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Men of the 300th provides a place for the veterans to share photos, their service record or any information they wish to share.
300th Combat Engineers Roll
The Men of the 300th Killed in Action
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 | Derrell D. Adams, Private First Class
Duties: Co. A
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 | Wm. Walter Allen, Tech 5 - Sheridan, Arkansas
Duties: Co. B, Cook
Military Service: February 17, 1943 - November 1, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal, 5 Campaign Stars, Expert Rifleman, WWII Victory Medal
Ship Home: Eufala Victory
My Recollections
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 | Lester Aumann, Corporal - Decatur, Indiana
Duties: Co. B
Military Service: September 19, 1942 - November 22, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Purple Heart, French Jubaly de Liberty, EAME with 5 Bronze Stars
My Recollections
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 | Jerry Barton - Austin, Texas
Duties: Co. B, Radio Operator
Military Service: March 1, 1943 - December 10, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal
My Recollections
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 | Chuck Bice, Sergeant - Tyler, Texas
Duties: Co. C
My Recollections
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 | Roger D. Bradshaw, Private
Duties: Co. C
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal
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 | Roy Bridges, Tech 5 - Burkburnett, Texas
Duties: Co. B, Heavy Bridge Carpenter
Military Service: February 1, 1943 - February 18, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Purple Heart
My Recollections
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 | Marcus J. Brod, Staff Sergeant - Houston, Texas
Duties: Co. B, 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon
Military Service: February 1942 - November 11, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal
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 | Clovis E. Brown, Private First Class
Duties: Co. C, 1st Platoon
Military Service: March 1, 1943 - November 5, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Purple Heart, Expert Marksman, ETO Ribbon with 5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal and WWII Victory Medal
My Recollections
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 | Lewen Jefferson "Jack" Burk, Sergeant
Duties: Co. A, Weapons Sergeant
Military Service: March 2, 1943 - November 12, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Purple Heart, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Marksmanship and WWII Victory Medal
My Recollections
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 | Leonard Burke, Sergeant
Duties: Co. A, Weapons Sergeant
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal
My Recollections
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 | Forrest "Juke" Burnham
Duties: Co. A
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal
My Recollections
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 | Billie B. Byers
Duties: Co. A
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal
My Recollections
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 | Anthony Cannata, Private - Chicago, Illinois
Duties: Co. B, 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon
My Recollections
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 | William "Bill" G. Carnes, Staff Sergeant
Duties: Co. B
Military Service: 1943 - October 1945
Decorations and Citations: EAME Campaign Medal with 5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal
My Recollections
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 | Warren Chancellor, Corporal - Texas
Duties: Medical Detachment
Military Service: March 2, 1943 - December 3, 1945
Decorations and Citations: EAME Medal with 5 bronze stars, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal and Expert Rifleman, Good Conduct Medal
Ship Home: Marine Victory
My Recollections
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 | Riel S. Crandall, Colonel - Cromwell, Connecticut
Duties: Battalion Commanding Officer
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 | Steve Daniels, Private First Class
Duties: Co. C, Line Combat Engineer, 2nd Platoon
Military Service: April 1, 1943 - December 3, 1945
My Recollections
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 | Harold Didier, Staff Sergeant
Duties: Headquarters & Service
Decorations and Citations: Purple Heart
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 | John Lee Durant, Sergeant
Duties: Headquarters & Service
Decorations and Citations: Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal
My Recollections
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 | Tomme J. Elliott, Staff Sergeant - Richardson, Texas
Duties: Co. B
Military Service: February 24, 1943 - December 15, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal
Ship Home: USS Mariposa
My Recollections
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 | Clifton Lee Elmore, Private First Class - Charleston, Texas
Duties: Co. C
Military Service: March 2, 1943 - November 5,1943
Decorations and Citations: 2 Overseas Service Bars, EAME Campaign Medal with 5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Victory ribbon
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 | Carl Ford, Staff Sergeant
Duties: Headquarters & Service
Decorations and Citations: Mechanics Award
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 | Herman Galipp, Private First Class - Leadbetter, Texas
Duties: Co. B, Rigger and Jack Hammer Operator
Military Service: February 17, 1943 - December 12, 1945
Decorations and Citations: EAME Campaign with 5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Expert Rifleman, WWII Victory Medal
Ship Home: Liberty ship John E. Schmeltzer
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 | Orville C. Galloway, Tech 5
Duties: Co. B, Heavy Carpentry
Military Service: March, 1943 - June, 1944 MIA June 19, 1944 in English Channel on LST 523
My Recollections
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 | Charles J. Gardner, Tech 5
Duties: Headquarters & Service, Chief Radio Officer
My Recollections
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 | Homer C. Garrett, Supply Sergeant - Hideaway, Texas
Duties: Co. A
Military Service: March 1943 - April, 1945
Decorations and Citations: ETO Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart
Ship Home: Hospital Ship Blanche F. Sigmund
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 | John F. Gentile, Private First Class
Duties: Co. B
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal
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 | Cloyd "Hoot" E. Gibson, Private - Redmond, Oregon
Duties: Co. C, Light Truck Driver. Also qualified to drive 4-ton and over.
