wwii combat engineer units

The two primary record groups are the Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel (Record Group 24), which includes World War II-era deck logs and muster rolls and the Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 1875 - 2006 (Record Group 38), which includes War Diaries and Action Reports. The Navy Cross the branchs second-highest award for valor in combat isnt handed out to just anybody. Because of this training, the unit's distinctive insignia was designed with a seahorse on a red and white shield. Submitted by Mrs. Joanne Emerick, Hoxie, Kansas, DATA SOURCE: National Archives - Washington, DC/Suitland, Maryland, AIR BASE SECURITY 901st Air Base Security Battalion-Batangas 903rd Air Base Security Battalion-Milne Bay 922nd Air Base Security Battalion-Milne Bay 924th Air Base Security Battalion-Milne Bay, AIR CARGO 4th Air Cargo Resupply Squadron-Clark Field 5th Air Cargo Resupply Squadron-Clark Field, AMPHIBIAN 490th Amphibian Truck Co. -Guam 491st Amphibian Truck Co. -Okinawa 493rd Amphibian Truck Co.-Okinawa 494th Amphibian Truck Co.-Fort Hase 495th Amphibian Truck Co.-Okinawa 496th Amphibian Truck Co.-Okinawa 811th Amphibian Truck Co.-Lingayen 812th Amphibian Truck Co.-Batangas 813th Amphibian Truck Co.-Leyte 814th Amphibian Truck Co.-Okinawa 825th Amphibian Truck Co.-Leyte 826th Amphibian Truck Co.-Leyte 820th Amphibian Truck Company-Manila 824th Amphibian Truck Company-Malabang 827th Amphibian Truck Co.-Okinawa 828th Amphibian Truck Co.-Ie Shima, ANTIAIRCRAFT 77th Antiaircraft Gun Battalion & Group-Admiralty 207th Antiaircraft Artillery AW Battalion-Hollandia 466th Antiaircraft Artillery AW Battalion-Finschafen 477th Antiaircraft Artillery AW Battalion-Oro Bay 503rd Antiaircraft Gun Battalion-Okinawa 726th Antiaircraft Signal Battery-Schofield Barracks 741st Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion-Hollandia 742nd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion-Finschafen 870th Antiaircraft A W Battalion-Kerama Retto 933rd Antiaircraft Gun Battalion-Admiralty, ARTILLERY 49th Coast Artillery Battalion 155mm-Finschafen 93rd Division Artillery-Zamboanga 593rd Field Artillery Battalion 105 mm-Morotai 595th Field Artillery Battalion 105 mm-Morotai 596th Field Artillery Battalion 155mm -Morotai 594th Field Artillery Battalion 105th-mm-Zamboanga, AVIATION 345th Aviation Squadron-Okinawa 383rd Aviation Squadron-Leyte 391st Aviation Squadron-Leyte 436th Aviation Squadron-Biak 437th Aviation Squadron-Finschafen 455th Aviation Squadron -Nielson Field 458th Aviation Squadron-Hollandia, BAND 93rd Infantry Division Band-Morotai 415th Army Sercvice Forces Band-Hollandia, CAVALRY 7th Cavalry Weapons Troop Division-N Laguna 8th Cavalry Headquarters Troop-Batangas, CHEMICAL 28th Chemical Decontamination Company-Manila 29th Chemical Decontamination Company-Manila 702nd Chemical Co.-Hickam Field 704th Chemical Maintenance Co. Aviation-Leyte 891st Chemical Co.-Tinian, ENGINEER 91st Engineer General Service Regiment-Biak 96th Engineer Gas Servcie Regiment-Malabang 97th Engineer General Servcie Regiment-Finschafen 318th Engineers Combat Battalion-Morotai 568th Engineer Dump Truck Co.-Okinawa 575th Engineer Dump Truck Co.-Okinawa 567th Engineer Dump Truck Company-Manila 570th Engineer Dump Truck Company-Davao 571st Engineer Dump Truck Co.-Clark Field 573rd Engineer Dump Truck Co.-La Union 576th Engineer Dump Truck Company-Manila 585th Engineer Dump Truck Co.-Biak 738th Engineer Base Depot Co.-Biak 765th Engineer Dump Truck Co.-Okinawa 766th Engineer Dump Truck Co.-Leyte 768th Engineer Dump Truck Co.-Leyte 769th Engineer Dump Truck Company-Manila 771st Engineer Dump Truck Company-Manila 772nd Engineer Dump Truck-Finschafen 773rd Engineer Dump Truck Company-Manila 774th Engineer Dump Truck Company-Manila 795th Engineer Dump Truck Co.-Nichols Field 810th Engineer Aviation Battalion-Manila 811th Engineer Aviation Battalion-Iwo Jima 822nd Engineer Aviation Battalion-Leyte 828th Engineer Aviation Battalion-Manila 839th Engineer Aviation Battalion-Leyte 855th Engineer Aviation Battalion-Manila 856th Engineer Aviation Battalion-Manila 857th Engineer Aviation Battalion-Fort McKinely 858th Engineer Aviation Battaion - Burma/China 867th Engineer Aviation Battalion-Batangas 868th Engineer Aviation Battalion-Nadzab, New Guinea 869th Engineer Aviation Battalion-Manila 870th Engineer Aviation Battalion-Pampanga 890th Engineer Aviation Co.