Looking for buddies in the 97th AAA gun battalion Battery D

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Keywords: Served 1951-1953 Ninomiya, Japan in the Korean War. Looking for others in battalion... G. Johnson, P. Cali, Lt. Meany, Lt. Dryer.....Any information would be greatly appreciated.

anybody in my fathers batallion out there?

Comments: im trying to see if anybody out there was in my fathers unit from 47-52 in korea, then japan he was 15 when he went in and sargeant by 17 they used to call him SMOKEY he was a staff sgt.

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19 months with D Bty, 97th AAA Battalion at Ninomiya

Comments: I was with D Bty, 97th AAA Btn at Ninomiya from 7/1952 until 2/1954. I was in the Range Platoon and served as RADAR operator and CRO (chief RADAR operator).

My son worked in Japan close to Chiba for a few years, returning to the USA in the spring of 1994. I visited him there just before his return. I got him to take me to Ninomiya and the firing range at Katakai.

The old camp at Ninomiya was a plant nursery at that time with no trace left of the camp that I could tell. Katakai looked different. The village houses seemed farther back from the beach than before and the wooden fishing fleet had been replaced by modern fiberglass boats that docked in a protected harbor instead of being pulled up on the beach as in the '50s.

My time there was good, I never went to Korea altho the day or two after I arrived at Camp Drake I was given an M1 and was expecting to go. We had a lot of veterans from service in Korea. The worst part of being in the 97th was that we were very short handed with sometimes less than 100 to the battery.

I had a friend, Corp. George Wynn, who is probably the source of the little history I heard about the 97th. He said it originated in Hawaii and was made up from soldiers that were screw-ups, had been in trouble of one kind or another.

The battalion motto was "Hoomau i luna" which we were told meant "always on top" in Hawaiian.

I remember a lot of names but don't want to say any now. Would like to hear from others who were there when I was.

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563 th Ordance Det

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I was a member of the 563 rd Ordance Detachment Showa Air ststion Japan from Aug 1956 until the 97th AAA was deactivated in 1957. I did spend the last few months at Brigade Headquarters at Hiyoshi at the Brigade school maintaining their radar units.

I retuned to Japan in 2001 and found that our old stomping grounds is now, Showa Peace Park, what a shock. Tachi East is now a Japan Self Defence force base. Yokota is still huming with our airforce.

Names have slipped me but I thought someone might be interested in an update.

Keywords: Showa air station, Japan

97th AAA Bn (75mm) Okinawa 54-55

Comments: Looking for info & photos on the 75mm Semi-mobile AAA Gun between 1954-1955 (okinawa)

Keywords: C battery, 22nd AAA Semi mobile 97th AAA Gp

67th AAA Gun Battalion

Comments: I have several photographs of my service time in Worms, Germany from 1951-53. I would like to find members of this unit and exchange information.

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97th AAA Gun Battalion

Comments: I served in the 97th AAA Battalion in Tachikawa, Japan, from Jan, 1955 to March, 1956. I was just curious if the old 97th AAA was on the net

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looking for unit patch

Comments: just got my deceased father's war medals. and i am now looking to find a patch from his unit if possible and i don't know where to look.

his discharge papers say "Btry C 97Th AAA Gun Bn (12 OMM)" and also "APO 323 Unit 1" .

i would like to find a patch or patches and make a dispaly for my mother in my father's honor.

i would appreicate any help.

thank you and GOD BLESS you all!!!

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97th aaa bn. 120mm gun bn

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HQ Battery 97th AAA Gun Bn

Comments: I would like th hear from anyone who served at Atsugi and Tachakawa at that time. I am interested in any history and information subsuquent to that time.

Keywords: 97th AAA Gun Bn 21 Nov 49 to 16 Nov 51, Sgt, Hq Battery.Personnel

Quad 50's on a HALF TRACK,92nd AAA

Comments: THERE WERE 8 HALF TRACKS,With Quad 50's,As for as I know,Only one's in KOREA DEC.1950,to MAY 1951.WE WERE STUCK 99 PER CENT OF THE TIME.LEFT Korea,for Okinawa,

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BTRY B 97TH AAA GUN BN 1945-6

Comments: We were stationed in Hawaii in 1945 and 1946. Just after I was sent to be discharged, the unit sail and become part of Occuopied army in Japan. We were trained as the 516th AAA Gun Bn at Camp Haan, California. Any other members of this unit out there?

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97th AAA Bn & 67th AAA Bn

Comments: My father, Joseph R. Czajkowski was assigned to D/Btry from 1950-52. He made the trip from Japan where the 97th was permanently stationed. I am interested in any information on missions, locations, unit action.

He told me that he was also assigned to a "67th AAA Bn" for a period of time. I cannot find any reference to this Bn in any history.

Thanks for your help. Lisa

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anyone serving in Japan '54 to '57

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Possible Reunion all Batts/Headquarters

Comments: Lets get some kind of reunion going before its to late Moran Don also interested he was in the computer section next to our radar still have lots of pictures left of the old group in the range section. Gen Divine was commanding officer of all the units.Capt Walter Loving was or CO.

Keywords: was station near Tachakawa Japan May 51 to Oct 53attached to the range section has a radar operator mos 3603 also attached to 40th Brigade out of Yokohuma for school

greetings

Comments: Looking for anyone from this unit.

Keywords: Metrological Section -detached service at 64thAAA Gun Battalion at Headquarters battery