Headquarters Air Depot Training Station New Orleans Air Base cut a Special Order for over 120 soldiers with various destinations/activities. The actions are listed by paragraph as follows:
1. Transfers
2-4. Leave of Absences
5. Guard for another soldier while traveling
6. Correction to misspelled name
7-15. Unit reassignment
16. Return to duty after hospital stay
17. Return to duty after confinement
18. Unit reassignment
19-20. Promotion/Demotion
21-23. Unit assignment
24-25. Revoked Order
26-28. Unit assignment
29. Return to duty after hospital stay
Most interesting was Paragraph 5, where a guard, Pvt Bernis Crank, is accompanying Pvt Edward Gelchion, back to Keesler Field, Mississippi, where Pvt Gelchion will be "turned over for disposition". The order outlines that "the entire cost of travel obligated witll be charged against the pay of Pvt Gelchion on the next P/R of his organization."
The following individuals are named in the order:
| NAME |
NAME |
| LAWRENCE E ACKLEY |
LAWRENCE N PETERSEN |
| FRANK M SLAIGHT |
MATTHEW GROSSMAN |
| JOSE F TORRES |
EDWARD A WEINER |
| CLARENCE E REARDON |
JOHN T DIRRANE |
| MILES
K WILSON |
WILLIAM J HUSCH |
| ROGER N PLUM |
GERALD A MCGRATH |
| TOMMIE
ALLEN |
RUDOLPH GREGORIO |
| EARL F GARBER |
STEPHEN HEDGES |
| HAROLD
KAPLAN |
ROBERT E LYNCH |
| CHARLES H HOETER |
ARTHUR J MERTZLUFFT |
| FLOYD M JONES |
WILLIAM A SAUER |
| JOHN E DEWHURST |
WILLARD E MENTAL |
| JOSEPH F QUINLAN |
ROBERT E BEUCHLER |
| WILBUR D SIGHTS |
CHARLES F HENNESSY JR |
| JAMES F LORANGER |
EDWIN J IDZKOWSKI |
| BERNIS R CRANK |
RICHARD C NOVAK |
| EDWARD H GELCHION |
WILLIAM B SIEGMAN |
| HENRY M PARKER |
JOHN ANESTIS |
| EDMUND F LANCASTER |
WILLIAM J VOJACK |
| RHEA W CRAWFORD |
CLAUDE W COLE |
| WALTER R MCCORD |
DONALD W VANDER TIL |
| CARLOS A MARTINS |
ROBERT L KARNS |
| WILLIAM
D DONAVAN |
GORDON C MUNSEY JR |
| LESLIE S HANSON |
LEONARD J PARMA |
| JAMES A MACHADO |
MICHAEL S STEWARD |
| WILLIS E STOUT |
DONALD F VOLLBRACHT |
| FRANK B CONNOR |
LAWRENCE G WISE |
| HARRY J LYNCH |
ROGER H PATE |
| DONALD H NELSON |
DEAN A RIDGEWAY |
| HAROLD L SMALL |
WILLIAM J SMALL |
| WALTER L SHAFFER |
HARVEY L JOHNSON JR |
| JACK
KAUFMAN |
WALTER H GOLTERMANN |
| ROBERT C SCHIRLE |
DELBERT ROHWEDER |
| WILTON D TABER |
EDWARD E JACOBS JR |
| RUSSELL A ARRIGO |
DAVID D SMEAL |
| FRANK L MITCHELL |
GEORGE G ALPLANALP |
| ROBERT L POLLARD |
PAUL P BOSELA |
| MICHAEL P DECARLO |
FRANK J PECHOTA |
| CLARK E HARTSOCK |
OLLIE J CRAVENS |
| ANDREW M JOHNSON |
BENJAMIN A MLECZKOWSKI |
| EDSEL C SWANSON |
THOMAS LEONE |
| DELMAR W CROSS |
JAMES P CAWLEY |
| JAMES L COX |
RICHARD M GOODE |
| GAY H WILLIAMS |
FREDERICK J HUGHES |
| JOHN W HELTKE |
NAT A REARDON |
| THOMAS
GERMAIN |
LINTON J BELLFLOWER |
| STANLEY
KAUFMAN |
GORDON P MOUL |
| CHRIS
SEVERSON |
ROBERT L NEISWENDER |
| CALVIN D MCINTOSH |
FREDERICK E HILL |
| MICHAEL W VARGO |
GORDON R JOSLYN JR |
| RICHARD J HEILMAN |
JAY L MURR |
| DALE E BEDWELL |
HARVEY T BETTY |
| WILLIAM
A LEWIS |
JAMES J CONFALONE |
| EDWIN
ISRAEL |
GEORGE T MARVIN |
| HENRY H HORNS |
LOUIS F BIRCKHEAD JR |
| ALBERT
SVETLIK |
ALEXANDER J BARATTIERO |
| ROBERT B NORTON |
MYRON MADNICK |
| FLOYD C VRANKIN |
RAYMOND E CRADDOCK |
| HAROLD L GREEN |
EMILE L CLOUTIER |
| LEONARD A MURDOCK |
MICHAEL J MAURINO |
| HOWARD W DONALDON |
ARTHUR N BRUNER |
| HARRY E MASON |
PETER BARACH |
| VERNON A BANACH |
FRANK J ZAIC |
| LEONARD J SHERBERT |
FRANCIS X BOUDREAU |
| JOSEPH A GRECO |
JOHN C GUNDERSON |
| WILLIAM
N HARRISON |
FREDERICK H LIGHTNER |
| RUSSELL W HOFFMAN |
STEVEN V STRZEGOWSKI |
| ALFRED P MARCHI |
JOHN H BROWN |
A copy of Special Orders #156, HQ Air Depot Training Stn., New Orleans Army Air Base dtd 06 Jun 1943
