SOME FACTS AND FIGURES
For those people interested in statistics, here are a few totals compiled by the 343rd Field
Artillery Battalion from D-day to VE-day.
Miles Traveled:
June & July............................................... 93
August
..................................................554
September ................................................180
October....................................................----
November ................................................100
December
.................................................18
January
.................................................118
February
..................................................33
March
..................................................354
April
...................................................415
May
....................................................100
from Utah Beach to Cejkovy
.................1965
miles – occupying 158 Battalion positions
in 11 months
Rounds of ammunition fired and missions accomplished:
Missions
No. of Rounds
Normandy................................................................887
29409
Chambois
..................................................................91
2242
Chambois to Maizieres............................................554
16439
Moselle to Saar........................................................353
9809
Saar..........................................................................443
19302
Bulge thru Siegfried................................................722
37869
Kyll R. to Main R....................................................230
11027
Across Main to VE day...........................................131
5236
Total
......................................................................3411
131333
Most ammunition fired in one day was on June 12, 1944 in the Amfreville attack: 2981 rounds.
Most effective mission: One gun, one round, one tank.
The ammunition train traveled 10000 miles in 11 months. Their longest single trip was
212 miles round trip. Their shortest was 5 miles round trip. In all their travels only 4 trucks broke
down.
The authorized strength of the Battalion is 34 officers, 2 warrant officers, 473 enlisted
men. From D-day to VE-day we had 61 officers, 2 warrant officers and 591 enlisted men.
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