I believe when the first digits are a 10 that means it is a Quartermaster Corps type unit. I think 15 is Engineers, 5 Infantry if I recall...
First Echelon was usually the driver doing oil changes, tire rotation, replacing wiper blades, etc. Motor stables activities Second Echelon was...
T/O&E = Table of Organization and Equipment 10-500 is the specific T/O&E for a Quartermaster Unit
I have a PFC Theodore S. Kalinowski who died in Rennes Military Hospital in 18 June 1944. He was also in the 82nd AB in the 377 PFAB. Is that a...
To me it looks like a 90mm APT round used on tank ranges for target practice. The hole in the bottom held the tracer element to see where the...
In September 1943 they were here. Porton 303 Quartermaster Railhead Company In December 1943 they were here. Derrymore Park...
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Todes-/Vermisstendatum: Death or Missing Date 01.05.1944 Todes-/Vermisstenort: Death or Missing Location Mirowiza
When you asked NARA for his records did you ask for his medical records as well? The medical records were stored in a different location and not...
If you know his unit you can look on websites dedicated to the 2nd Armored and post your questions there. Units did not maintain personnel...
Parent Unit means he was part of the 141st Infantry Regiment part of the 36th Infantry Division. He was captured on or about 6 December 1944....
IIRC when you join a college ROTC 2 year program you are enlisted into a Reserve unit as an enlisted soldier with rank PFC. ROTC commissions are...
One thing not mentioned so far was the isolation of each field from the next. Very often the soldiers had no idea what was going on to their left...
Detachment of Patients was an administrative unit for a Hospital Plant which was collection of General and Station Hospitals that kept track of...
The way I read the sentence he was awarded the Victory Medal with the 505th and the CIB from the 508th. "Victory Medal Cir 326-45, Hq 505th Prcht...
Another place to look for his military papers is the county courthouse in his county of record. GIs coming home were told to record their papers...
When a GI had enough points to go home he was assigned to a unit that was going home. So 505th was leaving theater and 508th stayed in Frankfurt...
If you are looking for a good 508th site go to 508th PIR . My father was in HQ Company 3rd Battalion 508th PIR.
Usually the Regimental Service Companies were in a separate location from the RGT HQ in the Regimental Trains area. They would send out repair...
Here is a link to a photo of Cook 1st Class so just take away 2 stripes. https://www.flickr.com/photos/msh-images/8652597777/in/photostream/