Roster

 

Agnew, Dale

Saginaw, MI

Serial# 36596410

    
         

Aja, Jose

La Habra, CA

toniaja@aol.com

Serial # 39568178

  Inducted at Camp Anza, Riverside, CA on Mar. 27, 1943. Assigned on April 3, 1943 to the 246 Combat Engineer Bn., Ft. Lewis, WA. Trained as a demolition specialist, MOS No. 533. Was with the battalion throughout the war. Discharged at Ft. MacArthur, CA on Oct. 12, 1945. Married Toni, June 20, 1948. We have one daughter, Teri; son-in-law Jack Loy Watts II, grandson, Jack Loy Watts III; and granddaughter, Sara Watts. Worked for Los Angeles County Engineer for 35 years as a civil engineer in water resources. Retired and have worked as a consultant to the Department of Public Works for the last 18 years.
         
Beeson, Hugh R.






Serial # 39567817		  

Inducted -March 26, 1943 at Los Angeles, CA.
Battles and campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, & Central Europe.
Awarded Purple Heart medal for wounds sustained in European Theater on Dec. 31, 1944
Date of Separation: Nov. 3, 1945 at Fort Belvoir. VA

         

Badour, Charles

 

Serial # 36591831

   
         
  Burndt, Lt.    
         
  Baucum, Pete    
         

Ciccarelli, Jimmie

Serial# 36592138

 

    
         
 

Ciesla, S Sgt. Edward

 

    
         
  Deceico, Lt.    
         

Denison, Frank Jr.

San Clemente, CA

Serial # 39568088

    
         

Deyarmond, Howard

 

Serial # 36596204

   
         
 

Dodd, Lincoln

Coppersville, MI

Serial # 36391760

    
         
  Emmgard, S Sgt.    
         
 

Faitel, Bob

Milford, MI

Serial # 36592177

    
         
  Gacek, Stanley    
         

George, Ernest (Ernie)

Serial# 39291006

 

   Inducted Apr.3, 1943, Los Angeles, CA. Basic training 246th Combat Engr. Bn, Fort Lewis , WA. Predeployment maneuvers in Eastern Oregon. Landed with Company C at Omaha Beach. Served in France, Belgium, Holland, & Germany. Wounded at Battle of the Bulge Jan.1, 1945. Honorably discharged at Fort McArthur, CA, June 1945. Electronic Technician & Rancher. Died Jan 10, 2001.
         
  Goswick, 1st Sgt. Ernest    
         

Greasehaber, Harold

Eustis, MI

Serial # 36591778

    
         
Grider, Robert    
         

Grundy, Harold

Foley, Alabama

   Was drafted in March, 1943 at age 18. Trained at Fort Lewis, Wa. as Combat Engineer. After training was sent from Ft. Lewis to Camp Mile Standish, Ma, then on to England on January 17, 1944. On June 8, 1944 landed in Normandy and the ETO.
Saw action as bridge builder and combat soldier in Belgium, France, Holland, Luxemburg, and Germany. Helped bridge Roer and Rhine Rivers. Discharged at Camp Atterbury, In. on December 16, 1945. An experience I won't forget.

         
 

Hannahan, John

Detroit, MI

Serial # 36591638

    
         

Harper, Nelson

Cypress, CA

42sirsimon91@ca.it.com

Serial # 39413346

   Drafted March, 1943 in Turlock, California. My physical in Sacramento, California. Inducted at the Presidio at Monterey, California. Honorably discharged at Fort Lewis, Washington, 18 November, 1945. Electronic Systems Engineer and Real Estate Broker.
         
  Harrison, Bill    
         

Hoffman, William

Downey, CA

Serial # 29568081

    
         
  Holton, Lt.    
         
  Kamensky, Joseph    
         

Kohtz, Elmer

 

Serial # 36591839

    
         
 

Komraus, Earl

Allen Park, MI

Serial # 36590853

    
         
  Lawrence, Charles R.
(Killed in Action)		    
         
Lirones, Loren S. "Sammy"    
         

Marriott, Roger

Serial # 39413350

  Drafted March, 1943 in Turlock, CA. Physical in Sacramento, CA. Inducted at Presidio of Monterey, CA. Started training at Fort Lewis, WA, April 1943 in C Company. Went overseas Jan. 1944 to England. Landed on Omaha Beach July, 6, 1944. Went from France to Belgium, to Holland, and then Germany. Entered the Battle of the Bulge, Dec. 18, 1944. On Feb. 27, 1945 stepped on a landmine with ending result of the loss of both legs below the kneees. April 29, 1945 landed in Charleston, SC. Transferred to Bushnell General Army Hospital in Brigham City, UT for surgeries in perparation for artificial legs. Discharged & walked out of Bushnell on Jan.29th 1946. Married my wife, Harriet, in May 1945. Retired from farming in 1980.
         
