Which AAA Unit?

Hello all. My grandfather was in the 209th then the 72nd. I have been working on a map/timeline of his trip through the war that some of you may be interested in.

Story Map Journal

 

I just scored a unit annual published in 1942 for the 209th Coastal Artillery Regiment that later became the 72nd AAA. If anyone has someone they would like me to look for, I'd be happy to.

 

Your dad is in a unit journal I just bought from 1942. He was in D battery at the time of printing.

 

What about Richard Charles Jones? May not be in there as he met up/joined with the 209th in North Africa.

 

The 209th was Moved to Italy 10-28-43 where inactivated and elements redesignated 3-14-44: HHB redesignated HHB 209th AAA Grp; 1st Bn redesignated 72nd AAA (Gun) Bn; 2nd Bn redesignated 898th AAA (AW) Bn; and 3rd Bn redesignated 335th AAA (SL) Bn.

 

He's not. The last entry in the "history" is February 28, 1942, well before the unit left the US for Ireland.

 

My father was in the 209th, which became the 898th. I have a fair amount of info and pictures. A man named John Merchant publushed an extensive history. Your post is from 3 years ago but if you are still interested I will share what I have.

 

Greetings -

I realize this is a dated post but ran across it while researching my grandfather's service. I have a diary of places and dates that that he kept. It also includes an address for him while he was in NY, NY as: Btry B 209 C.A. (A.A.) A.P.O 813 New York, NY.

We also have another document that states he belonged to 5th Army, 209th Coast Artillery, First Battalion, Company B. He was a TEC4 and worked/maintained radar

Would love to share information / notes.

Thanks All

 

Hi, I am still around. I can't find my notes right now but do you know which unit your grandfather was in after the 209th was broken up? My father joined the 209th in North Africa as a replacement.

 

What is your grandfather's name?

 

To all who have interest in the 209th Coast Artillery Regiment, I took photographs of each page of the annual, converted it to PDF, and made it text searchable. Here is the link to it:

The 209th Coast Artillery Regiment In Federal Service 1942.pdf

 

The 209th Coast Artillery Regiment In Federal Service 1942.pdf

 

Thank you so much. My father was in the 209th, Battery G. Unfortunately his photo is not in the yearbook. Oh well. I have quite a few photos from Camp Stewart and the various campaigns they were in. Just found this forum so will post those photos in the next few weeks.

 

Brand new here, though not new to WWII. Nine in my family served, and I know a lot about the ETO especially.
But I have been asked by friends to work up a flag box for their dad, PFC in the 639th AAA Bttn.
Does anyone have any info on where they staged in Britain, and where they deployed to France, etc., if they in fact did.
Any websites? Any research to dig into?

Static Defense was maintained throughout under BG Claude Theile, and then.BG Harold R. Jackson.
Thiele, Claude Martin (US Brigadier-General) - TracesOfWar.com
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...er-dies/3663b954-7e70-457b-ad0c-ed5d3b325f1d/

Thanks in advance. TB

 

The 639th AAA AW Bn, Mobile staged out of the NY Port of Embarkation on 29 September 1944 and landed in France on 10 October 1944. I doubt they were ever in England and if they were it was just to transship. At a guess, they probably landed at Le Havre. They were assigned to the First U.S. Army, but their attachments are more difficult to track. It spent most of its time attached to one of the AAA Groups of the 49th AAA Brigade, except for a short period during the Battle of the Bulge, when elements were attached to divisions.

1st Infantry Division - 18-31 December 1944
30th Infantry Division - 21 December 1944-5 January 1945 (Battery D only)
70th Infantry Division - Unknown Dates

It was also one of the AAA units assigned to the defense of the Remagen Bridgehead. Additional information would require you accessing the Battalion History. The 639th A.A.A. AW. Battalion at Home and Overseas. n.p., 1945. 71 p. It's call number is #202-639AA.1945 at the Army History and Education Center at Carlisle, PA. If you contact them they may be able to get you a copy of it.

 

They may, but not digitized.

 

Many thanks to OP and RA. Useful stuff, and I will dig in.
My man was a PFC dental tech, MOS 067, but spent three months as a machine gunner, 605.
In the Army 42-9 to 45-11; in-theater for 13 months, 44-9-28 to 45-10-22.
I'll be going to SoS in Louisville to secure his ribbons etc. for the flag box.
Tom in Ohio