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Terr: ton, Soncrsct, lor t rninin; in : ,ctuaI Ccpo,t opcrr. t io i ls. - , , r&i lc the hca-ci-

qur.r t ; rs oft thc uni, t rcmri i r :cC . ' . t 0-50r. t i ru - ,-rorscnncl lvno dividod nnd.at- lc.cl tcd

to' ; : i r ious sub-depots rnd lurr t . ;nnr.stcr instnl lnt ions in thc Southcrn Besc Sco-

t ion . Dur in3 th is p : r iod o f t r r . in i r r3 e . t Dcpot G-so , th . ; o f f i c *s o i ' th . ; un i t

wr;rs n1" '"od on dotached ssrvicc for e pirJod of onc we.:k rr t the off ic; of thc

Chicf Qus.rtermqster rt ChrLt;bhe:rr to att:nd e.n oricntation bourse undcr the

9 .

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l . , r r ' a r - . T . ^ - ^ .- . . - , - . \ sh i r - . . i y t h i s t i : : . c ^ , 1 - l - t h , ; o j ' f i c . r s " rnd . : n l i s t , jC : . t : j n h^ . : 1 .

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o f i n : o r ' " i . l i z " t i c n ' o . , i n 1 . : ' . s s i ; : n - i l C u t j - c s i n t h : - i r r . s p r c t i v : d i r i s i o i l s : n d

cr i lo i tcs ' i t . iJcoct G-1, : , L i t / : : r : lco1, In thc nc^t i t in i l , in coni 'orn i ty - , r i th thc

F .AF- ' , ' i r yc r - i ^ - o f t h i , l r r r . r b , r ' : ] . , s "1 r . f - . 13 , s , . ; D .co t , r 1d r i ' f / l tO -SZO- t , scy . - r r . 1r v v r . . ^ t o I U , L V I I

ch' ,n ' i ;s . ' . -crc i ' ] ' l - rC: in th: pi i l . ' . r i ' .J1- i i j - . .s of t l - r , ; of f iccrs . ! r t { c l : l - i st t ;C i i , ;n.

( l icfcr i , : rcc, Spccir . I Ord.r . , -6, c l^. t , . ,d. 1," Jun- Ig, , . j . , . n6 Sp,,ci : , I Ordcr r ; .1g,

d^ . t , , . j 16 ' -u l i , ; L? . " ' t .

' ln 12 Jul . , r 13..- .1 , JcIon:. 1 : icnr1. T, .T. ' ,c isha-.r , --ss,rnid e.orrrrrnd r . , .nlr .n_

i : re Co1c. r1 o . l . , l c1 Is , r . - , r p . . r 60 , Spcc i r . l 0 ic l . - r _ ie .1g , * - , Ecrdour r to rs ,

South:rn - . , :c S; ct i -o:r , Uo:.- l i . , ET3i iS, i .

Oa 1 lugest 191i-"r thc unit onb^.rkcf l , f ron Souteupton, En,:hnd, for turn-

pordrT icsi inLt ion Ut:h - i , - . ich: Gr-.ndcarnn, i . , lor: , r ,nClrr Fr?.rrcc,

C:':. 3 r-r1{ulst l9'"'L1 lJ.,r T0ilr;, JifSEC, th, or,_'^.::rizqtion .1 ssu:'lcd comntnd of

Dur- 'ot 1i-2; ' :h ich ?/1lS or ir : j . : . . . . 1 i1r ' t j l . j r_r.- : . Thircl r l r j rL] .r ?.uartcrmrstcr Dumc nt

Utah funsh.

In :ceordancc $r i_th th, rcr; iseC Tr.blc

of th- of f ie: :rs TrJrc a.g3. i ; : s[n,41:edr

0r: 13 Scptt.nb.,r lg,l:, flr; -i,irh ::*ach

1 C

oi Cr6anizi : t ion, th. : r ,ssignnents

4\

Duiias bcc:lrtcr kno.rn as Dcpot t2-L72,

C h Z : l i i p : . i 1 l , r i . r F , - o 1 o , : . . . 1 , i ' r r r . ' r c o r L , l : ' i : ' ) l i . l , ' l r : r : : : , I i e ' j l i . l i , r - l . i l . , : ; , ; i s ! - i . - r l

cor l r : . ' .1nd an , j . p rocu i ,c l i - : ,_1 . to t i r , , r , i , t " l i l l i i r : rs l i L r ; ' l r / t . J : i l i u . ' ' i : ' ' i . r 1 l i , ' , ; , : ,o io r r . , i

0Ll: tCcrr p: j l ,- ,JOCS, iol: l , -q!Oij^lr i , 11 ssttm{"d c):rt ' ' . i t i i ' - : ' : id -{;11,, r- iur:r, . r i -r j i ' , 1 r l l ; i . l l i l . . -

t ion o f th ' : c l ;po 'b w j :s c l lnn1 ' ; ; ' l i i c l ' i -1u9 '

i io l io . " r , i i l r i th , - : c t rs$3. t i on of : ros 'b i l i r t ! - ' " : ' : , -Lh- ' f ' ln l :6 ' r1 ' - ]e : " '11

cl !1u (1. .c .bt , r th l . r r cVUr i l . - . j 'o ] .1 . ' , ' : : r i . : i rs

] : r roI ) ' : .1 ] : " i : i . ,S -1r ; . : .d ] - -

na.ndJ,:1 &Ii irnpi"ov(-1d., rit,. l nrlr: i i .t ionrll- ' :)roJcr!: it-S ': ' .:tf ir qt'r icI:11'

f t- l i r-i lrp

Dtr-- to thi , i , r ld{; sprr:r ,d loc'r t ion of tho :nei :1r sub-inst: : .11-r. ! ic- , .s of 1.-}89,

a Deputy Co::ui*nder. for. Opcr: ' t ions ' i I?s t lcsi ; :nrt<;d. , r 'h i lc this rosi trol . t :x j -st-

CId, i t r , , ras hcld by Colonol ( t t rca L'b Colonel) i i r ,ni l ton. To rssist nir i r hc i -racl

en Cpcrr. t ions O.f f icar from thc Sulpl ; , r Di.r ' is ion as vrol l ns on., f ron the Sub-

i .s is tonce Div is ion. Af t , : r n thotouqh t r i r . l , th is nethod of o .oern l ron.n: .s r ,b-

e.ndonorlr Colo$el H:.milton 1-4ts r l i lCc Opcrr.t ions 0ff iccr, nnd nis assistf l ,nte rc-

verteC to, their r€Cpectirrc d' ivisionsl

On 26 August 1945r peri ' .rg0c Ch*nor Sase Scction, Colonel

M

corbrl*dtd, vioe Colonel ' . Ol ' .ni, :rr r; l icvcd,,

trhincs *ssu-ned

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. . l ,Ession: lkact ia issicl i r rn: l i ' ! . i lp. l l1c i r : t , 'Lo l tc lc of rccol:Csr - io-,ycy;-r , t i r is

ds;,ot T,rns p conl. i : ;rcd opr,r 'r t io:t l tr i tn ?-1Sg nt Lrl. lc, rmCcr t i tc 72cl

t:J Esr,sc Depot, Gonerr,Ll;r, orily Clnss Ii - fl,r ,: Hi r,,r.6 haildhd.,

',rith qhipncnts rcc*i'rcd .ftron: tlie. l$"i;i: lortr anc:l ouiio:.,:1ini; vls. : , a '

. : nq in ly to , " thc nrmios x i . th sr s i la i1 p; , rsont f l6c of . loca l . iss : ;c .. .

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l r .s : - '1- ; ' i ' ' . -5rS f ' r r 3 ; i ; i - , rU ' -1r l I - l l r . i . . i , i * ; , r . r^-"1

( . - r ' lc l : r ' l ; n- ' i i - ' ' : ' : : . :s l i - . " - - . ) : ' i - l -? ,C)

- i5 : l r - rs f ' . ) : ' : ' . ' - i , tCO ' i i , , !1- j , t r . r ; r

( : ' : .c1. : r -n for Gi . r i " in Lt - . , : , : ' t ;s ) .

x!g:s-"-!:E gltv"i-

' 6O J.r lrs fcr 7OrCCO 'r ls : i i i rr.r j . rni l

lOri-rOi; ?O'iis and oth..;rs

- 15 days for 55O,C00 US l i i l i tary 'r .n..-, '

?O0'OO0 fCTrs and oth;rs. ( l :rckun for

Lc i : rs D, l?ot { i - lSC)

- 1.5 cirys lor 696,CO0 'JS j ' i i i i trry and

22::,o00 Poj ' fs anc othcrs. (tsnclruP

for G.;r:ren Dcpots ).

Square Scct-;-;*-Tonpaf,e '.

Cr.pacitYI

opcn ! closcd

SBogc | /'5758

1655?5 i +gooo

';g5o i tserr

PIIRS Cl:i,lI L ilfiAi,; Cil

lroperly executed, the history ot' the Pcrsonnel Branch of llr,.ri1qlqu"*ters rlncl

lleadquerters Coinpan;y, Ifrtn QJd Base Depot, shorr-ld be at least thrce-folCl

, A, A history of the operations of the Personnel $taff, operati-onal functions

of the unitr of the Conti.nental Surope,an I.l,$. Arny installations Depots Q-!,

,. , Q-1?27 Q:1?3, Q-183-Ce Q*185-Fr q-lf-i9e nnd the Troop Cornmands coineiclcntal uith

thesel and' l

] . . ' . r ' ,

",' ;-tj, Ai:histirry of the over-all personneJ. pieture of the unit and j.ts relation

to thg instal].ations, missions, and troop cornrnands r:hj-ch it controlled at va-

rious tines since octivation'

Hq & Hg Co, t 5tntb, Qfl Base

a

Cc:tt. j .nr 'r i t , (cxchrsiv.: of t lrr, Zon,, of Occupatjorr) by"bhc: Thc'rtcr S,r,rvj-ec l , 'orec:;

ef thc Illitcd Stlti.s lirrn1r.

I - P.i'RIOLT Oii' lii'llT ..,CfIVi.TI0i'1 AllD OVIRSE1S PFXPARA,TIOII - Jan-},lrrr LglnL.

Thc 1)/6 Unit, Hy'lIq Co., 5/'th Qii Base Dcpot, r'ras retj.vatcci:'rithout prireon-

nel pc,r Gt:nc:'nl Old.r }io 6, Hcadquiirt,ers, Arn;r Servicc ii'orccs, dated, 10 Janu-

ary l9/+t!r, tmclcr T/0 and E 1O-5tO-1, dtrtcd 11 ,l,r.rgust I9/r1. Fron thc vcry begin-

ning, this unit r:as dcstinccl for pronpt' shi.prncnt ovcrsens as o. Division-lovel

lrerrdqu"..rtcrs. fn January l9/r/u2 the first of tlr::cc, najor contingents of enlis-

"led pcrsortnc:l rcport for duty - thc third of these continrcnts reporting on

21 January L9la+n. Thc cntirc enlisted cadre (conprisins thc fu1] t/0 strcngth)

i':es draun fron thrcc sclcetod groups - exBcrienced training center cadre frorn

Carnp Lee, Virginia; Fort l.Tarrcn, I-ryoning; and the Quarternaster School. The

naJority of the nen had been hcld frorn other shipping ordcrs at one tine or

another r':rth thc eventual activation of the QM Base Depot in rnind. The officer

personnel of the unit, headed b)'Colonel 0.D. [fe1]s, riho h.rd been Conunanding

0fiiccr of the l'irst, Ql.'l lbaining Reginent at For"t ir'arren, lfyouring, r."as assigned.

dircctly fron various holding pools at the ASF Dcpots and 0QMG, on orders issued

frorn the 0ffice of the Quartermaster Gencral in i:Tashington. By the end of

Januar.t, Jl9/r|t the entire personnel of thc 54th QIt{ Base Depot was conplote, and,

rith very feir exceptions, it rrsts cit,,stined to rerqain unchanged for sone three

nonths for thc o; ficers and sorna t'',clrre nonths for the bnlisted mcn.

As i.s so general-ly truc in cadre groups and'in holdirrg pools, the records

of botir oificer and enlisted personnel in this organiaation were appnoxinately

two years behind., so fer as bcing aec[rater conplete, and current is concerneda

It r.'as thc prirnary task of the Personnel Branch of ttre neophJrbe organization to

correct this deficiency and to kcep up to date the records of aJJ 3it+ offieersr

2 r:arrant officors, snd 11B enListed nen during the'greatly acbelerated brai-

ning progran vbicb r,'as to prepare thc unit for its irn:rnortu pipsion civsrseF, as1?

. .rc11 as to r:ct in l l strff cl ' ,-p;Lci.t) '1. 'o: ' th,. dcpot eornl. lrdrr ir ' thr, ini-t i :r l pro-

bicns of . ors::rizing thc unit end assigning thc nr-r::oitncrl

.. Thc oriqir:el TabL: oi.0r5,pnizntj.on providr-,d tlr1l Llnit rritir 4. Coloricls, I

Lt. Colq:rcls, I !'la.jors., 11 Cr,rpt:tins, 3 lrirst.Licutcncrnts,

2 :;Inrrrnt 0l'ficers, 10

l{astcr $ergcuts, 1 Firsb Sr;rgcant, 14 Tcchnieal Si.rg,:r-nts1 ?.Strrff Scrgconts,

1 Scrgcent, 2.0 Tcchnieions Fourth Gladc, 1 C,orporr.l, 28 Tcchnicians Sifth Grqde,

19 Privr.tcs First Class, and li Privctcs. 0f this nunbcr, thc Pcrsonnel Br:nclr

'.:as alloertcd onc. (1) Ceptain as Pcrsonncl Offj-ecr, rcp,orting to the Dcpot Cor.r-

ni.nocr through tirc F;iccutive 0fficcri one (1) Iviastcr. Sergcant as Pcrsornela

Chicf . Clcrk; tr-:g (2) Tcchnical Serqgants as Civilian PcrsonncL i'l00 and i"lilitary n

Personncl NCO rc'spectively; one (1) Tcchnician Fourth Gradc as Gencral Clcrk;

tro (2) Technicirlns Fifth Crradg as 0cncrgrl Clcrk and Clerk-Spist respcctively;

and thrce (3).privatgs or Privatc:s l'iret Class, tvo as. Ocncral Clerks and one

as Clcrk-Typis! (thc Depot Cor'unanderrs a11oc:rtion of th: Pfc ratings gave two'

to this B.rancJr of t]ac &cecutiv,: Dj.vision - ooc Gcncral- C1-crk and onc Clerk-tlpigt)

. ,?hc r:rilitary training of tl:e ncriibers of thls clivision folloncd the sane -

pattern ns that for all other. nerribcrs of lhe unlt, uhich took its scventeen'

lt9cks. o.f Bapic Training and Rcyicr.r. c,gncurrgntly idth its thirtecn wceks 3f

Tech- ,n-

ni.cal T?aining. This tgehnic.al traip.ine corrsi-stcd of classes, denonstrations,

and paoticfl, opcraJionp, nith the lattcr rcccivi-ng the greatest ernphasis because' :

qf tFc. fact that tlrc innrediatc taslrs facing ihe Personncl Branch rcquLred con-

confqalod affort on the partl of at1 nenbcrs or' thc officc forcc during the en-

.tire trainl,ng Bcriod., During thc ccursc of thls traini-ng, balf of the unehbers' t

$f,tr".Dranqh uisite.Q thc l{erport Ncus Port of Enhrkation (1. Fcbnrary lg44) and

tbq.ptAo" lglf vistted..the Rlchnrorld jir-qy Scrvice Forces Depot (25Sti6 Februarlr

rforsration l.n the firnctlonlng of

,g pcrsetlaol off"iee .in a port. and in a Depot r;

' t ' "" :'

During' thr. p",riod of rrctivatioi't anrl prt par:rtj.on for ovr:rgr,ol; movc,lnt:rrt, nlrir.:h

ras irc(ronplishi:d. *t thc Quortoi'rnastb:: School, Ci:np Lcc, Virginla, thc mcmtrcrs

of thc icrsonncl BriLnch riorkcd J-ong hours aud undcr a constant s'Lrr-r1rr duc to

thr. fiict thrit ihcy ',-rcre subjcctcd to thc fuIl training progran and also .,rc.rc

'i '^tti-,-d t6 carry out thc.cx*ctiug job of r(,cord p]:r:parrltion, overhaul, and

nainic'nancc.

By 15 ilnrch I944t .rL1 traininc h.a'd bcc:t: complet<,d j-n thc sf:cc'duci-up course

r:iricir r':rn fron 25 Jcnuarli, I91L, and all personncl had rcturncd frorn such leaves,

i'urloughs, 3nd passcs as esch individual ';aas ablc to Eet" ' 0n 20 l'larch I9U.t

.-\ offj-cial- notj.fic:rtio;: r,,as lr,ccived by thc Dcpot Comnandcr that thc, unit rllls to'ldt''

proeccd ir,.licdi:rtc1y to Camp Ki}ner, I'icv "l crsey, for shipmcnt to an ovcrseas sta-

tj.on. PracticcJ-Ly the entirc proccssing for overseas noveincnt had been conple-

tcd 3.s an additionel task during thc traj.ning period, so that the unit noved by

rrj-l on 2/,, !'tt2tys]n ].9/:4; lcss than oRC: r.:rt;ck prior to boarding the unconvoyed HelS

Ilieurctanla, bound for Livcrpooi, Ilnglend.

The Persorrnei Sranch operated as a unj.t pcrsonnel officc shile at Canp

Iiilr.rcr.and eonpLctcd such ninor dctails as rcnaincd tc be finisheC. before Hq &

Hq Co. r 51th Q1.,1 Basc Depot (together witir its sis+.cr units, the 52nd and 53rd

Qlii Base Dcpots) entered upon foreign scrvlcc ai approxino.tely O400 hours on

30 iiarch L9!r4t havlng bocrded ship thc night bcforc.

f I - 8?OTJSA ORffl'fTATIOii Al'D PRE-tr{VASIO\ fzutil'in,c PERIOD - Apr-July Lglr4.

Upon arrival in England on I April }9/+lo, Hq & Hq Co.1 5/*th a}{ Base Depott

proceeded imraediatelJ'to Taunton, Sorncisct, England, for duty in the Quarter-

rnaster Section of General Depot G-50.

Hcre it i;as that the Branch bcgan its i-rrtcnslve sel8-training prograro; ln

which various nenbers of thc forse ',?etre rtfarnedtt out to the rm.rioug^other.s€c-

tions of the Depo! vith the prinary oU5ective of learnlng the inside otor:rof

reguirenents and conditions, so that rhen thc unit set'rrp f,ield operatioxg oq

Tg

6

lrc Contincnt tftere.uou]d-be no'ncod for guosst'rork ln thc propc:r allocation of

pcrsopncl ffiong ttrc varibus scctiorts and divisj-ous of thc Depot, and so that

the Du.pot Ccnrnnnder gould have a uidcly vtlrscd, and cxperj.cncod Pcrsomcl Staff

upon rhich to rely in.'any persorurel probS-cras r,zhj-ch night arisc. Accordinglyt

the Pcrsonncl Brench sct up its office'in thc unlt hcadquarters, but left only

lst Lt llalperin, M/SSI Jolly and Tec {, Fabcrrnan in thls offlee - the oihor, ,r"ro

sprcad out anong othcr Sranchcs of thc depoto '

-

. On 1 !ia1i. :|94trt f,hc unit again rnovod intact, this time to Huybonr' I*rncashlrc,

Errglcnd, r'rhcrc a vell-desorvcd one-t'reck rest '';as forthewring ln British Translent

Ca;rp lprr bcforc: the uhit bccane thorougbly spltt up by virtue of dctached ser.-O

vice at,thc vari.ous installations'in ET0IISAe rhich at tfrat tine tras thc equl- '/

valent of ttre UK (or more speciflcally of lngland, since ihc liorthcrn lreLand

establishnent rlas being closed dorrn ln short order).

T t r cpo1 icyse t fo r t r r i nGcnc ra1Dcpo t .G-5o r rasca r r i ed .ou t f i . r r t he r i . nGe-

neral Depot O-it/+t rvhen thc L'crsonnel Brcnch nas t''farrned, outrt agoin to GeneraL

Depot G-l4i to.llcadquarters I'fcstcrn Baso Scctionl tb Saint Agnes lruckhead.

noith of Falnouth, England; and to the loading rrh'rrdstr at Plygrouth, Devbn ,

'

Eng1en4(dur iag iv lay.ant IJunelg l rh) ,wheretheInvasionr . ieeduas6eingroaaea.

0n 16 lfiay Lgtr/*t i.n response to requirements fron'the Chicf Quartermaster ?

. ' . .of the E\rropean Thcatcr of Operatioris, CoLorrel fiiells subnnitted the 5/rt[ Qin n

""Depotts proposals.forrin ETOUSA change in T/o & E rc.:5ZO-I.' This proposai

raised'the Pc'reorureL'Braneh to the status 'of

a'Division .in thc orgariidation, ' '

with a Lt Colonel' ana.a C:pta'in rcsponsiblc directly: to tbe Depot Con&ander.

lio change was contenplated ln thc enlisted persohndl aLl.oeated tq the person:

nel Dlvis{on .eccordlng to'ttrls plan. , .

