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What unit is this pocketpatch for ID:1st FA Rocket Battery


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To augment V Corps Arty c. 1954-55 in Germany.

Thank you Tred, an obscure one it is, suspect then that the pocket patch might be German made no?

 

This from the USAREUR Units & Kasernes site.

 

 

Changes in Seventh Army Artillery

 

The most significant change affecting Seventh Army's organization during FY 1955 was the addition of six field artillery rocket batteries, one 280-mm gun battalion (216th FA Bn (280mm Gun), and a guided missile battalion (259th FA Msl Bn (Cpl). These units, each capable of delivering either atomic or conventional warheads, substantially increased Seventh Army's combat capability.

 

Seventh Army assigned three "Honest John" rocket batteries to each corps to strengthen the corps artillery.

blank.jpgV Corps artillery: 1st, 7th & 84th FA Rkt Btry

blank.jpgVII Corps artillery: 3rd, 6th & 85th FA Rkt Btry

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