US Army Air Defense Units Plaque
Details:
The fourth of the five monuments (from left to right) in the row.
Plaque
A 40 inch by 30-inch bronze plaque mounted on a 6-foot-high white concrete base. Lists the Army Air Defense units that defended the port in 1944 and 1945.
Source of photos: www.tracesofwar.com
Monument Text:
U.S. ARMY
DEDICATED TO ALL ANTI-AIRCRAFT
ARTILLERY UNITS THAT SERVED
IN THE AIR DEFENSE OF THE
CITY AND PORT OF ANTWERP,
DURING THE GERMAN V-1
(FLYING BOMB) ATTACKS
IN 1944 AND 1945.
50 AAA BRIGADE
56 AAA BRIGADE
17 AAA GROUP
22 AAA GROUP
30 AAA GROUP
45 AAA GROUP
71 AAA GROUP
125 AAA GUN BATTALION (M)
126 AAA GUN BATTALION (M)
136 AAA GUN BATTALION (M)
184 AAA GUN BATTALION (M)
405 AAA GUN BATTALION (M)
407 AAA GUN BATTALION (SM)
495 AAA GUN BATTALION (SM)
494 AAA GUN BATTALION (SM)
519 AAA GUN BATTALION (SM)
601 AAA GUN BATTALION (SM)
602 AAA GUN BATTALION (SM)
605 AAA GUN BATTALION (SM)
740 AAA GUN BATTALION (SM)
787 AAA AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION
788 AAA AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION
789 AAA AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION
PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF ANTWERP AND THE VETERANS
OF ANTWERP "X" SEPT. 4, 1994
Commemorates:
Units:
125 AAA GUN Battalion (M)
126 AAA GUN Battalion (M)
136 AAA GUN Battalion (M)
17 AAA Group
184 AAA GUN Battalion (M)
22 AAA Group
30 AAA Brigade
405 AAA GUN Battalion (SM)
45 AAA Group
494 AAA GUN Battalion (SM)
495 AAA GUN Battalion (SM)
50 AAA Brigade
519 AAA GUN Battalion (SM)
56 AAA Brigade
601 AAA GUN Battalion (SM)
605 AAA GUN Battalion (SM)
71 AAA Group
740 AAA GUN Battalion (SM)
787 AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
788 AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
789 AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
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