Ordnance Battalions
1st Ordnance Battalion *
7th Ordnance Battalion
Source: 17th Corp Support Battalion - History
- Constituted 25 July 1941 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 7th Ordnance Battalion.
- Activated 1 August 1941 at Birmingham, Alabama.
- Inactivated 25 March 1946 in India.
- Activated 20 September 1950 at Fort Benning, Georgia.
- Inactivated 1 December 1954 in Germany.
- Activated 15 September 1960 at Fort Benning, Georgia.
- Inactivated 25 March 1964 at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida.
- Redesignated 1 May 1965 as Headquarters, 7th Maintenance Battalion.
- Activated 15 July 1965 in Thailand.
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1966 as Headquarters and Main Support Company, 7th Maintenance Battalion, 45th Corps Support Group.
Source: 17th Corp Support Battalion
The 17th Corps Support Battalion was originally constituted 25 July 1941 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 7th Ordnance Battalion and was later activated on 1 August 1941 at Birmingham, Alabama. In March 1946 the battalion was inactivated in India.
The unit was reactivated on 20 September 1950 at Fort Benning, Georgia and inactivated 1 December 1954 in Germany.
The unit was reactivated 15 September 1960 at Fort Benning, Georgia and inactivated 25 March 1964 at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida.
It was redesignated 1 May 1965 as Headquarters, 7th Maintenance Battalion and activated 15 July 1965 in Thailand. It was later reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1966 as Headquarters and Main Support Company, 7th Maintenance Battalion but was inactivated 25 June 1971 in Thailand.
The unit was redesignated 16 October 1986 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 7th Maintenance Battalion, and activated at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Later, it was reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1989 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Maintenance Battalion.
Finally, the unit was reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1993 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 17th Support Battalion, 45th Corps Support Group.
NOTE: This unit is part of the 45th Corps Support Group that traces its lineage to the 45th Quartermaster Regiment (see below).
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49th Ordnance Battalion
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 1 Aug 44-31 Jan 45, GO 63, Hq SOS IBT, dtd 1 Apr 45.
75th Ordnance Battalion *
198th Ordnance Battalion - Ledo *
351st Ordnance Battalion - Chabua *
* Source: various issues of Ex-CBI Roundup
Ordnance Companies / Squadrons
Background on Lineage of Ordnance Companies
Source: Mr. Bernie Shearon & Mr. Mark Boland
Re.: Evolution of a segment of the Ordnance Supply & Maintenance Companies, Aviation numbered from about 1601 to about 1725. Although there are gaps in most units' information, the following sequence appears to have occurred.
Starting on or about 10 Apr 42, the AAF formed Quartermaster Platoons, Light Maintenance (Aviation), intending to assign them to the Air Base Groups (it is not clear if they were assigned before the Air Base Groups became Service Groups). These platoons were numbered starting at about 601. Platoons numbered 604, 606-687, 689-727 were activated by July 42. There may not have been a 601-603. The first units activated in the US starting at 624, and the units numbered lower than that were all established overseas. Possibly the 605th was to have been in the Philippines.
When Air Base Groups redesignated as Service Groups (in the US on 13 Jun 42), there was a general revision in the designation of subordinate units as well. In this case, the Quartermaster Platoons were expanded and redesignated Quartermaster Compaines (Medium Maintenance), Aviation. The nominal date for this redesignation in the US was 2 Jul 42, but some of these units were already overseas in the Pacific, and may have delayed redesignating.
About September 1942, these companies converted to the Ordnance branch and became Ordnance Companies (Medium Maintenance), Aviation (Q). At the same time they added 1000 to their numerical designation. (I cannot prove this for all such organizations, but research confirms it is probable for nearly every unit). The (Q) in the designation indicated they were former Quartermaster units. I have not been able to confirm that this was official, but it appears on lists.
At the end of 1942, most (but not all) of these units were redesignated as Ordnance Supply & Maintenance Companies, Aviation. Some remained medium maintenance units (but changed from Ordnance Co (Med Maint) to Ordnance Med Maint Co) and some of these returned to platoon size as Ordnance Automotive Maintenance Platoons.
