history of 40th AAA brigade 1951 -1953

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40th aaa brigade hdqtrs Hyoshi Japan

Comments: the 40th was a good outfit to be with. I played country music at the clubs on base and around the small towns between Yokohama and Tokyo. If any one remembers any of this or could add to any thing and events that you would share with me during this time i would certainly appreciate it. I have a good many photos of the area and some of the personnel that were at the 40th aaa during this time. thanks wade dyson

Keywords: friends at the unit were burch morgan, paul heitzman and shinzu the mess sgt. at this unit from 1955 to june 1956. Sgt High was a friend and he had married a japanese girl, he lived off base and they had an infant child at the time.

Pyongtaek

Comments: Assigned to the 76th at K-6, Pyongtaek, in 1954, we had just erected quanset huts and a dining room, complete with outdoor movie screen. I was the projectionist as well as a radio operator. Later, the Skysweepers took over our half-tracks. When our outfit dispersed I was sent to Tachikawa, Japan, still as a radio operator then shipped home shortly thereafter. Supposedly we were one of the first outfits to intergrate. As I recall, we never had any problems with personnel. (Too busy) Have some old color slides stored away somewhere in the house. Am now 76 years of age, just retired at 75 as a medic.

Keywords: Lt. Middaugh, Lt. Savage, Capt.Ford, Cpl. Beal.

Btry D 76th AAA Bn

Comments: My father served in Btry D 76th AAA Bn. He is Sgt Leroy Duplisea. He was there from 1952-1954. Does anybody remember him. I am trying to help him out by finding more info or anybody that might have pictures from that time in that unit. He was on the Quod 50 and he also drove a jeep for supplies/ambulance for a bit. Please contact me with any useful info. David

Keywords: 1952-1954

76TH AAA BAT C 1954

Comments: I was at k6 right after the peace treaty was signed for 3mos. I was the only one that had been up at the 38th bunch bowl and chrwon. I was charge of quartes almost every week day nite. And at all the battery inspections I was given the guide on. I was there when a russian plane flew down the cost and a group of our night fighters wanted to shoot it down. They did not and it made all the news papers in the states.

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76th AAA (AW) Bn (SP) Battery D

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datein: 1949 dateout: 1952

My Father, Staff Sergeant George Earl Daniels II, proudly served with the 76th AAA (AW) Bn (SP) Battery D" during the Korean War.

Operating out of a Half-Track Staff Sergeant Daniels was in country from July 1950 until August 1951 and would like to know of any others from the "76th" or the 40th Bde. His leadership and strong will has been a testament to all who have known him. Being a Desert Storm Veteran myself I understand some of the tribulations he has been though, and I realize the joy he would have hearing of any follow warriors.

ref 40th AAA Brigade Hyoshi Japan

Comments: Maj hall was comm officer. Burch Morgan, Sgt Dillingham, Mess Sgt was shinshu. He could speak fluent Japanese. If anyone remembers any of this pls fax, email or call me at the numbers listed about. Wade R Dyson

Keywords: Was at 40th AAA Brigade Hdqs from early 1955 to June 1956. Was Msg ctr chief and crypto operator. Played country music at NCO club.was cpl.

REUNITING W/ UNIT MATES - 76TH AAA BTN

Comments: MY NAME IS JERELIN SPIRLIN. MY FATHER CPL. GERONE SPIRLIN SERVED ON THE 76TH AAA BATTALION FROM 1954-55. HE IS INTERESTED IN TRYING TO REUNITE OR REGAIN CONTACTS OF THE GUYS SERVED WITH OR REMEMBERS HIM. ME AND MY DAD HAD AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION ABOUT HIS TIME IN KOREA AND EXPLAINED HOW INTERESTED HE WOULD BE TO REGAIN CONTACTS OF HIS MATES. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA AND I THOUGHT I WOULD HELP HIM OUT WITH THIS WONDERFUL SITE, SINCE HE DOESN'T HAVE A COMPUTER. IF YOU REMEMBER SPIRLIN FROM THE 76TH FROM 54-55 OR FROM FORT BLISS IN 1953, FEEL FREE TO SEND A MESSAGE. LOOKING FOR OLD UNIT MATES HAVIN SEEN IN YEARS.

