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the 3529th is created
War Department Letter AG 3200.2 (12-8-48) OB-I-3F-M dated December 9, 1942 goes into effect, thus activating the 3529th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company. -
moved to Pomona Ord. Base, CA from Fort Oglethorp, GA
The men of the 3529th gathered in Fort Oglethorp in late December of 1942 only to be moved by train to California, where they were quarantined because of an outbreak of mumps (the first to contract the disease was Charles Lloyd) and measles. -
moved to Camp Rucker, AL
The company was transferred to Alabama where it completed its Basic Training and underwent rigorous exercises as part of the Tennessee Maneuvers designed to increase its technical knowledge and develop its skills. -
the company is redesignated
Effective this date the 3529th was redesignated under T/O and T/E 9-127 with a complement of four officers: 1st Lt. Viron E. Payne, CC, 2nd Lt. Paul E. Poulsen, 2nd Lt. Robert R. Debner, and 2nd Lt. Deverne V. Ernstmeyer, along with one hundred sixteen enlisted men. -
1st Lt. Bingenheimer assigned and CC replaced
During this month 1st Lt. W. C. Bingenheimer was assigned to the 3529th and 1st Lt. Ovid L. Maples replaced Lt. Payne as commanding officer. -
2nd Lt. Dabner transferred
2nd Lt. Robert R. Dabner transferred from the 3529th to another outfit. -
1st Lt. Bingenheimer transferred
1st Lt. Bingenheimer was transferred from the 3529th. -
2nd Lt. Alvino joins
2nd Lt. Vincent J. Alvino is assigned to the 3529th -
2nd Lt. Ernstmeyer transferred and 1st Lt. Dow joins
This date 2nd Lt. Deverne V. Ernstmeyer was reassigned to another unit and 1st Lt. Charles E. Dow joined the 3529th. -
3529th returned to Camp Rucker, AL
On Christmas Eve the company returned to the garrison at Camp Rucker to begin preparing for departure overseas, which included reassigning those who were physically unfit and aquiring new, more fit soldiers. -
completed weapons training
By this day the 3529th had successfully familiarized itself with and fired all weapons in the T/E, earning a high score of 97%. -
physical tests completed
By this day the 3529th had finished taking all its physical fitness tests and passed with a good score of 92%. -
the 3529th departs for Camp Kilmer, NJ
On this day the company, with its four officers (Cpt. Ovid L. Maples, who was promoted to commanding officer in Nov. of 1943, 1st Lt. Dow, 1st Lt. Poulsen, who was promoted in Jan. of 1944, and 2nd Lt. Alvino) along with one hundred sixteen enlisted men left for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. -
the company departs from the United States
This day the 3529th boarded and set sail on the ship Queen Mary for Scotland. -
the 3529th arrives in Scotland
On this day the company arrived in Scotland and entrained for Depot 0-40, Barry, Glamorgan, Wales. There it acted at the Ordnance company for the 183rd Ord. Battalion and participated often in the Depot routine training. -
the company is moved to Cardiff, Wales
This day the 3529th was moved into a field near Cardiff, Wales where it was split into two separately operated groups. Here it prepared 2nd Division vehicles for D-Day, which resulted in Master Sgt. Lister and Tec. Sgt. Collins receiving Certificates of Merit. -
the 3529th is moved to Camp Heath
On this day the company moved to Camp Heath temporarily. -
the company is moved to Bampton, England
This day the 3529th moved to Bampton, England from Camp Heath to undergo intensive training and a conditioning course. -
the company departs for Dorcester, England and gains a 1st Sgt.
