Sources of Information
The following sources were used throughout this section and are listed here so that they need not be listed multiple times. Sources used specifically for a particular unit are listed with that unit's information:
Ordnance Battalions
1st Ordnance Battalion *
7th Ordnance Battalion - Calcutta
Source: 17th Corp Support Battalion - History (webpage no longer available)
- 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: Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
The 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB) was a unique organization consisting of a battalion headquarters, 2 transportation companies, a direct support maintenance company, a chemical company, a finance detachment, an explosive ordinance disposal detachment, a public affairs detachment, the Ninth US Army Band, and a Parachute Rigger company.
The 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion was originally constituted on 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 on 1 December 1954 in Germany. It was again reactivated on 15 September 1960 at Fort Benning, Georgia and inactivated 25 March 1964 at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida.
It was redesignated on 1 May 1965 as Headquarters, 7th Maintenance Battalion and activated on 15 July 1965 in Thailand. It was later reorganized and redesignated on 1 September 1966 as Headquarters and Main Support Company, 7th Maintenance Battalion. As part of the drawdown in Southeast Asia, the unit was inactivated on 25 June 1971 in Thailand.
The unit was redesignated on 16 October 1986 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 7th Maintenance Battalion, and activated at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Later, it was reorganized and redesignated on 16 October 1989 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Maintenance Battalion. It was again reorganized and redesignated on 16 October 1993 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 17th Support Battalion.
The Battalion was initially split-stationed over 350 miles between Fort Richardson and Fort Wainwright in Alaska. In 2003, the Battalion was consolidated when C Company, 864th Engineer Battalion and the 98th Maintenance Detachment were relocated to Fort Richardson, Alaska. This marked the beginning of transformation for the 17th Corps Support Battalion. In 2004, 4th Quartermaster Detachment became part of 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion giving the unit the capability of a Theatre Airdrop Support Unit. As part of the reorganization of US forces in the Pacific and the transforamtion of the Army as a whole to the modular force structure, the 17th Corps Support Battalion was subsequently reorganized and redesignated as the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion.
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 - Kanchrapara
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 1 Aug 44-31 Jan 45, GO 63, Hq SOS IBT, dtd 1 Apr 45
75th Ordnance Battalion - Myitkyina
198th Ordnance Battalion - Ledo
199th Ordnance Battalion - Makum
351st Ordnance Battalion - Chabua
* Source: various issues of Ex-CBI Roundup
Ordnance Companies
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 (See 20th AF Units)
24th Ordnance Co. (Med Maint) - Ledo
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 Ammunition Co. ** - Raidang
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) - Calcutta
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 Medium Maintanance Co. *
165th Ordnance Tire Repair Co. - Sookerating; Raidang
173d Ordnance Depot Co. - Makum
190th Ordnance Depot Co. - Makum
Redesignated 3190th Ord. Depot Co.
235th Ordnance Ammunition Co. ** - Kanchrapara
241st Ordnance Ammunition Co. ** - Raidang
269th Ordnance Co. *
296th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Co. - Ledo
441st Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Co. *
445th Ordnance Co. *
527th Ordnance Co. *
528th Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Co.
Moved from Ledo to become part of 1st Prov Tank Gp
591st Ordnance Ammunition Co. ** - Kanchrapara
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. - Chabua; Nagaghuli; Moran; Chabua; Raidang
718th Ordnance Ammunition Renovation Co. - Raidang *
809th Ordnance Co. - Calcutta
815th Ordnance Co. (AB)(Avn) - Assigned 25 ASG Aug 42
857th Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Co. *
859th Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Co. - Moran; Chabua
882nd Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Co. - Calcutta
885th Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Co. - Myitkyina
888th Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Co. - Shingbwiyang
898th Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Co. - Ledo
899th Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Co. - Chabua
1083d Ordnance Co. (Avn) - 301 ASG
814th Ordnance Company (Avn) (QB) activated 26 Aug 42
Redesignated 1083d Ordnance Company (Avn) (QB) 1 Dec 42
Departed for Calcutta, India 18 Aug 43 and assigned to a Depot (28th ADG?)
