This document was kindly shared by Marc Shafer (whose father was a 298th member).

Transcribed by Bob Kipke (March 2013) – Attempts have been made to maintain the original formatting, within my limited HTML capabilities, and the differences between a 1940’s typewriter and a modern computer keyboard. Formatting (inconsistent in original) such as capitalization, underlining, punctuation, use of quotes, etc. have been maintained. A typo is noted by the use of [sic] other errors are probably my own.  For ease of recognition, names are in a bold red font.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

THE ADJUTANT GENERAL’S OFFICE

WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENTAL RECORDS BRANCH, A.G.O.

HISTORICAL RECORDS SECTION

ROOM MB-858 PENTAGON

ENBN-298-0.7 (26637) Master Jul – 298^th Engr C Bn

Date 1 December 1944

Place 903345.

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Co. A 3 Plat. (-) Constructing timber trestle bridge at Vicht. Coord 964386

Co. B Attached to 294th.

Co. C 1 Plat. Roads-Mulartshutte – Rott

1        Plat. roads-Kornelimunster – Vicht.

1 ½ Squads Roads Rott – Rotgen highway.

½ Squad Bridge Guard Mulartshutte Bridge

1 Squad Hauling lumber for Mulartshutte Bridge S-4.

Date 2 Dec. 1944

Place 063389

0800

Co. A (-) Constructinng [sic] of Timber trestle bridge at Vicht.

½ Squad – Dam Guard – Rotgen. 0900 Bn. Headquarters moves from Friesenrath to Vicht. 962389.

Date 2 Dec. 1944

Place FRIESENRATH & VICHT (962389)

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Co. B (-) Attached to 294

1 mine-team giving instruction.

Co. C Road Maint.

½ Squad Bridge Guard – Rott

½ Squad Bridge Guard - Mulartshutte

Date 3 Dec. 1944

Place VICHT 964389

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Co. A 3 Plats. (-) Construction of Timber trestle bridge at Vicht. (964386)

½ Squads Dam Guard – Rotgen Dam.

Co. B Attached to 294th

(1 mine-team instructing)

Co. C Road maintenance of Area.

2400

Timber-trestle bridge at Vicht (964386) open to traffic. Not yet Completed.

Date 4 Dec. 1944

Place VICHT 964389

0800

Co. A 1 Plat. Completing const. of timber trestle bridge at Vicht.

2 Plats. In Reserve until 1200 hrs.

Road work after 1200 hrs. (old work area) ½ Squad Dam Guard – Rotgen Dam

Co. B (-) Attached to 294th

1 mine team (Off & 10 men) instructing.

bridge at Mulartshutte (929345)

2 Plats Road Maint.

1800 Co. A relieves Co. B of attachment with 294th

Date 5 Dec. 1944

Place VICHT, GERMANY 964389

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Co. A Attached to 294th

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Co. B 2 Squads completing (Painting) timber-trestle bridge at 964386 (VICHT) 6 Squads Road Maint KORNELIMUNSTER-Vicht.

1 Squad Road Maint. Breinig-Vanwegen

0800

Co. C ½ Squad Dam Guard – Rotgen

3 Squads Construction of Timber-trestle bridge at Mulartshutte (929345)

1 Squad Rigging Class Co Area.

2 Squads Road Maint. Rott-Zweifall

2 ½ Squads Road Maint. Breinig-Zweifall

NOTES: Co. B returns from 294th & Co A goes to the 294th.

Date 6 December 1944

Place VICHT, GERMANY 964389

0800

Co. A Attached to 294th

Co. B 3 Squads Road Maint. Kornelimunster-Vicht.

2 Squads Completing construction of timber trestle bridge at Vicht 964386.

2 Squads Road Maint. Breinig-Vanwegen

1 Squad Road Maint. Vanwegen – Mularshutte. 1 Squad Co. Area. Co. C

Date 7 Dec. 1944

Place VICHT, GERMANY 964389

0800

Co. A Attached to 294th

Co. B 1 Plat. filling revetment at Vicht bridge site (964386)

Co. C 1 Plat. Road maint. KORNELIMUNSTER-VICHT.

1 Plat Road Maint. Venwegen-Zweifall

1 Squad Rigging class

½ Squad Dam Guard Rotgen Dam

1 ½ Squads repairing bridge rail at Rott bridge site.

Date [sic – no day] Dec. 1944

Place Vicht. Germany 964389

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Co. A Attached to 294th

Co. B 1 Plat. filling revetment at Vicht bridge site (964386)

1 Plat. Road Maintenance – Kornelimunster Vicht.

Co. C 1 Platoon Constructing timber-trestle bridge Mulartshutte (929345)

1 Plat. Road Maint. Zweifall to Breinig

1 Squad – Rigging Class

½ Squad – Dam Guard – Rotgen Dam.

1 ½ Squads – Repairing Bridge rail at Rott bridge site.

Date [sic – no day] Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

0800

Co. A Attached to 294th

Co. B 6 Squads Road maint. Vicht & Kornelimunster.

2 Squads Road Maint. Breinig – Venwegen. Improving road in Vic. 925375.

1 Squad Reserve – Co Area.

Co. C 3 Squads Constructing timber-trestle bridge in Vic. Mulartshutte (929345)

1 ½ Squads Widening road at Rott bridge site.

½ Squad Dam Guard – Rotgen Dam.

1 Squad Rigging Class – Co Area.

3 Squad Road Maintenance – Breinig – Zweifall.

Date 9 December 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

Co. A Attached to 294th

Co. B 2 Squads Road Maint. – Breinig-Venwagen

6 Squads Road Maint – Kornelimunster-Vicht.

1 Squad Cleaning Equip. Co. Area.

Co. C 3 Squads Constructing timber-trestle bridge Mularshutte (929345)

Date 9 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

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Co. C ½ Squad – Dam Guard – Rotgen Dam.

½ Squad – Widening road at Rott bridge site.

1 Squad – Rigging Class – Co. Area.

2 Squads Road Maint. Rott-Zweifall

2 Squads – Road Maint. Breinig-Zweifall

Date 10 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

0800

Bn. relieved of Dam Guard detail at Rotgen dam.

Bn. assigned new work-area in 5th Armored Sector. At 0800 hrs.

Co. A Road Maint in assigned areas (-1 Sqd)

1 Squad in Co. Area.

Co. B Road Maint. 8 Squads in assigned areas

1 Squad in Co Area.

Co. C 3 Squads constructing timber-trestle bridge at Mulartshutte. (Policing the area)

1 Squad – Rigging Class

5 Squads – Road Maint.

Date 11 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

Co. A 8 Squads Road Maint. – Assigned area.

1 Squad Cleaning Equip. Co Area.

Co. B 8 Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area.

1 Squad Cleaning Equip. Co. Area.

Co. C 8 Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area.

1 Squad Rigging Class Co. Area.

Bn. in Support of 5th Armored Div.

Date 12 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

Co. A 8 Squads – Road Maint. – Assigned Area.

1 Squad – Cleaning Equipment – Co. Area.

Co. B 8 Squads Road Maintenance – Assigned area

1 Squad Rigging Class – Co. Area.

Date 12 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany 964389

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Co. C 8 Squads road Maintenance – Assigned area.

1 Squad Cleaning Equip. Co. Area.

Bn. Continues support of 5th Armored Div.

Date 13 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany 964389

Co. A 8 Squads – Road Maint. Assigned area

1 Squad – Cleaning Equip. – Co. Area

Co. B 5 Squads Road Maint. – Assigned area

3 Squads. Quarry 997384

1 Squad Rigging Class-Co.Area.

Co. C 6 Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area

½ Squad Mine-team Jayhawk

1 ½ Squads Quarry Detail 997384

1 Squad Cleaning Equipment – Co Area.

Date 14 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany 964289

Co. A 8 Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area.

1 Squad Cleaning Equipment Co Area

Co. B 6 Squads Road Maint. Assigned area.

2 Squads Quarry (guard & Oper) 027390.

1 Squad Cleaning Equip. Co. Area.

Co. C 8 Squads. Road Maintenance Co. Area.

Zweifall to 978354; 978354 to 988354; 989354 to 995361

3 Squads 996362 Roads Co C.

2 Squads009356 [sic]

2 Squads 989355

Date 15 Dec. 1944

Place. Vicht, Germany (964389)

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Co. A 8 Squads Road Maint. Assigned area.

1 Squad – Cleaning Equip. – Co. Area.

Co. B 7 ½ Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area.

½ Squad Quarry Guard – 027390

1 Squad Cleaning Equipment – Co. Area.

Co. C 8 Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area.

1 Squad Cleaning equipment. Co Area.

Date 16 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

Co. A 8 Squads Mine sweeping & Road Maint.

1 Squad Cleaning equipment – Co. Area.

Co. B 7 ½ Squads Mine sweeping & Road Maint.

1 Squad Cleaning Equip. – Co. Area.

½ Squad Quarry Guard 027390

Co. C Squads Mine sweeping & Road Maint.

2 Squads Mine sweeping & Preparing site for construction of by-pass. F 022389

1 Squad Cleaning Equipment. Co. Area

Date 17 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

Co. A 8 Squads – Road Maint.

1 Squad – Cleaning Equipment.

Co. B 7 ½ Squads – Road Maint.

½ Squad Quarry Guard F 027390

1 Squad Cleaning Equipment.

Co. C 5 Squads Road maintenance

1 Squad Cleaning Equipment.

3 Squads Preparing by-pass at bridge site F 022384.

Date 18 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany 964389

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Co. A 8 Squads Road Maint.

