Company C (From Redesignation to 1 March 1944)
Redesignated: 712th Signal Air Warning Company, October/November 1943, as Company C, 583rd SAW Bn
Arrived: 18 November 1943, Brisbane, Australia
Departed: 24 December 1943
Assault Landing: 26 December 1943, Cape Glouchester
Departed: 25 January 1944
Arrived: 5 February
1944, Oro Bay, New Guinea
Notes: While at Oro Bay, further training and preperations for combat operations were conducted.
Relocated: Mid-April 1944, Madzab, New Guinea
Commander: Early February 1944, Capt. Earl C. Humphres
Relieved: 20 February 1944, by Company F, 565th SAW Battalion
Transfered: 1 March 1944, Company C, 596th Signal AW Battalion
Commanders:
1 December 1942 - 2 May 1943, 1st Lt. Stanley M. Whalen
13th Platoon L/W
Landed: 27 December 1943, Cape Glouchester
Relocated: 28 December 1944, a small island near Cape Clouchester
Relocated: 2 March 1944, Los Negros Island, Admirality Islands
RS 632
Equipemnt: SCR-602
14th Platoon
Landed: December 1943, Cape Glouchester (another beach than Company C)
RS 633
Equipment: SCR-602
15th Platoon
Landed: 9 January 1944, Cape Glouchester
RS 634
Equipment: SCR-602
16th Platoon
Landed: 9 January 1944, Cape Glouchester
Relocated: 2 March 1944, Los Negros Island, Admirality Islands
Note: October 1944, Leyte Island invasion responsibilities, see 85th Fighter Wing
RS 635
Equipment: SCR-602
17th Platoon
Landed: Early February 1944, Cape Glouchester
Relocated: 9 March 1944, Los Negros Island, Admirality Islands
RS 636
Equipment: SCR-602
18th Platoon
Landed: Early February 1944, Cape Glouchester
Relocated: 9 March 1944, Los Negros Island, Admirality Islands
RS 637
Equipment: SCR-602
19th Ground Observation Platoon Company C
Mindoro, Philippines December 1944
Company C (From 1 March 1944 to....)
Relocated: 2 March 1944, Los Negros Island, Admirality Islands
Departed: 21 March 1944, Oro Bay (Less 19th and 20th Platoons and Equipment and 23rd
Platoon)
Arrived: 22 March 1944, Goodenough Island (Staging)
Departed: 16 April 1944
Landed: 22 April
1944, Tanahmera Bay
Relocated: 4 May 1944, Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea
Operational: 4 May 1944 - 29 May 1944
Departed: 7 October, 1944, Humboldt Bay
Arrived: 20 October 1944, Palo, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Note: Unit History text unreadable for part of August, September and October 1944
Commander:
2 May 1943 - 24 May 1944, 1st Lt. John O. Wallace
25 May 1944 - 4 June 1944, 1st Lt. Christian Isermann
4 June 1944 - 13 December 1944, Capt. Stanley L. Steele
13 December 1944 - 1 January 1945, 1st Lt. Donald Z Sparn
1 January 1945 - 10 February 1945, 1st Lt. John V. Kelley
10 February 1945 - (?), Capt. Roger D. Dubble
Shown as of 30 April and 31 May 1945, Capt. Roger D. Dubble
Located: April 1945, Tacloban, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Notes: Continued to operate five (5) radar stations
Equipment: 12 each SCR-602, SCR-527 June 1944. Received 12 new SCR-602 GCI radars of Australian design. TPS-3 December 1944
7th Platoon
Departed: Faita
Relocated: 3 June 1944, Owi Island
8th Platoon
Relocated: 6 June 1944, Woendi Island
Equipment: SCR-527
9th Platoon
Located: Biak8 June 1944
11th Platoon
Relocated: 7 June 1944, Woendi Island
13th Platoon L/W
Note: See RS 632 below
Landed: Palo, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Relocated: Babatngon
Relocated: 6 January 1945, Panay Island
Notes: 75 days before other American troops landed on the island
Located: April 1945, Panay Island
Commander: Shown as of 30 April 1945, 1st Lt. Donald E. Sparn, Noto, Panay
Ceased Operations: 17 May 1945
