LeDonne, John Anthony
John Anthony LeDonne (March 4, 1912 - June 28, 1992) was an American engineer and U.S. Army World War II veteran. LeDonne lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for most, if not all, of his life. He was working at the A. H. Mathias Blue Printing Company in Pittsburgh when he signed up for the Selective Service in October 1940 and was inducted into the Army as an engineer on September 1, 1943, and eventually became a member of the 1115th Engineer Combat Group. He served in Europe from March 11, 1944, until he returned to the United States on December 26, 1945, and was discharged on January 1, 1946.
Building Bridges from Normandy to the Elbe.
Operations from Omaha Beach to Elbe River.
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This monumental 1945 John A. LeDonne route map chronicles the 1115th Engineer Combat Group's advance across Europe during the final year of World War II (1939 - 1945). Among the largest and most elaborate American unit route maps, it follows the 1115th from Normandy through France, Belgium, and Holland and deep into Germany to the Elbe, recording command posts, dates, movements, and an extraordinary 100 bridge-building operations along the way. Punctuated by humorous and sometimes risqué pictorial vignettes recalling liberation, alcohol, romance, and the everyday experiences of American soldiers abroad, the map is at once a remarkable operational record and a vivid visual memoir of the 1115th's war across Europe. (more details)