McDonald, Lt. Edward   Enlisted Ft. Worth, TX 1942. Basic Training, Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Applied & accepted O.C.S. Graduated as a 2nd Lt. Spent some time at Camp Miles Standish, MA. Transferred to the 246th , Ft. Lewis, WA 1943. With the 246th all through campaign. Stayed in the Army Reserves and discharged as a Captain April 1, 1953.
         
 

Marshall, James

Serial # 39567377

    
         

Meyers, Hobart
(with wife, Elta)


Serial # 36591108

  Born 09 03 1924, in Monroe, Michigan
My physical and draft was in Detroit, Michigan on 29 March 1043. Went to Fort Custer, Michigan on 5 April 1943. Then to Fort Lewis, Washington.
         
 

Misiak, Peter

Detroit, MI

Serial # 36591730

    
         
Modi, Michael
   
         
 

Moss, Joe

Carp Lake, MI

Serial # 36591878

 

    
         

Mullineaux, James E.

Peoria, IL

Serial # 37501071

   Drafted into the Army, January 1943. Inducted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Basic training at Fort Custer, Battle Creek, MI where I was wounded. Sent to the 246 Combat Engineer Bn. At Fort Lewis, WA. Discharge November 1945. Was called up for Korea for eight months. Civil Engineer 43 years, last 15 years as manager, highway construction Peoria. IL.
         
 

Nagel, Emil

Largo, FL

Serial # 36592185

    
         
 

Nault, Walter J.

San Diego, CA

Serial # 36591602

    
         
 

Norman, Sgt. James

Serial # 06952660

    
         
  Oja, Capt.    
         

Pastula, Stan

Thousand Oaks, CA

stanleyrose@aol.com

Serial # 36592171

   
         

Payne, William

Lake City, FL

Serial # 36591342


   Inducted in the Army March 30, 1943
Honorably discharged Dec. 2, 1945
Separation at Atterbury, Indiana
         

Priest, John R.

Shepherd, MI

Serial # 36591871

    
         
 

Raughton, S Sgt. Allen

Serial # 06277781

    
         
  Requarth, Lt.    
         
 

Riggs, Luther

Serial # 36591929

    
         
  Romero, Chito    
         
   

Sanderson, William A.

Serial # 36592048

  

Drafted into the Army in 1943 at 18 years old. Trained in Washington & Oregon. Sent to Salisbury Plains, England for additional training. Entered Normandy, France D-Day+3. After VE Day, May 7, 1945, sent to Berlin, Germany for 6 months. Honorably discharged Nov., 1945.
         

Schleutker, Charles M.

Indianapolis, IN

Serial# 36592209

    
         

Schneider, John H.

Enumclaw, WA

Serial # 20940314

   July 1940- Joined WA State Nat'l Guard, Camp Murray, WA: 116th Med Bn., 41st Div Sept..1940- Activated into Regular Army
Feb. 1942-Assigned to 56th Med Bn.
Sept. 1942- Assigned to 133rd Combat Regt. Med Detachment, Fort Lewis, WA
July 1943- Assigned to Basic Training
1943 Ordered to Co. A, 1st Platoon, 246th Combat Engr. Bn, Fort Lewis, WA
D+3 1944- Landed on Omaha Beach, France Oct. 19, 1945- Honorably discharged at Fort Lewis, WA
1984 Retired as 35-yr carpenter.

         
 

Scott, Lt.

Serial # 36591792

    
         
 

Shelp, Howard

Portage, MI

Serial # 36592077

    
         

Shepherd, Ted

Freeland, MI

Serial # 36591897

    
         
 

Snoeberger, Rod

Roseville, MI

Serial # 36591045

    
         

Sorenson, Norman

Florence, OR

Serial # 39205035

   Norman Sorensen shown here in a 1997 photograph with his wife, Margie. Norman died on Aug. 22, 2000 from complications of kidney failure. Norman & Margie were pleased to have been able to attend the May 2000 reunion at Gig Harbor and visit Fort Lewis where he had taken basic training.
         

Steward, Charles

Serial # 39233185


    
         
  Swindle, Lt.    
         
 

Whiting, Charles

Serial # 38148908

    
         

Williams, Leon

Sparks, NV

Serial # 39911877