Rolland (Bud) Wright

The 657th Engineer Survey Battalion was an engineering unit in the United States Army that was activated during World War II. Organized in 1943, the battalion specialized in topographic surveying, mapping, and geodetic operations to support Allied military campaigns, primarily in the European Theater of Operations. The unit played a vital role in providing accurate maps and terrain analysis for advancing forces, aiding in the planning and execution of combat operations. After the war, the battalion was inactivated as part of the postwar drawdown, but its contributions to military engineering and battlefield success were widely recognized.