95th Chemical Mortar Battalion, U.S. Army

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Contact: Alven N. Nixson

Address: 408 N 24th St, Gadsden, AL 35904

Phone: 256-547-3244

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Activated 1 Apr 1944 as 95th Chemical Bn Motorized at Camp Polk, LA

Redesignated 14 Nov 1944 as 95th Chemical Mortar Bn

Inactivated 19 Dec 1945 at Camp Shelby, MS

Overseas: Arrived NYPE 18 Jan 1945, France-ETO 29 Jan 1945; returned NYPE 6 Jul 1945

Campaigns: Central Europe

Killed in Action (6)

Francis P. Betz, Sgt, KIA 14 Apr 45 at Born Ober Rahmede, Germany
John H. Gardner III, 1st Lt, KIA 20 Apr 45 at Huckeswagen, Germany
Carl A. Jensen, PFC, KIA 13 Apr 45 at Plettenberg, Germany
Thomas A. Jones, PFC, KIA 13 Apr 45 at Plettenberg, Germany
Cecil D. Morgan, T/4, KIA 27 May 45 at Stein, Germany
Lorenzo B. Swartz, Pvt, KIA 13 Apr 45 at Plettenberg, Germany

Number of men wounded in action: 37

Number of days in combat: 35

Number of rounds fired: over 816

Rounds Away, the History of the 95th

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