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    ADSEC, officially the Advance Section of the Communications Zone, was a military logistics unit active in the Second World War. It was the farthest forward...
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  • March 1944, OSS officer Major John Reisman is ordered by the commander of ADSEC in Britain, Major General Sam Worden, to undertake "Project Amnesty", a...
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  • 2011 Age of Heroes Flight Sergeant Roger Rollright 2014 The Monuments Men ADSEC Sarge Snow in Paradise Tony 2017 Justice League Black Clad Beta 2018 Christopher...
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    the vicinity and captured the city on 12 April 1945. On 8 May 1945 the ADSEC Engineer Group A, led by Col. Helmer Swenholt, commanding officer of the...
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    School (SEWASS) Public school Sefwi Wiawso — Senior High Schools in Bia West District Adjoafua Community Senior High (ADSEC) Public school Adjoafua —...
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    lubricants (POL). Motor transport was used as a stopgap. The Advance Section (ADSEC) organized the Red Ball Express to deliver supplies from the Normandy area...
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    March 1945; after 15 April 1945 remained in Fifteenth Army attached to ADSEC) 294th Field Artillery Observation Battalion 315th Counter Intelligence...
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    and army groups, who felt that ETOUSA favored COMZ. The Advance Section (ADSEC) followed closely behind the armies to develop the lines of communication...
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    different times over the past one hundred years. It became headquarters for ADSEC, the Advance Section of COMZ (Communications Zone) of the U.S. Army, shortly...
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    During World War II he commanded the Advance Section, Communications Zone (ADSEC). Ewart Gladstone Plank was born in Garden City, Missouri, on 4 November...
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    from Horace Greeley School (1941); b. took part in Operation Overlord (ADSEC unit), landing on June 21, 1944; c. lettered in three sports at Rider College...
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  • necessary to develop, test, and evaluate the systems proposals made by ADSEC will require a substantial amount of laboratory and field effort." Ridenour...
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  • of the Armies of World War II as it was part of ADSEC (Advanced Section, Communications Zone). ADSEC's mission was to support the U.S. First Army, U.S...
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    Medical Battalion (ADSEC) was maintained, and units of the group evacuated patients from the 96th and 97th Evacuation Hospitals to ADSEC hospitals in Verviers...
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  • General Hoyt Vandenberg, Air Force Chief of Staff, proposing formation of ADSEC to study US air defenses. This led to Project Charles, directed by Valley...
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    COMZ (Communications Zone) after the 6 June 1944 invasion. Within COMZ was ADSEC (the Advance Section, Communications Zone) and FECOMZ (Forward Echelon,...
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  • charter has been lost because of fire during World War II. On May 8, 1945 the ADSEC Engineer Group A, led by Col. Swenholt commanding officer of the 332nd Engineer...
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    Depot) or "64th QMBD," under the command structure of the Advanced Section (ADSEC) directly supporting the 12th Army Group throughout the war in support of...
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    Another organization was activated on 7 February: the Advance Section (ADSEC), under the command of Colonel Ewart G. Plank. Experience in the Italian...
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  • 1st Army Group 4 May – 2 August 1944: logistical support was provided by ADSEC 17 – 25 June 1944: Batteries A, C, and D were attached to the 413th AAA...
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    Normandy lodgment area. On 9 September, Busch asked the Advance Section (ADSEC) to move them forward. They were located and moved by truck to the nearest...
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    Peninsula. On 29 December the brigade was assigned to the Advance Section (ADSEC), where it was responsible for construction and road maintenance. On 28...
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  • organize and control Services of Supply for the invasion forces after D-Day. ADSEC was a movable base section organized under FECOMZ. FECOMZ reported to and...
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    the Rhine, the 332nd Engineer General Service Regiment (as a member of ADSEC Engineer Group "A") constructed a replacement railway bridge 2,815 feet...
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    the development of supply routes to U.S. forces in Europe as Engineer, ADSEC (Advance Section, Communications Zone). Itschner headed the division in...
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    August. Bradley had previously exercised control over the Advance Section (ADSEC) of COMZ as the senior American commander on the continent. As such, he...
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