I know about the Wakefield as it is the only one I can find which matches the dates that my husband gave. I assumed it must have carried the 1261st Engineer Combat Battalion as well as the others mentioned but If the Queen Mary sailed at about the same time I could have been mistaken. Now I need the sailing dates for the Queen Mary in November of 44. If anyone was in the 1261st Engineer Combat Battalion and remembers the name of the ship , I would appreciate hearing from them. Jessie, Calif

http://www.traversecityrecord-eagle.com/2001/may/28memori.htm Some of the mebers are here ----- Original Message ----- From: <JbarL@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Troop ship |I know about the Wakefield as it is the only one I can find which matches | the dates that my husband gave. I assumed it must have carried the 1261st | Engineer Combat Battalion as well as the others mentioned but If the Queen Mary | sailed at about the same time I could have been mistaken. Now I need the | sailing dates for the Queen Mary in November of 44. | | If anyone was in the 1261st Engineer Combat Battalion and remembers the name | of the ship , I would appreciate hearing from them. | | Jessie, Calif | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | To post queries/answers to the list, send an email to: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for | ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx |

From: <JbarL@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Troop ship |I know about the Wakefield as it is the only one I can find which matches | the dates that my husband gave. I assumed it must have carried the 1261st | Engineer Combat Battalion as well as the others mentioned but If the Queen Mary | sailed at about the same time I could have been mistaken. Now I need the | sailing dates for the Queen Mary in November of 44. | | If anyone was in the 1261st Engineer Combat Battalion and remembers the name | of the ship , I would appreciate hearing from them. | | Jessie, Calif | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | To post queries/answers to the list, send an email to: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for | ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx |

Here are Troop ships for 1944, July to December; (the Queen Mary listed as sailing from New York to Gourock, Scotland on 3 November): http://troopships.pier90.org/crossings/1944b.htm Yours, John Wilson > |I know about the Wakefield as it is the only one I can find which matches > | the dates that my husband gave. I assumed it must have carried the 1261st > | Engineer Combat Battalion as well as the others mentioned but If the > Queen Mary > | sailed at about the same time I could have been mistaken. Now I need the > | sailing dates for the Queen Mary in November of 44. > |

http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/cruiseline.cfm?CruiseLineID=13 Try this ----- Original Message ----- From: <JbarL@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Troop ship |I know about the Wakefield as it is the only one I can find which matches | the dates that my husband gave. I assumed it must have carried the 1261st | Engineer Combat Battalion as well as the others mentioned but If the Queen Mary | sailed at about the same time I could have been mistaken. Now I need the | sailing dates for the Queen Mary in November of 44. | | If anyone was in the 1261st Engineer Combat Battalion and remembers the name | of the ship , I would appreciate hearing from them. | | Jessie, Calif | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | To post queries/answers to the list, send an email to: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for | ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx |

http://www.historycentral.com/NAVY/ap/Wakefield.html I still think it may be the Wakefield, it had another name in the beginning. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JbarL@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Troop ship |I know about the Wakefield as it is the only one I can find which matches | the dates that my husband gave. I assumed it must have carried the 1261st | Engineer Combat Battalion as well as the others mentioned but If the Queen Mary | sailed at about the same time I could have been mistaken. Now I need the | sailing dates for the Queen Mary in November of 44. | | If anyone was in the 1261st Engineer Combat Battalion and remembers the name | of the ship , I would appreciate hearing from them. | | Jessie, Calif | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | To post queries/answers to the list, send an email to: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for | ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx |