Entry: 28048
Subject: NEW 76TH. ENGR. SITE
Bob Brown wrote on September 5, 2002
City and State:
Unit: 76TH.ENGR.BN.
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: Welcome to the 76th. Engr. New Web Site.
Share stories,find old buddies,share photos.
Come make this a great site. Your site.
Bob 9/5/02
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Entry: 27011
Subject: NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS
Roy Hendra wrote on July 17, 2002
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City and State: TOMS RIVER NJ
Unit: 76TH ENGR. BN. COMPANY C 1950/52
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS: dhendra1@comcast.net
(captroy@aol.com is no longer in service)
Keywords: left Okinawa July 1950 on the Shinko Maru
Entry: 26921
Subject: NEW ADDRESS
Billy G. Condra wrote on July 13, 2002
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City and State: EL CAJON CA
Unit: H-S CO 76TH ENG'S
Service or Relationship: -
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Entry: 26357
Subject: 76TH CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS
Walter (Lee) Holloway wrote on June 18, 2002
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City and State: MS
Unit: CO B
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: Looking for anyone serving at Camp Eiler in 68-69
Keywords: Looking for Eugene J Fix So Dakota
Entry: 26007
Subject: LOCATION OF 76TH ENGR CONST. BN
Roy F. Miller wrote on June 4, 2002
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City and State: CINCINNATI OH
Unit: COMPANY B. 1953-1954
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: Can Anyone give me the Address of the 76th Engr. Const. Bn. I think they are a reserve unit know, somewhere in Maryland. I need the Address and the Officer oin charge. Would like to talk to him about reunion in 2003 Thank yous
Keywords: Location
Entry: 23895
Subject: LOOKING FOR HEADQUARTERS COMPANY FROM 1951-1953
Domenick Danna wrote on March 13, 2002
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City and State: PRAIRIEVILLE LA
Unit: 76TH ENGINEER CONSTRUCTION BATTAILION HEADQUATERS
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: I'm looking for those who sereved with me in either Head quaters company or company C. I will be attending our reuion on April 25th, 26th,27th in Memphis Tenn. I was in the communication section when we were rebuilding the Han river bridge in Sole Korea. Anyone else remember when this was going on.Lookig forward to all replys.
Keywords: I was stationed at Young Dong Po, across the Han river from sole.
Entry: 23379
Subject: HEADQUATERS CO. 76 ENGER BN. CAMP EILER KOREA
Bob Sharp wrote on February 22, 2002
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City and State: PASADENA MD
Unit:
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: I still have the year book we bought in 1964 about the 76th Enger Bn. Does anyone else have it.I was in the Headquaters Co. Does anyone remember a medid named Henery Tratler
Keywords: Camp Eiler South Korea
Entry: 21806
Subject: A.CO. 76TH. ENGUNEER BN. (CONST)
Clyde Brown wrote on December 28, 2001
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City and State: VINTON OH
Unit: A.CO. 76TH. ENGINEER BN.
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments:
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Entry: 20017
Subject: B CO
Robert L. Wyatt wrote on October 18, 2001
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City and State: GALAX VA
Unit: CO B 76 ENGR CONST BN
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments:
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Entry: 19398
Subject: 76TH ENGINEER CONSTRUCTION BATTALION
Gary Bright wrote on September 12, 2001
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City and State:
Unit:
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: I can't remember my Company designation, but we spent all our time building missle sites. I'm interested in anyone else doing the same between 1961 and 1963.
Keywords: Missle site construction
Entry: 18720
Subject:
Fredrick Yates JR. wrote on August 15, 2001
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City and State: BEDFORD IN
Unit: 76TH ENGR BN CO B
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: Looking for people who station with ths 76th in 1969..
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Entry: 17440
Subject: 76TH ENGINEERS 1969-1971
Rocky Chiofar wrote on June 19, 2001
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City and State: DAYTON ME
Unit: 76TH ENGINEERS
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: Would like to hear from anyone that was with the 76th Engineers 69-71.
Keywords: Camp Bravo (tent city)
Entry: 16849
Subject: H/S CO
Gordon T. Maguire wrote on May 28, 2001
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City and State: SHINGLETOWN CA
Unit: H/S COMPANY 76THENG.
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: Would like to hear from from anyone from unit? Also would appreciate any photos mine burned!
Keywords: nickname mac.
Entry: 14727
Subject: 76TH ENGR ,COMPANY C
Mary Jane Cashman Park wrote on January 31, 2001
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City and State: LINDEN MI
Unit: EASCOM, 2ND ENGR GROUP
Service or Relationship: Friend of Veteran
Comments: Mel,
Is looking for anyone who may have been in Korea during these years or served in the Army from 1955, to 1958, etc.
Captain Remson
Sgt.Stacy
Lt. Ulrich
And anyone else.
