294th engineer combat battalion wwii

About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material KAMM, GERMANY13 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. I was finally told that they could nothing for me and that I would have to get hearing aids in the U.S. when I returned. WISSEN, GERMANY.12 31. relieved Company "A" as of 1800 hours. Many of them do not realize how lucky they are to have what they have and that INCLUDES full use of all five of their senses. - the enemy attacked with small arms, mortar and artillery fire. Then it was dispatched to France for a time. It was the highest bridge constructed by the first army Engineer Combat Battalion in the E.T.O. 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(C) Bn. After this bridge site was secure, the 249th was detached from the 1137th Engineer Group and was given the mission to secure and maintain the bridges on the Rhine River. (C) Group. The 296th received campaign credit for Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe, Normandy, Northern France, and the Rhineland, Contains the following type(s) of material: unit histories, photographs, Wartime journey to Berlin : the 296th Engineer Combat Battalion, The ArchiveGrid website uses HTTP HURTGEN FOREST, GERMANY99 What are we going to do? Unfortunately, because of my profound deafness, I am not permitted to fly. In December, 1943, I was transferred to the 294th Combat Engineers,assigned to Company "B", and we were on our way East by train to Camp Myles Standish in Taunton MA. Co "A" relieved of attachment to the 4th Cav. attached to 3rd Armored Division in preparation for St LO breakthrough. as of 0800 hours. Once they got there, a fierce ten day battle ensued due to the last major German offensive, Operation Nordwind. Army Superior Unit Award for 2005 (Hurricanes Katrina, This page was last edited on 7 June 2022, at 00:05. 1893-1973 Photographs, United States Army Engineer Combat Battalion, 296th, United States Army Engineer Combat Battalion, 296th Archives. April 11, 1945: The Battalion moved from WISSEN to MORSBACH, GERMANY. How very nice to hear from you. moved 100 miles on the night of August 24 - 25th to the vicinity of LA LUPE, arriving at 0830 hours on the morning of August 25th. After an accident resulting in a raft being sunk, the Battalion moved downriver to Mainz. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. 35. 294th Engineer Combat Battalion US Army in Memoriam (pamphlet), 1989 June 6 Scope and Contents From the Series: The Dickinson R. Debevoise World War II series documents his service as a sergeant in the 2nd Platoon of company A of the 294th Combat Engineer Battalion. moved through the breached enemy lines with the 3rd Armd. 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). They weren't sleeping. moved to ANDENNE, BELGIUM and trained in River crossing operations on the MEUSE RIVER. His unit joined the forces ordered into the Battle of the Bulge, where he had to get some help when he was frozen in a foxhole. August 6-7, 1944: Bn. November 10, 1944: The Battalion was relieved of attachment to the 3rd Armored Division and attached to the 4th Infantry Division. On his first raid in North Africa, reconnaissance platoon leader John Souther captured a hundred Germans with no losses to his own unit. 11. At the new bivouac area orders were waiting for the Bn. Must have brought back some intriguing memories going back to the Isles. Whitney were injured. March 18 - 24, 1945: Companies "B" and "C" operated Heavy Ponton Rafts and LCVP ferries across the RHEIN RIVER in the VII Corps Sector. 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. On 16 July 1965, the 299th Engineer Battalion was alerted for movement overseas to the Republic of Vietnam. 50. December 2, 1944: The Battalion moved from FRIESENRATH, GERMANY to VICHT, GERMANY. The waterproofing worked great and Bob Darino powered his jeep through the surf and up the hill at Normandy. 