Hello,
I am Hans Senden from The Netherlands (close to Margraten Cemetery), and I have adopted the grave of Pvt Howard B Hicks from Kentucky.
He died on November 28th 1944 in Immendorf or Beeck (Geilenkirchen), Germany. As part of the US 279th Engineering Combat Battalion (for the 84th Division of the 9th US Army during Operation Clipper),
Howard was helping deactiving minefields, when he stepped on a undetected mine. He was killed instantly.
I hope to find more information about his time with the engineering battalion.
Hi Hans: Welcome to our forum. Let me see what I can find out for you. I'll be back in touch.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
I will begin listing anything I find...
http://www.genealogy.com/forum/general/topics/wwii/15650/ - Oh I just noticed you had already contacted this person, but I am still placing it here, for it's important for everyone seeking info on this unit. 🙂
And here's the obit for Robert Gibson
More in a bit...
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
https://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/research/finding_aids/pdf/US_Army_Unit_Records_Index.pdf - Records for this unit are located in Box 635 in the archives
Interview with Clyde Harkins - 42 minutes
http://tothosewhoserved.org/usa/ts/usatse03/chapter22.html
http://hobbydog.net/102/February 23.html
You can also get in touch with the Army Corps of Engineer's Office of History
or
Fort Leonard Wood - Office of Engineer History
Historian, U.S. Army Engineer School
320 MANSCEN Loop, Suite 043
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO 65473
573-563-6365
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Wow, that's already a lot of information. Some links look familiar, but I will check them all. A lot to read 😉 Thank you Marion
You are very welcome. Hope it will help you. 🙂
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Nice to see you here Hans and good luck on the research.
We are paratroopers. We are supposed to be surrounded.
Captain Winters in Bastogne 1944.
Liberation of Noorbeek and Roy Booher tribute:
