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| Immunization Record |
The order came down as 225 soldiers are to report to Camp Anza (near Riverside), California for positioning to go overseas. In this case the destination is Bombay (Mumbai), India after a very long non-stop segment from Los Angeles harbor to Hobart, Tasmania.
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| Official Equator Crossing |
Now a 1st Lieutenant, my ancestor was one of ten Officers named. His personal listing mentioned he left New Orleans AAB for Los Angeles on the 7th of November. On November 17th, he boarded, and the next day the S.S. Uruguay left L.A. harbor for its first stop of Hobart, Tasmania, arriving on December 6th. Many years ago he showed me the Australian coins, one original, and one finished into a crude ring, that he created by slowly pounding the coin's rim with a spoon against the ship until it spread out into a ring shape. Then the center was somehow cut out forming a ring.
Other entertainment on the voyage included the awarding of official "certificates" in a formal ceremony when they crossed over the Equator. They spent Christmas Day in the Indian Ocean, arriving in Bombay on December 26, 1943.
Further detail on the voyage described by two other officers on the voyage.
The list of soldiers assigned overseas:
| NAME | NAME | NAME | ||
| JOHN D UNDERWOOD | ALAN D FOYLE | GEORGE F JAMES | ||
| FLOYD M JONES | WARREN G KINDER | WILLIAM H SNYDER | ||
| FRANK P JONES | FREDERICK J TITKEMEIER | JOHN E LAIRAMORE | ||
| RICHARD T MALONE | ANDY TOKOCH | RAYMOND BUTLER | ||
| ERWIN J VITON | FRANCIS A STANFORD | RICHARD F SEERS | ||
| RAYMOND W EICK | STANLEY LENT | CHARLES R BOWER | ||
| FRANK W COOK | LEONARD L JARVIS | JOHN CHIAPPORI | ||
| JOSEPH P VOGT | ALFRED H KEELER | PAUL C FREDLINE | ||
| VERON G KIPPENHAN | ELZIE L SAMPLES | WILLIAM O RADEBAUGH | ||
| HENRI F ASTA | CARLTON H BOHMAN | JAMES G ALEVIZOS | ||
| ANDREW J HERNANDEZ | LOREN W TILSON | GUY L MESSIMER | ||
| NICK TABOLINSKY | LOUIS G ENGLAND | MARTIN L DE VOS | ||
| ADKINS D LIGHTFOOT | JOHN A KREVENS | SEYMOUR BLUMENTHAL | ||
| JOSEPH R FERRON | LAURENCE G ARNOLD | ALFRED GARCIA | ||
| DONALD B EDISON | LEONARD J MCCAFFREY | GEORGE E BRADLEY | ||
| DALE E VORNDAM | CLEO B TERRELL | ALBERT LABINGER | ||
| RICHARD M DABROWSKI | WILLARD TAYLOR | HARRY A CLARK | ||
| HENRY F THOMPSON | ANTHONY TOMMARAZZO | BAINBRIDGE PARSONS | ||
| DONALD HOKE | JOHN R FURRY | ROY J ICKES | ||
| ROBERT R FEE | MARVIN MARCUS | ROSS E GILLIAM | ||
| FLOYD W BROWN | JOHN E ZOLLER | JOHN J ONEILL | ||
| OLIVER B FEARS | JACK S BENNETT | LLOYD E BOICE | ||
| HENRY R SOUCY | DAVID S ROTBART | WILBUR W CARR | ||
| JOHN C MCDONALD | FRANCIS R CANTER | RICHARD G LEONARD | ||
| LESTER MEYEROWITZ | MILTON FOWLER | CHARLES B RUMLEY | ||
| WILLIAM B MCDONALD | RICHARD J GALLAGHER | RALPH E SUMMERS | ||
| ROBERT F SCHMITT | JOHN H MARTIN | EDGAR C TOTSCH | ||
| WILLIE T STEWART | FRANCIS C HESLEN | THOMAS P SHEEHAN | ||
| DAVID MURPHY | PATRICK P SHEEHAN | WALTER D HODGMAN | ||
| STANLEY MYERSON | WILMER R HOLTZMAN | BURL O LAMB | ||
| CLARENCE E MCNEAL | HAROLD L JEFFRIES | HENRY K WIKRENT | ||
| EDWARD J TYRE | ARTHUR A MARUBBIO | WILLIAM J GRADY | ||
| HENRY G RYBA | ALLEN TOSTEN JR | JOSEPH E MARINARO | ||
| WALTER J DAILEY | ISAAC N DOLLAR | THAINE R NELSON | ||
| CURTIS F SANDERS | HARVEY K SUTTON | GABRIEL L DIETZ | ||
| ROBERT F MAYNOR | JOSEPH A CHRAPKIWICZ | EDWARD J CONEFREY | ||
| WILLIAM A BARNES | RAYMOND J SZWAJKOWSKI | CARL BARNES JR | ||
| THOMAS E ZARTMAN | JOSEPH HOCHMAN | NORMAN F WAREHAM JR | ||
| HAROLD D CHISM | ALBERT A BLOCK | GORDON C MINCH | ||
| JACK W MILLER | ANTONIO Q VALDES | ESTES H SANDERSON | ||
| OTIS T ROBERTS JR | SAMUEL BLACKWELL | JOSEPH A JANSEK | ||
| JOSEPH H HOOD | REDDING T TAYLOR JR | BARTON A WESTERLUND | ||
| CHARLES W HUNZINGER | RAYMOND O TAPE | GEORGE E MANSFIELD | ||
| EDWARD J TROCCIOLA | EDWARD KRAY | DAVID M DITTO | ||
| WALLACE E DILL JR | PAUL J RESTIVO | HARRY A KNIPP | ||
| ROBERT C MADSEN | SAMUEL V TERLINGO | CHARLES E SCHWARTZ | ||
| ALLEN O SMITH | JOHN J SWARBRICK | RUBEN E PARTEN | ||
| WALTER A CARNEVALE | THOMAS A SIMONET | CECIL L JORDAN | ||
| JOHN A BABINSKI | EUGENE R IMBRO | HARRY L CAMPBELL | ||
| GEORGE MIKITA | PERRY H KREMER | SYDNEY W POLLNER | ||
| EUGENE A WARNECKE | PATRICK D SULLIVAN | JOHN K BELCHER | ||
| FRANK P PODOBNIK | ROY E ADAMS | KENNETH K KENAGA | ||
| MILO L FARRELL | HAROLD J WOOD | STEPHEN C HRUSKOCY | ||
| JOHNNY G TIDWELL | MAXWELL J PLUMLEY | RALPH W MILLER | ||
| WILLIAM C STURM | RICHARD P WALDMILLER | IRVING A RUBIN | ||
| EDWARD J GAGNON | JOHN A OBERG | ADOLPH URBAN | ||
| BILLY A ABRAHAM | JAMES O BUTLER | JULIUS GINSBERG | ||
| PAUL ROSSO | LEASTON G EASTERLING | ARISTIDES TSELIKIS | ||
| JAMES B RATCLIFF | FRANKLIN H TITKEMEIER | ARTHUR W PETRU | ||
| JAMES C DIVINEY JR | WILGUS TAYLOR | LEVIE HAMMER | ||
| PAUL L THOMPSON | JOHN A HANRAHAN | FRANK J WURZLOW | ||
| LOCKWOOD G LACY | EDWARD C DAY | KARL S NEWSTROM | ||
| HENRY S GOODELL | GEORGE J TRAMBLAY | ROY B STORY | ||
| ROBERT C AUSTIN | JOHN R TALKIEWICZ | WILLIAM F MCMANUS | ||
| FRANK H ETTER | PAUL J SCHWANENFLUGEL | JOE T WEBB | ||
| MILTON R SWEISFORT | PASQUALE S DI PAOLIS | EDGAR F KENNEDY | ||
| BYRON E BEVER | JOSEPH A WISZ | GEORGE E LARSON | ||
| MORRIS C MORRIS | CHESTER J JAKUBOWICZ | FRANK HEINZINGER | ||
| VERLAU R JOHNSON | JAMES F DE CARLO | PALMER O TURNHEIM | ||
| JEFF J CALHOUN | CLELAND I JOHNSTON | JOSEPH T REARDON | ||
| ROBERT M SICKLES | NICHOLAS P CASSISI | JAMES F RITTER JR | ||
| EARL R CAIRNS | CHARLES N TOBIAS | STEPHEN S SHETRONE | ||
| EDWARD P BAUMGARDNER | KENNETH S REYNOLDS | HARRY P PARSONS JR | ||
| EARL J BOWMAN | BANKS W VAN ORMER JR | PHILIP A LA BRANCHE | ||
| LUKE A AMBROSE | ARTHUR S JANSKY | CASIMIR A WAWRZYNIAK |
An extract copy of Special Orders #306, HQ New Orleans Army Air Base dtd 4 November, 1943
