relieved Company "A" as of 1800 hours. April 9, 1945: Co "C" converted the railroad bridge in WISSEN to take vehicular traffic. Google Map of Major Ops of the 298th Many years after the war, I found out that the 294th went up to Wales and from there sailed to Normandy in the Susan B. Anthony to Utah Beach on June 7, 1944. 74. April 10, 1945: Co "B" removed the Steel Treadway Bridge at DRIESEL and constructed it again at WISSEN; construction was completed at 0530 hours April 11, 1945. August 13, 1944: Bn. 126. In March of 1943, fourteen young men from Saybrook enlisted in the army and left by bus for Fort Devens. We would like to share just a few words about another of Deep Rivers WWII veterans. Co "B" remains attached to 297th Eng. in the crossing of the SIEG RIVER and the reduction of the RHUR POCKET. We traveled by train down to Sherborne in Dorset. October 18, 1944: At 0900 hours an enemy force approached Post #5 - the enemy withdrew after exchanging a few shots. March 10, 1945: Co "C" relieved of attachment to the 4th Cav. April 6, 1945: Co "B" constructed Steel Treadway Bridge at DREISEL, GERMANY across the SIEG RIVER. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material This society is an independent charitable organization. 62. 106. When he had to bail out, Jim Wicker was literally sucked from the cockpit when he released the canopy because of his high rate of speed. His very first mission turned out to be a memorable one. Infantry Regiment 28th Quartermaster Battalion 28th Troop Carrier Squadron 290th Infantry Regiment 291st Infantry Regiment 294th Engineer Combat Battalion 29th Bomb Group 29th Field Artillery Battalion 29th Infantry Division 29th . Bn. 28. Hannah Deutch was a teenager when the Kindertransport rescue effort became her means of escape from Germany. The force withdrew under heavy mortar fire. August 4, 1944: Bn. January 21, 1945: Battalion C.P. After Pearl Harbor, he was drafted and became a citizen in the Army before he shipped out to Europe. When he did get home he started a family and worked as a top rate hairdresser in New York. 33. 294th Engineer Combat Battalion, VII Corps, 1st Army, Bill Adair - Army, Don Scott - Army Air Corps, Bill Garrison - Army Air Corps, Bill Livingstone - Army Air Corps, Clyde Burnette - Army Air Corps, Bill Toombs - Army Air Corps, B.E. Copyright 2023 Witness To War. A typo is noted by the use of [sic] other errors are probably my own. Co "C" withdrew from position #11 and filled foxholes and emplacements of the position. Then he got acquainted with giant mosquitoes. Late in life she married Averill Harriman. 48. Bn. Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1963 as Company B, 1st Battalion, 145th Infantry; Consolidated 15 February 1968 with Company D, 112th Engineer Battalion (organized and Federally recognized 13 February 1955 in Elyria); consolidated unit designated as Company D, 112th Engineer Battalion, and relieved from assignment to the 37th Infantry Division 65. At a R.J. approximately 2 miles East of MILLEY, the head of the column was ambushed by enemy infantry and tanks. 93. November 8 is Election Day and the Trustees of the Deep River Historical Society hope you all go out and VOTE. Additionally, the commander serves as the Commandant of the U.S. Army Prime Power School, the institution responsible for the development of Army and Navy power generation specialists. In March of 1943, a group of 13 Deep River Boys left together and formed a Combat Engineers Unit which kept them together throughout the war. The enemy lost 14 prisoners and 6 men killed. Day May 8, 1945. It was a fierce week long battle for the city of Heilbronn. - Co. "C" was relieved on road blocks by a Company from 294th Engr. HERBORN, GERMANY2 That is a very good idea to write your memiors, and I do want to read them and will be in line myself, behind Marion of course. 60. December 16, 1944: The Ardenne breakthrough begins; there was much aerial activity in vicinity of STOLBURG and DUREN. They had a little too much fun and ran into some MP's who had a grudge against their unit. The Battalion C.P. 97. August 12, 1944: Co "A" replaced flooring on Bailey Bridge at St. BEAUDELLA. 