The 7617 USFA Support Command, Leghorn (Livorno), Italy
(Source: A picture story of the 7617 USFA Support Command at Leghorn, Italy)

Eighteen months of hard work and prior planning had made the Port of Leghorn a beehive of activity as far as the U.S. Army and the people at Leghorn are concerned. From a small beginning of only twenty five stevedores and two hundred carabinieri as guards, the 7617 USFA Post now employs more then 3500 people from Leghorn and Pisa. Hundreds of other workers are dependent upon the operation of the Post, the Depot and the Port for their livelihood through sale of services and merchandise. During 1952, 7,590,168,157 lire or $11,825,232.00 were placed on the Italian economy by the U. S. Army. Three military organizations of the U. S. Army function here in Leghorn: The 9th Medium Port is charged with the responsibility of receiving by ocean freight both material and personnel. The 7689 USFA General Depot is charged with the responsibility of storing and disbursing vehicles, material and other equipment once it is received from the States by the Port. The 7617 USFA Post is a normal army function and has the responsabilities that are generally given to an army post anywhere in the world.

Since the opening of the port more than 346,170 tons of materials have moved into Austria by truck and rail over the historical Brenner Pass. Head of the receiving and unloading of this cargo is Colonel Frederick W Hyde, who commands the 9th Medium Port. Hyde is an old hand at Port work and has more than thirty-five years experience as a transportation officer, quartermaster and infantryman. He assumed command of the Port on July 15, 1952 after being Chief of the Wyoming Military District. During a previous tour in Austria he was with the C-4 Section. Hyde is a native of Wyoming, and when he finally decides to retire, he says that he will devote his time to hunting and fishing. Taking over from Colonel Hyde's activities is the Commanding Officer of the 7689 Hdqs USFA General Depot, Colonel Robert W. Marvin. Colonel Marvin opened the Depot after having been assigned to the 7602nd Storage Depot at Innsbruck from December 1949. Marvin, an organizer and pusher, gets the job done with a minimum of effort. Right at the moment his office luxurious to the point that he now has a desk, instead of the crate he used for weeks while hurrying the completion of the depot, overlooks a mass of activity. Bulldozers and graders move methodically back and forth to level the outside storage area. Electricians lay underground conducts to supply the electricity for the Depot Area. Row after row of jeeps, trucks, trailers and tanks await shipment to outside points. Stored on platforms to prevent spoilage of water, the terrain is quite low, are hundreds of covered stock piles of material. As we watched out of the office window, a couple of Carabinieri on horse back rode by on patrol. Two others followed in the distance on bycicle. This same big burly Colonel with 35 years of service for pay purposes is one of the leading authorities in the States on tropical fishes. He talks between drags on a curved pipe with an affection for his depot as a small boy who admires and loves a big brother, who is a problem but still something that he loves. From the depot the material and equipment come to the hands of the 7617 USFA Post Transportation Section. The Transportation Section Chief is Lt Col George M. McClintic who formerly commanded the 9th Medium Port Leghorn. Col McClintic supervises the actual transportation of materials and equipment. Backing the knowledge that he must possess to do this tremendous job are many years of port work at New York, Boston, and Savannah, to say nothing of being Assistant Transportation Officer for the world famous Berlin airlift. The Section consists of the Rail Branch and the Highway Branch. The mission of the rail branch is to coordinate movements along the line of communication between Italy and Austria; to coordinate rail movements between Leghorn and Rome in connection with the Vehicles Rebuild Program; and to coordinate all special rail passenger movements of troops and dependents arriving at or departing from the Leghorn Port of Embarkation. The Rail Branch operates RTOs at Brenner, Verona, Calambrone, Livorno Centrale, Tombolo, Pistoia, Florence and Rome. The last three RTOs are established for the purpose of loading, shipping, receiving and unloading vehicles in connection with the World War II Vehicle Rebuild Program. The Rail Branch is concerned with the operation of the Leghorn-Salzburg Sleeper and the Leghorn-Salzburg weekly baggage car. Major Robert J. Yunker is Chief of the Rail Branch. Motor Transportation activities are coordinated and supervised by Major Michael S. DeAngelis, Chief of the Highway Branch. The 8th Trans Heavy Truck Company, commanded by Captain Eugene B. Hotz, operates the Consolidated Motor Pool; and the 640th Transportation Heavy Truck Company, commanded by Captain Melvin M. Wolfe, performs special motor transportation missions and operates convoy movements between Austria and Italy. Convoys to Pistoia and Florence run five days weekly transporting World War II Vehicles. A total of 375 vehicles and 250 cargo trailers, averaging 365,000 miles per month, are utilized in providing motor service. The accident rate of the motor transportation agencies is one of the lowest in USFA. Ten scheduled bus routes are in effect; and there are additionally three commissary bus routes and three recreational bus routes from Camp Darby. Today hundred of trucks, jeeps, tanks and other vehicles line stowage area at Camp Darby on Italy's famous number one highway. Camp Darby has replaced