829th Engineer Aviation Battalion (EAB)

This Battalion was assigned maintenance of a fighter-bomber base at Azelot, France. Although conditions of the field were such that it was apparently a hopeless task, a major reconstruction program was undertaken. The Air Force didn't miss a single mission during a very bad winter, and the finished field was considered one of the very best in the Nancy area.

Aviation Engineers in Mobile Warfare

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• 20 year veteran, M/Sgt. Knowles Freeman, Pensacola, Fla., atop a giant bulldozer. He is a member of the 829th Engineer Construction Company building an airport near Eye, England. (2 Mar 43) Signal Corps Photo: ETO-HQ-43-1626 (Pearson)
• Cpl. Carroll B. Johnson, Port Arthur, Texas, and Pfc. Carroll Davis, Philadelphia, Pa., at work in their Mobile Machine Shop as part of the 829th Engineers, near Eye, England. (2 Mar 43) Signal Corps Photo: ETO-HQ-43-1632 (Pearson)

Unit History

Related Documents

• U.S. Army. 923rd Engineer Aviation Regt. Workin' on Those Airdromes: An Overseas Report From the 923rd Engineer Aviation Regiment: 827th Engineer Battalion, 829th Engineer Battalion, 847th Engineer Battalion, 859th Engineer Battalion. n.p., 1945 41 p. #503-923.1945.