Greetings, I'm new to this site and found it by chance this afternoon.

My name is Ray Fernandez, and last year I had the honor of being selected by the Veterans, as the President of the 535th Anti Aircraft Artillery - Automatic Weapons Battalion.

The 535th AAA participated in the D-Day landings on Utah Beach, fought in the Battle of the Bulge along side the 99th Infantry (Checkerboard), at the Remagen Bridge, and many other battles. My father, Ray Sr, was assigned to the 535th AAA, A Battery, 7th Gun Section.

We hold yearly reunions for the Vets and I hope, thru this site, to contact others that have ties to the 535th. There are many Vets out there that may not know these reunions exist.

If you have a family member that served with the 535th, or was assigned to a unit that fought along side them, or know of the family members of a deceased member that are researching, please contact me.

God Bless our Veterans

Ray

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Welcome Ray

Thank you all for the welcome. Hope to begin volunteering with some local Vet organizations here in Colorado very soon. At the very least, start displaying my restored 1944 GPW which has been marked and dedicated to the 535th AAA.

Thanks again.
Ray

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Welcome to the site & congrats on the honor.

Ray,

How do I get a hold of you? I've got a grandpa who was in the 535th AAA who is still living. He's 93. I've been trying to get some information so I can ask more specific information about his experience. He's a wealth of information. I live in Napa and it looked like you and one of your posts makes me think you might as well. But I also saw one that makes me think you live in Colorado. Anyway, I'd love to talk with you at your earliest convenience. I guess I'll check back with this site to see if you get it.

Ryan

Welcome to the forum Ray

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