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  1. Lloyd Berriman Jr.

    Lloyd Berriman Jr. New Member

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    What are the best sources to see where my father served in WWII? His stories include tales of the Philippines, Okinawa, and Japan. He was a T-5 with aforementioned battalion. Which books or resources would be the best to start the search. Thus far I have been unable to even determine the division his battalion was with.
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    RE: Lloyd Berriman 36545717 served 10/1942-01/1946
     

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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Have you requested his records from the National Archives? The fire in the '70s took a lot of them but you might get lucky. Any documents he saved that you can access?
     
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    Yes, just. While I wait for a reply I wanted to do research on troop movements in Pacific theater but so far I can find no information about Headquarters Battery 362 AntiAircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion (which is what I am told unit abbreviations stand for.
    No official paperwork just pictures and unit issued birthday and holiday cards with undecipherable signatures of the chaplain and commanding officer.
     
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    Thanks. Did it. One reference in the US Army Records 1917-1950 housed in Dwight D. Eisenhower Library in Abilene Kansas; Book 2 box 283.
     
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    Excellent source. Gotta back there some day before I kick it.
     
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    Try USAMHI in Carlisle, PA. They will usually send a brief unit organizational history and itinerary for WWII combat units as a freebie.

    Good luck.
     
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    It's an outside chance but if you check out the 5th Air Force during WW2 they advanced from (SWPA), southern New Guinea- Philippines- Japan. Many of the missions were ground support and invasion overwatch.
     
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