Disbanded 6 Oct 43; personnel split between 1752nd and 1753d
1544th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 14 ASG
1544 Ord S&M Co (Avn) activated at Santa Maria AAF, CA 15 Apr 43
1545th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 14 ASG
1545 Ord S&M Co (Avn) activated at Santa Maria AAF, CA 15 Apr 43
1555th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Co. (Avn) - 47 ADG
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1555th Ordnance Company, Medium Maintenance, Aviation (Q) activated at San Bernardino AAF, CA, 15 Mar 43. Shipment #6915 by Aug 43
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1573d Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 44 ASG
1574th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 44 ASG
| 1574th Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Company, Aviation (44th Serv Gp) - Barksdale Field, LA by Aug 43 |
| 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
Activated and assigned 8 Apr 43 at Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee, FL
1575th Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Company, Aviation (54th Serv Gp) - Avon Park Bombing Range, FL by Aug 43
Redesignated Ordnance S&M Company (Avn) (date unknown)
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
Assigned Apr 43
Barksdale Field, LA by Aug 43
Redesignated Ordnance S&M Company (Avn) (date unknown)
1581st Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - Gaya, India
1581 MM Co Avn (Q) activated at Santa Maria AAB, CA 1 Apr 43. Redesignated 1581st Ordnance S&M Co date unknown.
1582nd Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - Shamsbernagar, India
1582 MM Co Avn (Q) activated at Santa Maria AAB, CA 1 Apr 43. Redesignated 1581st Ordnance S&M Co date unknown.
1602nd Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - Chabua, India
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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.
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1603d Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) (Less Det) - 305 ASG - Ondal, India; Det - Feni, India
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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.
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1638th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 51 ASG
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638 QM Pltn (MM) activated 10 Apr 42 at Hunter Fld, GA. At Jorhat, India by Aug 43. Disbanded 28 Jan 46.
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1641st Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 315 ASG
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641 QM Pltn (MM) activated 10 Apr 42 at Harding Fld, LA. At Benghazi, Libya by Aug 43. At San Severo, Italy c. Jan-May 44. (break in information.) Unit relocated from Hsingching, China to Fungwanshan, China 14 Mar 45.
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1649th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 329 ASG
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649 QM Pltn (MM) activated 17 Aug 40, at McChord Field, WA. Redesignated 649 Ordnance Company Medium Maintenance, Aviation (Q) 18 Aug 42. Redesignated 1649 Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company, Aviation (Q) date unknown. Redesignated 1649 Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Company, Aviation 17 Jun 43. At Cairo, Egypt by Aug 43. At Army Air Base, San Pancrazio, Italy unknown-Jan 44. Relocated to Guagnano, Italy 16 Jan 44. Relocated to Camp Huckstep, Egypt 9 Feb 44. Relocated to Dinjan Airfield, India during Mar 44. Relocated from Dinjan to Jorhat, India 1 Aug 44.
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1670th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 305 ASG - Ondal, India
Det - Feni, India
1677th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 329 ASG
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Originally designated as 677 Quartermaster Platoon LM (Aviation) on 20 Apr 42 at Geiger Field, WA. Redesignated as 677 Quartermaster Co. Medium Maintenance (Aviation) at Wright Field, Dayton, OH on 16 Jul 42. Redesignated as 677 Ordnance Co. (Q) at Wright Field, Dayton, OH on 1 Sep 42. Redesignated as 1677 Ordnance Medium Maintenance Co. (Aviation) on 20 Nov 42. Redesignated as 1677 Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Co. (Aviation) on 17 Jun 43. At Cairo, Egypt by Aug 43.
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1682nd Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 315 ASG
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682 QM Pltn (MM) activated 10 Apr 42 at Salt Lake City AAB, UT. Redesignated 682 Quartermaster Company Medium Maintenance (Aviation) and transferred to Army Air Base, Alamagordo NM 25 Aug 42. Arrived at Fort Dix, NJ on 20 Sep 42. Redesignated as 1682 Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company (Aviation) (Q) on 9 Sep 42. Removed to Helwan, Egypt on 17 Jan 43. Redesignated as 1682 Ordnance Supply and Maintenance on 7 May 43. Benghazi, Libya by Aug 43. Arrived at San Severe, Italy on 29 Oct 43. Removed from San Severe to Campomarino, Italy, a distance of about 50 miles on 4 Jan 44. Move to CBI date unknown.
