Distinguished Service in World War II and the Korean War


4.2 mortar           Regimental Coat of Arms of the Chemical Corps           4.2 mortar


The insignia is the Regimental Coat of Arms of the Chemical Corps


This website is for and about four-deucers – the men who served in the U. S. Army's chemical mortar battalions in World War II and the Korean War. It is dedicated to every one of them, but especially to those who made the supreme sacrifice in defense of our beloved country. They have earned the respect and tribute of all freedom-loving Americans.

Browse through the menu below to read the history of the 4.2 inch mortar, review when and where the many battalions served, find out about contact persons and planned reunions, and more.

We've done everything we can to provide accurate and up to date information, but we're certainly not perfect and it's also obvious that we're missing a lot of desirable information. We badly need your help in maintaining and improving this website. We especially need missing information, corrections of errors, and updated information on contacts and reunions. Please send email to the Webmaster, Rodney Young, or postal mail to him at 251 Pine Mdw, Spring Branch, TX 78070.

On behalf of all four-deucers, thank you very much for your help.



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    Who

Denis Edward O'Brien

It is the soldier, not the reporter,
Who has given us the freedom of the press.

It is the soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us the freedom of speech.

It is the soldier, not the campus organizer,
Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.

It is the soldier
Who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.



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U.S. Army Chemical Mortar Battalions

Key to abbreviations used in the unit pages
BPE - Boston Port of Embarkation
CCF - Chinese Communist Forces
ETO - European Theater of Operations
HRPE - Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation
LAPE - Los Angeles Port of Embarkation
NYPE - New York Port of Embarkation
SPE - Seattle Port of Embarkation
SFPE - San Francisco Port of Embarkation
UN - United Nations

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The CMB Archives

We invite all four-deucers to submit items, short or long, that may be of interest to other automatic artillerymen: articles, anecdotes, observations, partial or complete histories, and so on. If it's appropriate, we'll be glad to add it to this website. Send all material to the Webmaster (see bottom of this page), preferably by e-mail, otherwise on disk or printed on paper. For computer files, ASCII standard text format is preferred; other acceptable file formats are any version of Microsoft Word and possibly other proprietary formats (contact the Webmaster for more information). All items are necessarily subject to editing for considerations of space and clarity.

General

Unit histories

Combat units supported by chemical mortar battalions

Published articles, books and other items

Personal comment and stories

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Other military-related sites

Below are links to various military Web sites and other sites that may be of interest to Army veterans. If you know of any that are not listed but may be good additions, please send e-mail to the Webmaster, Rodney Young, or postal mail to him at 251 Pine Mdw, Spring Branch, TX 78070.

United States Military

Military elements and services

Federal government

Government agencies and services

Military-related miscellaneous

NOTE: This is not an official website of the U.S. Army. It is a private site, created in December 1998 and maintained by Bruce Elliott, the site's Webmaster until his well-deserved retirement as Webmaster Emeritus and his passing of the torch to me in November 2014. As the son of a 2 war four-duecer, I'm proud to continue the legacy Mr. Elliott and my father, along with their brothers earned and deserve. As always, your comments are invited. Please send e-mail to the Webmaster, Rodney Young, or postal mail to me at 251 Pine Mdw, Spring Branch, TX 78070.

In tribute to the creator and maintainer of www.4point2.org for so many years I recognize Mr. Bruce Elliott, creator and Webmaster Emeritus of www.4point2.org.

In his own words, Bruce Elliott: "I'm an Army brat. In WWII, I served with two chemical mortar battalions: the 87th CMB in training and then the 97th CMB in training and in combat in Europe. Before and during the first year of the Korean War, I served with the 2nd CMB, the only such unit in Korea and the last one in the U.S. Army. After 23 years active duty in the Regular Army, I retired in 1965, taught at New England College for 20 years, and then retired again to the good life. One of my favorite passions now is the maintenance and improvement of this website for all chemical mortar battalions and the good men that served in them."