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 1940s 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 GENERALS
OFFICE WASHINGTON |
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DEPARTMENTAL RECORDS
BRANCH, A.G.O. HISTORICAL RECORDS SECTION ROOM MB-858 PENTAGON |
ENBN-298-0.7
(26637) Master Jul 298th Engr C Bn |
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Date 1
January 1944 [sic should read 1945] Place Ponthoz,
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Co. A Cleaning
Equip. Co. Area. |
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Co. B
Occupying Road-blocks at bridges Maint. &
sec. of bridge at Durbuy & Barvaux. 3 Squads
Barvaux. 3 Squads
Durbuy. 2 Squads
Petit-han 1 Squad
Grand-han Co. C
Alerted for movement Co. Area. Water-Point
K 355014 |
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Date 2
January 1944 [sic should read 1945] Place
Ponthoz, Belgium (342045) |
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Co. A 8
Squads Spreading cinders on Routes A &
B ½ Squad
W/P Sec K 355014 ½ Squad
Co. Area until 1300 Sec. at dump
after 1800. |
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Co. B
Occupation of Road-Blocks and sec. & maint. of
Bridge at Barveaux & Durbuy. 3 Squads
Barvaux 3 Squads
Durbuy 2 Squads
Petit-Han 1 Squads
[sic] Grand-Han. |
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Co. C
Alerted for movement Co. Area. |
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Date 3
January 1945 Place Ponthoz,
Belgium (342045) |
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Co. A
Spreading cinders on road. |
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Co. B
Relieved of Road-blocks at 0830 1 Plat.
Reserve. ½ Squad W/P Sec. K355011 ½ Squad Sec. at Dump. Petit-Han 1 Squad
Barvaux Sec. & Maint. of Bridge 1 Squad
Durbuy Sec. & Maint. ½ Squad Petit-Han Sec. & Maint. ½ Squad W/P
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Date 3
January 1945 Place Ponthoz,
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Co. A
Spreading cinders on road. |
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Co. C
Attached to 4th Cavalry to move out this morning. |
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Date 4
January 1944 [sic should read 1945] Place
Ponthoz, Belgium (342045) |
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Co. A 8
Squads Cindering icy roads 1 Squad Co
Area. |
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Co. B 3
Squads Dismantling treadway Bridge Noiseux. 1 Squad Sec.
& Maint of Bridge Barvaux ½ Squad Sec.
& Maint of Bridge Petit-Han. |
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½ Squad Sec.
& Maint of Bridge Bomal ½ Squad W/P
Sec. K 313995 ½ Squad W/P
Sec. K 3 5014 ½ Squad Dump
Sec. Petit-Han. |
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Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Gp. 400970. |
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Date 5
January 1945 Place
Ponthoz, Belgium (342045) |
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Co. A 6
Squads Preparing site and starting const. of Continuous Bailey Bridge at
Durbuy 3 Squads
Cindering icy roads Assigned area. |
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Co. B 1
Squad Bridge Sec. & Maint. Durbuy 1 Squad
Bridge Sec. & Maint. Barvaux. ½ Squad Bridge Sec. & Maint. Petit-Han. ½ Squad Sec. of Bridge Bomal. ½ Squad W/P Sec. K 333998. ½ Squad Dump
Sec. Vic. Petit-han. 3 Squads Co.
Area. 1 ½ Squads
Cindering icy roads. Assigned Area. |
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Date 5 Jan.
1945 Place Ponthoz,
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Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Gp. Barveux 400970 Two (2)
Plat. of Co A moves to Durbuy to be billeted there.
One Plat. will remain here. |
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Date 6 Jan.
1945 Place
Ponthoz, Belgium & Warre, Belgium P 386986 |
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Bn moves to
new C.P. at Warre at 0800. |
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Co. A 6
Squads Repairing site for construction of Continuous Bailey Bridge Durbuy. 3 Squads
Cindering icy roads B route. |
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Co. B 1 ½
Squads Cindering icy roads B route |
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1 Squad
Bridge Maint. & Sec. Durbuy 1 Squad
Bridge Maint. & Sec. Barvaux ½ Squad
Bridge maint. & Sec. Petit-Han. ½ Squad
Bridge Maint. & Sec. Bomal. ½ Squad W/P. Sec. K 313998. ½ Squad
Engr. Dump Sec. Petit-Han. 3 Squads Co
Area until 1200 Cindering icy roads in the afternoon. |
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Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Group. P 400970 Hq. & 3rd Plat. P 400970. 1st Plat. P
364953. 2nd Plat. P
438903. Coord. C
Co elements Co Hqs & 3rd Plat. P 400970. 1st Platoon P 364953. 2nd Plat. P
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Date 7
January 1945 Place Warre
Belgium P 386986. |
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Co. A 6
Squads Preparation of site for const. of Bailey Bridge Durbuy. 3 Squads
Cindering icy roads Route B Co. B 3
Squads Cindering icy roads Route B 1 Squad
Bridge sec. & Maint. Barvaux. 1 Squad
Bridge sec. & Maint. Durbuy. ½ Squad Bridge
Sec. & Maint. Bomal. ½ Squad
Bridge Sec. & Maint. Petit-Han. ½ Squad W/P Sec. K 313998. |
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Date 7 Jan.
1945 Place Warre,
Belgium P 386986. |
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½ Squad W/P Sec. K 355014. ½ Squad
Engr. Dump Sec. Petit-Han. 1 ½ Squads
Cleaning Equipment Co. Area. |
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Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Group. Vic. Barvaux. Bailey
Bridge at Durbuy (378974) Span is 121 Continuous Bailey 130 DS to be
erected Erection of bridge started during the morning held up because of
lumber shortage. |
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Date 8
January 1945. Place Warre,
Belgium P 386986 |
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Co. A 3
Squads Cindering icy roads Route B 6 Squads
Const. Cl #40 130 DS continuous Bailey Bridge |
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Co. B 4 ½
Squads Cindering icy roads Route B 1 Squad
Bridge Maint. & Sec. Barvaux 1 Squad
Bridge Maint. & Sec. Durbuy ½ Squad
Bridge Maint. & Sec. Bomal. ½ Squad
Bridge Maint. & Sec. Petit-Han ½ Squad W/P
Sec. K 313998 ½ Squad
Engr. Dump Sec. Petit-Han. |
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Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Group Barvaux. |
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Note: Road
grader employed on Route B and a portion of Route A. |
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Date 9
January 1945 Place Warre,
Belgium P 386986. |
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Co. A 3
Squads constructing Cl #40 DS 140 continuous
Bailey Bridge Durbuy. 5 Squads
Cindering icy roads Route B 1 Squad
Cleaning Equipment Co. Area. |
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Co. B 4 ½
Squads Cindering icy roads Route B 1 Squad
Bridge Maint & Sec. Durbuy. 1 Squad
Bridge Maint & Sec. Barvaux ½ Squad
Bridge Maint & Sec. Petit-han. ½ Squad
Bridge Maint & Sec. Bomal |
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Date 9 Jan.
1945 Place Warre,
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½ Squad W/P
Sec. K 355014 ½ Squad W/P
Sec K 3k3998 [sic] ½ Squad
Engr. Dump Guard Petit-han |
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Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Group. Co. Hq & 3rd Plat P 400970 1 St Plat. P
364953 2nd Plat Road-grader
being used on route B and a section of route A by Sgt. Schaff of B Co. 140 DS Cl #40 continuous Bailey Bridge constructed and opened to
traffic at 1430 hrs. 9 Jan. 1945
Completed at 1615 hrs. |
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Date 10 Jan
1945 Place Warre,
Belgium P 386986 |
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Co. A 1s
squad Maint. & Security Bailey Bridge Durbuy. 5 Squads
Cindering icy roads. 3 Squads
Cleaning Equipment Co. Area. |
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Co. B 1 Squad
Bridge Maint. & Sec Durbuy 1 Squad
Bridge Maint. & Sec. Barvaux 1 Squad
Bridge Maint & Sec. Petit-Han 3 Squads
Repairing steel I beam bridge Petit-Han. ½ Squad W/P Sec. K 355014. ½ Squad W/P Sec. K 313998. ½ Squad
Engr. Dump Sec. Petit-Han. 1 ½ Squads
Cindering icy roads Route B |
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Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav Gp. P 400970. |
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Date 11
January 1945 Place Warre.
Belgium P 386986. |
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Co. A 1
Squad Maint. & Sec. of Bailey Bridge Durbuy 7 Squads
Cindering icy roads Route B 1 Squad
Cleaning Equipment Co. Area. |
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Co. B 1
Squad Bridge sec. & Maint Barvaux. 1 Squad
Bridge sec. & Maint Petit-Han 3 Squads
Repairing steel I beam bridge Petit-Han. |
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Date 11 Jan.
1945 Place Warre,
Belgium P 386986 |
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½ Squad W/P
Sec. K 356014 ½ Squad W/P
Sec. K 313998 ½ Squad
Engr. Dump Security Petit-Han 2 ½ Squads
Cindering icy roads Route B |
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Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Group. |
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Date 12 Jan.