Military Service: February 19, 1943 - November 12, 1945
Decorations and Citations: EAME Theater Ribbon, one Silver Service Star, World War II Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Motor Vehicle Award
My Recollections
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 | Aaron O. Glenn, Corporal - Crowley, Texas
Duties: Co. C, Demolitions Expert
Decorations and Citations: EAME with 5 Bronze Stars
Ship Home: Coaldale Victory
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 | Daniel J. Grob, Tech 5
Duties: Medical Detachment
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal
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 | Clark J. Hall, Jr., 2nd Lieutenant - Buffalo, New York
Duties: Co. C
Military Service: 1944 - April, 1946
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal
My Recollections
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 | Randy Hanes, Squad Sergeant - Dallas, Texas
Duties: Co. C, Reconnaissance Officer
Military Service: February 24, 1943 - December 13, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Sharpshooter Badge, Expert Shooter Badge, American Campaign Medal, American Armed Expeditionary Forces Medal, ETO Campaign Medal with 5 bronze stars, Bronze Star - Gallantry/Heroism, Bronze Star - Gallantry/Meritorious Actions, French Croix De Guerre Avec Etoile De Bronze, Victory Medal WWII, Occupation Medal WWII Army, Combat Service Medal, Overseas Service Medal, U. S. Army Service Medal, Battle of the Bulge Medal, 4 Overseas Service Bars.
My Recollections
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 | Donald M. Honeycutt, Corporal - Carthage, Texas
Duties: Co. B, MOS Leader, Machine Gunner and Demolitions
Military Service: February 1943 - October 1945
Decorations and Citations: EAME with 5 Campaign Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Expert Rifleman, WWII Victory Medal
Ship Home: Coaldale Victory
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 | Rayburn H. Kennedy, Corporal
Duties: Co. B
Decorations and Citations: Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal
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 | Herman J. Kilian, Private First Class - Giddings, Texas
Duties: Co. B, Electrician
Military Service: December 17, 1943 - December 12, 1945
Decorations and Citations: EAME Campaign Medal with 5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
My Recollections
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 | William T. Lakey, Tech 5
My Recollections
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 | Vencent D. Laney, Sergeant - Cook Station, Missouri
Duties: Co. C
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 | Jimmie Y. Lee, Tech 5
Duties: Headquarters & Service
Military Service: December, 1942 - November, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Five campaign medals, Expert Rifleman medal, Sharpshooter medal
My Recollections
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 | Joe Leyva, Tech 5 - San Antonio, Texas
Duties: Co. B
Military Service: March, 1943 - June 19, 1944 (KIA)
Decorations and Citations: Purple Heart
My Recollections
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 | William F. McAlexander, Sergeant - White Oak, Texas
Duties: Co. A
Military Service: December 13, 1943 - October 17, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign medal, Silver Service Stars for Germany and Japan clasps, Sharp Shooter medal, Army of Occupation medal, National Service Defense medal, Victory WWII medal, Rupshard Duck pin, United Nations Service medal, Presidential Unit Emblem, Honorable Service lapel button WWII, Letter of Commendation from General Patton.
My Recollections
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 | James Robert McNeil, Sergeant - Mt. Airy, North Carolina
Duties: Co. A & Co. B
Military Service: September 14, 1940 - July, 1945 (300th ECB) and July, 1945 - March 16, 1948 (US Army Reserve)
Decorations and Citations: EAME with Campaign Medal with 5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal
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 | Marvin Martin - Crossett, Arizona
Military Service: February 1943 - December 1945
My Recollections
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 | Harold J. Meyer, Private
Duties: Co. B, Demolition Specialist
Military Service: February 25, 1943 - October 25, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Purple Heart, EAME Campaign Medal with 5 Bronze Stars and 3 Overseas Bars. |
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 | Cecil Milliner, Tech 5
Duties: Co. A, Trainer
My Recollections
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 | Aubrey E. Moring, Jr., Private
Duties: Medical Detachment
Military Service: December, 1942 - 1946 and 1949 - 1977
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 | Kenneth "Cowboy" Morris, Tech 5 - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Duties: Co. A, Light Truck Driver
Military Service: February 19, 1943 - November 12, 1944
Decorations and Citations: EAME Theater Ribbon with 5 Bronze Stars and One Silver Service Star, WWII Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct medal.