0n'16 Jr:ne"194/rr. the ehtirc structure of tlq & Hq co.,

: . : , . : . . ;;t,,n.:l'tli

podecl'cihange tp the ta$te fab]g-qf. '.,,.,,

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r ':: i ..r c".i-,r; l-,.r :.::c cnc (1) i- i j ."ri-1,:- i:1, ,. ic:ler ". l- Clc;r]:.

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Aa,:ric.-rn trooi: ir':;rs:cl'r , ic: il,r: Cj:.^:nt-i;j ccrssi,nii on 2 Au;;usi ltl1.l-1.

III - ?Diloli C,,,'(J!r.F._t' ' iCifi Cl riT.i:1 EI-r-Cii -/,1,:i -,'1-:,; clol:-ouT cF U?:\11 .::.D ol,,rlEl!B,'C,1i O- DttFS - l':u,: 191ii - Jry 19i+i.

Tiri:; p;r':ior., : s l. 'cs'; sl;.rr::.:. ' i-?,..,- b:r ' i.1:: i 'oilr:, ':-:..; s+-.-:'1.;.:nen{. of n:.jo:: problcml

fr:c,:ci:n,i :olv:;C -o;'-6;r,, .l ',:r,.,c;inul- ii.rari-cl rl '.r":,:iq ih,; iiyg:, fur.. raonihs on thc

Ccntir--rcrt in iur-onc;

I

F,lOBISiti

ol tl 'r, ir'..:Licnn.r1 l-ri-l ' isicn :l"r'.-c tir::,-c br:nchcs

-Li-tc a11ccl:-L:-c':.r oi ,:rrlistcd pc:.sonncl- to those

- ni] itr-r?-r

thrce

2t

brenches, r.:as nct well- suited to the personnel sj-tuation confi:ontin.i the di-

vision upon cor,lmeneement of operatj-ons. Shortly after the arrival of the 5l,th

Ql. Base lepot, alL civilia:a personnel iiere released v,rith the exception of one

emplo;ree. Prisoners of 'rar, hov;ever, were greatly increased in numbers Q,' the

arrival of nelz contingents of pri soners from the lrrorit"

s-gur0JFor opez'ational purposes the Civilian Branch r.:as rendered inactive, Enlis-

t,ed'personnel- assigned to that Braach were '.ernporarily reassigned to the l,,i i l i-

-;a:'y and !01'l Branches.

rI

PRoBlEnt

A neq stocliade was under consiruction for housing 5r55O Prisoners of liar,

The QI'! Group and Batialion charged vith admjlistration aad, supervision of the

stockad-e r:ere sithout previous ex.Derience ln handling P0ltrt s and the management.

of a stoekade. The systern of administratlve nachi:rery and record keeping eSta-

blished was inadeeuate because of tire Breat in"".ase in prisoner poprr'tation. Tbe

proeedure for interviewing and classifying POrits uas ineffici-ent, and accurate

data conceming then nas not available. ?bus, it sas .impossible to deterrnine

the b,verage datly number of P0llts available ior employnent in depot operations

and there uas no source of infornation to be used as a basj.s for reports ooncer-

ning POlits to be rend.ered to hig,her headquartors.

spFrrTrCIf

the PCtr Branch of tbe Division, and the Division Director, assisted ln the

planning and cornpletion of eamp construction. iThile thj-s vas still 5n progressl

a'. slOtm of j-ntervie@ nas established and th""" Geman-speaking members of tbe

Fereonnel Divisi-on uere erployed in interogating prisoners and recording in-

f,osration requlred, by official dlreetives for the fil-es of tbe r:nits charged vrltlb

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adninistration of the canr.. From the data gathered, rosters verc prepared of

all prisoners in the camp, and POlTts l.. 'crc clirssi'i.cd '--ecopdj-rr1 'Lo iLLL;*,y oee,l-

i, ', 't io:1":.1 s2ccirrU.'b'-. Cc*'t f-0 'rcf:lotti.c1 cr(. 01-.:.:.nizcd i to con;.:ir:ics ;rnd 21ir.-

tootrs r-r;rcl:rr t'r;. e u1tl r'risi.on o 'l.c;r

l 'O,'l s ehor;, .-'or' lc..d ls :1 -' :."ril j. 'U7; ,-r rci

rulcs . ' - l^,c l ] ' i . uI :rLiOn.. : ' . .crc i t ror, tul . ; r i . : :C f i r Co-:cl . rcv O' s ic l . c ir112 ness, ; : r . 'd of cr

: : ; t 'ccfs ip.r ,6Jr.1gf i r r Ca. ' - t t : r : :c i t . :sLr ' . .Lio, : . r- s. ' t ' : j ' i , r i l ' : : r t ' , icrr i l :c ' : r )r . ' . - ic,r ' . , :c i ;

i 'rcirr :LIl c lar.-: o' r'.it P0 cirrt-,) -. o-s 1=r'('".ir ' Lo t'l;. cir:r a :iaily 7'; o?1, i;o L'lc

- crson:rcl ---.r' is:i-on intiic,':.tirj1 ::lc cli ' 'nogil,ioJs o - ,'C rs not ;-v..ilo.t:Ie -'o;' er-

clc)'; ' i:.ir1, -in dcnoi on(:r: tiotrs, ..rl." ilu-!' l.a ,'. oj. i0 f s util izcr. t:i ' -ihc vc.r!ou: ci-

l is iou,: o, ' L.re dc,rot, : -r .n: thr- : ' .ot . : l ; ; t rcn"t l r o ' t l r i - : , '0 nc"sonnel aer:ountei . , 'oI ' .

-.i 'rJn-;:'snrs cr?e l,-.i,i j.c .Lo :;u]:rii; cor)ics oi- blti ': r. por-L to iire i i: D fu.ror Ci'f-

j-cc oi ttx: Jcpot e.nr: tc ihe i' C:'oup rcspon+i1.:Ie 'or rr.c1:rii:istra-Lion or' units

atttrclrcd to -b.i:c i/.th {-li i i i.rc Jeroi, ia or!;..; '- ' io pro'.ridc in'on,'ation il,ic.:;ti-a,"

" l tc;r .v: . i l . i l> i l i l ; ; . o i Cr rs ' . 'or errploy:: nL i : . i ' : t . i ' ,hc ut i i i t l . r t ion o. ' t t rose er.plo;r-

ed :-r, 'Lhc: clc :ot.

'ror.':i;:e c:(ir:-'j.c:tcc .,qai.:'.cri ii. t;'re a.cco1i'::Li.,lt''r::r'f o' l,lri:. tar.Jrr lnfor.'iation

'-il: co:li?il-cci sl-,.r ln ,!0i' ':r.).l j '. rir, 'ben, i:-rtiic;.'bin' j"r' Cetr;if i,,r:-' ;roceiLr-res cI1-

olc,','rrd. I'iris ,5Oj' 1:1s i,'or'''o.rr:cd. ;.o ,.d.vi:ncc ,i.ction, Cor: ', i'-r,d b;' :"cquest, to

ii-ic -r'ovost 'arsirtrl

, Con -l, '!t"l:o:r,,

. 'or usc i:r c"he': unit: ir tlc ::::r.iniitl::.-

tioii of the POt canDs.' r

I I IP&gg-rrEu

The 5/'th Ql.{ Base Depot r.ras designated as the administrative headquarters

for two Qlt Groups and for several Q$ Battalions and their attaehed conpanieg

and detachnents. Because of the short tine Depot q-I72 bad been established,

compl€te and accurate information vas lacking coneerr.ljJlg the identityr locationt

strength and nission qf attaehed units. tr'igures reflecting the p€rsotlo€3- en-

pl,oyed i.n each division and branch of the d,epot and the personnel not anail .-

r rh l r : f o t ' l l r t t t ' nss i f l t - ' r i n t v r . rF ' . . nob i , b t : r i nA .b l . r , r . i \ s r \ r t s l l l . t o f 111 ' , l r t r s r , n r i t i o1 '

t l ic : , l . ro . . rc , f : rc ts rnt i f i , - ;ur ( :s , . i t . l , t i . rs i ; ' ipossib l r . t ' t t r th ; , ' i )c tpot . .corqr l . rnC(; r . r i : l , l

: l i r . rc tcrsr a l " i t l . c i r i . : fs of d iv i s ions rnd brnnchos, to rn. . lco in ic ; l l . i ; : , . :n t dcc i .s ione

concc rn i . ng t hc nos t e f f i o i cn t u t i l i aeb ion o f p t r sounc l l o r t o an t i c i pa te f r r t u r4 l

le ,bor rceui ro: rer1ts. in thc; abs.rncc of such l )crsorr l r . .e l c ln ' i :a , ndnin is t rat ion of '

e , t tached u,n i tg rn i i thc ygl1c l r : r in ; of ropgr ts to l r iS;h, - : r hon'd ' lunr tcrs 'yx ' rs radc cx-

trc:nc I '/ di if icult .

SOInIT IOi'l

. l ' ron inforr:rot ion gaincd frorn dcpot div ic ion directo:"s and br: .nch chiofs.r . .a

. ' rD^. i ly 'Lt isnosit ion r . l1d Stren;th lcport" was d.cvisccl for supnission by al l at t-

r .ohod units" Sect ion ' I of thc rc;port coi i tainc' i ' a breal:dorm o.f n1l pcrsonnol.

ret l incd as uni i ovorhct.d, in hoepital , on DS, en;gr.gcd in indepe4cicnt opcret ions,

or in Some othcr non-dper, l t ionaL str tus' S.:ct ion I I consistcd of r breakdown .

of al l depot gct. iv i t ics as carr ie:r l or by depot divis ions and brnnchcs.: Scot ion

ff f was used to indicatc unit strcn; ' ;h, with assi6ned anC attaohcC stren6th

shom: sep.rratcly. Thcse report forns.\roro rcproCuccd by rninrrcogr:.ph end .listri-

buted to; '111 : i t tLchod units with instruct ions to subrr i t them dri ly to. the_ Q\{

Battalicn to rdich they wero s.tto.shcd. From this data,r Q1{ Battalions vrcrc rei

quired.to preparc e consol idrted r ;port for alL pcrsonncl tpdqr, the jur isQ.ic-

tion of thc tlattsli.on, listing c.rch unlt separatcly nnd striLing consoLidqto.d,

totqls. Tho ?}{ Group ctr.rrgod with ".dninistration 6f ell atts,chcd units, then

co:npletcd a consol id.atod roFort rof lcct in, : t i rc st^, tus of nl1 pcrsonneL'nttachod.

to tho 54th Qit Easo Dcpot by co;epe,uy, cctacirr':rcnt, bsrttalion, r*ncl grouir. This:

consoLj.date<L rcport v,as accornp.r.nicd. by th.. sr:pnrntc rcpor.ts subnlttcd by oaoh. t : . :

Bo.ttalion qnd :mas subnittcd to thc personncL Division dnily,: . . :

From person:rcl. data thus obtained, it wrrs possiblc to rondcr asiistanci itla

:: adrrieo to the: dcpot eomnander, division diroctors, nnd brsnch chiefs concerni,ng{ t r '' , 1 .

, ; . posslblo fuiprovemcnts in the ul i l ization an,3 disposit ion'of pE"uoooui. ' ' ih" ' ' " '

D AO.zE

4

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: ' . ' l ' c r t iv . ' \s us(r f r r l i1 . l r l . - . tur" ; l i i r i r r1" t l - , , . . 11.) (1, :Gs. i1; r r l r r . r . )L_l -so11n(_. :1. , t . , . - .Dlnc(nqr lnt l t nn. j , in

. i iscrvrr j r : f t l t r r ' i rx t , l t t t to lvh ich \ rneh i )D(rr . r t , iv i . , l iv iq j -on i1r f l r i ; ,1r_rpct r . ras n l - foo-

t ,d l t ) ' th i : l .ossr th t 'o t t i :h rc ,1 i ' ' : f f ronr .nt tnc l r , r , : ;n t , o f cach r {n i .b ' : r lp lovo( I . Lr . f thc

i l i ' i ro ; ' Thc f i l t r r i rs i ;1 incd f rot i r thc r i :por t r /vcro Rlso qso,- l in co*put ing:nrvr-

horrys of prot l r rc t j -on nnc, l in contr r i l in : p . , r -son; lcr1 chnr ts , c i ie .qrr rn s . n qC r .pcr tS r

F igu rcs f r . r r r . t h t r l ope r " t 'wc ro pos tcd r i r l i l y , f o r , r ca r l y r . i f , r ! . i r nce , on -1 - ! : : r r [ i c r j . . .

b lnckb'oerd eontq in i r l l ; t \ i . ' ' sanc br ' ;n lqdol 'nns r ls thosc shoun oD t l . r r . . rcpor t .

. tho, f-i{ Grllup rospor:.siblc' for n.l, l inistration of atte.circd uni.ts vJas ritquir!3ci

to subni t , pc i ' io lCical ly , in fcrmct ion indiaat ing t [ r : *up ooo"ainr tcs encl miss ion

of ' : r r 'ch c ' t tnch. :d t rn i t . r t ler ;c scalc nnp of tho c lcpot { Ica vtes.sct up in thc

Pc rscnnc l l j i v l s i on .nnc l t hc . l oca t i on o f c r . ch e l t i i n t t a l i on t nc i . i t s q t t aohcd .con_

t):rnics nrrc trrotr\cirm,1nts lvas inc'l iclt.;cJ b1r gins of a ccrtnig codor. Tho {r.ro.a :in;

rvh ich cqprr t s t lpp ly ect iy i tJ .os $rcro carr iocr o: r qr ic l a l ,1 rn i lhr :ads, t ruglchoacls,

dwnps and othc'r subordinatu dcpot ii:stallations r',rc.rc mnrkccl on.urc nnp .nnd _s list

of r l l attachcd grg'uiartt ' lonE:, arranEcc ,rscord.in: ' : to comnnnd channcrs, l1rrs pla-

cad'at thr-. , top of thq mo'p.board. 'This proccdurc lvl ls succossful in maints. ining,

the closc. 'contcat nL' .eqssnry f .or,ndrninistrnt ivo control .

r1 Statistionl $cctipn -,'r,s crcatccl unclcr. thc, hlilitary.Branch of .thc lcrson-

ncl 'Divi 'sion' ' to'hanclLo thc chcokin'6 of Disposit ion snd StrcnEth.Reporls for.

Rcourrday qncl conDrctcness, t'c consoli.d,atc pcrsorucL f,,igurcs oncl incorpora.to

thenr into 'rcportsr"nnc to nqintnin pcrsonnc.l oharts, di'rgroms, mllps s.nd. dis-

play.bgnrd s ,

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FR.OBLE],I

clcpot opcreti'ons. A mogns of coordinatlng

1{o slretcm wns

nor among various

of working Ferson-' : i _ . .

tho lp. bor supply

thc dsrsnd on thc psrt of clcpot divisions l'rr.s laoking, and'no agcncy'hadboon ostab}ishec as a: oloaring housc for labor

"oplu".r*"o*u. A nociwns indi-

with

r ' \ t , ' . 1 l - o r ^ c \ ) I l t ; r 1 I r t l l ' j , e o l v - ' L l h t i l n r ) ' : : r , r l : r t r l . 1 . . r : l : . I ' Y

occ \ lp1 L jo :1 ' ' 1 sn . c i - . .1 i . i : i r : s - r t t ' . t ' .Lo o1 ' rc . i i ' . ) ( : l ' I f ) , r i ra , i1 r1 i ; l

. " i ' t : . c r t l 1 r t r . - i - . , - c f ^ , b i 1 i . t 1 r r r t , , ] , . r x D r r r i i l n c ( ) w ' l i . - ' t o l l i ; 1 1 { . r

r ,

L t t

3,1-I,lryr_(tlLIni ts L-ct . .c l io l to thi ' d ' jpOt rr . ' : . r ( ' r rL.r t t t j . - f , i , . -1. .L,r r 'cport t i : i , ; I l^ . t tL , l i t^. , )C, i ;N-

r i .1 nut ib,)r , r1. .c(r of () : r . l loynic)n' t , ' \nC b1/ ' l . r t r f" ' : ,1,1r, . qlra. 1l . { ' ic- t ions of ' r I1 r ; : ' r -

] i s tc r i -n , l c i> t r : r i i ss i .oncc l . pc rsor in . , I \ r l iD : [oyu( i b i ' th , - ' l r - lDot . I ro ! - " r th ic in f r : r 'n r -

tion - tr1oe-.tor" crr'.1 f iIc sj.st,., '.r ',,,r^, s .:r str.bl.islrcil wi bh rn inclividulll c' ' rcl f or

c ' l ch c f f i cur ' :n r l cn1 is ted n : l , in . i t s i : ; r i1 r r sc t o f c . . rds r ' r r . s n - , in t ' r in .Jd in . rn -

o t h . ; r ' s c c t i o n o f t h c f i l , : , . . r r r n , : : d . t c c o r c l i n 3 t o r l i v i s i o n s " r n r l b r - . n c h e s o f t h c

ccpot . Thus i t vqs poss ib lc to dc t i r : rn inc thc i c icn t i t y rnd oun l i f i c - t ions o f

r11 pcrsonncl vrorkin; ; undcr cr.ch dr;poi , i iv is i orr .r nnd br^.nch.

r lhcn i t bccr .n r : ncccssary to rcp l ' ' cc pcrsonnc l in v - r r ious pos i t ions , thc

infor:ra. t ion :vr ihblc fron the l_oc-. tor f i lo provld of i j r r ; r . t rssi strnca in

scl .cct ini l rc i t ] -r .ccr:rcnts. r ' r sect ion of th, , Persorncl Divis ion f i i r :s r , ras set

-rsi lc for thc purposc of sc3rc,:" t in3 thc rccords involvcci in t i r is work. This

sec t ion o f thc f i l cs -m.s t i t l cd thc t tPcrsonnc l Cont ro l Scc t ion" qnd i t . , vas c i i -

rr ided into t i , ' ro sub,soct ions; rr , : i t t rchcd Urr i tstr anc, l . t tDcpot Di-r is ions iu 6r*nchcstr. .

; in rndivi lu.r . l f i lc $ns mintr incci for t - : rch nttnchcr. ! . uni t (Unit u2olrr f i lc) an.J

in i t wc.s plnccd n11 eorrcspondcncc rrd r l i rcct i rros rclat ing to rssi iuncnt of

t tni t pcrsonncl to work in thi- Ccpot. Conios of corrcspond,ence r.nd circot ivcs

of q sirnt l ' . r nature r .^rJrc plrc,- . ' l in thc indiviCu^. l f l lc minteincd foi- e{ ich do-

pot div is ion and br ' .nch. In this Dnrl lcrr conplct i : r .nc accurrtc rocords werc

kept o f thc qun l " i f i c . t ions o f n l l nc rsonnc l r . . v r . i l , rb lc fo r d rpo t use nnd thc ac_

tuaL e;rpLoym..;nt of e..ch officer rnd cnlisicC iqrno

Thcso cards r .nd other rccorCs ldere lccpt curr:nt in thc cs,se of ncw units

rttgcheC for adrninistrnticn by rcquirinG thc Cornnr,ndlng Ufficer to rcport to

the Personncl Division upon thc arrival of ilrc unit in ordcr to rnqke orrsngo-

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. : . ' r . l - . ' _ t . . . : " . . , . ; : . i - r

( ; r : 1 1 , . : ' , ' , , r r ( , i , 1 . f . i , 1 1 ; , , , 1 , r l r . i l { ) l - . , , i , : . . r , , : r : ( i l . r l i ; i l { t f l . . r g r : , r i r , : , r .

i ) - ' i . . . t . ' ; , . i . ' , : , . , - . . , , ; . i l , i : 1 ' t . ; c i i t , t t l C o t r L r ' . - , 1 L c u i , . i l t n r l r ' , ' i , - L i , t r ' ) : t L i l , _ i i . s i t r , ' r : : ' n i l , r l ' U l , r

i t , - : - - : ^ ; , - : : : . ' : l l t c i l c . : ' : . , ' . ' , ,1 j .1 :1 - i , ;1 , . ' . , , i j - l s , rc i .Lcn t l l . l i n ' i . , i r . in , : r . l j : i j - sc l i h r j t r . , , , ( . r , r t i . t -

t : r : : - :c l

iiti; b i., -,; j.,al'-.,.: ' C,i l j-r:,; ri, Liri: ti ,.,t;cr'i ;..tl i l l, l,t, ,;i, l,:r'ou.it.

i-i}' cooi'r i i l i: ' i, j-cn :.'! Llc,rrr ':l ' : S'oit t,lsfic.-l St,': ,i-o:r ;u:r,l t,l ,i i)c::l;onnel- 0ot:tr.o1

L:c'ii-ct,, ' i, lr: F:.'r;o;r:rc'' l ,i:l.r,"isii:,n --r'l:1.:; 1,1.,1 : .bo firnr.rsh rostalts crf r.l 'or]c-ng per-

cn,.r...,,- h., .i-:r-i !:::Cn OI. bl.{:nC:f in :ri:i l_.}L cr,r;,1r:,;-;cl , Or b:/ r"r:-.if of or:ip,in, OIt demand,

iV - Piq:il0l Cir aj:..f-i, '11{ii]l l i i Sof;?l"l-l!l:r i l l l. iful,l - Feb-,'pr 1?L5

Du-r i . : i t i r i -s prr icrd, t i i ; Fcr isol- ,r1; ; ] l ' i r " is ion operei , , :c l : l t a defrni te short-

,? ( r ( - . : ' n . r? . . rn ' !1 i " , , f g :g11g iC i . : f i t f : l Lh ; S iZ t , O. l_ i ; j tC n iS l iOn SCi : bCfOi "e i t - - tVOr - . a r . v ! : v v r v v : . r : t

oii-i-c.;r's r'.n.] ;irrce cnl-:Ls'bcd ncn Lri'-i.i i. j i.lr.c::nt',i-r'e stdf -r'or'hencl]ing both the

r ' ' i f - i ' r . .1.17 - .111'r niVi l l in s:LCC Of iX j .Sordrgl prOh-l , ' l tnS in IrOnS, l , -11ium; at Dupp'b

Q-l-8i-8. To ::;h-crrc riris situa-t.ion, onc ciTili in :rrJe cl-c::l.: itnci onc eiviii-an

r-r-' 'r ' ' *rmi a{ ' ',crc hl-rec1, b,.it bh': i:robl Ju of sccuring i)coplc sufficicntly. L v r : r . - r \ - . w j i , L - r . !

