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JOURNAL — Wednesday. 7 July 1945.:

Bivouac Area — 15.Km. east of Ferryville, Tunisia.-

Battalion including Med. Det. of 5 Officers and 15 EMleft bivouac area during period 0100B -0300B by Motor"Transport to entrucking area. Left entrucking area approximately 0600B for Port of Embarkation (Kruba Airport)Bizerte, Tunisia. Battalion embarked as follows at approximately 1000B.

Memo.

Officers EM

LST 14 1 3815 1 38

16 2 89

17 3

18 5 94

32 6 193

43 3 78

Totals

Rear Echelon

Total Strength

18

20

533

56 (1 Med. EM)589

Left Bizerte at approxiaately 1300B and stood out to sea.

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EVENTS.

JOURNAL — Thursday. 8 July 1943

At Sea (Mediterranean)

Convoy under way at 0.600 this date.

WEATHER: Clear - Warm.


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JOURNAL ~ Friday, 9 Jiilv 1945,

DOTATION: At Sea (Mediterranean)

EVENTS^ Battalion movement l*y ship convoy.


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WEATHER; Clear — Windy to high winds, latter part of day — cool,

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JOURNAL —- Saturday. 10 July 1945.

R*BA,BIOH;_ Off shore of Licata, Sicily.'*T.v- T• On shore — Custom House- — Port of Licata, Sicily.

EVENTS; nDw Day Licata, Sicily Operation nH\0245. Battalion mainforces landed as follows;

BN HQ & ATCHD MEDICS—Excluding Major Monnier (with Co. D),Capts. O'Brien, Brown (with Co. E) —• Yellow Beach 1300B..COMPANY "D*.-- (Including Major Monnier).1030B at Yellow Beach — Major Monnier landed approximatelyat 0800B.COMPANY WE?» Landed at Yellow Beach at 1400, including CaptO'Brien and Capt. Brown, HQS.and Lt. Lee, Medical Det.COMPANY *F". 1300B at Yellow Beach.

WORK•DONEs Operation of Port of Licata under way at 1400B. Bn. clean

ed material off docks, clearing booby traps and mines —about 15 cleared. Pilled in two anti-tank traps, repairedlanding points and prepared port for berthing of landingcraft.

Craft unloaded; LST«S 2 — 141 vehicles. 834 Troops.(No casualities or prisoners loaded)

ENEMYACTION; Battalion not engaged in action with enemy field forces.

Enemy air attacks as follows;

1) 12Q0 .— 2 to 4 German planes, dive bombers.'2) 1430 — 1 German plane, dive bomber.3) 1600 — 6 to 8 German planes, dive bombers.'4) 2130; — ^ (Night air raid)

WEATHER; Clear — Warm,

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JOURNAL — Sunday. 11 July 1943»

STATION;, Port Of Licata, Sicily.

EVENTSl In German dive-bomber air raid at approximatelyllOOB,following EM were casual!ties;

Co. qpg^Pvt lei Earl A. Hutsell (Hosp)Co. wEw.~Cpl Kenneth A. Broostrom (Hosp)

-Pvt lcl James F. Pope Jr. (Hosp)->Pvt Jasper E. Tlncher (Hosp)^T/5 Leslie L. Splcer (Not Hospitalized)

Co. «F'

,Pvt lcl Cecil G. Borfd ,Pvt lcl Anthony E.Tlennig,Pvt James Salic Jr.Pvt iwfc Stefan Hrecsanluk

— Pvt Sheron V. Magnuson (

[Not Hospitalized

WORK '•''*•--.DONE; Work continued on repairing docks and salvaging dock mater-

ial to facilitate berthing.and unloading of landing craft.

PORT OPERATIONS; 7 LST'S.Unloaded

/ Vehicles Troops7 l-3-n* 433 24(52

LnndftfiPrisoners Casuallties

800 45

ENEMYACTION; 3

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German Dive Bomber attacks in morning consisting offrom 2 to 6 planes. -German Dive Bomber attacks in afternoon consisting offrom 1 to 3 planes.Nighfc air raids during hours 2100 - 2300.

WEATHER; Clear, Windy, Warm.

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JOURNAL — Monday, 12 July 1943

STATIONj. Port of Licata, Sicily.

EVENTSi Private Hiram Travis, Co. "E" 540th Engineer Regiment willfully refused to carry out official lawful orders, threatened companyand personnel with hand grenade and was fatally wounded by Lt. CharlesE. Robinson at approximately 2315Br^1%pt. Jofin C. O'Brien appointedInvestigating officer — s/o # 18 HQ 2nd Bn., MOtheEngr. Regt. 13July 1943.

