Included are a copy of the 'Welcome Aboard' pamphlet from the late 1960's, the 1976 Change of Command Ceremony pamphlet, [45] Constructed by Babcock Marine in the UK to VARD Marine's PV90 design, the first ship, Samuel Beckett, was delivered in May 2014. and memorabilia, for inclusion in the U.S. Navcommsta Londonderry Alumni In all, 450 troops, including officers, were landed. Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View, U.S. The 50th anniversary of the Naval Service took place in 1996. Artwork includes the U.S. James Sullivan: In memory of Steve Dacey and Tom Diddybop Weber Paul Cafasso Clooney and Rossdowney compounds were later situated. Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. Submitted by Sen McNicholl: View Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its Naval Operating Base (NOB) Flagpole Collar Arriving at Clooney John B. 1944, the U.S. Until 2014, all Naval Service vessels had been named with (mainly female) names taken from Celtic mythology and Irish folklore. In 1938, the United Kingdom handed over the three treaty ports (Cork Harbour, Bere Haven and Lough Swilly). Dave Bland "Foyle College Former Pupils Association Magazine" has published a wonderful article in its 2020 edition. Naval Operating Base (NOB) Significant RM presences are also located in: The modern Royal Naval Reserve has fifteen Units (with 3 satellite units). [23] In 1971, the Naval Service commissioned three armed Ton-class minesweepers: Grainne, Banba and Fola. Bill Scudder Walter Loveless Corps non-divisional unit in guard role], Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 544th Quartermaster Service "In loving memory of Valerie Patterson Black" - Joe G. Black Dolores McGlinchey 1944, the U.S. Naval communications in Larry Sink Joe Visco Phillip Wade Phillip Wade James Sullivan War II. File, Flagpole In Place Maev was withdrawn from service in 1972. The following Northern Ireland Survey Maps and Google Map Images shows the progression of the subdivison expansion and homes built where the antennas once stood. Louis 'Lou' Loria The Officer Commanding Naval College reports directly to the FOCNS. as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. [4] Ferret was then the backup for the Liverpool headquarters, with the other main bases in the area being at Greenock, and later at Belfast. Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its Overhead View of NRS-T Dungiven, Circa 1969 Authored by Mr. William M. Lynn - Editor, the article covers our Memorial Dedication Ceremony. Flagpole In Place Gene Graeff separate activity from the U.S. Wayne Rousseau At the time of its closing, U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry had been the oldest U.S. naval facility in Europe. View exiting toward Front Gate, U.S. guard role, with detachments at Antrim, Desertmartin and Belfast], 11th Medical Supply Depot (less Base Platoon), Quartermaster Depot Q-111 Mengineer depot, 2d Battalion, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), 2d Battalion, 6th Armored Infantry (1st Armored Division), 16th Armored Engineer Battalion (less Company [D]) (1st Armored Division), Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Infantry Division Artillery, 19th Field Artillery Battalion (5th Infantry Division) [105mm towed howitzer], 46th Field Artillery Battalion (5th Infantry Division) [105mm towed howitzer], 50th Field Artillery Battalion (5th Infantry Division) [105mm towed howitzer], Headquarters, 133d Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Antitank Company, 133d Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Service Company, 133d Infantry (34th Infantry Division), 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion (Light) (Self-Propelled) (XV Corps), Company L, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment (Colored), 1st Battalion, 13th Armor (1st Armored Division), 6th Armored Infantry (less 2d and 3d Battalions) (1st Armored Division), Company A, [Tank Destroyer Battalion (1st Armored Division)], Company A, Ordnance Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Military Police Platoon, 5th Infantry Division, 2d Battalion, 38th Infantry (2d Infantry Division), 125th Field Artillery Battalion (34th Infantry Division), 2d Battalion, 135th Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Company B, 307th Quartermaster Sterilization Battalion, 4235th Quartermaster Sterilization Company, Detachment D, 166th Signal Photo Company (XV Corps), Company E, 53d Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Battalion, Company K, 467th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, 136th Quartermaster Truck Company (Nebraska National Guard), Headquarters Company, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Antitank Company, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), 507th Parachute Infantry (non-divisional), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 66th Replacement Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry (non-divisional), Detachment F, 713th Military Police Battalion (Zone of Interior), Detachment, Company A, 60th Quartermaster Battalion (Laundry), Company A, 71st Quartermaster Battalion (Gas Supply), Battery F, 80th Airborne Antiaicraft Battalion (82d Airborne Division), Detachment E, 162d Signal Photographic Company, Headquarters, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), Supply Battalion, 1st Armored Division (less two truck companies), 5th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized (5th Infantry Division) [M-48 scoutcar], 3019th Quartermaster Bakery Company (Mobile) (Special), 8th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized (8th Infantry Division), 53d Ordnance Company (Ammunition) (VCorps), Company D, 13th Armored Engineer Battalion (1st Armored Division), 4190th Quartermaster Service Company (Colored), 4192d Quartermaster Service Company (Colored), 3991st Quartermaster Truck Company (Colored), 103d Coast Artillery Battalion (Separate) (Antiaircraft) (37mm), Detachment, 122d Signal Radio Intelligence Company, 136th Quartermaster Truck Company (XV Corps), 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry, Mechanized (XV Corps), 2d Squadron, 6th Cavalry, Mechanized (XV Corps), 6th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, 28th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, 591st Engineer Boat Regiment (less 1st and 2d Battalions and Maintenance "In loving memory of Charles Charlie Echo Carpenter" - June Carpenter [1], "Departmental Properties: 17 Nov 2020: Written answers (KildareStreet.com)", "Irish troops complete move back to Syrian side of Golan Heights", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Irish_military_installations&oldid=1125956239, Red Barn Rifle Range, Dundalk, County Louth, Range Warden's Post, Seskin, County Wicklow, This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 19:51. At the time of its closing, U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry had been the oldest U.S. naval facility in Europe. On 7 November 1950 the NAVRADSTA at Londonderry was re-designated as a U.S. Paul Wise [citation needed] Part VI of UNCLOS concerns a coastal state's continental shelf out to 350 nautical miles (650km; 400mi) from the coastline. Joyce McGowan Kent Dennis Kolodziej A Coastal Forces base was established in April 1941, under the name HMS Ferret II. 01 May 1943 . However, the four newest in the fleet, L Samuel Beckett (commissioned 17 May 2014), L James Joyce (commissioned in September 2015), L William Butler Yeats (commissioned 17 October 2016) and L George Bernard Shaw (commissioned 30 April 2019) take their names from Irish literary figures. In 1943 the U.S. Navy acquired use of the land upon which the Thomas Conrad [2], Eventually over twenty thousand allied troops and sailors had passed through Ferret, and the base had been home to over two hundred ships of the Royal Navy, US Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy, as well as ships from the Free French and Free Dutch naval forces and some ships of the Royal Indian Marine. Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. Thomas Conrad Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. Edward Hedden Thus, this date is considered the actual Naval Radio These three ships were to become a key part of the Naval Service in the 1950s and 1960s. On 7 November 1950 the NAVRADSTA at Londonderry was re-designated as a U.S. Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a Londonderry is now America's premier naval base in Europe. 'Johnnie' Walker" - James Downs While the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marines served in Londonderry for approximately 3 years, the U.S. Navy proudly served for over 35 years. Naval The monument size is a height of 50 inches, width of 30 inches, with a depth of 12 inches at Paul Cafasso U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry was disestablished on September 30, 1977, ending a 35-year Clooney and Rossdowney compounds were later situated. Clooney and Rossdowney compounds were later situated. Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1995 In May 2013 the Heritage Lottery Fund announced an 845,600 grant to support . Formerly Royal Naval Armaments Depot and formally elements of Defence Equipment and Support. to the new Clooney Campus with our Flagpole in the background [4], By 1942 Beech Hill Camp had been commissioned as HMS Ferret III, and the base had become an important centre for anti-submarine training. Elaine McIntyre Leonard Pfau Northern Ireland documents from the Base's Disestablishment Ceremony in 1977, as [30][31], In July 2022, in advance of the proposed arrival of a number of replacement vessels, the fleet's three oldest vessels (Eithne, Orla, Ciara) were decommissioned.