Movement order received 29 Nov 45; final preparations made for embarkation. WORLD WAR II/AFRICAN AMERICAN BASED IN THE PACIFIC. Unit assigned to Peishiyi, China Apr 45; unit moved in convoy on 27 May 45 to Enshih, China. World War II Dear Mr. Nichols, Thank you for posting your request on History Hub! Although not generally a part of the standard TO&E, sub-machine guns like the Thompson, were found at company HQ's and . for is not listed here then there is probably not information on it in the museum Delete. These young Black men were able to make a difference in the outcome of the war because of the expansion and transformation of US service forces during World War II. hoo~? Quartermaster Battalion USAR, 14th Quartermaster The answer can be found by looking behind the front lines. Service of the Piece--8-Inch Gun, Mk, VI, Modification 3A2 on Barbette Carriage M1. Jones said, It seems the Blacks[sic] had done a good job at the Bulge because no one thought of sending them back to the kitchen because they were still needed.. Unit located at Piardoba, India by May 44. Swaying back and forth between the mountains over a river that looked like a nightcrawler it was so far down, put a lot of doubt in your mind that this contraption was going to hold, but it did. Pittman was proud of their skill: Need I say we were damn good truck drivers. They were disappointed. Transferred from 329th ASG to 14 ADG. U.S. Army Field Manuals--World War II. The Army set up headquarters in the city of. We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the World War II Operations Reports, 1940-1948 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917 - 1985 (Record Group 407) that includes file QMCO-3988.019 with copies of the orders inactivating 3988th Quartermaster Truck Company in December 1945. Redesignated 803d Quartermaster Company (Truck) 2 Feb 42. Later attached to 380 Air Service Group for rations, quarters and administration. 373d Quartermaster Keep Jones said they came under fire as soon as they were within range of the enemys artillery.. and National Defense operations in the first sustained Chinese offensive against the Japanese in The Story of the 4009th QM Truck Company WWII, Other Resources He was serving in the 665th Quartermaster Truck Company, U.S. 9th . Operations of the 600th QM Company in Europe, Laundry During the last two years of the war, Black GIs accepted the challenge of supporting the US Armed Forces around the globe and took on a wide range of new assignments. MacArthurs Red Ball Express Enlarge Original Caption: "These drivers of the 666th Quartermaster Truck Company, 82nd Airborne Division, who chalked up 20,000 miles each without an accident, since arriving in the European Theater of Operations." Local Identifier: 208-AA-32P-3, National Archives Identifier: 535533. division through company levels. He said that, from the moment he landed in Englanduntil D-Day 18 months later, we went to the docks and stayed until we were released 12 or 24 hours or whatever. This was the experience of most Black GIs for the first three years of World War II. Divisions . He said things did not look good at first. h242T0Pw/+Q04L)6424)ILIK,D"V? U? Activated as Company "I", 30th Quartermaster Regiment, at Moffett Field, CA 1 Jul 40. Landing Went overseas to India 13 Mar 42, later having supply detachments in Karachi, India and Kunming, China. 3616 Quartermaster Truck Company 267th Port Company 268th Port Company HQ and HQ Detachment 152nd Quartermaster Battalion . The fidelity of the drivers can be seen in how they drove. I started thinking about the night before, and all the time I didnt know there was nothing on my right side but space for a helluva long distance down. Burma in 1944-45, The The curious reader might ask whether these Black Quartermasters felt their contributions had been recognized. Unit elements moved to Chinkiang, China Aug 45. Robert P. Patterson, Under Secretary of War On that date, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution providing for "one Quartermaster General of the grand army and a deputy, under him, for the separate army".. Went overseas to Townsville, Australia arriving 19 Jun 43. The all-Black 92nd Infantry Division fought the Germans in Italy, while the all-Black 93rd Infantry Division fought the Japanese in the Pacific. Renumbered from 752 QM Truck Co per WD AG 320.1 (8-28-42) Letter, Subject: Redesignation and Reorganization of Quartermaster Companies, Truck, with the Army Air Forces, Sep 12, 1942. The hood over the slit prevented light from being visible overhead where enemy air forces could see the light. Unit Insignia . (Click on one of the below series to go to the detailed lists.) Only one truck was allowed on it at once. Unit moved from Catania, Sicily to Foggia, Italy Nov 43. Youngs story also makes it clear how vital skilled Black crane operators were to preparations for the D-Day invasion. A collection of material on Quartermaster support of the Invasion Jones said the pace was grueling: We drove 12 months a year, monsoon season and all. He said driving in the mud during monsoon season was worse than driving on ice. Overloaded trucks added to the hazards. Located at Piardoba, India -Jun 44. Constituted 1 May 1936 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 21st Quartermaster Regiment with 1st, 2nd, and 3d Battalions assigned, Redesignated 1 April 1942 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 21st Quartermaster Truck Regiment, Activated 16 April 1942 at Fort Benning, Georgia. That of the combat troops is to fight the enemy. 