The Rest of the Story

This is a collection of military orders from one of my relatives in World War II. He kept them, so he had a copy even though the official storage center had a fire in 1973 that destroyed most WWII records.

To begin chronologically click here.

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Three more sets of orders completed my relative's tour. The third one was discharge from Santa Ana.

23 Sep 1945

 

05 Nov 1945

 

08 Jan 1946

20 September 1945 Assignment relief -- Positioning to Go Home

 My relative and his unit were now relaxing--with the war essentially over, they knew they would be going home soon. Some would keep up with each other, others not so much.

November, 1944, Barrackpore, India

Men affected by this order:

RANK NAME RANK NAME PFC VIOLET A MARCHETTI 1LT HAROLD D SKIPPER PFC ELIZABETH  STEVENS CPT EDMUND  PARKS CPL DANIEL L SCALI MAJ JOSEPH A STRAWN CPL DONALD T LUNDQUIST CPT EUGENE C LAMB CPL LOUIS T LUKOWSKI CPT GEORGE W R RIDDELL CPL CLYDE E DOWELL CPT VIRGIL K YENNER SGT BEN E BENACK CPT CLYDE E SHEPHERD PFC NORMAN E WISER 1LT GILMORE  KINNEY COL JOSEPH L WHITNEY MAJ FRANK E NESTER SGT MILTON O BOOTH MAJ HUGH  GRAYSON SGT THOMAS G CARLTON CPT ROBERT B ARCHER COL DOUGLAS  JOHNSTON 1LT RAYMOND W R NEUFFER LTC GERALD A BIXBY 1LT ROSS E WALKER LTC HENRY A CRAWFORD CPT FLOYD M JONES LTC GORDON K MAYHEW CPT KENNETH M JONES LTC CONNELL F ROBINSON 1LT MELVIN E MADDOX MAJ JOHN W R CREIGHTON CPT ROBERT F ELSEY JR MAJ ELMER G CARLSON CPT JOHN E MEIER MAJ BAILOR D MCCORMACK 1LT WILLIAM C RICHARDS CPT MYER M MARCUS 1LT JOHN J GRENAWALT CPT CHARLES S MARX 1LT PAUL F INGRASSIA 1LT PAUL W R FAGER PFC ROBERT F DUBENSKE CPT CARL A GEBUHR CPT JAMES W R GARDNER

A copy of Special Orders #161, Headquarters, Army Air Forces, India Burma Theater, APO 671, dtd 20 Sep 1945 

Frederick Leighton, Harlow Dodge, William Knight, Strother Kay, Karl Schwarz, Whiteman, King, Art Anderson, Graham, Bob Query, Harvey Reiber, A.P.L. Hotte, Ward, Joe Vogt, George Beck, Henri Asta, Carol Edelman, Harry Mochon, Ralph Lampau, F.M. Jones

11 July 1945 Transfers, Temporary Duty and Some Leave

Today 46 soldiers received various orders. Some TDY assignments included APO 433 (Kurmitola), about 200 Kilometers north of Calcutta; APO 671 (Hastings Mills ), and APO 465 (unk.).  APOs were listed in a booklet prepared by the Army Postal Service for use with military mail.

Twenty-three soldiers were assigned to US Army Rest Camp #7, Ranikhet, for 15 days off. And my ancestor had 20 days leave where he would encounter a life-changing event.

Soldiers named:

RANK	NAME
1LT	BARTLEY E ARRINGTON
CPL	PAUL W NIELSON
PFC	CHARLEY S KIRBY
SSGT	GODFREY J RHODES
SGT	KENNETH L CAPLINGER
CPL	CARL L FLACK JR
CPL	LOUIS  SLAVIN
PFC	ROBERT W OLSEN
CPT	FLOYD M JONES
2LT	HARVEY C REIBER
CPL	JOSEPH J ZIEMIANEK
PFC	ALFRED A CABELLO
1LT	RALSTEN C LEWIS
PFC	ERNEST M TVETEN
MAJ	EARL D HARTMAN
SGT	THOMAS E MORROW
PFC	ROBERT W MCNALLY
1LT	JOHN J KINSELLA
CPL	LUCIUS B JACKSON
PFC	DIWELL  WILLS
SGT	HAZEN O BAIRD
CPL	ROBERT M STONG
TEC5	EDWIN L SCHUSTER
SSGT	BENJAMIN F IRVIN
SGT	EMIL F GARLEWICZ
SGT	JAMES E LIVENGOOD
PFC	OLIN E ALEXANDER
CPL	LOUIS  VASCONI JR
PFC	RICHARD W KARTH
PFC	MARTIN R SCHILL
PVT	BRUCE H OSBORNE
TEC4	MURRAY  WALDRON
TEC5	WARREN M FILLOON
TEC4	RAYMOND B VAN DUSEN
TEC5	WALTER B MORIO
SSGT	HARDEY W YOUNG
PVT	WILLIAM  PAYNE JR
TEC4	TEDDY C MUSIC
PFC	HENRY M HUDGINS
SGT	JOSEPH D GUCCIARDO
PFC	JAMES A HOPPER
SGT	OSCAR C NIXON
TEC5	DWAYNE B GALLENTINE
CPL	WILLIAM H SIRRINE
TEC5	JACK D SPRINGSTEAD
SGT	ROSCOE J LONG

A copy of Special Orders #128, Headquarters, Bengal Air Depot, APO 492, dtd 11 Jul 1945

A Place to Go in Simla in August, 1945

28 June 1945 Time For a Bit of R & R

With V-E Day occurring last month, soldiers at Barrackpore are now being allowed some time to rest up a bit.  Locations indicated in the orders included:

• WP US Army Rest Camp #7, Ranikhet, India 
• WP US Army Rest Camp #2, Darjeeling, India
• WP Jalapahar Rest Camp, Darjeeling, India

These were all 15-day assignments as a duty station, and thus were not counted as leave. The orders also mentions that TDY payments were not authorized.

Meanwhile, APO 492 took the time for inventory.  Eleven officers were appointed Inventory Officers "for the purpose of inventor[y]ing the messes indicated...".

And one lucky person got 20 days leave to visit Mysore, India. Hopefully it was for good reasons.

Soldiers included in the orders:

RANK	NAME	UNIT
CPL	JOHN A MILFORD	HQSQ, IB ASC ATCHD 47TH DEP SUP SQ
PFC	THOMAS  J J MCKITTRICK	HQSQ, IB ASC ATCHD 47TH DEP SUP SQ
PFC	VIRON C STANFIELD	HQSQ, IB ASC ATCHD 47TH DEP SUP SQ
CPL	STANLEY  WITKOWSKI	47TH DEP SUP SQ
PFC	MATHIAS  BAMBACH	47TH DEP SUP SQ
CPL	KURT  WILE	HQSQ, IB ASC ATCHD 47TH DEP SUP SQ
PFC	BARNWELL R OLIPHANT III	HQSQ, IB ASC ATCHD 47TH DEP SUP SQ
PFC	HENRY A ARTWINSKI	47TH DEP SUP SQ
PFC	JESS  CLIFTON	325TH DEP SUP SQ
CPT	WELBOURNE W GRAY JR	333RD AIRDROME SQ, WP APO 629
1LT	HAROLD H HOWRING JR	334th AIRDROME SQ, WP APO 629
SSGT	FREDERICK H HERMAN	335th AIRDROME SQ, WP APO 629
SGT	JOSEPH  BALINT	336th AIRDROME SQ, WP APO 629
WOJG	STEWART  NICHOLS	HQ & HQSQ, 83RD ADG
MR.	JOHN F NACKENHORST	ALLISON ENG. CORP TECH REP
PFC	RUFUS J POWER	2466TH QM TRK CO (AVN)
SGT	JOSEPH P BOYD	320TH DEP REP SQ
SSGT	HERMAN M GRAY	9TH E OVERHAUL SQ
MAJ	WILLIAM D MASTIN	320TH DEP REP SQ
LTC	WILFORD F DOUGLASS	HQ & HQSQ, 83RD ADG
CPT	ADAM A BURNISKI	82ND DEP SUP SQ
1LT	WILLIAM B ARMSTRONG	82ND DEP SUP SQ
MAJ	MORRIS  SKURKA	9TH E OVERHAUL SQ
1LT	JOHN J KINSELLA	HQ SQ, 28TH ADG
MAJ	AUBREY M FOLTZ	HQ SQ, 28TH ADG
1LT	EDWARD  BANDUR	AGD, APO 496 ATCHD APO 492
2LT	EARL W TEWS	AC, ATCHD Bengal air depot
CPT	RICHARD F SMITH	AC, HQ & HQSQ, 28TH ADG
CPT	LEROY W HOLLEY	AC, HQ & HQSQ, 83RD ADG
1LT	MACK G CROSBY	AC, 47TH DEP SUP SQ
1LT	WILLIAM O HAMBLEY	AC, 2005TH ORD MAINT CO
1LT	JOHN J KINSELLA	ORD, 2466TH QM TRK CO
1LT	DONALD N MCLEAN	AC, 48TH DEP SUP SQ
1LT	MATHIAS W MOHILE	ORD, 1953RD ORD DEP CO (AVN)
1LT	EMERSON N PRICE	QMC, 893RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
1LT	JOSEPH T ROSEN	ORD, 9TH E OVERHAUL SQ
2LT	MILTON J LEVI	AC, 48TH DEP SUP SQ
2LT	BOB A RAY	QMC, 325TH DEP SUP SQ
MAJ	KENNETH D OSBORN JR	FD, DISBURSING OFF, APO 492
CPT	FLOYD M JONES	SIGC, HQ IB ASC ATCHD 893RD SIG CO
1LT	SEYMOUR D OLICKER	AC, 48TH DEP SUP SQ
PFC	NICHOLAS J PALMER JR	25TH MED SUP PLAT (AVN)
SSGT	DAVID E TURNER	HQ & HQSQ, 54TH AIR SV GP
WOJG	ROY L SALYER	HQ & HQSQ, 28TH ADG
1LT	HERBERT J BARKER	AC, 320TH DEP SUP SQ

