The Team's Record.

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At Camp Blandford the British instructors rated the Team "The best American Ack Ack" they had ever worked with.
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The Team fired a total of 10,089 rounds of 40 mm and 152,687 rounds of cal. 50 ammunition at ground, water borne, and airborne targets. It is officially credited with the total destruction of over 80 German planes, the probable destruction of 31 more aircraft, and the damaging of 24 additional planes. We were also responsible for bringing down one third of all the V-1 Bombs credited to the 3rd Army.

Awards

Men and Officers of the Team have been awarded 1 Silver Stars, 3 Croix de Guerre, 79 Bronze Star Medals (one with Oakleaf Clusters), and 15 Purple Hearts.

In Memoriam (1945)

Hubert B Burgins (KIA)
Lloyd E Hayes (KIA)
Alvin P Hudson (KIA)
Bill L Sims (KIA)
Joseph N True (KIA)
Stanley Willimas (accident)

Commendations

(...) on 1 January 1945. For 34 minutes during the morning (...) approximately 60 enemy aircraft relentlessly bombed and strafed the field artillery installations which our battalion was defending.
(...) As a result of the engagement, 10 enemy planes were destroyed, 5 were probably destroyed, and 3 were damaged.
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(Walton H Walker, Maj. Gen., XX Corps)

(...) At 081955B May 1945, four hours before the final capitulation of the German forces, you gratified a Nazi pilot's desire to go down fighting.
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You have come to death grips with the enemy in one hundred and eighty-three separate engagements with his air forces, and in enough engagements with his ground forces to take nine hundred and fifty-six prisoners of war. You claim one hundred and thirty-nine enemy planes destroyed or probably destroyed, of which one hundred and eight already have been confirmed. Only one battalion in the Third United States Army has surpassed this record.
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(Joe D Moss, Col., CO, CAC , 112 AAA)

From August 1944 until the cessation of hostilities in Europe, the 455th AAA AW Bn has set a splendid record of achievement while assigned to The Third United States Army.
(...) The outstanding record of seventy-nine enemy planes destroyed, twenty-saeven probably destroyed, twenty-three damaged is proof of the unit's effective fighting ability.
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(G S Patton Jr, Gen., CO 3rd US Army)

Review Ends Team's Stay in Germany

On 8 September 1945, a final Battalion Review will be held on the Landau Airfield. Col. Paul H french, Commanding the 55th AAA Brigade, will receive the Review. As a part of the ceremony he will present the French Croix de Guerre to Lt. Col. Baker, and Bronze Star medals to Sgts. Moore, Gentry, Lowry, Schaper, and Straus. The 4th Armored Division band will provide martial music during the review as well as for the reception which the officers of the Battalion will hold for Col. French immediately following the Review.