The Boys of Fifty - the 625th Field Artillery Battalion, 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard. This is the battalion's history from the time of its organization in 1946 until it was reorganized and redesignated the 214th Armored Field Artillery Battalion in 1954. More than five years in the making, this book covers the battalion from its beginnings in Southern California following World War II, through its activation for the Korean War and training at Camp Cooke, service in Japan, combat in Korea and return home. Includes pictures, a battalion roster of more than a thousand names, casuality list, and battery TO&E's for a light field artillery battalion of the 1950's.