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Re: Lost my Dad
Mr. Marchesi,
My condolences on the loss of your father. I noticed that in his obituary a portion of it reads, "he was a member of the 25th Infantry Division, 52nd Field Artillery Battalion". The 52nd Field Artillery Battalion was part of the 24th "Victory" Division. The 24th and 25th Divisions were created from the old Hawaiian Division just weeks prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
There is a site about the 24th Infantry Division that shows the 52nd Field Artillery Battalion in their Order of Battle for WW II
http://home.att.net/~victory24/Divunits.htm#wwii
The history of the 24th Infantry Division http://home.att.net/~victory24/Divhistory.htm reads in part, "Two artillery battalions, the 52nd and 63rd were formed simultaneously with the new division."
I hope this information is helpful to you.
