This website is devoted to all soldiers who served with the 299th Combat Engineer Battalion.

Ben & Doris Callard at the 299th reunion in 2007.

Information is needed on men believed to be KIA on D-Day and buried in the USA. -

For almost a year, I have taken photos of Plaques of 299th KIAS of D-Day June 6,1944 and have been trying to verify several names that we carry on our records but that did not appear on the memorial records. We have solved and/or proved several of the names but still lack three
names that we believe were buried in cemetereys in the USA.

Below are the names we need information on:
Cpl. Ernest A. Eichhorn Jr. - Hometown Onondoga County New York.
Pfc. Frederick Wenz - Hometown Eire County New York.
Pvt. Teofil Czech - Hometown Erie County New York.

If possible we need a photo of the Grave site.

For more information or questions: James H. Burke (540) 337-1001 powger2@webtv.net

Information is needed about the D-Day Gap teams containing 299th Combat Engineers -

The information that is available on record in the National Archives is incomplete and as your webmaster I am trying to fill in the blanks. I need your help in this process.

It is up to the living members and to their families to help assure that their historical records are complete. I would also like to include photos of the men listed so please let me know if one is available. This is a an important part of the 299th history and it would be a wonderful honor to have their names and photos included. People email me and want to see photos of the members of the 299th, both at the time of the war and now if possible.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely Your Webmaster,

Jeannie Tucker ------------------------Please feel free to contact me: jeannie@jeannietucker.com

Mike Marchioli , passed away the week of March 10th

Mike was in "H&S" and the "Water Point Crew". He was a very active member of the 299th Combat Engineer Reunion Committees ever since the beginning, serving for 51 years with the Buffalo committee.

Condolences can be sent to his wife:

Sue Marchioli

57.Haley Lane

Cheektowaga, NY 14227

Please mention you are connected with the 299th Combat Engineer Battalion.

Anthony Jefferson

Information is needed about David Zelinski 1958-1961-

I am David Zelinski. My father David M. Zelinski (Jersey City, New Jersey) served with the 299th, A Company "Rock's Rangers" from Oct. 1958 to Dec. 1961 and participated in "Winter Shield I" and Winter Shield II"

He was assigned to vehicle unit "A-9-A" which consisted of a International Harvester TD-18 Cable Reel Control Dozer, Tractor and Low Boy Trailer.

I am trying to scratch build a plastic 1/35th scale model of this unit out of many different model kits but have no pictures of the rig to go by. All of Dad's pictures have been lost or destroyed over the years.

I would like to complete this model and give it to him for his birthday this July.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Please contact me at: gocaps@cox.net

Best wishes,

EMC(SW/AW) David E. Zelinski, USN

Camp White Historical Association and Museum Needs Your help -

We are well into 2007 and the new displays are in the museum. We are always looking for WWII history of events in Oregon or about the units that trained at Camp White Oregon.

We are loosing many of our members because of age, as we have a lot of WWII veterans supporting the Camp White Historical Association. If you would like to support our origination to help preserve the past for the future join us for only $15.00 a year. Please send dues to P.O. Box 2373, White City, Oregon 97503.

We thank everyone for their support. We have members in Italy and if you go there, look up our friends there as they can show you some interresting history of WWII.

Respectfully,

"Al" Inlow

Executive Editor of the

Camp White Grenade II Newsletter "Preserving the past for the future"

The "Grenade II" is the official newsletter of the Camp White Historical Association and Museum. It is printed by the Camp White Historical Association and museum. Please send any contribution ideas or appropriate event to: P.O. Box 2373 White City, Oregon, 97503

Edwin A. Palmer

299th Engineer Co Pleku & Dakto South Vietnam -

Hello I was with HHC Company and we would drop dozers for ban be thout drop zone iz. Was in tet affense of 68' when 4th inf got hit real hard at lunch. We were in the fight for 24hours. One of my buddies was larry Self. He was from Chicago, Illinois. I was special forces at the time in the motor pool. I hope some members see this and email me.

glong@numail.org

I SERVED WITH 299TH IN VIETNAM - MY NAME IS HENRY ROUTON AND I LIVE IN CALLAWAY VIRGINIA.I SERVED WITH THE 299TH COMBAT ENGINEERS 1967-68 IN KONTUM VIETNAM.
I WAS ATTACHED TO B COMPANY IN KONTUM DURING THE TET OFFENSIVE
OF 1968. JUST LOOKING FOR ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE SERVED THERE AT THE SAME TIME FRAME. THANKS FOR STARTING THIS SITE AND I HOPE IT GETS UP RUNNING FULLY REAL SOON.

