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 |
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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 9 June
1944 Place FRANCE |
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REMARKS |
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1200 |
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LIPPINCOTT |
UTAH |
3 Off. and 9 E.M. Embarker Bn. Hg.
Portion of U.P. #1. |
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1100 |
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Boat |
UTAH |
Lt. Whiteturkey W/two R4, Two 4T’s, Two 8T. trlrs, and One D7. |
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Date 10 June
1944 Place FRANCE |
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1330 |
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Boat |
UTAH |
Maj. Foster Capt. Forsythe. |
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1100 |
Biv. Area |
1110th Gp. |
D7 Dozer
sent to clear CARENTAN. |
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0800 [sic} |
Biv. Area |
Area
Cemetery |
R4 under Lt.
Whiteturkey on
burying detail. |
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1200 |
Biv. Area |
Vic. Ste Mere-Eglise |
Mr. La Green
W/one W/s Unit to take over from 294th. |
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1345 |
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A.D.E. 297 |
S-3 |
Info. that 1106 Gp. was sending trans to OMAHA to get troops –
A.D.E. will guide here. |
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1600 |
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Bn. W.P. |
Bn. C.P. |
Mr. La Green
returns from establishing W.P. at Ste Mere-Eglise. |
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1530 |
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Jackpot |
Jackstone |
Orders to
search gliders for floats and flak suits. |
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Date 12 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(429930) |
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1630 |
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Boat |
Biv. Area |
Co. “B” Cmd.
Car and Two men. |
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2300 |
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OMAHA |
Bn. Biv. |
Ltrd. Co’s of U.P. #1 Arrives. 6 Off. – 369
E.M. |
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2400 |
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Bn. Biv. Bomber – 5 Killed 25 Injured |
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2200 |
S-3 |
Gp. Hqt. |
Mag. 5
Floats – 3 Flak suits. |
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2300 |
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CARENTAN |
Biv. Area |
D7 Returns
to Area. |
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Date 13 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(429930) |
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0900 1030 |
Bn. Biv. |
Group |
4 – 2 ½ T. Trks To rep.
Depot |
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1300 |
(429930) |
New Biv. At. 378962 |
Bn. Moves to
new Bivouac area at TURQUEVILLE. |
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1500 |
Bn. C.P. |
Bn. Zone |
S-2 and Lt. Stafford on Recon of main Rds. In Area. |
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1700 |
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Recon. |
Bn. C.P. |
S-2 and
Stafford return. |
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Date 14 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(378962) |
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0700 |
Bn. Biv. Area |
Bn. Zone of Oper. |
Co’s A-B-C
Move out on mine sweeping, Rd. Repair and Gen. engr. Recon. |
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1030 |
Bn. C.P. |
Bn. Zone |
Sgt. Grahm [sic] on float and Flak detail |
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1200 |
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Boat |
Bn. C.P. |
Portion of
U.P. 3 Arrives. |
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2100 |
Bn C.P. |
Supply
Officer 1st engr. Special Brigade at beach. |
Officer from
Co “B” sent to contact supply Officer at Beach to see if Class IV Supply can
be hauled to the vicinity of St mere-Eglise and a Corps supply Dump
established there. |
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Date 15 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(378963) |
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0900 |
0800 |
Co. “A” |
Bn. Zone of Oper. |
1 Platoon on
minor road repairs. |
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0800 |
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Bn. Zone of Oper. |
1 reconn. team (2 Off & 2 E.M)
making general reconnaissance of assigned area. |
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0800 |
Co “A” |
Bn. Zone of Oper. |
2 E.M.
assigned to 507 Engr. to sweep for mines. |
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0900 |
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Co. “B” |
Bn Zone of Oper. |
Lt. Oggioni had not returned from mission to beach. |
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0800 |
Co. “B” |
Bn. Zone of Oper. |
Lt. Hollis & 1 E.M. on reconnaissance of area. |
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1000 |
Co. “B” |
Beach |
1 Platoon to
beach to haul Class IV supplies for Corps dump. |
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0900 |
0900 |
Co. “C” |
Bn Zone of Oper. |
1 Off. &
E.M. (recon. team) reconnoitering in Co. Area as assigned by Bn. |
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0900 |
0900 |
Co. “C” |
Bn Zone of Oper. |
1 Platoon in
assigned area on mine sweeping detail. |
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0800 |
Co. “C” |
Bn Zone of Oper. |
1 Squad
W/bulldozer clearing road block |
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1116 |
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Jackpot |
Jackstone |
612th Lt.
