77th Field Artillery Battalion
Korea (1949 - 1952) and Japan (1952 - 1957)
New! History, Lineage and Honors for the 77th Field Artillery Battalion 1949-1957 has been added to our History page.
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Constituted in the Army of the United States 25 February 1943 as the 271st Field Artillery Battalion. The 271st was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division in support of the 5th, 7th, 8th and 12th Cavalry Battalions. The 271st participated in the Occupation of Japan in 1945-48. On 25 March 1949, they were redesignated as the 77th Field Artillery Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army, serving with the First Cavalry Division in Korea and Japan. The 77th, one of two remaining artillery units, were the only 1st Cavalry units still in a tactical situation 30 December 1951 - The 77th Field Artillery fired the last 1st Cavalry Division round in Korean War. The 77th Field Artillery left Korea and arrived at the port of Muroran on 16 January 1952, closing out the move of the 1st Cavalry Division from Korea to Hokkaido Japan just 18 months after the July 1950 landing at Pusan. The battalion was inactivated 15 October 1957 in Japan. |
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| Bagatelos | James | 77th FAB | 51-53 | Yes | |||||
| Bailey | Kenneth | R | 77th FAB | 51-53 | Yes | ||||
| Ballard | Walter | G | A 77th FAB | 50-51 | CPL | Yes | |||
| Bartz | Carl | D | 77th FAB | 51-52 | SGT | Yes | |||
| Bates | Don | M | 77th FAB | 51-52 | SGT | Yes | |||
| Beal | Melvin | B | 77th FAB | 52-53 | Yes | ||||
| Bescheinen | James | T | HQ 77th FAB | 51-52 | SFC | Yes | |||
| Biesterveld | Donald | HQ 77th FAB | 51-53 | SFC | Yes | ||||
| Biggins | John | T | HQ 77th FAB | 51-53 | Yes | ||||
| Bland | Knox | HQ 77th FAB | 53-54 | MSG | Yes | Knox Bland | |||
| Bowman | Ralph | L | HQ 77th FAB | 51-53 | Yes | ||||
| Brader | Walter | Avn 77th FAB | 51-52 | Yes | Walter Brader | ||||
| Brady | Wayne | 77th FAB | 51-53 | Yes | |||||
| Carpenter | Squire | A | 77th FAB | 50-51 | Yes | ||||
| Chalkley | Leonard | W | 77th FAB | 51-53 | Yes | ||||
| Cheek | William | W | HQ 77th FAB | 52-53 | Yes | ||||
| Cole | John | C | 77th FAB | 51-53 | Yes | ||||
| Colpitts | Arnold | R | HQ 77th FAB | 50-52 | Yes | Alan.Colpitts(at)verizon.net | |||
| Corman | Lemoyne | E | 77th FAB | 51-53 | Yes | ||||
| Coyle | Roger | M | 77th FAB | 51-53 | Yes | ||||
| Dearth | Miles | H | A 77th FAB | 50-51 | Yes | ||||
| Depoy | George | M | HQ 77th FAB | 49-51 | Yes | George Depoy 9-9-2012 | |||
| Difani | Harold | S | A 77th FAB | 51-52 | Yes | John Difani, Son 2-2-2012 | |||
| Dorton | Ladrue | B | 77th FAB | 51-53 | Yes | ||||
| Elliott | Lewis | E | Svc 77th FAB | 49-51 | Yes | Lewis Elliott | |||
| Engle | Robert | W | C 77th FAB | 51-52 | RTO | Yes | |||
| Ford | Richard | D | 77th FAB | 51-53 | Yes | Richard Ford | |||
| Freed | Robert | A | 77th FAB | 50-51 | No | ||||
| Geiger | Robert | W | 77th FAB | 51-53 | Yes | ||||
| Gibson | Bob | W | 77th FAB | 48-51 | Cook | SSG | Yes | Bob Gibson | |
| Grider | Edgar | L | C 77th FAB | 50-51 | CPL | Yes | |||
| Gumaer | Howard | D | A 77th FAB | 51-52 | Yes | Howard Gumaer | |||
| Hamilton | William | H | 77th FAB | 49-51 | Bn XO | MAJ | Yes | William Hamilton Col (Ret) USA | |
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Charles W Hansen, 77FA 51-53, , Located |
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Hugh Harrington, C 77th 50-51, CPL GUNS, Located |
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William B Harris, HQ 77th 50-52, LTC Bn Cdr, Not Found Yet |
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Fred N Hicks, 77FA 51-53, , Located |
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Robert W Hoffman, A 77th 49-51, CPL , Not Found Yet |
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COL Algin J Hughes, 77th 53-54, COL , Located |
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Paul A Hullinger, 77FA 51-53, , Located |
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Gary D Kent, 77FA 51-53, , Located |
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Dr Gerald A Larson, HQ 77th 51-52, SGT , Located |
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Michael LaSala, B 77th 53-54, SGT Guns, Located |
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James C Lashley, Jr., A 77th 50-51, , Located jflashley@aol.com |
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Vernon B Lewis, Jr., 77FA 50-52, , Located |
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Thurman E Luca, HQ 77th 53-, PFC , Located |
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COL Ted T Marley (Ret), A 1/77 50-52, COL , Located tmarley@juno.com |
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Roger P McBride, HQ 77th 51-53, LTC FO, Located |
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Terry McCully, A 77th 50-51, , Located |
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Max A McKee, HQ 77th 50-53, MSG , Located |
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LTC Wm Don Melton (Ret), HQ 77th 53-55, LTC Bn AvnOf, Located |
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Gilbert Mitchell, A 77th 50-51, SGT , Located |
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Austin Monday, C 77th 50-51, SGT Guns, Located |
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James R Moore, A 77th 49-51, , Located markmoore@home.com |
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Joseph W Morton, A 77th 49-51, MSG , Located |
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Charles E Musser, A 77th 50-51, , Located |
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SFC Omer L Neil, ret., HQ 77th 53-54, SFC , Located |
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George M Osborne, A 77th 49-51, CPL FO, Located |
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Gene ? Owens, A 77th 50-51, , Not Found Yet |
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Ronald C Pennington, 77th 54-55 Located Email Unknown |
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Matt Quay, HQ 77th 49-51, SGM , Located msquay@yahoo.com |
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Charles J Reid, 1/77 50-52, , Located cboaktree@aol.com |
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George R Reynolds, C 77th 50-52, CPL , Located |
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Reginald L Richards, HQ 77th 49-52, , Located |
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Charles J Rose, A 77th 51-52, , Located |
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Raymond C Shay, A 77th 50-51, CPT Btry Cdr, Located |
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John R Slack, 77th 49-50, SGT , Located |
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Leonard J Slemmer, HQ 77th 51-52, , Located |
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James E Stewart, B 77th 49-51, SGT , Located |
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LTG Gordon Sumner, Jr., A 77th 50-51, CPT Btry Cdr, Located gordon.sumnerjr@us.army.mil |
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?? ? Teague, C 77th 50-51, CPT Btry Cdr, Not Found Yet |
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Charles A Terry, C 77th 50-52, CPT Btry Cdr, Not Found Yet |
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Charles Toole, 77TH 51-52, , Located jtoole@alaska.net |
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LTC Alfred R Weimer, USA Ret, 77th 49-50, , Located |
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Bartley C Wheeler, HQ 77th 48-51, SFC FO Team, Located |
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Lynn Wilkerson, A 77th 51-53, SGT Guns 5-6, Located busman73(at)msn.com |
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Norman Williams KE8FG, HQ 77th 52-54, CPL Commo, Located |
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