Above: Combat engineers
finishing up the job of bridging a
river near Egar, Czechoslovakia,
May 1945 during WWII in Europe.
finishing up the job of bridging a
river near Egar, Czechoslovakia,
May 1945 during WWII in Europe.
CHAPPIE
World War II Diary of a Combat CHAPLAIN
World War II Diary of a Combat CHAPLAIN
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Chappie stands among "Dragon Teeth" on
the Siegfried Line in western Germany.
These WWII German defenses were
designed to stop the Allies from entering
Germany. In his diary, Chappie writes of
how WWII combat engineers used
American ingenuity in dealing with enemy
obstacles such as these.
the Siegfried Line in western Germany.
These WWII German defenses were
designed to stop the Allies from entering
Germany. In his diary, Chappie writes of
how WWII combat engineers used
American ingenuity in dealing with enemy
obstacles such as these.
Title: Chappie World War II Diary of a Combat CHAPLAIN
Authors: Alton E. Carpenter & A. Anne Eiland
Publisher: Mead Publishing, Mesa, Arizona 2007
Cover and book Design: Russell Mead
ISBN: 978-1-60643-507-6
Softbound 9X6
240 pages, 86 photographs, 2 maps
Price: $18.50
Authors: Alton E. Carpenter & A. Anne Eiland
Publisher: Mead Publishing, Mesa, Arizona 2007
Cover and book Design: Russell Mead
ISBN: 978-1-60643-507-6
Softbound 9X6
240 pages, 86 photographs, 2 maps
Price: $18.50
| All Rights Reserved Copyright 2008 by A. Anne Eiland and Writings & Photos by Anne LLC |
Left: Chappie's tent in the Hurtgen Forest, site of
the bloodiest and most disastrous campaigns
fought during WWII. In Chappie World War II Diary of
a Combat Chaplain, Chappie describes the events of
those months spent in support of the 28th Infantry
Division and the devastation they suffered - a battle
that lasted some five months and one that we now
know resulted in more then 34,000 casualties, but a
battle that up until recent years was hardly
mentioned by historians. Among those casualties
were men of the 20th/1171st/1340th engineers.
the bloodiest and most disastrous campaigns
fought during WWII. In Chappie World War II Diary of
a Combat Chaplain, Chappie describes the events of
those months spent in support of the 28th Infantry
Division and the devastation they suffered - a battle
that lasted some five months and one that we now
know resulted in more then 34,000 casualties, but a
battle that up until recent years was hardly
mentioned by historians. Among those casualties
were men of the 20th/1171st/1340th engineers.
AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT LANDINGS (3) COMBAT CAMPAIGNS (8)
North Africa (French Morocco) Algeria/French Morocco
8 November 1942 Tunisia
Sicily (Licata) Sicily
10 July 1943 Corsica (1 Plat, CO A, 20th)
France (Omaha Beach) Normandy
6 June 1944 Northern France
Rhineland (Hurtgen Forest)
Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge)
Central Europe
North Africa (French Morocco) Algeria/French Morocco
8 November 1942 Tunisia
Sicily (Licata) Sicily
10 July 1943 Corsica (1 Plat, CO A, 20th)
France (Omaha Beach) Normandy
6 June 1944 Northern France
Rhineland (Hurtgen Forest)
Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge)
Central Europe
Bridge building, even under enemy fire, was just one of
the many duties of the combat engineer in WWII.
the many duties of the combat engineer in WWII.
Above: During WWII, using the pilings left after the destruction of
this bridge, combat engineers constructed a Bailey Bridge across
this river.
this bridge, combat engineers constructed a Bailey Bridge across
this river.
Chappie World War II Diary of a Combat Chaplain
takes you from the deserts of North Africa to the
snows of Germany, creating word-pictures that are
accompanied by 86 black and white images of
WWII.... Anne Eiland
takes you from the deserts of North Africa to the
snows of Germany, creating word-pictures that are
accompanied by 86 black and white images of
WWII.... Anne Eiland
20th/1171st/1340th Particpated in: