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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.
0–9. 1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion; 1st Provisional Antiaircraft Artillery Group; 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion; 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Composite)
The 90 mm gun M1/M2/M3 was an American heavy anti-aircraft and anti-tank gun, playing a role similar to the German 8.8cm Flak 18.It had a 3.5 in (90 mm) diameter bore, and a 50 caliber barrel, giving it a length of 15 ft (4.6 m).
It was redesignated as the 3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Composite) on May 15, 1946. [ 8 ] Marine defense battalions were seen as an ideal unit type for creating and deploying African American units with white leadership, since they trained independently and fought in isolated areas. [ 9 ]
[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 ...
12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion; 2nd Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion; 3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion; 5th Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion; Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station Midway; 2nd 90mm Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion; Marine defense battalions
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.
1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (1st AAA (AW) Bn) was a short lived United States Marine Corps air defense unit that was originally commissioned during the Korean War. The battalion moved to Marine Corps Base 29 Palms , California in 1953 and continued to support exercises across the Southwestern United States until it ...