Engineering Battalion holds first reunion
The U.S. Army Reserve’s Company B, 429th Engineering Battalion held its first reunion in September at Mill Run. The event was organized by Daun Arsenberger of York and Michael Cook of Connellsville.
Company B was station in Connellsville, Uniontown and later in Brownsville. The unit’s mission was to repair and build military buildings, roads, air strips and other structures necessary for military operations. On weekend meetings the unit also worked on many community projects, such as Boy Scout camps, ball fields and recreation fields.
The reserve unit had been called to active duty many times over its existence — from the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 1960s, Honduras in the late 1980s to Desert Storm in the 1990s.
The 429th Engineer Battalion in Uniontown with its line units, Company A in Belle Vernon, Company B Brownsville, Company C Washington, Company D Greensburg, was officially deactivated in 1993.
The reunion committee is planning the second annual reunion for the third week end of September 2012. For more information about the reunion or former members, go to “Company B 429th Eng Bn” on Facebook or email chiefar@hotmail.com.