1466th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company

Company

The 1466th was authorized on 02 Jan 1944, but not activated until 10 Jan 1944 when it was attached to the 1513th Quartermaster & Truck Battalion (Avn) (SP). It was relieved from attachment to the 1513th on 15 Jan 1944. It was part of Team "B" of the 318th Service Group, serving at USAAF Station 466, Membury. On 18 Oct 1944, the name changed to 1466th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Platoon (Aviation). In mid-to-late February 1945, the unit moved to the Far Shore, becoming fully operational at Air Strip A-55, Melun, France for the month of March 1945.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Established

Ashdown Park 10 January 1944

Based

Ashdown Park 10 January 1944 - 15 January 1945

Based

Warmwell 15 January 1944 - 21 February 1944

Based

Bottesford 21 February 1944 - 2 March 1944

Based

Membury 2 March 1944

Revisions

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Sources

318th Service Group Unit Histories and 1466th Ordnance M M Co (Avn)/1466th M A Platoon (Avn) Unit Histories (Air Force Historical Research Agency Microfilm Reel #B0838, CD-R)

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Sources

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)