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The camp was 70,229 acres (284.21 km 2) in size and had a population of 50,000 at its peak of operation. [1] Construction of the camp began in December 1940 and was completed in July 1941. Before it was finished, the 19,000 man 45th Infantry Division began to occupy the camp.
At Camp Barkley, Texas, the 778th Tank Battalion commenced training on individual tasks up through battalion maneuvers. After training was completed, 778th shipped off to Camp Maxey, Texas in May 1944. There they trained alongside soldiers from the 99th Infantry Division.
In five days of battle, from 26 to 30 October 1944, the 442nd broke through German defenses and rescued 211 men. [3] The 442nd suffered over 800 casualties. [4] Company I went in with 185 men; 8 came out unhurt. Company K engaged the enemy with 186 men; 169 were wounded or killed.
After constructing their base camp at Camp Shelby, the 38th Infantry Division began training in October. Equipment for training was chronically short, however, forcing leaders to fabricate dummy artillery pieces from wood and iron scrap, while the soldiers drilled with pieces of wood to simulate rifles and machine guns.
After the end of the war, it was inactivated on 11 December 1945 at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. [1] The regiment was reactivated on 25 March 1947 in the Organized Reserves with headquarters at Los Angeles. The regimental headquarters was moved to Everett, Washington on 22 January 1948 and to Seattle on 1 September 1949.
Moved to Camp Atterbury, Indiana, on 28 March 1944. Staged at Camp Miles Standish, Massachusetts on 10 October 1944. Was sent back to New York Port of Embarkation and sailed to England; Arrived in England, 17 November 1944, and trained for 19 days. Assigned 29 November 1944 to VIII Corps, First United States Army, 12th Army Group.
During Christmas 1944, the battalion was involved in the Battle of the Bulge. The battalion participated in the following campaigns: Normandy: 22 June 1944 – 24 July 1944; Northern France: 25 June 1944 – 14 September 1944; Rhineland (Würzlen–Aachen): 15 September 1944 – 16 December 1944; Ardennes–Alsace: 17 December 1944 – 18 ...
[4] [5] A cadre from the 299th Engineer Combat Battalion was detached to Camp Robinson to form its core, [6] establishing Companies A, B, C, and HQ and Service. [1] After training, [7] the 289th left New York Port of Embarkation [8] for the European Theater of Operations (ETO) on 22 October 1944.