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Books of The 2^nd Regiment of Engineers

Photographs
1916
McCallister Collection
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Misc. History

2nd Engineer Photographs

Panorama photographs of the 2nd Engineers taken on the Rhine River in 1919

Company A., 2nd Engineers, building an underground Post Command (P. C), in an old quarry, between Menil-la-Tour and Andilly, France.
March 13, 1918.

Co. A, 2nd Engineers, building underground P. C. in an old quarry, between Menil-la-Tour and Andilly, France. March 13, 1918.

On February 27th, 1918, the First Battalion was detached from the Regiment and sent to the front northwest of Toul, occupied by the First Division, to supplement the First Engineers. They were engaged in work at Engineer Dumps, sawmills, and in construction of shelters in lines in rear. First Battalion Headquarters remained at Boucq during the entire period of its service in the Toul sector. Headquarters of Company "A" were located at Menil-la-Tour, of Company "B" at Boucq, and of Company "C" at Sanzey. While in this sector, the Companies performed the following duties:

Company "A": Operation of Engineer Dumps at Menil-la-Tour, Leonval and Corneville, operation of American and French sawmill at Menil-la-Tour, construction of Corps Headquarters in quarry near Menil-la-Tour, and construction of roads near Menil-la-Tour. During the construction of the Corps Headquarters, the Company manned and operated compressed air-drills, electric hoists, and other mechanical mining devices.

Company "B": Construction of Division Headquarters in hill east of Boucq, operation of sawmill at Marbache and near Commercy, construction of Army Dump at Leonval, and repaired the road camouflage leading to the front.

Company "C": Construction of the greater part of the Army Dump at Leonval, (this involved the construction of wagon and truck roads, "soixante" and standard gauge railway), construction of platforms, and warehouses, construction of stables at Sanzey, and concrete work at Fort Gironville. During this period, each company made necessary repairs and improvements of bridges and roads throughout this sector.

On May 9th, 1918, the Battalion moved by truck to Heiltz-le-Maurupt, Marne, where it rejoined the Second Division for duty. During its stay in this sector, it was engaged both in training and in constant railhead and remount work for the Second Division.

Road built by 2d Engineers.
Verdun Front.
Taken April 10, 1918.
Note that the soldier appears to be wearing his gas mask!

2nd Engineers camouflaging one of the new office buildings at Headquarters, 26th Division.
Boucq, France, April 12, 1918.

[First Battalion Headquarters remained at Boucq during the entire period of its service in the TOUL sector, while the Headquarters of Company "A" was located at Menil-la-Tour, of Company "B," at Boucq, and of Company "C," at Sanzey.]

Blacksmith shop and wagon repair shed on the road to Boucq.
The dark figure in the center is Louis Raemaekers, the Dutch cartoonist.
By Capt. W. J. Duncan.
Boucq, France. May, 20, 1918.

Blacksmith shop and wagon repair shed on the road to Boucq. Dark figure in the center is Louis Raemaekers, Dutch cartoonist.

On February 27th, 1918, the First Battalion was detached from the 2nd Engineer Regiment and sent to the front northwest of Toul, occupied by the First Division, to supplement the First Engineers. They were engaged in work at Engineer Dumps, sawmills, and in construction of shelters in lines in rear. First Battalion Headquarters remained at Boucq during the entire period of its service in the Toul sector. Headquarters of Company "A" were located at Menil-la-Tour, of Company "B" at Boucq, and of Company "C" at Sanzey. On May 9th, 1918, the Battalion moved by truck to Heiltz-le-Maurupt, Marne, where it rejoined the Second Division for duty.

Trestle foot bridge; constructed by Co. "F" 2d Engineers.
To be used in crossing the Aisne.
Taken 16th Oct. '18.

Trestle foot bridge; constructed by Co. "F" 2d Eng. To be used in crossing the Aisne.

Gen. Lejeune and members of 2nd Engrs. decorated with Croix de Guerre.
December 30, 1918

Gen. Lejeune and members of 2nd Engineers decorated with Croix de Guerre. December 30, 1918.

Entrance to bridge at Engers, Germany, with bridge in foregound and Rhine River and village of Engers in background. In picture Pvt. W. J. Haglund Co. A, 2nd. Engineers on guard.
January 8, 1919.

Entrance to bridge at Engers, Germany. Pvt. W. J. Haglund Co. A, 2nd. Engineers on guard. 1919.

Sergeants, Headquarters Detachment, 2d. Engineers.
Engers on the Rhine.
19, Jan. '19.