-i;r'.tst:iorl,l i5r tot ti:r: confidr:n*.i:1 i,.ypc.of r.Iork involvcd, ,,. 'rr,l -rr]:o i ' 'ould also

becot:lu intc::i:st,cci. cnou.Ejr ia cic -Lh:) ilccc$sr.ri-'!'iorl( lrith thc rninir,rurn of clelal'

'nrl nnr. l 'rrcinn t.:a;: tro-L elisy to ov:,:rcor!er i 'o:"r,una.tcly, tl:e language difficulty.

1t'as noi i;oo sr:r'irrus e ircrrdi-cr:p, iil; lr,;lf i-rf -i;]r; s{,aif cotrld si::;:lc enough to

gc+' by 1n bol,h i]-r; t.i-lit;,-.t:y i-ltcl Lhr-, r.:j-l'ilian };,"n3u.ge.s of t,ht: cornmunity (Eng1is.

i .nd trrc,nch). . . ,, :

V - P$i.IOD O.ir'0t)l:,,'.'ji(.rli$ I\l j,iii";lji{P;i:f;i'l V-li DiY - }kr;,r - Oct 191+5 (Inciud-. r i ' \ing b)tc pr.:'t ,:1,-;ccl in r. idrus,:.rrr,:i:i i nci red,,lpIo;r1,1;n+.; .'

lrhcn bhis shoi''t-hancled- Pcrsonnol. Eranci: arrlvecl tn Antrcrp bn V-E Day'in

l';t-.i 1945, tlrl fij:,,:' j)ttobicn ",'rhich',.-as f;rroi..n at l,nis officc rr*" thot of db-' "': . .

t:;rrini.r:ii 'encl orfsn:Lsing; thc al]oc--.ticn L,-i 'rl:: rniilt.ry persoitncl arnoBg:thei-:'::l

various inst:'l-l-:,lti-ons antl d:--visi-ons oil btrc clcipot. : :::;"..1 '',,.1'

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. i ' l ; - i . s i ' : i . r S t : - r r . r b 1 . . r : 1 i ' , ' 1 s s . t . 1 ' , ' r . . 1 l , - i ' o ' . ) 1 ' . c . i L ; ' - . i , I . l ' f r r L ' ' r . ' . 1 r ; 5 ' . " | ' 4 i 1 4 1 1 l , t . l , . ;

r - '1 r t . l ' ^ 1 :1 t ' , , : : . ib . rs l f i l r ' : r f i ' " i - c - r ' . ' j a r r l : i tL . ' l , r l i ' i l , r ' . i r s sc t ' . I . ; ! . rh ' r . t r ' : ' : i i i , i . sc i : , : , ' i , , ) I '

t h l . t c . . r , - f t - t o r - L : - l : 1 i . ' l i . r t , : 1 i . n l . i c r t , r ; t h , , e . ' n i t ' . r l r l ; j r l n r - : f G t . ' r r r 1 t 1 1 r j : i S . l i l t c

f . j - , ' l ^ 1 f i i . l r ) r . t , Co: ' rn1 . ; t . - , f , p1 5s f1 ' , ; r ,1 r i lL - - , r . r71 s i : : . t , , t - . . . . ] , ; r - to S , . . rv i 1s th l b r .s iS f r ; r " i r : -

n o u n c i p C t h ; c : l i s { ; i n _ t s i t u ^ , t i c r i r l . , d . ' L h , } r f , ) r i l . l ' . l . ' i r ' , : l : 1 p r l l : o t l r i - 1 t i . c c r l c c t i o r L s i n

t h c ^ , l " 1 c c l t j r n c f r : i i 1 i t " r , . , ' p ; j r . ( r o n n . c 1 . i l y 1 2 . i u l ' u ' ] 9 . 1 5 , f , } r i - c ; - e r t h q d b c , - r n a c -

con l l i shc t l t c th - pc in t r ' . ' h - r - th , , P . r ' so lno l , r r . r1o l ' r t co l : cv , . ; r th r t rsk o f c l i i r t ine-

thc orac: 's in th: fcrn : f ' Dr i ly Luty - lssi i r l ,ctr t Lct 'b, ' , r Orir , rs with conr-nenr1 : .u-

thc . r i t y . Thus , 1 l t r . "c nar t o f th ; wcr l< o f t j r ; Pcrsonnc l i j r . .nch in i t s opcr l -

t icns:t l -189 c'ur i : r i ; thr sulTl : ' . rur of 192;5 w:.s ts. l :c,n up b-r tho control 1nd r. l locl-

t i ln cJ'r . i l i t : r ! 'Jt j lcL'- ;onncl throu' : ] rrut thc c ' lcrct . Tir ; probLo".ts conccrnr id ?r i th

thc nr.ni' pha s: s of c:lplo.yinl" c:i.vi1ir:r cl cricn-'l-, :-J ircrvisot'ir, tcehnicr. Ir c nc1 1r-

b r r r :c rsor rnc l r rc fc h t ld lu , i b i . i s r lpnr r t ' o i i i cc unC; : r thc j r r r i sd ic t ion o f thc

Pc: 'so: inc:1 l renoh tnr l op:rstocl d:rcct ly unl ' :cr thu cor: 'broL of . .n l \ncr icrn civ i l ian

vrho hed n.rd.c ScLt; i -r . ln his ho:rc. Cori t rc l ct 'cr-bhis nh:-sc of opcrr. t iotrs wl- . .s nr in-

t : incd b;f thc h, ' lc lquartcrs cf f ic i , b. , , ; iyr ;1 ' .11 .s of r s i tc jc i l r l l l r r lcvisccj Civi l ian Dis-

posit ion l - lort ' ' ' : i r ich t ; i ' r 'cs thc dr i ly s i turt ion cf cnch instr l lnt ion in t : rms of

thc vrr ior: .s ty ics -nc shssi f ic. , t ions of c iv l l ia lr e,nnlo'gccs. Of ccursc, in ecldi-

t ion to thc c iv i l i rns h i rcC r - r i . : rdn in is tc rcc l b i , ,C , - l Jg , ma; ry , : f the ls .borors uscd.

by thc dlpot vrrere dnvlt: frcn othcr .:ocls, such ls t]rat of thc Port of .{ntwcrp,

that of Q-i"Bs in Li l lc, I ' ranqc, nnc thc scparntcl ; r .at in 'bRi:rcd pr:o1 of Dutch

civi l - ie,ns coi : t ro11c.J by e-1S9-J in Slulsl , . i l l , . l lo l lo.nJ.

couplcc with t i i rsc quost iqns wr.s thc i r : t :v i t ib lc probl:n of rcndjustnont of

porsonnol f lnot16 r;ni tsr nnd rcCcployn;:nt of uni i ,s to rct ivc Thcrrtcrs of Opcrn-

t ions ant l to thc Zcnc of Intor ior. Lrnt i l o July 19,18, thc porsonnel Drnnch

(with al l f inal dccisions bci .ng rnrdc r t thnt t imo by th. : . id jutnnt) hnndlc, t thc- - -

problcns of readjustmr:nt r.ncl rcrieploFrcnt r.t thc 1cvcL of its coilrnnnct. AI1

units vrerc fu1ly rcadjustec ,in accorchncc vith rcguhtions in c.xistonce at thst;

t inc, vrhcn Chg163 Bnse Scct icn tock ovcr.bhc pro.blcm. " l , f tcr thnt, this off , ioa' ' 2 8 t : : ' . : ' ' r ' r " : ' '

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t : ia-*\- , - \ - ' . - ' \ iL)1.: , - " , ' i . , l i l l t t l . . . " iC_i ' f ,C, 'L jrL j : l l ,_ le, | ' r , .Ct, : ,"11 , ; , ; : rr i j r r l l " t - : t i ;_-) l '1, ; ry1;_1,.1 r :) . i .

-i:,: .1 .-r)::ne l:c ci' ' j-tLN :"r,-l-r-:r ',...r'.,,.,.: l,t, .l:ori.i ', i l ctitr.l;1 'i l, i: s:li:i.f t, in rrJl. l l i irl i j of

.l"cl." j,..l--i,-lc:rl,. ',1(, t'eil.,l,lo)lt::rt'b. ' l ltc:., 1)i;-rlIj i;r:oli sev4lx.f pr;,ntrhr .t,,.; t:r)r/ j-nto

I ' l r l -1-:r , , r i : : . : , i ru 'L;1 l l ' i : , r : r \ i - i IJIJ;r t i t is ' - ' l ;a l : rc oj 'Pcrscttn, : : - l - l l r ; , r : r :h opi- ,r1. : ions b(-;-

c:';1:ri incl'r, i',.s i nt:1)r il':',l,c,r'ii-'n i, :',r'lrl irnrol-vcr,1'r

Tl i j . r oi : l ice coc'r i l j - :1rr i - . r l to i , l rc ful- ics 'L l : r . t l : l { , I ' i - i . th i "Ls hig}rcr cc}relons

irr-tri r.rii,l:. i l:;; r:ni' i,s ui,cic:" tire croi; r;:iti l cl i: ' ic1; ';-LD). lis a rc:su.]-t r:f "this

--ol iJ l ' , i r : tc l fei :nce in r lcpct opr l ' r . t . : r 'ns;, er i=ct. :C clur i l - lg t l - .c rcadjustnent

r) i r l r ' t , r - , 'a1 l : :pL i r l a:r ini-nru:r i , - . ' r i thout hinc'r : i ' ing redei) l -c lynnent tc, thc Zone

- cf Ini : r i -or. " .

Ir: t l : : : ' , : : .L;cr- of 'banidi;Ie reco6nit ion of j- i inc rrorl< inc inthe rnatter of

czccp*.j-orir.l nr,.;Lress ;'.nd lcirjc.,.cncnt by mctli'er.' oi th',: Pcr"sonnel- Dir,r.isien of

ihr 5fth tlr, Da.:e Dcr:ci, it ney b.c noj.rrLrd out 'cirat the unif, as a vrliole, 'ira.s

i-r'rai'Ccd'r,iie lier.lt,oricns Servicc Ll:rit Plaque'in.,uiiusi I%5; tha.t P'fc !'dac.l<

,lnd T,/Sgt, Lanclcn ',rcrc cq.il,,-,cinted 2d Licutcrl,3rtc, :.US, by direct cc'rrnrnission

, in S,:ptenber tgL$i thn.t lt. };acl; r'rccivcd tlie, Thcater Ceriillcete of l,ierit

in Octcb;r I9+); :l.d tht'c S/Sg+-. Frb...rnrn rccsj-vcd the Dronzc Star. i'icda1 in

. q , - t J' . ucroDer L>4>.

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IIJ,C,OPS DIVISTOI\I

Thr.: adninist::ation :nd operatiorr of attach,., units r':;-Ls ciclc4atcd to riroups

iincl Battalions. At lJtah Beach, the 536tb Qfa Grotrp';.'as in chirrgc of troop acti-

v i t ies, and did an exceLlent job alon' ; the l incs oi suppI", rccreat ion, sccu.r i ty,

trocp inspcctions, etc. The 5/r9Lh Qli Grc-,un ';.us also assiqrred to thc 5,{.th Qli Basc

Dcpot for e tine, and 1-,?s givcn the mission of commanci end adr"inistration of POt,r

stockadcs'

:"hik at Iions, Be,lgiurrr, the troop adni-nistration','-as condrrcted by the 85th

U . i J ( - U U . : 1 4 L r r I C

IJpon arrival a.t Antr"'erp, the 54th Qtri B:se Depot tool' over the 578th Ql,{ Bat-

tailion uhicl-r had been stationed at Antr.'erp since JeLnuary I9/u5, 'rhere it had been

a.dr,rnistcring attachcd troops. lhe 5?8th Qlf tsa.tta1ion, lrith Lt Colonel Ednard

IT.P" Bond as the Chief of Troops, provided the cornn:,',nd agency for planning, superr

vising, and.eoordinating thc opcration, training, adninisirati-on, and supply of

attacheC units; provldeC for tirc s11'"1y and protection of the depot arca and

equipment, i-nc1u-C:-:-ig C.epot gu:rds, LF units, fj,re prcvention, fire fighting, inte:

na1 seeurity, and intelligcnce; pcrforlncd supply functions for attached units'

mai-ntaincd special service actj.r'ities for atfuiclrcd troops and arranged transpor-

tation for troops to Ports of Emba.rkation for rcd.eploynent to the Zone of fnte-

rior.

Scrvices rvere broken dor",n as fo1']o',ls :

(i) S-1 Braneh

Aeted as clearing housc for adninistrativc ordcrs, directives, and

menorancis for attachcd unlts; processed. all reports frorn highcr head,quarters to

attacbed units and frorr units to higher headquartcrs; erranged transportation: , : ,

for incividuaL personnel being trrnsferred or redcployed. to the Zsne of fnte-, : '

rior" This brancb r:ras also rcsponsiblc for the Dcpot Q-189 Victony Vegeta.lle, , ..1 ,,,

. , . , , - . , ,Garf,enr and although crops rc:rc not as abundant, as first anticiltatodr,tqOope ,,,gf 1i,,.

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':b

i - l f l . l d ic l bqnif i ' t r i ; i th so;;1,- , f rcsir y, g, ' t r rbJ., . : ; . ( ) lpt i i i .n ,Jr1L,r. . i j l i . J i l l .s r , . l l ' r i j f j -1

oi'-iic.r, irr citri; 'gl ol this br"rnclr frorr 28' iitrj 1 19/u.5 ur'ti l thc nidrl.l*.: of liugust,

: : i rcn hi , ' . . 'as tr '&n:; fc,rr .d i l t rd Captuin G. l i ruizunga rcpl i iccr l hirr i .

(2) S-2 Sranch

This bra"ncir vas r(;sDolsib1i., for l;raintaining sc,crri+,;y, int<.'11igcncc,

f i r r f i ;ht . incr i rc 'bj-v i t iws :rr .c i f i - rc prcvcnt ion. This br i .nch, Llndcr l {3jor Bcnjamin

E. Si:ai'icr', S-2 Offi.ccr, ',ras also rcsponsi-blc for the Dcfc.nsc Plan'of Depot Q-189,

(3 ) Sccur i ty Scc t ion .

Lt. Jancs G. GaffneXr as Securi.ty 0fficer, supervixcrl thc safeguardini

nr' qrrnn]ir q .it thc various installations of this Dr;pot; controlled Depot Specialv r e L . l J u 4 r

Poligt; supcrviscd rnilitary guartls ct Depot lleadquarters and sub-dcpots; and lzas

in closc l :- i i ison "i th the CIC, Bt;Iglrn Civi l Police , Belgian Securit l ' Police,

and Bri-tish SIS, in thc apprehension and prosccution of all personnel guilty of

pi-l-feragc and r:hol*safc thcft of supplies at Dcpot Q.It:9.

(/r) S-J Branch

I'{ajor Benjanrn E. Shai'f*r, as S-3 O,ifi.ccrr supcrvised nilitary trai-

ning for attachcd units, Sincc all units attachccl to Dcpot Q-1S9 ';rcre actively

engagcd in depot opcratj-ons, ni.iitary training: rTas neccsssrily held to a minimun.

PerioCic inspections rrere rnadc so that milii;ary courtesy, housekeeping, and

oraerlincss of billcts ,,lcre up to stantlard. Periodic inspections of pcrsonnel

rceords of attachcd rrnits nere also corricd out.

( 5) ltcdical Dispcnsary

Sledical and Dcntal service under the supervision of Captaln Sidney

Fricdcnberg and Captain David Shapiro serviccd troops sttachcd to Depot Q-189

and j-nspccted sanitary sonditions. Billets arrd mess hallp.,,rrere :nsnlfect. '

i . .

di,cally to sce that condir.ions rrcre up to accepted ruilitarfi staadardsi

atl::

Troops Division2 in co4jqnotian vrith3*. , , , ,

..t""ti;

l - { ' l ' i c , r ' , p r c \ r i d , i l : : r - 1 , { l l 1 : r t l h i . - i . - 1 , t , i : i ' ' l ' r : , t ' ' l - l J t . t ' l i " T . ) r t . I l r t ' i ( r ' l l , } r , - r r L ' ; . ' ' , , . r ' r l ,

i t r i : . t . r b - l .1 . t r ; : : l : r . i t , ; ) \ '

. ; t ' \ . : ,1 , i r . f - l .ux o i . ' i : r c r : r , j -11 t ,1 f r r r1 r . r r i i l . . l t , c i t . y ' " t t ; i ' { r t ^ l : ! , . r l

j , : : L i t . , ' : r , :1 i l . . : l r t - l t9 - i . ' .

( 7 ) . S l . c i : r l S . t ' v i , ' r B r : l r c h

C : tp t : , i n i . i 1 t ' , i r n i j . i l oc l " . ' , 1J . , S , r , r . e . r : , 1 , . j , r ' v i c r - 0 l ' : ' . 1c , r ' r p1 : : t , 1 r r . r l sp , c i - : r J -

act i r ; j t ; ! , . .s f . - r : - t : l : r : i - r rLcr t : ' . j " ; l r * .1 ' r t l r t rc i ' r t . l i rxut io i t r : f ' t roop, ; r for l : in ; t 1 $ol tb, ' .11

1t , lgut . , n t rc i 1 : ' .1 , - r ; r basl . : r " tb . 1 l f .p ;1111-. . A Ri . ,cruf r t ion Ccrr tcr r . ' i "bh I ' : rc i ] i t ics

for srj. lrnl-n{, d:nci n'1, r-ovii 's, I l$S s}rol"s, €.nd, e brr:: srrrving l i11ht r,: l"r 'cshrnr-:nts

i ' ' . rs Sr- t up :nd " . I .1 : r i t rn , i . d by Rr- ! - l iJ t l rs of DcpoL Q-IBt .

tl*ir!::!,:

Thc:'t-, \. 'r.r: rlo oF-rl.tionr:,1 difi ' icr-rltirs durino th:s tint., but duc to thc

trsr:sr:ur of enl-',-stccl ncn :ilrd'i:i. '- ' icrrs, r shol't:gt: of -tr::in,:d pcrsonnol va$ aI-

l . r i : fs prtv:r lcn'L. This ' . :n.s sl i . ,qht1y of. 'sct by thc rcl i , i t ion of cnl istcd nur: to

i . 'o i^Ji i : l Trocps - iv is ion' frol i ot i r , . r Llni t .sr i - r i ' l / l b] ' th. r . r l , l j 'b j .on oi ' t 'o civ i i isn

cr:plo] 'ccs.

fr

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i i : :sr Si c t , - ' :on, t ,c t : :1- . . i l t ; r . ;Ci r i t , , . s- t , ' f ,5 tL- . r

c l l i : ' iscr : . . r c f l ' : : : r . T l t ' : r ' is l r l t t ' . ' : rs t l t r .

' b.Jt ,1, : iLl l-r t l : t i '1,( fs Clt irnor

cir ; ' i - l " i : .n op, r : i t ion: to t l r r"r t

tht . Pr isoni: i^ of l ' . t : - i r Di.r is ion

r: i t i : l . :L jor E. Et i i "rv i l ; r -rn r ts; Chi, f .

. ' j i th i : : th. sL\: . -r ' . d:r1.s t ' ) r t , fol lo lr .d, : i l1 l ' : ' . r r f rnr. ] l ts ' . 'L-r( { : i . td ' . . to obt l r in a

1:,r" : . bul l . l in; , i : : t i r - " i t : l ' : .e lp: l l ' \ . : r ' i . 'h ich l rrd ior l : r . r1; l b, .ur: occu.picd by Br, lgiu

t roeps . T l : i s 1 . -c - . t , io : ' . ' . ' : r s c ; ,np l . t c11 ' fcnccd i t : : t rc i l i g i t t . ' d i r : r . . , : . c i incss fo r thu

* ' : ' . 's- . i l :ous' :nd i 'Cl ' j rsr ' ' : i lc:r ' r ivcd on thi : c i , ;hth diy *f tc l opcrat ions htd comncncci

l l i th i l :3 -shoi i t inc, this ini t ia l conplc:rcnt of F:: : -soncrs of ' " : rr rns dividcd bc-

t';c. n s'.ib-d;ccts ,?-18!1-H ::nd q-1L'9-A, and plans l:lurc Ro.dc to r',,ccivc ldciitionll

p: ' i "scnc}.s.

