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