822nd EAB

The 822nd Engineer Aviation Battalion (EAB) was a United States Army Air Forces unit activated during World War II. Organized in 1942, the battalion specialized in constructing airfields and related infrastructure in support of Allied air operations. The 822nd EAB played a crucial role in the European Theater, rapidly building and repairing runways under combat conditions to ensure the continuous flow of air support. After the war, the unit was deactivated as part of the general postwar drawdown of military forces.