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Posting this here for a friend. Here is his letter of inquiry regarding the 610th Engineers Light Equipment Company

 

Dear Marion:

 

"...I am stationed at Camp Beale , CA . I have received a request from the base historian to see if there was a 610th Engineers Light Equipment Company stationed here when this place was under the Army as Camp Beale . During the war Camp Beale was the home of the 13th Armored Division. The engineer unit assigned to the 13 AD was the 124th Engineer Battalion. At this time I can find no information of a 610th Engineers Light Equipment Company. The background story I have is that a James E. Redding of the 610th Engineers Light Equipment Company and was assigned to Camp Beale, CA for training in took part in the Normandy Invasion. The 13 AD did not arrive in the ETO until Jan 1945. In your experience, do you have any information on this engineer unit or how I can track it down?..."

Here's a contact for them:

 

610th Engineer Light Equipment Co Assn

Mr. Hub Spooner

P . O. Box 893

Belle Glade, FL 33430

(407) 996-3479

 

 

Here's another person who is looking for info on that unit. I am going to contact him and let them know that they can contact their father's records from the his local VA. They would have his records if he ever received medical treatment from the VA.

 

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Date: August 13th, 2007 REQUEST #4263

Name: Charles Redding

E-mail: credding1@tampabay.rr.com

 

Subject: 610th Engineers

 

Comments: Hello, My Grandson and myself are trying to find any info on the 610th Engineer Light Equipment Company from 1943 to 1945. My dad was in the 610th and we have very little info on his service to his Country. We know he was sent to Ft. Beale in Calf. to be crossed trained for the Normandy Invasion but have no Idea what he was there in calf for. Any Info on the 610th would be greatly appreciated .His service Records were lost in the fire in KC Mo. so we have very little data. Dads Serial # was 34539827 he was a T5 and entered the service at Camp Blanding Florida in 1943 his name was James E Redding.

Thank You

Charles Redding

 

http://www.unithistories.com/units/4th%20Inf.Div.asp

 

The 610th was attached to the 4th SignalCo, 4th Infantry Division, along with the other following units:

 

 

4th Signal Company

Attached

 

377th Anti-Aircraft Artillery AW Battalion (Mobile)

B Battery, 453rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery AW Battalion (Mobile)

129th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (Mobile)

D Battery, 129th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (Mobile)

B Battery, 413th Anti-Aircraft Artillery AW Battalion

A & B Batteries, 486th Anti-Aircraft Artillery AW Battalion

899th Tank Battalion

Task Force Barber, 6th Armored Group

70th Tank Battalion

CC Boudinot, 3rd Armored Division

33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division

759th Tank Battalion

CC A, 5th Armored Division

D Company, 10th Tank Battalion, 5th Armored Division

C Company, 709th Tank Battalion

A Company, 5th Armored Division

C Company, 774th Tank Battalion

B Company, 774th Tank Battalion

A Company, 19th Tank Battalion

B Company, 737th Tank Battalion

Task Force Rhino

C Company, 772nd Tank Battalion

4th Cavalry Group

F Company, 24th Cavalry Recon. Sqaudron

4th Cavalry Recon. Squadron

38th Cavalry Recon. Squadron

102nd Cavalry Group

B Troop, 102nd Cavalry Group

24th Cavalry Recon. Squadron

A & C Troops, 89th Cavalry Recon. Squadron, 9th Armored Division

5th Recon. Troop, 5th Infantry Division

101st Cavalry Group

101st Cavalry Recon. Squadron

116th Cavalry Recon. Squadron

87th Chemical Mortar Battalion

81st Chemical SG Company

A & B Companies, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion

99th Chemical Mortar Battalion

B & D Companies, 23rd Armored Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Division

