Help! U.S 550th AAA AW BN Battery D

HI
Looking for any info on my grandfathers unit in ww2 oddly enough its been very hard to find anything on his unit.i have a small diary of the travels of Battery C but its all i have. what i know so far is he was in basic in camp edwards mass ETO 11/43-11/45 landed in Normandy on the 18th of June 1944. if someone has an AAR or a unit history doc really ill take anything i can get my hands on as im making a book for my family. Any info will be greatly welcomed!
Thanks epas

 

Hey there!
Dunno if I can be of service, but my grandpa was in the 550th AAA (battery C, I think, but I'm not sure). I don't have much, just some bare- bones documents and letters and a few photos. Happy to help if I can

 

hi my dad(he is 95 years old) was in A battery of the 550th AAA. i have his entire itinerary from the day they left the us in 1944 till the end of the war. it lists the names of all the towns and cities they went thru. after march of 1945 they were attached to the newly deployed 89th infantry division. my dad says that all 4 batteries were generally deployed within a few miles of each other so the itinerary i have should also be accurate for D battery. i can send you a copy if you wish, but it would not be until september when i return home-regards bob

 

yes i think i could scan the itinerary and post it when i get back home in september-bob

 

that would be great if you could! thanks

 

Here is the itinerary. Sorry about the delay in providing this but here it is for the 550th AAA Battalion. This shows all their locations from their entry in the war until the end of the war. Bob

 

You have any other bits of info thats not posted Online? My Grandpa was Ray Dudkowski in I think Battery D. He barely talked about anything.

Thanks!

Sean Marcum

 

Hello everyone. First post here. My grandfather was in the 550th from 1943-1946. I'm not sure what company he was in, as he wouldn't talk about the war at all. Basically, only info I have is when he joined and mustered out. Also, he has 5 battle stars. That's all I have. His name is Lyle E. Babcock from New York State. He just recently passed away at 96 years old. Anyone with information would be greatly appreciated. I will even pay for information. What Bob Botta posted is pure gold! Thank you so much Bob! Everyone have a wonderful day.

 

Hi all,

First post, but this info from Bob is a goldmine. Thank you! My grandfather was in Battery D. He also carried around a camera throughout the war. I will upload all the pictures I have. Here is a letter he gave me that was sent to his parents during the war. I am taking my kids, his great grandsons to Normandy after Christmas and trying to retrace his steps. The itinerary is exactly what I've been looking for.

 

Photos of Battery D.

 

I had no idea I would end up getting all this info when I posted this year's ago. Thank you all for the pics and docs. I have a diary from batt c that I will try and post with some pics in the coming weeks for everyone to take a gander at. Looking forward to talking to all of you. Steve, GS Cpl Edward Pasinski 550th AAA aw bn BATT D.