carbinephalen Posted January 30, 2017 Share #1 Posted January 30, 2017 The 778 AAA Auto Weapons Battalion (Self Propelled) came into being on the 10th of March 1943. The unit sailed ahead of the 76th leaving for the ETO in October of 44. They saw action in the Ardennes Offensive in December and were then attached to the 76th Division for the entirety of the rest of the war beginning in January of '45. Each of the 3 Batteries were attached to a different Infantry Regiment, A Btry going to the 304th Inf Regt, B Btry going to the 385th, and C Btry going to the 417th. T/5 S-T-R-U-B-E-L was born in Pennsylvania in 1924 and enlisted in March of 1943. He attended basic training and was then sent to Camp Haan for training with the 778th, finally ending up in A-Btry. He served his entire time in combat with this unit. He had a knack for being able to tell what type of aircraft was approaching earlier than any other member of his Btry which led to several victories resulting in the downing of a German A/C. He was discharged in 1946. He was formerly employed at Armstrong World Industries, retiring after 44 years. In his post-retirement, he was a volunteer at Moravian Manor Nursing Home for 17 years He was very proud of his military service, and regularly attended the reunion of the 778th, His hobbies included WWII history and doing family tree research with his son. He also enjoyed playing cards on Saturday nights with his son and daughter-in-law. He passed away on April 30, 2006, at the Lancaster General Hospital, after a brief illness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted January 30, 2017 Share #2 Posted January 30, 2017 Great find! Glad to see another 76th'er come into the fold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbinephalen Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted January 31, 2017 He looks a bit like a blonde glassless version of you Timber! Haha! Thanks for the comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon54 Posted June 9, 2017 Share #4 Posted June 9, 2017 I agree, spitting image of mine. Very nice! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted June 11, 2017 Share #5 Posted June 11, 2017 Another great addition to your 76ers collection, congratulations ! I was wondering if you had a uniform from each branch of service represented in the 76th ? ? Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbinephalen Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted June 15, 2017 The only unit that I'm lacking is a uniform from a member of 901st Field Artillery Battalion Thanks for the comments gents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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