1st Platoon, 9th Engineer Combat Battalion

15th Engineer Combat Battalion, 9th Infantry Division

1121st Engineer Combat Group

Hq & Hq Company, 1121st Engineer Combat Group

112th Engineer Combat Battalion

146th Engineer Combat Battalion

254th Engineer Combat Battalion

996th Engineer Treadway Bridge Company

610th Engineer Light Equipment Company

One Platoon & Light Equipage Platoon, 502nd Engineer Light Pon. Company

298th Engineer Combat Battalion

B Company, 308th Engineer Combat Battalion, 83rd Infantry Division

294th Engineer Combat Battalion

159th Engineer Combat Battalion

B Company, 7th Engineer Combat Battalion, 5th Infantry Division

C Company, 63rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 44th Infantry Division

13th Field Artillery Obsn. Battalion

B Battery, 980th Field Artillery Battalion

B Battery, 65th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

915th Field Artillery Battalion, 90th Infantry Division

183rd Field Artillery Battalion

951st Field Artillery Battalion

690th Field Artillery Battalion

391st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Armored Division

87th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

26th Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Infantry Division

18th Field Artillery Battalion

196th Field Artillery Battalion

186th Field Artillery Battalion

190th Field Artillery Battalion

17th Field Artillery Obsn. Group

955th Field Artillery Battalion

987th Field Artillery Battalion

Hq & Hq Battery, 188th Field Artillery Group

172nd Field Artillery Battalion

981st Field Artillery Battalion

B Battery, 285th Field Artillery Obsn. Battalion

323rd Field Artillery Battalion, 83rd Division

C Battery, 559th Field Artillery Battalion

322nd Field Artillery Battalion, 83rd Infantry Division

442nd Field Artillery Group

81st Field Artillery Battalion

174th Field Artillery Battalion

285th Field Artillery Obsn. Battalion

290th Field Artillery Battalion

Hq & Hq Battery, 285th Field Artillery Battalion

46th Field Artillery Battalion, 5th Infantry Division

66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 4th Armored Division

512th Field Artillery Battalion

236th Field Artillery Battalion

752nd Field Artillery Battalion

58th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

771st Field Artillery Battalion

257th Field Artillery Battalion

177th Field Artillery Battalion

522nd Field Artillery Battalion

686th Field Artillery Battalion

220th Field Artillery Battalion, 44th Infantry Division

217th Field Artillery Battalion, 44th Infantry Division

630th Field Artillery Battalion

969th Field Artillery Battalion

359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division

26th CT, 1st Infantry Division

36th Armored Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division

83rd Armored Recon. Battalion, 3rd Armored Division

2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division

39th CT, 9th Infantry Division

2nd Platoon, 9th Recon. Troop, 9th Infantry Division

2nd Ranger Infantry Battalion

5th Ranger Infantry Battalion

99th Infantry Battalion

330th CT, 83rd Infantry Division

329th CT, 83rd Infantry Division

C Company, 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division

10th CT, 5th Infantry Division

347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division

346th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division

319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division

318th CT, 80th Infantry Division

3rd Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division

324th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

A & C Companies, 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion

801st Tank Destroyer Battalion

C Company, 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion

B & C Companies, 703rd Tank Destroyer Battalion

A Company, 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion

893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion

801st Tank Destroyer Battalion

803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion

802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion

C Company, 808th Tank Destroyer Battalion

610th Tank Destroyer Battalion

776th Tank Destroyer Battalion

http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/oabdday.htm

 

U.S. Normandy Landing Units,

June 6/7, 1944

(Source: War Department)

 

Lists the 610th as being part of the independent units:

 

INDEPENDENT UNITS

 

HHC, 1st Engineer Special Brigade

2d Ranger Inf Bn

 

HHC, 3d Armored Gp

3d Auxiliary Surgical Gp (18 teams)

4th Cav Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized

HHC, 5th Engineer Special Brigade

5th Ranger Inf Bn

HHC, 6th Armored Gp

HHC, 6th Engineer Special Brigade

Order of Battle Team No. (Provisional)

9th Inf Rgmt

Photographic Interpreter Team No. 10 (Provisional)

HHB, 11th Antiaircraft Arty Gp

Prisoner of War Interrogation Team No. 11 (Provisional)

