After Action Reports

of the
1110th Engineer Combat Group


Transcribed from the original documents in Box 19351 (Engineers ENGP-1110-0.3 1-1-
45 to 2-28-45) of Record Group 407 (Adjutant Generals Office) at National Archives II
in College Park, MD by Wesley J ohnston, son of Walter J ohnston, veteran of Company
B, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division, who participated in the
road work carried out in February 1945.

Edited by Wesley J ohnston (wwjohnston@aol.com). The original spellings and format
are retained in the transcript. Word wrap in which a line of text continues to the next line
is not necessarily as in the original. Most word spacing errors are corrected in the
transcription. If there is any question of accuracy, please contact Wesley J ohnston
(wwjohnston@aol.com) so that the original scanned images can be checked to assure that
the transcript does or does not match the original.

The full report for February 1945 is included. For March 1945, only page 5 is included,
since it refers to elements of 7th Armored Division.
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* AUTH: CG FI RST U. S. ARMY *
* I NI T: A.F.O. *
* DATE: 28 FEBRUARY 1945 *
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A F T E R A C T I O N R E P O R T

MONTH OF FEBRUARY

1945

1 1 1 0 T H E N G I N E E R C O M B A T G R O U P



S E C R E T
HEADQUARTERS
1110TH ENGI NEER COMBAT GROUP
APO 230, U. S. ARMY



T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

SECTI ON I - ENEMY I NTELLI GENCE

SECTI ON I I - OPERATI ONS

SECTI ON I I I - ADMI NI STRATI ON

SECTI ON I V - SUPPLY

3 I ncl osur es:

I ncl osur e No. 1 Over l ay of Ar eas of Responsi bi l i t y.

I ncl osur e No. 2 Uni t J our nal ( Or i gi nal Onl y)

I ncl osur e No. 3 Oper at i ons Map ) Or i gi nal Onl y)



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SECTI ON I

ENEMY I NTELLI GENCE

1. The 1110t h Engi neer Combat Gr oup, i n suppor t of V Cor ps i n BELGI UM and GERMANY
dur i ng t he per i od, had no act ual physi cal enemy cont act , al t hough t he Gr oup was subj ect ed
t o enemy ar t i l l er y f i r e f r omwhi ch bat t l e casual t i es and equi pment l osses wer e suf f er ed.
At 100350A Febr uar y 1945, a shel l ( l at er i dent i f i ed as f r oma 240 mmr ai l r oad gun) l anded
wi t hi n 15 yar ds of t he ent r ance t o t he Gr oup CP i n MALMEDY, BELGI UM. Two men st andi ng
guar d near t he ent r ance wer e ser i ousl y wounded and di ed af t er war ds. Two t r ucks, a 3/ 4 t on
C&R and a 34 t on Weapons Car r i er wer e compl et el y dest r oyed by f i r e and f i ve ot her
vehi cl es r ecei ved mi nor damage.

2. Uni t s of t he Gr oup, whi l e oper at i ng i n assi gned sect or s, came i n cont act wi t h
enemy mi nes. No f l yi ng bombs l anded i n t he ar ea occupi ed by t he Gr oup.

3. Dur i ng t he per i od subor di nat e uni t s per f or med t hei r Engi neer wor k under adver se
weat her condi t i ons. No sabot age of Engi neer wor k or Engi neer equi pment and mat er i al s was
encount er ed.

4. Engi neer I nt el l i gence consi st ed of r out i ne r econnai ssance wi t hi n t he sect or s and
i n advance ar eas f or pr oposed oper at i ons. No change i n i nt el l i gence r ecei ved f r omhi gher
headquar t er s.

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SECTI ON I I

OPERATI ONS

1. The 1110t h Engi neer Combat Gr oup oper at ed as Ar my Engi neer s i n t he vi ci ni t y of
HAMOI R, BELGI UM, f r om1st t o 8t h of per i od wi t h speci al emphasi s on cont r ol of i ce and
dr ai nage of r oads dur i ng t he t haw whi ch began 1 Febr uar y 1945. Al l snow and i ce was gone
by 6 Febr uar y except i n r oad di t ches and pl aces shaded f r omt he sun; al so cont i nued wi t h
sawmi l l oper at i ons; compl et ed dr i ver s school ; compl et ed const r uct i on of 150 f al se bows
f or Assaul t Boat s, and r emoved Bai l ey Bar ge Br i dge at LI EGE, BELGI UM wi t h mi ssi on of
cl ose suppor t of Engi neer Gr oups of V Cor ps. Due t o heavy t r oop movement s i mmedi at el y
f ol l owi ng t he t haw t he r oad beds began t o f ai l , and af t er 8 Febr uar y al l of t he Gr oups'
ef f or t was expended on r epai r of t hese f oundat i on f ai l ur es and keepi ng t he necessar y
r out s open f or t he suppl y and movement of V Cor ps t r oops. Lar ge number s of t r oops and
addi t i onal equi pment was t empor ar i l y at t ached t o assi st i n t hi s mi ssi on.

