Description

784th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion “Bloodhound”
IX Air Defense Command • World War II (European Theater of Operations) •
100 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

Compiled and edited by 1st Lt. John L. O’Marra, CAC, this unit history was written by the battalion’s own officers and men shortly after V-E Day to record the 784th AAA AW Battalion’s training, overseas movement, and combat service in the European Theater. It covers the battalion’s activation and stateside training, its Normandy landing and subsequent campaigns across France, Belgium, and Germany, roster and command listings for Headquarters and Batteries A through D, and dozens of personal photographs and section write-ups from the men who served. This digital download is a scanned copy of the original commemorative volume, delivered as an instant PDF.

Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, Central Europe.

Commanders: Lt. Col. Alfred W. Kahl (organizing commander, 1942–43); Lt. Col. Dallas F. Haynes (commanding officer from August 1943).

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

Dedication
In Memoriam
General Officers Under Whom We Have Served
Foreword
Commanding Officer
Unit History
Headquarters Battery
Battery A
Battery B
Battery C
Battery D
Book Staff
Route of the Bloodhound (Map)

“We trust you will enjoy this brief glimpse into the lives of your friends and loved ones who sacrificed much in order that the American way of life could be preserved.”
— John L. O’Marra, 1st Lt., CAC, Editor