103rd Engineer Battalion (United States)

The 103rd Engineer Battalion traces its origins to the Associators, constituted on 21 November 1747, at Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin.

During this period, the unit served in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and participated in the Trenton and Princeton campaigns.

She died in Highland Fall, New York, in 1800 at the age of 49;[2][3] her gravesite is unknown however there is a memorial to her in the post cemetery.

[4] Another story about another "Molly" who distinguished herself on the battlefield has come down to us from the Battle of Monmouth, which was fought on a sweltering day in late June 1778.

Mary is then reported to have picked up the rammer, joined the gun crew, and continued to work the cannon for the rest of the battle.

It is further reported that for her heroism General Washington warranted her as a non-commissioned officer and awarded her a pension for life.

The current 103rd Engineer Battalion's lineage is traced to the 1st Regiment, Infantry, Pennsylvania National Guard.

This regiment was in federal service on the Mexican Border (during the Pancho Villa Expedition) from June to October 1916.

On 27 November 1945, the 180th Engineer Heavy Pontoon Battalion was inactivated at Camp Miles Standish, Massachusetts.