604the Engineers 56th Searchlight - Roberts

Top photo is of:
     36th Platoon 56th Eng. Leut. Walter S. Lloyd   Oct.1, 1918      Herbert S. Roberts 3rd row left

Middle photo is of:
      36th Platoon  56th Eng. A.E.F.
       Left to right: Sgt. H.S. Roberts, Sgt. J.K. Lawler, Sgt. Walter S. Lloyd, Sgt. Leigh M. Fitch, Sgt. Mulliken, Sgt. LeRoy Sugars
        The YMCA tent is seen in the background, only one window shows   The shed is for auto.  They have a dodge here, too.       Oct. 1, 1918

Bottom Photo:
         The boat that brought us home   Feb. 26 to March 11, 1919

Top small photo left to right
       George Cook and Sgt. Herbert S Roberts (my grandfather)

Bottom small photo:    a search light crew  1918/1919

Thanks again so much to Nancy Grand Daughter of Herbert Roberts 

604th Engineers Company D, E and F photo

604th Engineers Company D, E and F photo
Washington Barracks August 1918

604th Engineers Co. D Searchlight detachment Fort Hamilton

56th Engineers "search light " and the 604th Engineers history

Nancy shares some amazing information from her grandfather archives
This is a history of the 56th Engineers "searchlight" they merge and broke off into various units of the 604th engineers.

56th WAS first organized on January 23rd, 1918, as the 
5th Provisional Company 56th Engineers, with the 
following officers: Captain James C. Herron, 1st 
Lieut. John H. Gross and 2nd Leiut. Edwin H. 
Watkins. On May 1st Captain Herron was relieved 
from duty as C. O. and transferred to Camp Humphreys, Va., and 1st 
Lieut. F. D. Myers assumed temporary command. Three weeks later 
Captain E. G. Benedict was relieved from duty as Regimental Per- 
sonnel Officer and assigned as C. O. 

In June orders were issued from the War Department creating 
the 604th Engineers and Company "G" was assigned to the 2nd Bat, 
talion as Company "D" 604th Engineers. On June 22nd a detach- 
ment of four officers and eighty soldiers under command of 1st Lieut. 
F. D. Myers reported to the Commanding Officer, Fort Hamilton, 
N. Y., for duty as Anti- Aircraft Defenses of New York City. This 
detachment went into four positions in and about New York City- 
operating Sperry 24-inch searchlights until August 1st. On that 
date they returned to Washington Barracks, having been relieved by 
similar personnel assigned from the 56th Engineers. They were then 
organized to full strength of seven officers and 250 soldiers for over- 
seas service, and left Washington Barracks, with Companies "E" and 
"F" 604th Engineers on August 10th for Camp Stewart, Newport 

56th Engineers WWI by Nancy on Scribd

604th Engineers World War I Photo List

604th Engineers World War I Photo List by Nancy on Scribd

604th Engineers World War I: Edward Sheehy by Nancy on Scribd

604th Engineers World War I Soldier Sheehy by Nancy on Scribd

Frank L Smith WWI with his horse - this is my grandfather

Joseph Wishcop Native American Chippewa member of the 604th

Prof. Prins writes...This was Joseph ("Joe") Wishcop of the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Having attended Carlisle Indian School (1914-1917), he enlisted in the army and was assigned to the 604th Engineers Service Battalion, where he became Musician 1st Class (may be also a first-class musician, who knows!). After the war he returned to the Minnesota north shore and, it appears, made a living as a trapper, fisher and hunter. Sadly, this Anishinaabe Indian war veteran in your grandfather's old regiment died young, on 1 Sept 1927. ( we do not have a photo of Joseph but below is a photo of his brother, Frank (also a veteran)and Joseph's listing in unit roster) Fascinating-- thanks Dr Prins

Soldiers in Company B, 604 Engineers: John Edward Weber

Thanks to Jack Weber for these great photos of his grandfather and his staff.

Does anyone recognize these soldiers?

Soldiers in Company B, 604 Engineers: The photo on the right with two soldiers in front of a hospital are friends. The soldier on the right is my grandfather, John Edward Weber.(born April 1, 1893, died September 30, 1966). I do not know the friend. The photo in the middle with the single officer wearing leather boots in front of the American flag was my grandfather's sergeant. I do not know the man's name. The photo on the left, standing by a chair, not wearing a hat is another friend of my grandfather. I do not know his name either.

John E. Weber Birth 1893 Death 1966 Burial Saint Joseph Cemetery Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA Memorial ID 90375871 https://goo.gl/1Uq43h

 

More info from John on January 2023 --

Reference my input from Dec. 22, 2017. I have verified the identification of soldiers in two of the photos I submitted. The soldier standing alone with the American flag is Sgt.1st Class Frank McCormack. The soldier standing alone with the ornate chair is Sgt.1st Class Edward Hoisington. Both soldiers were in Company B, 604 Engineers. Both were friends with my grandfather, Sgt. 1st Class John E. Weber.

Burlie J. Sigman uniform photos

John send his grandfather Burlie J. Sigman uniform photos - thanks John