirect firing

Dec. 22, 1944        One fourth mile east Ritzing, France

Jan. 13, 1945         Villing, France

Jan. 27, 1945         New Forweiler, France

Feb. 5, 1945          One half mile south east Scheidgen, Luxembourg

Feb. 13, 1945        One fourth mile south west Berdorf, Lux.

Feb. 18, 1945        One half mile Ferschweiier, Lux.

Feb. 27, 1945        One half south Stockem, Lux.

Feb. 28, 1945        Three fourths miles north west Ingendorg, Lux.

March 1, 1945       Three fourths miles south east Masholder, Lux.

March 2, 1945       Remich, France

March 3, 1945       Trier, Germany

March 4, 1945       Neidermenning, France

March 10, 1945     Trier, Germany

March 16, 1945     One fourth mile north west Irsch, Germany

March 17, 1945     Enroute to Change of station — almost put in 1st Army — Patton wouldn’t let change be made.

March 18, 1945     Altfarwei1er, Germany

March 20, 1945     Lobach, Germany

March 21, 1945     Uchtelfaugen, Germany

March 23, 1945     Enroute to change of station

March 24, 1945     One fourth mile south east Hohenollen, Germany

March 26, 1945     One mile north east Sprendlingen, Germany

March 29, 1945     Wittlich, Germany

April 13, 1945        Baumholder, Germany

April 14, 1945        One mile west Frankfurt, Germany — Crossed the Rhine River at 11:00 a.m.

April 15, 1945        Gibe Mile south east Zeigenhaim, Germany

April 24, 1945        Bamberg, Germany

April 26, 1945        Five miles south east Nurnberg, Germany

May 30, 1945        Regensburg, Germany

June 27, 1945        Ansbach, Germany

June 28, 1945        Kaiserlautern, Germany

June 29, 1945        Dijon, France

June 30, 1945        St. Rambert d’Alhon Bivonas Area France

July 1, 1945           Aries Staging area France

Aug. 14, 1945        Left Aries 9:30 a.m.
boarded U.S.S. General J. C. Breckinridge ship at Marseille, France at 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 15, 1945        U.S.S. General J. C. Breckinridge weighed anchor at 2:00 p.m.

Aug. 24, 1945        Arrived at New York at 9:30 a.m.

Aug. 30, 1945        Arrived Salt Lake City

Sept. 2, 1945         Arrived St. George and Santa Clara