11th Port Co

13th Field Hospital

15th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad

HHB, 16th Antiaircraft Arty Gp

Hqs, 17th Field Arty Observation Bn

HHB, 18th Antiaircraft Arty Gp

20th Engineer Combat Bn

23d Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad

24th Cav Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized

26th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad

30th Chemical Decontamination Co

Photographic Interpreter Team No. 32 (Provisional)

33d Chemical Decontamination Co

35th Signal Construction Bn

37th Engineer Combat Bn

38th Engineer General Service Rgmt (less Band)

42d Field Hospital

47th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad

49th Engineer Combat Bn

HHD, 50th Medical Bn

50th Ordnance Co

50th Signal Bn

56th Signal Bn

58th Armored Field Arty Bn

HHD, 61st Medical Bn

62d Armored Field Arty Bn

65th Armored Field Arty Bn

70th Tank Bn

81st Chemical Bn

87th Chemical Bn

97th Quartermaster Co

HHD, 100th Ordnance Ammunition Bn

102d Cav Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized

HHT, 102d Cav Gp, Mechanized

HHB, 109th Antiaircraft Arty Gp

110th Antiaircraft Arty Gun Bn

112th Engineer Combat Bn

116th Antiaircraft Arty Gun Bn

Troop B, 125th Cav Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized

HHD, 131st Quartermaster Bn

146th Engineer Combat Bn

147th Engineer Combat Bn

149th Engineer Combat Bn

161st Ordnance Platoon

165th Signal Photographic Co

184th Port Co

185th Port Co

186th Field Arty Bn

186th Port Co

187th Field Arty Bn

187th Port Co

190th Field Arty Bn

Hqs, 190th Field Arty Gp

HHD, 191st Ordnance Bn

197th Antiaircraft Arty Automatic Weapons Bn

200th Field Arty Bn

Co A, 203d Quartermaster Gas Supply Bn

205th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment (Provisional)

207th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment (Provisional)

208th Medical Dispensary, Aviation

210th Military Police Co

215th Signal Depot Co

226th Port Co

227th Port Co

228th Port Co

229th Port Co

234th Engineer Combat Bn

237th Engineer Combat Bn

238th Engineer Combat Bn

HHD, 251st Ordnance Bn

254th Engineer Combat Bn

261st Medical Bn

270th Port Co

271st Port Co

272d Port Co

273d Port Co

279th Port Co

280th Port Co

282d Port Co

283d Port Co

286th Joint Assault Signal Co

293d Joint Assault Signal Co

294th Joint Assault Signal Co

298th Port Co

299th Engineer Combat Bn

300th Port Co

301st Port Co

302d Military Police Escort Co

302d Port Co

303d Port Co

304th Port Co

305th Port Co

HHD, 306th Quartermaster Bn

320th Antiaircraft Arty Balloon Barrage Bn

336th Engineer Combat Bn

348th Engineer Combat Bn

363d Quartermaster Service Co

391st Medical Collecting Co

392d Medical Collecting Co

393d Medical Collecting Co

397th Antiaircraft Arty Automatic Weapons Bn (Provisional)

Military Intelligence Interpreter Team No. 407 (Provisional)

413th Antiaircraft Arty Gun Bn

Military Intelligence Interpreter Team No. 416 (Provisional)

Military Intelligence Interpreter Team No. 419 (Provisional)

