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| This unit had also been involved in the Battle of the Bulge, when its commander, Captain Arnold J. Cissna, was killed in action in Bilsdorf (L) on December 24, 1944. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal posthumously.
On March 22, 1945, the 249th ECB made a successful assault crossing over the Rhine River at Oppenheim (D). After the war, they became a specialized unit for humanitarian services, such as restoring electrical power to disaster areas. | |
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