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18th Engineer Brigade |
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The 18th Engineer Brigade was formed July 29, 1921, as the 347th Engineers
(General Service) in the Organized Reserves. It was ordered into active military service May 6, 1942, at Camp
Claiborne, La., and re-designated the 347th Engineer General Service Regiment.
For its service in Normandy, northern France, the Rhineland and Central Europe during World War II, the unit received the Meritorious Unit
Commendation. After the war, it was deactivated in Germany, July 16, 1965, it was activated at Fort Bragg,
N.C., and prepared for deployment to Vietnam. An advanced party of the brigade arrived in the Republic of Vietnam on Sept. 3, 1965,
and became operational two weeks later. Many of the Brigade's projects stand out as exceptional engineering feats. Among them was the
construction of the critical Hai Van Pass, a job attempted by many but accomplished by the 18th Brigade, and a storage area in Cam Ranh Bay,
two years in construction and enclosing 191,700 square feet. The brigade has also been actively engaged in road building and land clearing,
as well as numerous civic action projects. The accomplishments of the 18th Engineer Brigade have not only contributed significantly to the
success of combat forces in Military Regions 1 and 2 but have provided valuable assets to the future development and growth of
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~A Vietnam Veteran & Proud ~
937th Engineer Group (combat) |
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937th Engineer Group (Combat) |
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The unit was initially activated in September 1942, as the 937th Engineer
Aviation Camouflage Battalion, US Army Air Corps. The original mission was to supervise and conduct camouflage operations. In World
War II, the battalion deployed to Europe, earning streamers for Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Ardennes-Alsace Campaigns. The
battalion was inactivated in November 1945, then reactivated in February 1947 and was assigned to the Strategic Air Command and subsequently to the
14th Air Force of the Continental Air Command. The battalion was once again inactivated on 20 June 1953.
1 February 1955, the unit was redesignated the 937th Engineer Group and activated in March 1955 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The unit later
deployed to Qui Nhon, Vietnam. The group had command of eleven separate companies, five battalions, and one detachment. By November
1966 the unit had conducted both support and combat missions that extended to the limits of Vietnam’s Central Highlands. By 1971, the 937th
Group had completed 71 major construction missions, numerous civil action projects, the Vietnamization Program, and had received credit for
participation in 14 campaigns. The 937th Group was inactivated in September 1971 in Pleiku, Vietnam after earning two Meritorious Unit
Commendations and the Vietnamese Civil Action Honor Medal. On 21 June 1975, the unit was redesignated Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 937th Engineer Group (Combat) and was reactivated 1 July 1975 at Fort Riley, Kansas, where it presently serves. In 1989, the group
deployed to Honduras, Central America and commanded the largest engineer task force since Vietnam. On 26 October 1990, the Group deployed to
Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. The 937th Group then provided engineer support for the 6th Light French Armor Division in
the liberation and defense of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. On 1 September 1992, in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, the Group
deployed to Florida and assisted in relief efforts by providing engineer planning support. In October 1995, during Operation Peace Keeper 95,
the 937th hosted the 433rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 27th Guards Motorized Rifle Division, in the first Russian-American joint peace
keeping exercise on United States soil. The 937th Engineer Group was reorganized when the 1st Infantry Division
(Mechanized) flag was moved to Germany in March 1996, leaving the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), the 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored
Division, and the 937th Engineer Group at Fort Riley. The 937th assumed command and control of several III Corps and echelon above corps
combat support and combat service support units that support the two brigade combat teams and Fort Riley. The 937th now consists of the 541st Maintenance Battalion, the 924th Military Police Battalion, the
82nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance) and HHC, 937th Engineer Group. Two engineer companies under the 541st Maintenance Battalion deployed in
support of major contingency operations. The 568th Combat Support Equipment (CSE) Company deployed to Haiti from January - April 1996
to support United Nations’ efforts to restore democracy to this nation. The 55th Engineer Company (Medium Girder Bridge) deployed to Bosnia
from January - July 1996 in support of Operation Joint Endeavor aimed at bringing peace to the beleaguered lands of the former
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PROVEN
PIONEERS!
FORWARD FIRST! |
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SP-5 - SSG Louis J Lawver
~A Vietnam Veteran & Proud ~
299th Engineer Battalion (combat) |
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299th Engineer Battalion (Combat) |
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The 299th Engineer Battalion
was constituted 8 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the
299th Engineer Combat Battalion. Activated 1 March 1943 at Camp White,
Oregon. Inactivated 18 October 1945 at Camp Shanks, New York. Allotted 28
March 1947 to the Organized Reserves. Activated 27 May 1947 with
Headquarters at Hempstead, New York (Organized Reserves redesignated 25
March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the
Army Reserve). Inactivated 31 July 1950 at Hempstead, New York.
Redesignated 11 October 1954 as the 299th Engineer Battalion; concurrently
withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army.
Activated 3 December 1954 in Germany. Inactivated 17 November 1971 at Fort
Lewis, Washington. Activated 21 December 1975 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
(Company D [inactive] withdrawn 16 April 1989 from the Regular Army and
allotted to the Army Reserve; concurrently activated at Pine Bluff,
Arkansas; inactivated 15 November 1993 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas). Assigned
16 October 1992 to the 4th Infantry Division. Inactivated 15 November 1995
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1 March 1943
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Activated at Camp White, Oregon
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6 April 1944
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Sailed from New York aboard the SS Exchequer arriving at Cardiff Wales on 16 April 1944
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6 June 1944
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0633 hrs D-Day Eight Assault Teams land at Omaha Beach (Easy Red, Fox Green and Fox Red)
"B" Company landed on Utah Beach |
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10-17 June 1944
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La Valle, France |
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17 August 1944
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St. Martin le
Tallevend, France |
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14 September 1944
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St.Trond, Belgium |
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6 February 1945
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Lictensbusch, Germany
(Ziegfried Line)
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14 March 1945
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Remagen Bridge
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11June1945
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Nurnberg, Germany
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18 October 1945
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Inactivated at Camp Shanks, New York
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3 December 1954
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Reactivated in Hoechst, Germany (Pioneer
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July 1958
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Combined Task Force 201, Beirut, Lebanon
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September 1958
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Returned to
Hoeschst, Germany
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16 July 1963
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The Battalion relocated to Ft Gordon, Georgia
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22 October 1965
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Deployed to Qui Nhon, Republic of Viet Nam
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July 1966
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Relocated to Plei Ku, Republic of Viet Nam
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June 1967
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Relocated to Dak To, Republic of Viet Nam
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20 July 1969
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Relocated to Camp Adams, Phu Tai, Republic of Viet Nam
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June 1971
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Relocated to Phan Rang AFB, Republic of Viet Nam |
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17 November 1971 |
Inactivated at Ft Lewis, Washington |
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21 December 1975
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Reactivated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma as Part of 3 Corps, 214th Arty
Brigade
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August
1991
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Participated in Operation Desert Storm
as part of 20th Engineer Brigade
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April 1991
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Redeployed to Fort Sill, Oklahoma
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1992 / 93
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Relocated to Ft Carson, Colorado and attached to 4th Infantry Division
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deactivated at Ft Carson, Colorado |
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