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HEADQUARTERS SUBJECT: Commendation. TO: The Commanding Officer and all Officers and Men of the 594th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment 1. The distribution of this publication affords me the opportunity to extend my commendation and congratulations for your magnificent accomplishments which have contributed so greatly to final victory. 2. You have overcome difficulties and danger on many occasions only by the full exercise of your united strength and courage. This vital team-work has characterized your performance of duty throughout the history of your regiment. 3. I am sure you will cherish the high regard always accorded your regiment by those units with which it has been associated in combat operations. 4. My best wishes for your continued success go with you who return to civil life as well as those of you who remain in the service. HENRY HUTCHINGS, JR.
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dedication ... The Five Hundred and Ninety-Fourth Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment of the Fourth Engineer Special Brigade is a name dear to the hearts of more than two thousand soldiers and known to many thousands more. To the men of the Regiment it is THEIR outfit and there is no other like it. To their friends in uniform and to their families back home this name typifies the zenith in pride. It is for them that this history is written as a permanent dedication. Our devotion to our Regiment was surpassed only by that we gave to God and our Country. This will be the source book for stories to be told and retold to children and grandchildren in a free world in the years to come. The memories contained in these printed pages are many and are as diversified as the characters who figure in them. When our senses finally fail us and we ask younger eyes to read, may the life and breath of our Regiment, as it is written here, rekindle that pride within us. The Editors. |
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The cooperation exemplified between all components of the Task Group - the 594th EB & SR, 3016th EBM Co. and Detachment #3 164th Ord Co - has contributed more than any other factor to our success. Your record, as told in this booklet and as contained in official documents of the War Department, is a Memorial to your efforts. Accomplishments throughout the life of the organization has exemplified the high character and training of its personnel. I am deeply gratified to be your Commanding Officer and am further grateful for the leadership given by our Brigade Commander as well as the training and leadership given the organization by each of its three former Commanders. I take this opportunity to commend and personally thank each of you for your work with the organization and wish each of you God Speed and good luck in the future. Carl Y Farrell
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table of contents . . . Commanding General's Message Regimental Commander's Message Table of Contents . . . . . . 3 Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Cape Cod . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7 Cotuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-10 Gordon Johnston . . . . . . 11-17 Port of Embarkation . . . . 18 Crossings . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20 New Guinea . . . . . . . . . . 21-28 New Britain . . . . . . . . . . .29-36 Commendations . . . . . . . .Center Dress Rehearsal . . . . . . . .37-38 Lingayen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-43 Manila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-51 Special Mission. . . . . . . . . 52-53 Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-55 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56-57 Chaplains Corner . . . . . . . 58-60 Red Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Information & Education . . .62 Decorations . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 |