109th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (Mobile)

     The following is a PDF reproduction of the short unit history produced by the 109th AAA Gun Bn.  The diminutive book was published in a 5-1/4 by 4-1/4 inch size with drawings, but no photographs. The author appears to be 1st Lt. Robert L. Coulter, an officer from C Battery.  The volume was printed in Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany on 23 June 1945.  The history includes unit commendations and a battalion roster.

     The 109th defended Luxembourg City during the Battle of the Bulge and was part of the massive antiaircraft build-up protecting the captured Ludendorff Bridge across the Rhine River at Remagen. 

This history is presented in memory of the five men of the 109th who never returned home.  Pictured here is Richard W. Franke, one of these five soldiers who made the "supreme sacrifice." The photograph has been provided in memoriam by Mr. Franke's family.