Team, eagle week 2019 was one for the history books, especially blood on the water. With this history from the first page to the last i was able to follow every battle my dad was involved in. The battalion mainly used the m8 light armored car, as it was fast, up to 56 mph 90 kmh, and gave some protection from small arms fire. The appearance of external links on this site does not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the 127th airborne engineer battalion, 1st brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division, u. The use of the 1st platoon company c on the back cover was very emotional to see a picture i didnt have. During world war i the battalion participated in the first major american offensive of the war ste. The m8 was the main reconnaissance vehicle used by the us military in ww2. This book contains copies of original loading manifests and flight crews for the c47s, waco and horsa gliders and transport ships that carried the battalion. If you have more information on the history or organization of the 82nd engr bn, please contact me.
Fort riley was established in 1853 along the santa fe trail to protect settlers and travelers as they moved westward. Rough and ready unit history, 276 engineer combat battalion. A unique source of reference for members of the 307th airborne engineer battalion who participated in the invasion of normandy in wwii. The casualties suffered by a typical american infantry regiment serving in world war ii were horrendous. Men of the 829th engineer aviation battalion erect nissen hutting. Unit history 82nd airborne 307th combat engineer battalion. The battalions first combat action would come 11 months later. This mission was complete on 20 february 1991, and plans for the ground offensive were laid. Order of battle of the gulf war ground campaign wikipedia. The 505th parachute infantry regiment was activated under the airborne command, fort bragg, n. Iraqi units that were not in the kuwaiti theater of operations are excluded from this list. Niagara, pennsylvania and louisiana seemed to dominate the unit.
The 82nd engineer combat regiment was authorized as a unit of the united states army on december 19, 1942 and act ivated in january 1943 at camp swift, texas. Their engineer tasks included but were not limited to, erecting bridges, emplacing minefields, creating and continuing to make road improvements to allow for freedom of movement for allied forces. Modern training facilities and ranges at fort riley ensure our. The 82nd engineer combat battalion was activated on 23 march 1943. This book contains copies of original loading manifests and flight crews for the c47s, waco and horsa gliders and transport ships that carried the battalion to france in june of 1944. Army ac fort riley junction city, kansas, united states.
Gules on a pile argent an ox head caboshed azure charged with a mullet of the second, in base two castle towers of the last. The 9th engineer battalion is a unit of the united states army that deploys to designated contingency areas and conducts combat andor stability operations in support of a brigade combat team. Plague platoon led an lpd on engineer support relationships for able company 163 ar during digex iii allowing able company to practice using hull defilade from 1923mar18 at grafenwoehr, germany. The m8 was the main reconnaissance vehicle used by the us military in world war ii. This web site is intended to provide a historical perspective on the battalion s wwii mission and to honor the memories of the men of the 82nd battalion association. Also used was m20 scout car, which was a m8 without the 37 mm gun and turret. Activated elements include a 4th brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division 1508th inf, 2508th inf, 473rd cav rsta, 2321st fa, 782nd bsb, and stb, 4th bct and the inactivation of the division artillery, 82nd signal battalion, 307th engineer battalion, and 3th military intelligence battalion. M8 was equipped with a 37 mm gun and 6x6 wheel drive.
Although recruits arrived from across the nation, new york i was inducted at ft. Based at fort bragg, north carolina, the 82nd airborne division is the primary fighting arm of the xviii airborne corps. The 8th engineer battalion enjoys the unusual distinction of having its inception in a foreign country inasmuch as company a was organized originally as. Ltc douglas massie and csm cory bell welcome you to the sky beavers facebook page. This document is an exact transcript of the original typewritten account of the official history of the 82nd engineer combat battalion. Vogt i served as a first lieutenant, commanding officer of company a, 82nd engineer battalion in bamberg, germany in 1969. Lineage and honors information as of 12 december 2014. The book tells the story of the 307th airborne engineer battalion and what it achieved in wwii. Division and engineer armored battalion of armored division. Official history 82nd engineer combat battalion association.
History 82nd engineer combat battalion association. Later the same year on august 15th the battalion was redesignated the 307th airborne engineer battalion of the 82nd airborne division. We are 82nd engineers alpha company frg there will be no bashing. The order that they are listed in are from west to east. The story of the 284th engineer combat battalion during world war ii 9781502327062. Its mission is to provide assured mobility, countermobility, general engineering, and. I want to personaly thank peter turnbull for gathering and writing this history book of the 307th airborne engineers battalion. Dagger brigade deactivates bstb, reactivates 82nd engineer battalion. The regiment was first formed in mid1942 during world war ii as part of the 82nd airborne division and saw service in sicily, italy, anzio, the netherlands, belgium and. This paper explores the contribution of 82nd airborne division combat engineers in world war ii. Contribution of 82nd airborne division combat engineers. The battalion s day to day activities were recorded by the headquarters staff beginning with the battalion s activation in january 1943 and.
If required, conducts joint forcible entry operations and provides operational command and control during contingency operations. Subsequently, it also participated in the lorraine and meuseargonne campaigns. Xviii airborne corps headquarters and headquarters battalion sponsorship. The battalion s day to day activities were recorded by the headquarters staff beginning with the battalion s activation in january 1943 and culminating with the units deactivation in 1945. Parlor the 82nd engineer battalion, 2d armored brigade combat team, 1st infantry division, fort riley, ks 11. For example, by the end of january, 1945, the 47 th infantry regiment which fought in france and germany had lost well over 100% of their strength to battle casualties, where men were either killed, wounded, missing, or taken as prisoner of war. The xviii airborne corps maintains a strategic response force capability to deploy on short notice anywhere in the world by land, air, or sea, to conduct fullspectrum operations as an army, joint, or combined headquarters. Parent unit constituted 15 july 1940 in the regular army as the 39th engineers. This is the order of battle for the ground campaign in the gulf war between coalition forces and iraqi forces between 2428 february 1991. The 307th aeb consisted of three companies at this stage. Veterans who were part of the 82nd engineering battalion located at warner barracks in bamberg germany. Given this challenge, and the nonotice order to rapidly move from germany to estonia, soldiers of the 82nd brigade engineer battalion, 2nd armored brigade combat team, 1st infantry division, tested their mettle during a series of training events mar.
I do not want to use aggressive advertisements on the site, therefore the revenue from the site is very small. Containing over seventy previously unpublished maps and photographs supplied by veterans and from the archives of the 82nd airborne division museum at fort brage to complement the text. Us army 82nd brigade engineer battalion in estonia. It is a divisional mechanized combat engineer unit, composed of three line companies and a headquarters company. The corps of engineers army center of military history. It is a story that crescendos with the crossing of the waal river, which many have referred to as the second omaha beach. This combat unit of 700 men, assigned to the xix corps, 1st and 9th armies, fought with distinction throughout the european campaign, from omaha beach in june 1944 to germanys elbe river in may 1945. Their patience in the tedious process of preparing a book and.
In the grand scheme of all things historical, what happened here in tetbury during. On thursday, apocalypse company said a heartfelt goodbye to sfc brandon galloway as the company 1sg. The 20th engineer battalion was also tasked to cut access through the escarpment, the route for the french 6th light armored division and the american 82nd airborne division into iraq. Training began as the 82nd engineer combat regiment but under the armys reorganization. The 82nd division was constituted in the national army on august 5, 1917, and was organized on august 25, 1917, at camp gordon, georgia. The 37th en bn, 2 bct, 82d abn div is part of the nations global response force, ready to deploy on short. If we needed these references in researching history, so might the reader. During an allied force mission dubbed, operation market garden, the city of nijmegan was integral in the overall success or failure in defeating the german forces.