need help with research.

jasen · #1 (**permalink**) March 25th, 2008, 05:16 AM

I'm doing reasearch on my grandfather. Does anyone have any info on the 356th AAA searchlight bn. or on the 452nd amphibious truck co. Durning WWII?

any info will be gratefully appreciated.

**Ron Goldstein** · #2 (**permalink**) March 25th, 2008, 09:13 AM

Jasen

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Where can you find information about the 356th AAA Searchlight BN on Guadalcanal Leyte New Guinea and others during World War 2?

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I have further information on the History of the 356th. Please e-mail me your questions & I will try to answer them for you.
Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com

With ref to the above, was this your question and did you have any joy from the response ?

Ron

jasen · #3 (**permalink**) March 26th, 2008, 11:02 PM

Thanks Ron for the info. Unfortunately Richard V. Horrell at WW2Connections.com charges for all of the info. But again thanks for trying.

Slipdigit · #4 (**permalink**) March 26th, 2008, 11:13 PM

Jasen,

You're probably going to hard pressed to find much about these two small, non-divisional formations.

As far as the 356th is concerned, all I can find is dates and location when it was formed and disbanded and four movement dates, from the US to Guadalcanal to the Philipines and back to the US.

I've not been able to find any mention of the 452nd Amphibious Truck Co.

jasen · #5 (**permalink**) March 28th, 2008, 02:10 AM

Thanks for trying to find info for me. The only reason I'm trying so hard to find info on those units is because I'm trying to do reasearch on my deceased grandfather. The only paper work I have on him has thoseunits listed.

Big_Red_One · #6 (**permalink**) July 31st, 2009, 08:38 PM

I would suggest reading up on the actions that happened in the areas where he was sent and then thinking about what those units did as a job and you might be able to paint a picture in you mind as to decipher how it all worked I would think that they were supply guys who manned the search lights for aircraft while people unloaded the DUKWS they prolly manned airbases also, assited in transpo of material and troops and I can garentee they got strafed and bombed and attacked.

kerrd5 · #7 (**permalink**) July 31st, 2009, 09:16 PM

Jasen,

Send an email or establish an account with the NARA, College Park,
and ask if it has records of these two units:

https://eservices.archives.gov/order...Request+Screen

http://www.archives.gov/research/ww2...ticipation.pdf

Dave

Big_Red_One · #8 (**permalink**) August 1st, 2009, 03:52 PM

the DD 214 is helpfull if it is complete and seperation papers they will say which unit hew was discharged from..

Make note I was lucky I have all my gradfathers records he saved them unilke many.SO I had an advantage.