Trrl:,qncrt:':ticn cifflcultics c:n-scd coirsidurrbl, d..lry in thc arrival- of

:ddltion:1 FCi: Scrvj.cr: Co:rplnics, but by tbc 25th of 0ctobcr, +.hc strcngth fi-

gurc had rcachl d 6/+ oificcrrs trlcl 3566 cnlistcd mcn. Supcrr.'ision of the Prisoncrs

of '.

ar ','.is essurcd by cight Lrboi Supcrvision Conipr.nics, uho in turn ?..ere attachcd

to thc l/rith labor Supcrvision CcntLrr.

Although 100,{ ccnvcrsion to Prisoncr of ]iar labor has not becn cffccted at

l.:ritingr prcsent indications src that this conplcte change i.s cxlpccted withir

ncxt sixty d:rys,

thls

thc

At ihc prcsctrt tinrr, thc s1gh1 Lr.bor Supcrvision Conpr'.nies attachcd to the

dcpot supcrrrise, fiftccn P0rI Scrvicc Conpanics.

:i:i.'

!-I_I-J- i ' l:.Il]r_:- :_...-.---.it- f.. -.-. : ': i l--(l-i-:l j- ' i

] , . , : f ' l ; . i ' t : - : 1 . . .1 . . i - ,

: - . : : i - - ! . { . ' , - , . ] l r : ' t l . , t t l 1 , . , . i i i L u . . t , . : ' .1 . .

- r - i , i ' . t , - ' . < ; ' , 1 . . t j : . . ) f r _ ; t . . ' ' - 1 . . , . t , : 1 ' . ' . : l ' t . . . . i . J ' . - ' 'r J - v J . . - , : - ' . )

3 t i s c l : , : ' ' ; * u i - : : - i ' '

- . i . . . ' , : - - L - ' t - ! i r l , , 1 : ' l r - l i : r ' 1 ' 1 . ' ' i . " ) 11 r1 l

1 I ' r l - , . . I , , . : , 1 , : , , , ) , : . i , . ,

: , . r : , 1 ' , r : . i i . , i ) , ' . '

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\;-zet. and cl- ? :,i7..;, :1.:.', i ;:.JC'. .

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ldriclt iie i:elcl un+.r-l- 1- 5ei;-ber,i*ri. 1!).1;i;, i.r.-r; r,,l.i:;ii'b:;re he -,,.a$ I'cassigned as

"ssistan'u Depo'b Co:.tt.,i::der eird 0ol-onr-r-i Cl;i:;. 'e:s tooli over t1r.: !i-i.j.sion.

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Karl Gret,a, lv;:o ]:ad l:eeit tl;iect'rti 'r 'e Cf-ii.c':r'-[roE i;]ie beginri-ng, l;as tr.rns-

fer-red out, as rel-i r.s l:a.jcl t'iiorrrrs I^1 i,eel;s, i)I-r Cffj-c€r. Captaln (no-rr l,,le.jo:'.)

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Cj:a:']es l i. i i ::-Lio:.: -r.zl €isSi: '; i ,cci or,3 ccioi:,r:. l?li ir. Col.c:-lel Cl:ayes pla.ced

l:ir i:: ci. lr '3a o.i i ,.,,; --cl:, i i l ' : ,sLr-i. i t"..f i i j ;,;::rcl: lnr-i naci* i: ir i p,:l,sotr.-l ly respon-

si--hic fo: -i; i . i ' : c.rr-, ' ; i :*,1- secNi-':n, dei-rin:. .,:1 Llr .{::.r;onnal, .-ccc,.d.s, .rcports,

anrl fj-] e::. ijirli;t' i:i.s eiri;ervi-:,;"icrl, i.i:l .':ll.j-it:: s)'$lrtt "tj-as r*orEani.zed. On

15 Octobc:: 1!11L, ci-:.rsL,..::-t ic Cj-t'cr;-r,:::r Lei;i;cl, ?Ctr iieeCquarte:.s, Coi;Krunications

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nade' b.;. tiucl;.. 0n 1! -.ui;r.rst 191+,\r Dcpot Q-:-72 rece*vecl its first rail

conriitrnents, wbcrcuiron Nire frci3i:t. )rard eaiacen+; to the passilnger- st-.tion

eL C'nef du Poni; w.:s est&blishco. as a rail-iread fot" this delrot for tiri,: shi-pnent

.of suppiieo b;' raj.l- i:o fonia:'ci cicpot,s *rrri r:egu1a'b:i.;'i1i s'i,aticns. -.s ti;,ie

passed, it '!:ecanie

ilesess;*;i 'Lo havc reg-r:1ar}1r assi$lled pcrsonl:el- of tire

ra.:-lherrd ltj.Vouac :Ln -bhe i:,lterl.lr:te vj-cir:ii;;'of tiie rail3'ard. Tiris was ac-

conpJisheci on 26.,trgrtsl 19.l+li, u-ii,h opc::.:i.icns;:t t::-: raj.l}reeri on a zl+-hour

basis. *bou'i: 'f,lrc tiirlcilc ci S:pter:b,:r 19iir, tiyo shifts r;trr'c institutccl. ir

Frisoner of tar cei:l 1'tas t:stablisiled neirl-'-,rr ;u'lci iabor. for" the railhead. l';as

Crai.,n Srorn thr ct-r:ir)r

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fn i..ddrr;j.o.: -i;o , '- is riorleL, ' l-Lr::t

bl-oclrs of ba.ianccd trRtr :: i. l , j-cns lrit- ' l i 'cri:c

blorl;s o{',4-i ,r IV srf.t i.1i.; l i tr.), i ' : i i .- l.so srt r.r.p i-ri i ,h.; i iarci fo f: l- l- l possib-"]-:

snci'- i:rg.;s -,-n r,:. ' :.- i-:r ' i ;or:n;.i;,,.. ' i ' i : i . r l" j- l l icaC':- '-:s &"i .so us.r(i b.:1.-i;h; i i ,:dicalr

S;irni:l , OTr:.'i:,i':-tC,r:, a.i.:rl t;1,h,-.:.r-' :-:-.i.1u19 i.; -' Scr'\'icc, :r;:rl in oridjl. to cxlt;{.i1,,,, thc

loali j". ' i : ' t-rf i i"1,.. i,^11;1, ;. is i: ' t,::::, i :.- . 'c.$ r' i :]1d,.;r 'cri -,: l :,cn,vcr coticl t l i .,r irs I ' i ,n-nitted.

In aricij b:lotl 'Lo 'Lr':: j .r-:s ;:L Cl:.f Cu '?orr';,

r l- 'L-l- slrj.r i i l .nis t l,r.,:t ' , i l l tacl.c f, 'roi1

r;-j- l- siclinis :.t ,-ot'r i;r. ' l1-,ot)-y: , {Jl::.,,rtt,: ' : i , Barfl.,:u:'r l*. i a;' i : du Pui.ts, and Isigny.

A11 t l : :s : sh:L i r i : r . . , i i ' i .s l i , 'c r l i . r i . t i . , v , i :d ; - r . ,L i - i i : : i :5r : r "v j .s icn o- i 'bhu $ & D Div is ion,

:r-i.1h p;r' l ;c:r:u.]. ,- '*, i icr l,} l i . l i ;tr i;sc i"; Cir;,1 du Fout.

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tc C':t i ' .r l ' ; l r- 1:.ccss:J:, ' l : .bor - 'L t l i : : l r i lpui ' ' i , i -"ne to t i l prof,cr cl ivrsions or

rrs5-nE r.E. nrliur:. Th; c- :'rr:,i:s j-n -.1 '-:j"l :Lbil.:-L;' c1 Prison;rs o.i 17ar, and *"hc

chenging r-eq:,;i"r,r.rt':^r-fs oi tlrc r.:riot-rs divisj-o:rs anC using iigcnci:c, requj-rcd

iliat :" sonstirnt c}rccl: bc J:cFt to r.sc,::'taiu tiri.i ii:c lli-,or' was bcinl uscd to

rts fullest :;:t:nt.

SUFllics. frci;r Bsrrcl:: A shortig: of truck trtnsportetion nadr: thc problcm of

hi.uling su.,-.;lics i'r'on i:irc bc.r.ch e r:'.tirir acutc on-. $irips cor-rIci b.: unJ.o;'dcd

only t'd-th ca]-:l scas, incl. of ncc:ssii;1,' the bcechcs ]:ad to b; l:,;;:t cles.r:c;d, for

oth;:r bcacll or.rcrl,r":ions lrhich'r,tr., v:i-+,:il a'b tire.t ti-i:t;. }'lcnvJ' rai-ns slor,;ccl

tnicli tr;.::cportl.iion, ^i:d r-rt i la"tcr datc, b,causc of th; shorti:E1o of truck

trcnsportation, it bccarng ncc?ss.r.r)' +"o dclivcr. thc su.pplics f:"onr thc bcach

via ru.rphib'i.ous tr:uclts.

rrrsuffici;{! !crs._o:.yc1: }la.ny 'l,irrrcs c',urin1; thc hc.r',1; p.:riods of unloading

at thc bcach:s, i.t "ras

Ciffrc.ul-t to i'ind sufficicnt adminietra.tivc and

sup*rvisory pcrson-nc1. Tir:-s ;;robI,:i.r ras r:^.r'Ll-x solv;d by thr constant

shifting o^f p.;::sonri;1-, doubling of jobs, long hours, anc closc sup:rvision,

I'.ralFporl,etion: ?hc qucstion of trlnsportat-i sn rr..s ont: i,,hich r,las nevcr

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tr'cen tht coli;.:ocit;- rij-v:.siorrs md i;iri: railj:,-ads )res el',,-a.ys b':en a" rathcr

in1'r-r i r rcd l rol ; l - ,1r, jor ' ' ;h. S 8r D l) l . r j - : ion.. /w: i labi l i t .y of suppl i -cs;, spacc,

fr"irnsport.' ' ', iorl, crn';,Ly bo;:-cars, ;':r'rd tonnal;c con-"tit ',:tcd a pnrt of thc many

dif.{':i-cuitics ulij-cl: i,ros,i ciurinl opcrr.-i,i-on of [i:: dcpot e.nd tile shipping of

supplics t.ir;rcfror*. J ft so;:i,rtir:rcs becc$rc o{.rccs$i:r}' for tire cornrnocii-ty diyi-

s i-ons to su,. , : )- f i j .c n,- ;CDSSi '-r / ; , : rsotrncl t ,o t i rc S Er D Divis ion in oydcr to

cxpr:ditc t.'t,-l -l-l.o'. cf str.'ri.,].j-us :n<.J 1,o ..-ccoirpl-1sh th: m:.,:r., ' oth:r c1;rical,

ndmini ei1-.+-i i i^ r lr ' i crr-n,!-^\ ' . i cnm. dUtiCS in-ba:- led l l i { ,h Shi-pfngntg by fai l-*! i L , r J k y u J v J - L v t j u u v ! w J L j 1 v . - : f { L u

cspcci-ally r:hcn a s:ding oti.,r tiun Chcf r:iri Pont 1':as us:d.

Docuincrrti:tion: . iju-c to tiic ci:rngirig concliti_ons ei thr flont, axd duc to the

changing requ.i:'encnts of thc arrmc.s.rni of ';hc prioritics cstablj-shcd by ,

. , i1-; ; ;1 ' qi- ! , f l , : { t teut, c i : :ng' : : ; 1, .-r ' , \ ;J ' r t lOUtrt . t ' ' ; r l -Lrr t '1. : ' - ' r . locul ' t ' i l l t ' - 'L ' i -Ol1 r ; f suppJ-ir- 's '

T5,; rr:trjc)Lii-; comlllociib;' dirr:Ls.Lor1s lrlc'. to bl iir.fonn':d of lh-'s'; oh;ln;,.,:,, ':tnr] a

co:ist::nt chccli \rd. to i-.; nilin"b.litiur. t,o irc surc thiit lhr- corr'-,ct rcsul-tfi ritrc

accopp11shc6 by thc op,:r,:.ting uirits. V.lrious chr.r:nge s 1rt;rt: c-ffrctcr-l in rc-

porting t,hc:.ction of shiprm-.nt on Dist,ribut-i-on Dirr:ctivcs, :tnd afti-'r;l care-

ful stuCy of.thc cxistil-rg ploblens, Colonel Chaycs institut,rd thc Dai17

Action Rcport on Dlrs, -drich u'as in opcraiion fol'a long prriod of timc until

Circul-ar Lettcr 60, CCQi.t, Hcadqua.r'tcrs, Colr Z, ctmc inio cffect requiri-ng

thc r-port of shipiriont acconpl.isired on th: DD itsclf . A considcrablc amount

cf lie.iso:: r-rorl< -,za.s rcquir:C in ordcr to coorclinate tltc opcrations j-n thc

dcpot, at thc beacir, and at thc railheads. For ihis rcason it becanc neces-

sary to naj.ritain e rccord of thc instructions recclved fron highcr headquar-

ters and of instructrc'ns passed on to thc oprating units or conmoCity divi-

sions concerned, In order to bcst aci:i-cvi> tlris airo, Coioncl Chay-cs lnstituted

thc S & D Daily Log in lrl-,lch l',.as l;cpt a rccord. of all tclcphone convrrsa-

tions rnridc or rcccivcd b)' tirc Di.vision, and a1l- pi:rti:rcnt data and infonna-

tion rclative to thc S E: D Divis-on or pcrtalning to thc handling or ship-

mcnt of supplies rTithin thc dcpot,.

Cagutl,iess: DurJ-ng thc ce.rly opcrations of thll dopot,, it becarnc nceessary

to rrainti:in a casual rocss lor trnnsi-'*,nt t::uck drir.crs and other rrilitary

pcrsonncl r'rho lrerc scparatqd from i,hi:ir un-its buca"use of th;ir presencc in

the depot. Hhcn thc 5hth rli Basc Dcpot aseuned control of tirc depot, the.

casual mess r'ras continuccl by thc S 3: D Dj-vision. Latcr, it rnras assigned to

thc Dcpot Orartcrrnastcr for op:ration ;:rrd sup,lrvislon.

{lel BaIt fi$d: Upon assunring thc opcration of thi dupot, it vias for:nd tlrat

!-ield 83 vas fi11cc1 rrith a-l'l classes of supplies, incluiing suppJ"ies the.t

belonged to other branches of the scrvj-ce, It becane necessary to have

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r ] ' - , . , : i l . i : t l l i l ' , : l i ' - , : l t . r ; r . l , 7 , : r t l ( l " 1 . r , 1 , . i . r , . , i , l : ' : : : . l ; u i ) I ; . 1 - i , j i j

i ,1 . , . t i l ' , r I 1 . . ' v , . . t r ' l , t . i , .L -1 , . ' , ; t , r , I ' . r ' . . , r ov . - r lo r ' , - ; t r t l - r - l ' r ; t l j r l , : l - . i - , . s ,

r ' r ' r \ r ' i j j l : i i i . l , ; " ' ' , i ' l . l , . i , l , j ' . ' i ; ' i . c ; r t t ' ' ; 1 1 ' : - t l - i - r r g i - t , .

r ' ; : . . : . r . - ' J - , r ' , . C ' . [ ' : ; t - r ' r , - ; -L j - , j ' . , , I j ' { , i1 . ' ; i , i cv , . - I . } ; f l i , o [ ' s r . r ; l r r l i r - l ; .L I ]C f , - ; i s ( jd ,

. " , . r : , : ; ' . i 1 : i - ln i i I ' . ' l o r ts i r : c r , - 'aS lC : rnd n( jc i iSS. ' : L i r t , t jd I : . j6y i , d , r f . r . i ]1 .L

l ; r i t . t , ; r ) I , t . r ( i : ' j . ; : l ; t t ' , , l t r i , i i , i , . t ' ; . 1 1 1 1 l : : 1 , :

L r . r r : ; . - . i . l L . r ' , l [ { . r ' , i ' i l . i / ] . " y " I , t . < . , t , , l ) r i ) r i i ' l -

t ' 1 1 : 1 ' 1 , ; '

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r . : - , ' i r - '

f l ,,, rt ol ilti,

I

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iL, , l : l?: , i . ic: : : ---r , : lo:- . ' i : rc l- . l l . , . - t i t , i D D-iv is j .on tccordin[ i1j / ' t , . i t up i t , t of f j -cc

l-r j 'occclr . : t ' ; u, , , : ' i . - ' t , i . . r , . s i . tu: . t ior i . A : . - :qrs3..r ' , ' i i ' .s cst: tbl is; i l ( ic l for aJl , r-ccrn-

l-irr a.r-.' oir"i:; 'c:i-r:; ;,l i l- Lrr.* i ' i.-jports, :,nd i-n ii l ic ninc -T' i, T -gisLcr r"as cst{'.b-

f-L: , :" . 'c jc. i ' i ' ; r"oc, 's-- j ! r : ; i - . . i DDt s. ' I l , i .s : : : ,gi . r 'L-r shor. 'c i in n:- .r t ihc nunbir cf

i : ' - . l . ; ! , c l : ' . -L ' ; i " rc. : ,1.v. . i : - ; .c cc, l , : ; -Lt : ' i , i :d, correi | :n, j . ) , c l lss of supply, J:{ tr , : rct ions,

S & I nirjlb:r:, .:rr(l c-birtrr i]l lt.i:rr:i ' i, :i-:i j. 'or:r,-rLi-on. jt frlt jackct sysj,cm rras

:r : i : ' r , l is l i : . i .1 'or ' , ; l , r . rr l t to; , , : - l - i : t : : r - i r : . r . ,"cr la:n:r l t t - -cor i of Ll1 aci i ,on t ikcn.

L: edi . . i - ; ion to , ;1^:s, i . ' c i , : - i . lJ 'bloi t . ; r oi ' - , ,or l r shc,, t ' , . 'L.s set uF, for Jacl i in-

di ' ; idue1 lD to slror i i ; l - -c:-ru.s of cach iJD i : : in5 l )roccssJi . r in act ion l ist

- . - , : . 1 r " l c A r , F - . . - - - , - . ., , : . - . i r >e i t ) - . - : . ; r , L ;11 , i i - r t i n i i I l i r s i r , ' 1 , : ] und l . cd cach c i r y - rnd sho l i ng t hc DD ls

bclr:g siripi:ur-l by raJ-l .::-::d 1;hos; irc.i:r;' sirippcri by truck. Shortngcs, substi-

'uUiiOnS, ,;:iC C'r,l ,r:. ' S:-n:ril -r' j,:1:O1)i ;-tS ,,.O!-ld :.fiS;, .-l ' lci nS t f,-Sr-rlt it bCCe;nC

n-oiJCItiLt-')r, a,:,r. "Llr; i,..:s;toi.lEi'oi.l"it:,r o!.' i; '. ' S i: .Il rtivi sion, *,,o cliccj< Lhc ave.ila-

bi l l ' " ; . 'o i r ; i - ' coi ,L, .o1: i i ' l - , i ; ; : to bc shi ' : , . - , ; , r l . r . . , r inst th. : DD i is, :1f . t 'h is infof-

neti-Dn "'::s

ob'u.:-il i.r.l -j-' i 'oir l,ir,- colr,oi--L;i ti ivision rnvolv-c'. Tirc ciiccking of

Li l r . r1;orts n;ccssi ' i r ' ; , :c] . thr: ni jn 'L;n:.nce oi . : : night fofcc, as d- l rupofts

v;tr''i sr-r-bl'liit;,-d i"o Ll:; rn;ssig.; c.int.:r to b. iorvll::clcci on a midrright cotrricr.

Ofl'ri i r-portrs sub:r,' i itcd to h:-rli i ':r ]-rr"-,ti, 'r".r' 'fcrs includcd thc Dai-ly Dcpot

situ,:' i ien;:i"ror-1, s"i,oek -!tl. '.:;.s R:port, c;:ii;r r;r,cord of convo;r Loading, utah

lr].

i j-sfr ': ' lct lttu-p l l i : i lor"t,, PO'Ii ' i L;tbor i-*polt, ,r irr. l. Lh,-. 1tr, ,1t17 l iaj-1 l i l , i-:;)1r:r)l-,s;.

?hcri, ' i , , ' , ,. j 'a :t is.nlr ot,l i :I ' nigi:,-:Ll-.,r. it, jous Irrcl inc;icl ' .nt, 'J l-c[icr'.1,r ] lr ir idl-crj lrrl i ir,o-

c i iFSJCl fhror- rg l ' r thc.5 & D Div is ion. Thc t , r ta l mutb: , t 'o f rcpr . r r l ,s vrAsi approi { i - -

ni,tuly 1r3r)0 r)ur nloi ' l th.

