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FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA: JANUARY-JUNE 1944

OUR BATTALION IS BORN

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Battalion Headquarters at Ft. Ord

Headquarters & Service Company

727th Amphbian Tractor Battalion

Company "A", page 1

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Company "A", page 2

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Company "B", page 1

727th Amphibian Tractor Battalion

Company "B", page 2

727th Amphibian Tractor Battalion

Company "C", page 1

727th Amphibian Tractor Battalion

Company "C", page 2

727th Amphibian Tractor Battalion

PFC Alexander Pirie

Bob and Alexander Pirie

PFC Pirie

Cpl. Wilbur H. Sorenson

Cpl Sorenson

Cpl Sorenson

Cpl Sorenson and PFC Sole

Cpl Chesser and Cpl Sorenson

Los Angeles Union Station - Cpl Sorenson

PFC Pirie in Chemical Weapons

Protection Suit during training

Rest time at Ft. Ord

Adrian Davis Service Photo

Photo courtesy of Family of Adrian Davis

Irwin Carlson at Old Hut in Ft. Ord

Nov 1943 *

Irwin Carlson at Ft .Ord Obstable course

19 March 1944 *

Lester Pifer and Irwin Carlson

24 December 1943 *

Irwin Carlson at Ft. Ord Obstable course

19 March 1944 *

Irwin Carlson at Ft. Ord

Sunday, 19 March 1944 *

Irwin Carlson at Santa Cruz Beach

Sunday, 26 March 1944 *

Irwin Carlson at Ft. Ord

April 1944 *

Battalion Tractors on beach

along Monterey Bay on 15 May 1944 *

Battalion Tractors on beach

along Monterey Bay on 15 May 1944 *

Location of Battalion area at Main Garrison following move on 8 April 1944

Aerial view is from Google Map (2017)

On 15 June 1944, the Battalion boarded

USAT Willard A. Holbrook at Oakland Pier #21.

*Photos donated by Irwin W. Carlson Family

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