-Tinian 891st Engineer Aviation Co.-Tinian 892nd Engineer Aviation Co.-Wheeler Field 893rd Engineer Aviation Co.-Tinian 1873 Engineer Aviation Battalion - Guam (Submitted by P. Louise) 1225th Engineer Fire Fighting Detachment-Leyte 1311th Engineer General Servcie Regiment-Milne Bay 1312th Engineer General Service Regiment-La Union 1315th Engineer Construction Battalion -Biak 1395th Engineer Construction Battalion - Okinawa 1322nd Engineer General Service Regiment-Leyte 1351st Engineer Dump Truck Co.-Leyte 1361st Engineer Dump Truck Co.-Lingayen 1517th Engineer Water Supply Company-Manila 1519th Engineer Water Supply Company-Manila 1462nd Engineer Maintenance Co. ESB-Pampanga 1518th Engineer Water Supply Co.-Biak, INFANTRY Americal Division HQ Company, Company C-Negros Island 25th Infantry-Zamboanga 93rd Infantry Division Headquarters-Morotai 93rd Infantry Division Special Troops-Morotai 93rd Infantry Divison HQ Company-Morotai 103rd Infantry (Company I)-Manila 368th Infantry-Zamboanga, LAUNDRY 361st Laundry Detachment (Mobile)-Manila, MILITARY POLICE 93rd Division Military Police Platoon-Morotai 224th Military Police Co.-Cebu Island, Philippines, MOTOR 569th Motor Ambulance Co.-Leyte 579th Motor Ambulance Co.-Finschafen 888th Motor Ambulance Company-Manila, ORDNANCE 169th Ordnance Battalion-Manila 577th Ordnance Ammunition Co.-La Union 578th Ordnance Ammunition Company-Davao 579th Ordnance Ammunition Company-Pampanga 580th Ordnance Ammunition Company-Manila 590th Ordnance Ammunition Company-Manila 594th Ordnance Ammunition Company-Guadalcanal 595th Ordnance Ammunition Co.-Leyte 622nd Ordnance Ammunition Co.-San Jose 628th Ordnance Ammunition Co.-Oro Bay 629th Ordnance Ammunition Co.-Lingayen 630th Ordnance Ammunition Co-Lae, New Guinea 632nd Ordnance Ammunition Co.-Okinawa 636th Ordnance Ammunition Co.-Batangas 642nd Ordnance Ammunition Co.-El Salvador 643rd Ordnance Ammunition Co.-Leyte 644th Ordnance Ammunition Co.-Okinawa 645th Ordnance Ammunition Co.-Aiea 650th Ordnance Ammunition Co.-Biak 667th Ordnance Ammunition Co.-Okinawa 669th Ordnance Ammunition Co.-Pelelieu Island 669th Ordnance Ammunition Company-Guadalcanal 793rd Ordnance Light Maintenance Co.-Morotai 3610th Ordnance HA Maintenance Co.-Ie Shima, PORT 160th Port Co.-Cebu 161st Port Co.-Cebu 162nd Port Co.-Cebu 164th Port Co.-Leyte 167th Port Company-Manila 179th Port Co.-Batangas 180th Port Co.-Batangas 210th Port Company-Manila 218th Port Company-Manila 234th Port Company-Manila 235th Port Co.-Mindoro 236th Port Co.-Mindoro 493rd Port Battalion-Leyte 506th Port Battalion-La Union 510th Port Battalion-Tinian 538th Port Company-Saipan 539th Port Co.-Saipan 576th Port Co.-Hawaiian Ordnance Depot 578th Port Company-Manila 579th Port Company-Manila 590th Port Co.-Saipan 591st Port Co.-Saipan 592nd Port Co.-Iwo Jima 593rd Port Port Co.-Hollandia 603rd Port Co.-Biak 609th Port Co.-Leyte 610th Port Company-Manila 611th Port Company-Manila 635th Port Co.-Espiritu Santo 637th Port Co.-Finschafen 638th Port Co.-Finschafen 639th Port Co. -Finschafen 650th Port Co.-Lingayen 851st Port Co.-La Union 852nd Port Co.-La Union 855th Port Co.-Sand Island, Hawaii 856th Port Co.-Sand Island 857th Port Co.-Sand Island 865th Port Co.-Okinawa 867th Port Co.-Okinawa 868th Port Co.-Okinawa 872nd Port Co.-Sand Island, QUARTERMASTER 14th Quartermaster Car Platoon-Leyte 28th Quartermaster Group-Manila 29th Quartermaster Group-Manila 29th Quartermaster Battalion (Mobile)-Manila 57th Quartermaster Battalion (Mobile)-Batangas 71st Quartermaster Battalion-Manila 91st Quartermaster Railhead Co.-Mindoro 92nd Quartermaster Railhead Co.-La Union 93rd Quartermaster Co.-Morotai 119th Quartermaster Battalion (Mobile)-Manila 119th Quartermaster Bakery Co. (2nd Platoon)-Clark Field 233rd Quartermaster Laundry Detachment (Mobile)-Manila 234th Quartermaster Laundry Detachment-Panay Island 235th Quartermaster Laundry Detachment (Mobile)-Pampanga 236th Quartermaster Laundry Detachment -Cagayan 237th Quartermaster Laundry Detachment-Batangas 238th Quartermaster Laundry Detachment-Manila 239th Quartermaster Laundry Detachment-Manila 240th Quartermaster Laundry Detachment-Leyte 244th Quartermaster Laundry Detachment-Batangas 245th Quartermaster Laundry Detachment-Biak 246th Quartermaster Laundry Detachment-Biak 247th Quartermaster Laundry Detachment-Biak 248th Quartermaster Depot Co.