1st Ordnance Sq, Avn (Special) - 509th Composite Gp, North Field, Tinian
24th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint)
Source: U.S. Army Center of Military History (24th Ordnance Company)
Lineage:
- Constituted 18 October 1927 in the Regular Army as the 24th Ordnance Company
- Activated 1 August 1940 at Fort Riley, Kansas
- Reorganized and redesignated 19 July 1943 as the 24th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company
- Inactivated 9 May 1946 in India
- Activated 20 September 1950 at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Reorganized and redesignated 25 January 1953 as the 24th Ordnance Company
- Inactivated 24 June 1955 in Korea
- Activated 16 December 1957 in Alaska
- Inactivated 1 July 1964 in Alaska
- Activated 25 March 1966 at Fort Stewart, Georgia
Campaign Participation Credit:
- World War II: India-Burma
- Korean War: UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953
- Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire
Decorations: Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
Lineage and Honors Information as of 15 November 2006.
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60th Ordnance Co.
Source: U.S. Army Center of Military History (60th Ordnance Company)
Lineage:
- Constituted 24 May 1918 in the Army of the United States as the 6th Heavy Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop and organized at Camp Hancock, Georgia
- Demobilized 21 March 1919 at Camp Upton, New York
- Reconstituted 12 October 1936 in the Regular Army and consolidated with the 6th Ordnance Company (constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army); consolidated unit designated as the 6th Ordnance Company
- Redesignated 16 December 1940 as the 60th Ordnance Company
- Activated 6 February 1941 at the Savanna Ordnance Depot, Illinois
- Reorganized and redesignated 27 April 1945 as the 60th Ordnance Ammunition Company
- Inactivated 27 March 1946 in India
- Activated 1 July 1946 at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Inactivated 16 September 1949 at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Activated 1 July 1951 in Germany
- Reorganized and redesignated 20 November 1954 as the 60th Ordnance Company
- Inactivated 16 April 1972 in Vietnam
- Activated 16 January 1986 in Germany
Campaign Participation Credit:
- World War II: India-Burma; Central Burma
- Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire
- War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations:
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1965-1966
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1969-1970
Lineage and Honors Information as of 22 March 2007.
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73d Ordnance Depot Co. (General Supply) *
77th Ordnance Base Depot Co.
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 1 Nov 44-31 Oct 45, GO 6, Hq USF IBT, dtd 5 Jan 46.
115th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint) *
165th Ordnance Tire Repair Co. - Sookerating *
173d Ordnance Depot Co. - Makum Junction *
190th Ordnance Depot Co. (redesignated 3190th Ord. Depot Co.)
241st Ordnance Co. (Ammun) *
269th Ordnance Co. *
441st Ordnance HAM Co. *
445th Ordnance Co. *
527th Ordnance Co. *
528th Ordnance HAM Co. - Moved from Ledo to become part of 1st Prov Tank Gp *
610th Ordnance Ammunition Co.
Meritorious Unit Commendation: Jan 44-Feb 45, GO 189, Hq USF IBT, dtd 5 Sep 45.
624th Ordnance Base Automotive Maintenance & Service Hq Co. *
716th Ordnance Ammunition Renovation Co. - Raidang, Nagaghuli, Moran, Chabua *
718th Ordnance Ammunition Renovation Co. - Raidang *
809th Ordnance Co. *
857th Ordnance HAM Co. *
859th Ordnance HAM Co. - Chabua, Moran *
882nd Ordnance HAM Co. - Calcutta *
885th Ordnance HAM Co. *
888th Ordnance HAM Co. - Shingbwiyang *
898th Ordnance HAM Co. *
899th Ordnance HAM Co. *
1083d Ordnance Co. (Avn) - 301 ASG (disbanded 6 Oct 43; personnel split between 1752nd and 1753d)
1544th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 14 ASG
1544 QM S&M Co (Avn) (69th Serv Gp) at Santa Maria AAF, CA as of 1 Jul 43
1545th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 14 ASG
1545 QM S&M Co (Avn) (69th Serv Gp) at Santa Maria AAF, CA as of 1 Jul 43
1555th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint, Avn) - Kharagpur, India
1573d Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 44 ASG
1574th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 44 ASG
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 27 Jul-1 Dec 44, GO 52, Hq I-B Air Svc Cmd, dtd 23 Jun 45.
1575th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 54 ASG
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 1 Mar-31 Oct 44, GO 10, Hq I-B Air Svc Cmd, dtd 30 Jan 45.
