85th Chemical Mortar Battalion, U.S. Army

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Association: 85th Chemical Mortar Bn Assoc

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Contact: Raymond A. Seemiller

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Address: 119 Ravilla Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15210

Phone: 412-882-1415

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Newsletter: Muzzle Blast

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Activated 5 Jun 1943 as 85th Chemical Bn Motorized at Fort D.A. Russell, TX

Redesignated 17 Dec 1944 as 85th Chemical Mortar Bn

Inactivated 31 May 1946 in Philippines

Overseas: Arrived SFPE 20 Jul 1944, New Guinea 24 Aug 1944, Los Negros Is 4 Oct 1944, Philippines 20 Oct 1944

Campaigns: Bismarck Archipelago, Leyte, Luzon, New Guinea

Number of men killed in action: 16

Number of men wounded in action: 77

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Number of rounds fired: 85,610

History of Co D, 85th Cml Mortar Bn, author unknown

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