Battery "G"  Sixtieth Coast Artillery (AA)   SUBJECT:    Battery History - June 1, 1941, - May 6, 1942 TO:              C.O., 60th CA (AA)   1.    Submitted herewith is a brief history of Battery "G", 60th CA (AA), for the period from its activation on June 1, 1941, to its surrender with the garrison of Port Mills, P.I., to the Japanese on May 6, 1942.   2.    The roster already submitted is an annex to this history.   3.    This history is compiled from memories and from notes made from memory shortly after the surrender and may contain errors in dates.   1 Incl: -­      Btry History   / s /    A. A. Abston Captain 60th CA CAA) Commanding
June 1, 1941	Battery "G", 60th CA (AA) was activated on June 1, 1941, in the general reorganization of the 60th CA.  Personnel came from Battery "C", 60th CA, whose strength was greatly augmented by the arrival of a large number of recruits on April 24 (?), 1941, in contemplation of the reorganization.  The new battery drew a proportion of the experienced personnel and of the recruits from the parent org­anization and was organized with an initial strength of 124 E.M. under the command of First Lieutenant Aaron A. Abston, CAC.
	The following weeks were devoted to the completion of the battery organization, equipping and supplying the men, general training of the gun crews and range sections, and physical hardening of the troops.  Gunners' instruction was carried on to improve the  professional knowledge of the men of their material.

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