Collection of pictures and documents of the 558th Field Artillery Battalion, U.S. Army, World War II
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Description: Collection of pictures, histories, and documents that used a specialized tank called the M-12.
558th Field Artillery Battalion Collection of pictures and documents of the 558th Field Artillery Battalion, U.S. Army, World War II The above picture is actually a scale model made by Steve Zaloga. The 558th Battalion was made up of five batteries: Headquarters (Command Staff), Service (Maintenance, trucks), and three firing batteries (A, B & C) of four gun sections each with an ammunition carrier (tank) for each gun section. Each firing battery was made up of about 125 men; Service battery about 50: and Headquarters about 75 including firing control, medics, and pilots for air observation. The total force was near 500 men. With four guns per battery, they normally fielded a dozen M-12 guns and another dozen M-30 ammunition carriers.
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