Carroll H. Dunn
Q ..
HOW about some of the Army engineers like
Did you have much
contact with him?
A ..
I knew Bill Carter quite well. In the early planning I had considerable contact with him,
but during the tactical situation my contacts were more with the corps engineers. "Hub"
Miller was the corps engineer of the XIX Corps. I remember him quite well.
I found him very fine to work with. I would say, of all the corps engineers, we had
closer contact with him than with Carter at First Army headquarters. The name of the
Ninth Army engineer escapes me right at this minute, but I also had a number of
contacts with him [Brigadier General Richard U. Nicholas].
I think there was, in all cases, a desire to push forward engineer support from the rear.
Their recognition of the shortage of engineers in the division seemed to go
with
my view of what should be done, so I have no adverse comments on the support that
we got from the Army and Corps engineer units. I thought it worked very well.
Q ..
We had an interview with General [Cecil] Moore. Of course, he's speaking from a
slightly different perspective, but he felt in almost all cases-in equipment, supplies, and
personnel-the engineers were slighted.
A ..
He would know better about that than I because the division engineer battalion is a
relatively
unit. We did get replacements. That may well mean we got them
because we *were given priority. I just don't know. But this does not stand out as
having been one of my major problems.
Q ..
From your perspective?
A ..
Yes, from my point of view.
Q ..
What major problems do stand out?
A ..
There was no time to rest or to complete training. Because of continued activity even
during periods of relative quiet, there were always roads to clear, rubble toget rid
or assistance to give to other units of the division.
Q ..
You mentioned that your leave, your only leave, was three days.
A ..
Yes.
Q ..
Can you think of any further general comments you would like to make or areas that
we didn't cover as far as your World War experience is concerned-things that you
feel are important to mention?
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