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838th AAA AW Battalion, US Army
838th AAA AW Battalion, US Army saw action as part of the 7th Army in North Western Europe during the Second World War.
1st Dec 1944 On the Move
25th Dec 1944 Festivities
30th Jan 1945 On the Move
16th Mar 1945 Bridge
26th Mar 1945 In Action
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Want to know more about 838th AAA AW Battalion, US Army? There are:9 items tagged 838th AAA AW Battalion, US Army available in our Library
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Lason W. "Pete" Padgett 838th AA AW My friend Pete (Lason W. Padgett) served in WWII. When he died in 2004 I decided to keep his war memorabilia. There is a photo of his group `Devil Dogs', labelled as `838th Anti Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion'. Does someone remember him?
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Roy Lewis D Company 838th Anti-Aircraft Battalion Roy Lewis, 96, passed away on in 2015, at his home in Hooksett, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on May 16, 1919, in Ironton, Ohio, the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Russell) Lewis.
Roy served in World War II with the 7th Army, 838th Anti-Aircraft Battalion, D Company, in France, Austria and Germany. His unit provided artillery support for the Rhine River crossing and the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp.
Roy returned from the war to work for Economy Forms Corporation, retiring in 1983.
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PFC. Burt Ross Smith Bty B. 838th AAA AW Burt Smith served in France and Germany during WWII as an anti-aircraft gunner.
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PFC. Bailey Frank Grimes 838th AAA AW Btn. Bailey F. Grimes was drafted into the US Army in 1943. He served in the 838th AAA AW Battalion as part of a four-man team of forward observers. In late 1944, the convoy of ships transporting the battalion was attacked by a German submarine, and the ship carrying most of the artillery was lost. The battalion spent Christmas in London, England, with no artillery. General Patton needed infantry replacements in France. The day after Christmas, the battalion had all of its artillery. The 838th AAA AW Battalion served in France, Austria, and Germany. It supplied artillery for the Rhine River crossing and the liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp. In late 1946, PFC Grimes returned to the United States. He died in 2009, in Woodstock, Georgia, and is buried in the US Veterans Cemetery near Woodstock.
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Pvt. Theodore Michael Zona 838th Anti-Aircraft Battalion Ted Zona served with 838th Anti-Aircraft Battalion, US Army.
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Cpl Dominick J. Sansone 838th Anti Aircraft Battalion Dominick Sansone was my uncle.
I remember a story about him and his brother, Larry, meeting up in France during the war and how jubilant they were to see each other.
I thank them both for their service.
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