Later that year on 18 December 1944, the Black Lions were ordered to move from the Saar River, where the unit was building a bridge, to the Ardennes, commonly called the Battle of the Bulge.

The main thrust of the effort was to use assault boats to get troops from 5th Infantry Division across and later to construct a more stable pontoon bridge.

In May 1945, when the war ended in Europe, the battalion was moved to Plattling, Germany where they built a camp for displaced refugees.

In November 1945, the 249th Engineers were sent on their final orders to Camp Lucky Strike, near Marseilles, France and then redeployed back to the United States.

[3][4][5][6][7] The 249th deployed teams to the Gulf Region under Joint Task Force Katrina, working with contractors, and local and state entities to assess, they helped install and maintain emergency generators at critical facilities.

Sewer & water board, electric utility and the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) were completing pump house inspection.

Through the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the 249th soldiers provide contracting officer technical representation on projects throughout the world.

[9][10] [11] This article incorporates public domain material from 249th Engineer Battalion lineage and honors information as of 1 March 2004.