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2nd Armored Division
Hell on Wheels
Looking for more information from military/civilian personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army in Germany from 1945 to 1989. If you have any stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me.




HHB, 2nd AD Artillery

3rd Armd FA Battalion

14th Armd FA Battalion

16th Armd FA Battalion

78th Armd FA Battalion

94th AAA AW (SP) Battalion












2nd Armored Division Artillery
 
502nd Replacement Co DUI
 

Organization of the 2nd Armored Division Artillery, 1952 (Walter Elkins)
 
1952
(Source: SEVENTH ARMY STATION LIST 31 December 1952)
ORGANIZATION (Dec 1952):
  UNIT   STATION  
  Hq/Hq Co, 2nd Armd Div Trains   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  2nd Armd Div Band   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  502nd Replacement Co   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  2nd QM Bn   Des Gouttes Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  48th Armd Med Bn   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  124th Armd Ord Maint Bn (less Co A, B, C)   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  142nd Armd Sig Co   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  502nd MP Co   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
 
1954
(Source: SEVENTH ARMY STATION LIST 31 December 1952)
ORGANIZATION (Dec 1952):
  UNIT   STATION  
  Hq/Hq Co, 2nd Armd Div Trains   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  2nd Armd Div Band   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  502nd Replacement Co   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  2nd QM Bn   Des Gouttes Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  48th Armd Med Bn   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  124th Armd Ord Maint Bn (less Co A, B, C)   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  142nd Armd Sig Co   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
  502nd MP Co   Foch Ksn, Bad Kreuznach  
 

Organization of the 2nd Armored Division Artillery, 1952 (Walter Elkins)
 

A 155-mm towed howitzer of "A" Battery, 16th AFA Bn, 1952
 

Two of DivArty's units were stationed at McCully Barracks in Wackernheim
 
1952
(Source: SEVENTH ARMY STATION LIST 31 December 1952)
ORGANIZATION (Dec 1952):
  UNIT   STATION  
  Hq/Hq Btry, 2nd Armd Div Arty 1)   Smith Bks, Baumholder  
  16th Armd FA Bn   Smith Bks, Baumholder  
  78th Armd FA Bn   McCulley Bks, Wackernheim  
  94th AAA AW Bn (SP)   McCulley Bks, Wackernheim  
 
1) Two other AFA battalions, organic to the 2nd Armd Div (3rd Armd FA Bn, Sandhofen (Mannheim) & 14th Armd FA Bn, Gonsenheim (Mainz)), are attached to and listed under CC "A" and CC "B" respectively.
 
If you have information, personal recollections and/or photos of the 2nd Armored Division Artillery in Germany 1951-1957, I would be very interested in hearing from you (webmaster).

MISCELLANEOUS

HHB, 2nd Armored Division Artillery, Baumholder
3rd AFA Bn, Coleman Barracks, Sandhofen
14th AFA Bn, Mangin Kaserne, Mainz
16th AFA Bn, Baumholder
78th AFA Bn, Wackernheim
94th AAA AW Bn, Wackernheim
3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
 

An M-37 (105mm SP Howitzer Motor Carriage) of 3rd AFA Bn rumbles through a German
village during a field exercise, early 1950s (Webmaster's collection)
 
3rd Armored FA Battalion crest
 
 
 
14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
 
 
 
16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
 
 
 
78th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
 
 
 
94th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons)(Self-Propelled)
 
94th AAA AW SP Battalion crest

94th AAA Bn article, 1952
 
1952
(Source: Pictorial History, published by the 2nd Armd Div Public Information Office, on occasion of the division's 12th Anniversary)

Members of the 94th AAA near Bldg #6216, McCully Barracks (Gee-Gee Koble)
 

94th AAA track park and maintenance shops, Wackernheim (Gee-Gee Koble)
 
1953
(Source: Gee-Gee Koble, daughter of Gus Willie Geffert, 94th AAA AW SP Bn, 1953-1955)
My father was in “A” Btry, 94th AAA AW SP Bn. The battalion was part of the "Hell on Wheels" division (2nd Armored Division).

He was in the Army from June 16, 1953 until May 5, 1955. His name was Gus Willie Geffert.

I have a photo album of pictures – I would be willing to share with you and anyone interested. Unfortunately the pictures are not labeled with names.
 

1. M-19
2. M-16

3. M-19 crew



4. Rail transportation

5. Unidentified range

6. Live fire



7. 94th AAA formation
8. B Btry billets

9. Bldg #6206



10. Member of the 94th

11. Awards