AW107 concerns making up lost time. From my very limited understanding, it covers a lot of different circumstances, so you're right back to...
I presume you already know that GFRC stands for Ground Forces Reinforcement Command - the individual replacement system. If you could post his...
The OP's question was why. Which truism explains that and covers the complexities I warned about? 'Accepted by most' is oftentimes indicative of...
Looks like you fell over that all too familiar tripping hazard - after reading a couple of anecdotes, you thought you understood the policy and...
Define 'old unit.' Squad, division, in between?
About 80% of the service records burned up. Normally I'd advise sending a mail order request to NARA, but they are not processing non-emergency...
From the discharge it is impossible to determine what unit he was serving in at the time of his first wound. If lightly wounded and treated at an...
It would be helpful if you could post his discharge. Company B of an infantry regiment is a rifle company and has no anti-tank guns, so something...
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/12459579 Who knows if they'll ever reopen.
One possibility is a QM Laundry Co, Semimobile which had 16 Firemen (SSN 084), presumably to tend boilers for heating water. Might the...
'Fireman' refers to one fueling a boiler. Is there a three digit number after 'Fireman' on the discharge?
Could be worse. The GI's last name could have been Carbine.
Why not read Giangreco's Hell to Pay? Excellent details on the manpower question. Prob set you back $8-10 or so used. Then you could build all the...
I think I would ask NARA for the deck log for June 6. Good chance it lists ammo expenditures by type. Out of my area, but guessing it was...
What a well written, logical, and thorough presentation. Nicely done. Some interesting tidbits here: Antiaircraft artillery activities in the...
If he was discharged from all military service obligations more than 62 years ago, anybody can request a service record. Request Military Service...
When US coerces an ally to do what it says = bullying When US doesn't coerce an ally to do what it says = abandoning moral principles Always nice...
Not sure what a USMC H&S Company has to do with a GI in Italy. May not be helpful to introduce without any explanation extraneous info to confuse...
I guess it's a pet peeve of mine. Whenever I see terms like "often" "many" "most" or "usually" I ask myself - how would they know that? Did they...
Look forward to plundering through your records with you. To qualify for campaign credit, a soldier has to be on duty during that campaign. He...
