816th Engineers

One of the first bases in Normandy, (A-3) with fighter-bombers operating from it on D + 8. Prior to this invasion-construction, the 8th spent 18 months in England building heavy-bomber bases and training. After Normandy came Le Mans, Cormielles (Oui, Paree), Belgium, Luxembourg and then Germany where eight S and E strips were completed in three days.

818th Engineers

This battalion landed on Utah beach on June 30th, and followed advancing armies through France to Luxembourg and to the Nancy area, engaging in the construction of 18 airfields. In the "Bulge" area, the unit was forced to mine and guard their installations. Y-46 at Aachen was one of the first fields in Germany, and the 818th built 12 S and E strips east of the Rhine.

A-23 Querqueville TNSPT 850 29-Jun-1944 06-Jul-1944 8-Aug-1945 A-23 A-23 A-24 Biniville TNSPT 830 12-Jul-1944 17-Jul-1944 21-Aug-1944 A-24 A-24 A-25 Bolleville TNSPT 833 30-Jul-1944 07-Aug-1944 3-May-1945 A-25 A-25 A-26 Gorges M/B 826 02-Aug-1944 16-Aug-1944 28-Sep-1944 A-26 A-26 A-27 Rennes F/B 820 07-Aug-1944 10-Aug-1944 UNKNOWN A-27 A-27 A-28 Pontorson F/B 819 07-Aug-1944 10-Aug-1944 28-Sep-1944 A-28 A-28 A-29 St. James F/B 825 08-Aug-1944 14-Aug-1944 28-Sep-1944 A-29 A-29 A-30 Courtils TNSPT 834 09-Aug-1944 13-Aug-1944 5-Sep-1944 A-30 A-30 A-31 Gael F/B 850 10-Aug-1944 11-Aug-1944 28-Sep-1944 A-31 A-31 A-32 Number Never Assigned A-32 A-32 A-33 Vannes N/F 850 10-Aug-1944 29-Aug-1944 20-Jun-1945 A-33 A-33 A-34 Gorron F/B 846 14-Aug-1944 27-Aug-1944 4-Nov-1944 A-34 A-34 A-35 Le Mans F/B 816 12-Aug-1944 03-Sep-1944 20-Nov-1944 A-35 A-35 A-36 St. Leonard F/B 846 16-Aug-1944 04-Sep-1944 28-Sep-1944 A-36 A-36 A-37 Lombron F/B 834 18-Aug-1944 03-Sep-1944 28-Sep-1944 A-37 A-37 A-38 Montreuil F/B 820 17-Aug-1944 04-Sep-1944 5-Oct-1944 A-38 A-38 A-39 Chateaudun F/B 833 M/B 832 20-Aug-1944 26-Aug-1944 8-Aug-1945 A-39 A-39 A-40 Chartres F/B 833 M/B 832 TAD 832 21-Aug-1944 26-Aug-1944 A-40 A-40 A-3 Cardonville F/B 816 10-Jun-1944 14-Jun-1944 1-Sep-1944 A-3 A-3 Y-46 Aachen F/B 818 29-Jan-1945 14-Mar-1945 11-May-1945 Y-46 Y-46