IX Engineer Command

My Dad (1980+) served in C Co., 820th EAB from May 1944 through October 1945, having been shipped to Iceland right from Basic Training at Ft. Belvoir in June 1942 to join the 824th EAB to build the airfields there. Landed at Omaha Beach on D+1.

Glad to see this web site. It has been difficult for my brother John and I to find info on his unit due to the way such units were shifted around in support of the infantry and armored divisions in the ETO.

I have two photos of Joe Kubik taken in 1944-45. They are in my late father's WWII photo album. One photo shows Kubik standing in front of a fireplace in uniform. My father wrote " Joe Kubik Iceland" at the bottom. The other photo, a portrait style, has "Joe Kubik '44' " written on the front.

My father, Lee E.Hatfield, was a rifleman(Pfc.) in the 2nd Battalion, 30th Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division in WWII from 1943 to 1945. I don't know how their paths ever crossed . The 3rd Infantry Division landed in Southern France in August 1944 and wasn't involved in D-Day or the other actions in the north. I don't recall ever hearing Kubik's name mentioned.

In any event, if anyone sees this entry and has an interest in obtaining copies of the photos, please contact me.
Lee Hatfield, Jr.
6 Paula Lane
Waterford, CT. 06385

leehat50@ct.metrocast.net