28th Infantry Division

• Division HQ
• 109th Infantry Regiment
  • HQ Regiment - Based at Margam Castle
• 1st Battalion:
  • 1st Battalion HHC (Headquarters and Headquarters Company)
  • A (Able) Rifle Company
  • B (Baker) Rifle Company
  • C (Charlie) Rifle Company
  • D (Dog) Heavy Weapons Company (armed with machine guns and 81mm mortars to support the rifle companies)
    
    
• 2nd Battalion
  • 2nd Battalion HHC (Headquarters and Headquarters Company) - See previoous page
  • E (Easy) Rifle Company
  • F (Fox) Rifle Company - Based at Island Farm - See report below
  • G (George) Rifle Company
  • H (How) Heavy Weapons Company (armed with machine guns and 81mm mortars to support the rifle companies)
    
    
• 3rd Battalion
  • 3rd Battalion HHC (Headquarters and Headquarters Company)
  • I (Item) Rifle Company
  • K(King) Rifle Company
  • L(Love) Rifle Company
  • M(Mike) Heavy Weapons Company (armed with machine guns and 81mm mortars to support the rifle companies)
  
  
• Supported by:
  • 107th Field Artillery Battalion:
  • 107th Field Artillery Battalion HHC
  • Headquarters Battalion / Battery (Hq)
  • Battery A: 4 x 105mm Howitzers.
  • Battery B: 4 x 105mm Howitzers.
  • Battery C: 4 x 105mm Howitzers.
  • Service Battery: Managed the lorries, ammunition supply, and vehicle maintenance
    
    
  • 103rd Medical Battalion ABLE Company

2nd March 1944 - F Company Report

Personnel Changes

• Returned to Duty (from Sick): The following five men returned to duty from "sick in quarters" (LD):
  • Pfc Musacchio (36371417)
  • Pfc Havener (35040826)
  • Pvt Nelson (16127153)
  • Pvt Burgess (32226925)
  • Pvt Russell (32039214)
• Returned to Duty (from Furlough): Four men returned to duty after a 7-day furlough:
  • Sgt Roberson (34026907)
  • Pfc Closson (36027560)
  • Pfc Ysasaga (39540227)
  • Pvt Farrell (20302332)
• Departed on Furlough:
  • Pfc Waybright (35369828) and S/Sgt Masek (36027421) departed for a 7-day furlough.
• Return from Firing Range: Three men returned from DS (Detached Service) at a "Firing Range, Destination Unknown":
  • Pfc Williams, J.B. (35039578)
  • Pfc Perdue (35039691)
  • S/Sgt Duonolo (32084200) Note: He immediately departed for a 7-day furlough upon return.
  • New Officer: 2d Lt Cleo Wirtz (0-1316617) is listed as "Asgd but not jd" (Assigned but not joined). He was on SD (Special Duty) with 109th Inf HQ as a Plat Ldr (Platoon Leader) as of 1 March 1944.

Points of Interest & Connections

Pre-Invasion Leave: The high number of 7-day furloughs (six men mentioned in this one report) shows the Army was cycling men through leave periods while they were still in the relatively "quiet" garrison phase at Island Farm.

Summary

The morning report for Company F, 109th Infantry Regiment, dated 2 March 1944, captures the unit during its initial months at the Island Farm garrison. During this period, the report was classified as SECRET, reflecting the strict security protocols as the 28th Infantry Division settled into South Wales. The day's entries show a significant rotation of personnel, with several men returning from a weeks furlough while others travelled back from detached service at remote firing ranges.