06-11-2011, 03:18 PM
Seeking information on this Co. I found a Veteran that served in this company who is from my home county.
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Seeking info on 185th Port Co/487th Port Bn
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06-11-2011, 06:30 PM
The 185th Port Co. has Campaign Credits for Normandy; Assault Credit 6-7 June 44 for Normandy; Northern France; Ardennes-Alsace: & Rhineland; Occupation Duty in Germany 4 Sept - 20 Oct 45. For the Invasion of Normandy, the 185th Port/487th Port Bn was part of the 5th Engineer Special Brigade in support of the 1st Infantry Div on Omaha Beach. Unit moved to Antwerp in Nov 1944 where the American units were under the command of the 13th Major Port.
A great website for info on the Port Co`s:
http://www.519thportbn.com/2009/09/port-companies-on-utah-beach.html 487th Port Battalion, attached to the 5th Engineer Special Brigade. (discussed in Bryan Morses' book, A moment in history: the story of the American Army in the Rhondda in 1944. Transfered to Antwerp in November 1944. units of the 487th Port Bn at Normandy: 184th Port Company 185th Port Company 186th Port Company 187th Port Company 282nd Port Company 283rd Port Company
http://www.519thportbn.com/2010/01/us-port-units-in-antwerp-in-wwii.html 
06-12-2011, 06:54 AM
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Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek 540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon There's "No Bridge Too Far" |
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