OPERA*

TIONS: (jetting docks in repair to facilitate unloading, removingsunken boatsfrom harbor, additional check for booby t£apsand mines and erected 3-50 cal. gun emplacements.

PORT OPERATIONS ON 12TH.

UnloadedVehicles Troops

Loaded

Prisoners Casualities

2—LST 96 589 976

(Including cargo on LST 34)

ENEMYACTION: 2 Enemy Dive Bomber air raids at 1030B and 1130B consist

ing of from 2 to 4-jplanes, """^1 Enemy Dive Bomber air raid at approx. 1600B. Apparently1 plane.1 Enemy air raid at night approx. 2130B (1 truck, 1 Dufcwslightly damaged in raid.)

WEATHER; Clear, Windy, Warm.


JOURNAL — Tuesday. 13 July 1943.

STÊI0Nr Port of Licata, Sicily,

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OPERA-TIMS: Co'S "D" & "E".

4-LSOI8-LCI

ENEMY

ACTION: None

UnloadedTEehicles BTroops Cargo""1>3 1500 Unload

Cargo onLST 309& 378.

WEATHER: Clear, Warm,

Loadedilities Prisoners j

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JOURNAL — 14 July 1943. WEDNESDAY./

Port of Licata, Sicily.

EVENTS:-

WORKDONE: Co»rs "Dn & "E".

Unloaded

Vehicles Troops CargoII 1996 241

Animals7-LST,2-LCI

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ENEMYACTION: None

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WEATHER: Clear, Windy, Warm,

Prisoners Casuallties

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JOURNAL — Thursday. 15 July 1945,

STATION: Port of Licata, Sicily.

EVENTS:, Col. Marvin, Capt. Fizdale visited 1300B to 1430B.Major General Ridgeway, 82nd Airborne Division visiteddock 17SOB.

WDBKDONE; Co's "D" & «E«:

1-LCT6-LST

10-LCI1-Navy^Ponton,Barge)

UnloadedTehicles Troops

308 3479

LoadedCasuallties Prisoners

103 264

Co»'s "F" & "E»:

Interior guard, Port area, cleaning up and misc. usualdetails, rations, water, sign painting, general maintenance of Port Area*

ENEMYACTION: None

WEATHER; Clear, Warm.

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JOURNAL — Friday. 16 July 1943

STATION:, Port of Licata, Sicily.

EVENTSv Usual Portt Operations.;J Major Miles liasbn officer between Port Ha. and 1AC Hq.

killed in action on trip to Porto EmpedoSfe, SlcilyiCargo Vessel "Svanholm11, 1,262 f AT, 1545B. Cargo VesselwMarsn, 1,644T Ar. 1600 docked outboard of nSvanhblmnCargo Vessel "Kroman" 1657T anchored in harbor 1630B.

WORKDONE:

ENEMYACTION:

1. Unloaded 264 T from "Svanholm*n 127 T B wMarsn (by Dukw)n 59 J it ttKromann n it

2. Constructed harbor road and improved beach to facilitate use Dukws in unloading of cargo vessels.

3. Interior Guard, Port Area, cleaning up and maintainingharbor area, grading grounds.

Ememy plane at approximately 1100B dropped load of bombsin Licata area, but not near Port. Location establishedas near airport on outskirts of Licata.

WEATHER: Clear, Warm*

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JOURNAL — Saturday 17 July 1943.

STATION:: Port of Licata, Licata, Sicily. Customs House.

FVENTS* Bn. Hq« moved from custom House Building to 2nd Floor ofa ' A Bureau of Maritime Building 1800B.

WORKDONE: 1. Unloaded 664 T from "Svanholm"

« 432 T from wMarsn" 326 T from "Kroman"

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2. Loaded €7 casuallties oh N© Army Hospital Ship Seminole. J

3. Interior Guard, Port Area, cleaning up and maintaining |harbor area, grading grounds. I

ENEMYACTION: Red alert at 2130. All clear at 2200.

WEATHER: Clear, Warjn.


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JOURNAL — Sunday. 18 July 1945.

STATION! Port of Licata, Licata, Sicily.

EVENTS! Fire at Yellow Beach Ammunition dump or ammunition train0700B, under control 1100B.

WORKDONE: Port Operations:

Unloaded LoadedVehicles Troops Cargo Trisoners Casuallties

9 LSTs *fi& XSSSF 2978 401 LCT 128T (Coal)Svanholm) 273T Completely UnloadedMars )Coasters 132T) Sent to Porto EmpedocleKroman ) 198T| for completion of unload

Interior Guard Port Area, cleaning up, maintaining and* improving harbor area, grading grounds.

