Enlisted technicians and officers were assigned wherever they were needed most at each stage of the loading, and transfers were made rapidly from one sub-port to another when certain harbors had emergency jobs to handle.
Master plans were prepared for each ship, showing where each type of cargo was to be stored. Vehicles, guns and ammunition needed first by disembarking troops were stowed in upper holds within easy reach. Other items were placed in lower holds in a descending order of urgency.
The harmonious operation of the units was so successful that all loading was completed in plenty of time for the Allied landing in France. There were no major accidents and no large bottlenecks. When the D-Day signal came, cargoes were aboard and the ships were waiting in the harbors to go wherever the fighting forces called for supplies.
Among the members of this unit were Pfc. Wilbur Schwanke of Lowell, Pfc. Luther Parks of Schneider and Pfc. Robert Miller of St. John.
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