B Company were ordered to provide supporting fire from the flanks of A Company's advance, which they successfully did before returning to battalion HQ and following up the advance.
Most of the keeps were physically extremely robust and, while they were not designed as an intended location for the final defence of a castle, they were often placed near weak points in the walls to provide supporting fire.
He provided supporting fire for the 21st Australian Infantry Battalion as they assaulted a heavily fortified crater on Mont St . Quentins summit, and repeatedly reconnoitred the German position to reported on troop movements.
Finally, Anderson called state emergency management, asking that Washington state declare a mobilization to provide support for the fire.
By using captured German machine guns he was able to increase his section's fire and provide support to the company on his right as it advanced, seized, and consolidated its position.
Bay-area residents are jumping into action to raise money and provide support for those affected by a fire that ravaged an Oakland, California, warehouse-turned-artist community.
Ivan Castro (then a First Lieutenant) was providing support by fire during a battle with insurgents in Iraq when a mortar round exploded close to him leaving him totally blind.
Some of the landing craft had been modified to provide close support fire, and self-propelled amphibious Duplex-Drive tanks (DD tanks), specially designed for the Normandy landings, were to land shortly before the infantry to provide covering fire.
Launching a quick attack with three companies, the 2/1st outflanked the Japanese gun pit with two companies while the third provided support-by-fire.
Following the shore bombardments, Indiana joined the task force that had assembled to invade Okinawa; the ship provided ground support fire as well as anti-aircraft defense against the increasing number of Kamikazes that were attacking the invasion fleet.
