• 20 December 1944
    Operational Instructions 3, Headquarters XVIII Corps, 2o December 1944 ordered CCB to attack and clear the east and north bank of the Ambleve River from La Gleize to Trois Ponts and contact the 117th Infantry Regiment at Stavelot. CCB advanced in 3 columns to a line Stoumont-La Gleize to seize the road between these two points. Task Force 1 advanced to a point -ooo yards north of Stoumont and 1500 yards north of La Gleize. Task Force 2 advanced to a point iooo yards southeast of La Gleize in the direction of Stavelot.
    Captain Carney reported to Division Artillery 82nd AB-Division as liaison officer.
    At 0500 hours Battery A, 991st Field Artillery closed in position with the battalion (629129).
    At 1600 hours stripped batteries of the battalion displaced from positions at La Reid and closed in positions 4 miles southwest of Spa, Belgium, at Bronromme Farm at 173o hours. The battalion was unable to register from the new positions this date because of poor visibility. The battalion fired 7 missions this date: 4 on enemy personnel, 1 on infantry, 1 on tanks, and 1 on tanks and anti-tank guns. Total rounds expended this date-88.
  • 21 December 1944
    Task Force 1 of CCB continued to advance and made contact with enemy tanks and infantry at La Gleize and northeast of Trois Points. Task Force 2 of CCB made contact with enemy tanks and infantry at Ronat and at Stoumont. The battalion remained in position to give direct support to the attack of CCB. The battalion fired 2, missions this date: 10 preparations, 1 on anti-tank guns, 2 on infantry, z on vehicles, 1 on personnel, 4 harassing missions, 1 interdiction mission, 1 on mortars, and 1 on tanks. Total rounds expended this date779. The battalion fired light harassing fire in the morning and during the night. Captain Nelms reported to the 197th Field Artillery (30th Infantry Division) as liaison officer at o8oo hours. Captain Carney was relieved as liaison officer at Division Artillery, 82nd Division and reported to Division Artillery, 30th Infantry Division as liaison officer.
  • 22 December 1944
    CCB continued the attack on La Gleize from the north and east and on Stoumont from the north and west. Stoumont was secured at 14oo hours. Heavy opposition was encountered in the vicinity of La Gleize.
    The battalion remained in position to support the attack of CCB. The battalion fired 36 missions this date: 6 preparations, 5 on personnel, 1 on an enemy OP, 6 interdiction missions, 6 on tanks, 2 on infantry, 1 harassing mission, 6 TOT's, 1 on vehicles and personnel, and 2 registrations. Total rounds expended this date-2053. Missions fired on personnel and infantry were reported to be very effective. This date the battalion fired its 100,000th round since landing in Normandy. First Lieutenant Kelly at the time was firing a mission on enemy personnel. Battery C was firing the mission.
  • 23 December 1944
    CCB continued the attack on La Gleize. Elements of Task Force 1 were cut off in two places east of La Gleizc. Heavy preparation fired in La Gleize and the enemy tried to break out towards the northeast at 1700 hours. They were unsuccessful. The 119th Infantry with Task Force 2 attacking from the west reached a point 1500 yards from La Gleize. and the enemy was completely bottled up in La Gleize. Extremely heavy fire was placed on the town all night-mixed WP and fuze delayed and quick.
  • 24 December 1944
    La Gleize was captured at 1200 hours. The 117th and 119th Infantry Regiments assisted by infantry of Task Forces 1 and 2 of CCB mopped up and consolidated the objective. Task Force 2 withdrew from the objective at 1500 hours and Task Force 1 withdrew at 2200 hours. CCB was relieved from V Corps and returned to 3rd Armored Division control at 1200 hours but reverted back to V Corps control at 1700 hours. Artillery fire on the enemy near La Gleize destroyed 35 half-tracks, 15 Mark V tanks, 2 Mark VI tanks, and 1 Mark IV tank.
    The battalion remained in position to support the attack of CCB on La Gleize. At 1800 hours the stripped batteries of the battalion displaced forward and closed in position at Oppagne at 2100 hours. The battalion attempted to register at 2100 hours by high burst from the new position but was unsuccessful. The battalion fired 13 missions this date: 2 harassing missions, 2 preparations, 5 on infantry,

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