- Following 6.4K
- Followers 5.6K
- Engagement 3.94%
- Avg likes 212
- Avg comments 8
About Ahmad Ballard
Ahmad Ballard (@jazzcat88keys) is an Education creator on Instagram, also filed under Pets. The account has 5,594 followers and 4,845 published posts. Recent posts average 212 likes and 8 comments, an engagement rate of 3.94%.
Ahmad Ballard belongs to the nano tier, the band usually drawn between 1,000 and 10,000 followers. Ahmad Ballard follows 6,427 accounts, close to one account followed for each of the 5,594 followers. Ahmad Ballard is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files Ahmad Ballard under Education, with Pets as a secondary category.
The Instagram bio for Ahmad Ballard runs to 21 words across 6 lines. The bio mentions @audioriffer.88, @thejazzman1922.2.0 and @faces_of_old_america. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Ahmad Ballard dates from September 2022.
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4,845 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Ahmad Ballard, 5 are carousels, 4 are single images and 1 is a video. No single format accounts for most of them. With 4,845 posts published, Ahmad Ballard's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark. Against the audience, that is roughly 1.2 followers for each post published. Ahmad Ballard also keeps 4 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 80 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include soldiers, worldwarii, wwii, company and enemy. The captions tag #worldwarii, #wwii, #soldiers, #marines and #war.
Commanding the 614th was 24 year old Lieutenant Charles L. Thomas. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he had participated in the Great Migration of African Americans to northern cities by moving to Detroit, Michigan, where he grew up and went to work for the Ford Motor Company. Drafted in 1942 and assigned to the 614th, he was commissioned a lieutenant in 1943. In early action in the autumn of 1944, Lt. Thomas had demonstrated his cool confidence under fire and his dedication to his men.
The morning of December 14 was cold and foggy. As the attacking force, named Task Force Blackshear after its commanding officer, approached Climbach, it came under heavy fire from the well-entrenched enemy. This was the signal for Company C’s Third Platoon, consisting of four M5 guns, to deploy. Determined to oversee the action, Lt. Thomas sped to the front in his lightly armored M20 scout car. Almost immediately, the M20 was hit by an enemy anti-tank gun, severely injuring Lt. Thomas and slightly injuring his crew. Instead of calling attention to himself, however, the lieutenant called a halt and helped his crewmen abandon the scout car. This made him an easy target for a German machine gun, which opened fire and hitting Lt. Thomas in the chest, left arm, and legs. Even then he carried on, directing his men to deploy their guns where they could take the Germans under direct fire from the only location available—in the open, out in a field. (Continue reading below) ⬇️⬇️ #worldwarii #soldier #hero #brave #man
The 614th would be Sent to the front along the French-German border of late November 1944 and was attached to the 103rd Infantry Division. The tank destroyers’ accuracy was on display immediately, as the men took German pillboxes, machine gun nests, and observation posts under fire and knocked them out in short order. On December 14, 1944, Third Platoon of Company C was sent forward with infantry and engineers to capture the town of Climbach near the old French Maginot Line in an area now incorporated into the heavily fortified German Siegfried Line. The 614th slammed blow after blow into the enemy in France and Germany. By the time their front-line service ended, the men of the 614th had earned 28 Bronze Stars, eight Silver Stars, and 79 Purple Hearts. Company C’s Third Platoon would become the first African American unit to receive a Presidential Unit Citation for its action at Climbach, France, on December 14, 1944. Success in action sometimes broke down racial barriers. In one instance, Sergeant Dillard L. Booker’s gun, manned of course by African Americans, sighted a German bunker so precisely that it scored several direct hits in a row. Delighted by their accuracy as they saw the enemy emplacement crumble, Dillard’s crew jumped up and danced. Watching infantrymen of the 103rd Division ran out and danced with them—all oblivious of the enemy fire still coming in their direction. By that point, the infantrymen knew how often the gunners in direct action under fire, had saved their lives.
Later that month, the men of the 614th were delighted to go into action in tandem with another distinguished African American unit, the 761st Tank Battalion. Together the units advanced so fast that they dangerously outran their support. #wwii #worldwarii #war #soldiers #Americans
The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Organized on July 25, 1942 at Camp Carson, Colorado, this segregated battalion trained in Texas and Louisiana in 1943-1944, where like other African American units it encountered pervasive racism from civilians and Army alike. The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion was originally organized as a mechanized unit, but before being sent to France it was reorganized as a towed unit, meaning that the men used halftracks to tow three-inch (76.2mm) M5 anti-tank guns into battle for use against enemy tanks and emplacements. Other men, however, drove lightly armored scout cars and jeeps for reconnaissance, and others acted as infantry such was the case in the savage engagement at Climbach. #wwii #worldwarii #war #soldiers #black.2mm
Ahmad Ballard's engagement
Ahmad Ballard's engagement rate on Instagram is 3.94%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 25 followers. An average post collects 212 likes and 8 comments, close to 27 likes for each comment.
Engagement rate
3.94%
- Avg likes
- 212
- Avg comments
- 8
- Interactions : followers
- 1 : 25
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Who is Ahmad Ballard?
Ahmad Ballard (@jazzcat88keys) is an Education creator on Instagram, also filed under Pets. Ahmad Ballard is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for Ahmad Ballard runs to 21 words across 6 lines.
How many followers does Ahmad Ballard have?
Ahmad Ballard has 5,594 followers on Instagram (5.6K). Ahmad Ballard follows 6,427 accounts, close to one account followed for each of the 5,594 followers. With 4,845 posts published, Ahmad Ballard's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark.
What is Ahmad Ballard's engagement rate?
Ahmad Ballard's engagement rate on Instagram is 3.94%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 25 followers. An average post collects 212 likes and 8 comments, close to 27 likes for each comment.
What does Ahmad Ballard post about on Instagram?
Flinque files Ahmad Ballard under Education, with Pets as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Ahmad Ballard, 5 are carousels, 4 are single images and 1 is a video. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Ahmad Ballard repeatedly use the words soldiers, worldwarii, wwii, company and enemy. Ahmad Ballard's captions carry hashtags such as #worldwarii, #wwii and #soldiers. Ahmad Ballard writes those captions mainly in English. Ahmad Ballard keeps 4 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.
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