1945 Place Warre,
Belgium P 386986 |
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Co. A 1
Squad Maint & Sec. of Bailey Bridge at Durbuy 7 Squads
Road Maint. Co. B 1
Squad Bridge Maint & Sec. Barvaux ½ Squad
Bridge Maint & Sec. Petit-Han. ½ Squad
Water-Point Sec K 355014 ½ Squad W/P
Sec. K 313998 ½ Squad
Engr. Dump Sec. Petit-Han 2 Squads
Repairing Bridge Petit-Han. 4 Squads
Road Maint. Assigned Area. Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Group Vic. Marcourt. MANSION is
to relieve us of bridges on the L Ourthe R. this
morning. D-7 [sic
type over, could be a D or a K] has been loaned to Madcap for 2 days.
Both water points closed at 0800 12 Jan. |
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Date 13 Jan.
1945 Place Warre,
Belgium P 386986 |
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Co. A 1
Squad Maint. & Sec. of Bailey bridge Durbuy 7 Squads
Road Maintenance Assigned Area. 1 Squad Co. Area. Co. B 6
Squads Road Maint. Assigned area 1 Squad
Bridge Maint. & Sec. Barvaux ½ Squad
Bridge Maint & Sec. Petit-han. ½ Squad
Engr. Dump Sec. Petiti-han. 1 Squad
Cleaning Equip. Co. Area. Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Group. Marcourt |
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Date 14 Jan.
1945 Place Warre,
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Co. A 1
Squad Bailey Bridge Sec. & Maint. Durbuy 8 Squads
Road Maint. Assigned Area. |
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Co. B 1
Squad Bridge Sec. Barvaux ½ Squad
Bridge maint. & Sec. Petit-han ½ Squad Engr.
Dump Sec. Petit-han 1 Squad Co.
Area 6 Squads
Road Maint. Assigned area. |
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Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Group Marcourt. |
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Date 15 Jan.
1945 Place Warre,
Belgium P 386986 |
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Co. A 6
Squads Road Maintenance: Assigned area 2 Squads
Petit-han Les Aunais Erezee 2 Squads Les
Aunais Grandmenil 2 Squads
Erezee Manhay. 1 Squad
Cleaning off bridge Juzaine. Co B 1 Squad
Bridge Sec. & Maint Barvaux ½ Squad
Engr. Dump Sec. Petit-Han. 5 ½ Squads
Road Maint. Assigned area. 1 Squad
Advance Billeting Party (Rescinded 1 Squad
Cleaning Equipment. Co. Area Co. A 1
Squad Bridge Sec. & Maint Durbuy 1 Squad
Cleaning Equip. Co. Area. Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Group Marcourt. |
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Date 16 Jan.
1945 Place Warre,
Belgium P 386986 |
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Co. A 7
Squads Road Maint: Assigned Area. 3 Squads
Petit Han Les Aunais Erezee 2 Squads Les
Aunais Grandmenil 2 Squads
Erezee Manhay 1 Squad
Bridge Sec. & Maint Durbuy. 1 Squad
Cleaning Equipment Co Area. Co. B 6 ½
Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area. 1 Squad
Bridge security & Maint. Barvaux ½ Squad
Engr. Dump Sec. Petit-han. 1 Squad
Cleaning Equipment Co. Area. 6 Dump turcks [sic] committed 3 1 Ord. 1 repair
brakes 1 repair Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Group. Marcourt. |
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Date 17 Jan.
1945 Place Warre,
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Co. A 6
Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area. 2 Squads
Fencing & Marking. All
Minefields Assigned Area. 1 Squad
Bridge Maint & Sec. Durbuy. Co. B 6 ½
Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area ½ Squad Engr. Dump Sec. 1 Squad
Bridge Sec. & Maint Barvaux. 1 Squad Co.
Area. Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Group Marcourt. |
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Date 18 Jan.
1945 Place Warre,
Belgium P 386986 |
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Co. A 6
Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area. 2 Squads Marking
& Fencing Minefield P 427935. 1 Squad
Bridge Maint & Sec. Durbuy 5 Dump
Trucks committed. Co. B 6 ½
Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area. 1 Squad
Bridge Maint & Security Barvaux. ½ Squad Enger. Dump Sec. Petit-Han. 1 Squad Co.
Area. (6 Dump-trucks committed). Co. C
Attached 4th Cav. Group Marcourt. |
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Date 19 Jan.