Equip Co is set up at 398986 and the following equipment is available for
use. M/Sgt Harold Fenton 1 ¼ T. 1 ¾ T. 3 2 ½ T. 1 Air
Compressor 1 4 T
W/trailer 1 6 T
w/trailer 1 wrecker 1 welder 1 R-4 Cat. 1 Osgood
shovel 1 Carry all 3 Graders 1 Quickway crane 1 Lubriortor |
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Date 15 June
1944 Place FRANCE |
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1120 |
Jackstone |
Jackpot |
Request to
use Grader for a period of approx.. 18 hours. |
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1700 |
1400 |
Jason |
Co. “C” |
One Rd.
Grader. |
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2200 |
S-3 |
Group |
Mag. Five
Floats Collected today. |
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Date 16 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(378962) |
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Co. C &
Co. A |
British Off.
at 372988 |
Co “A” D7
and Co. “C”s R4 report to British Officer at 0830 to bury dead cows at Coord.
372981 1:50,000. Lt. Oggioni in charge – departed. |
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Group |
Bn Hq |
38th Engr.s.
establishing rock crusher at Coord. 3894, 1:50,000
S.E. of Ste Mere Eglise. |
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Group` |
Bn Hq |
We are
responsible for marking routes in our area. |
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Date 17 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(378962) |
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0700 |
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Companies
continue work in assigned area. |
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2000 |
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Boat |
Bn. C.P. |
First half
at U.P. #4 arrives. |
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Date 18 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(378962) |
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1300 |
Co. C |
Area to be
occupied by Ord. Unit. |
Lt. Groach & squad of men sweeping area for mines. Detail
was later turned over to Lt. Hollis & Lt. Radtke and squads. Job 50% completed at 2000. |
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1800 |
Co. C |
Vicinity of
St. Germaine de Varraville |
Construction
of P.W. Stockade. |
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19 June 1944 FRANCE
(378962) |
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0700 |
Co. C &
Co. B |
Vicinity of
Ste. Germaine De Varreville |
Construction
of P.W. Stockade. |
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0700 |
Co. A |
Area to be
occupied by ordance unit. |
Two platoons
continue sweeping the area for mines. |
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1100 |
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Boat |
Bn C.P. |
Remainder of
U.P. #4 one vehicle (3/4) missing. Arrived
under command of Capt. Dwyer. |
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1900 |
Bn. C.P. |
P.W.
Enclosure |
1 Water
supply unit set up. |
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1900 |
Bn. Biv. |
Jayhawk rear
rear [sic] echelon |
One platoon
from “A” Co Guard for Jayhawk rear echelon. Other platoon on guard at forward
echelon will remain there until further notice |
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Date 21 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(327018) |
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0800 |
Bn Biv. Area to |
Coord.
327018 |
H&S and
B Companies move to new bivouac areas. Co’s A &
C remain in present area. Co. Hgs & one Platoon of “A” Co. also moving. |
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0900 |
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H&S Co.
set up in new area. |
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1145 |
S-3 |
Co’s B, C. |
Issuance of
work Orders for new assignment. |
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Date 22 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(327018) |
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0800 |
Bn Bivouac Area |
Respective
newly assigned work areas. |
Companies
began work in newly assigned areas Vicinity of Montbourg. |
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1000 |
S-3 |
Vicinity of Volognes |
Reconnaissance
for Biv. area and sketch
of proposed area. |
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1700 |
S-3 |
Co. C |
Notified of
additional road job (route #13, Montbourg – Volognes). |
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Date 23 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(327018) |
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1200 |
Biv. Area. |
New C.P. |
Left for new
C.P. Pulled into
temp. biv. area at approximately 1330. |
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1630 |
Biv. Area |
Quettehou |
Bivouaced [sic] on the outskirts of Quettehou Co’s. set up bivouac and prepared to work on new assignments. |