T) r rnn^a . r . ) , r n r . qgv , - - 1 ' : r 1 mon ths i , l i " l ; n 1 , l t : , i ' I o l ; o f . . ' r r . r , ' l i ; < ' i n * ^ : 1 . , c l : : no t ' ; i a ss 4 ! . \ . 4 p . u v v \ / r u H l J l " - L r \ . s J - r r v \ / u l r ? ! ( , - y v

hur.vJr, t ,he problc: l oJ'clturn;,;1c 1,-as; ' . prcssing on(.,r. Thr: onl i 'a1'ai lablc sourcc

i'.'.ls fron th,: bcLchcs, :'tld tl'is';,'p-s unprcdicial:lc. Thc orlr, -::trJt Lo supply

suff-Lciont cir,:rn::5c ','ns to bc consti.ntly alcrt to firid eJly naterial in out

of fl::',rey l-oc.:iions tli;'-; caul-ci bc used for tiiis purppsc.

SEC0llD PIr'rgI- j- L'10i;S. . IlELGfLrI,,i

0n 19 Jiuiuar';r L9L5t thl 5l+th c31i itasc Dcpot ccasc.J. opcrations at Depot

Q-L72. Thc Z6Zna Q.! Br,ttalion r,'.,as lcft to cloec'out Q-172, end Lhe 5351h

QII Croup to closc out Q-173. I'{ovenrnt orCers dircctcd thc dcp,rrturc of thc

5l+* on 19 Januar;. 3:91+5, to rcport to Depot Q-l-80, Rci:rs, Francc.

. ?he 5l+th oji'i Eas.: Dcpot did not function as a dcpot vririle in Rci:ns, but

was.ncrcly atl,achcd 'Lo Q-180 for idditional- training and for vihatcver assis-

tancc thc pcrsonncl coulci rcnde:' at thet ti-'rlc. o.l 28 january L)L1,$, an

advancc party lcft for l:onsr Bclgi**;i, r;porting to Q-185-E for thc purposc

of setting up th.c dcpot for opr:ratj-cns. Coionel Cheycs vras still- Cfuicf of

thc S & D Divrsion, arrd rias j t1 r,hc arlvancc part}.. Thc renaindcr of ilrc

pcrsonncl Lcft Rcinis .oil 9 Srbruarl ]:9U5, arrivlitg j-n Lbns thc sarnc day.

Thcrc rias i1o s-rt organlza+,ion functioning at il-185;E at thc tinne the

5l+tl toolc ovcr. it'or. a l1nit;d bi:rre, a C,rtec]$rcn'b of thc 52nd CIJ llase Dcpot,. . ,

rrhich had bccn opcr.ating Q-185-8, cont:nucci. to r'mk vrith tha 5l+th until a

corplctc organize"'i;ion vas cstablishad.

In thc bcginni:r,--, thc {j & D Livision rras

space and pcrsonncl '';dth which to funetion.

f\

assigrrcd vcrts limited offioc

Horrev:r, cdthiq e per:iod'of' ' ,.-.

J0 t i l ' , ; 'sr. lgl i r1i,r ' I i j l ta ' ' , :s p] 'ci)r- l . i ' r ' : ( l i . i . ' , . lc:r: i l t l ' ' . ' l ' - i . t l . t : : gi):r(: t i : t tr . l r- ' r : i ; uJi ; ] " fr-rrrr:)-

' t. i.ona.l or', 'rtri. '.;at:iotr irs .io]--i.o""s :

-t.,,I:i-ti.s:-Lr':. i-. ' i ', r i ' i:urcit

ieirs i; ]]ri:ncl' - L:rbor

I r ' : 1 . : t s - ' n ; - t : t t , i o : l i j r a r : , ; i i , .

Ti:rtcirtct'..,' ih';l.tci'r

Char"bs, i : rc l St:r t is ' ; : ics. iJ:" :rch.

i r . i rc ??ncl 'Qi i i : tse l )eloi ' " . 'ar: t i i : :n iocared 3.t Q-13j, l i [e, al ld both depots

T..13r'{:r co:::a:cled 1-r,r Co--c're} Geo::;e T.. Clancl.c:'. Fori}.e pr:rpese oi ad:ni:ris-bra-

ti-on, irs 72nC Q'i .Jese le,:c,'u 1i,t's corrsj-d.erci ' l,he paleni nrnanj-zaf,ion; there-

fcre, tl:e l:i [1: I iu!r.-:tj..ori '.1'ag ]--ji;lrtoc. 'Lo tlear:ilg its acl:rrinist:'a';ive atid

othei" n:rtpers tlirouglr tirc S tr I Drvi sion of rl-l-St. Due to tiris arengernent,

f,hc:'e ti, 'ei'c r.ic cLilcc'l; cotitacts .,',i*-Jr irigiier ec.:elons. fhis amange:nent soo€-

t:::ies caused c?r'i,aitr c'.:1-r1's ir, 'i,l:e tii;.t1.':r of t'enori$ &r:d. clarif:-ca';i-on of

iiifo:.'ncition, brit, on 'i,ire -,',-irol.;, i}:c ;-, fr ) Dj-i':i-sicns of both depots fr:ncf"ioned

snooi,!i-;.' anci e f.f :r-cic:rtl;'-.

Basici ll-;,', 'biie e::fi:-'c 5 {. D livisrr:n c'3ri'ied ott its operatioils in the

sane r:aliner itr -,';nj cir it operatecl cn tjte teaclt. iio','rever', +Jle F'roblens of

nl'uiel:ous. suir-ileiro'is Enci civi-lran l-abol ir: p.lgce of PClr labor, presented

Fiol,,lens r'.-jij-ch t::e iepot haci never befqre ertccrrriereci. ln tliis co:I'ection,

tire le;rot lr:;:,nch r:a,.$ e :rore i::ip,'-'.:l;.^:tt :ii-etor', anci oi.rel":r-ted on .: ccnsiderebLy

1 a r ' 1 r r ' s c a f e .

llhen tire tLe;of flrst took cvor operatio:rs ,::t, Q-1Bj-E tt:ure liere only a

feu sull-deitot$ opcn r:hieii lrei* .:n)'it-::eat {rrlou"it oil;or*rage on ha.ncl. The '

' :

nlssi.on of Q-185-n tncrealcd i!.:; l-ii iter pr:rt *f F*bruar;i, arrl suppLie$ wr?re. . . . .

novijlfi in re.Fl+.)-y fr.o:l tl.e ljtr. Foi",,, r]eeelrsiieting ad.dii;ional staraF sPacB

anri 'i;he erpcnsj-ori rri syr:tce :llreac$r iicqnired. ii;r t$e ei:d cf h*.rch, C":l-85:-E

P

thirteen sub-thpotsr

. . ' - . , ; . . : . . . : .

. i ' l "C i , , , l r . I C, . i ' . r ; . . j : - :1 r . - l , . t : I

L;:.' ;1"1 ili il..::. i '0.1:l i, -r-... .i ' , ...1 ., -: O: -

, ' . r ' ' , , r ' i . .o t ' r . : ' . ) i . ) f ' i i u . i . .L . i r r . i t4 : : -

' i - , , . j - . r " . r ' , ' c , : i ' v , r r l i ' o i ' I ; i , j .? ) t r r : : r11 .1 . 1 ,< t

-1.:r, : : :" . :c ' .r--: ; c- ' ' 5:-1|r. l j . r , ' , . ;?'- :- , ; : ,7' , . .) . i ror.t : :-Lr,r- o i . ' ' l ,on]ta,. l- .C : l l - ' r ' . : : ' . i ,1 on ) i . : t- i r l t ' l i r- ;1,

r i t ' pc t l -co l : o ' r ' - r ' ' . ' r ' ,a ; , . i , ' . l o - , - ' s l - , - , : : - . / ' o - ' : . i : } . r . ) ' r t 1 ; r : ' t : , , l i . l c i l " l i l , . - ,1 i . r : : , ; ' : ,ae . )

l . .r :en i , ,Oof_' l-- : L t j ' . r- ) , ' ; . . ; r , l i i r) i ;1-2.g1;.,1'1 , :_ i :r ' i ; l iOSr: , . , , . t ] , .-cl . I-ro' i ,S i l ]- ' ' r . l . i ; . i i i . op,.: f .a-

Li-on :'rc,. i; -,..;.fp-,'1':i: -1,: -i,c jli-]-iii j',f:'c.

i l ; ,r ;- : i ; , :c o1 cj-r. j - , ]- ' i 11t l-altcr ' .1"i : : t i j - ,r for ' . i , ; j l r th j . I - : ; t lq;y;c-i |- ar.d r;-

ir- : j . ; ' : t , ,r l -O; C .1oo",. . . r . . i , i i ._I b,: t ' : :" l i - t-r 'o::r : T,n_]rO'l Scc+.ion, : iub-di:oo' i ; :r , : .rrd 1_.lra P;f-

soit : l i l l : . t j : :" : .1 :r l : c,, '1,: . , ' : cl i : :c. i ; . As ::cr: a;:r i not 'c to:. : ' l i - :- . , , ' t .sr t )c. j . ._v{:ai i . t- .Ll lhi .

"vJi- l l r ; i Ci 1, . ' ; -1a.,;1i; . i ;5 l-nci l :5e(., Ci. i t l l . ian ,cel 'sjonricl i j€ls bg-ing l t i r"cr- i ; tr- ic, j

Lr ' : : i . : , , ' . . - : 'c:t : '1f i , . :r i : , : t , . .) t ' - ' l r , t ; ,c; j , , .)ns ffom to:,ct-. l .abof to srl i ; :rvisinf-, . l , t fhe

"i , j , : ,rc .1,,r. . : l l i r i - clepi i ' 'Lc.: . j" l 'o;, . .or i l , ' . r l - . , : , ; - , . .- . . e)::r .o;{ inl l . . , l -y 3r5OA clviJj-an

Dellolr i ' ]Cl , : ; i i i l r , i -o: i t{- . b;; .r , , I i : . . :1ia, j ,

,larJ.;'r i-n i::-::'c1., -.i;;o:: ;"':r"J-.":;' -''13.r, r,-iLc,:;r-l

Q-13i1 (no:i i l-3-'"!r) rn |..i,t..:t!, . ',. :, -(.ll l: ,j:i

1,o tal:; ova'r ij-:_Ir, irii ': no Cci:irij--i: ,-_1 .:i,e l:::r,

ti:cn Co:;irelcii:ri. li. l-:c,c,: of' C;-)r",'-;-l .'..jrd t;a-s: io

Qrr{ lasc l i;poi i-:rc:: -i i ;s s.t: it: i- ' , ' . j l-; t i , ;:..: ior:, } ' ,

Tri-ih i.-i85-:r 'l,a i.j,.i'(, 1lp i^ti S : It cr"'l::i-2r."'i on

'1, ! : l ' isc D: ,c , t .

LrlLLiILii',

?:"j-ol'io il ':; i j-;.e ";.re 5lrih of:|.r:i l,_1.1:;.- tocll ov*r iJci-,ot ::-L?7, ttrc S gL D

Divisio:r of Q-189 ( i l i rn 'J* l i ' - i l ) l :Lr l r .c, , , i : i i1. ; . i : : . -n opc:.ai : ln1,; s ince 1g Ja.nu-

ary 19ir5. ltlct'xtar":, iri c:.-]':r -Lc c.jrrr.,1 ,':,i; :;1:c hisiori:ic;l rj.r;*,urc of fl-18g

ii is d.',1;ii 'o6 io 1'.--i-tfacil tit:,,, ',1 ,.:m::iri,s |..:r 36111,yj-l.al +.:tJ rr::i.l)r php"SrrS of the

S & D l-ri.risron a.t Q-liii-i.r.

&

s

ld+

Th,; Ll .:. ; l l_t_i.1r.j...;, i nr"r, r:

br".l..: l i i ' : .". i: ' . i t hr"'- 'r; ' . ' l i ' i . ' ; ;: i ' ; ' i

S & ir l:i.-'r.Ls:l.onr t:'l:r'i;i' -.":r:r'c:

t I r - , r , . . f' r ^ L , t , : . ) - -

' , f L ) : ;

m:irrr,:og::.ph

i rJ.r" l r ( ]1; l / ro_. . - . . 1 - i ' r , , . i - : . . i 1 - . I t r l l r r ^ - i i l l r ; .- . . f r i ' j i

e "

- i , , " - : r r r . i + r r r + ' . r . , ' /

cllr.ulxcl]t Cj'fic.:r',

In ar ic l lb j .or ] 'bo 'b : : , nr i l j - t . i . l " ; 'E( .1 ' r i t r r l l . l , ; . i . , ;h i :5 , : ' ! Id-v .L.s ien hr .c lsrven

civilien .nl'.1o.vr;s--oni) c1'r'l:, thlc,t'; i,.rpistsr 'h':o cirrrf Lsn,tn, €r:rd cne mimco-

graph opi)rt."i-,o1. Dttc t,o th'; linltccl ,.icrso:li1oi, t,hc Divr:.:.on 1'.'as nct cliviticd

into bnlcl:lcs, T'it., 1,'o:'li r'.-as eil-ctt'*'cl in ord.tr of i:s irl;:cr1:ancij--r norts -.ncj

stei;is'i;rcs, p:'c\;rJt'"b;r acquisiiiorr., lD I s, ctc.

Znd Ll;. A. $'oJ-t:)ilan, TC, anci onc cid,j.s'l,cci man, at::irr:.j on 3 fcbruery to

hulp siraighicn oui thc tanglcc trl;rLspori.::tion situa'i;ion of thc Cepot at

tha+, tj-rnc.

l[."jof '.:. c. i;rrJ-e;, ar:":ivud r.-;';!:c dr:pot on ].6 ].;ia-ch rflJ| end r,;.rs ma_ce

Diructor of tl:e S {r X Divisj,cn on.'lg liarclr Lgt+5. }rio raoru :nl_istcd rncn v,rjre

addeC to tirc rill isj-or:, :ird thi clivisio;-. l'r.s r:,3r:ti+.:lv.;J.y cliviclc-ci. into the

folloviing brarchcer Admii:istrai:-vc, Rcpo:.'1.s f, Stii'uistics. Dcpot Spacc &, | ----.,

r,,ll..o-{agc,t.,!.'! r,., .rrnv..rntorfr,, Thc,pcrs.g:rnel formcrl-x op,.:rnti:.rg thc rnven-

torl' Brancb, r;tlich consisi,eC o.f Captci-n i3;rrnc, two snlisted m,_,n, tro civil-_

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'::,'.lt:": ,l:'.-:

ma

lro tcn-man citj'Lien inr':niory ieams, uere assimj-La.tecl

t , ,,

by thc I j)lvision end cont,iilr:d j.rr thcir forrrcr cep*clty .

..''.3ob"l'lJ;:'::::,'::::":.:':.::'::::.'-::':i:'ii1r".,, . Job of.,chief ci i:ercholtsc and stor"6c tsrmch. At ti-l-s iinc thc brcakciol.m

"ftf;:, 'J trt- d'rrrislon'rrs as fol-lor'.re: ui.risrJr m*o"tor - lft.jor Ferley; Adnainis..

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schcCulocl in thc missicn Df this d'opotr

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th is ' t i : r rc , e lar6c prr t o f th , l depot was st i l l under ccnst ruct ion ( i .c . h t rd

surfrcinf i wxs be in5 hi i ' . , cr l tne brscs vrerc bci:r; coriplctcC., cnd. cxist ing we.rc-

houscs rcfur:nished): On thrl Dr(lsont c1atc, thc n'. imbcr of opcrrrt ing pcrsonnol

s tqnds n t i c f f i cc rs (1 l r ; : scn t f ' o r du ty ) r 33 en l i s t ;C n€n ,96 c i v i l i us , rnd' ' ' , . . , : . '57.1 Pr iscncrs : f , , ,hr .

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' ' , ' LoeatcC rt thc hcq.C of thc ,t lbcrt Cr.na.I e.n,i . equippeC vdth tdoqurtc rr. i l

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: , - . . ' * r iu"Yt , "3ro or nr r recc ipts hnvc bccn ws. tcr borne anc norc thnn 7of i o f tL

,,,,,irr,.f*t"ttin1.}nts hrve been nqcc by rril.r irxccptions to rcccipts by wntcr hnvc

t:*":'-""b-r3'epot.. reccipts by truckl -,1r, "nwrber of out*shipraents, ohiqfLy

shcrt hnuls to distr ibuticn pcj-nts ofbo distr ibution pcj-nts of , t- l8g and inter-sub-cepct tr"ansfcrs,

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^,ni : l : ln Cv,.r r- ; ; l :1C:r is ir in; nui*rc1 c-t f or ' rs ' i "- '1" ' tnrcL:s tcr h 'ni l i ' ' r ' rut-shipn.-nts.

. ' lc lvov.:rr . rs nanv rs Srr ioo tons h-r l - i ; bct,r : - ] r- .nr l lcr l in ona ". . , r : , r i t i r ^1.1. t1n11^.; ."

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r , . i th suff ic icnt t rrrc ' lcs, conveyorsr ctc ' , s ix b '-r :cs c- ' r l br: r tnlo^' i1 ' : ' f : ' t tho

qur.ysicr,c nt ono t j . : rco Fre.ct ic ' : t r "5nslr lcrr t ions,

how.vr,r , l imit thr. nu.rblr of

bnr;cs thr. t mry bc unloqCcrl 1t onc t i : lc to fcur '

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. lo , r ,v 1cv01. Shor t l y n f tu r oper . . t ions s t i . r t cc l thc cn t i rc < lcpot l ren was . l r * -

r3usr lcc . by bnrbcr . , , w i rc , gur r r l pos ts cs t r .b l i shcc l , ^ s l l i qh t in ; ; f rc i l i t i cs in -

s taL lc l in i . J } a r r :q6 . 'Onc ru i r 6 t tb . oons t i tu tcs thc ' so lo nc , : lns o f en t ry r .nd

' t ! - - r ,

exitr fbr el l mctorvchicLss tr^nsport inG supplic6 tc 'rn'J from tho'depot. i ' .11. ' . . . . , ',r : , ,oaptlr vehicles ni:st,hnvc n pass slgncd by n ,: l ,cpot eff iccr beforc bcin6 Por-

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. , t*t,ien cf ..n opi;pbrly lccnplctetl', tatly;out '

. ' Thc stock locatcr systcm, ccnsist ing of I stcck lcott icn chart s-nd 1o-

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r cc .e ip t s I rS iO l cn ; ' t r ns j l , l r non th .

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r*ceipt of l:i:is .ij-rs'L si":ip, $ubsis'Le!:rD€ i'.'i.'.-i€housecl in iliis slib-depo'b iras con-':

tinud-I;r j-ncreasi:rr'; &s ';he. Port corn:i,3l1cei sl:i ppin$ '?licess itens and o+.]rer s'.lb-

sistence rilich uils becl<1og0;ii:;:. 'i ' iie stora e slf,a.ce iJ-1oca"'i:eC for subsist*nce at

this lTaycitouso l, ,c,t, ioon u'; i i iz.ed. Lo ca: ' i .1: i . 'v7'r ' i - t ;r ' tr . ' r tucl: is t i l : ,-s' ;ros ihe only

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forcing 'i;l is rir:pot -bo act in a iur.l- capaciiry s .

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. )affi .}! ir: ncq': utilised as a war*iroltse ancl e fi:-li-er si;oie for the lPrs'

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, $ub:det:ot tj-l-$9;ll .,,ra$ ,inslai.ltred j-n ,Janu1151, l19!j, for .ti:e purpose of storing. t . '

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: ,srrbeislenc€'r ",$i J:nuar:"{ sui}pl:ibs b.:tered che Port at a rai:e far irr' exces5 o'f

the aveil-al:le r,rirns:;)ortation .[or ll::'-pnent to :'or,.:.arC..ereas, anr.1 thbreforcl thls, ' : . ) , ; ,

clepoi, r',rao clril-er: r.,iron to a.:-C in Ll.e stcl.j!-:lij of pori trac!.Log. This'sui>depot. . . : 1 t , . I

vtas a norie]- rrsj-:o';r-p]-a.celt inasruuci: a.s all s+-aci,.s T?ere'perfbc'L einrl'the 1a;r-ou:t

'ltag in accorciance r.rith .all existin5. ciyecti-ves regarcr.ing sr.ibsrs'ience storage'

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btttcr bc sto;:cd erraJr fl"or.r tirr:13.i16 r:.er::housc. Lcss $.ns:iJ,.ivc -.:_tcns, such

a"s fr"iiit juiccs, si:oe poli-sh, cr,e,, l'/Drc a.Lso stc::cci ircri-,. T']:,:sc si:ccls

bcca',:me .l.vailabic in '.a.rch agt+j, urr.-,..,icre soon fll-luc':. to crp.r.cjN;r.1 . 1 i - , , . t , ; . : , , , . . r r

rjui'ing ii:c 1::rior. of ",-l,c::.'bj:igr

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. Thc f:1:-si; rjt-titlllj.es 1:rijro recejv:ci l-';r'tiltci< f}.on tlrc Por-i, p1- {nl,r..re::p, i-.ut

bari les - i :r;xc soi l l l l l t ib i t t ' l ,cr usc; r. irr l tr.Jl to t lr : ;relent d, 'r l ; i :- l ,hrl :rajor. i ty of .

rer.:eipts h*r'e been b:r ba.r;e. ")r'i,l::

'i;lre c:lcr:ption of onc sili-plnen'1, .ir"on Q-183,

. al-L r(:c,3.i"I)t$ i:elve conc fron il:rc fori.

