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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARION

Happy Birthday Marion! (though a little late) Thank you so much for all the hard work you put in with the site, it shows! It has made it a lot easie...

12 years ago
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157th (c) Engineer Battalion Song

Well it took some time but I may have cracked "Makeshift Dog" mystery. I have found other references to Makeshift (Makeshift 2 or S-2 Makeshif...

12 years ago
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marksman badge

What is the difference between the Rifle and M1 Rifle qualifications you have shown there? I assumed (at least for WWII) that the rifle was the M1 Ga...

13 years ago
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marksman badge

Marion or anyone else, Did the M1 Rifle 30 Cal tag for the marksman badge say M1 Rifle or just Rifle? Thanks, Brian

13 years ago
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Hello - 608th Engineer Light Equipment Co

Marion, The city is Piding, Germany. I suggest searching that on google earth and you will see the bridge to the east of the city. Try using ...

13 years ago
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Hello - 608th Engineer Light Equipment Co

I do know the exact location for that bridge and in fact my WWII buddy Mr. Purcell made a surprise visit to my house this afternoon and I went through...

13 years ago
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When you came home......

Laurenbeagregory, Of the veterans I have talked with, when asked what their favorite memory was when first arriving back in the states, most of...

13 years ago
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When you came home......

That is a wonderful journal CaptO! When I read things like that, I can feel the excitement as the guys get closer and closer to home! Brian

13 years ago
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Book showing Photographs of work of the 157th Engineer Combat Battalion

No problem Jean, glad to do it. I got a lot of my information from work that others found and posted on the internet so if this helps someone else or...

13 years ago
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Book showing Photographs of work of the 157th Engineer Combat Battalion

That was all with this installment, 25 pages worth. I was told that the book is 85 pages all together so I should be getting some more great photogra...

13 years ago
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Book showing Photographs of work of the 157th Engineer Combat Battalion

"Company C, Rahling - Bitche Section" Beginning in the morning of December 9, 1944, Company C removed one of the two treadway bridges and completed c...

13 years ago
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Book showing Photographs of work of the 157th Engineer Combat Battalion

"Bailey installed within 4 hours of receipt of orders. Hirschland, Company C (near Sarrebourgh)" This was an 80 foot double single bailey Bridge con...

13 years ago
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Book showing Photographs of work of the 157th Engineer Combat Battalion

"Bridge at Luneville, Company A and 163rd Engineers" (No additional information at this time) Bridge at Luneville, Company A and ...

13 years ago
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Book showing Photographs of work of the 157th Engineer Combat Battalion

"Rebuilding of Motor Park 11th Evacuation Hospital, Bayon". As of November 1, 1944, Company C had as one of their secondary missions - Graveling Moto...

13 years ago
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Book showing Photographs of work of the 157th Engineer Combat Battalion

Next up "Bridge as taken over from 163rd Engineers" (No additional information at this time) Bridge as taken over from 163rd Engineers (photo ...

13 years ago
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