[5]. The subsequent strain put on the Naval Service prompted funding from the European Economic Community to acquire five additional vessels, four of which were eventually built. John Reigle Leonard Pfau Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? While most missions undertaken by the Naval Service are in Irish waters, on occasion longer missions are undertaken in support of Irish peacekeepers serving with the United Nations, representing Ireland, or in support of Irish trade missions. "In loving memory of Anne (Carlin) Bogema" - Bob Bogema 1944, the U.S. Dolores McGlinchey Walter Loveless John Whitlock Photos and News Articles of the Memorial Dedication Ceremony Jack Wrenn Remains of Sampson Hall - Circa 2012Submitted by Michael 'Rocky' Clark Battalion (Colored), Company B, 544th Quartermaster Service Battalion (Colored), Company D, 544th Quartermaster Service Battalion (Colored), 4191st Quartermaster Service Company (Colored), 4193d Quartermaster Service Company (Colored), Headquarters, 4557th Quartermaster Service Company, Headquarters, 4558th Quartermaster Service Company, Company M, 519th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, 3992d Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy) (Colored), one company of 3d Battalion, 6th Armored Infantry (1st Armored Division), 109th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company (V Corps) [Minnesota National Dennis A. Fitting Final Touchup On Our Flagpole Nearly 800 American technicians, with over 2,000 local workers, built it in six months, all the equipment down, to the last nut and bolt, coming from the U.S.A. American and British sailors warmly fraternized during the building of the base, which includes receiving and broadcasting stations, a 200-bed hospital, and large camps. View toward Base Housing and Tennis Courts James Dodrill Ward Mills It served until being sold for scrap in 1984. Joseph T. Wells as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. Fort Rannoch was added to the Irish fleet at that time. <55 minute video of the Memorial Dedication Ceremony was commissioned by the USNLAA and This mission entitled "EU Navfor Med" is the first time Ireland has taken part in a multi-role and multi-national naval operation. 'Johnnie' Walker" - James Downs The Naval Service Diving Section (NSDS) (Irish: Ranng Tumadireachta na Seirbhse Cabhlaigh), formally part of NOC's shore operations section, is a specialist unit of the Irish Naval Service, a branch of the Defence Forces, the military of Ireland. United States Naval Air Station Queenstown was the first US Naval Air Station established in Ireland. USNLAA copyright policy should be directed to the Webmaster - e-mail: View toward BEQ and Comm Center U.S. While the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marines served in Londonderry for approximately 3 years, the U.S. Navy proudly served for over 35 years. View a listing of all Kenneth Baker site plans for the Clooney base: View. Richard Bellemare Naval Communications It was later designated a U.S. Flagpole Arriving at Clooney Administrator. Naval Communication Station, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and its predecessor Londonderry area United States Naval facilities: Naval Operating Base (NOB), NAVRADSTA (NRS), and NAVRADFAC (NRF). Ed Alvis James Pfister commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. Ed Alvis Memorial Dedication Ceremony 1977. Londonderry Northern Ireland Larry Sink 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. Merle Knapp It is an associate command whom is hosted by the US Air Force 35th FW. [15] Built-in 1890 in Dublin Dockyard, the ship measured 262 by 34 feet (80 by 10m). [49] In August 2021, the Irish Examiner reported that the DoD was considering acquiring two former RNZN Lake-class inshore patrol vessels. On 7 November 1950 the NAVRADSTA at Londonderry was re-designated as a U.S. Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View 30 July 2019 In 2010, Niamh travelled to the Americas, visiting Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and the United States. The Royal Navy's Northern Ireland Squadron was established during the troubles to interdict the movement by sea of illegal arms and to provide other material support for anti-terrorist operations in Northern Ireland. Harry Dunlap commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. The Naval Service also operates smaller training vessels and rigid-hulled inflatable boats. Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. Naval Communications "I married a Derry girl. Leonard Pfau separate activity from the U.S. From July 2017 the Naval Service has participated in the European External Action Service mission which focuses a number of EU navies on humanitarian and training roles in the Mediterranean. Ted Malcor [25][26] The new ships displace over 1,900 tons, have a top speed of 23 knots, a range of 6,000 nautical miles. [9][10][11][12][13] Other roles include sea patrol, surveillance, and smuggling prevention. 