1576th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 54 ASG
1581st Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - Gaya, India
1581 QM S&M Co (Avn) (61 Serv Gp) at Santa Maria AAF, CA as of 1 Jul 43
1582nd Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - Shamsbernagar, India
1582 QM S&M Co (Avn) (61 Serv Gp) at Santa Maria AAF, CA as of 1 Jul 43
1602nd Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - Chabua, India
- Activated as Co. B, 89th QM Bn 15 Mar 41, Orlando AB, FL
- Assigned to 51st ABG while enroute to Australia, c. 12 Feb 42
- Redesignated 866th QM Co. (MM) 1 Aug 42
- Split into 602nd, 603d QM Platoon (LM), Avn 8 Oct 42
- Redesignated 602nd QM Co. (LM), Avn (Q) 16 Oct 42 and transferred to Ordnance Dept. Redesignated 602nd Ord Co. (MM) (Avn) (Q)
- Redesignated 1602nd Ord Co. (MM) (Avn) (Q) 12 Dec 42
- Redesignated 1602nd Ord S&M Co. (Avn) c. 10 Jun 43
1603d Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) (Less Det) - 305 ASG - Ondal, India
Det - Feni, India
- Activated as Co. B, 89th QM Bn 15 Mar 41, Orlando AB, FL
- Assigned to 51st ABG while enroute to Australia, c. 12 Feb 42
- Redesignated 866th QM Co. (MM) 1 Aug 42
- Split into 602nd, 603d QM Platoon (LM), Avn 8 Oct 42
- Redesignated 603d QM Co. (LM), Avn (Q) 16 Oct 42 and transferred to Ordnance Dept. Redesignated 603d Ord Co. (MM) (Avn) (Q)
- Redesignated 1603d Ord Co. (MM) (Avn) (Q) 12 Dec 42
- Redesignated 1603d Ord S&M Co. (Avn) c. 10 Jun 43
1638th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 51 ASG - Chabua, India
638 QM Pltn (MM) activated 10 Apr 42 at Hunter Fld, GA
1641st Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 315 ASG
641 QM Pltn (MM) activated 10 Apr 42 at Harding Fld, LA
1649th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 329 ASG
649 QM Pltn (MM) activated 10 Apr 42 at McChord Fld, WA
1670th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 305 ASG - Ondal, India
Det - Feni, India
1677th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 329 ASG
677 QM Pltn (MM) activated 10 Apr 42 at Geiger Fld, WA
1682nd Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 315 ASG
682 QM Pltn (MM) activated 10 Apr 42 at Salt Lake City AAB, UT
1690th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint, Avn) - Agra, India
1709th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint, Avn) - Calcutta, India
1713th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint, Avn) - Karachi, India
1715th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint, Avn) - Barrackpore, India
1752nd Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 301 ASG
1753d Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 301 ASG / 52 ASG (tranferred Jun 45)
(redesignated 1753d Ordnance Supply & Maintenance Company (Avn) 20 Sep 43)
1756th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 25 ASG
1757th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 25 ASG
1760th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 68 ASG / 305 ASG
1791st Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 52 ASG
1797th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint)
1803d Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 68 ASG
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c. January 1944, stationed with 68th ASG at Kunming. Moved to Hsingching until 315th ASG arrived and moved back to Kunming. Moved again to Hsingching a year later. (per Ex-CBI Roundup, July 1952 issue)
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 1 Nov-31 Dec 44, Hq 68th ASG, Ltr dtd 5 Apr 45.
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1819th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 68 ASG / 52 ASG (tranferred 26 Dec 43)
1835th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 12 ASG
1836th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 12 ASG
1894th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint, Avn) - 48 ADG - Barrackpore, India (disbanded Jun 1944)
1903d Ordnance Co. (Ammun, Avn) (See CBI Unit Histories)
- Activated 28 Nov 42 per GO 95, Headquarters Army Air Base, MacDill Field, FL, dtd 28 Nov 42.
