THE 87th TRAIL The Trail Of The 87th Armored Field Artillery Battalion From The Beach To The Heartland Of Germany Chart 2 Maps 6-10 (31 July -- 21 Aug 1944 France) 73 Days Combat Map 6 OPERATION NEAR VILLEDIEU-LES-POELES (31 July-3 Aug 1944 MISSION: CC "B" 3rd Arm'd Div. & Combat Team 4th Inf. Div. To Capture High Ground South Of Villedieu, Then Proceed SE And Capture St. Pois. 87th AFA Bn in Groupmount With 391st AFA Bn. Forward Observers: Lts. Yoffee, Meador, Hughes, McCarthy, Moudy, Logan, O'Neal Liaison Officers: Lt. Col Barber, Capt. Moyse Map 7 "REST AREA" NEAR MORTAIN (4-12 Aug 1944) MISSION: 4-5 Aug, T Flank St. Pois And Seize The High Ground South Of The City. 87th AFA In Groupmount With 391st AFA. 6-12 Aug, Inspection & Maintenance Of Ordnance Equipment. Forward Observers: Lts. O'Neal, Meador, Logan Liaison Officers: Capt. Moyse Map 8 FORMING THE FALAIS TRAP (15 August 1944) MISSION: To Roadmarch SE from Bivouac Area and Join The 34d Arm'd Div near Mayenne. The 3rd Arm'd Div was Marching as An Arm'd Column Towards Carrouges & Argentan. No Observers or Liaison Officers were Assigned. Forward Observers: None Liaison Officers: None Map 9 OPERATIONS AROUND PRE-ENPAIL (13-14 Aug 1944) MISSION: To Protect The Left Flank Of The 3rd Arm'd Div In Its Advance North To Ranes. Also the Advance Of The 9th Inf DivTo Divert The Enemy's Strength Forward Observers: Lts. O'Neal, Meador, Yoffee Liaison Officers: Lt. Col Barber, Lt. Hughes Map 10 CLOSING THE FALAIS POCKET (15-21 August 1944) MISSION: To Drive North And Capture The High Ground North Of Fromentel. Also Contact The Canadians Driving South From Falais. 87th AFA Bn in Groupmount With 391st AFA Bn. Forward Observers: Lts. Yoffee, O'Neal, Meador, Sgts. Keeler, Cowing, Coane. Liaison Officers: Capts. Moyse, Schrader. To Chart 3 Return To Homepage
The Trail Of The
87th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
From The Beach To The Heartland Of Germany
Chart 2
Maps 6-10 (31 July -- 21 Aug 1944 France)
73 Days Combat
Map 6
OPERATION NEAR VILLEDIEU-LES-POELES
MISSION: CC "B" 3rd Arm'd Div. & Combat Team 4th Inf. Div. To Capture High Ground South Of Villedieu, Then Proceed SE And Capture St. Pois. 87th AFA Bn in Groupmount With 391st AFA Bn.
Forward Observers: Lts. Yoffee, Meador, Hughes, McCarthy, Moudy, Logan, O'Neal
Liaison Officers: Lt. Col Barber, Capt. Moyse
Map 7
"REST AREA" NEAR MORTAIN
MISSION: 4-5 Aug, T Flank St. Pois And Seize The High Ground South Of The City. 87th AFA In Groupmount With 391st AFA. 6-12 Aug, Inspection & Maintenance Of Ordnance Equipment.
Forward Observers: Lts. O'Neal, Meador, Logan
Liaison Officers: Capt. Moyse
Map 8
FORMING THE FALAIS TRAP
MISSION: To Roadmarch SE from Bivouac Area and Join The 34d Arm'd Div near Mayenne. The 3rd Arm'd Div was Marching as An Arm'd Column Towards Carrouges & Argentan. No Observers or Liaison Officers were Assigned.
Forward Observers: None
Liaison Officers: None
Map 9
OPERATIONS AROUND PRE-ENPAIL
MISSION: To Protect The Left Flank Of The 3rd Arm'd Div In Its Advance North To Ranes. Also the Advance Of The 9th Inf DivTo Divert The Enemy's Strength
Forward Observers: Lts. O'Neal, Meador, Yoffee
Liaison Officers: Lt. Col Barber, Lt. Hughes
Map 10
CLOSING THE FALAIS POCKET
MISSION: To Drive North And Capture The High Ground North Of Fromentel. Also Contact The Canadians Driving South From Falais. 87th AFA Bn in Groupmount With 391st AFA Bn.
Forward Observers: Lts. Yoffee, O'Neal, Meador, Sgts. Keeler, Cowing, Coane.
Liaison Officers: Capts. Moyse, Schrader.
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