859th Engineers

This Battalion completed a heavy-bomber station in England in time for it to be used in support of the Normandy invasion. Shortly after arrival in France, it constructed an ALG at Luxeuil, the first airfield in France to be built by Negro troops. Since then it has been employed in the maintenance of many fields and the construction of an OAF field near Frankfurt.

861st Engineers

Activated Jan 1943, although it had been trained since Oct 1942 as 1st Battalion of the 924th Regiment. This unit arrived in England May 1943 and proceeded to replace hundreds of acres of apple orchards with a heavy-bomber field by Feb 1944. Since then it has been engaged in maintenance of 8th A.F. fields.

R-49 Hailfingen F/B 71 25-Apr-1945 30-Apr-1945 11-Jul-1945 R-49 R-49 R-50 Stuttgart/Echterdingen F/B 819 F/B 71 M/B 25-Apr-1945 07-May-1945 CANCELLED R-50 R-50 R-51 Cazaux/Bordeaux NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE R-51 R-51 R-52 Leipzig/Mockau S & E 818 27-Apr-1945 27-Apr-1945 15-Jun-1945 R-52 R-52 R-53 Zwickau S & E 818 03-May-1945 04-May-1945 15-Jun-1945 R-53 R-53 R-54 Landsberg/East STORAGE IX AFSC UNKNOWN R-54 R-54 R-55 Salzwedel S & E 851 03-May-1945 03-May-1945 5-Jul-1945 R-55 R-55 R-56 Nordholz F/B 846 16-May-1945 11-Jun-1945 R-56 R-56 R-57 Bremerhaven LIAS 846 16-May-1945 16-May-1945 R-57 R-57 R-58 Friedrichshafen S & E 71 02-May-1945 04-May-1945 UNKNOWN R-58 R-58 R-59 Leipheim TAD 818 CANCELLED R-59 R-59 R-60 Neuburg CONSTRUCTION DEFERRED R-60 R-60 R-61 Eutingen S & E 71 24-Apr-1945 27-Apr-1945 UNKNOWN R-61 R-61 R-62 Mengen S & E 71 24-Apr-1945 25-Apr-1945 UNKNOWN R-62 R-62 R-63 Wieden S & E 834 23-Apr-1945 25-Apr-1945 15-Jun-1945 R-63 R-63 R-64 Cham S & E 834 26-Apr-1945 27-Apr-1945 15-Jun-1945 R-64 R-64 R-65 Risstissen S & E 840 27-Apr-1945 27-Apr-1945 15-Jun-1945 R-65 R-65 R-66 Regensburg/Prufening S & E 850 27-Apr-1945 28-Apr-1945 R-66 R-66 R-67 Memmingen S & E 840 29-Apr-1945 29-Apr-1945 R-67 R-67 R-68 Straubing S & E 850 F/B 850 F/B 30-Apr-1945 30-Apr-1945 R-68 R-68 R-69 Landau S & E 850 01-May-1945 01-May-1945 R-69 R-69 R-70 Kaufbeuren S & E 840 F/B 30-Apr-1945 01-May-1945 R-70 R-70 R-71 Lechfeld H/B 833 CANCELLED R-71 R-71 R-72 Furstenfeldbruck S & E 825 02-May-1945 02-May-1945 CANCELLED R-72 R-72 Y-8 Luxeuil F/B CONSTR BY ENGR COMD MTO 1-Jun-1945 Y-8 Y-8 Boreham