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The US Fifth Army was activated on this date, 5 Jan 1943.

Part One of Fifth Army History can be seen here:

This .pdf file, ANNEX NUMBER ONE Letters and Orders of Activation , conyains the activation letters & troop assignments:

Is the "540th Engineer Shore Regiment" our 540th? If so, I've never heard it called that.

Yes, it is. They acted as SHORE REGIMENT, one of their several designations.

The 540th have gone under these various names:

540th Engineer Shore Regiment

540th Engineer Combat Regiment

540th Engineer Combat Group

Larry, thanks for posting this GREAT STUFF! I sure appreciate it. :armata_PDT_37:

I've added both of these documents to the main site. Many thanks!

Wendy