Forestry Units in Europe
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From the info Robert gives, it appears he was mostly with the 796th Engineer Forestry Battalion. The other 2 units were Engineer Forestry Companies. I havent found anything of the 1063rd or 1391st going to the pacific.

 

796th Engineer Forestry Battalion

Campaign Credits:

(13) Leyte, Companies A & C only

(15) New Guinea, Companies A, B & C only

25 Ardennse-Alsace

26 Central Europe

34 Rhineland

Occupation Germany, 2 May - 4 July 45

Meritorius Unit Commendation, 1 Nov 44 - 1 June 45, GO 219, Hqs TSFET, dtd 29 Aug 45.

(note: TSFET was the Theater Services Forces, European Theater, Formerly the services command, COMZ.)

 

1391st Engineer Forestry Company

Campaign Credits:

26 Central Europe

32 Northern France

34 Rhineland

Occupation Germany, 2 May - 14 Aug 45

 

1063rd Engineer Forestry Company

Campaign Credits:

26 Central Europe

Occupation Germany, 2 May - 4 June 45

 

There is a copy of the unit history of the 796th available at the Eisenhowr Library;

Box 668

796th Engineer Forestry Battalion

http://www.eisenhower.utexas.edu/Research/finding_aids/pdf/US_Army_Unit_Records_Index.pdf

 

Records for the 1063rd & 1391st would be in the National Archives in College Park, MD.

 

There is a newspaper article on the 796th`s training in Oregon at:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19450310&id=HfsrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ILoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=772,2549271

There appears to be a typo in the article were it mentions units attached to the 796th during this training, the article lists the 1931st Eng Forestry Co., but there was no such unit so it was most likely the 1391st Forestry Co.

 

Related information links:

 

ENGINEER FIELD MANUAL FM5-5

ENGINEER TROOPS

11 October, 1943

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/ref/FM/PDFs/FM5-5.PDF

 

http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/legion_of_merit.aspx

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Forestry Units in Europe - by Walt's Daughter - 11-06-2011, 07:45 PM
Forestry Units in Europe - by Walt's Daughter - 11-06-2011, 07:46 PM
Forestry Units in Europe - by SonofaMP - 11-07-2011, 06:11 PM
Forestry Units in Europe - by SonofaMP - 11-07-2011, 11:48 PM
Forestry Units in Europe - by Walt's Daughter - 11-08-2011, 06:26 PM
Forestry Units in Europe - by Walt's Daughter - 11-08-2011, 06:28 PM
Forestry Units in Europe - by Walt's Daughter - 11-08-2011, 06:32 PM
Forestry Units in Europe - by SonofaMP - 11-14-2011, 06:33 PM
Forestry Units in Europe - by Walt's Daughter - 11-15-2011, 03:59 PM
Forestry Units in Europe - by SonofaMP - 11-16-2011, 02:26 PM

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