{"id":1058,"date":"2011-06-24T20:33:06","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T18:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/?page_id=1058"},"modified":"2020-05-23T18:03:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T16:03:55","slug":"companya","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/veterans-of-worldwar-2\/the-experience\/1252nd\/companya\/","title":{"rendered":"Deeds And Doing of Co-A 1252nd Engr. Combat Battalion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/World-War-II-veteransmemories-george-mooore.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/World-War-II-veteransmemories-george-mooore.jpg 539w, https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/World-War-II-veteransmemories-george-mooore-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/World-War-II-veteransmemories-george-mooore-393x700.jpg 393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><figcaption>Picture Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/World-War-II-veteransmemories-1378613069065523\/\" class=\"aioseop-link\">World War II veterans&#8217;memories<\/a><br>WWII Veteran George Moore<br>Company A<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Commendations letters For the men of 1252nd Engineer Combat Battalion.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1058 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scannen0006.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scannen0006-724x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scannen0006-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scannen0006-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scannen0006.jpg 1547w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1591'>\n\t\t\t\tCommendation For all of the 1252nd Engineer Combat Battalion of the 6th Armored Division\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scannen0003.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scannen0003-789x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scannen0003-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scannen0003-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scannen0003.jpg 1662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1592'>\n\t\t\t\tCommendation From HQ for Co. A 1252nd Engr. Combat Battalion \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Joe&#8217;s Traveling Circus A-Company:<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"height: 1424px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"752\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>October 1944<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>12<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Left camp Swift, Texas for futher adventures<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>13-14<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enroute (money changes hands via craps &amp; poker) Arrived camp Kilmer, N.J. Distances traveled 2.000 miles (3218km)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>16-19<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Processed for overseas (foothbath Physical)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>20<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Boarded HMS Tamaroa at N.Y. (to begin our starvation cruise)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>21<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Still tied up and already discouraged (what a tub)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>23 -2 <strong>November<\/strong>.<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sailing sailing (two sub alerts \u2013 no action)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>3<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Landed at AVONMOUTH, England and entrained for TORQUAY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>4-18<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Period of meeting TORQUAY and TORQUAY meeting us<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>19 <strong>November<\/strong> \u2013 12 <strong>December.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Camp routine during daytime but indcorsports at night (ballrooms, barrooms and bedrooms<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>13<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alerted for departure (final dated with ginches)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>14-28<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Still alertered and still a final date each night<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>29<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Departure amidst breaking of bottles and hearts (ours)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>30<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Left England via Southampton on SS Sobieski<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>31<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arrived LeHarve, France (god, what a mess) Hiked 10 miles to billets of nice mud, what a New Years!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\">\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>1945<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>1 <strong>January 1945<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Departed in driving snow on trucks in zero temp. For FORGES-LES EAUX<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>2-9<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A happy week at Camp Cow Shit pasture (just mud, Snow, and zero weather in cozy pup tents)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>10<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rode in open trucks in zero temp. to ROUEN \u2013 boarded 40&amp;8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>11<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arrived at ENGHIEN LESS BAINS to find\u00a0 deep snow and billets<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>12-15<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We try the bars and gals in town and find both good<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>16<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Departed from ENGHIEN again in 40&amp;8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>18<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arrived in BIWER, Luxembourg. After seeing the France mess<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>19-21<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Period of organized confusion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>22<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leave BIWER for \u2018\u2019old mill\u2019\u2019 on the Moselle River (begina the fire works)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>23-26<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Become acquainted with our dearly beloved fox holes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>27<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">First Casualties \u2013 5 men hit by schrapnel<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>28<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The war becomes a personal affair<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>1 <strong>February<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Two more down \u2013 McVaugh and Pvt. Still Picked off<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>2-4<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Swimming time in the aforementioned holes as it rained steadily<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>5<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Depart from the mill for FLAXWEILER, Luxembourg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>6-7<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Schrape off mud \u2013 