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Last Address Santa Clara, Calif
Date of Passing Dec 02, 2003
Location of Interment Mount Vernon Memorial Park - Fair Oaks, California
Chain of Command Mid-Jan 1945 - A and D Batteries, 574th AAA AW Bn (SP) departed Southampton, England aboard a Landing Ship Tank. Arrived Le Havre, France, assembled with their half-tracks and convoyed through France to Belgium. Attached to 4th Armored Division in support of the Ardennes-Alsace Campaign.
Mid-Feb 1945 - A and D Batteries detached from 4th Armored Division and ordered to Nancy, France to regroup and repair their half-tracks. Rank Private First Class.
06 Mar 1945 - 574th AAA AW Bn (SP) arrived Le Havre, France. Convoyed across France to Luxembourg.
13 Mar 1945 - A and D Batteries regrouped with 574th AAA AW Bn (SP) in Luxembourg.
19 Mar 1945 - Attached to 13th Armored Division, in support of Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns.
08 May 1945 - Victory-Europe Day (V-E Day). Allied Supreme Command accepted the unconditional surrender of Germany.
13 May 1945 - 574th AAA AW Bn (SP) detached from the 13th Armored Division. Assigned an occupation zone in the Bavarian region south of Munich, Germany. Placed under direct command of the Third Army, U. S. Army of Occupation.