AUS. Activated 20 October 1942 at Geiger Field, Washington; departed the NYPOE 24 June 1943; arrived in the UK 29 June 1943; landed in France on unknown date; inactivated 20 November 1945 in Germany. As of 1 June 1944 was located at High Halden, Kent, attached to the Central Base Section, SOS ETOUSA. It's CO was Lieutenant Colonel A. M. Jacoby. Strength as of 1 June 1944 was 31 Off and 780 EM.
thank you for the info. it has now started to generate other questions. where do you find this information? what does ....'High Halden, Kent, attached to the Central Base Section, SOS ETOUSA....' mean? the veteran i am researching Tom Albert #38325920, from his separation paper says he was in GO33 WD45 for rhineland and central europe.
thank you for the info. it has now started to generate other questions. where do you find this information? what does ....'High Halden, Kent, attached to the Central Base Section, SOS ETOUSA....' mean? the veteran i am researching Tom Albert #38325920, from his separation paper says he was in GO33 WD45 for rhineland and central europe.
I am working on a gazetteer of the U.S. Army in Britain on 1 June 1944. The locations are from many sources, including the monthly station lists kept by the ETOUSA. High Halden in Kent, is the location of the unit on 1 June 1944. It is a village in Kent, England. It was assigned to the IX Army Air Force Engineer Command, part of the Ninth Air Force, but was attached to the Services of Supply, European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army. It's duties were primarily building airfields.
That may be why I keep seeing an aviation component to this unit on the internet. So they operated out of the uk?
That may be why I keep seeing an aviation component to this unit on the internet. So they operated out of the uk?
Yes, the actual designation was 851st Engineer Battalion (Aviation). They were in England until they deployed to France where they continued to build and maintain airfields for the Ninth Air Force.