-Finschafen 241st Quartermaster Laundry Detachment-Malabang 268th Quartermaster Battalion-Manila 275th Quartermaster Battalion-Manila 276th Quartermaster Battalion-Leyte 302nd Quartermaster Railhead Co.-Milne Bay 311th Quartermaster Battalion-Biak 321st Quartermaster Truck Co.-Cebu 322nd Quartermaster Truck Co.-Cebu 323rd Quartermaster Truck Co.-Oro Bay 324th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Oro Bay 369th Quartermaster Laundry Company-Manila 384th Quartermaster Truck Company-Manila 390th Quartermaster Truck Company-Zamboanga 393rd Quartermaster Truck Co.-El Salvador 420th Quartermaster Bakery Co.-Leyte 466th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Finschafen 467th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Finschafen 469th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Finschafen 490th Quartermaster Battalion-La Union 491st Quartermaster Battalion-Morotai 492nd Quartermaster Battalion-Okinawa 493rd Quartermaster Battalion-Manila 494th Quartermaster Battalion-Cebu 521st Quartermaster Group-Okinawa 531st Quartermaster Battalion-Mindoro 539th Quartermaster Battalion-Manila 540th Quartermaster Battalion-Milne Bay 557th Quartermater Battalion-Finschafen 569th Quartermaster Railhead Co. (lst Platoon)-Negros Island 570th Quartermaster Battalion-Finschafen 572nd Quartermaster Railhead Co.-Hollandia 589th Quartermaster Laundry Co.-Leyte 589th Quartermaster Laundry Company-Okinawa 594th Quartermaster Laundry Co.-Okinawa 591st Quartermaster Salvage Repair Co.-Leyte 627th Quartermaster Battalion-Tinian 630th Quartermaster Battalion-San Jose 848th Quartermater Gas Supply Co.-Saipan 848th Quartermaster Gas Supply Co. (lst Platoon)-Iwo Jima 849th Quartermaster Gas Supply Co.- El Salvador 893rd Quartermaster Truck Co.-Hawaiian Ordnance Depot 894th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Waipahu 895th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Schofield Barracks 897th Quartermaster Laundry Co.-Pelelieu Island 897th Quartermaster Laundry Co.-La Union 983rd Quartermaster Service Company-Malabang 984th Quartermaster Service Co. -La Union 985th Quartermaster Service Co-Finschafen 986th Quartermaster Service Co- Finschafen 991st Quartermaster Service Co-Leyte 992nd Quartermaster Service Co-Leyte 993rd Quartermaster Service Co-Biak 994th Quartermaster Service Co-Leyte 1906th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Leyte 1918th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN -Okinawa 1932nd Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Biak 1943rd Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Palawan 1954th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Clark Field 1963rd Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Clark Field 1998th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Lingayen 2011th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Mindoro 2012th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Okinawa 2013th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Palawan 2015th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Lingayen 2017th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Mindoro 2020th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Morotai 2021st Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Clark Field 2025th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Clark Field 2026th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Finschafen 2027th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Leyte 2039th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Leyte 2052nd Quartermaster Truck Company Avn.-Manila 2053rd Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Leyte 2059th Quartermaster Truck Co. AVN-Leyte 2058th Quartermaster Truck Company Avn.-Manila 3239th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 3240th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 3243rd Quartermaster Service Company-Guadalcanal 3258th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 3259th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 3260th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 3261st Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 3274th Quartermater Service Co.-Espiritu Santo 3290th Quartermater Service Co.-Okinawa 3291st Quartermaster Service Co.-Tinian 3292nd Quartermaster Service Co.-Fort Shafter 3293rd Quartermaster Service Co.-Iwo Jima 3294th Quartermaster Service Co.-Ie Shima 3295th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 3296th Quartermaster Service Co.