Construction Sites & Projects 31 October 1970 - 30 April 1971 In the accomplishment of construction missions during this reporting period, personnel from this battalion were located at Augsburg, Berchtesgaden, Bonstetten, Dachau, Garmisch. Grafenwoehr, Hohenfels, Klosterlechfeld, Munsingen, Nurnburg, Oberammergau, and Vilseck, Germany, (See Inclosure 2) and Konya, Turkey. (See Inclosure 3) Completed Projects 1 November 1970 - 30 April 1971 Company Title Date Completed Co A Garmisch Clean-up Casa Carioca 5 Feb 71 Co A Garmisch Construct/Maintain Ice Rink 5 Feb 71 Co A Neu Ulm, Fence Repair 4 Dec 70 Co B Berchtesgaden Construct Ski Lift 2 Dec 70 Co B Nurnberg Construct MODULUX School Class Rooms 12 Apr 71 Co C Konya, Turkey Upgrade Range Road 24 Nov 70 Co C Augsburg Area Relocation Of ACOMAL Prefabs 30 Apr 71 Co D Hohenfels Class III Supply Point 14 Nov 70 Co D Worms Construct ACOMAL Classrooms 7 Dec 70 Current Projects 30 April 1971 Company Title Co A Oberammergau, Repair Fence Co B Neu Ulm, Construct Wash Rack Co C Vilseck, Inventory, Erect Yugoslav Prefabs Co A Neu Ulm, Repair Sidewalks Co A Dachau, Repair Asphalt Roads Company A (Equipment and Maintenance) continues to provide this Battalion with Engineer Direct Support Maintenance, organizational maintenance support, and special equipment support for the unit construction missions. The equipment platoon discontinued quarry operations for the construction season on 15 November. During the construction season, Company A crushed approximately 10,000 cubic yards of rock. Rock from the quarry was used in support of several local construction projects in addition to maintenance of hardstands and battalion facilities. Quarry operations have not been initiated for 1971 due to the pending restationing of this battal-ion. With the onset of the winter weather Company A Asphalt Section suspended work on Project 70-AR-70-39C, Repair of Roads, Eastman Kaserne, Dachau. On 15 January 1971, HQ, USAREUR General Order #614 modified the Battalion MTOE deleting the Asphalt Section. Future work of this type will be done by the Battalion utilizing Group resources. Company A also completed work on Project 72-TA-70-24A, CASA CARIOCA Clean-up in Garmisch after being assigned the mission upon deactivation of Company D. Work was finished 5 February 1971. In addition to the construction support missions of Company A, the Field Maintenance Section was directly responsible for the preparation of all items for turn-in after the deactivation of Company D on 15 Jan-uary. Due to the large volume of equipment and the normal requirements of the FM Section, this work extended over a 90 day period. Company B Continued work in the construction areas in addition to the anticipated intensification of training. Project 9-UD-70-39B, Construction of Prefabricated classrooms, Nuernberg, was com-pleted on 12 April. This project utilized six 30 X 33 M0DULUX classroom components and two latrine components to add over 7300 square feet to the elementary school in Fuerth. In addition to the classrooms and latrines, the constructing unit was responsible for the installation of primary electrical, plumbing, and heating utilities. Company B also completed Project 75-AR-70-39B, Construction of Ski lift, Skytop Lodge, Berchtesgaden. This project consisted of construction of concrete footers 2.0 m x 0.80 m and varying in height from 1.0 m to 4.5 m. These footers were used as the base for towers of the ski lift. Work on this project was completed on 2 December 1970. In the area of horizontal construction, Company B constructed 1200 meters of Class 60 water bound tank road in the Munsingen Training Area during the annual Operational Readiness Training Test. This effort required 24 hour a day operation to complete the pro-ject in the five days specified. Company C Completed work on the Range Road at Konya Air Range, Konya, Turkey on 24 November 1970. The constructing unit was given the mission of constructing ten kilometers of access road for the Turkish-American bombing range. All equipment was airlifted to the air range in order to complete the project prior to the rainy season. Close coordination on all aspects of the project played a major factor in the timely and professional work. Work also continued on Project 23- and 26-AR-70-39C, Inventory and Erection of Yugoslav Prefabs, Vilseck, until 15 December 1970. Two of the four buildings are finished with a third nearing completion. Work will continue in May. In addition, Company C completed project 42-AR-71-24B, Relocation of ACOMAL Prefabs from Gablingen to Bonstetten, which required disassembly of two standard ACOMAL build-ings and reassembly of the buildings to provide facilities for a STRATCOM radio relay. The earthmoving section was also involved in the construc-tion of an additional 1200 meters of Class 60 waterbound gravel road during the ORTT. The road was constructed through open fields and low hills and required culverts and drainage in addition to extensive cut and fill oper-ations. Special projects for Company C included Boiler Conversion and OJT with the 8851st Labor Service Company, both in Grafenwoehr. In both cases, personnel received valuable training and assistance in all phases of con-struction work. Particular emphasis was placed on removal, installation, and conversion of coal/oil boiler units. Company D Was deactivated under HQ, USAREUR General Order #614 on 15 January 1971. Prior to deactivation, Company D completed Project 90-UD-70-39A, Construction of Three Prefab Classrooms, Worms. Three ACOMAL prefabs were erected and when finished added 2880 square feet to the Worms Elementary School. Project 4-AR-70-39B, Construction of Class III Supply Point Hohenfels was completed on 17 November, replacing storage and dispensing facilities for 260,000 gallons of various fuels. Replacement of Underground Power Cable, Project 02-39GP-70-79B, at Bad Toelz was completed on 17 November and provided full back-up power cap-ability for a critical water pumping station. Also in the Bavarian Alp area, Company D completed two fence repair jobs, Projects 65- and 65-EC-70-39C, and started a third, Project 67-EC-70-39C, which was transferred to another unit upon deactivation. Project 72-TA-70-24A, CASA CARIOCA Clean-up was started by personnel of this company and transferred to Com-pany A upon deactivation. This mission required partial dismantling and clean-up of the Army-run night club at the Armed Forces Recreation Center. Source: The Operational Report 79th Engineer Battalion (Construction) Period Ending 30 April 1971 Special thanks go to: Lt. John McConaghy (B 79, 1st Platoon Leader January 72 to October 73) and Dr. Michael Brodhead (Office of History at US Army Corps of Engineers) For their time and effort in providing this history to the web site so all veterans of the 79th Engineer Battalion can remember, feel a common brotherhood, and be proud of their service to our nation.