ENEMYACTION: None

WEATHER; Clear, Warm,

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JOURNAL — Monday. 19 July 1945.

STATION:, Port of Licata, Licata, Sicily.

EVENTS;. Received 3 replacements 0250B from 3rd Division

Pvt. Don Doverspiê 39559021 ^°;^ %Pvt. Jose A. Delagarza 38144653 C^*^)Pvt. Edgar (NMI) Darius 38113163 Lc»Fy

(Col. Marvin, Lt. Col. Connors visited Hq.)

WORKE

DONE:

ENEP"ACTION:

Port Operations:

10 LSTs

UnloadedVehicles Troops Cargo

547 1268 150T

£ Coasters:

Lewant (Docked 1845)Bollsta ( " 2020

Outboard of

Lewant)

298T

192T

LoadedPrisoners Casual!ties

7756 26(13 Ital.)

Interior Guard Port area, cleaning up, maintaining andimproving harbor area, grading grounds.'

None,

WEATHER: Clear, Warm.


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JOURNAL — Tuesday. 20 July 1943.

STATION:, Port of Licata, Licata, Sicily..

EVENTS;, 17 EM Rear Echelon arrived at Station.

WORK!DONE:

ENEMYACTION:

Port Operations;

Coasters

ttLewantn"Bollsta"

Cargo Unloaded

880 T (Completed)390 T

Casuallties evacuated — 260 (Oxfordshire, Br. Hosp. Ship)

Interior Guard Port Area, Cleaning up, maintaining andImproving harbor area, grading grounds.

None


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JOURNAL — Wednesday. 21 July 1945.


EVENTS: 24 EM, Rear Echelon arrived.

WORK

DONE: Port Operations

Cargo Unloaded

"Lewant"

"Bollsta"

737 T (Completed573 T

— Grand Total 1915 T)

ENEMY

ACTION;

UnloadedVehicle s Troops Cargo

4 LSTs 1 232

*2 LCTs J692 708

27 T1 Troop Ship

"Chateau

Theiry" 1533

Loaded

Casuallties

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•^-Supplies from Liberty Ships at Yellow Beach rehandledat Port.

. Interior Guard Port Area, Cleaning up, maintaining andimproving harbor area, grading grounds.

None.

WEATHER clear, Warm

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EVENTS:

WORKDONE: Co's "D" & "E", Port Operations:


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5 LSTs'*5 LCTs

*3 LCMs'

Unloaded LoadedVehicles Troops Cargo Prisoners Casuallties

296 550 1779 T 478

*Cargo rehandled from Liberty Ships at Yellow Beach 542T.

Co. "F": Interior Guard Port Area, Cleaning up maintaining and improving harbor area grading grounds.

ENE&YACTION: None


JOURNAL — Friday. 23 July 1945.

STATION.:. Port of Licata, Licata, Sicily.

EVENTS:

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WORKDONE:, Co»s "D" & "E": Port Operations.

Unloading LoadingVehicles Troops Cargo Prisoners Cargo

10 LSTs)3 LCTs) 587 2357 418T 19353 LCMs)nBollsta" : 7 556T4- LCTs (Special combat load — rations & ammo. 100T A£pr.x)

Co. "F": Interior Guard Port Area, cleaning up, maintaining and improving harbor area.

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ENEMYACTION; Red Alert 2200B - All Clear 2220B (No action in Port Area)

Enemy parachutists reported landing in Licata zone.


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JOURNAL — Saturday. 24 July 1945.


EVENTS; 10 - 12 freight cars ammunition, gasoline, oil, and supplies"" destroyed by fire in vicintlgr of railway station (0445 first;

noticed) approximately 6 full cars and 5 to 6 empties saved.

WORKDONE: Co's nD" & "E", Port Operations:

Unloaded

1 LST5 LCM

2 LCI

1 LCT"Bollsta"^Completed)

3 LCT

LgMejLVehicles Troops Cargo Casual. Pris. Cargo

87 508 480T 640

327T191 T(Rations)

Co. "F": Interior Guard Port Area, cleaning up, maintaining and improving harbor area.

ENEMYACTION: None

WEATHER: Morning - (Cloudy), Afternoon - (Clear, High Winds)


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JOURNAL — Sunday. 25 July 1945.

Port of Licata, Licata, Sicily.

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EVENTS: "Bollsta" left 0725.' :— "Brisk" arrived 2340.

WORKDONE: Co»'s "D" and "E" — Port Operations.

Unloaded LoadedVehicles Troops Cargo Cas. Pris. Cargo

3 LSTs

* 5 LCTs

* 1 LCM

** "Brisk"

4 LCTs

ENEMY /;ACTION: None.

