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.
| Station | Location | Date |
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| Based | Burtonwood | 11 June 1943 |
| Based | Barnham (Warren Wood) | July 1943 |
| Based | Wortley | 13 July 1943 |
Military | First Lieutenant | Liaison Officer, Ordnance Department
1st Lt N J Schultz Jr. is recorded as being the Ordnance Department Liaison Officer who had the immediate dealings with the initial occupancy of the RAF Reserve Ammunition Depot, Wortley. According to US documentation making his initial visit on July...
Military | First Lieutenant | Officer I/C 65th Ordance Company at the time of their posting to Wortley, 13th July 1942
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 March 2015 21:07:57 | Redmist | Changes to air forces |
| Sources | ||
US history of Ordnance and Supply. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 March 2015 21:06:48 | Redmist | Changes to description |
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US History of Ordnance and Supply. 1942 FBI document. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 March 2015 21:05:05 | Redmist | Changes to description and stations |
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US History of Ordnance and Supply etc. 1942 FBI document. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 March 2015 10:44:07 | Lucy May | Created entry with type, category, name and stations |
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Langsett & Midhope At War website: http://www.langsettandmidhopeatwar.co.uk/scout-dyke/ |
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