Description
The Thirteenth Armored Division – 124th Armored Engineer Battalion
A History Of The Black Cats From Texas To France, Germany And Austria And Back To California.
Printing By Army & Navy Publishing Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1946 128 Pages
Major General John B. Wogan, Commanding 13th Armored Division 1942 – April 1945
Major General John Millikin, Commanding 13th Armored Division April – May 1945
The Black Cats
They Sharpened Their Claws In California And Texas, Then Scratched Hell Out Of The Nazis
Lieutenant Colonel Clay E. McCullough, Commanding 124th Armored Engineer Battalion
Getting Ready
Infantry
Normandy
On The Way
Combat
Rise And Fall Of The Nazis
Occupation
Here Begins The Graphic Portrayal Of The Division’s Tank Battalions—The 24th, The 45th And The 46th
Introduction To France
Moving Up
Super Men?
Destruction
End Of The Trail
Germany At Peace
Back To Normal
On The Way To The Front
The Ruhr Pocket
Alles Kaput
A Two-Day Break, Then On To Bavaria
The Fight To The Inn, V-E Day, And Back To Garrison
Division Artillery
First Blood!
Moving Up
Time Out For Chow
Fire And Dig In
Give And Take
We Rode In (And On) Everything
Souvenirs
Always Maintenance
Bavaria-Bridges To Austria And Victory
We Saw Some Sights And Relaxed, Too
Reconnaissance
“We Will Lead”
Engineers
ETO Mine School At St. Pierre, France
Typical Battalion Command Posts
Fresnay le Long, France
Seigburg, Germany
Tann, Germany
Richrath, Germany
Mettmann, Germany
Ordnance
On the March with Ordnance
The Primary Mission Maintenance
Off Duty
Formations
Signal
Medics
Combat Command “A” Photos
Combat Command “B” Photos
Homeward Bound!
Citation Of Merit
History Of The 124th Armored Engineer Battalion
Photo Rosters
Battalion Staff
Headquarters Company
Medical Detachment
Company A
Company B
Company C
Some Former Members Of The Battalion