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The 2nd 90mm Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion was a United States Marine Corps antiaircraft unit that was active during the 1940s & 1950s. Originally formed during World War II as the 9th Defense Battalion, the battalion took part in combat operations on Guadalcanal, Rendova, Munda Point, and Guam.
It was capable of firing a 3.5 in × 23.6 in (90 mm × 600 mm) shell 62,474 ft (19,042 m) horizontally, or a maximum altitude of 43,500 ft (13,300 m). The 90 mm gun was the US Army's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun from just prior to the opening of World War II into 1946, complemented by small numbers of the much larger 120 mm M1 gun.
[9] the 8th AAA Battalion was followed by the 5th AAA Battalion on May 5 which also established positions in the vicinity of Yontan and Kadena Airfields. [11] On May 8, the 53rd AAA Brigade, higher headquarters for the group, issued an order that antiaircraft battalions were now expected to use only variable time fuses for 90mm antiaircraft ...
M3 90 mm Gun: American 90 mm antiaircraft/antitank gun; M5 3-inch gun: American 76.2 mm antitank gun; M7 3-inch gun: American 76.2 mm antitank gun used in the M10 tank destroyer; M8 4.5-inch rocket: American artillery rocket; M1 75 mm pack howitzer: American 75 mm mountain gun; M18 recoilless rifle: Late-war American 57 mm recoilless rifle
The 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (2d AAA Bn) was a United States Marine Corps antiaircraft unit that served during World War II. Formed in 1940 as the 2d Defense Battalion , its original mission was to provide air and coastal defense for advanced naval bases.
The 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Composite) (2d AAA Bn [Composite]) was a United States Marine Corps antiaircraft unit that served during World War II. Formed in 1943 as the 3d Airdrome Battalion, its original mission was strictly providing air defense. On 1 October 1943 the battalion was redesignated the 18th Defense Battalion.
194th Tank Battalion; 267th Field Artillery Battalion; 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion; 291st Engineer Combat Battalion (United States) 313th Military Intelligence Battalion (United States) 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion; 452nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (United States) 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment
Its parent regiment is the 27th Field Artillery Regiment. First constituted during World War I as Battery B of the 27th Field Artillery, it remained stateside with the 9th Division. The battery was reactivated as part of the 27th in 1940 and served with the 27th Armored Field Artillery Battalion during World War II with the 1st Armored Division.