139th Airborne Engineer Battalion Photos
Two members of the 17th Airborne Division keep warm at a fire while guarding a road leading to the town of Douzy, near Sedan, France. L-R: Pvt. Robert Bell, Norwalk, OH, and PFC Charlie McCall, Stayton, OR. |
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Lt. Col. Stanley TB Johnson, Commanding Officer, 139th Engineer Bn., 17th Airborne Division, First Allied Airborne Army, briefs men of his battalion and the 449th Troop Carrier Group prior to the airborne invasion of Germany across the Rhine River. |
A view of audience at the briefing. The audience consisted of C-47 pilots, 440th TCG. Glider pilots and staff officers of the 139th Engineers of the 17th Airborne, Orleans, France. |
17th Airborne Parachute Maint. Company
139th Airborne Engineer Company
155th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion
193rd Glider Infantry Regiment
194th Glider Infantry Regiment
224th Airborne Medical Company
411th Airborne Quartermaster Company
464th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
466th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment
517th Airborne Signal Company
680th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
681st Glider Field Artillery Battalion
717th Airborne Ordnance Company
Division Band
Military Police Platoon
Recon Platoon
389th Quartermaster Company (attached)
550th Infantry Airborne Battalion (attached)
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