Robert J. Steinke served in the 160th Engineer Combat Battalion with my Dad.

Sgt.Steinke taking bows with friends at the bridge they recently completed across the Rhine at Mainz.

Robert J. Steinke's Son Doug has been researching about his Dad and is sharing some interesting documents from the U.S. National Archives. Posted here is a report about the Medical Detachment of the 160th. This report gives a clear outline of the deployment of the entire battalion from the time of activation of the battalion, 27 April 1943, until the time they arrived at Utah Beach France, 12 August 1944.

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This report was generated by Captain Frank S. Skura of the 160th Medical detachment. Reading this report helped me to realize what a job it was keeping the 160th healthy, in battle or not. The Engineers had some long hard stressful days, not to mention dangerous, that worked them to their limits. The medical soldiers did dangerous work themselves. Somebody had to treat and bring the wounded back. An artillery shell does not know the difference between Medics, Engineers and Infantry.

160th Medical Detachment, Captain Skura is front row, fourth from viewers left.

Medical Detachment roster

Medics at Anzeling, France

@glen-blasingim The NARA of St Louis is posting the photos of the morning reports on their web site. The 160th EC is there in 1944. I had always wondered how my father got from the 160th to the 104th Infantry Reg. and I found where he was transferred on the day the Battle of the Bulge began. I saw your dads' name listed for something a day or two later, but I didn't have the abbreviations translated.