During the War, the 24th had three commanding officers. The first wartime C/O (commanding officer) was
The second C/O was
Their third and final wartime C/O was
- Major A. A. Balcom, Jr.
The second C/O was
- Major Donald W. Hatch
Their third and final wartime C/O was
- Lt. Col. W. L. Nungesser
He also was the C/O during their occupation duties after the war. He took command of the 24th at some point after the Battle of the Bulge. Previously, he held the command of the 168th Engineer Combat Battalion.
Photos taken by author of documents contained in the Eisenhower Presidential Library.
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