go outside and get muddy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>8<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Left for and arrived at ESHWEILER, Luxembourg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>10<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Entered WALHAUSEN, Luxembourg Greeted with gifts\u00a0 &#8211; all metal<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>11<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Usual duties ( shallend and shot at, ducked and dove)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>13<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Left WALHAUSEN to be again shot at and shelled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>16<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">E.W. Johnson and Lt. Weiss hit by schrepnel<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>17<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Back again at CONTHUM, Luxembourg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>18-19<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A chance to clean off a weeks mud<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>20<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Merryman &amp; Rishell killed, Schackelfor, Dayton &amp; Nelson wounded on patrol<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>21<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For those that have no dutues, rest \u2013 waiting for another crack at the krautz<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>22<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Left Consthum, Luxembourg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Into SIEGFRIED LINE \u2013 Crossed Our river \u2013 Jumped off from Dasburg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>23-24<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Captured 3 Towns accom. By tanks \u2013 Cap. 77 Krautz \u2013 13 pillboxes losing 3 men \u2013 back to CUSTHUM, Luxembourg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 1159px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"750\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>25-26<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sweat out next project &amp; catch up on our sleep<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>27<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leave Luxembourg\u00a0 and move into St. Vith, Belgium. Up to this time I have not seen a town so badly shot up as this town stunk because of unrecovered bodies.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>28 \u2013 2 <strong>March<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Road work and mud<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>3<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Depart for BRACHT, Belgium \u2013 another mud hole<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>4<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More rain \u2013 Never seems to end in this country<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>7<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leave BRACHT, Belgium for HALENFELD, Germany<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>8-9<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some old story- Mud getting deeper<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>10<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Move to ROTH \u2013 A town of about 25 houses \u2013 half shot up<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>11<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Try to repair roads \u2013 not in this kind of weather<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>14<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leave town of dead and go to BOOS,Germany \u2013 a long ride \u2013 seen plenty of bombers \u2013 visiting jerry\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>15-23<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sun stayed out and managed to do some work<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>24<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Left BOOS to BUBACH \u2013 near rhine river<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>25<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Road repair<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>26<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alerted about 1am to be supporting engineers for the 188<sup>th<\/sup> Engr. Who had the task of taking the 89 Div. across the Rhine River. They got badly shop up, our fears are realized, we have to move in. Never seen so much shot in or so much death as on this day but our usual luck holds and we suffer no casualties but C.Company losses some men<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>27<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spent this day picking up bodies &amp; equipment at ST. GOARHAUSEN and rubber necking though the towns across the river (what a mess)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>28<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leave for REDWITZ<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>29<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leave REDWITZ and arrive at GRAFENWORTH at 0466 and leave there at 1330 (move, sleep, and move again) to BOWENWOHR<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>1 <strong>May<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Just unpack, take ten, then pack again<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>2<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arrived at MITTERNACH \u2013 here we have a whole 24 hr. break<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>4<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oops off again. This time to RUHMANSFELDEN<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>5<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Off agan \u2013 now to PASSAU, on the TERMAN-AUSTRIAN border<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>6-18<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A period of brige building, drinking and fraternizing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It was here that we celebrated the ending of the war<br \/>(may 9) and on the afternoon and evening of that day we saw more action than we had seen for a long time. The Luftwaffe makes a final gesture of definance by Starfing the bridge on the Danube. Ack-ack has a busy time and manages to knock down two of the Jeryy planes. We really had a ring side seat for that performance<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>19<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We sadly leave the town of pleasure and move to ARNSTORF<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>20-31<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During this time the different platcons are sent out on guard jobs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>1 <strong>June<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At this point we cross in to Austria to TOLLETERAU, at this place we move into an ex-Hitler Yout Camp and justlay around<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"140\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>3-8<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Moved to PITTENHART \u2013 worked PW\u2019S \u2013 enlarged a stockade \u2013 had movies \u2013 a sight seeing tours &#8211; swimming<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commendations letters For the men of 1252nd Engineer Combat Battalion. Joe&#8217;s Traveling Circus A-Company: October 1944 \u00a0 12 Left camp Swift, Texas for futher adventures 13-14 Enroute (money changes hands via craps &amp; poker) Arrived camp Kilmer, N.J. 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