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Does anyone have information on the 105th Engineer Combat Battalion 30th Division?
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My father was Lt. Paul Jones in the 105th Engineer Combat Battalion, 30th Division. What kind of information are you seeking?
I'm primarily looking for photographs and personal accounts. I belong to a group that reenacts the 105th ECB, 30th Division and we're always looking for anything that can connect us with the veterans that actually served.
To check us out, you can visit our web site at www.105th.org. I'm the good looking one in the photographs.
There is a combat journal of the 105th which was reproduced by Leland Cofer. This covers the full period in the ETO. I was able to obtain a copy by contacting Cofer directly.
Is this the 105th's after action report (AAR)? I've got a copy that I picked up at Camp Blanding last spring. I heard that it was revised in 1994, but I'm not sure if the copy I have is the earlier or later version.
For those who are interested, I do have some pictures of the 105th ECB posted on my squad's web site. Some were garnered from other web sites, some came from the family of a vet, and some recently arrived from the National Archives. We even have a few photos from the 105th currently serving in Iraq.
-Todd
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