552nd USAAG 59th Ordnance Brigade Soegel, Germany

552nd USAAG 59th Ordnance Brigade Soegel, Germany 552nd USAAG 59th Ordnance Brigade Soegel, Germany. 552nd US Army Artillery Group
The 552nd U.S. as the 552nd Field Artillery Battalion. in November 1945.

Army Artillery Group was activated in August 1943 at Fort Bragg, N.C. The battalion deployed to Europe and participated in five campaigns during World War II. Following the cessation of hostilities, the battalion returned to the United States and was inactivated at Camp Myles Standish, Mass. The 552nd was designated as the 471st Field Artillery Battalion in June 1947 and allotted to the organized

reserves. The 471st was active in Chicago, Ill. from June 1947 through November 1950. In March 1952, the battalion was designated as the 552nd Field Artillery Battalion. In December it was withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the regular Army. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 552nd Field Artillery Battalion, was designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachments, 552nd U.S. Army Artillery Group in September 1959. The batteries of the former battalion were concurrently disbanded. The 552nd U.S. Army Artillery Group was activated at Fort Sill, Okla. in October 1959. Five months later, in March 1960, the 552nd arrived in Germany and moved into its new headquarters in Ludenscheid, Germany. The 552nd was assigned to the 514th U.S. Army Artillery Group when the 514th was established as a SASCOM intermediate subordinate headquarters in December 1961. In August 1963, the 552nd Artillery Group Headquarters moved to Soegel, Germany. Army Artillery Group was the only 59th Ordnance Brigade artillery group with detachments located outside of Germany. The 552nd USAAG inactivated in June 1992.
1st U.S. Army Field Artillery Detachment
The 1st U.S. Army Field Artillery Detachment was organized in October 1963 as the 1st U.S. Army Missile Detachment. The 1st USAFAD was activated at Fort Sill, Okla. in September 1964. In March 1965, the unit arrived in Germany and was assigned to the Special Ammunition Support Command. The 1st was further assigned to the 570th U.S. Army Artillery Group which was Army Artillery Group subordinate to the 514th U.S. Army Artillery Group. In October 1978, the 1st U.S. Army Field Artillery Detachment was assigned to the 552nd U.S. The 1st was located in Wesel, Germany and inactivated June in 1992. Walter Elkins website was my source for information on this page http://www.usarmygermany.com/Sont.htm?http&&&www.usarmygermany.com/Units/Ordnance/USAREUR_552nd%20USAAG.htm

My life after the Army is working on this plane KC46 as an Aicraft electrician and get these kind of views in the mornin...
07/07/2023

My life after the Army is working on this plane KC46 as an Aicraft electrician and get these kind of views in the mornings. For the AirForce as a civilian.

05/04/2023

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Be safe over the holidays and Thank you for your service
18/12/2020

Be safe over the holidays and Thank you for your service

07/07/2020

I bet that feels great knowing you added to the units history like that. to cool!

07/07/2020

Thanks Lawrence we feel the same way as you.

19/06/2020

I will post this up for you. I hope you find her.

do you remember these?
02/01/2020

do you remember these?

01/12/2019
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20/11/2019

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