On this day the 3529th departed Bampton for Dorcester, England where all its vehicles were water-proofed. Also, 1st Sgt. Avrome I. Dan asked for a demotion to the grade of Tec 4 (for personal reasons) and was replaced by Robert W. Brooks, who was formerly a Tec 4 but was promoted to fill the vacancy. -
the 3529th arrives in France
On this day the company arrived in France, whereupon it promptly set up bivouacs near Formigny, France. -
the 3529th begins its campaigns
On this day the company began its ongoing participation in the Normandy Campaign (Campaign 30) and the Northern France Campaign (Campaign 32). -
the company is reassigned to the 241st
This day the 3529th was reassigned to the 241st Ordnance Battalion for administration and duty, and for a period of time camped near Chef Du Pont, France. -
the company moves to Villedieu, France
On this day the 3529th moved from Chef Du Pont to Villedieu where it continued to perform Ordnance duties admirably. -
the company's campaigns end and the Express begins
On this day the 3529th ended its two former campaigns (30 and 32) and was split into two groups. The first was moved within five miles of St. Lo, France and the second within two miles of Torigni Sur Vire, France. Both worked as part of the Red Ball Express servicing vehicles to maintain supply lines. -
Donald J Mallard is admitted to the hospital
On this day Private Donald James Mallard collided on his bicycle with a Frenchman and suffered a skull fracture from landing on the pavement, whereupon he was evacuated to the 2nd General Hospital to receive medical care. -
the company is reunited
By this day the 3529th had serviced 4,616 vehicles as part of the Red Ball Express, and on this day the two separate groups were reunited in St. Lo, France to continue servicing and patrolling the city's highways. -
Pvt. Mallard dies
On this day Private Donald J Mallard died at 4:20 in the afternoon as a result of the head trauma he experienced seven days prior, becoming the first fatality of the 3529th. -
the Red Ball Express ends
On this day the 3529th no longer participated in the Red Ball Express because it was terminated, which resulted from American troops at the front line being stalled by the German line. -
the 3529th is reassigned to the 251st
This day the company was reassigned to the 251st Ordnance Battalion for administration and duty, though it remained in St. Lo, France. -
the company loses an officer and forty-two men
On this day one officer and forty-two enlisted men were sent on DA to Headquarters, NES. -
the company's CC is replaced
On this day the Commanding Captain of the 3529th, Ovid L. Maples, was transferred and replaced by Captain Harold. G. Ordemann. -
the company moves to Cherbourg
On this day the 3529th moved from St. Lo, France to Cherbourg, France where it was placed in charge of initiating, operating, and supervising a 2nd Echelon Service Station by the 22nd Ordnance Battalion, Depot 0-671. -
the company's CC is relieved and replaced
On this day the former Commanding Captain, Cpt. Harold G. Ordemann, was transferred to another unit and replaced by Cpt. Maurice W. Van Horn. The company continued to perform second and third echelon maintenance at the service station. -
the 3529th moves to Rennes, France
On this day the entire company, including equipment, was moved to Rennes, France where it was placed under the jurisdiction of the 196th Ordnance Battalion, Western District. Here it aided in the operation of Depot 0-676 doing both third and fourth echelon maintenance and ordnance supply. -
the company loses six men
On this day six enlisted men were transferred from the 3529th to the 16 Reinforcement Depot (APO 129). -
the company loses six men
On this day the 3529th transferred six more enlisted men to the 16 Reinforcement Depot (APO 129). -
the company loses five men
On this day the 3529th transferred five enlisted men to the 6960 Reinforcement Depot (APO 739). -
the company loses three officers and seventy-one men
This day the 3529th transferred three officers and seventy-one enlisted men with organizational equipment to Rouen, France, Depot 0-683. -
the company loses one officer and six men
This day the 3529th transferred one officer and four enlisted men to the 1498 Labor Supervision Company and two other enlisted men to the 1314 Labor Supervision Company. -
the 3529th celebrates V-E Day
On this day the company celebrated V-E Day (as a note from Cpt. Maurice W. Van Horn, the company experienced no outstanding historical events from May 1, 1945 through May 31, 1945). -
the company's 2nd Lt. Alvino is promoted
This day 2nd Lt. Vincent J. Alvino was promoted to 1st Lt. -
the company receives 1st Lts. Zaumbracher and Martin
This day the 3529th received 1st Lt. Zaumbracher and 1st Lt. Martin, both of whom transferred to the company from the 993rd Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company. The company also received orders alerting the men as to their upcoming return to the United States. -
the company is moved to Camp Lucky Stride
On this day the 3529th was read Article of War 28 at six o'clock in the evening (eighteen hundred hours) and, after preparing for departure, was moved to Camp Lucky Stride near Le Harve, France for final processing. -
the company submits its final report
On this day the 3529th submitted its final ETO Moning Report in preparation for departure the next day. -
the 3529th leaves for France for home
On this day the company boarded the USat Excelsior at noon (twelve hundred hours) and set sail from France at two-thirty in the afternoon (fourteen thirty hours). -
the 3529th arrives in the United States
This day the company debarked at Hampton Roads, Virginia at four in the afternoon (sixteen hundred hours) and arrived at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia one hour later. -
the men of the company depart on a furlough
This day the men of the 3529th left for different Reception Stations for a period of thirty days on a recuperation furlough. -
the company is reunited and the furlough ends
By this date the men of the 3529th had regrouped at their new station, which was under the supervision of the 188th Ordnance Battalion. -
four of the company's men are transferred
On this day the company transferred four men to the Separation Center to send them back into civilian life. -
the company sends more men and receives a new 1st Sgt.
On this day the 3529th sent more men to the Separation Center, and gained the new 1st Sgt. Ralph K. Schooley of Iowa. -
the company transfers 1st Lt. Dow
This day the 3529th transferred 1st. Lt. Dow to a Separation Station pending discharge. -
the 3529th is sent home on extended furlough
On this day the company, minus the Cadre, was sent home on extended furlough, leaving Cpt. Van Horn and 1st Lt. Alvino with very few remaining men. -
1st Lt. Zaumbracher is sent home
On this day the company released 1st Lt. Zaumbracher from further duty as an officer. -
the 3529th Ord. MAM Co is deactivated
On this day the company received its deactivation orders, which were sent under General Order Number 52, 12th Hq. & Hq. Det. Sp. Troops, First Army, Fort Jackson, SC (dated Oct. 24, 1945). The remaining men who had not been transferred to a Separation Center were transferred to other ordnance companies under supervision of the 188th Ordnance Battalion.