ACTIONS OF 1 27 FA DURING OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD STORM

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Subject = ACTIONS OF   1  27 FA DURING OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD  STORM    

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = VII CORPS   

Folder Title = DATELINE AND MEMORANDUM OF THE ACTIONS OF THE 1ST BN 27TH FIELD ARTILLERY                       

Document Number =          1

Box ID = BX000302







                                                             DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
                                         HEADQUARTERS, Ist BATTALION, 27th FIELD ARTILLERY
                                                                        APO AE 09099



                          AETV-ATA-Q-SA                                                                               4 Feb 169i'


                          MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

                          SUBJECT: Actions of 1-27 FA During Operadons Desert Shield           Desert Storm


                          1. The purpose of this memorandum is to budine the actions of Ist Battalion, 27th Field Artillery durin'g
                          Operations Desert Shield / Desert Storm:

                          DATE                                                   ACNON
                          9 Nov 1990         1-27 FA received word that  the battalion was part of a deployment package wh    ic'h'vvoidd
                                             include HHB, 42d FA Brigade as the controlling headquarters.
                          16-18 Dec 1990     1-27 FA arrived in three seriijs at the Aerial Port of De6arkation (King Fahd airpo
                                             and moved to the Intermediate Staging Area at lubayl.
                          25 Dec 1990        Moved to Tactical @'s@6'     kea @icirdty NS 974 325.
                          13 Jan 1991        Assigned GS aiis@i0h:            lri as they Drepii6d to defend the aii
                                             Quaysumah and the              'of Hafar al B7atin:@
                                                                                    upy           "i@m
                                             42d FA ordere@ to ml"bv          @d: occ'         @s      lw
                                             ranged.
                                             1-27 FA (recon pa@l;,,-          the west of Um Qdlayb.'

                                                                                               T-O'MSR @ulian@
                                             1-27 FA main body'm@'      west along

                          14 Jan 1991        Battalion arrived in po!         nity NS 974'325.

                            -17 Jan 1991     Remained in position t'o'
                          15                                                  ihe @e@ense          @Z Badn.
                          17 Jan 1991        1-27FArepositionedviciaity"NS8i748i.
                          26 Jan 1991        Moved to the east                        battalion 66
                                             Wadi a] Batin anc                               to f6i
                                             105 872, A - PS 0                          C - NS 250 890.
                                                                                                                                                             t
                          13 Feb 1991        B/1-27 and C/1-27 FA co        6d raid misii6n to Assembly Am Red (No
                                                                     ici'nit)i PT           @@U'6'i-raid mission.
                          14 Feb 1991        A/1-27 FA moved to v             320 040 to co'
                          15 Feb 1991        1-27 FA conducted a cross.PLOT raid mission i@/,Vlf Corps.     06cupi@d
                                                                                                                          f
                                             battery positions: M4s - P§ @@.980, A - PS 160 980, B - PS 940 990, C       PS 2