the infamous Tombolo area of black market fame following Word War II. The third man in the theme of the Leghorn operation is Colonel John L. Pauley, Jr., of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Pauley, a very young executive, a graduate of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, assumed command of the 7617 USFA Post in December 1952. Pauley, an executive of proven ability, assumed the command of the Linz Military Post after having been Deputy Comptroller of USFA for eighteen months, before becoming C. O. of the 7617 USFA Post. When the Leghorn activity was first opened, the work of reconstructing such things as warehouses, docks, storage areas, offices and living quarters had to begin from the ground up. The work was begun under Colonel Norman H. Vissering of Babson Park, Florida. Of chief concern at first was the fact that only those ships which drew little water could navigate the channel to the dock. Through constant work on the part of the Engineers this channel is now clean and two cargo ships may be docked at the same time. Labor difficulties have been very few. A special section was organized to operate the port. With steady work and higher wages applicants were numerous. Except for the usual few hours that are devoted to work stoppages spasmodically no labor problems have presented themselves. Housing for instance is one of the main hardships in Leghorn, since no government quarters are available and the private rental agreements must be negotiated at the offices of the local Prefect. Soldiers with dependents rent their houses from individual Italian owners and supply their own utilities from the Italian economy. So far as the soldiers are concerned without dependents, the majority of them are now housed in newly built concrete and stucco barracks, at Camp Darby, which in the next few months will be the hub and center of all the activities in Leghorn. Ten warehouses are now completed for the storage of materials and these warehouses contain more than 70,000 items necessary to operate the United States Forces in Austria. Moving rapidly on construction, the Camp Darby Area will have, upon completion, theaters, a chapel, bachelor officers quarters, a recreation hall, the headquarters for the 7617 USFA Post, a school for dependent children, and a training building. The present headquarters is located in downtown Leghorn in a marble, stone building which was originally intended to be an apartment house. This building the soldiers refer to as the "marble palace". Speaking of soldiers - what do they think of this set up in a sovereign country where they are subject to the laws of the Republic of Italy and where MPs are not armed, but are constantly in the company of more than two hundred carabinieri? This Company of Carabinieri stationed in Leghorn for the sole purpose of Police work for the Americans living and working there. The same soldiers that you'll find in France, Germany or anywhere else in the world are located in Leghorn. He does the same job, he drives a truck, he works in an office, he supervises the unloading cargo or the building of roads. He has the same gripes and the same pleasures. He eats pizza and spaghetti and goes to places that formally have been only a name in a geography book, such as Rome, Naples, Venice, and other historical cities. He goes to the P.X., especially around pay days, and to the Snack Bar, eats banana-splits, wears civilian clothes when he has a date with a young lady of his choice. He goes to the American movies or to the NCO or Enlisted Men's Club. He drinks wine cautiously, preferring coca-cola and beer which he has become, accustomed to after being in Austria or Germany. He has a chance to see his fellow soldiers, the WACs doing an efficient job of operating the administrative work, handling dependents arriving in Leghorn or USFA, scheduling and reserving space in the military train which runs six days a week from Leghorn to Salzburg. He sees the same WACs assisting in the operation of the Commissary or the Photographic Lab, or the Signal switchboards. To the average soldier in Leghorn, the picture is not different from any other station overseas. He learns enough Italian to order a meal or to talk to his Italian friends. He learns to appreciate Italian arts and on the weekend, he arms himself with his camera for visits to the various and sundry historical places of interest. Department of the Army Civilians come in for their fair share of praise in the operation of this unique command. They're scattered throughout the Command as engineers, personnel people, stenographers, clerks, typists, port personnel, safety and all other positions one normally finds in a big business. The operation at Leghorn is a big business and with all of the handicap of operating the Post, Colonel Pauley's operation is considered to be the cheapest for the taxpayer of any in the overseas command today. For instance: the cost of construction is approximately 75% below that in France. American building contractors are at first horrified to see that the contractor work shacks are built of brick or stone, knowing full well that they ought to be merely temporary structures, but when one stops to consider the cost of wood, it is much cheaper to build out of stone or marble and the permanency of course is vastly greater. In building the same warehouse or headquarters building or any other building for that matter, less than ¼ of the total amount of steel is used by the Italian construction methods, as would be used by state side methods. This does much to lessen the cost and to keep the 7617 USFA Post operating as one of the least costly operations in the Army today.

