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602nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion

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602nd AAA Gun Battalion
Memorial in France
Active1942–1945
CountryUSA
BranchArmy
TypeAnti Aircraft Artillery
EngagementsDefense of Paris, and Antwerp; Battle of the Bulge
Commanders
Commanding OfficerLt. Colonel Blair C. Forbes
Executive OfficerMajor George E. Rogers

Creating 602nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion was an Anti-aircraft artillery battalion of the United States Army during World War II.[1]

The unit began in 1942 as 1st Battalion of the 602d CA (AA) in Fort Bliss, briefly in New York City as Antiaircraft Artillery Command of the Eastern Defense Command and shipped over to Britain, then onto France and Germany (1944).[1]

Notable members

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Antiaircraft Command - Unit Histories". Archived from the original on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2013-08-21.