Antiaircraft Artilleryman
1939-1970
by  Col. Wilfred O. Boettiger
Pioneering air defense officer saw action in WWII and the Korean War.  He commanded one of the Army's first Nike batteries and battalions, served as missile advisor to Germany and Japan, and ended his career as air defense chief for Okinawa.

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Chapter I
Fighting 'D'		 Chapter X
Combat in Korea
Chapter II
Officer Candidate School		 Chapter XI
Hanford Air Defense
Chapter III
Heavenly Hawaii		 Chapter XII
Nike Missile Pioneer
Chapter IV
Weissight Officer		 Chapter XIII
Nike Commander & S3
Chapter V
Wilfred of Arabia		 Chapter XIV
Missile Advisor to Germany
Chapter VI
Historic Italy		 Chapter XV
Loring Air Defense
Chapter VII
To The West Wall		 Chapter XVI
Missile Advisor to Japan
Chapter VIII
Conquering Germany		 Chapter XVII
Virginia National Guard Advisor
Chapter IX
Headquarters, Camp McCoy		 Chapter XVIII
Okinawa Air Defense Chief
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