Q-1Cg-I) first opi]t:atcd as a C1ass I stlb*cie1;ot and for a slrort period as

a Class f i :rcakdoi.n:. J.r: i ;r i i - : ! l l . i i ' i t i ' ras clecideci to cLcaf out the Class I

supplies ancl i;o s(-.'t lU) a C-l-as;s fI 8: IV breal;dor"st. ?his 1i'as later" chan;ed,

holrc\rcl.r and in c;.r1ir Jun'::, Pli sirpp,lics ''.iet:e recei-vcd. Class T supplies r'rere

,entirely cJ-eared soon aJlten',r'ard b3' shiprilen-i;s cn* DDls a;rcl io srrb-depots

.,,:Q-!fl9-4: anci Q-:l-89-0. At tlirr pres,)nt tir,1r, onli' PX supplies are stored here.

, Shiprnen.bs'. origiirating fron 'f l'r:i-s sub-dtpod:have bcan r{iade by rail, trucji,

a rarlcl barge, rvi'ch thc majority novinla 1iy rail.. ,,U1: to t,hc prcsent tiner ship-- . r ' : i '

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:ntnts::of FX.suirpl:lc:1 }.:ave bccn sn,:.Il- ar:G infreqrrent dug to thc lack of DDf s

' aJrcr becau.sc shipncnts ha\.c bccn conccn'Lr.'ated. on otlicr points.

Recooirc retc is not pcrforrnecl rit tlris sub-d*pot as thcre is centrcJ- re-

'coolx:rtijo locat:c', ai ,.1-189-8 ,.rhcre aLl brolrcn cases anci items needing to be

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installati-o*s of Q-l.B?, Q-le9-il has felt tire effects of1 . , ' . . ' : : . l l . . . . ] : ' . ' . . . . ' . . . . . . : . : ] l ] . . . i

op,:ration has no*r, suff;l.eclo. Mil-itary pcrsor.]1e1 has con-

l:cy c.ivi-ii-an irersome.J- iras remaincci. Civiliari personneLJ

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j-s no 1i:;ri1;1n,o, fl-oor loacl." ,r v,-:.r;,,. i:igh coiling al-lol:s l:il;il s'backinil, ani to

utilizc al-} spaci) avaj-lab1.i:, high, rlerrol.,,r staclts arc uscd in 'bhc lvarehousing.

l-at ion l- i i l : l 2of stac' l ; is ' .rsi;d. Drrura::e i$ usccl both i : : o;--cn and closcd's ior .a i te .

t ' , th(} trnrc el cment in 'bransportlng 'i:lic mcn bacl i"nd -fo:.i5 to tli,:j.r uni ts for

,, tneal-s. Ah. onc trmc a civilicn lii.tcjrclt riarj a.iso op,;r.at;rj herc, but it has

bccn Ci-scor:-Li-n1rctl. f.U , --:-** '

* 'o acl icd a. rci i : cf sc: 'vj-t ig 2r2OO neals pcr day.' '

Activit)' hais clccrcasco. a.t Q-lLr-t-D sirrc\-, thc f-i.rst of Oc.bober due to the

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tj-r)n. :\,ioti 'L b;io r.ici:lcs l-nte:', anoi;iri-rr t.l ic3-, l{nc,'.,. 'n as' I)P -/{.51 -,t:ts opcntd.. tio1.h

of t j : ' ' :sr : , rrcas l :ar idleci CLass 1I , t IV supf l . ies, t r :c l r ; ' : l ' r ) later consol. ic lai tcct

into'(j-lh9-ii, i;oi:li i:,-:r l"ri.itr scarei;il o'blrcr: artss e).:t' l lrdt-ng ;':lonil :lncl aidjacent

to 'i-,hc Albe:rt Canal.

Supi;i- ies -i l '1 s';of i '-,,r e'b ri-L8g-E r';erc 1:rrg;;l;t t ' : l 'rLs, poles, co1s, and

sj-nil-ar eq.'Jj-pixent, ai'Lhougi': clurlrrl; f.ire cour'so of i.ts r:pcrat.ion, nan)/ o*,Lier

tnte: of Quart'Jril;is''0.1' Cl.ass fI & IV s1r,:.1,r'l-i.o \icr. also storccl. Shl-pnrnts

l'iere mede by bol,h ba'"i:ge ;rrri rs-;-l. :\t onc t:i-nie, twel-vc bil.rgc loacls of cots

litere loacleci i;o be sen'i; t,o Rcillrs, Franec.

As iJI all othcr insti:J.-1...:tions af rj-189, tiris sub-depot vias conl:el1ed

in the beginning to rcci:ivc supplj.sr in rccor.cl tirne in orlier to clear thc

Port. This in rteelf reqrri.red thr: utr:o:t coopcration betrveen thc cj-vilian' ' .

' F,er:solxle]--many af r.'i:on. coi:l-cl not spcn-): iln;lish--and the rnilitary personncl.. . . ' " . , , . .

l , :

of open stoi'agc iuicl. l-12r359 gross squarc fe,-.t of cl-osccl storagc.U - - . _ _ _ , J

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lrnolrn as tJle lttrootball Fir:lCtt, laici out by Pfc. Hary $iskron

of thc 5l+tir QI,i Be-se D,epoL, ',,:as a i.locicl- of opcn storagc rrarehousingr and drew' 1 . . . . . . . . 1

many favorablo connnc.iis fi'om visitir.rg insi.recting offJ-c::rs.. P

t ' ' ' '

l{ilitary. personllLrf ',,.'iio hclpcci to nallc 'Liris sub-dopol; -functj-on so 1':4e11

: gane from vari-ous liu.:..rt":,zn'ri:stcr units, ou.G rerl-nry rrom the ?hft'tt Qi[ Depot: : l : - ;

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, , l ; " . ' : ; t " j . t , c i r : . r . : : . ;

, , i i , j l j u t r , , ; , i 1 , r ; , p1 .

Clnss; If , i I ' / sub-cl-po't, t i-IBt-l i r:::s ,1.61.' 'r1;r"l, i ;ci I 'n }} i ' ,1.i. l ') lr j. i .: l jor

Ii. ir. Ccbhtrci't, fl.ssrlr-nccl corrni:Ii{l purs'J.'.1Ilt i,O provisj-ons oI FLra{:r'il,nll i, l-,,t,i.,-.rt:

I{caciqu,er^i:crs, q-lSt), 5l+t}r iJir Br-s,r i).:f.:of, d:: 'Lt- 'ci 11 lLrny l-g)$r bub;lcct,: rr,\s-

sif lnmcrrf of Fcrsonil i-]- to sul;-cicpoN t-18?-il (Cl-i-rss II , i .: If )t ' .

For rj;.1 nu:<t fc','...,,re.,j":s tlicrt cnsl'cd t. :criod of intinsi,, n"t1.ri1-; LL

St.olcn:-i istraat, 1.;fi,'incgem, Bt:lE'j.1111, -*rhcrc thc nci.' sub-dcpot ';;a.s locatcd.

Supl,rlics -';;€rc conj-il:. in'i-',1' bargt-', b)- ra.i)-, e-ndl ily ir"ucll' Closi:d storagc

space rnLs inadcc1u,".tc, and opcn storeflc "!rr.s ncrccssfi.rir, so ficlcl.s had tc bc

Icvr11cd", mershjr scc'L,ions fi l l i : i : in, fcnccs built, and a sLcurity guard pro-

rridcd. Tc furtlur coxiplic:ttc inat-bcrs, untlaj-nud cirr':-lian pcrsonncl i','as uscd..

Ev,:ntu.al3-y orcie:i cri ierlcri : ' j"cn ciraos, kcy .j(rrsom;l r 'r is issi-gried, and

th* sub-d*poi; bcg.'ur to fr.nc't,j.on rnorc as it shoul-d. An incongrrr"ous picture

r.ras prcsen'Uccl to enyonc obscrving of.l-loaclin1; opcrations, es nodcrn rirrny:

t:'ucks hnulcd strpplies alongsictc obsoletc rri:g;ons, ne',,r civilia.n truclls, o1d

civiU-an tnrclts--sonre of r'ti:i"ch used coal-, sCIm,; gasj a:nd sorrc gasoi-ine to

' vciro-_rsr ancl unloacled by cr:ncs. Oi.rcrat:Lorrs b;E;.'ur cach norning a.t 0800 hours

anci confinuecl ful-t sce.lc until 23AA llorrrs, frorit';rhich tine until 0B0O hours

, ,:i.,'.,th*i fol],ol;ing morning onl;' a sl;clrton crelr ,,"*" or d.uty. Liil-itary personncl, ' , " . , . , "

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vras d,ra'rrn larg;l-y' f:'om thr: 96?th QI'.i Srrj'\ri ec Oonpany, anc nrany a pri-va'tc fias

callcd on t.o o.o ii l,:asi;rr Scrgeentts l.,orli. ;].11 of thcse ncn Erc 1,6 i-rc con-, l . i , l

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C f t ] " . : O f , - i i - . j ' : i : : ' ' ' ] . f ] ] ] , . ' C ' . ] ; - . ] . ] o c r 1 ' , . , r ] ' i - . o l . ; r r l r _ t i . . : : - : ( ) l , i . l _ : l . [ ) , q ) _ i l , t , l . : . ' l , l l n ] .

r. i- l. i i ;I;; ,.rr-l; j ic;l i ; i .,o 1.,1..: ir lb'; l ' '1, Ci.-,nl ' l- f i l ' t"s scrotr I ' j . l-1...:t i . l lr.:.;, .1. l lrf ' :r. i ,;.r, l,r; ...r,..t.,c

nccoss:L.b; . i . ,c i ' l ; 1- . : t crcs i : i t ' ,c t l , i . r . [ ' - 'c1,or ' , Lonr : ; r ' ' ' : r 'os; j . ' f 'orx . r . ,J1 i ,c ins: r , r - f lo i l , : ' .c , , c ln

. lO l , 'hy to 167 - l , ,o i rs nt t1 o&t l ' ' - ' r ' l or i 30 Jut i r : 1? l t :1 ' On l ( r I - r ' ; r 1r )1f f 1r inp, . : . .ns ' i , r :

in s tor i .qc, iurc l - -b l , i .s f - i .gu i - . , rosc i ,o 1-Or5l+J 1on51 1;ons: i -n. s t , r r r : r .p ,1 on 3O Jun{: .

St i ; : 'agc spacc in r rsc incrcnsic i drr i : rg i i t i .s r : ' ; ' l . j . r ;d f t 'orn L9r l i70 $er) i ,31; f : :c t on

JO ifay to 1511565 squrrc fcc'L on -JO Jurrc l '945'

Cln.6 Junc c. civil.inn mi"rss r.'as j:laccd :-n on,;iraticn so tliat ;rnp)_oycls

might havc onc nicilJ pcr day. tr*ith thc rationinl th;:t cxis'ts i-n Bclglurn,

this vras dccmeci nccessarJ' in ordcr i1"ta'b :r laborcr mj-riht do thc vrork rcquirccl

of hjrn. On L9 June, J,t. F. S. St.Cl-.:.ir inspccted tlic rccords of this su.b-

dcpot, ancl r.s i. rcsult of t'his i::s1':cc';ion, Coloni:L G;orgc I.. Olandcr, Corn-

manding Offj-ccr of Q-189r'scnt a lcttcr of com.icndr"tion to thc installation.

on,tirc mrJrner in r.'hi-ch !]tc rccords i.'crc Jccpt.

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r ..Battalion, consisting of 3 officcrs rud 12 crrlistr:d men, 'lrn.$ assigned to ,, "1. , . '

sub-dcpot ?189-H.

.Drring th.; first'wce}: in Augusi, suppJ-ics l'rcrc for thc fjrsi; tirnc scnt

to a ner,' ficld rrhich i:nd, bccn complctcd. This ficld, consisting of arcas

10 to 29 inclusiv:, 3l- to 38 incl-usive, o.ncl arcc.s lr3 +nd hhi garrc thc ad-

,,,,,;...diti,,!,.1$,r,space nccdcd. ,bg gtorc s-uppf-irs th&t tiglre, being roeeivq{ so rapid}y

thr't they hacl iio bc. staclced on tl-lc quaysid,c. In tv.ro rrcekst:.tirnc, thc ernpty'

ficld bcgr-rn to rcscmble e_ city of tents !

Thc origi.:ra1 pcrsorurcl sctup at.rhe sub-dcpot consistcd'of U.$. milita'ryL '

',', and Ecl.gir'rr civiJ-ian pcrsonncl.. or3 13 Sep'ircnrber 3;gb|, j+3,l+ Garman Prisoncrs. r

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;:.s I sruiuni.tion, srlb-d.po:f; ij-:l il9-1i hr.s ,i i;ctil qross storlg:: i.'rr() a1

lrgt8ri lT:) !q(-t, . :": t t .r fer:L, of l i i r ic}\ ,61395 sQri i :re f, : , t is closi:cl stor-:gi:, Thi: i .c

is l tot^.1- : ' rct stoi:rdr si-r: :c,- of 1r23Lr5L5 sou' ' .rJ fe':Ls o.f ' ; hici i 111901013

squ:'ru f; ; t ' i s op.n si;or; ' . tr ' . , r .nrl !1r102 scit l , l . l 'c fr i : t is closcd. . is of 15

Octob;r l-9)4i, bl l-r565 so.ur"r,: f-ct cf opi.n. stori.g;,, r:as occupi- i :d. i 'hcrc rrcrc

n l l l lzl+rl[ iJ tons of C-l-.:ss ff sup;rl-i.s, 21655 torrs oi ' Class IV suppl-i;s, l- l8 tons

of Clas.s X su,pnl-i:sr 3{t"i tons of Clvrl .iiff.rirs supplics, r.ncl 251 tons of

Captiu'cd,Jncrily 1.;.tr;yir..-1., rnrlrirrg a gr: 'nci 1;otal of 28r1JB tons of supnlics at

i)-1gg_t{.

Sinc: ac'i;i"rietionr 39rl+f3 tons r:f suppJ-ius h,lvr: bi,rn :.ec,;ived, r.nd 10r09q

tons. slrippcd out,r Lr"bl. this arnount of potcntiel bl-icl< narki,t matcri-el storod

in so ir.r'5;c rn ,?.r3r, ''ol:o gu:rr.cl nus'i., i.:, vigil-:1t indccd -l.o ;rrcv;nt pilfcragc.

*"s thi:rc lras b;cn r consed.cr.'i.b,l.c' ano..,Jrt of nil-f.:rr.r.r. nostly al-ong thc cnnalL r 4 : r ' - r ' ' [ : "

, " ' " '

in arci is i .1orhl., ; :nd l l2, efforts l : . : . .rr: ' . , ; : i : i :rr.ciu to instir l_l suff icrcnt l igl: t ing

to cn;.-bl-, thc sccr-'rity guc.rcl to mol.; ;fficicntly cope r.'.,i-Lh thu situatj-ot?.

Q-}89-L

lihcn tii; 5lrtf. illrii Bcrsc Dcpot rrrivcri at iintv,"!rp, ihr Cl,rss rI & fV brealc-

rlo-inn in opcrlLion nn' ,r:; ti:irci froor of e *i".rhou"c sci.:ncd'.r*"" lnadcquatc.

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_f o' a ll l_ass tf. .:,. iv bres.jidotat, i.ttt<.i ;,ti1 ,lt-re.,' Oili ':1' : i ' i: i,1-r;r-y 1cr.:l t,:ci ' i: l Seiror-t.:n

tras acqlt i reci for i ,h. ls i r r , i rpo:se ar i t j ocrLi ipi t r : r , . , i - - : tL ' --1i19-1;. I f is an i . -1c;r l - l -oca-

t j -o.r .r an, l 1as exccl ' lcn'b f : l r : j .11t ie:r j 'cr ' l i l , . t i { i l i , i l r r :c iui : l I t . , ior is i ind i inal_l- j_ssur: :sr

aS well nS l-)Jenty O:i' Stol"a,':e 9[),iiCr: ;. '.ncl s;*c'Ur'.Li1'" ]:€,"r::ti l^es. S'rn3;11's $paCe

(2C;rOlrB sqr i , : , rc j .e i : 'b of c l-osed.;r .ncl 1OrB01 sql lnre feeN ol onen) !s suf i 'Lcient

for storj.nl:, su;:plice for: 6OTOOO 'b::o'-',;::s for' ; ' thirtl, '-da)' neriocl.. Tire clebrj-s

T,ns cl.ea."ecl or.tt', o:f'"Lire builditrgs a:rc1 sr"rrrounc'li-ng arear, r':pairs were rnacle,

eni1 she]rring put irr buildings clur':inij tlte i;onth of Ju1y. A corirplete mociel

s.bocj< for jO day-s for 60rOO0 troops T,ras then sent froin other sub-depots, and

Q-1ti9-f opened officially on 1! ;\ugus1 1!Ir5r

f,hd fj,rst Cay, nor,e ti:lln 8O reclulsitrons hrere fillect, anc the daiLy.

issues have iircreaseci stcedil;.r. To uater more tlran 5r0OO re{:-luisitions have

been piocessed. CanF Top i{at, i;l:e An'hverp stagrng area, is serviced. dally,

ard. is lieLl .plea*<ed rij-'i;ir tire serv:-ee given by thc Irersonnel oi Q-189-Lt

wtriclrlconsists of 12 lnilitary an.i BO civilians.

. ' ' :Inopections have been rnade by visitJ-n; of ficers, and corments have been

, , ' ' . . :very,satisfactory, the proceCr,r:'e usecl Et Q-189-L is vrlry ef.ficient due to

the trained p*i"urr"r*I who ,use iextra effort to fi-}l. alJ. orclers anC requisi-

tions *pen,r-,r'senti:tion.,' ,In:udct;ttcn io otier icieal- faci-li.ties, Q-189-L has

a rargg pariring area that, vrill accornlodatc more than 50 vehicles at a-ny one

- time.. the sub-depot connnancer is Captain I!. ilal.perin of the 5lrtn (lll Base Depot'

,,' ' Oa 20 July Lgt$, Colonel Jud.d, Qr,rartermaster, Chanor Fase Section, gave

I ve.bbal approval to ColoneJ. oland.er cf thj.s depot for the opening of a new

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crr.I r_dnj:,1istt"r.Liop o.f IQL Lrr1,tps rl-lJ2A-T I'ricl il--132-T (bh.:n knoi.,n ;rs Utalr

Dr:.nps tt 2tt :-nd rrlrr), ' i :cl i;r 'uc:l i ir,;: ' :ds. lctulf ir lt l 'si-c, 'r1 op. ,ri. i ; ior: o-l ' Liu: Cu:,ps

r . i rd tnrcL;hr . ; 'c isr : 'u :n i r :cd iu bh, : i : : ' .nCs o i 1: r .so l . in l suppl ; 'cor , r l r : ,n ics lnd d l i r , .ch-

Inents thcr-cof. Iir.il- oui,]u"is, {i,o be uscci -['or s.hiptr:.'.nt of C1ass 1ff suppl.ics

,:",rn x^r'r,- i--, ' ] ' ' i : rc loci:tei ; : t , I l lori tcbourg .:.nd. Ch:f du Pont. Cliss II f tonni.gcr , . - . v 3 - r e l i k A _ v v - t

on lrr:rd nt !0L insi,r.lletions o1' q,-772 olr 9 Aur,ust 191+ll ?/as apportioncd as

follot';s:

i)-332A-T (utah ;12)

Q-332-r (urah #1)' i F t t a . , a n a . t a i e

16rBLrh Long Tons

Itlo inform..tion

No informati-on

Dlv.j.sional ire,::c.1qu:.rters'ncrc cs't,r.blj-sr:cd at e-332-T, at vrhich point all

d':ily FOI, ioru::''ge :rrC stocl.: rcports i','cre rcccivcd, consolidet.:d, n:rC for.,ardcd

to aplroai'iiic itei:Cquertcrs. Thc golid Fuel-s Branch o,f ilrc Di.,ri-sion bcgan

operations at Q-332-? -rriilr c,nc ofi'iccr, three cnlisted mcn, and fifty pri-

son3rs of i'ar uscd as touch l:.bor. Trucks ricrc clispitchccl claily for Lhe

col1i:ct.i-on of ttg-1-ici.or po1-t,lt i:l:lch ir.^.d becn pla.ccd in marq.r fi_ulcls by thc

Gcrrnnns. 'Tlt"""

1.r;re si.orcC ,r,rcl sulrscqucn'Lly processud into cordr.rood. By

this ne,rns, i60 corCs o.i vrooci t';,::rc obl;r.in.:d during the p;qoci fronr 9 August

l9ldr to 18 iiovcnbcr 191+lr. cn 15 /lu;ust l?lrhr a pcnt bog vias opcned in tlre

vicinit3' of Ie Hlessis, rvrcl o,:rraiions r.'c3..i c.j]r.ductccl therc untiL Zp gctober

whcn l:eavy rains nedc f'rther op:ral.ions i.'praciicnblc. A total 0f 50 tons

of pcat l;es nr-i-neclr srtr i"ncl issucc. ic loci-:.] ):ospitrJs during this pcriod.

