Not a story of blood and fire, but small things, important at the time, for the future, which was speculative.
by Earl Mayan
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LETTERS

UNIT, 84th COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION

August 25, 1941, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
October 11, 1941, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
October 19, 1941, Maneuvers, North Carolina.
November 18, 1941, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
November 30, 1941, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
December 15, 1941, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
December 17, 1941, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
December 19, 1941, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
January 6, 1942, Fort Clayton, Canal Zone, Panama.
February 2, 1942, Fort Clayton, Canal Zone, Panama.
February 3, 1942, Fort Clayton, Canal Zone, Panama.
February 5, 1942, Fort Clayton, Canal Zone, Panama.
February 7, 1942, Fort Clayton, Canal Zone, Panama.
February 9, 1942, Fort Clayton, Canal Zone, Panama.
March 6, 1942, Fort Clayton, Canal Zone, Panama.
March 18, 1942, American Base Forces.
March 25, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
April 1, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
April 2, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
April 6, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
April 12, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
April 20, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
April 26, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
April 27, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
May 2, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
May 6, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
May 14, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
May 20, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
May 29, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
June 5, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
June 6, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
June 16, 1942, Trinidad British West Indies.
June 29, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
July 9, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
July 12, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
July 18, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
July 24, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
July 25, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
July 29, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
August 2, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
September 22, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
October 6, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
October 7, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
October 13, 1942, Trinidad, British West indies.
October 20, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
November 4, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
November 7, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
November 14, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies.
November 21, 1942, Trinidad British West Indies.
December 10, 1942, Trinidad British West Indies.
December 11, 1942, Trinidad British West Indies.
January 1, 1942, Trinidad British West Indies.
January 3, 1942, Trinidad BritishWest Iiidies.
January 10, 1943, Triaidad British West Indies.
January 11, 1943, Trinidad British Wast Indies.
March 10, 1943, Co.5, lst Provisional Bn. New Orleans.
March 18, 1943, Co. 5, Ist Provisional Bn. New Orleans.

STAGING AREA FOR NEW CADRES

April 8, 1943, Co. 5, Ist Provisional Bn., New Orleans.
April 10, 1943, Co. 5, lst Provisional Bn., New Orleans

UNIT, 606th Combat Engineer Battalion

April 21, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
May 11, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
May 15, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
May 16, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
June 3, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
July 14, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
August 25, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
September 14, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
September 15, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
September 16, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
October 18, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
October 22, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
October 24, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
October 26, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
October 28, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
November 2, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
November 5, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
November 26, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
December 6, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
December 11, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
December 14, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
December 21, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
December 22, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
December 28, 1943, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
January 8, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
January 10, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
January 11, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
January 25, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
January 27, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
January 31, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
February 2, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
February 10, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
February 14, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
March 4, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
April 8, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
April 10, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
April 11, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
April 16, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
April 20, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
May 14, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
May 17, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
May 17, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
May 20, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
May 24, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
May 28, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
June 14, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
June 16, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
June 28, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
July 2, 1944, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
July 14, 1944, Camp Forrest, Tennessee.
July 26, 1944, Camp Forrest, Tennessee.
July 28, 1944, Camp Forrest, Tennessee.
July 14, 1944, Camp Forrest, Tennessee.
August 20, 1944, Camp Forrest, Tennessee.
September 16, 1944, Camp Forrest, Tennessee.
September 20, 1944, Fort Jackson, S. Carolina.
September 25, 1944, Fort Jackson, S. Carolina.
September 28, 1944, Fort Jackson, S. Carolina.
September 30, 1944, Fort Jackson, S. Carolina.
October 6, 1944, Fort Jackson, S. Carolina.
October 8, 1944, Fort Jackson, S. Carolina.
October 4, 1944, Camp Rucker, Georgia.
November 5, 1944, Fort Jackson, S. Carolina.
November 11, 1944, Fort Jackson, S. Carolina.
December 14, 1944, Fort Jackson, S. Carolina.
January 5, 1945, Fort Jackson, S. Carolina.
February 20, 1945, European Theatre.
March 9, 1945, European Theatre.
March 16, 1945, European Theatre.
March 19, 1945, European Theatre.
March 21, 1945, European Theatre.
May 10, 1945, European Theatre.
May 23, 1945, European Theatre.
May 28, 1945, European Theatre.
June 1, 1945, European Theatre.
June 3, 1945, European Theatre.
June 12, 1945, European Theatre.
June 15, 1945, European Theatre.
July 9, 1945, European Theatre.
August 11, 1945, Sep. Proc. Ctr., Camp Shelby, Miss.
August 12, 1945, Sep. Proc. Ctr., Camp Shelby, Miss.
August 22, 1945, Sep. Proc. Ctr., Camp Shelby, Miss.
August 30, 1945, Sep. Proc. Ctr., Camp Shelby, Miss.

Discharge, August 31, through Fort Dix, New Jersey.

The Soldier's Fate

MILITARY ITINERARY

STATESIDE
Fort Dix
Fort Belvoir
Camp Van Dorn
New Orleans Staging Area
Camp Wheeler
Camp Forrest
Boston Staging Area
Maneuvers North Carolina
Maneuvers South Carolina
Maneuvers Louisiana
Maneuvers Texarkana
New Orleans, Staging, Reassignment
Camp Shelby

OVERSEAS
GUANTANIMO NAVAL BASE,CUBA
CURACOA, D.W.I.
FORT CLAYTON, PANAMA CANAL ZONE
PANAMA CITY
TRINIDAD, B.W. I.
FORT READ, TRINIDAD
PORT OF SPAIN TRINIDAD STAGING AREA
PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND
LE HAVRE, FRANCE
LUCKY STRIKE, FRANCE
BELGIUM, LIEGE
MASTRICHT, HOLLAND
CAEN, FRANCE
AACHEN, GERMANY
XANTEN, GERMANY
RHINE RIVER, GERMANY
WESEL RIVER
REMAGEN BRIDGE
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY
CANTON, GERMANY
IDER OBERSTEIN, GERMANY
COLOGNE, GERMANY

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