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    Posted 7 years ago

    BHock45
    (807 items)

    Hi, I am looking for some help Identifying who, or where regarding these images. They all came together in a picture frame, they were taped together. I see some of the same people in at least two of the three photos. On the back of there are dates of:

    March 1, 1945
    Recd. April 1945

    and:

    "DEPOT G30"

    Any help would be great, they were found in Central New Jersey. Looks like the Cols. are named Elder, and O'Reilly.

    Thanks!

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    1. TubeAmp TubeAmp, 7 years ago
      The Advance Platoon of the 30th Medical Depot Company arrived on Omaha Beach on 30 June 1944; the second advance section established a dump at L'Etard while the first advance section went to Cherbourg. Approximately 50 skid loads of medical property and 100 tons of miscellaneous medical supplies were received in the first few days of operation. This dump, located in the vicinity of Omaha Beach, received supplies discharged from vessels in that area. The dump, taken over by the Advance Platoon of the 31st Medical Depot Company on 10 July and consolidated into Depot M-3 on 1 August, consisted of 300,000 square feet of storage space.

      Closed storage of medical supplies was first opened at Cherbourg by half of the advance section of the 30th Medical Depot Company in early July, and was designated Depot M-1. Lack of proper equipment to handle heavy property handicapped the operation of the depot, which had become partially operational after the port of Cherbourg was opened on 16 July. This depot was closed on 12 August as the tactical situation warranted a forward move.

      http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwii/medicalsupply/chapter10.htm

      Not sure if this is them. (General Depot G-30 was situated in London, and they had a Medical Section).

      T A

      T A
    2. BHock45 BHock45, 7 years ago
      Please excuse my ignorance tubamp, this is not my area. So you think the guys in my pictures are Americans stationed in England? Who are all the women in the picture? Thanks for your help!
    3. TubeAmp TubeAmp, 7 years ago
      They had civilian personnel working for them.

      It doesn't look like a family day, or NWR, or USO sort of event photo.

      (Just assumptions of course)

      T A
    4. TubeAmp TubeAmp, 7 years ago
      How's the research going? Found this and wondered if you saw it:

      https://www.usarmygermany.com/Sont.htm?https&&&www.usarmygermany.com/Units/Medical/USAREUR_Medical1940s.htm

      T A
    5. BHock45 BHock45, 7 years ago
      TubeAmp, I just found this....

      http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a286755.pdf

      If you do a CTRL F and type g30 it will take you right to the part about them being stationed in London. Thanks for your help!!!
    6. TubeAmp TubeAmp, 7 years ago
      You're very welcome.

      T A

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