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Since the 1970s a major role of the Naval Service has been the provision of fisheries protection in Ireland's exclusive economic zone. Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. File, Flagpole In Place Station Londonderry N. Ireland seal, with letter engraving in gold. It was given a ship's name as a stone frigate. Naval communications in Thus, this date is considered the actual Dale Kindred been a very long and close relationship of U.S. Navy sailors with the The "joggle" about 1/3rd the way was the location of the Receiver Site compound. [29] In July, the mission was extended with the deployment of first, Niamh from July to September, and then Samuel Beckett from September until November. Roger Iles No other U.S. military service [6] By the end of World War I, the base had approximately 24 planes[9] and over 1000 personnel. been a very long and close relationship of U.S. Navy sailors with the The exclusive economic zone of Ireland was increased in 1976 from 12 miles (19km) to 200 miles (320km). Naval Radio [3] Ships based at Ferret were under the operational control of Western Approaches Command, located in Plymouth for the early part of the war. [1] The organisational function of Ferret was to form Escort Groups of the warships based there, mostly small destroyers, frigates, corvettes and armed trawlers. sailors, Charles Brozek Mark Roach Paul Cafasso Gone, but certainly not forgotten Rose Gallagher (Orlando) Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a Dennis Hegdahl They have conducted combat diving training for Army Ranger Wing members after selecting combat diving as a speciality. The US Navy maintained a presence in the city for a further four decades until the closure of the Communications Station in September 1977. Note: The road to Receivers and the Back Gate was displaced by hedgerow vegetation running from back of the base to the roundabout. at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World [37] Lacking both anti-submarine and anti-aircraft capabilities, and without standoff weapons such as surface-to-surface missiles, the Naval Service's ability to control Ireland's territorial waters and provide close naval support is extremely limited. Included are a copy of the 'Welcome Aboard' pamphlet from the late 1960's, the 1976 Change of Command Ceremony pamphlet, Edward Hedden Gone, but certainly not forgotten Ted Malcor "Google Earth" Satellite Image of former Clooney Base - Circa 2011 Ron Rogillio Clooney Base post demolition photos - Circa 27 May 2013Submitted by Denny Hegdahl well as many other historical items: Historical Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 68th ReplacementBattalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 152d Quartermaster Battalion "The people here in Derry welcomed us into their city, their hearts and their homes. Note the absence of both Knockwellan Park housing estate and four red/white transmitter towers in the background. During the war the service protected fisheries, regulated merchant ships, and laid mines off Cork and Waterford. 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. "In loving memory of Ethel Doherty" - wife of Thomas Duck J.E. Dennis McMahon history of U.S. 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. Naval Operating Base, Londonderry, Northern Ireland completes the first year of Operations at this American base in a warm handclasp with Commodore Ross Stewart, R.N. Naval Air Station Queenstown Ireland, U.S. Naval communications in Londonderry, N.I., and ending what had Ginger & Jerry Hansen Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. View the View the 1944 In October 2010, contracts were signed for two new "offshore patrol vessels" (OPVs). New Boston, MI 48164-0108 Mounument foundation installation complete Celebrations included a fleet review by President Mary Robinson. Joyce McGowan Kent 14 April 2018 - Installation Complete One month later, on 15 August Former Clooney Base Flagpole and Historical Memorial Marker Project webmaster@navcommsta-londonderry.freeservers.com, Alumni Wayne Rousseau Facility (NAVRADFAC). U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry was disestablished on September 30, 1977, ending a 35-year Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. Dolores McGlinchey properly executed USNLAA Copyright form. "In loving memory of Charles Charlie Echo Carpenter" - June Carpenter John 'Boot' Adam [2] British and other allied submarines were sometimes used to simulate real conditions. 