HEADQUARTERS ANTIAIRCRAFT COMMAND
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA


OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL
AAC 330/13-A-9
Subject: Commendation					18 September 1943


To: Commanding Officer, 225 Searchlight Battalion,
Camp Davis, North Carolina,
THROUGH Commanding General, AAATC, Camp Davis, North Carolina

It is with pleasure that I transmit to you an extract from the report
of Brigadier General C. V. R. Schuyler, my Chief of Staff,
submitted to me as a result of his observations of training
activities at the Antiaircraft Artillery Training Center at Camp
Davis on 9 September 1943.

"We arrived by train at Burgaw, N.C. on the morning of
9 September, where we were met by General Townsend, Colonel
Martin, and Colonel Kreuter commanding the 43rd Group. We spent
several hours inspecting various installations of the 225th
Searchlight Battalion at and around Burgaw. We visited the AAAIS
control room, the headquarters battery bivouac area, and one
searchlight and 268 position. We observed a daylight drill of the
AAAIS detail and of the searchlight section; also a portion of the
headquarters battery at infantry drill in the bivouac area. In all
respects this searchlight unit appeared superior. Drills were
conducted with spirit, snap, and precision. Officers and key
non-commissioned officers were impressive by their force
and alertness, and bivouac areas, messes, latrines, and other
housekeeping facilities were in excellent condition. Morale
was high. The batallion commander (Lt. Col. Terrill) appeared
to be a fine leader."


S/ J. A Green


T/ J. A Green
Major General, U.S. Army, Commanding