65th Ordnance Company

Company

The 65th Ordnance Company were the first Aviation ammunition Unit to arrive in the UK, doing so on 11th June 1943. They were set to immediate work establishing the first Aviation Ordnance Section in a General Service Depot, at Burtonwood. They were briefly transferred to Barnham before being moved to Wortley, Yorkshire to man the first depot to accept AF munitions in quantity from the US. This Unit was the first African American Unit to arrive in England! Its arrival being the subject of an FBI document, relating to a press release, downplaying the arrival of 'negro' troops.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Burtonwood 11 June 1943

Based

Wortley 13 July 1943

Based

Barnham (Warren Wood)

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 65th Ordnance Company
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Liaison Officer, Ordnance Department
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 65th Ordnance Company
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Officer I/C 65th Ordance Company at the time of their posting to Wortley, 13th July 1942

Revisions

Date
ContributorRedmist
Changes
Sources

US history of Ordnance and Supply.

Date
ContributorRedmist
Changes
Sources

US History of Ordnance and Supply. 1942 FBI document.

Date
ContributorRedmist
Changes
Sources

US History of Ordnance and Supply etc. 1942 FBI document.

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Langsett & Midhope At War website: http://www.langsettandmidhopeatwar.co.uk/scout-dyke/