Co. A, 850th EAB Timeline

Record of Events

Nov. 1st1942“A” Company organized.
Apr. 24th1943Alerted for shipping-destination unknown.
Apr. 27thLeft Hammer Field.
May 2ndArrived Camp Shanks Orangeburg N.Y.
May 8thBoarded the Aquitania.
May 10thSet sail-destination unknown.
May 19thLanded in Scotland.
May 20thArrived in Stansted Essex — construction and training.
Apr. 6th1944Moved to Fyfield Essex.
Apr. 14thMoved back to Stansted Essex.
Apr. 15thMoved to Cokethorp Oxon — training.
Jun. 6th“D” day.
Jun. 19thLeft marshalling area.
Jun. 20thBoarded the Crossbow for Channel crossing.
Jun. 23rdLanded on Utah Beach in France.
Jun. 24thMoved to Chef-du-Pont.
Jun. 28thMoved to Maupertus built 1st Field.
July 8thMoved to Digosville built 2nd Field.
Aug, 9thArrived Gael built the 3rd Field.
Aug. 13thArrived Vannes built 4th Field.
Aug. 31stArrived Alencon built 5th Field.
Sep. lstConvoy through Paris.
Sep. 8thArrived Vitry-le-Francois built 6th Field.
Sep. 18thArrived Athis built 7th Field.
Sep. 22ndSplit up to do maintenance. On 5 Fields.
Oct. 26thMoved to St. Dizier.
Oct. 31stArrived Rosiers-en-Haye built 8th Field.
Feb. 3rd1945Moved to Thionville helped 825th Eng.
Feb. 15thReturned to Rosiers.
Mar. 5thMoved to Nancy built 9th Field.
Mar. 29thAlerted for move to Germany.
Mar. 30thCrossed the Rhine River at Mainz.
Mar. 31stArrived Biblis Germany built lst Field east of Rhine River.
Apr. 4thMoved to Buttelbern built 2nd Field.
Apr. 18thLeft Buttelbern — Arrived Neustadt.
Apr. 19thLeft Neustadt — Arrived Furth built 3d and 4th Field
May 8thV. E. day.
May 14thMoved to Hessdorf.
Jun. 24th,Moved to Straubing built 5th Field.
Aug. 21stReturned to Furth maintenance.
Sep. 2ndV. J. day.