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Last reply: Jul 5th, 2008 by Heggen vincent
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William Henry Bouzan was my father and he served with the 639th Artillery Battery D can any one help me to put together some history of him and the stories of his unit. Thank you for any help
Dear Mr. Bouzan: A 639th FA Bn was never attached to the 30th Inf. Div. In fact, I find no record of a 639th FA Bn. Are you sure this is a correct unit designation?
Hi Frank,
All I can say is that my mother gave me this information. She said he was with the 639 AAA AW Bn Mbl Battery D. when I researched, this designation does exist,.
Regards Bill Bouzan
Hi Bill: It seemed that your indication was that this was a FA Bn. That is why I said that it did not exist. Yes, as an Automatic Anti Aircraft (AAA) Unit, yes it did exist.
Orgamized on 20 Jan '43 at Camp Davis, NC as a separate Bn. From NY POE 29 Sept. '44; Landed in France - ETO 10 Oct. '44; Participated in the Ardennes, Central Europe & Rhineland Campaigns Ended service in ETO at Braunfels, Germany. Ret'd to Cp. Kilmer NJ on 2 Jan '46. This is all that I can find on htis unit. YUou might try to contact the center for Military History at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. They have an extensive library on the history of all units, and they may have sometihng of historical interest to you. However, no connection to the 30th at any time. You can contasct me further at: towersfw@windstream.net
Frank W. Towers, President, Historian & Editor 30th Inf. Div. Veterans of WWII
Hi , I found the following informations about the 639th AAA . The 639th AAA was attached to the 1st division for the period 18/12/1944-31/12/1944. The D Battery , 639th AAA was well attached to the 30th Infantry Division l for the period 21/12/1944 -05/01/1945. Vincent Heggen Belgium