 The 628th remained in the United States until January 1944, when it was shipped to the United Kingdom aboard the "Aquitania".From 11 April to 5 July, it operated three marshaling camps in southern England, providing accommodation and administration for combat troops of the 1st and the 29th Divisions being prepared for the Normandy landings.The battalion landed in Normandy on 30 July, equipped with M10 tank destroyers.