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225TH AAA SEARCHLIGHT BATTALION (SEMI-MOBILE)
 • World War II •

102 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview:
Compiled in 1945 by Capt. Bruce J. Nelson, T/Sgt. Alfred S. Cogan and T/Sgt. Miofsky, with a foreword by battalion commander Lt. Col. John B. Terrill Jr., and printed by the “Rhine Valley News” of the 56th AAA Brigade, this unit history and directory follows the 225th from its activation at Fort Sheridan, Illinois in November 1942 through training at Camp Davis, North Carolina, air-defense duty at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, a June 1944 landing at Omaha Beach as the first American searchlight unit in France, the Battle of the Bulge, and the advance deep into Germany to occupation duty around Munich. It also includes awards and decorations, commendations, command-post lists, full rosters with home addresses, and campaign photographs. This is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original booklet.

Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe

Commanders: Lt. Col. John B. Terrill Jr. (Battalion Commander), Lt. Col. F. T. Ostenburg (Jan–Mar 1943), Maj. Wallace H. DuShane (Executive Officer), Capt. Joseph F. Tierney (HQ Battery), Capt. Jacob W. McGrew (Battery A), Capt. Lawrence T. Chaquette (Battery B)

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents
Foreword
History of the 225th AAA SLT Bn. (SEM)
Awards and Decorations
Commendations
List of Commendations
List of Command Posts
The Staff
Officers — Headquarters, Headquarters Battery & Medical Detachment
Enlisted Men — Headquarters Battery
Former Members
Medical Detachment Roster of Home Addresses
Battery “A”
Battery “B”
Battery “C” Directory
Normandy
Northern France
The Rhineland
Central Europe
On Parade
Security Operations in Germany
And There Was Light
Notes and Changes

“No other searchlight battalion and few other organizations can claim a record the equal of ours.” — Lt. Col. John B. Terrill Jr., Foreword