MILITARY HISTORY
593rd ENGINEER BOAT & SHORE REGIMENT

                                                                                                       June 11, 1999                                                                                                     1018 A McDonaldDrive                                                                                                    Sugarcreek,Ohio  44681

Dear Bob;
A quick note following yesterdays phone call concerning the First Battalion of the 593rd EBSR , companys ABC and Hdq. As you see this is official information released by the War Department to John Stauthammer July 25th 1989, a member of Co.C. There is much information and I am concerned about the space it will take in the web. Maybe it will need to condenced. Feel free to use this material as you see fit and do not return the printed material. I am including one photo to be returned. It may be to dark for use. The photo was taken at Madang New Guinea and the crew of LCM 32, 593rd EBSR Welton Stein, Frank Simmons George Wander and Lewis Apodaca

                             Best Wishes,                                                                Welton Stein
                 welton@raex.com

                 

      SSFIED PER EXECUTIVE ORDER 12356, =TIM 3.3, 73 501                     STRENGTH, COMMISSIONED AND ENLISTED

1. Strength of Regiment upon activation; 6 August 1942: 5 Officers 0 EM              2. During month of August 1942 strength increased to: 240 Officers 436 EM5. 

3.At end of September 1942, Regiment was 85% of T/O strength

4.Regiment provided cadre for 4th Engineer Special Brigade January 1943.

5.320 EM assigned and joined the Regiment 25 July 1943.

6. 152 EM of Hq Hq Co. and Shore Battalion transferred thru readjustment program while stationed at Batangas, Luzon P.I., September 1945.

7. 395 EM of Hq Hq Co. and Shore Battalion transferred thru readjustment program while stationed at Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, November 1945

6. Boat Battalion strength at Borneo and Batangas, prior to departure for inactivation at Camp Stoneman, decreased thru readjustment program, dates and number of personnel not available.

9. Strength of Boat Battalion at date or deactivation at Camp Stoneman on or about 22 December 1945; not available.

10. Strength of Hq and Hq Company and Shore Battalion at inactivation, Vancouver Barracks, Washington 22 December 1945

           19 Officers 191 EM

SSFIED PER EXECUTIVE ORDER 12356, SECTION 3.3,
  CAMPAIGNS 
1.New Guinea Total Regiment engaged.
2. New Britain B and E Companies engaged
3. Luzon Hq. & Hq. Co. and Shore Bn. engaged
4. Borneo            Boat Battalion engaged.