Archie in the Allied
Expeditionary Force
Forged in Combat, the
American Antiaircraft Service of World War One Laid the Foundations
for Today's
Air Defense Artillery.
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Air Defense
Artillery in Action World War I |
A Proud Heritage
The history of the Air
Defense Artillery branch began when three Coast Artillery Corps
officers left for France in July 1917 with orders to assemble an
Antiaircraft Artillery Service.
Westervelt Antiaircraft
Gun Deliberations
At the End of World War I, Seven Army Officers Met to
Shaped America's Antiaircraft Arsenal