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1 Birth of the Wisconsin Field Artillery th FA Brigade 120 th FA Regiment (157 th MEB) 121 th FA Regiment

2 May st Wisconsin Battery formed in Milwaukee, 65 Pax, Commander is CPT Joseph B. Oliver, re-named 1 st Light Battery Called to duty for Milwaukee, May Day Riot Summer encampment in Ripon, WI Unit moves to Light Horse Squadron Armory in Milwaukee st Light Battery becomes Battery A 1 st Light Artillery PVT Phillip Westfahl in Battery A 9 Jul Battery A mobilized for Spanish-American War, 109 PAX LT Carl Penner in Troop A First Cavalry 3 Aug Germany declares war on France 30 Jun to 16 Oct Mexican Border Incident a Battalion is Born Battery A to San Antonio, TX, ~150 pax - CPT Phillip Westfahl Battery B and C, Troop B and C created. 2

3 First Light Battery 11 Aug Pewaukee, WI 3

4 First Light Artillery 13 Aug Oak Grove, WI 4

5 Light Horse Squadron Broadway Armory ~ N. Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 5

6 Battery A, First Light Artillery ~ Broadway Armory 6

7 3-2/10-inch breech loading rifle 7

8 Battery A, Basketball Team ~1894 8

9 Battery A, First Field Artillery M inch gun - San Antonio, TX 9

10 Battery A 1 st FA Mexican Border 10

11 Apr - Congress declares war on Germany 1 May - 1 st Wisconsin FA created 29 May - 1 st Wisconsin Cavalry created 1 Jul - Begin movement to Camp Douglas, WI Jul - Mustered into Federal Service 18 Aug - 11 Sep - Movement to Camp MacArthur, TX 18 Sep - 57 th FA Brigade organized 18 Sep - 1 st Wisc Cav faced with choice, Ammo Trains or Artillery? 19 Sep st FA Regiment created from 1 st Wisc FA 23 Sep th FA Regiment assigned to 57 th FA BDE 28 Sep th FA Regiment created from 1 st Wisc Cav Oct-Nov - Entire Brigade has 12, 3-inch guns Dec - First firing of 3-inch guns at China Springs Range 11

12 Battery F 121 st FA New Recruits ~May-June 1917 Racine, WI 12

13 Battery C 121 st FA Thanksgiving 29 Nov Camp MacArthur, Waco, TX 13

14 57 th Field Artillery Brigade Jan - Camp MacArthur training 5-12 Feb - Embark from Camp MacArthur to Camp Merritt, NJ 4-12 Mar - Embark from Hoboken, NJ to England 21 Mar - Arrive at Camp Coetquidon in France 12 May - BG LeRoy Irwin takes command of 57 th FA BDE 7-9 Jun - Move from Camp Coetquidon to Alsatian front 9 Jun - 11 Nov - 5 months of Campaigns 11 Nov - Armistice signed Apr Move from France to Camp Devens, MA May Mustered out of service at Camp Grant, IL 14

15 57 th Field Artillery Brigade Task Organization & Equipment 119 th FA Regiment HQ Company A Battery B Battery C Battery D Battery E Battery F Battery Supply Company Medical Detach 120 th FA Regiment HQ Company A Battery B Battery C Battery D Battery ^ E Battery ^ F Battery ^ Supply Company Medical Detach 121 st FA Regiment HQ Company A Battery B Battery C Battery ^ D Battery E Battery ^ F Battery Supply Company Medical Detach 147 th FA Regiment HQ Company A Battery B Battery C Battery D Battery E Battery F Battery ^ Supply Company Medical Detach Michigan (FA / Cav) Wisconsin (Cav/Inf) Wisconsin (FA) South Dakota (Inf) Oregon (FA) French 75 mm French 75 mm Schneider 155 MM French 75 mm ~1,500 personnel, ~1,100 horses, 24 guns, 48 caissons per Regiment. ~6,000 personnel, ~4,500 horses, 96 guns, 192 caissons in the 57 th FA Brigade ^ Units assigned to support training in France during war. ~4,500 personnel, ~3,400 horses, 72 guns, 144 caissons on Campaign 15

16 Battery F 121 st FA Regiment Personnel: ~200 Pax 3-4 Officers 26 NCOs (CPL, SGT, 1SG) Mess and supply Anti-aircraft MG section Logistics: 4 Schneider 155MM Howitzers 8 Caissons horses 20 mules Water cart, supply wagon, rolling kitchen, other wagons Operations: 3,468 rounds fired in training 14 Jun First shot at enemy Active combat 1Aug - 5Nov ,876 rounds fired at enemy 3 killed in battle 7 died from disease or accident 30 wounded, 90 hospitalized for illnesses Supported the 3 rd, 19 th, 28 th, 32 nd, 42 nd, 79 th, 88 th U.S Div. and the 1 st Moroccan Div. 16