-Iwo Jima 3297th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 3388th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Guam 3665th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Pelelieu Island 3697th Quartermater Truck Co.-Saipan 3753rd Quartermaster Truck Co.-Iwo Jima 3754th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Okinawa 3829th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Okinawa 4013th Quartermater Truck Co.-Saipan 4039th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Ie Shima 4070th Quartermater Service Co.-Tinian 4071st Quartermaster Service Co.-New Caledonia 4102nd Quartermaster Truck Co.-Okinawa 4103rd Quartermaster Truck Co.-Saipan 4104th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Okinawa 4105th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Okinawa 4106th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Okinawa 4107th Quartermater TruckCo.-Okinawa 4109th Quartermater Truck Co.-Okinawa 4110th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Okinawa 4111th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Okinawa 4112th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Ie Shima 4113th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Schofield Barracks 4116th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Okinawa 4117th Quartermater Truck Co.-Okinawa 4121st Quartermaster Truck Co.-Ie Shima 4122nd Quartermaster Truck Co.-Okinawa 4123rd Quartermater Truck Co.-Okinawa 4124th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Okinawa 4125th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Ie Shima 4126th Quartermaster Truck Co.-Okinawa 4161st Quartermaster Fumigation & Bath Co.-Schofield Barracks 4207th Quartermaster Service Co.- Okinawa 4208th Quartermaster Service Co.-Ie Shima 4209th Quartermaster Service Co.-Saipan 4210th Quartermaster Service Co.-Saipan 4216th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 4217th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 4342nd Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 4344th Quartermaster Service Co.-Schofield Barracks 4345th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 4464th Quartermaster Service Co.-Ie Shima 4481st Quartermaster Salvage Repair Composite-Okinawa 4482nd Quartermaster Salvage Repair Composite-Okinawa 4513th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 4514th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 4515th Quartermaster Service Co.-Ie Shima 4516th Quartermaster Service Co-Okinawa 4517th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa 4524th Quartermaster Service Co.-Okinawa, RECONNAISSANCE 93rd Reconnaissance Troop-Morotai, SALVAGE 536th Salvage Repair Company-Guam 536th Salvage Repart Co.(Detachment)-Tinian, SANITARY 721st Sanitary Company-Manila 722nd Sanitary Company-Manila 725th Sanitary Co.-Batangas 728th Sanitary Co.-Leyte 735th Sanitary Company-Manila 739th Sanitary Co.-Leyte 742nd Sanitary Co.-La Union 745th Sanitary Co.-Biak 747th Sanitary Co.-Leyte 759th Sanitary Company-Manila, SIGNAL 93rd Signal Co.-Morotai 539th Signal Heavy Construction Co.-Okinawa 702nd Signal Company-Guadalcanal 704th Signal Company-Manila 715th Signal Company-Tinian 715th Signal Co. (2nd Platoon)-Guam 716th Signal Company-Manila 717th Signal Co.-Iwo Jima 717th Signal Co. (lst Platoon)-Ie Shima 719th Signal Co.-Okinawa 743rd Signal Co.-Saipan 760th Signal Co.-Schofield Barracks, STATION HOSPITAL 268th Station Hospital-Manila. , which includes War Diaries and Action Reports. Many thousands of men were trained in mountain warfare at Cedars during 1943 and 1944. Like so many other combat engineers killed in the line of duty, he died doing what he was trained and expected to do. A California Marine remains in the brig, accused of threatening to chop up his wife with a machete. The reports do not contain patient medical records. Army Sgt. Muster Rolls of Coast Guard Ships and Shore Establishments, 1941 - 1949. are arranged by type of ship or station, thereunder by year, and consist of printed forms giving, for each person on board, information concerning his enlistment and whether he was entitled to honorable discharge; a personal description; the date he was received on board; and data concerning his transfer, discharge, desertion, or death. The site contains a list of battalion members, and some information on many of them. Devoted to the history of the Calgary Highlanders in World War Two. They are exception based reports, meaning