History of Camp Darby, Leghorn (Livorno), Italy
(Source: Livorno Site Information, DoD SITES)

In June of 1951, The United States and Italy concluded negotiations to establish a line of communication and supply through Italy, in support of troops in Austria. Tnder the agreement, Italy provided the land and the United States began construction of a military post, a general depot and a port which were to be the basic facilities for the logistical command.

The military complex, located between Pisa and Livorno, waw formerly dedicated on 15 November 1952.

It was named Camp Darby in memory of Brig Gen William O. Darby, Assistant Division Commander of the 10th Mountain Division, who was killed in action on 30 April 1945 in Trento, Italy.

Since its establishment. Camp Darby has served successively for the 7656th Logistical Command, the 7617th USFA Support Command, USA Logistical Command (sic), 8th Support Group, and currently the 22nd Area Support Group.

As US occupation forces in Austria were withdrawn after the Austrian State Treaty was signed in 1955, Camp Darby was the base for the removal of soldiers, equipment and supplies from Austria.

With Austria neutral, northern Italy’s eastern flank became vulnerable to attack. To reduce the danger in that area, the U.S. agreed to establish a force there; and, on October 25, 1955, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force was activated. USASETAF’s first headquarters was on Camp Darby, but the largest number of soldiers has always been in Vicenza. Shortly after activation, USASETAF moved the headquarters to Verona, to Caserma Passalacqua. Troop strength reached 10,000, and USASETAF was formally established with a U.S.-Italian agreement.

History of 8th Logistical Command
(Source: SETAF Information Booklet, c. 1962)

The history of the 8th Logistical Command ges back farther than the history of USASETAF itself. In June 1951, the United States concluded negotiations to establish a line of communication through Italy in support of the US Forces in Austria. The agreement provided for a military port, a general depot, and a post in Leghorn under a logistical command. In November 1952, the depot, port, and post were separate commands. It was later seen, however, that this arrangement did not permit adequate control over the facilities and so the three were reorganized as the US Forces Austria Support Command.

In a later reorganization, the name was changed to USASETAF Logistical Command, and port and depot headquarters were eliminated.

In 1959, the Command name was again changed to USFA Logistical Command SETAF (Field).

Then, in 1960, this command was further redesignated as the 8th Logistical Command.

May 6, 1955

Leghorn Petroleum Lab Testing Command's Fuels

Support Cmd's 1st QM Petroleum Product Lab insures that gas, oil and kerosene used by American armed forces meet government standards and specifications.

When the laboratory first started its operation, considerable variety in quality was found in the fuel, which is purchased from Italian suppliers.Since the lab's establishment, the quality of the fuel has consistently improved, according to M/Sgt Richard A. Glenn, NCO-in-charge.

Laboratory personnel are constantly touring USFA acquiring "on-the-spot" samples and checking installations operating permanent deposits of petroleum products.

"Lab personnel on the road are always on the lookout for deterioration of petroleum products," says Glenn.

One of the major causes of "bad" gas is water condensation. Water thus formed settles to the bottom of the large storage tanks. Laboratory personnel insure that this water is removed through pipes and pumps.

Another deficiency occurs when gas is stored for long periods. The fuel loses its vapor pressure through evaporation of its light hydrocarbons.

If vapor pressure falls below eight pounds per square inch, the motor in which it is used will fail to start.

Also during long storage periods, gasoline tends to deteriorate because of an increase in its gum content. This is the same gum that sticks to valves and is responsible for low performance of motors.

Another important test is a gravimetric analysis which determines lead content of petroleum products obtained from local producers.

The percentage of lead determines the gasoline's octane rate. Gas most commonly used by USFA motorists is 86 octane.