98. Division sector; one Battalion of the 60th Inf. to continue movement to the vicinity of MAYENNE. #2 arrive in bivouac area. Day May 8, 1945. The unit-built bridges in Trois Fonts by B Company and C Company. Bn. September 5, 1944: Co "C" started construction of Class 40 Timber Trestle Bridge under Bailey Bridge at MARIEMBOURG. Battalion moved into bivouac west of QUETTEHOU. October 20, 1944: Co "A" was attached to 297th Engr. Bill Adair was suffering from the effects of a concussion when the battle for the Philippines came to an end for him. Forums World War II WWII ENGINEERS . LA VICTOIRE, FRANCE.9 Heat, insects, and mud were constant companions during basic training. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. moved to the vicinity of LUMINGNY. December 22, 1944: Bn. 1893-1973 Photographs, United States Army Engineer Combat Battalion, 296th, United States Army Engineer Combat Battalion, 296th Archives. As a young airman I hitchiked many times over that road to see my wife in the 1950s. For more information, please contact the . The Battalion arrived at WEYMOUTH, DORSET, ENGLAND on the morning of February 1, 1944, where it entrucked for a short trip to SUTTON POYNTZ and CHALET CAMPS. Holtum. 234th Engineer Combat Battalion liberated Holtum. It was disgusting down below in the Queen Mary so Newton Riess went up on deck to escape the smell. 294th Engineer Combat Battalion - 1944. In November 1945, the 249th Engineers were sent on their final orders to Camp Lucky Strike, near Marseilles, France and then redeployed back to the United States. Understand what your WWII veteran experienced while assigned to specific infantry units, ships or squadrons. 132. We are always glad to assist! And even better that you got the chance to visit with Jean Treasure. March 15, 1945: Reconnaissance was made in the afternoon of sites on the RHEIN RIVER in the vicinity of REMAGEN for launching Naval Landing Craft; sites were picked. In the North Atlantic in January, they said that we would have lasted only about five minutes in that cold water. moved at 1630 hours and reached the destination at 2030 hours. The waterproofing worked great and Bob Darino powered his jeep through the surf and up the hill at Normandy. December 3, 1944: Co "A" completed the Timber Trestle Bridge in VICHT, GERMANY. 146th engineer combat battalion 185th Combat Engineer Battalion 238th Engineer (Combat) Battalion 250th Engineers Combat Battalion Roster 263rd ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION 299th Engineer Combat Battalion 309th Engineer (Combat) Battalion 320th Engineer Battalion 331st Engineer 335th Engineer Regiment 340th Engineer Regiment 389th Engineers . The Digby family were living in the relatively new castle at the time. Battalion noun Any large body of troops. City|Area. New bivouac was established in the vicinity of CERISY-LA-SALLE - Co. "B" bivouac area received several bomb hits at approximately 2330 hours. Shipped out to England to prepare for the Normandy invasion, the eighteen year old got "scared as Hell" when he was briefed on the German defenses. 3. Co "A" occupied road blocks #4 & #5; Co "B" occupied road blocks #1, #2, #3; Co "C" occupied position #11. August 26, 1944: Co "A" constructed reinforced Infantry Support Bridge 504 ft. in length across the SEINE RIVER at MELUN in 5 hours. I like how you also gave us further background with the "asides", such as the history of the Digby family. Bn. moved to the vicinity of St GERMAIN-LAXIS. Co "B" 294th Engr. They welded up the old tub and then put us on board again and we made our way down to New York. The result was almost 800 dead. He sure did on Guadalcanal but he hopes some later generation will find a way to avoid war. Bn. I am attaching a painting I did of Sherborne Abbey and the Cross Keys pub next door where I learned to play darts while serving with the 294th. I am now a Captain in the Civil Air Patrol of the United States Air Force Auxiliary. Bn. Organized by type of material, then chronologically, The collection contains a unit history and photographs regarding the 296th Engineer Combat Battalion of the United States (U.S.) Army during World War II. December 24, 1944: Given the mission of providing direct support to the 75th Infantry Division Co "B" prepared several bridges across the L'OURTHE RIVER for demolition. It was horrendous. Formatting (inconsistent in original) such as capitalization, underlining, punctuation, use of quotes, etc. moved to RAEREN. September 15, 1944: The Battalion operated in GERMANY for the first time. was attached to the 3rd Armored Division and was given the mission of organizing, occupying, and defending at all cost a road block on the high ground just west of GRAND MENIL, BELGIUM. 