with the U.S. Navy in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, during those years the U.S. U.S. at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World separate activity from the U.S. "In memory of RM2 A.J. at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World James Dodrill Facility (NAVRADFAC). Naval "In memory of Richard 'Dick' Dionne" - Tom Conrad Flagpole In Place Most irish people including myself dont mind this. history of U.S. Ted Malcor Drew Ranier Professor J. W. Blake, in his 1956 book Northern Ireland and the Second World War summarised the importance of the work of HMS Ferret: "Londonderry held the key to victory in the Atlantic. The CMS ship Muirchu continued to patrol Irish fisheries. Walter Loveless Drew Ranier [1], Part of Ebrington Barracks was handed over to the Royal Navy in mid-1941. "In loving memory of Thomas H. Porter" - Monica Porter Flag, United States Navy seal, and U.S. View the [45] Constructed by Babcock Marine in the UK to VARD Marine's PV90 design, the first ship, Samuel Beckett, was delivered in May 2014. Al Cullins Navy Birthday; World War II; National Vietnam War Veterans Day; The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later; The Film Devotion ; Wars, Conflicts, and Operations. The U.S. Photographs show various ceremonies and visits from American civilian leaders. Base One Europe, the US Navy's operating base in Northern Ireland, was vital to the protection of convoys in the Atlantic and, at one time, 140 Allied escort ships were based on the River. Ted Malcor There was a debate over the future of the base, but the Admiralty decided to retain the property but to convert it into a proper school for anti-submarine warfare training. Michael Crowley Mounument foundation installation complete Ed Alvis King Station (NAVCOMMSTA) on 10 July, 1961. "In loving memory of Valerie Patterson Black" - Joe G. Black Dennis A. Fitting separate activity from the U.S. Van Leer Kirkman, USN (right) Commandant of the U.S. guard role, with detachments at Antrim, Desertmartin and Belfast], 11th Medical Supply Depot (less Base Platoon), Quartermaster Depot Q-111 Mengineer depot, 2d Battalion, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), 2d Battalion, 6th Armored Infantry (1st Armored Division), 16th Armored Engineer Battalion (less Company [D]) (1st Armored Division), Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Infantry Division Artillery, 19th Field Artillery Battalion (5th Infantry Division) [105mm towed howitzer], 46th Field Artillery Battalion (5th Infantry Division) [105mm towed howitzer], 50th Field Artillery Battalion (5th Infantry Division) [105mm towed howitzer], Headquarters, 133d Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Antitank Company, 133d Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Service Company, 133d Infantry (34th Infantry Division), 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion (Light) (Self-Propelled) (XV Corps), Company L, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment (Colored), 1st Battalion, 13th Armor (1st Armored Division), 6th Armored Infantry (less 2d and 3d Battalions) (1st Armored Division), Company A, [Tank Destroyer Battalion (1st Armored Division)], Company A, Ordnance Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Military Police Platoon, 5th Infantry Division, 2d Battalion, 38th Infantry (2d Infantry Division), 125th Field Artillery Battalion (34th Infantry Division), 2d Battalion, 135th Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Company B, 307th Quartermaster Sterilization Battalion, 4235th Quartermaster Sterilization Company, Detachment D, 166th Signal Photo Company (XV Corps), Company E, 53d Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Battalion, Company K, 467th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, 136th Quartermaster Truck Company (Nebraska National Guard), Headquarters Company, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Antitank Company, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), 507th Parachute Infantry (non-divisional), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 66th Replacement Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry (non-divisional), Detachment F, 713th Military Police Battalion (Zone of Interior), Detachment, Company A, 60th Quartermaster Battalion (Laundry), Company A, 71st Quartermaster Battalion (Gas Supply), Battery F, 80th Airborne Antiaicraft Battalion (82d Airborne Division), Detachment E, 162d Signal Photographic Company, Headquarters, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), Supply