Officer-in-charge of the highly trained team of chemists and petroleum specialists is 2nd Lt Henry W. Miller, who holds a BS in petroleum engineering from the University of Houston, TX.

Prior to his present assignment, Miller was administrative officer of the New York petroleum field office (QM), in Jersey City, N.J.

Sergeant Glenn has been working with petroleum products for seven years. He attended the Army Petroleum School at Caven Point, N.J., for nine months. Upon graduation, Glenn worked for four months with the Standard Oil Co of New Jersey petroleum laboratory.

Another member of the lab staff, Pfc Gilbert J. Sloan, holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Michigan. Prior to entering the army he was a research chemist with DuPont DeNemours & Co.

Pfc Andrew Harautuneian graduated with a BA in chemistry from Fresno (Calif.) State College. Prior to joining the Leghorn lab he completed two years of graduate work in chemistry at UCLA and UC.

A third member, Pfc Robert T. Trites, with a master's degree in chemistry from Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio, worked as a chemist with the Lubrizol Corporation prior to entering the service.

September 3, 1954

Italian Property Release Saves 156,000 Dollars

Annual savings of more than $156,000 have been affected through the release of American-rented Italian property, Support Cmd revealed last week.

A large construction program, which is nearing completion, will provide facilities in Camp Darby for military establishments previously scattered throughout the city of Leghorn.

As a result of the consolidation of these military establishments, three small manufacturing areas and six large buildings have been released.

Rental holdings released during the period February 1 through May 1, 1954, provided an annual savings of more than $110,000.

The return of the Metallurgical Plant, which housed the provost marshal and the post engineer, realized a savings of $41,000, while the release of the Corallo Hotel, which previously was occupied by the 7693 WAC Det, netted an annual saving of $53,000.

The remainder of the $156,000 saving was realized with the release of the former motor pool area, dependents school, and the Moto Fides area.

September 17, 1954

A Ship Docks At Leghorn

In June, 1951, when USFA first used the Leghorn Port facilities, the project of reconstructing warehouses, docks, railway sidings and offices seemed an almost hopeless task. Originally built during Mussolini's regime, Allied bombings in World War II and an effective demolition program by the retreating Germans completely destroyed the Porto Nuovo, now, USFA's Support Command port area.

Today, the Leghorn Port, commanded by Lt Col Harlow E. Allen, is a beehive of activity with millions of dollars' worth of goods going through its warehouses. Language barriers and basic differences in work habits of Italian labor have been nullified by the assignment of Italian-speaking American administrators. Tons of supplies are distributed daily from the port to units stationed in Austria. Its arrival and departure points have handled thousands of American personnel. Since then use of its facilities by USFA, Leghorn has recaptured its place among sea ports of world importance.

Troops arriving at Leghorn from the States learn about their destination in USFA at Camp Darby. American currency, however, is converted into MPCs, lire or schillings prior to the ship's docking. Also handled aboard ship are the checking of immunization records and dependent's passports. All incoming and outgoing private vehicles are processed by a special section which operates in the port area.

December 17, 1954

Reorganization of Verona Point Aids Efficiency

The 7618 Verona Storage Point, which has been an integral part of Support Cmd Depot operations since November 1952, has been reorganized, it was disclosed yesterday.

A new system allowing the Storage Point more administrative power is expected to result in greater efficiency.

"Now that the Verona Storage Point has a larger measure of autonomy and can operate more independently in administrative matters, its command level operations will improve," said Lt Col Stanislaw Niec, Support Cmd Ajutant.

Under the previous system, all personnel attached to the Storage Point were under the jurisdiction of Support Cmd units. This method proved to increase Support Cmd administration and hampered the efficiency of operation in Verona.

March 4, 1955

25th Transportation Folds Colors

Colors of the 25th Transportation Battalion (Truck), which served as administrative headquarters for the camp (Camp Rum) since June 2, 1952, were folded recently in a special ceremony marking the unit's inactivation.

A new organization, the 7605 Camp Rum Storage Point, emerged on the same day. Both ceremonies took place in the office of the commanding officer, Lt Col Robert L. Haines.

During World War II, the 25th supported the First Army in Europe. Later, the unit was responsible for the operation of all USFA transportation activities.

Highlighting the 25th's mission after moving from Linz to Innsbruck was the USFA vehicle exchange program which brought new interim models to Austria from Leghorn, Italy.

