Original U.S. WWII ESB Named 336th Engineer Combat Battalion Uniform Jacket & Visor Cap - Sgt. Henry Sanborn - Bronze Star Recipient
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Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. During World War II, the Army Amphibious Forces Engineer Special Brigades were created to develop units of men trained in Amphibious warfare. During the war, these brigades saw extensive combat in the European Theatre of Operations, including Sicily, Italy, and Normandy. This jacket belonged to Technical Sergeant Henry Sanborn, who was awarded the Bronze Star while serving with the Army Amphibious Forces in Europe.
The jacket is in great condition with very few condition issues. It has U.S. & Engineer collar discs, Technical Sergeant rates on both sleeves, four overseas service bars denoting 24-29 months overseas and a service stripe on the left cuff, an Army Amphibious Forces patch on the left shoulder, an Engineer Special Brigade seahorse patch on the left breast pocket, and a 3-place ribbon bar. The ribbon bar has a Bronze Star, an Army Good Conduct Medal, and European African Middle-Eastern Campaign Medal with four campaign stars and an arrowhead device. The Arrowhead Device denotes participation in an amphibious assault, parachute jump, or glider landing.
The jacket comes with an Enlisted man’s visor with a nametag under the celluloid sweatshield, reading:
Sgt. Henry Sanborn
H+S Co. 336 Engrs Regt.
Camp Ruelter, Ala.
In the pocket are two prints of the same photo of Sanborn in a group of men, and he is third from the left of the third row.
A fantastic uniform set to a member of the 336th Engineer Combat Battalion. Comes ready for further research and display.
The 336th Engineer General Service Regiment was activated at Camp Rucker, Alabama, on 25 July 1942, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel William D. Bridges. On 7 April 1943, it was redesignated the 1119th Engineer Combat Group, with its 1st and 2nd Battalions becoming the 336th and 234th Engineer Combat Battalions respectively. The 1119th Engineer Combat Group moved to Fort Pierce, Florida, on 15 April, where the 348th Engineer Combat Battalion was assigned as the third battalion of the group on 21 April. The group moved to Camp Pickett, Virginia, on 16 June. The 234th Engineer Combat Battalion was detached on 15 August, and replaced by the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion on 22 August. The group staged an overseas movement at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. It left the Boston Port of Embarkation on 21 October, and arrived in the UK on 1 November. It was redesignated the 5th Engineer Special Brigade on 12 November 1943 at Swansea, Wales. The following day, Colonel William M. Hoge assumed command of the brigade.
Unlike the brigades in the Pacific, those in the European Theater had no boat units, although they did have additional service units to handle cargo over the beaches. When Hoge stepped up to command the provisional Special Brigade Group, he was replaced by Colonel Doswell Gullatt. For the invasion of Normandy, the brigade had a strength of 6,756 men. It landed on Omaha Beach, where it was responsible for the eastern beaches, Easy Red, Fox Green and Fox Red. Gullatt was hospitalized due to illness in July 1944, and Bridges assumed command on 31 July. The brigade operated Omaha Beach until it was closed on 19 November 1944. On 4 January 1945, the brigade was transferred to the Seine Section of Paris, where it supervised construction activities. It returned to the United States on 11 July 1945, and was inactivated at Camp Gordon Johnston on 20 October of that year.
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