522nd “Unlikely Liberators” display at Schofield Barracks until May 20, 2017
522nd Field Artillery Battery Display at Sergeant Rodney J. Yano Library, Schofield Barracks Hawaii (on till May 20, 2017) The 522nd of the 442nd RCT was their artillery unit known for speed and accuracy during the war. After the Po Valley campaign and the breaking of the German Gothic Line, the 522nd was ordered to separate from the rest of the 442nd and to enter Germany. The 522nd advanced with speed and were in front of U.S. infantry units, which is something as usually the artillery unit brings up the rear. This is how the 522nd came across the Jewish prisoners at Dachau subcamps and others who were part of the death march away from the camps. Members of the Sons & Daughters of the...
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