Description

283rd Engineer Combat Battalion
66th Infantry Division • World War II •
206pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

Written by Lt. Jack R. Ryan and published in 1945, this unit history chronicles the 283rd Engineer Combat Battalion from its activation at Camp Butner, North Carolina through training, deployment overseas, combat operations in Brittany and the Lorient Front, the advance through the Rhineland into Bavaria, and the journey home at war’s end. It also includes a full roster directory of officers and men as of V-E Day. This listing is for a digital download (PDF) of a scanned copy of the original wartime publication.

Campaigns: Camp Butner training • Atlantic crossing • England staging • Brittany • The Lorient Front • The Rhineland • Bavaria occupation • Going Home

Commanders: Lt. Col. Raymond L. Hicks (Battalion Commander) • Maj. James R. Fraser (Executive Officer) • Maj. Gen. H. F. Kramer (Commanding General, 66th Infantry Division)

Unit paper: unknown

Table of Contents
Camp Butner
Port of Embarkation
The Atlantic
England
Brittany
The Lorient Front
The Rhineland
Bavaria
Going Home
Directory: Where You’ll Find Us After It’s All Over

“We just worked hard to do our job, and kept our eyes always toward the day when we could start homeward again in a fair and peaceful world.”
— History of the 283rd Engineer Combat Battalion

This particular copy belonged to Sergeant Arthur W. Froehner (ASN 42056849) of Company A, 283rd Engineer Combat Battalion.