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1690th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Co. (Avn) - 3 ADG
1709th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Co. (Avn) - Calcutta, India
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Activated as the 709 Quartermaster Light Maintenance Company on 4 May 42. Redesignated as the 709 Quartermaster Medium Maintenance Company on 16 Jul 42. Inactivated on 9 Sep 42 and redesignated 709 Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company (Aviation) (Q). Redesignated 1709 Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company (Aviation) (Q) on 27 Nov 42. Assigned to 22 ADG, Tinker AAB, OK by Aug 43.
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1713th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Co. (Avn) - Karachi, India
Devarsoir, Egypt by Aug 43 (26 ADG)
1715th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Co. (Avn) - 28th Air Depot Gp
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Activated as the 715 Quartermaster Platoon (Light Maintenance) (Aviation) on 5 May 42 at Maxwell Field, AL. Redesignated 1715 Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company (Aviation) (Q) on 21 Nov 42. Shipment #6221. Organization was assigned as a component unit of the 28 Air Depot Group c. Dec 43. Disbanded on 24 Jun 44.
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1752nd Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 301 ASG
1752nd Quartermaster Company MM (Avn) activated 26 August 1942
Redesignated 1752nd Ordnance Company MM (Avn) (Q) 12 September 1942
Departed for Chabua, India 18 Aug 43(Shipment #5864)
Moved to Lalmanir Hat, India 6 Dec 43
Redesignated 1752nd Ordnance Supply & Maintenance Company (Avn) 20 Sep 43 and reassigned to ???
Reassigned to 301st ASG 20 Sep 43 and stationed at Misamari, India
Reassigned to 381st ASG (date unknown)
Reassigned to 329th ASG c. Jul 45
1753d Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 301 ASG / 52 ASG (tranferred Jun 45)
1753d Quartermaster Company MM (Avn) activated 26 August 1942
Redesignated 1753d Ordnance Company MM (Avn) (Q) 12 September 1942
Departed for Lalmanir Hat, India 19 Aug 43 (Shipment #5864)
Redesignated 1753d Ordnance Supply & Maintenance Company (Avn) 20 Sep 43
Moved to Tezpur, India 5 Feb 45
Moved to Sawmaw, Burma and attached to 52nd ASG Jan 45 with detachments at Warzup, Myitkyina, Bhamo
Transferred from 301 ASG, Jun 45
1756th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 25 ASG
1756th Quartermaster Co MM (Avn) assigned Aug 42
Greenville Muni. Apt., SC by Aug 43
Redesignated 1756th Ordnance S&M Co (Avn) (date unknown)
Disbanded 1 Jul 44
1757th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 25 ASG
1757th Quartermaster Co MM (Avn) assigned Aug 42
Greenville Muni. Apt., SC by Aug 43
Redesignated 1757th Ordnance S&M Co (Avn) (date unknown)
1760th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 68 ASG / 305 ASG
Assigned 68 ASG, 29 Feb 44
Shipment #4900
1791st Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 52 ASG
Activated 1 May 43, at Lovell Field, TN. Deactivated on 24 Dec 45
1797th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint)
Activated 1 Nov 42 at March Field, CA. Stockton Ordnance Base, CA by Aug 43
1803d Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 68 ASG
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Additional Source: Ex-CBI Roundup, July 1952 issue
Activated 1 Nov 42 at Muroc, CA. Thermal AAF, CA by Aug 43. Stationed with 68th ASG at Kunming c. Jan 44. Moved to Hsingching until 315th ASG arrived and moved back to Kunming. Moved again to Hsingching a year later.
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)
Organized 1 Jun 43 at Thermal Army Air Field, Thermal, CA
Transferred from 68th ASG, 26 Dec 43
Transferred to 310st ASG, Jun 45
1835th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 12 ASG
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Activated 1835 Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company Aviation (Q) 1 Jan 43, Army Air Base Santa Maria, CA. Redesignated 1835 Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Company (Aviation) 1 May 43. Biggs Fld, TX by aug 43. Arrived Kweilin, China 30 Mar 44. Location Chihkiang, China as of Jul 45. Returned to States 5 Dec 45. Inactivated 8 Dec 45.