Keywords: CPL. GERONE SPIRLIN, 76 AAA GUN BATTALION, 54-55

76th AAA Bn History

Comments: A group of Army and Air Force veterans who were stationed at Kamoki Air Base at Nagoya, Japan after the Korean War are planning a reunion in May 2005. Several of the Army vets of the 76th AAA Bn are interested in compiling a history of the battalion, and I am willing to put it together.

I have the pages from Kalani O'Sullivan's Kunsan Air Base web site pertaining to the 76th, some of the history of the move to Japan after the Korean armistice, and a contact who was in the 76th AAA in 1942 before the North African invasion in WWII. I live near the National Archives and will get what information is there, also I'll got to the Military History Branch.

I need stories, pictures, letters, anything about the 76th back through WWII. I especially need pictures of the halftrack with a 40mm gun mounted on the back platform and information on any battles the 76th and its batteries, platoons, and squads participated in. All material will be returned as soon as I can copy it.

If there is sufficient interest in the history, I can check out getting it published--nothing fancy to keep the price down.

I would prefer to receive material by e-mail attachments. My e-mail address is johnwcolburn@juno.com

Keywords: Kunsan AB, K8, Pyongtaek, K6, Pictures, Letters, Stories, Kamoki AB, Nagoya, Skysweeper, M16, Quad 50, 40mm gun, Bofors, T19, M15 Special

Reunion

Comments: Served in Korea,From 1950 to 1951,If any one remember me please e - mail or write.

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76 TH AAA HQ BTY 6-1956 8-1957

Comments: Just wanted to see if there are some guys from the outfit who are still around and have some memories to share.

QUAINT OPERATOR

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HQ Btry, 76 AAA Bn

Comments: Joined the Bn in November 1953, was later attached to the AF finance office at K-55, handling the battalion's pay records. Moved with the battalion to Japan by way of Typhoon June, then participated in the transition to Skysweepers. Worked in the Bn personnel office until September 1955. Would love to hear from anyone who remembers me.

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76th AAA Battalion

Comments: i am looking to see if anyone knows him serve with him in the army from 1956-1957 at Komaki Air Base Japan .

Keywords: William P. Foley clerk for battery

Skysweepers at Travis AFB

Comments: I was an Ordnance Integrated Fire Control repairman stationed at Travis AFB. We maintained the T 38 Skysweepers. The artillery battalion had 16 guns. 15 on station and one was always at the Presidio of San Francisco to be rebuilt. The 15 Skysweepers were distributed around the base. There was also an Ordnance artillery repair detachment.

At the time, Travis AFB had B 36 bombers and I never tired of watching and photographing them land and takeoff. Once, I visited my classmates at Castle AFB which had a similar setup but had B 52 bombers.

There were three such groups attached to the Presidio of San Francisco. The third was at March AFB. There were also Skysweepers at Loring AFB at Limestone, Maine and at Sault St Marie. There were units in England and on Okinawa.

My training began at Ft Monmouth, NJ and finished at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. There is a Skysweeper on display at Aberdeen.

The design purpose of the Skysweeper was to protect front line air fields but was never used for that.

The X band T 9 Radar Tracker mounted on the gun carriage was much fun to play with. It could track a flock of ducks. The computer was mechanical. Component resolvers, prediction unit with differential units, sets of squaring gears and so on. The idea was to transform the polar coordinates from the radar set to rectangular coordinates, predict the future position of the target and transform back to modified polar coordinates for the gun control. The modifications came from a big hourglass shaped cam which had empirically derived artillery shell characteristics ground into it. There was an optical tracking unit with the computer and the gun could be operated visually with that. We were forbidden to touch that but years later, I paid $20 for one at a surplus store. I also have a T 9 radar synchronizer, a "hot dog" unit (Ward-Leonard drive control and a 150 volt DC generator) and some other parts. The Skysweeper used an odd three phase power, 115 volts leg to leg.

