102nd Seperate Battalion Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft Plaque - Buffalo, NY - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This plaque is located at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park in Buffalo, New York. The plaque is located amongst many plaques on the main building.

Text:
"Dedicated to the men of the 102nd Separate Battalion Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft

This unit was formed from 2nd Squadron 121st Cavalry NYNG serving Feb. 1928 to October 1940 at Buffalo, N.Y.

The unit was converted and redesignated 102nd Separate Battalion Coast Artillery (AA) Oct. 1940

United inducted into Federal service Jan. 6, 1941 and stationed at Camp Edwards, Mass. Additional 200 men from Ft. Niagara assigned to unit.

On Jan. 1, 1942 the 102nd furnished 280 men to man the guns on troop ships, freighters and tankers sailing to ports in all theatres of war.

Jan. 20, 1942 400 men from Ft. Eustis, VA. assigned to unit. Feb 10, 1942 unit left for Southwest Pacific theatre.
Battle Honors World War II - Darwin Australia East Indies Papua-New Guinea - Leyte - Mindoro - Luzon and Southern Philippines.

At the conclusion of World War II unit deactivated at Luzon, Philippine Islands in December 1945."

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