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1836th Ordnance Co. (Supply & Maint, Avn) - 12 ASG
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Activated as 1836 Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company Aviation (Q) 25 Jan 43 at Army Air Base Santa Maria, CA. Redesignated 1836 Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Company (Aviation) 1 May 43. Biggs Fld, TX by aug 43. Performed ordnance duties in all parts of China.
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1894th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Co. (Avn)
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Activated 17 Feb 43 at Duncan Field, San Antonio, Texas. Stinson Fld, TX (48 ADG) by Aug 43. Located at 48th Air Depot, APO 629, Chabua, India. Unit's mission is to disassemble motor vehicles for shipment over the "Hump" to Kunming, China. Unit was disbanded 12 Jun 44 with personnel absorbed by the 48th Air Depot Group.
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1903d Ordnance Co. (Ammun, Avn) (Colored) (See CBI Unit Histories)
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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". Stationed at Kharagpur 13 Apr 44-. Detachments at Chakulia, Charra. Completed last combat mission in CBI theater of operations Apr 45.
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1904th Ordnance Co. (Ammun, Avn) ** - Calcutta, Kanchrapara
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Activated at Camp Cooke, CA as the HQ & HQ Det, 3rd Battalion, 58th Quartermaster Regiment (Heavy Maintenance). Went overseas to Raidang, Assam Province, India, 18 Oct 44 (Shipment #6221).
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1953d Ordnance Co. (Depot, Avn) (Colored) - Karachi, India (Bengal Air Depot)
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Activated 23 Nov 42 at Greenville Army Air Base, SC. Transferred to Bombay, India, date unknown (Shipment #6221). Inactivated c. Sep 45.
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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
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Activated 13 Nov 42, Dale Mabry Fld, Tallahasse, FL as an Ordnance Medium Maintenace Company (Aviation). Redesignated Ordnance Maintenance Company, Air Force on 19 Mar 43. Unit arrived at Calcutta, India on 8 Nov 43 for duty with 28 Air Depot Group (Shipment #4450). Inactivated effective 4 Jan 46, per GO-327 Headquarters United States Air Force India-Burma Theater, dated 29 Dec 45.
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2021st Ordnance Maintenance Co. - West Field, Tinian
3147th Ordnance Co.
3169th Ordnance Co. - Ramgarh; Gauhti; Chabua
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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.
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3172nd Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Co. *
3174th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Co. - Chabua
3190th Ordnance Depot Co.
Redesignated from 190th Ord. Depot Co.
3198th Ordnance Base Depot Co. - Ledo (activated 6 Jun 45 in IB theater)
3289th Ordnance Base Depot Co. - Kunming *
3297th Ordnance Base Depot Co. - Kunming *
3298th Ordnance Co. - Makum *
3299th Ordnance Co. - Kunming *
3300th Ordnance Co. - Chabua; Chanyi
3401st Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Co. - China
3402nd Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Co. - Myitkyina
 (Ex-CBI Roundup, August 1956 Issue)
3421st Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Co.
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 28 Oct 44-31 Mar 45, GO 136, Hq SOS USF China Theater
3428th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Co.
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 11 Sep 44-31 Mar 45, GO 99, Hq SOS IBT, dtd 19 May 45
3438th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Co. (351st Ordnance BN) - Chabua (arrived CBI 20 Sep 42)
3470th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Co. (Avn) *
3477th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Co. (Avn) *
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 28 Oct 44-31 Mar 45, GO 136, Hq SOS USF China Theater
3479th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Co. - China
Det, 3479th Ord Medium Automotive Maintenance Co. - New Delhi
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Source: Ex-CBI Roundup, April 1973 issue
"Our outfit, 3479th Ord. Medium Automotive Maintenance 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 Medium Automotive Maintenance Co. (75th Ord Bn) - Bhamo
3488th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Co. - Chabua *
3581st Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Co. - Calcutta
* Source: various issues of Ex-CBI Roundup
** Negro Personnel
Ordnance Detachments
221st Ordnance Automotive Maintenance Detachment - Ledo
254th Ordnance Artillery Maintenance Detachment - Makum
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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269th Ordnance Motor Vehicle Distribution Detachment - Calcutta
301st Ordnance Supply Detachment - Chabua
Ordnance Platoons
248th Ordnance Tire Repair Platoon - Raidang
273d Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Platoon - Calcutta
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...please be patient.
