During WWII the U.S. Government worked with the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) to establish and man Ordnance Regiments. It was easier to strip the factories than train them from the ground up. The Regiments were numbered from 301st to the 305th. They were established and trained at Camp Sutton, NC and stationed for a while at Camp Tidworth (Tidworth Wiltshire, England) in 1944. After that, they were in mainland Europe. I am looking for information on the 609th Ordnance Base Armament Maintenance Battalion. They were originally part of the 303rd Battalion, but were later reorganized to include: 303rd 1st Bn Companies A B C D became 607th 3257 3107 3157 3207 303rd 2nd Bn Companies E F G H became 608th 3258 3108 3158 3208 303rd 3rd Bn Companies I J K L became 609th 3259 3109 3159 3209 Interestingly enough, the 608th is famously known as the John Deere Battalion and there is a LOT of information about this unit. I am hoping someone has a connection to or information about the 609th. Thanks in advance. JD