1945 Place Warre,
Belgium. P 386 986 |
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Co. A 5
Squads Road Maint; Assigned Area. 2 Squads
Marking & Fencing Minefields Vic. P 427935. (3 Squads
Erezee Manhay) (2 Squads
Bomal Grandmenil) 1 Squad
Bridge Sec. & Maint. Durbuy. 1 Squad
Cleaning Equip. Co. Area. Co. B 6 ½
Squads Roan-Maint. Assigned Area. ½ Squad
Engr. Dump Sec. Petit-Han. 1 Squad
Bridge Maint & Maint. & Sec. Barvaux. 1 Squad
Cleaning Equipment Co. Area. Co. C
Attached 4th Cav. Group Marcourt. |
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Date 20 Jan. 1945 Place Warre,
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Co. A 6
Squads Road Maint: Assigned Area. (3 Squads
Bomal Manhay.) (3 Squads
Barvaux Bomal.) 1 Squad Road
Patrol. 1 Squad
Bridge Sec. & Maint Durbuy 1 Squad
Cleaning Equip. Co. Area. Co. B 6 ½
Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area. ½ Squad
Petit-Han Engr. Dump Sec. 1 Squad
Bridge Maint & Sec. Barvaux. 1 Squad
Cleaning Equip. Co. Area. Co. C
Attached 4th Cav. Group Marcourt. |
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Date 21 Jan.
1945 Place Warre,
Belgium P 386986. & Erezee, Belgium P 451906. |
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Bn. moves by
infiltration to Erezee, Belgium. C.P. closed
in at approx.. 0945 Hrs. Cos A
& B & H&S moved, to the following locations: Co. H&S
Erezee P 451906 Co A Vic.
Soy P 432902 Rescinded. Co. B
Erezee Bn (A &
B) were to be relieved at sec. of bridge at Durbuy and Barvaux. Co. C
attached 4th Cav. Gp. Co. A 6
Squads Road Maint. 2 Squads
Fencing & marking minefields 1 Squad Co.
Area. Co. B 6 ½
Squads Road Maint 3 Squads Barvau-Erezee
1 ½ Squd [sic] Grandmenil 2 Squad
Route A. 1 Squad
Cleaning Equip Co. Area. 1 Squad
Minefields ½ Squad Engr. Dump Sec. Co. C
Attached to 4th Cav. Group Dinez. |
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Date 22 Jan.
1945 Place Erezee,
Belgium P 451906 |
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Co. A 5
Squads Road Maint. 3 Squads Bomal Manhay 2 Squads Manhay P 576853 1 Squad Co.
Area. 1 Squads
[sic] Resting (Were employed on road work last night. [sic missing )] |
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Date 22 Jan. 1945 Place Erezee,
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2 Squads
Marking minefields Assigned Area. Co. B 6
Squads Road Maint. 1 Squad Barvaux Erezee 9 Squads Erezee Grandmenil 1
Squad Route A. ½ Squad
Quarry Detail P 388942. ½ Squad Engr.
Dump Sec. Petit-Han. 1 Squad
Marking & Fencing minefields assigned area. 1 Squad
Cleaning Equipment Co. Area. Co. C
Attached 4th Cav. Group Dinez. |
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Date 23 Jan.
1945 Place
Erezee, Belgium P 451906 |
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Co. A 5
Squads Road Maintenance: (3 Squads
Bomal Manhay) (2 Squads
Manhay P 576863) 3 Squads
Marking Minefields (2 Squads Vic. Grandmenil) 1 Squad Between
Briscol-Grandmenil. 1 Squad
Cleaning Equip. Co. Area. Co. B 5 ½
Squads Road Maint (4 Squads Erezee-Grandmenil) 1 ½ Squads Route A
Barvaux-Erezee. ½ Squad
Quarry Detail P 388942. 1 Squad
Engr. Dump Sec. Petit-Han. 1 Squad
Cleaning Equipment Co. Area. 1 Squad
Marking Minefields Assigned Area. ½ Squad
Water Point Sec. Laroche. Co. C
Attached 4th Cav. Group Dinez. Relieved at 1300 hrs. |
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Date 24 Jan.
1945 Place
Erezee, Belgium P 451906 |
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Co. A 5
Squads road Maint. Assigned Area. 2 Squads
Marking Minefields in Grandmenil 1 Squad
Holding Billets New Area. 1 Squad
Cleaning Equipment Co. Area. Co. B ½
Squad W/P Sec. Laroche. ½ Squad
Engr. Dump Sec. Petit-Han. ½ Squad
Quarry Detail P 388942. Remainder of
Co moving to new area. Co. C Moving
to join Bn. in Erezee. |
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Date 25 Jan.
