This Photo was uploaded by qkidsma. 18th AAA Group 467th AAA AW Bn (SP) 447th AAA AW Bn 440th AAA AW Bn 110th AAA Gun Bn battery of the 320th AAA Balloon Bn (VLA) Earthican, May 6, 2014 #1. He was transferred to them in the fall of 1943 from his first assignment after he was commissioned, which was with a AAA Gun battalion, at Camp Davis, North Carolina. 999th Engr Treadway Br Co 27 Feb 45-29 Mar 45 989th Engr Treadway Br Co 10 Mar 45-15 Mar 45. 634th AAA AW Battalion 8–18 December 440th AAA AW battalion 8 December – 4 January 563rd AAA AW battalion 9–18 December 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" BG Anthony C. McAuliffe (MG Maxwell D. Taylor) 501st, 502nd, and 506th Parachute Infantry Regiments 327th Glider Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry 467TH AAA AW BN - BTRY C - COMMANDING OFFICER: CAPTAIN GRZYBEK EDWARD F. Seeking information on 448th AAA AW (mobile) in the Metz, France area during the time of October and November 1944. 447th AAA AW Battalion, US Army. Armored. Its title is History of the 567 AAA AW BN (M). Second World War (1939-1945) Route du Ruquet, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer; France Basse-Normandie Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer; This plaque is attached on casemate "Ruquet" and commemorates the Anti-aircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion, who saw heavy combat on Omaha Beach, on 6 June 1944. 477th Antiaircraft Artillery AW Battalion-Oro Bay 503rd Antiaircraft Gun Battalion-Okinawa 726th Antiaircraft Signal Battery-Schofield Barracks ... 467th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Finschafen 469th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Finschafen 490th Quartermaster Battalion-La Union Army. I did find another list of follow-on units reported to be assigned to the 207th AAA Group and it differs almost completely from Semmens (article above). 5th AAA AW Battalion (Mbl) 5th AAA AW Bn DUI : 1952 (Source: Email from Richard Hartley, 5th AAA AW Bn) Well I didn't make it to Wiesbaden. The reunions were designed to commemorate the year that the 567th Battalion … 572 likes. I have searched the common genealogy sites and the NARA without success. Army. A Battery. These sharp-shooting ack-ack boys have destroyed at least 25 Japanese planes (the placard on which they've painted their kill markings is cut off). Battles: Normandy Invasion, Northern France, Ardennes, Battle of the Bulge, Rhineland. 467th AAA Bn (S? Any information provided would be greatly appreciated. 467th AAA AW Battalion (SP) 473rd AAA AW Battalion (SP) 215th Field Artillery Battalion (155 Howitzer) 115th Combat Engineer Group Company F, 17th Armored Engineer Battalion 234th Engineer (Combat) Battalion 1153rd Engineer (Combat) Battalion 1254th Engineer (Combat) Battalion during the Second World War 1939-1945. on the 197th AAA AW BN of the U.S. Army - … AW means Automatic Weapons. 467TH AAA AW BN - HQ BTRY - COMMANDING OFFICER: You know his name, contact us. Either AA or AAA is correct in describing the battalion. 103rd AAA Bn (sp 486th AAA Bn (SP) 571st AAA Bn (sp) 40mm Bofor Battalions Signal 2nd Signal Battalion 3252 Signal Service co ... 453rd AAA AW Bn 459th AAA AT Bn 460th AM AW Bn 163rd AAA AW Bn 531st AAA Bn 547th AA-A Bn 552nd AAA AW Bn 5514th AAA Bn 555th AAA AW Bn 559th AAA Bn 467TH AAA AW BN - BTRY A - COMMANDING OFFICER: You know his name, contact us. A historical site about the men of the 440th AAA AW BN, World War Two. 397th AAA AW WWII - US Army 14th Cavalry Group, Mechanized 254th, 275th, 400th, and 460th FA Battalions 79th FA Group (153rd, 551st, and 552nd FA Battalions) 179th FA Group (259th and 965th FA Battalions) 211th FA Group (240th and 264th FA Battalions) Engineer. 400th FA Bn: 28 Feb 45-13 Mar 45: 667th FA Bn … From Texas to Teisnach with the 457 AAA AW Battalion.. [Walton R Patrick; United States. Mel Stafford The plaque reads: There were four batteries to a battalion … Home. 467th AAA AW Bn (SP) 15 Jan 45-1 Feb 45: 473d AAA AW Bn (SP) 6 Feb 45-6 May 45: Armored. 203rd Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti-Aircraft) Missouri NG Insignia authorized 1925, approved 1926 Constituted as 2nd Inf Regt MO NG 10-15-90 and organized from infantry elements of … 467TH AAA AW BN - BTRY B - COMMANDING OFFICER: You know his name, contact us. I found several Internet links to it. 296th AAA Sit Bn B Battery, 230th AAA Sit Bn OKINAWA 53d AAA Brigade 43d AAA Group 44th AAA Group 136th AAA Group 137th AAA Group 93d AAA Gun Bn 98th AAA Gun Bn 369th AAA Gun Bn 503d AAA Gun Bn 505th AAA Gun Bn 514th AAA Gun Bn 948th AAA Gun Bn 779th AAA Auto wpns Bn 870th AAA Auto wpns Bn C Battery. The first annual reunion took place in 1949 and at this reunion a formal association, the “567th AAA (AW) Battalion Association”, was formed with the election of officers. Co C, 92d Cml Mort Bn: 2 Apr 45-8 Apr 45: Engineer. 