2. For t he accompl i shment of t hese mi ssi ons t he f ol l owi ng Fi r st Ar my Uni t s wer e
at t ached t o t he Gr oup.

a. 148t h Engi neer Combat Bat t al i on.
b. 164t h Engi neer Combat Bat t al i on.
c. 184t h Engi neer Combat Bat t al i on. ( at chd 15 Feb 45, r el d at chmt 25 Feb)
d. 207t h Engi neer Combat Bat t al i on.
e. 324t h Engi neer Combat Bat t al i on. ( at chd 15 Feb 45, r el d at chmt 22 Feb)
f . 1264t h Engi neer Combat Bat t al i on. ( at chd 15 Feb 45)
g. 1699t h Engi neer Combat Bat t al i on. ( at chd 25 Feb 45)
h. 631st Engi neer Li ght Equi pment Company
i . 966t h Engi neer Mai nt enance Company.
j . 1365t h Engi neer Dump Tr uck Company. ( at chd 16 Feb 45)
k. 1368t h Engi neer Dump Tr uck Company.
l . 42nd QM War Dog Pl at oon ( r el d at chmt 23 Feb 45)

Al so t o assi st i n t he accompl i shment of t hese mi ssi ons t he f ol l owi ng t act i cal
uni t s and addi t i onal vehi cl es and Engi neer equi pment wer e made avai l abl e:

_ATTACHED PERSONNEL_

Uni t Dat e At chd Dat e r el d No of per sonnel
820 TD Bn, Cos A, B, Hq 10 Feb 45 wor ki ng at end of per i od 310
738 Tank Bn, Co B 11 Feb 45 18 Feb 45 68
38 Ar mor ed I nf . 3 Cos. 12 Feb 45 wor ki ng at end of per i od 329
40 Ar mor ed I nf Bn
2
12 Feb 45 wor ki ng at end of per i od 300
87 Cav Rcn Tr oop 12 Feb 45 22 Feb 45 190
23 Ar mor ed I nf Bn, Co C. 16 Feb 45 17 Feb 45 110
48 I nf Regt . 17 Feb 45 27 Feb 45 500
393 I nf ant r y 17 Feb 45 20 Feb 45 544
33 Ar mor ed Engr Bn, Co A. 22 Feb 45 22 Feb 45 170
203 Engr Bn, Co. A. 22 Feb 45 26 Feb 45 165
394 I nf Regt . 22 Feb 45 22 Feb 45 500
814 TD Bat t al i on. 23 Feb 45 27 Feb 45 249

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Shelby Stantons Order of Battle US Army World War II shows that there was no 40th Armored
Infantry Battalion. The reference in the After Action Report is almost certainly to the 48th Armored
Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division. The 7th Armored Division was the source of several of the other
battalions in this list: 38 AIB, 23 AIB, 87 Rcn, 33 Engr, 814 TD.
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ATTACHED VEHI CLES

Uni t Dat e At t ached Dat e Rel i eved No. Tr ucks
429 QM Tr k Co. 11 Feb 45 wor ki ng at end of per i od 15
3808 QM Tr k Co 11 Feb 45 " 26
142 AAA Bn 12 Feb 45 " 20
427 QM Tr k Co 12 Feb 45 " 10
431 QM Tr k Co 12 Feb 45 " 30
440 QM Tr k Co 12 Feb 45 " 30
441 QM Tr k Co 12 Feb 45 " 15
3712 QM Tr k Co 12 Feb 45 " 45
3812 QM Tr k Co 12 Feb 45 " 44
3710 QM Tr k Co 15 Feb 45 " 29
460 AAA Bn 20 Feb 45 " 12
461 AAA Bn 20 Feb 45 " 12
3810 QM Tr k Co 28 Feb 45 " 48


ATTACHED ENGI NEER EQUI PMENT
Uni t No. and t ype of equi pment Dat e at chd Dat e r el d
610 Engr Li ght Equi p Co. 1/ 2 cu yd Shovel 11 Feb 45 wor ki ng at end of per i od
610 Engr Li ght Equi p Co. 1/ 2 cu yd Shovel 12 Feb 45 25 Feb 45.
1053 Engr Por t C. Bn. 3/ 4 cu yd shovel 12 Feb 45 wor ki ng at end of per i od.
1053 Engr Por t C. Bn. 3/ 4 cu yd Cl amshel l 13 Feb 45 wor ki ng at end of per i od.
626 Engr Li ght Equi p Co. 3/ 8 cu yd Qui ckway 11 Feb 45 wor ki ng at end of per i od.
w/ shovel
552 Engr Hvy Pont on Bn 3/ 8 cu yd Qui ckway 17 Feb 45 wor ki ng at end of per i od.
w/ cl amshel l
1056 Engr Por t C Bn. 3/ 4 yd Cl amshel l 17 Feb 45 wor ki ng at end of per i od.
626 Engi neer Li ght Equi p Co. D- 7 Bul l dozer 14 Feb 45 wor ki ng at end of per i od.
1121 Engr Combat Gr oup D- 7 Bul l dozer 15 Feb 45. 25 Feb 45.
610 Engr Li ght Equi p Co. D- 7 Bul l dozer 17 Feb 45. 25 Feb 45.
626 Engr Li ght Equi p Co. R- 4 Bul l dozer 19 Feb 45. wor ki ng at end of per i od.
181 Engr Hvy Pont on Bn. R- 4 Bul l dozer 14 Feb 45. wor ki ng at end of per i od.
181 Engr Hvy Pont on Bn. R- 4 Bul l dozer 19 Feb 45 28 Feb 45.

