91ST REPLACEMENT BATTALION
FIFTH AIR FORCE SERVICE COMMAND
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WWII

The 91st Replacement Battalion comprised the following Companies:-

• Hq & Hqs Det
• 265th Replacement Company (AAF)
• 266th Replacement Company (AAF)
• 267th Replacement Company (AAF)
• 268th Replacement Company (AAF)

The 63rd Edition of the USAAF Station List dated 30 November 1943 shows all of the above located at Camp Muckley, near Archerfield Airfield in Brisbane.

The 75th Edition of the USAAF Station List dated 15 February 1944 shows the 267th and 268th Replacement Companies still at Camp Muckley but scheduled to proceed to Port Moresby

The 79th Edition of the USAAF Station List dated 21 March 1944 and the 80th Edition dated 28 March 1944 showed the 266th still at Camp Muckley but scheduled to proceed to Finschafen. The 267th was located at Milne Bay (rather than Port Moresby) and the 268th was at Port Moresby.

The 83rd Edition of the USAAF Station List dated 18 April 1944 shows Hq & Hqs Det then located at Lae.

The 84th Edition of the USAAF Station List dated 25 April 1944 and the 85th Edition dated 2 May 1944 show the 266th enroute to Finschafen.

The 87th Edition of the USAAF Station List dated 16 May 1944 and the 88th Edition dated 23 May 1944 show the 266th at Milne Bay enroute to Finschafen and the 267th still at Milne Bay but scheduled to proceed to Nadzab.

The 89th Edition of the USAAF Station List dated 30 May 1944 and the 90th Edition dated 6 June 1944 and the 91st Edition dated 13 June 1944 and the Edition dated 6 September 1944 show the 266 at Finschafen and the 267th at Nadzab.

The Edition dated 15 September 1944 shows the 268th relocated to Hollandia.

REFERENCES

USAAF Station Lists

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