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nr ' , '1 , - :1 ; ' f r 800 lo l r ; i ,or r ; , i r i : : l ,o ' t : -1 . i , t 1 , . , t ; l ; r ' : i - t r r . ; , i r ' . . r i

i - l : . : . - bo t : r ' 1 ' - l - r C j t . . - i ' r h t Pon*u r " - i - ' l h ' - e ' l : . . l t r i : r i l r n . r c i , i on

on r l : i t ' : i r - r l t r 6 . : ' : ' ' i - r : . - t - i : ; . ' : r< i i "n ' . l . i l . l :1 , i . 1 t . - f : ;o l t l l ; ;1 o. j ' l ,h , FCL

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i i rcr r : t1 ' . 'T t l ;ur i . - : t - i , j , - r . l -cn: .1 . - r r - l - j : t ; t i i r i , -n ; ' . r I , - , on ' ; o f , i ' ic , ; r f ron- l ,hc 5 i th Ql , i B l .sc

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* Q-332A-T so th::; oprll i ,:-ons ni;lr l b- r.rr. ir itain-.t-j ior 2L hours i. C1y r,-ith

I nin:-, ' ;rrur iJ:i1.)lJ-)'.: i l : ir- l, o.f. ' or jt":.f i l t j ..:_ i i . i ;[c] 'r

In ,xlc,, l-t, i-on':.,c oplri. jrb1on of i l- i32A-Tr"Lilt pOL Blrnch bac.::r::.r +.hu irnnr:_

Ciitc supcrri i-:rcr';;r )i lr.ciqr-ri-:"i i-rs oi (j- l j6 an ?5 0ctobut", ,"ylcl oi un-n.unbcrcd.

PiI. dur,rnl l.- l ' , l : j : ' .rf ' t::u:: r:cl irt. vr.;rrt ori j rJcv;r:b-.r 19lrlr. Cl_r:ss ITr bonnagc

on ]: ' l .rc1 ,::-L i, irrs, cit lr ' i ls :r. i; t i :.. t i-rr.., i :, ' r.1,.;- 'r-r . '- i t;:r:hrl;nt Ls. , l-]?2 rias

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Ra:-l ;urd trrrck -sitipr,it:::+-s r: ;;e;:.tr i..1"1' ri.L--r:Lr,j-:l 'Lerl ti l ': sl-,oci'.s rii. i,lre l.larfJ':ur

i'ci St. Vaast dr:lns. Ar^Lc:r :rl1 FOl, 'Lotll,l.;i: hrd bsen r.(--lloVtlr-'1r ap1-'roxi;i;rtr:}y

?li, sjri;;reci L,1. r;.-i.l cn Distrj-bu"tior: Dj-rec:tirres to ADSEC and the bal-ance trans-

ferred b;i lrucl< to o.b\ei' i irsl,all-.rtiousr ' 'bhel-

l 'rere closerl. The Barfleur durnp

rn;as closecl on 3 Decc:rber ancl 'b ire 5' i . \ rai ts 'c crr :1:1p ott 22 l {ovenber 19l l j i .

Or or,a '- . ro, . , . t 1! i lovcr,r t ,ey 1-! i , : : .e or( 'crs l rere r ' : ( j : iver- i to cl ispose of al l

POL sioclcs i: 'b rl-332-\-? r:ith e. vietr toi"a.rld clos;ing the cltunp as soon as phy-

sically pos:ible. Stoclcs vrere to be e,-.Jraustr:c by the norrnal attrltion of

1oca1 i-csues incr the f i ] - l ing of forthcoraing'Distr ibu'bion i l i rect ives. Tonnage

on hanC a-i, Q-3j2i-T on 15 l.lovent'er r'.ras 21767 long tons, v.hich lias reduced to

1L7 ton3 i;ons by 10 Decenber l?i+h. 0f tt '{s bal-ince, 115 tons';ras enpty $-

gal1or c.:ns and 50-ga11on Cru.:ns, l-hich uere tra.nsfer:'ed to Q-31)+-A as rapidly

as transpor+.e,i,j-on bec.rme evaj-leble.

irron 9 iru;;ust 19ii|, -bo i0 Decer.:be:: Iglrlrr

shipped by riil a:rd ls0r 255 Lon: tons shi.pped

of Q-172.

On 27 tiiover.rber \91+\, the 5)+tir ilJ.l Base i-b;-rct :.seurneci cornnrrnd of Depot

Q-1?3r and on 'clri c::.te tvro offj-cers i:rr.t for.rr enJ-isl.ed mejn of the POL Branch,

i,-nd trvo enl-is'bed nen ol- the Solid Fr-r-cls Bra-nch, were p]-r.ced in ch:rge of POL

and $olicl ,]:\lel rnstr.llati-ons of il-:-73. The foll-o':r-ing POL e.r:cl Solid Fuels

installatiolrs',,rere ial<err over:

POI,

Q-333A-r

Q-338

q439

a-312

fsig,ny Class IIf Durnp

2Or75A Loni tons of POL vrere

b]' truclr from POl, installltions

SOLID F{I8LS

Q.338

Cerissy Forest

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lritor-ts-i.lti. lr: 'ol'".i ',Jr t'r;rs ir-ij-i-Li'ri:ci, i i 'r 'oi:i ?8 iJ6y11',1-ror to ? Dccemher

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i".t: 'o.l- lur; r:r l-. It.oll*co::.:t,r,i,e $i_ol-lcd officer

i:,it,-t ;.roriod i.'r 'ot;l ?f I' l6r'. 'enber to

cili ls ]':urc shi:.pe,.l :lronr POI instr.l*

Llt't : '. ir ',r' i '. ' i ' i i..irt,t.:] '1:1 .i, ',1is;:r;," i;)i1li, th,-r $l+tir (!,i B:isc j,;,prpt niolreci to &lons,

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+-irc $rtp;>]..:' Di\'i.sion re,''ier;itcr-isirl11 C1-ass; II fi fV

Scccncl Phase

On 6 ltey Lg),$, ,rror 5Lrih irir Birse Dci:o'b iiovc,r tc, -"r11;i.';r1:, ijeli:irrrnr and toclr

ovcr.Depot Q-169 1'ron 'tite 535i1: lJi G::oup. Tiii: P'.ei F D:r"vi.::ir.rn fooli ccntrol_

o.f aIL POL inst;:-l.f;1f,-i-1ne, l'riiich incl-udcd rl-lfl,q-P-l a.t iiobol<en, i)-l0g-p-2 at

Boc.tr, ij-iB9-P-3 et iiaastricl:t, iii:lliind, 'l-lBt-F:-lr, Solrcl Fuel du:np locatccl

at Dock 228 i:r .u-rt'.',.crp, anc. ,-)-189-I'-5 at Duffcl.

Pcrsonncl of i,hc P 8c F Divisi<;n consisted of only one officer and one

enlistcd nen of the origi:ral nembcre of, the Devisj.on. Thcse ricre quickly

absorbcd into the 1ar6e petroleum j-ns1,a-l-lation. ihe P & F Division then con-

sistcd of sj;x of-fj-cors and nine enlj-s"L;d men, rrith ilajor P. B. Haskell as

Chicf.

The in.fornaticn and data tc L:c fourrd bcloir conc+r.ris the opcrat'i-on of

thc va:rious installaticns unclcr thc ccntrol of thc P & F Division of the 5l+tfr

Q},{ . -3ascDgpotat .0epotQ*189irr . . ' . : : tvrerp.

a'LQ9:P-l'

,.,'*'tLih octouar rpl+L,

Easc Depot, Tras requesteci,

nocessarlr Class III dumps.

: l,hjor F.: B. ,Haskellr QlJi, Detachment rr0rf 58th ciI

by Channel Base Scction to organlzc;o.nd set up the

The rlntrverp Stadium vrirs requisiticned for use as a distribulion point,

:- :"Tt:-cnts 1'rcre mad.e i,'itli i,hjor 8c11, Iic:rd.qua-rters, ?th B.S.; (,Br')

for the British to suiiply us viith pctroieum products until such time as rD

j , : l c l r i t i r [ ] t r . : i l ' i ' , , : i . r . l ' . 1 . ; . : i - j - : , r - i : r - s , j r r i111 r i ' ' . ' :1 . .1 . i t r ; l r r r l i r ] : . ' r i ; . . .1 , l_ , . . ; r : . , r : c , lu i j j . r - , r

o j ' i , l : ; n t? ( : t - i . r : l .1 . *a . ' r ' : t : dcc i r , l : - : c i L l : : :L , r :c i l : ' i ' L j 5 : i l : ; r f i r :1C L , ' ) ' , : : - ;pc , . . : ] i1 , l c i , . -1 , l . i r . i ,

i tnt. l s:rct i t ' i 'L3' -1' ,r1ol, i , : i - t , al i la. i 'Lhi- i . .

. , 'ot i : ' jJ lcsi:1 r-,nC:i-n(is . , , ' i j j -c ni: j i :ai , :r , . ict, { j) i r t1ir,-

t ion o-1 t l :e L.S. i r :s ; -La l -1 i :1 , - icn: : , - ' . ' | : -Lc, l i . 'c rJ . ' ro l '+ iu i 'n j -s l i r j . j b ; . ; L t ,0c l . Lnor ;

of ih:: Translc-t'1,- i,retr Ccrps. ?l:c Union Petrolj-fiere Ecl-gr insrtallcd, j.tr,

S igar"s as i is rcprcsontat ive, tc , bc of ass is tarce to l ,oLh thc Lrr i t ish and

' r.ne-r"ican aui]:orities. The dis'bribr.rt-icn point locatcd in thc ,'lntyicrp Stadiun

1,ras moved into tl:c p: bro-l r-ul insta.lii":.ion on 20 Novembcr 194L anC sct uD tn

' the British Petrolcu:i Planb

Faciiities for dn::rrning Lr?5i) i;ons of Dicsel Fuei ciaj-lr,. l:,'cre -inste11efl

in the Bclgian Shcll plant, decantinl i:rcl loca1 rnainl,cnancc facilitics in

thc British Petroleun plant, dccantj-ng facilitics in the Beliian Shell ijT-80

1ot, facilities for loading bulk trains and. t,enlc trucks rrcre instal-led at

the ?:'ens1:crt and }lairdcl instal-lati-on ani tirc Tankago & ?ransport installa-

tion, and addi'bional fa,.ci_'lities fcr clecanting rrere insialled at the Standard

"unelican plant. This '.'rork nas completed by the pcrsonnel of ttrc 698 E.P,D.a .\,crmpany, cor,rnanded by capttin charlcs j"ccann. The 6gBLh lras soni to i,ntl..erp

to install and opel'l-t: thc pipe l-ii:c frcl:, ;hc .,nil.re i"p instar 1ation to the

plpehcad at Lia;r.stricht, jlol-land.

0n 1 Dccenber 1941+, the 3951+,;: G:-solinc Sup;r1y Conpan;r, conraanCecl byL - L - U

- I - - - .

Captain -.rtl1nr E; Tiemann, i.cport,Jc.l ancl tirc rnJn ,";erc as$igncd .bo thcir cluties.

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dccJl i . i . l :1 ; l , OC)O t r :ns o ' i i i l f -8O' < l l ' t : :c ; ' i ' l i1 '

bu1\ .^\l*Gas il":rif i ' ' , 'r ' :rc i lvi-r ' i1:rt i l ' : ' l ' : ' ' lrr l

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use of t1:o elcctric crencst fortY

.. CflJl r;;hl.bi1j"'1.,,:j,j-On p:o1,I:.n : ll lF. initi ' 't,:d 'lr()ltnr-] 1O Junc 191f5 tc rc-

h:bi1,i-,*,,' '. i;c i.:|-.;rr3Xi-trt.:.fely BTOOOTOOC sr.lvi:5'rd rj^.::s. i ' ' j,"rr,.; cir.,iLirn fir"ns ', 'crc

us,3C in this __,:.-ogrrun, -,,hich c:iscd .ri)cr.^"ti-ol-r on r.pl),"o)c n:'.tufy 1 Octobcr 19L5

after i.i lprorilnricl)' ?OOrOO0 crns l:ed bccn ]"ch,^bilif '-tcd.

Recr: ipts ior th; per ioci 3 Dec;: i fuc,r 19l i i r tc 15 Octobcr 19ir5 r ' ; r : rc Ir l5OrO0O

tons. Du:- ing thc s.?:{c pcr icd 1r3ir?r8i ! io i ' .s ' . ' . 'crc issucc lnci shipp' :d for ' ' . : rd.

Q-l89-P-2

-'* ,rc tj-r:c oi tirc Gcrrni.n brcr'lithrou3h in th; ..rdcnncs in Deccmbcr 191il,

the forrzircl movcncnt of supplios r..'i.s grcr.tly sl-o',rcd dc:n,^.nd thc Port of

.rttlierp bi:gen 'i;o bc p]"csscd ior spe.cc to uilo,:.ci th: ships arriving from thc

Zone of fntcrior. Consequcntly, it lras Cccided to cstabl-1sh scvcr:-l str-tic

dumps, both in Belgiwr ixd in irr,:nce, r'rhcre Class flf supplics corrld be stored

until necd.ed et the fr.on'b. Onc of the rcquisj-tcs rjr.s th,1t barges could bc

unloadcd and loacicd gt thcso dumps.

iCter a thorou.:h reconr:.oj-ssancc of this rJ3:, it'rras dcciCed to cstab-

lish one of i;hcsc dunps rt Boornr. Bclgirm. Thc liup:l Rlvcr" flovrs through

Boorn, md ii:cre arc lna.ny brick f::c'Lcr-ics:'loni-j thc river'. Portions of tuio

of thcsc fectories r'.cre requisi*-is4gcl. i,'riih 'i,hc foilorii:rg stcr'rgc space:

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Shj-ln,;d fron Q-189-f-2

this month, :lc1 -Ljlr; c1.;pct rd-Il bir,:r: 1r.., clcs-cL.

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Q:189-P.-lr

Ott 27 jJcvei:ber 1!/ifu, il.e licli-ci .i 't-r.:-L iu:'ip begi-:n ol::c:..i i,j-on i'.itl i one

oflicer i.rrcl ti::c er-ltis.r,eal r::en. r.rris du:rip is locaiec] in il:.e U.S. Docl:.q, /irea

228t arid has i;:tcl:a;e tor 6q rail- r,.-t-:loi' is ri1i. r'oorit tc u::' load tiu'ee barges.

ri liaLs tirc orerheacr. craires r.::-j.h a. c.:..,r3.ci ilr of 3 l.ons allcr. c. ra.riir.s of 2\

]netersr incl. cne overhear,:. crtitg l,rli i, a caFac i',,y c.-' 6 'Lon-r ?nd a r:.rclj-us of

l-9 nei'ers. The eranes :rre eiectric anci se.i-f-rr:opelJecj.

The a:ncr:ut, o-f coal- 1s:sr-.cci th;:out:h jC 5e1:-;el'tiber l/-tl.', l-,;as l.3rO!B tcnse

lrith reczj-1jts aJic:,rr-L:1:1i to l-lr]-1i Lon:" ?l-r,3 ileili t-n j-sslielr rris reached on

5 ieptenber r.,.hen 26! i;ons o-i coo;- i?ere issler-lr 22L i;ons o-f r,llich uent blr

barSe' 0n I Sep'Ueinirer', 227 r.ons:i,'ere issu,;ct. i:;:rci 61 trtrr:l:s 1oa.ced., i '&ile ol1

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f i ; : u r . O t i r ; r : n l i s t , ; r - i . r t i r i c i v i l i r n p r r s j r r ' : r , ; 1 u ; c r ; . t ss i : , n i c l f r r ' : : ? - f Sg to l ss i - s t

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l i ' ' rn -r . ; f s l l : , , : .1.L1 c.) IrC:: : I I t . - l wtru n1^.ci , :L j -n v ' t ' i " rui ' . .1 : i r istr^. t ivc ' - - f f icca isp:ru, ih-

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h^n . '1 . , - i l i , ' l c t ^ :_ Is r f i l r : e l rs in , : ^c t i v i t . i - ,_s . - - l i s^ .chs th^ .b r :m i1 ,_ : r ] ln .g l1s

Ptrt ' , ' rcr ' : s i r l1 'cr i t r 3ub-a:2rt l - .1-33-- l f ' : r fu. ' t r -r . r i - - ; usl .

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wcro i l t : {c i l r . i^; tc iv }1n. i lc ' t i r j i r . ' ' )n iz,- tLr. , st ' - . l f ' , r - burni :- : . 1 s-rnu t : r thu i rr t . r f

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i i th Ql . B; ise Dcpot I ' , rar ; j . t lact i r rc ' i - r .nd pr : r , "s ;ont ic i u .s : , r j . ' lpc, r i to

s igncd othc i - c lut ies in th. : or i l td l l j -zat ion. r r t i l tah 13r . , :1s|1,

perforn€rd b)t tl:,t OZrttr il i; 5ase, Dc,pot, 1'' i l i-i lc at i,ionr,:, t,tr,.,

care of these rcquil : t- ' l l lc)nts.

The fnstallLrtlons activitics at Antirc'lp prlor to tfrr_r ;rrr.iv*l of thr, !/rf6

Qli Base Dcpot are outlined in order' "bo prcsent a picturc of tirc conclitions ,;rlrj-ch

existecl, and to give an idea of the situation rthen the 54th ,Ql;i Base Dcpot too!.

over the opcration of Q-fE'g,

. .The fnstallrr.tions Di.vision of Q-189 oriainated on 2/n October L9/+l+ as a part

^r *h' r 'c+h nn{ Base Depot, and las knoun as Detachment trCtt, Q-i81-T. The mis-v r l \ g t t

sion of the sriall detachment of troops sent to Ant';rel'p aftcr the Gcrrnar ev.-

cuatj,on llas to supply and setrvicc all troops within the a.rea covering most of i

Belgiun and. parts of Prance, .The Instal-l-ations Division, comnanded by Lt. iiralter

L. Zuk of St. PauJ., Iirinnesota, ce.me into existence on this date and sct upon

j-ts mission, of providing Quarter,naster services for troops in the depot arca.

The Installatlons Division procecded to esuablish itsclf in troop servic-

b ingr but did not have available military mobile service units for the mission,*F

as rnost units of this type were attached. to the fast-noving arnies. Authority

rras granted by Channel Base Section, ,,.ihich rnaintained headquarters in.Le Hawe,

to use civilian firms i-n place of militarlr mobile units . .

Ia'undry ancl dry cleaning service vras the first facility investigated, and

the plant of De Zwaluw Laundry, 2/r-3t, Doelhofstraat, I,{erxem, 1!as contracted for

use by the IJ.S' Army, As thc troop strength of .the Antl,rerp area cgntinued to

insrease, Laundry Ribby , 2g5 plantln i,{oretus}ei, Antv,rerp, and Silsburg Laundry

418 HerenthaLschebaan, l.Iere contracted, This eontinued, and up to the present

date L/r laundries and .( dry cleaners have been used by the fnstallations Divi-

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t r 'n i - re | l i i . r f l c i l j . t i cs fo r l l .S . Arny osc r . I t r r ' ' : ( '5L . r l ' ' i i r : l i r : c l b ; ' e iv i l i i - rn e . , i i t . ra r ; t ,

or: i hi lrrr l l r t :en So rrainttr inc'ci up tc. f f lg ppesr,nt d.rtc.

Tr -oop s ' ; rength in thc : t rc ,s in r . l rcasc .d c rc \ r la . . r as i . res i r lb o f i l r c o r - , r :n ing

of ure rrorts of : ,nt lrcrp and Ghent, and t ire problein alroc;L oi srrpplyi.ng f! ,1 S.,.-

vice for troops loclrtcd in outlying narts of thc der:ot ilrcer '.,,!ro founcl it vcry

diff icul-t to come to Antl,rerp for Qttartcrnaster scrvi-ces. Thc Instal lat ions

Diuisi.on thereforr: establishc<i sub-off iccs in Ghcnt, Brusscls, Hcrcnthals, .nd

Alost, tselgiun, each of , .r! : ich l . :ere rcsironsible for:troop servieinq in th,. ir o,.rn

sub-&reas. Sub-installation officcr' :raintained civil-ieun firns necessary to

provide service to troops in their are&r axd '.'rerc responsiblc to the naln of-

fice in An+,verp.

fn Novenbet Jl9/+/t, orders 1?ere reccived by the Installa',ions Division to

maintain a sah-ago collccting point for the collection of Quarternaster salvage

and the processing of sa:ne for return to depot stock. Firns trho,;rere under

contrect at that time :rcrc requ.ustcd to expand tl:eir operations to handle thc

additional salvagc nork, and additional firns rlere contracted to aid the new

.

Division was dividcd into four Brai.

mtssion assigbed.

