Bases in Northern Ireland
In the lead-up to the Normandy Invasion, many US Army units found themselves in Northern Ireland. 307th Quartermaster Sterilization Battalion was a unit of black US soldiers scattered across Ulster from late 1943 to April 1944 when they prepared to ship out in advance of D-Day.
| Unit | Location | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment | Ballymena, Co. Antrim | 19th November 1943 | 12th March 1944 |
| Company A | Ballygarvey, Co. Antrim | 23rd October 1943 | 27th November 1943 |
| Company A | Harryville, Ballymena, Co. Antrim | 27th November 1943 | 8th April 1944 |
| 2nd Platoon, Company A | Castlewellan, Co. Down | 18th February 1944 | 8th April 1944 |
| 2nd Platoon, Company A | Markethill, Co. Armagh | 14th February 1944 | 18th April 1944 |
| Company B (less 2nd Platoon) | Finaghy, Co. Antrim | 7th November 1943 | 4th February 1944 |
| 2nd Platoon, Company B | Ballymoney, Co. Antrim | 7th November 1943 | 4th February 1944 |
| Company B | Omagh, Co. Tyrone | 4th February 1944 | 8th April 1944 |
| Company C | Castlewellan, Co. Down | 7th November 1943 | 8th April 1944 |
| Company D | Omagh, Co. Tyrone | 19th November 1943 | 4th February 1944 |
| Company D | Finaghy, Co. Antrim | 4th February 1944 | 8th April 1944 |
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