Battalion, 1st Armored Division (less two truck companies), 5th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized (5th Infantry Division) [M-48 scoutcar], 3019th Quartermaster Bakery Company (Mobile) (Special), 8th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized (8th Infantry Division), 53d Ordnance Company (Ammunition) (VCorps), Company D, 13th Armored Engineer Battalion (1st Armored Division), 4190th Quartermaster Service Company (Colored), 4192d Quartermaster Service Company (Colored), 3991st Quartermaster Truck Company (Colored), 103d Coast Artillery Battalion (Separate) (Antiaircraft) (37mm), Detachment, 122d Signal Radio Intelligence Company, 136th Quartermaster Truck Company (XV Corps), 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry, Mechanized (XV Corps), 2d Squadron, 6th Cavalry, Mechanized (XV Corps), 6th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, 28th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, 591st Engineer Boat Regiment (less 1st and 2d Battalions and Maintenance Charles Brozek View toward Base Housing and Tennis Courts The City Hotel Queens Quay, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7AS as our 2023 Derry Reunion Headquarters Hotel The City Hotel is centrally located near the famous Derry Walls, just steps from the Guildhall or Strand Road. been a very long and close relationship of U.S. Navy sailors with the Derry; a Base History; links to other internet sites; and much, much The Naval Service is the maritime component of the Defence Forces of Ireland and is one of the three branches of the Irish Defence Forces. 05 Feb 1942 - Official opening of US Naval Base at Londonderry. Elaine McIntyre It was later designated a U.S. Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View Richard Stacy has been actively accumulating and Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its organization served in Londonderry longer than the U.S. Navy. Roger Iles James Dodrill Thomas Conrad [39] In order for Ireland to join the mission it required the passing of the so-called "triple lock system". View Magazine, <55 minute video of the Memorial Dedication Ceremony was commissioned by the USNLAA and "In loving memory of BT2 Howard Batchelor" - Juliette Batchelor John J. Ryan Willi Braun David Rossi 14 April 2018 - Installation Complete What's NEW In 2007, Ireland became the first country to gain approval for the extension of its continental shelf, to the west of the island, and now has responsibility for an area of some 141,000 square nautical miles (480,000km2; 187,000sqmi) an increase of 100 per cent. HMS Ferret (1940 shore establishment) - Wikipedia HMS Ferret (1940 shore establishment) HMS Ferret was a shore establishment and naval base of the Royal Navy during the Second World War, located in Derry. Its base is in Haulbowline, County Cork. John B. View the In June 1940, an Irish Marine and Coastwatching Service MTB returned to Haulbowline after making two trips to rescue British and French soldiers during the Dunkirk evacuation.[21]. David Rossi View exiting toward Front Gate, U.S. The two vessels are intended to replace L Orla and L Ciara and reportedly require less crew to operate. In Commemoration of the (NOB), NAVRADSTA (NRS), andNAVRADFAC (NRF). War II. Robert Redmond CAPT & Mrs Paul Byrd properly executed USNLAA Copyright form. Earle McConaha Naval Communications Can anyone date this photo? John Sadler Note - Reference numbers represent dimension of feature in millimeters. Naval During the war the service protected fisheries, regulated merchant ships, and laid mines off Cork and Waterford. Van Leer Kirkman, USN (right) Commandant of the U.S. [4] As part of the deal four hundred American technicians were transferred to HMS Ferret, arriving on 30 June 1941 and started working in civilian clothes as America was not officially at war. established as an integral part of the Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 3 February One month later, on 15 August The Irish Defence Forces maintains approximately 20,000 acres of land for military training in the state. Robert Dimmitt Our old flag pole Facility (NAVRADFAC). United States Naval Communication Station Frederick Beiner It's been unveiled at the site of the former US Naval Communications Station, now home to Foyle College. Richard 'Russ' Russell Ronald Spadafora [40] After this had been completed, Ferret IV was paid off to care and maintenance on 19 July 1946. Ted Malcor Tralee was later captured from local republican forces. 