The first 500 Skysweepers were made by Sperry Gyroscope Co. Later ones were made by AC Sparkplug and had all sorts of defects.

Live firing exercises were done at Camp (now Fort) Irwin where the Goldstone Tracking Station is now.

Dan Tillmanns

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76th AAA AW Bn (SP) Crest

Comments: I scanned the crest of the 76th AAA AW Bn (SP) and will send it to anyone requesting it. It will be a >GIF attachment to any e-mail message johnwcolburn@juno.com

Keywords: 76th AAA AW Bn (SP), Kunsan AB, K8, K6

76th AAA BN AW SP D Battery

Comments: Looking for anyone with info/pictures on the unit 76th AAA BN AW SP D Battery stationed 1953 - 1954. My dad was Kenneth Larson(CPL) on the pictures I have the following people are mentioned some only first names: Fred Davis, R.Roy, Ken, Acy Pratter, Mac, Gerry, Bill, Ray Misskiman(Squad Leader), Makala, Smith, and Riedle. He was based at Kusan Airbase K-6, K-8, and K-14 are mentioned. Squad Dog 222 is also mentioned once on a picture. Thats all I can offer. Can anyone add more info???

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Looking for 209th AAA Aw. Bn. A Btry. 1946-48 in Yokohama

Comments: Looking for those who remember playing ball at Lou Gehrig statium in Yokohama, Japan. We won the championship in 47!

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Black Officers

Comments: I would like to get some official documentation, i.e. Morning Reports, showing my presence in Korea during the period: September 1950 - August 1952. I was a platoon leader during this time with the 76th AAA. I served further in Korea with the Finance Office, 7th Division and at the 9th Finance Office in Pusan. WILLIAMS, LONNIE WALTER 1st Lt., 0-58661 I also served in WW 2, as an enlisted man, SN 38509976 I am missing all my military records.

Keywords: Served with, among others, Lt. William B. Proctor a fellow honor graduate of ROTC at Hampton University.

Anyone serve with Capt. Engle?

Comments: My Uncle, Capt. R.J.Engle (now ret. Major) served with the 76th AAA, attached to the ROK. At one time, the command vehicle was painted yellow and black. He's stubborn about letting me know exactly which outfit, etc., and would like to hear from anyone who served with him. I think he was in B battery, possibly A battery. He also served in WWII and Vietnam, and is still alive (almost 80). Anyone with pictures? Thanks!

Keywords: 76th AAA, Bat. B, July 1950, ROK

Komaki AFB, Nagoya, Japan

Comments: I served as the fire control maintenance specialist in a gun unit of the 75MM Skysweeper AAA gun on Komaki Air Force Base near Nagoya, Japan during the period from September 1955 through September 1956.

I am interested in making contact with other members of my gun unit. The unit commander was Sgt. Whala.

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76th AAA Battalion Hdqtrs

Comments: I was stationed at Komaki Air Base near Nagoya, Japan. I helped deactivate the 76th AAA Bn. Was sent to Korea....sure would like to hear from any army guys who were in hdgtrs. (1956-57)

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Re: My Uncle Jerry Jenkins

Comments: Just suffered a "Senior Moment" in my last message.

Where it reads "1951" in the first and second paragraphs, it should be "1952".

In Dcember 1951 I was cooling my heels and freezing my butt on a 40mm gun in the 8th AAA AW Bn (Semi-mobile) in beautiful Sault Ste Marie, Michigan.

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Re: My Uncle Jerry Jenkins

Comments: The 76th AAA AW Bn (SP) was a black enlisted/white officer unit until about Late 1951 when it was integrated. I was assigned to Btry C of the 76th in December 1951, and it was integrated then.

The 76th was assigned to the 10th AAA Group under 8th Army. All personnel wore the 8th Army patch.

The 76th AAA was awarded the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for its service during the Korean War. The Dept of the Army General Order announcing the award was issued about 1956 or 1957, quite a while after many of the men were out of the Army. Anyone who served in the 76th during the Korean War is entitled to the award.

Keywords: 76th AAA AW Bn (SP), ROK Presidential Unit Citation