81st Combat Engineers
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Ok, thanks for the info. These should be their enlistment records:

Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)

 

Field Title Value Meaning

 

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 33588979

 

NAME PORTER#RAYMOND#E

 

RESIDENCE: STATE #2 Undefined Code

 

RESIDENCE: COUNTY 045 Undefined Code

 

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 3295 PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA

 

DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 02

 

DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 03

 

DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 43

 

GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT

 

GRADE: CODE 8 Private

 

BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION NO# No branch assignment

 

BRANCH: CODE 02 No branch assignment

 

TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

 

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life

 

NATIVITY 21 DELAWARE

 

YEAR OF BIRTH 23

 

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen

 

EDUCATION 4 4 years of high school

 

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 905 Unskilled occupations in building transportation equipment (except automobiles and aircraft), n.e.c.

 

MARITAL STATUS 1 Single, with dependents

 

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)

 

CARD NUMBER # #

 

BOX NUMBER 0681

 

FILM REEL NUMBER 1.198

 

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ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 33479349

 

NAME PORTER#ROBERT#E

 

RESIDENCE: STATE #2 Undefined Code

 

RESIDENCE: COUNTY 045 Undefined Code

 

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 3295 PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA

 

DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 04

 

DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 01

 

DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 43

 

GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private

 

GRADE: CODE 8 Private

 

BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

 

BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

 

TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

 

 

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life

 

NATIVITY 21 DELAWARE

 

YEAR OF BIRTH 23

 

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen

 

EDUCATION 1 1 year of high school

 

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 694 Semiskilled occupations in fabrication of metal products, n.e.c.

 

MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents

 

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)

 

CARD NUMBER # #

 

BOX NUMBER 0665

 

FILM REEL NUMBER 1.182

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The 1905th Engineer Aviation Battalion post-304-0-36906300-1312856689_thumb.jpg

 

Source: "World War II Order of Battle", Shelby L. Stanton, 1984

 

Formed: 2 Jun 43 Dow Field, ME (1st Bn, 924th Engineer Reg)

Inactivated: 4 Jan 46 New York Port of Embarkation

Locations: Dow Field, ME 2 Jun 43; New York Port of Embarkation 8 Sep 43; India 12 Oct 43; Bhamo, Burma 1944; Ledo, India Aug 45; New York Port of Embarkation 3 Jan 46

 

Campaigns: India-Burma, Central Burma

 

 

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Source: Military.com, Mr. Charles Aresta

 

Lineage: Constituted 15 July 1942 as 1st Battalion, 924th Engineer Regiment, in the Army of the United States. Activated 1 October 1942 at Army Air Base, Richmond, Virginia. Redesignated 1905 Engineer Aviation Battalion, 2 June 1943 at Dow Field, Maine. Departed the New York Port of Embarkation 8 September 1943 and arrived in India 12 October 1943. The unit was at Ledo, India at the end of World War II (15 August 1945 location). Returned to the United States via the New York Port of Embarkation on 3 January 1946 and inactivated 4 January 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Allotted to the National Guard of California 24 May 1946; Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company organized and Federally recognized 27 September 1948 at Alameda, California. Ordered into active military service 1 October 1950 at Alameda and reorganized 3 November 1950 as follows: 1810th Engineer Aviation Company (see ANNEX 1) redesignated Comany A. 1811th Engineer Aviation Company (see ANNEX 2) redesignated Company B. 1812th Engineer Aviation Company (see ANNEX 3) redesignated Company C.

 

Here is an interview of Alexander Michnewich, a member of 1st Bn, 1905th EAB. It gives most of the details on where they were, what they did.

 

http://www.vmi.edu/uploadedFiles/Archives/Adams_Center/MichnewichA/MichnewichA_interview.pdf



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81st Combat Engineers - by jamesgaspero - 08-06-2011, 05:48 PM
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81st Combat Engineers - by Walt's Daughter - 08-09-2011, 06:51 AM
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