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Re: Seeking records of 980th Field Artillery Battalion
Jason Atkinson
Feb 1, 2021 2:54 PM
Dear Mr. Meyers,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
We searched National Archives Catalog and located the World War II Operations Reports, 1940-1948 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917-1985 (Record Group 407) that may include records of the 980th Field Artillery Battalion. For more information about these records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.
Photographs of various U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps activities dating from 1940 to 2007 are in the custody of the National Archives at College Park - Still Picture (RDSS). Please contact RDSS via email at stillpix@nara.gov and their web site is https://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/photographs-dc.html.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RDT2 and RDSS. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.
We searched the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project and located 3 collections related to veterans of the 980th Field Artillery.
Also, we searched online and located the following sources:
- http://www.militarymuseum.org/TIOH%20Historic%20Data%20File%20-%20980th%20FA%20Bn.pdf
- https://www.librarycat.org/lib/ControvichLibrary/item/141022956
- https://archive.org/search.php?query=%22980th%20Field%20Artillery%22&sin=TXT
- https://www.google.com/search?q=%22+980th+Field+Artillery%22&tbm=bks&ei=5VQYYLLeBdaq5NoP-rykuAM&start=0&sa=N&ved=0ahUKEwjy5JKrtMnuAhVWFVkFHXoeCTc4ChDy0wMIew&biw=2133&bih=1041&dpr=0.9
Lastly, you may wish to contact the U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center, the U.S. Army Center of Military History, the National Museum of the United States Army, the National WWII Museum, the U.S. Army Artillery Museum, and the California State Military History and Museums Program.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!