This website is devoted to all soldiers who served and continue to serve with the 299th.





- THE SOLDIERS OF WORLD WAR ll -

This page provides a place of honor for the brave veterans of the Famous 299th Combat Engineer Battlalion during WWll. Contact our Historian to add a soldier and share their photos, service record along with personal histories.

Please scroll down to find listed members of the 299th Combat Engineer Battalion who fought during WWII.

We also proudly remember our men killed in action on D-Day. and invite you to visit the Main Obituary page.

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Stanley Abraham

 

 

 

 

Stanley R. Abraham

Surgical Tech (T-5)

"A" Company / "B" Company

"C" Company / "H & S"

Image #1

 

 

 

Accordino

 

 

 

 

Michael Accordino (Audio)

PFC

"A" Company

"First On Omaha"

"Battle of the Bulge"

Audio 1 - Audio 2 - Audio 3

Audio: interview by Paul Ryberg

 

Charles Aitcheson

T/SGT

"B" Company

 

Rudolph (Rudy) Albanese

Staff SHGT - Medical

"A" Company

Obituary - History

 

Jay Armstrong

Jay Armstrong

SGT

"C" Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bill Banks

Bill Banks

PVT

"A" Company

 

Batchelor

Calvin R. Batchelor

LT / "A" Company

CDR of Gap Assault Team #13 D-Day Omaha Beach

Image #1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jean Boucheron

T/5

"A" Company

 

 

 

Bowers

Donald Bowers

SGT

"B" Company

 

Carlon Brown

Carlon F. Brown

PFC

"A" Company/Medic

 

 

 

Claude D. Brown

PVT

"A" Company

 

 

 

 

William J. Bunting

William J. Bunting

CAPT / "C" Company

image1 image2

 

James Burke

James H. Burke (Audio)

CPL / "B" Company

" A Prisoner of War Story"

Audio 1

 

 

Bill Boyde

Bill Boyde

SGT

"B" Company

 

Boggess

James O. Boggess

PVT

"C" Company

Killed in action D-Day / Received Purple Heart

 

 

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AlbertBCassidy

Albert B. Cassidy

SGT

"B" Company

Killed in action D-Day - story

Ben Callard

Ben Callard Jr.

CPL

"H&S" Company

Image 1 / Obituary

 

 

Peter Paul Camardo

Peter Paul Camardo

PFC

"A" / "H & S" Company

Newspaper Article

Alvin Chipperman

Alvin Chipperman

SGT

"B" Company

 

 

 

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DeBenedetto

Dominick DeBenedetto

CPL T/5

"A" Company

Image 1 / Obituary

AnthonyNDeTomaso

Anthony N. DeTomaso

CPL

"B" Company

 

 

 

Jessie Denton

Jessie J. Denton Jr.

Staff SGT

"B" Company

"World War ll Chest Found"

Nicholas V. De Angelis

Nicholas V. De Angelis

PFC

"C" Company

image 1

 

 

AlfredEDiOrio

Alfred E. Diorio

CWO

Assistant Adjutant

Original 299th Staff

James DePalma

James De Palma

CPL T-5

"C" Company

 

 

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Bob Fagen

CPL

"B" Company

Article

 

Frank (Fuzzy) Fazalaro

PVT

"A" Company

 

PaulFFeheley

 

Paul F. Feheley

SGT

"B" Company

 

 

 

unknown

 

 

 

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Charles Gath

Charles Gath

PVT

"A" Company

Image 1 / Image 2

John W. Gamage

"B" Company

5 Bronze Stars - 1 Silver

Image 1 / Image 2

 

 

Don Georger

Donald Georger

CPL

"A" Company

KIA - D-Day

Carl Gurnsey

Carl Gurnsey

PFC

"C" Company

Image 1 / Image 2

 

 

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Paul Hamlin

Paul Hamlin

PVT

"A", "B" & "H&S" Company

Obituary

Jerry Heveron

Gerald D. Heveron (Obituary)

