US Army/Army Air Force in the Bristol area on 31/5/1944

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The following list is taken from research by Phil Grinton from California of all U.S. Army units in Britain prior to D-Day from the D-Day Museum archives.

*denotes predominantly African-American units.

Bristol

1st Quartermaster Salvage Repair Company (F), Det A

First Army, Headquarters Company

First Army, Special Troops, Headquarters

Replacement Depot Number 2, Headquarters

4th Group Railway Station (Transportation Corps)

21st Weather Squadron, Detachment M

Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment Number 29

32nd Machine Records Unit (Mobile)

General Depot G-35, Quartermaster Section

36th Machine Records Unit (Mobile)

39th Bomb Disposal Squadron

40th Replacement Battalion, Headquarters

40th Mobile Comm Squadron, Detachment M

42nd Machine Records Unit (Mobile)

56th Finance Distribution Section

57th Army Postal Unit

61st Chemical Depot Company, Detachment A

63rd Medical Dep Company

79th Chemical Smoke Generator Company

79th Chemical Smoke Generator Company, Detachment A

88th Bomb Disposal Squadron

90th Bomb Disposal Squadron

91st Bomb Disposal Squadron

113th Chemical Processing Company

117th Army Postal Unit

125th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (M), Troop B

246th Signal Operations Company

256th Military Police Company

279th Army Band

285th Quartermaster Refrigeration Company F

298th General Hospital, Headquarters

302nd Port Company (Transportation Corps)

303rd Port Company (Transportation Corps)

304th Quartermaster Battalion, HQ & HQ Detachment ( ?)

304th Port Company (Transportation Corps)

305th Port Company (Transportation Corps)

305th Replacement Company

306th Replacement Company

307th Replacement Company

308th Replacement Company

329th Quartermaster Depot Company S

345th Quartermaster Depot Company

474th Quartermaster Group (TC), HQ& HQ Detachment

484th Ordnance Evacuation Company

503rd Quartermaster Car Company

506th Quartermaster Car Company Headquarters

507th Military Police Battalion (Army) (), Headquarters

507th Military Police Battalion (Army), Medical Det

508th Army Postal Unit

509th Military Police Battalion (Army), HQ & HQ Det

519th Port Battalion (TC), HQ & HQ Detachment

544th Army Postal Unit

607th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company

651st Field Artillery Battalion, Advance Detachment

954th Quartermaster Service Company *

959th Quartermaster Service Company

962nd Quartermaster Service Company *

979th Signal M Msg Company, Detachment D

987th Quartermaster Service Company *

1091st Engineer Utilities Detachment

1209th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

1512th Quartermaster Truck Battalion (), HQ & HQ Det *

1512th Quartermaster Truck Battalion, 1929 QM Truck Co *

1512th Quartermaster Truck Battalion, 1968 QM Truck Co *

1512th Quartermaster Truck Battalion, 1969 QM Truck Co *

1512th Quartermaster Truck Battalion, 2022 QM Truck Co *

1682th Survey Liaison Detachment

1684th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company

3611th Quartermaster Truck Company

3692nd Quartermaster Truck Company

3712th Quartermaster Truck Company

3886th Quartermaster Truck Company

Advance Section (Communication Zone)

Patchway

6th Signal Center Team

17th Signal Operations Battalion, HQ & HQ Company

Yate

Base Area Depot Number 1, Supply Section, Det C

8th Air Force Intransit Depot Group (), HQ & HQ Det

Ordnance Medium Auto Maintenance Company

Shirehampton

507th Port Battalion (TC), HQ & HQ Detachment

542nd Port Company (Transportation Corps) *

543rd Port Company (Transportation Corps) *

544th Port Company (Transportation Corps) *

545th Port Company (Transportation Corps) *

546th Port Company (Transportation Corps) *

Filton

8th Air Force Intransit Depot Group, Detachment 102

21st Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron

21st Weather Squadron, Detachment YE

22nd Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron

36th Station Complement Squadron

41st Bomb Disposal Squadron

890th Signal Depot Company (Aviation), Detachment A

1358th Military Police Company (Aviation)

2065th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon (Aviation)

Seamills Camp

8th Traffic Reg Group

9th Traffic Reg Group

10th Traffic Reg Group

Frenchay Park

100th General Hospital, Headquarters

Avonmouth

38th Ship Hospital Platoon

Southside Wood/Lawrence Weston

282nd Port Company (Transportation Corps)

283rd Port Company (Transportation Corps)

284th Port Company (Transportation Corps)

285th Port Company (Transportation Corps)

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