"27. The foll Offs are reld fr asgd to [blank space] and are asgd to 886th Sig Co Dep (Avn)" and goes on to name the Officers in the assignment.
The second Company, the 885th Sig Co Dep (Avn), contains 140+ members after implementation of the Order. And so the training began (as documented by David Rotbart and published here.)
The following personnel were assigned to the 886th:
| NAME | NAME | |||
| JOHN D UNDERWOOD | WILLIAM F MCMANUS | |||
| RAYMOND W EICK | FRANCIS E MCNALLY | |||
| FLOYD M JONES | EDGAR C TOTSCH | |||
| FRANK P JONES | FRANK HEINZINGER | |||
| RICHARD T MALONE | THOMAS P SHEEHAN | |||
| ROBERT JE THOMPSON | ROSS E GILLIAM | |||
| ERWIN J VITON | FRANK J WURZLOW | |||
| RALPH A FIATARONE | JULIUS GINSBERG | |||
| NICH TABOLINSKY | ALFRED GARCIA | |||
| HENRY G RYBA | KENNETH K KENAGA | |||
| CURTIS F SANDERS | CASIMIR A WAWRZYNIAK | |||
| CLIFFORD V WHITEHILL | PALMER O TURNHEIM | |||
| ROBERT F MAYNOR | MITCHELL KOSAKOWSKI | |||
| EDWIN A STEWART | PHILIP A LABRANCHE | |||
| THOMAS E ZARTMAN | JAMES P DECARLO | |||
| ROBERT B FEE | JOHN A KREVENS | |||
| JOSEPH H HOOD | THOMAS N WARD | |||
| STANLEY F KOENIG | THAINE R NELSON | |||
| OTTIS T ROBERTS JR | LAWRENCE O JOHNSON | |||
| HAROLD D CHISM | MELVIN GREENHALGH | |||
| HENRY R SOUCY | KENNETH C BUTLER | |||
| WALLACE E DILL JR | MICHAEL B WILSON | |||
| ALLEN O SMITH | JOSEPH H JANCSEK | |||
| WALTER A CARNEVALE | LAWRENCE M LEON | |||
| LOUIS S LUZAR | JAMES G ALEVIZOS | |||
| ROBERT F SCHMITT | GUY L MESSIMERL | |||
| WILLIAM C STURM | JIMMIE D NALLEY | |||
| JOHNNY G TIDWELL | MORRIS C COLLINS JR | |||
| ISAAC N DOLLAR | FRANK H ETTER | |||
| ALLEN TOSTEN JR | BYRON E BEVER | |||
| HENRY S GOODELL | JOHN STEIRER | |||
| JOHN E PALMER | SAMUEL BLACKWELL | |||
| ADKINS D LIGHTFOOT | REDDING T TAYLOR JR | |||
| JOHN B BROWN JR | LOUIS A GAUDETTE | |||
| CHARLIE E SHORE | ALAN D FOYLE | |||
| HOWARD L FOSTER | FRANCIS A STANFORD | |||
| NICHOLAS P CASSISI | JOHN J SWARBRICK | |||
| HENRY F THOMPSON | FREDERICK J TITKEMEIER | |||
| FLOYD W BROWN | CHARLES N TOBIAS | |||
| DONALD HOKE | STANLEY LENT | |||
| JOSEPH HUXTA | ROBERT W R WALKER | |||
| JACK W MILLER | PAUL J RESTIVO | |||
| CHARLES W HUNZINGER | LOUIS G ENGLAND | |||
| HAROLD I SMITH | FRANKLIN H TITKEMEIER | |||
| EDWARD J TROCCIOLA | ARNOLD FIALKA | |||
| WILLIAM B MCDONALD | CLEO B TERRELL | |||
| ROBERT C MADSEN | WILGUS TAYLOR | |||
| MICHAEL H GAVIN | JOHN A HANRAHAN | |||
| GEORGE NIKITA | ROY B STORY | |||
| EUGENE W TODD | CHARLES B RUMLEY | |||
| STANLEY SZTURMA | EDGAR F KENNEDY | |||
| EDWARD J GAGNON | RALPH E SUMMERS | |||
| HARVEY K SUTTON | JOHN STRUSSI | |||
| FRANCIS UNKELBACH | GEORGE E LARSON | |||
| ROBERT C AUSTIN | WILBUR W CARR | |||
| JOSEPH A CHRAPKIWICZ | HARMOND S MORRIS | |||
| COLUMBUS A EDELEN | LLOYD E BOICE | |||
| MILTON R SWEISFORT | ALBERT LABINGER | |||
| RAYMOND SZWAJKOWSKI | STEPHEN C HRUSKOCY | |||
| EDWARD J TYRE | DAVID ROBBINS | |||
| EARL R CAIRNS | JOEY J DUCIC | |||
| EDWARD P BAUMGARDNER | BURL O LAMB | |||
| ROY E ADAMS | WALTER D HODGMAN | |||
| WARREN G KINDER | JAMES F RITTER JR | |||
| PATRICK D SULLIVAN | CHESTER J JAKUBOWICZ | |||
| SAMUEL V TERLINGO | STEPHEN S SHETRONE | |||
| CHARLES A TOBIAS | JOSEPH E MARINARO | |||
| ANDY TOKOCH | WILLIAM J GRADY | |||
| JOSEPH PASTINA | GABRIEL L DIETZ | |||
