I am unable to find any record of the 1138th Engineer Combat Battalion being stationed in Iceland. Furthermore, I am unable to find any record of an 1138th Engineer Combat Battalion being activated during WW 2. Please feel free to contact me with the source of your information, so that I may continue research on your behalf. It would be my pleasure to assist you. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com
My father was in the 149th combat engineer battalion. They landed on DDay on Omaha Beach. Their boat hit a mine coming in and several men were injured or killed. My father was injured, but able to go on.
US combat engineers call themselves sappers, so yes the 37E has sappers. That answer isn't necessarily true. Not all Combat Engineers are considered "Sappers." There is actually a "Sapper" school, which is sort of the "Ranger" school for Combat Engineers. Yes, there ARE Sappers in the 37th Engineer Battalion but only because they have sent people to Sapper School, which is also located at Ft Leonard Wood, MO, just like the Combat Engineer AIT training. Trust me, I was there. I also was in the 37th Engineer Bn. and I went to Sapper School.
I don't know if the entire battalion received the Combat Action Ribbon but I do know that H Co (redesignated L Co) did receive the CAR. Most members of the battalion also received their Combat Action Ribbon during Operation Iraqi Freedom I. They battalion has since returned to Iraq in September/October of 2007. All but a handful (those few who remained behind at Camp 15) of Marines in 3/23 received the Combat Action Ribbon for Desert Storm. Most members of the battalion also received their Combat Action Ribbon during Operation Iraqi Freedom I. They battalion has since returned to Iraq in September/October of 2007.
President Roosevelt was impressed with their training and on 1 February 1943, he directed the formation of a regiment that was designated the 442nd Infantry Regiment. With the addition of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion and the 232nd Engineer Battalion, along with the orignal 100th Battalion, the 442nd Combat Team was established at Camp Shelby. This was the ONLY Nisei Regiment in the US Army in World War 2. Commanders:+442RCT - Colonel Charles W. Pence--Lieutenant Colonel James L. Gillespie--Major Alex E. McKenzie--Major William H. Blytt+100 Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel Farrant L. Turner--Lieutenant Colonel James L. Gillespie Units:442nd COMBAT TEAM442nd Infantry Regiment+ 1st Battalion (100th Infantry Battalion) - Companies A, B, C, D+ 2nd Battalion - Companies E, F, G, H+ 3rd Battalion - Companies I, K, L, M522 Field Artillery Battalion - 16 Mar 1945, reassigned to 7th Army232 Combat Engineering CompanyAnti- Tank CompanyCannon CompanyService Company206 Army BandSupporting Units+ 599th Field Artillery Battalion of 92nd Division Source: www.custermen.com
The 100th Battalion(Seperate) was organized with Japanese-Americans during early part of WW2. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, there was a backlash against all Japanese living in US. In repsonse, a battalion of Nisei volunteers (second generation Japanese-Americans) was organized from units of the Hawaiian National Guard and designated the 100th Battalion (Seperate). This unit was sent to Camp Shelby, MS for training in 1942. There were many skeptics that did not think the Nisei would be remain loyal to America. All the officers were haole (Hawaiian for white). The 100th Battalion(Seperate) was merged with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as the 1st Battalion. Organization of 442nd REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM 1st Battalion (100th Infantry Battalion) - Companies A, B, C, D 2nd Battalion - Companies E, F, G, H 3rd Battalion - Companies I, K, L, M 522 Field Artillery Battalion - 16 Mar 1945, reassigned to 7th Army 232 Combat Engineering Company Anti- Tank Company Cannon Company Service Company 206 Army Band
My father was in the 149th combat engineer battalion. They landed on DDay on Omaha Beach. Their boat hit a mine coming in and several men were injured or killed. My father was injured, but able to go on.
Robert W. Tykol has written: 'History of the 167th Engineer Combat Battalion' -- subject(s): Campaigns, History, Pictorial works, Regimental histories, United States, United States. Army. Engineer Combat Battalion, 167th, World War, 1939-1945
US combat engineers call themselves sappers, so yes the 37E has sappers. That answer isn't necessarily true. Not all Combat Engineers are considered "Sappers." There is actually a "Sapper" school, which is sort of the "Ranger" school for Combat Engineers. Yes, there ARE Sappers in the 37th Engineer Battalion but only because they have sent people to Sapper School, which is also located at Ft Leonard Wood, MO, just like the Combat Engineer AIT training. Trust me, I was there. I also was in the 37th Engineer Bn. and I went to Sapper School.
I have a complete history of the 108th Engineer Combat Battalion, the Engineer Unit organic to the 33rd Infantry Division. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com
The motto of Combat Assault Battalion is 'Sui Generis'.
I believe the 1341st Combat Engineers was created when the 34th Combat Engineer Battalion reorganized on 26 April 1944
149th Engineer combat Battalion & 4091st Quartermaster service company
Major H.F. Martin commanded the 1277th Engineer Combat Battalion in the European Theater of Operations during WW 2. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com
You might be able to get that information from this source: 133rd Combat Engineer Battalion Association Mr. Arie J. Olivier 620 South Main Avenue, S. E. Souix Center, IA 51250 (712) 722-1804
I have a copy of the unit history for the 260th Engineer Combat Battalion. It would be my pleasure to assist you with any facts that you may desire about the unit. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com
Combat Engineer
Combat Support Battalion