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HEADQUARTERS ION CCOYIBPLTU QPROYU GINEER BP-TTAL Division lOTB EN 3d Infantry nniflg, Georgie Forb Be To the Officers and Men of the lOth Engineer Battalion lConbatl , 3d Infantry Division: This book is to provide a pictorial review of the history of the lOth Engineer Battalion and particularly your activities with the Battalion here at Fort Benning, Georgia. 'Lt is my hope that through the years to come you will thumb through the pages of this book and recall important training, -work projects and pleasant associations with the lOth Engineer Battalion lComhatD Wrovisionall , 3d infantry Division. ' The Battalion's past is studded with outstanding achievements in both peace and war. lts present, although not too colorful at times, is in keeping with the highest traditions of its past, the entire Corps of Engineers and the US Army. The leadership of the officers and non- commissioned officers and the accomplishment of the troops is self -evident in garrison and in the field. r of this Battalion, l accept with pride and trust in your llenge of maintaining the high standards of t purpose, within the scope hest traditions As commends ' ort, the cha ' is my constan hat the hig lion accom- ull ed fine supp . unltlc to insure t hat the Betta 've the f A continu hment of this d authority, s finest, t l of you recei ' on to + accomplis ibility an ' tained in it ' - d that al ' ents, devoti + of my respons if 4 of this Battalion are main y ',l plishes in full its assigned missions, an s 1.', measure of respect and considerations for your achievem is duty and loyalty that you rightfully deserve. ' eers is great and l an proud to ' ' ns in making this for you as Combat Bngin d collective contributio W admiration p share with you our individual an yy fine fighting teen. u. K lp P. oi N I Major CB. 4 Commanding

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in The paThs of baTTle Here men of The l0Th Engineers rebulld a bridge beTween my it AcTion in World War ll l:epT Tho IOTh Engineers busy desTroying.and building g ,A r . ' 1 , Z. .fs Ji BaTTipaglia and Acerno. f: , -, - -,r, , '., -f .-'L-.rin ' ' 1- in V , , , -- --1 .5 1 In J ' ri, -- . :'. 1 .x The IOTh Engineer BaTTaIion lCombaTl, as such, was 'formed I3 OcTober I939 by The redesignaTion oT The 2nd BaTTalion, bfh Engi- neer RegimenT. This laTTer regimeni was or- ganized in l9I7 by The expansion of Two companies oT The IsT Engineer RegimenT, ThaT uniT having been Tormed in I90I from Three companies oT The Tormer BaTTalion oT Engineers. AlThough The uniT hisTory oT The I0+h Engineer BaTTalion daTes Trom l9l7, The baTTalion shares, in common, The baTTle hon- ors of The 'presenT 6Th Engineer BaTTalion lCombaTl, which was Tormed by The re- designaTion oT The IsT BaTTalion, 6Th Engi- neer RegimenT, aT The same Time of The l0Th's redesignaTion. The parenT uniT was consTiTuTed as The BaTTalion oT Engineers 3 AugusT I86I and was organized Trom The one exisTing com- pany and Three new companies of engineer soldiers. The Ba++aIion of Engineers was reorgan- ized inTo Three baTTalions oT Tour companies each, one of which was designaTed The IsT BaTTalion of Engineers on 2 February I90I. The IsT BaTTalion conTainecl The Tollowing companies of The Tormer uniT: Company A lconsTiTuTed I5 May I846 as a company of Sappers, Miners, and PonToniers .aT The U. S. lvliliTary Acad- emy, WesT PoinT, New Yorlrl. Company B lorganized I86Il Company E lorganized I865, which be- came Company Cl This uniT was reorganized and redesignaTed IsT Engineer RegimenT on 30 June l9I6. The lsT Engineer RegimenT reorganized and expanded inTo Three regimenTs, one of which was The 6Th Engineer RegimenT, or- ganized aT WashingTon Barracks Trom per- sonnel oT Companies C and D, IsT Engineer RegimenT, I5 May l9I7. This uniT was as- signed To The 3rd Division in November I9I7. The 2nd BaTTalion, 6Th Engineer RegimenT, reorganized and redesignaTed l0Th Engineer BaTTalion on I3 OcTober I939. RedesignaTed l0Th Engineer CombaT BaTTalion I AugusT I94-2, Then redesignaTed lOTh Engineer BaT- Talion lCombaTl on l March I954. ThereTore, The IOTh, as iT exisTs Today, was consTiTuTed Trom The 2nd BaTTalion, 6Th Engineer RegimenT, and is enTiTled To The hisTory and baTTle honors of ThaT uniT. This was The regimenT which was one oT The uniTs assigned inifially To The 3d Division upon iTs acTivaTion in l9l7. The 6Th Engineers were The TirsT -divisional uniT overseas in World War lg also The TirsT To see acTion when assigned To hold defensive posiTions near Amiens while aTTached To a BriTish uniT. lnsTead of secondary posiTions, The engineers' line soon became The main line of resisTance, which They held againsT savage German as- saulTs while baTTered BriTish Troops reorgan- ized in Their rear. When combaT operaTions Tinally became more Tluid and Troops leTT The monThs-old Trench sysTems, The engineers performed The unusual TeaT of consTrucTing I6 bridges in 40 days. ln World War ll The lOTh, now a baT- Talion, sTormed ashore wiTh oTher 3d Divi- sion elemenTs in NorTh ATrica and accom- panie-d The division in all iTs operaTions from The beaches aT Fadala To The hearT ol Germany. ln Sicily The baTTalion performed one par- Ticularly diTTiculT Task which broughT iT con- i I - , a ly - Q '. f 1 - .1 - . -o ,. , , . ' ' .- ' fi'-' H 'if' '11r'.' .. - ' -. .- '. a. .T I., 4-