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I'd
like to dedicate this site to my my father, George
F. Westerman, a 2nd Lieutenant in the 40th. He guided
these men, through combat training and war, through
doubt and fear and brought them back home to their
loved one ones.
He
stayed on in the Army after the 40th was inactivated
to pursue a military career in Law.
He
served in the Korean war and the Vietnam War.
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Captain
George F. Westerman, 0362748, Signal Corps,
US Army, for meritorious service in connection
with military operations from 22 November
1944 to 29 March 1945 as Commanding Officer
of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
40th Signal Light Construction Battalion,
and Battalion S-2, his skills in the detection
and neutralization of enemy mine and booby
traps permitted the construction of communication
lines with a minimum of casualties and loss
of critical equipment through heavily mined
sections of the Siegfried Line. Entered military
service from Wisconsin.
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Captain
George F. Westerman, 0362748, Signal Corps, United
States Army
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Unfortunately,
he passed away on June 12, 1985, when I was only twelve
years old.
He
was buried with Full Honours in Arlington Cemetery, in
Virginia. We moved to Brussels, Belgium so that my mother
could be with her family.
After
my mother passed away, I began searching through old boxes
containing my father's life works and memories. Many of
these boxes had not been opened since we left the United
States, and their contents had been long forgotten. I
came across a series of documents that gave me insight
into what the 40th battalion achieved in World War Two.
I
continued my research at the National Archives In Maryland,
and with a great deal of information at hand, designed
this website to be as informative and interesting as possible.
If
you have any details pertaining to the 40th Light Signal
Construction battalion, please contact me on erik@benefactum.org
or fill in the fields indicated here on the left of this
page.
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