WELCOME HOME TO ALL WHO SERVED. - HRouton@aol.com

Thanking the US Army & the 299th - I was PFC John A. Pelosi under CPT. Miller, LTC's Aylor & Dries. I was briefly with the 299th but, received 2 AAM's. One in July 1988 & a second in Sep. 1989. I was discharged from active duty in 1989 & received the Good Conduct medal. During Operation Desert Storm I decided to join my local USAR unit which was the 411th COMBAT ENGR BN (heavy) on Maui. I achieved the rank of E-5. I stayed with the 411th till my military obligation was met (1987 thru 1994). I received an Honorable Discharge Certificate & a Certificate of Recognition for my service during a period that was part of the cold war.
I used my Army college fund to acquire a BA. I was young when with the 299th but, I learned allot. My MOS was 63B & I felt we had some relics like 880's & ancient dumps but, we did our best to keep them somewhat functional. I was @ NTC twice with the 299th & a little stint @ ft. Bliss. It seemed as though even our Motorpool buildings were forgotten in time but, things really got better. We received hummers & hemmits while I was their.
Currently I live in AZ. I am proud of my military background & will always be thankful to my fellow soldiers, CPT. Miller, the LTC, the 299th, the 411th, & the US Army for who I am today. Just an average USA Joe.

Sincerely, John Angelo Pelosi - jpelosi@npgcable.com

299th Combat Engineer Battalion 1955-1956 - I was a platoon leader in C company of the 299th, 3rd Platoon. I live near Greensboro, NC. The Company commander for the most of that time was Lt. Leon Kortz who lives in Greensboro, NC. with the Bn Commander being Lt. Col. Rayle a
very unlikeable character.

Feel free to contact me if you like. - Fdshepard@aol.com

Lionel LaFave/299th WWII - My father was Lionel "Frenchie" LaFave, who served in the 299th in WWII, where he was wounded on Omaha beach. I am trying to make a collection of medals and patches that he would have had (his originals were buried with him). If anyone could give me a list I would greatly appreciate it. I am especially interested in getting a 299th patch.
I would also like to hear from anyone that might remember my Dad.
Thank you very much. - law141@charter.net

Dave Rosenthal /299th WWII - My name is Jeffrey Rosenthal. I'm one of 3 grandson's of the late Dave Rosenthal from Binghamton, NY. On this day, I find it appropriate to express my utter respect and grattitude to all Veterans of this country. However, I more specifically wish to express my deepest admiration of my grandfather and the men he served with.

Looking for information on JT Pardue and other members of the 299th-WWII-Omaha Beach who are buried in Colleville Sur Mer's cemetary.

My name is Jean-Marc Masotta and I am a teacher at a high school (12-16y ear olds) in Bain de Bretagne - west France. I live in a region called Bretagne, near the city of Rennes. I wrote to you because I was looking for some informations about a soldier, menber of the 299th who died at Omaha beach, in Normandy, the 6th of june 1944 : JT PARDUE.

My students and I are going to go to the Collevile Sur Mer's cemetery, on Tuesday, March 27th 2007 and we would like to put some flowers on 10 others soldiers graves. We feel that we have to do something, for these brave men, who died for freedom.
Our students could work in small groups with the American families who would agree to share what they remember of these soldiers, and, in exchange, our students could achieve something for the families : as reading a poem, or praying in front the grave...
This project will make our students realize that under each cross lied a human being who lived and suffered and that there are still families who remember them after all these long years...Moreover, it would be very interesting for our students to communicate with Americans and it would help them understand their history.

Here is a link to the website of the Fleurs De la Memoire Association (Flowers of Memory) This group does a wonderful service for he families of those buried at Colleville-sur-Mer and Saint James in Normandy (France).

http://fleursdelamemoire.free.fr/

The Objectives of the Association

This association is created to perpetuate the memory of the soldiers, sailors and airmen buried in the American Cemeteries of Colleville-sur-Mer and Saint James in Normandy ( France ), by placing flowers on their tombs.

Preamble :

Peace is precious and it has a price, it is an effort, always it is of blood, and too often its price is paid by men's lives. The peace we know in Normandy and France was paid for by the sacrifice of the young lives of Allied soldiers.

In the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer there are 10,944 brave Americans remembered; in the American Cemetery in Saint James the markers of 4,908 Americans remind us of the supreme sacrifice paid for France's liberation from the yoke of the Nazis. Today we know the liberty and happiness of freedom. We can never forget those that are buried in our country. Two generations have passed that to do not know the horrors of war.

Objective :

Nothing is truly won, it is imperative that we do not hide the past to preserve the future. Therefore in a gesture of respect, of remembrance and of friendship, the families and members of the association "Les Fleurs de la Mémoire" commit in writing : to lay a bouquet of flowers on the grave of a soldier, one time per year, if possible on the American Memorial Day, to remember the sacrifices of these brave men.

The grave that the family will put the flower upon will be the grave of a soldier that fought in the region. The grave will be determined by the association, the association will inform the family of the grave by giving it a card to that effect.

The family that takes responsability for placing flowers on the grave will pass this responsability on to its children to ensure the perpetuation of the obligation. In the case that it is impossible to place a bouquet of flowers on the tomb annually, please inform the association and if possible find another family to take the family's responsability.

Thank a lot for your help.
For all the employees and teachers of the level "3èmes" of our school.

Jean-Marc MASOTTA