i am seeking any info on the 1303rd engineering regiment, all the info i can come up with , i am having vvery little luck, especially to find where they went to in the s.
pacific,, any info contact me,, my grandfathers unit,
scottschroedl@yahoo.com
Hi Scott:
Let's see what everyone can come up with. I will give it my ol' American try too. I usually have SOME luck.
I'll get back with you whichever way it goes.
More coming your way, but here's a start:
1303rd Engineer Regiment
Mr. James McHugh
20804 Jefferson Road
Morley, MI 49336-9560
(616) 856-7071
Try him first!
The 1303rd was a general service engineer regiment.
You may want to call on my friend Max Schwartz who was with the 1306th, which was the sister regiment to the 1303rd. I will send you his address in private.
They fought side by side in Europe, then also went to the Philippines and Japan.
Contact this history professor too:
http://personal2.stthomas.edu/jcfitzharris/
More tidbits...
The 130th Engineer Brigade was constituted on May 5, 1943 as the 1303rd Engineer General Services Regiment. It was activated on July 15, 1943 at Camp Ellis, Illinois. The Regiment played an important role during World War II with campaign credit for Normandy, North France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe and the Asian-Pacific Theatre.
Company B was known as Patton's Fighting Bridge Builders
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0611/2006011350.html