1945 Place Erezee,
Belgium P 451906 |
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Co. A 5
Squads Road Maintenance: (3 Squads
Bomal Grandmenil) (2 Squads
Grandmenil R J P 576853) 2 Squads
Marking minefields Vic Grandmenil 1 Squad
Cleaning Equip. Co. Area. 1 Squad
Holding Billets Vic. Huy. Co. B ½
Squad W/P Sec. Laroche. ½ Squad Engr. Dump Sec. Petit-Han. ½ Squad
Quarry Detail P 388942 Remainder of
Co. in bivouac at Huy Vic. Co. C 3
Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area. 3 Squad
[sic] Marking Minefields Assigned Area. 3 Squads
Cleaning Equip. Co. Area. Cos A &
C given an addition to their work areas. Battalion take over sec. of Bridge: Bailey at P 622784 and P 659772. To be taken
over by Co. C. |
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Date 26 Jan.
1945 Place
Erezee, Belgium P 451906 |
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Co. A 5
Squads Road Maint. (3 Sqds Bomal-Samree) (2 Sqds P 576853 Houfflage [sic].
[sic missing )] 1 Squad
Holding Billets Vic Huy 1 Squad
Cleaning Equipment Co Area. 2 Squads
marking Minefields Vic. Grandmanil [sic] & Mormont. Co. B ½
Squad Quarry Detail P 388942 Closed at 1200 26 Jan. Quarry available at
631848. ½ Squad W/P
Sec. Laroche. 8 Squads
Resting Vic. Huy. Co. C ½
Squad Sec. & Maint. of Bailey Bridge P 622796 ½ Squad Sec.
& Maint of Bailey Bridge P 659772 3 Squads
Marking Minefields Assigned Area. (6 Trucks
employed) 2 Squads
Cleaning Equipment. Co. Area. 6 B Co
trucks and 2 trucks and 2 trucks (1 from A & 1 from C) started by
convoy back to B Co. area Villers Le Temple. of
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Date 27 Jan.
1945 Place
Erezee, Belgium P 451906 |
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Co. A 5 ½
Squads Road Maint. 2 ½ Squads
Bomal - Manhay |
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Date 27 Jan. 1945 Place Erezee,
Belgium P 451906 |
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(1 Squad At
576853) (2 Squads 576853 Houffalize) |
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½ Squad Mine
clearing detail Jayhawk (Bomal) Lt. Seibert Returned 1400 hrs. ½ Squad
Security & Maint of Bridge P 6227?8 [sic one number is over typed and
unreadable] ½ Squad Sec.
& Maint of Bridge P 659772. 1 Squad
Billeting detail Huy. 1 Squad
Cleaning Equip. Co. Area. Co. B ½
Squad W/P Sec. 8 ½ Squads
Moving in to Laroche. Co. C 5
Squads Road Maint. Assigned Area. 3 Squads
Marking Minefields. 1 Squad
Cleaning equip. Co. Area. |
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Date 28 Jan.
1945 Place
Erezee, Belgium P 451906 |
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New location
of Co C.Ps to be effective during morning. Co. A
Laroche P 460780 Co. B
Laroche P 460780 Co. C
Werbomont P 540000 Co. A 6
Squads Road Maint. ½ Squads
[sic] Bridge Sec. ½ Squad
Bridge Sec. 1 Squad
Marking Minefields 1 Squad Co.
Area. Co. C 5
Squads Marking minefields 3 Squads
Road Maintenance. |
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Date 29 Jan.
1945 Place
Erezee., Belgium P 451906 |
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Co. A 6
Squads Road Maintenance ( 2 Manhay Petit-Tailes [sic]) ( 1 Samree
N 15) (3 Squads
Petit Tailles Houffalize) |
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Date 29 Jan. 1945 Place Erezee,
Belgium P 451906 |
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2 Squads Marking
Minefields 1 Squad
Cleaning Equipment. Co. B 2
Squads marking Minefields Assigned Area. 6 Squads
Road Maint. Assigned Area. 1 Squad
Cleaning Equip. Co. area. Co. C 6
Squads Marking Minefields. 3 Squads
Road Maint. Werbomont-Aywaille Two water Points
Bomal Vic. Amonines P 450876 |
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Date 30 Jan.
1945 Place
Erezee, Belgium P 451906 |
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1300 All
Cos move to new area Vic. Huy. Coord K 209318 Co. A K
216158 Co. B K
218127 Co. C K
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Date 31 Jan
1945 Place
Ronheuville, Belgium K 209138 |
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Co. A ½
Squad Operating Vehicle control (check) point at K 229138. C.P. K 216158 8 ½ Squads
Resting Co. B 9
Squads Resting C.P. K 218127 Co. C 9
Squads Resting. C.P. K 237121 |
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Transcribed
by Bob Kipke May 2013 |