The Odyssey of the Fifth Field Artillery Group
This is the unit history of a unique organization, a millitary experiment. These men fought,
bled, and died to keep America free. They have been called "the greatest generation". Read this, in their
own words, and judge for yourself. This history is scanned from the original text. Any errors are mine. Any quaint
phrasings are from the text.
Introduction
While the band played a stirring march, the 5th Field Artillery Group passed in review for the sixteen veterans,
all members of the Group and its battalions, who had just been decorated with the Silver Star by Lieutenant General
GEORGE S. P ATTON, JR. The United States Army’s outstanding tactical commander had paid high tribute to the officers
and men of the Group for the superior manner in which they, individually and as a unit, had accomplished the difficult
tasks assigned them. The date was 17 September 1943, shortly after the close of the Sicilian campaign. The officers
and men of the Group were already seasoned veterans of two campaigns, the Tunisian and Sicilian, having supported
every division thus far committed by the United States Army in the Middle East Theatre, and the First French Provisional
Army.
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