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3rd Engineers Special Brigade

Third Engineers Special Brigade

Brigade Headquarters

Medical Detachment

533rd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment

543rd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment

593rd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment

563rd Engineer Boat Maintenance Battalion

HQ and HQ Detachment partial roster

1461st Engineer Maintenance Company

1462nd Engineer Maintenance Company

1463rd Engineer Maintenance Company

1571st Engineer Heavy Equipment Shop Company

1763rd Engineer Parts Supply Platoon

263rd Medical Battalion

163rd Ordnance Maintenance Company

198th Quartermaster Gasoline Supply Company

288th Signal Company

693rd Truck Company

3499th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company

417th Army Service Forces Band

Summarizing the history of the 3rd and 4th Engineer Special Brigades is a bit more complicated, as these brigades did not stay together as much as the 2nd. Histories of individual companies and regiments is a more effective option.

The 3rd was activated at Camp Edward, Massachusetts on 6 August 1942 with the 533rd Engineer Shore Regiment and 593rd Engineer Boat Regiment assigned. On 9 November they became engineer amphibian regiments, and the 543rd Engineer Amphibian Regiment was assigned to the brigade. The brigade moved to Camp Gordon Johnston by rail in November, with the first units arriving November 1. In April 1943 it relocated to Fort Ord, where it prepared to move to Australia. Due to shipping shortages and changes in priorities, this took six months. The brigade was re-designated the 3rd Engineer Special Brigade on 25 May 1943, and the amphibian regiments became engineer boats and shore regiments.

 

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1873 Highway 98 West
Carrabelle, FL 32322

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Camp Gordon Johnston

P.O. Box 1334
Carrabelle, Florida 32322
(850) 697-8575
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