Sergeants, Headquarters Detachment, 2d. Engineers. Engers on the Rhine. Jan. 19, 1919.

Company C; 2nd Engineers. There are approximately 95 men here. They are survivors of Belleau Wood. This portrait may have been taken at Ehrenbreitstein Fortress.

Road Work by 2nd Engrs. - German Laborers
1919

2nd Engineer Truck Train at Goddert, Germany
1919.

Road Thru "No Man's Land' Souain — Somme-Py Constructed by 2nd Engrs.
Taken 5, Oct. '18.

Road Thru "No Man's Land' Souain — Somme-Py Constructed by 2nd Engineers. October 5, 1918.

**2nd Engrs. at Goddert, and near Krummel, Germany.**
	Camp of 2nd Engrs. near Goddert, Germany.— "A" Co. Area Photo. By 2nd Engrs.
	Camp of 2nd Engrs. near Goddert, Germany — "B" Co. Area Photo by 2nd Engrs.
	Camp of 2nd Engrs. near Goddert, Germany — "F" Co. Area Photo by 2nd Engrs.
	Review of 2nd Engrs. near Krummel, Germany. Krummel is very close to Goddert. Photo by 2nd Engrs.

These photographs are from a private collection. Some of them are scanned from the original negatives or contact prints of photographs taken by the 2nd Engineers. There were approximately 500 photographs taken. The negatives survived both combat and the march to the Rhine before being developed in Germany. I will be posting more as I am able to restore them. They are degraded nitrate. Restoration is time consuming and in some cases impossible.

Some 2nd Engineers on furlough at Nice, France, 1919.

Photos of Engers, Germany

1916

Army engineers entraining for Mexico from Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, March 8, 1916, as part of the Mexican Punitive Expedition.
Richards Collection, Office of History

Army engrs. en-training for Mexico from Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, 3-8-16, as part of the Mexican Punitive Expedition.

McCallister, Austin; Meridian, Ida.; F; Sgt.; Prepn.; Chateau Thierry; Soissons; St. Mihiel; Blanc Mont; Attigny; Argonne; Rhine.

All photographs from the McCallister family collection kindly contributed by Jeanie McCallister, daughter of Sgt. Austin McCallister, circled in top photograph.

Sgt. McCallister (circled) had a brother named Ross who was in Company D, 2nd Engineers. Corporal Ross McCallister was evacuated wounded from Belleau Wood and did not join the 2nd Engineers again during the war. The McCallisters almost certainly arrived in France with the 116th Engineers.

Headquarters Second Division, Commanding General, Chief of Staff, G-1, G-2, G-3, Signal Officer, Heddesdorf, Germany.

Sgt, Austin McCallister Co. F, 2nd Engineers and unknown Marine
Engers, Germany, 1919

Notice the hand on Sgt. McCallister's shoulder. This is a perfect example of the close relationship between the Marines and 2nd Engineers which began at Belleau Wood. Ed.

Austin McCallister at left and Sgt. Davis on right.
Engers, Germany, 1919.

Three unknown 2nd Engineers at Engers, Germany 1919.

Unknown 2nd Engineer at Engers, Germany 1919.

Unknown 2nd Engineer Sergeant at Engers, Germany 1919.

Two unknown 2nd Engineers at Engers, Germany 1919.

1919 Engers Germany Sgt M. J. O'Brien sitting lower right

1919 Engers, Germany Sgt M. J. O'Brien
O’Brien, Michael J.; Jersey City. N. J.; F; Sgt.; Prepn.; Chateau Thierry; Soissons; St. Mihiel; Blanc Mont; Attigny; Argonne; Rhine.

2nd Engineer cooks at Engers, Germany 1919

**2nd Engineer Books**
	The 2nd Engineers arrived in France with too few soldiers to complete the Regiment. On Dec. 15, 1917, 400 men from Companies D, E and F of the 116th Engineers were ordered transferred to the 2nd Engineers. Therefore, the inclusion of a bit of history of the 116th Engineers is crucial to this study.
	United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Regiment, 116th. Training Section. The History of the 116th Engineers, First Depot Division, American Expeditionary Forces, France. Angers, France: Caserne Desjardins, 1918.
	United States, and W. A. Mitchell. 1920. The Official History Of The Second Regiment Of Engineers And Second Engineer Train, United States Army, In The World War. [San Antonio]: [San Antonio printing Co.].
	United States, and John Archer Lejeune. 1919. A History Of The Second Regiment Of Engineers, United States Army: From Its Organization In Mexico, 1916, To Its Watch On The Rhine, 1919. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified].