"Uncle Charlie and the 2nd Infantry Division" (Post #6)

On 10 October 1940, the 15th Field Artillery Regiment was reorganized at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as the 15th Field Artillery Battalion. The 15th Field Artillery Battalion was ordered to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin on 16 October 1942, for intensive training with the 2nd Infantry Division. (Charles David Knight will join them by 28 Dec 1942). At the end of September 1943, the 2nd Infantry Division was ordered to move to Camp Shanks, New York, from where the soldiers sailed in a large convoy on 7 October 1943 and arrived in Belfast, Ireland, on 17 October 1943. From there they were moved by train to County Armagh and County Down in Northern Ireland. Here again, the Division conducted training, including combat as well as driver training, engineer training, supply and everything that was to be expected in anticipated deployment in the planned invasion of France.
In mid April 1944, the Division was moved to Tenby in Northern Wales through England. They will arrive a few week later. Final preparations were made here before the D-Day invasion, especially sealing of all the vehicles and equipment against water.

* The SS Hawaiian Shipper was one of 38 ships in the fleet of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company war. Year Built 1941 Official Number 240590 (No Picture Available) The type Uncle Charlie will travel on from New York to Belfast, Northern Ireland.

SS HAWAIIAN MERCHANT was the Sister Ship of the SS HAWAIIAN SHIPPER
http://www.armed-guard.com/fata.html

For more information about these 38 ships please go to:
http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii

For more information on the War Shipping Administration please go to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Shipping_Administration

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