Posted on Sep 18, 2019

Is There a Website or Person(s) that has Military History or Unit lineage?

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SFC (Join to see) has obtained an Honerable Discharge from a Soldier who was discharged shortly after WWI. The person from whom he received this discharge wants to research and hopefully find out the battle history of his unit.

The unit at the time was known as A Battery, 62nd Artillery CAC, which served in France from 1918 to 1919. A google search points to a unit supposedly at Ft. Hood, TX known as 1-62nd ADA, however the Ft. Hood Directory does not list that unit at Ft. Hood, TX.

Is there any webistes or individuals that can help David either find the history or lineage of this unit or point us in the direction of someone who can or an organization that researches unit lineage and history?

Thanks, COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs

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MSG (Join to see)

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Here is one link. I'll keep digging to see what else I can find

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cacunithistories/military/62nd_Arty.html

62nd_Arty.html

We Don't Make Much Money We don't make much money, but we have a lot of fun, Been over in France four months, and haven't shot a gun, We came to put the dirty Germans on the run, But before we got a chance the old war was done. We drill all day and take a lot of hikes. Down some road and up turnpikes. Gas mask drill fills us all with dread, When we take the damn things off, we feel nearly dead. Drenched by rain, tanned by the sun, We don't...

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COL Mikel J. Burroughs

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Thanks MSG (Join to see)

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SGT John " Mac " McConnell

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https://military.wikia.org/wiki/62nd_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)

This might be some help COL Mikel J. Burroughs

62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment (United States)

The 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an Air Defense Artillery regiment in the United States Army. Contents[show] History Lineage Constituted 10 December 1917 as the 62nd Artillery (CAC). Activated at Fort Winfield Scott 7 January 1918. Assigned to 33rd Brigade CAC, and shipped to Camp Mills New York arrived in France 21 July 1918; returned from France 19 February 1919, Demoblized at Camp Eustis March 1919. Reconstituted 1 August 1921 as...

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COL Mikel J. Burroughs

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Thank you SGT John " Mac " McConnell

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LTC Stephen C.

Posted >1 y ago

COL Mikel J. Burroughs, perhaps Together We Served? It's mostly for individuals, but there are unit histories also.

https://www.togetherweserved.com/

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Together We Served has reconnected more U.S. Military Veterans than any other organization. If you served, this website is for you

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Cpl James R. " Jim" Gossett Jr

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LTC Steven Curlee...I joined TWS many years ago, I even found a lost brother...
Built my page...haven't been in there in a while, will have to check it out again...
this is a great site...

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