338th Engineer Group (Combat) - Fort Campbell, Kentucky 1955 ~ Korean War Era

Title: 338th Engineer Group (Combat) - Fort Campbell, Kentucky - 1955
Author: [John W. Thomas, Commanding]
Publication: Baton Rouge, La.: Army & Navy Publishing Company, Inc., 1955

Description: Brick-colored cloth over boards with black and white illustrated cover. Soiled areas on front cover. Some light wear at extremities. Some soiling on the blank front endpapers and a few pages. Thoroughly illustrated with images of the 338th's activity, plus 29 pages of identified soldier and officer portraits. The commanding officer's introductory statement is dated February 1955. [63] pages. 11x 8.5 inches.

During the Korean War, the primary mission of the 338th Engineer Combat Group, stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was the training of combat engineers for overseas duty.

The 338th Engineer Group (Combat) was inclusive of the following battalions and companies:

27th Engineer Battalion (Combat).
168th Engineer Battalion (Combat).
407th Engineer Battalion (Combat).
55th Engineer Company (Panel Bridge).
490th Engineer Company (Light Equipment).
573rd Engineer Company (Ponton Bridge).

The 338th Engineer Combat Group was originally activated on 1 Nov 1943 at the 1145th Engineer Combat Group, and then assigned to XXI Corps. During WWII they provided engineering services to combat arms in the Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns. It was inactivated in May 1946.

It was reactivated and assigned to Fifth Army in January 1947, redesignated as the 338th Engineer Combat Group on 3 June 1948, and ordered into active military service on 23 January 1951 at Omaha. They were relocated for training to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in February 1951. It was redesignated the 937th Engineer Combat Group in March 1955, shortly after the publication of this volume.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good

Keywords: panel bridge, ponton bridge, light equipment, 1950s, Korean War, 27th Engineer Battalion Combat, 168th Engineer Battalion, 407th Engineer Battalion, National Guard, 937th Engineer Combat Group, 1145th Engineer Combat Group, 55th Engineer Company, 490th Engineer Company, 573rd Engineer Company,