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
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.