| PERRY H KREMER | EDWARD J CONEFREY | |||
| JAMES O BUTLER | ESTES H SANDERSON | |||
| LOREN W TILSON | WILLIAM J KNEISSEL | |||
| BILL O HOLDING | HOWARD S SHIELDS | |||
| LEO J MCCAFFREY | JOHN E LAIRAMORE | |||
| WILLARD TAYLOR | GEORGE E MANSFIELD | |||
| ERVIN B SHAW | HARRY L CAMPBELL | |||
| EDWARD C DAY JR | JULIUS E WILEY JR | |||
| ANTHONY TOMMARRAZZO JR | CECIL L JORDAN |
And the following personnel formed the 885th Sig Co Dep (Avn):
| NAME | NAME | |
| JAMES W GROGAN | BERNARD D WARNOCK | |
| JAMES R HOWERTON | WILLIAM A WARTMAN | |
| FRANCIS J PAULUS | THOMAS F WALSH | |
| RYLAND D PRATT JR | MELFERD W LEOPOLD | |
| RICHARD W SIBLEY | GEORGE F VOLLIMER | |
| ROBERT H SIMMONS | LYMAN E CARTER | |
| JOHN A SIMPSON | JOSEPH F COSENTINO | |
| CHARLES BONGIOVANO | ANTONE GALELES | |
| JACOB J ZIMMERMAN | RICHARD P WALDMILLER | |
| CHARLES C PRATT | EARL C ALLEN JR | |
| JOSEPH R FERRON | CHAP R KEEN | |
| CARLTON J SHEA | ALFRED H SHAEFFER JR | |
| DALE E VORNDAM | ARTHUR W KRAUS | |
| JOHN C MARTIN JR | WARD C YOURDON | |
| FRANCIS A BUMPUS | BERNARD F VAN SLYKE | |
| WILLIAM J HEINRICHS | FRANK M BRECHBILL | |
| LAWRENCE R AGUIRRE | BERNARD ZWEIG | |
| THOMAS D BAXTER JR | EDWARD H RUBINOVITZ | |
| EARL E JUSTICE | ALFRED J ZRAKE | |
| OLIVER B FEARS | LEONARD J PAMPINELLA | |
| ALFRED F HAAKER | MORTON P MESHEY JR | |
| ETHER ARGYLE | REO R CROUSEN | |
| LAWRENCE REISBERG | JOSEPH T REARDON | |
| JESSE C COLBERT | DOMINICK LO GUERCIO | |
| JOHN A BABINSKI | ROBERT M BUNKER | |
| LEE D YOST | JAMES M LANZ | |
| ROBERT L TOWNSEND | HORTON SHERWOOD | |
| GEORGE H WILDER | MARTIN C RYAN | |
| PAUL A WISER | ARTHUR S JANSKY | |
| FRANK A NEUMANN | FRANK A PETERSON | |
| CLIFFORD C PECK | JAMES W KELLEN | |
| PHILIP P SAFFER | ERNEST L KNAG | |
| A VAN ARSDALE | LAWRENCE B JOHNSON | |
| JUDY DE LEON | CHARLES A PODOLSKI | |
| HERBERT HESSELGRAVE | JULIUS M APPEL | |
| PAUL E ROUSE | JOSEPH R BROWNE | |
| CHARLES D WECHSLER | JERRY A MCBRIDE | |
| IRVING L COHEN | JESSE A FREEMAN | |
| EDWARD L VITKO | PATER WYCHOWANEC | |
| NICHOLAS CAPECE | JEROME F BLOCH | |
| FRANK S GAZZARA | CARLTON H BOHMAN | |
| FRED W HOLDERMAN | ARTHUR MILLER | |
| WALTER J DAILEY | BRUCE M KLEIN | |
| ROBERT G MELVIN | JAMES O MACDERMOTT | |
| LOUIS HERSHEY | ANTONIO J VALDES | |
| RICHARD M DABROWSKI | DOMINICK J YOSSO | |
| FREDERICK W HOLMES | ROY S NORGAARD | |
| THOMAS D BOYCE | ROY K WURGLEY | |
| RAYMOND C BARDEN | ELMO C ROBICHAUX | |
| HARRY BAIL | THOMAS B MUNROE | |
| JOHN V ROGALA | LAWRENCE W MORROW | |
| JOSEPH P CAULIN | HOWARD HUTCHINSON | |
| JOSEPH S SLAMAR JR | JOHN A PAVLIK | |
| ELLSWORTH C NOVAK | JOSEPH PARADISO | |
| ROBERT F INMAN | JOHN A OBERG | |
| BENJAMIN L SEAVEY | EMORY N KITTS | |
| DORIS W CARTER | JOSEPH A WISZ | |
| STANLEY R BEAVER | ANTHONY T CAUCCI | |
| JAMES H MURPHY | GEORGE E LYNN | |
| AUGUST F WILEY | LORRAIN A WASSON | |
| JESSE F YOUNG | ANTONIO R BIANCO | |
| WILLIAM J GLOSNEK | GEORGE F JAMES | |
| WILLIAM B REHRER | HARLAN P SIETH | |
| FRANCIS W OZOG | OSCAR A KALHOEFER | |
| GERALD S PAYNE | HOWARD KELLEY | |
| HENRY C WINDELL JR | RICHARD J HEILMAN | |
| LAWRENCE L MALONE | FREDERICK M LEVENS | |
| BOBBY J BURKETT | JOHN M SHORTALL | |
| ZANE Z ZIZZ | WILLARD J LASSERS | |
| CHARLES H WEBSTER III | TERRY E CUNNINGHAM | |
| EDGAR M WILLIAMS |
