532nd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment


The 532nd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment was a United States Army engineer unit that served in World War II and the Korean War. It was designated the 532nd Engineer Amphibian Regiment in July 1943 and was assigned to the 2nd Engineer Special Brigade.
One member, Junior Van Noy, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Huon Peninsula campaign.
The history and exploits of the unit are detailed in a book called Surf and Sand. The book is available in pdf form here:
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/da2f/63ec664bcef0fb3f316de8e531b503643c04.pdf