A copy of Special Orders #115, Headquarters, Bengal Air Depot, APO 492, dtd 28 Jun 1945

20 June 1945 Multiple TDY and Promotions

V-E Day took place May 8 but no orders here in Barrackpore for my relative. The CBI Roundup in Delhi has an article that week that lets soldiers know that while some de-mobilization will occur, most can expect to stay on the job.

Thirty-two soldiers in and around Bengal Air Depot, APO 492, Barrackpore, are affected in today's orders.  Sgt Mann is off to Field Security School, Intelligence Corps (India) for five weeks, while Capt. Bartges replaces Maj Hartman as Medical Supply Officer for the 48th Med Sup Plat (Avn).  Sixteen men are promoted, all enlisted.

PFC Howard Stewart was detailed to the Ice Plant. He'd recently been noted in the CBI Tiger Rag as passing up six cans of beer for 10 rupees!

RANK	NAME	UNIT
CPT	FLOYD M JONES	HQ IB ASC ATCHD 893RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
MAJ	CHARLES F KILLELEA	AC 9TH E OVERHAUL SQ WP APO629
MSGT	JOHN L COSTLEY	82ND DEP SUP SQ
SGT	ARNOLD S MANN	HQ SQ 83RD ADG
SSGT	JOSEPH B MATTHEWS	2485TH QM TRK CO (AVN)
SSGT	CHESTER C REDMON	47TH DEP SUP SQ
CPT	GEORGE E  BARTGES	48TH MED SUP PLAT (AVN)
MAJ	EARL D HARTMAN	49th MED SUP PLAT (AVN)
PFC	GERALD F ANGLIM	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
PFC	HOWARD M STEWART	924th SIG CO DEP (AVN)
PVT	WALTER  BOYCHUCK	HQ SQ 28TH ADG
PVT	DONALD L AUSTIN	HQ SQ 28TH ADG
CPL	WILLIAM R HAND	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
CPL	LAWRENCE G MITCHELL	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
CPL	WILLIAM E  TILTON	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
TEC5	MANUEL J GALVAN	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
TEC5	OLIN H JACKSON	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
TEC5	FLETCHER W PULLEN	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
CPL	CHARLES J KENSICKI	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
CPL	ROBERT  ORMAN	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
CPL	JOSEPH M WALLING	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
TEC5	KENNETH O HOLTE	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
TEC5	SEYMOUR B LERISH	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
TEC5	ROY R RINGMAN	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
SGT	EDWIN A MACHOST	48TH DEP SUP SQ
CPL	LYLE L STULL	49th DEP SUP SQ
PVT	HEARST  CLINE	HQ SQ 83RD ADG
SSGT	PETER  MAKAR	9TH E OVERHAUL SQ
PFC	LEONARD  KIBBY	82ND DEP SUP SQ
CPL	WALTER C HAFLIGER	320TH DEP REP SQ
SGT	CHARLES P MEMINGER	48TH DEP SUP SQ
PFC	ARCHIE D ANDERSON	48TH DEP SUP SQ

A copy of Special Orders #107, Headquarters, Bengal Air Depot, APO 492, dtd 20 Jun 1945

03 May 1945 -- APO 492 Bengal Air Depot More TDY

Fifteen men on various Temporary Duty (TDY) assignments combined with previous order corrections, including one civilian representative of the Sperry Gyroscope Corp.

My ancestor was on TDY beginning the 9th of May to Agra, Karachi, Delhi, and Bangalore, returning to Calcutta on the 23rd of May. Where he no doubt picked up this photo below. Note the bamboo covering over the dome for disguise from potential bombers flying overhead.

