1075th Signal Company
Company
The 1075th was organized in the United States, leaving Army Air Base, Reno, Nevada on 01 Jun 1943. The unit had an authorized strength of 3 officers and 97 enlisted men. On 17 Jan 1944, detachments “A” and “B” were formed but no mention is made of the detachments serving at another location. Detachment “A” was inactivated on 19 February 1945. The unit departed for the Far Shore in stages beginning in late-February 1945. On 14 March 1945 the final 33 enlisted men and equipment of the group were transferred to Mourmelon-le-Grand, France. The move required 20 C-47 Skytrain cargo planes.
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
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Based |
Aldermaston | 14 March 1945 |
Based |
Fulbeck | 31 May 1944 |
Based |
Membury |
Encompassing
- Unit Hierarchy: Detachment
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
- Unit Hierarchy: Detachment
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Revisions
318th Service Group Unit Histories (Air Force Historical Research Agency Microfilm Reel #B0838, CD-R)
Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)