Description

860th Engineering Aviation Battalion
U.S. Army Air Forces • World War II •
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Document Overview
Compiled by T-4 Roger E. Wellman, Staff Photographer, of St. Louis, Missouri, this pictorial history traces the 860th Engineering Aviation Battalion from its activation at March Field, California, through training and its “island-hopping” service across the South Pacific, New Guinea, and the Philippines, to occupation duty in Japan and its return home. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original wartime unit history, delivered instantly as a PDF.

Campaigns: Australia • New Guinea (Oro Bay, Dobodura, Saidor) • Biak Island • Owi Island • Leyte, Philippines • Mindoro, Philippines • Manila • Occupation of Japan (Yokohama)

Commanders: Major Elbert W. Bogart • Major Robert W. Bockmon • Major John H. Redding • Major Roy C. Noble • Major Ferdinand G. Gramatky • Major Thomas A. Horr • Major Delbert H. Taylor

Unit newspaper: Unknown

Table of Contents

● Dedication
● The Real Man
● Diary of the 860th Engineering Aviation Battalion
● History of the 860th Engineering Aviation Battalion
● Transport Voyage
● Rest Period in Australia and Arrival at New Guinea
● Natives of New Guinea and Sanananda Trail
● The Fatal Day
● Jap Bombings
● Biak Island
● History of Water Points
● History of Leyte
● History of Road
● The Trip from Leyte to Mindoro
● Repair of Air Strip
● Japan, and Home

“I helped bring all this about!”
— 860th Engineering Aviation Battalion Unit History