Taj Mahal, Agra, ca. 1945

RANK	NAME	UNIT
CPT	WILLARD J BALL	CWS AIRDROME, APO 492
CPL	ARTHUR A BLUME	1961ST QM TRK CO (AVN)
CPL	RAYMOND  CHYROWSKI	1962nd QM TRK CO (AVN)
TEC4	AMBROSE A ELSNER	1961ST QM TRK CO (AVN)
SSGT	JAMES R GOODRICH	333RD AIRDROME SQ, APO 492
CPL	ARTHUR A HEINEMANN	2480TH QM TRK CO (AVN)
PFC	LEO W HERMES	1963rd QM TRK CO (AVN)
CPT	FLOYD M JONES	HQ IB ASC APO671
PFC	JAY G MCHUGHES	2482nd QM TRK CO (AVN)
SGT	ARTHUR L RADFORD	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
1LT	DONALD F SCHULENBERG	923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
CPL	ANTHONY  SCRO	411TH AIR SV SQ, AIRDROME, APO 492
	THOMAS D SLOAN	TECH REP SPERRY GYROSCOPE
TEC5	JOSEPH  STROZIER	1953RD ORD DEP CO (AVN)
PFC	STANLEY S SULKOWSKI	2481st QM TRK CO (AVN)
PFC	WILLIAM M YOUNG	1964th QM TRK CO (AVN)

A copy of Special Orders #59, Headquarters, Bengal Air Depot, APO 492, dtd 3 May 1945

3 March 1945 Orders and Promotions HQ Bengal Air Depot

Twenty-nine soldiers affected by today's orders, including promotions, TDY, and leave.

Selected included:

RANK	NAME	UNIT
1LT	ROBERT O SMITH	AC 48TH DEP SUP SQ
CPL	STEWART C BABB	HQ SQ, 28TH ADG
SGT	SELBY F DUNN	329TH AIR SV GP
SSGT	JOSEPH C WARD	HQ AIRDROME DET (HQ IBASC)
PVT	CLIFFORD  PEARSON	HQ AIRDROME DET (HQ IBASC)
TEC5	JAMES D WILLIAMS	2466TH QM TRK CO (AVN)
PFC	CLYDE K JONES	2466th QM TRK CO (AVN)
PFC	STANLEY S KUBINSKI	2466th QM TRK CO (AVN)
PVT	DALE L HILL	HQ 29TH ADG
PVT	FRANK J MAZZIO	HQ 29TH ADG
PVT	JOHN T PARKER SR	HQ 29TH ADG
PVT	FRANCIS S QUANTE	HQ 29TH ADG
PVT	SALVADOR J VILLARREAL	HQ 29TH ADG
SSGT	JOHN J BALDWIN	903RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
CPL	CHARLES H FERVER	48TH DEP SUP SQ
TEC5	RICHARD E GARRETT	893RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
PFC	OLIN E ALEXANDER	48TH DEP SUP SQ
PFC	FERRIS D BROWN	903RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
PFC	JOSEPH  ESPANET	47TH DEP SUP SQ
PVT	GERALD A KAHN	47TH DEP SUP SQ
PVT	ROBERT L REED	47TH DEP SUP SQ
PVT	HAROLD L ROBERTS	82ND DEP SUP SQ
PVT	GEORGE P HIGINBOTHAM	48TH DEP SUP SQ
TSGT	DONALD E WILBUR	314TH DEP SUP SQ
SGT	FRANK W RHINES	314TH DEP SUP SQ
CPT	FLOYD M JONES	893RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
1LT	KARL  SCHWARZ	894th SIG CO DEP (AVN)
CPL	DANIEL N JENKINS	47TH DEP SUP SQ
1LT	JACK L MCANALLY	AC, 1212TH MP CO (AVN)

A copy of Special Orders #3, Headquarters, Bengal Air Depot, APO 492, dtd 3 Mar 1945

20 Nov 1944 -- Temporary Assignments from APO 492 (Barrackpore)

Thirteen soldiers are assigned various temporary assignments and designations in their units. Major Reindel, part of the 82nd Dep Support Squadron, is assigned to the Commanding Officer 84th ADG for temporary duty at location APO 491 (Bangalore).

