World War II's Army Eng Fire Fighting Platoons
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Well, i found 1 location for the 1222EFFP in the U.S. Forces Paris Telephone Directory dated 5 April 1945.

They were stationed on Linas (street name?), Montmarte, Paris. which is the old art district in north paris.

 

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmartre

 

The unit Lineage is from the 15th Engineer Company

http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/eng/0015enco.htm

 

15th Engineer Company Lineage

Constituted 5 May 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 1222d Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Activated 15 July 1943 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana

Inactivated 8 May 1946 in France

Activated 30 June 1946 in Japan

Redesignated 30 June 1947 as the 538th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Reorganized and redesignated 5 December 1947 as the 538th Engineer Fire Fighting Company

Redesignated 31 December 1947 as the 15th Engineer Fire Fighting Company

Inactivated 15 September 1948 in Japan

Campaign Participation Credit: World War II: Northern France



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World War II's Army Eng Fire Fighting Platoons - by Jim Davis - 06-04-2008, 02:22 PM
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