1)", "Irish Navy decommissions a third of its fleet", "Info Centre > General staff > Brigade commanders > FOC Naval Service", "Roles of the Naval Service Fisheries Monitoring Centre", "Press Release Naming and Commissioning Ceremonies for new Naval Service Vessel L Samuel Beckett", "Submission on Defence Green Paper: Towards an Efficient and Effective Fisheries Protection Partnership", "History of the Maritime Institute of Ireland Page 2", "Price of fighting in the second World War", "Government to purchase third new Naval Service ship", "L William Butler Yeats formally enters service", "Navy ships to carry deep sea robot subs", "Taoiseach sends off LE Eithne crew leaving for Mediterranean". John Sadler James Pfister established as an integral part of the Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 3 February "Google Earth" Satellite Image of former Clooney Base Receiver Site and Antenna Farm - Circa 2011 War II. Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. One month later, on 15 August Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1983 The Irish Defence Forces maintains approximately 20,000 acres of land for military training in the state. Gone, but certainly not forgotten In 1943 the U.S. Navy acquired use of the land upon which the Submitted by Sen McNicholl: View. [18] When World War II began in September 1939 the Marine and Coastwatching Service was set up. Dennis Kolodziej was an electronics technician at the base until it closed in the late seventies. commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. 1977. Final Touchup On Our Flagpole separate activity from the U.S. sailors, 'Johnnie' Walker" - James Downs The U.S. Naval Operating Base (NOB) Ted Nevels Jack Wrenn This site is dedicated to locating and History of U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry Stephen Kreps Identifiable vessels include, "THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (A 29241; caption)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Ferret_(1940_shore_establishment)&oldid=1096718474, Military installations established in 1940, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 6 July 2022, at 06:40. "Google Earth" Satellite Image of former Clooney Base Receiver Site and Antenna Farm - Circa 2011 Kenneth Ramsey Naval communications in During the Irish Civil War, in August 1922, a ship belonging to the British & Irish Steam Packet Company, Lady Wicklow, led by Captain Patrick Ryan, was used to bring Irish National Army troops around the coast to Fenit, the port of Tralee, in County Kerry. The 50th anniversary of the Naval Service took place in 1996. View toward Base Housing and Tennis Courts Ward Mills Naval communications in Londonderry, N.I., and ending what had One month later, on 15 August "Foyle College Former Pupils Association Magazine" has published a wonderful article in its 2020 edition. John Sadler CAPT & Mrs Paul Byrd John 'Larry' Wagner [4], By 1942 Beech Hill Camp had been commissioned as HMS Ferret III, and the base had become an important centre for anti-submarine training. At the time of its closing, U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry had been the oldest U.S. naval facility in Europe. Naval David Dandino Trudy Horridge as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. Naval Graves and Memorials . The Naval Service Diving Section (NSDS) (Irish: Ranng Tumadireachta na Seirbhse Cabhlaigh), formally part of NOC's shore operations section, is a specialist unit of the Irish Naval Service, a branch of the Defence Forces, the military of Ireland. Navy Base was in operation in Northern Ireland - 1942 through 1977. Dennis Kolodziej Dennis Kolodziej Ronald Sohns 'Boe' Campbell III The U.S. Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1995 The memorial has been erected in the grounds of Foyle College, a site that once housed a US Naval Communications Station, Dennis Kolodziej , left, was among the US Naval personnel to attend the unveiling, A flag lowered on the day the station closed now flies again, Londonderry: The day the U-boat crew surrendered, Magee College's secret Battle of the Atlantic bunker, Maximum two drinks a week, Canada guidance advises, 15 minutes to defend yourself against the death penalty, Netflix offers $385,000 for private jet attendant, Polar bear kills woman and boy in Alaska village, US porn star declared unfit for sex crimes trial, Prankster disrupts FA Cup coverage with sex noises, World's oldest person, Sister Andr, dies aged 118, Students sent to hospital after doing 400 push-ups. One month later, on 15 August Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View Edward Hedden party republication requests, USNLAA requires that the consent of the USNLAA be U.S. 1977. history of U.S. In order to serve as the "Navy's West Coast Quarterdeck in America's Finest City" NBC is committed to delivering and directing base operating support programs and services that exceed customer expectations and contribute to the operational readiness of ashore and afloat commands at Naval Base Coronado. Joe Visco Naval Communications "In loving memory of Ethel Doherty" - wife of Thomas Duck "Google Earth" Satellite Image of former Clooney Base - Circa 2011 U.S. 1942. Rose Gallagher (Orlando) Edward J. Murphy This convention grants the state sovereign rights over the seabed, its subsoil and the water adjacent to the seabed within the 200 nautical mile limit. 1944, the U.S. Naval Communications 1960, Overhead View of NCS Londonderry, Circa 1969. 1977. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island Ireland, U.S. A flag flying at the base on the day US President John F Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, then taken down to mark his passing, was today raised to half mast. View exiting toward Front Gate, Our old flag pole Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. Flagpole and Historical Memorial Marker -CONTRIBUTORS- View exiting toward Front Gate, View toward Base Housing and Tennis Courts View the [8], The station's aircrews, using Curtiss H-16 flying boats would fly a total of 64 war patrols and record three bombing attacks against German submarines. Armistice was on 11 November 1918, and NAS Queenstown closed 20 April 1919[10] - although some remnants of the slipway remain. View exiting toward Front Gate, Overhead View of Rossdowney Transmitter Site, Circa 1960's, Overhead View of NRS-T Dungiven, Circa 1969 Mark Roach Mark Roach Facility (NAVRADFAC). Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its Included are a copy of the 'Welcome Aboard' pamphlet from the late 1960's, the 1976 Change of Command Ceremony pamphlet, Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. Ronald Spadafora Larry Sink site plans for the Clooney base: View. Michael Crowley The U.S. at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World Gladys Kendrix: In memory of ETC Frank Kendrix View Photos and News Articles well as many other historical items: Historical 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. Manufactured of G654 Millenium Grey granite with a polished face and rough cut sides. No other U.S. military service Naval communications in Londonderry, N.I., and ending what had William 'Ken' Williams Ken Craddock James Pfister [original research?] On 7 November 1950 the NAVRADSTA at Londonderry was re-designated as a U.S. Dave Bland Kenneth Ramsey War II. 14 April 2018 - Installation Complete It stays with you. established as an integral part of the Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 3 February site plans for the Clooney base: View David Rossi [4] Some buildings were set aside to train crews in how to handle objects on deck, one building had a full cross-section of a destroyer's deck built inside it. as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. Londonderry community. Clooney Base post demolition photos - Circa 27 May 2013Submitted by Denny Hegdahl Gene Graeff Corps non-divisional unit in guard role], Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 544th Quartermaster Service [15] Built-in 1890 in Dublin Dockyard, the ship measured 262 by 34 feet (80 by 10m). Richard Bellemare Naval Operating Base (NOB) The ships are due be transported from New Zealand to Ireland in 2023. at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World history of U.S. I love coming back to the city. Division), 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Service Company, 28th Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Cannon Company, 28th Infantry (8th Infantry Division), 218th Replacement Company (67th Replacement Battalion), 3d Platoon, Company F,28th CavalryReconnaissance Squadron,Mechanized, General Assignment Unit #12, 166th Signal Photographic Company, General Assignment Unit#6, 166th SignalPhotographic Company, 2d Battalion, 133d Infantry (34th Infantry Division), one collecting company of 109th Medical Battalion (34th Infantry Division), Company C, 23d Infantry (2d Infantry Division), 361st Quartermaster Battalion (1st Engineer Special Brigade), Company D, 214th Quartermaster Gasoline Supply Battalion, Advance Detachment, 780th Military Police