Relocated: 25 May 1945, Iloilo
Relocated: 29 May to Company Headquarters
Equipment: SCR-602-A
Notes: See RS 632
14th Platoon L/W
Arrived: 20 October, 1944, Palo, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Note: Unit History text unreadable for part of August, September and October 1944
Note: See RS 633 below
Relocated: Homonhow Island, Barapdaran Point
Located: November 1944, Carigarna Bay
Relocated: February 1945, Leyte Island
Relocated: 15 February 1945, Southeast end of Carigara_cub(Sp) strip
Commander: Shown as of 30 April 1945, 1st Lt. Leonard E. Johnson, Caryars, Leyte
Equipment: SCR-602
Notes: See RS 633
15th Platoon L/W
Arrived: 20 October, 1944, Palo, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Note: Unit History text unreadable for part of August, September and October 1944
Note: See RS 634 below
Relocated: Desolation Point, Dingat Island
Ceased Operation: 27 November 1944
Relocated: February 1945, Leyte Island
Departed: 21 February 1945, Santa Fe
Arrived: 21 February 1945, Anahawan
Commander: Shown as of 30 April 1945, 1st Lt. James D. Estrich, Anahawan, Leyte
Equipment: SCR-602-A
Notes: See RS 634
16th Platoon L/W
Arrived: 20 October, 1944, Palo, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Note: Unit History text unreadable for part of August, September and October 1944
Commander: Shown as of 30 April 1945, 1st Lt. Harry A. Beck, Tacloban, Leyte
Equipment: SCR-602-A
Note: See RS 635 below
17th Platoon L/W
Arrived: 20 October, 1944, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Note: Unit History text unreadable for part of August, September and October 1944
Note: See RS 636 below
Located: November 1944, Fanoan (sp) Island
Relocated: 8 February, From Nalitbog(sp) to near Bay Bay Agricultural School on west coast of Leyte
Commander: Shown as of 30 April 1945, 1st Lt. Robert D. Smith, Amparo, Leyte
Equipment: SCR-602
Notes: See RS 636
18th Platoon
Landed: Palo, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Relocated: 5 February 1945, from San ysidro to San Viceate
Relocated: 18 Februarty1945, North of Palo
Commander: Shown as of 30 April 1945, 1st Lt. William V. Steckman, San Roque, Leyte
Equipment: SCR-602-A
Notes: See RS 637
19th Ground Observation Platoon Company D
Landed: 22 April 1944, Humboldt Bay, Hollandia
Mindoro, Philippines December 1944
20th Platoon
Landed: 22 April 1944, Humboldt, Hollandia
Equipment: 2 each AN/TPS-2 December 1944
Departed: Abuyog, Leyte Island
Arrived: Masegbea(sp), Luzon, (D-Day)
21st Reporting Platoon
Landed: 22 April 1944, Tanahmerah Bay
22nd Reporting Platoon
Landed: 23 April 1944, Tanahmerah Bay
23st Reporting Platoon
Landed: 22 April 1944, Tanahmerah Bay, Aitape, New Guinea
Company "C" Radar Stations
RS 404
RS 413
Operational: 12 May 1944
RS 522
Notes: 17 May 1944, functioning as GCI
Relocated: 22 May 1944
RS 527
RS 632 - 13th Platoon
RS 633 - 14th Platoon
RS 634 - 15th Platoon
RS 635 - 16th Platoon
RS 636 - 17th Platoon
RS 637 - 18th Platoon
Commander: Lt. Stackman
RS 638 - 18th Platoon
Landed: Liloan Point, Panach Island
Relocated: 23 May, 1944, Soedja
RS 639
Flown to: ?allesteros, and operational 9 May 1945
RS 640
Located: 27April 1944, Cape Tanahmerah
RS 641
Located: 24 April 1944, Cape Tanahmerah
RS 642
Located: 24 April 1944, Cape Tanahmerah
RS 543
Located: 9 May 1944, Tami
RS 850
Located: February 1945, Carigara
Equipment: SCR-527
RS 860 - ___ Platoon,
Landed: Homonhon Island, Barapdaban Point
Equipment: SCR 682
RS 861 - ------ Platoon
Landed: Desolation Point, Dingat Island
Equipment: SCR-682
RS 870
Landed: Desolation Point, Dingat Island
Equipment: SCR-527