8. It was completed on V.E. June 24, 1944: Co "C" constructed a Class 40 timber trestle bridge at St MARTIN-DE-AUDOVILLE. The battalion served at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, England, France, Belgium, and Germany Contains the following type (s) of material: memoir, unit histories Available on site only (C) Bn. Frances R. Fulton, Lt. Ray L. Whiteturkey, the Bn. proceded [sic] on to the vicinity of MAYENNE arriving late in the afternoon. The Battalion was subsequently inactivated on 28 November 1945 at Camp Kilmer, NJ. Without enough points to go home in the first wave of returnees, Frank Capuozzi became an acting mess sergeant and took over a kitchen. Division. Frank Capuozzi was a rifleman who rode in a jeep ahead of the guns as they pushed across France. Once you look through everything, please let me know if you have any further questions. Division. August 31, 1944: Bn. Our World War II veterans are dying at the rate of 1500 a day! December 10, 1944: Co "C" completed the Timber Trestle Bridge at MULARTSHUTTE. The winter of 1943 was brutal. 133. The Japanese had made their move. Rommel's big push had begun. placed in direct support of the 9th Inf. moved to a new bivouac in the woods North of ANTHEE. The main thrust of the effort was to use assault boats to get troops from 5th Infantry Division across and later to construct a more stable pontoon bridge. Available for both RF and RM licensing. 35. 10. The main body departed Fort Gordon, GA, on 27 September 1965 by troop train bound for . The Deep River boys were Ernie Calamari, George Ressler, Bill Ackerman, Waldon Hartson, Charlie Euston, George Watrous, Harvey Brooks, Doug Carlson, Ray Swain, and Victor Carlson. Status coordinate No status yet. Please tell Michael Brodhead that I sent you. What a great way to start my Sunday; hearing from someone who was there in the flesh. Our expertise enables us to reconstruct the service history of your individual WWII veteran and to give you a glimpse of the experiences that he or she had during the war-even if their military service records were lost in the fire. Bn. RootsWeb is funded and supported by The Bn. Yes I thank God every day too for my many blessings. gave him permission to go see him. Co "B" operated LCVP ferry service, Co "C" operated Heavy Ponton Rafts. He was awarded the Silver Star for this action. 124. 54. June 21, 1944: Battalion moved to new bivouac in the vicinity of MONTEBURG. Bombers. Welcome sir. 56. He scrambled to his gun mount to man the 20 mm gun and then the threat became apparent. What are we going to do? POULAY, FRANCE.2 CHAOTEAU ENGLE BERMONT, BELGIUM..31 Date 1944-09-29. On June 4th 1944, the 297 th Engineer Battalion left the city of Bournemouth, England to reach its marshalling camp. All Listings. moved to BIRKESDORF, GERMANY. Bn. When I entered the Army in March 1943, I was assigned to the 293rd Combat Engineers and we trained in Camp Gordon, Georgia. The 257th was also credited the Ardennes-Alsace campaign (9 Dec 1944-25 Jan 1945) and the Rhineland (22 Feb - 21 Mar 1945) campaign. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. I am now in my 83rd year and I hope that I do not run out of time before I finish what I am now working on. 43. 125. July 22, 1944: Bn. Bob Darino | 294th Engineer Combat Battalion, VII Corps, 1st Army - Army Sorry, the video player failed to load. August 1, 1944: Bn. The other officers that were supplied to the unit were second lieutenants from the 1943 class of West Point. 