Description

567th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (Mobile)
 • World War II •

76 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview:
“The 567th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (Mobile): A Short History” was published in 1945 by The Muzzleburst, the battalion’s own newspaper, at Epernay, France, with chapter plates and art by members of the unit. It traces the battalion from its activation at Camp Haan, California, on May 10, 1943, through desert training in the Mojave, the Louisiana Maneuvers, and final preparation at Camp Stewart, Georgia, to England and the European Theater. Highlights include the night strafing of the column near Hirson, France, on December 26, 1944, duty just north of the Bulge, AA protection of the Rhine crossing at Mainz, and the drive through Bavaria to Third Army Headquarters at Regensburg, ending with occupation duty and the Assembly Area Command at Reims. This is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original booklet.

Campaigns: Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe

Commanders: Lt. Col. Wilbur H. Lamberton, Maj. Robert J. Foster, Maj. Wilson Potter Jr.

Battalion newspaper: The Muzzleburst

Table of Contents
Dedication
To the Officers and Men of the 567th
Introduction
California
Louisiana
Georgia
England
Northern France
Ardennes Salient
Rhineland
Central Europe
V-E to V-J Day
The 567th in Europe: Travels from December 20, 1944 to May 8, 1945 (Map)
Credits

“Louisiana Maneuvers made the Battalion. Never an outstanding garrison outfit, the men adapted themselves naturally and ingeniously to field conditions.”
— The 567th AAA AW Battalion: A Short History (1945)