The 83rd Chemical Battalion was created at Camp Gordon, Georgia on June 10, 1942. This unit served 508 days in Europe during World War II. They also performed the following five operations: five amphibious, one airborne, and fought in eight campaigns. The unit is also credited with operating batteries of 4.2 inches, firing white phosphorus, smoke, gas, and explosive shells. At the end of World War I, the 83rd Chemical Battalion deactivated on November 26, 1945 at Camp Miles Standish, Massachusetts.
The 83rd was involved in the Sicilian campaign and remained in combat during the Italian invasion. Following the battle of the approaches towards San Pietro and Cassino was the fall of Rome. The 83rd aided this fall by taking part in the air assault of the South France campaign and the battle of the Vosges. When the enemy attempted their last efforts in Alsace and the Colmar pocket, the 83rd was the center of action. |