One of my brothers, Sgt. Daniel E. O'Rourke, was in the 297th Engineers during WW11. He participated in the Normady Beach landings to the Huertgen Forest where he was evacuated with Trench Foot. He died at the age of 45 of Cancer.
Was the 297th a part of the V1 Corps? He was attached to other divisions at different times.
Thanks for your information.
Mary Campbell
Hi Mary:
So nice to hear from you. I will do some investigating for you and let you know what kind of info I can find out.
Of the top of my head, I know that the 297th were not part of VI Corps, since that unit entered on the southern coast of France in August of 1944.
Your brother most likely would have been in either the V, VII or XIX Corps. I will be able to ascertain more with a little research.
It sounds like the 297th were very similar to my dad's unit and was probably (but I am not sure yet) what they called a "bastard"or independent engineer regiment. They had several of these stationed in the ETO.
I'll get back with you shortly. Again, thanks for writing and visiting my site.
Warmest regards,
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
VI Corps, 540th Combat Engineer WWII
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Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
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