History of the 79th Engineer Battalion Lineage and Honors Battalion Commander List Updated Battalion Commanders Biography Colonel Henry J. Thayer The 79th Engineer Battalion A Narrative of the Battalion's History from 1940 - 1968 From: Office of History, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The 79th Engineer Battalion World War II through the Korean War By Bobby Thompson An excellent history of the 79th from World War II to Germany focusing on the 79th participation in war. Itschner Award Nomination 1969 Company C Battalion History from 1970 - 1971 By Colonel Eugene J. Stokes Battalion Commander Operational Report, November 1970 - April 1971 By LT John McConaghy Project Histories in Germany from 1971 - 1973 By LT John McConaghy Wildflecken, Ansbach, Reisenbach, Hohenfels, Grafenwoehr Maintenance Complex, Tank Ranges 12 and 80 History Updates, 1975 to 1992 Interested in looking into the history of the 79th Engineer Battalion? Dr. Michael Brodhead at the Office of History, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, indicates that there are Organizational History Files for the 79th at the National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis. Information about this archive, including internet access and personal visits, can be found at the link shown below: NARA We need someone to go there and get all the 79th files for the website. Interested? E-mail the webmaster GERMANY Engineer Command 39th Engineer Group 24th Engineer Group U.S. ARMY in GERMANY From Occupation Army to Keepers of the Pass 1945-1989 Grafenwoehr Grafenwoehr Home Page Tank Gunnery Grafenwohr Training Area Armor in Action at Grafenwohr KOREAN WAR Remembering the Korean War Pictures of the Army Engineers in Korea U.S. ARMY ENGINEERS U.S. ARMY ENGINEER MUSEUM Fort Belvoir History U.S. ARMY ENGINEER ASSOCIATION U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY Homepage AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY US ARMY BORDER OPERATIONS IN GERMANY 1945-1983 Military History from Military.com The Complete List ^ back to top ^