77. TOTAL 266. They don't realize how wonderful it is to hear and I bet you'd be so happy to have yours back. The 294th Combat Engineers were training at the same time at Camp Gordon. 9. Their job was to prepare housing for the advancing units. 5. Thats when Stan saw a truck from his brother Franks outfit, 639 A.A.A. September 9, 1944: Bn. Learn when and where a WWII veteran was wounded or killed in action (we can often show you exactly how a veteran was wounded or killed in action). N/AA pilotEnlisted air crewEnlisted ground crew. 3RD ARMORED DIVISION The 249th Engineer Battalion (United States) is a versatile power generation battalion assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that provides commercial-level power to military units and federal relief organizations during full-spectrum operations. He served hard duty in an anti-aircraft battery with the 6th Army in New Guinea and other parts of the 2023 Deep River Historical Society. of a sector of the front line, and went under control of the 3rd Armored Division. 57. The battalion's motto is "Build, Support, Sustain!". Part 2 of 2. Two engines were out, a third smoking, and they were were losing airspeed and altitude, but they were flying level and pointed home. One of the pilots was brought into our hospital and had his legs amputated. 107. Rufus Dalton was at the Maginot Line bouncing mortar shells off an old citadel. January 4, 1945: Co "B" dismantled steel treadway bridge at NOISEUX, BELGIUM. less Co "B" plus Co "C" of the 294th Engr. August 3, 1944: Co "B" constructed Class 40 Ponton trestle bridge across SIENNE River at GAVRAY. July 18, 1944: Bn. Then it was dispatched to France for a time. 42. 61. April 7, 1945: Co "C" constructed a C1 #40 D/S Bailey Bridge at HANHOFF, GERMANY. He came in as a replacement to a tank destroyer battalion. THE HISTORY OF THE 298TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION IN EUROPE JUNE 9, 1944 - MAY 8, 1945 C O N T I N U E D THE BATTALION SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING DIVISIONS AT VARIOUS TIMES: 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION 75TH INFANTRY DIVISION 3RD ARMORED DIVISION 5TH ARMORED DIVISION THE BATTALION WAS ATTACHED TO THE FOLLOWING UNITS AT VARIOUS TIMES: From Taunton, I was transferred to the Topographic Engineers in Leicester in the Midlands. August 16, 1944: Bn. March 28, 1945: The Battalion moved to ALTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY with the mission of cleaning rubble from the streets to permit two way traffic, and to remove a railroad through town and construct a roadway for wheeled traffic on the railroad embankment. 130. Stan found a glider made in Deep River and removed the ID plate from a glider made by Pratt Read & Co. One of the most difficult experiences was the cold that winter says, Stanley. However, when we sailed out of Antwerp,Belgium in January, 1946, our troubles were far from over. We. moved to HANS BACKHEIM in the vicinity of MANHEIM, GERMANY. (C) Group. . The Bn. A defense was set up by Co's B, A, & C: the Bn. October 2, 1944: At 0800 hours 40 rounds of artillery fell on and around Post #4; shortly thereafter an estimated company of enemy Infantry attacked the position, surrounding it and cutting off communications. They made a desperate run for Brussels, which had been liberated. Bn. September 6, 1944: Co "B" constructed steel Treadway Bridge 288' in length at HASTIERE across the MEUSE RIVER - bridge was opened to traffic at 1530 hours. The 249th sailed from the United States to England in May 1944, after equipping and preparing for combat, the Unit landed on Utah Beach in August 1944 under the 1137th Engineer Combat Group commanded by Colonel George A. Morris. There were three 42" mobile pumps staged and two 42" and two 30" pumps were placed at the sheet pile closure. Bn. 18. 111. September 26, 1944: Co "A" completed the Timber Trestle Bridge in VICHT. 69. November 10, 1944: The Battalion was relieved of attachment to the 3rd Armored Division and attached to the 4th Infantry Division. September 13, 1944: Bn. It was an emotional moment. Bn. The Bn. The main difference lies in the divisional structure. on April 28, 2010. July 25, 1944: The Battalion witnessed the "Carpet Bombing" of the breakthrough zone by 2,000 U.S. Co "A" relieved of attachment to the 4th Cav. This list identifies Army units that were awarded assault landing credit for the Normandy invasion, 6 and 7 June 1944. 