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394 The OrganizaTiOnal hisTOry <strong>Of</strong> field arTillery<br />

West Point, Ky., 100<br />

West Point, N.Y., 15–16, 17, 19, 22. See also<br />

<strong>Military</strong> Academy, United States.<br />

Western Electric Company, 210<br />

Westervelt, Brig. Gen. William I., 126, 127<br />

Westervelt board, 126, 128–29, 130, 133, 138,<br />

143, 147<br />

Westmoreland, General William C., 269, 270<br />

White Sands Missile Range, N.M., 210<br />

White Sands Proving Ground, 210<br />

Whitworth. See under Guns.<br />

Wickham, General John A., Jr., 288<br />

Wilderness campaign, 67<br />

Wilson, Charles F., 218<br />

Wood, Maj. Gen. Leonard, 106<br />

Wool, Brig. Gen. John E., 44<br />

World War I, 97, 109–27. See also American<br />

Expeditionary Forces; Trench warfare.<br />

aerial observation, 122, 149<br />

ammunition expenditure, 116, 119, 123, 127<br />

antiaircraft artillery, 114, 115, 116<br />

army organization, 111, 115, 140<br />

Artillery Information Service, 122<br />

barrages, 119, 120, 121, 123, 139<br />

British support, 117, 149<br />

Chief of <strong>Field</strong> Artillery, 117<br />

Coast Artillery Corps and heavy artillery,<br />

115–16<br />

communication, 114, 120, 121, 127<br />

corps artillery, 108, 111, 112, 115<br />

counterbattery fire, 121<br />

creation of AEF Chief of Artillery, 119<br />

expansion of artillery, 109–11<br />

fire direction difficulties, 121<br />

flash ranging, 122<br />

and indirect fire, 121–22<br />

infantry division artillery, 111, 112, 113,<br />

114–15, 116, 121. See also <strong>Field</strong><br />

Artillery Brigades.<br />

massed fire, 119, 121, 123<br />

and motorization, 115, 323<br />

National <strong>Army</strong>, 106, 110<br />

National Guard artillery, 109, 110<br />

naval fire support, 115, 140<br />

numbering system for regiments, 110–11<br />

Organized Reserve Corps, 110<br />

performance of artillery, 95<br />

shift from offense to defense, 119–20<br />

shortages in, 123<br />

sound ranging, 122<br />

static nature of, 203<br />

training, 102n26, 110, 117–19<br />

weapons from France, 112, 116, 117, 123<br />

and volunteers, 106<br />

World War II, 157–87. See also European<br />

Theater of Operations; Pacific<br />

Theater.<br />

1st Cavalry Division artillery, 167–69<br />

aerial observation, 161, 167, 180, 183–85.<br />

See also Observation.<br />

airborne division artillery, 164<br />

antiaircraft artillery, 159, 160, 163, 164,<br />

167<br />

armored division artillery, 164–67<br />

artillery groups, 176–77, 179–80<br />

Chief of <strong>Field</strong> Artillery position eliminated,<br />

159<br />

communications, 161, 182, 184<br />

corps artillery, 173, 176–77, 179, 180–81,<br />

183, 184, 185<br />

counterbattery fire, 158, 170, 176, 181<br />

fire direction center, 163, 173, 179, 182,<br />

184<br />

flash ranging, 180<br />

forward observers, 171, 182–83<br />

ground observation, 171, 180, 182. See<br />

also Observation.<br />

infantry division artillery, 157–63, 171,<br />

176, 180, 182, 183, 186<br />

infantry howitzer company, 162–63<br />

light infantry division artillery, 163<br />

massed fire, 157, 163, 174, 185, 186<br />

motorized division artillery, 163<br />

mountain division artillery, 163–64<br />

naval fire support, 184, 203<br />

nondivisional artillery, 169–80, 193<br />

heavy, 169, 170–71<br />

light, 170, 171<br />

medium, 169, 170<br />

rockets, 173–76<br />

tank destroyers, 172–73<br />

observation battalion, 180–81. See also<br />

Aerial observation; Ground observation;<br />

Observation; Targets.<br />

prearranged fire, 186<br />

proximity fuze, 186<br />

radar, 180, 181, 185<br />

regimental combat teams, 180<br />

“shell reps,” 186<br />

sound ranging, 181<br />

target location, 180–85<br />

training, 185–86<br />

XRL. See under Missiles, Lance.<br />

Yom Kippur War, 300<br />

Yorktown, battle of, 14, 15<br />

Yorktown, Va., 65

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