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The 233d Engineer Combat Battalion 1943-1945

by Victor E. Weaver

An engineer battalion’s wartime record

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An engineer battalion’s wartime record

First published in 1947, this account traces the 233d Engineer Combat Battalion from training in the eastern United States to service in Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, and Okinawa. Its wartime work encompassed amphibious landings, mine clearing, road and bridge construction, and heavy-equipment operations. Personal interviews add accounts of the conditions and challenges the battalion faced, while photographs, maps, a chronology, casualty list, awards, and unit rosters give the volume a documentary structure. The book brings together combat experience and the practical engineering tasks that supported Allied operations across the Pacific.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in World War II and Pacific campaigns
  • Those researching military engineering units and their wartime operations
  • Readers who value historical accounts with maps, photographs, interviews, and reference lists

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World War IIMilitary engineeringPacific campaignsBattalion historyWartime conditions

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Book overview

The 233d Engineer Combat Battalion 1943-1945, first published in 1947, is the World War II account of the battalion, from training in the eastern U.S., to the unit's move to Hawaii, then into combat on Guam, the Philippines, and Okinawa. The men of the battalion took part in heavy fighting, amphibious beach landings, mine-clearing operations, road and bridge building, and heavy-equipment tasks vital to the Allied victory. Personal interviews provide insight into the conditions and challenges faced by the battalion as they fought a determined enemy in a harsh environment. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps, and with a chronology, list of battle casualties, awards received, and unit rosters.

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