page_title: 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
hierarchical_section_title: 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
caption_attribution_description: English: This insignia was taken from a reunion pamphlet of the 8th AAA Bn from the early 1980s.
context_page_description: The 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion was a United States Marine Corps antiaircraft unit that served during World War II. Formed in 1942 as the 8th Defense Battalion, its original mission was the air and coastal defense of advanced naval bases. During the war the battalion defended Tutuila in American Samoa, Wallis Island and Apamama and took part in combat operations at Okinawa. The battalion returned to the United States after the war and was decommissioned on 28 November 1945.
context_section_description: The 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (8th AAA Bn) was a United States Marine Corps antiaircraft unit that served during World War II.  Formed in 1942 as the 8th Defense Battalion, its original mission was the air and coastal defense of advanced naval bases. During the war the battalion defended Tutuila in American Samoa, Wallis Island and Apamama and took part in combat operations at Okinawa. The battalion returned to the United States after the war and was decommissioned on 28 November 1945.
caption: Unofficial insignia taken from a 1981 8th AAA Battalion reunion pamphlet
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