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Info about 375th Engineering General Services Regiment

Info about 375th Engineering General Services Regiment

Posted: 6 Jun 2014 11:17PM GMT
Classification: Query
Anyone who was in the 375th or had an ancestor in the 375th or might know how to find out info about the 375th, would very much appreciate some assistance in learning about it.

Thank you,

Re: Info about 375th Engineering General Services Regiment

Posted: 7 Jun 2014 2:29AM GMT
Classification: Query
I personally know nothing about this regiment, but...I did a Google search on it and there seems to be a lot of information readily available. Looks like a good starting point for further research.

Good luck!

Re: Info about 375th Engineering General Services Regiment

Posted: 7 Jun 2014 2:22PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you for your response and for taking the time to do a search.

I spent most of the afternoon before I posted the query searching online. Can find info about current 375 and some mentions of WWII 375, but no substantive links to their journey across Europe. Guess I will just have to keep digging.

Again, thank you for taking the time to look - your efforts are truly appreciated.

Re: Info about 375th Engineering General Services Regiment

Posted: 8 Jun 2014 9:02PM GMT
Classification: Query
From the little that's available online, and reading veterans obituaries and tributes, it seems the unit served in the Carentan area in France, Northern France and the Bulge and then into the Rhineland. They may have been transferred to the Pacific after May 45 according to some obituaries for men in the unit.

There are some good links to information on engineering units, their duties and tasks and histories at the bottom of this page-
http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/history.htm

You can also contact the National Archives branch in College Park, Maryland to see what they have for unit records and histories. There can be thousands of pages in the unit history including morning reports, action reports and you would have to know what information you are looking for, as it can get quite expensive having them copy records. They should be able to provide the summary that's a part of the unit history.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/RS21282.pdf

Morning reports and Unit Rosters-
http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/morning-...

U.S. Army History Centers-
Carlisle Barracks can usually proved a good bit of information and direct you where to locate surviving records:

U.S. Army Center of Military History
Collins Hall
102 4th Avenue Bldg. 35
Fort McNair
Washington, DC 20319-5060
E-mail: CMHAnswers@conus.army.mil
http://www.history.army.mil/
(202) 685-4042

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center (Carlisle Barracks)
950 Soldiers Drive
Carlisle, PA 17013-5021
E-mail: usarmy.carlisle.awc.mbx.usamhi@mail.mil (research inquiries)
http://usahec.org
(717) 245-3949

Have you tried contacting the Corps of Engineers historian to see if they have any information of the unit?
http://www.usace.army.mil/About/History.aspx
703-428-6563

Re: Info about 375th Engineering General Services Regiment

Posted: 8 Jun 2014 9:35PM GMT
Classification: Query
Ycaso77

So many good suggestions, thank you.

Have been so impressed by how helpful people are for no reason other than being helpful.

Re: Info about 375th Engineering General Services Regiment

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 2:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
My Uncle was the First Lieutenant of the 375th Engineers Regiment. He passed away in 2011 at the age of 95. I interviewed him in 1999 and have some sense of where they were while in Europe and the South Pacific. One of the interesting stories is how his unit had an encounter with Dwight D. Eisenhower. What is your relationship to the 375th Regiment?
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