10th Armd Gp: 6 Feb 45-7 Feb 45: 691st Tk Bn: 21 Feb 45-28 Feb 45: 10th Armd Gp: 28 Feb 45-5 Mar 45: Chemical. 482d AAA AW Bn (SP) 2 Nov 44-8 Jan 45: 482d AAA AW Bn (SP) 22 Feb 45-9 May 45: Armored. There is a photo of the unit crest with "Africa, Sicily, Italy, Anzio, France, Germany, Austria", some pics of soldiers with quad .50 machine guns mounted on a halftrack, a Sherman tank, anti-aircraft guns, bombed out buildings, and buddy photos. Soldier of Battery C, 557th A.A.A. I was sent to Camp Stewart, Georgia. Earthican Senior Member. Possible, but I doubt it. 547th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, 1943-] Get this from a library! Photobucket uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Noteworthy is the faded whitewash camouflage suited for winter battle. Get this from a library! This site is dedicated to the men who served in the 440TH AAA (AW) Battalion during World War II. The 789th AAA-AW BN was created on April 30, 1943 at Camp Stewart. WELCOME! 999th Engr Treadway Br Co: US WW2 Photo Album from a man who served in the 895th AAA AW BN. This site is to collect/share/discuss information/pictures etc. I have no idea where you are going to put this but hope that it will add a little drama to your website. Following this training period, they were known as the 474th AAA AW Battalion (Self-Propelled). I took my basic training at Fort Eustis, Virginia. 467th aaa aw battalion, 467th AAA AW Bn (SP) 15 Jan 45-1 Feb 45 473d AAA AW Bn (SP) 6 Feb 45-6 May 45. Mission accomplished : a history of the 547th AAA AW BN Mbl, January 10th, 1943, to September 2nd, 1945.. [Ray E Oakes; United States. 10th Armd Gp 6 Feb 45-7 Feb 45 691st Tk Bn 21 Feb 45-28 Feb 45 10th Armd Gp 28 Feb 45-5 Mar 45. Bn redesignated 768th AAA (Gun) Bn; 2nd Bn redesignated 396th AAA (AW) Bn; and 3rd Bn redesig-nated 242nd AAA (SL) Bn. Two authors are listed: Milton Neil Proctor (Dog battery) and Gilbert V. Stoddard (Dog Battery). Email from Bob Frink, 473rd AAA AW Bn (SP) Subject: My Story Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 From: Bob Frink Okey, I realize that this is a long one but bear with me. Jeffrey Hall, who's researching the history of the 166th AAA Gun Battalion, his grandfather's unit, contributed this photo of "the best damn 90mm AAA outfit in the Pacific!" 789th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion was an anti-aircraft artillery battalion of the United States Army during World War II.. AAA means Anti-Aircraft Artillery. Co C, 92d Cml Mort Bn 2 Apr 45-8 Apr 45. Soldier is use the EE-8 Field Phone handset connected to the case on the truck. AW Battalion wearing gloves in winter weather, Europe, 1944-1945. Sorrell Arthur William. Hq & Hq Co, 12th Armd Gp: 4 Dec 44-8 Jan 45: CC R (10th Armd Div) 22 Dec 45-26 Dec 44: Cavalry. 18th Cav Rcn Sq: 21 Mar 45-22 Mar 45: Field Artillery. The first president was Ralph E. Wade of Battery “A”. All of those abbreviations apply to the battalion's primary "tools of the trade" -- the M-15 and M-16 half-tracks. Maj. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway. A copy seems to reside in the archives of the Alden Library at Ohio University in Athens, OH. 467th AAA AW Battalion (SP) 446th Engineer Regiment: 468th Quartermaster Truck Regiment: 446th Transportation Corps Company: 46th Armored Infantry Battalion: 4477th Quartermaster Service Company: 46th Field Artillery Battalion: 447th Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion: I was 21 years old when I went into the Army. 509 likes. Joseph A. Tedesco, 4th ID, 377th AAA AW Bn. And SP means Self-Propelled. Thank you. Download this stock image: 467th Anti Aircraft Artillery AW Battalion Memorial plaque on Bunker WN65 at the St Laurent draw on Omaha Beach, Normandy - CMYY9N from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. About July we moved out and traveled to the Rhein Main Air Base area. Chemical. Plaque 467th AAA Weapons Battalion. 71 photos total. It was an anti-aircraft outfit. Dad's 537th AAA AW Bn (Mbl) organized at Camp Hulen, Texas in July 1942. AA means Anti-Aircraft. 457th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion.] 397th Anti Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. I arrived in Germany from Camp McCoy Wis in late April with the 5th AAA AW Bn (M) and we were sent to Mittenwald. Download this stock image: 467th Anti Aircraft Artillery AW Battalion Memorial plaque on Bunker WN65 at the St Laurent draw on Omaha Beach, Normandy - CMYYD0 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. 197th Anti Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. As I said, they also crossed to England in February 1944, but on the Queen Mary. 638th TD Battalion 557th AAA AW Battalion XVIII Airborne Corps. April 29, 2012 Veterans' Stories admin. In the photo at left is one of the 474th's typical quad .50-caliber machine-gun halftracks. 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