Staff SGT

"C" Company

Image 1 / Image 2 / Image 3

 

 

Chuch Hurlbut

Charles Hurlbut (Audio)

PVT / "C" Company

"Omaha Beach D-Day"

Audio1 / Video1

Haydel

Leonce (Whitey) Haydel

SGT

"B" Company

"First on Omaha"

 

 

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Leo A. Indelicato

PVT / "B" Company

KIA - Utah Beach D-Day

 

 

 

 

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Anthony Jefferson

Anthony Jefferson

PVT

"A" Company

 

HaroldRJenkins

 

Harold R. Jenkins

1st Lt. Motor Transport

299th Staff - Original Cadre

Image 1 / Image 2 / Image 3

Image 4 / Image 5

 

 

 

 

Milton Jewett

Milton Jewett

COL / Original Staff

Commander 299th

 

 

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Leslie Kendall

 

Leslie Kendall

SGT

"C" Company

 

 

Jim Knight

 

James Knight

T/5 - "C" Company

image 1 / image 2 / image 3

VIDEO - 12/4/2015 (War Stories)

Provided by: Luann Knight

 

 

 

 

 

Kukukla

Leon J. Kukulka

SGT / "A" Company

"A Few War Stories"

 

 

 

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"Frenchie"

 

Armand J. LaChance

T/5

"B" Company

Known as: "Frenchie"

Image 1

LaChance

 

Marcel J. LaChance

T/5

"C" Company

 

 

 
Lafave

Lionel LaFave

PVT 1st

"A" Company

Image 1

G. J. Laming

T/4

"B" Company

 

 

 

 

John Larkin

John F. Larkin Jr.

PFC

"C" Company

 

 

Joe Laws

Joe Laws

CPL T/5

"C" Company

 

Albert Littke

Albert Littke

PFC

"A" Company

Image1 / Image2 - War Letter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lowenstein

Robert Lowenstein

CPL

"C" Company

Image 1

 

 

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EdgarMack

Edgar Mack

PFC

"A" Company

History

MacMillan

Stewart F. MacMillan

SGT T/5 - CPL E/4

Medic - "?" Company

D-Day signed 2 dollar bill story

 

 

Edmund William Mantz

Edmund William Mantz

SGT T/5

"C" Company

History

 

 

 

John Maier

John E. Maier

SGT - "A" Company

Killed in action D-Day

 

Mike Mangano

Mike Mangano

CPL T/5

Motor Pool "C " Company

 

 

 

Harrison A. Marble

SGT

"C " Company

 

 

 

Massenzio

Leo P. Massenzio

SGT T/5

"A" Company

Killed in action D-Day / Received Purple Heart

Frank J Mauro

Frank J. Mauro

PFC

"C" Company 1st & 3rd Platoons

 

 

 

Robert Mead

Robert Allan Mead

Private

"B" Company

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Miles

Andrew L. Miles

PFC

"B" Company

John Mitchell

John Mitchell

1st SGT

"C" Company

 

 

 

Peter Morawic

SGT

"H&S" Company

Obituary

 

Morawic

Paul J. Morawic

SGT

"?" Company

 

 
Muir

 

Robert Muir

SGT

"B" Company

 

 

John M. Mulvey

PFC 1st Class

"C" Company

KIA / D-Day - Image#1 - Obituary

 

 

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Colones C. Nickles

LT

"A" / "B" / "C" Company

image 1 - image 2 - image 3

John Norton

John Norton

SGT

"C " Company

 

 

 

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Olivia

 

Jim Olivia

PVT / "A" Company 1st Platoon / 3rd Squad

"A Son's Memory on his Father's 75th Birthday"

 

JOConner

 

Joseph M. O'Connor

PFC / "A" Company

KIA on D-Day

Obit & Photos

 

 
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Edwin A Palmer

 

 

Edwin A. Palmer

"H & S"

img 2 / Img3 / Img 4

Article - D-Day 50 year Anniversary

 

 

 

 

