Barnes, Hubert D. Headquarters 969th Field Artillery Battalion
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09591.01 Author/Creator: Barnes, Hubert D. Place Written: France Type: Typed document Date: 15 August 1944 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.9 x 33 cm. Order a Copy
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.
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