577TH ORDNANCE AMMUNITION
COMPANY
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WW2
After 17 days at sea , the 577th Ordnance Ammunition Company arrived in Brisbane on 13 June 1943 and were taken by truck to the Darra Ordnance Ammunition Depot where they camped with the 636th Ordnance Company. An outbreak of mumps hit the camp and several men of the 577th ended up in hospital. The 577th left the Darra Ammunition Dump and boarded a train for Kangaroo Ordnance Depot north of Townsville on 1 July 1943. They arrived in Townsville on 4 July 1943 and took over from the 630th Ordnance Company who moved to a new location. Some new cases of mumps occurred and the Company was quarantined until the end of July 1943.
An exchange of 1 Officer and 5 Enlisted Men was arranged with the 630th Ordnance Company to assist with familiarisation with the Depot. Lt. Mickels and a detachment of 30 men were sent to Torrens Creek to replace a similar detachment of the 636th Ordnance Ammunition Company who had worked at the Torrens Creek Ordnance Ammunition Depot. The township of Torrens Creek is located on the Flinders Highway between Charters Towers and Hughenden, about 88 kms east of Hughenden.
The 577th left Townsville on 5 October 1943 and travelled to Brisbane by train, arriving there on 7 October 1943. They moved into Camp Oxley and resumed work at the Darra Ordnance Ammunition Depot. They were replaced at Kangaroo Ordnance Depot by the 623rd Ordnance Ammunition Company. Lt. Robert L. McKloskey from the 577th was transferred to the 623rd to assist with familiarisation of Kangaroo Ordnance Depot. Lt. Mathews from the 623rd transferred to to the 577th.
Lt. Folkert and a detachment of 49 Enlisted Men were on Detached Service at the Calvert Ordnance Depot from 14 Oct 1943 until 28 Jan 1944.
Lt. Scott, C.O. was promoted to Captain on 13 November 1943.
On 8 January 1944, Lt. Maddox was transferred to the 170th Ordnance Company and Lt. Williams was assigned to the 577th from the 338th Ordnance Company.
Lt. Folkert, Lt. Williams and 5 Enlisted Men were placed on Detached Service at Columboola Depot on 2 February 1944.
ROSTER OF COMPANY 21 October 1942
577th Ordnance Ammunition Company
1st Lt. Joseph Crowley, C.O.
2nd Lt. W.C. Cassart | 2nd Lt. Arthur A. Moser |
2nd Lt. Raymond H. Folkert | 2nd Lt. Robert L. McKloskey |
2nd Lt. Jack Scott | 2nd Lt. William E. Nickels |
CADRE |
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M/Sgt. James L. Woods | 1st Sgt. Charleston Lee |
T/Sgt. Leo T. Johnson | T/Sgt. Byrd |
S/Sgt. Edward McDavid | S/Sgt Byrd |
Sgt. Theodore Marshall | Sgt. Samuel Ross |
Sgt. James Mason | Cpl. Reynolds |
Cpl. Noel Nixon | Cpl Elmore Robinson |
Pfc. Oscar Pritchett | Pfc. Cook |
Pfc. Henry T. Childers | Pfc. John T. Wright |
Pfc. Willie Willoughby |
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1. Abbott, Taddeus | 2. Atkins, Morris, Jr. |
3. Anderson, Henry | 4. Artis, Samuel W. |
5. Barnett, Cyril | 6. Bell, Emile |
7. Benson, Edgar J. | 8. Blacburn, Charles W. |
9. Blanchard, Robert | 10. Brandon, Robert D. |
11. Bowers, Nelson | 12. Brissett, Erskin |
13. Brown, Henry T. | 14. Brown, James C. |
15. Buckley, Nehemiah E. | 16. Byrd, Louis H. |
17. Carter, James W. | 18. Caupain, Walter |
19. Cave, John W. | 20. Chaney, Robert A. |
21. Chase, Roy M. | 22. Chisolm, George A. |
23. Clarke, Dave C. | 24. Clark, Eddie A. |
