57th
Independent Field Squadron
Royal Canadian Engineers
Major Headquarters |
Location |
Dates |
Canada |
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25th
Canadian |
Squadron
raised at |
14 Aug 1950 |
United States |
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25th Canadian Infantry Brigade |
To Fort Lewis, Washington for training with the U.S. 115th Engineer Group |
4 Nov 1950 |
25th
Canadian |
Embarked
on |
17 Apr 1951 |
Korea |
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25th
Canadian |
Landed at Pusan Harbor, South Korea |
4 May 1951 |
25th
Canadian |
Took part
in |
30 May 1951 |
28th Field Engineer Regiment |
Joined the regiment |
18 Jul 1951 |
28th Field Engineer Regiment |
Bridging and ferry operations on the Imjin and Hantan Rivers |
Jul Sep 1951 |
28th Field Engineer Regiment |
Took part in OPERATION COMMANDO: An attack of fixed Chinese defenses near Hill 187. |
3 Oct 1951 |
28th Field Engineer Regiment |
Road maintenance work near Pintail Bridge |
4-14 Oct 1951 |
28th Field Engineer Regiment |
Squadron stands down (out of line). Major Rochester reassigned to Canada |
15 Oct 1951 |
28th Field Engineer Regiment |
Back in line on road maintenance work near Sami-chon |
10 Mar 1952 |
28th Field Engineer Regiment |
Squadron stands down in preparation to return to Canada |
9 Apr 1952 |
28th Field Engineer Regiment |
Squadron replaced in the regiment by the 23rd Field Squadron |
3 May 1952 |
Canada |
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Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering |
Squadron returned to Camp Chilliwack. Ceases as a functional field squadron |
May 1952 |
Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering |
Preparations for deployment to Germany |
May 1953 |
Militia |
At
St.-Hilaire, Quebec |
1964 |
Militia |
Squadron disbanded |
31 Mar 1965 |
REFERENCE:
HOLMES, K.J. The History of the Canadian Military Engineers, Volume III to 1971. Military Engineering Institute of Canada, Toronto, 1997.