I made a mistake it is 1342nd not 1342rd Battalion of Engineers. Co.F became Co. C of the Battalion. Le ----- Original Message ----- From: Le Bateman <LeBateman@NetZero.Net> To: <ALHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 4:21 PM Subject: Re: 150th ALabama Guard Unit Company F Rhine Bridge. > Thank you supposedly according my grandfather's war record which my > step-grandmother has Company F of 150th became Company C of 1342rd Battalion > of Army Engineers. Is this company familiar. Le > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Keithflk@aol.com> > To: <ALHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 5:59 AM > Subject: Re: 150th ALabama Guard Unit Company F Rhine Bridge. > > > > Dear Le, > > > > I happen to have in front of me a picture that names the Engineer Groups > that > > constructed the Railroad Bridge accross the Rhine at Mainz. It is a > picture > > taken at the dedication of the Bridge which was completed in 9 1/2 days, > bridg > > e length- overall 4,502 ft, span 2.221 ft. This is the bridge that > got > > our troops to badly need oil and supplies. The picture belongs to my > father > > who mobilized with Co. E, 106th Engineers, 31st Dixie Division,of > > Apalachicola, Florida. Soon after he was sent to Officers Candidate > School > > and ended up withe the 389 Eng. Gs Regt. I am afraid it is not proper to > > insert the picture into a maillist document. > > There are two signs on the bridge, one gives statistics, the second gives > > > > CONSTRUCTED BY > > ADV. SEC. > > ENGINEER GROUP "B" > > 347 Eng. G.S. Regt. | 417 Eng. D.T. Co. > > 389 Eng. G.S, Regt. | 3063 Eng. D.T. Co. > > 333 Eng. Spc. Ser. Rgt. | 3088 Eng. Wld. Det. > > 1057 Eng. PC.R. Grp. | 975 Eng. Main Co. > > 329 H. C. Co. | 1995 Labor Supv. Co. > > > > . > > > > > > Incidently, I am searching for KEITH, DIXON HEWLETT/HUELLET BOUTWELL, > LOPER, > > PIPPIN, and JAMES, families in central and southern Alabama, Florida, > > Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. > > > > Frances > > > > > > __________________________________________ > NetZero - Defenders of the Free World > Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at > http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html > > __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html