862nd Engineers

The 862nd spent 14 months in the UK, before landing in France , where it moved across France to Belgium working on six fields en route. Under constant rain and robot bombs, depot-transport field A-93D was built. Later a PSP field was built and five fighter fields converted for bombers. At one time all US fields in Belgium and Holland were maintained by the 862nd.

937th Engineer Avn. Cam. Bn.

This Camouflage Battalion arrived overseas in Feb 1944 to do extensive camouflage of invasion stockpiles in England. Arriving in Normandy D + 20, engaged in decoy operations to draw enemy fire from aircraft on ALGs. As Luftwaffe impotency reduced camouflage needs, unit operated engineer supply dumps and engaged in airfield construction and maintenance.

R-73 Ergolding S & E 819 01-May-1945 03-May-1945 15-Jun-1945 R-73 R-73 R-74 Oberweisenfeld S & E 825 02-May-1945 02-May-1945 R-74 R-74 R-75 Schleissheim S & E 825 M/B 02-May-1945 02-May-1945 R-75 R-75 R-76 Pocking S & E 850 03-May-1945 03-May-1945 R-76 R-76 R-77 Gablingen S & E 833 F/B 02-May-1945 02-May-1945 R-77 R-77 R-78 Landsberg S & E 833 TAD 06-May-1945 07-May-1945 R-78 R-78 R-79 Schongau S & E 840 03-May-1945 03-May-1945 8-Aug-1945 R-79 R-79 R-80 Salzburg S & E 833 04-May-1945 07-May-1945 R-80 R-80 R-81 Oberpfaffenhofen S & E 833 TAD 04-May-1945 05-May-1945 R-81 R-81 R-82 Munich/Reim S & E 843 TNSPT 05-May-1945 06-May-1945 R-82 R-82 R-83 Muhldorf S & E 819 02-May-1945 04-May-1945 15-Jun-1945 R-83 R-83 R-84 Augsburg S & E 833 01-May-1945 03-May-1945 R-84 R-84 R-85 Munich/Neubiberg F/B 843 15-May-1945 22-Jun-1945 R-85 R-85 R-86 Aibling Bad S & E 825 04-May-1945 04-May-1945 UNKNOWN R-86 R-86 R-87 Horsching S & E 850 F/B 05-May-1945 06-May-1945 R-87 R-87 R-88 Innsbruck S & E 840 04-May-1945 05-May-1945 12-Jul-1945 R-88 R-88 R-89 Pilsen S & E 834 07-May-1945 08-May-1945 5-Jul-1945 R-89 R-89 R-90 Wels S & E 850 07-May-1945 07-May-1945 5-Jul-1945 R-90 R-90 R-91 Erding S & E 819 TAD 825 12-May-1945 15-Aug-1945 R-91 R-91 A-93 Liege/Bierset TNSPT 862 TAD 862 19-Sep-1944 17-Nov-1944 8-Aug-1945 A-93 A-93