TO ANY FOE

The Ninety-Eighth Engineer (General Service) Regiment African American embarked for North Africa in February 1943 and landed at Algeria. The regiment became nomadic and split up its battalions and companies to work in different locations including port stewards road construction and clearing mines in the Kasserine Pass. All the while they were moving forward with the combat units until they reached Tunisia. In December 1943 the Ninety-Eighth loaded aboard amphibious vehicle landing ships and sailed to Naples Italy. As in North Africa upon arrival the regiment was split up and sent to different locations. It began work on the ports roads railroads and reconstruction of buildings minesweeping and bridges. It moved up the coast of Italy ensuring that the roads and bridges could hold armor and other vehicles as combat units advanced up the boot. Eventually the regiment reunited in Leghorn Italy where it added another battalion and worked in Pisa Florence and surrounding areas until September 1945.