April 22, 1955

N.Y. Times Describes 'Conquest' Of Leghorn

A handful of Americans have conquered one of the "reddest" cities in Western Europe, reports New York Times correspondent Arnaldo Cortesi, but the victory was a bloodless one. The conquest of Leghorn, Italy, was achieved, not be force of arms, but through the peaceful method of winning people over by persuasion and daily example.

When the military personnel of USFA's Support Cmd were first assigned to the port city, writes Cortesi, it was feared that their presence in an area so intensely pro-communist would lead to endless trouble. It was just such a challenge, he opines, that led military authorities to choose Leghorn rather than Genoa as the site of the command in 1951.

Since their arrival, American soldiers in Support Cmd have found their relations with the Italian populace there growing increasingly more cordial, and many officers go so far as to say that cooperation from local citizens is as good as that to be found anywhere, even in the States.

Much of the credit for the fine Italian-American relations goes to Col Charles L. Williams, Support Cmd CO, and Lt Col Robert G. Brugh, deputy CO, who have governed their men wisely and dealt tactfully with local authorities.

Even the communist press has been obliged to write of Americans as "kindhearted and generous."

The presence and example of Americans in the strongly red city, concludes Cortesi's article, have not failed to have political consequences. Voters in Leghorn have shown a tendency to move a way from the communists.

October 4, 1954

Trieste's US Garrison Scheduled For Temporary Stay in Leghorn

Troops To Remain at Cp Darby Pending DOD Decision.
Units of the disbanded US garrison in Trieste (TRUST) will move intact to Camp Darby, it was announced Wednesday.

The troops, who will arrive by train, ship and motor vehicle, will be bivouacked in tents. Advanced parties are expected to arrive within eight days. Former members of of the Trieste command will eventually be transferred as directed by the Department of Defense.

The Free Territory of Trieste came officially into being in September, 1947, following the ratification of the Italian Peace Treaty by the United States, Great Britain, france and Russia.

At the time, plans called for the establishment of a governor to be designated by the United Nations.

15,000 Troops
The treaty also called for the maintenance of a garrison of 5,000 American and 5,000 British troops in Zone A (which included the city proper), and 5,000 Yugoslav troops in Zone B.

According to the treaty, these garrisons were to be stationed in the Free Territory for a period left up to the discretion of the governor.

Trieste United States Troops (TRUST) was established in April 1947, when 5,000 selected members of the 349th, 350th and 351st Inf Regts, 88th Div, were assigned duty in the Adriatic port city.

The continuous failure of the "Big Four" and between Italy and Yugoslavia failed to produce a suitable solution.

Prior to Yugoslavia's break with the cominform, Russia backed Tito's claims to Trieste 100 percent.

Change Attitude
Soviet attitude changed, however, when, in 1949, Tito set up an "independent" communist state under the slogan. "Yugoslavia for the Yugoslavs."

Following the break in relations, between Belgrade and Moscow, Russia reverted to upholding the original peace treaty which called for a governor.

Trieste, although predominately Italian, first became part of Italy following World War I.

Prior to 1918, the city was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the main seaport for Central Europe.

During the Anglo-American occupation, Zone A of the Free Territory was ruled by an Allied Military Government.

October 15, 1954

3d Bn, 351st Inf, Moves To Leghorn

'Trieste Guards' Arrive At Darby By Convoy, Rail Wednesday
The 3d Bn of the 351st Inf arrived at Camp Darby Wednesday afternoon marking the first large TRUST unit to be evacuated from Trieste since Yugoslavia and Italy signed a pact dividing the Free Territory.

The troops, who had left Trieste Tuesday, arrived by truck convoy and by rail after an overnight stop at the Bologna Air Field.

While in Trieste, the battalion, know as the "Trieste Guards," had been stationed in the San Giovanni Caserma in the downtown area.

Since the arrival of the advance party last Saturday, convoys continue to arrive at Camp Darby almost daily. In addition to the arrival of the advance party and the 3d Bn, 351st Inf, smaller convoys poured into Camp Darby on Sunday, Tuesday, and yesterday, while another is expected to arrive today.

Trieste is located approximately 350 miles northeast of Leghorn.

12th FA Honored
Tuesday's group of evacuees, which consisted of six officers and 90 enlisted men of the 12th FA Btry, was welcomed to Camp Darby by an Italian-American honor guard.

Also arriving on Wednesday were one officer and 29 enlisted men of TRUST's 88th Rcn Co.

