270th Field Artillery Battalion

More pieces to the puzzle. Thanks to the guys from Ridgway Hall at the AWC for the help on tracking this info down.

Per T/O & E # 6-395 and 6-397 dated 18 Aug ’43 The battalion was manned with 478 pax:

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB) 110ea pax TOE # 6-56​

Battalion HQ
Bn Commander
Executive Officer
Bn S-3
Asst S-3
S-2
Asst S-2
Liaison Pilot x 2
Battery HQ
Battery CDR (also the Comms Officer)
1SG
Btry Clerk
Orderly
Unassigned Duties x 15
Operations Platoon (Ops/FDC/Instruments/Survey sections)
Ops SGM
Asst Ops NCO
Fire Direction Computer (Senior)
Machine Gunner (Senior)
Agent
Bugler
Clerk
Fire Direction Computer x 2
Truck Driver Light x 4
Machine Gunner x 2
Horizontal Control Operator
Radio Operator x 3
Vertical Control Operator
Survey and Instrument SGT
Survey and Instrument Specialist x 6
Communications Platoon (HQ/Wire/Radio sections)
Asst. Comms Officer
Comms Chief (Enlisted)
Message Center Chief
Message Center
Wire SGT
Wireman
Truck Driver Light
Switchboard Operator x 2
Wire and Telephone Operator x 15
Radio SGT
Radio Operator x 9
Machine Gunner x 2
Radio Repair x 2
Personnel Section
Personnel Warrant Officer
Personnel SGT
Classification Specialist
Typist
Clerk HQ
Maintenance Section
Motor Officer
Mess SGT
Supply SGT
Asst. Motor Sgt
Cook x 3
Cook Helper
Truck Driver Light
Machine Gunner
Mechanic Airplane and Engine x 2
Mechanic Auto

3 Firing Batteries (A,B and C) 111ea pax per Btry. TOE # 6-97​

Battery HQ
Btry Commander
1SG
Btry Clerk
Unassigned Duties x 15
Battery Detail
Reconnaissance Officer
Chief of Detail (SSG)
Agent
Instrument Operator
Machine Gunner (Senior)
Survey (Senior) x 2
Wire
Bugler
Truck Driver Light
Machine Gunner x 2
Radio Operator x 3
Switchboard Operator
Radio Repairman
Survey x 2
Wire and Telephone Operator x 8
Firing Section: ( HQ, 2 Howitzer Sections and 3d Section)
Btry Executive Officer
Chief of Section (SSG)
Chief of Section (SGT) x 2
Ammunition x 2
Gunner x2
Machine Gunner (Senior)
Cannoneer x 32
Truck Driver Heavy x 7
Machine Gunner x 2
Ammunition Handler x 4
Mechanic Artillery
Crane Operator
Maintenance Section
Motor Officer
Mess SGT
Motor SGT
Supply SGT
Cook x 2
Cook Helper
Truck Driver Light
Mechanic Auto

Service Battery 35ea pax. TOE # 6-359​

Battery HQ
Btry Commander,
1SG
Battery Clerk
Bugler
Radio Telephone Operator
Unassigned Duties
Service Platoon: (Battalion Supply Section and Battalion Motor Maintenance Section)
Battalion Motor Officer
Maint. Warrant Officer
Motor SGT
Mess SGT
Supply SGT
Asst. Supply SGT
Clerk x3
Machine Gunner
Mechanic Tractor x3
Mechanic Auto x3
Auto Supply Clerk
Truck Driver Light
Welder
Supply Clerk x2
Battery Maintenance Section
Supply SGT
Asst Motor SGT
Cooks x3
Truck Driver
Machine Gunner
Mechanic Auto
Utility Repair

 

HHB Ops Platoon has a position called “Agent”. Anyone have an idea what their job was?

 

Is there a website to research Cigarette Camps around La Havre France circa 1945? The 270th departed La Havre and I assume they stayed at one of the camps, but can not find anything about which one in the AARs, books and other bits of info I collected.

 

I found this site on Cigarette Camps.
The Cigarette Camps: U. S. Army Camps in the Le Havre Area -- Camp Philip Morris

The Cigarette Camps: U. S. Army Camps in the Le Havre Area -- Introduction

The Cigarette Camps: U. S. Army Camps in the Le Havre Area: Bibliography

 

thank you for the info. Not sure why my Google searching didn't lead me to that site. HMMMMM, anyway thanks again for the info.

Have you ever saw a database or a listing of units that passed thru a particular camp? I found the camp where the 270th was stationed when they first came to Europe, and it would be cool to find the camp which they departed Europe from. I know some fells were reassigned since their points were not high enough to go home, but feel a large percentage left together.

 

An interesting series of photos 1

 

An interesting series of photos 2

 

An interesting series of photos 3

 

An interesting series of photos 4 and final