62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
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title:
62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
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The 62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion was formed in 1942 at Fort Bliss, Texas. The 62nd served in the campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, and Europe. They received a unit citation for their activities on D-Day at Omaha Beach. Elements of the unit were transported ashore by USS LCT-209. On 17 December 1944 the 62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion destroyed a column of roughly 40 German tanks and support vehicles at the Battle of Elsenborn Ridge.
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/62nd_Armored_Field_Artillery_Battalion
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2023-07-23T09:41:17Z
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