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Mules of Mars Usually, the ratio was just the opposite on the road., As the war ended, the Black Quartermasters hoped their military service would change their lives back in America as civilians. The cadre came from the 3rd Engineer Amphibious Brigade, Camp Gordon Johnston, Florida. He is a member of the Editorial Board for the Quarterly Journal of the Army War College, Parameters. They had to work on the road in the daytime, so they kept rifles in hand because of the snipers . This is added to this site because in the Pacific the Australian army was, to a large degree, dependent on the US military for the supply of Quartermaster services. Study on the history of War Dog training and utilization during and after World They may by chance have something on your unit in their extensive archives. Article on the use of mules by the Mars Task Force in Unit personnel trained Chinese Air Service personnel in motor transport skills at Chihkiang, China. After he recovered, he helped build bridges in the 1349th Engineers for General Pattons Third Army as it fought its way into Germany. Laundry and the Tactical Starting in 1944, except for replacements in Black combat units, almost all Black GIs were assigned to service units. Chester Jones and other Black GIs in the Red Ball Express made Pattons rapid advance possible. Sq. Eisensmith report, 5. Eisensmith report, 3. Unit in Shanghai, China by Jan 45. UND Scholarly Commons | University of North Dakota Research Throughout its history, the US military assigned the overwhelming majority of Black troops to service forces, where they often toiled in segregated pick and shovel brigades. On the most basic level, he avoided menial labor, the traditional place for Black soldiers in the US Army. Organization located at Hankow, China, in preparation for return to the United States; moved to Shanghai, China to board transport home on 17 Nov 45, Unit deactivated at Camp Stoneman, California on 8 December 1945, Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 2124th Transportation Corps Truck Company, Redesignated 10 September 1948 as the 208th Transportation Base Depot Company and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps, Activated 1 October 1948 at Chicago, Illinois, Inactivated 30 March 1951 at Chicago, Illinois, (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve), Redesignated 18 September 1956 as the 208th Transportation Company and activated at Canton, Illinois, Inactivated 31 January 1968 at Canton, Illinois, Activated 16 October 1995 at Tucson, Arizona, Ordered into active military service 7 December 2003 at Tucson, Arizona; released from active military service 3 June 2005 and reverted to reserve status, Location changed 1 August 2011 to Red Rock, Arizona, World War II: China Offensive;Central Burma, War on Terrorism: Iraq: Transition of Iraq; Iraqi Governance, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004. That of the supply troops is to furnish all the material to insure victory. As a professional researcher and World War II historian, Bill Beigel provides research services to genealogists, historians, authors, and civilians who are looking for information found in WW2 military unit records. The Story of the 4009th QM Truck Company, Major Experiences of Lieutenant Joseph Goodman, WWII's roots lie in the end of WWIbeginning with a treaty that left Germany destitute and hungry. Our Guestbook View Our Guestbook, Quartermaster The Quartermaster Museum frequently receives requests for information on Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1975. Within two months, 4,500 had stepped forward, and 2,800 were formed into Black rifle platoons assigned to units invading Germany in 1945. The colors used in the crest were also chosen for a symbolic meaning. Brown, Linwood Box 3 PFC Survey . in Review 334th Quartermaster Redesignated 828 Quartermaster Company Truck 10 Jan 42. Unit moved to Shinching, China Sep 45. You have to remember one thing. At first glance, the work of historians and filmmakers makes the question seem to have an obvious answer. He said, I was hauling airplane bombs on my truck and thought it all very exciting. Quartermaster Truck / Troop Transport Company Quartermaster Car Company Quartermaster Service Company Inactivated 24 Dec 45. Move from Calcutta, India to Chungking, China, in Apr 45. This campaign illustrated the powerful synergy of American joint operations. When World War II created an acute shortage of male workers, the company opted to hire