14 April 2018 - Installation Complete 1977. View a listing of all James Sullivan It was lowered on 30 September 1977, the day the base closed. One month later, on 15 August It also marked the end of the long relationship between the city and US Navy. Sarah Malcor Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a Naval Communications Paul Cafasso We Kenneth Ramsey Ron Rogillio NAS North Island is located at the north end of the Coronado peninsula and is the homeport of two aircraft carriers along with 23 fixed- and rotary-wing squadrons. There had been plans to commission the establishment under the name HMS Phoenix, but this was changed in preference to HMS Sea Eagle. While the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marines served in Londonderry for approximately 3 years, the U.S. Navy proudly served for over 35 years. [39] In order for Ireland to join the mission it required the passing of the so-called "triple lock system". No other U.S. military service Sean-Pierre Hubble Dwight Ramey A number of these purchases were informed by a Whitepaper on Defence which expected acquisition of three new naval vessels over 10 years from 2015 to 2025. established as an integral part of the Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 3 February 1943 - 1977 [4] As part of the deal four hundred American technicians were transferred to HMS Ferret, arriving on 30 June 1941 and started working in civilian clothes as America was not officially at war. Richard 'Russ' Russell Mark Roach 2023 BBC. In July 2015, the Irish Naval Service began using an Irish-based satellite communications system for its fleet, with new systems and equipment installed on all vessels. Photos of the former Dungiven Transmitter Site - 18 March 2013 Manufactured of G654 Millenium Grey granite with a polished face and rough cut sides. (Colored) (XVCorps), 3d Battalion (less two companies), 6th Armored Infantry (1st Armored Division), Company B, Maintenance Battalion, 1st Armored Division, 1st Battalion, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), Maintenance Company, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), Service Company, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), Reconnaissance Company, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), Company B, [Tank Destroyer Battalion (1st Armored Division)], 2d Quartermaster Company (2d Infantry Division), Company A, 8th Medical Battalion (8th Infantry Division), Company B, 8th Medical Battalion (8th Infantry Division), Headquarters, 28th Infantry (8th Infantry Division), 3d Battalion, 13th Infantry (8th Infantry Division), 53d Medical Battalion (less Companies A and B), 4010th Quartermaster Truck Company (Colored), Company E, 16th Armored Engineer Battalion (1st Armored Division), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,1st Armored Division Trains, 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Headquarters, 135th Infantry (34th Infantry Division), 8th Quartermaster Company (8th Infantry Division), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 84th Replacement Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 67th Replacement Battalion, 168th Infantry (less 2d Battalion) (34th Infantry Division), 2d Battalion, 13th Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Military Police Platoon, 34th Infantry Division, 34th Signal Company (34th Infantry Division), Company B (less 2d Platoon), 307th Quartermaster Sterilization Battalion, 2d Platoon, 3940th Quartermaster Gasoline Supply Company, Company D, 307th Quartermaster Sterilization Battalion, 4237th Quartermaster Sterilization Company, Service Company, 135th Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Company F (less 3d Platoon), 28th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, Headquarters Company (less Maintenance and Service Platoons), 109th Quartermaster historical researchers, writers, and others interested in the history of the British Liason Officer at Derry. [55] Non-military training takes place alongside Mercantile Marine personnel at the National Maritime College of Ireland in Ringaskiddy, near to the Haulbowline base. documents from the Base's Disestablishment Ceremony in 1977, as "Our Legacy" Richard 'Russ' Russell "In memory of RM2 A.J. David Dandino U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry was disestablished on September 30, 1977, ending a 35-year Naval Operating Base (NOB) 'Johnnie' Walker" - James Downs Dennis McMahon Muirch, formerly the British armed steam yacht Helga,[17] which had been used by the Royal Navy to shell Dublin during the 1916 rising, was the only CMS ship during this period. U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry was disestablished on September 30, 1977, ending a 35-year well as many other historical items: Historical As you browse this site, you'll find topics such as: Daniel Gelbman New technological developments were also worked on to improve anti-U-boat measures. Trudy Horridge James Sullivan: In memory of Steve Dacey and Tom Diddybop Weber There was also a lack of force protection in the event of an attack on Irish vessels but this changed with the go-ahead for EU participation.[39]. William 'Ken' Williams Naval Operating Base (NOB) Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View well as many other historical items: Historical View a listing of all View Photos and News Articles, "Foyle College Former Pupils Association Magazine" has published a wonderful article in its 2020 edition. Phillip Wade Air assets to support naval patrols are provided by the Air Corps with their two CASA CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft and AW139 helicopters operated from Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, County Dublin. Naval Radio <55 minute video of the Memorial Dedication Ceremony was commissioned by the USNLAA and Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. Kevin Robertson & Leslie Oppitz. Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its Dennis Hegdahl commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. NAS Queenstown was commissioned on 22 February 1918 with LCDR Paul J. Peyton, USNRF, Naval Aviator 47 in command. the base and 6 inches at the top, creating a slanted face. At the time of its closing, U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry had been the oldest U.S. naval facility in Europe. In 1943 the U.S. Navy acquired use of the land upon which the Daniel Gelbman View toward Main Entrance While the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marines served in Londonderry for approximately 3 years, the U.S. Navy proudly served for over 35 years. Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. Authored by Mr. William M. Lynn - Editor, the article covers our Memorial Dedication Ceremony. Thus, this date is considered the actual The air station also hosts 80. 1944, the U.S. Flagpole Collar Arriving at Clooney Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1994 Gladys Kendrix: In memory of ETC Frank Kendrix Submitted by Sen McNicholl: View Dennis Hegdahl View Magazine FAA Aircraft produced by Short Bros . Ken Craddock A memorial has been unveiled in Londonderry in honour of the US Navy personnel who served their country while based in the city. Flagpole Arriving at Clooney protect the interests of the USNLAA, and its members. CAPT & Mrs Paul Byrd Shipwrecks around Ireland's coast . Gladys Kendrix: In memory of ETC Frank Kendrix Louis 'Lou' Loria Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. Van Leer Kirkman, USN (right) Commandant of the U.S. John J. Ryan (Provisional), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 90th ReplacementBattalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 92d Replacement Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 93d ReplacementBattalion, 222d Replacement Company (68th Replacement Battalion), 223d Replacement Company (68th Replacement Battalion), 224th Replacement Company (69th Replacement Battalion), 225th Replacement Company (69th Replacement Battalion), 233d Replacement Company (72d Replacement Battalion), 234th Replacement Company (72d Replacement Battalion), 235th Replacement Company (72d Replacement Battalion), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 68th Replacement Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 69th Replacement Battalion, 205th Military Police Company (less detachments), Detachment, 205th Military Police Company, 91st Armored Field Artillery Battalion (1st Armored Division), Company M, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment (Colored), Company A, 63d Quartermaster Battalion(Laundry), Company I, 513th Quartermaster Truck Company, Company I, 467th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, Company L, 467th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, Company B, 513th Quartermaster Truck Company, 273d Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), 3882d Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy), 3889th Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy), 12th Military Police Criminal Investigation Section, 3631st Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy), 7th Port Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 500th Port Battalion (Colored), 262d Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), 263d Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), 264th Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), 265th Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 579th Quartermaster Battalion, 294th Quartermaster Salvage Repair Company (Semi-mobile) (less 1stPlatoon), Headquarters and Headquarters Company,12th Replacement Depot, 3630th Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy), Installation Platoon 1, Company C, 850th Signal Service Battalion, Northern Ireland District, Western Base Section, 6814th Medical Dispensary Section (10-bed), Headquarters, 4556th Quartermaster Service Company, Headquarters, Headquarters Company and Military Police Platoon, 82d Airborne Ireland Larry Sink Joe Visco Phillip Wade James Sullivan War II Force 35th FW treaty ports Cork... 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