167th Engineer Combat Battalion

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Welcome to the website of the
167th Engineer Combat Battalion
of World War II
 
This site is about the men and the activities of the 167th Engineer Combat Battalion of World War II. We hope you will find the information submitted by our members and their families interesting and useful.

We add content to the site on as it is submited, so please continue to check back frequently, as new photos, newsletters and stories from veterans of the 167th become available and published to the website.

You can email the organization at the address below if we can be of assistance, and thank you for viewing our site.
 
Sam C. Brown, Jr.
President, 167th Engineer Combat Battalion Association
 

  

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August 2010 Updates

 

The May 2010 Newsletter

courtesy of Debbie Ziegler

(click here)

Alex Lopez WWII PhotoSet 

courtesy of Tony Lopez

 

Photo Set - One (click here)

 

Photo Set - Two (click here)

 

Photo Set - Three (click here)

 

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January 2010 Newsletter

(click here)

 courtesy of Deborah Ziegler

 

Inside there are stories, memories and articles submitted by members and their families. A great read.

Keep Checking for Updates to the Website of the 167th Engineer Combat Battalion.

 

 

 

 

 

Wally Siedler's

Then and Now - Photo

 

 

"The Illustrated History of the 167th Engineer Combat Battalion WWII - European Theater of Operations"

 

This is a collection of daily military reports with photographs added (courtesy of Deb Ziegler) of locations referenced in the reports.

Summer 2010 Newsletter

courtesy of Debbie Ziegler

(click here)

2009 Reunion PhotoSet 

courtesy of Randall Dore and Debbie Ziegler

SEE THE ALL ROSIE'S

 

Photo Set - One (click here)

 

Photo Set - Two (click here)

New Story

from Steve Skroback 

"WWII Memories of the 167th"

 

New Story

from George Smith called,

"Drinking Wine and Taking Up Mines" 

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Smithsonian Magazine Article on the WWII Jeep

(click here)

August 2009

 

Story from George Smith called

"Looking for Stones"

 

Describing incident at

Seille River Crossing, Port sur seille, France

November 10, 1944

 

Updates July 2009

 

2003 French Award "Diploma" to 167th

 "who liberated France and, in doing so, changed the history of the 20th century."

 

Then and Now - Bob Schepis

 

Photos of Bill Heim in Washington, DC with a group of WWII Vets...courtesy of the Stars & Stripes Organization

 

Then and Now - Jesse Hicks

 

Then and Now - Colonel Howard MacCord

 

Photos and Postcard from Frank Wuenschel

courtesy of Gerald Wenschel

 

June2009

3 Photograph Collections from Leo Kalet courtesy of his granddaughter Ms. Samantha Bol.

 

June2009

Tribute to Colonel Howard MacCord

and

Archeological Society of Maryland Award  

 

June2009

 Link to article on the History of the 305th Engineer Combat Battalion with a reference to the assistance provided by the 167th in Crossing the Moselle River.

 

Be sure to check out the Links Page for other great WWII reference sites.  

 

The Battle of Bellegrade, by Richard Cornell

 

Check Out- "Then and Now" Photo Section

PhotoBook from France 2008 courtesy Deborah Z.

New Additions to the Memories and Stories Page