Unofficial insignia taken from a 1981 8th AAA Battalion reunion pamphlet
Active
1 Apr 1942[1] – 27 Nov 1945[2]
Country
United States of America
Branch
United States Marine Corps
Type
Air Defense/Coastal Defense
Size
~800 men
Part of
V Amphibious Corps
Engagements
World War II *Gilbert Islands Campaign *Battle of Okinawa
Commanders
Current commander
N/A
Military unit
The 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (8th AAA Bn) was a United States Marine Corps antiaircraft unit that served during World War II. Formed in 1942 as the 8th Defense Battalion, its original mission was the air and coastal defense of advanced naval bases. During the war the battalion defended Tutuila in American Samoa, Wallis Island and Apamama and took part in combat operations at Okinawa. The battalion returned to the United States after the war and was decommissioned on 28 November 1945.
^Rottman 2002, pp. 211.
^Rottman 2002, pp. 216.
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