Fire Fighters in Fatigues
The 1204th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon - A History
by James G. Davis

FIRE FIGHTERS IN FATIGUES is the only published history of a World War II Army Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon known to the author. Written by a member of the Platoon, it tells the story of one of the first Platoons created and deployed overseas from activation in August 1942 to deactivation in September 1945 and rebirth in the Philippines in 1946. This 58 page spiral bound book contains a complete personnel roster, month by month chronology of the Platoon's moves, locations, personnel changes, descriptions of major fires fought, photographs of Platoon personnel, illustrations of fire fighting apparatus used by the Platoon and a summary of the Platoon's activities plus an evaluation of the Platoon's efforts by the author and by the Army.

 

 

 

The 1204th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, Hunt's Section, Heidelberg, Germany. 02SEP1945.
(L to R) Nelson, Morris, James G. Davis, Vosseller and Hunt

Army historians prepare histories of Battalion size or larger units. This is your opportunity to own a history of one of the Army's many small World War II units written by a soldier who was a part of it.

This third printing is limited in quantity.

FIRE FIGHTERS IN FATIGUES is available at $25.00 plus $3.85 shipping ($9.00 shipping to foreign overseas addresses).

If interested, please make your check or money order (no credit cards or purchase orders, please) for $28.85 or $34.00 for each copy ordered payable to James G. Davis. Send your order to:

James G. Davis
3788 L. Honoapiilani Road, D-104
Lahaina, Maui, HI
96761-9376

Or by telephone at (808) 665-1190