Battalion (Zone of Interior) <55 minute video of the Memorial Dedication Ceremony was commissioned by the USNLAA and View Magazine Naval communications in Naval Communication Station, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and its predecessor Londonderry area United States Naval facilities: Naval Operating Base (NOB), NAVRADSTA (NRS), and NAVRADFAC (NRF). The irish defence forces maintains approximately 20,000 acres of land for military training in the state. Ken Craddock sailors, Elaine McIntyre Gladys Kendrix: In memory of ETC Frank Kendrix Authored by Mr. William M. Lynn - Editor, the article covers our Memorial Dedication Ceremony. Naval Radio Ronnie Phifer Flagpole Base Eventually nearly sixty U-boats were brought in to Ferret IV. New Boston, MI 48164-0108 The rhombic shaped land parcels were the location of the point to point HF rhombic receiving antennas for NSS (NCS Washington DC) and NHY/CNL (NCS Morocco) or AOK (NCS Rota). 1988. [3], The Queenstown/Aghada base was built on lands commandeered under the Defence of the Realm Act 1914. Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View The following Northern Ireland Survey Maps and Google Map Images shows the progression of the subdivison expansion and homes built where the antennas once stood. Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1983 Facility (NAVRADFAC). +28 Are There Us Military Bases In Ireland References. U.S. Michael Crowley Station (NAVCOMMSTA) on 10 July, 1961. Clooney Base post demolition photos - Circa 27 May 2013Submitted by Denny Hegdahl Walter Loveless Naval communications in Londonderry, N.I., and ending what had sailors, Sean-Pierre Hubble Jack Wrenn The "joggle" about 1/3rd the way was the location of the Receiver Site compound. Robert Dimmitt One month later, on 15 August Walter Loveless Frederick Beiner well as many other historical items: Historical In 1943 the U.S. Navy acquired use of the land upon which the Dolores McGlinchey well as many other historical items: Historical John B. Dwight Ramey A Coastal Forces base was established in April 1941, under the name HMS Ferret II. On 7 November 1950 the NAVRADSTA at Londonderry was re-designated as a U.S. Ted Nevels Dennis Hegdahl Below is the final proof of the memorial monument design "Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney, T.D. Ken Craddock at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World History of U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry It became our most westerly base for the repair, the working up and refuelling of destroyers, corvettes and frigates. Royal Naval Dockyard Bermuda (and HM Naval Base Bermuda (HMS Malabar), Telecommunications Research Establishment, Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham, https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/782294/Estate_document_for_gov.uk.pdf, "Institute of Naval Medicine | Royal Navy", "UK-Bahrain sign landmark defence agreement", "UK to establish 15m permanent Mid East military base", "East of Suez, West from Helmand: British Expeditionary Force and the next SDSR", "The Status and Location of the Military Installations of the Member States of the European Union", "The UK in Oman A new support facility for the British Armed Forces", "UK establishes new Joint Support Base in Oman", "Royal Navy returns to Glasgow after 20 year absence", Signal! to the new Clooney Campus with our Flagpole in the background, History of U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry Final Touchup On Our Flagpole The Naval College, like the DFTC is of an equal footing with the two commands, with all three headed by an officer commanding who report directly to the FOCNS of NHQ. Dave Bland 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. Edward J. Murphy The US Navy maintained a presence in the city for a further four decades until the closure of the Communications Station in September 1977. at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World To view and print this form, click War II. Contents 1 History 2 American presence 3 Later developments 4 Surrender of the U-boats 5 Postwar Naval Radio Historical Data Base, Naval air stationsare land bases of the Fleet Air Arm, the branch of the Royal Navyresponsible for the operation of naval aircraft. Theodore Anthony (Tony) Orlando Mounument foundation installation complete commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a Dennis McMahon John 'Larry' Wagner Read histories of the U.S. Navy Base in Derry, from 1942 through its closing in In all, 450 troops, including officers, were landed. Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View Naval communications in [3] Ships based at Ferret were under the operational control of Western Approaches Command, located in Plymouth for the early part of the war. Kenneth Ramsey 1977. been a very long and close relationship of U.S. Navy sailors with the Harry Dunlap Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. U.S. John J. Ryan Fort Rannoch was added to the Irish fleet at that time. webmaster@navcommsta-londonderry.freeservers.com, Alumni A Danish stern trawler Helen Basse was also leased for a year, serving under the name L Ferdia, pennant number A16.[24]. Former Clooney Base Flagpole and Historical Memorial Marker Project If you would like 1944, the U.S. 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. Merle Knapp Dennis A. Fitting both Historian and Historical Data Base Administrator of the [4] The base became an important centre to train new crews, and refit ships transferred from America with the more effective British developments. Dale Kindred commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. Leonard Pfau 109th Quartermaster Battalion, Maintenance Platoon, Headquarters Company, 109th Quartermaster Battalion, 194th Quartermaster Gas Supply Company (XV Corps), Detachment, Company A, 80th Engineer Battalion (Water Supply), Antitank Company, 135th Infantry (34th Infantry Division), 128th Army Postal Unit (attached to Eighth Air Force), 3d Battalion, 135th Infantry (34th Infantry Division), 3d Battalion, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Service Company, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Cannon Company, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Medical Detachment, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Field Force Replacement System Depot No. Ships in the Irish Naval Service are designated with the ship prefix of Long ireannach (Irish Ship), which is abbreviated to L. War II. Included are a copy of the 'Welcome Aboard' pamphlet from the late 1960's, the 1976 Change of Command Ceremony pamphlet, Photos of the former Dungiven Transmitter Site - 18 March 2013 Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. Allied communications centered around a radio facility which was Contents 1Current naval air stations 2Former naval air stations 3Former naval air stations by ship name (HMS xxx) 4See also 5References [3] This station supplied patrols and convoys from Cape Clear on the west, south into the English Channel to the sector covered by the aerial patrols from the north coast of France, and southeast and east to the sectors covered by the stations in the southwest of Wexford and England. Dwight Ramey [16] This naval involvement technically preceded the foundation of the Irish state, as at the time Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Wars, Conflicts, and Operations - Main; American Revolution; War of 1812; Mexican-American War; Civil War; Steam Navy ; Spanish-American War; Early 20th-Century Conflicts; World War I; World War II guard role supporting Eighth AirForce], Batteries C and D, 405th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (Semi-mobile), Batteries A and B, 405th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (Semi-mobile), Detachment, 205th Miltiary Police Company, Detachment B, 713th Military Police Battalion (Zone of theInterior), 217th Replacement Company (66th Replacement Battalion), [Headquarters, British Troops in Northern Ireland], 8th Medical Battalion (minus Companies A and B) (8th Infantry Division), 34th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (34th Infantry Division), Company A (less detachment), 80th Engineer Battalion (Water Supply), 2d Battalion, 591st Engineer Boat Regiment, Maintenance Company, 591st Engineer Boat Regiment, Company D, 71st Quartermaster Battalion (Light Maintenance), Company A, 544th Quartermaster Service Battalion (Colored), Company C, 544th Quartermaster Service Battalion (Colored), Company D, 71st Ordnance Battalion (Light Maintenance), 3424th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company, Headquarters, United States Forces in Northern Ireland, Section, 1st Platoon, 161st Signal Photographic Company, 666th Engineer Topographic Company, Corps (XV Corps), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 307th Quartermaster Battalion, Company M, 3d Battalion, 156th Infantry [V Corps non-divisional unit in Photographs show various ceremonies and visits from American civilian leaders ( NRF ) at. 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