Former Trieste troops are accommodated at Camp Darby in tents which have been set up by previously arrived members of the same garrison.

Camp Darby personnel serve coffee and cake to all Trieste soldiers upon arrival.

Trieste Travel Halted
In connection with the withdrawal of US Army units from Trieste, USFA Hqs announced this week that all unofficial travel to the Adriatic port city has been suspended.
Most of the American troops in Trieste are expected to be out of the city by the end of next week.

Only a token force of approximately 450 will be left behind to participate in the official change-over ceremonies which have been tentatively scheduled for October 26.

7617 Hq Moves To Darby Site
Consolidation of all military establishments in Camp Darby neared completion recently as 7617 Support Cmd Hqs moved to the camp from its former location in the Palazzo Grande.

With the exception of the 7615 Engr Construction Detachment, all offices will be situated at Camp Darby, located eight miles north of Leghorn and five miles south of Pisa on the Via Aurelia Highway.

The EES Snack Bar and Post Exchange which were located in the former Headquarters Building in downtown Leghorn have been closed. All EES facilities, except a Junior Post Exchange at the Army Hosp in Tirrenia, are in the Camp Darby Shopping Center.

November 5, 1954

TRUST Units Complete Camp Darby Move

351st Inf's 1st, 2nd Bns Land at Leghorn
TRUST's 1st and 2nd Bns, 351st Inf, landed at Leghorn last week, marking the last contingent of evacuated Trieste troops to arrive here.

The two battalions, under the command of Col Hallett D. Edson, 351st Inf CO, arrived aboard the USNS Gen W. G. Haan, following a three-day sea voyage from Trieste.

On hand to welcome the former "Prosecco" and "Banne" troops, who debarked preceded by the 98th Army Band, were Maj Gen John A. Dabney, TRUST CG, and Col Charles L. Williams, Support Cmd CO.

Following the welcoming ceremonies, the former Trieste troops boarded trucks and left for Camp Darby in convoy formation to the join the 351st's 3rd Bn, already billeted in the USFA installation's "Tent City."

Prior to their departure from Trieste, members of the two battalions were engaged in maintaining order in the city until October 25, when Italian troops entered Zone A of the former Free Territory to establish a new administration.

The 351st Inf, along with the remainder of evacuated TRUST units, will stay at Camp Darby pending a decision of the Dept of Defense.

During World War II, the 351st, along with its sister regiments, the 350th and the 349th, participated in the Rome-Arno, North Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns in Italy.

At the end of hostilities, the 88th (Blue Devil) Div was given the mission of occupying Northeastern Italy and of manning outposts along the pre-war Italo-Yugoslav border.

The 351st Inf's mission consisted of maintaining contact with British Forces in Austria in the Northeastern corner of Italy. The regiment maintained troops in the Tarvisio area, where the borders of Austria, Italy and Yugoslavia meet. Members of the 351st were also stationed in the international "hot spot," Trieste.

Following ratification of the Italian peace treaty in 1947, two 88th Div regiments - the 349th and 350th - were inactivated while the 351st was assigned to Trieste, where the regiment formed the nucleus for TRUST (Trieste United States Troops).

The "Spearhead" regiment remained in Trieste seven years.

TRUST Hqs has been established in the Palazzo Grande Building, it was announced last week. The move resulted in the reopening of the installation's EES snack bar and post exchange.

November 26, 1954

351st Infantry To Leave Darby Area

Regt Slated For Camp Rucker
The 351st Inf Regt, former major unit of Trieste United States Troops, will leave Leghorn, Italy, for Camp Rucker, Ala., in early December, it was announced Tuesday.
In the States, the regiment will be a major element of the 351st Combat Team.

Two more former Trieste units, the 517th Engr Co and the 98th Army Band, will also move to camp Rucker.

Personnel of former TRUST units, now stationed at Camp Darby, who are eligible for rotation will be returned to the United States, while the remainder will be transferred elsewhere in Europe.

Former TRUST units for which no requirements exist will be inactivated. Maj Gen John A. Dabney, former TRUST CG, will be reassigned to US EUCOM near Paris.

Personnel returning to the States will leave Camp Darby with individual equipment only, and excess Army equipment will be used by USAREUR to meet theater requirements.

The return of the 351st Inf will mark the end of 11 years of continuous overseas service for the regiment… (Remainder of article just repeats other previously published information)