White female drivers over Black men. ~2%o|Rie?P INTRODUCING THE Unit moved from Italy to Corsica Apr 44. Activated at Santa Maria AAB, CA 25 Mar 43. Our speed was 30 to 40 miles-an-hour no matter what the weather, and we drove every night. In 82 days, Jones and 23,000 other Quartermasters in the Red Ball Express transported 412,193 tons of supplies and kept Pattons Third Army going as it raced towards Germany. Quartermaster Review May-June 1944, Fueling War Dog Program World War II Armed Forces Orders of Battle and Organizations: Last Updated 21.09.2017: United States Army. Black Army. I load the gun, and he shot it . THE BEGINNING The ancestral parent of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 106th Transportation Battalion is the 522nd Quartermaster Truck Regiment. I realized we were elevating by the shifting of gears I was doing in keeping with the guy ahead. Attached to Base General Depot No. Guestbook, Read this first before requesting information from WWII. Up for D-Day These engineers would go to work [on bulldozers] in the torrential downpour and get the road back to use as quickly as possible. Inactivated 7 November 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 39th Transportation Corps Truck Battalion, Redesignated 11 June 1954 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 39th Transportation Battalion, Activated 3 August 1954 at Camp Gordon, Georgia, Reorganized and redesignated 25 June 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 39th Transportation Battalion, Inactivated 10 March 1972 at Fort Lewis, Washington, Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1969, Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1971, Constituted 1 May 1936 in the Regular Army as Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Quartermaster Regiment, Activated 15 January 1942 at Fort Benning, Georgia, Reorganized and redesignated 16 June 1942 as Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Quartermaster Truck Regiment, Reorganized and redesignated 1 December 1943 as the 3301st Quartermaster Truck Company, Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 3301st Transportation Corps Truck Company, Redesignated 24 February 1947 as the 10th Transportation Corps Truck Company, Activated 21 April 1947 at Fort Richardson, Alaska, Reorganized and redesignated 12 May 1947 as the 10th Transportation Truck Company, Inactivated 23 August 1948 at Fort Richardson, Alaska, Redesignated 20 November 1950 as the 10th Transportation Heavy Truck Company, Activated 22 December 1950 at Fort Eustis, Virginia, Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1953 as the 10th Transportation Company, Inactivated 15 September 1994 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Activated 16 October 2006 at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, Vietnam: Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II, Southwest Asia:Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1965-1966, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1969, Constituted 1 May 1936 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2d Battalion, 21st Quartermaster Regiment, Activated 25 January 1942 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Reorganized and redesignated 16 June 1942 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2d Battalion, 21st Quartermaster Truck Regiment, Reorganized and redesignated 1 December 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 39th Quartermaster Battalion, Mobile, Constituted 1 May 1936 in the Regular Army as Company M, 3d Battalion, 45th Quartermaster Regiment, Redesignated 1 April 1942 as Company M, 3d Battalion, 45th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, Activated 9 May 1942 at Oakland, California, Reorganized and redesignated 1 December 1943 as the 3472d Quartermaster Truck Company, Inactivated 26 November 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 3472d Transportation Corps Truck Company, Redesignated 6 March 1947 as the 62d Transportation Corps Truck Company, Activated 14 April 1947 at Fort Eustis, Virginia, Redesignated 7 July 1947 as the 62d Transportation Truck Company, Reorganized and redesignated 3 June 1949 as the 62d Transportation Heavy Truck Company, Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1953 as the 62d Transportation Company, Inactivated 15 April 1993 at Fort Bliss, Texas, Activated 16 September 2006 at Fort Richardson, Alaska, Vietnam: Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire, Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991, Activated at Camp Sutton, NC February 1943, Redesignated 472nd QM Group by September 1945, Constituted 10 March 1922 in the Organized Reserves as Motor Transport Company No. Supplying Sign Our Guestbook View Our However, the mechanization of the US Armed Forces, which put infantry and supplies on wheels to keep up with tanks and airplanes, created an unanticipated demand for larger and more skilled service forces. He remembered his first trip to China vividly, in particular driving across a bridge