428th Military Police Escort Guard Co

447th Antiaircraft Arty Automatic Weapons Bn

449th Military Police Co

453d Amphibious Truck Co

457th Antiaircraft Arty Automatic Weapons Bn

458th Amphibious Truck Co

459th Amphibious Truck Co

462d Amphibious Truck Co

467th Antiaircraft Arty Automatic Weapons Bn

468th Amphibian Truck Co

474th Antiaircraft Arty Automatic Weapons Bn

478th Amphibious Truck Co

479th Amphibious Truck Co

HHD, 487th Port Bn

490th Port Bn

501st Parachute Inf Rgmt

502d Engineer Light Pontoon Co

HHD, 502d Port Bn

503d Engineer Light Pontoon Co

503d Quartermaster Car Co

506th Parachute Inf Rgmt

507th Parachute Inf Rgmt

Co A and B, 507th Military Police Bn

508th Parachute Inf Rgmt

Co C, 509th Military Police Bn

Hqs Det, 518th Port Bn

519th Port Bn

526th Ordnance Tank Maintenance Co

531st Engineer Shore Rgmt

HHD, 533d Quartermaster Bn

535th Antiaircraft Arty Automatic Weapons Bn

555th Signal Air Warning Bn

556th Quartermaster Railhead Co

559th Quartermaster Railhead Co

562d Quartermaster Railhead Co

HHD, 577th Quartermaster Bn

582d Engineer Dump Truck Co

602d Engineer Camouflage Bn

603d Quartermaster Graves Registration Co

606th Quartermaster Graves Registration Co

610th Engineer Light Equipment Co

612th Engineer Light Equipment Co

616th Ordnance Ammunition Co

HHD, 619th Quartermaster Bn

625th Ordnance Ammunition Co

635th Tank Destroyer Bn

637th Ordnance Ammunition Co

643d Clearing Co

741st Tank Bn

743d Tank Bn

745th Tank Bn

746th Tank Bn

747th Tank Bn

819th Engineer Aviation Bn

899th Tank Destroyer Bn

Battery B, 980th Field Arty Bn

987th Field Arty Bn

991st Engineer Treadway Bridge Co

992d Engineer Treadway Bridge Co

996th Engineer Treadway Bridge Co

HHC, 1106th Engineer Combat Gp

Reconnaissance Detachment, HHC, 1120th Engineer Combat Gp

HHC, 1121st Engineer Combat Gp

HHC, 1171st Engineer Combat Gp

1219th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

1340th Engineer Combat Bn

1605th Engineer Map Depot Detachment

2013th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

2062d Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon

3168th Quartermaster Service Co

3207th Quartermaster Service Co

3250th Signal Service Co

3275th Quartermaster Service Co

3466th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Co

3497th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Co

3565th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Co

3604th Quartermaster Truck Co

3712th Quartermaster Truck Co

3807th Quartermaster Truck Co

3820th Quartermaster Gas Supply Co

3891st Quartermaster Truck Co

3892d Quartermaster Truck Co

3939th Quartermaster Gas Supply Co

4042d Quartermaster Truck Co

4141st Quartermaster Service Co

4142d Quartermaster Service Co

4143d Quartermaster Service Co

4144th Quartermaster Service Co

Hmmm....

 

This page shows that they were attached to the 101st Airborne during the landings. I am going to post this here, but with reservation. Everything else has pointed to them being independent during the landings at Normandy (see above post). Ah, more research is due...

 

http://www.dday-overlord.com/fepeng.htm

This page mentions the 610th

 

http://www.146thecbwwii.org/NarrativeHistory10.html

 

Attached heavy equipment consisting of: R-4's, D-7's, D-8's, Power shovel, Road Patrol (grader), Quickway crane and 7 yd Rock Crusher. These were from the508th, 610th and 112th Engineers, and were used by the 146th during the month of February 1945.

They were also attached to the 29th Inf Div

 

http://www.unithistories.com/units/29th%20Inf.Div.asp

Marion,

 

Thanks for getting back in touch with me. In fact, there's already

a book about the 238th, but it really is more about some of the unit's

members, than about the various aspects of what the unit did during

the war. The unit also holds annual reunions, so it shouldn't be too

hard to collect details about what they did. My particular interest in

the 238th stems from an event I'm involved with, which takes place

each June, out in NE Oklahoma called 'The Oklahoma D-Day Event.'

The promoter of the D-Day event, Dewayne Convirs, stages it in part

to honor of his grandfather, Enos Armstrong, who was a member

of the 238th. What I'd hoped to do was to see about obtaining a copy

of the Army's records pertaining to the unit so I could present them

to Dewayne.

 

Sincerely,

 

Andrew Van Der Plaats

Editor/publisher 'Stars and Stripes D-Day Special Edition'

 

I wrote to Andrew and told him where to obtain the official records for the unit. Am waiting to hear back from him.

 

It's wonderful to hear about these events.