25. Clark, George H. | 26. Claybourne, James C. |
27. Cobbs, William H., Jr. | 28. Coleman, Edward G. |
29. Coleman, Frank T. Jr. | 30. Colon, Nick B. |
31. Cordova, Manuel | 32. Crier, Douglas R. Jr. |
33. Cropp, Lawrence H. | 34. Cruthfield, Huston, Jr. |
35. Curry, Earnest | 36. Daniels, William |
37. Daughty, John E. | 38. Davis, Nelson, Jr. |
39. Davis, Kenneth E. | 40. Davis, Willie D., Jr. |
41. Dean, Pierce G. | 42. DeJesus, Carlos |
43. Delancy, Herbert N. | 44. DePass, Granville C. |
45. Dorsett, Joseph L. | 46. Durant, John L. |
47. Durant, John H. | 48. Durkee, Benjamin E. |
49. Ealey, Leroy | 50. Edwards, Thomas |
51. Ellis, James H. | 52. Ellis, William C. |
53. Finney, John M. | 54. Forbes, Frank A. |
55. Garrett, John | 56. Goode, Morris E. |
57. Goode, Pleasant | 58. Goodwin, Harold |
59. Graves, Willie C. | 60. Gray, Arlander S. |
61. Greaves, Victor I. | 62. Green, Stephen J. |
63. Greene, Milton A. | 64. Hagans, Ozie |
65. Hall, Waldo W. | 66. Hannibal, Daniel L. |
67. Harley, Donald N. | 68. Hharis, Ernest |
69. Herbert, George | 70. Hicks, Harold H. |
71. Hill, Charles L. | 72. Holden, Francis C. |
73. Holzendorf, James | 74. Hunt, James N. |
75. Jackson, Noble M. | 76. Jackson, James 5th |
77. Jacobs, Gilbert B. | 78. Jennings, Bennie |
79. Johnson, Elijah | 80. Johnson, Broadus W. |
81. Johnson, James H. | 82. Jones, Winford L. |
83. Julius, Leonard P. | 84. King, Wallace A. |
85. King, John | 86. Lewis, George R. |
87. Malone, Mack | 88. Unreadable |
89. Manning, James H. | 90. Martin, James W. |
91. Mason, Mathew, Jr. | 92. Maurasse, Florentine |
93. Maurras, Alvarez E | .94. McCray, James P. |
95. McGarrity, Andrew S. | 96. McKinley, John |
97. McGray, John N. | 98. McWhirter, Fred |
99. Mead, Adolphus B. | 99. Millen-en, Harold B. |
101. Miller, Eric | 102. Moe, George J. |
103. Morgan, Parker A | 104. Miller, William O. |
105. Murray, Edward J. | 106. Nance, Harold |
107. O'Grady, Charles M. | 108. Owens, Fred |
109. Pace, Robert | 110. Paige, Edward L. |
111. Patterson, George J. | 112. Perry, Fred W. |
113. Peters, Windell C. | 114. Pettus, Burnett |
115. Pickens, James A | 116. Piggery, Blair |
117. Poopore, John | 118. Prince, Phillip, F. |
119. Rawlings, George L. | 120. Reece, Charles C. |
121. Reese, Harvey O. | 122. Rickenbacker, Cleve |
123. Riley, Clifford E. | 124. Rodriquez, Laurie A |
.125. Rogers, Ashby L. | 126. Rohan, Edward A. |
127. Ross, Andrew | 128. Savage, Horace C. |
129. Scott, Charles A. | 130. Scudder, Fred W. |
131. Shepperson, Paul | 132. Simmons, Floyd S. |
133. Simmons, Henry J. | 134. Smith, Herman T. |
135. Speight, George H. | 136. Stinchcomb, Marshall |
137. Storms, Joseph F. Jr. | 138. Surrey, Pablo |
139. Talley, Mathew W. | 140. Taylor, Agustus B. |
141. Teague, Malcolm, Jr. | 142. Unreadable |
143. Thomas, Maurice N. | 144. Thomas, Sands E. |
145. Tillman, Frederick | 146. Tindell, Robert O. |
147. Totten, John E. | 148. Townsend, James |
149. Van Putten, David O. | 150. Waller, Edward G. |
151. Walters, Hamp | 152. Washington, Ted R. |
153. Watkins, Robert W.. | 154. Watkins, William M. |
155. Weaver, William W. | 156. Westbrook, John A. |
157. White, Alexander B. | 158. Whitehead, Chris C. |
159. Willis, Douglas | 160. Wilson, James E. |
161. Young, Jefferson, D. |
REFERENCE BOOKS
"Wacol & Darra - The War Years"
by the Military Museums of the Pacific
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