187th Engineer Combat Battalion
The journey of the 187th ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION WWII

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Jul
01
188th Combat Engineer-Wilfrid Riley

188th Combat Engineer-Wilfrid Riley

COMBAT ENGINEER BACK ALIVE IN 45′ CCR of the 4th Armored Division pierced the Bulge at Bastogne on the 26th
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Jun
01
187th ECB Another Soldier Moves On James E. Boddie

187th ECB Another Soldier Moves On James E. Boddie

Note from me: Pay attention to the details in this obituary. This document speaks of arriving in Europe in the
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May
01
COMMENDATION FROM THE HEADQUARTERS 26TH INFANTRY DIVISION-Relief of Bastogne

COMMENDATION FROM THE HEADQUARTERS 26TH INFANTRY DIVISION-Relief of Bastogne

The 26th Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit by the US Army's Center of Military History
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May
01
187th Engineer Combat Battalion (ECB) 1943–1945: Overview

187th Engineer Combat Battalion (ECB) 1943–1945: Overview

187th Engineer Combat Battalion (ECB) 1943–1945: Overview Formation and Structure * The 187th Engineer Combat Battalion (ECB) was a U.
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Apr
04
187th ECB CAMP ABBOT

187th ECB CAMP ABBOT

Camp Abbot was a military training center in the Northwest United States, located in Central Oregon south of Bend. Active
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Mar
25
187th ECB Worms Crossing Video

187th ECB Worms Crossing Video

Below are YouTube videos I ran across that you will find interesting. These videos give you a look inside what
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Feb
15
Camp Lucky Strike

Camp Lucky Strike

In Robert Wolf's book called Naked Soul, the 187th ECB landed in Le Havre and moved inland to
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Feb
01
Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France.

Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France.

Staging areas for new troops arriving in the ETO (European Theater of Operations), were known as "Cigarette Camps"
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Jan
15
187th ECB Another soldier moves on Darwin Isaac Cook

187th ECB Another soldier moves on Darwin Isaac Cook

Darwin Cook Obituary Mr. Cook, 98, of Tucson, AZ, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. He was born September
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Jan
01
187th Engineer Combat Battalion January 1946 Reports

187th Engineer Combat Battalion January 1946 Reports

Welcome to the new members of the newsletter. It's always a pleasure to see new people sign up.
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