1st insignia of 90th Light Div. KAMM, GERMANY13 Often the military records will show the duties a WWII veteran held during the war. They traveled from Liverpool to Berlin, a total of 1800 miles in 623 days. Division; a heavy snow was falling at the time of the relief; the Battalion moved back to PONTHOZ, BELGIUM. 29. After a close call with a booby trap, he was injured when a tank shell landed right under his jeep. It receives no town or state funding. Co "B" constructed reinforced Heavy Ponton Bridge 465 ft. in length across the SEINE RIVER at MELUN in 9 hours and 30 minutes. July 6, 1944: Battalion placed in direct support of the 4th Inf. - the enemy attacked with small arms, mortar and artillery fire. alerted to move; received movement orders at 1600 hours to move at 1630 hours to bivouac in vicinity of BRECEY. September 26, 1944: Co "C" attached to 297th Engr. Then, we went to Tennessee maneuvers for a couple of months. 117. His crew shot down a ME 109 just before we got there. With a commandeered ambulance full of casualties, he threaded his way through the ordeal thanks to luck and guile. have been maintained. From there we were sent for desert training in Camp Pilot Knob in the Mojave Desert, near Yuma Arizona, which was started by Gen. Patton, as a training ground for the war in Africa. crossed the BELGIUM border with the 9th Inf. His job in the 1st Armored Division was to be out in front with his eyes open, and he was doing just that when a huge amount of enemy was spotted. The Battalion detrucked and marched into position, arriving at 2300 hours. We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the World War II Operations Reports, 1940-1948 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917-1985 (Record Group 407) that may include records of the 111th Engineer Combat Battalion, 36th Infantry Division during WWII. 81. After all, he was the son of a chef. 100. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection, Activation of the 298th Engineer Combat Battalion March 18, 1943 and Reorganization November 3, 1944, After/After Action Reports 26 July - 1 Dec 1944, Journal of 1128th Engr Gp Sep 44 thru Aug 45, Excerpts from the U.S. Army in World War II Series, More Excerpts from the U.S. Army in World War II Series, The documents below were kindly shared by Marc Shafer (whose father was a 298th member). moved to new location and relieved 297th Engr. Neither of these show up on his DD-214. Clyde Burnette fought for consciousness as the other crew in the back of the plane bailed out. In many (most) cases, names have been. Exactly where the veteran was stationed and locations he visited during WWII. Co "B" was given the mission of cleaning the streets and Co "C" was given the mission of removing the railroad and building the road. A brisk fire fight ensued until daylight. Division whose mission was to seize and hold the west bank of the ROER RIVER south of DUREN. Sewer & water board, electric utility and the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) were completing pump house inspection. England was taking in thousands of Jewish children and she got her papers in order and left. July 2, 1944: Battalion moved to new bivouac in vicinity of Ste MERE-EGLISE. Both on the attack and on the defense, engineers led the way. Once they got there, a fierce ten day battle ensued due to the last major German offensive, Operation Nordwind. 87. [8] By 5 September 2005, the 17th Street Canal breach was closed. 58. was relieved by 246 Engr. Witness to War is a non-profit dedicated to preserving the oral histories of combat veterans through digital video interviews. (with 4th Cav. Commenced landing on UTAH and OMAHA Beaches in NORMANDY on June 9, 1944 and moved into an assembly area in the vicinity of St MARIE-DU-MONT. Co "B" converted a Bailey Bridge in GIESSEN from a Class #40 to a Class #70 on May 5, 1945. (C) Bn. August 15, 1944: Bn. 55.
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