Fernald, Austin, PFC

Air Defense Artillery

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Service Details

Current Service Status
USA Veteran

Current/Last Rank
Private First Class

Current/Last Service Branch
Field Artillery

Current/Last Primary MOS
601-Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Crewman

Current/Last MOS Group
Air Defense Artillery

Primary Unit
1943-1945, 400th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion

Previously Held MOS
527-Antiaircraft Range Section NCO
845-Gun Crewman Heavy Artillery

Service Years
1943 - 1945

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1949, American Legion, Post 381 (Member) (Los Angeles, California) - Chap. Page
	1992, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 2929 (Member) (Redlands, California) - Chap. Page
	1992, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 7347, Yucaipa Valley Post (National President) (Yucaipa, California) - Chap. Page
	2001, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 12 (Member) (San Bernardino, California) - Chap. Page
	2003, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

What are you doing now:

Traveling, visiting with friends, going to veteran groups gathering.

1943-1945, 400th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion

From Month/Year April / 1943	To Month/Year September / 1945
Unit 400th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion Unit Page
Rank Private First Class	MOS Not Specified
Base, Fort or City Not Specified	State/Country United States

Patch	400th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion Details

	Type Air Defense
	Parent Unit Air Defense Units	Strength Battalion
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Oct 16, 2010

Memories For This Unit
Worst Moment The Doy I was combat wounded outside of Mount Casino, Italy, Oct.23-1943. I was sent to the 95th , Evacuation Hospital by Naples, Italy. I still have shrapnel in my right shoulder.

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My Photos For This Unit

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