332nd Engineer General Service Regiment (United States)

332nd Engineer General Service Regiment (United States)

332nd Engineer General Service Regiment or 332nd Engineer Regiment was activated as a Special Service Regiment in May 1942, as a unit in the United States Army. Later this unit was redesignated a General Service Regiment. The unit was formed from some regular Army officers and enlisted men, trained in the United States, then shipped overseas early in World War II to England. They were the vanguard of many others to follow, including infantry and armored troops. Their purpose was to build facilities in preparation for those to follow. After the Normandy Invasion, they followed the front lines constructing roads, railroad bridges, hospitals, and other infrastructure needed by the advancing Armies. Continuing through until surrender by Germany in 1945, the unit stayed on as part of the Army of Occupation. Many of the troops in the units were among those who were overseas for the longest periods of all in World War II.

Read more about 332nd Engineer General Service Regiment (United States):  Activation and Training, Deployment in Great Britain, Engineer Group, Invasion of Normandy, Railway Bridge Construction, V-2 Rocket Plans, Army of Occupation, Reactivation For The Korean War

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