WEATHER: Clear, Warm,

103 713 7T

(&66 T

203 T

(Rations, Gasoline a Oil)

* Cargo rehandled from Yellow'and from Coaster "Crackshot"** Left for Palermo for completion at 2000 on 26th.

Co. "F" — interior Guard, Port Area, cleaning up, maintaining and improving harbor area.

440

441 T

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JOURNAL —• Monday, 26, July 19U3.

STATION: Port °^ Licata* Licata, Sicily

EVENTS:

DONE:

ENEMI

ACTION:

Co»s "D" and "E" — Port Operations. Port of Licata

Co# «fii — Interior Guard, Port Area, cleaning up, maintainingand improving harbor area.

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WEATHER: Clear, Warm*

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JOURNAL — Tuesday, 27 July 1?U3<

STATION: P01"* o£ I*-021"^ licata, Sicily

EVENTS. coaster «jan» docked for loading at 0905

DONE: Go's »D» and »E" — Port (derations, Port of Licata

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Co. »F" — interior Guard, Port Area, cleaning up, maintainingand improving harbor area.

SSoN: Enemy air raid apparently in vicinity of Gela -Red alert at 2315bAll clear at 23U>B

WEATHER: Clear, Windy

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JOURNAL — Wednesday 28 July 19l<3*

STATION* P01^ of iiicata, Licata, Sicily

EVENTS:

WCRKDONE*

ENEMT

ACTION:

1.

2.

3.

Prepared for Battalion movement.1st Lt. James Chisholm, 0l|lliS#6 reld as CO. Co., «D« andassigned to Co. "FIT. 1st Lt» Richard P. Ferry, Oil0lil32reld from asgd to Co. "Fw and asgd to Co. «Drt Duty -Commanding Officer S/0 #22(Par 1 and 2) B|. 2nd Bn., 5l40thEngr. Regt. (2$ July 19k3) , ^ .2nd Bn., f&Oth Bngr Regt releived from 36th Engr Regt and1st Engr Special Brigade and is asgd to Seventh U.S. Army(and WP fr Licata to Palermo without delay (Ltr 370.5-C-Hq Seventh Army -7/27A3) Par 12 s/0 #lU8 Hq 1st Engr.Special Brigade 28 July 19U3.

Co«s MD» and "E" — Port Operations, Port of kicata

Co. npi — Interior Guard, Port Area, cleaning up, maintainingand improving harbor area.

None.

WEATHER: Clear, Warm

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JOURNAL — Thursday 29 July 19U3-

3TAII0HS Bnroute from Port of Iâta, Sicily to Palermo, Sioi3y.

«* qfa+ion) Arrived at new bivouac area J^w. L'-LOUelr'"toJel^d 128^s. Roads poor narrow mountains. Rain1:15 PM - lihP PM.

WORKDONE:

ENEMIACTION: Kone

WEATHERClear (showers 131$B -13hOB)

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JOURNAL — Friday 30 July 19U3.

STATION: Bivouac Area - Vicinity of Palermo, Sicily

EVENTS: 1st Lt. William A. Lee, 0U72619 MC atchd MC reld from atchd' and atchd to 1st Bn., SUOth Engrs Per Ltr. Hq. 51|Oth Engrs.

28 July 19U3 Subject - Orders

WCRKDONE:

ENEMIACTION:

WEATHER:

Preljjninary administrative and operational work at Portof Palermo preparatory to operating Port.

None

Clear - Warm

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JOURNAL — Saturday, 31 July 19U3

STATION: Bivouac Area - Vicinity of Palermo, Sicily

EVENTS: Bivouac area change - moved to area formerly occupied by 1st"——— Bn., SUOth Engrs - vicinity of Palermo.

WORK

DONE: 1. Commanding Port of Palermo, Sicily2. Working docks (not Ships) - Ships worked by 38Uth Port

Bn.,) Supervised prisoner labor (over 3f>0 prisoners).*D and E Co* unloaded cargo nets onto trucks of TruckBn., and loaded supplies on freight cars - unloadedmateriel at ammunition dumps. Co. F furnished interiorguard port area.

ENEMT ACTION: None

WEATHER: Clear - Warm

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*Jg?MON - 6th Corps Combat Engineers 1943...July 1943. OPERA* TIONS: (jetting docks in repair to facilitate unloading, removing sunken boatsfrom harbor, additional check for booby

Jg?MON - 6th Corps Combat Engineers 1943...July 1943. OPERA TIONS: (jetting docks in repair to facilitate unloading, removing sunken boatsfrom harbor, additional check for booby