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261205 Capt. Albert Protiva US Army 785th AAA/AW Btn. 214th Field Artillery Regiment from:Irving, Kansas, USA Albert Protiva was a battery commander in 785th Automatic Weapons Anti Aircraft Battalion that arrived on Morotai 15th of September 1944. The battalion was under command of the 214th, an anti aircraft unit that fought on Guadalcanal. They were assigned to the 13th Army Air Force and provided protection to the airstrip and coastal areas where many camps were set up for the more than 50,000 personnel on Morotai. After the September 1944 invasion of Morotai, there were over 80 bombing raids by the Japanese from nearby Halmahera Island. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.