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Sikeston Herald in Sikeston, Missouri

03 May 1945

Page 7

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Sikeston Herald

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Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1945

Page

7

First Rhine Bridge Built by 291st Engineer Battalion

The 291st Engineer Combat Battalion of the 8th Army built the first ponton bridge across the Rhine at Reinmaren after midnight March 8, facing shell fire and air raids. Commanded by Lieut. Col. David E. Pergrin, they endured two days of exhausting work, losses, and constant danger, earning a Presidential Citation for Ardennes actions. The feat marks a historic Allied crossing and showcased their endurance and engineering prowess.

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Rhine Europe 291St Engineer 8Rd Army II Corp Remagen David E. Pergrin Clairton Pennsylvania Ardennes Roer Pergrin James H. Camble Chilhowie Virginia Frank W. Rhea Waldo Arkansas Rombough Terre Haute Indiana Brockways Rhine River 291St Engineer Combat Belgium Malmedy 291St Engineer Combat Battalion
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Free France Maps Distributed by 1255th Engineer Battalion

Company C 1255th Engineer Battalion distributed 20 million maps to the First Army in six months and 500000 maps in one day to various units. They held 130 tons of maps on hand to meet demand. Joliet Army ordnance plant has used 22000 miles of two inch adhesive tape sealing ammunition.

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First Army Army Ordnance Artillery Ammunition Plant Joliet, I
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River Rhine Marshal Tito Josip Brozovich France Free French Movement Charles de Gaulle Nazi Germany Missouri Japan Ford Mets Welton & Williams Motor Co W. Malone Avenue Sikeston, MO
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