Here is the scanned document
I'll have the scan of the discharge report up later tonight. Been very busy here at work. Thank you everyone for your input.
Well, the file was too large. I will try again later when I have better scanning tools.
I see the attachment did not go through...
I am attaching a scan of the document made using my cell phone. I will see if I can get a better scan this evening when I get home, although the...
I wonder if, instead of a wound, he actually suffered "battle fatigue" - what we now know as PTSD. Since "battle fatigue" or "shell shock" was...
First, thank all of you for helping me with my Guatemala questions! I just received an "Enlisted Record and Report of Separation - Honorable...
Welcome Johnny! This is a great site. I have only been here a couple of days and have learned so much! The people here are so great and so helpful.
The 74th (Bombardment (Heavy)) was deployed at Aguadulce at the outbreak of hostilities on December 7, and had 288 personnel and five B-18...
TD-Tommy776: thank you!
Wow, thanks Biak! That's really, really interesting. I'll do some more reading on this!
When I say "joined" the 65th Infantry Division in 1944, I assume he was transferred from another Divsion to that one. As for Guatemala, my mother...
The only record available from NARA for my father was a microfilm record of his enlistment. Most is pretty self explanatory but the one that I...
I suppose it is possible that he was with the Army Air Corp but as far as I know he was never anything but Infantry.
I know that the 65th Infantry Battalion (not Division) was deployed to protect the Panama Canal before and during the war since most of Latin...
My father joined the Army in January of 1941. Not much is known (by me) of his military service from then until he joined the 65th Infantry...
I live in Tacoma. Thank you all for the warm welcome! Yes, on July 12, 1973 the fire destroyed between 16 to 18 million military records stored...
My name is Chip. I am 50 years old and I live in Washington State. My father served (and was severely wounded in WWII during the last push of...
