Description: world war II history of 573rd AAA
world war ii (342) 573 (3) half track (3) 573rd (1) antiaircraft artillery (1)
AAA - Anti-aircraft Artillery AW - Automatic Weapons BN -Battalion S/P - Self-Propelled June 10, 1943 to September 2, 1945 ORIGIN AND TRAINING Historic Cape Cod, in Massachusetts, added another leaf to it's book at Camp Edwards on June 10, 1943, in the form of the activation of the 573rd AAA AW Bn. Good fortune smiled and, as subsequent events have shown, a kindly fate followed the Battalion through all its varied history. Following activation a capable cadre gradually assembled and was assigned t
A. Greenock, UK B. Sutton Veny C. Southampton D. Sutton Veny E. Portsmouth F. 3/4 - Le Havre, France G. 3/8 - Cambrai H. 3/9 - Vise, Belgium I. 3/11 - Rheydt, Germany Aachen, Germany J. 3/17 - Beeck K. 3/25 - Strump L. 3/26 - Wegberg M. 4/02 - Haltern N. 4/12 - Gutersloh O. 6/15 - headed home
Back to Top