that a soldiers name will on appear on the report only if his status has changed from the previous report (e.g. . The logs sometimes include information related to operational activities, although the level of content and detail can vary. Diamond li. The series US Submarine Patrol Reports, 1941-1945 has been digitized through a partnership with Fold3 and is available on the Fold3 WWII Submarine Patrol Reports website. of AFHRAs records in the Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations (Record Group 342), Entry (UD) 1006-B1. This website is only in its very early stages, aiming to give a full spectrum of data on World War II fighting units, including details on organization, commanders, and literature. Caltrider spends most of his time reading, writing, and waging a one-man war against premature hair loss. On Nov. 24, 2010, Buenagua stepped on an IED. The battalion, which was composed mainly of African-American troops, served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, when it was known as the 91st Engineer General Service Regiment. More detailed information about muster rolls and personnel diaries is available on, NARAs Text Message Blogs Know Your Records: U.S. Navy Muster Rolls and Personnel Diaries, . There is a B-17G tail gunner's compartment on display at the 390th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, which is dedicated to this crew. An Engineer Combat Battalion was a designation for a battalion strength combat engineering unit in the U.S. Army, most prevalent during World War II. %PDF-1.5 % Unfortunately, rosters for units serving in World War II from 1944-46 were destroyed in accordance with Army records disposition authorities after the war. There are also gaps in the muster rolls - we sometimes lack muster rolls, particularly for smaller units and advance bases. The Avro Lancaster B1 on display in the Aeroplane Hall at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, ACT, Australia. Brian Nygaard. The dates covered by an individual file are listed within the file units description under Details -- it will note, This file unit documents the time period, followed by a date range. Parsons. SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces) muster rolls and personnel diaries), typically unit records contain little or no information regarding individuals service and we do not have a name index to the unit records. Kim Woods, Im looking for information on My Great great GRANDFATHER WAS ON A B-24 LIBERATOR CALLED: The National Archives has custody of accessioned microfilm copies of some of AFHRAs records in the Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations (Record Group 342), Entry (UD) 1006-B1. The 91st Engineer Battalion is a military engineer unit in the United States Army. Copyright 1996-2023 Cyndi Ingle, CyndisList.com. The grunts behind Buenagua were his friends. Combat Engineer Battalions in the U.S. military include: Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The WWII muster rolls have been digitized through NARAs partnership with Ancestry, and are available to search and view on Ancestrys website at, US World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949. , includes a variety of records, including select action reports, war diaries, rosters of officers, unpublished histories, correspondence, and more. - Did not exist during WWII ], [ 23rd Infantry Division - Did not exist WWII Navy muster rolls and personnel diaries comprise the series, Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 1/1/1939 - 1/1/1949. There are additional unit histories and supporting documents of Army Air Force and Air Force units that are still in the custody of the Air Force at the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA), Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. World War II Action and Operational Reports: this series consists of narrative and form reports, mostly submitted by Navy commands, although documents by other commands are also interspersed. Please select any of the units below to submit a research inquiry to WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel. They possess a variety of skills that are crucial in war. Combat Engineers ferried infantry and special forces troops in craft such as this M2 assault boat boat in Europe in World War II, Infantry support bridge over the Saar River erected by 289th Combat Engineers at Volklingen, Germany, A WWII era