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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
1949, American Legion, Post 381 (Member) (Los Angeles, California)
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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
What are you doing now:
Traveling, visiting with friends, going to veteran groups gathering.
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 SpecifiedState/Country United States
Patch
Type
Air Defense
Parent Unit
Air Defense Units
Strength
Battalion
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
Last Updated: Oct 16, 2010
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.