Description

This is a 1946 unit history titled Carthaginians, Romans and Americans: Overseas with the 355th AAA SLT BN, edited by Chaplain Karl W. Scheufler and published in Cincinnati, Ohio (photolithography by Gibson & Perin Co.). It’s a memoir/history of the 355th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion’s WWII service, tracing their path through North Africa and Italy — the title nods to the region’s layered history of Carthaginian, Roman, and now American presence.

Table of Contents

I. THE PROLOGUE
a. Letters of Greeting
b. Dedication
c. Table of Contents
d. Foreword
II. THE LEGEND
A. As Recorded by Various Contributors
Chapter One
The Roots of the 355th
by Master Sergeant Edward J. Miller
Episode (a): Purple Heart Awards
Chapter Two
History of the Batteries
HQ Battery by Sgt. Henry T. Koch
A Battery by 1st Sergeant Harold J. Keefe
B Battery by T/4 Clarence L. Fien
C Battery by Pfc. Sylvester J. Carfagno
Episode (b): Mail Call
Chapter Three
Battalion Staff Divisions
S-1 by Captain John R. Wyant
S-2 by Sgt. Charles R. Gollwitzer
S-3 by T/Sgt. William H. Baynes, Jr.
S-4 by T/Sgt. Sidney R. Warren
Episode (c): The Chaplain’s Cachets
Chapter Four
Feeding the Battalion
as S/Sgt. Kurt Moss told it to Lt. Charles J. Levi
Episode (d): Signs
Chapter Five
A Soldier’s Pay
by CWO Richard G. White
Episode (e): Bronze Pictures from the Milan Cathedral
B. As Recorded, Chiefly by the Chaplain
Chapter Six
The Chaplain and His Work
Chapter Seven
Roman North Africa
Chapter Eight
The Tunisian Campaign
Chapter Nine
The 355th Sees North Africa
Chapter Ten
The Italian Campaign
Chapter Eleven
Pozzuoli and Points South
Chapter Twelve
Rome, The Captivating Captive
Chapter Thirteen
Malpensa and After
III. THE EPILOGUE
Appendix a: Roster of the Officers and Enlisted Personnel
Appendix b: Photographs of the Members of the 355th
A. Officers
B. Enlisted Personnel