6th Signal Center Liaison Team

I am looking for any and all information on the unit that my grandfather served with: "6th Signal Center Liaison team."

I have his service records which state that he was a T/Sgt Radio Oper Fix Sta 777.

Battles participated were: Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe.

The summary of military Occupation reads as follows:

Supervised twenty men operating a 20 - circuit radio station overseas. Familiar with complete operation of SCR 99 Type radio and SCR 193 type radio, familiar with and supervised maintenance and operation, kept records of all traffic, capable of sending and receiving 40 WPM by teletype indefinitely.

I would like to know what his units role was in Europe during World War II.

There is very little about his unit online.

 

Sounds like a teleprinter operator, mobile variety.

 

My father, Sgt. Charles W. Beem was in the 6th Signal Corp during WWII. I have a booklet written by one of the members that has photos and a history of their role in the war. Please let me know if you are interested and we can discuss it. It is a very interesting story. Their group hit the beaches in Normandy, went through St. Lo, the Fralaise Gap, liberated Paris, through the Battle of the Bulge, across the Ramagden Bridge and into Germany to liberate the concentration camps. A very harrowing experience. Barb

 

My father was also with the 6th Signal Center Liaison Team as a Wire Liaison Chief. His name was Sgt Ernest DuBois. I found a History and Roster booklet Jan. 16, 2011 and can say that it was very surprising like finding a needle in the haystack. It has been great to know what my father was involved in, since he did not offer any information while he was alive. It appears his knowledge of the french language was very useful. It anyone has pictures aside from the ones in this booklet please let me know. I have recently contacted the family of James Dowd who was on the same team and I am waiting to hear from his son.

 

Barb:

I have looked at the booklet you refer to and have found that your father and my father were on the Empire-Mace which landed at Omaha Beach June 9th. I have found a gentleman on this 21 man team who is still alive. We have spoken on the phone and we email each other. I had found a picture of him and my father together and was able to track him down. Greg

 

Greg,

My grandfather is Charles Beem (Barbra is my aunt). I would love to speak/e-mail with someone who knows something about his service. Could you send me a private message so that I could get some contact info? I have a ton of questions....

Thanks!

-Jon

 

Don't know if this will help but the following webpage contains a booklet "History and Roster of the 6th Signal Center Liaison Team"
https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1oagOUz8tHtPhcmZAKDEwFncWsczciK3hX-ZOJi497Pk&pli=1

I am looking for information on the 3257 Signal Service Company command by Capt. Nicholas T. Lampos. Would appreciate any help/

 

Jon:

Send me your email address and I will send you the "Booklet" mentioned.
gfdsurvey@aol.com

Greg

 

My Dad was in 6th Signal Corps, most likely in Normandy during July 4th Battle of the Island. Then Lt. John Raikos, 329th HQ Co. Just found his khaki's w/#6 in blue on left sleeve. He was also in Normandy, DDay+ 12 (Jun. 18th); friends w/Sam Magill, when he captured 20k Germans; St. Malo; liberated Tours, France, and Paris; the Bulge; Neuss; Remagden Bridge; and last U.S. Commander to leave Elbe River; then into Germany (as above) to liberate concentration camps. Best part of his tour, trip to French Riviera late May '45, 10 days.

Listed in Col. Crabill's book, 'The Ragtag Circus', as taking group of men with him each day to run the communication wire - lucky to return each day, as Crabill said: 'the shell with his name on it had not been launched'..

Have a Creative Writing Paper from 1946, telling about Normandy, if interested. My email: ldehenaz "at" gmail "dot" com.

Appreciate any info on more details. Edwin Holt, Capt. Bagley, Sam Magill, Col. Crabill, Dan Gust - among names in 'War Buddies' Album.


Lili (Raikos) Dehen

 

Lili, I edited your email address to make it less spam-friendly. You'll get less junk email that way.

Welcome to the forum. Please feel free to share more about your father's service here on the forum.

 

The Stourport on Severn location is jusr around the corner from me. I have been delving into the US occupation of Cheltenham area for some time now. This whole area was basically part of the US for a while before the invasion.
The movements of this unit fit in nicely with the movement of rest of forces in the area pre Normandy invasion.

HQ sigs for the US forces in UK was established in Cheltenham and this unit would have been at some stage subserviant to that upper HQ I believe. This area is currently still important to the uk for both its tactical and int comms to this day. I am trying to find out the US sigs unit that may have been set up at Boddington nearby if anyone has any links to this...They seem to have been a fixed site working with teleprinters and radio too... How many of these units existed? Anyone have any info please?

 

I have found a book that sheds some light on to what the 6th signal center liaison team did during world war II.

Read chapter 10 about team member 'Bud Berman.' It appears that this unit was a highly specialized communication team that was attached to First US Army HQ.

Allied Looting in World War II: Thefts of Art, Manuscripts, Stamps and ... - Kenneth D. Alford - Google Books

 

Extremely interesting in its own right...Good find.

 

Hello Greg, I am Jon's aunt Barbara and I just found this thread again and am hoping, like Jon, to reach someone who served with my father. He would have been 92 on April 10th of this year so I am sure finding his colleagues will be difficult. I will try emailing you at the address above also but please contact me if you have a way to reach someone from his unit. I would be so grateful.
barb bwood62 "at" msn "dot" com

 

This was such a great find Jon! I purchase it and read it. Thanks, Barb

 

I have collected many websites and stories over the years and also wrote up a couple my dad did tell...which were few. I'll dig them up and send them to anyone who is interested.
barb

 

Barb, if you would like to share your dad's stories, we do have a section of the Forum for that purpose: What Granddad Did in the War. Please free to put your dad's stories there.

I would also encourage you to submit a memorial post in the section: Roll of Honor & Memories. It would be our privilege to have him added as one of our honorees.