Wanting to know about my dads service while in europe
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No theres is no indication of the 74th being at FortDrum or in New Jersey. What was the time frame they met?

 

Here is the timeline i have:

Clayton J Butler

ASN 20142149

Enlisted 29 Sept 1939 in the New Hampshire National Guard

Inducted to Active Service 16 Sept 1940 at Nashua, NH

ASN 20142149

BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION CAC Coast Artillery Corps

Assigned to 74th Coast Artillery (AA) Regiment probably at Fort Monroe, VA. about Jan 1941.

The 74th transferred to Cp. Pendleton, VA, 7-19-41 until deployed to AA positions in Norfolk- Portsmouth, VA, area 12-14-41 to 11-19-42;

The 74th moved to A.P. Hill M.R., VA. Transferred to Ft. Meade, MD, 28-April-43, then to Cp. Myles Standish, MA, until departure from NYC.

The 74th sailed from New york and joined Convoy UGF-8 29 April 1943 at Hampton Roads, VA.

Convoy UGF-8 arrived at Oran, North Africa 11-May-43.

The 74th deployed to Sardinia 27-Oct-43.

The 74th Coast Artillery (AA) Regiment was inactivated 1-May-44 and HHB redesignated 74th AAA Gp; 1st Bn, 74th AAA (Gun) Bn; 2nd Bn, 896th AAA (AW) Bn. The 3rd Bn was disbanded.

The 74th AAA (Gun) Bn moved to Southern France, date unknown.

74th AAA (Gun) Bn disbanded 23 Dec 44 & redesignated as the 370th Engineer Combat Bn, 31 December 1944, at Gignac, France.

The 370th ECB participated in Central Europe & Rhineland Campaigns with the Seventh Army.

Claton left the 370th, probably with enough points for discharge, and returned to the US on 18 July 1945, arriving 7 Aug 1945.

I dont have his discharge date, i didnt show on the document you sent.

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