Looking for help on the 397th Anit Aircraft Artillery from WWII. I have a book of the men that returned but I am trying to find out exactly what LCT or LST they came in on at H+30 on D-Day. I have some info. but don't understand. It reads the following: Fox Green 6 LCA - 7LCVP Co K 16th Inf. Hq & Hq CO 3rd Bn Prov. 397th AAA Easy Red 13 LCVP Co G Hq & Hq Co 2nd Bn Prov 397th AAA 16th Regimental Combat Team---what is this? It show the patch for the 1st army. Then I have : 5LCVP H Co. 116 Inf. Easy Green 8 LCVP Hq Co 2nd Bn. Dog Red 5 LCVP Hq Co 116 Inf 8 LCM - 1 LCVP B Co 116 Inf. I know that these are beaches and infantries but I'm confused on what army they actually were with? All these men that landed were attached to someone else. Trying to find out who was choosen for H+30 on D-day. Any help greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Jo Ann Daughter of one of the 397th AAA Please contact me.

Jo Ann, LCVP = Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel, LCA = Landing Craft Assault, LCM = Landing Craft Mechanized. As used in your information, it means that Co K 16th Inf Hq & Hq Company 3rd Battalion Provisional 397th AAA went in to Fox Green Beach on 6 LCA's and 7 LCVP's and Co G Hq & Hq 2nd Battalion Prov 397th AAA went in to Easy Red Beach on 13 LCVP's. A Combat Team is just that. Its composition would depend on the mission. Usually, there are units of Infantry, supporting Artillery plus a Medical Detachment, Engineer and Headquarters. In your case it appears that it also contained a AAA Automatic Weapons Unit (397th). It also appears that the 397th was an assigned unit of 1st Army. I doubt that you will ever find out which boat your father was on if that is what you are searching. Ellis Hosbach Bethel Park, PA