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1630 |
Co. C |
Bridge Site
St. Germain de Audeville. |
Construction
of Bridge (Timber Trestle) |
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Date 24 June
1944 Place FRANCE |
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1330 |
Vicinity of
Quettehou |
268068 |
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2300 |
23200 |
Co C |
S-3 |
Bridge
completed at Ste Germain
de Auderville. |
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Date 25 June
1944 Place FRANCE.
(268068) |
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0800 |
Co. “A” |
Assigned
Work Area |
Repair of
roads. |
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0800 |
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One squad
from “B” Co still at Jayhawk Dump. |
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0800 |
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One/half
squad from Co A at Jackpot for detection of mines. |
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0800 |
Co. B |
Work Area |
Repair &
maintenance of roads. |
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Date 26 June
1944 Place FRANCE |
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0100 |
Co. C |
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Sweep for
mines for A.A. Units in the front line Vic. |
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0700 |
Co’s A, B. |
Assigned
work areas |
“A” co
repairing culvert on road between Quettehou & Barfleur. |
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0700 |
Co. B |
Barfleur & Valcanville |
Detail of
men from B Co to sweep for mines & booby traps for Civ. Affairs Office. |
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0700 |
Co A |
Montebourg |
Detail of
men from B Co to sweep for mines & booby traps for Civ. Affairs Office in
Montebourg. |
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2000 |
Co A |
S-3 |
Booby trap
team returns from Civil Affairs in Montebourg. |
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Date 26 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(268068) |
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2000 |
Co A |
S-3 |
Booby-trap
team returns from Civil Affairs in Montebourg. |
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2300 |
S-3 |
S-3 |
Move
equipment from Crossbow site Coord. 165115 to U.S. Dump in Valognes. 298th Valognes June 44 Clearing ruins at Valognes |
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Date 27 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(268068) |
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0700 |
Co A |
Work Area |
Reconnaissance
road repair and construction of culvert at coord. |
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0800 |
S-3 |
Co B |
Reconnaissance
of area in vicinity of Crossbow and Volognes in
preparation for the moving of equipment detail which B Co. will have. |
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0700 |
Co. C |
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Remain in
Co. Area. |
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0700 |
Co. B |
Work Area |
Reconnaissance,
road repair, and signs for roads |
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0700 |
Co. B |
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Booby-trap
detail from Co B still with Civil Affairs Office in Valcanville
and Barfleur. |
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Co. B |
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Booby-trap
team at Barfleur victims of “S” Mine. |
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28 June 1944 Place FRANCE
(268968) |
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0700 |
Co. A |
Work Area |
Repair roads
& culverts, and Post signs. |
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0700 |
Co. B |
Work Area |
Repair
roads, Bridges, Culverts & post signs. |
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Date 28 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(268089) |
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0700 |
2nd Platoon Co. B |
Work Area
165115 |
Hauling
lumber from 165115 to dump near Valognes. |
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0700 |
Co. A |
Jackpot |
4 man detail to work under supervision of Jackpot on engr. Reconn. |
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0700 |
Co. C |
Co. Area |
Bn. Reserve. |
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Date 29 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(268068) |
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0700 |
Co. A |
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Work Area
Roads & Culverts. |
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0700 |
Co. B |
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Work Areas,
Road, Culverts, Bridge, hauling of lumber. |
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0700 |
Co. C |
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2 Platoons
in Co Area. 1 Platoon at
Barfleur in search of enemy activity. |
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0830 |
S-4 |
Jayhawk |
60 Signs (20
ea. [sic] from A, B, C. sent to P.M. at Jayhawk by S-4, H&S Signs not
completed. |
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0900 |
0900 |
Co A |
S-3 |
Culvert at
Coord. Completed. |
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Date 30 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(268068) |
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0700 |
Co A |
Work Area |
2 Platoon
Repair fences fill craters. 1 Platoon in Co Area. |
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0700 |
Co B |
Work Area |
Repair roads
haul lumber |
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0700 |
Co C |
Co Area |
Bn. Reserve |
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0700 |
Co C |
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Lt. Whiteturkey,
1 NCO, & 10 men (mine team) |
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Date 30 June
1944 Place FRANCE
(268068) |
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REMARKS |
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1600 |
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S-3 |
Bottle
containing on undetermined substance found by Lt. Scott in
vic. of C Co. Substance believed to be some type of German Gas. |
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1800 |
S-3 |
All Co’s |
All details
with exception of squad at Jayhawk Dump called in. No further details. |
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Date 1 July
1944 Place
FRANCE. |
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0730 |
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S-3 Jackpot |
S-3
Jackstone |
Warning of
move either this afternoon or evening. |
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0800 |
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Co C |
S-3 |
Company in
Co. Area. |
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Date 2 July
1944 Place FRANCE
(315006) |
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1300 |
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Bn. moves
tactically by motor from 268068 to 315006. |
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2nd Sqd of
1st Plat. Co. A at P.W.E. in Montebourg. |
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2nd &
3rd Plat. Co. C hauling materials from engr. Dump at Ste. Mere Eglise. to
dump at Ste Marie Du Mont. |
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2100 |
Jackpot |
S-3 |
Notice about
having 3 mine teams available. |
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2200 |
Co. C |
S-3 |
Dump moved
from Jayhawk to Ste Marie Du Mont. |
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Transcribed
by Bob Kipke – April 2013 |