The 135th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion was part of the XIII Corps, and it fought in Europe. They fought from the Netherlands to the Elbe River, within 50 miles of Berlin. The XIII corps was disbanded in September, 1945.
The phrase "btry a 796 AAA bn cac ww11" refers to "Battery A, 796th Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Coast Artillery Corps, World War II." It indicates a specific military unit that was part of the U.S. Army during World War II, focusing on anti-aircraft operations to protect against enemy aircraft. The "btry" stands for battery, "bn" for battalion, and "cac" denotes the Coast Artillery Corps, which was responsible for coastal defense.
The US volunteers were known as the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. It is actually a battalion, and was joined by the George Washington Battalion and the John Brown anti aircraft battery. It formed a part of the 15th International Brigade fighting to preserve the Spanish government against forces backed by Germany and Italy. See the following link.
The shoulder insignia of the 863rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (AAA AW Bn) featured a design that included a blue shield with a golden eagle, symbolizing protection and vigilance. The eagle was depicted with outstretched wings, emphasizing the battalion's role in air defense. This insignia represented the unit's mission to safeguard against aerial threats during its service.
In later interviews Rod Stieger talked about his service in the navy. He was a crewman on a destroyer escorting the Doolittle Raid task force. He was an anti-aircraft gunner.
The stripes were to identify Allied Aircraft to Allied Anti-Aircraft Units so that the aircraft carrying the Allied Airborne Forces would not be shot down by their own anti-aircraft units as they were at Sicily. The only Airborne operations between Sicily & Normandy was at Salerno. There the entire Fifth Army was simply ordered not to fire their weapons on a particular night. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections
391st Anti-Aircraft (AW) Battalion
The phrase "btry a 796 AAA bn cac ww11" refers to "Battery A, 796th Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Coast Artillery Corps, World War II." It indicates a specific military unit that was part of the U.S. Army during World War II, focusing on anti-aircraft operations to protect against enemy aircraft. The "btry" stands for battery, "bn" for battalion, and "cac" denotes the Coast Artillery Corps, which was responsible for coastal defense.
Owen B. Augspurger has written: 'World War II history of the 102nd Antiaircraft Battalion (AW)' -- subject(s): Regimental histories, United States, United States. Army. Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, 102d, World War, 1939-1945
The 495th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion's shoulder patches were First Army or Third Army.
Anti-Terrorism Battalion's motto is 'Vigilia Aeternus'.
I have a chronology of where the 495th A-A-A Gun Battalion served during WW 2. Please feel free to e-mail me if you desire such information. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com
Actually, it is not really called anti-aircraft. It is Anti-Aircraft Artillery, which is the name of artillery (guns) that are designed to destroy aircraft.
Harry Fritz Ter Braak has written: 'Ack ack' -- subject(s): Regimental histories, United States, United States. Army. 120th anti-aircraft artillery battalion, World War, 1939-1945
Anti-Aircraft Command was created in 1939.
Anti-Aircraft gun
This is a rank for an enlisted soldier. It stand for technician fifth grade. He would have been assigned to Alpha Battery, 559th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion. It was a light mobile anti-aircraft unit with 40mm boffors or guns in addition to quad fifty caliber mounted machine guns.
The root word "anti" means against, so this term means anything that repels aircraft. The anti-aircraft guns drove the enemy planes away.