00240469 9906-754B UNCLASSIFIED 2431030 11-01-1943 2431091 01-01-1944

GROUP/0008/AIR FORCE INTRANSIT DEPOT

HISTORY 556.074 8167 C5036 1254 1347 35 2447253 04-01-1988 ACTUAL INCLUSIVE PERIOD EXTENDS BACK TO 1941. MENTIONS STUDY OF WAREHOUSING PROBLEMS OF BASE DEPOTS IN UNITED KINGDOM BY LT COL CHARLES H. THOMPSON AND MAJ RODERICK C. BISHOP OF 8 AIR SERVICE COMMAND. THAT STUDY RESULTED IN ORGANIZATION OF A PORT DETACHMENT IN THE MERSEY (LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM (UK)) AREA TO SEPARATE AIR CORPS SUPPLIES AT THE DOCKS AS THEY WERE UNLOADED FROM SHIPS AND TO DIRECT SHIPMENT OF THOSE SUPPLIES TO USING UNITS OR TO PROPER DEPOT FOR STORAGE. IN TURN, AN INTRANSIT DEPOT CONTROL SECTION WAS ESTABLISHED IN LONDON, UK. ACTIVATION OF 2984 INTRANSIT DEPOT GROUP (PROVISIONAL), 22 OCT 43 AT ARMY AIR FORCES STATION 158, SUDBURY, UNITED KINGDOM. 8 AIR FORCE INTRANSIT DEPOT GROUP (8 AFIDG) ACTIVATED ON INACTIVATION OF 2984 GROUP (1 NOV 43) AND DERIVED ITS PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT FROM DEFUNCT ORGANIZATION. FIRST COMMANDER OF 8 AFIDG WAS LT COL WILLIAM A. HUNTER. INCLUDES LIST OF SUBORDINATE STATIONS. INCLUDES FAIRLY DETAILED DISCUSSION OF ORGANIZATION OF 8 AFIDG. 8 AFIDG TRANSFERRED, LESS PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT, TO 9 AIR FORCE, 14 JAN 44. PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT WERE ATTACHED TO 55 DEPOT SUPPLY SQUADRON. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS INCLUDE: HISTORY OF 8 AIR FORCE SERVICE COMMAND; REPORT ON FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF CONTROL SECTION OF 8 AFIDG; HISTORIES OF PORT UNITS 1, 2 AND 3; SUNDRY ORDERS; MANNING TABLE; AND ROSTER OF OFFICERS. NONE