over the Salween River. Redesignated 831 Quartermaster Company (Truck) 10 Jan 42. food to American forces in Europe during WWII. I think the worstest [sic] feeling I ever felt in my life was in 1963 with the March on Washington. Today, nearly 50 years after her death, more than 100,000 women in the United . When Jones and his company delivered gasoline to Spa, they got caught behind the lines of the Battle of the Bulge. When we drove our truck off our landing ship . Back to all Army units 1st Infantry Division - Big Red One 2nd Infantry Division - The Indianhead Division 3rd Infantry Division - Rock of the Marne 4th Infantry Division - Ivy Division Moved to India & China first half of 44. On 1 December 1943, the 21st Regiment was reorganized and its three battalions were redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 36th Quartermaster Battalion; HHD, 39th Quartermaster Battalion and HHD, 108th Quartermaster Battalion. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017. By July 1945, 93 percent of Black GIs were in service forces. He said, To my knowledge, none of them got furloughs., Like Jones, Corporal Charles Pittman admitted he did not quite know what he had gotten himself into when he volunteered to drive the Ledo Road. He has published two books: Knights of the Razor: Black Barbers in Slavery and Freedomand Integrating the U.S. Military: Race, Gender, and Sexuality since World War II. Registration Shop now. Wednesday, November 26, 2008, Distinguished The feeling of being overlooked started during the war. Original material consists of maps, photographs, correspondence, notes, memorabilia, and drafts of reports and histories. In any war, there are two tremendous tasks. But, in World War II, they also built bridges, roads, and runaways. . View in National Archives Catalog World War II began over 80 years ago and as we continue to Activated 1 Apr 43 at Syracuse Army Air Base, NY (55 Service Gp); Transferred overseas to Army Air Base Chanyi, China effective 28 Feb 44; Company composed of Americans of Chinese ancestry. Contact The War Library with questions: 1-562-422-4100 (Pacific Time Zone). Activated at Herbert Smart Airport, Macon, GA 22 Apr 44. In September, the U.S. Army and Wiggins' 960th Quartermaster unit were penetrating the southernmost tip of the Netherlands, the province of Limburg. Moved to Selfridge Field 15 Oct 42. On 20 November, 1943, the regiment vas broken up. Although we cannot undo the shameful deprivation of civil rights these Black veterans experienced, we can undo the neglect of their stories and acknowledge the essential contributions they made to Allied victory in World War II. Dogs Service of the Piece: Seacoast Artillery, 8-Inch Gun, Mark VI, Modification 3A2, on . 2nd Infantry Division Quartermaster in Europe WWII, Supplies for the Troops in World War II began for Staff Sergeant Chester Jones of the 3418th Trucking Company, Quartermaster Corps when he hit the beaches of Normandy on June 16, 1944, 10 days after Allied GIs came ashore on D-Day. Redesignated 838 Quartermaster Company (Truck) 10 Jan 42; Renumbered 3 Nov 42 from 838 QM Truck Co per WD AG 320.1 (8-28-42) Letter, Subject: Redesignation and Reorganization of Quartermaster Companies, Truck, with the Army Air Forces, Sep 12, 1942. Left 9 Nov 43 for overseas duty in India. It was thought to be very appropriate to incorporate such a symbol into the crest since the unit was to leave for Vietnam in early October 1967. of the Office of the Quartermaster General The forgotten story of Black soldiers and the Red Ball Express during World War II Matthew Delmont, Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History, Dartmouth College April 7, 2022, 5:26 AM. Quartermaster Distinctive Unit Insignia (Unit Crests) 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 Activated at Macon, GA 9 May 42. Third Army, Aerial Delivery of Supplies without Medals Unit at Dudkhundi, with detachments at Piardoba, Salua and Kalaikunda, India by Oct 45. Like Young, Jones took on more skilled assignments as the war continued, performing jobs that had been done before only by White GIs. Truth About War Dogs In India by Apr 44, Activated 25 Apr 44 at Kelly Field, TX. Went overseas to Kweilin, China 30 Jan 44, with detachments at Kunming, Yangkai, Chanyi, Tsuyung, Chenekung and Yunnanyi. . suffered the greatest number of casualties of any allied unit Unit scheduled to move to China Jun 45. This article is part of a series commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II made possible by the Department of Defense. Renumbered from 765 QM Truck Co per WD AG 320.1 (8-28-42) Letter, Subject: Redesignation and Reorganization of Quartermaster Companies, Truck, with the Army Air Forces, Sep 12, 1942. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 485th and the Army Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, 1966. and Lubricants for Johnny Doughboy, The Food Situation in the European Graves Registration recovery operations in the Pacific in World War II, Mortuary Getting fuel from the beach to the front lines as U.S. I guess that was to keep us for getting any credit for anything we did, but without us, they wouldnt have won.. Location India, 15 Dec 42. . Location Unit. This Display Recognition is . The Smithsonian, Duke University, and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library have awarded him post-doctoral fellowships. Swell Job! The campaign in North Africa began with a daring Anglo-American commando raid code-named Operation RESERVIST. . Unit prepared to move to Kunming, China Jul 45. information. 593, Organized about November 1922 in New York, New York, Redesignated 23 March 1925 as the 593d Motor Transport Company, Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1936 as Company I, 3d Battalion, 472d Quartermaster Regiment, Redesignated 1 April 1942 as Company I, 3d Battalion, 472d Quartermaster Truck Regiment, Ordered into active military service 15 February 1943 at Camp Sutton, North Carolina, Reorganized and redesignated 1 December 1943 as the 3729th Quartermaster Truck Company, Inactivated 19 December 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 3729th Transportation Corps Truck Company, Redesignated 19 May 1947 as the 319th Transportation Truck Company, (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve), Inactivated 1 April 1950 at Albany, Georgia, Activated 1 January 1951 at Savannah, Georgia, Inactivated 1 February 1952 at Savannah, Georgia, Redesignated 18 July 1955 as the 319th Transportation Company, Location changed 1 February 1957 to Cartersville, Georgia, Inactivated 15 November 1957 at Cartersville, Georgia, Activated 1 June 1959 at Fort Valley, Georgia, Location changed 1 November 1959 to Albany, Georgia, Ordered into active military service 15 October 1961 at Albany, Georgia; released from active military service 12 August 1962 and reverted to reserve status, Location changed 31 December 1965 to Augusta, Georgia, Ordered into active military service 13 May 1968 at Augusta, Georgia; released from active military service 19 August 1969 and reverted to reserve status, Ordered into active military service 17 November 1990 at Augusta, Georgia; released from active military service 2 June 1991 and reverted to reserve status, Element ordered into active military service 1 November 2002 at Augusta, Georgia; remainder of company ordered into active military service 16 January 2003 at Augusta, Georgia, Element released from active military service 31 October 2003 and reverted to reserve status; remainder of company released from active military service 15 January 2004 and reverted to reserve status, Ordered into active military service 30 March 2010 at Augusta, Georgia; released from active military service 3 May 2011 and reverted to reserve status, World War II:Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Streamer without inscription, Vietnam:Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969, Southwest Asia:Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire, War on Terrorism:Campaigns to be determined, Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003, * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered INDIA JAN-JUN 1944, * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered INDIA JUL-DEC 1944, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1991, Constituted 1 July 1936 in the Organized Reserves as Company B, 1st Battalion, 478th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, Ordered into active military service 25 October 1942 and organized at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, Reorganized and redesignated 1 December 1943 as the 3842d Quartermaster Truck Company, Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 3842d Transportation Corps Truck Company, Redesignated 18 March 1947 as the 497th Transportation Corps Truck Company, Activated 3 April 1947 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Redesignated 14 October 1947 as the 497th Transportation Truck Company, Inactivated 15 March 1952 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Redesignated 1 December 1958 as the 497th Transportation Company, Activated 29 January 1959 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Location changed 1 April 1959 to Tulsa, Oklahoma, Inactivated 25 February 1963 at Tulsa, Oklahoma, Withdrawn 7 February 1967 from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army, Activated 25 March 1967 at Fort Lewis, Washington, War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005, Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1996-1997, 153d QM Battalion (Mobile)* - Shingbwiyang, Constituted 14 December 1920 as 43d Division Quartermaster Train and allotted to Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont, Redesignated 118th Quartermaster Regiment 1 May 1936, Company D Federally recognized 23 April 1937 at Providence, RI, Inducted into Federal service 24 February 1941, Company D redesignated 19 February 1942 as 185th Quartermaster Company, Depot Supply; inactivated 22 April 1946 in India. 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