This is the story of the 320th GAFBN (320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion). It is also the story of the prowess of the 105 mm howitzer. The 320th Battalion was one of several battalions in the 82nd Airborne Division.
The 320th was composed of six gun crews to man the 105 mm howitzers. Each crew consisted of a gun crew chief as well as five or six crew members. The 320th gun crew chiefs were: Sergeant Tuzzie, the first gun crew, Sergeant Sackett, Sergeant Swain, Sergeant Sword, Sergeant Parker, and Sergeant Reinquest. In each crew there were two breech men and a soldier in charge of the lanyard.
There were several sizes of howitzers. There was the 75 mm, pack mule, howitzer, the 105 mm howitzer, the 155 mm howitzer, and the 220 mm, long barrel, howitzer. The 105 mm howitzer was the only one adapted to fit a glider to make it airborne. It was shortened to fit into the glider.