JANUARY 1945

3. Cpl Gallagher duty to hospital (pres).
4. S/Sgt Firth on DS to AAF Station #595 on 35mm Projectionist School.
5. The following EM are promoted to Pfc Carbone, Dombo, Guthrie, Hopkins, Hubbard, Reginaldi and Russo.
8. Cpl Gallagher hospital to duty.
9. Pvt Mains duty to furlough; Pfc Irwin duty to hospital (pres).
11. Pfc Irwin hospital to duty .
12. Cpl Saling duty to furlough (7 days).
14. Pfc Brown reduced to Pvt.
15. Pvt Mains furlough to duty.
17. The following EM promoted to Pfc: Elder, Loveless and Skellington.
19. Pfc Le Winter transferred to DOP 4211 USAHP, APO 637, HQ 7th General Hospital; Cpl Saling furlough to duty.
25. Pfc Donald P. Williams returned from RAF Doncaster Bomb Disposal School to duty.
26. S/Sgt Firth returned from Station #595 to duty.
30. The following EM (no names !) transferred to 12th Reinforcement Depot, APO 551.

During the month the Ammo section handled 277 tons of bombs, sent out 90 truckloads of salvage and belted 300,000 rounds of ammunition.

The Automotive section completed a number of work orders or major repairs, including 32 6,000 mile inspections for the station and 18 for Station #161. Modifications include installing channel iron guards over tail light assembly on B.S. trailers.

The Armament section built 20 shipping boxes for carbines and 25 for machine guns. Some 60 carbines were cleaned and cosmolined for shipment to depot, while 104 pistols/holsters were received and 169 pistols/holsters were shipped to bomb squadrons. 407 trench knives were shipped, 10 sets of armour received, five sets issued to squadrons and 8,720 clay pigeons were issued for gunnery practice. Spare parts and cleaning material were issued as follows: 430 spare parts for .50 cal machine guns, 14 quarts of cleaner, rifle bore; 44 quarts, lubricating and preserving, and 159 gallons oil, recoil. 2-360, 52,000 patches, cleaning.

FEBRUARY

2. 1st Lt Arthur E. Coombs duty to leave (7 days ); 27 EM promoted.
3. T/4 Bob R. Chapin duty to hospital (pres)
4. T/4 Chapin hospital (pres) to duty; S/Sgt George A. Firth on DS to AAF Station, #369, Martlesham for two days.
5. S/Sgt Firth returned from Martlesham to duty.
7. S/Sgt Firth on DS to London.
8. Pvt Thomas J. Janice confinement to duty; Pvt Janice duty to hospital (absent); S/Sgt Firth returned from London to duty .
9. 1st Lt Coombs returned from leave to duty; Cpl Bill R. Carroll duty to hospital (absent).
10. T/4 John H. Ferree duty to hospital (pres); Pfc John Plagianos duty to hospital (absent).
11. T/4 Ferree hospital (pres) to duty.
12. Cpl Bill R. Carroll hospital (pres) to duty.
16. 1st Lt George W. Turnbull and 1st Lt Douglas G. Fontan, both transferred to 534th BS.
23. Pfc John Plagianos hospital (121st General) to duty.
28. Cpl Carroll duty to hospital (absent).

The Ammunition section handled 179 tons of bombs and sent 60 trucks of salvage out, sand loaded 500 practice bombs, belted 72,000 rounds of .50 cal ammo and improved the ramps.

Automotive completed 158 work orders and major repairs and 45 6,000 inspections. Then installed braces for Wisconsin engines in rear of F-1 refueling unit.

The Armament section overhauled 45 .50 cal machine guns, with 56 cosmolined and packed for shipment, as were 200 pistols; 40 boxes were built. Items received were: 17 sets of flyers' armour and 27,000 clay pigeons; issued were: five sets of armour, 130 flak helmets and 14 flak suits; 10,000 clay pigeons, 264 spare parts for maintenance of machine guns, 20,000 cleaning pads and 70 miscellaneous items.

MARCH

3. M/Sgt George E. Hathaway and Pfc Talmadge E. Hubbard duty to furlough.
4. Cpl Saling promoted to T/4; Pfcs Barrera, Elder, Williams J.J., Carbone, Geron and Whatley promoted to T/5; T/5 Whatley on DS to Tiresoles Ltd. Cheadle Heath on Transport Fire Maintenance School for one week.
6. 1st Sgt Raine reduced to Pvt; Pvt Raine promoted to T/Sgt; T/Sgt Raine, S/Sgt Foytek, T/4 Harris, T/4 Ward, T/5 Riley duty to furlough (7 days). Pvt Thomas J. Janice absent sick at 121st General Hospital transferred to Dept of Patients, 4207 US Army Hospital Plant, APO 69. 7. Pvt Hogan and Pvt Mains promoted to Pfc.
8. M/Sgt Hathaway and Pfc Hubbard furlough to duty.
12. T/Sgt Denoskey promoted to 1st Sgt; T/5 Grove and T'5 Rowsell promoted to T/4; Pfc Owen, Pfc Sail promoted to T/5.
13. T/Sgt Raine, S/Sgt Foytek, T/4 Harris, T/4 Ward, T/5 Riley furlough to duty; T/3 Lee, T/5 Owen, T/5 Reginaldi duty to furlough; T/5 Whatley returned from Tiresoles Ltd to duty; T/4 Thomas J. Powell assigned this unit from HQ 70th Reinforcement Depot; Pfc Walter E. Lund transferred to this unit from HQ, 1st AD.
19. T/4 Sherman C. Harris duty to hospital (pres).
20. T/4 Harris hospital (pres) to 121st General Hospital; T/3 Lee, T/5 Owen, T/5 Reginaldi furlough to duty; T/4 Ernest Bayne, T/4 Owen L. Black, T/4 Andy Piter duty to furlough.
27. T/4 Bayne, T/4 Black, T/4 Piter furlough to duty; T/4 William L. Martin duty to furlough (seven days ).
30. Cpl Billy R. Carroll (34288187) absent sick at 121st General Hospital, transferred to Dept. of Patients, 4207 US Army Hospital Plant, APO 69.

The Automotive section had 161 work orders and major repairs for the month as well as 376,000 mile inspections. They made eight firing pins for shot guns for the Armament Shop; modified and manufactured trunion shaft and bearing for Tractor Crane I Ton 2-1; right front shock absorber and right rear spring for Vauxhall staff car. Installed 300 rifle brackets on all types of vehicles, paint and stenciled 32, while emergency work was completed in under five hours.

Armaments cleaned and inspected 45 .50 cal machine guns; 40 boxes were made to ship guns, while small arms of all units on the base were inspected. Major items issued include: eight sets of flyers' protective armour; 200 flak pads, 10 complete machine guns, 31,600 clay pigeons, 368 spare parts for .50 cal guns. Cleaning and preserving items included: 124 quarts lubricating oil, seven gallons recoil. 91 items including cleaning brushes, paint brushes, emery cloth and cleaning rods.

The Ammunition Dept. handled 1,018 tons of HE bombs. Sand loaded 900 practice bombs and belted 30.000 rounds of .50 cal ammo. Two more bays were added to each of the squadron revetments and three were constructed for chemical bombs. The greater part of the company area was fenced along the roads, a new sign was made and set up at the entrance to the area. A schoolroom for bombardiers was set up.

April is missing.

DOUGLAS G. FONTAN, 1st Lt. Ord. Dept.,
Company Historian.