431st. AAA AW Bn Battery D - Please Help

greenfrog · Jun 25, 2014

clarke187 said:

i think he was one of the one that joined to replace them. Did you know a man named chick wagonhurst? He was a Sargent and pitched for the pittsburgh pirates?
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greenfrog · Jun 25, 2014

i'm sorry that i didn't get back to you a year ago but at the age of 96 the computer is not something that i spend a lot of time with. wagonhurst was in c battery and ran one of the gun batterys. i remember him as a large guy , not too talkitive but a heck of a good seargent. when ever we had a visitor we'd always send him to to the wagonhurst gun site because it was always in good shape. at that time his gun crew consisted of a 40 milimer Bofors and 50 caliber machine guns. plus trucks to pull them. i'm sorry t5hat i can't give you more info but i was transferred to a different battery shortly after we landed in africa. if there are some things that i could help you with please contact me thru this web site stay well, happy and healthy greenfrog or howard

Pat Alongi · Jan 9, 2015

kerrd5 said:

It would be great if the German publisher had a copy and could scan it as a pdf.

If not, your kids or grandkids would need to get a scanner and scan the pamphlet
in Adobe Acrobat at, ideally, 300 dots per inch. That will produce a very good
digital copy.

By the way, my uncle's 214th AAA was in Corsica for nine months during the war.
They arrived there from Sicily and then went to Southern France in Sept. 1944.

Dave
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Dave what was your Uncle's name?

Pat Alongi · Jan 9, 2015

greenfrog said:

believe it or not , the 431st was converted to infantry when they arrived in Corsica from Sardinia. as soon as we arrived in Corsica our trucks and guns were taken away from us and it was announced that we were to take infantry training . we did train for about two months and then all of a sudden our trucks and guns were returned to us and we were told that we were to join in the invasion of southern France, which we did. your father may have been part of our coversion.
any information that you feel might be helpful to you , if i have it, i'd be happy to share it with you.

greenfrog
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I am very interested in what you might know about the 214th AAA, seems like my father's path might have crossed your path. Thank you so much for your service--God Bless You!

Pat Alongi · Jan 9, 2015

Slipdigit said:

Greenfrog, I am the Admin of this forum. Could I talk to you on the telephone and help you get your information to the people who would like to read it? Somehow I missed your initial posting.

If you are willing to talk to me, we talk via Private Message. Let me know and I'll help you.
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Just wondering is you were able to get pamphlet from GreenFrog?

LRusso216 · Jan 9, 2015

I think I have what you need. Send me your email address (in a PM if you wish) and I'll send what I have on the unit.

Dreanaught6 Ancient · Mar 5, 2020

I am looking to get the PDF of the 431st AAA (AW). I am writing a book on the 1st Infantry Division. 431st was attached at various times including with the 18th Inf Combat Team in Tunisia. I am interested in any history or memoirs associated with the 431st or any 1st ID units or units attached to them at anytime during the war. Happy to have PM contact or here on the forum.

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