INFORMATION:

773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion:
In early April, the Battalion as a unit of the 6th TD Group was given three marshalling camps in the vicinity of Dorchester, Dorset County. The 6th TD Group controlled the Marshalling Area “D” and placed the Battalion in Sub-Area “W” - this consisted of Camp D-1 at Puddletown, Camp D-3 at Yellowham and Camp D-6 at Piddlehinton, commanded and staffed by A, B, Hqs-Rcn and C Companies, respectively.