Takao, Thanks so much. That's exactly what I have been looking for, TSP defined with an explaination of the test procedure, although a little...
If a 90mm Antiaircraft Artillery battery fired 20 rounds of T.S.P., what does the T.S.P. mean. I have other notations like "During test fires...
I was just about to post that I found the same site. Makes sense I think that's it. Thanks I also found PBS - Peninsular Base Section The PBS...
Well thanks for the help. I didn't think airborne fit the bill in this case, but the references clearly indicate airborne. I have a couple more...
Anyone know what the AB in "689th AAA MG Battery (AB)" stands for? Taken from the S-1 Journal in an AAA battalion unit history. Can't find an...
I have found notations that indicate the S.O.R. was operated by the 64th Fighter Wing Therefore, I now believe S.O.R. means Sector Operations...
It's been awhile since the last post, but I thought I'd fill in some updated information. Reading on in the unit histories, I have found notations...
Can anyone help with some AAA jargon, references to these terms occur in my dad's unit history while in Italy, November 1943. If G.O.R means Guns...
You folks haven't steered me wrong yet, so I thought I's ask if you concur. In the S-2 Journal I attached in a previous post there were a half...
From the leads you have given me, this is what I found so far; Reference - AAF Air Defense Activities In The Mediterranean 1942 – 20 Sept. 1944...
Thanks for the replies, I also have the S-3 Journal, most dates just say "No change - routine". The dates with entries list battery or...
Thanks for your thoughts, that helps a lot. A searchlight or spotter makes sense for Vision. But what about Vial and Vivian, any thoughts? Could...
Thanks for the insight. I have attached the S-2 Journal for the month of October 1943 if anyone is interested. The terms highlighted in yellow are...
I got my Dad's unit history, 409th AAA, from the NARA. He was in Battery B. There were 5 batteries, HQ, A, B, C, D, 4 guns per battery. I'm...
Here is the exact entry in the unit diary copied from the NARA, at College Park, Md. "March 5, 1943 - The 409th was handed a rating of A2A." Does...
Thanks so much for the help. I have another subject. I've reached the point NARA documents to the point where my father's unit, 409th CA Bn (AA)...
DocL / lwd / urgh Thanks so much for the leads, I have read The Hammer of Hell. The clearification on the aerial targets and radio is more than...
My father served with an AAA unit during WW2. I made a trip to the NARA to research his unit history I got copies of some of the S-1 and S-2 logs...
I'm trying to find information on a relative that was in a German Panzer Division. One brother in the US Ninth Army and one brother in the German...
Can anyone answer this one? In my fathers travel log duriing WW2, on July 20, 1945 he makes the following entry. "Left Calas staging area July 20...