Keywords: Melvin L. Koch II
1957, 58
Eascom
2nd Engr Group
76th Engr Battalion
Company C
Entry: 10626
Subject: KOREAN WAR ARMISTICE
Jerry G. Nye wrote on July 27, 2000
City and State: WEATHERFORD OK
Unit: 76TH ENGINEER BATTALION
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: As I am sure all of you remember, today is the anniversary of the armistice in Korea. Forty-seven years ago today, we were at Munsan-ni near Base Camp. We were prepared to begin building Operation Big Switch immediately after the cease fire was signed. At 2200 hours, the war ended. We were watching the flashes of outgoing artillery. At 2150 hours, the firing ceased. At 2155, a 155 crew must have had one last round that they wanted to fire. It was startling when that last round went out. After that, all was quiet. The next day, we moved up near the site of Freedom Village. On July 29, we began pushing dirt to prepare the site for the prisoner compounds. I was a bulldozer operator for H and S Company. For the next month and a half, we worked day and night. Operation Big Switch was an amazing accomplishment. I am proud of my small part in that major task. I would love to hear from anyone who remembers those days. Jerry
Keywords: Operation Big Switch
Entry: 10333
Subject: '76TH' ENG. 1950-51 CO .'A' WHERE ARE YOU?
Fred Clifton wrote on July 13, 2000
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City and State: HESPERIA CA
Unit: COMPANY A 76 TH ENGINEERS
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: Great site , it is nice to be remebered.
Keywords: Pusan,
Entry: 9640
Subject: B CO
Robert L. Wyatt wrote on June 24, 2000
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City and State: GALAX VA
Unit: CO B 76 ENGR CONST BN
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: Would like to hear from Sgt. Rungee sect leader in heavy equip sect,or anyone else who remembers.
Keywords: Korean svc from fall 1951 to summer 1953.
Entry: 9083
Subject: INFORMATION
Billy G. Condra wrote on May 31, 2000
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City and State: EL CAJON CA
Unit: 76 CONST. ENGRS. H-SCO
Service or Relationship: -
Comments: I arrived on Okinawa in early1949 went to 76th h and s co. then to korea in July 1950.
Would like to here from any one in that time fram also thru Sept. 1951 need help in getting my records restored. were destorted in fire in 1973
Thinks
Billy Condra
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Entry: 6545
Subject: 50TH ENGINEERS
Lee Mecham wrote on January 29, 2000
City and State: GOLETA CA
Unit: 50TH ENGINEER PORT CONSTRUCTION CO.
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: Would like to hear from anyone serving in this outfit. It was one of only three in the US army---one company training stateside, one in Europe and us in Korea. Our main purpose was to build and maintain piers, wharfs, breakwaters and underwater pipelines. Any of you who remember the petroleum pipelines running from an anchorage 3 miles from land to the POL dump at Inchon harbor. We maintained that. Also we had detachments at Ulson, Taegu and a few other places. There was, as I remember 4 or 5 Master Divers, all kinds of barges, small craft, and heavy equip. in our compound. Anyone out there remember? Please E-Mail me. Thanks Lee Mecham
Keywords: Cpl Reeves, Capt. Kurt Amende, 1st. Sgt Davis, Lt. Johnson,
Entry: 6335
Subject: 76TH HISTORY
Steve Borowski wrote on January 20, 2000
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City and State:
Unit: CO 'B' 76TH ENGINEER 1964-65
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: thought you guys would like to read the history oft he 76th. Iwas stationed at Camp Eiler the home base of the 76th near Kimpo air field.I bought a what looks like a year book about the 76th and has all the projects we werw workuing on in 64-65. Also have the unit insignia which I willtry to loadon the net.
HISTORY OF THE 76TH ENGINEER BATTALION (CONSTRUCTION)
ORIGIN
The 76th Engineer Battalion (Construction) was originally constituted on the inactive list of the Regular Army 1 October 1933 as the 4Oth Engineer Regiment (General Service) It was redesignated the 34th Engineer Regiment (General Service) 1 January 1938, and activated 5 March 1942 at Vancouver Barracks, Washington, with a cadre of officers and enlisted men form the 18th Engineer Regiment (Combat.
On 18 April 1942 part of the Regiment entrained for Seattle, Washington and boarded the USS St. Michael, for Skagway, Alaska, the famous boomtown of '98. They arrived there on 22 April and the remainder of the Regiment came in on the 25th.
On 1 August 1943 the Regiment received orders to return to the United States. It united at Whitehorse, entrained for Skagway on the 16th, embarked for Port Edward, British Columbia on four small passenger ships of a Canadian line, and traveled from Port Edward to Camp Sutton, North Carolina by rail. It returned to the States a unified organization fused by labor, hardship, and long experience in working together. A goal that bad been achieved in record time had raised its esprit de corps to very high level.