3. Gener al

a. The Gr oup compl et ed t he const r uct i on of 150 f al se bows f or M- 2 Assaul t Boat s,
and speci al connect i ng post s f or Bai l ey Bar ge Br i dge; r epai r ed Bel gi umBar r acks i n
vi ci ni t y of VI ELSALM, BELGI UM, f or t he 67t h Evacuat i on Hospi t al ; compl et ed t he Dr i ver s
and Mai nt enance School ; and r el eased sawmi l l oper at i ons t o 1128t h Engi neer Combat Gr oup.

( 1) Const r uct i on of 150 f al se bows f or M- 2 Assaul t Boat s on Fi r st U. S. Ar my
J ob Or der No. 78 was compl et ed and bows del i ver ed t o Engi neer Depot E- 8 on 15 Febr uar y
1945.

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( 2) Const r uct i on of speci al connect i ng post s f or Bai l ey Bar ge Br i dge on Fi r st
U. S. Ar my J ob Or der No. 81, by cont r act wi t h a ci vi l i an f i r mwas compl et ed and post s
del i ver ed t o Engi neer Depot E- 8, 8 Febr uar y 1945.
( 3) Repai r of Bel gi umBar r acks i n vi ci ni t y of VI ELSALM, BELGI UM f or t he 67t h
Evacuat i on Hospi t al was di scont i nued 3 Febr uar y 1945. Repai r s wer e pr act i cal l y compl et e
except f or i nst al l at i on of gl ass wi ndows.

( 4) The Dr i ver s and Mai nt enance School was cont i nued unt i l 4 Febr uar y 1945 at
whi ch t i me 31 dr i ver s f r omt he 582nd Engi neer Dump Tr uck Company and 76 dr i ver s f r omt he
1368t h Engi neer Dump Tr uck Company compl et ed t he f ul l cour se and r ecei ved di pl omas as
qual i f i ed dr i ver s. At t he t er mi nat i on of t he school , t r ucks of t he 1368t h Engi neer Dump
Tr uck Company wer e r et ur ned t o t he uni t , and t he uni t became oper at i onal on 6 Febr uar y
1945.

( 5) Sawmi l l Oper at i on. El even ( 11) mi l l s wer e bei ng oper at ed by t he gr oup at
begi nni ng of per i od, pr oduci ng 3" br i dge t i mber s. t he mi l l s wer e t r ansf er r ed t o t he
1128t h Engi neer Combat Gr oup at 070800A Feb 45 f or oper at i on.

b. Road Mai nt enance.

( 1) The r oad condi t i ons t hr oughout t he Gr oup ar ea wer e cr i t i cal and t he
maxi mumef f or t on t he par t of at t ached uni t s wer e r equi r ed at al l t i mes on r oad
mai nt enance. Snow and i ce di f f i cul t i es exper i enced dur i ng t he pr evi os per i od wer e
vi r t ual l y ended on 1 Feb 45 when t he t emper at ur e r ose suf f i ci ent l y f or a gener al t haw
subsequent l y causi ng dr ai nage of r oads t o be a maj or pr obl emand maxi mumef f or t was
pl aced sol el y on r oad dr ai nage up unt i l 7 Febr uar y 1945.

( 2) Under t he heavy ar mor ed and const ant suppl y t r af f i c of V Cor ps uni t s,
Rout e No. N- 23 began t o f ai l on 7 Febr uar y 1945, par t i cul ar l y bet ween TROI S PONTS,
STVELOT, and MALMEDY east t o J unct i on N- 32. I mmedi at e act i on was necessar y on t hese
sect i ons. Repai r s wer e accompl i shed by usi ng r ubbl e t o f i l l t he hol es and addi t i onal
emphasi s pl aced on dr ai nage. Dur i ng t he next t hr ee days, f ai l ur es appear ed on al l r out es;
some becomi ng i mpassabl e t o anyt hi ng but l i ght t r af f i c. I t was necessar y t o cl ose Rout e
N- 29 ( REMOUCHAMPS t o SPA) and N- 28 ( EUPEN sout h t o J unct i on N- 27) t o al l mi l i t ar y
t r af f i c.

( 3) On 10 Febr uar y 1945, Gr oup moved t o MALMEDY, BELGI UM and assumed
r esponsi bi l i t y f or keepi ng Ar my r oad net open as shown on at t ached Over l ay No 1.
( I ncl osur e No. 1) i n cl ose suppor t of V Cor ps.
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The pl aci ng of r ock and dr ai nage wor k t hen
i ncr eased t o 24 hour cont i nuous oper at i on usi ng al l t he avai l abl e shovel s t o l oad r ubbl e
and r ock f r ompi t s. Ar r angement s wer e made t o shi p r ock by r ai l i nt o FRANCORCHAMPS and
DOLHAI N and f or addi t i onal shovel s and t r ucks. Shovel s wer e pl aced i n t he most conveni ent
pi t s wher e sui t abl e r ock was avai l abl e, and t he at t empt was made t o hol d t hese r oad by
pr oper dr ai nage and gener ous addi t i on of r ock, but each passi ng day i ndi cat ed a l osi ng
bat t l e. Wi t h t he heavy t r af f i c on N- 32 i t became i mpassabl e east of WAI MES, BELGI UM, and
t r af f i c was r out ed over N- 27 t o ROBERTVI LLE, t hen East t o ELSENBORN. Two days of t r af f i c
and t hi s r oad became i mpassabl e al so.