- Transferred to Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (AAFSAT), Orlando, FL 19 Dec 42-10 Feb 44
- Camp Anza, CA 14 Feb 44-26 Feb 44
- Los Angeles POE 26-27 Feb 44
- Assigned to XX Bomber Command per WD letter dated 25 Aug 44, Subject, "Re-assignment of AAF Units"
- Kharagpur 13 Apr 44-
- Detachments at Chakulia, Charra
1904th Ordnance Co. (Ammun, Avn) - Calcutta, Kanchrapara
1953d Ordnance Co. (Depot, Avn) (Colored) - Karachi, India (Bengal Air Depot)
1967th Ordnance Co. (Depot, Avn) - Chabua, India
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 1 Nov 44-31 Mar 45, GO 52, Hq IB Air Svc Cmd, dtd 23 Jun 45.
2005th Ordnance Co. (Maint, AF) - Karachi, India
Det A - Myitkyina, Burma
2021st Ordnance Maintenance Co. - West Field, Tinian
3147th Ordnance Co.
3169th Ordnance Co. - Ramgarh / Gauhti
Composed of left-over 528th Ord Co troops not moved to 1st Prov Tank Gp *
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 11 Sep 44-31 Mar 45, GO 99, Hq SOS IBT, dtd 19 May 45.
3172nd Ordnance HAM Co. *
3174th Ordnance MAM Co.
3190th Ordnance Depot Co. (redesignated from 190th Ord. Depot Co.)
3289th Ordnance Base Depot Co. - Kunming *
3297th Ordnance Base Depot Co. - Kunming *
3298th Ordnance Co. - Makum Junction *
3299th Ordnance Co. - Kunming *
3300th Ordnance Co. - Chabua; Chanyi
3401st Ordnance Co. (Med Maint)
3402nd Ordnance MAM Co.- India/Burma 20 Oct 43 - 21 Oct 45 *
 (Ex-CBI Roundup, August 1956 Issue)
3421st Ordnance MAM Co.
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 28 Oct 44-31 Mar 45, GO 136, Hq SOS USF China Theater.
3428th Ordnance MAM Co.
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 11 Sep 44-31 Mar 45, GO 99, Hq SOS IBT, dtd 19 May 45.
3438th Ordnance MAM Co. (351st Ordnance BN) - arrived CBI 20 Sep 42 *
3470th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint, Avn) *
3477th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint, Avn) *
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 28 Oct 44-31 Mar 45, GO 136, Hq SOS USF China Theater.
3479th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint, Avn)
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Source: Ex-CBI Roundup, April 1973 issue
"Our outfit, 3479th Ord. MAM Co., consisting of 110 men was formed at Camp Atterbury, Ind., in the fall of 1942. We left the States July 31, 1943, and landed in Karachi 53 days later. We were stationed at the wharf at Karachi for 19 months. We took the trucks off the ships and got them in running shape, and then shipped them around India to Calcutta to be used on the Burma and China Road. We also kept all the trucks in good running order for Malir Air Base. Later we drove our trucks and equipment all the way across India to Burma. The 3,500 miles took us 38 days. During the remainder of the conflict we operated maintenance shops along the China road. We had units at Gappa, Lashio, Yungping and Paoshan (headquarters)." -- Mr. John E. Cox, Fort Dodge, Iowa
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3480th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint, Avn) (75th Ord Bn) *
3488th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint, Avn) - Chabua *
* Source: various issues of Ex-CBI Roundup
Ordnance Detachments
254th Ordnance Service Detachment
Source: US Army Center of Military History (734th Ordnance Company)
Lineage:
- Constituted 25 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 254th Ordnance Service Detachment
- Activated 12 November 1944 in India
- Redesignated 3 April 1945 as the 254th Ordnance Artillery Maintenance Detachment
- Inactivated 3 January 1946 in India
- Redesignated 15 November 1946 as the 34th Ordnance Antiaircraft Artillery Maintenance Detachment
- Activated 15 December 1946 in the Philippines
- Inactivated 15 May 1947 in the Philippines
- Activated 1 June 1949 in Japan
- Inactivated 15 March 1950 in Japan
- Activated 25 September 1950 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
- Allotted 6 November 1950 to the Regular Army
- Reorganized and redesignated 4 March 1952 as the 34th Ordnance Armament Maintenance Detachment
- Reorganized and redesignated 22 June 1954 as the 34th Ordnance Detachment
- Inactivated 20 December 1957 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois
- Activated 14 December 1959 at Benicia Arsenal, California
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 June 1997 as the 734th Ordnance Company
Campaign Participation Credit:
- World War II: Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Streamer without inscription
Decorations: None
Lineage and Honors Information as of 21 July 2006
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