The orgairi.zation of the Installations

ches'as follorss

&.

coatract

?roop F-eggf4o Blg,pehi

: ' ' ' b. S.tlpEiv. BIancbi liusponsible for issues of operational. suppilies

to,civilibh 'firms used by ,the"Inbtaltrati:ons, ,Ditisi.on. -

IJ'$; tdlitary personnbl during the Antr,lerp V-bornb siege. A nrorgue tras oferated

at th,e'20tb Oanadian Hospital'losated at Ahtvenp, Bel,giu4, where bodies vrore

coil6ctea f,or shipment to a U.S. cenretery. Bodies:'i*",1"ohted gravei p"rt dis'

Responsible for all civilian firrns. uader

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ffiffi**lr"'.f5.,o}r eVV L" 1', i , i

inter:r:t:d r::rd rnovi.:r.l to l:rprovi,d cc.Ir':-,te'.r'y si..tLsl ,

d. Adnin!g!ratlyt-!r3:.1-sl1j- Provj-ct-d il,. ,l nsti:ll-:,-.t ions Livir;icn ,rij:Lr

ilrc propcr paper ','.'orl< nccc-:ssdry to c'trr;y ou opc.rirtions.

Scrvi.ci,ng of troops in thc Antt"crp ar()a :tas a. dif|i.cult prc,b},,r,r c1:r,inq 'hc

V-Bcmb sicgc, as clvi l- iaf l ' , 'orh.inf pcrsoi:ncl- ' :crt ' ( ivactratlnz thr cit l7 an.-l r, irch

installaticn opcrating r,ras denagcd to a ccrtain ixtcnt by thc V-tsonbs. So6la p1.,-

pair.s',:crc rnadc by thc IJ.S" lirrny, ilnd throughout tirc att::cl, thc coopcr,:-tion

offcrcd by thc Bc:lgian plant or.".rncrs providcd a servicc that could not be criti__

c izcd.

l.iion Plaisir l,euudry, locatcd at An'tlrerp ano r.rndcr contract to tho Instal-

lations Divisiotr, rcccivcd a dircct hit and '.-.as not in opcration for fivc months;

but aftcr :'cpai-rs *crc nadc, it r-;as again i"n opcration. Problcms of this trco

arose fron tirne to tinc, and extra facilitics lrcre mainta-ined to nect any cncr-

geney.

T'hc area scrviccd by thc installatlons. Dlvision s,'as controll-cd by +he Bri-

tish, and the problem of coordlnetion bet*een iJ.S. and British forces for use

of civilian'firns arosc. This iias successfuily coordinatcd betracn l,iajor liialko,

R.4.0.C., Briiish Arn1r, and Lt Zuk, Coordination uas ncccssarir as thc limited

faeilitics had to serve for both :rrnics.

Onc of the everlasting problen$ ccnfl'ontins the fnstallations Dirrision

was price control and paynent through thc Belgian Governrncnt. A .standard prlce

list r'.'as drafted by the Belgian Gover,nr,rent r:ith thc eooperation of the fnstal-

lations Division, and al-l pri-ces :.,crc standardizcd.

.Fron thc period October. I9L/n to January L7LS, ci-vilian firns received no .

: ' ' 'payinent through thc'Bel-gian Governmcnt for serviees rendcred thc U.S. Arrnyt

andtLoy ucrc in a critical positlbn for thc payncnt of labor and supplies' The

,,'; .slo$-noving nachinery of thc Belg1an Governmcnt, no:, organized as tlre 0'!'{'A'a - - - - - - - - - - - J - , - - - '

. (Officc of l{utual Aid), hela up payrn,:nts, By interecdence of t}re:iJ.S,'Arm$, the

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f ilst rlli),t;tit.tt.t; '.'cri- r:ffcctcd ii: .'tsbru':r-r:,' I)/'r-tt ' ' '.r:c1 9p'.-1''.'Lj-ons cirrrii ql rln vir.r

s;looth11' fror,l til"rt ti;rc on'

All businuss in Br, lgi. i" ' :n is orglnizcd into Assor: i l t lons, irn. l . dif f iculty

' ,es cncountcrcd' icn thc Association "ott ld bl11 l i .S. cc: ' trtrr.ct,.-r. i pl irnbs tat 5,a" af

i:rilitar;' carnings as membcrship fcc to thc Association. Civili-, n firns r.ro,.rlcr ::.,1d

this to thc T1.3, Arny irrvr: iccs for payrncnt by thi* 0"t1.A", but paymt:nt of thc,

5,1 incrl,l,sc r.'as refusrd by the Installctions Dlvision. Aftur t';ro nronths of con-

stant dcbat!-ng and intcrccdr.ncc by 0.C.Q.U"y thc, 5, i Association asscssncnt vas

cl irninatcd frorn ] i .S. Arrly introiccs.

Pcrsonnel- assigncd to thc Installations Division had previous expcrj.cncc

in civilir:.n life or lrcrc trai:rcd in II.S. Arnry schools for thc mission that

confronted. thcn. Frorn tirn€ to tinc shipitcnts of nc',,r garncnts from the Port, in

a.dana.ged condition cs'a rc.sult of encny aetion, r.rere rcccivcd, and the Instal-

lntions Division frould rcturn as nuch of thcse supplics to dcpot stock as possi-

ble b5' processing through civilian fin::s. An (jxamplc of a shipncnt of this type

$as the roccipt of 121 tons of 'oil and ":atcr-soakcd lSC clothing fron a Libcrty

ship vbich hsd struck a mine. Through the tcchnical kno';iledgc of th,: personnel

of the InstalLatlons Divlsion, 9W" of the darnaged shipment vas reelaincd and

rcturned to depot s'ock. ,"rithout thc tcchnical. suggestions and thc ardent labor

of the peroonnel of the Division, clvi.l-ian contracted firnrs would not havc con-

pleted this ni.Ssion,'

' The foliouing arc' totel produbtion f5.gurcs for the pcriod Octobor Lglr/* to

October L9/$z

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" Laundry - Hospital

' 'Laundr1r'- Salvage

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thi 5/*th Qi" 8:rsi Dcpot. Th'-. Tnl;trr. l-1.:.t icr':r j.-; iv i ̂ ' oI: r,.tr:r j :-r,..11

for th . - i t rc lus j -on of r torc n iJ . i . t i l ry l r i - rsc, l lnL l - . ?ht . n i :s ior : o t

cr;i:scd i,:ga.i.n, i lnd cj-rri l ian .i irr,s (-ri, 3.skcci to cxpi-.nd. ^.nd n,,

rrldc orl fa-cil i t ius thet '.-ILrc ncudi,c..

The off ict ,s of Q-Ie:9' . ' . 'u l l t : lnovcC tc E/* Gri jspc'- lstT:tL '-r Luurr1.11r ' ' ]h{-rL thcy

rr-rc prrslntl.v locatc.d. At thc prLscni t-rnc 500 cnl.i-stcd nen .Inc ?0C civilian

; mn lnv . - r ( -s . ' ; r , . r n - - l n { - ih , T" " t i } i r , t io t rs D iv is lon , i -n cont res t to th r , .c cn l i s t idL l l l V r V J ( r L J ! 1 I e . r y . - . t v v f

non and four civil iirn cnPlcyccs onc yilar ago.

Thc Inste.llations J:_visiol. fron tinc to tir'-, p1:ryLd a,r inpor+-:rnt pLrt in

spccial projccts ul.gcntly n,.-cdcd for Arny usc. Tlpon thc visit of Ccncraf

Littlcjoirn, hr: rcqucstccl th:l+. a survc.,r bc nadc, l:itL r.g,-:rd tc thc eonr.;rsion

of salvagc oil druns int6 :;arbngc .rnd trash cans. i'iinc firns vcrL contacted and

sarnplcs $cre subnittcd to thc Install:,tions Divisj.on for arrproval. Thc best

sanplcs r?cre subnittcd by Ateliers de Bouchout ct Thirion Rcunis Soc.Ano, and

these ucrc fon.,arded to Gcncr.l Littlejohn in Paris. Hc rcplied by cornrrcnding

the survey and the sanplcs subnittcd, but since the, Europoan trar had cnded and

thc aeccnt ..'ras on surpluses, thc projrsf ,:;r',s abolished. Depot stoeks shor"rcd

sufficicnt cans on hand to supply thr forccs renaininl in i"be Theatft'

Thc Installations Division 1ras call,-d upon to nakc a survey of Jerri-oart

repeir r.nd. reclanaiion. Ci-vilian plants ;'crc agrin conteetcd, and four plants

:rerc nadc availablc for this projcct. PL:ints r',-crc turncd' ovcr to the P & f'

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Qp. ' inc: of Cf : rss X r : lo th i r tg for Fr : i -sotr ' - . r 'o l l . ! r t l r l ( - . ' . ! : - : ' , .1nc. , .L1, , r prc, . ] cL r :1-

thc f t r .sL, -1 lnt ions Div js ion. i t l l Cl ' r l ;s X c loth i r i :1 f61 ?O: l ucc is r . turn ' . r j to

dupot s toc l . d ;7 c l n b lnc l ' or dr i r l< b luc cc ' lo l by c iv .L1i r . rn contr , , ic t ( ;c l f l i r r s . Di f_

f inr r l f . r r : - , : r .q .ncol i t l tLr i ,d i -n o l r tn i t l in{ dyt , nnt ; r i . : r . ls , bub th j .s problcn , l iLS ov.- . r -r 4 u q r v J

conc by llal:inl; purch;st-s :Ln l:Lrrnariy, ',' 'hich is rr dy.. supply ci-ntcr,.

Durin.i th; V-bonb sic.gc, 1800 pair o-C 'AC sho-,s-. i i .r i blo'. :n into th, sLir

and l'.,!rc iurncd into selvcgc. Actiorr \?as t{rkcn to rrrbuild thr, lirOO pnir of shor..s,

vhtih l : .r l$:..ccor,rp1ishcd at Al:ry Shoc Company in i lcr,, :nth.:r1s, Bl lgiun. Shocs,.rcre

conpletcly rr-conditiorrud oncl ruttrrncd to dcpot stocL- vrithorrt thc loss of a

slnglc pair.

fn bcpt:nbcr l9/+5, trro rnobilc nilit:lr;r u.nits, consistinq of thc 463rd

L:lundr;' Conpany end thc 300th Salvcgc Rcpair Conoany, '-:crc assigncd to thc

fnshllations Division for duty to rcplacc eivj.lian contractcd firrns as there

Ges sonc doubt r:hcthcr thcsc civilian firns could bc furthcr rnainteincd as e

result of thc terninatib'. of Rcciprocal Ald i.:r Bclg-i.unr. Rcphcerncnt has bccn

nodc, but as thc nission is J:lrgc, sornc civilian firns nust still bc nain-

taincd.' Ijpon thc tcrr:line.tlon of hostil:tics, thesc r:iobilc units ucre no 1on-)

gcr necd.ed by thc arrnies end ':src'assigncd to Q-189 for duty. Hor.revcr, due

to the Arny rcdepl-oyrnint progran, they cannot bc reliccl upon to the full"cst

extcnt,and'cj-'iilian firms arc hcLd in rcscrve. It is expectcC that eivilian

sontracts rill agiiin bc put lnto cffcct in Janun4r IJt46, to rcmain in operation

until 1 Junc L9/r6, thc schedulcd dcpot elosi-ng datc.

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Thc Cr.r'1r:1tt.r r-ltd F.^.i:it Shop :'.-'s sct ".1]) ̂.lci st':fi:ri "i.fh Frironcr c.f -,r.r

1:'oo;. r:-ir:l.cyl;l:.- s'-r.:i(irvisioll o.ll '.n cnlis;cdl ni'"i!.. -r'his sl:o;, nrld'.: 'nc]. pl:i.nLr:d

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T/1 ')..,o.Grr'. ' i , lrr nnl,n'- nc'r) '1 cli sr". ' i ,r:1:;d lnci ,t i . i .ni ' ,:: in'-.-rl :,1-1 vehicl-es used in1 1 . / . " v v L ' - . . t

intra-cleltot li l l-;.1i,r: :l i. ' i-.ouscl:,:epin1 d'.r,r.e-q. Vehrcles iror: a+.tachecl un:.ts

r . iprp r cei ^nr . r l r ' .6 *1.a - rn-1nr . ' 'nn ' l '^* . ' '^ - . -+ ' . - ^ i inc- i aQal . i -L j .o i fa] t fUCl lS r . ' ,efe: r q a s q i ) ; r L . l - u \ u u { . r l i g I l l / u t J . l : - r ( r L , t r I u l : - t u r / ( . ' u : ' . o 9 ,

Cispatcl :ed f :"or- , ' - l iEC on a ctal ' to c] .a. ;r basi ; , dei ;cnci l . :5; upon av- i labi l iNy and

neeci. T:';,r,si:o:.' ir rion clnring u'::-s i ^.-ie lra.s criticaJ.. Those trucils '., 'hi-ch lrerc

avail-ab1e operaiec'i 2h jiours ? r)t'ai[ ,.i'{ 7 Ca:rs a ueel.:, ta}<ing; on}y enough tine

out for lst e,nci 2nd echelof l naint-rr ,1: ! tce.

Conlitrons o;l ir\e roaCs errc^ ;;iud, in 'blrrr fiolds vere soiile oi.' tite riar\y ob-

stacles '.. ' ldch iri.l ' Lo J:e i:.et. iiuci l.a.l r;rvr;rr-,-|6zlyl$ c,)t,ilon enen1J.. In coi,rpliance

Tlj-th directtves fron hl1::er l,eaclqtl.Lr'-ers, ;ilJ-'i,.lucks','-ere orCer,:d. tcr stay out

o i rn td r ' l : , ' i ' i a ' l ds rq mr rnh ae nn- . . . rv r r , j l r . - !uJ :a r i - j -L . r ! : ev i , :uv r : * - 1 , . . . , . j .1 ; l i -o , 1 - ,11 ; : :ven ' , . i f l l p fgc ; . ru t ionary n leasu l .es , a

great nanlr trlr.cl;s lacr. +.o be ds"r,.'i.ir,cci. -tJ--r-'biris rneant iong, hard l:ours of

i;ork for tjre :no'i,or. pcc'l pr.lr"oti;elr ,!s e resrilt oi t.helr arciuous and unti-rinC

efforts ciurini: ti'-iis ':erioci, T/(, -'.ccy.t. ar--.i Trl! tru'canlis reecived the Bronze

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sni- ; l i :pots ' . ; . rc ut i l iz i ,c i to tur i l out t l ic plrbs.

0n 26 lr:',:rci-l I9L5, thr :':-r'si grou! of ofijc,,r.s r:rid ilLn '.icr! s'nt to. Jlnt.'crp,

3 , ' ]g iu : : , tp . -ss j .s * " in op i r " , t i c ; - :s : : t Dupc t Q-1S9, ' . .h i r ; C-c t : in Br i t ta in Potc - t ,

rn rci , 'F :1 t : dur, i 's 1s lL:ot !u: .r tcrn:.st(r . l r l ;an' . :hi1c, op..ret ions : . 'cru, 1 r g : i : P i ) l : i r r \

st i l - r car iuci on : , t ' l -185-I l unt i l 8 l l r -r I9/*5r: t t . ,h ich t i r ic thc unit , ' .? i th T/0 &

E uqu i -pn .n t i l :d r .na in inS: pcrsc :L i i c l r ncv : . ' i to Duact ? -169.

Pl{ i iSE I- t I - C-t-r :} t ions . ' . t i r -1i i9.

Upon rc:rcl : i l :g . ' , r r t ' . 'crr , C-ntein I i^ ip.r in ' . : ls r- l icvcd oi dut ics i ts Depot

lur,rtcrr':Lstt r '.:itlr C:'"ptain Potcc+, r"*i-ii:inin.i -:s Dipot ]u;:rtcrn,:.stur of !-1S9 cnd

thc, 5/ . th. ! l , i B:.sc Dciot. Thc s, :nc cni j -s i :cd n. jn rLn.r i t :c. i , ' i i th " .ddi t icnal pcr-

sot:11c.1 :ssi ;n.d. A; i i i t icnr l of f icc: 'L1 ' rcrc assigircd ' ' i t i : dut ics as fol lo ' . :s:

Cr.ntr.in Jl-ck f. Dohrmann

lst Lt S.:lvatorc T. Chi:ntia

Cirr i l ian l lcss 0ff : .ccr

Off ictrs l lcss & 3i l lct inE Off iccr

Fur:ctions of thc Dcnot tu::rtcrntasti:r ',-rcrc ir.s f olio,.rs:

1. Rcsponsi.brlitiT- for r:lJ- ,1u;pot propcrt'y :nC cquipnt-,nt,

2. Ad.:linis"i,r::ticn, orl(.r:i 't!Lon, :'rnd nir,intcnlnce, of all trgrnsportstion

faci l i t i . $ r .r$siqnir i to D' 'pot l iotor Fool.

3. ;:Cninistration ,1nd rr-r-nt-n:'.ncc of all dcpot util itics.

L. Procurrp,..nt, and rirint-.nr:nc,- oi officc:'s bi-l1;ts.

5. Cpcr: : t ron of of i ic - rs ncsr i ,

6" Fr"irnishine of i:"bor fcr n:,ir:ricnr-ncr: of hie,dquartcis offices.

7. Opuration Ln,J nrint;.,ir'--tfc.r of civili-i:n f,rri,sscsr

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Tlr, oi l ic,- of l - i r . , . D.pot l lu:r t ' t ( . r i r" . r t , . r ' - . . ' i .d f i r ! . t t ]oc:r t t ;c l j "n t , i i ' f i - r)ot

i i - :" . . .c1qu;:r t , , . . r .s ' ru. i ld i t . . r ' ; , ' - i t l . i thc - ' i r l rul lo l :s, , loe:. t i r i i l l I Lrui ldinq l i t oni . of th, .

s:r|-{i.,potsr This prov'd trt b,- ':tr:; ' '-t,jsf .ctor:y for" op'.,r^:tior,s, so .:rnoth,.,r i:ui1-

din; .'::s prccurcC t;hiclr pro.rt ri tci bc quitc :'.d'.qu:-lt.- fc,r th,- t-,ission. Tlris

bui lding, ' r old ' . ' : r .hot ' ,s ' - , i ; thrc ' . stor i - i .s hi l :h trc i c.qui l rp r l ' : : i t i t t l f ' rc i . r iht

cl"c.vr: tor. Thi; f i rst f loor is us.d:r .s Ln unlo:rd: i . t " ; r ; poi-nt r . t id br,--akCo',m irr-or

Thr , sccord f loor i s r rs . .d : : r - . u t i t r i t i . s shop 1 'o r c ' r t 'p i .h t ' . rs , 1 'c t r ie i : . .n r ; ,

pnintc-,rs, arci plpo5.t". Th,, tiri:rct floor i,.; u{;-rl for stor^,!., ,:ind. }tousis thr

officcs of th;'Dl:not .'u::rtcrnitstcr tnd thc lliser:J & Procurr.ti.:ht Brr.nch.

Earr im. -+ vhich , . :es not. : rv: ' . i1ab1u through nornel supply channcls r . /es pro-

curod through loc,"rl procurcr4i.nf by thl" Fisc:'.l P* Proctfl-ncnt lrilnch. This pro-

^"A"- ' L" ' l ^-""u:11;r dinlnish-d, ho' .ver, - 'nC i1t pr, , .s lnt r11 suppl ius nust bcu L , u q r I . r : D l i J . ; u

procued tl:rcugh nornal supply ch::.r;l'is.

IJcrc bcgan'thc fiz'st cxpcri, ncc r';j.tir thc us; o-f civilion }irbor, rs civi-

lians r:cfc hirr,d in gr;ilt nur-,br-rs for .,.11 tnrls of ''orli. To givc nn idcr of

thc scop' of opcr:.tions, thure- i:i3s i.t orrc ti:i' a to"-l-l of o- crpproxinat':ly 600

civilil.n i:.ne 85 nilitr.r-7 pcrsorni.l ,:iorking for thc Dc ̂ot Quutcrnastcr. Thls

DUrbuf hrs v.-.iicd fron ti,lc to ,tj::tr., :,ntl at prusclt tircrc i]rcr i.pproxina.tcly

315 ciuilian r",.ncl 25 nilitar}r pureor':noJ cn,'-:.gcrl in Dcpot Quartcrnn.stcr opcrations.

Cffic* -,crsonncl hr.s chl.:grd sr-,vcr:'.l tincs during this pr;yi6d. 0n l-3

Junc 1945, C;:ptain Dorhnnrul i.'{!$ f,r.lii-vud, ris Oivi1ifln }1::s6 Officcr and C,^piain

Potcct, toor' ovct' thc Civilier: ilcss as ln additior:al duty. 0n 22 {uly I9l*5,

lst Lt Chiantie 1','as rc;lic.vrjd :.s'Off'iccrs l{uss Officcr by lst lt Jarncs A Brynn.

0n 15 Scptcr,rbcr Jlg/*s, lst Lt Luro;r l;::ttscrrr:':es appointcd Eillcting Officcr. 0n

19 Scptcnbcr 19/*5; C:rptlin Pctcc.t i.:,-r.S rcli,:v,;d i.r.!rd Ctptain i::il]l.an t,.Frost

took ovcr dutics rs Dcpot Qulrtcrrnst,-r; D.:pc,t Utilitii;s Officcr, and ltlotor

Pool 0f,ficcr. 0n 2{, Scptcmbcr l9/r5, lsi Lt Bryan '"::ts rclicvcd as Officcrs !{css

Officur by 2nd Lt Guorgu l:rrlsh. On 27 Scptcrnbt,r 19L5, Znd ILt Gcorge'.S::rith ucs

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