combat engineer battalion had possessed both combat and combat support capabilities. This series consists of the original mission reports pertaining to specific targets. It turned out that Captain Oliver was working with a group of men to gather the remains of some of the men in their outfit that had recently been killed. Each, comprises the records of a major government entity (e.g. Some record groups have thousands of entries, so it can be daunting to try to figure out the best place to start. At a minimum, these records, prepared daily, describe the daily actions of the unit (typically a Division or a Regiment), including intelligence information on the enemy forces faced, the geography of the area, weather conditions, and the success or failure of the days fighting. List of battleships of the United States Navy, This article does not contain any citations or references. They document events that occurred and may contain information such as courses steered, distance run, compass variations, sea and weather conditions, ships position, principal headlands passed, names of lookouts, and a any unusual occurrences. Morning reports for Army units from November 1, 1912 to 1959 and Air Force units from September 1947 to June 30, 1966 are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis, MO. Among the most familiar for their heroism and contributions to establishing key bridgeheads in the European Theater was at the Ludendorff Bridge at the Battle of Remagen. This is written up the in the book "Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II." The records are arranged according to an alphanumeric filing system based on military hierarchy. from present for duty to ordinary leave, or from present for duty to sick in quarters, etc.). In addition to being experts in explosives, demolition, and construction, combat engineers are also trained warfighters. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WW2 1260 Engineer Combat Battalion Photo, Unit History, S-2 Journal at the best online prices at eBay! For information about how to add references, see Template:Citation. @JI #bp\2l8 cL|w]~!C`'0XZ%!hU\CX|th_NVZ.4bQ1%?Ay?G~T@#|p=B9#\`U\E#)V#X`}1BPj$FjF 9F _`F-I|eXN^`C@ 3rd NZ Division in the Pacific WWII 1942-1944, history and time-line. UNITS, COMMANDERS, STAFF MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF UNITS MENTIONED IN THIS NARRATIVE . h0[9wBI!nDb\3x 3rd Division, The History of Battery A, 137 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Bn., including Battery Roster, with some Photos of the 608th Military Police Battalion, Leyte, Philippines 1945. It sailed to Germany in March 1952 and served there for five years, returning to Fort Lewis in April 1957. DNA research has led to Wilson family in South Carolina, just hoping to try to piece together more information. Records Relating to United States Marine Corps Operations in World War II, 1939 - 1949. , also known as Geographic Files, consist of records related to the principal amphibious assaults and ground combat operations of the Marine Corps during the World War II era, as well as the occupation of formerly enemy-controlled areas. These reports were filed by the units and sometimes include encounter reports by pilots, aerial photographs, and loading lists. The Coast Guard Logbooks, 1942 - 1947 are arranged by year, thereunder by type of unit or station, thereunder alphabetically. 1941-1959 Deck Logs, including World War II and the Korean War. These records are also arranged in several subseries, generally by command and thereunder roughly hierarchically. You may search the file titles in this series by clicking on Search within this series. The series covers through 1967, so be sure to verify that the dates covered within any particular file unit(s) you locate match the dates you are interested in. 1954, The entries show the name of service member, service number/SSN, and rank. The 254th Engineer Combat Battalion was one of the engineer units that fought with distinction in the Ardennes. If you are researching the military service of a specific individual, we suggest you start by requesting their military personnel records. DC, Graduates are authorized to wear the coveted Sapper tab on their uniform and rank among the most elite combat engineers in the world. 