Hello

It's not all that clear to me if the Topic Title or Topic description accurately describes the genesis of my interest. That is, will what is posted elicit useful information. As might be noticed, this is my first attempt, at posting on a site of this type, so please bear with me.

My research is currently focused on unit histories or any other informed sources that would shed some light on the 250th Engineer Combat Bn during the period 14 August 1943 to 8 December 1943. According to World War II Order of Battle reference book, Authored by Shelby L. Stanton, notes on page 574 that the 250th Engineer Combat Bn was formed on 23 July 1943 at Camp McCoy, Wisconson.

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In the Camp McCoy newspaper, The Real McCoy dated 14 August 1943, an article titled 250th Engineers appeared on page 3. The McCoy article stated the "The 250th Engineer Combat Battalion has arrived" and further indicated that the Battalion was "a part of the 1109th Engineer Combat Group of the 17th Detachment, Second Army". The 250th Battalion was under the Command of Major Andrew J. Nehf. The Executive Officer was listed as Captain Joseph W. Wilson. Lt William V. Webb was Adjutant and S-1. The article went on to say that "the Companies of have a full complement of Officers"

A review of the Chronoligical Record of Military Service for Lt William V. Webb indicates that he was Adjutant from 1 June 1943 to 23 September 1943. From 24 September 1943 to 15 October 1943 his duties were that of Assistant Division Engineer (During this period Grade Status for Lt Webb changed on 6 October 1943 to Captain). Captain Webb's final Duty assignment was H/S Company Commander from 16 October 1943 to 8 December 1943. Captain Webb's next Duty assignment was the 168th Engineer Combat Bn.

There several questions that are of interest; 1) To which Divison does the period 24 September to 15 October refer. 2) What is known about unit histories, during the time period above described, of Both the 1109th Engineer Combat Group, the 250th Engineer Battalion. 3) The source of any information that might be useful in understanding the events surrounding the 250th Engineer Combat Bn

It might be of interest to know that I was born at Fort Belvior and my Grand Father, Mothers side, was with the Corps for 30 years.

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The 250th

This first one is an obit of someone who recently passed on. Sometimes I and other members have been successful at touching base with the surviving family members. It's always worth a shot. Plus this guy was an officer within the unit.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/rutlandherald/obituary.aspx?n=stanley-p-yankowski&pid=150562407

And here's another...

http://www.thebaynet.com/announcements/index.cfm/fa/viewannouncement/announce_ID/6096/cat/obituaries/type/old

For further info on this unit, you may wish to consult my RESEARCH section. It points to several institutions, which may have army records for the 250th. This includes the Army Corps of Engineer's Office of History, Fort Leonard Wood's history department and NARA, among others.

https://ww2combatengineers.comengforum/index.php?showtopic=23&st=0#entry37

I hope you have found all this helpful. Please let me know.

If any of our forum members have something to share, please post it here.

Do not have ship at the moment, but gleaned the following info

Departed NY 27 Aug 44

Arrived England 7 Sept 44

Arrived France 26 Sept 44

Found a forum and I am registering in order to post. Looks like one of the gentlemen there, may have morning reports and other documentation for the 250th. Will keep ya posted.

Hi all! I am the Great..Great Niece of Harry D. Gray who was a part of the 1109th Engineer Combat Group. My Uncle was so scarred by the war that he never talked about it to anybody. I know that at one point he climbed the Eiffel Tower...and at another point, he helped liberate one of the camps and making the townspeople come in to see everything. Other than that, all I have is a copy of his obituary that reads as follows: "Harry Daniel Gray, 92, of Painted Post, New York passed away Thursday (February 12, 2015) while at the ICU at Robert Packer Hospital. A lifelong area resident, he was born on August 10, 1922 in Spangler, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Harry and Anna (Saltzgiver) Gray. Harry was a WWII veteran that landed D-Day on Omaha Beach. He fought with the Engineer Corp. 1109 and built the bridges needed to move Eisenhower's army forward. He participated in the battle at St. Lo and the extremely brutal Battle of the Buldge. Though he was a true hero, he was a modest man who did not talk about his experiences until very late in life, and even then he never divulged the worst of what he saw."

This is all I know of my precious Uncle's experience. I want to know more. If you have any information regarding the 1109, please let me know! Not much is available through my online searches.

Thanks!

Cerissa M. Kimball

Okay I MERGED two related topics on the 1109th. I think this makes it much easier.

Welcome to the forum Cerissa.