Looking for contact detail for these US units based at Hannington, Wiltshire prior to D-Day 563 Quartermaster Battalion, Headquarters, Hannington, Wiltshire 592 Ordnance Ammunition Company, Hannington, Wiltshire 626 Ordnance Ammunition Company, Hnnington, Wiltshire 4049 Quartermaster Truck Company, Hannington, Wiltshire 4050 Quartermaster Truck Company, Hannington, Wiltshire Believed to be black units with white officers. Went over to Normandy. Would there be any Veteran group website or war diaries? Thank you
Is this the sort of details you are after 4050 Quartermaster Truck Company (USA) 4050 Quartermaster Truck Company stayed at Hannington, Wiltshire on 30 august 1944 Black Army :: World War II :: Units Stationed in the UK :: Lest We Forget
Might be a useful thread to read through - African American soldiers based in Britain during WW2 Might also be worth contacting - Quartermasters on D-Day – Army Quartermaster Foundation, Inc Army Quartermaster Foundation P.O. Box 5230 Fort Lee, VA 23801 (804) 734-4339 info@qmfound.com TD
Thanks for your help - I haven't found any photos of the units yet but this is what the village looks like now. One entering the village and the other the lane where they were camped both sides in fields. Look at www.staybehinds.com for pictures of Hannington Hall
These US Units were stationed in the village of Hannington, Wiltshire from June to August 1944 4049 Quartermaster Truck Company 4050 Quartermaster Truck Company 563 Quartermaster Battalion, HQ 563 Quartermaster Truck Battalion 592 Ordnance Ammunition Company 626 Ordnance Ammunition Company I believe that they are all Black Ordnance Units. How can I find out what each unit comprised of (men & vehicles), what each did and where I can get more information about them, and photographs. Photo of approach to Hannington village 2018 - straight on to the very small village, right hand lane leads to fields where the Units camped and the wall is part of the Hanington Hall Estate. Many thanks