13th Engineer General Service Regiment 38th Engineer General Service Regiment 41st Engineer General Service Regiment 42nd Engineer General Service Regiment 43rd Engineer General Service Regiment 44th Enginee General Service Regiment during WWII ], Original webdesign These microfilmed records are available to view at the National Archives at College Park, MD. The files are arranged by type of unit and thereunder numerically by unit designation. Like so many other combat engineers killed in the line of duty, he died doing what he was trained and expected to do. muster rolls and personnel diaries), typically unit records contain little or no information regarding individuals service and we do not have a name index to the unit records. [1] [2] So this is dredging up an old report, but I'm very curious We just found out about this. 5W^'qO{8am(xQff5cm1jQf5cyc<4yi=ii[McwW?^}s}sY{~{)?k`N7W|w/G~Z9jwaDl#1R0*U7V#mn=q *s|W=qtvsm 0+n4rA7.LRk3$UrbAGX^U"W!wdbn] D!hrXVX-@t@[je*jZh ZhdG|9@BY&gOcA3Q9>0|Am94Xk&bu!hUj~dggAx`#~b=!dAxMD'E4+-B`9LK"(lO6P'" &@j & `5DM`5VoHNE@D|raO M The muster rolls for WWII only include enlisted sailors - officers of ships are listed in the deck logs. As a professional researcher and World War II historian, Bill Beigel providesresearch services to genealogists, historians, authors, andcivilians who are looking for information found in WW2 military unitrecords. Records of non-organic units (units not permanently attached to a division) generally consist of historical reports and some administrative records. The Muster Rolls of Coast Guard Ships and Shore Establishments, 1941 - 1949 are arranged by type of ship or station, thereunder by year, and consist of printed forms giving, for each person on board, information concerning his enlistment and whether he was entitled to honorable discharge; a personal description; the date he was received on board; and data concerning his transfer, discharge, desertion, or death. It is impossible to know what will be in a given AAR. Combat engineers are among the most valuable troops on any battlefield. They are a component of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Nearly 2,000 years later, British engineers tunneled across no-mans land and set off a series of bombs underneath the German trenches. The records are not yet described at the file-unit level in the National Archives Catalog, but you may request a search of the records by e-mailing the reference staff at. An example of the closer look we can get from Unit Records is the case of Captain George Oliver. Later, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, combat engineers were called on again to lead the way. They are arranged in several subseries, by command, and then roughly hierarchically. 6/1/1946, , has been digitized through our partnership with Fold3 and is available on the Fold3, World War II Action and Operational Reports. Division files usually include historical reports, general orders, directives, journals, memos, circulars, bulletins, and policy records. US Army photo by Master Sgt. The 1317th served in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns and during the battle of the Rhine River the 1317th crossed the river on a bridge of their own making to hook-up with Russian troops. Combat Engineer is an account of engineering units that rarely get much attention in typical history books of the World Wars. Starr, Bill, The lineage of the 254th dates back to 8 August 1881 with the organization of the Calumet Light Guard, which was mustered into Michigan state service as Company B, 2d Battalion of Infantry. During the Battle of Tarawa in 1943, for example, a Marine pioneer unit led by Lt. Alexander Bonnyman did what naval gunfire, aerial bombardments, and the infantry had already tried and failed to do: He successfully cleared the islands largest enemy bunker. Bill Beigel researches veterans who served and survived the war, as well as those who were WW2 casualties. Some also include photographs, reported security violations, cargo data, investigations of alleged sabotage or suspicious incidents, and survivors accounts of sunken vessels. Morning reports list daily personnel changes. 105: Engineers Played an Important Role in Europe During the Cold War : No. dates given are day-month-year [e.g. For information on how to access morning reports, please visit the website, There are several records groups containing WWII Navy records in the custody of the Textual Reference Archives II Branch at the National Archives at College Park, MD.

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