105th ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION


30th Infantry Division


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REENACTING RESOURCES ON THIS SITE
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Basic gear Basic gear for your impression
Basic engineer gear List of gear for starting your engineer impression
Advanced gear List of gear for starting your engineer impression
U.S. Army chain of command Chain of command for Able Company, 105th ECB
Engineer Squad Structure Engineer squad structure & unit structure from squad to army group
Cleaning gear Care & cleaning of your gear
Bibliography Bibliography of books useful to reenactors in general and engineers in particular
Bibliography Bibliography of engineer manuals
Paperwork Paperwork for reenactors
Letter Soldier's letter showing vernacular of the time
Gun Shows Calendar of gun shows in the Twin Cities area
Poetry Poetry and essays from Central High School
Your hair How to get the proper haircut for a U.S. Army WWII soldier
Gear Book Personal and barracks equipment for a WWII soldier

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At the Front Gear & uniforms Turner's Slings Rifle slings
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What Price Glory Reproduction uniforms Dave WW2 Productions Blank adapters
Gopher Munitions Works Blank ammunition The Signal Depot Reproduction rations
Paperwork Forum Message board promoting WWII paperwork Atlanta Cutlery Reproduction bayonets & scabbards
NOOSTA Military stencils Warhats Helmet stencils

HISTORIAL REFERENCES & RESEARCH
Message board Created for family members who want to do research Garand Collectors Association Association for the U.S. infantry rifle, the M1 Garand
30th Infantry Division Association Veterans association for the 30th Infantry Division Civilian Marksmanship Program M1 Garands and M1903 Springfields
Old Hickory Lots of great photos Engineer Museum Fort Leonard Wood, MO
History of the 30th Division Tribute site to the 30th 30th Infantry Division French tribute site to the 30th
30th Division Maps, photos, and histories U.S. Army Center of Military History Research site
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Research site National WWII Memorial WWII Memorial site
Memoirs of Lt General Carroll H. Dunn Commander of the 105th Engineer Combat Battalion in WWII Hardscrable Farms GI gear research site
Indiana Military Site on the 30th Demolitions message board WWII engineer equipment
Reenactor board Combat engineers and Signal Corp 30th Division Chronology of the 30th
105th Engineers Book about the 105th's role in WWI
SITES WHERE THE 30TH TRAINED
Fort Jackson, SC Some training before shipping overseas Camp Blanding Primary training site
Camp Forrest, TN Some training Camp Blanding Museum Starke, FL



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