My Recollections
Why I'm called "Cowboy" (audio)
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 | Hoyt Neill, Staff Sergeant - Little Rock, Arkansas
Duties: Medical Detachment
My Recollections
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 | Charles H. Olive, Tech 5 - Houston, Texas
Duties: Co. B, Draftsman
Military Service: February 18, 1943 - November 11, 1945
Decorations and Citations: EAME Campaign Medal with Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal
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 | Charles E. Palmer, Tech 5 - Kansas
Duties: Co. C, Caterpillar Operator
Military Service: May 12, 1942 - November 8, 1945
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 | "Jake" Eddie Ray Phillips, Corporal - Paris, Arkansas
Duties: Co. C, Construction Foreman and Demolitions
Military Service: February 23, 1943 - October 22, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Expert Rifleman, Good Conduct Medal, EAME Service Ribbon and One Silver Service Star.
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 | Gilbert C. Pillack, Private First Class
Duties: Co. C
My Recollections
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 | Eugene Powell
Duties: Co. C, transferred to 172nd Engineers in summer of 1943 as part of a training cadre
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 | Kirksey M. Putman, Private
Duties: Co. B.
Military Service: March 1942 - December 1945
Decorations and Citations: EAME Campaign medal with 5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
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 | Faustino T. Rangel, Private First Class
Duties: Co. C, 1st Platoon
Decorations and Citations: Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal
My Recollections
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Hubert H. Reinke, Private First Class - Leroy, Texas
Duties: Co. B, 2nd Squad, Demolitions Specialist
Military Service: March, 1943 to October, 1945
Decorations and Citations: EAME Campaign medal with 5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, 3 Overseas Service Bars, M-1 Rifle Expert.
My Recollections
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Donald J. Richter, Corporal - Leroy, Texas
Duties: Co. B, Line Combat Engineer and Clerk Typist
Military Service: March 1, 1943 - December 8, 1945
Decorations and Citations: EAME Campaign Medal, 5 Bronze Stars, WWII Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal
Ship Home: Aiken Victory
My Recollections
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 | John C. Rose, Private First Class
Duties: Co. B
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal
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Donald H. Ross, Sergeant - Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Duties: Headquarters & Service, Water Supply NCO 254
Military Service: May 13, 1943 - November 5, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Victory Medal, European African Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon with one Bronze Star
Although Sergeant Donald H. Ross passed away in 1983, a precious few of his World War II My Recollections were shared with his wife Agnes. We share them here as Agnes has shared them with us.
- Brad Peters and Jan Ross
My Recollections
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 | Andrew W. "Butch" Sevec, Platoon Staff Sergeant - Clarksville, Pennsylvania
Duties: Co. A
Military Service: October 24, 1940 (enlisted) - Fall, 1945
Decorations and Citations: European African Medal with 4 Bronze Stars, America Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal with clasp, WWII Victory Medal C and D, and the Normandy Liberation Medal from France
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 | James C. Scott, Staff Sergeant
Duties: Co. C
My Recollections
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 | Alfred A. Stein, Sergeant - Smithfield, Virginia
Duties: Co. A, 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon
Military Service: January 23, 1942 - November 8, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Five ribbons
My Recollections
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 | Paul R. Strickland, Tech 5
Duties: Co. B, Driver - truck and company commander vehicle
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal, Sharpshooter Medal
Ship Home: Coaldale Victory
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 | Servando C. Varela, Private
Duties: Co. B
Military Service: February 25, 1943 - December, 3, 1945
Decorations and Citations: Purple Heart
My Recollections
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 | Norman R. Webb, Private First Class - Keller, Texas
Duties: Co. C
Military Service: March 2, 1943 - Nov. 5, 1945
Decorations and Citations: EAME Medal and five bronze stars, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Sharpshooter Rifle Badge
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 | Forest M. Wood, Tech 5
Duties: Co. A
Decorations and Citations: Purple Heart, EAME Campaign Ribbon with two Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal
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