17 119 th, 120 th, 147 th FA Regiments French 75 mm Gun Max Range: 8,500 meters Rate of Fire: rpm, 3-4 rpm Weight: 3,404 lbs Low angle fire (18 degrees) Shells: Shrapnel, HE, Gas Fuses: Time & percussion/delay 6 horses to pull a gun 2 caissons per gun lbs 17

18 121 st FA Regiment Schneider 155 mm Howitzer Max Range: 11,000 meters Rate of Fire: 3 rpm Weight: 7,300 lbs Low and high angle fire Shells: Shrapnel, HE, Gas Fuses: Time & percussion/delay 8 horses to pull a gun 2 caissons per gun 100 lbs 18

19 ½ to 1 mile ½ to 1 mile Field Artillery Regiment Emplacement I I I I I I I I I I I I I Battery Echelons Battery Echelons Battery Echelons 19

20 57 th FA Brigade Campaigns Aisne-Marne 27Jul-24Aug Oise-Aisne 28Aug-22Sep Meuse Argonne 26Sep-8Nov Coetquidon 2Mar-7Jun Champagne Jul Alsace Jun-23Jul 20

21 57 th FA Brigade Rounds Fired Campaign Date(s) 75 mm 155 mm Total Aisne Marne, Chateau Thierry 4-6 Aug 39,525 3,619 43,144 Oise-Aisne Javigny 28 Aug - 1 Sep 23,606 5,210 28,816 Meuse-Argonne 26 Sep - 19 Oct 221,212 29, ,577 Total 284,343 38, ,537 Table represents expenditures attributed to planned operations 120 th FA Regiment fired 56,488 rounds (entire war) 147 th FA Regiment fired 12,807 between 31 Oct 1 Nov 1918 > 500,000 rounds reported fired during WWI Confirmed to Plausible 57 th FA Brigade claims to be U.S. FA Brigade that fired the most rounds in WWI - Plausible 21

22 57 th FA Brigade Casualties The World War demonstrated the importance of Field Artillery. The majority of casualties were inflicted by the arm. Gen John J. Pershing Classification 119 th FA 120 th FA 121 st FA 147 th FA 107th 57 th FA Total Killed in Action Died of Wounds Died of Disease Died of Accident nd Div Total 2, Totals ,989 ~850 wounded artillery (~450), gas (~300), small arms fire (~100) 22

23 Commanders BG Leroy Irwin 57 th FA Brigade COL Chester McCormick 119 th FA Regiment COL Carl Penner 120 th FA Regiment COL Phillip Westfahl 121 st FA Regiment COL Robert Arthur 121 st FA Regiment 23

24 57 th Field Artillery Brigade Camp Coetquidon 24

25 57 th Field Artillery Brigade French 75mm in Action 25

26 57 th Field Artillery Brigade 107 th Trench Mortar 26

27 57 th Field Artillery Brigade Battery B 121 st FA Regiment on the Move 27

28 57 th Field Artillery Brigade Improvised Shelter 28

29 57 th Field Artillery Brigade Aisne-Marne Chateau Thierry 29

30 57 th Field Artillery Brigade Meuse Argonne 30

31 57 th Field Artillery Brigade USS Georgia 31

32 57 th Field Artillery Brigade April USS Georgia 32

33 121 st Field Artillery Regiment Band April USS Georgia 33

34 Battery A 121 st FA Regiment Camp Devens, MA 34

35 Battery C 121 st FA Regiment May 1919, Camp Devens, MA 35

36 57 th Field Artillery Brigade Soldiers SGT Kellogg W. Harkins C/120 th FA CPL Edward P. Menne A/121 st FA CPT Walter L. Haight 36 F/121 th FA

37 References Official souvenir, Battery "A," First Light Artillery, Wisconsin National Guard, Milwaukee, 1897 Field service diary, Ted Beach, Mar. 3 to Nov. 28, 1918 : Battery F, 121st Field Artillery, 32nd Division in World War 1.History of the Iron Brigade Haight, Walter L. Racine County in the World War: a history. Racine, Wis.: W.L. and F.P. Haight, The 120 th Field Artillery Diary History, 57th F.A. Brigade, World War WWI Reunion Souvenir Issued by the 121st Field Artillery Veterans upon the Occasion of the First Annual Reunion of the 32nd Division Field-Artillery-troops_World-War-I Most references can be found in PDF file format: st FA GKO Webpage 37

38 Questions? 57th FA Brigade 120 th FA Regiment (157 th MEB) 121 th FA Regiment 38

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