1252nd Engineers - Stories Beyond the Graves
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One of our new members, Ralph, has a website called, Stories Beyond the Graves, and on that site a section dedicated to the 1252nd Engineers.

 

http://storiesbeyondthegraves.com/?page_id=1058

 

http://storiesbeyondthegraves.com/?page_id=1269

 

Would like to thank you for all you do.

 

I placed your link on my main site this morning. You can find it here in the section labeled General Tribute/Veterans Links

 

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/linksTributeVeterans.htm

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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#2

Hello Marion,

 

Thank you so much for your kind words......

 

I made that part of the website because i have close contact with family of a combat engineer soldier who is buried at the Henri-chapelle cemetery.

I have found his best friend trough research and brought him in contact with the daugther and son of his best buddy....The name of the veteran is George Moore of Co. A 1252nd.

 

The story on the website is from info that i got from George Moore because there is not much info to find about the 1252nd......So if anybody has some info for me to put on the page let me know....:)

 

Marion thank you for all what you do !

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#3

You got it. Let's see what we can do for you!!!!

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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#5

Have you seen this one?

 

http://davidangsten.blogspot.com/2009/05/coming-home.html

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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#6

Here's another link. A bit of info located almost to the bottom of the page - http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=a62cee70-4fef-4ac2-86b5-b405cb8e430e

 

Dad served with the 1252nd Engineer Combat Battalion, H&S Co., in General George S. Patton’s, 3rd. Army. The battalion sailed from New York City 22 Oct. 1944 on the HMR Tamaroa, and debarked at Avonmouth England 4 Nov. 1944.(While here, Dad wrote a big brother letter to Don, telling him about Army life. The letter was published in Andrew Carroll’s book, "Grace Under Fire". To read the letter, go to:

www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/graceunderfire/exhibit_guf_4.php

 

After moving to Torquay England where they received more training, the battalion sailed from South Hampton England on board MV Sobiesky, and landed via U.S. Navy LCVP at Lye Havre, France 31 Dec. 1944. The 1252nd participated in the Ardennes - Rhineland - Central Europe Campaigns, building bridges and roads, laying and removing mine fields, establishing water points, and pressing the enemy.

 

During the Rhineland Campaign: On 26 March 1945, Co. C, with two platoons of Co. A and one platoon of Co. B, relieved the 165th Engineer Combat Battalion at St. Goar, Germany, and continued to ferry the 89th Infantry Division across the Rhine River while under heavy small arms and 20mm cannon fire by the enemy. The 89th Infantry Division was the first American unit to actually come upon a Nazi concentration camp. Ohrdruf camp was quickly liberated on April 4.

At this time, Dad was up in the castle Burg Rheinfels, built in 1245, with the artillery forward observers, who called in artillery rounds that came whistling in over their heads, landing on the enemy positions across the river. The rest of the battalion crossed later that day and began to build the pontoon bridges for the units that were to follow.

 

The battalion suffered: KIA-5, Seriously Wounded-9, Lightly Wounded-23, and Injured-4, during their time in action, and captured 68 pillboxes, help take 5 towns, and took 76 prisoners. The battalion embarked at Marseille, France on the S.S. Bienville on 23 August 1945, arriving in the United States at Boston, 4 September 1945.

 

At 282Deg. and 33 paces, you will find my Uncle Don. He was a Tech. 4 and serviced in Co. B of the 98th Signal Battalion, in the Pacific theater, and later as part of the occupation forces in Japan. Donald R. - August 14 1926 – July 15 19(J)1 Betty L. - October 27 1925 – October 3 2004

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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http://458enbn.tripod.com/history.htm
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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#8

http://www.unithistories.com/units/87th%20inf.div.asp

 

http://www.nmpolitics.net/index/2011/09/we-must-remember-to-thank-our-veterans/

 

http://www.gettysburg.travel/media/event_detail.asp?event_id=2971

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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#9

Link1-they where only attachted to the 87th for 3 days....I found that link also.

Link 2-James E. Goss - i spoke with him on the phone he wasent much of a talker and just could not tell me more about the 1252nd.

Link 3- George Moore, 1252nd Engineer Battalion, was with General Patton's Third Army as it made its difficult counter-attack into the Ardennes in the Battle of the Bulge.

 

-This is the website how i found george moore ...if you looked at my website you can see this speaking...i have put the whole speaking on youtube with some added pictures and name

He is a dear friend to me we met last april for the first time....after more than a year on telephone calls.

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#10

But thank you anyway for the links but i found those already :)

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