 

John O. Peters

PFC /

"C" Company

 

 

 

 

 

Gavino

 

 

Gavino S. Petillo

PFC / "A" Company

Prisoner of War - article

Obituary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petrosino

Anthony A. Petrosino

SGT

"A" Company

 

 

Sam Piraino

PFC

"?" Company

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas J. Phillips

PVT 1st Class

"C" Company

 

  LeonGProctor

Leon G. Proctor "Bud"

CPL T-5 - HDQS PLATOON

"B" Company

 

 

 

 

 

Soldier

 

Carmelo Prezzavento

PVT

"B" Company

OBIT-Article / Image

 

  LeonGProctor

Leon G. Proctor "Bud"

CPL T-5 - HDQS PLATOON

"B" Company

 

 

 

 

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Rahrle

Warren A. Rahrle

PFC

"A " Company

 

Peter Rafferty

Peter (Mike) Rafferty

PFC

"B " Company

 

 

Rasmussen

Wilbur Rasmussen

PFC

"C " Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard Snyder Rice

Richard Snyder Rice

PVT

"C " Company

 

Robenstein

Wes Robenstein

PFC

"C " Company

Killed in action D-Day

 

Shim

 

Lawrence A. Roberts

PFC

"A " Company

image2 / image3

Killed in action D-Day

Rosenthal

 

 

Dave Rosenthal

CPL T/5

"B" Company

 

 

 

 
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299th

William H. Siebert

1st LT / "B" Company

"A Veteran's Story of D-Day"

 

Eugene Shales

Eugene D. Shales

CPL T/5

"B" Company

 

 

 

Bill Shattuck

William Shattuck

"?" Rank

"?" Company

 

299th

Joseph J. Shimkonis

CPL

"C" Company

 

 

 

Daniel Snell

Daniel W. Snell

SGT / "C " Company

(Wounded March 10, 1945 and died on March 11th, 1945)

- Gravesite image - image 2

Foster Stanbary

 

Foster Stanbary

CPL

"A" Company

Image 1

 

 
John Simmons

John Simmons

TS

"A" Company

 

DomSpano

Dominic Spano

PFC

"A" Company

Obituary

 

John R. Spinelli

PVT

"C" Company

 

Dominic Spano

PFC

"A" Company

Obituary

 

Jack Stucker

SGT.

"?" Company

 

Don Sweetapple

Donald Sweetapple

PVT

"A" Company

 

 

 

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Thayer

Dale Thayer

Personnel SGT

" " Company

"299th WWll History"

 

 

 

 

Tobin

Leon Tobin

1st SGT

"B " Company / 3rd Platoon

 

 

 

Saverio G. Trinca

 

Saverio (Sam) G. Trinca

PFC

"C" Company

Image 1

 

Dick Trometer

 

Richard W. Trometer

Lance Corporal

"A" Company

Image 1 (reunion 1960's)

 

 

Vernie E. Troup Jr.

 

Vernie E. Troup Jr.

PVT / "B" Company

Image 2 - Image 3 - Image 4

 

 

James W. Tucker

 

James W. Tucker

Chief Warrant Officer..........

"H&S" /Motor Transport

"D-Day on Omaha Beach - - "The Very First Cemetery"

Image 2 - Image 3 - Image 4

 

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Don H. Veator

 

 

Donald H. Veator

SGT - "A" Company

"The Bridge at Remagen"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jim Wagoner

 

Jim Wagoner

PFC

"H & S " Company

 

 

Clarence Wetterhahn

 

Clarence D. Wetterhahn

T/5 CPL

"C" Company

KIA - D-Day / Purple Heart

 

 

White

 

Lewis White

PVT

"C " Company

Image 1 / Image 2 / Image 3

 

Francis Whohart

 

Francis Whohart

T/5 CPL

"C" Company

Killed in action D-Day

Image 1

 

 

 

 

John Wojtowicz

 

John W. Wojtowicz

PFC

"C" Company

 

 

 
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