 

RANK	NAME	UNIT
CPT	WILLARD J BALL	CWS
SGT	JOSEPH  STAPF	HQ SQ, CBI ASC
MAJ	JOHN D REINDEL	82ND DEP SUP SQ
CPT	BOBBIE F KENDRICK	QMC HQ 28TH ADG
PFC	WARREN L EISENBRAUN	320TH  DEP REP SQ
PFC	JIM E HALTOM JR	HQ & HQ SQ, 28TH ADG
CPL	GEORGE E PRESSON	83RD ADG
CPT	FLOYD M JONES	SC, HQ, CBI ASC
1LT	EMERY E CLARK	QMC, SSN 8125 1961ST QM TRK CO (AVN)
2LT	LEWIS C MONTGOMERY	QMC, SSN 4000 2480TH QM TRK CO (AVN)
1LT	JOHN A MILLAR	QMC
1LT	JOSEPH R WHITNEY	QMC, 2466TH QM TRK CO (AVN)
CPT	CALVIN J LERMAN	QMC, 2466TH QM TRK CO (AVN)

A copy of Special Orders #295, 5317th Air Depot HQ, APO 492, dtd 20 Nov 1944

15 Nov 1944 -- Travel Authorizations 5317th Air Depot HQ (Prov)

Today 27 Officers and Enlisted received various orders of Temporary Duty to fulfill their missions.

Transfers from one unit to another, with various attachments, rounded out most other orders here.

Soldiers affected included:

RANK	NAME
MSGT	RALPH W BRIGHAM
1ST	ROBERT O SMITH
CPT	FLOYD M JONES
MAJ	CHARLES F KILLELEA
PVT	ELWIN E RAZEE
PFC	RAYMOND C HAUSER
PVT	JOSEPH  GIACHETTI
SSGT	CHARLES E BLACK
TEC5	ROOSEVELT  JOHNSON
TEC5	HENRY  RUDD
TEC5	EDWARD S JONES
TEC5	LUCIUS E HENDERSON
PFC	SHATHER  SMITH
SSGT	GORDON D WRIGHT
SGT	PATRICK J GALUPPO
PVT	WILLIAM  MALICK
PVT	HERBERT F WECKMAN
PVT	BARTHOLEMO  SENA
PVT	ROBERT H TERRY
PVT	WILLIAM J LYNCH
PVT	STEPHEN R YOCUM
PFC	WILLIAM  J LYTTLE JR
PFC	ELMER  KASHICH
PFC	ANTHONY C HUTTER
PVT	STANLEY  HALIDA
CPT	FREDERICK R BROWN

 A copy of Special Orders #290, 5317th Air Depot HQ (Prov), APO 492, dtd 15 Nov 1944

18 Oct 1944 -- More Mission Support 5317th Air Depot Headquarters (Prov) APO 492

Today twenty-four soldiers were transferred, promoted, or assigned temporary duty. Two enlisted men were sent back the U.S., implementing a previous order entitled "Release of Rotation Personnel".
Two enlisted men from an Overhaul Squadron were sent to Santahar, India with no specific time listed for temporary duty. Perhaps they were being sent out to repair some military machinery. Meanwhile eleven men were promoted (all temp grade).

The affected soldiers were:

RANK	NAME	UNIT
CPL	JOHN B SHIVELY	320TH DEP REP SQ
PFC	MARRIOTT C STEVENSON	903RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
PFC	FRANCIS  STORY	SSN383, 2085TH ENGR AVN FF PLAT
CPT	FLOYD M JONES	SC HQ CBI ASC ATCHD 893RD SIG CO DEP
CPL	GEORGE E WRIGHT	9TH ENG OVERHAUL SQ
PFC	DEAN S WILLES	9th ENG OVERHAUL SQ
CPT	ROBERT D FREDERICK
PFC	JOSEPH S LEONE	HQ SQ CML SEC 28TH ADG
PFC	ROBERT  NOE	HQ SQ CML SEC 28TH ADG
PVT	BURT M TANNER	2466TH QM TRK CO (AVN)
PVT	CHARLES E DIXON	2467th QM TRK CO (AVN)
SGT	LOUIS E COOK	(PROMOTION)
CPL	GEORGE M EMERY	(PROMOTION)
CPL	JOE P LITTLETON	(PROMOTION)
CPL	EUGENE B MALVANEY	(PROMOTION)
PVT	RAYMOND F JONES	(PROMOTION)
PVT	BEN  KNAZAN	(PROMOTION)
PVT	JAMES W RAULS	(PROMOTION)
PVT	MOSES D TELLES	(PROMOTION)
PVT	WILLIAM J ABERCROMBIE	(PROMOTION)
PVT	EDWARD R FITZGERALD	(PROMOTION)
1LT	HARRY J MOCHON JR	903RD SIG CO DEP (AVN)
SSGT	GEORGE E BISHOP	HQ SQ QM SEC 83RD ADG
CPL	EMMETT E CURRY	HQ SQ QM SEC 83RD ADG

 A copy of Special Orders #268, 5317th Air Depot HQ (Prov), APO 492, dtd 18 Oct 1944