European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse In Page 4 first dive 1st unit is oldest of Type in army Goa Fenohr of Devil Engineer unit in the army is celebrating its 104th organizational Day Here the Continental Congress authorized Engineer troops in june but they were reconstituted Many times Between 1783 and 184c that no continuous Organiza Tion existed in that con Gress authorized the activation of a miners and Fon tonies on May unit history thus begun for a at West has come Dom to the 1st engr c 1st inf currently undergoing Spring training in this Man Euver la col John Dalrymple is the the Engineer battalion will celebrate Kab birthday with military and athletic a a show and party in the punch mar Gen John Dahlquist division wifi address Una troops at the Miff Fary contests the military scheduled Tor the in clude Best drilled Best drilled Best Best Best Best ton Best Driver of truck and Best Driver of the afternoon sports contest will include three legged tug of War and relay each company will have in entry in each the original a co served in the mexican War and afterwards took part in the Utah expedition of 1858 and other events in the Westward of the Early in the company assembled in Washington and was the presidential guard at lincolns in the civil the company became a b co and topographical engr now c co were organized in and from 1883 the group was known As the the stars and stripes May 1wo Marks its 104th birthday today it col Dalrymple Engineer co engr it served with fee army of the Potomac and participated in the Antie Chanc euros Virginia pc cold Peters Burg and Appo Maxox its commander during the civil War was capt James Chatham Duane was the designer of the military Ponto Type bridging equipment the same Type of Bridge equipment is used Over tie world today with but minor Roodi fictions and during the years Between the civil War and Spanish american the battalion operated the engr Dep at willets Point St and helped with the instruction of cadets at West with the outbreak of the Spanish american it was sent to Cuba and took part in the Battle of Santiago and the puerto hic an a and b cos went to the where a co took part i the Battle of Manila and both companies fought against the co also furnished support to the China Relief sex during the Boxer rebel the engr in was reorganized in 1901 into three numbered the 1st engr in was composed of the old b was on duty in 1st wars occupation and e the former Topographic outfit and the present c co other reorganizations took place in 1916 and 1917 with the units becoming the 1st engr regt As a part of the 1st inf the regi ment landed in France in 1917 and served in the Mont Didier Noyon i h Lei and Meus Argonne sectors at the world War r front for its performance in the Battles of can Soissons Mana Lite it was awarded the French Coblenz duly regiment was on occupation duty front 1918 to shortly after Hie the regiment marched to the Rhine where it formed part of the Security detachment at while at this it bridged the Rhine in the record time of 42 after its return to the in the 1st engr regt spent a peaceful 16 years at Del for a the now it Gen Leslie of the Manhattan commanded a and col commanded the the regiment was reorganized into the 1st engr in combat in 1939 and continued training with the 1st inf it came overseas in August training in eng land and being further reorganized into the 1st engr c the Bat Talion fought through the sicilian and european it was awarded the distinguished unit citations for its actions at Tunisia and it received a second French four rage re for duty tunisian and Normandy campaigns and the belgian foun Rager for actions at Mons and altogether fee battalion took part in three assault landings and eight campaigns of world War the battalion has been in Europe i Gen Clarence leads group of generals on inspection of a Bridge built by the test c 4 v photo of co a 1st engr q work on constructing a Bailey Ponton Bridge across the Rhine photo since world War ii and has been Algeri French stationed successively at Normandy ardennes and now the components of the battalion a postwar reorganization in 19a8 insignia Are activated d co and doubled and so flying from the battalion colors today Are these Battle streamers Vera Cru Cerro con Molino Del s e Peninsula Chan Virginia Wilder cold Harbor Lorraine Aisne Marne Meuse Aisne St Tunisia of Picardy for the Battle of can world War of Champagne for the Battle of world War Zigzag of Trench warfare of world War half coat arms of Gen Winfield Scott of mexican the l of the years May following the German sur Japan severs All ties with the May the Council oif foreign min meeting in adjourns to june 15 after talking Over the italian peace treaty May announces it will Rush food ships to Germany to alleviate a serious food May right Siward founder of boys Dies of a heart attack in an army Hospital in May Lucius Clay leaves Ber Lin by air on Bis Way to the to working girl needs less to live new York an average working girl living with family a new York state in Jai this needed a salary of a week to support her this is a a less than she needed e year the figures were Given by state Industrial commissioner Edward who noted that 11 months ago the same girl needed to get figures differed slightly gift various state living girl living in Schenectady needed the highest a a new York City girl required slightly More than the or living was reported cheapest of All in the Little town of population the average working girl com get along on a 1 1 1 9 j 1 r j i the stars and stripes 1 2s managing editor sports editor May 1950 it col William summer Ken Zumwalt poll Taylor executive manager chief of distribution Maurice Kirkwood news Frankfurt sj1b13238i Darmstadt Berlin Vienna Bremer Iriven the european edition 19 published Dally Darmstadt Hesse or the occupation under the auspices of armed forces information and education Tea run Kurt the stars and Dar Instasi 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