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The Seventy Fourth Field Artillery Battalion, when activated, was the Second Battalion of the Eighteenth Field Artillery Regiment 75 mm. gun horse-drawn. Its parent unit was the Fifth Field Artillery Regiment. Place of activation of this battalion was Fort Bliss, Texas. Date of activation June 1, 1917 and it was first commanded by Colonel A. J. Bowley. Shortly after activation it was ordered to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where it served as school troops for the Field Artillery School until July 1, 1940.
As you well remember, 1940 found the world in a very unsettled condition. Italy was on the march, Germany had occupied, by force, the greater part of Europe and Japan was frantically preparing for a war with our country. Uncle Sam decided it was high time to make a few preparations of his own.
Publication Date
1946
Keywords
United States Army, World War 1939-1945, Regimental histories, 74th Field Artillery Battalion
Disciplines
Military History
Recommended Citation
Lansford, Erdie O. and United States Army, "Battalion history, 74th Field Artillery Battalion, December 31st, 1945" (1946). Regimental Histories. 53.
https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/53
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