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Who was the commanding officer of the 175th Field Artillery Battalion Battery B in North Africa in 1942-43?
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Lt. Col Joseph Edward Kelly was commander at some point during the African campaign.

Source: "Attack! Attack! Attack!" history of 34th Division, Photo caption in Chapter X.

On 19 November 1942, the 175th Field Artillery Battalion entered combat with the British 78th Division at Medjez-el-Bab, Tunisia. This was the first American unit to enter combat against the German army (except for special commando raids).

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