Greetings, I am seeking anyone who may remember my father, Lynn H. Harris. He was a Tech 5, and as I recall, the 282nd arrived in France on Christmas Day, 1944, and moved into place in Luxembourg in January 1945. Thanks.
Welcome to the forum! Here is a little bit of info about the 282nd from Stanton's WWII Order of Battle:
Formed 15 NOV 1943 at Fort Devens Mass
Departed NY 22 OCT 1944
Arrived in England 2 NOV 1944
Arrived in France 24 DEC 1944
August 1945 location Eichendorf Germany
Arrived NY 3 APRIL 1946
Deactivated 4 APRIL 1946
Here is a link to another thread on the forum related to the 282nd. Good Luck with your search!
https://ww2combatengineers.comengforum/index.php?showtopic=6323
Randy
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Randy, you're hired. Ah, I have been looking for someone like you for a long time. You fit in so perfectly here. We used to have a few good chaps who would jump in and assist people and they are so missed. They were so helpful and a bundle of info. It's nice to have you around. Just thought I would relay that.
And welcome to the forum Dean!
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Thank you Randy
Randy, you're hired. Ah, I have been looking for someone like you for a long time. You fit in so perfectly here. We used to have a few good chaps who would jump in and assist people and they are so missed. They were so helpful and a bundle of info. It's nice to have you around. Just thought I would relay that.
And welcome to the forum Dean!
Thanks so much for the kind words Marion, I do what I can. Trying to keep up with you though would be a tall order indeed, I don't know where you find the time and energy. I belong to several forums concerning WWII but there is no doubt I like it here best. The coming together of so many folks with connections to my grandfather's 292nd ECB is priceless. Bless you for providing the platform to make it possible.
Randy
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Thank you Randy
You are most welcome, we look forward to anything you wish to share with us about your father's service. I happened to notice that the 22 Oct 1944 departure date from New York and the 2 Nov 1944 arrival date in England of your father's 282nd is exactly the same as my grandfather's 292nd. So it appears that they were apart of the same convoy, and who knows, maybe aboard the same ship. I know from the 292nd documents that they sailed to England aboard the USAT Thomas H Barry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAT_Thomas_H._Barry
USAT Thomas H Barry
This ship was originally the SS Oriente (sister ship of the Morro Castle), an ocean liner that carried passengers between New York and Havana Cuba. The US Army acquired and renamed this vessel in June 1941 for use as a troop transport. The ship could carry 3609 soldiers, the 292nd numbered approximately 631 men, so it could accommodate 4 to 5 more battalions on board. Your father's 282nd might have been one of them. There are no complete records for troop ship loading that I know of.
Just thought I would throw that out there. Have a good day everyone.
Randy
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And thank you so much. That was very sweet and it meant a lot to me today. I'm glad you enjoy being here and we sure love having you. 
Thanks so much for the kind words Marion, I do what I can. Trying to keep up with you though would be a tall order indeed, I don't know where you find the time and energy. I belong to several forums concerning WWII but there is no doubt I like it here best. The coming together of so many folks with connections to my grandfather's 292nd ECB is priceless. Bless you for providing the platform to make it possible.
Randy
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Randy, thanks again. I am doing some home reorganization this weekend and hope to track down all of my dad's paperwork.
Ah, THERE is a great site on troop ship crossings and I have used it several times. The webmaster put a lot of work into it. Here's a list of troop ship crossing from July to December of 1944.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
I have submitted to them the info about the 292nd crossing I posted above quite some time ago but have never received any response.
Randy
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I saw they haven't refreshed their site in quite a while. I did send them an email this morning, so I will let you know if they respond to me.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
- 282nd Engineer Combat Battalion: arrived in France 25 Dec 44; moved into combat, manning road blocks at Bech, Luxemboug 13-23 Jan 45 and at Christnach, Luxembourg 23-30 Jan 45
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
They have records for the 282nd in archived box 636 at the Eisenhower Museum.
https://eisenhower.archives.gov/
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