17 DEC 1943. Frances R. Fulton, Lt. Ray L. Whiteturkey, the Bn. Was searching the internet for my father-in-law who was a member of 294th Engineer Combat Battalion during WWII and found your web site. moved to the vicinity of LUMINGNY. June 10, 1944: The Battalion Executive Officer and U.P. 98. October 5, 1944: At 0400 hours an enemy patrol of about 5 men approached Post #2 carrying teller mines; men from Co "C", who were occupying the position, opened fire at close range, exploding the mines and obliterating the enemy patrol. October 11, 1944: A 6 man German patrol was found between Post #1 and #3 - two of the enemy were killed and four escaped. October 13, 1944: The enemy penetrated our lines between Post #9 and the Infantry on our right during the afternoon - one Co. of the 47th Infantry Regt. Reconnaissance was made of the MEUSE RIVER in the vicinity of DINANT and HASTIERE in preparation for the crossing of the 9th Inf. 1 talking about this. 1st insignia of 90th Light Div. constructed Class 40 Bailey Bridge at CHERAIN, BELGIUM. This bridge was very important as it was the first bridge across the river in the 9th Inf. Holtum. Heat, insects, and mud were constant companions during basic training. 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. Bn. Section, and two squads of Co "C" resulting in their passing a point where they should have turned - at this point Co "A" took the lead and Co "C" joined the rear of the Bn. As a professional researcher and World War II historian, Bill Beigel provides research services to genealogists, historians, authors, and civilians who are looking for information found in WW2 military unit records. It took us 21 days from Antwerp to New York. June 13, 1944: Battalion moved to the vicinity of St MERE-EGLISE and given the mission of providing general support to the 4th Infantry Division. 89. Exactly when your WWII veteran joined and left specific units of assignment. 66. Often the names of ships or number of the landing crafts a veteran traveled on- or went into combat aboard are included in the reports. 12. The 294th landed in Normandy on D+ (June 7, 1944). moved to a new bivouac in BELLEAU WOODS in the vicinity of CHATEAU-THIERRY. moved to the vicinity of PHILIPVILLE - an Advance C.P. December 17, 1943 was the big day. Chow detail going to Post #1 was ambushed by a 6 man patrol; the enemy patrol withdrew after a short fire fight. 128. Alongside those are the plaques with the names of the Sherborne men who were killed in World War II. XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS from April 3, 1945 to April 17, 1945, PLACE.NUMBER OF P.W's Bn. Considerable confusion resulted. I have been flying since 1963. 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. 69. I've heard the story of the training accident many times. Division begining [sic] at 1500 hours. 110. Also, I have been practicing law for 55 years and I hope to write a book about some of my cases which read like Hollywood fiction. Yours will be another great story for people to see. Five (5) men were killed and 25 injured. September 21, 1944: Co "A" constructed a Class #40 D/S Bailey Bridge in VICHT. Division assembly area in the vicinity of LE DESERT. 120. April 12, 1945: Co "B" constructed a Class #40 D/S Bailey Bridge at WIEHL, GERMANY. On March 20, 1944, I was lying in bed when there was a huge explosion and I was blown off my bed. 1. Raleigh's castle was in ruins and on a large lake and that is where we did our training, building and blowing up static and floating bridges and working with mines. The winter of 1943 was brutal. 53. It receives no town or state funding. The truck accidentally back up over some mines and about 90 mines exploded. July 25, 1944: The Battalion witnessed the "Carpet Bombing" of the breakthrough zone by 2,000 U.S. After all, he was the son of a chef. 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. 126. Wes Ruth was eating breakfast when he saw the planes coming in. 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. Neither of these show up on his DD-214. (C) Bn. Growing up in Baltimore, Harry Kone used to hang around the docks watching the cargo ships unload. On the grounds of the Digby estate was the 228th Station Hospital, which consisted of a bunch of Quonset huts. He came in as a replacement to a tank destroyer battalion. The Bn. October 6, 1944: 47th Enfantry [sic] Regt. This society is an independent charitable organization. Henk Duinhoven was lucky to be in the countryside, where gardens had been harvested. Date 1944-09-29. Any contribution above basic membership is tax deductible, and is most appreciated. There are two plaques on the south side of Sherborne Abbey with the names of the 29 men who were killed on March 20, 1944. 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. KaRonda Fleming, Public Affairs Office, TF SAFE improves electrical safety in Iraq by Joan Kibler, Training prepares 249th for six-month Iraq duty by Julie LeDoux, Fort Belvoir Eagle, Soldiers Power Up Peace in Iraq, Afghanistan by SSG Michael Carden. Official 249th Engineer Battalion website, Civil engineering and infrastructure repair in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, United States Army Center of Military History, "249th Engineer Battalion Responds to Terrorist Attacks", Prime Power Lights Up Anaconda by Sgt. We can actually determine the exact aerial missions that your individual Army Air Corps pilot flew. 59. 16. November 29, 1944: Co "C" completed the timber trestle bridge at ROTT. September 9, 1944: Bn. 135. 19. Division. 4. . 40. If you have additional information on the 294th I would like to share it with my father-in-law. 9th Infantry Division made an attack to restore Post #4; the surrounded platoon was found still in position and in good shape. March 6, 1945: The Co "C" C.P. One of the first waves at Omaha Beach. January 5, 1945: Co "A" started construction of a continuous Bailey Bridge across the L'OURTHE RIVER in DURBEY, BELGIUM. was across the river without tanks and anti-tank guns and it was being counterattacked by SS troops using flame-throwing tanks. In loving memory of my grandfather who served with Co. A in this unit, I would like to bring together friends and. moved to the vicinity of PLOMION. 60. Rommel's big push had begun. 124. October 17, 1944: At 1130 hours a patrol of Co "A" moving from Post #8 to Post #1 encountered heavy small arms fire - three men failed to return. 245th Engineer Combat Battalion, U.S. Third Army, Camp Gordon Georgia 551 heavy engineer pontoon battalion photos. 56. The 296th built a 180-foot bridge across the Ilm River. During the action at Post #3, the enemy infiltered [sic] around Post #4 in strength of approximately two squads. 294th Engineer Company | CurrentOps.com Units US Army 294th Engr Co 294th Engineer Company U.S. Army Subordinate units 294th Engineer Company ( MO ARNG) Carthage Armory | Carthage, Missouri, United States Detachment 1 Anderson Armory | Anderson Locations . September 28, 1944: The Bn. About a week after the explosion on March 20th, I was taken to a General Hospital in Taunton, Somerset for further treatment. His unit was suddenly pulled and sent to take Patton's place in the line after the general was summoned to the Bulge. March 1, 1945: Co "A" started construction of a large box CULVERT just west of DUREN. So how about it? The exact battles your WWII veteran took part in. Find out whether your WWII veteran was awarded valor medals for gallantry in action or for wounds received in the line of duty. Many of the vehicles were damaged and one man was killed while driving the Battalion Commander from the defense position to the FWD. April 15, 1945: The Battalion moved to WIPPERFURTH, GERMANY. 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. Our unique research process is essential to understanding the experiences of individual military veterans of WWII-since the vast majority of WWII Army/Air Corps personnel records were lost in the 1973 National Archives fire. Co "A" constructed an Infantry Support Bridge across the SIEG RIVER at HUNDHAUSEN, GERMANY. July 18, 1944: Bn. John Souther was on reconnaissance patrol when he nosed his halftrack up over the edge of the gully in the Tunisian desert. Bn. The 249th Engineer Battalion also supports other missions: The 249th Engineer Combat Battalion was constituted on 5 May 1943 at Camp Bowie, Texas. ANTHEE, BELGIUM.11 5. Bn. 78. THE BATTALION WAS ATTACHED TO THE FOLLOWING UNITS AT VARIOUS TIMES: November 25, 1944: Co "B" was attached to 294th Engr. October 20, 1944: Co "A" was attached to 297th Engr. Co "B" constructed reinforced Heavy Ponton Bridge 465 ft. in length across the SEINE RIVER at MELUN in 9 hours and 30 minutes. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.).