245th Engineer Combat Battalion, U.S. Third Army

[1874thhistorian]

Hello all,

I'm glad to have found this forum. My grandfather was a member of the 245th Engineer Combat Battalion, XX Corps, U.S. Third Army during WWII. I have a website dedicated to them at http://hillabee.net/245eng.htm I'm particularly interested in learning about the equipment and organization of the various engineer battalions that served in Europe during WWII.

Greg

[Walt's Daughter]

Hi Greg:

 

I placed a link to your website on our main site. It can now be found here:

 

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/linksEngineers.htm

 

Let's see what transpires.

[Walt's Daughter]

Oh here's a list I compiled a while ago on the various engineer units who served in WWII.

 

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/docs/Engineers/EngineerUnits.htm

 

There's also a ton of info on this page:

 

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/history.htm

 

Some is very specific to other units, but many of the links give an overview of engineers which you may find very helpful.

[mikel]

Oh my, there are some nice 245th photos on ebay but they're pricey. Maybe they'd take a reasonable offer?

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-Soldier-Personal-Photograph-Collection-Engineer-Combat-Battalion-/281666036996?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41949aa504

[Walt's Daughter]

Agreed. I think that is super pricey and way too greedy! If I had tons of money, I would jump on it, but that's way out of my league.

[mikel]

Some one is selling their history book for a reasonable price:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/245-Engineer-Combat-Battalion-Its-History-and-Achievements-1943-1945-WWII/401817815797?hash=item5d8e354af5:g:M9IAAOSwnVBdLd3C