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[Tony75]

Thank You

Hi Guy
thank you so much for the info i really apprecaite it
very interesting
thanks again
tony

[GHP]

All Army Ordnance units in ICEBERG, except organic units of divisions and certain attached Ordnance units, were assigned to a new organization somewhat different from that used for logistical support in any other operation. This was the Island Command (ISCOM), established at Oahu on 13 December 1944 under the command of Maj. Gen. Fred C. Wallace of Army Garrison Force. In the early stages of the Okinawa operation, its responsibilities were to be similar to those of Army Service Command in the Southwest Pacific, but unlike ASCOM, which was attached to Sixth Army in the early phases and later reverted to USASOS, Island Command was assigned to Tenth Army and remained so, becoming the agent for executing Tenth Army's base development mission. As such it would command garrison forces on Okinawa, including Marine and Navy as well as Army, and would be responsible for defense of the island after it was secured. In this later period, in keeping with the heavy base responsibilities, Island Command was to receive several Ordnance group headquarters: one to administer general supply and ammunition depots; another to administer maintenance shops; and a third (a new type, a base depot group) to control base armament and base automotive battalions. The Ordnance officer for Island Command was Col. Ray O. Welch, who had had long experience on Hawaii, first at the Ordnance Automotive Depot and later as General Supply Officer of Central Pacific Base Command's Ordnance Service.

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It's now a matter of finding out which sort of logistical/depot support the 61st performed.

--Guy

[GHP]

209th Ordnance Battalion

Just a taste ...

--Guy