More info on Operation Avalanche (for those of you who don't know - the Invasion of Salerno, Italy July 1943).

Troops given to the 5th Army for Avalanche were as follows:

VI Corps American -

• 34th Inf Div
• 36th Inf Div
• 45th Inf Div
• 1st Armored
• 82nd Airborne Div

• 46th Inf Div
• 56 Inf Div
• 7th Armored Div
• 1st Airborne Div

• 531st Engineer Shore Regiment = VI Corps
• 540th Engineer Combat Regiment (-F Co) = VI Corps
• 540th F Co = 82nd Airborne
• 10th Engineer Combat Bn = 3rd Inf Div
• 16th Armored Engineer Bn(-Co B & Detachment Co E) = 1st Armored Div
• 16th Armored Co B & Detachment Co E = VI Corps
• 109th Engineer Combat Bn = 34th Inf Div
• 111th Engineer Combat Bn = 36th Inf Div
• 120th Engineer Combat Bn = 45th Inf Div
• 307th Airborne Engineer Bn = 82nd Airborne Div
• 46th (br) Inf Div Royal Engineers = 46th Inf Div
• 56th (Br) Inf Div Royal Engineers = 56th Inf Div
• 7th (Br) Armored Div Royal Engineers = 7th Armored Div
• X Corps (Br) Troops Royal Engineers = X Corps
• 36th Engineer Combat Reg (-Co H) = VI Corps
• 36th Engineers Co H = 82nd Airborne Div
• 39th Engineer Combat Reg (-2nd Bn) = VI Corps
• 337th Engineer General Service Reg = 5th Army
• 343rd Engineer Gen Service Reg = 5th Army
• Company A 405th Engineer Water Supply Bn (1st Detachment) = 5th Army
• 405th Engineer Water Supply Bn (Detachment Co A) = VI Corps
• Company C 405th Engineer Water Supply Bn = 5th Army
• 427th Engineer Dump Truck Co = 5th Army
• 1202nd Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon = 5th Army
• 1st Platoon 451st Engineer Depot Co = 5th Army
• Detachment (Recon) 696th Petroleum Distributing Co = 5th Army
• 2616th Engineering Utilities Platoon = 5th Army
• 661st Engineer Topographic Co = VI Corps
• 2699th Engineer Map Detachment = 531st Engineer Shore Reg

This is info I took from a letter that I received this week. I have already contacted Stevin to see if he recognizes the name.

http://www.basher82.nl/index.html

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William S. Todd Serial number Army #33 011 526 Pfc. One Bronze - Service Star

Mother said he was a Engineer. KIA on Dec.26,1944 friendly fire bombers. Mother said brother said that happens all the time. Entered service inn 1941. Philadelphia Pa., I guess that's where they lived as far as I know. Hoffman.Mil is still looking for him. Since last year. Was buried at Margraten Cemetery, Netherlands. Body was removed and buried in I guess Philadelphia,Pa.,.I have not found him and his Stepfather Carl Blauert and Mother Mamie Mcmurray Todd Blauert. Father is buried in St. Denis Cemetery outside of Philly died of TB right after Bill's Birth.1920 Census has Bill at 1 year and 1/10. MI trying to find out what unit he was in. He was My Mother's cousin Mother's Nickname was Toddy. Mother whole family is buried in St.Denis Cemetery. My name is Robert Hayes mother's son that was born in 1950 late in life. Brother was born in 1931. God Bless, Robert Hayes

I looked at Margraten Cemetery there a lot of your guys that were killed or bad wound around the same time. </b>

Hello Marion,,Hope all is well your way..I am 39 years old and have info about my Great Uncle Cletus J. Shelton...He was a member of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and 82nd Airborne Division he fought in the Battle Of The Bulge and many places prior to that i have his pictures and two Purple Hearts and other medals..He was killed Jan,7th.1945..in Belgium..He was a Private First Class..He lived in Kennett,Missouri..In Dunklin County,Mo...he was killed defending the ST.Vith,Belgium during the BATTLE Of The Bulge..and was supposed to be involved in Operation Market Garden..I have been corresponding with MR.Art Morneweck..He is a wonderful man who has been very kind and generous to me and my family..He gave me your web site link and info..I am sorry about the large print i have Diabetes,with Diabetic Retinopathy and have much trouble with my vision.I read where you were looking for all WW. ll..info I am very interested in your thoughts and any advice you can give me..Or if any of the infromation i have that you may be interested in..I will keep this short as i know you are very busy...Please feel free to contact me ,,I would love to hear from you..I will await your response..Thank you for reading this..Take care and please forgive any typing or grammar errors..I will make a donation to your site when i can..God Bless you and yours..I will include my phone number . (deleted for privacy). Here is my email address

stephanie_71982@yahoo.com

Thank you so much for your valuable time...

Sincerely.

Stephanie ..

September, 24th.2005.

Marion,

I found this page http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/history.htm while doing a search for the 291st Combat Engineers, on Google.com. I realize that your web site has to do with different CBE's, but I am trying to find a way to contact someone, to get background on my Father and tell his story.

My father Sergeant Vincent Consiglio, Still very much alive and well, was in the 291st Combat Engineers Co. B. He was written about in a book called "The Dammed Engineers" by Janice Holt Giles (not sure of the name of Author, but positive of the book's name). He was in the book for being trapped in a house in Malmedy with 30 or so other men. After 13 or so hours of fierce fighting, Germans surrounding the house, he volunteered to go for help along with another guy from Buffalo. He ran through heavy fire back to the front lines to get help, and he did witness the half tracks picking some 15 or so men up out of that house, He also took part in the many other battles. He landed at Normandy beach fought at the Huertgen Forest, the bulge, etc... His company was the 291st CmbtEng, and the 1st to build and cross the Rhine River 1st (Picture to prove it). He witnessed the collapse of the Remagen Bridge and has pictures of the bridge before and after its fall. I am writing to you for several reasons.

1.) First and for most, If you know how I could contact any one who would know how to get a hold of the day by day movement and times, etc, that the 291st took from the time they left US to the time they departed from Europe. I would like to know things like, what time his company hit the Normandy beach, etc…

2.) I would like to see if there are any lists of those in the 291st that my know how to get a hold of this information.

3.) I would some how like the History Channel, or the WWII War Museum, to know of my Father heroics that day…

4.) Do you know of ANY other sites that have to do with the 291st? If you know of them please reply with as many links as possible.

PS: Lastly. As terrible as it may seem so say, I would like my fathers story told, documented somehow, before he passes away.

Sincerely,

Anthony Consiglio

Received this letter yesterday and gave her more documents to look at this week. I am also going through some rosters from reunions etc. that are not uploaded yet and will look for her father's name.

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I was forwarded to your site by info@lonesentry.com

I have been looking for information on my dad and the group he was with. In his personal things, I have found a listing of the men in the group but find no Armbruster or Duncan as some of the information on this site suggests.

He was in the 2832 Engineer Combat Battallion, 540 Engineer Group. As Mrs. Armbruster states her husband does not like to talk about his war time, neither did my dad so all is pretty well lost. He did not keep much either. His records were destroyed in St Louis so that is a dead end, I actually have more than they.

I have looked at all your pictures trying to find my dad, no luck. Is there a way that anyone can find these guys since they are all getting up in years and many dying each year? I would appreciate any help you could be. His name was Leo A Koerperich from Kansas.

Hopefully someone out there knows that name.

Thanks

Marilyn