Despite
this rare important find, I have been unable to find any more information
about these units being based at Island Farm and for how long. However, immediately
prior to D-Day (June 6th 1944) I would have expected these units to have departed.
From the
list we can see the following units
-
299th
Port Company (3 Platoon)
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518th
Port Battalion ( H/H Detachment) - Likely stands for 518th Port Battalion
(Port Ba) Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (H/H Det) - The command
and administrative unit of the battalion, overseeing large scale port operations,
logistics and personnel management.
-
300th
Port Company (Platoon) - (A platoon is smaller subdivision within the company,
typically consisting of several squads that carried out specific duties
like cargo handling, equipment transport or logistical support.
-
298th
Port Company (3 Platoon)
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300th
Port Company (Platoon)
-
300th
Port Company (2nd Platoon)
-
301st
Port Company (Platoon)
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519
Port Battalion (H/H Detachment)
-
301st
Port Company (2 Platoon)
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302nd
Port Company (2 Platoon)
-
301st
Port Company (Detachment)
-
302nd
Port Company (Detachment)
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304th
Port Company (3 Platoon)
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305th
Port Company (3 Platoon)
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282nd
Port Company (1 Platoon)
These were
logistics units in the U.S. Army during World War II, responsible for managing
the uploading and distribution of supplies and equipment at port facilities.
These didnt serve under a a tradition combat division they operated under
the Transportation Corps.
On D-Day
June 6th 1944 the Port Company, a component of a Port Battalion, landed on
Utah Beach. Their mission was to establish and manage supply postions to support
the advancing Allied Forces.
