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256th US Field Artillery Battalion
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| Activated | 21.01.1943 (at Camp Gordon, Georgia) |
| New York Port of Embarkation | 22.06.1944 |
| England | 28.06.1944 |
| France-ETO | 07.08.1944 |
| New York Port of Embarkation | 12.03.1946 |
| Inactivated | 13.03.1946 (at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey) |
| Northern France | in WWII |
| Rhineland | in WWII |
| Central Europe | in WWII |
| Sources & links: | STANTON, S.L., World War II Order of Battle, Stackpole Books, Machanicsburg, PA, USA, 2006 (ISBN: 9780811701570) |
| US Army in World War II: Artillery and AA Artillery | |
| Site design & initiative: | Hans Houterman |
| Site created by: | Jeroen Koppes |
| Last update: | 27.12.2008 |
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