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5th
Engineer Combat Battalion
37th Engineer (C) Group
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5th
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![](../../Communities/Giessen/Hqs%20Bldg%205th%20Engr%20Cbt%20Bn%20at%20Rivers%20Barracks%201952%20600.jpg)
Hqs building (right), 5th Engr Cbt Bn, Rivers Bks, Giessen, 1952 (Webmaster's collection)
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5th Engineer (C) Battalion
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(Source: STARS & STRIPES, Dec 22, 1951) |
The 5th Engr (C) Bn arrived in Germany as part of the Korea Augmentation in December 1951. Assigned to V Corps, the battalion is stationed in Giessen.
Lt Col Harllee R. O'Neal is the current commander of the 5th Engr (C) Bn. |
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(Source: STARS & STRIPES, May 27, 1953) |
The 5th Engr (C) Bn is a subordinate unit of the 37th Engineer (Combat) Group. CO of the battalion is
Lt Col P. B. Hackett. |
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(Source: STARS & STRIPES, May 29, 1954) |
Lt Col William H. Fairchild is the current commander of the 5th Engr (C) Bn in Giessen.
Webmaster note: LTC Fairchild was reassigned to HQ V Corps in December 1954.
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