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The area shown on the overlay is bounded by St. Vith-Vielsalm-Stavelot-Spa-Eupen-Monschau-
Butgenbach-St. Vith and includes N-31, N-27, N-32, and N-23.
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( 4) On 17 Febr uar y 1945, t he Gr oup Road Net r esponsi bi l i t y was r educed as
shown on at t ached over l ay No. 2 ( I ncl osur e No. 1) , wi t h Gr oup havi ng t he mi ssi on of
openi ng N- 31, EUPEN t o MONSCHAU, unnumber ed Rout e MONSCHAU t o BUTGENBACH, and N- 32,
BUTGENBACH t o DOM BUTGENBACH, t he mi ni mumr oad r equi r ement necessar y f or V Cor ps t o
suppl y t hei r f or war d uni t s i n t he at t ack. The unnumber ed r out e and N- 32 wer e kept open t o
l i mi t ed t r af f i c; N- 31 cl osed t o al l t r af f i c and a f ul l scal e cor dur oyi ng pr oj ect st ar t ed.
Var i ous met hods of l ayi ng cor dur oy wer e used. On t he sof t est r oad beds 3 t o 6 st r i nger s
wer e used and on mor e sol i d f oundat i on, cor dur oy was l ai d wi t hout st r i nger s. Logs wer e
t i ed t oget her by No. 10 wi r e or cover ed wi t h somer f el d mat whi ch was nai l ed t o t he l ogs;
and some by t he combi nat i on of t he t wo. Al l cor dur oy was cover ed f r om6" t o 12" of r ock
as shown on phot os ( pages 8, 10, and 11) . At t he end of t he per i od N- 32 had one l ane of
cor dur oy compl et e, but due t o r equi r ement s of const r uct i on t r af f i c, i t was st i l l cl osed
t o gener al t r af f i c. Rout e MONSCHAU t o DOM BUTGENBACH was open and i n f ai r condi t i on.

( 5) Dur i ng t he per i od a t ot al of 22, 763 yar ds of si ngl e l ane cor dur oy was
const r uct ed, of whi ch 3, 485 yar ds wer e l ai d bet ween BUTGENBACH and MALMEDY but abandoned
on Ar my Or der bef or e i t was cover ed wi t h r ock, l eavi ng a t ot al of 19, 278 yar ds or
appr oxi mat el y 5. 5 mi l es of t wo l ane f i r st cl ass cor dur oy r oad const r uct ed and car r yi ng
t r af f i c.

( 6) Rock haul ed and pl aced on t he r oad dur i ng t he per i od was as f ol l ows:

( a) Abr asi ves 3, 308 cubi c yar ds haul ed and st ockpi l ed
dur i ng t he f i r st 9 days of per i od.

( b) Shal e and quar r i ed r ock 58, 741

( c) Shi pped i n by r ai l 8, 315

( d) Cr ushed 3, 295

( e) Rubbl e 1, 340

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74, 729 cubi c yar ds t ot al .

Thi r t een shovel s wer e empl oyed, f our wi t h cl amshel l at t achment s, unl oadi ng f r omr ai l r oad
car s at seven di f f er ent si di ngs SPA, FRANCORCHAMPS, DOLHAI N, EUPEN, WAI MES, WEYWERTZ,
i n BELGI UM, and MONSCHAU, i n GERMANY. As t he wor k ar ea moved f or war d, unl oadi ng si t es
wer e changed t o secur e t he mi ni mumhaul f or t he r ock. Ni ne mor e shovel s wer e used f or
l oadi ng shal e and r ock f r ompi t s devel oped at conveni ent l ocat i ons t hr oughout t he ar ea.
One 1/ 2 cubi c yar d shovel l oaded 2, 044 cubi c yar ds of shal e i n a 24 hour per i od. 336
at t ached 2- Ton Car go Tr ucks, i n addi t i on t o t he or gani c t wo Engi neer Dump Tr uck
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( 7) The l ar ger uni t s of t he at t ached per sonnel wer e empl oyed i n cut t i ng and
l ayi ng cor dur oy; t he smal l er uni t s wer e used i n i mpr ovi ng dr ai nage on r oads and unl oadi ng
and spr eadi ng r ock. Al l wor k was super vi sed by of f i cer s and NCO' s of t he r egul ar at t ached
bat t al i ons. At t he t i me of peak const r uct i on, 10, 000 l ogs wer e bei ng cut and l ai d per day
by each bat t al i on.

c. Quar r y Oper at i ons.

The t wo r ock cr ushi ng uni t s wer e moved f r omBARVAUX and REGNE, BELGI UM t o
MONSCHAU, GERMANY and WEYWERTZ, BELGI UM r espect i vel y and put i nt o oper at i on f or V Cor ps.
Due t o t he l ar ge amount of r ock needed by t he at t ached uni t s and t he l i mi t ed capaci t y of
t he cr usher s t hey wer e not oper at ed 100%of t he t i me, i n or der t o make mor e shovel s
avai l abl e t o l oad pi t r un mat er i al , t her ef or e V Cor ps r ecei ved ver y l i t t l e r ock f r omt he
cr usher s dur i ng t he per i od.

d. Di smant l i ng of Bai l ey Bar ge Br i dge, LI EGE, BELGI UM.

The Bai l ey Bar ge Br i dge at LI EGE, BELGI UM was di smant l ed dur i ng t he per i od and
t he f i xed par t s del i ver ed t o Engi neer Depot E- 7 and f l oat i ng par t s t o Engi neer Depot E- 8.

e. No br i dges wer e const r uct ed dur i ng t he per i od.

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[ Phot ogr aph i n or i gi nal t ext , not i ncl uded i n t hi s t r anscr i pt i on]

N- 31 EUPEN TO MONSCHAU
ROAD BEFORE FAI LURE


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N- 31 EUPEN TO MONSCHAU
ROAD AFTER FAI LURE


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[ Phot ogr aph i n or i gi nal t ext , not i ncl uded i n t hi s t r anscr i pt i on]

N- 31 EUPEN TO MONSCHAU
SHOWI NG CORDUROY LAI D FOR ONE LANE WI TH NO ROCK 207TH ENGI NEER COMBAT BN


[ Phot ogr aph i n or i gi nal t ext , not i ncl uded i n t hi s t r anscr i pt i on]

N- 31 EUPEN TO MONSCHAU
CORDUROY: ONE LANE COMPLETE; SECOND LANE UNDER CONSTRUCTI ON BY 207TH ENGR C BN


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N- 31 EUPEN TO MONSCHAU ( Fr omt he Ai r )
CORDUROY: ONE LANE COMPLETE. LOGS DI STRI BUTED FOR 2ND LANE: 207 ENGR C BN.


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N- 31 EUPEN TO MONSCHAU
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ADMI NI STRATI ON

1. Headquar t er s and Headquar t er s Company, 1110t h Engi neer Combat Gr oup cont i nued t o
occupy bi l l et s at HAMOI R, BELGI UM f r om1 Febr uar y 1945 t o 9 Febr uar y 1945. Mor al e of t he
t r oops cont i nued excel l ent . Accomodat i ons wer e suf f i ci ent and al l per sonnel wer e under
cover . St oves wer e made avai l abl e and suf f i ci ent coal was obt ai ned t o mai nt ai n l i vabl e
condi t i ons. On 9 Febr uar y 1945, Headquar t er s and Headquar t er s Company moved t o MALMEDY,
BELGI UM. The ent i r e headquar t er s wer e bi l l et ed i n t he E. S. M. A. bui l di ng and accomodat i ons
wer e t he best encount er ed by t he gr oup si nce i t s ar r i val on t he cont i nent . The bui l di ng
was a gr ay st ucco bui l di ng wi t h spaci ous quar t er s. Cent r al heat i ng, el ect r i c l i ght s and
r unni ng wat er f aci l i t i es wer e i nt act . A shower poi nt was set up near by and was avai l abl e
t o al l per sonnel . Thi s bui l di ng was f or mer l y occupi ed by t he Ger mans and used as a
headquar t er s.

2. On 10 Febr uar y 1945, t he Headquar t er s Company l ost t wo men as a r esul t of enemy
act i on when a shel l hi t wi t hi n a f ew yar ds of t he CP; one ot her man was wounded. The man
wounded was Pf c J ohn Wi nel and, 33828710, who was awar ded t he pur pl e hear t . The men ki l l ed
i n act i on wer e:

Pr i vat e Fi r st Cl ass J ames H. Par sons, 38371647
Pr i vat e Thomas N. Fenney, 31335986

The l oss of t hese men was gr eat l y f el t by al l member s of t he Gr oup Headquar t er s as t hey
wer e except i onal sol di er s.

3. The f ol l owi ng r ei nf or cement s wer e r ecei ved by Headquar t er s Company on 24 Febr uar y
1945 f r omt he 3r d Rei nf or cement Depot . "

Cor por al Thomas McFar l and, J r . , 35172956
Pr i vat e Geor ge J . J ancki l a, 10601729

4. Passes t o Par i s and Br ussel s wer e made avai l abl e and Headquar t er s and Headquar t er s
Company was al l ocat ed 2 of f i cer s and 2 enl i st ed men. On 28 Febr uar y 1945, a quot a of
l eaves and f ur l oughs t o Gr eat Br i t ai n was al l ocat ed t o t he Gr oup. One of f i cer and t en men
of t he Gr oup and i t s at t ached uni t s compr i sed t he f i r st cont i ngent . One man f r omGr oup
Headquar t er s was i ncl uded i n t he quot a. Movi es wer e al so made avai l abl e dur i ng t he mont h,
but due t o t he l ack of spar e par t s f or t he pr oj ect or , and i n spi t e of much i mpr ovi si ng on
t he par t of t he Speci al Ser vi ce Of f i cer and hi s assi st ant , t hey wer e not of t he hi gh
qual i t y t hat had pr evi ousl y been enj oyed.

5. Rel i gi ous ser vi ces wer e made avai l abl e t o al l per sonnel . Pr ot est ant ser vi ces wer e
not as f r equent as nor mal l y, due t o t he l oss of t he Gr oup Pr ot est ant Chapl ai n. However ,
t hr ough t he ef f or t s of t he Cat hol i c Chapl ai n and a near by Pr ot est ant Chapl ai n, some
ser vi ces wer e ar r anged.

6. The st r engt h of t he Gr oup Headquar t er s and Headquar t er s Company, 1110t h Engi neer
Combat Gr oup on 28 Febr uar y 1945 was 16 of f i cer s and 64 enl i st ed men. Rost er s of of f i cer s
and enl i st ed men ar e as f ol l ows:

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HEADQUARTERS
1110TH ENGI NEER COMBAT GROUP
APO 230, U. S. ARMY

28 Febr uar y 1945.

ROSTER OF OFFI CERS

Col onel J OHN T. O' NEI LL 0 269 006 CE Commandi ng Of f i cer
Lt Col ALLAN F. OLSON 0 329 631 CE Execut i ve Of f i cer
Maj or ALLEN H. BOULDI N 01 101 342 CE I nt el l i gence St af f Of f i cer
Maj or NATHAN B. BLUESTONE 0 488 590 MC Gr oup Sur geon
Maj or ALLEN J ONES, J R. 0 366 310 CE Opns and Tng St af f Of f i cer
Maj or TURE E. OTHMAN 0 366 219 CE Assi st ant S- 2, I - E Of f i cer
Maj or ADOLPH C. TOPI NKA 0 346 152 CE Suppl y and Evac St af f Of f i cer
Capt ai n BRYCE BLACK 0 284 246 CE Assi st ant S- 3
Capt ai n CHARLES R. CRAI G 01 105 365 CE Assi st ant S- 3
Capt ai n FRANCI S J . HAGAN 01 101 469 CE Assi st ant S- 4
Capt ai n J OHN S. SHALALA 01 100 762 CE Assi st ant S- 2
Capt ai n THEODORE C. PAWLOWI CZ 0 481 318 Ch Gr oup Chapl ai n ( C)
Capt ai n WI LLI AM SI LVERSTEI N 0 349 920 DC Gr oup Dent al Sur geon
1st Lt RALPH E. BEAULI EU 01 303 819 CE Adj ut ant ( S- 1)
1st Lt NATHAN SHAPI RO 01 112 434 CE CO, Headquar t er s Company
1st Lt J OHN H. ASHBAUGH 01 643 556 CE Communi cat i ons Of f i cer


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ROSTER OF ENLI STED MEN

HEADQAURTERS COMPANY, 1110TH ENGI NEER COMBAT GROUP
APO 230
28 Febr uar y 1945

GRADE NAME SERI AL NUMBER

M/ Sgt Dunl ap, Paul O. 38 113 211
M/ Sgt Gr ei der , Donal d E. 20 604 005
M/ Sgt Hawki ns, Mal col mF. 20 617 639
M/ Sgt Wi l l i ams, Fr eder i ck E. 35 332 105
1st / Sgt St onebr ook, Wi l l i amN. 35 006 857
T/ Sgt Fer r o, Fr anci sco F. 39 844 963
T/ Sgt Kel l eher , Thomas C. 37 372 096
T/ Sgt Tor t or a, Ant hony 32 601 267
S/ Sgt Lar sen, Andr ew J . 32 686 511
S/ Sgt Lor d, Ri char d A. 35 396 938
S/ Sgt Rooks, Wi l l i am 38 385 437
S/ Sgt Vent ur a, J ohn 32 686 705
S/ Sgt Wenczel , Mar t on W. 32 686 451
Sgt Br own, Rodney C. 31 388 064
Sgt Kost el ny, Andr ew J r . 35 385 750
Sgt Koza, Car l W. 35 235 177
Sgt Sacco, Cosi mo T. 13 188 448
Tec 4 Cook, Gl ynn F. 35 645 807
Tec 4 Fr eel and, Wi l l i amR. 14 132 607
Tec 4 Ni chol s, Gl enn D. 38 357 338
Tec 4 O' Nei l l , J oseph A. 33 311 806
Tec 4 Rush, Owen 37 407 198
Tec 4 Smi t h, Gor don W. 32 685 528
Cpl Al br ect h, Geor ge F. 32 484 366
Cpl Car ney, J oseph L. 32 484 781
Cpl Honner , Gl enn A. 35 539 366
Cpl McFar l and, Thomas F. J r . 35 172 956
Tec 5 Bal l , Thomas A. 31 362 072
Tec 5 Br ost r om, Wal t er G. 32 755 202
Tec 5 Cummi ngs, J ohn W. 31 362 235
Tec 5 Davi s, Char l es W. 35 896 770
Tec 5 Head, Char l es F. 39 130 368
Tec 5 J ohnson, Sher man W. 37 581 022
Tec 5 McCl i nt ock, J oseph J . 32 484 826
Tec 5 O' Keef e, Ger al d J . 31 348 236
Tec 5 Pi er ce, Wi l l i amH. 32 600 755
Tec 5 Si mmons, El mer E. 38 445 632
Tec 5 Spat ol a, J ames 32 600 768
Tec 5 St udl ey, Wi l l i amR. 32 484 947
Tec 5 St uar t , Del ber t W. 37 216 216
Tec 5 Wi encek, J ohn F. 20 17 231
Tec 5 Zwi ck, Col eman D. 35 053 239


