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From: "Le Bateman" <>
Subject: Re: 150th ALabama Guard Unit Company F Rhine Bridge.
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 16:21:29 -0600


Thank you supposedly according my grandfather's war record which my
step-grandmother has Company F of 150th became Company C of 1342rd Battalion
of Army Engineers. Is this company familiar. Le
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Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 5:59 AM
Subject: Re: 150th ALabama Guard Unit Company F Rhine Bridge.


> Dear Le,
>
> I happen to have in front of me a picture that names the Engineer Groups
that
> constructed the Railroad Bridge accross the Rhine at Mainz. It is a
picture
> taken at the dedication of the Bridge which was completed in 9 1/2 days,
bridg
> e length- overall 4,502 ft, span 2.221 ft. This is the bridge that
got
> our troops to badly need oil and supplies. The picture belongs to my
father
> who mobilized with Co. E, 106th Engineers, 31st Dixie Division,of
> Apalachicola, Florida. Soon after he was sent to Officers Candidate
School
> and ended up withe the 389 Eng. Gs Regt. I am afraid it is not proper to
> insert the picture into a maillist document.
> There are two signs on the bridge, one gives statistics, the second gives
>
> CONSTRUCTED BY
> ADV. SEC.
> ENGINEER GROUP "B"
> 347 Eng. G.S. Regt. | 417 Eng. D.T. Co.
> 389 Eng. G.S, Regt. | 3063 Eng. D.T. Co.
> 333 Eng. Spc. Ser. Rgt. | 3088 Eng. Wld. Det.
> 1057 Eng. PC.R. Grp. | 975 Eng. Main Co.
> 329 H. C. Co. | 1995 Labor Supv. Co.
>
> .
>
>
> Incidently, I am searching for KEITH, DIXON HEWLETT/HUELLET BOUTWELL,
LOPER,
> PIPPIN, and JAMES, families in central and southern Alabama, Florida,
> Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
>
> Frances
>
>

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