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81st Infantry Division Archive
316th Field Artillery Battalion
316th Field Artillery Battalion, battery "B", 105mm howitzer and crew, supporting the 321st Infantry Regiment in a training exercise, Valencia, Leyte, Philippines (12 August 1945)
SSGT Arlie J. Goth, 37561060
SSGT Goth served in HQ & HQ Battery, 316th Field Artillery Battalion. He enlisted on 14 March 1943. He was awarded the Bronze Star. (Citation will be added later.) He was discharged on 26 January 1946.
Photograph found on Facebook (Wes Goth)
Photograph found on Facebook (Wes Goth)
SSGT Walter F. Franke, 36059582
SSGT Franke served in Battery A, 316th Field Artillery Battalion
Photograph from Find A Grave
Photograph from Find A Grave
1st LT Joseph E. Cann, KIA
1st LT Cann served in the 316th Field Artillery Battalion. He was KIA 21 September 1944 on Angaur Island.
PFC Floyd G Schneider, 36503995
PFC Schneider served in Battery A, 316th Field Artillery Battalion. He enlisted 5 June 1942 and was discharged 7 December 1945.
Picture is from the WWII registry website.
Picture is from the WWII registry website.
PFC Rudolph Sojkovic (Rudy Sykes), 33304284
PFC Sojkovic entered the Army on 17 September 1942. He served with Battery A, 316th Field Artillery Regiment until 13 August 1943 when he was transferred to the Service Battery of the 316th. His date of transfer to Battery B, 316th FAB is unknown, but he is listed on the sailing roster for the South Pacific under Battery B.
Photograph from son, Corey Sykes
Photograph from son, Corey Sykes
316th Field Artillery Battery
Unsure if this is Battery A, B, or the Service Battery.
Photograph from Cory Sykes
Photograph from Cory Sykes
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