Description
167TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION
· World War II ·
114 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.
Document Overview:
Compiled by the battalion itself at the close of the war in Europe, History of the 167th Engineer Combat Battalion follows the unit from its activation at Camp McCain, Mississippi, on 15 May 1943 through Louisiana maneuvers, training in England, and eleven months of combat engineering with the Third, Seventh, and Ninth Armies across France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. Its pages cover the bridging of the Moselle at Dieulouard under fire for the 80th Infantry Division, the Seille River crossing, the defense of the Maginot Line sector in Alsace, and the battalion’s 1,415-foot floating Bailey bridge across the Rhine at Wesel, completed in 37 hours with no battle casualties. It closes with commendations, commanding officers, company photographs, an honor roll of the dead, and a full roster with home addresses. This is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original book.
Campaigns: Northern France (Orleans, Moselle River crossing at Dieulouard) · Lorraine (Seille River crossing) · Alsace (Maginot Line defense, Sarreguemines) · Rhineland (Roer River, Rhine crossing at Wesel) · Central Europe (Autobahn bridging, Braunschweig and Helmstedt)
Commanders:
Maj. Hugh E. Templeton (May–Dec 1943) · Maj. Emmett J. Manion Jr. (Dec 1943–Oct 1944) · Lt. Col. Leonard W. Peterson (Oct 1944–Apr 1945) · Maj. Howard A. MacCord (Apr 1945–deactivation)
Unit newspaper: unknown
Table of Contents
Honor Roll
Voice from the West
Basic Training: Camp McCain, Mississippi
Louisiana Maneuvers
POM (Preparation for Overseas Movement)
Organization Day Letter, 15 May 1944
England
France
XII Corps Commendation: Moselle River Crossing at Dieulouard
Seille River Crossing and the Maginot Line
Alsace: Sarreguemines and Remelfing
6th Army Group Order of the Day, 10 February 1945
Holland and the Roer River
Germany
Bridging the Rhine at Wesel
The Autobahn: Braunschweig and Helmstedt
V-E Day and Second Anniversary
Redeployment: Epernay, France
1117th Engineer Combat Group Commendation
Ninth U.S. Army Commendation: Rhine River Crossing
Commanding Officers
Battalion Staff and Officers
Staff Sections and Company Photographs (H & S, A, B, and C Companies)
167th Championship Baseball Team
Familiar Faces and Places
Roster: Officers, H & S Company, Medical Detachment, A, B, and C Companies (with Bronze Star, Silver Star, and Purple Heart recipients marked)
“For most of us, this ended life in the Battalion. It was a great outfit.”
— History of the 167th Engineer Combat Battalion