Oral History Interview with Willard LaCounte, June 9, 2016 Page: 12

                                
And what was your job at that point?
Mr. LaCounte:
I was a jeep driver you know because when the invasion come along they didn't have very
many planes left any more.
Mr. Misenhimer:
But when you were there shooting at these airplanes, what was your job, what did you do?
Mr. LaCounte:
Well depending on where I was at the time of the raid. If I was close by I was handling
ammunition on the gun. There were seven of us I think on the gun, a fuse cutter and then the
gunner and the loader and then four guys handling ammunition. And I handled ammunition
mostly.
Mr. Misenhimer:
Did y'all shoot down any planes?
Mr. LaCounte:
Well, you know that's hard to tell. Undoubtedly hit some, but if you don't get a direct hit and
blow it out of the sky you never know you hit them you know.
Mr. Misenhimer:
Now what unit were you in at that point?
Mr. LaCounte:
I was in the Battery A of 118 tAnti-Aircraft Battalion.
Mr. Misenhimer:

And they're 90 mm.
Mr. LaCounte:
Yep, 90 mm.
Mr. Misenhimer:
How many guns in a battery?
Mr. LaCounte:

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