Monday, March 23, 2020

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

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