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

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

11 Sep 1944 -- Mission Support 5317th Air Depot HQ (Prov)

More various assignments published today, including temporary duty for LT. ERIC KORY, "in connection with military matters, not to exceed three days." Twenty-seven soldiers were ordered for various items. Interestingly, the orders typist started using codes which he noted at the top of the order. So he didn't have to type them for each person over and over.  Here they are:

Some order shortcuts

This was written courtesy of ROBERT D. HICKS, Captain, Air Corps, Adjutant

Probably the best item was MAJOR JOHN D. REINDEL, who was granted 20 days rest leave to visit Srinagar, India.

A list of affected soldiers:

RANK	NAME
1LT	ERIC   KORY
1LT	LESTER C BOARD
1LT	WILLIAM  HUMPHRESS
CPL	PHILIP  J DIAMOND
CPL	FRANK A LUKASICK
CPL	WILLIAM T BEALL
SGT	WILLIAM E ONKEY
PFC	THOMAS G STEVENS
SGT	EARNEST L GARRISON
PVT	CLAYTON P GREGG
CPL	OTIS A SMITH
PVT	ROBERT S WAGNER
SSGT	ROBERT T RICKARD
PFC	ROBERT A STERLING
PVT	GEORGE P THOMAS
TEC4	WALTER S WILK
SSGT	ARTHUR M PETRU
SSGT	NICHOLAS P CASSISI
TEC4	NICK  TABOLINSKI
TEC5	EDWARD J TYRE
CPT	HARLOW D DODGE
CPT	FLOYD M JONES
1LT	KARL  SCHWARZ
2LT	CHARLES P MAYER
1LT	JOHN A MURPHY
PFC	WILLIAM S KNAPP
MAJ	JOHN D REINDEL

A copy of Special Orders #235, 5317th Air Depot HQ (Prov), APO 492, dtd 11 Sep 1944