1 Squad Cleaning Equip.

Co. B 7 ½ Squads – Road Maint.

½ Squad Quarry Guard

1 Squad Cleaning Equip.

Co. C 5 Squads Road Maint.

3 Squads Preparing site for by-pass around bridge F 022384

1 Squad Cleaning Equipment.

Work being executed in 5th Arm Sector.

Date 19 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

Co. A Attached to 297th

Co. B 7 ½ Squads Roads & road maint.

½ Squad Quarry Guard F 027390

1 Squad Cleaning Equipment – Co area

Co. C 5 Squads Road Maint.

3 Squads Preparing site for by-pass at bridge site.

1 Squad Cleaning equipment.

H&S Operation of forward C.P. to observe Rur River. F 096406

1600 Co. C One (1) plat. Co. “C” Lt Bruno set up three road-blocks in town of Vicht Twenty-four hour duty.

Co “A” moves to Venwegen to Assembly area.

Co “C” moves to area vacated by Co “A”

Date 20 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

Co. A Attached to 297th (K909356)

Co. B 6 ½ Squads Road Maint.

½ Squad Preparing site for const. of Timber-trestle bridge F 022384

1 Squad Quarry Detail F 027390

1 Squad Cleaning Equip. Co. Area.

Co. C One (1) Plat. defending 3 road-blocks in Vicht, Germany.

Date 20 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

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2 Squads – Road Maint.

3 Squads – Preparing by-pass at bridge site

1 Squad – Cleaning Equip. – Co Area.

One Plat. of Co “C” with (Lt Bruno)  defend- 3 road blocks in Vicht.

Date 21 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

Date 21 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

Co. A Attached to 297th Engr.

Attached to 298th for operation only.

8 Squads Road Maintenance Assigned area.

Co. B ½ Squad Quarry Guard (F 027390)

Co. C (K 986358)

Bn (-) still in support of 5th Armored Div.

Co. “A” Attached to 297th K 909356.

Six (6) dump trucks from 582nd Dump Truck Co attached to Bn and assigned to Co. “C”.

Trucks not to be used further east than the Bridge site (F 022384)

Date 22 Dec. 1944.

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

0800

Co. A Attached to 297th

Co. B

Co. C 8 Squads Road Maint. Assigned area.

1 Squad Cleaning Equip. – Co Area.

Date 23 Dec. 1944

Place Vicht, Germany (964389)

0200 Motor movement to vic. Stree. Bel.

Date 24 Dec. 1944

Place Stree, Belgium

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Co. B assigned Road-blocks on bridges at Barvaux, Durby, Petit-han, & Grand-Han

Co. A & C Reserve.

Date 25 Dec. 1944

Place Stree, Belgium

Co. B occupying assigned Road-blocks

1100 Bn Hq’s & Co’s A & C move to vic. Ponthoz (342045)

Attached to 3rd Armored Div.

At 1800 Co’s A & C set up a road-block and occupy it in vicinity Briscal Road-blocks (505905) Bn C.P. (Briscal) 473903)

Co. “C” of 294th attached for operation.

Reserve Co. at road-blocks. Map – Sheet. Durbuy.

Date 26 Dec. 1944.

Briscol, Belgium (473903)

Co. B Occupying [sic] Road-blocks on River (Attached to 294th)

Co’s A & C

Co “C” 294th Occupying Road-blocks at 505905.

Date 27 Dec. 1944.

Briscol, Belgium (473903)

Co. B Occupying Road-blocks at Bridges

Co’s A-C & Co. “C” of 294th Occupying Road-blocks at 505905

Date 28 Dec. 1944

Place Briscol, Belgium (473903)

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Co. B Occupying road-blocks at bridges

Co.’s A, C & “C” of 294th – Occupying road-blocks at 5050905.

0200 Bn. alerted. Small-arms Enemy force of approx. one Co. moving in. Small arms & M.G. fire. Started shelling C.P. at daylight Bn. moved out in convoy at 0900 and by a great deal of luck managed to get out.

Lucas, “C” Co. driver was killed at approx. 0530-0545.

Bn moved to C.P. to Mormont.

Date 29 Dec. 1944

Place Mormont. Belgium.

Co’s A & C Road-blocks in vic. Briscol

Co. “C” Jacksnipe – In Reserve.

Date 30 Dec. 1944

Place Mormont, Belgium.

Co. B Road-blocks at bridges

Co’s A & C relieved of road block at 505 905 at supposedly 1600 but officer from 75th got last and it was after 1800 before Co’s relieved.

At 1900 Bn. moved back to Chateau at Ponthoz

Date 31 Dec. 1944

Ponthoz, Belgium (342045)

Co. B Occupying Road-blocks at River.

Co’s A & C – Cleaning Equipment.

Transcribed by Bob Kipke – May 2013