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GRADE NAME SERI AL NUMBER

Pf c Bi shop, Har r y H. 39 545 198
Pf c Cal l ahan, Wi l l i amJ . J r . 31 340 062
Pf c Densmor e, Rober t J . 36 890 073
Pf c Hannum, Chandl er J r . 32 485 363
Pf c Hanchar , Geor ge A. 35 576 962
Pf c Kni ght , Paul A. 35 535 005
Pf c Mel anson, Al ber t J . J r . 31 351 364
Pf c Mor se, Eugene T. 31 323 265
Pf c Penner , Har ol d M. 13 101 774
Pf c Shepher d, Edwar d 35 787 251
Pf c Wat son, Edwar d H. 32 485 446
Pf c Wi l son, Lest er G. 37 247 206
Pf c Wi nel and, J ohn S. 33 828 710
Pf c Wol per t , Ri char d F. 31 348 315
Pvt Desmond, J oseph F. 31 323 238
Pvt J ancki l a, Geor ge J . 10 601 729
Pvt St r auss, Nat han 32 485 484
Pvt Tayl or , Rober t J . 32 600 993
Pvt Tempone, Loui s M. 33 578 393
Pvt Tr ampel , Kur t E. 36 811 666
Pvt Wi l l et t e, Lel and P. 31 348 264

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SUPPLY

1. Suppl y Admi ni st r at i on:

a. Wat er act i vi t i es:
Out put
Oper at i ng Uni t WP No. Locat i on Dat e Opened Dat e Cl osed ( Gal s)
148t h Engr C Bn 19 K 383191 25 Dec 44 6 Feb 45 18095
207t h Engr C Bn 23 K 389038 17 J an 45 6 Feb 45 44885
164t h Engr C Bn 10 K 434054 18 J an 45 6 Feb 45 52900
164t h Engr C Bn 18 P 700870 5 Feb 45 11 Feb 45 48080
184t h Engr C Bn 26 K 735085 16 Feb 45 24 Feb 45 14885
148t h Engr C Bn 45 K 708005 9 Feb 45 27 Feb 45 101110
164t h Engr C Bn 10 K 795061 10 Feb 45 Oper at i ng 77675
207t h Engr C Bn 24 K 769257 10 Feb 45 Oper at i ng 42535
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TOTAL- - - - - - - - - - - - - 400165 gal .

2. Pr i nci pal Suppl y Accompl i shment s.

a. An emer gency r epai r t eamequi pped wi t h emer gency r epai r t r uck, has been di spat ched
each day t o t hi s headquar t er s f r omt he 966t h Engi neer Mai nt enance Company f or t he pur pose
of mai nt ai ni ng Engi neer equi pment wi t hi n t he Gr oup. Cont i nuous i nspect i ons wer e made and
r epai r s made on t he j ob.

b. The pr ocur ement of t i r e chai ns f or at t ached uni t s was compl et ed. A t ot al of 411
t i r e chai ns of var i ous si zes wer e manuf act ur ed by l ocal concer ns. Due t o t he shor t age of
chai ns i n nor mal channel s t hi s pr oj ect was appr oved by hi gher headquar t er s.

c. I t was necessar y t o pr ocur e l ar ge quant i t i es of cr ushed r ocks, l ogs f or l ayi ng
cor dur oy, chesspal i ng, somer f el d t r ack, and l umber t o r epai r r oads i n assi gned ar ea. The
Gr oup S- 4 made necessar y ar r angement s wi t h hi gher headquar t er s t o get t he l ar ge amount s
of r equi r ed mat er i al s t o accompl i sh assi gned mi ssi ons. Dur i ng t he cr i t i cal per i od of r oad
r epai r t he gr oup had a l ar ge number of non- engi neer uni t s assi gned f or t he pur pose of
assi st ance on wor k i n t he Gr oup assi gned ar ea of r esponsi bi l i t y. Due t o t he l ar ge number
of t r oops wor ki ng i t was necessar y t o obt ai n ext r a hand t ool s, shovel s, axes, pi cks,
saws, and sl edges.

d. Dur i ng t he mont h t wo new Engi neer Combat Bat t al i ons and an Engi neer Dump Tr uck
Company wer e at t ached t o t he Gr oup. Thei r shor t ages of T/ E equi pment wer e wor ked on and
al l shor t ages of maj or i t ems wer e obt ai ned.

e. Repl acement of evacuat ed vehi cl es and new al l owances of vehi cl es under T/ O and E
changes wer e ef f ect ed.

