1884th and 1885th Aviation Engineers

[Walt's Daughter]

your_name: chris timm

 

address: 4370 eagle crest dr

 

cityst: williamsburg, mi

 

zipcode: 49690

 

phone: left off for privacy

 

email_confirm: left off for privacy

 

through: Search Engine

 

comments: I am looking to track down as much information, photos, etc on the 1884th and 1885th engineer aviation battalions. Do you have much information on them?

[Walt's Daughter]

There is a listing for the 1884th.

 

Ms. R. L. 'Dick' Mulholland

1805 S Desert Vista Dr

Tucson AZ 85748-7516

 

EMail: dickm80@theriver.com

 

520-886-1509

[Walt's Daughter]

Received this letter:

 

 

----- Original Message -----

 

Subject: 1885th

 

Just looking for info-my dad was in co. B of the 1885th Engr. Avn. Bn

(I found a neat booklet of the 1885th-)-I heard stories from my dad about getting a citation for their work but a plane crash ended that and they never received this honor. Is there any place i can look up to verify this??

Thank you

Joan Kerr

 

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Hi Joan:

 

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, but as usual I am always behind in my correspondence. But I always answer each person and take a real interest in every letter I receive.

 

I am not familiar with that one incident, but have you had the chance to contact the Army Corps of Engineers or NARA in Maryland, for they may have archived documentation on that unit. Let me know and I can put you in touch with...

 

I take it you saw the post on my forum?

 

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/eng...amp;#entry13308

 

Here's more I found:

 

http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeo0pwz/76thsea...ldwar2/id8.html

 

http://www.cbi-history.com/part_iv_eng.html

 

http://files.usgwarchives.org/co/douglas/m...ww2/svc-rec.txt

 

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/31910

 

http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/...gi?wwii:::11375

 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/1454298/US-Air-F...-unit-histories

 

http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publi...t_histories.pdf

 

http://www.jenforum.org/wwii/page48.html

 

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/7212884/The-US...Its-Antecedents

 

Till later,

Marion

 

Marion Chard

Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek

540th Combat Engineer WWII

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According to the UNIT CITATION AND CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT REGISTER,

the 1885th Aviation Engineer Bn has the following credits:

 

 

Campaign Participation Credits 19- Ryukyus, 21- Western Pacific (Ground)

 

Meritorious Unit Commendation from 1 January to 1 April 1945, per General Order GO 115, Hqs AAF Pac Ocean Area, dated 15 July 1945

 

Occupation Credit, 15 September 1945 to 5 March 1946, Okinawa

[Walt's Daughter]