WWII ERA

 

A Battery - 1943-45 Italy, Germany (Photos courtesy of Walter (Jack) Larson)

B Battery - 1941 Fort Bragg, NC (Photos courtesy of David Stoddard)

C Battery - (Photos courtesy of Judy Ramirez who is the granddaughter of PFC David Madrid Jr. who served with Battery C, 17th Field Artillery Battalion. Enlisted in1941and discharged in August 1945.)

C Battery, 1st Battalion, 17th Artillery Regiment - photos courtesy of Tom McElfresh nephew of PVT William H McElfresh Jr, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17th Artillery WWII - (Photos courtesy of Walter (Jack) Larson)

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Battery A, 5th Section, May 1943, Mateur, Tunisia

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German Wreckage, Messina, Italy

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Battery A, 5th Section, Messina, Italy

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(L-R) Pvt Ed Vincent, French Moroccan Soldier, T-5 Walt Larson

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Sgt Herb Hobbs (Right Front) Sicily

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Knocked out 170mm German Gun, Messina, Italy

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Gun Section Battery A, Italy 1944

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Battery A sign as 17th entered Hirschlhal, Germany, 1944 (L-R) Walt Larson, Lewis Roznosky

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Cpl Gibson and SSgt Burns (Roebuck Hunting, Germany 1945)
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(L-R) Sgt Herb Hobbs, Pvt Ed Vincent, Casssino, Italy 1944

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Battalion Sign, Hirshchlhal December 1944

 

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These three pictures are from David Stoddard; whose brother (Charles) served with Battery B, 17th Field Artillery Regiment 1941-1943 as Motor Sergeant. 

Pictures were taken in 1941, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

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Battery B, 2 1/2 ton Truck.

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Truck Park, 17th Field Artillery Regiment
 

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SGT Charles L. Stoddard poses with one of the Regiment's 155mm Howitzers

  

 

 

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Battery C, 17th Field Artillery Battalion

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105 Gun crew - PFC Madrid back row second to the right 

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Battery 1st SGT at work
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Battery C truck broken down

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155MM Towed Gun crew Battery C
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chow line

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chow line
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PFC David Madrid Jr.

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Unloading ammo
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PFC Madrid standing

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PFC Madrid - center playing the accordion
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C Battery, 1st Battalion, 17th Artillery Regiment 

photos courtesy of Tom McElfresh nephew of PVT William H McElfresh Jr, 

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