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The unit departed Camp Shanks and headed to the New York Port of Embarkation via railroad, where its personnel boarded theUSS Santa Elena(a requisitioned and converted passenger cruise ship –ed). The ship finally left the New York Port of Embarkation on15 July 1943. The ship joined a des...
1943, by German aircraft. Fortunately the“Thomas H. Barry”remained unhurt, but a destroyer in the convoy was slightly damaged (USS “Kendrick” DD-612, she did however reach Oran, Algeria, under her own power –ed). There was an alert for enemy submarines in the vicinity, which did no...
World navies comparative destroyer (DD) strengths from 1939 to 1958. YearUSNRNFrNeUSSR 1939127100578 194142 194537210815545 1948135 1950109 195128115 1952211 195426 1955140 19572121919 195212 Source: Friedman, Norman.The Postwar Naval Revolution. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1986. ...
46 EM were transferred on DS with the 6th Tank Destroyer Group, per VOCO, SOS, SBS, ETOUSA. On 3 May 1944, 5 Medical Officers were transferred on DS with Headquarters XXIII District, per VOCG, SBS, ETOUSA. This was followed by another small group of 3 EM who were transferred on DS...
Division Artilleryand705th Tank Destroyer Battalion. These units were to form a temporary second echelon medical clearing unit, or Hospital, for the treatment and care of the wounded in the besieged town. This Clearing Station was opened and began receiving wounded at 1030, 21 December 1944. ...
“USS Tasker H. Bliss” (AP-42; torpedoed and sunk by U-130 off French Morocco November 13, 1942 -ed), the “USAT Uruguay”, the “USS Santa Clara” (Navy transport AP-11 -ed), and the “USS Santa Lucia” (transport AP-73 -ed), part of TF 6429, escorted by a destroyer and...
Also non-Divisional units, such as Tank Destroyer Battalions, Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions, Quartermaster and Signal Battalions have small Medical Detachments. In fact, every unit the size of a Battalion (or larger) has a Medical Detachment.The Medical Battalion is the organic unit of the ...
21 December 1944. Malmédy, Belgium. Some men belonging to the 618th Medical Clearing Company sit on a German Panther V tank disguised to look like an American M-10 Tank Destroyer. This armored vehicle was one those disabled at the papermill near the Warche River bridge (outskirts of Malméd...
As well as other miscellaneous units, such as Engineer – Signal – Ordnance – Maintenance – Tank Destroyer – Field Artillery – Quartermaster – and Replacement troops. In the early hours of Friday, at0105and0505 hours,13 October 1944, the 189th General Hospital (unit code 1085-K), debar...