The Office of History is always so quick with reply...
"Marion--
Here is Eric's response:
Mike,
I don't know the answer to this one. I too have had difficulty determining
just what the independent regiments and battalions wore and when. My hunch
is (with some evidence but not conclusive) is that they were more likely to
wear Corps or Army patches, since they were under the control of these higher
units, rather than divisional ones, since they were not, technically, part of
the division even when attached to them.
As for where one can find the answer, I can only suggest the usual suspects -
the Engineer Museum and the Engineer School historian. One long shot may be
the Institute of Heraldry. Though they deal mostly with present day insignia
and regulations, on their website they have a function to ask them a research
question, so it is worth a chance.
I just thought of another possibility - the American Society of Military
Insignia Collectors. I suggest trying their website at www.asmic.org. Good
luck to your researcher, & sorry I can't help more.
-Eric
The e-mail address for the historian (Dr. Larry D. Roberts) at the Fort
Leonard Wood Engineer School is: larry.roberts1@us.army.mil; the Institute of
Heraldry web site is: http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/
Good luck!
Mike"
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"