Until 10 February 1944 the 34th remained in North Carolina, undergoing extensive training and solving night problems to accustom the elements of the command to night movement and security. On the 10th of the month the 34th left Camp Sutton enroute to Camp Hathaway, Washington, where it arrived on the 15th. Twelve days later the entire Regiment moved to Portland, Oregon, by truck and debarked on the U.S.A.T. Motorship Pennant, After a voyage of 37 days it disembarked at Darwin, Australia, and moved to its bivouac area 5 miles northeast.
As of 20 July 1944 the Regiment was redesignated the 34th Engineer Construction Battalion. Construction work stopped on 20 December and six days later the Battalion~ on board the LST's 680 and 126, and Liberty Ship A.K. Mercury~ was once again at sea The three ships joined a large Naval Task Force off Sansapor and proceeded to their destination via Leyte, Surigao Strait, and the China Sea. At dawn on the morning of "S-Day", 9 January 1945~ the convoy entered Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippine Island. Following heavy Navy shelling and dive-bombing the first elements of the Battalion, along with other assault troops, beached at 12oo hours followed shortly by the remainder of the men and equipment.
Following the Japanese surrender the Engineers of the 34th wound up in Korea where until their inactivation 25 January 1949, they directed their efforts toward building up the country.
Six months after its inactivation the 34th was again activated, on 25 June under the designation 76th Engineer Construction Battalion, it came to life again this time in Okinawa. One year later it was to receive the dubious honor of being the first engineer construction battalion to arrive in Korea after the start of the Korean Operations, Reaching Korea in July 1950, it immediately set out to prove its worth.
The awards for service in Korea and the previous ones for the Alcan Highway in Alaska are indicative of the standards of service contained in the battalion motto,” To Work is to Conquer”. The colors of the 76th bear campaign streamers for the New Guinea and Luzon campaigns during the Second World War. Its new distinctive insignia, approved in June 1952, is red and silver, the Corps Engineers colors and carries symbols representing service in there two campaign
A sea lion, which is part of the arms of Manila, signifies service in the Philippines and the head of a stone war club represents service in New Guinea it’s motto previously mentioned, is "Laborare est Vintere" It would be hard to fine a simpler phrase to describe the activities of 76TH ENGINEER BATTALION (CONSTRUCTION]
BATTLE HONORS
C AMPAIGN STREAMERS
WORLD WAR II 'KOREA
New Guinea UN Defensive
Luzon (with arrowhead) UN Offensive CCF Intervention
First UN Counter-offensive
CCF Spring Offensive
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
Second Korea Winter
Korea Summer-Fall 1952
Third Korean Winter
Korea Summer-Fall 1952
Decorations;
Meritorious Unit Streamer ALCAN Highway.
Three Meritorious Unit Streamers embroidered KOREA.
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Streamer embroidered 17 October 1944,to 4 July, 1945
Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Streamers embroidered KOREA
Company A entitled to a Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Streamer embroidered Naktong and Nam River
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Entry: 5187
Subject: CO. D 76TH ENG CONST BN
Arthur Buckley wrote on November 22, 1999
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Unit:
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: Went to Korea with D Co 76th Const bn. Had arrived on Okinawa in April of 1950. Went AWOL after we got to Pusan to join the Infantry. Served with Co B of the 29th (also from Okinawa). The Men that survived until Sept of 1950 where all transferred to the 25th Inf Div (3rd Bn of the 35th and 3rd Bn of the 27th).
I have often wondered what happened to you blokes from the 76th. I heard that you did good things !
Keywords: From Okinawa
Entry: 5067
Subject: WHO KNOWS MY FATHER
Rick Cornell wrote on November 18, 1999
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City and State:
Unit: 76TH ENGINEERS
Service or Relationship: Family Member
Comments: I am just looking for someone who knew my father in Korea.
Keywords: Dick Cornell, Saginaw, Michigan
Entry: 4695
Subject: HELP BUILT BIG SWITCH
Roy F. Miller wrote on November 10, 1999
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City and State: CINCINNATI OH
Unit: B CO. 76TH ENGR. CONST. BN
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: I along with Jerry Nye helped build the Big switch. I am with Roy Hendra looking for any of the guys from the 76th ECB. 1950 to 1954. Had wonderful time at last reunion, looking forward to next reunion
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Entry: 846
Subject: 76 ENGINEERS
Patrick Henkel wrote on November 20, 1998
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City and State: BILLINGS MO
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Comments: I WAS IN THE 76TH ENGINEER BN. WE WERE BASTARD OUTFIT ATTACHED TO 8TH ARMY, 10TH CORP.
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Entry: 843
Subject: JULY 50 FINDING MEN
Roy Hendra wrote on November 20, 1998
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City and State: TOMS RIVER NJ
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Comments: 76 ENGR FRIST ENGR TO ARRIVE IN KOREA JULY 1950 FROM OKINAWA LOOKING FOR OTHER 76 E NGR
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