 The new battalion, consisting of construction companies A and B, and a headquarters, began training immediately for shipment overseas.After training at Camp Crowder, and aiding in flood rehabilitation work in Missouri, the battalion moved to Camp Shanks, New York, to prepare for transport to Europe.When the battalion sailed out of the North River Harbor on 27 February 1944, it consisted of twenty-three officers, one warrant officer, and 570 soldiers.