Barnes, Hubert D., fl. 1944-1945 Headquarters 969th Field Artillery Battalion

Return to my Collection Search Results

Online access and copy requests are not available for this item. You may request to be notified of when this becomes available digitally.

Notify me when this becomes available

GLC#
GLC09591.01-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
15 August 1944
Author/Creator
Barnes, Hubert D., fl. 1944-1945
Title
Headquarters 969th Field Artillery Battalion
Place Written
France
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 20.9 cm, Width: 33 cm
Primary time period
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Sub-Era
World War II

The document is typed by Lt. Col. Hubert D. Barnes to the Adjutant General in Washington, D.C. The 969th Battalion left Cheshire, UK on June 21,1944 for Chipping Norton. On 4 July, 1944, the battalion departed to the marshalling area in Dorchester, UK. On July 8, 1944, the battalion left for Portland where they boarded the LST 59 for Utah Beach on the coast of Normandy. In France, they reinforced the 333rd Field Artillery Group. On July 11, 1944 while on reconnaissance with Group Commander Colonel Charles W. Glover, Lt. Hubert D. Barnes was wounded by shell fragments in the leg and temporarily replaced by Major Einar A. Erickson until July 25 when Barnes reassumed command. The last recorded location was near La Haye Pensel, Normandy, France.

World War II
Soldiers and Civilians
African American Troops

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources

Copyright Notice
The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.