28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment

In the summer of 1942, United States Army troops of 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment arrived at bases in Co. Antrim in preparation for Operation Torch.

The killing of Private William C. Jenkins in Antrim, Co. Antrim

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30th September 2019

On 30th September 1942, a racially motivated attack took place between segregated elements of the United States Army in Antrim, Co. Antrim.

Bases in Northern Ireland

Star Date End Date Unit Location
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment
14th July 1942 7th November 1942 Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2nd Battalion, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment Cookstown, Co. Tyrone
14th July 1942 Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment Cookstown, Co. Tyrone
14th July 1942 22nd October 1942 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment Cookstown, Co. Tyrone
Company G, 2nd Battalion, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment
Company H, 2nd Battalion, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment
Company I, 3rd Battalion, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment
Company K, 3rd Battalion, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment
17th July 1942 20th August 1942 Company L, 3rd Battalion, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment Muckamore, Co. Antrim
14th July 1942 20th August 1942 Company M, 3rd Battalion, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment Belfast, Co. Antrim

28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment in Ulster

William C. Jenkins

Private

Private William C. Jenkins was a black American soldier killed in a fight outside a public house in Antrim, Co. Antrim on 30th September 1942.

References

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