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f . Mot or vehi cl e mai nt enance was st r essed. A dai l y deadl i ne r epor t was submi t t ed t o
t he Gr oup Mot or Of f i cer and he act ed as a l i ai son bet ween t he uni t s and t he Or dnance Uni t
ser vi ci ng t hi s Gr oup. An or dnance t eamwas obt ai ned t o assi st t he 1365t h Engi neer Dump
Tr uck Company i n checki ng 48 new 2t on 6x6 dump t r ucks. Dr i ver s mai nt enance books wer e
di st r i but ed t o each dr i ver i n t he Gr oup. These books pr epar ed by t he Engi neer , Fi r st
Uni t ed St at es Ar my, set up a syst emof 1st Echel on mai nt enance spr ead over t he per i od of
one mont h so t hat al l necessar y checks ar e made at l east once.

g. The school f or Mot or Mai nt enance and dr i ver s whi ch was begun i n J anuar y ended on 4
Febr uar y 1945. Gr aduat i on exer ci ses wer e hel d by t he di r ect or and di pl omas wer e pr esent ed
by t he Gr oup Commander .

h. Ther e i s an acut e shor t age of t i r e pat chi ng mat er i al s and br ake hose. The l ack of
hot pat ches i s ser i ousl y af f ect i ng t he combat ef f i ci ency of t hi s Gr oup. Ri ngs, ant i -
ai r cr af t , and gr ound mount s f or machi ne gun, cal . . 50 have been shor t but ar e bei ng made
up by Or dnance.

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( si gned)
J OHN T. O' NEI LL,
Col onel , Cor ps of Engi neer s,
Commandi ng.


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[ Map over l ay i n or i gi nal t ext , not i ncl uded i n t hi s t r anscr i pt i on]

1 1 1 0 E N G I N E E R C O M B A T G R O U P
OVERLAY TO ACCOMPANY AFTER ACTI ON REPORT
AREAS OF RESPONSI BI LI TY AS OF 10 & 17 FEBRUARY 1945
Map Ref er ence: GSGS 4042, Sheet 3 and 6
Scal e: 1: 250, 000

[ Legend shows col or s f or boundar i es and r oads mai nt ai ned]

The following page is page 5 from the
March 1945 After Action Report.
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Al so t o assi st i n t he accompl i shment of t hese mi ssi ons t he f ol l owi ng t act i cal uni t s
and addi t i onal vehi cl es and engi neer equi pment wer e avai l abl e:


_ATTACHED PERSONNEL_
No.
Uni t Dat e At chd. Dat e Rel d. Per sonnel

820 TD Bn, Cos A, B, Hq 10 Feb 45 4 Mar ch 45 310
38 Ar mor ed I nf . 3 Cos. 12 Feb 45 1 Mar ch 45 329
40 Ar mor ed I nf Bn
4
12 Feb 45 1 Mar ch 45 300

ATTACHED VEHI CLES

Uni t Dat e At chd. Dat e Rel d. No. Tr ucks

427 QM Tr uck Company 12 Feb 45 8 Mar ch 45 10
429 QM Tr uck Company 11 Feb 45 8 Mar ch 45 23
429 QM Tr uck Company 24 Mar 45 28 Mar ch 45 30
431 QM Tr uck Company 12 Feb 45 8 Mar ch 45 30
440 QM Tr uck Company 12 Feb 45 6 Mar ch 45 30
441 QM Tr uck Company 12 Feb 45 6 Mar ch 45 15
3710 QM Tr uck Company 15 Feb 45 14 Mar ch 45 40
3808 QM Tr uck Company 11 Feb 45 8 Mar ch 45 26
3810 QM Tr uck Company 28 Feb 45 2 Mar ch 45 48
3812 QM Tr uck Company 12 Feb 45 11 Mar ch 45 44
142 AAA Bat t al i on 12 Feb 45 8 Mar ch 45 24
460 AAA Bat t al i on 20 Feb 45 8 Mar ch 45 12
461 AAA Bat t al i on 20 Feb 45 8 Mar ch 45 12

ATTACHED ENGI NEER EQUI PMENT
Uni t No. and Type of Equi pment Dat e At chd. Dat e Rel d.
626 Engr Lt Equi p Co 3/ 8 cu yd Qui ckway w/ shovel 11 Feb 45 16 Mar 45
626 Engr Lt Equi p Co D- 7 Bul l dozer 14 Feb 45 7 Mar 45
626 Engr Lt Equi p Co R- 4 Bul l dozer 19 Feb 45 8 Mar 45
626 Engr Lt Equi p Co 8 cu yd Car r yal l Scr aper 25 Mar 45 Wor ki ng at end of per i od
626 Engr Lt Equi p Co Le Tour neau Tr act or Cr ane 25 Mar 45 Wor ki ng at end of per i od
627 Engr Lt Equi p Co 8 cu yd Car r yal l Scr aper 23 Mar 45 Wor ki ng at end of per i od

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4
Shelby Stantons Order of Battle US Army World War II shows that there was no 40th Armored
Infantry Battalion. The reference in the After Action Report is almost certainly to the 48th Armored
Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division. The 7th Armored Division was the source of several of the other
battalions in the February and March lists: 38 AIB, 23 AIB, 87 Rcn, 33 Engr, 814 TD.