Friday, September 27, 2019

21 Jul 1943 -- Two New Signal Companies are Formed

At New Orleans Army Air Base, two Signal Corps Companies are greatly enhanced effective 21 July.  The first listed is the 886th which gained 150+ new troops, including seven Officers.  A few were from the 886th at Tinker AB, OK.  Troops came from all over, as indicated in the first line of the Order Extract...

"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


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