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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2016 23:54:40 GMT 8
Wow, that is some special family history. What outfit was he in? Did he make it home?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2016 8:55:37 GMT 8
Dan, He was in the 698th Ordnance Company(Aviation) 27th Bombardment Group. He was wounded on Bataan and was in the hospital in Malinta tunnel. He survived the war and was career air force. He passed away twenty years ago. On my mom's side my grandfather's brother was in the 244th Coast Artillery. My grandmother's sister was an Army nurse in the South Pacific. Mike
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2016 23:50:59 GMT 8
The Greatest Generation for sure.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 10:25:39 GMT 8
Amen!
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Post by Scott on Jan 15, 2018 2:52:12 GMT 8
My grandfather was a staff Sgt for the 245th CA battery B. I was told they started in North Africa then fought in Sicily, Corsica, France then Germany. How can I find details about the battles and tasks they completed during WW2? I reached out to national archives and all they had was his final payroll. My grandfather is also from Brooklyn. He enlisted in 1940.
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Post by Dan in Maine on Jan 16, 2018 8:28:11 GMT 8
Hi Scott,
Nice to get your inquiry. I will tell you what I know as I've heard it years ago from my dad and other members of the 245th Veterans Association.
Members of the 245th served in all theaters around the world, but not as the 245th Coast Artillery. The regiment continued to serve during the war as New York Harbor Defense and about 1944 was downsized to a battalion. Your grandfather, like my dad, was transferred out of the 245th to another unit(s) during the war and made his way overseas. Soldiers of the 245th literally reached the four corners of the globe as they used to say.
Is there anything in his final payroll record that alludes to what unit he was in? That may help us find what unit he served with overseas. I know my dad served in many units stateside after he left the 245th from Ft. Hancock N. J. before going to Germany.
Have you looked up your grandfather with the NY State Archives? That may be an avenue to check.
If you would like to share your grandfathers name, I may be able to help some more. Plus, I would be curious what part of Brooklyn he was from.
If you like you can e-mail me at msgmasessa@yahoo.com
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Dan
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